Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-22
The WEEKS NEWS
THUKSDAY. SEPT. u.

British admiralty orders commander
of north Pacific squadron at Esqui-
Elault, Il. c., to prepare to patrol Pa
rife to protect British shipping at any
cost: Russian cruiser Lena may be
ready to leave San Francisco within 20
days and 1t is feared may then at
tempt to prey on Pacific shipping bound
for Asatic ports; Kuropatkin's report
Of the fighting from Aug 20 until the
retreat upon Mukden distinctly places
upon General Orlotf responsibility for
failure TO hold heights in vicinity of
Sykwantun and so check the Japanese
advance, resulting in complete upset
ting of Russian plans---Commande
Peary, Arctic explorer, announces that
contract has been signed for new
Arctic ship which he is to use in an
other attempt to reach North Pole and
that he expects to start north next
summer--Attorney general of Mas
sachusetts moves against Templeton
street railway for failure to file data
A killing frost does much damage
in the orthwest-Largest Cali
fornia winery burned: loss may be
$500 ,0O0--Ahout 10000 Chicago meat
strikers have so far returned TO work
Prospect that Fall River strikers
may have to yield soon, through lack Of
funds-Frst shipment of Lewis and
Clark exposition souvenir dollars
reaches Portland, Ore--First Aid so
ciety. to teach working people how to
attend to injured, formed in Chicago
--CObb's plurality in Maine is 81, 1870;
gain of 1890 votes over 1900; Demo
cratic gain of l. ,244--Licutenant
Governor Henry Roberts nominated by
Republicans of Connecticut as candi-
date for gOvcrnor--Kear Admiral
Walker declares the United States will
in spite of Panama's prOtest--Edu-
Gated horse in Berlin has reasoning
powers, decides mmission--Prince
Bismarck in great pain; somewhat re-
lievcd by morphine njectons--John
Smith. for whose crime Adolf Beck
was imprisoned. indicted in London
Payment of half the amounts due Gu
ban revolutionary rebels to begin oct
i Nicaragua and Honduras make
peace; Honduras troops withdrawn
from frontier -Novoe Nrcmya de-
clares reforms are needed in Russia !;
editorial regarded as a bold protest.
Election of Archdeacon Worrell, as
bishop of Nova Scotia. said to be Illegal
synod may meet again.
FRIDAY. SEPT IS.
Russian cruiser Lena at San Fran
cisco, to be utterly dsmantled by
United States navy; cannot leave our
shores until peace shall have been con-
cluded-Mrs. Mary Crowley, 80, MUIR
dered near pawtucket. II. l., direct on
Massachusetts line; John Allingham,
Civil war veteran, accused Of the crime
Valuable cats belonging to Brook
line. Mass, families poisoned by an UNI
known miscreant--St. Louis day at
the Louisiana Purchase exposition
Wilcox. Ala, county jail broken, and
all prisoners escape---Federal Slocum
commission resumes hearing in New
York dozen vessels ashore or part
ly disabled at Delaware Breakwater
Union weavers in Fall River unani.
mously vote not to return oct 8
Trouble over passes causes limiting Of
speed of street cars in Lincoln, Neb
Storm of great violence along At
lantic coast; vast damage reported; sew
eral lives lost-Mayor of Huntsville.
Ala, sheriff and 10 members of mob in
dicted for Naples lynching; trouble
feared: militia ordered out--Demo-
Gratis of New Jersey nominate Charles
C.. Black for governor-Amerlcan
party organized in Utah to oppose the
influence of the Mormon church
Woodruff withdraws from the New
York convention and Higgins is unani-
mously nominated for governor
Nomination of Roberts in Connecticut
indicates that Buckley will be elected
United States senator-Quorum in Gu
ban house for the first time in two
months.
SATURDAY. SEPT. Il.
Postofiice department issues sweep.
Ing fraud order against Preferred Mer-
camille company of Boston--Genera
Kuropatkin's latest reports indicate
that japanese advance upon Mukden
is already beginniug-Twom men killed
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-Nineteen-year-old boy reaches st,
Louis after journey of 700 miles on
! foot----Cable line between Fort Ste
vens and Fort Candy, with connections
at Portland, Ore, completed John
| Allingham cOnfesses numbering Mrs.
Crowley near Seekonk, II. National
! headquarters of American Civic asso-
citation to be esta blished in Philadelphia
Remains of General Forrest to he
moved to park in Memphis, Tenn.
where statue is to be crected--lt is
said that court martial OF Georgia
! militia on Statesboro lynching can be
! little more than matter Of form
| President of national colorcd Baptist
! Speaker Cannon reports considerable
| Democratic activity in the middle west
-Regular Republicans in Delaware
make peace overtures to the Aduicks
| Hillary force in the Philip
! pines to be reduced Cost Of Panama
| canal to be reduced below French csti-
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