Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-05
THE WEEKS NEWS
THURSDAY. AUG. %.

the mills will be glad to hire workmen
MS individuals at the old wages, but
that unionism will have absolutely no
recognition. Simon Burns, general
master workman of the knights of La
Dor has addressed an open letter to
President Schwab OF the steel trust and
President Shaffer of the Amalgamated
association asking for arbitration
Mrs. Carrie Nation. the Kansas saloon
smashcr, toured New York, followed by
n cortagc of cabs containing ncwspa-
per men and artists. She made
spectacular call at police headquarters,
whence she was ordered away under
police escort by Commissioner Murphy,
who threatened to jail her unless she be-
hsved herself--Whle the steamboat
City Of Trenton was on her way from
Philn delpha to Trenton her port boiler
exploded. killing II persons, and in
turing over a score of otlcrS--Bryan
to be asked TO stump Rochester,
has $4,000 oil flrc--Alaba ma ne
grocs organize to fight disfranchiscment
--Iehigh Valley engineer nnd fireman
killed in a train wreck----DeathSf from
starvation reported from Texas famine
district Fla. citizens forc-
bly, silence two more cigar strike agi-
tators- Bishop Turner suggests
branding and deportation for negro
criminals
FRIDAY. AUG. 80.
Officials Of the mills of the United
States steel corporation that were
closed by the strike Of the Amalgamatcd
association state that they are receiving
many applications from former en-
ployes for work. The announcement
that the company would start their
mills non-union has, the officials believe,
caused "A weakening in the ranks of the
strikers. and many are seeking cover
six monster locomotives to be added
to the Boston and Albany railroad
quipmcnt--Ancient glacier discov-
cred in Colorado ordered in
cotton mills at Columbia. :. C
Deutschland reaches New York after
a record trip west--Latest reports
from steamer City Of Trenton say %
persons or more perished-Sccret SER
vice officers make important capture of
counterfeits in Oregon-W. c. Whit
ney checks boom to nominate him for
governor of New York-Sclby Smelter
people will not pay the reward for re-
covery of gold bars at San Francisco
, H. Il. StOddard elected grand CONF
, mander by Knights Tcmplars at Louis
ville-District Attorney Philhin be-
ing considered as anti-Tammany can
didatc for mayor of New York--.A
i,iI # = ~ TO no 10.
clared for the benefit of the stockhold-
crs Of the failed Cocheco National bank
Of Dover. y. H--Brtish public sharply
criticises the war otiice-BritiSh in
China telegraph for moro troops
Congressman Hull sees great CONNER
o. cial opportunities in the Philippines
Schley men declare SIMPSONS employ
ment of counsel indicates weakness of
!, his casc---Governor Taft returns TO
Manila after establishing civil rule in
seven provinces of northern Luzon--
Canadian pulp-wood statistics show
that Ii percent Of the output came to
United StateS--M. Constans. back in
Paris, says the sultan will yield soon,
and war is ont of the question.
e SATURDAY, AUG. 81.
! The feature of the steel strike situa-
| ton is the attack made editorally by
2 The Labor World, demanding the I'M
| pcachment of President Shaffrr of the
b Amalgamatcd association because he
n called the strike, and giving "a reasons
why he should bc removed from office
The paper mentioned is the organ of this
International Tin Workers Protoctiv,
7 association, and the mouthpicce of tn,
= Pttsburg district of the Mine Workers
, and the Pattern Makers association
t -Alonzo J. Whitcman, former mayor
Of Duluth Mimi, politician gambler
good liver and prince of bank swindlers
. man who has stolen a million. prob
= ably wound up his career in Boston
I when he jumped in there and trie,
, 10 make money at his old trick
e George NJ. Foster, former cashier Of tn,
II South Danvcrs, Mass, bank, plead
not guilty 10 two indictments-Glm
. will contest said TO have been compro
missed Death Of General william
Ludlow at Convent, \. J.--Chicag,
"LeYow" to investigate the entire polio
Z department Milwaukee steel strik or
Shaffer-- Charles w. Dayton now men
y toned as anti-Tammany candidate 70
& mayor--Capital of the Indian Hea'
l. National bank M \aShau, y. H.. to h
o reduced to 500 000--J Pierpont MOI
g gan and an associate buy a gold min
i in Colorado for 100000 and will oper
. ate-Bryan declares he is no longe
- candidate for the presidency unles
a the people demand it-ASSOciation 70
preservation Of New Hampshire forest
r holding nightly rallies in the Whit
. Meeting is called of Con
nccticuut bankers TO take action agains
10 New York clearing house banks charg
"A ing for collecting out-of-town check
90 William II. Hunt appointed governo
10 of Porto Rico --Canadian Pacili
w trackmen'S strike settled German
II said to have allied herself with Franc
" and Russia in ASa---1 hpory that tn
- sultan had outside support in his move
W. against France Brodrick's adviC
* that stern measures he taken in Sout
81 Africa is not regarded seriously in Lor
81 don.
~ SUNDAY, SEPT. /.
q The Columbia defeats the Constit,
10 ton in first trial racc--Thrcp Chica I
- detectives discharged for frauds upo