Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24


year.
by conference of directors at railroad
station and President Pollards inabil-
ity to state whether doors will open to-
day-Plot 70 slaughter American
troops at Calbiga, island Of Samar, dis
covcref; Filipinos delighted with news
Of American reverses Miss Nellie
Reagan, Il domestic. of Newton. Mass,
arrested on charge of bu .lary: many
stolen articles found in her ROOM
George Apo. q reformed burglar, now
assistant sexton OF Il fashionable New
York churcll---Miss Charlotte Nichols
Chicago decide TO die together: woman
only succeeds City marshal of Spring
field, Mass, closes drug stores on Sun
day except to fiji physicians prescrip-
tions--Mrs Rachel Englcr of Lynn
may die as the result of injuries said to
have been received in interfering in n
quarrel between Martin Brennan and
his Commission estimates
5000, 600. 900 ms the outside cost of build
ing the isthman canal-Yale's biccn-
tcnnial begins auspiciously. with more
than 20 church services held stimuli
tancously Of coal-lnden schoon-
err Avon rescued at Chatham, Mass,
with the cabin floors awash-New
Methodist Episcopal church dedicated
at Brockton, Mass--Incendiary fire
causes the loss of $4,000 at Danvers.
MaSs-Bibles and tracts in possession
Of Cinnamon arrested while playing
fantan in Lynn--Death of Edward
Capcn. the first librarian of Boston
public library and lately librarian at
Ilaverhlll Mrs. Ormby's quadru-
plets christened In Chicago and later
exhibited ut a uniform price Of % cents.
TUESDAY. OCT. -.
While the officers of the Merchants
National bank of Lowell, Mass. and
others interested in the recent defalca-
ton Of Albert g. Smith and Lewis II.
Swift maintained that the amount miss
ing was not much in excess of 500 600,
il was announced last night that the two
had taken 100000 in cash and securi-
ties. belonging to the bank and its Of
ticers. OF the $4,000 retained by the
absconders the greater part is money
taken last week. 4 small amount rep
reScnts Il shortage carried by means of
false entries on the books for some time.
Directors Of the bank deny that any
guarantee of protection was giycn--
shoe and Leather National bank and
National Bank of redemption of Boston
10 be consolidated Lend-a- hand So
ciety of Boston sending clothing to the
Beers who are English prisoners in
Bermuda Massachusetts Institute of
technology plan Of examinations abroad
probably will be extended next summer
Singer sewing machine strike grows
Many ships overdue at san Francis
90 Congressman Bell will handle
Delaware patronage--TcXas anti
trust law TO be tested in higher courts
Burglars secure $7G,GlO worth of
stamps from the Chicago postotiice----
Report that German crown prince may
visit the United States next year.
Henry NJ. Sedlry. Yale student. ar
rested, charged with causing death of
| Edwand ColTigan-CuleSs potato rot
increases .Aruostook county, Me.
farmers will receive S4,000,000 for their
crop this year--To find articles on
which to make concession is one Sc
rious obstacle to ciprocity--R ubonic
| plague in Foo Chow Re
view suspends Editor Ntzhugh, of the
Sligo Champion released from jail
rnt, Hictip,r " a "A rpfnllf inn
! of court in Pekin-Twelve more Bocr
leaders, including Scheepers. banished
Forces in Colombia concentrating
for what may be a decisive battle
! German physician proposes injection Of
malarial blood as Il cure for cancer.
WEDNESDAY,, OCT. %.
The money ana securities returned to
the Merchants bank of Lowell by Al
bert &. Smith and Lewis T.. Swift,
through the lattcr'S counsel, touched the
million mark. No cleaner sweep was
over made by dcfaulterS. II is now sup
y, sed that the mon have left the state.
Negotiations or no nogiationS. compro-
mise or no compromise, If the men are
found they will be put behind the bars
and prosecuted. so II is stated on good
authority. The case is in the hands of
the United States authorities and pri-
vate detective agency has men acting
| for the surety company-Iti is reported
that Nine. Tsilka, the companion of
Miss Ellen NJ. Stone. the American
/ missionary captured by brigands, died
recently in captivity Massachusetts
! fish and game commissioners will rec
ommend Il law to protect Holsters for
! half the year-Several thousand dol
| lars worth of notes struck from the
| plates OF an old New Brunswick, \. j.,
state bank, now out of business. have
been seized IN tniversalists
mt Buffalo vote TO cooperate with ('nl-
tarians being made in Brooklyn
in effort to disprove Koch theory
David Martin. one Of Quay's most active
licut"nants, joins the fusion forces
| Governor Nash dWClls on Ohio's pros
perity. and makes that his main issue
NJ G. -. Borden announces another
advance in wages of > percent for OPP
erativcs in the Iron Works mills, to GO
| into effect Nov. Admiral Rodgers
reports serious inSurrection in Samal
French miners vote to strike
Spanish minister leaves China kit
chcner said TO have demanded more
trained mounted Frances re-
cord ministry trying to meet the deficit
of $4,000, 600 Missionaries woult
pay ransom for Miss Stone, and grant