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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-22
CAMBRIDGE.

Charles Cavanaugh, who was reported
last week as having been taken away
from home on account of insanity, is at
his home here. His friends state that he
has recovered from the effects Of his re-
cent trouble.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-22
VERMONT LOCAL NEWS.
(Co~tinued from, third paRcj

VNel was at Point Rush, y. y, Sun
day.N. W. Sawyer rural free delivery
inspector, was in town over sunday and
went to Salisbury Monday morning TO
inspect the routes Louis Columbus of
Burlington was in town over sunday and
went across to Point Rush. y. v. and
got load of goods, which he shipped ia
tJuylipp,op
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-22

OF all the special Exhibits in our Suit Depart
ment we think have been so exquisite. present.
ing such marked daintiness and with all, such
present.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-17
MADRID BOMB HORROR.
REVEALED. BY CAMERA.
Newspaper Publishes
Weirdly Livid Picture 81 At
tempt to Kill the King.

MADRID. June 16.
A remarkable photograph. taken at the
moment OF the attempt to kill Alfonso and
his bride, appears in the current number
of the illustrated journal, "A. B, c. It
gives far more vivid picture Of the oc-
Scurrence than 1t is possible to deduce from
confused and conflicting narratives.
In the middle OF the road is the Kings
carriage with the coachman still on the
box. To the right is dense fog OF dust.
from the middle OF Which energies the
figures OF three mounted soldiers, one ap-
parently headless. and another with his
arm appraised. 81
ii In front of the carriage one horse Is ly-
ing dead, and the other seven are spread
out across the street in panic. Thelead-
ing outrider is wildly gesticulating, while
a civilian has Just seized the head of the
other leader. & .
On the left are the horses Of the escort
rearing and prancing, and mixed in the
utmost confusion. To the right Of the
foreground is a dense Grove. a
A soldier in the front Is presenting his
fixed bayonet while a policeman stands
with his arms extended wide toward the
carriage. Between him and the carriage
are two blurred figures staggering In the
fog of dust.
Onthe left side of the picture is an off,
Ger on a white horse apparently address-
Ing the King or receiving orders.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-17
ltarp>e!S;1ao /. Reasa0<s
NORU.AY,S HISTORIC OLD .CAPITAL
no WITNESS AGAZN GROOMING or KING
He EleaedB Unanimous loceofH Her


subjects. and was forced himself to make
sacrifice to Odin.
s At Trondhjem reigned Olaf the Quiet,
.Haakon Maagnusson, who brought peace
to the land: Haakon5 the Sleepy. so called
from the clemency he gave his enemies.
and Haakon Longlegs. oil of them fighters
on land and sea, all Of them stirring fig
3ures In ancient Morse chronicles. III
& The Danish Prince, In assuming the
title Of I1aakon VII, took hold immediate
~ on the sympa thies and imagination OF
the Norwegian people. He has much right
to wear title which has come down
through the centuries from the old sea
rovers, for the new King Is sailor to his
finger tips, SO much so that when he was
selected as King he confessed that his
education had been altogether that of
sailor and not that which would prepare
him to be a statesman. :
The New King.
The new King Is a few months short Of
81 years old The Queen Is nearly three
years his senior. His full name is Chris
tan Frederick Carl George Valdemar
5Axel, and he is the second son of King
Christian Of Denmark. four OF whose
children now sit upon European thrones
king George OF Greece, Queen Alexan-
ydra OF Great Britain and Ireland, the
,Czarina of Russia and King Haakon.
III AS a child Prince Carl was set apart
for naval career. In the naval acad-5
envy he Jared exactly as the other stu
dents did, no better. no worse.
He began his active career In 1890 as a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-17
Love LE'TTERS TO KING
ARE SOLD AT AUCTION.
Over 800 Epistles Of Famous Mrs.
Jordan Fetch Five Dol
lars Each.
LON.DoN luna

