Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-10

trolley cars in Brooklyn-Russan in
terpreter in New York arrested for en-
beZzement in Russia--Retail butchers
meet in New York and discuss protec-
ton against holesalers--Mayor Will
Jam w. Whiting of Pittsfield dies sud
denly Of apoplexy--Corners laid
for monument to General Stark a Peru.
Nt--Fred Butler of Haverhill, wanted
In that city for manslaughter, gives him
self up to the police--Lighthouse at
BaIabac captured from Filipinos by
Lieutenant Commander Nazro--Gen-
eral Jiminez will not go to Santo Do
mingo at present-Sweeney defeats
Goldstein in glove fight at the Coney
| Island Sporting club--Cutter sham
! rock sighted in tow of the steam yacht
| Erin--Gold certificates not in great de-
mand in Washington-Fiv negroes
| and white man wounded during a
| South Carolina melce--Oficia1 An
nouncement made that N. G. a. riders
! will be barred from Montreal races
| Maiden postoffice will be consolidated
| with Boston Sept 1-Stockholders of
the Central Massachusetts railroad be-
| gin proceeding to break the lease Of that
road to the Boston and Mane--Judge
| Hutchinson. in his report in the Seery
! homicide case at Dedham, Mass. finds
that the woman came to her death by
violence, which in his opinion was I'm
ficted by her sons---West Virginia coal
! miners to demand advance in wages
| Mexico TO be represented at national ex-
port xposition--Senator Plat re-
pudiates Counsel Moss Of the Mazet
ommittee-Threaten race war in
! Paragould. Ark; negroes driven from
! town--No more bodies found at Mt
Desert slip; number of lives lost. %
| Mining resumed at the Thunder Bay
| region Lake superior, and very rich de-
posts of silver reported-Frenchm
who have secured valuable mining con-
cessons in China say that the resources
! of the empire in quicksilver. copper, etc
are immense--Trial of Dreyfus begins
at Rennes he asserts his innocence and
eXcites sympathy; court will hold secret
sessions hereafter until the dossier has
been fully xamined-Harry Hough Of
| Dover N. H., arrested on a state war
rant for embezzlement---Div de-
clared by Fall River mills show salts
factory earnings for the past quarter
New anti-Cruelty society to interest chill
dren organized in New York by Mrs.
Myles Standish-Altgeld denounces
Goebe and predicts his overWhe ming
defeat for governorship of Kentu- ky
Report that General Alger will ~ot run
for senator because his business inter-
ests require his undivided attention.
Richmond Hosiery company of Chat
tanooga to double its hosiery capacity
and build a new mill to make under
weaf-Chicago real estate facing the
tracks of the Union Elevated loon
shrinks in value between $1,000 900 and
$40, 900, 900, according to the assessors
President Mckinley buys his old home
in Canton. O-One new case of yellow
fever a. Hampton soldiers home
Secretary Root said to be pleased with
condition of war epartment--Presi-
dent said to be preparing plan to end
the war in the Philippines; will force
natives to ask for terms, and these terms
will be liberal--Chapel to commemo.
rate peace conference TO be erected by
American delegates at The Hague.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. Q.
Macarthur with 1000 men. defeats al
army of 5000 urgents-Columbi de-
feats Defender by Am. Is. in a 30-mil,
spin--SOut1 IN Democrats think sent
ment against Bryan is growing--Gen
eral Miles celebrates his Goth birthday
anniversary-Sec Root says thu
war will be prosecuted with vigor--
Syndicate TO control the street railways
electric lighting and gas systems of ST
Louis---Charles Bennett shoots anC
kills Ida Miller at Conway Corner n. II
and then takes his own llfe--Boer.
think Chamberlain is trying to fore
on war-Report that China anC
Japan have concluded an alliance
Charles Blood of WestwoOd, Mass, in
stantly killed by being run over--Alis
Lillian Clayton Jewett arrives at Boston
, with the Baker family-Rev. Carlo
Morales arrives "a Boston from SAL
l Domingo, from which country he fle
to escape possible danger from TIT
friends of the late Presiden Heureau,
Members of Governor Blacks com
merce commission. now in Boston, frank
ly admit that Boston is a successful riva
: of New York in the grain trade--Deatl
. of Ex-Governor Atkinson of Georgia
Germany buys 10000 tons Of pig iron il
this country--Goebel begins his cam
paign for governorship OF Kentucky
Independent distillers meet at Louis
vile TO perfect plans for opposing tn
| whisky trust-Coroner' jury finds Nj
: Desert slip accident caused by insult
, ticient construction of the slip--Altgel
denies that he said that the silver issu
might not be paramount in the mex
; campaign--Rev. Charles Nj. Lamsor
. d. D., president of the a b. c. f. NJ
, died in St. Johnsbury, Vt--Two hun
J dred delegates. representing 105 Ney
} York labor organizations, form a ney
political party-Diamond Match com
pany pays Edwin Gould 100000 bonu
} to call halt upon his plans for an indie
pendent factory--The Whitney Elkn
syndicate about establishing a connect
, ing automobile system between Me-
! York and Philadelp hia--Managem
( of the Worumbo wooden mills al LiSbor
t Me, will shut down the plant if labC
trouble is not settled this week
: Aguinaldo appeals to the powers to rec
I ognize his ernment--President Nc
r Kinley decides to stay two weeks longe
= at Plattsburg-First case of yello,
? fever among United States troops a
4 Havana reported-Aguinald will nc
deliver Spanish prisoners without tn
= pope's interventiOn-Dr. Archnard c
Q New Orleans says yellow fever SERUM
has proved an utter failure in that cit
American gunboat fires on a LuZo
e town without warning; one child killed
D authorities express resret-New YOr
< and other bankers will now be supple
1 with gold certificates in exchange on de