Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-21
The WEEKS NEWS


Wednesday,, Dec. 20.
Russia Ia on the eve OF great
struggle for mastery between the gov
eminent and the proletariat. Both
sides have lined up for battle.
Railroad trains and electric cars
were the cause Of the deaths Of four
persons and the fatal injury of another
in and about Boston.
william G. Crawford, former deputy
auditor for the postoffice department
was convicted Of charge of conspiracy
to defraud the United states.
A bomb was thrown through win
dow Of the Allied Iron association ut
New York, wrecking part of nm office
which has been used as bureau for the
employment Of nOn-union men.
Upon the testimony Of monographs
pilot meters and oscillometers a verdict
Of $58,167 was returned by Il jury Mt
Boston In the case Of trustees of the
Albany building. against the Boston
Elevated Railway company.
The special election held for the
purpose Of deciding the question Of an
nexing South Portland to Portland.
Me-. was defeated by about "75 votes.
District Attorney Moran has notified
the Boston police commission that four
Of the leading hotels of the city have
been guilty Of violations Of the liquor
laws. and demands that the commits
sion see TO it that tho sale Of liquor In
the hotels mentioned cease immedi
ately.
Herbert II. Asquith, the now British
chancellor of the eXchcqucr. announces
that the main issue Of the campaign
will he frcc trade against protection.
Governor La Toilette has sent the
Wisconsin legislature his resignation
as governor. to take effect on the first
Monday in January. to enable him TO
take his seat in the United states SEN
ate, to which he was elected.
Tuesday. Dec. 10.
TUESDAY DEC 10 -.
Rioting broke out in Shanghai, the
American and German consuls were
stoned, two foreigners were slain and
many others wounded. 1t is gathered
that the moving causes for the riots
were the anti-American boycott and
general feeling of hostility toward for.
eigners.
Three of the largest financial insti-
tutions in the west, the Chicago National
bank, the Home savings bank and the
Equitable Trust company. all Of them
controlled by John X. Walsh OF Chicago.
have suspended operations. Their af-
fairs will be liquidated as rapidly as
possible and they will go out of bust
ness.
The Russian workmen's council, I'M
der the very noses Of the police, has
succeeded in printing 100000 copies Of
its paper announcing that the govern
ment has declared civil war on the
prOletariat and saying that the chal-
lenge must be accepted.
A Dutch convoy was ambuscaded in
Achn Qsland Of Sumatra, Dutch East
Indies, Twelve men were killed and
eight wounded. The Achinese lost six
men killed.
Evangelist William Sunday has
closed five weeks revival at Burling-
ton. Ia. He is credited with having
made $500 converts. The residents do
mated $4,000 to him.
About 100000 people from every
state in the union and foreign coun-
tries have visited the frigate Constitu-
ton, Mt the Boston navy yard. in the
past three years.
j. A. Dowie has turned over the con-
troll Of Zion City to a triumvirate. and
will seek health in the south.
The report of Colonel Gorgas indi-
Gates that the sanitary problem on the
Isthmus of Panama has been settled.
The senate committee is not rushing
on the railroad rate law. hut a measure
satisfactory to the president will be
passed
Monday, Dec. ia.
After binding railroad Waterman
and his 12-year-old son to chairs in the
railroad station at Sutlield. Conn, five
bank robbers pred their way into the
Sufield savings bank. blew open the
safe after the fourth attempt and
made away with about $4,000 worth
VI UOuuS anu StOtkS.
A gold cross set with rubies valued
at more than $1,000, suspended on gold
chain, was cut and stolen from the
vestments Of Bishop Cotton of the Ro-
man Catholic diocese of Buffalo while
he was attending the dedication of
church.
a train on the Northern Pacific rail
road was held mp and robbed near
North Yakima, Wash. by two maske
men. who shattered the through and
local safes and escaped with the con-
tents.
Tho Russian government has chosen
a desperate moment to repress the pro-
letariat 1t is fighting for its life in the
Baltic region, where n revolt is in full
blast. and II it cannot be crushed its
flames will spread TO Poland
The Holy Jumpers" have opened a
seven days convention at Boston with
screaming. running. dancing. jumping.
kicking. running up the wall. groveEing
IN tho floor Stonhjuu IN thpir hands