Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-16
THE WEEKS NEWS
WEDNESDAY, AUG 15.


prepared by the Boston school commit
tee the marriage of a woman teacher
shall operate as a resignation of her 20.
sition.
Charles f. Browne, the former eN-
aniner Of silks in the government GUS
toms service at New York. wns or.
dered released from Sing Sing prison
by Judge HOugh on a writ Of habess
corpus. Browne was recently brought
back from Canada.
Governor Glenn of Eorta Carolins
has issued a warning to citizens TO keep
clear Of any mob formation. az the mill
tary commanders will be obliged TO
fire after due warning ha0 been given.
or themselves suffer a court martial.
Dead herring fonted on the water
for 10 miles in the path Of the steamer
Texas, Copenhagen for Boston. on the
eastern edge OF the Grand Banks.
Charles H.. Cole. formerly president
Of the Globe National bank of Boston.
died in that city after a weeks con1ne-
ment in n hospital. due TO acute general
tuberculosis contracted while In prison.
The faction Of the Republican party
OF Texas known as the "reorganized
party" nominated f. II. r. Green. pres,-
dent OF the Texas Midland railroad and
son Of Mrs. Hottie Green of New York.
for governor.
Alexander Herman was bound over
at Bridgeport. Conn. on the charge Of
murder in the first degree. He was &C
cused Of shooting and killing Martin
Korschinski.
At Bayonnc. n. j., James Pierre. an
Englishman, was fined 500 for Kissing
the American Gag during the perform
snce al a theatre.
Since the fire which destroyed the
greater part Of Svzran. Russia. 0S per
sons have been missing and it is thought
they persisted in the conf ga grafton.
After devastating 10 villages, the
Mad Mullah, inflated by his success, at
tackled the Sultan Of Mijertain's terri
tory. The sultan had nine near rela-
tives and 100 warriors killed. but
eventually repulsed rhe mullah.
Roston's tax rate for the current year
will be $3.50 on the thousand, a reduc-
ton of 10 cents from the present rate.
Tuesday, Aug "a,
Mrs. Pearl VI. T. Cragie John Oliver
Hobbes), the authoress and dramatist.
died in her sleep Of heart failure. Her
death was totally unexpected. Mrs.
Cragie was "a years OF age and was q
native OF Boston.
a raise of wages affecting more than
1000 operatives in cotton mills of New
England Ia addition to the many thou
sands h have previously been given
the benefit of an increase went into
effect Mt Adams. Mass. and Pittsfeld
and Exeter. y. II. The increase
amounts 10 3 percent.
Alexander X. ChiSolm. paying teller
of the First National bank of Birming-
ham, Ala. was arrested. charged with
the embezzlement Of $97 900 of the
banks funds. He admits his guilt.
Banks of the Chicago Clearing House
association have offered a reward OF
5000 for the apprehension of Paul o.
Stensland. fugitive president Of the
Milwaukee Avenue state bank.
One hundred operatives in the card
room Of the Rotch yaru mills at New
Bedford, Mass, have struck. The
strikers decline TO work under Willian NJ
Henry, a new 0verseer.
The Rhine and MoSelle Insurance
Company of Germany has decided that
it will not pay IT'S $4,000, 900 liabilities
arising from the San Francisco fire OF
April Is.
Lunacy proceedings have been insti-
tuted against Ash l.. Esac. or Elizabeth
Case. who created a disturbance dur
ing the church service attended by
President Roosevelt.
Monday, Aug 10.
Henry NJ. Whitney has yielded to the
solicitations of the old line" leaders of
the Massachusetts Democracy and is
ready TO be their candidate against Mo
ran for the subernatorial nomination.
The safe of the Ponkapoag postofice
at Canton. Mass. was blown open and
about $3.50 and some notes and bonds
stolen. The safe was completely
wrecked.
The Mad Mullah has raidcd the
Somaliland border and killed over 1000
OI tut hdleIdfOu lIlpc dWtIlIlk III tue
Ogaden region and captured 10000
camels.
Henry Furdon. a member Of the
Newton (A1ass.) police force, was in
stantly killed when he stumbled over a
telephone wire which had fallen across
an electric light wire.
Seizures Of LIQUOR amounting in all
10 700 gallons were made by Sheriff
Athorne Of York county and his depu-
ties at various places at OlG Orchard,
Me.
The trial by court martial Of the
Sveaborg mutineers has commenced.
Lieutenants Kochanovsky and Emiiian-
off and five soldiers were found guilty
and condemned to death and all were
shot.
William ]. Bryan has fixed the date
for his arrival in New York as Aug. 80.
Sunday, Aug IL.
The barkentine Rebecca Crowell. the
vessel of the Holy Ghost and Us So
ciety of Shiloh, Me-. which has been at
anchor in BOSTON utter harbor, has
sailed for parts unknown.
Grand Duke Nicholas Nlcholaeivitch
has declined to accept the post of COM
mander-in-chlef Of all the troops Of the