Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-10-27


ION lasters voted to continue the strike
Windows of a Sclavonic priest IN
Bridgeport broken by members of his
consregation-W. F.. Cole of Fast
Corinth. aged o. killed in Hudson. Me-,
while hunting---Boston women killed
by a fall, another swallowed arsenic, and
a third took audanum--Edith Rollend,
who was raised in East Boston, com
mitted suicide in New York in fit of
despondency--War department est-
mates it will require 10000 troops to gar
rison Hawaii and the territory wrestcd
from Spain--War with Spain estimate q
to have cost s1S7 ,52s. o41--Geronimo, the
famous Apache chief, escapes from his
guards in oklahoma and gets safely
away on good pony--Grand Marais
band of Chippewas assure the govern
ment of their loyalty-Patrick Cal
laghan, n Boston freight conductor.
loses his right leg and left foot--Near-
~ 300 members of the Eighth Massa-
chusetts are absent from Camp Hamil-
ton on leave. and it is claimed the priv
ilege Of furioughs is abused by many.
who feign sickness-Resigna of
Gamazo. the Spanish minister of public
works. threatens n breach In the Liberal
party and another crisis in SPAIN
Discomfort prevails among the petty Of
flcers and other enlisted men aboard the
United States cruiser New orleans at
Philadelphia; allegations of cruelty,
starvation and unwarranted punishment
made against the captain---City Of
flcials at Havana make demonstration
for payment of arrears of salary; be-
N ON Of bo nj &c
in Havana has been reached-Reported
that Hobson will ask an appropriation
of $1,000. 600 for purpose of raising the
Vizcaya.
TUESDAY, OCT. %.
Epidemic of smallpox in parts of Cuba
BILL Turner. slayer of several men
killed near Middleboro. Ky-Veiled
women not allowed on the streets OF
Palestine during the visit of Emperor
William lest anarchists assume that dis
guise--Nonpareil Cork company's fac
tory in Bridgeport damaged by fire, and
driver of an engine Killed by a locumo,
tive in responding to the alarm-La.
borer killed another near the Boston
postofce---Loss of half n million dol.
lars resulting from fire in Brooklyn
=
in Fall River factory to extend to al
of the departments--Mic Purcell
of Providence, 80 years of age. drowned
himsclf-Safe burglars got Is cents IL
a station safe in Warren, Mass-Gen.
eral Merritt married in London to Miss
Williams after considerable trouble IL
procuring n certificate. owing to Eng.
lsh redtape--Frank Rosetta of Boston
accused his wife of infdelity and stabbed
her fatally---Chinese soldiers attack a
party of English engineers, injurinE tive
and killing a railway coolie-"Dr.'
Leander Leon and wife arrested in New
Haven on statement of maid that they
were not married-ReCeiver of BAY
State Beneficiary have 500. 542 on hand
and ask court for authority to pay i
| percent of claims allowed-United
| States supreme court decides against
| the joint traffic association of railroads
as illegal under the Sherman antitrust
| law--Cnited States will assume no par
Of the Cuban debt; refusal to do so a bso.
lutte and final; Guam. one of the La.
| drone islands. chosen by American com.
missioners under the terms of the pro
tocol-General Wood proposes to re.
organize the police force of Santiago
province. making it a semi military or.
| ganization--Colonel William ]. Bryan
i'll with fever in Savannah.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. %.
Movement on foot in Buenos Ayres {
throw trade of Spanish American coun
tries to Spain. as against the Unite,
| states and European markcts-CaD
tain Charles Barr selected to sail tn
/ American cup defender-Big tobacco
I company incorporated, probably to tigh
| the trust---House Of an anti-saloll
man of Marquette, Mich. blown up wifi
/ Engineer of an expires
train killed in the cab by a water Gran
near Susquehanna. Pa-Two carpcn
tiers killed in Walden. y. Y, by the faI
of IA scaffold--D. b. Winton, banl
president Of Addison, ~ y. cut hi
throat while Respondent from i'll healtl
French cabinet resigned after tn
chamber of deputies had refused TO pas
motion of conhdence-One MAJ
killed and two injured fatally by the ex
plosion OF a boiler in West Marion. In
Bank .eller of City of Mexico robbie
by n st. Louis negress of s6000-MaI
killed in New York by the explosion OF
bomb of the fireworks sort during
| political meeting--Pricc of wire nail
reduced cents a keg by the manufac
turers--Work of the Empire Stat
Rubber company, the postoffice an
other buildings burned in East Sau
| tuckct l.. Louise Beaton. aged IL
killed her illegitimate child in Sout
| Dover, ~ y. and mountaineer 6
I I
urging the crime--Blizzard in parts .
Iowa. and snow in Illinois and Wis
| consin-Two men shot by mob FL
killing a woman in Edgefield county
S. C-Mark Watson of New Bedfor
drowned while fishing-Flfty cases q
yellow fever in Monterey. MeX-Pari
on the verge of anarchy; the entiv
Brisson ministry resigns after storm
| session in the French chamber of dep
| aties and n vote of lack Of conldenc
---Spain's commissioners instructed /
| yield on the Cuban debt question, hut
,elay and an appeal to the powers. afte
| which she will bow TO the inevitable
| philippine question next on the docke
Santiago merchants place 500, 900 /
ieneral Woods hands TO he spent as h
kinks proper in harbor Improvements
| lift unexpected and una skeu for, CaliXt
;arCia in lead at Cuban congress
ieneral a. " Greedy reports on tn
york Of the signal corps, and claims IN
redit for the discovery OF Cervera'
Get; Shafter scored for sights all
harged with the failure of the balloo
| experiment..
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