Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25

Captain Cardiff. who testified that h
burned the yacht Scythian at orders o
the owners. is charged with attempt I'd
blackmail by the Parkcrs.
In obedience to public demand th(
city attorney of Now Haven will begin
nm Independent investigation of tn,
Edwards tragedy.
Virginia asks for 100000 SO silve
pieces for the jamestown exposition.
The chief Of the United States fores
services urges the preservation of New
England forests.
The highest tower in the world is I'd
be built at Coney Island.
Pastor Strong Of Chicago calls til )
women at a society kirmess as I'M
modest as Iulus.
Boston is flooded with bad nickela
The police are on the watch for coun
terfeit circulators.
Chairman Shonts is 10 try Spanis
laborerS on the canal.
DR.. Oslcr says oxford is inferior t
American colleges.
Saturday. Jan. 20.
!
the Venezuelan coast. prepared to de
liver the answer of France TO Pres
dent Castro's treatment of NJ. Taigny
the French representative at Caracas
by a naval demonstration in Vene
Zuelan waters.
The Provident Securities and BAND
ing company was placed in the hand
! 80 he u
supreme judicial court at Boston.
| Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew was il
consultation at New York with sevcra1
physicians and it was announced thai
lie had cancelled all his social engaged
ments
The Wellman-Ch go Record Herald
Polar expedition. n corporation, who's
object is the carrying on of a scientific
and exploring expedition to the Mort
Pole with the aid of balloons and ailI
ships, has been organized at Augusta
Me.
The British ship King David wal
wrecked off Vancouver island AMI
seven of her crew were lost
The middle coach of a three-car cid
waited train of the Brooklyn RAPID
I Transit company was derailed at nj
uncontrolled" switch and plunged 81
feet from the overhead structure to
vacant lot. One passenger was killed.
Burglars secured $50 in money an|
stamps from the postofiice in New
fields. ~ II. This is the third tin|
that the Newfields postoffice has hee1
robbed.
A bail bond of $4,000 was forfeited
by Charles Browne. government cu|
toms inspector. who is under sentcnJ
!. at New York to two years in prison I'd
conspiracy in silk Importation frauds
/ Current events indicate the comin
, acceptance Of christianity Of Japan 4
one Of the fruits Of the recent wal
2 according 10 the annual report Of ID
American Tract society
Friday, Jan. 10.
Governor Nardaman Of MiSsis>ipE
severely thrashed a convict at the e,
ecutive mansion because the convi1
while shining the governors SHOE
had made an mpudent remark"
Strong representa- lions have bed
made to Secretary Root touching 4
forcible deportation from Key West 4
number of striking cigarmakers
Cuban nationality.
The flooring Of the veStihule Of I'll
D Congregational church Mt Boylstd
i Center, Mass, collapsed under i
weight OF crowd Of people and ID
l. tween 60 and 40 persons were pr
'' cipitated into the cellar. one man wa
i seriously injured, while nearly all su
+ feved from shock and bruises.
> A number of prominent HoStd
physicians have addressed letters 10 III
n Massachusetts, delegation in conerei
o urging them to support the pure foo
: bill.
A number Of revolutioni>tS in mil
! tary uniforms appeared at the ar>eI|
e at Keff with forged acquisitions, LOAD
: ed two wagons with munitions and q
capped.
. Thursday, Jan. 10.
Following the destruction at Fen
+ broke. y H. of the farm buildings (
: Charles +. Aver and the disappcarau,
n of seven members of Ayers houSeho
aud the suicide Of Aver at the hon
OF his sister in Chichester. six miles Ill
tant, there is little doubt but that II
J. seven persons were murdered and Il
f farmhouse SET on fire by Aver.
G a treaty of peace between the insu
J. gent generals at Monte tristi ana IL
: government of Santo Domingo wa
: signed on board the American cruise
Yankee.
r BY an unspariug use Of the milital
t, and Wholesale arrests of the lrade
t of the lighting organizations the Ku
7. sian revolutionists have been forced
e return to their old methods OF ASA
g suation. Not Il day passes wltho'
= REPORTS of the murder of obnoxious q
s GoialS
Arrangements are progressing pr
G iminary TO meeting OF the anthracl
Il miners representatives. and operator
e The result will be a conference with
n month.
Statistics Of the enrolment by stat
r at Harvard university show that Ma
:, sachusetts has trie over 80 percel
y of the whole. New York is secol
d with l2ia percent.
III The Laughing Jncknss.
n The kookaburra, or. AS ii is general
Il called, the laughing jackass.' is col