News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-01-13

Undermined by neuVy rams, Tue
dam connected with the lower Ash
leg reservoir near Pittsheld, Mass. :,
gave way, freeing 23, 900, 600 gallons
of water.
Forty-five prisoners in the Jail at
Oklahoma City tunnelled their way to
freedom. Getting a breath of the icy
air all but three voluntarily returned.
The first and most picturesque of
the official White House receptions Of
the season was that given in honor Of
the diplomatic corps.
Saturday, Jan. 9.
President Roosevelt made public
the details of an investigation by
postoHlce inspectors and secret SER
vice agents of Senator Tillmal' }
connection with an alleged land
era in Oregon, The president under
takes to show that Tillman used mis-
inf lence as a senator to try to force
the government to compel railroad
corporation to relinquish it's control of
and grants from the United States
so that he and his family and his
secretary, J. P. Knight, might
profit by the purchase of some of the
lands; that Tillman used his govern
ment franking privilege for the con-
duct of private business.
The house of representatives by
a vote of PIP to 35, rebuked Presi-
dent Roosevelt by tabling so much Of
his message as reflected on members
of congress in his recommendation
regarding the secret service detect
ives. 1t was declared to be the sense
of the house that it shall decline to
consider any communications from
any, source which is not in its own
judgment respectful.
Louis Meyers, II years old,
tailor, was murdered in his little
shop at New York. Robbery was
probably the motive for the crime.
Proportionately with other towns,
Reggie gave the highest percentage
of orphans as a result of the earth
quake. The boys were eagerly taken
care of by relations, but the girls
mostly were abandoned.
The distress in Anatolia because of
the failure of the crops has reached
an acute phase. Hundreds of per-
sons are actually starving.
Julius K. Gilman, said to be the
most successful manipulation of bogus
bank checks in the country, was ar
rested at Pittsburg.
The New York state department
of agriculture decided to warn nurse
rymen of the state against the brown
tail moth, which has been found in
some importations of nursery seed
lings from France.
Matthew Maloney of Brooklyn won
the amateur indoor Marathon race,
New York, from thirty other
competitors in handy fashion.
A mail sack containing bonds, ETC..
worth 5000, 900, was stolen from
delivery wagon at Paris in broad
daylight. The police have not the
slightest clue to the thieves.
Sunday, Jan, 10.
~ Six night riders were sentenced to
death at Union City, Tenn, and
two others sentenced to twenty
years in the state penitentiary.
The United States battleships
Connecticut, Kansas, Minnesota and
Vermont, under Rear Admiral Sper
ry, arrived at Naples.
A gas explosion in which twenty
five men lost their lives occurred in
Joseph Letters colliery at Zeigler,
Ills. A spark from the trolley pole |
Of an electric motor coming in con- |
tact with a pocket of gas caused the |
explosion.
Harry K Thaw is entitled to a
trial on the question of whether he |
has recovered lis sanity, according to |
Justice Tompkins, who heard argu |
nents on writ of habeas corpus, OBJ
aimed by Thaw's mother.
William l.. Meehan lost his life |
while fishing through the ice at Can
on, Mass, and Police Officer Will
lam Natter was also drowned while
attempting to rescue the fisherman.
Rev. Owen B. Corrigan was con-
;ecrated as titular bishop of Macra
Ind at the same time he became
auxiliary bishop of Baltimore.
General Mazza, who is in supreme |
command at Messina, has adopted
measures to protect the peo-
lie and the peoples property.
Monday, Jan. II.
The movement begun last week by
800 people of Cleveland to live for
weeks as Jesus would has assumed a
cope far beyond the expectations of
Is promoters.
A gang of amateur burglars broke
ito five places at Kingston, Mass.
nd attempted to force entrances to
Dur others. The total amount of the
honey and articles taken was insig- :
ificant.
With the Inauguration as governor
Ohio of Judson Harmon, Demo-
rat, who will preside over a state
overnment that will be Republican in
S legislative ends, lively times are
reelected in the politics of the Buck
ye state.
During divine service an ancient | ,
1urch near Sion Switzerland Sud | \