Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-08-04
THE WEEKS NEWS.
THURSDAY, JULY 2S.

by the American soldiers in Santiago
Gardner Mclean, q hotel-keeper, in
jured his sick wife MORALLY in Saranoe
Lake, N. Y, while he was intoxicated
--Haddock Coal company In Luzerne,
Pa, suffers loss from n fire in one Of
Its Understanding Littlef1eld, 70
years. suffocated In Providence during
fire--Five men Killed and IL injured
by an explosion of ntroglycerine in
Pinole, Call, caused 1t is supposed by
an enemy-Peter Kvosnorisky accused
in Worcester of causing the death Of
Albn Matulevie--Hoboken, N. j.,
policeman killed by an ex-convict-
George Wright. 13 years, drowned in
Worcester--Ruth Sweetland, 81 years,
poisoned herself in Springfield At
tempted lynching of a ST. Louis negro
who killed a railroad man wantonly.
FRIDAY, JULY 20.
Chicago Judge rules that express com
panies must pay revenue tax-Man,
woman and baby killed at crossing in
Saratoga by a ocomotice-Almost
successful attempt to assassinate Cor
oner Skinner of North Hampstead, L.
death of Joseph Banigan, the
wealthiest man in Rhode Island and
known as the rubber king''--Brook-
Ign laborer fell from a window and i'm
paled on an iron picket-Francis Nor
ton. the authoress and sister to Presi-
dent Garfleld's slayer, has filed suit at
st. Joseph, Mich, for divorce on the
ground Of desertion, making her second
experience as n petitioner for single
essedness-Quarrym in Monson,
Mass, killed by an explosion of a stick
of dynamte-Patrick Brennan a Bos-
ton laborer, killed in drain by a caven
Frederick Morgan Of West Stewards
ton. N. H., drowned himself-Secret
service men said to have taken q letter
sent by the presidents secretary to
Coney Island astrologer--Wools cour-
ing mill and storehouse at West Fox
boro, Mass. owned by Alexander Ross,
burned to the ground, with loss of
$19 OO0-Tramps hold up two summer
girls at Enfield, r. l.. and kiss one
and rob the other.-Two burglaries in
Canton. Mass-Five year old boy killed
in Rockland, Mass, by jumping 20 feet
from bridge-Powder mill of L.
T. Johnson in Troy. Pa, destroyed by
an explosion and the owner killed
Burgogne held to be at fault for the
collision with the Cromnrtyshire by
which several hundred were drowned
Much damage by hailstones in Chi
/ cago-Fireman killed, five men hurt,
! and engine. caboose and a car plunged
/ into the river by the giving way of
bridge in Still Pond, Md-Loss OF $4,000
by fire in Marlboro, Mass-C. A.
Brandt killed by somebody unknown
after a quarrel In st. Louis-Test case
in the United States circuit court in
Pittsburg decided In favor of the Bell
/ Telephone company-Brewer asso-
citation of New Jersey decides that the
saloon keepers must pay the tax Of 81 a
barrel for ale and beer-German and
Scotch syndicates considering plans for
the establishment Of new steamship
lines directly from America to Manila
seaman on the Brooklyn killed by
the explosion of a shell that he had taken
as a souvenir from a Spanish vessel In
Santiago-Report Of Halifax inquiry
board on the Bourgogne disaster finds
the steamer blameworthy, recommends
a now ocean route and the enforcement
OF international regulations against
high-speed sailing in fogs.
SATURDAY. JULY 30.
Nine years old daughter OF James Slas
killed in West Bedford. Mass. by the
accidental discharge of a revolver in her
brothers hand-Strike Of mule spin
ners In the Sycamore MILL Fall River
George Allen Of Brooklyn killed Ida
Linger and committed suicide because
Of illrequited affection-Frank Mack,
q years, killed BY live wire in Boston
Boys drowned in Attleboro, Woon-
socket. New Haven and Plymouth, N.
1.-Two workmen killed in Boston and
seven hurt by the collapse of the roof
of the new plant of an electric lighting
company-Ten buildings burned in
Grandmere, Que, and Is in Roberval,
Que-Seventy girls in a knitting mill
In Woonsocket on strike because they
were asked to do more work without a
corresponding increase in pay-C. w.
, Morse killed himself with gas in a
suburb OF Boston-Gay Head and Nan
tucket Of the Martha's Vineyard line
slightly damaged by collidng during a
fog-Body Of Daniel Magee of Valley
Falls cut in two by a car-Two adults
, and an infant killed and three houses
and a church destroyed by lightning
near Red Oak, Neb-Boarding house or
an island near South Norwalk, Conn.
destroyed-Fifty deaths among the
, soldiers In Santiago since July 20-De-
cision that an insurance company mus
send notice before forfeiture of policy
can be declared--Fall River manufac-
> turers considering the purchase of vast
quantities of new machinery and the
concentration of management-Grea
storm off the northeast coast Of England
-Biddeford boy fell two stories but
5 escaped serious injury-Unknown
l tramp at Athens, Me-. assaults woman
aged S6-Mathias Gauther aged s.
! , struck by passenger train near Holyoke
md killed-North Lubec Me-. greatly
, excited over the disappearance Of the
Q Rev. p. r. Jernegan and the troubles
r attending progress of the Electrolytie
Marine Salts company which was en-
, gagged in extracting gold from sea water
=. SUNDAY, JULY 81.
= Death of Prince Bismarck-Thre'
J. persons arrested in Tunis for numbering
, marquis in Fisherman agrarian
:, Egitating for the exclusion OF American
products on various pretences-Brook
lyn bridge sagged from the running o
x electric cars--Camp for the sick ant
wounded OF Skaters army to be es
v tablished at Montauk Point, L. I
9 Lightning killed young man ant
= burned two barns In Concord, Mass, ant
killed cattle and caused damage to tn
a extent of thousands OF dollars in Con
v nccticut--B. w. Roberts released efte
$ serving nine years of sentence Of 2
t years In prison In Windsor, VT, for
q murder he did not commit-Two broth
prs arrested in New Haven for stealin