~ sEF{ LONDON, June E16.
Yesterday witnessed the sale at Spthe-
by's Of collection of 1856 love letters
written to an English King. They were
written by Dorothy Jordan, the once ia
nous actress, and the recipient Of the
missives was the Duke of Clarence, known
to history as William w.
These letters were given to Lord Frede-
rick Fitzclarence by Queen Adelaide on
her taking possession of Bushey House,
the residence of the Duke of Clarence,
and they give a full and minute descrip-
tlon of Mrs. Jordan's theatrical life, as
political and court life OF the period. They
abound with expressions Of her attach-
ment to the Duke and her solicitude for
the welfare of her children. .43 y s ~
Toward the close Of 1911 1t was agreed
that she and the Duke should part, and
the concluding letters give a minute ac-
count Of the circumstances attending this,
to her sad event and OF taking leave OF
Bushey House, In one letter she wrote:
"The Duke of Cumberland has been
here for these two hours expressing the
strongest friendship for me. and hoping
that shall not go.into the country again,
hut make permanent engagement in
London. do not know whether he spoke
from higher authority than his own, but
he seemed very strenuous on the subject,
he appeared quitosat n loss for your 60
Ing" g.. n. ~ ,i5
Practically all the letters are unpuh-
lished, and on Saturday they were ac-
CURED by q Mr. Dale In competition with
Mr.. Quaritch for sl675. or Just IS a letter.
ter. 5t 5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-17
!. ....l LONDON Inne Is
\ TRANGD. unaccountable things are
= Detailing in the neighborhood OF


&C TRANCE unaccountableS things are
Detailing in the neighborhood Of
~ Lamberhurst, Kent. The Villagers,
who in the midst of their laughter exhibit
unmistakable symptoms OF fear, are con-
WINGED that they are sheltering one Of the
most enterprising. audacious and mys-
.terious ghosts, recorded in the annals
of the unseen.
If ghost" it be-and the word OF the
persons chiefly concerned can only be ac-
bcepted on this point--the visitant has dis
played the greatest notwithstanding the
choice OF its field of operations. Lamber-
hurst is an oldtime cluster Of cottages,
!Elizabethan for the most part. lying mid
way between Horsmonden and Goudhurst.
Two miles further on is the Furnace mill,
owned by ]. 9. Playfoot, O Is well to-do
farmer and hopgrower. Here the ghost"
has established It's headquarters.
Furname Mill lies in a wooded hollow, q
quarter of q mile from the main road .,lt
is thanked by q darksome lake, in which
the tall ems that fringe 1t cast shadowy
reflections. The trickling Of a cascade
and the calls OF bird to bird are the only
S1ldl O!SlulU l!lc mo OIucr
dwelling IS visible. Altogether, an emf
.nently appropriate home for q ghost.,,''8
Locks and Bolts Of No Avail.
& Mr.. Pl .yfoot. a matter-of- fact, business
like man. recounted with some reluct-
.ance his weird experiences, for he SAID
5''already the news has got abroad. and
last Sunday hundreds Of people from the
towns and villages for miles around in
sVaded my place to look for the ghost,
Whatever the thing may be" he went on
that is playing the very mischief with
M place, 1t operates only In the day
time and under the very noses OF myself
and other members Of the family who 3 arc
looking out for It.
1T is important to know that 7 have
not discharged any one, that this place
can only be reached che by private road.
that the approach of any, stranger would
be disputed by two watchdogs that would
not stand on any ceremony. and that I
carry In my own pockets the keys OF the
mill, stables, hayrooms and other build-
ings. n s5f 81 55s s8s
all these precautions, locked
and bolted doors swing open, the horses
are changed from stable to stable, arc
sometimes turned round in their stalls so
that their backs are against thesmangers,
and are often seen to run shivering and
startled from their stables into the road
Bales of hay are cut and scattered
about the hayrooms, the contents OF sacks
In the drying room nre empticd and
changed about, while In the Toulouse
barrels of lime weighing OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
are flung down a flight OF. stairs. These
and many other strange things happen in
rooms that are locked. barred and bolted
while people watch and listen outside.
and the keys are in my pockets. Nobody
or nothing is ever seen or heard 3. I'a
5sI5 Boys Adventure.
Then Mr.. Playfoot detailed what was
perhaps the strangest manifestation OF
all. About noon q few days ago." he
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-17
GHOST PLAYS QUEER PRl4MkS
Observation-Disclosures
Hay IS Scattered Abo Men Imprisoned Boiled Doors Scung
Open and Horses. Removed From Their Staus

