Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-10-20

sound money Democrats issues ar nd
dress reaffirming the principles Of the
| indianapolis platform of 1S9S--Decreasc
in tonnage Of New England shipping
| Patrick Murphy held in Portland TO
await the result Of injuries to his wife
| Number of robberies in the vicinity
| IF Belfast. Me--In statement published
| in Paris General Gomez expresses con-
| 1dence In the United states congress and
| Cuban pendence--Philippine in
| surgents refused to let a steamer load
| or unload. or to allow United States
naval officer to land--Cause of the
wreck Of the Michigan and loss Of los
lives still unexplairable. save that Of
| ncers committed lnexcusable blunder---
| Surgeon General Sterrberg writes that
there seems no longer to be any need of
| Red Cross relief.
TUESDAY. OCT. 1s.
Ellen and Kate McTIugh of Woburn,
Mass. fatally poisoned by bologna
sausage---Starch house Of Thurlough
& Richards in Mars Hill, Me. destroyed
| at loss of 81 500-Rev. G. II. Parrish ar
rested in Marshaltown, Ia. on the
charge Of forging a check for 800
| In fight over a st. Louis woman a
boarder killed her divorced husband
president Of the Swiss confederation
Hattie steele of Omaha shot herself
while arranging the details of separa-
ton from her husband--Brtish ship
from New York to London burned at
sea, with nine Of the crew-Blizzard
in the west and southwest-.Tosenh
Gianto murdered in Tarrytown. y. Y.
| and his body buried in the woods
Mrs. George Dix OF Whitingam. Vt. shot
| herself dead while in a state Of despon-
| dency---Ninc persons killed in a coll
lision Of trains II miles from London
| Rocco Narbaro of Winsted Conn,
shot fatally while hunting-Four men
killed by the explosion OF a locomotive
at Jenana station, Pa.-Indictment for
train robbery returned against Jesse
James, son of the noted outlaw-As-
sistant Postmaster-G General Merritt rec
ommcnds two-cent postage rate be-
tween the United States and England,
Germany and France---Jewelry val
ued at 900 stolen from dowager
duchess of Sutherland on French rail-
way train---Women endeavor to kiss
President Mckinney at a public recep-
ton in Chicago-New York man could
only place $4,000 Of $50 600 Tammany
money to bet on Van Wyck-Secrctary
Smith Of Lasters' union says outlook al
Brockton is encouraging: manufacture
ers generally say strike is over
Agreement among Fall River manu-
facturers in regard to committees cons
trolling standard plain goods has been
mpletcd-Despatch from a London
news agency says that Judge Day stern
ly notified that the delay while the
Spaniards argued about the Cuban debt
| ha al tnI 10,
United states would not accept the debt
and would probably demand the Phil
ppines---Boston man run over by his
wagon and kiled-Readvile Mass.
postotIlce broken into and a safe owned
by jcweller blown open. four watches
and some rings to the value Of $50 being
stolen.
WEDNESDAY OCT. 10.
Two young men killed at crossing
in Ironville. O.-Two Tennessee men
killed each other to crafty the plque OF
the mother of one of the victims-Two
New York gamblers quarreled with
policeman and one Of them stabbed him
Bogus postofIices discovered in
Georga-Wages of southern oper-
atives to he reduced and rents to be
lowered--Spanish authorities shadow
Ing General Weyler in Madrid-CaSe
Z of lockjaw cured in New York
Knights block in Fairhaven, VT,
| burned at a loss of s., 000--Houston
| farmer stabbed his wife to death in a
fight in a field and committed suicide
Roundhouse burned and four locomo-
lives ruined in Gibson. n B.--Two
! men killed at d dance in Idaho-Gas
plant OF the Waltham Watch company
exploded and three men injured
Workman hurt by an explosion in the
gas plant Of the Social Mfg. company
of Woonsockct-Many houses swept
away, eight persons killed and a num-
? Der of cattle drowned by the overflow
of river in Santa Clara, Cuba-Sar-
dine factory of the Broad Cove Packing
company in PASSPORT, Me. destroyed
, at loss of sl5,00O-Factory of the
f Wood and Paper Box company in
Haverhill damaged $4,000 by flames
\ Horny Farrar of East Saugus, Mass,
l killed by a wagon-Rev. George An
a drcws fined and sentenced to house of
correction at Barnstable for obtaining
money under false pretences-Admira
3 Sampson sends short, stern note in
r reply to the Spanish notes saying they
: cannot evacuate Cuba as soon as asked
r which says that Spain's rights. claims
s Dec. l. Colonel Warning reports 1t Will
. cost 500 900 to clean Havana-H.
. C. Schooley sentenced to seven years
| tor assault upon woman in Watch
l Hill, n. l.. which resulted in her death
1 by Observation-Disclosures that the
I presidents program is to postpone his
$ return to Washington until a later date
l than originally proposed the interven-
q ing time to be spent in Indiana, New
n York and New Jersey-Rubbish and
Y VITAL accommodating rapidly in Havana,
\ Ind Spaniards make no attempt 10 DO
! any acknowledgements O'Neil for the
: naval ordnance bureau reports the sat-
y sfactorS work of the department.
Y favors Pinch guns for largest size and
e three Founders for the smallest, l2-inoh
e armor for battleshps and has Sc
e cured a purely smokeess powder
n Wilton Walker OF Manchester, Vt, de-
a lirious with measles, drowned himself,
: his body being located by bloodhound
I Two Boston workmen fell 30 feet
V during a quarrel and killed-Freezng
weather in the west and fears Of great
injury to cattle--Norwegia vessel
J, wrecked on the English coast, and l3
= drowned.
h e. AND NJ. FREIGHT AGENTS MEET.