News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-12-09

For many hours following the flight
Of Nord Alexis riot and pillage pre-
vailed in Port au Prince. The populacC
ooted stores and residences and fought
among themselves over the booty.
Rear Admiral Sperry, commanding
the American fleet Of battleships now
on its way home, has been ordered tc
send the Ohio and Missouri to Smyrna
Efforts by federal counsel to obtain
information regarding loans of sums
ageregating $22,000000 to p. S. Train
er by the Southern Pipe Line COM
pany, Standard subsidiary, came to
nothing in the writ to dissolve the So
called oil trust.
Saturday, Dec. s.
Having been unable to Obtain an
amicable settlement of outstanding
differences with Venezuela, the Neither
lands government begun naval dem
onstration off the coast Of the South
American republic.
In a fit of jealous rage, John Artin
of Granville, Mass, a recent inmate of
an insane hospital, shot his wife in the
back, killing her instantly. Afterward
he turned the weapon on himself, caus-
ing injuries which proved fatal,
Fire destroyed two of the eight docks
OF the Grand Trunk railway at Port
land, Me-, and communicated to steam
err Cornishman. The total loss is APP
pToximately 100000.
General Simon with his army en-
tered Port Gu Prime etriumphantly at
the head of his G000 men.
Stewart NJ. Bryce, a son of the late
United States Senator Calvin S. Bryce
Of Ohio, was before a commission and
sheriff's jury at New York and after
a hearing was declared insane and in
capable of managing his own affairs.
Mrs. Elizabeth ]. Mariani, daughter
Of Mayor Johnson of Cleveland, OBJ
tanned a divorce from FREDERICK Mari
AMI of New York, playwright.
The federal council of the churches
of Christ in America adopted resolu
lions favoring active work in the inter-
est of the laboring man and organized
labor.
But for the energy and strategic fight
Of fire fighters the extensive summer
colony at Salisbury Beach, n. H, would
have been wiped out by fire which
destroyed a dozen cottages.
The ballots of men long residents Of
other cities. of temporary absentees. Of
the insane and even Of the dead, We're
cast in the primary election of last
August in Chicago. according to the
report of a special grand jury.
Sunday, Dec. 6.
Reports from the Mariana, Pa,
mine of the Pittsburg- Buffalo Coal
where a terrific explosion
happened Nov. %, bring the death list
up to 1911.
Americans in the Yang-Tse- Kiang
territory are indignant on account of
the withdrawal of the American gun
boats, which went to Manila for target
practice, leaving no protection for
during the recently insur-
rection.
General Simon, commander-in- chief
-.
tered Port All Prince at the head of an
army of about 5000 men. has assumed
the title of chief executive.
If President Castro of Venezuela goes
10 Bordeaux he will not be allowed to
set foot on French soil until after he
has offered formal apology for the
fashion in which he has Haunted
France.
when the Panama canal is com
,ieted New York will be the city of
east Importance in America" declared
Rev. DR. Hills of Brooklyn in an adj
lress. He said the canal will cause to
spring up west Of the Mississippi river
many cities of million population.
The East Machias (MeD Lumber
company suffered loss by the third in
'endary fire which has DESTROYED its
property within six months. the total |
oss amounting to 100000
Monday, Dec. 7.
Representative Champ Clark Of Mis- |
ouri was chosen minority leader of the |
Ouse of representatives at a caucus of |
LIZ DCAIONlhtlC lnelIDeIS Ol lldC DOQN. |
Cruiser Yankee, which was Heated |
rom ledge at the western entrance
o. Buzzards bay, where she had been
eld for ten weeks, rests on the bottom
f Buzzards bay.
Denying charges of graft in connec-
ion with the Panama purchase, Presi-
ent Roosevelt chaTacterizes as false.
1dicrous, d-to-be-discussed,
bomfnable. slanderous, an offense
gainst the laws of honesty and truth
illness. wilful and deliberate perver-
ion of the truth. mendacfous. lies.
tatements in certain newspapers.
More than fifty seamen lost their
yes off the upper Atlantic coast with
the past few days in a storm of I'M
recedented severity.
1t is learned that J. Pierpont Nor
in purchased the King Charles COPY
the Cambridge Bible at the disposal
lie of the library of Lord Amherst of
hackney, Eng. The price paid was
1000.
Alfred Dobson, aged GO, agent general
Tasmania in London, while crossing
lie English channel was drowned by
ling off a boat J
Proclamations of the secret revoIu- I
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