said, "in the presence OF my son I locked
and bolted every building on the prem
lses and went into the millhouse for din
ner. Suddenly I heard q, startled cry from
the lad, and rushing into the yard, saw
the door Of the drying room, only about
ten yards away, wide open. Within the
room I heard the shouts Of the lad. but
before I could reach him the door silently
closed. I seized the HANDLE. The door was
locked! My son was a prisoner inside.
The key of the room was In my pocket.
unlocked the door and entered the room.
Nobody was there except my son, stand
ing on the stairs frightened and pale.
Young Playfoot,, q bright lad about Is
years Of age, corroborated this strange
story. = AS soon as I had entered the
room" he added, I saw the door closed
in some mysterious way. The latch rat
stood only q foot or two away, neither
the latch nor the lock made the least
sound. 2 ~ t5 sEs
81 could not have believed 1t IL I had
not been there. /" supplemented Mr.. Play
foot. ,3 ,fj
z a strong-man feat performed by the
"sghost" was the overturning Of large
waterbutt-a veritable Sandow from spir-
itland. One morning; according to Mr..
luy us 41lc WAS NOIh1IS4 IeuE one OF
the stables the lock was screwed off He
substituted bolt. Shortly afterward he
found that the bolt had been removed and
the, lock neatly restored to its place.
;'''And yet sa W nothing. = he said, as he
YEARLY drew his hand across his puzzled
brow. x e a 4ss
ga8 Mr. Playfoot conducted the reporter who
interviewed him to one OF the stables
The double doors were locked and bolted.3
and the entrance was spanned by stout
timber bar secured by a hidden fastening
designed by the millowner in tho hope Of
circumventlng the ghost" In the stable
was q gray mare. " S. #
Spirited Away. Il b
to this horse, he said, that ono day
decided to watch the stable closely. I
made everything secure and put the keys
in my pockets. Presently crossed over
from where I was standing, and unlock
ing the stable door, looked In. The stable
was empty. II found the horse In an ad-
joining hayroom. which was padlocked.
How the horse got there-how 4 1t got
through communicating door scarcely
wide enough to allow a man to pass-how
1t got up the steps-all these things are
human ngency (and I hesitate to believe
In ghosts), II must have seen or heard
something. for was only yard or two
away. In ordinary circumstances the
stamp Of the horse's hoofs on the wooden
floor Of the hayroom would have reached
me. Besides, although the doors must
have been unlocked and relocked, I had
all the keys In my pockets. It is imposs-
BILE that there can be duplicates" M
The police have attempted to Investigate
the circumstances. hut without any result.
They are as mystified as Mr.. Playfoot.
Meanwhile, something like alarm exists
among the scattered Inhabitants OF Lam
Iberhurst, Horsmonden. and Goudhurst,
and they hope that the ghost" as they
firmly believe 1t to be- will conflne its
operations to Furnace Mill.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-17
TERRORIST CAMPAIGN
PARALYzES RUSSIA
Naval, Military and Civil Au-'S
thorities at sebastopo1 Panic
Stricken BY Plot.
MURDERS
IN OR sSEs

@ II ODESSA June 49, 8SSE
The naval, military and civil authoritiea:
at sebastopol are panic-sricken,t at Tia Y
discovery OF q widespread plot to murder
all the officers in that city and to seize the
arsenal and the fleet. ~
Yesterdays bomb outrages were q part
of the programme. which, owing to an lap-
parent misund landing Of the arrange
ments by revolutionary leaders, has par.
;tlnlly4 miscarried. }sJ II
The situation Is exceedingly grave, how
ever The rank and file of the troops are 1
only partially reliable, while the Black
Sea feet is wholly frected
Three bombs were thrown Simultaneous
~ at sebia1-stopol yesterday during the gala
parade In honor Of the anniversary OF the
Cars coronation. All were directed at9
staff officers. one falling few feet from
Governor General Neplueff, who however.
escaped. II N "a
Five persons were killed and flfteena
wounded, including a retired general and
four other officers. Three wounded mem
are reported to have died late last nigh hit.
The revolutionaries openly admit the Or
ganizatlon OF a widespread terrorist move
5ment against military and civil bureau
cratic officials s;sl ss z, 9s
Anarchy again prevails In the BATH
provinces. The robbery OF LII theran peas
iantsSis Of daily occurrence. and the Wins
.dau district is completely terrorized, The Y
local authorities have been threatened$
with assassination.
The population OF the Friedrichstadt dis
.trict are covering in their homes, being
afraid to till the fields. 9s SsiilsSS
= itlcal murder and robbery are rife IN
Riga. Thirty-tive rural posto filces have
ceased to issue or honor postal orders.
fearing attacks by reYolutionaries, who
are plundering the country districts.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-17
BOY PIANIST PLAYS
FOR ENGLAND IS Queen.
Alexandra is Astounded and
Charmed By His Execution
FL Of Classic Music.

