News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-03-18
The WEEKS NEWS
Tuesday, March 10.

EllWOod, Ia.
The Farmers league OF Lancaster
county, Pa, has sent an appeal to the
unemployed to seek work an the farms
In eastern Pennsylvania.
The city of Boston has lost $11 200 in
the past seven and half me nths in the
buying of oil, drainpipes ard granite
paving blocks, according to report by
the finance commission.
An uprising occurred in a barracks
ut Caracas, the soldiers killing their
commander. The mutiny wGs quelled
only after number of soldiers had
been shot.
A formal motion for a new trial of
the nine Cinnamon who were convicted
of murder in the first degree for COM
plicity in the rival Chinese secret So
ciety feud at Boston has been fled
That former Mayor SchmitZ of San
Frarcsc was unlawfully convicted of
eXtorton and sentenced to five years
in prison was reatfirmed by the state
supreme court.
The Massachusetts senate refused to
reconsider the rejection of any of the
bills for the abolition of the death pen
atty for murder in the state.
General d'Amade, commander Of the
French forces in Morocco, followed up
his previous advantages in his cam
paign against the warning Moroccan
tribeSmen by inficting a decisive de-
feat on the tribesmen.
Wednesday, March II.
Harry Orchard was permitted to
withdraw his former plea of not guilty
and to enter another plea of guilty to
the charge of murder in the first degree
in having killed former Governor Steu-
nenberg of Idaho.
An official denial has been made to
the state department of the recent re-
port that the German government in
tended to go into the petroleum bust
ness.
Former Secretary of the Treasury
Shaw argues strongly for strengthen
ing the merchant marine as means of
developing international trade for
American products.
Evelyn n. Thaw has instituted pro-
ceedings for the annulment of her mar
riage to Harry X. Thaw. The action is
based on the allegation that the de-
PENDANT was insane when the union was
contra cted. Thaw purposes to defend
the suit.
The board of managers of Swarth
more college unanimously declined to
accept land and coal property be-
queathed othe institution by the late
Anna T. Jeanes on condition that all
participation in intercollegiate athletic
sports and games cease.
The Southern railway shops at At
lanta, Spencer, n. c., Columbia. S. c..
and Selma. Ala. have closed down for
an indefinite period.
That there are serious defects in the
construction Of American battleships is
charged by Captain Winslow. assistant
chief of the bureau of navigation of the
navy department. and Commander Key,
former naval aide to President Roose-
welt.
The st. Louis and San Francisco Rail
way company was fined $4,000 for
granting rebates to lumber company.
During the last six months the Mis-
souri, Pacific railway has lost the sum
of 1855, 339.97 on the lines in Nebraska. |
Cotton as a basis for the issuance of |
treasury notes in times of money strin- /
gency was the chief fea ture of a speech |
on the pending currency bill by Senator /
McI.aurin.
Thursday, March II.
After maintaining an average speed |
of more than forty-three miles an hour
for a little more than three hours, a
balloon which assembled from Pittsfield,
Mass. at ] 90 a. IN. landed at Hamp
ton Falls, n. H., at 2:15 p. m.
Insanity perhaps-but in a measure
due to deep infatuation." This is the
opinion expressed as to the cause OF
Sarah c. Weed killing her friend, Eliza.
beth B. Hardee, and then taking her
ers.
An involuntary petition in hank.
ruptcy was filed against Cardenio f
King at Boston King is well knewE
for his once extensive advertising as a
financial agent and promoter.
That American commercialism fol
lows closely the work and achieve
ments of missionaries in Outstanding
heather nations was fOrcibly pre-
sented at the international convention
Of the Young Peoples Missionary Move
nent.
The Ohio senate by vote of 90 to 8
passed the bill abolishing capital pun.
shment.
The Kansas conference of the Meth
,dist Episcopal church exonerated DR.
J. Il. Mcfarland, editor of the Meth.
,dist Sunday school publications, OF
harges Of beresy preferred by Rev
George A. Cooke.
After several years search, a gov. |
expedition has recovered the
keletons Of Rev. James Chalmers and
}. +. Tomkins, missionaries, murdered
" cannibals in 1901 in New Guinea.
Governor Guild of Massachusetts has
eceived official notification that the ,,
King of Italy has nominated him a
irand Officer of the Crown of. Italy.
The Wesley Brotherhood and the
Of St Paul, two Methodist "
Episcopal organizations, with a joint :.