Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-08-01
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THE WEEKS NEWS
Thursday, July 25.

convention between Japan and X orea
has been concluded investing the rest.
dent general with complete control OF
the Internal administration of Korea
and appointing Japanese officers Of
the Korean government.
Thomas l.. Hisgen of Springfield
Mass, formally announced his caudi-
dacy for the gubernatorial nomination
on the Independence Lea que ticket
The Masss chusetts Republican state
committee decided TO call the state
convention for Oct. in Boston. Sena.
tor Lodge will preside.
Captain Lowry Of schooner J. r. At.
wood brought 2200 Holsters TO Boston,
the result of 10 days work off the
coast Of Maine, in locality seldom
sought by lobster fishermen previously.
Following his conviction at Mar
quette, Mich, for tearing down n
United States nag and then trampling
upon IT, James Grant. British sub
feet was sentenced to 30 DAYS in Jail
and fined $40
Auditor Longley of the New Eng
land Telephone ard Telegraph COM
pany IN n statement TO the Massa chu-
setts highway commissioners, said
that there are probably 200 differen.
rates in use by the company.
The Massachusetts nautical train
ing ship Enterprise has started on her
two months foreign cruise.
Friday, July PC.
The Jewish quarter Of Philadelphia
was the scene of many disturbances
and incipient riots following the eff
forts of Yiddish women 10 boycott
kosher butchers who have increased til 2
price of meats.
The Fall River Mass Viewers
union voted to accept the offer Of the
manufacturers OF a standard of AN
yards for print cloth cuts. in place Of
the 46-yard standard which had been
demanded.
Chester r. Runyan, the paying te-
Ter Of the Windsor Trust company Of
New York who recently defaulted with
nearly 100000 Of the company's funds,
pleaded guilty to grand larceny.
81. Petersburg authorities say that
an association has been organized to
prepare fresh plot against the life
of the car.
A declaration that the tariff trade
agreement between the United States
and Germany Is contrary to law and
TO the policy Of protection was adopted
by the officials of the American Protec-
tive Tariff League.
An investigation into the cause of the
wreck Of the steamer Columbia. caus-
ing the loss Of 90 lives, has begun At
San Francisco.
Niscount HayaShl. the Japanese min
lister Of foreign affairs, says that Ko-
rean matters now devolve on Marquis
Ito, who Is more than a premier and
whose responsibilities have more than
doubled. Japan's responsibilities in
Korea are now enormous.
A Danish civil engineer has sue
ceeded in producing beer in the form
Of tablets These are dissolved in hot
water. When cooled the beverage is a
beer Of excellent quality and flavor.
Sonoma Girl. the Los Angeles mare,
won the great Merchants and Mann
facturers stake of $1,000 and smashed
the worlds record for green mares by
a mile in o0f IA.
Saturday, July 27.
Massachusetts won the New England
Interstate shooting match. the principal
event Of the New England Rife asso-
cations third annual meeting.
The masters and co-masters appoint
ed TO determine the competency OF Mrs
Mary B. G. Eddy have postponed fur
Their consideration of this phase OF the
equity suit until Aug Ia.
Some of the sailors on the Georgia
say that a clgaret careleSsly dropped
by one Of the crew may have caused
the explosion on the battleship Georgia
which sent to death several of ITS men.
In excavating for q sewer at Seneca
Falls. y. Y. workmen dug up the
skeleton Of prehistoric animal which
Is in a perfect state of preservation
1t shows body formation of an animal
with legs and feet like those of a giant
b:rf
In the battle that has been waCing
between forces of the Sultan of Mo
rocco and the pretender for We k, the
former were finally repulSed.
The celebrated convent at Oiseaux
France. where so many young women OF
the ariStocracy have been educated, has
been closed under the law forbidding
the continuation Of Institutions for
secular instruction.
To the series Of unpuniShable crimes
against young girls which have Oc-
Cured at New York daily of late have
been added for investigation the cases
of Virginia Barish II years old, and
Annie Falkowenko, aged >.
Sunday, July %.
William ID. Haywood. secretary
treasurer Of the Western Federation OF
Miners, is not guilty Of the murder OF
former Governor Frank Steunenberg
The verdict of the jury was rendered
after il had been out II hours.
A record breaking crowd attended
the closing exercises Of the annual ca mr.
meeting OF the Salvation Army OF New
England at Old Orchard, Me.
The jury IN the case of Louis Glass
vice president of the Pacific States