LONDON. June 16.
i Master Mieclo Horszowski. the little boy
pianist who has created a sensation. by
his playing, paid a visit to Buckingham
Palace, at tho special invitation OF the
Queen, yesterday afternoon.
For over half an hour he remained with
her Majesty, and on parting was not only
given photograph which the Queen
signed for him, but he was also allowed
to kiss her hand. The pieces he played
were Chopin's "Fantaisle lmpromptu,"'
the "Barcarolle" OF Rubinstein. the "Ros-
signol" OF List and the "Polonaise". Of
Chopin.
The Queen not only expressed her Won
der and pleasure at the boys playing by
clapping her hands and smlingly nodding
her head. but she questioned him. IN
French. about his daily occupations. and
hoped that he did not work too hard. Her
Majesty was Informed by Miecio' s. mother.
who is niece OF Anton Rubinstein. that
the child, who Is not Yet y. loves TO take
long walks every day, and that his play
mate Is his little sister.
after he loft the Queens apartments the
young musician was taken to see the PIC
lures. and astounded his guide by recog-
Milling many Of them before he was told
by whom they We're painted.
Miecio Horszowski, who leaves today 20
give concerts In Italy, is the son Of ?
4 Polish Jew who keeps music shop II
Lemberg, He seems greatly taken by
london. where he has been adding to his
stamp collection, and returns here In Oc'
z f0bar. Il IL
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-17
LONDON, June 10.

LONDON, June 10.
& Randall Cremer's universal Douma for
the birth Of a millennium OF peace prom
tises to be the greatest congress OF legls-
'lators ever held In London.
Negotiations are still In progress but
these have advanced sufficiently to Insure
the success of tho prof ect, At least twen-
,ty Parliaments will DO represented. and
the gathering will number not fewer than
900 representatives Of every civilized ma
ton. IS s. 5sf
The President of the Douma-the new
Russian Parllament-has been invited to
send delegates. The Finnish Parliament
has received a similar invitation; while
the legislative assemblies of France, Ger
many. Spain, Portugal, thetUnited States
Austria and the Scandinavian monarchies'
the Balkan sovereignties and ,principalIties
are among others to whom invitations
have been issued Even the Sultan has
not been overlooked.
The Lord Mayor of London is to ok
tend the hospitalities OF tho city to the
delegates, who will also be entertained AT
dinner In the Crystal Palace. n
The basis Of the Inference Will be uni
yersal disarmament and peace. Reso,,-
lions to this, end Will be embodied in the
programme to be submitted subsequently
to The Hag1ue Conference. VA
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-17
cHR1sT1ANIA, June &c.


THE coronation Of King Haakon VII
and Queen Maud. OF Norway, on
June % In the cathedral OF the an
Gent capital. Trondhjem. only three De. de-
grees south Of the Arctic Circle VAL 20
an event OF the utmost Significance TO the ne.
Norwegian people.
King Hnakon,9 the sailor prince OF Den
mark, viii be crowned In the historic city
from which the Mortimer sailed many
centuries ago on sca-roving expeditions
that were fraught with 1nomentous conse-
quences for the human race. It was from
This cradle OF the Norsemen that q famous
band or cutthroats took ship for the con-
uuering OF France, the Vikings that ruled
Normandy and were the forefathers OF
Robert, the Devil, William the Conqueror
and long line OF French noblcs and Eng
llish kings.
Most OF the stirring tales OF Morse
prowess centre in one way or another
about the old capital of Trondhjem. It
was there that Harold the Fairhaired
made a Kingdom out OF a mass OF strug--s
Cling municipalities and warning tribes.
The First Haakon.
At Trondhjem Eric Bloodaxe strove and
slaughtered and was succeeded by the
first Haakon. tic whom the old clronicler
snorri sturlnsson gave the name Of The
Good At Trondhjem. III kon the Good.
tried to make Christians out Of his pagan
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-17

midshlpman. and in the summer Of 1904
reached the grade OF captain In the Danish
navy He is liked by his fellow officers.
and the common sailors are said to hold
him in high regard. His favorite subject
OF conversation is the sea. which should
endear him to his Norwegian subjects.
lover OF hard work. lie is rather shy
and unapproachable. but devoted to his
friends "a ~
Hates a Sycophant.
The new King Of Norway hates a
groyelerA and any form Of servility. He
does not care for pomp and SHOW and
likes to live simply and plainly. He is not
much OF speechmaker, and has the
frankness of speechc peculiar to the sea
dog. He is exceedingly domestic in his
tastes, and the harmony and affection be-
tween him and Queen Maud is a pattern
of married life for other royal couples
The King and Queen -of Norway were
married in July. 1896. They have one son
Prince Alexander Frederick Edward
Christian. He is now In his fourth year.
and Is! said to resemble his maternal
grandfather. Edward VII, OF England. 4
The Queen Is the second daughter OF the
King of England. Through Queen Maud.
the Norweglans feel certain that 4 the
enormous coats line of their country will
never lack the protection OF the British
fleet in time OF trouble. 8
The Queensis tall stately and is regard
ed as beautiful. She has the attributes
that should make for her popularity with
her husbands subjects. s
-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-17
WEARING RED: TIE
is CRIME IN GERMANY
Leniency OF Judge Alone Pre-
vents Young Offender Be
ing Sent to Prison.

