Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-07-19

men eSCHp8u WIN 10 CIOuiihB ohu huu
Just reached the shore when the sloop
sank.
Both Guatemala and Salvador have
accepted the tender Of the good offices
Of this government looking to a settle
ment Of their differences.
An international swimming contest at
a distance Of nine miles was won In the
Seine by the French swimmer, Bong.
min, in BOG.
Four dorymen OF the fishing schoon-
er Buema who were lost in fog on
Clark's banks, IS miles southwest Of
Highland light, were picked up In an
exhausted condition by the hshing
schooner Balbina Domingos and land
| ed safely at Boston.
Solomon Lefkowich, years old. who
strayed away in Montvllle. Conn. Tues
day and for whom search has been
made ever since, was found Sunday in
the woods about a mile from his home.
The child was entirely naked and very
weak from exposure.
Saturday, July -.
| Laws were finally enacted by the
French chamber Of deputies reinstating
Alfred Dreyfus, who obtains the rank
Of chief of squadron of artillery, and
| PicQuart who Is made brigadier gen
eral. Both houses were overwhelming.
ly favorable to Dreyfus and Picquart.
1t has just been discovered that the
vatican is practically falling to pieces.
Even the corner where the pope's
apa rtment Is situated needs strengthen
ing. and the pontiff is moving out.
Ellen Bickford, 56 years Of age, was
sentenced at Boston to 10 years In the
reformatory for women at Sherburne
as the penalty for having caused the
death Of Elizabeth Cosgrove by an H.
legal operation.
Harry K Thaw, in the New York
Tombs for the murder Of Stanford
White, is reported to be without funds,
and it Is stated that the elaborate plans
which have been made for his defense
cannot be put into execution until his
mother arrives from Europe and APP
proves the necessary expenditures.
The visit of the British channel fleet
to Russian waters has been postponed
until a more propitious time
The coal operators and miners OF the
central Pennsylvania bituminous Goa
field have reached an agreement, will
, but slight change in scale.
The insrrrection in Matte Crosse
, Brazil. is swelling to huge proportions
Fearful carnage Is reported and TIT
, killed are said to be already more thar
, | 1000.
Charles T.. Courtney has rendered hi
, resignation as coach Of the Cornell
crews. Courtney has held this position
in the Cornell navy 20 years.
Friday, July 10.
Alfred Dreyfus was completely &C
= Quilted of the charges on which he wa
= condemned as traitor, dismissed from
t the army and imprisoned on Devils isl
. and, and regarding which France ha
been torn for years by the most bite
political and racial agitation.
>, The net value of the estate left by th
G late John A. Mccall, former presiden
Il of the New York Life Insurance con
J pany. was S40,S35. according to the re
II port of the appraisers Of the estate.
For the violation Of law In grantin
= rebates Oh coal shipments Chief Ju:
II tice Mills, IN the United States court
}. Chicago, imposed fine Of $4,000 an
2. costs each on the Atchison. Topeka an
= Santa Fe Railroad company and tn
* Colorado Fuel and Iron company.
n Henry c. Evans, former commission
Il or of pensions and recently America
is consul general in london, was nom
e mated for governor by the Tennesst
Republican state convention.
e Vice Admiral Chouknin. command
,e of the Black sea fleet. who was sho
at supposedly by a sailor, died witho
having regained consciousness.
" Regaado. former president Of Snlv
OF dor and the leader of the Salvadorea
Ia troops in the present conflict wi
Guatemala was killed in battle.
Sc Turkey must accept United Stat
Is, ambassador or displomatic relatio
G. will be broken off This. in effect. Is Il
al unvoiced utimatum that is offered Il
Sy sultan.
h. A train of two trolley cars ran In
an open switch at a siding near MARTYR
n Vile. y. Y. and crashed into troll
at freight train. Five passengers we
cd killed outright and score injured.
no Thursday, July IL.
W. In a canned food report made pup
by Secretary Harrington or the Mas
M chusetts state board of health he nm
!" dangerous preservatves in the goo
"' sold to Massachusetts consumers.
finds that certain highly advertis
're brands of "boned chicken" and bon
turkey" contain very little meat, |
as are mostly skin and feathers and II
co some kinds of devlled meat are larg
composed of scraps and refuse.
finds boron and acid preparation
en many makes of preserved meat. Ma
lu- slaughter houses in Massachusetts
M. conducted in an admirable way,
Ar Inspectors of the Philadelphia
rty reau of health condemned ana destro!
ate Re-. 600 pounds of impure meats fo'
in the cold storage plant OF the Df
do. ware Freezing company
me- Several cases Of smallpox have
Oh veloped at Colon. The medical s.
MS of the canal zone is isolating ana qt
d antinng the infected district,
Judge Lands, in the United Sta
crs district court Mt Chicago, sentenced
ter Chicago and Alton road, which was