Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-09-26
THE WEEKS NEWS
Thursday, Sept. ie.


permanent court Of arbitration, which
for some days past has been under the
consideration of special committee
at The Hague conference. failed to pass.
Returns from the Oklahoma election
indicate that the constitution was
adopted, that prohibition was carried
and that the whole Democratic state
ticket was elected by 10000 plurality.
Democrats elected four Of the Ave rep.
resentatlves.
Guy Tardy, aged 10, was held for
the grand jury on the charge Of killing
Oscar and Stephen Downing. brothers.
at Limestone, NE, in a dispute over
some trivial matter while the boys were
hunting cartridges.
The grand jury returned an indict-
ment against Or. Harry II. Stackpole
of Dover n. H., charging him with
numbering Miss katherine Ryan Of
Lowell, Mass, as result Of an alleged
criminal operation.
The statement Of earnings Of the
Standard OIL company Of Indiana dis.
closed that in 1906 the company earned
no less than S10,5l6,0s2 on a capitalza.
ton of $1,000, 900, or over 1000 percent.
The arrest Of those held to be re-
sponsible for the frauds committed in
the furnishing and decorating Of Penn
sylvania's S13,000,00O capitol have been
made, Attorney General Todd causing
warrants to be issued for II persons
named as being involved in the scan
dial.
Friday, Sept. 20.
Mrs. Carrie Nation was sent to the
workhouse ut Washington for Il days
| in default of the payment Of a fine Of
SO. She was arrested for dsorderly
conduct.
Rev Fr. Daniel f. Feehan. for many
years rector Of st. Bernards Roman
Catholic church at Fitchburg. Mass,
was consecrated second bishop Of Fall
River.
The Franco Canadian commercial
treaty was signed at Paris. 1t is much
m0re comprehensive than that Of 1898
Immigration to America, according
10 all present indications. will be
heavier this year than ever before in
the history of the country.
A freight train and passenger train
came into collision at Encarnacion,
Mex, and 80 persons were killed and
many injured.
-Four new cases Of diphtheria are re-
ported at Apponaug. r. l., making a
tota for the last five days of ~ new
cases.
II Is computed that John D. Rookie.
feller's personal profits from the Stand
ard Oil company during the past eigh,
years have aggregated almost 1925, 600
coo.
The japanese steamer Tafoo Maru. OF
fire in the Yangtse Kang. has beer
totally destroyed. The loss of life Il
placed approximately at 500 mostly
Cinnamon.
Supreme Court Justice J. r. For
was nominated for governor At the New
Jersey Republican state convention.
The resignation Of w. c. Bierd a.
general manager Of the Panama rail
road has been accepted on the grount
Of iIl-health. Rierd is to assume an i'm
portant position with the New York
New Haven and Hartford railroad.
Saturday, Sept. q.
saturday .......... .....
The end of the first chapter in TIT
Bartett-Whitney fight for the Demo
cratic nomination for governor OF Mas
sachusetts was reached in the Demo
= cratic caucuses In 30 Of the 33 citle!
End 317 of the 3o1 towns. The story o
it is that Whitney wins by large mar
gin
Measured by the present marke
price OF $40 a share. the holdings o
John y. Rockefeller in the STANDARD
OIL company have a value of 500 600
600.
The proposition OF Rev. Fr. Donovan
rector Of St Johns Roman Cathoii
church at Middletown. Conn, that hi
parish parochial school he accepted 10
public school purposes, was rejecte
in special city election.
General Superintendent Shepard O
the New Haven system has rendered hi
resignation. which will be filled by "
} G. Berd, former manager of the Pana
> ma railroad.
l A wave of crime OF most telrihl
; nature has swept over Connecticut du
Ing the past three months. The case
are mostly assaults by men upon youn
!, girls. and no section OF the state appa
emily has escaped.
The total number of bubonlc plagu
cases at San Francisco to date is g.
5 Twenty have died and there are 20 su
e poets under observation.
70 Five persons, members of the SCI
of Parhamitcs. are under arrest in Zio
- City, Ills, accused Of torturing
death Mrs Letta Greenhaulgh, {
=. years old to show their belief In I'll
religion they profess.
: WI Ting Fang has been reapponte
r Chinese minister to Washington.
y, Sunday, Sept. %.
To call the international peace COZ
ference at The Hague fasco Won
merely be to repeat the public opinio
of the whole Of Europe.
Nose DoSSett a negro, was yncht
- at Pritchard. Ala. for an attemptC
= criminal assault upon Mrs. j. Breede
To-, a Wbita woman On yeorS old