l-RLIN. June 10, I
4 A young man named Thomas has been
tried by the court at Ielpszg. on the
grave charge Of wearing red tie. Last
February he appeared at the continuation
school he was attending, sporting this
outward sign of his Inner socialism. He
was at once ordered by his teachers to
take 1t off. He refused point blank, and
a policeman was summoned. who pro-
ceeded TO confscate the offending neck
tie. M
On the strength Of an old law. passed In
1s49. the Saxon authorities indicted
Thomas for wearing Republican colors.
which were calculated to offend loyal
subjects and incite to a breach OF the
peace. The Judge took q mild view OF the
case. Thomas. he said. was young, and
unaware OF the gravity OF his ofrense
He ordered his acquittal. but cautioned
him n1a1nSuAng al hla nltanss.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-17
ENGLAND ACCEPTS
SERV|A PREPARATION
Regicides Being Punished, She
Will Resume Diplomatic Rela-
tons With Peters Court.
LONDON. June ID

gsitR 4~CNDONf June u. *
The retirement OF the five principal regi-
eide officers from the Servlan army by
King Peter has been accepted by the
British Government as removing the bar
to renewed diplomatic relations.
]. Il. Whitehead, Councillor of the Brit
ish Embassy at Berlin, will shortly pro-
coed to Belgrade az British Minister.
Mr. Whitehead. whose wide linguistic
attachments include Russian and ,Japa-
nese, entered the diplomatic service in
1881. He previously served at st. Peters
burg. Rio do Janeiro and Tokyo, He has
been In Berlin since 1908,
The vigorous attitude taken up by Great
Britain alone among the Powers with re-
gard to the murder OF King Alexander
and Queen Draga three years ago has
thus been indicated, This attitude has
had the approval Of the people OF Heryia,
by ON the appointment of a British
Minister 70 aerviA Ia hear tilx Welcomed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-17
FARMER FATHER OF
FIFTY TWO. CHILDREN.
IQuintuplets, Quadruplets and
Triplets Presented Hinl5by
His Present Wife.
VIENNA Juno 16

f3siI.5 li8r13E- y 1z4N1S<A j ullu 10.
K The wife OF a farmer named szekely, OF
fienczfalva. Hungary, has just presented
her husband with quadruplets.
According to the Fuggetelnyi Macy. of
Budapest. these bring the total number Of
szekely's children UP to ffty-two. Of
whom thirty-one sons and seventeen
daughters survive.
h szekely has been four times married.
and his present wife has never had fewer
than three children at q birth. On one
occasion she had quintuplets.
Tho latest additions to the family have
had to be sent to the founding homo, as
there Is no room In szekelys house for
more than the forty-four children who
live with their father. &
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-17
YOUTH. DANCE IN HAL
IN CHARGE OF BAIL|FF
Municipal Property Of English
Town Seized in Payment
Of Contract Debt. N
LONDON. June Ia 8.

f!is8{s ssl y Ell LONDON. une 10. f,sTss
The ratepayers OF Clay Cross "a town 81
10000 inhabitants In mid Derbyshire ~
scarcely enjoy the Gilbertian spectacle Of
"a man in possession" at their town hall.
and are anxiously hoping for an early ter
mination of the present humillatlng situas
ton. negotiations for which are in prog
ress.
The bailiffs have seized all the council,s
movable property In execution OF writ
for $1,000 due to Messrs Harris Brothers..
a. Leeds firm of contractors, on account Of
work done in the sewerage scheme. The
property seized includes the seating ac-
lcommodatton and fixtures ut the town
hall. the fire engine, watering cart, horses
carts and all road Implements and work.
mems tools. n
The affairs OF the Council weighed.
heavily on the min$ Of the young On
Thursday night. for there was to be a.
dance In the town hall. and the question
was. Can we have the dance through the
courtesy OF the sherlft's officer? The
young people were not disappointed, and
the bailiff had a more hearty supper than
usual that night supplied by the commit
tee of the dance. 5
One bailitr sleeps Mt the stables, makinR
himself comfortable on the straw, and tho
other In tho Council room. While the
Council members held an extraordinary
meeting to deliberate over the predica.
ment the bailift left the room and did
duty round the town hall. Tho crisis ID i
being appreciated by the Councils horses.
orFthey are having a Whitsuntide holt
day. while horses and carts belonging To-
the tradesElen OF the town are hired Ia I
do their work. q 3l,3 g5
The next thing to look forward to. fatl.
Ing q settlement, Is the sale OF the coun-
ellis property.