Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-09-28
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THE WEEKS NEWS,
THURSDAY SEPT. 81.

Bruce and Slattery decline to head the
ticket of Mass achusetts Democrats;
Robert T. Paine for governor and John
II. Mack for lieutenant governor
Sader silver Republican, wins the Ne
vada governorship contest-Grand
Army declines invitation to participate
In the New York Dewey parade
President Andrade Of Venezuela said to
be meditating fight---Government
will take strict measures to give Co.
lumbia and Shamrock a clear course
Ten Eyck defeats Brennan at Bed
ford Basin in their three mile scull race
Reports reach London that Cham
berlan sent dispatch to Transvaal
demanding disarmament; more rumors
! Of war preparations--Chi Justice
| Parmenter enters upon his 2Sth year Of
service in the Boston municipal court
Appointment Of William -. T. Trefry of
Marblehead to the position of tax and
corporation commissioner confirmed by
the Massac husetts executive council
| William NJ. Hodge held at Boston in
! 100000 until Oct. 10; arrested in North
Adams. by Boston police. on a charge
of obtaining $4,000 by false pretence-
! About 5000 woodworkers on strike in
New York-Trust conference begins a
st. I.ouis-Valuab BILE Indian relics found
near Brooklin, Me-Boom for Pension
Commissioner Evans for vice president
/ -Barnstable County (Mass.) Street
| railway cannot get material in time to
comply with time limit of charter. and
may forfeit it-Demand for woolens
continues according to Treasurer Wood
B of the American Wooden company, who
reports the entire product Of its 30 mills
as disposed of-Belief in Washington
| that the corner stone ceremonies at
| Chicago will be abandcned--Foars that
| the advance in the price OF steel will
| cause loss to contractors building war
| ships-Merchants in Guatemala and
| Honduras urge recall Of United States
| Minister Observation-Disclosures in Asia
! Minor kills hundreds of people--Drey-
! fus leaves his prison at Rennes and pro-
ceeds to Nantes-Ten thousand Japan
| csc laborers contract for work in Hawaii
London wool sales show an advance
of over 10 percent in prices since July
Anchor and buoy marked Andree Polar
| Expedition found on King Charles ISL
nnd-Industrial outlook in New South
Wales more encouraging than it has
been for years.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 90.
Wild disorder in Massachusetts DEM
ocratic state convention, but plan of
Williams men goes through; Paine and
Mack at head of ticket-President
Steyn of the Orange Free State accuses
Great Britain of breach Of faith; strong
" endorses ansvaal--President Nc
Kinley's Philippine policy to be gov
erned by Admiral Dewey's advice
Governor Lowndes demands resignation
Of Senator Wellington as chairman of
Maryland state central committee
The president has no present intention
Of calling an extra session of congress
-.NebrasAa Republicans nominate
NJ. B. Reese for supreme Justice
Peter Jackson. the pugilist, dying OF
pneumonia at Victoria, b. C--Man-
chester On. h Telephone company
bought by New England company
Three-cent car fare issue in Detroit
abandoned--The New orleans arrival
at Santo Domingo inspires the foreign
residents with feeling of security
Death of William H. Newhall, for AZ
years town clerk Of Saugus, Mass-
College Of liberal arts of Boston uni
versity opened for its 9th year-Pro
lessor George F. Moore chosen president
of Andover Theological seminary
No further changes will be made In
Columbia before the IA ces except Sigh
alterations In her sails--Silver Lake
mines in San Juan county. Col, sold t
Round Mountain company of Boston fol
about 1000 000-Price of pig iron ad-
J vanced another 81 per ton--St. Vim
cents hospital. Norfolk. practically de.
stroyed by fire in which an insane
woman loses her life-Worcester labor
, unions to take a hand in the municipal
campaign with the eight hour day fol
. city employees as an issue--Anti-im-
perialists to open headquarters in Wash
ington; western Republican senators say
the issue will help them-Dreyfu
reaches Carrentras, in southern France
SATURDAY, SEPT. %.
British cabinet meets no news giver
out as to the result, but belief is cur
, rent that aggressive action was taken
Baron Rothschild visits Balfour; Lon
) don fears a Boer raid; rumor that Eng
land has secured Delagoa bay--Thie
takes 40 rings from Boston jewelry
store in broad daylight and escapes
Roosevelts request that G. A. r. b,
given choice of position in Dewey pa
rade ignored by plan and scope com
mttee-Bridget Drury held for CRANE
. Jury in Leominster. Mass. poisoning
case--Dreyfus may spend winter il
San Antonio, Tex-EX Congressman
Jerry Simpson in an address sympa
thizes with Aguinaldo and is hooted of
the stage at Wichita, Kan
: Farrell Il Hurley, shoe and leather, o
, Lynn, have resigned - Walter L
Ramsdel declines the Democratic nom
. ination for auditor OF Massachusetts--
New selling agreement at Fall Rive
: goes into effect-Vermont making ex
! tensive preparations to welcome Deve
: Projectors of new North Carolini
S cotton mill purchase "a site-Lack o
) transportation facilities expected I
. cause a coal famine in the central state
injuries to Yale players begin al
though the eleven has not yet lined III
for the season-Estimated pig iroi
OUTPUT of United States this year IA,
O00 900 tons. or two-fifths of worlds pro
, acknowledgements ditch train nea
0 Angeles and kill two Americans, but ar
/: soon put to fiight--Judge Paxton o
y PENNSYLVANIA urged as interstate com
Calhoun of Illinois--Report on tn
efficiency of the Springfields and tn
Krags in the Philippines gives the Ode
gun a very good standing.
b SUNDAY SEPT. "a.
, Cruiser Charleston, the monitor Mon
: terey. the gunboat Concord and the sup
q ply ship Zafiro attacked Olansapo, OF