Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-06-29
FHE WEEKS NEWS
THURSDAY. JUNE %.

More than a score Of buildings burned
and loss of about $780, 900 by probably
Incendiary fire at Livermore Falls, Me
CHARLES Murphy rides a mile on a
bicycle behind a train in 1 minute and
s seconds-Rear Admiral Schley pre-
scented with a silver tea service in Bal
Observation-Disclosures committee re-
sumes its sessions at The Hague--Ad-
miral Dewey arrives at Colombo, Ceylon
Minister who married Mrs. Sloane
and Mr.. Belmont censured by fellow
ministers--No trace Of the missing dis
obled steamer Whitman
defeats Ware for the Massachusetts
state tennis championship-Bi dis
tilleres combination has been formed
with a capitalization of s125. 1000
Careful estimates place the amount OF
the deficit next June 80 at less than $780,
900. 000--Brooke reports three deaths
among American troops in Santiago and
Puerto Principe from yellow fever
Bourgeois will not try to form a min
istry, but Delcasse may be asked.
FRIDAY. JUNE 23.
President Mckinley to authorize the
enlistment Of more men for the Philip
pines-Contribution to the Dewey
home fund thus far amount to $40, 80
| Triple drowning in a reservoir near Dan
bury, Conn-Rich New York men buy
a shell for the Harvard varsity crew
w. c. Whitney signs = I4-year- old Jockey
at a salary Of $40. 0G0 year--Admiral
Dewey, at Colombo, is presented a silver
casket and replies TO an address--Dr.
c. L. Dodge. a well known Fail River
dentist drowned-Further hearing be-
fore industrial commission on agricul-
l
less Carriage club to be formed at Bos-
ton-Harvard to have an infirmary
called Stillman Hall - Miserable
equipment sent by war depart
ment to Massachusetts - George
town university confers degree of
LII. D. upon Rear Admiral Schley--
Indications of a rate war over western
summer passenger business-Receiver
appointed for the Prang Taber Art COM
pany of Springfield, Mass-Some init
| nations that the Connecticut trolley
combine may unite eventually with the
steam roads-Secretary of the New
England Shoe and Leather association
expresses the opinion that the export
trade is to be the most prominent feature
| of the shoe manufacturing industry In
New England in the future--Decision
/
grafton to United States rapidly increas-
ing-Washington officials pleased by
Samoan situation-New French cab
met formed by Waldeck- Rousseau
The khalifa of Egypt reported defeated
and his capture near-England will
furnish substantial aid to the Antarctic
expedition-H. NJ. Whtney's Nova
Scotia iron company organized with
$50 900 900 capital-Laurier sending an
envoy to Rome to give pledges of fur
ther concessions to the Catholics in
Manitoba if they cease agitation-De-
rand of the American delegates to The
Hague conference for protection of pri-
vate property in time Of war not yet al
lowed to be presented, and if presented
will be strenuously opposed.
SATURDAY, JUNE -.
General Wood refuses the presidency OF
a street railroad and will return to San
tiago de Cuba-Death of John G. Moore
tie noted New York banker-Joe Wal
colt whips Dan Creedon in a 20-round
fight in New York-Governor Roose-
welt gets a rousing reception in Kansas
Compliant Quashed in case against
Lowell Daily Mail. relating to liquor ad-
vertisements in no-license cities
PAGER Barney suspended for year, with
his owner and his driver, by race Judges
at MISUNDERSTANDING of the Navy
Long presents the diplomas to graduates
of Westford. Mass, cademy-Youne
woman arrested In Providence, who Is
accused Of making and uttering forged
note, which she claimed Helen Gould CAV
her-University of Pennsylvania viii
send an athletic team abroad next year
-Grocers of England France and
America arranging for a conference at
! Paris in June, 1900-Reported corner
and rise in price of veal in Chicago
markets has had no resulting effect in
Boston-Harvard memorial committee
recommends the building of hall in
, honor Of Harvard men who died in the
, Spanish war-Committee in charge OF
the fund for the Johnstown Aood suf
ferers refuse to give the money to the
Cuban Industrial Aid society-Denver
business interests move against fake
mining ventures-Dr. Cook returns tC
the United States from his Antarctic
expedition-New England and New
, York interests buy the Grinnell gold
mines. Colorado--Russian government
orders $50, 900 tons of steel rails from the
Carnegie company--New York tax
commissioners reduce the assessments
on personal property 80 percent-Gov
!, ernor Pingree announces his union with
; Secretary Alger in the interest Of the
latter's senatorial candidacy-Mort
liberal regulations regarding private
postal cards-Few Of the leaders ir
! the house Of representatives of 1890 are
, there now---Adjutant General Corbir
| defends Otis and refuses to say anythint
t about reports Of increase of army ir
l Luzon-Secretary Gage says the mat
ter of a new cabinet Office of colonies ano
commerce has not been discussed mucf
, fficially-Aguinaldo masses the larg
est insurgent army yet brought together
= opposite Mac Arthur and takes command
himself-War department denies re
: ports Of suppression of facts as tc
deaths in Philippines; figures show re
markedly few fatalities and great i'm
campaign-Agreemen on Alaskan
boundary reached-Extreme tension
over the Transvaal dispute. and business
suspended at Cape Town--British anC
, Canadian governments to subsidiz'
. steamship line from Halifax to West In
Q dies.
SUNDAY, JUNE %.
8 English government does not den.
:. warlike preparations at the Cape
!, Reichstag practically refuses to bu
: islands from Spain-Aguinaldo prepar
a ing for another attack on Americans
German canal bill may break up min
: stry-Two men killed during the prog
3 ress of the Seawanhaka Corinthian yact
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