Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-12-20

Of q chanos UsI containing SlO,UOU
worth of jewels. william Wallace,
Boston Insurance broker, has offered
$1,000 for the return of the Jewels.
The British press is beginning to re-
gard james Bryce's acceptance Of the
post OF Ambassador to the United
States as a foregone conclusion.
Monday, Dec. II.
The second general advance In wages
in New England cotton mills within
six months will be in operation by Jan.
]. The advance now in progress In
southern New England will be fol
lowed b. practically all Of the cotton
factories in New Hampshire and
Maine. and in many Massachusetts
mills.
The differences between the federal
and insular governments over the divi-
sion Of the public lands in Porto Rico
have been amicably adjusted, subject
to the approval Of the secretary od the
navy.
Burglars blew of the doors Of large
with nitro glycerine. The outer doors
of the safe were blown OF wheA the
burglars were frightened away.
Rev. ]. ". Hegemap, d. D.. rector
Of Christ Episcopal church, Baiiston.
N. Y. protested against hevesy trials
In the Episcopal church and said that
the evolution CT Gods kingdom on
earth showed the folly OF claiming In
fallibilty Of creed or finahty Of revela-
| tons.
The life of Mrs. Frank Conrad was
sacrificed In a fire which destroyed the
American house block and badly dam
aged two adjoining blocks at BurHng
| ton, Vt, causing loss estimated at
! $4,000.
Margery Clark, 40 years old. was
| found in bed in lodging house at Bos.
| ton with revolver clutched in her
right hand, bullet hole behind her
light ear. while beside her lay Al AT.
wood, aged 40, dying from another bull
let wound. The double tragedy 10 Sup
pnsed to have been committed by the
woman.
Much suffering will resnlt in certain
| parts Of Oklahoma, where fuel fam
| inc prevails.
tuesday, Doc. ia.
The official Investigation Of the
Southern railway disaster in which
President Spencer Of the Southern and
six persons lost their lives has been con-
cluded and responsibility for the wreck
placed on G. D. Mattox. block operator
at Rangoon station, We.
The congregation Of the propaganda
at Rome has rcCo!Nm ended the ap-
pointment Of Rev. Ff. G.. A. Guertin as
bishop Of Manchester, n. II. Guertin
was born in Nashua. n. H.. in 1850.
BY the terms Of the will Of the late
OF his estate. amounting to ST 300 600.
will be held in trust. the income to be
divided equally among five charitable
Institutions in Chicago.
Governor Higgins of New York has
received from Albeit T. atrck an ap-
pllcation for executive clemency.
A bill empowering an Anglo. French
company TO construct a tunnel under
the British channel has been deposited
with parliament The scheme will IN
volve an expenditure Of $40. 0oO,O 600.
After search extending over a Pc
Rod Of four years. the Boston police
have definitely located Guiseppi Mala-
vic, an alleged murderer. in Marseilles.
| France.
| The Arkansas supreme court sus-
tanned the sentence Of two years I'm.
prleonment IN the penitentary of State
| Senator Putt, convicted Of bribery In
the last legislature.
The tourist steamer Prinzessin Vic
tora Luis went ashore of Port Royal.
! Jam. The steamer WINS without pilot
and Captain Bruinswlg followed a
wrong course and plotted her UP ON the
rocks. Two hours later the captain
blew out his brains.
"Wednesday, Doc. 10.
Charles G.. Washbun. Republican,
was elected representative In congress
for the Third Massachusetts district to
I'LL the vacancy caused by the death OF
Rock wood Hosr.
Suit has been filed by Governor Folk
against the city OF st. Louis to enforce
the payment OF n balance of his salary
as circuit attorney. alleged to be long
overdue.
The famine in Khngsu. China. Is
growing worse. According to reilsble
renorts 100000 lestltute persons are en-.
camped at Ttinkiansu.
Ferdinand L. Barnett, a negro. who
was the only Republican candidate de-
tented in the recent election of nlunic-
pal court Judges at Chicago. has filed
| re.itlon for a recount Of the votes.
Einptgor i,h'h0lGs MSS approved The
bill removing the disabilities az 5fws.
special Agent Clark reports fsoE.
Shanghai that the present trade stagnG-
ION AT Shanghai is not in any way duo
. boycott.
| Charles Pillsbury, a lumberman, was
FROSTED at AI!illnoct.i. ~. for the
killing of William J, Lahey IN 0i.tase
for deer pilsbury was seld q. Che
large Of raanslaughter,
| At a mass meeting at New York reso-
uti0ns were adopted calling on Pres-
lent Roosevelt to take action In behalf
,f the people Of the Congo Free State
| In connection with the recent rumors
Of plot 10 place Prince Arthur Of Con.
naught on the Servian throne, an ex.
| Z, Int IN