Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-03

bather seised by shark--JameS
Colville, noted bookmaker and sports
man, dies At ble lonn
OF $6S5.ODc still puxzling mystery
July treasury deficit $3.5OO,OO0 less
than one year ago.
TUESDAY. AUG.
state Of New York brings suit
against ~ directors Of Equitable Life
Assurance company; asks that funds
be fully accounted for, that misap.
propriated funds be turned back to 50.
ciety. that officers guilty Of misconduct
be removed. and that net surplus be
paid to or applied for benefit of pres.
ent policyholdars--Tra C. Miles
wanted for embesslins over $lOO,UM
at Boston nine years ago, located at
Cape Town, 8. A.; extradition pro-
ceedings begun---Gunboat Detroit pu.
out OF commission at Boston navy yard
Work to be sta ted at once on the
S3.000000 extension Of the Boston anG
Worcester to Hartford--Big lard
rush expected at opening Of the Uintah
reservauoo-C' strike NAV he
continued BY re &c OF coal driv.
crs to peace plans. American Wooler
company secures all option on the Mid.
lesex mills. Of lowell. Mass--Fal
River ships tAodta nds If yards Of net.
ling TO New Ofleaps for use in fever
''ampaign--Retaining wall Of pool Al
Connecticut state hatchery collapses
and over 1000 breeding trout are les,
-According to report Of the state
registrar there were 046 divorces de.
creed in Maine during past year
Rev. J. g. Rawlins Of valdosta. Cn.
found guilty as accessory to crime ~
which two children were killed
Profit-sharing to be resumed o. Bourne
mills. Fall River. for four months erd.
ing Dec. 2; 2'A percent TO be paid
Walter Waterman Of Victory. VT. de-
tanned pending investigation of sudden
death Of his 3-year-old daughter -
Two leading Paris sugar Arms sus.
pend--Serons epidemic Of cholera
among famine refugees at Madras.
1ndia--Dutch expedition sent aeains,
rebel state Of Boni severely Furnishes
the natives--Joint commission t.
probe Franco-German clash on the
Congo and prevent recurrence-Pas-
senger steamer Argyle on the rocks
near Oshawa, Ont: probably a total
loss--Dr. Frank Clark Of Boston. ar
rested in Jamaica for Photographers
British fortifications. held for trial
Announced At London that parlia m >nt
will not dissolve this year unless gov
eminent is again defeated
WEDNESDAY. AUG. 2.
Clash between the Mississippi and
Louisiana authorities over quarantine
situation imminent: said that Missis.
sppi soldiers, employed as quarantine
guards. have invaded Louisiana soil
with arms-sGeorge L. Fraser, pri-
vate detective, shot and killed at Son.
ervile. Mass, by Joseph Evans. whose
house he had attempted to entc- in
search Of woman.A-C Charles Tied
man shoots and kills his wife at Ches.
ter. Mass: eacapes and is captured by
a posse--More than average whe.t
crop indicated but danger is not pas:
Police removed from wagons OF
many Chicago strike.bourd firms.
Augustus ST Ciaudens at work or clay
model OF HHrIa monument-Rival
carbon company backed by Rockefeller
interests to compete with trust -
Chicago to have new police bureau for
collecting evidence relating 10 murders
John w. Johnson falls 175 feet
from mast at Springfield. Mass. and
sustains only slight injures-La.
COMA. ~ H.. merces celebration Of
Old Home Week with observance OF
her emi.centennial-- gepoc:,
Conn. sheet metal workers STRIKE fol
higher wages. in sympathy with the
plumbers who went out last week.
Lumber companies Of Vermont insti
tute suit Of S5O.OOO against Gran6
Trunk for destruction of timberand by
fire caused by locomotive OF railroad
United States accepts invitation
to join in Morocco conference--Pana
ma canal commission 10 establish food
depots for lahorers on the work.
Senator Cullom says economy by con-
gress. and not new taxes. is way tG
meet deficits--Report current .tt
troops Of Morocco have met serioM
defeat near Ciuda Italian govern
merit said to he opposing use 90 Ital
ian labor on Panama canal--Kalser
visit to King of Denmark declared Of
ficially 10 he merely Of courtesy ard
not political Vera Cruz and Pacific
railway decides 10 import Japanese
workmen, as Chinese labor has moi
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