Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-17

Monte Christie besieged by Dominican
utionists--Boston police looking
for John a. Simpson, a murderer
Christian Alliance raises nearly $4,000
for foreign missons-An Italian, who
tries to stop a fight at Boston, stabbed
six times--Several liquor raids in the
neighborhood of Dover, N. H--Body
found at Scarboro Beach identified, but
the cause OF death is mystery-In-
dividual ice dealers and harvesters or.
ganize to fight to combine-Explosion
of gas at the state capitol al Hartford.
TUESDAY, AUG. Is.
Man named Eastwood kills his wife,
her mother and man, shots at the lat
ter's wife and tries to find another man
to kill, at Mddebury, Vt--Five more
regiments will be raised for the war
Slight engagement near Malolos: one
American killed---New York's grain ex-
port trade waning; Boston's growing
In the arrest of Frank II. Holiday
Boston brokers are said to have es-
capped being defrauded by worthless
English drafts-Thousand of whe,
men reach Boston to attend the Goth
annual meet of the League Of American
Wheelmen-New Hampshire liauor
law violators flned-Unknown Italian
Columbia beat Defender in the race
for the Aston cups--Cape Nome min
ing season short. and output small for
that reason--CounSl Moss pleased
with results of the Nazet inquiry. and
says it is far From being cnded--Meat
| prices sharply advanced on account Of
new quotations made by the western
packers--Several large manufacturers
nf MA to,
| with a capital of IS, O0O, O0O-Mayor
| Jones sums up the Cleveland strike and
| boycott as a battle of money against
men and morals--Large quantity Of
| DR.. Sanarelli's yellow fever serum given
| to the Louisiana board of health for ex-
| periment-The strike among the work
crs employed by the smelter trust de-
| clared off by the men, who got no CON
cessions-Workers at Cambria Steel
works who have been earning from S16
to Sc a day have their wages cut and
will probably strike--Admiral Dewey
has an attack of fever-Treasury bal
ance on the right side-Contract for
building shops at New York navy yard
not awardcd---Congressm Dolliver
says that the events of the past year
| have made the United States stronger
than ever: will throw open a million
acres of land to civilization-Span
government sharply watching General
Welyer--British steamer Croma ashore
on one Of tie Orkney islands---Arch-
bishop of Rennes urges calmness dur
ing the Dreyfus trial----Lord Paunce-
Totes new title will be Baron Paunce-
| fote of Preston--M. Guerin anti Sem
itic leader. still holds out against Paris
police-Panic in Puerto Plata: revolu-
ton against Santo Domingo growing
| Surveying steamer Resolute sunk nv
collision with steamer Resolute sunk by
cutta--Esterhazy again confessns that
he wrote the bordereau, and explains
why it was necessary-.Casm ir Perlcr
confronts MERCER and denies his state
ments at Rennes court martial; Cavaig-
nae, Blot Chanoine. Zurlinden and
Hanotaux also testify.
WEDNESDAY. AUG. IS
Eight hundred more cloakmakers in
| New York join the strikers-Columh
once more defeats Defender in the clos
ing race of the New York Yacht club
cruise-Seven thousand dollars stolen
from railway station at toilette. Que
Search for assailant of NJ. La bori in
country around Rennes fruitless--An
| alliance effected between the League of
American Wheelmen and the Cyclists
Touring club of Chinese
troops engage in fierce battle with rob
bers-Transvaal government has not
replied yet to the English proposals.
troops engage in fierce battle
with robbers - Transvaal govern
ment has not replied yet to the
Bones of a mastodon found near New
burg, y. Y-Yaqui Indians being held
in check by Mexican government
Seneca Point hotel. Canandaigua Lake,
burned guests ape----William Kelly
held for perjury in the Bridgeport trolley
case--Emery BOardman. well-known
Belfast Me, lawyer, commits suicide
Manufacturer of Photographic sup
plies combine with capital of $4,000, 600
| Three men shot at Cleveland in con-
nection with the street car strike
Cotton Expert NELL predicts - 600 600
bale yield from the crop now maturing
Major Ray, in command of northern
Alaska advises people to keep away
from Cape Nome-Long strike of the
cigarmakers at Tampa is ended, manu-
facturers conceding every point of the
workmen---Ellis Rinehart. reported
tortured to death by Philippine insur-
gents. returns to Fort Wayne. Ind, in
good health Revenue cutter Bear
rescues 100 destitute miners on Kotzebue
sound--One case of yellow fever among
marines ut Havana; battalion to be
brought north a. once and quarantined
Mrs. LanCtry married to Hugo
Gerald de Bathe-Guerin. the Anti
Semitic league president, declared an
outlaw--Lord mayor Of London opens
relief fund for hurricane sufferers
Great Britain to protect Americans in
the Transvaal in case of war--Inter-
national Zionist congress opens al Basel,
Switzerland--Jews in Europe to form
an International league for protection
and defense--Another forged document
in secret dossier said to have been dis
covered-Kruger has not yet replied
to British proposition; great anxiety t
Pretoria-Labori out of danger;
villains attempted TO seize his wallet, but
he prevented the theft--Riotng con-
tinues at Londonderry; Methodist
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