Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-08-20

can factory system--Rebels defeat
Chinese imperial troops in Kwang-
Tung-Premier Seldom of New Yea.
land strongly pro-Chamberlain--
Cuba will ask new bids for removing
wreck of Maine---Engand excludes
Russian, Danish and Argentine sugars
President Castro plans revenge
against Curacao and Trinidad
Tolstoi's Thou Shalt Not Kill" held
reasonable by German court-Vice-
Admiral Alexieff appointed viceroy
over new Amur-Kwang-Tung district
House of lords accepts Irish land
bill as approved by the house of com.
mons.
SATURDAY, AUG. Is.
]. J. Jeffries, champion heavyweight
of the world played with Jim Corbett
for 0 1-2 rounds, when Corbett's Sec
onds threw up sponge to save their
man from needless punishment
Hampton, N. H., postoffice robbed
Burglars shoot at officer at Bruins
wick, Me----Organizer of negro labor
driven out of Vicksburg-Nom more
camera passes on New York steamship
piers-Convention of negro Wo-
mems clubs indorse the president--
Washington antitrust meeting de-
nounces Roosevelt and Knox--Kan-
sas City people want a Carnegie loan
to repair food damage--Judge
Grosscup, at Dixon, H., makes SEN
sational speech against trusts
Police Commissioner Greene of New
York admits that petty graft does exist
Jet and White found guilty by
Kentucky court and sentenced to
prison for life--Kansas wheat crop
the largest in the states history, and
the largest ever harvested by any
state-Professo MCGEE resigns from
bureau of thnology-Early extra
session of congress opposed; no de-
cision on date-Gorman chances
for the Democratic nomination improv
ing--Australian mines closed by
rought-Cardina Vaughan's estate
only $3715-British parliament pro-
rogued until Nov. 2-Shops in
Monastir closed; people fear massacre
Fierce battle between troops and
Maya Indians in Yucatan-Mace-
DOMAIN leader thinks Turks have sub
sidized American press-Improved
conditions at Kishineff due to foreign
press agitation-Report in Montreal
that Schwab will organize a Canadian
steel trust--King Edward thanks
newspaper men for their good ac-
counts of Irish visit--Report that
China will ask presidents good Offices
in Manchurian trouble.
SUNDAY, AUG. 16.
Greer wins the championship singles
at Worcester by 10 lenths, Titus third; ;
Hodgkins takes the intermediate sim
giles and Jeifres Point the interme.
date four and eight-James A.
Motherwell of Chelsea, Mass, killed
by an electric car; was only IA years
old, but was six feet tall and weighed
165 pounds-Vice Chancellor Pitney
of New Jersey says in open court mat
the Massachusetts judiciary is degen-
Grating, and doesn't "consder their
opinion any more"-Old Home week
ushered in in New Hampshire with
bonires-North Atlantic squadron
at Oyster Bay ready for review by the
president-Blg consolidation of
southern Worcester county, Mass
street railways, with capital stock OF
$2.000000 ncunced--Miss Ethel
Golding swims 100 yards in I'm "a 3.5s,
establishing new worlds record for
wompn--Morgan shipping syndicate
to establish service between Boston
and the Mediterranean, following the
CUnard's mOve--Joseph Pulitzer
gives $l,000,000 to Columbia college to
found a school Of journalism, and if
it succeeds a like sum will be given
later-Corbett says Jeffries can lick
any two heavyweights at one time III
the same ng-EX-President Cleve.
land finds good fishing and has good
luck at Meddybemps lake in Maine
Rockefeller the force behind the bear
campaign in stocks-Insurrectio in
full blast in Macedonia; repels in
Florina district have magazine in
strong position in mountains, repulsed
large Turkish force and sustained no
loss-Vienna surprised at the action
of Russia in sending warships to Con-
stantinope to enforce demands for
reparaton for murder of her consul.
MONDAY. AUG. II.
Justice Brewer of supreme court
says prompt trial and punishment of
criminals is only remedy for suppress
ing lyncL.ng-Bulgaria govern
ment submits memorandum to powers
which contains fearful Indictment
against Turkish government; afro
cities charged include murder, torture
pillage, incendiarism, and, in fact, ev.
cry crime in the calandar-Bob Fitz
simmons to become theatrical mana.
ger to please new wife-Cnarles F.
McClelland, railroad conductor, killed
by train at South Braintree, Mass
Labor unions want w. S. Waudby ap.
pointed to succeed Carroll d. wright
War department asks bids for 49,.
900, 900 worth Of Philippine certificates
Woman rescued from kidnapping
husband by Illinois sheriff and posse
Lieutenant General Young begins
his new duties as army chief of stat
Willard S. Allen supposed to have
taken refuge in the Adirondacks-
, National president ready to extend
, building strike all over country
Condition of the battleship Massachu