Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-08-14
THE WEEKS NEWS
THURSDAY. AUG. 7.

Watson violinist, musical director and
mposer--Rumor that the United
States custom house at Boston Is liable
to injury from exca waiting for the East
Boston tunnel lacks foundatlon-C.
b. and Q. train robbed near Savannah,
1lls---Mine Waterman murdered at
Hanover, Pa-Harry Tracy. tho out
law, surrounded by py posse. commits
suicide-Southern iron and steel out
put to be greatly Increased BY building
Of many new plants within a year
Harry De Windt paints n dark picture
Of the Russian exile system--Amer-
lean tariff commissioner in China op-
poses abolition Of likin tax--Costa
Rica denies that an island is to be coded
to Chilli for a coaling station --Jnpa-
nese paper charges Russia with de-
liberately fomenting trouble in Man
Characterization bill causes bad
temper in British parliament and may
delay Recommendation 10 com
bine Dominion and Nova Scotia steel
companies with large English steel
concern expected to be carried out.
FRIDAY, AUG. 8.
At least 10 miners killed by fire damp
explosion Mt Trinidad, Col--Two men
and a woman drowned at Old Orchard,
Me-Coroner' jury holds miners re-
sponsible for death Of merchant in riot
at Shenandoah.--King Edward pub
licly thanks subjects for expressions of
sympathy during his sickness
Death of Benjamin P. Eldridge, former
superintendent of Boston police
Prospect Of early settlement of New
Haven trolley strike Secretary
Moody pays his official visit to Charles
town navy yard-Centennial cele-
bration at Minot. Me--James Big
Heart elected chief Of the Usage In
dians-Mayor Low appoints commit
tee to investigate Jew riot at New Yorl;
New England yarn workers drop
demand for advance of wages
Eleven killed and 80 injured in train
wreck In Iowa-Stanchfleld and Gug-
genheimer said to be Hills ticket In
New York--Telephone cable com
pleted connecting Vineyard Haven and
the mainland-Heavy crops in Kansas
assured, with not enough livestock TO
/ consume them-1rnnspor now Of no
use to the war department to be
| turned over to the navy-No papal
delegate to the Philippines yet named.
but Guilds appointment is expected
Kaiser entertains the car at
state dinner-More outrages by Alba
mans in Servian villages-Anglo-
Japanese alliance checks Russa's
moves in Korea-Agitation among
peasants continues in southern Russia
Spanish Liberals anxious for Sa-
Easta to continue as premier Strike
in Galicia due to miserable conditions
prevailing there-Canada considering
steamship service to South Afrc1 and
ment Of United States on the loan, and
declare the island government is re-
sponsible-British government said to
have accepted Morgan's offer 10 allow
admiralty claim on combines ships, but
parliament must act on negotiations.
SATURDAY. AUG. o.
Edward the seventh proclaimed king
by divine right and grace Of God; cere-
mony in old abbey carried out in much
the same manner as coronations Of
centuries ago; peers and church dig
nitaries present In large numbers to
pay homag &c; public sa W their ma iesties
in procession from Buckingham palace
to church and return-Insurance com
missioner Of North Carolina asks that
Monroe Rogers Of that state, charged
with arson, be returned from Massa-
chusetts-Case of lockjaw cured in
New York--Colorado mine sells 90
100000 ounces Of silver to Mexico
Son Of Ex-Governor Boies Of Iowa to
oppose Henderson for congress-Chi-
cago express companies and department
stores preparing for drivers strike
Failure Of another expedition to search
for Cocos islands mythical treasure
New YorkerS favor Lows move TO
improve police force. but doubt il
commission can do anything--Order
for naval reservation in the Philippines
revoked-Pope disapproves sale of
friars' lands In the Philippines
Plans complete for arbitration Of the
Plus fund claims case-Attorney Cen
eral Knox going to France to study
Panama canal Observation-Disclosures
ratify treaty which will end govern
ment's guardianship over them as a
tribe--National League Of Republi-
can clubs to meet at st. Louis Sept so
and start the Roosevelt boom for 1904
Threat in Hayti to cut cable at Cape
Haytien-British house Of commons
adjourns to Oct 16-Trades unions
victorious in the Welsh colliery case
Fire at Port au Prince, Hayti. causes
loss of 5000, 0OO-Commission ap-
pointed to inquire into conduct of Boer
war.
SUNDAY, AUG. 10.
James II. Fermoyle, master painter,
robbed and beaten to death by high
waymen Mt East Cambridge Mass
Run OF the New York Yacht clubs
fleet from Provincetown 10 Marble
head; Yankee and Elmina win the vice
conmodore's cups-Tltus of New
York beat Greer Of Boston in the cham
pionship single SOUL race at Worcester
Mass-Trolley car strike at New
Haven settled by company acceding tc
mems demands unconditionally--
General Firmin's forces rout the sol
diers OF the other provisional govern
ment in Hayti-Seven anthracite Goa
mines abandoned because flooded since
strike began--Mrs. Frank Burdette
OF Shirley. Mass, attacked by bur