Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-10
THE WEEKS NEWS
THURSDAY. OCT. 3.

! From recent reports received from
the middle, northern and eastern sec
lions of Maine, there is reason to be
licvc that the marketable apple crop in
those sections will be tss by one half
chan it was in 10OO--The Granite state
brick company of Epping, y. H., one Of
the largest brick-naking concerns in
this section. has just been absorbed by
the brick trllst---AIiss Hattie Carthy of
Warren street. Reading, emplaoyed at
the Wakefield rattan factory, WAS
struck by a freight engine near Wake.
field station about half-past seven on
Wednesday. She was walking across
the track behind the train which had
brought her home, and was struck by
an engine shifting freight cars. Two
girls who were with her had narrow cS-
capes---Ilon. Edward y. Dinglcy of
Kalamazoo. Mich, has nearly compiet.
ed a biography of his father, the lat
Congressman Dinglcy, and it is expected
the biograpy will be published this fall
The evidence of Admiral Evans.
Captain McCalla. Captain Sigsbec and
Lieutenant Hood bears heavily against
the contention that Admiral SChlry act
ed like man of natural decision whose
energies were confined by adverse cir.
cumStancs over which he could have
no control. There is no longer room 10
doubt according 10 their cnimony that
there were four days perhaps more. in
which the Spanish fleet could have gone
to sea from Santiago harbor without
encountering any resistance capable Of
Ctscrously rctarding its progress
The latest adviccs from the island of
Samar give narrowing details of the
slaughter of the members of company
G, 9th United States infantry, last Sat
urday at Balangiga. 1t seems that the
president of the town who claimed to BE-
friendly. led the assault in person. The
body of Captain Council had been tied
at the heels, saturated with Kerosene
and partly burned. Forty-tive bodies
had been burned in trench leaving
seven unaccountcd for
FRIDAY. OCT. (.
The Democratic state convention Of
Massachusetts placed the following
ticket in nominations: Governor, Josiah
Quincy. Boston, lieutenant governor,
John w. Coughlin, Fall River: secretary
of state, Wellmore B. Stone Spring
field; treasurer, Joseph l.. ChalfouX
Lowell, auditor, james +. Dean, Salem
attorney general, A. A. Putnam, TX
bridgc-The Columbia yesterday beat
Watson's British creation over a TRAN
gular course of 80 miles by two minutes
and 52 seconds actual time. With the
A. seconds which the Irish sloOp must
allow the American boat on account
of her larger sail plan the Columbia
won the second race Of the series by
three minutes and 80 seconds. The
fastest race ever sailed in a cup contest
it was not only a royal struggle from
a spectacular point of view but ii was
absolutely decisive as to the merits of
the two racing machineS-At Portland,
Ne, among the experts who tcstiti Il
yesterday for the defense in the trial If
G. Brainard for the murder of two of II $
fellow workmcn last June. was Dr.
Bigclow r. Sanborn. superintendent {
the state institution for the insane at
Augusta. All of Brainard'S actions in
the opinion of Dr. Sanborn. were thosr
ola man Of an unsound mind. His
case Is entirely similar 20 the cases Of
others who have been adjudgcd in
sane. Dir. Sanborn testiiios that he he
lievcs Branard is incurablc-The
Republican state of Massachusetts con
vcntion nominated Governor Crane for
his third term. Lieutenant Governor
Bates also. William VI. Olin who has
served the commonwealth as secretary
of state since 1891. was rcnominated, as
was State Treasurer Bradford.
SATURDAY, OCT. ;.
Columbia won the final race for the
second time and saved Americas cUp
from being carried across the water. 1t
was the closest race ever sailed for the
international trophy, Columbia win
ming by only II seconds on time al
lowancc Columbia crossed the start
ing line first. leading Shamrock by Ii
seconds. The course was run to lee
ward and beat homc-CrMne rcnomi-
mated for governor of Massachusetts.
Herbert Parker won the contest for a
torney Death of Helen Long,
daughter OF secretary of the navy
Death of George W. Walker, president
of the Walker Il Pratt Manufacturer n:
company-M. G. ID. Borden offers To
take contracts for regular goods at q;
cents for three months, but il is not aC
ceptcd by the Fall River cotton manu-
acturcrs-Iapan 10 raise ii large an
-Icllowstonc gcyserS change. nut do
not ie--SloO.O00 allotted for army
war college at Observation-Disclosures
aldo says he had no agreement with
Dewey or Senator Cullom
likely to be chairman of the foreign
relations committee -Satisfactory iu-
crease in our foreign commerce dur
ing the past eight months Defects i'm
French submarine Chimes
moving to regain control of Tien-T~n
Kruger growing weaker physically
and mcntally-TrialS for treason in
South Africa reveal many "Scdition
makers" FOur-fifths of religious
orders in France comply with the new
law---Details of the attack on Fort
ltala show that il was big engagement
Turkey objects to paying full
amount of Lorandc claim and compound
intcrest-Twcnty-four people reported
killed and hundreds injured in Hunga
rian election riots-Discovor of old
maps OF America supposed To have beer
drawn under the supervision of Co
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