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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-08-08
ADVERTISED LETTERS.
WOMEN'S LIST.

List or unclaimed letters remaining in
the Burlington postofice for the week
ending August 6, 1901 -
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-08-08
END Of THE REGATTA.
Three Races Held Yesterday Under
Auspices OF the Yacht Club.

4nree Races HelQ yesterday OnQeT
Auspices Of the Yacht Club.
Although the weather was not favorable
for racing yesterday, the events In the
regatta of the Lake Champlain Yacht Club
postponed from Tuesday were sailed In
the afternoon. A drizzing rain in the
morning dampened the spirits of the
yachtsmen but at about noon the rain
ceased and fresh breeze came up which
lasted throughout the afternoon. The
races aroused considerable interest and
the yacht club house and the dock were
well filled with people to witness the
events. They were sailed without incident
Two races were postponed by the re-
gatta committee. They were the race
open to all steam yachts OF six
ty feet and under water line
measurement and the race open to all
naphtha. gas or kerosene yachts of 26 to
80 feet inclusive, water line measurement.
The first class race was open to al
yachts Of % feet and upwards. The course
was from the club house around the light
house on the north end OF the breakwatcr,
north and west OF flag near Appletree
buoy, west and south Of a flag near Rock
Dunder, round south end of break water to
starting line. The race was won by the
Challenge owned by Commodore w Z.
Foote of Port Henry; the Witchcraft, own
ed by w. Il. Rogers Of Boston was second:
the Hussar, owned by II. w. Putnam, jr..
of New York was third and the Sandal
phon, owned by A. Adsit OF Burllngt on was
fourth. The winner Of this race also re-
ceiVed the Ladies Challenge Cup The
summary of the was fOllOwS.--
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-08-08
THE CORRECT POPULATION or CIT
les AND TOWNS IN THE NORTH

Located aiogn the line of the Chicago and
North Western railway, is shown III a
booklet just issued by that company.
copy may be obtained by sending stamp
to W. b .Kniskern, % Fifth avenue. Chi
cago, 4,w6t
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-08-08

TomaKe Cows pay, use Sharples cream
Separators. Book business Dairying"
4 Cat. 3U6 free W. Chester, Pa.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-08-08

In the second class there were four en-
tiles. They We're boats over II
feet and under y feet. The
Eagle owned by Fred Mead of Essex,
y. Y, broke her topmast and the Extra
Dry, owned by O. II. PreSbrey, broke her
stay. Neither boat finished and the race
was won by the Robert j., owned by
Richard Irving Of Burlington. The Madga
was second. The summary was as fol-
lows:
Name. Start Finish Time.
Robert J.,... -. 90. 1244:iS 1:4340 IS 81
Madgc.... ..... e.. 12:4S:4j 2;11;i5 1:23 "a
The third class race was open to all
yachts under Il feet. There were three
starters, the Naiad, owned by Roy H.
Peck of burlington, the Hazel, owned by
T. J.. Lord Of Burlington and the Trix.
The two latter boats were both withdrawn
and the race was won by the Naiad.
The summary was:
Name. Start. Finish. Time
Naiad..... ..... -. 12:46:20 lbs ! 264s
The feet will go to-day to Westport
whore a series of races will be sailed On
Saturday they go to Port Henry. where
/ the cruise will close.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-08-08

DR.. II. f.. Lewis and brother have left
London for Paris, where the doctor will
read a paper before the Paris Medical So
ciety. They will then visit Amsterdam
and Glasgow, returning home about Sep
tember l.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-20
STRANGE CASUALTY
SHIP SLIPS IN DRY DOCK AND
CAPSlZES.
AND THE DOCK FOLLOWS
Unknown Number of Men Carried
Down-Thirty Italians in the Hold
Suffer an Unknown Fate-Badly
Placed Ballast Probably the Cause
of the Accident.

