News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-10-14
the WEEK'SNEWS
Tuesday, Oct. 6.

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IN the ancient capital of Tlrnovo tn
Independence OF Bulgaria was pro
claimed, with tie car of the Bul
garians as ruler Austria-Hungary
which has been working with Prince
Ferdinand in this preconcerted plan
viii soon proclaim the new status OF
Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The long and busy life of Rt. Rev
Michael Tierney, bishop OF Hartford
ended when he succumbed to stroke
Of apoplexy.
Chief Of Police James d. Caswell OF
Narragansett Pier, II. l., against whom
charges of malfeasance in office in not
suppressing alleged gambling pieces
were brought, was found not guilty,
After severely denouncing the lead
ers Of the strike at mass meeting held
at Winnipeg. Man., the Canadian Pa,
ciftc railway mechanics who have
been on strike surrendered.
According to Judge Cutler, the fire
which caused the death of eighteen
persons and laid two-thirds Of Chelsea.
Mass, in ruins was caused by the reck.
less smoking of cigarets on the part OF
men employed in the shop of the Rubin
| brothers.
The medical board of army officers, In
the case of Colonel William +. Stewart,
reported that officer incapacitated from
! active service ION account of heart dis
sease which he first exhibited thirty.
| four years ago"
In an interview given by w. J.
Bryan, he denies that he ever made a
speech or wrote an editorial against
the granting Of pensions to soldiers.
Business in Philadelphia was pr0c.
tica!.y ut standstiIl while the citi
zeGs gave themselves over to the cp.p.
bration of the 22Jth birthday annlver,
saIy Of the city.
Wednesday, Oct. 7.
The second and eliminating step in
the AustroB Bulgarian program for the
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of themselves at the
expense Of the status established by the
treaty Of Berlin was contaminated.
when Emperor Francis Joseph formal.
y proclaimed the practical annexation
Of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the dual
monarchy.
IN inventory of the estate of the late
Quincy A. Shaw of Boston, the copper
ma2uate, gives the total value as ST.
15O4>3.SS. The bulk Of the property is
personal.
Norman T. Mack. chairman Of the
Democratic national committee, col.
iapsed at Chicago as a result Of fatigue
ard a severe cold. He is under the
care Of a physician and a trained nurse
Tie new city charter, providing for
government by commission, was
adopted by the voters of uaverhill.
Mass, at a special election The char
ter is copied from the Des Moines plan.
There will be ninety-eieht no-license
towns in Connecticut next year. against
seventy in which liquor can be legally
sold. This is a gain of two for no.
license.
The closest pennant contest ever
wag9G by American League baseball
clubs came TO an end when Detroit,
champion Of 1907, captured the emblem
for another year.
Olney Arnold was nominated by
Rhode Island Democrats as the candi 4
date for governor
When the new scout cruiser Biz
mingham went to sea from Newport. r.
l., on her final acceptance trials some
leaky boiler tubes We're discovered
which caused the inspection to end tenn
porarily.
An unsuccessful effort, on high
tide, was made to float the cruiser Yam
kee, ashore on the Spindle on Hen aud
Chickens rocks in BuZzards bay
Thursday, Oct. 8.
The people on the Island of Crete.
stirred by the events in southeastern
Europe, the independence of Bulgaria |
and the annexation of Bosnia and |
by Austria have arisen
and proclaimed a union with Greece.
Simple but impressive We're the excr |
cises in connection with the Inaugural
ton of Harry A. Garfield, eighth presi |
dent of Williams college
With n concession which shook the |
entire village of Richford Vt, large
grain elevator exploded. blowing off the |
entire roof Of the bic building ana scat
tering timberS in all directions about
the village. Thirteen persons were
killed. The damage by the explosion
md fire which followed will reach
100000.
The third day of the New England
our of Eugene Y. DebS the Socialist
.andidate for president, ended with u
visit 10 Providence. lie expressed
himself rs pleased with the reception
accorded him by his audiences.
w. J. Bryan and w. H. Taft. rival
for the presidency of the
United States. met at the fourth IN.
lual banquet of the Chicago Associa-
ion Of Commerce. The display of
on the part of the two can
IidateS stirred the crowd into great
umult
President Roosevelt made the IN
Quivocal statement that he would not
make any speeches during The present
Earthquakes in southwestern Russia