Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-07-27
Quotations are as Follows:
THE WEEKS NEWS.
THURSDAY. lilly %

General Alger resigns as secretary Of
war, to take effect at the presidents
plea sure-Rioting of New York and
Brooklyn trolley strikeys becomes very
serious; strike observation-disclosures
schooner Hattie f. Worcester wrecked
off Sable island, and 16 men are missing
Harry Elkes makes a new mile BIZ
cycle record of 131 at Washington
Finance committee of Salem, Mass,
acknowledge the appropriations made
exceed the legal limit by over 81 900
Author of the circular distributed in
Matanzas, calling upon natives to arm
against Americans, likely to be pun
ished--General Otis censorship. as re-
vealed by the protest of the correspond
ents in the Philippines. has done much
to injure our cause--United States
consul a San Salvador reports a state OF
seige-Shamrock easily beats Britain
MIA in their second trial race-Mount
Aetna in eruption; earthquake shocks
felt IS miles observation-disclosures in
South Africa Is relieved by Kruegers
concessions. and a peaceful feeling pre-
vails-Peace committee rejects Cap
tain Mahans proposal for application
of stipulation Of Geneva convention to
hospital ships.
FRIDAY, JULY 81.
Franco America treaty negotiations
again at a critical stage-Death OF
Baroness Nathanie, Rothschild-Death
of General Thomas F. Mccoy. Mexican
war veteran--Rapid progress being
made in the organization OF the new pro-
visional army--Cutter Shamrock
leaves Southampton for the Clyde
L. L. Cheney wins the golf champion
ship Of Connecticut--Sir Thomas Lip
ton to charter an sO00-ton steamer and
bring 600 guests to America-The
Peary relief expedition sails from sgd
ney-Royal Baron defeats Kingmond
for $4,000 trotting stake at
Detroit-Three driveiA thrown In
horse race at Holyoke, Mass
Death Of Rev. Henry Lambert of
Newton, Mass--More than 10000 i'm
migrants and tourists arrived in Boston
last year-Industrial sub-commis-
sion's expectation OF finding a fish trust
| at Boston abandoned-Nort Atlantic
squadron arrives at Newport--Chap-
lains for the life-saving stations pro-
posed-R. B. Molineux indicted for
the murder OF Mrs. X. J. Adams
| Germany having trouble with the Chi
a
heat in England: numerous sunstrokes
! French government will try to pre-
vent lion and bull fghts-Russan
| wheat crop shortage estimated at some
| 100, 900 900 Unsatisfactory with tri-color
and seditious cries parades Barcelona
streets-Dreyfus spending his entire
time studying the documents in his case
Sixty persons drowned at Canton,
| VII. l. a. 4
SATURDAY, JULY 20.
Arrest at Albany Of Robert Waldstein,
wanted at Boston for forgery-Death
Of Captain James b. Nichols, city auditor
OF Salem, Mass-Old street car com
panies in Detroit adopt straight scent
fares. except nights and mornings
Trade review reports midsummer bust
ness Of unprecedented volume-Body
OF Charles L. Pllsbury found hanging
to a tree at Cape Elizabeth, Me
Statue of Robert Burns unveiled at
Barre, Vt-Committee OF New Hamp-
shire legislature finds that charges made
by late Deputy State Treasurer Gssrrish,
affecting the integrity Of State Treasurer
Scion A Carter, were unfounded
-Proba bility that an agreement will
be reached in Lynn, Mass, morocco
strike soon-Cannon Of a by-gone day
being sent from Boston navy yard as
relics for Grand Army posts and public
parks--Senator Proctor says that
there will be a reaction Of opinion with
respect to Secretary Alger in due time
and that the secretary OF war has been
seriously misrepresented-Six Italians
lynched at Tallulah. La--Death of Col
onel Robert q, observation-disclosures
Republicans confident of victory in 1900
New York street cars apparently
running on schedule time-Eruptior
of Mauna Loa volcano, in Hawaii, after