New York, June 15.-While the
United States transport ingalls, was in
the balance dry dock at the Erie basin
yesterday she suddenly slipped from
the blocks and capsized. One man is
known to have been killed and many
injured. There were about 240 car
peneters, machinists and other labor
ers at work on the vessel and dock at
the time. 1t is supposed the vessel
was thrown from an even keel by bal
last improperly placed or by the shift
ing of the blocks on which she rested.
Besides the mechanics and other
workmen who crowded the vessel and
dock preparing her for her voyage to
Manila. there are supposed to have
been about 30 Italian laborers in the
hold OF the ship employed in shifting
the pigiron ballast. While the work
men were trying to escape the dock
itself was overbalanced by the weight
of the ship, turned on its side and
sank in 90 feet of water. A number
of men were borne down into the
water and damned under the wreck
age which rose to the surface. How
many were caught could not be
learned. Martin Anderson, a painter,
was caught under the descending side
of the ship and killed outright. Others
were dragged out of the water badly
injured or half drowned. Added to
the horrors was the uncertainty of the
fate of the men in the vessels hold.
} Some managed to get to the dock and
leaped into the water as the vessel
was sinking, but it is feared a major
ity was less fortunate. 1t is impossi
4hle to estimate the amount of damage
the disaster entailed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-20
DIES IN THE FAITH
-ASSEMBLYMAN CATLIN RE-
FUSES TO SEE DOCTORS.
WAS CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST
Blood Poisoning of the Foot Proceeds
on Till Death Ensues-Decedent
Was a Prominent Member of the
Legislature in the Session of 1899
Partner Son of Dr.. Butler.

West Superior. Wis, June 6.-Ex.
Assemblyman Charles l.. Catlin is
dead of blood poisoning. He had no
medical attention or a-d and relied
wholly on his Christian Science faith.
He was the most prominent member
of the faith in this city. He was
brought over to the belief a couple of
years ago by his wife's sister, Mrs.
Chapman of Minneapolis, and since
that time he and his family have been
prominent in the Christian Science
work here. The blood poisoning start
ed in his foot. where there was an
abrasion of the skin. The coloring
matter in the stocking caused the poi
soning. Despite the advices of frien1s
Mr.. Catlin stood by his doctrine and
steadfastly refused to see a surgeon
and went to Mrs. Chapman for heal
ing purposes. Catlin served in the leg
islature of 1899 as a member from the
second district of this county. He
was elected by the republicans. Dur
ing this legislature he made a state
wide reputation for himself. He was
SO years Of age, having been born in
Pennsylvania. He leaves a wife and
three children. He was a civil war
veteran and was a member of the law
firm Of Catlin, Butler & Lyon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-20

Her marriage with Kennedy had been
forced on the man by her father and
two brothers. 1t took place Dec. 4.
Kennedy never lived with his wife,
and a week before the shooting he
filed suit to have the marriage an
nulled.
The trial showed that he had paid
her much attention, but that she also
was a close friend of Case Patten,
baseball player. DR.. Cross testified
that Mrs. Kennedy had come to him
for professional advice and had intro
duced herself as Patterns wife Tes-
timony in which it was shown that
Kennedy admitted that he had
wronged the girl before her marriage
was excluded.
When the verdict was read, this re-
markable 20-year-old prisoner, whose
cool, Indifferent manner has for five
months baffled the jail officials who
had her in charge, looked straight
ahead of her. She neither burst out
crying nor moved a muscle. Later
she expressed interest, nothing more,
in the formal calling by the court
clerk of the casts pending against her
father, G. w. Prince, and her brothers,
Bert and Will Prince, charged with
conspiring to kill Kennedy Later,
when Mrs. Kennedy was taken to her
cell, she maintained calm manner
and refused to discuss the verdict.
The conspiracy case against the
Princes is set for tomorrow.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-20

Wright Chapman of Boston. The mu-
steal program is under the manage
ment of Mrs. Frank E. Fitz, " no is
fast winning a leading position among
the many society ladies now entering
the field of composition. Her songs
have been generously welcomed by
the lovers Of refined and enduring
of the people through the sincerity of
her writings. She is a daughter Of
David Slade. for more than so years a
prominent business man of Boston,
through him having inherited the
same sterling qualities which made
her early ancestry prominent in the
social and political life of revolution
airy Massachusetts, and is directly de-
scended from that illustrious Nicholas
Danforth identified with the founding
of Harvard college While for four
years Mrs. Fitz has given to the public
occasional compositions Of rare charm,
which have met with responsive ap-
probation, she achieved the highest
encomium of her work when at the
farewell concert of the Twentieth
Century exposition John Philip Sousa
played her leading composition, Amer
lea Columbia. This song has been
adopted by the Daughters of the Rev
olution as their song. Mrs. Fitz is
the wife of Frank E. Fitz, and three
sturdy boys furnish inspiration to
achieve success.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-20
Go DOWN TO DEATH
New York FerrybOat Sinks
in East River
Hundred Lives Hay Have
Been Lost
Wild Scramble By Victims
i'm the Water

