Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-31
The WEEKS NEWS
THURSDAY. AUG. "a.

While peace ENJOYS at Portsmouth
are awaiting Saturdays adjourned SEES
sion to psssent anal answers 10 com.
promise protocols signed and passed
for consideration. Ambassador Meyer
j. closely In touch with the csar and
President Roosevelt, In the effort TO
establish peace between two warning
nations, both Of whom are friendly to
his own---Trfal Of Hope Young, for.
merly Of Boston, for the murder OF her
baby. concluded at Disby, N. g.; woman
sentenced to death--Mattie Hackett's
murder at Rents Hill. Me-, linked 80
persistently with mysterious woman
theory. may yet implicate a man. either
as principal or accomplice---Commi
sioners named 10 relocate boundary he.
tween Connecticut and Massachusetts,
Only four young men take the OK.
animation in Boston for the position Of
bookkeeper at Panama--Fire de.
stroys yacht Monoloa. owned by Mrs.
J. J. Borland Of Annual
meeting OF the American Bar associa.
ton at Narragansett Pier. X. i
Death OF Philip Kreigh. known as I'm.
diana's 7OO.pound Secretary
Bonaparte again attacks the German
grandfather amendment---Har
b. Hurd. treasurer Of the walpoie (N.
H. Savings bank. found dead 10 hotel
at Keene. n. H--Dr. william kingin.
ger Of the faculty Of Marion. Sims
Medical college killed in his laboratory
FRIDAY. AUG. %.
President Roosevelt directly mediat.
ing between Japan ana Russia; sig
csblegrams received by Witte from St.
Petersburg; al from Count La IN sdorlf
and all opposed TO Japanese compro.
mise; president straining every en-.
deavor to establish peace. and make It
possible for ENJOYS to conclude treaty
BY order 81 county authorities q
guard is stationed Mt home Of woma n
suspected Of strangling Matte Hackett
at Kents Hill Me; arrest will not be
made until next week-Fire insur.
ance experts to investigate conditions
in Boston-Francis J. Cabot. arrested
in New York. wanted for breaks IL
Boston and Maine stations---Twenty.
Ave men discharged and 100 on fur
Tough from construction department at
Boston navy yard--Southern soft coal
market greatly improved-Fire De.
stroys tobacco warehouses at Paducah b,
Ky--Death sentence OF Johann Hoch,
the "Bluebeard." suspended BY Chica "a
judge--Two children drowned In
Presumpscott river at Westbrook, Ne
Hitherto unknown type Of "saber.
tooth tiger" found in California fossil
beds--After July 1. 1908. the Penn.
sylvania railroad will refuse to accept
cars from foreign lines unless equipped
with air brakes-F. A. Psckham ar.
raigned at Saratoga in connection with
cotton leak scandal--J. r. Burton OF
Kansas implicated in pressing Chicka.
saw claims while holding Office OF
United States senator--France pre-.
pares to enforce demand on Morocco
in case OF the arrested Franco-Algeriau
citizen.
SATURDAY. AUG. 20.
President Roosevelt's appeal resulta
in modification Of cars attitude; ex.
act nature of compromise not revealed
but hopes are high-President Roose'
Welt under water in submarine boat &
minutes while 1t maneuvers; his fam
| lily not informed OF his whereabouts
during performa nce--Convict in Yer
| mont state prison had key TO cell OF
Mrs. Rogers. condemned murderess
and paid her visits: both admit wrong
doIng-Admission made by board OF
| directors that some officials of EQuit
able Life Assurance society have beer
guilty OF improper and illegal acts
New England Gas and Coke company
experimenting with chemical process,
for destroying Odor at Everett. Mass.
Observation-Disclosures postal card.
which were Intercepted in Boston
mails and forwarded to Washiu gtor
are returned for prosecution Of send
ers-Michigau Central railroad be
gins work on its Detroit river TUNE
-Wholesale thefts from railroads re
vealed by two arrests In Chica go
Minority report Of Bar association IA
vors federal control Of Insurance
Citizens union declares for Jerome fo
mayor Of New York: Republicans NOV,
for fuslOn--At least nine drowned
and thousands Of dollars worth Of
property lost by cloudburst in vicinity
Of Rhode Canon. Col-New Yorl
councils Of Royal Arcanum to send del
egatiOn TO special convention Of su
preme council to protest against new
rates-Cholera reported In Manila
Cortelyou probably will succeed Shaw
as secretary Of the reasury--Formel
employe OF immigration bureau be
gins campaign against Sargent
Senator Burton denies pushing Chicka
saw claims since his election; new
charges against him--Panama Offer
inducements to Morocco
seeks to hasten the German loan
King Edward accepts Curson's resignA
ton as vicerOy-Clash between Rus
sian troops and revolutionaries In Reti
mo district In Crete--Canadian Pa
cifc protests westward location Of tn,
Grand Trunk Pacific railroad.
SUNDAY. AUG. 81.
Russians and Japaness af1rm posi-
lively that respective positions A.,
hnal. with indemnity and cession o.
Sakhalin an impossible gulf: Japanes'
show faint expecta ton czar will yield
car offers through president. half o.
Sakhalin. pay for prtsonsrS expense
but no more; sum alluded to 10 500.
600 900; japanese demand 5000 900 .OO(
as indemnlty--Feur lives lost in hote
fire At Lake Maranacook. Mo-: victimI