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

ell and his committee.
"Bill' Scwal. who acted MS President
Roosevelts guide 90 years ago. has
been appointed collector of customs
in Mime.
Tho strike Of lastcrs in the TAYLOR
4 Go. factory. Brockton. Mass, has
ended. The terms OF agreement were
not announced.
Even tho Cossacks at Moscow are in
revolt. Rostof grenadlors have mu.
tinted and other troops refuse 10 fire IN
/ them. Fearful conditions exist at RIGA.
Saturday, Dec. rs.
Announcement that preparations ia
handle n big printers strike have been
completed by the employing printers
of New York is made by the Typo-
thetae in that city.
After struggle OF AZ hours with
winds and waves. during which tho
crew had no time TO eat or sleep. the
Belgian steamer Antigoon went ashore
Mt Little Island, II miles south OF Nor.
folk. No lives were lost
Public requests amounting TO $3.50.
600 are provided in the will Of Mrs,
Helen q. Coburn of Boston Her pri.
vatc requests amount to S7o7 200.
The Nickerson Acctylene Gas cons
pany's plant ut Hynnns. Mass. was
destroyed by an explosion which Killed
Osborne Crowell who was in charge Of
the plant, and dana ged dozen or more
! buildings.
Steamer city OF Lawrence ran down
the lath-laden schooner Bosutoland, oil
South Norwalk, Conn. The schooner
was cut TO the waters edge and waa
abandoned.
Bloody collisions have occurred be.
tween troops ana the united peasantry
and workmcn in the streets of Riga.
during which machine guns were used.
A fuse blew ont on a Cleveland street
car. setting the vestibule OF the car ON
fire. dozen passengers made rush
! for the exit and in doing so they tram.
pied to death Anna Staba, IL years old.
Friends who call at the White House
! TO extend congratulations to Miss Alica
Roosevelt upon her approaching mar.
riage are told that the wedding day
has been set for Feb H.
From information sent out from
Leominster. Mass. TO the financial
centres at Boston and New York II il
learned that Francis A. Whitney, presi-
dent of the Massachusetts Shirt conn
panv of that place. has missed $50, ZOO
in securities, which he believes have
been stolen.
Friday, Dec. IS.
The efforts of District Attorney Mo.
ran. the new prosecuting officer Of Suf.
folk county. to obtain more rigid en-.
| forcement Of the liquor law in Boston,
resulted in the closing of nine saloons
The batteship Louisiana consider.
/ ably exceeded her contract requirement.
of Is knots an hour in her four-h hour
endurance run along the New England
coast, an average speed of 1888 knots
an hour being maintained
Independent wooden manufacturers
in Massachusetts. Rhode Island and
Connecticut. employing about 5000 op.
eratives, announce that they will follow
the action of the American WOODEN
| company, which recently decided to
advance the wages Of the 10000 hands
in its 80 mills 10 percent on Jan. l.
John T.. Rohan, 7S. and his wife, 81.
We're found dead in bed at their home
at New Haven. Asphyxiation was the
cause of death. 1t was probably acc.
dental.
Hazing Of every kind will be stamped
out of the naval academy at Annapolis,
regardless Of the number of dismissals
from the brigade of midshipmen neces.
sary to bring about this result
Eight indictments were returned by
the federal grand jury at Philadelphia
against seven shippers. freight agents
and common carriers in the rebate
cases brought to the attention of the
grand jury by District Attorney Thomp-
! son.
Charles H. Thompson has filed peti.
ton in bankruptcy at Brattleboro, Vt,
naming his liabilities at SOL. 600 and
assets at $4,000. Thompson has been
president OF a hosiery manufacturing
company.
Thursday. Dec -. @~..
Formal announcement is made BY
President and Mrs. Roosevelt OF the en-.
gagement Of their daughter. Alice Lee
Roosevelt. to Nicholas Longworth, rep.
resentative in congress from Ohio.
The Russian people. as represented
by the zemstvos. have decided to bring
about dynastic change in Russia, and
| have selected new monarch, whom
they will try to set upon the throne Of
the ROmanoffs.
The new battleship Louisiana was
sent over a measured mile course Off
Rockland. Me-. and easily exceeded the
government requirements of IS knots
an hour The maximum speed de.
veoped was 1924 knots.
| g. w. Perkins has resigned as drst
vice president and chairman OF the
| finance committee of the New York
Life Insurance company. lie Is sue.
ceeded as vice president by A. f. Orr.
| Trustees Of the Mutual Life Insur.
ance company have elected {. A. Pea.
body To succeed X. A. McCurdy as
president Of that company at $4,000 q
year. McCurdys salary was $50, 1000.
The postmaster of Boston must usa
civil service men this year for the
work during the Christmas rush.
The New York Bar association will
| ignore .Jeromes charges against the