est excitement prevailed on the North.
field. The tug Mutual saved in all
about Is persons form the Mortified
and the tugs Unity and Arrow saved
between them $50. Two policemen OF
the Old Slip station claim to have
rescued nearly 80
AS soon as the crowd which fol
lowed the sinking ferryboat along the
river front were able to render any
aid they worked with will in many
instances. Men sprang into the
water to save life. The greatest ser
vice was rendered by the tugboats
which as soon as it was possible cir
cled around the Mortified and made
a bridge to the Spanish line pier.
Men and women then clambered over
the tugs to the shore.
While the Mortified was we'll sup
piled with life preservers, they were
slowed in out-of-the-way places and
not more than two dozen of the en-
dangered passengers were able to get
the life belts on. TIL widest sort of
a panic followed when the hundreds
of the passengers realized their dan
ger. This was only a few minutes
before the Mortified sank to the bot
tom of the river and then all who had
not jumped to the tugs found them
selves in the water. A swift running
flood tide and the question which boat
had the right of way was the cause of
the disaster. Captain Abraham John
son was in charge of the Mortified
nd Captain S. G. Griffin of the Mauch
Chunk.
Cpatain Johnson of the Mortified
was arrested and held without bail on
the charge of criminal negligence.
Captain Griffin will appear in the po-
lice court today to answer to the
charge of manslaughter. The only
person reported missing at midnight
was George H. Coppers, janitor of the
criminal court building.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-20
NEVER KISSES HIS WIFE.
Man Organizes League to Put Down
the "UnmanIy Habit"

Mount Hope, Kan, June 1.-THE
remarks against kissing attributed 10
Professor Crook of Chicago prompted
B. R. Wilson, merchant of this place,
to form an anti-kissing league. A
dozen married men were persuaded 20
become members. The wife of Sec
rotary T. J. Cox of the league has re-
VOTED and is suing for divorce, after
three weeks without kissing.
Wilson boasts that he has not kissed
his wife in many years, maintaining
that it is humanity. The pledge one
has to take to join the league is that
he will kiss no woman, no matter #
it is his wife.
kissing is for women only-the
weaker SEX" Wilson says. kissing is
weak manner Of showing affection.
We love our wives more than those
men who are all the time kissing them
every time they leave the house.
Some wives may object, but that will
not induce us to desert the cause.
My wife is in favor of the plan and
looks at it in the same manner as
do
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-20
ANNUAL RENTAL, ONE ROSE.
OLD Custom of Zion !-utherans Is
Again Observed.

Lancaster, June 14.-The feast of
roses at Mannheim, that marks the pay
ment annually of one red rose by the
Zion Lutheran congregation to the
descendants of Baron Stiegel, who
over a century ago donated the land
for the erection Of the church, has just
been celebrated. The place was
thronged with an enormous crowd,
each member Of which brought at
least one rose to the feast The an
nual address was delivered by Judge
William n Ashman of Philadelphia.
w. d. Weaver of Lancaster presented
the rose, which was received in be-
half of the heirs by Miss Annie Boyer
of Harrisburg.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-20
BIG REVENUE FROM TAX.
South African Mines to Bear Burden
of War

London, June 14.-Sir David Bar
bour, whom the chancellor of the ex-
chequer sent to south Africa to inves-
tigate the source of revenue of the
Transvaal and Orange River Colony
with a view to estimating how much
they should contribute towards the
cost Of the war, reports in favor of a
10 per cent. tax on the profits of the
mines, yielding, on the basis of profits
of 1898, e450,000 yearly. The Orange
River Colony will be unable for some
years to meet the ordinary cost of adj
ministration and pay it's share of the
cost of constabulary. "It cannot,
therefore" says Sir David, so far as
can be foreseen at the present, pay
anything toward the cost of the war"
The Transvaal, he thinks, can two
years after the conclusion of peace
begin out of it's ordinary revenue to
pay part of the cost of the war. He is
unable now to estimate how much.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-20

