Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-14


ply an army Of SO, 4s4 men, says Genera
Ainsworth.
A fresh outbreak Of mutincers is re
ported at Cronstadt. Ambassador
Meyer 10 again At his post ut st. Peters.
burg.
\ public meeting al Boston protested
against the destruction of the old frig
ate Constitution.
The Worcester Mass, Trust com
pany absorbs the fourth national bank
Of that city within four years.
George y. Foster. a leading citizen Of
Everett. Mass. expired while speaking
at a political rally.
Theodore Roosevelt. Ir.. got \ wild
boar and an elk while bunting in Sow
Hampshire.
Aunt Louisa Eldridge. angel Of the
thcspians died at New York
Saturday, Dec. 9.
Without tremor and without a mur-
mur. Mrs. Mary Mabel Rogers marched
,Inconrerncdly TO her death. lfoldn.
her head high IN The air This woman
lravcIy mounted the galows unadrd
/
husband. Marcus Rogers. at ReDning
/ ton. w.. on Aug. IL. l!W2 To all appear
! ances Mrs Rogers was the ,alrnn>' per.
! son IN tho chamber of death
Fred Enyron. aged years. died n,
! Lynn. Mass. as the result Of hurns sus.
tanned from falling into n bonfire
General industrial prosperity pre-,
walls in Chicago: labor is at a premium
Macedonia reform plans have been
modified 10 save the sutan's dignity
Ratification is expected
Senator Mitchell ~ Oregon dies from
hemorrhagc. following the extraction
Of teeth
The res gnalon Of Robert H. MCuriy.
general manager Of the Mutual Life
lnsuranc" company. has been presented
10 the board Of trustees and accepted.
steamer I.oa arrives al Callao Peru
from Panama. with II cases of yellow
fever aboard.
Horace w. Lyons. the engineer Of thn
pilot locomotive of the express train
! which ran into the rear end "f a Local
'raiu near Lincoln. Mass, 'he accident
resulting in the death Of II persons was
discharged from custody by gran,
jury. for which body he had been hel,
on the charge Of man>laughter. Tho
Boston and Maine railroad was severely
criticised on the ground that IFS opera,
ing rules are insufficient for he rroicc
ton of passengers
Friesy. Dec. 9.
ished at Bates college. This decision
has been reached by tho voluntary ac
ton of the student body.
Watercress. the famous stallion. va.
aucioned off at New York for 81 .no'
10 ]. r. Haggin. himself a part owns,
of the horse. The bidding started II
$1,000.
An appropriation Of ll.5Oo, 40" was
voted by the house toward the cou
struction Of the Panama canal.
Baltimore knights of Pythias lods,>
broke all records by initiating over ilm
new members simultaneously.
Tammany is much alarmed by tn.
possibility Of complete recount ano
recanvass.
Nine train employees were killed or
the Union Pacific overland limited in :;
header collision in Wyoming.
James l.. Blodget. hermit banker Of
Hermitage. y. T.. was burned 10 death
Colonel Cotton. the American coller.
tor for Santo Domingo. is paid wholly
from island revenues.
Steamer Fran sunk in Christians
Fjord. Seven Of her crew and four pas
>"ngers were drowned.
In negotiations with China. Japan i
said 10 have given M the extension al
railroad and telegraphs in Manchuria.
An attempt to wreck a train on 'h'
Boston and Maine railroad at Wosf
ford. Mass. was discovered by a fregh
engineer An iron rail had hcet
: dragged across the tracks.
; Thursday. Dec. 7.
Henry II. Faxon. the noted Froh.hi
ZIONIST of Quincy Mass, left an ESTATE
valued AT $4,000.
Henry NJ. Whitney. late Democrat {
candidate for lieutenant governor -
Massachusetts. says his elcct"n "a
p,nscs were about $4,000.
lHe ArlllnSdcn t'Oar eNl'tulll ON ii','
; made the northwest passage.
Movement begun in Connecticut T."
revision Of the corrupt practices ac'.
Chauncey pepew has resigned a. Il,
| rector Of the Equitable Life Assurance
society.
New Bedford and Provinreiowi
Nhalin" captains report the fleet saf'
VI Herschol island. Mackenzie bay.
+ Congressman Hepburn has rencW"t
his efforts for pure food legislation.
The powers accept Turkeys change
, Of details in regard to Macedonian re
forms.
The French senate. after a long de
ate adopted the hill for the separate
Of church and state by a vote of -
against 1u2 The vote was announce,
anil enthusiastic scenes.
r After making II final personal plea :,
tha cour, in lis own behalf. Albert I
Patrick the New York lawyer con
NirIcl of the murder of William. NJ
Rice, WAS sentenced To die IN the Gle"
lric chair during the week hosilnu.
Jan. - next.
Daniel Narney of Porter, M"...ago'
So was sLo, and seriously wounded II.
some person who afterwards 'ooh SON
! which Narnsy had in his pockets