Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-14
THE WEEKS NEWS.
THURSDAY. July I.

cide-Sxty thousand barrels of oil
owned by the Standard company burned
in Marcus Hook, Pa--Brigadier Cen
cral Miller expected to head the fourth
Manila expedition, which is to start
early next wcek---Three hundred and
twenty so2<iers, wounded at Santiago,
taken to Key West hospitals--Steame
Bourgogne sunk in collision during a
trip to France by British vessel, and
over 500 persons lost--H. j. Collopy,
fruit peddler in Boston. received knife
wound in the groin in n Guarre-Mary
Conway, 40 years, swallowed arsenic in
Boston and died. S. Germaine. A.
years asphyXiated in Lowell--Senate,
by a vote of AZ to 81, adopts the Hawiian
resolutiOn---Fire in the woods near
Wollneet. Mass. sweeps over more than
1000 acres--House and six occupants
at Hampton beach tossed about in cy-
clone - Superintendent Standing of
Oak Grove cemetery, Fall River, honor
ably acquitted of charge of embezzle-
mcnt--Senator Platt said to have
planned to present the name of Theo-
dore Roosevelt to the New York con-
vention as candidate for governor to
defeat Blacks hopes for re-rlection-
President asks the people TO offer
thanksgiving to almighty God for sue
cesses attending our soldiers and sailors
William OMeara of Boston cut his
throat.
FRIDAY, JULY 8.
NJ. G.. Crane o.. Newton, Mass, shot
himself through the hcad--Directors
of the Illinois Manufac turers associa-
tion to apply to the courts TO compel the
express companies to place revenue
stamps on receipts and bills of lading
George Dean OF Saco, Me, IS years
old, drowned in Kennebunkport while
bathing-Panic occasioned in VAL
paraiso by the withdrawal and expor-
tation of gold which has caused the
Gillian government to close nj the
banks in Chill until July 12-Flora
Mason, II years old, burned fatally at
her home IN Provincetown-Fir at
Rogers. Bell county. Tex. destroyed
about 20 places of business. causing a
loss of $50, 00O--Herd of 1900 cattle
driven from a ranch in Arkansas by
thieves and sold-President MCKINLEY
has signed the Hawaiian resolutions
American naval engineers say Cervera' s
ships were too slow to esCape--Henry
A. Cheever. member Of the Grand Army
arrested in Boston on the charge OF
violating the pension laws-Oui
wounded are not being properly cared
for in Cuba--Aguinsldo proclaims .;,m.
self president of the Philippine fcpuOiiC
Margaret Powers, Boston widow
killed by gas in her bedroom--Russia
threatens to absorb that province o.
China in which Pekin is situated If &
certain concession to Englishmcn is moi
withdra wn--Philadelph woman anC
her paramour among the victims of I'll,
Burgognc disaster-Gashed body of {
child found on the shore near Provi
dence-EmplOye of the power mill II
Hazardville Mass. scalded to death
! Frank Wickham discharged from the
custom house in Baltimore for treason
able utterances, having cursed Schley
and expressed a wish for Spanish sue
cess-Rcsolution offered in the hous,
ordering the attorney general to inst
| tute proceedings Immediately agains
/ large express companies who were open
| ~ violating the law by compelling tn
shipper to afix the stamp to the bill
! OF lading instead of the express com
| pany doing it itself-Two expeditions
/ successfully proceeded from Florid;
I ports to points in central and western
| Cuba. where large quantities of arm
| and supplies were landed for Genera
/ Gomez command.
SATURDAY, JULY 9.
The business portion Of Corning, Cal.
was destroyed by fire: loss, estimated a
| Sl00 O00-Richard Notaw, who sho
| four persons at a tent meeting in Mer
Ger county, Ky, was shot and killed b.
the sheriff of Danville-Arthur Jone
of Emporia, Kan. aged, 1G. killed Mar.
I.cighman OF Scranton. Kan, and com
mitted suicide-Frank Whitcomb
years old, drowned while bathing in
quarry in Concord. n. H--Maher de
featcd Goddard, who won from him
month ago, in the eighth round OF !
bout--Spanish soldiers in Guantanamo
on the verge of starvation--Buffal
Comparative Brewing company's plan
was destroyed by fire at a loss OF sl25,
Geo, and two men were injured-Water
spout almost swept away Steelville, Mo
and drowned Is persons-Chtlian sen
ale passed a bill empowering the presi
dent for period Of six months to issu
treasury bills for $50, 900, 900. bearing in
terest payable in gold at rate not ex
ceeding percent-Quarantine sta
ton at Mobile burned, including tn
fumigating machinery, the loss bein
$50 900, with Insurance OF No,oO0-lI
Stanberry. Mo, a heavy rain caused
flood Il families with their houses be
ing carried away, and four person
Observation-Disclosures OF congress
Judge finds no motive, and dis
charges Ernest Brown, charged wit
murd erng his mother in 1.ynn--t
II. Moltes of Jersey City robbed an
murdered in New York-John Sexto
pf Springfield aged 30, lost hand unde
an electric in Boston --Burgogn
survivors taken to New York from Hall
fax Dy way Of Boston.
SUNDAY. JULY 10.
Mrs. Paul Oengler of Clinton, Ia
while demented, drowned herself an
two children-New Hampshire social
'sts nominated candidates for governo
and conGressnen-Two youths an
three men drowned in Portland harbo
in trying to reach land from founder
ing sailboat-Sixstory block in CleVe
land destroyed by flame and one ma
J Lilled-Six million feet of lumbe
burned in Pentwater Mich. at loss c
$50 ,o00-Empty houses of the Paw
tucket Ice company in Valley Falls,
l., burred-Opinion that the capital
OF the French steamer, Bourgogn
wrecked in a collision. violated the II
ternational rules of the sea in not run
ming at a moderate speed in the fog
Ex-mayor and notary public of Taur
ton arrested on a charge of perpetratin