Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-08-06


thur Johnson, Senator Pattersons pri-
vate secretary, w. II. Brill special press
representative from Cleveland, Ohio, j.
s. McLun, editor OF the Minneapolis
journal, and George A. Bracket of Min
neapolis.
These papers report, that the party,
since its arrival at Seattle, have received
an abundance of light upon the matters
sought for as every man met by them
has horded in n bunch of suggestions as
to the needs of the county and bundles
of information were ready at juneau
and Skaguay. on July the party ac-
companied by M. l.. Washburn. grand
manager of the Northern Commercial
company, Vice l.. s. Consul MCGOWAN
and others visited the Bonavvaza and
f,ldorado mines. taking lunch at the min
ing camp of the latter. They were taken
on this tour by six, four and two horse
convoyances The trip was full of In
tcrcst as none of the party save Senator
Patterson of Colorado knew anything OF
the process of extracting mineral wealth
from the ground. At one mine they
witnessed a clean up" of about $4,000
Mr.. Washhurn mapped out before their
| arrival the Alaska itinerary of the party
and they were to leave by the next boat
for st. Michacls. Mr. and Mrs Wash
burn. and Senator Dietrich and daughter
of Nebraska. who are spending the sum-
NOR in Dawson, will accompany tho par
ty. They will make short stops at all
the stations on the lower Yukon. At st
Michaels the T. s. revenue cutter Nc
Culloch will he placed at their service
They will visit Nome Port Clarence, pos
sibly Point Barrow, returning to Seattle
by the seal islands, Alcutians. Valdez an6
other Alaskan coast points. Senator Dill
lingham will have 4 voluminous report
which will be submitted when Congress
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personal friend and admircr of President
Roosevelt and says in speaking of tho
political possibilities of Alaska: You
can hear nothing hut Roosevelt all down
the line; his honesty and courage Of con-
viction have won him the support of the
masses and his recollection l regard as a
certainty
ATTEMPTED BURGLARY IN BARRE
Barre had sensation Friday night
in the shape Of an attempt by burglary
and Il subsequent chase by the police
which was barren Of results. At about
ii 80 o clock one of the officers noticed
that the glass of the window in the
barber shop of Frank Tanning in tho G.
Thomas block had been smashed and
noticing a man coming out one of the
doors he called upon him to halt The
man Immediately made "A break and Off
Ger Nicholson, who was near. made AZ
attempt to stop him, firing two shots al
him with a revolver. Both shots went
wild and the man ran around the house
of Or. r. W. Braley and disappeared
The officers thought that he might per
haps be concealed in the garden and made
a thorough search. without avail The
electric lights We're out. which grea tly
hampered tho policeman. 1t is believed
that the individual is the same man who
has been operating in Winoosk and the
Barre officers are making strenuous eff
forts to effect his capture.
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officer Armstrong; a constable Of Col
onie arrested James A. Bailey of tn,
Barnum & Bailey circus at Glens Falls
| Friday on n warrant sworn out by Su.
| perintendent Walker Of the Humane so
cicty before Justice DAYTON of Colonic
! June A. charging him with pormittinl
JnPhresp boy 10 l'erlorhi a'ropa .i'
| and was fined So which he mmediatel,
| paid. rhe authorities had hecn attempt
| ing to serve the warrant on Mr.. Bailey
since it was issued. and Fridays pro
cecdngs were the result of long chase
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Jim Ram of Island Pond, while fish
ing at Avorll last week, brought to tn,
surface a fish which he claimed weighed
| fully ten pounds II was too heavy foI
! Jim to handle, consequently got away
| with the landing net hook and line. Tn.
next day a man caught a fish which
weighed three Fights of a pound and /,
| its jaw was found inns hook and line.
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