News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-01-29
THE WEEKS NEWS
Tuesday, Jan. q.

claimed a widows share of the estate
OF the late Joseph A. Greenough, mil
lionaire, was decided in the probate
court at Boston in favor of wife No. /.
There are 13,S77,4S6 Roman Cath.
olics in the United States, according to
the advance sheets of the 1908 Wilzius
Catholic directory.
The senate in executive session re.
1ected the nomination of Charles Fair
banks to be pension agent ut Concord,
n. ~.
The Red Star liner Finland, New
York for Antwerp, ran down and sank
the Greek steamer Epirus in dense
fog off TerneuZen, Netherlands. All on
board the Epirus were saved.
Grover + nkin, a negro who was
taken away from sheriff and his depu-
ties, hanged to a tree and shot at
Dothan, Ala, is again in the hands Of
the law and stands chance for re-
covery.
James Bigheart, formerly chief of
the Usage Indians and said to be the
richest Indian in the United States.
died of paralysis. He was born in Mis-
souri, 81 years ago and participated in
several battles of the Civil war.
Within less than nine hours from the
time he was brought into court at New
ark, n. j., George Wilson, negro. was
tried, convicted and sentenced to death
for the murder of Frederick r. Romer.
The rapid retirement of clearing
house certificates indicates that within
a few days all the clearing house banks
will be back on cash basis of mutual
exchanges.
Wednesday, Jan. %.
In the two houses of the Mississippi
legislature Congressman John S. Will
iams was elected to the United States
senate to succeed II. d. Money.
Because of the disturbed conditions
in Hayti, and as a guarantee for the
protection of American interests. it has
been decided to dispatch cruiser Des
Moines to that island.
Battleship Mississippi has been for
mally accepted by the government and
was taken over at the League Island
navy yard.
Leslie NJ. Shaw has resigned the
presidency of the Carnegie Trust com
pany, which he assumed early last
March on his retirement from the
treasury portfolio at Washington.
Belts academy at Stamford, Conn,
one of the Oldest preparatory schools
In the country, was destroyed by fire.
The loss may amount to $4,000.
The bitterest and most protra cted
contest in the political history of Rhode
Island virtually ended when former
United States Senator Wetmore was
elected to the federal senate.
The Boston health department. ac-
cording to probe report rendered by
the finance commission, illustrates
WILDLY the difficulty of maintaining a
high standard against the sinister infiu-
ences of politics.
The state census of Rhode Island
shows the present population of the
state to be 100000
The officers of the American battle
ship fleet gave reception aboard the
battleship Minnesota at Rio Janeiro.
The event was largely attended.
An ordinance prohibiting women
from smoking in restaurants and other
public places was adopted by the New
York board of aldermen.
Thursday, Jan. %.
NJ. Gurko, Russian assistant minister |
Of the interior, has been dismissed from |
office as the outcome of the Lydval I
grain scandals.
The Michigan constitutional conven- |
ton committee on elections unani- 7.
mously reported a proposal granting !,
ion that it be passed.
A bag containing $3.50 in under
weight gold coin disappeared from the
New Orleans sub treasury. The short
lge resulting has been made good by
hose who had the gold in charge.
Orders have been received at the
Mare Island navy yard to commission
he armored cruiser South Dakota.
TO the booming of guns and the
'heers of thousands on the accompany
ng pleasure craft, the American war
hips sailed from Rio Janeiro, bound for
ounta Arenas, on the Magellan strait.
Alfred Mahan Of North Bennington,
vt, who was convicted of the murder
# his 4-year-old niece, was sentenced
o life Imprisonment at hard labor.
With the, head terribly battered by
'lows from a club, the body of Andrew
Higgins, a Baleyville, Me-, farmer,
vas found under a brush pile not far
rom his home. 1t is believed that rob-
cry was the motive Of the crime.
The Spanish representatives in Mo-
Deco will recognize ADD el-Aziz as the
My sovereign. Spain regards Mulai
laid as pretender.
Governor Magoon has been called to
Washington for the discussion, consid-
ration and decision of number of i'm
ortant matters concerning the govern
nent Of Cuba.
Sweeping through a crowded res
aurant at New York, Mrs. Mary r.
lark bent for moment over the shoul-
er Of Frank Brady, shot and killed
i'm, and then fatally shot herself. The
hooting was the elimination Of a Sc