Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-08-11
THE WEEKS NEWS.
THURSDAY, AUG. 4.

N. I. anu u ldIltI III StiiI |
Clarence Pierce of Waterville, Me. aged
3j years, drawn around shaft and
killed-Many persons killed by n cy-
clone in u Spanish town--Quincy,
Mass, youth confessed to committing n
series of robberies-Race riots in New
York-London papers insinuote that
Germany would not hesitat. 10 focm an
intrigue with Aguinaldo and the Phil
ipine Observation-Disclosures burned
to death and another injured fatally in
West IIartford-Sneak thief helped
himself to the cash in bank vault in
Sedalia. Mo-, during the noon hour
William Livermore of Gardiner, Me-,
| aged 60 years, shot himself on account
O.: domestic troubles.
FRIDAY, AUG. 8.
Bridgeport newsboy killed by an cleo
trio, the third fatality of the kind there
this week-Rutland laborer seriously
| hurt by q dynamite blast-Strike in
Cleveland wire mill preading--IIur-
| ricane on the west coast of Florida
| Capitalists were negotiating with Min |
| lister Jernegan for the use Of 200 Of the |
| machines for extracting gold from sea- !
water when the crash came-Mary |
| Bancroft, keeper of lodging house in |
| Boston, committed suicide by holding |
| her head in a foot of water in q bath |
| tub by means of a packing case-E. |
| Is. Bowers, wanted in Boston on a charge |
| of stealing stock from his employers, !
| drank poison when arrested in bingham |
six warehouses burned in Dayton, |
| Wash-Polce are investigating the
| case OF w. J. Atkinson, who was found |
| in his room with a fractured skull and a |
broken arm--Griers lumber yard and
| cement works in Montreal damaged by
fre-Brakeman killed in a collision of
trains in South Norwalk Conn
Louise Bosco of Brockton burned fatally
| by an oilstove-James North of Prov
idence killed by a blow with billiard
cue--Ernest Smith of Manchester cut
| his throat-Maurice Conlan, a switch
man, and John Sullivan, brakeman,
| killed in Roston-John Reardon of
Somervile killed by a locomotive ut
crossing-The Klondike bubble
bursting; possible political effect of the
failure--Salmon pack on the Columbia
river this year will be lower than usual
DIR. Parkhurst's society to break up
dsreputable places in the Long Island
portion of greater New York--Chicago
and Minnesota factions of the Supreme
Order of Foresters will carry an issue
into the supreme court-Santa Fe
Railroad company to sue the Western
Union Telegraph company for refusing
to accept unstamped messages
SATURDAY, AUG. 6.
Bella Mcdonald. aged "a, killed by
abortion in Boston-Elizabcth Sim
nett of Boston committed suicide while
espondent-Arthur Beers shot fatally
by a negro in Fairfield, Conn, while
endeavoring to enter q house where his
wife was employed to inquire about the
abduction of his child-Nitroglycerin
used by robbers on bank in Richland,
Mich, and $4,000 in cash and $4,000 in
notes secIred-Two women drowned
in Middletown, N. Y. by the capsizing
of a boat-Two children buried in q
sandbank in Haverhill-Thomas LIP
ton, the Irishman who is to build
yacht to race for the Americas cup,
donated 100000 for dining rooms for
Londons working people--Pasquiale
Casesso of Charestown killed by Jump
ing or falling from a third-story window
-Four girls drowned in Staten Island
by the capsizing of yacht-Boy
ground to death under an electric in
, Brooklyn-Chapel attached to Niagara
university destroyed by flames at a
loss OF $40, 000--Hannah Schwartz of
, New York made a raving maniac by
seeing her husband drown while SWIM
ming-Startling private advices re-
ceived from Shafter, which informs the
department that the half has not been
told that yellow fever already has its
clutches on the army at Santiago, and
may be beyond the control OF the sur
geons. who are almost all either sick
themselves or exhausted from overwork
Red Cross society to establish field
hospital at Manla-Men in Washing
. ton who know Aguinaldo. the Philip
0 pine insurgent chief give him very
= bad name-Secret service agents look
l ing into fraudulent bids for new bonds
: --Batcheller shoe shop OF North Brook
=, field reduces working hours-General
!; belief that Roosevelt and Flower will be
| candidates for governor of New York
;. New York Merchants association de-
sire closer reciprocal relations with Can
l ada-Reports from congressional dis
' trict conventions and bankers associa-
: tions give much encouragement to the
friends of currency reform-No stamp
tax required in the payment of rent by
eworkers-Prospero Morales is
i leading q revolt in Guatemala; has 5000
, rl11eS ana iUU Ilen--fuSSld Cnlntse
= policy greatly disturbs England; evil
c dence of big storm in the far east
: Thirty men drowned in a storm off the
= Florida coast Tuesday night-Pro-
}; moters of the Peoples Telephone COM
= pany in Worcester purpose to ask for
d a charter-People starving on the
n coast of Labrador and Newfoundland
> on account of the failure of the fisheries
tril Of ha 90
the Syracuse Rapid Transit Railroad
company, including motormen. con-
ductors, trackmen, engineers and fire.
men.
SUNDAY, AUG. 7.
r, Gold mill at Lubec, Me-, is to be inves-
!, tigated at once Consolidation of
freight dispatch lines of Vanderbilt
It roads to begin--Stnr Pointer repeats
= his memorable performance of nearly n
year ago, equalling his record of :59h in
y n trial In Columbus-Two la Dor leaders
J. arrested at Oshkosh. charged with con-
spiracy in connection with q strike
Lieutenant Haessler OF the Texas pre-
IS scented magnificent watch by the ships
s. crew-Three serious ARRAYS in the
camp in Jacksonville afterNthe soldiers
Al We're paid--David Rodsrick of Sails
Y, bury Cove, Me-, killed himself with a
rine-Christina Yohansen Of Bruins
I" wick, n. j., killed her husband and her
self--Good harvest in Colorado, but