News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-03-18
without a voice of dissent the candI.

uOrSNu ny the RepuDllcun state con
yention Of Nebraska.
Papers in the suit of Evelyn Thaw
for The uhnulment of her marriage with
Harry X. Thaw were served upon
Thaw al the Matteawan insane asylum
Nermont's maple sugar season was
Gddenly inaugurated by smart rnl
Of sap in sunny portions Of the sugar
bush.
A resolution endorsing Bryan as the
Democratic nominee for the presidency
was laid on the table by vote of "a to
4 at meeting of the Massachusetts
Democratic state committee.
When the American battleship fleet
steamed into Magdalena bay and
dropped anchor in the most sheltered
harbor Of the lower Pacific coast. the
history naval cruise Of more
than 1900 miles was practically com
pleted,
Saturday, March IA.
Governor Hughes says he has no in
tenttpn of retiring from the presiden
tial race and accepting denomination
for his present office.
Headquarters will be established III
Chicago for Governor Johnson's presi
Dental boom.
John X. Walsh, former president Of
the Chicago National bank, convicted
OF illegal use of the funds of that in
stitution. was sentenced to serve five
years in federal penitentary.
The American battle fleet is to under
take a tour of the world within two
cisco.
Denying the charge of insanity and
praying for dismissal of the suit, Harry
X. Thaw made answer to Evelyn y.
Thaw'S suit for an annument of their
marriage.
The jury in the first of the Pennsyl-
vania capitol conspiracy cases to be
tried returned Il verdict Of guilty as to
every one of the four men who have
been on trial.
Charles J. Glidden of Boston and his
wife arrived at Jerusalem in a motor
car 1t was the first motor car ever
seen in Jerusalem and created sensa-
ton among the populace.
The Moncton, n H., board of health
has closed the schools and all the
churches Of the city because of the
smallpox epidemic.
Three bandits robbed the bank at
Tyro. Kan. of $500 and escaped.
The sum Of $4,000 in gold was stolen
from the paymaster's room on the
cruiser Milwaukee by some person do
ing duty on the cruiser.
Sunday, March IS.
Cora Millish. 10 years old. was buried
alive by the sliding of sandbank in
which she was playing with companions
near her home a t Boston and died a few
minutes after being eXtricated.
In Il statement issued by counsel for
Charles W. Morse declaration is made
that the indicted banker believes that
he is able to pay all his just debts and
that all attempts to petition him into
will be fought.
A Great Northern limited train was
held up near Bonner's Ferry, Ida, by
lone highwayman. Both mail clerks
were bound while the mail car was
rified
The Russian minister of justice has
asked the duma for 81 100000 for the
of the prisons. which are
overcrowded. There has been an in
crease in the number of prisoners of III
percent since 1905.
Marked progress in the construction
of the Panama canal is reported by Cap
tain KutZ. L. s. A., who returned after
a thirty days inspection of the new wa
terway.
The new scout cruiser Birmingham
her trial trips and exceeded
all government requirements in her Off
cial tests.
Burglars forced an entrance to the
Quincy. Mass. department store. blew
off the door of the safe with nitro
glycerine and secured $500 in cash. with
which they made their escape
Steamer Silvia, New York for Hall
FAX and st. John. struck on a ledge at
the entrance TO Vineyard sound. The
of saving her looks very slight |
Monday. March 16.
The new battleship Mississippi has |
arrived al Philadelphia from Guantan-
lmO, after Il successful trip for official |
Y testing the vessels machinery.
The officers and men of the Amer !
can torpedo boat fotjlla are delighted |
With their reception at Panama
The japanese government has un-
'arfhed Il fraudulent passport manufac-
urer at OmOri, seaport in northern
apan.
BY the overturniRg Of a rOwboat off
tratford. Conn, during squat, Peter |
nd Andrew La Croix. father and soD.
nd Henry W. Ellison were drowned
United States Senator Whyte is
ritieally Ill at his home in Baltimore.
offering from erysipelas and bladder
isorder.
Angered by scolding for not having
ought employment. Matthew Kraschef-
ky. aged IL. deliberately shot and !
illed his father at Wilmington, Del. |,
The Philadelphia police aroused the
ocialists and their followers by stop
ing number of meetings scheduled |
} take place in various sections of the :