Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-09-21
TIE WEEKS NEWS.
THURSDAY. SEPT. a.

says f1llDinOS should have nome RUE as
they deserve it-Unitod States will not
offer to mediate between England and
the Massachusetts, Pro-
hihitionists nominate John w. Bacr for
governor-Hary Elkcs rides 36 miles,
TAT yards in an hour at Philadelphia---
Captain Tutherly of the Goth regiment
asks the Boston police to arrest all MEM
bers of the regiment found in that city
City National bank of Louisville to
iquidate--Peter King kills his father
and mother ut Southbridge. Mass
Experiments show that American navy
powder is much superior to English cor
syndicate fast getting
control of all the available pine timber
land in South Carolina--Harry +.
Bailey. formerly cashier of the Cole
brook IN. h National bank charged
with ENLIGHTENMENT and held in $4,000
bonds-American corn crop expected
to approximate $500, 900 bushels this
year--Report that Germany and Italy
will withdraw naval and military at
taches from Paris Foreign govern
ments not likely to take action to with
draw from Paris fair. although some
business firms are doing so.
hIDAl, SIf l. To-
James f. Whittemore murdered at
Yarmouth. Mass; Il. r. Snow, aged II,
charged with the crime---Fieht hum
drcd people rendered homeless by hur-
ricnne on the island of Angulla--
Jockey Cornelius Sprague killed in a
hurdle race at Graveseud-A wealthy
farmer and his sister robbed and burned
to death near Worcester, ~ Y
Caucus registration closes a Boston
with 5000 names added to the list
John Willis Baer declines the Prohbi-
tion nomination for governor of Massa-
chusetts--Captain Charles T.. Stevens.
for many years treasurer of the Boston
and Albany railroad, died at bingham
Mass-Southern yarn manufacturers
organize for the purpose of lettering
prices--Work on first section of Barn
stable street railway begun at Hyannis,
Mass-F,li Shaw Of Camden n. j.. con-
fesscs that he killed his mother and
dmOther-Chicago banks COM
plain of the scarcity of small bills which
are needed to move crops--Thc loom
fixers vote in their national convention
that strikers should not leave work be-
fore calling in union ofiicals-Re-
of the New Haven road has been with
drawn, and that he will not .esign--
Mayor Van Wyck, before the Mazet
committee. says he sees no evidence of
fraud in Ramapo Philippine
peace commissioners instructed to re-
turn at Transport Tartar clears
at Hong Kong. and will probably sail
at once for the United Statcs-NoW
ministry formed in New South Wales
British missionaries driven from Paon-
lays, Chna-Seamen's strike in Eng
land seriously delays :hipping-Fa-
nous dosSier in the Drcyfus case reaches
Paris: no pardon has yet been granted
to Dreyfus, but one is likely to be soon
France blames England for the agi-
tation against the fair; Figaro says tbs
boycott Of the Paris fair is childish, anG
nothing will come of it.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 16.
Burke Cochran, in a speech at CHICAGO
conference, says trusts should be judge
by their effect--Wilie Smith of Chi.
cago wins the open golf tournament a
Baltmore--Sharke gets Jeffries t,
concede a losers end of % percent fl
their coming Mcfarland de.
ItIlS SltlOll III al zO-TOullu lHnI AT III
cago-President Mckinley preparing
to make several speeches on mis- western
trip-Ohio is TO furnish the first BATH,
ground of the presidential campaign o
1900--Rear Admiral Schley assigned t.
the command of the South Atlanti,
station--Cahinet decides to !ncreas,
rate on Cuban money order
Failure of Lynn fNIassD manufac
turers of special shoes chiefly cause,
by increased cost Of production-Se
Ond battalion of the Massachusetts ma
val brigade starts on its tour of dut,
on the Prarie-Admiral Dewey send
his approval of the plans of the Norwich
Alumni association to give him ban
quet in BoStOn--Some members of tn
Boston school board say that the ordc
regarding the withdrawal of exhibits a
Paris was not offered in good faith
Shamrock has d trial over a measure
course-California professors return
from successful eXplorati ton in AlaSk;
Nearly 5000 coal miners strike 70
higher wages at New River and Hinton
w. Va--Indications that the glas
tableware combine has decided to estab
lish selling agency--Opinion tx
oressed at Fall River that there may be
after all, no radical change in the mil
situation there-The American Hid
and Leather company expected to be tn
forerunner of a mammoth conSolida
/ ton Of all branches of the trade-Con
! gress will be urged to make provisio
| for larger hospital corps--Race queS
/ ton in Cuba likely to become serious
! independence is ranted-Philippin
/ congress said to be abandoned denial O
report that they replied to America
: offer Of autonomy---Paper money de
monetized in Santa Domingo--Severa
! persons drowned by Hoods in Austria
Wheat crop in Manitoba and the North
! west estimated at 0000, 600 bushels
railroad controversy in Canada likel
to result in much freight going vi
Boston-Six men arrested at Halfa,
charged with wrecking vessels to de
fraud insurance ompanies--Germa
emperor rewards Sable island life-say
ing crew for rescue work when tn
! MoraVia was wrecked.
SUNDAY, SEPT. II.
Bryan, in a speech on trusts, declare
that monopcles are indefensiblc-
Sakhrat, a $1,000 colt, has to be killed &
4 Gravesend, owing to an injury--Te
thousand New York carpenters strik
-German army maneuVers spoiled b
bad ather-San DOMINICAN govern
ment forced to re-establish paper Gun
rency--Plans for official welcome I
Dewey in Washington completed
Battle in Venezuela; government trooI
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