Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-22
THE WEEKS NEWS
Wednesday,. Feb. 81.

| wednesday. Feb. a..
Mrs. j. W. Waters. apparently in
sane, cast her children from the steam
err Plymouth on Point Judith, r. l.. ant
followed them herself The children
included Helen. aged 4, Dorothy, year,
of age. and an infant son of 10 months
IL. G. Evans, formerly consul genara
TO London, announces his willingness
70 accept the Republican nomination
and make the race for governor of Ten
ncssee
Within rs hours FIVE children were
| burned TO death in Caribou. Me. vii
lage whore an accident fatality usually
occurs but once in a period Of several
years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ! Gliddcn Of
Boston have arrived in Calcutta in their
automobile. having completed the long
est mOtor-drive ever made in India of
44O5 miles.
The United States supreme court, 10y
an undivided bench, laid down the new
| principle that railroads cannot deal in
the commodities which they haul over
| their lines. This decision falls pln-
cipally on the railroads which directly
or Indirectly own coal mines and sell
their products.
! Two boys playing on the Atho|
| Mass fair grounds found the body Of
Charles r. Maynard. aged 50, frozen
in stall. Medical Examiner oliver
said death was due to alcoholism and
exposure.
Gussie Hart. an actress 30 years Of
age. died in n cab while being taken to
her home AT Now York. She had fallen
down a long flight Of steps AT an up
town cafe. whore she had spent sew
eral hours with party Of friends.
Steamship agents at Boston unaDi-
mously voted to increase the wages Of
longshoremen employed by the various
companies.
tuesday, Feb. 20.
Charles II. Meyer, president and
William ID. Haywood, secretary and
treasurer Of the Western Federation Of
Miners. and G.. 4. Peitibone. a former
member of the executive committee Of
that organization. are charged with
completely in the murder of former
Governor Frank Stcunenberg OF Idaho.
J. +. Hill. president Of coal com
pany and one of the wealthy men of the
Gurandottc, Pa, valley, was shot and
killed by Erwin Porter, Is years Old,
during an alteration over some matter
about the mines.
President Reyes Of Colombia was
shot at eight times by paid assassins
while he was crossing bridge in Bogo-
ia with his daughter. None Of the bull
lets struck the president or his daughter.
The John Hancock National bank of
Springfield. Mass, is to liqudatc and
join the Union Trust company.
The pointed reference to ireland con
tanned in King Edwards speech TO the
houses of parliament. coupled with the
announcement of the determination to
grant constitutional government TO the
Transvaal, have brought these two
questions Immediately to the forefront
in the British parliament,
Mrs. Sophronia c. Hartman of Hub
hardston, Mass. aged -, was fatally
burned by setting her dress on fire
while putting wood In the stove in her
kitchen.
An explosion in the Victor Fuel com.
panyS mine at Walsenburg. Col
caused the death Of at least l3 miners
and perhaps rs.
Preparations have been made to in
vestlgatc the death of Miss Maria
Corsa, an aged and wealthy recluse,
who died ut New York. 1t is alleged
that she died Of slow poisoning
The disruption OF the Russian cabinet
is coming TO pass more speedily than
was expected.
Daniel T.. Storms has resigned his DO.
sltion rs secretary of state of Indiana.
storms has promised 10 make up Ger
tain moneys alleged to be due the state.
aegrcgating $3.50
Monday, Feb. 10
Six large brick blocks in the business