Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-21
THE WEEKS NEWS.
THURSDAY, JULY IA.

Matthias Fischer. New York saloon
keeper, supposed to have killed his
landlord, Frederick Kaufman, and then
himself--Twenty- writs for al
legged violation of the law served on
saloonkeepers and druggists in Wester
ly II. 1.-The Plymouth of the Fall
River line, disabled during trip and
helpless in a storm until taken in tow
to New Haven-DaVid Jackson, pros
perous plumber in New York. hanged
himself-Penniless Daniel Lynch "a,
made an unsuccessful attempt at self
destruction in Boston with table knife
President Andrews of Brown uni
versity chosen superintendent of the
Chicago public schools--John Brod-
erck, As years, injured fatally by a
Boston locomotive while he was walk
ing on track-1taly proposes by force
to secure INyment of award made by
President Cleveland, as arbitrator from
Colombia--Many cities forcing an is
sue in the express stamp matter
Life insurance companies so far not
affected by war losses--Some Illinois
steel-mil employees refuse to accept
the new wage scale--National Asso-
citation of Retail Furniture Dealers try
ing to prevent retail selling by whole
salers- weather service to
be established about the Caribbean sea
in the interest of commerce.
FRIDAY, JULY 10.
Jacob Strong and Mrs. Petersboro
killed and Melinda Strong hurt badly at
a crossing in Downs View, Ont-Lamp
explosion caused a loss of $4,000 in Great
Darlington, Mass--Burglars operat-
ing in Portand-John Drummond Of
Taunton lost a hand while asleep on the
track at Albion, r. l., and fatally hurt
Miners near Altoona. Pa, demand
an increase of 10 percent in wages
Firebug busy in Surrender
of Spanish III Santiago that
steamer belonging to a syndicate of
South Dakota capitalists was the mys-
ferrous craft which gave rise to reports
that a Spanish privateer was lying in
wait for trcasurc-laden ships from the
klondike--Federal council of Switzer-
land prohibits the importation of fresh
and unpeeed dried American fruits
with the view of keeping out the San
jose scale-Six persons killed and
many injured by boiler explosion in
Buffalo, houses in the vicinity being
wrecked by the debrs--Two ship
j S,
n. F., having been adrift for % days in
a dory on the Grand banks. IA without
food--Owen Downey, 9years. drowned
in Cranston, r. l., by falling from a raft
The r. r. Rundlett of Wiscasset,
Me. became waterlogged off Cape Cod
and worked with difficulty to Chatham
IS. S. Kelley killed himself in Mel
| rose. Mass, on account of business
troubes-Six Cinnamon arrested in
| Hudson, n. Y. having been struggled
! over the Canadian border in drygoods
| boxes and liberated in a barn by an
Albany man named Briggs, who was
| taken with them--Bodes of five in
fants found in sewers IN Long Island
City-Forty five prisoners in the state
reformatory in Mansfield, o., strung UP
/ by the thumbs in dungeons and fed on
one meal a day for having gone on a
strike" because their tobacco supply
was cut off-Joseph f. Carroll of
| Waterbury. aged 81 years, impaled on
the shaft of carriage while riding a
bicycle and died from his injuries
Two negroes !ynched in Monticello
Ark, a mob breaking down the doors OF
the jail and pouring volley of shots into
the cages where the men were confined
for killing a rich planter and merchant
Michael Brennan, 60 years old, in
mate of the soldiers home in Togus
| Me-, drowned in Boston just after land
ing from train--Two men held up a
train near Humboldt, New, dynamited
the safe and took the contents.
SATURDAY, JULY 16.
Three were killed and others injured
| b.; 4 boiler explosion in a stave mill ir
Sycamore Ont-Dennis Sullivan, agcd
10, killed in Providence by falling down
stairs-Captain Larramore fell over
board from his vessel off Portland ant
drowned-Mary Brown. "a years
killed by an electric in Hyde Park. Mass
Fire in Grego.yville, Que. caused
by the explosion of lamp. burned two
hotels, four residences and two shops, a.
q loss of $50, 000-Four families burned
out in Woodsville, Vt-James Dugai
of Brookline, Mass. 10 years old, killed
by falling from a tree-Maud Brandon
of Toronto fatally burned from an ex
plosion of oil which she was using tC
light fire, her mother seriously burned
while attempting to save her. and three
houses acknowledgements Midland
company held responsible for the dam
Denver and Rio Grandc train in whicl
20 persons We're kiled--Shipping dis
asters off Australia and many lives los
Spain issues royal decree suspend
ing the rights of individuals as guaran
teed by the constitution-Not on
saved of lis men on board Chinese tor
pedo boat sunk off Port Arthur.
Clavin killed and Christopher Nelligal
injured fatally in a collision Of wagons
in South Weymouth, Mass-Move
ment to close Fall River mills durinl
! August--Shipping merchants of Bos
ton petition to have mines in harbor re
. moved--Thirty men drowned in Coo
inlet, Alaska, during the last fou
months-Suicide of John W. Day,
prominent Somerville. Mass, citizen
, Italian squadron in Colombian water
to enforce payment of an award b.
, President Cleveland to an Italian citi
zen-Robert Lindsey OF Springfield
murderously assaulted at his door b,
two unknown men.
SUNDAY, JULY II.
: Reported failure of the effort to or
, ganize the Gamers of sardines into. .
f trust, a New York firm refusing to as
e sent to the conditions-Albert Joya
$ Is years injured fatally in Lowell by
e freight train--Bicyclist Michae
beaten four laps by Linton at Manhat
! tan Beach in paced race of 20 miles
! Nelson Colburn injured fatally by fall
a Ing from barn near Rockland, Me
$ Hot wave in England and several death
+ from Notwithstanding of tn
. Farragut, a torpedo boat destroyer,
y San Francisco--Mrs. Edward Smit