Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-08-18

JeWelor murdered in n Guatemala city
hotel by three men and robbed of $50, 900
----Earthqu AXE in the state of Washing
ton-Drygoods store in Ashburnham,
Mass, robbed of $500 worth of material
Private in an immune regiment
Killed in New Orleans while resisting
arrest by a sheriff--Resignati of
Secretary Of State Day and the appoint
mant of Ambassador Hay of London as
his successor-Seven residences in
Lowell, the occupants of which are at
present out of the city for the summer,
broken into and robbcd--Peter Moore
aged 30, an employe of a dredging com
pany. fell overheard and drowned in
Boston.
MONDAY. AUG. 15
Seven persons killed and Al injured
by the derailment of a train in France
Wreck of the bark G.. G.. Funk,
from Tacoma for Melbourne, and loss
of IL lives, including the captain his
wife and two children--One man
killed, two men drowned and two in
jured in q collision between a barge in
tow and yacht anchored at the en-
trance TO Boston harbor--Five negroes
killed and three MORALLY wounded in
fight between a Georgia sheriff and a
gambling party-Tobacco and other
crops damaged by hail in Sarahsville,
O-Baltmore woman beheaded by a
Young woman of Long
Island City dies of lockjaw, resulting
from a scratch by a Williams
burg, n. Y, wifc-beater killed himself
James Evirs, I years old drowned
In nchester-Strike of Colorado
miners endcd--Safe in postofflce in
l'chford, VT, blown open and robbed
Discovery Of placer dggns in North
west territory, and a stampede of pros
pectors from Alaska-Arrest of a trio
engaged in making counterfeit money
in Dctroit-Hot wave in England and
France, and extreme cold in Austrian
ountains-Machine shop in Sher-
brooke, Que. largest in Canada. con-
sumed at a loss of 1925. 000-Nine-y year
old son OF Alexander Betz of Pcterboro,
n. H., drowned while bathing-Provi-
dence young man saved four bathers
from drowning at Mantauck beach, X.
1.-Two strangers suffocated by gas
in a Boston lodging nouse--Death OF
Nebraska's oldest woman at the ago
of 110---Two men pinned under a horse
and buggy in ravne in ottawa, Ills,
and drowned-Three young men OF
Washington drowned while frolcing in
a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. hamberln Filter
companys plant in Dayton damaged
100000 by fire.
TUESDAY, AUG &c.
John Mooney, years old, killed in
Randolph, Mass, by falling from tree
-Weavers in a Fall River factory on
strike for more pay-W. l.. True. a
conductor killed in New Gloucester, Me,
by being thrown from n carriage
George Guth and wife of New York
found with bullet wounds, each hav-
ing accused the other of using a revolver
Samuel Connors, a colored burglar,
captured in Lynn house by the inmates
Frederick Woods of Baltimore MUIR
dered and robbed in Waverly, n. j
Professor LHchfield probably hurt ia =
tally in Clarendon. N. Y, b. his head
hitting a rowboat in descending with a
parachute from a balleon-Non-u union
miners shot strikers in Pana, Ills
Estimated loss of wheat by hail in North
Dakota this year is $4,000 acres. and as
much more damaged 20 percent-Re-
turn of peace celebrated in Picuua, O..
with a jollihcation in which TO-, 900 per-
sons cipated-Arthur Hughes, Il
years old, drowned in Salmon Falls, n.
H.. while bathing--Gladys Osmore. "A
years old, burned fatally in Newport, VT
D. l.. Hildreth fatally hurt at ross
ing near Newport, Nt-Thrty-twc
persons victims Of the cloudburst in
Hawkins county, Tenn, last Friday
Fierce conflict in Belfast between
Orangemen and nationalists, the latter
being attacked on their return from
Dublin-Seven people killed and build
ings blown down near Candy. MINI
General Lee n candidate for senator in
Vhginia--Wholesal robbery of ex-
Governor Llppett's mail in Providence
Cuban demagogues in Santiago try
ing to arouse the people against the
United States-EiGht or more persons
killed in Mortz. S. D., by terrific vino
Jennie Armitage astonishes New
Brunswick, n. j., by riding on a steer
and rescuing her bicycle stolen by a
Manipulating McQuaid of Rocheste.
injured by a reckless bicyclist-Rumol
that the British government has de.
manded the dismissal of Ii Hung Chanl
One man cuts anothers throat in an
Atlanta court Wholesale raid
ing of alleged liquor dealers at Bidde
| ford-Hobson rescued cripple from
| in front of a trolley car in New Yorl
Wife murder and suicide in New
York.
WEDNESDAY. AUG. II.
Head-on collision between trains Al
Mt. Tabor and Denville N. j., and few
| uprcoOs inturnd--He rbnrt Harmon f.
years, killed in Calais, Me-. by drinking
wood alcohol-Receptio to Secrctar,
| Long by the people of bingham. Mass
st. Louis broker killed himself on the
| grave of his children on account OF
| financial trouble-Willam McCar
| supposed to have been brutally muir
dered by Isaac Snow, near Bedford, Inc
--Gerohom Buckley, Bridgeport flag
man, killed by locomotive--Ezrl
| Handy struck by fast train in Attic
| boro and mangled-Cigaret eXplodes
cask of giant powder and kills three
| Mexican laborers-H. Claus of Ma
naimo. b. c., killed his two partners ant
took poison While under arrest-Nin,
Chicago breweries consolidate under the
| laws OF New Jersey-Poison or a re
volvcr the alternative which the Rev
Flavius Brobst of Chicago is said to have
given his wife to end her life Fla
ther OF Pugilist Corbett killed his wifi
| in San Francisco and committed suicid
Two young women jumped from
Philadelphia ferry and drowned--H
w. Wall, n banker of Stanton, Ills.
killed by a miner during a dispute
| Woman named Reynolds found muir