Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-09-24
THE WEEk'SNEWS
THURSDAY, SEPT. II.


vorced-Terrific gale sweeps At
lantic coast, causing havoc to ship
ping, telegraph and trolley service and
much damage to crops-Fmsldent
Roosevelt says he has not and will not
interfere in New York inayoralty cam
paign---Sir Thomas Upton confined TO
bed at Chicago with appendicitls--J.
r. Wade, former postal clerk, con-
victed at Portland. Me-, of larceny of
money from letters--Police think they
ere on the trail of n. G. Poor. who
swindled Boston brokers out Of $4,000
Serious damage to crops by frost in
the northwest-Board Of Cancellation
grants Cox Bros. miners right to hire
and select their own helpers Gable
Parks in court again in New York:
pleads not guilty to charge Of extor-
tion--Seven hundred and nifty EN-
ployes Of Interna tional Paper company
strike at Rumford Falls, Me----Hun-
dred cases Of plague In a fine suburb
Of Manila-Revival Of report that
Captain Hobson is candidate for
ongress-Negroes propose to ask
congress to investigate disfranchse-
ment-Tanatics fail in attempt TO
capture headquarters Of consta bulary at
San Jose, Luzon: sharp fight; losses on
both sides-Persian grand vixier 6is-
missed insurgents de-
feating Turks--Seven American bank
wreckers in Honduras-Sultan Of
Morocco almost captured in a recent
battle-Balfour cabinet seems united
on tariff policy; likely to stand New
alliance proposed in South America to
absorb Bolivia and Acre--Canal re-
port unanimously passes Colombian
senate on first reading.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 10.
Cham berlain, Ritchie and Lord Ham
ilton resign from British cabinet; ru-
NOR that Balfour may decide on gen.
eral election; clings to free trade pol
icy as best for England---Storm
which swept New Jersey coast and New
York passed along eastward and much
serious damage is reported: two small
vessels wrecked on PemaQuid Point,
Ne, and Is lives lost; many other
minor disa sters along the Goa asst
Strike among blacksmiths employed on
Boston and Albany rnilroad--Massa
chusetts Prohibitionists state conven-
ton selects Rev. Oliver W. Cobb Of
Easthampton for Eovernor-John
Burns, alleged "sluzger," who escaped
from Newton, Mass, police and was
rearrested, pleads guilty apd is held in
$SOO0--Man killed by automobile at
Caledonia, VT, fair-Non-s refused
in Wanamaker SANDER case at Beaver,
Pa-Tom johnson starts campaign
without waiting for plans Of executive
committee Negro problem to be
prominent in next congress-Mr.
Bonaparte has free rein in the Indian
;nvcstiga tlon--Chief Clerk w. +.
Murphy of general land flee dismissed
canadian steamer seizes nets be-
longing to American tishemer on Lake
Erie--Government printing Office may
be put under department of commerce
and labor-Cuban reciprocity will be
considered in its relation to American
interests; island not now in need
Lord Salisbury's estate valued at ST.
551, 6SO-Britain consents to French
conquest of MorOcco--Powers trying
to stave off Turco- Bulgarian war
Venezuela officially denies report of war
against Colon ba-Newf oundland
sentiment for federation with Canada
1ncrea sing-Belgian societies In New
York defend conditions in the Congo
Filipino Federal party making move
to get more offices for nativcs--Ger
man Socialists refuse reichstag vice
presidency, and vote opposition to the
kaiser.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 10.
Practical end OF curtailment of pro-
ductior by Fall River cotton mills
Great powers inform Sultan of Tur-
key that massacres must cease--Bos-
.ected by steamship line from st. John
ton-Antwerp traffic likely td be af-
fected by steamship line from ST. John
to Antwerp planned by Canadian Pa
cific rallway-Governor Hunt calls
upon the president at oyster bay
Dull coal trade causes the closing down
of two collieries at Shamokin--Six
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from the treasury department--Al-
legged combination Of Wall street and
labor to defeat Roosevelt--Question
whether Miss Todd of Delaware is
guilty of ''pernicious activity"-Dr.
Wiley returns from Europe with new
ideas relative to the pure food law
| Commissioner Hitchcock refuses to
dismiss Beavers proceedings in New
Nork-Kaiser arrives at Vienna--
Berlin knows Of no plot to kill the
neutrality-suspicious. of London
Daily Mail expelled from Turkey
American Alaska commissioners Ques-
ton British counsel on Portland canal
Consideration in England over Sec
rotary Chamberlains resignation from
abinet---Another awful massacre in
Macedonia; 10000 reported killed in
kastoria.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 90.
Boston and Northern Street Railway
company swindled ont Of bout $3.50, 900
by means OF bogus transfer checks;
seven arrests thus far-Mrs. Malachi
Barnes and Ishael DuntOn. nm aged
boarder, brutally beaten at East Sulli-
van. N. H.; woman's husband under
arrest-Angler Smell unde, arrest at
New Bedford on suspicion of having
to do with the killing of 7illinghast
Kirby, whose body was found with