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

Vcn--Livc wire circles electric car at
ITaverhill, Mass; passengers lcapcd
through sheets Of flame: no one hurt
Injunction removed agains, Clevo.
land board of equalization, which raises
the tax valuation of the Consolidated
Street railway over s7,000,000- San
Frnncisco's dock strike continues. with
no sign Of settlement; unions threaten
TO close every Pacific port - Treasury
surplus greater by $4,000 for July, de-
spite revenue eductIOns--Adm iral
Luce may take Klmbcrlcy's place on
Schlcy court Of inquiry If the latter W II
not serve---Manila city charter enacted
with n compromise on real estate taxa
ton: it goes into immediate effect --
General Wood says Cuha'S political dos
tiny is for her own people to work out,
but induStrially she needs capital for de-
NcncZuClanS led by Gar
diras are in arms against President
Castro Austria, alarmed ny Albanian
situation. puts her nearby garrison> on
n war footng--Chcrif Sada Pacha and
other Turks sent into exile for plotting
against Abdul Hamid--Albanian
Christians in desperate straits: diplo-
mats demand protection for them Of
the sultan-Proposed grant of $500
600 to Lord Roberts voted by the com
mons under closure, and with 10 mega
tive votes.
FRIDAY, AUG. ..
Lawyer F. w. Peabody OF Boston at
tncks Mrs. Eddy, Christian Scientist,
In a lecture, charging fanaticism. fraud
and merCpnaTy mOtives--Maryland
Democrats ignore Bryan and silver. and
adopt platform purely on state issues
Patrick Mulkern. a dissipated man
Of Portland, Me, shot and badly wound
I'd by his son--Anti-Quay state ticket
proba bic IN Pcnnsylvana--S Schooner
Jacob NJ. Haskell launched at Rockland.
Me-Colurnbia defeats Independence
in first race Of Newport SERIES
Armour company said to be planning
the capture of Cuban trade for its prod
ucts--Indepcndent leather company
formed by managers Of upper leather
trust plant--Ncgotiatio ns in progress
for settlement Of San FranCiScO'S labor
troubles--Oho silver bolt failure;
ticket named will cut no figure at the
polls if it gets on the ballot---Affairs
of &. II. Phillips. the Chicago specu-
lator in tangled condition: Suspends
business temporarily-C Schlcy
warned that his recent talk infringcd
army gulaIions--Hayana believes n
mosquito yellow fever, but will not
abandon cermicideS--C Government de
clines to deport the Canadian Cree In
dams who annoy Montana United
States treasury gold amounts to S5O4,-
334. 297; more than is held 10y any other
nation-Navy department declines to
modify the word "disobedicnce" in the
Schlay court precept Porto Rico loses
a projected $500, 900 national bank be-
/ cause of n queer complication concern
ing citizenship Of its directorS-M More
Beers cross the Portuguese frontier. and
| troops are sent to enforce neutrality
Colombian rebels defeat government
troops near Colon-Professo Ashley
! Of Harvard selected TO organize COM
merce faculty of Birmingham (EngJ
university.
SATURDAY. AUG. 3.
Stallion CreSceuS reduces worlds trot-
/ ting record to POP l-4--OtFic"rS said
TO be on Blondin's trail in Canada
, Nebraska corn crop now estimated
at 1500O0.0oo bushels Plans being
made for a $40 100000 central railroad
station at Marine engineers
| demand more pay on coastwiSe steam
crS ont Of New York--Staudard OIL
agency secures oil fuel contract TO sup
ply all Texas state public institutions
American miners in Siberia give
| glowing account Of the mineral riches
of the country Edward Addicks
sued for 5000 the case involving
acctyleue rights IN Massachusetts -
BoSton's single whaler arrives at New
Bedford after three years cruise with
/; good farr-Projected sugar refinery
TO oppose the trust is being backed by
western wholesale Croccrs Negro
iron workers surplant white labor in
Newburg mills of the steel combine At
Cleveland Short and Myers, held with
Patrick in the Rice viii case. New York,
released on S15, 900 cash bail---Iwenty
persons. claiming 10 be Passengers, put
ashore aS stoways by an Italian steamer
leaving New York-praft of the now
' Il'uu kLdln NiiIIl'k'Us utQulfS
drawn purely In Cuha's interest; yearly
revenue of Sl5,000,O00 projected: need
OF reciprocal trad ID ROcr murders Of
natives arouScs England 10 call on
Kitchener for stern Justice KlOndike
aquvduct planned for mining purposes
british torpedo boat sinks in the
channcl: no lives loSt-Frcnch JoSuitS
planning how to meet the associations
law'--ShipperS of food stulfs by
steamer MaShona, seized by British
warship early in the Boer war, recover
damages of the ships owners in Brit
ish court
SUNDAY, AUG. 4.
Steel strike 10 be renewed with vigor
on both sides; conference in New York
fails to reach an agreement --lnde-
pcudcnce fA Is To beat the Columbia
through n misuse of light sails; finishes
80 seconds behind Warren Lewis,
New York sporting man, heartbrohen
by failures. commits suicide by jumping
from sound Patrick Gcarcy
Of South Boston brutally attacks his
wife: she may die--rriuces Catherine,
daughter OF morgauatic wife Of late
Car Alexander Of Russia, Tilted for the
third time: cause, an avarcious mother
TREAT Britain startled al the armns