New York, June 15.-The wooden
side-wheeler Mortified, which has
been in the service of the Staten Is
land Ferry cmpany for the past SO
wears. was rammed last night by the
stecl-hulIed propeller Mauch Chunk
used as a ferryboat by the Central
Railroad of New Jersey. The collision
occurred Just off the Staten Island fer
~ slip at the foot Of Whitehall street.
In less than twenty minutes afterward
the Mortified, which was crowded
with passengers, sank at the outer end
of the Spanish line pier in the East
river. The Mauchchunk, which was
badly damaged, landed two dozen pas
sengers who were aboard of her. Over
100 passengers of the sunken North
field were dragged out of the water
by persons along the SnOre anu Cue
crews of the fleet of river tugs which
promptly responded to the ferry boats
call for help A few of the North
fields passengers were hurt in the &C
cident and the police believe some lives
were lost. Captain Gully of the tug
boat Mutual, who saw the ferry boats
crash together, says that Immediately
after the collision between 25 and 30
passengers leaped into the water, and
that many of those persisted. He also
declares that he is sure over 100 of the
Northfield's passengers were drowned.
The captains of the other tug boats
who were early on the scene, however,
are inclined to think the disaster not
so serious. Thus far no dead bodies
have been recovered. The reason for
such a difference of opinion as to the
extent of the disaster is that the wild
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-20
PENSION FOR
RAILWAY MEN
NOVEL PLAN ADOPTED BY ST.
PAUL COMPANY.
AGE LIMIT ELIMINATED
Pension Depends on Amount of Sal
airy Received, but Employees Must
Be in Service Ten Years Before Be-
ing Entitled to Retire-Other Notes
of Interest.

The plan for establishing a pension
and relief department for the entire
system of the Chicago, Milwaukee and
ST. Paul railroad will be put in opera
ton next September, and will en-
brace between 10000 and $4,000 en-
ployes.
The plan adopted differs materially
from those lately put in effect by the
Chicago & northwestern and Illinois
Central railroads. The premium to
which the employees will be entitled de-
ponds upon the salary received and
the amount they contribute to the de-
partment. The contributions have
been fixed upon a sliding scale, SO
that men of small salaries will not
contribute nearly SO much in proper.
ton as those receiving large salaries
In case Of accidents or sickness, how
ever, the men who contribute more to
the department w. receive benefits
accordingly.
In general, the average amount OF
pension received will be about one
third Of the salary at the time of re
| tirement, and in all cases will be one
half Of what the member would re
ceive from the relief department. I'm.
der the system an employe must be
| corle a member of the relief depart
| ment in order to be entitled to pen
| sion. AS soon as he becomes mem
Der Of the department, however, hi:
| pension rights are Immediately il
force, provided he has been employed
| y the company for period of ter
/ years previous. Otherwise, his relie1
\ rights will operative at once, and
his pension rights as soon as the ten
year period elapses.
| Unlike other railway pension sys
| TENS, the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST
Paul does not prescribe any age a
which retirement is made compulsory
nut any employe may retire at the ag
f so if he so desires. For the pur
pose of relief and pensions the en-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-20
GUILTY OR NOT?
Fate of the Kennedy Woman Soon to
Be Known.

Fate of the Kennedy Woman Soon to
Be Known.
Kansas City, June 15.-The fate of
Lulu Prince-Kennedy, charged with
numbering her husband, Phillip Ken
nedy, last January, rests with the jury.
The closing arguments were made, an
evening session being necessary for
the completion of the addresses to the
jury. At II at night verdict had
not been reached. Judge Wofford
ordered the jury to retire for the
night and resume deliberations today.
Major Blake l.. Woodson closed his
argument for the defense. Prosecutor
Harley, closing, charged counsel for
the defense with Misrepresentation of
the facts in the case in their argu-
ments, whereupon Major Woodson in
terrupted the prosecutor and phys
ical encounter between the two men
was imminent. Major Woodson was
taken from the room.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-20

ers, is dead with her son Clifford.
About six o'clock last night the house
hold was startled by two revolver
shots from Ms. Redpath's room. On
rushing in the servants found Mrs.
Redpath and her son lying on the
floor, both unconscious. The surmise
is that while temporarily mentally de-
ranged from insomnia, Mrs. Redpath
attempted to end her life and in at
tempting to prevent her, the son was
sho.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-20
MORE MISSIONARIES EATEN,
Awful Tale of CannibaIism From New
Guinea.


