Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-23


Resolutions were adopted at a meet.
ing Of the Boston Central Labor union
protesting against the selection II La
Dor day for n naval review.
President Reyes Of Colombia has dc.
cared Diego Mendoza, ex-minister of
Colombia to the United States, to be A
traitor for having published a letter in
which he is alleged to have disclosed
diplomatic secrets.
The strike Of the carmen OF the Tn.
ion street railway. which began five
weeks ago at New Bedford. Mass, was
officially declared off by vote OF the
Garments union.
Notices have been posted in the Hart.
ford offices OF the Consolidated Rail
way company announcing a general in
crease IN the wages of employees.
saturday. Aug ia.
Amid scenes of frantic trading on the
New York stock exchange. Union Pa
cific common was rushed upward II is
points II share and that of Southern Pa.
Cific 6I-S a share after an announce.
ment Of dividends far in excess of what
the traders had any reason to expect.
In a collision between Cossacks and
peasantry in the province of Penal.
Russia. the troops were forced to e..
treat, carrying off several of their
number badly wounded.
Bank Examiner Ever reports to thu
national comptroller Of the currency
that the failure of the First National
bank of Chelsea. Mass. was due TO OK.
ccssive loans made TO officers and dircc-
tors Of the bank.
The Paris Matin announces that I'"o-
fesSor Behring has completed his re-
searches in connection with his alleged
cure for tuberculosis. and that he will
now commence the distribution TO hos
pitfalls Of IA specific.
w. $. Fielding. minister of finance in
the Canadian government. was un-
seated as member Of parliament by the
supreme court on the ground that his
political workers in the last general
election had been. guilty Of corrupt
practices.
The Grand Army Of the Republic
has completed its 10th encampment ard
adjourned to meet in Saratoga. y. y.
in 1907.
In his annual report, Insurance Com
missioner Cutting recommends that Dc.
fcrred dividend policies be prohibited
in Massachusetts. that Expenses
should he limited and some measure be
enacted which would prevent the truS-
tees from stealing the funds"
Five leading business men of North.
ampton. Mass. were fined for employ
ing boys under the age of IA.
Friday, Aug ~.
The First National bank Of Chelsea,
Mass. has been closed by order of the
comptroller of the currency. UnprOtit-
able investments and unwise specula.
ton are responsible for the difficulty.
Charles Schoen, a steeplechaSe train
Fl at the Saratoga race track, died
a jumper.
II. h. Brown of GAINESVILLE was elected
commandments at the annual meet
ing of the Grand Army Of the Republic.
Brown is editor of the GAINESVILLE
Courier.
Coincidcnt to the launching Of his
presidential boom. Joseph G. Cannon,
speaker of The national house Of repre-
SentativeS, was nominated unanimous
ly for an 18th term in congress by the
Republican congrc>sionai convention OF
the Eighteenth Illinois district.
Within the shadow Of the home Of
his victim. Miss Jennie Brooks. after
Governor Haywood had addressed the
mob in vain. Bob Davis, a negro, who
murderously attacked Miss Brooks,
and who afterwards outraged a negro
girl, II years Old, was lynched at
Greenwood. s. c.
Six persons were injured quite So
verely by a collision of a passenger
train at Grand Isle. VT, with some car
filled with eXcursioniSts on a side track.
A mistake in signals was the cause Of
the accident.
1t is announced that Yuan shat kai,
commander of the Chinese forces. in
tends. as an experiment, to introduce a
constitutional government IN the prov
ince of Chilli.
The Sultan of Turkey has ordered the
release of all the prisoners IN the en-
pire who have completed two-thlrds Of
their sentences, aS a mark Of gratlhca.
ton for the recovery of his health.
Thursday, Aug 16.
Acting apparently with a DEFINITE
plan and at a signal. the terrorists and
revolutionists inaugurated a carnival
Of murderous attacks with bombs and