Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-09-07

goods scheme nipped in the bud by secret
service fiicials-Innocence of Dreyfus
shown by Major Hartmann and NJ de
Fond Lamotte-Transvaa govern
ment willing to have conference at
Cape Town--Loss caused by recent
hurricane in Porto Rico about 800, 600 900
-Postoffice receipts for August show
substantial gain over those of the same
month last year--Memorial window in
honor OF ex-President c. c. FELTON, OF
Harvard added to Sanders theater.
MONDAY, SEPT. 4.
New York Grand Army men dis
gruntled az not being invited to march
In Dewey parade--Amos l.. Allen,
Speaker Reeds private secretary denies
charge that he is disloyal to the Nc
Kinley administration--Wa between
Great Britain and the Transvaal be-
lieved to be unavoidable; clash may come
within a few days--Death Of Rev. Dr.
George f. Eaton, presiding elder of the
Cambridge district Of the New England
Methodist conference, at Cambridge
Mass--A ssistant Census Director
wixes coming to Boston to confer with
New England pervisors-Daniel
M. Cannon. who shot Miss Lovejoy at
South Paris, Me- it has been discovered
committed sucide--The stable OF the
Hon. Frank Jones won $50, 900 this year
TUESDAY, SEPT. 3.
Imposing parade of labors hosts in
Boston-Tale OF evidence Of Dreyfus'
guilt at German embassy disproved
Shamrock does we'll in a trial spin in
American waters-Columbia beats De-
fender ION. is. and the trial races are
= I'll L No, H..
a new hammer throwing record at
Bayonne-Tommy West knocks out
George Byers In glove fight at Coney
Island-John Y. McKane at the point
of death at Sheepshead Bay--Arthur
Lockwood wins the golf mpionship
at Cape Cod--Abner Cakes. an aged
man. coolly tells how he killed his son at
Sheridan plantation, Me---Admiral
Dewey arrives at Gibraltar-Captain
Evans plans opposed by the plan and
scope committee OF the Dewey celebra-
tion--Patrick A. Collins and Gamaliel
Bradford attack Mckinley at Irish
nationalist picnic-Chicago platform
Democrats hold mass meeting in New
York--Temporary line defining Alas
kan boundary said to rave been agreed
upon by Great Britain and United states
panions. win stake races al Sheepshead
Bay-Explosion at the works OF the
American Powder company in Acton,
Mass; no one seriously injured.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. C.
Elk Governor Boutwell, of Massachu-
sets assails the administration policy
at an anti-imperiaistm meeting at Spring
field. Mass-Barones Hrsch's fortune
to be divided between two adopted sons
Eagle about to attack a child at
Athol, Mass, shot by child's father
Thorne put to sleep in third round in
midd eweight battle with Mccoy
Rennes courtmartial declines to
ask foreign governments about the
bordereau. but is willing TO receive any
volunteer testimony; Labori telegraphs
Emperor of Germany and King of Italy
to permit Schwartzkoppen and Paniz-
zardi to appear and testify; days evil
dence in favor OF Dreyfus-News con-
corning Transvaal situation Is very un-
satisfactory: London stock market de-
pressed by war reports-Massach uetts
factory legislation taken as a basis for
laws in other states-First division Of
Massachusetts naval brigade begins an
eight days annual tour of duty on the
L. S. S. Prairie-About 80 cases of yell
low fever at West Point-Cup chal-
lenger Shamrock goes out for her sec
ond tuning-up sail and shows up we'll
Republicans in Virginia will make
no legislative COMMUNICATIONS with
crowns discovered in the old Pueblo ru-
ms near Santa Fe-Defender and CO.
lumbia have a race for the Goddard cup
and Columbia wins easiy-Work be-
gun on new railroad between Canon
City and Cripple Creek-Mob at John
son Springs. Va, takes possession OF
the court, and drives a Mormon elder
from the town--Great parade a. the G..
A. r. encampment at Philadelphia; pres
ident and naval officers enthusiastically
gree ted-Rev. Charles II. Corey, d. D.,
president Of Richmond (Va) Theological
seminary, died at Seabrook, N. H
Democratic national committee to at
once open headquarters a Chicago; j.
G. Johnson Of Kansas chosen manager
Invention reported whereby it is
claimed the labor of making tin plate
can be reduced rs percent and better ma
terial produced--Force of 100 Maca-
bebe scouts organized for service in the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. that Secretary
Root has recommended a change in
Philippine policy - Representative
Hepburn of Iowa save he will make an
effort to have house rules changed
Famine adds to the terror of the plague
in India-San Domingo's provisional
government warmly received--Two
Prussan ministers resign as result Of
the defeat of the canal bill.