News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-11-03
NEWS OF The week
Tuesday, Oct. 20.

leave Nicaragua for the north.
The deer-hunting season Is well
coined by a great many farmers of
Vermont as the damage to crops this
year has been more serious than for
a number of years,
Many of the treasurers of New Eng
land cotton mills place the blame for
the present condition of the cotton
market on spectators.
Otto Mueller confessed to the police
authorities that he murdered his
wife, Anna Luther, a year ago at Is
lip, L. l..
A bond issue for the Improvement
of the inland waterways will not be
recommended by the national water
ways commission.
Expert accountants have begun q
thorough examination of the books of
former Town Treasurer Lombard Of
birmingham, Mass, who was de-
posed from office following the expos
ure of his forgeries of at least $685.
600 worth of the towns notes.
Wednesday, Oct. ct.
The town of Santa Rosa, state Of
Tobasco, Mex. was inundated by a
tidal wave. The property loss is esti-
mated at IS, 900, 900.
Hirobumi Ito, a prince of Japan,
but the greatest commoner in the en-
pire, was assassinated by Korean
just as he alighted from special train
at Hardin, Manchuria, to which
place he went in his capacity as
president of the privy counsel on a
mission of peace.
General Weyler, ex-minister of
war, has just been appointed captain
general of Catalonia.
Steamer Hestia was wrecked on
the island of Grand Manan, Bay of
Fundy, and it is believed that only
six of her crew of forty were saved.
The Canadian government has been
asked to substitute a 300, 200 dry
dock and ship repair plant at st.
John and a SO, $50, 900 dock and ship
building plant at Lewis, Que.
Harry K. Thaw's contention that he
was illegally committed to the Mat
teawan state hospital for the criminal
insane was overruled by the court of
appeals.
General Oliver o. Howard, last of
the Union commanders of the Civil
war, died at Burlington, Vt. of heart
disease. Including Towards service
in the Indian wars, he was probably
In more engagements than any other
officer in the United States army.
Arthur P. Heinze, convicted of ad-
vising a witness in the United Cop
per company investigation to evade
the service of a grand jury subpoena,
was sentenced to pay a fine of $3.50
and be imprisoned ten days.
Thursday, Oct. %.
The stockholders of the New York,
New Haven and Hartford railroad au-
thorized the board of directors to is
sue $50, 900 900 of new capital stock,
making the total capitalization SILL
600, 900.
William Burnett, a negro divine"
healer, was convicted by jury at
Boston on an indictment accusing him
of larceny and practising medicine
without license. He was sentenced
to not less than three nor more than
four years in state prison.
The question of the towns liability
In connection with the note forgeries
recently discovered is still a matter
of debate at birmingham, Mass.
Rodolfo Espinosa, minister from
Nicaragua to the United States, has
resigned. Espinosa's brother is act
ing as general minister of the pro-
visional government set up by the
revolutionists.
Premier Asquith announced in the
house of commons that on Nov. he
would move for the rejection entire
of the house of lords amendment to
the Irish land bill.
Eight cases of cholera have been
discovered near Antwerp. Six of these
cases were fatal.
1t is said that Governor Hughes of
New York may have the successor
ship to Associate Justice Rufus w.
Peckham of the supreme court, if he
wants the position.
Mrs. Mary A. Hartman, widow of
Edward H. Hartman, and sole
legatee of his estate, will take charge
of and personally direct the manage
ment of the great fortune of more
than 500, 900, 900 and possibly twice
that amount.
Irving w. Fletcher, conductor on
the Boston Elevated, in a frenzy of
jealousy, murderer his wife, Berla,
and turned his revolver on himself,
shooting his brains out. The double
shooting terminated three years of
stormy married life.
II takes a CRATER to catch a graft
er. said Collector Loeb of the port of
New York, and the four weighers who
confessed and gave evidence for the
trial of cheese importers are to hold
their jobs.
Friday, Oct. 2e.
The new Indefatigable, larger and
improved battle cruiser of the In
yincible class, was launched at De-
Eng.
Attorney James T. Cassidy, con-
$500 Loot T,no in connection with a