Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-09-13
THE WEEKS NEWS
Wednesday, Sept. ~.

southwark to Key West with the ulti
mate purpose Of proceeding to Ha
vana II developments within the mex
rev days seem to warrant such &C
ton.
Congressman Littlefeld is authorit,
Tor the statement that "the run
question: cost the Republican candi
dates in Maine thousands Of votes.
An express train struck and killed
John Sullivan and his 4-year-olt
daughter at Bowenville, a suburb Of
Fall River, Mass.
John G.. Hately, appointed receiver
OF Zion City, pending litigation in the
FEDERAL courts, declares that the liza.
bilities of the city, as shown by the
books, aggregate Sc, 125. 018.
The American Board of Commits
sioners for Foreign Missions, which
has just closed its fiscal year. an
nounces the largest receipts in its his.
tory, 1913, 1863.
Lieutenant Treadwell of the Phil.
1ppine scouts was killed by Pulijanes.
he was in command of a small de-
m or scouts.
Fooling the guards of Baltimore
city jail by mean of a dummy figure
which he left lying on the cot in his
cell. Irving Talley, a negro. notorious
bank tote raiser and counterfeiter,
made his escape.
1t Is estimated that about $1,000
children applied for admission to the
public schools Of Boston at their re.
opening.
During the German naval
vers &c torpedo boat destroyers &C.
complished the sensational feat of
dashing for and reaching the British
coast during the night, returning
without having been detected.
Tuesday. Sept. H..
The Republicans of Maine elected
a governor, four congressman and sc.
cured control Of the next legislature.
but they suffered big losses in plural
tiles from the head of the ticket down
to the bottom.
President Palma Of Cuba has issued
a decree s~uspending all constitutional
guarantees In the provinces of Piuar
Rio, Havana and Santa Clara. The
law enforcing public order. which IL
equivalent to martial law, is also put
into immediate effect in the three prov.
inces named. A supplemental decree
been issued ~suspending the decree
Aug. 2S, pardoning repentant rebels.
After being idle since Sept. /, the
80 colleries OF the Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron company in
the Schuylkill field, employing 80. 900
men and boys, have resumed opera.
The Roosevelt cup. presented by
Eastern Yacht club to inaugurate
yachting contests between Germany
and America, was won by the Ameri-
yacht Vim, owned by Commodore
Park Of the American Yacht club of
New York.
Attorney General Moody has brought
suit to recover possession of lands in
Utah now held by the Utah Fuel com
pany.
There was a revolt in the central
prison of ST. Petersburg in
consequence Of the death of Mile. Sc
nova, aged %, who was shot and killed
)y a sentry when she showed herself |
It the window Of her cell overlooking
he courtyard.
The grand jury has returned indict-
nents against Alderman William J.
Hayes and Joseph Fl. Clark Of Lowell.
for alleged conspiracy and tam.
,ering with the jury list at a recent
1t is impossible to obtain full details
II the vents at Siedlce, as the author
ties absolutely forbid communication.
he number of victims is unknown.
'ut it is placed at 100. Most of the
orpses are hidden in the ruins Of
Herman Oelrichs. who died Sept. !.
eft the bulk OF his estate to his
Charles F. Oelrichs. and to
Is sister, Mrs, Lucy Jay. His wife,
whom he had been %estrangcd, Is
ut off from any bequest.
Monday. Sept. 10.
The BOAT race at Putney, Eng, be-
crews of Harvard and Cam
ridge universities was won by the
by two lengths. Cam
ridge got away better than their op-
onents, securing a lead which they
The Republican party, its achieve
tents for half a century and particu-
lrly its record in the present con.
ress, is commended to the voters OF
ie country in the campaign textbook
wen out by the Republican congress
Onal committee.
The New England baseball season
come to a close. Worcester car
ling of the pennant.
Losing his temper during a dispute
yer a ball game, Francis Curtin, II
ears old. cut the throat of Robert 8.
lrdine, while the latter was stand
& In a doorway at Hartford, almost {
Jardine's head from his body
, a stroke OF a razor.
Dispatches from Mogador say that I
nfloos, Kald has seized the town and {
and 0 over the govern
ent troops. The Jews fed to Mellah.