Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-02-27
the WEEKS NEWS
Thursday, FEB. 20.

was formally arrested on the charge Of
murder. His wfes lfeless forr WAS
found hanging by cord 10 the knob
Of door In an attic room at their for.
mer home, the Exchange hotel.
William Jones and his wife were
found guilty of having kidnapped Lii.
Ian Wifi, II years old, from her home
in Chicago. Jones was sentenced TO
thirty years and his wife to twenty five
years in the Illinois pcnitcntiary.
Patrick Kervin of st Clair township
Ia. died nj tho age Of 40 years. q
months and II days. Kcrvn was n ma
tive Of Ireland and died Of the nnrmi-
ties of old age.
IT il the intention Of the house com
mittcc ON appropriations 10 Top off
from $50 600 900 TO $50 100000 from
this years total estimate of SIS. 443. 900
for fortifcations.
| Secretary Cortclyoi sent 20 the son.
ate report showing that BOG nationa,
banks were placed in charge Of rcceiv-
crS between Jan. |. 1899. and Jan. 81
1908 Tho aggregate capital of these
banks was $iS. 136.52O.
A new baseball league. known as the
| Atlantic association was formed at
! Roston. seven New England cities he.
ing represented.
Information from unofficial and in
dividual sources cvidcncing tho acrres
siveness of Japan in Manchuria has
been accommodating ut Washington
Friday, Feb. 81.
Lieutenant General StocsSel was con
demnpd TO death by military court for
the surrender Of Port Arthur to the Ian.
ancSe. The court recommended that
the death sentence upon StoeSsol no
commuted to ton years Imprisonment in
a fortress and that he he excluded from
the service.
Judge Rail has Dissolved tho ininnc.
tion obtained by Stuvvesnnt Fish, nv
virtue OF which the Hartman infer
ests were restrained from voting 2e1.-
23l shares Of the capital stock Of the
Illinois Central railroad.
A finding that Mrs. rhoohc Maudo
Woodbury. came to her death ION Nov
4. 1907. by violence inflicted by soma
person or persons TO the Jury unknown"
was returned by the coronor's Jury at
FoXcroft. Ne.
Assistant city Clerk John T.. Priest
was elected city clerk by the Boston
common council following deadlock
which has existed since early N Jauu-
airy.
Tho Republican members Of tho
+ Maryland legislature unanimously
+ adopted resolutions favorng the cand-
dacy Of w II. Taft for the presidency
The American battieshipS. locking
clean trim and powerful. came to an
Choir at Callao. Peru. Callao was in
holiday array wishing 70 show that
Peruvian hospitality was second to
none in South America.
Saturday. Feb. p.
Mrs William +. Burden. aged -,
, daughter Of O. H. p. Belmont and IL so
, ciety fnvorite in New York. Newport
and Washington. WAS found dead in bed
! n her home at New York Death. the
coroner decided. was accidental and due
to gas poisoning
James A. Deane murdered Mrs
Charles Mckay with an axe al her home
at West Forks, Me-. and then commit
ted suicide by cutting his throat, Deane
was % years old. Mrs. Mckay was 20
2 The record of the recent target prac-
tice at Ma gdalena bay shows that the
Maryland made two worlds records
with the = iNch and G-inch guns.
Dispatches from Lisbon dwell upon
rumors in circulation there of palace
' and harra ckS plot TO establish miii
tary Dictatorship. Il revival of Franco
} ISM" and increased revolutionary agi-
ation
Crosby s. Npyes. editor Of the Wash
nrton Evening Star. died Mt Pasadena
{ Cal. where he had been i'll for som,
, time. He was SO years of age and sixty
years Of his life was spent in the news
; 'aaper business.
W. j. Bryan was unanimously on
1orscd for president at the Okahom;
Democratic state convention.
The st Petersburg police arrested ;
. band that started out to murder Crane
n Duke Nicholas Nicholaievtch and j. q
u ChtchcClovtoff. the mini Sler Of justice
u Everywhere in Lima may he seer
the hlu"iackcts Of the American fleet
, Hundreds Of the men We're given Shor
4 leave and they went up to tho capita
p. from Calao.
r j. Coolidge of Boston. formerl.
r. United States minister 10 France. VA
u elected pres dent Of the MasSachusett
Taft league.
- Sunday. Feb. %.
Father Leo Henrichs was shot an
o killed by Alic Guiseppi. an avowcd al
n archist and prieSt-hater, while tn
o priest was administering the sacrs
ment at mass in st. Elizaheth's Roma
Catholic church at Denver.
The executive committee Of the RI
y organized Republican party Of Tcxa
n went on record as favorinG Vice Pres
d dent Fairbanks as presidential non
inee,
' Steamer Beta was totally wrecked o.
l. Turks Island. The crew and pasSer
70 gers were rescued and part OF the care
, will probably be saved.
g. The Australian government has sci
10 n letter to President Roosevelt invitin
n the feet to visit the chief Australia
" ports. in the hope that such Wis