Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-08-29

Bill" Gates. millionaire, and best known
man in the Klondike marries his l.
ycar-old niece, and has to dccamp--
Mr.. IIolbcin tries to swim the English
channel from France to Dover, and col
shore-Boers defy Kitchener's proc
lamation: counter one issued; sharp
skirmishing within 30 miles of the
Indian ocean---Six cars Of Maine
Central freight train derailed at East
Newport and demolished--W. G..
Marshall, under arrest in Boston,
charged with defrauding W. r. White
Commander Booth Tucker tells an
audience at tho Salvation Army camp
meeting at Old Orchard that the So
ciety shelters 5000 persons nightly
Coal schooner Harold Il. Bcecher run
down by an unknown steamer and sunk
in Vineyard sound----Steel trust off
Gals promise to double the nOn-unon
men at work in their mills this week {;
strikers ridiculc the pronisc--.Tames
r. keenc chosen by J. PierpOnt Morgan
to protect the United States Steel cor
poration on the stock exchange Elm
surgent colonel. II other officers and
IL men surrender in LuzOn: less than
1000 effective troops in aMnila-Dcdi-
cation of Spanish War Veterans lot
in n Lynn, Mass, ccmetery-Donna
Parker, % years old, drinks poison at
Boston: her condition dangerous.
TUESDAY. AUG. 81
Notwithstanding President Skaters
declaration that the peace negotiations
in the steel strike have not his official
sanction as president of the Amalga-
mated association, these negotiations
are proceeding without him, urged by
the National Civic cderation-Kru-
ger declares that British are trampling
upon code of international law in war
Another hot wave in Kansas
Chicago police investigation begins
Many Roosevelt clubs springing up
in Kansas-Cainpaign in Ohio to be
waged on taxation issue---Ocean coal
mine, Hcrmnie Pa, being flooded to
put out a disastrous iirc--Oil interests
preparing to oppose bill for taxing the
product before the Texas legislature
knights Tcmplar special on the Bal
tmore and Ohio ditched at GAINESVILLE,
o.. and two trainmnn killed--Prom-
inent western leather manufacturers
plan largest tannery in the world to be
outside the trust---Nccly testimony to
be turned over TO General Wood
Navy advised not to pay certain armor
process royalties-GeneraI Kobbe re-
ports that no real slavery exists in Sulu
Negroes are barred from enlistment
in the First Cuban artillery-Pension
Commissioner Evans declares he has no
intention of esigning-Captureo of de-
Serter Howard, who has long annoyed
Americans in Mindoro-Cuba'S I'M
ports of iron and steel from United
States increases. but in less proportion
than other imports from other countries
Canada to sell 500 islands British
yoemanry scandal growS--War in
South Africa has cost Canada 50 0OO.O DOC
Relief in England that Frances vic
tory over Turkey is only paper
Botha, De Wet. Steyn and Delarey re.
ply to Kitchener's Punishment procla.
nation, saying they will fight on.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 2S.
Shamrock shows wonderful ability
az n racing craft in long spin AROUND
Sandy Hook. Experts consider her I'll,
most dangerous cup hunter that ever
crossed tho Atlantic--Amercan Til
Plate company announce intention tC
run non-union mills hereafter, be
cause strikers violated their contracts
--Pensiou endorsements in New Eng
land during the last fiscal veal
amounted to $4,000 5232, divided
among - 1872 pensioners --IIendrick'
monument at Indianapolis struck 10y
lightning--South Carolina cotton mil
owners declare war on unionism-
Honolulu man claims to have made i'm
provementS on MarcOni's wireless tele
graph system-Fall River manufac
/ turerS lease the Allen print works a
/ Providence, and will convert their out
put of gray cloth-Three subjects o.
yellow fever experts at Havana arr
dead--Ainerican Board asks DR.. Pen
tccoSt to organize religious work in tn,
Philippines Governor Tyler OF Vir
! ginia says that his states Democracy /.
for any good man in l904-Rcvolu
ton said to be brewing in San Salvador
Nicaragua charged with aiding Co
| lombian Serious plague
epidemic in some provinces in China
Lady Smith wife Of the British min
ter of III" rolls, drowned in Scotland
canadian Pacific railroad to isSu
l2,0oO,O0O III bonds for the phrchas
| of steamships Commissioner Rock
hill has agreed to stay in Pekin unit
present negotiations are closed Brit
| iSh arrest Merripnn. the .Afrikande
leader. but take his parole not to leav
a certain Uncontrmed report
| of clash between Turks and Bulga
rianS in Macedonia in which sevcra
We're killod---CHnadian Pacific buy
railroad so as to take water-bcrne gra iii
at Kingston for transportation to Mon
treal.
POLITICAL QUlPS.