Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-05-10

ported at upper NILS, y. r.. opposite
Barring, Me
Coroner walsh Of san Francisco. ar.
ter revising his list of victims of fire
and earthquake. reports that The total
number OF cases handled by his Office
a. 319. Of which 1874 were identified.
Leland W. Folsom. who had for sew
era years been familiar figure in the
State street brokerage business in Bo..
ton. died from a self-inn'cted bullet
wound
United States District Attorney Briss
to has made public at Portland. Or,
the name s Of a. parsons aga inst whom a
govern m Dt lsnd fraud indictment was
returned by federal grand jury.
Saturday, May S.
In replying to the presidents mes
sage to congTess, in which he described
methods by which the Standard OIL
trust levied tribute on the American
public. tho trust virtually gave Eoose.
welt the lie. The presidents statement
is "untruthful.' says the Standard Oh
trust. in its reply. President Roosc-
velt's message states on the authority
OF Com missioner of Corporations Gar.
field. that New England was robbed ~
$500, 900 to S4o0. 900 year because rn.
bates and secres rates made ny New
England railroads to the Standard oil
trust.
There is absolutely no founda ton IN
fact for the statement that there is a
revolutionary movement on foot m the
eastern end Of Cuba or elsewhere n
that republic.
Cigarmakers' union No ~ Of BOSTON.
having a membership Of m ore than 1000,
voted 10 strike for d schedule increase
Of from 80 cents TO 81 perthousand on
cigars
Forced by their losses IN the San
Francisco fire 70 strengthen their re.
serves, a score Of fire insurance com.
panies at Now York raised their rates
and cut down commissions 10 agents
and brokers.
Genera Rcnj min +. Hakwes. vet.
Gran Of the Mexican, Civil and Seminole
Indian wars, died At washingt on. aged
80. He was native of Massa chusetts,
Steamer Anglo Peruvian, Shields for
Philadelphia, foundersd in the Atlantic
aS the result of a collision with an ice
berg. All the members OF hcr crew
were saved.
A suit for SANDER for $4,000 damn
ages has begun against Alderman W.
X. Reynolds Of Providence BIZ Deputy
United States Marshall Newhall.
special train carrying several him.
drod immigrants TO the northwest wss
wrecked near Lowelren, Me. Ten per.
sons were injured.
Friday, May 4.
Curtailment OF the relief list. together
with the decision OF the police to arrest
as Migrants ali able men without visible
means Of support who refuse 10 work
added to the number of men engaged in
cleaning away the debris az San Fran.
cisco.
Although Mccormick Theological
seminary rreshyteriapl was foundcG
20 years ago il never had president
until now. Rev. ia mes X. G. Mcclure
being installed as head Of tho institu,
ton.
Senator lark 81 Montana announce.
that he is not a csudldate for re-elcc
ton to the United States senate.
Battleships Maine. Missouri, Rear
sarge and Kentucky have arrived al
New York from Guantanamo. During
the run the ships were given several
speed tests in all OF which the Maine
was lhc winner.
The Ioraiu Coal and Dock company
owning mines in eastern Ohio. which
employs bout 2OOO miners. has reached
an agreement with It's mon and will
sign the 1909 scale
John A. Dowie is making little prog
ress in rNgaininc a f"othold among his
former followers in Zion city.
A cohbler named McSgrvi was cruci-
fed upon a hill near Mogodor Morocco
for the murder Of So women, whose
bodies were found buried under his
shop and in his garden.
Thursday. April 3.
Governor Pennypacker of FenusyI.
vania has issued a procla nation ca llina
upon "all citizens. by their conduct, ex-
ample and utterances. whether printed
or verbal 10 assist in the ma ntenancs
Of the law"
uF ClutlHl ludt I rec
mcr Whites resignation has been ac-
cepted by the ear, coupled with the
statement that former Minister of ths
Interior Gorenykin VIII succeed him,
is made.
Four river drivers were Killed by tha
explosion of a large quantity Of dyus-
mite which they were thawing out over
fro AshlnDI Me
The Americans won by far The great
est number Of prizes at the Olympic
games in Athens. Their tcore vas IS,
whereas the English scored SO, the
Swcdes and Greeks tying in third
place with rs,
The cruiser Charle ston was given q
speed trial with her new propclors over
the Owls Head course. or Maine. In
the Is runs the Charleston reached a
maximum speed in one squirt Of 2ls4
knots an hour.
The government tug Nina was
rammed and had 4 hole S1Dvr in her
below the watcrljnr by the submarine
torpedo boat Porpoise during Nancy
vcrs and the tug was forced 10 run full
speed for the shore 10 escape sinking.
The Porpoise Was MOI injured.
GUILTY TO BOTH,