Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-10-26

packers get contracts for supplying the
British army with nearly 5000, 900 pounds
of canned beef---Supreme court in
Michigan rules that women are ineligible
to office in that state unless specially
provided for by statute---Alieged plan
of Rockefeller, Stillman and other cap-
talists to establish a chain Of banks in
large cities of the United states In
auguration of President Hadley of Yale
Cuban census progressing smo Jthlv
Guatemala yields to demand Of
United States and will pay Richards
from yellow fever in
Creases in Cuba-Eaiser to visit Fog
land in November-Non Bulow believes
Germany should maintain present posi-
ton in Slmoa--Former President
Ezeta of san Salvador goes to Mexito
hoping to secure aid--Japan plans to
have 100 ships participate in the naval
maneuvers next April-As President
Audrade of Venezuela is practically
abandoned, he may have to accept in
surgents conditons---Captai Voulet
and ChanOine leaders of the outlaw
French expedition in the Soudan, killed
by their own men.
FRIDAY. OCT. 20.
Columbia again led in a vain race;
time limit expired before line was
reached---Chamberl makes a speech
in house Of commons, and mis- conduct of
negotiations is approved; Nryburg sur
vendors to Boers--National organiza-
ton formed by the anti-i mperialists-
Charles Anderson, Swede, attempts 10
kill his wife at Providence--New
Hampshire to give testimonials 10 the
battleships Kearsarge and Alabama---
Death of William Appleton, the we'll
known publis -MaSSachusett SUI
prcme court decides that alienation of
a husbands affections is no crime
William Grewer Kills Airs. Jennie Lee
grow and himself at Portland, Me
Governor Wolcott appoints Edward A.
Bracket and Joseph w. Collins To the
Massac husetts fish and game commits
sion--S smallpox spreading in Texas
Report that a New York man has given
Yale $4,000 000--i'laXseed is Sl.30 a
bushel and appears to be cornered---
Bicycle concerns not included in the
American company may form new or
ranization--ldaho authorities secure
the retention Of federal troops in the
Occur d'Alene mining distrct--ln-
diana judge rules that employment of a
physician is not compulsory; faith
curists consider it great victory
Jury in counterfeiting case against Ing
ham and hewitt at Philadelphia fail to
agree. but judge refuses discharge
Inability Of Pennsylvania railroads to
deliver coke in the eastern section may
cause furnaces to bank their fires
Inquiry a : to furnishing ready-made
frame houses to cost from 5000 to sl00G
received from smyrna, Turkey, by q
Cincinnati trade paper-Lawton and
Young al Arayat with strong force
preparing to move on San Isidro. which
will be held as base for Operations
Lieutenant Colonel Cook of the First
Washington regiment thinks Aguinaldo
is seriously crippled by his cousin theft
OF 1000.
SATURDAY, OCT. 81.
The eleventh attempt to "lift' the
Americas cup has ended in utter failure.
Ike all the others; Columbia Won this
race in half a gale, Upton may challenge
again--Boers repulsed after eight
hours fighting at Glencoe. their loss
said 10 be about 500 men, British lost
zoo Schooner TWO Forty run down
and sunk by steamer in Boston harbor;
four seamen drowned-Joe ChOynski
knocks out Jimmy Ryan in seven rounds
Volunteer regiments are full, with
the exception of the Forty ninth. colored
Hugo Grolman. a bookkeHDer at
Boston, commits suicide---Writ OF
habeas corpus for Captain Carter dis
| missed by federal judg on
the Ohio election seems to indicate that
the chances are about eVen-Pltts-
burg police demand more pay, and have
other grievances, and may strike-Sen-
ator Proctor denies that he is boom
ing Dewey; says neither he nor the ad
miral is in politics--Negro, who con
| fessed to burning a woman and -four
children, burned at the stake in Mis-
/ sissippi-Window glass trust settles
/ with the workers union upon a wage
scale of an average advance of per
cent; rule will apply to independent
plants also-Intransigean in Cuba
condemn the census as immoral, unjust
and stupid---General Young takes Sar
lsidro; American loss, one killed, three
wounded-Sepoys in Burmah raid a
! theatre. and attack English officers
wounding four--President Andrade OF
Venezuela accepts rebels terms and the
Schneider, who fought a duel with Cap
tain Cuignet, as the result of the latter''
testimony at Rennes, is dead.
SUNDAY, OCT, %
British drive Beers back again and cap
ture Elandslaag --Death at Boston o.
Horace l.. Hastings editor OF The Chris
tian-Two boys burned to death in g
! henhouse in Newport-War depart
ment records show that General Mile:
secured the surrender of General ToraI'
army at Santiago--Hunters HAVING
good success with big game in Maine
Indications point to Goehers defeat IL
| Kentucky-AAryland gold Deliberate
committee announces It's intention I,
support the epublicans-Penrsy l
vanla Republican committee nominate
ex-senator Mitchell for state treasure
--Presdent Andrade of Venezuela nee
to Trinidad; General Castro to succeed
i h.m-Captain Carriers counsel to max
another appeal--Cornerston of new
public library building at Mansfield
Mass, lad-Farmers League OF Lin
coin County organized In Maine--ot
fetal figures show the largest registra
ton before state election in the histor
of Boston-Print cloth advanced asal
by the Fall River selling committee
Admiral Dewey, by advice of his ply
| sicians. cancsls his civic elS49sMent