Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-03
THE WEEKS NEWS.
THURSDAY, JULY 81.


Santo Domingo. as!Assinated at Moca
Provisional government established
at Negros-California volunteers sail
for home on the Sherman--General
Otis cables that many volunteers are re-
enlisting and that he might raise an adj
| ditional egiment--Whatever lease Of
a Lynn canal port may be made to Cam
| ada will be so restricted as to not injure
our coasting tradc--Dreyfus said to be
! seriously ill---Hitch at Pekin over pro-
posed treaty with Japan-Canadian
/ house Of commons passes Pacific cable
| bill MISUNDERSTANDING reforma-
| tory ship Clarence burned at Liverpool;
all on board saved--Two deaths at
London hotel alleged to have been caused
| by American canned fruit - Judge
Mazeau, president of court of tTon,
! said to have told President Loubet that
Dreyfus is innocent
FRIDAY, JULY 2S
State department confident that Can
ada will yield on Alaska dispute
Columbia's new steel mast successfully
stepped---Ore handlers on the Hanna
dock at Ashtabula gain every point, and
strike is over---Luctgert, Chicago
sausage maker and wife murderer, found
dead in his cell at Joliet--Pig iron pro-
ducton the past six months increased 10
percent, yet stocks are nearly sold out
-Nebraska farmers anxious for the
corn crop, because Of the lack of rain
throughout the state--Charge of Grim
inal libel against President Rossitcr Of
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company
dismissed---Over 5000 iron and steel
workers. outside the Amalgamated as
sociation. strike at Youngstown. o.
Great Britain, America has the largest
number Of sailing vessels--Amercan
under General Hall capture Calamba, on
Laguna de Bay--Balfour says peace in
Transvaal is not yet assured--Nictoria
and Tasmania give overwhelming ma
tority in favor of federation--Pro-
fessor Niven claims to have discovered
the richest gold field in MeXico--Re-
port Of the ASA ssnation of President
Heureaux of Santo Domingo confirmed
B. H. Howell. the American oarsman,
wins the amateur championship of the
Thames.
SATURDAY. July %
Ripley Of Boston captures presidents
cup on Shamrock golf links--Admral
Dewey says our next war will be with
Germany--Ten men badly injured and
others less seriously hurt in railroad coll
lision in Ohio--New York, New Haven
and Hartford railroad freight clerks and
handlers petition for an increase in pay
Attorney General Knowlton said TO
be willing to accept place on the Mas
sachusetts supreme bench-Mayor
Quincy has sent President Diaz of Mex
leo an invitation to visit Boston in Oc-
tober--Attempte train-wrecking at
Shaumct, Me-New oil field with rich
prospects found in Texas--Herrman
scientific expedition to Alaska meeting
with success--Baltimore interests buy
the Peninsular railroad Of Virginia for
$500 OO0-New York tugboat captain
dies of acute hydrophobia in New York
hospital Southern Pacific increases
it's capital t. 500. 600 900 10 absorb Cen
trail Pacific-Several nut and bolt
works in Pennsylvania to unite with
500. 900, 900 ca pital--BriCkmake strike
in Chicago threatens to extend. and tie
up building cperations-Davol mill
management at Fall River makes con-
cessons to striking Weavers--Call is
, sued for next biennial convention Of
Worlds w. C. T. u. at F,dinburg-
Vancouver bricklayers strike against
} Chinese--Marine court finds Captain
Farrell to blame for the wreck of the
+,
manufacturers will make a strong effort
/ to retain their business in Cuba. Porto
= Rico and the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
. evies rejoice at news of President
Heureauxs death, and prepare to re-
enter their country and attempt to over
throw the government.
SUNDAY. JULY 30.
Bad wreck on the Erie road at Lack
AWAKEN, n. Y; two men killed-Ten
Eyck won single scull championship in
the national regatta on the Charles
Heavy boycott begun by union men in
Observation-Disclosures Becker Of Georgia
dead-Alleged interview with Dewey
declaring Germany our foe ridculed in
Washing conference at The
, Hague is ClOsed--Santo Domingo pre-
pairing for an uprising under leadership
OF JimineZ: two American men-of- war
, going to the island-Edward Marshall
the well-known war correspondent
loses a leg--General Otis wants 100
Colt automatic guns and 1000 900 rounds
of ammunitiOn--Bad collision of freight
, trains on Norwich and Worcester road
at Auburn---Street railway from Co.
chituate to Wayland Centre, Mass, for
mally opened--New York police think
they have discovered dynamite plot
against Metropolitan street railway
Increased deficit in Mddlesex bank at
, Perth Amboy-Burns Pierce wins 100
mile paced bicycle race in New York
= Anti-Goebel Democrats in Kentucky to
name a third gubernatorial ticket
Steve O'Donnell knocks out Beech Reube
of Oho-Ex-P President Guzman Blanco
of Venezuela dead.
! MONDAY, JULY 81.
Arthur A. Zimmerman beaten by Ed
die c. Bald in cycle race a Vailsburg.
n. J---Cadet on training ship Enterprise
drowned while bathing--Indcation
that there will be no Official conflict be-
tween Adjutant General Corbin and new
secretary Of war--Treasury receipts
for July may not reach the anticipated
total of S4S 900 000--The Little Annawau
, House. SWampscott, Mass. badly dam
, aged by fire--Santo Domingo insur-
gents preparing to attack Puerto Plata
troops being ssembled-Death OF
t Judge George White Of Wellesley. Mass
Another effort to he made to fix a
; Sir Thomas Upton made a member OF
the Royal London Yacht club -
Report that new ball league will
appear next fall--Yellow fever breaks
. out at the national soldiers home at
; Hampton. Va--Output of iron ore in
1898 for the United States beats the
record in this or any other country