Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-08-25
THE WEEKS NEWS.
THURSDAY, AUG. is.

charge of setting fire to his mothers
house--Man killed in a Diddcford MIL |
while putting a belt on q pulley
Peter Stoughton of Whitefield, N. H., |
killed by roll of paper falling on his
persons killed in a
collision of trains in South Africa
Skaters private secretary in his India
campaign suffocated himself with gas
in New York, owing to dependency
Mir, in the province of wilma, Russia.
destroyed by fire, Is persons being killed
by the fall of a building--Attorney
General Gilggs tells the express people
that the government is only interested
in securing the stamp taxes and does
not care who pays-California Demo-
Gratis congratulate the president
William Walker drowned In Hyde Park
Mass. by falling from bridge--Com-
missioner reports n total Of 1881 pen
sidners---Boston man killed by a By
cycist.
FRIDAY. AUG. 10.
PCstofflce in Franconia, n. H. robbed
of $3.50 and a quantity Of stamps
Charles Adams of Corinth, VT, killed
| by falling on rock--F. H. Cole, an
aeronaut, seriously injured at Nnhant.
Mass, when about to make an ascension
Legs of Patrick Daily of New Bed
| ford cut off by train-Two men killed,
| four hurt fatally and two seriously by
the fall Of a cornice in Philadelphia
Rev. Samuel Breakwell OF Chicago killed
by Carl Pethke, as the result Of trouble
| over the minister's wife-Movcmen
started in New York by veterans to de-
feat Speaker Reed in the fall elections in
order to avenge an alleged affront to
their nterests-Reslden of Nu'mal,
| Ills, swindled out OF $40, 900 in cash and
$4,000 which he gave for a worthless
mine of silver-Henry Palmer stabbed
seven times in New York for cents
George Emmett of Rockford. Ills. during
an attack of insanity killed his sister
| and committed suicide-Fire caused
| loss of $4,000 in Cranston, r. I-White.
caps in North Smithfeld w. Va.
dragged six women and three men from
bagnio, and tarred and feathered
them, afterwards locking them in
room in a hotel-Woodwork strike
| in oshkosh. Wis. terminated-Indiana
SATURDAY, AUG. 20.
private killed by q negro in Bloodfeld
Va, and another private wounded in the
foot, neither having given provoca ton
for the shooting-Joe McDermott,
Webster, Mass, brakeman, killed
Frank Poor, lumber dealer of Kensing-
ton. N. H.. badly crushed between cars.
Mutiny of volunteers in camp in San
Antonio against the food-Elmer
| Buckln. 35 years old, killed near Provi-
dence by a train while walking on n
bridge-Cloudburs at Bridgeville.
Penn. caused stream to overflow. and
five persons were drowned---Eugene
McGillicuddy Of lewiston Me-, aged 90,
injured fatally while asleep on the
track-John O'Toole of Fall River
wounded MORALLY in New York by the
owner Of a dog at which a stone was
thrown-Walter Eichman Of New Ha-
ven drowned while bathing--Twenty-
eight persons injured al a bull fight near
Madrid-Arnold Wyman of Bratte-
boro, VT. left his friend suddenly and
shot himself in a New York hotel
Body of a farmer found in the river
at Ypsilanti, Mich, weighted with heavy
, stones-Attempt to blow up police sta
ton and court room in Steveston, B.
Man and woman relieved Paterson
| couple of $780, and then rode off on their
wheels--Boat capsized and Frank Phil
lips OF Providence ACCOMPLISHMENTS
OF Bddcford accused Of prostituting the
police department for political ends and
winking at violations Of the liquor laws
--Tncendiary caused another fire In
Brockton, barn being burned-Mary
! ]. Bourne, 81 years old. rescues three
men from probable death by drowning
in harrington, r. I-Colored soldier
killed in Hampton, Ga. after using a
: bayonet and gun upon a citizen
r Death of General Morales the Guate
maian conspirator, on his way to jail
,, -Rotrenching war expenses in Wash
ington-Fifteen cars, containing live
I stock, in n collision in Chester, Mass.
and animals loose In the Berkshire hill.
Y Marion Butler, national chairman
Of the Populists surrenders to the mid
die 1.-THE roaders, and promises tina
there shall be no fusion with either TIL,
6 Democrats or
d boy, son of wealthy parents, MISSING
a under strange circumstances---Bus
n ners improving. according to the trad,
I reports-Agreement to curta,l pro
. duction fails in Fall River, and agent.
: will act Observation-Disclosures II
= southern China executed as soon as cap
Il tured--Big celebration in New Yorl
of the close of the war-United State.
n Envelope company organized in Bos
I ton, and New England concerns alb
sorbed-Gold reserve in the treasur,
+ reaches the highest point attained II
: Is years-Ruling that pension paper
il do not require revenue stampe.
= SUNDAY. AUG. 81.
d Chicago couple, respondent owe
!. financial reverses, commit suicide IL
Milwaukee-Boy stole $1,000 from tn
e pool box at a race track in Fort Erie
o Ont.-Negro lynched near Americas
It Ga, for killing an old woman and he
y son, and outraging a woman of his owl
y race--Knockout drops administered t.
% Jacksonville soldiers by negroes-On
IL soldier killed another during a disput
:, over cards In Lakeland, Irla---Two mel
y arrested in Hocomoke City, Md, on
&c charge OF causing the death Of younl
woman by an Illegal operation-Ex
n plosion OF gasoline started fire in Val
G pariso, Ind. that caused the deaths o
Is two men-Man killed in a collision o
(, elcctrics in Newcastle. Pa-New Fla
2, ven boy Of 10 HUNG himself after receiv
20 ing punishment for neglcctins his wor
,e Crusade against saloons in Dove
\. Observation-Disclosures killed in Boston b
l. falling from an iron glTder--Six kille
IS In hotel fire in Hot Springs, Ark
:. Elevator burned in Chicago at a loss q
=. $500, 000--Boston shoemaker out O
A. work killed near Dover by train