Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-08-29
THE WEEKS NEWS
THURSDAY. AUG. %.

I! was n sad day at Readville, Mass,
for the knowing ones, for the far and
away favorite for the $4,000 purse,
Eleata, the unbeatcn mare from New
Hampshire, went down before the ris-
ing star Of Onward Silver. the iron
hearted chestnut stallion from East
AurOra-1hc steel officials claim that
the Monessen mills are working with
full crews, but dcserter from thc
ranks Of the non-union operatives says
That only Is men are working there.
President Shaffer says he has a plan
to settle the strike, but will not make
its details known, saying merely that
he will bring about such crisis that
a settlement will be forccd--Sir Thorn
as Upton says: 81 have the utmost
faith that we shall win. have boat
now at least nine minutes faster over
a 3O-milc course than the Shamrock |.
Whatever the outcome, | shall be salts
fed that the better boat has won, for
have good opinion of American sports
manship. and the fairness of the New
York Yacht clubs committeeman"
----Cubas voluntary annexation may
be the Democratic issue In 19O4----
Larned wins the national tennis cham
pionship by defeating Wright at New
port, Il. Labor congress to devise
means to aid the steel strike is pro-
jected---Dull convention of Pcnnsyl-
vana Republicans; Potter and Harris
nominated Government reports show
1900 to have been a prosperous year in
copper mining and smelling North
Adams, Mass, damaged 100000 by a
coudburst, losses also in New York and
Vermont-Governor Saycrs sends
message to Texas legislature recon-
mending law for taxing product of
oil wells in the state--Immigrato
frauds discovered at New York--Ad-
ministration will uphold ,hc Monroe
doctrine in Colombia but interfere only
in case of nccoSsity-IIurr i'm
Spanish town destroys 40 buildings and
kills several people--ial" sweeps the
West Indies. causing especial dana -
mt st. Vincent and arbados-Rcal
reason for Chinese courts delay is OPP
position to foreign supremacy in Pckin.
FRIDAY. AUG. %.
On the 5Oth anniversary of the cap
ture ofsthc queFn's cup by the old Amer
lea, Sir Thomas Iiptons Shamrock III
had her trial spin in New York lower
bay. The challenger did beautiful
work from start to finish. and both own
or and designer, who were on board
expressed themsely as perfectly sat
isfed with her behavior. She points
very close. is well balanced and stands
MP well--The Columbia gave the Con-
sttution a good sound beating twice
around the Seawanhaka triangular
course-Dcvclopm in the steel
strike are all with the trust. There is
tendency at Amalgamatcd headquar-
tiers to favor arbitration. and the name
of Governor Stone is mentioned as a
possible mediator--FiSh commissions
ers alarmed over the scarcity of Holsters
on the Massachusetts coast--Fall Xiv
er wage cut abandoned MS a failure
---MayfOwcr descendants to meet at
Buffalo Sept. 6 to 9-IIawaii makes
ARA ngements TO pay outstanding war
runts-Samucl Strong. Cripple Creek
millionaire mine owner, fatally shot
United States judge rules that Chi
ncsc born in Hawaii are American cit
izcns-Tax Collector Faulkner of New
Britain. Conn. held N $1,000 on n
charge of ELI bezzlement-W Western tel
ephone companies propose to build the
link needed to make telephone conner-
ton between the oceans continuous
Secretary Hay says there will be no in
reference in the isthmian trouble I'M
less necessary to protect our interests
General Trihe-Uribe sends to New
York agent of revolutionists for more
arms-Taku forts to be diSmantled
or demolished according to the views OF
army men Of the powers
SATURDAY, AUG. "a.
| No material change in the general
situation of the steel strike; abor lead
erS promise that "A crisis will he forced
within a week; magnatcs prepared 10
spend much time and money TO fight
Amalgamatcd ssociaton--Eliza
Wiley, II years old, daughter OF
Charles Wiley Of Durhni, y. H., was
assaulted by an unknown woung man
on the Durham road. and is in a critical
condition; her assailant not captured
-I.eominstcr, Mass, grocer sues Local
board of health for damages to stock
and trade caused by fumgation and
| quarantine for mallpox-Dowieites
again mobbed in Chicago--Vast exc
! dus from Nome; many miners idle; the
region is quet-All talk Of cutting
wages or curtailment at Fall River is
Over--Ncw York supreme court re-
fuses application of j. f. Addcks fol-
permission 10 intervene in Mexican
mining suit-No more schoolteachers
needed in the ilippnes-Schley
counsel have no doubt of result of in
| quiry--Twenty captured Chinese guns
added to the Springfield arsenal mr
seum-British capture big Boer con
voy-Senator Lodge and family il
RuSsia---Czar accepts kaiSer's inyi
tation to attend the naval maneuvers N
! Dantzig-London Times sustains tn,
position of the 'nited States as to the
isthmuS-German authorities plan {
i crusade against bogus American den
tists-Princc Chun, brother of IN,
Chinese emperor, will visit America OF