Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-09-08
THE WEEKS NEWS.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 1.

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movement in Jamaica has not progressed
favorably on account of the opposition
Of the colored element of the population
and the lack of support from the news
papers--Mrs. Tilton's house and barn
near Exeter, N. H., burned--f'rancio
| Patten fell from a wheel on n Lynn
bridge and drowncd-Chines govern
mcnt troops defeated in two battles dur
ing the last 10 days by rebels--3oston
newsboy lost foot under an electric
Half n million dollars worth CT dam
age by q storm in Savannah--Sink-
| Ing of the Olivette, trnnsport-ln
| Taipch, 16 houses were destroyed, 305
seriously damaged and 20 washed away
| and 10 people killed by a typhoon--
William Turley of Sparta, KY, fatally
| wounded his drunken father to protect
his mother--Fire smoke and water
damaged about 100000 worth of flour
in the New York Central freight house
in Buffalo.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 2.
Five-story brick building of the Geisel
Manufacturing company of ST. Louis
burned at q loss of slC0, 000-North
| Adams child killed by fall from n
window--Much damage done by light
ming and wind in Milford Mass--Fire
In the factory of Jacob Dreyfus 6 Sons
in Boston caused damage of 100000
| Robbers secured $500 in cash from an ex-
! press wagon in Omaha-Train wrecked
near Syracuse, and three persons killed
Engineer Vaughn OF ithaca killed in
collision near Auburn, N. Y--Em-
ploye Of the Lockport, n. Y, Electric
! Light company shocked to death In the
/ power house--Medals to be presented
to the crc1 of the Brooklyn by citizens
OF Brooklyn-Colonel Bryan may re-
sign his mmisson-Bath, Me-. ex-
cited over the charge that exMayor
Twitchell is an embezZler--Steamsh
lands a cargo of Havana tobacco and
/ cigars at New York-Consul Barnes of
Cologne reports on trichinae in Germany,
vindicating the American hog-Fatal
; riot, in which colorcd stevedores, on
strike, and non-union men participated,
at Galveston, TeX-Foreign vessels al
lowed clearance from San Francisco for
Hawaiian ports until new laws can be
framed-Illinois Manufacturers asso-
citation alleges that express compa MES
are IN a conspiracy to operate unlaw-
fully as n tr1ist-Bill of equity to deter
mine ownership of 900 filed by the
Hampshire County National bank
against the Hampshire Savings bank ct
al--Consul Fowler of Cheefoo reports
on the marvellous industrial advance
in China the past eight years and the
growth of American tradeRaphael Mar
tluelli killed by locomotive in Provi-
dence-Poles demolished a church in
Buffalo-Julia Metcalf of Boston
drowned observation-disclosures shlpyard
in Toronto burned.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 8.
President Woodruff of the Mormon
church died In San Francisco, aged 81
years-iC. Russell was arrested in
Chicago on suspicion of being impli-
Gated in diamond robberies--Henry
Cartwright of Chicago was shot and
killed by John Randall, husband Of
Cartwrights divorced wife, in resisting
an attack-Parsons. W. Va, woman
drowned herself after failing to smother
the vital spark with knife-Almon
Davis, aged Is, drowned near Rockland,
Me, by boat capsizing-Deputy state
treasurer of New Hampshire stole $4,000
which his bondsmen made good
Flimflam game worked in Boston bank
and $500 secured-Robber choked q
woman in South Portland-General
Young broke an arm by falling at Camp
Wiltoff-Suicide OF c. p. Newton. n
travelling salesman, in a Philadelphia
hotel by hanging-General Wheeler
defends the conditions at Camp Wikoff
William Morgan stabbed to death
in Harrodsburg, Ky, in a quarrel
Cambridge boy Of 10 fell under a car
and killed-Manager of Senator Han
mas coal interests predicts a big strike
consequent on reduction of wages in
the spring-Thirty- deaths in New
York from heat.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 4.
Parade of the sailors and marines of
the Narships witnessed by tens of
thousands in Boston French minister
of war resigns because of unwillingness
to reopen the Dreyfus case-Conha-
grafton in Owosso, Mich. causes damage
of 5000, 900 --Corbett and Mccoy to fight
in Buffalo Oct. 15--Ex- Secretary Sher-
man says that as the responsibility for
the war rests upon the congress- that
body should investigate the charges OF
abuses--Fifty people dead in New
York from the heat Philippine peo-
pie want the whole archipelago annexed
disappointed Klondikers. some almost
pcnn!!ess arrive in Seattle-Sailor as
saulted by sh.pmate on a steamer in
Chelsea, and skull fractured-Man ar
rested in Washington for impersonating
an officer Of the pension bureau and
swindling-Annie Williams, so years
drowned in Falmouth, Mass, while bath
ing alone at nlght-Traning school
for sailors to be established at San
Francisco by the federal government
w. II. Parsons, manager OF the Water
town, N. T., branch of the Postal Tel
tgraph company, killed by collision Of
bicyces-Boy named Cooksley killed
himself in Greedy, Ia, after numbering
an old man with whom he lived
Halfwitted tramp confesses that he
killed little Mary Wesley near Hopedale
o-Great victory for the British over
the Mahdsts near Khartoum-Con-
lession to officers and others make il
certain that Joseph Malone a negro
! hanged In Dallas for murder partici-
pated in five other murders and four as
saults on white women.
MONDAY. SEPT. 5.
Frank, George and Mable Ferguson OF
Brooklyn drowned near Stamford Conn
by the capsizing Of a rowboat-Her.
bert Rrayton, "a years old. drank poison
: and drowned himself in Fall River ow-
3 ing to love and business troubles
, William Barley Of Salem killed by a
, locomotive in Pawtucket while WALKING
the trncIt--Cop,b and huttop faction,