Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-07-17


oils convention may order a big strike
fund to continue contest-Maurice
Berger. one Of the opponents of the
issue Of United states steel bonds has
decided to withdraw his suit--Bishop
Potter TO marry Mrs. Alfred Corning
Clark, rich widow.
MONDAY. JULY IL.
Lord Salisbury resigns as British
prime minister; A. Balfour appointed
as his successor-Cambria nine of.
ficials say death list by explosion is ia
-Twenty-eight buildings burned at
Salisbury Beach, Mass--Rev. Simon
Drew forciby elected from st. Paul's
(negro) church at Boston as a climax
to long existing ostilitics-.Union Pa
citic to span Great Salt lake to shorten
its route-Trnn on Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern makes 4s1 miles in
AGO manifestation General Waller
an avowed candidate for promotion to
head of marine corps Secretary
Moody orders Asiatc squadron placed
upon peace footing Minnie Kurtz
swears TO charges Of blackmail by the
New York police-Chicog go striking
freight handlers and the railroads fail
to agree-Secretary Pcot arrives at
Oyster Bay for consultation with the
president-Keene colt Injunction
carries off the Neptune stakes Mt
Brighton Behch-Secretary Hay has
asked for the extradition Of Gaynor and
Greene--St Louis likely to get con-
vention Of League Of Republican clubs
American sea captain olcims
guano island held by the Japanese
David Kronacher. assistant paymaster,
U. S. n. drowned at Norfolk--Battle
of the Boyne riot in Edinburgh; peace
full celebration in Belfast-.Edwin Z.
Curtis declines candidacy for congress
in Eleventh Massachusetts district
Letter mailed in Boston containing Sc
curities worth $4,000 stolen.
TUESDAY, JULY Is.
Hole punched in bottom Of U. S. s.
Illinois while entering harbor of
Christiana-British cabinet in process
Of reorga nization under Balfour; resiy-
nation of Sir Michael Hicks-Bea CHI
A five-masted schooner launched for
the Boston-Liverpool service--G George
y. Hnlock appointed anciliary re-
coiver Of the Bay State Gas company
hraote operators preparing to
resume--0utlaw Tracy believed to be
surrounded Non-union weavers at
nlyror'A, Mass. quit work-Tinplate
vor,-oYs n reduction Of wages
.Nr,t' - .ors brought to Pascoag. r.
T.. A. - iril's-Wyoming sheep
c. go '0'est reserve extension
NJ 'uTled in Cambria rolling
III II n .iohnstown, Pa--Ch-
lgo tees "'tv system of direct mag
,otir tr9 = for street cars Chi
'ago's s,:..p situation worse; 10000
men out; business stopped: loss Of
million day piling up-Cholera still
sprealii'. in Philippines Porto Eican
missioa * progresses-Overdu
training ,.l.i Mohican is safe---Senator
Cockrell onDoscs Hawaiian iunket--
No prote' % England in Grcene-Gatnor
case--Troops in Moro country re-eu-
| forced by an infantry battalion
Civil service examinations taken by
nearly 10000 persons in l3o1--Sena-
tor Spooner talks canal with the presi-
dent AT Oyster Pay-General Bragg,
consul general at Havana. loses use.
fulness by indiscreet uttarances- -
Government replies to the Vatican
AUTOMATICALLY insisting on friars' with
dra wal-General Chaffee relieved Of
his command in the Philippines and or
dered to take charge Of the department
Of the east--King Edwards general
condition Standardization and
senate Of Uruguay at odds---Body Of
the late Lord Pauncefote landed from
the Brooklyn at Southampton.
WEDNESDAY. JULY 16.
With agreements reached between
four railroads and their employees the
great strike of the freight handlers and
teamsters that has parlyzed the indus.
tries of Chicago for week is ap-
parontly broken--Towns in Minnesota
and North Dakota reported to have
been destroyed by tornado-One man
killed and six made unconscious by
lightning in Bath. Me, shipyard-
Grave OF Miss Elizabeth l.. Van Lew.
the Union spy, at Richmond, to be
marked by a monument Of stone taken
from Beacon Hill Boston-Connecti-
CUT liquor Id w CItlSeu W tIiOi lS-
vision President Mitchell thought to
hold key to coal convention--ln-
dicted Minneapolis police chief re-
ported on way TO Europe-Chicag go
corn corner appears to be broken: drop
of II cents--John W. Baer leaves
Christian Endcsvor society for Presby-
terrain Home Mission Board-Vatican
negotiations kept carefully secret
Judge Humphreys Of Hawaii resigns to
run for congress --Government NOV
ing to acquire naval station to defend
canal-ApEointue of canal com
| mission likely to be deferred for a con
siderable time--R Republican ca mpaign
RS to point with pride to presidents
.lvil service record-EverettW LORD
# Ellsworth. Me, chosen assistant
'ommi5s'ncr of education in Porte
tco--ChSnherlatn likely to stay il
2lcuia ot,ite--Th Thirty people drowned
y Sinkus of Russian STRENGTHENING
dward leaves London and boards biz
7cht at, r'Xm"mh American offel
,uth Africa freight r; ties onethirC
use from Ergland-Cuban Suga
..lanterS' association said TO be plan
!. ming an" '' "rorH 9nda.
, AN OLD VERMONT CLAIM.
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