Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-23
the WEEKS NEWS
THURSDAY. OCT. 16.

W ~.
The great anthracite coal strike IL
settled at last. 4 commission of six
persons, with seventh. Carroll ID.
Wright, as recorder, will adjust diff
ferenccs between operators and miners.
President Mitchell of the Miners union
will take the necessary inca sures to call
the strike off. The president will urge
immediate resumption of mining and
operations are expected to begin next
week. Announcement that the great
strike was off was made nt the White
House this mornng---Bo ston's regis
tration list shows 112,252 voters
Lipton's third challenge for the Amer
ica's cup arrives at New York--Presi-
dent makes social call for rst time
since leg was hurt: walks without
crutch "a does not limp-Severc bat
tie in progress in Venezuela; many
slain on both sidcs--Dcath at Waiver
ley. Mass, of Rear Admiral Thomas o.
Selfridgc, t. S. ~, retired; appointed
to navy in 1918 and was over 81 years
| in the s"rvice--Six state union meet
ings held by the Christian Endcavorers
in Boston churches and on the parade
ground of the railroads
| give coal right Of way--Decrease in
registration in Chlcag o-Thirty states
TO unite in common medical laws
United States Steel corpora ton to build
warehouse at New Orleans and make
the city distributing point for its
Soutl and Central American business
-Dcmocratic literary bureau in Chi
cago makes sharp attack on the censJs
Japan secures loan of $4,000. 900:
naval expansion likely to follow---De-
mands of Belgian coal miners refused;
they will not resume work---Russia
demands S1,JO00OO from China under
the railway President
Palma declares Cuba is not ungratcful
to the United States. and that the fe H.
ing of the Cubans will never change
FRIDAY, OCT. II.
President Mitchell calls miners con-
vention for Monday to consider mod.
fed arbitration proposals. no doubt that
II will he acccpted--N olcano Sou
friere again in eruption: terrible up
heaval Of sand, pebbles and lava
be constructed by private enterprise,
after all Members of Massa chusetts
State Fircmcn's association witness ex-
hllitiOn of modern fire apparatus at
BoSton--Serious political trouble in
Porto Rico-General Snyman plans
for Bocr colony in McXicO-American
board lays cornerstone of a monument
n ts r.
session in Delaware presumably TO
elect United States senators Reading
Coal company rushing preparatio to
resume mining and shipment of coal
- 'Ostoffice department plans to use
lighter mail bags Payne
says Cuban reciprocity would now pass
the hOuSe--Sultan of Bacolod to be
given another chance for peace; no at
tack to be made unless MorOs take
ggressive---F'rance anxious to be
next to utilize The Hague court
Eirmin, the rebel leader, and his fol-
lowers leave Hayti-.John O'Donnell
suspended by the British house of com
Government forces in Vene-
Zuela appear to he surrounded; great
domo supreme commander of Co
lombian army, enthusia stically received
; in PanHma---Cubun president has for
some time had a copy of treaty with
the United States based on Platt amend
nlcnt.
SATURDAY, OCT IS.
President Mitchell feels assured that
a,.hi
trait plan--George w. Hughes
found guilty Of murder in second de-
gree in killing Police Officer Keefe OF
Everett William G. Turner
Shoots and kills w. j. Malard, Robert
Hamilton and himself in New York
law office; were former partners and
had met to settle a shortage in Turner $
accounts-Arrival at Boston of Irish
delegates to convention of Irish Ma
tlonal league-Mayor Bryant of
Quincy. Mass. gives half his years
salary to Goa relief fund: other half goes
to charity-Chief William r. Ches-
well of the Boston fire department
elected president Of the Massachusetts
State Firemen's ssoca tionx-National
w c. 7. y. convention opens ut Port
land, Me--G. A. K. encampment in
= 1905 may be held in Richmond--New
York German Americans to support
democratic ticket-'rhe Grand Hotel,
Point ChautauQua, burned: loss 5000
000-New York Republca admit
breaks In the western part of the state
MIR. Cleveland writes encoura ging
note TO young Democrats of New York
Hard times in Hawaii due to ap.
plicatlon of United States immigration
laws-Secretary Shaw opposes re-.
vision of tariff, because, he says, "it
would throw thousands of men out OF
employment"-- Eliot of Har
pleads for greater expenditures or
public schoos-Trcasury offers to buy
= tours of 1929 at 137 ST. Comanchcs
planning to 90 to Mexico; say they are
tired of guardianship OF the United
StateS-Ilaytien government troops
occupy Gonaivcs without disorder
Italy's notorious brigand. Mussolino, is
=, mad and may not live long-Mil
lionaires' new club in London limits
=, gambling losses to $4,000 week.
Loyalty of the Unionist party n feature
, of the British political situation SO
rious condition at Santa Marta, Co
% lombia; bridges burned, railway ira fiji