Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-09-14
THE WEEKS NEWS,
THURSDAY, SEPT. 7.

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proxy, thus escaping questions
, Twenty-sixth regiment of volunteers
parades in Boston--Fifty persons in
jured in railroad smashup at Connells-
vile, Pa--Forest fires in Harwich and
Chatham. Mass, burn over a dozen
houses--Murderer of Sheriff Smith Of
STAFFORD county, N. H. said to be cap
tured in Oklahoma-New York Cen
| trail stockholders sending in their prox-
| les In favor of the lease of the Boston
/ and Albany-Cruiser Detroit ordered
to La Guayra, Venezuela, to protect
American interests-An alleged en-
bezzler Of 5000, 900 surrenders in New
York-Attempt to burn st. SaWour's
Episcopal church at Bar Harbor Me
-Mazet committee to investigate the
Ramapo grab" in New York-Sir
Thomas Upton gives n dinner to news
paper men aboard his steam Yacht
Harmonious session Of the Maryland
Republican state committee-Voter
beats Administration in a mile race at
! Sheepshead Bay-Coumbia said to
have been held back in her recent races
with the Observation-Disclosures woman
rides 600 miles on bicycle in 70 hours
GRAND lodge Of the Grand United
Order Of odd Fellows in session a. Bos-
ton-Strike Of Boston steam filters
helpers for a uniform wage of 81 per day
American Bankers association de-
mand firmer establishment of the gold
standard-Seven members of New
York prospecting party die in Alaska.
FRIDAY, SEPT. S.
Rear Admiral Picking dropped dead
! at Charestown navy yard-President
Mckinley yielSing to the pressure for
change of commanders at Manila and
General Miles may go-Ntolent
speeches at meeting Of first raad of
Transvaal denouncing England; Kru-
ger urges observation-disclosures in
Rutland, VT. house Of correction kills
himself; sets fire to his bedding and is
burned to death-Heavy storm off
Nova Scotia; eight men lost off Kildare
cape-Motor tripet goes five miles in
seven minutes and 30 seconds a Brock
ton, Mass-Fitzsimmo to challenge
the winner OF the Jeffries- Sharkey fight
Brig Katahdin of Bangor, with cargo
Of coal, water-logged and abandoned
about Go miles east of Boston light
| German and Italian attaches refuse to
testify at Rennes, and court martial de-
clines to allow a rogatory commission to
be sent to receive their dispositions, a
crushing blow to the Defense Major
Carriere begins his speech for the prose-
cution-General business boom at
Nashua, N. H-Railroad tunnel under
Pixies Peak rojected-Sixty-fou four
cases Of yellow fever reported at Key
West--Fire at North Stratford. n. H,
, causes damage OF $50 000--Growing
. demand for open-hearth steel in place
of Observation-Disclosures City, L. l., hotel,
: owned by the A. T. Stewart estate.
burned-The Arbucles declare thew
are in the sugar.refining business to stay
Scheme for gigantic railway sys-
, tenn, consolidating trunk lines aggregat-
, ing 50S1 miles of track--The Addicks
syndicate baked In attempt to prevent
! Delaware General Electric company
from building trolley road-Insurgents
making nightly demonstrations near
Imus-Bryan declares for establish
ment by the United States of Philip
pine republic-Reconnoit party
meets a body of rebels near San Rafael
and scatters them-lssues of 1900
likely to be prosperity and expansion by
, Republicans and antitrust and anti
imperialism by Democrats -Transvaal
asks Great Britain for explanation Of
mobilization Of British troops on Trans
vaal frontier.
SATURDAY, SEPT. Q.
Pension Commissioner Evans not to
be removed from office-Holyolte
Mass, assessors discover much personal
property not returned-Naval parade
marks the close of the G. A. r. encamp-
ment at delphia-General Jim
= inez arrives at Moca- Santo Domingo,
and Is received with great enthusiasm
Cape Ann anchor works at Glouces
ter, Mass, burned-Two big fires
in Louisville; two men fatally hurt
. II. NJ. Whitney offers s25, 600 for hos
pital in Sydney, provided he is one of
: the managers-Official publication in
Berlin of statement by German officers
, that they never had any relations with
: Dreyfus--British cabinet meets re-
port that Balfour opposes some Of his
colleagues; outcome of the meeting was
pacific; no ultimatum yet sent, but
- further conference insisted UPON
3 Two-cent fares on branch lines estab-
| lished by General Electric railway in
: Chicago-Net increase of 22l9 miles In
American railroads last year; heaviest
:. construction in the southwest-The
= Financial Chronicle estimates present
cotton crop at II, 235 1888 bales, the larg-
est yet grown-Senator Lodge said to
be agitating the nomination of Roosevelt
$ for vice president II Hobart wishes to
retire-Fall River mill treasurers re
ceive request from New York promoters
asking for a decision regarding offer
. made for corporation stock--An extra
. session Of congress may be called-Re-
}. port that Morgan is to back the Panama
4 Canal company-Delegatio Of G. A.
e r. veterans calls on the president to ex-
! press confidence in Evans--Insurgents
congress met at Tarlac and two con-
n servative men were chosen to high po-
t sitions decree issued taxing Cinnamon
. British troops at Natal In active
training and are ready for war.
4 SUNDAY. SEPT, 10.
: Dreyfus found guilty and sentenced to
= 10 years Imprisonment: wave of in
, dignatiOn sweeps over the world
S death of FIR. OConnor OF the Mis-
y sion church, Boston-General Otis
4 friends trying to prevent the sending
h OF General Merritt to Manila-The
! Twenty sixth regiment leaves Provi-
dence for the west-Secretary Root