Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-09-25

Hrmed DV eCcIeS1aSt1caI dOctmentS--
DR.. Cook says Peary has brought ma
terial more valua bic than the discovery
OF the pole-Robert J. Welch's stable
at Greenwich. Conn, burned; several
valuable horses killed; loss $4,000
Secretary Hitchcock declares Navajos
are not starving-United States to send
more ships to'the istbmus Of Panama
--Higginson praises those who took
part in the war game, and says much
valuable knowledge was Obtained
Henderson said to have learned of in
trigue among Republican leaders to
prevent his reelection as speaker
Italy bestows upon Marconi the cross
of the Order Of the Crown--Conger's
report Of Boxer outragcs corroborated
by Chinese newspapers--Britis flag
said to have been raised on Patos isl
and, despite protests of Venezuea-
Carnegie Steel company bookkeeper in
London admits forgeries amounting to
$4,000.
TUESDAY. SEPT. 90.
Troops ordered out TO assist sheriff nf
Lackawanna county, Pa who is unable
to suppress increased lawessncss on
part of coal strikers-Daniel +. Shea.
fireman, drops five stories at a Boston
fire and is killed--John +. OSullvnn.
labor leader and writer, killed by
train at Lynn. Mass-Leutenant
Peary, wife and daughter In train
wreck in Nova Scotia; escaped unhurt
President Roosevelt declares that
we must treat Cuba fairly and give her
cfproclty-Great Britain and vene-
z'lela on verge Of rupture over several
ncidents-Price of anthracite coal
jumps from s12 to Sl5 ton ut Boston:
bituminous also advances-Rear Ad-
mral Coghlan leaves for Washington
to receive instructions regarding his
duties at Panama-Senator Bard's
health may force him to resign City
OF Paterson. n. j.. sued for strike riot
amages-Strike Of printers en-
ployed by the Merrmack company.
Lowell--Summer diggings closng in
the Klondike; output exceeds S11 .O00,-
OOO-American line steamship Ken
sington successfully uses oil as fuel
Hudson Valley railroad operating more
cars under protection of National
Guards--Mayor of Waco, Tex, on
trial for neglectine his official duties
while leading a whisky campaign---
American board of commissioners for
foreign missions free from debt Cor the
first time in several william
Hooper Young wanted at New York
in connection with the murder of ..irs.
mits his ;dentity-American still
guarding transit across the isthnls of
Panama-Lieutenan Emmons on
way to Washington with report on
Alaska boundary-Austria and Ger
many inclined TO reject American pro-
posals as 10 Jews In Roumania- -.Gen-
eral Brooke says our coast Notifications
need stronger defense against nd IT.
tacks--Report that an extra session
of congress may be called to consider
Cuban reciprocity and tariff revision
-Sverdrup's work in Ellesmereisnd
considered Of great value--Com-
plants in South Africa that England is
slow in settling claims--France to re.
duce sugar tax to compensate for
abolition Of Brazilian new S.
paper complains that battieship Iowa
is ''prying" In Rio Janeiro Vatican
alarmed by formation of an indie
pendent Catholic church in the Philip
pnes--Ex-Governor Hogg of Texas
wants to be attorney general TO ena Bile
him to fight trusts Albanans
threaten to murder Russian consul at
Mitrovitza; Turkish troops on the way
to protect him.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. "a.
President abandons his western trip
at Indianapolis and is operated upon
for an abscess on his leg; two ounces Of
serum removed; carried to train for
Washington on a stretcher: doctors say
his condition is not serious Boston
navy yard working day and night crews
and repairing more ships than durilg
the Spanish war period-Strike OF 700
New York piano makers-Fire in
birmingham. Ala, causes loss Of $780,
OO0-(ireat decrease in Hnwaii's res
ceipts from income tax-Mines In he
soft Goa regions making daily gains
Hooper Young taken to New York
from Derby. Conn-Minneapolis four
mill operatives demand eight-hour day
Move for congressional investi-
CATION of the coal strike-Spanish war
veterans at Detroit vote TO ANA lgamate
with the Spanish American war vet.
erans-A thousand quarter sections Of
land ready for homestead subject to
homestead entry at Sterling. Col
Man sues New York city for $4,000 on
account Of fall which compelled him to
remove his beard-Treasury depart
ment has no intention of buying bonds
Counsel for Gaynor and Greene say
eXtradition is possible-Evidence
that northern Republicans are strongly
against tariff revision--Williams Of
Mississippi to be Democratic candidate
for speaker of the national house
United States moves on the isthmus be-
lieved to be intended to preserve
permanent peace there----Rritish d!plo-
mats think Hays ROumanian note a
failure-A Bombay parsse gives S.
600 900 fund to be used s aid for people
suffering as result Of sudden calamity
In any country.
ADVANCE IN BUTTER.
Elgin, H., Sept % -Butter advanced q
half cent on the board Of trade TODAY