Guinea.
Victoria, June 1.-THE Miowera.
from Australia, brings these advices:
From New Guinea news is received,
via Sidney, of the massacre of Revs.
James Chalmers and B. F. Tomkins
and fourteen native teachers, by can
nibals. The whites were eaten. The
scene of the cannibal orgy was seen by
troops sent out to investigate the mas
sacre, and portions of jaws and thigh
bones of the missionaries were found
together with their hats. The expe-
dition punished the natives, destroy
ing their villages and canoes Some
prisoners were taken during the attack
made by natives on the troops and told
an awful tale of massacre and canni-
balism.'
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-20

a year and instructed the chief of po-
lice to send patrolmen to all fires to
protect the firemen against assaults
by the chief. This action grows out
of the granting of an injunction by the
district court restraining the fire and
police board from hearing charges pre-
ferred against Redell for insubordina-
ton, maltreatment of men, malfeas-
ance and from discharge him from
the force.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-20
A Painful Conclusion.

81 wonder who will succeed William
M. Evarts as leader of the New York
barr"
well, I'm positive of one thing.
There will not be many eligible candi-
dates for the vacancy
"Why SOP"
Because it is generally admitted
that Mr.. Evarts was an eminently
honest lawyer" Plain
Dealer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-20
Women Would Die Together.

Pana, H., June 14.-Mrs. Charles
Price committed suicide yesterday
with arsenic. Three days ago Mrs.
Otis Price, her sister-in-law, at
tempted suicide by taking concen-
trated I've. The women were very in
innate and almost continually to-
gether. Mrs. Price says she will yet
succeed in killing herself as she has
nothing to live for. Neighbors say
the women were deeply in love with
each other and wanted to leave their
families and live together. Mrs. Price
is the mother of eight children.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-20
SWEDES TALK CHURCH.
Important Gathering of Lutherans ir
New York.

view IOTk.
Jamestown, N. Y, June 14.-The
most important gathering in the his
tory of the Swedish Lutheran church
of America convened in this city last
evening. 1t is the annual convention
of the Augusta synod of that denomi-
nation, which embraces all the Swe-
dish Lutheran churches in the United
States. About 500 delegates are in at
tendance. Matters of church policy
will be considered during the SEES
sions of the synod, important among
which is the relation Of the church
toward secret societies. A large num-
Der of delegates from the northwest
and Pacific coast are present. The
session last night was presided over
by Rev. DR.. Norelius of Vasa, Mimi.
Sessions of the synod which are con-
Quoted in the Swedish language will
last about eight days.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-20
READY FOR JURY.
Case of Mrs. Kennedy Now Nearly Dis
posed of.

Kansas City, June 1.-THE case of
Mrs. Kennedy, who killed her hus-
band in January last because he re-
fused to live with her after a forced
marriage, will go to the jury today
The taking of testimony was finished
yesterday afternoon and arguments
begin this morning. Yesterday the de,
Tense suffered a second setback when
Judge Wofford ruled out the CONVEX
sation with Kennedy before the kill
ing, tending to corrobo1ate evidence
offered to prove that Kennedy admit
ted having ruined Lulu Prince. Fur.
Their expert testimony to prove de-
PENDANT temporarily insane at the
time of the shooting was offered. Mrs
Kennedy appeared much distressed
and cried frequently during the day.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-20

has been extended to check the ex-
haustion from which he is suffering
and while physicians declare he fairly
held his own yesterday, they were UNI
able to say he was in any wise inn
proved. The question now is whether
his natural physical strength will en-
able him to withstand the exhausting
strain Of the last few days.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-06-20
NeoroeS Saved.

Shreveport, La, June 15.-The flu
neral of John Gray Foster, the young
planter who was killed at his planta-
ton by Prince Edwards, a negro,
Wednesday was largely attended. A
score of negroes under arrest charged
with completely in the murder have
been removed to Benton and there is
no further fear of mob violence. Ed
wards is still at large