Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-02

d., were drowned WHen Inelr crH1l cap
sized through the apparent inexpe
Renee Of the men who had undertaken
to handle the boat.
A Pacific express train from New
York was wrecked II miles below
Poughkeepsie by running into land.
slide. Fireman Mills was killed out
right and Engineer Wells was fatally
injured. Fifteen passengers were Sc
rlously injured and score of others
received minor hurts.
Saturday, July 2e.
The will Of Russell Sage bequeaths
all Of his estate to his widow, Margaret
o. Sage, after the payment Of 500, 900
TO each of Sage's nephews and nieces,
and $4,000 to his sister, Mrs. Fanny
Chaplin Of Oneida, n. Y.
Locusts are devastating the neigh
borhood Of Dehreczin. Austria, where
crops on 10000 acres already have been
consumed.
Voliva is owner Of the properties of the
Christian Catholic church in Zion, said
TO be worth from S12,0oO,00O to S21 600.
600, according to a decision handed
down by Judge Lands of the United
States district court.
The chancellorie of the French Le-
gion Of Honor has again rejected the
nomination Of Sarah Bernhard for the
cross Of the legion.
The Standard Oil company's methods
Of transporting it's products are to be-
investigated by federal grand jury
that will convene at Chicago TO taks
testimony on that subject.
Russian revolutionists are actively
preparing for an armed uprising and
approximation of the republic Of
Kharkov in the autumn.
The national pure food law is bring,
ing about results, although it will NOT
go into effect for five months.
Friday, July 27.
The body Of Miss Winzola NJ. Good.
ell of Belchertown, Mass. who dsap-
peared from her home on July 6 and for
whom search has since been made
continuously, was found by the youna
woman's father in the pond which had
been dragged so many times frultlesS.
ly. A superficial examination Of tbs
body indicated that the girl was acct.
dentally drowned.
The Russian government is reported
10 be considerably alarmed by the eff.
feet the fall Of Russian bonds has had
on the European subscribers to the last
loan. the second instalment Of which
is almost due.
Harry Z. Parsons was held for the
grand jury without bail, charged with
the murder Of George W. Gilmore at
Somervllle, Mass.
1t is reiterated that the proposition
to make an attempt to secure lunacy
commission to adjudge Harry X. Thaw
insane has been dropped.
Emil Streub was arragned in court,
charged with the murder Of his son,
John, IL years old, whose body was
found in the woods at HouSatonic,
Mass. He pleaded not guilty.
The largest iceberg ever reported as
seen off the Grand Banks was tina.
which steamer Caledonlan passed. Tha
iceberg was 400 feet high and half
lIllIt IOuS.
The commanding officer of the crus.
er Columbia. at Boston. reports that
the men sick with malaria brought
from the sthmus are all we'll or nearly
so.
Thursday. July IS.
Emil Streub, father Of John, the -
year-old Housatonic boy whose body
was found in the woods near Housa-
tonic, Mass was arrested on war
rant charging him with the murder of
his son. at the conclusion of two days
inquest into the boys death.
The search for the missing Winzola
NJ. Goodell of Belchertown, Mass,
whose mysterious disappearance has
aroused suspicious of foul play, is be-
ing continued. but no trace of the girl
has been found.
A stiff easterly wind and a strong
ebb tide drove schooner Diadem on
the rocks off ROckland, Me, and, as the
vessel filled within a few minutes. the
crew OF four men had only time to
Jump into their boat before the schoon-
er sank.
A Whitehead torpedo fired by com.
pressed air from the dock at the torpedo
station at Newport, R. l.. during prac-
tice, struck and sank a boat in which
four seamen gunners were seated. 4
lifeboat rescued the seamen.