Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-06-06
THE vgrtA ) NEWS
Thursday, MAY 90.


lament declined as unsatisfactory the
explanations made b, The government
in the matter OF to"t'ros Inflicted upon
Prisoners NJ Riga. md Consequently
the affair will be >utr.ttrd to the car.
Attorney Charles &. S1rcyor Of New
Haven was d.Slarred from the practice
of law in the state Of Conn ecticut
The French cruiser Chanzv, which
went ashore on one Of the Saddle isl
ands. on China, VIII prove total loss.
Steamer Bonface. from Galveston
for Liverpool, loaded with cotton, ar.
rived at Hamilton. Bermuda with her
cargo on fce, When she arrived her
decks were crumbiing in,
George O'Ila"a. is. was struck and
killed at IlighlAudville. Mass. by an
automobile driven hr George Arm
strong.
Cornel's varsity eight-oa-ed crow de
feated Harvard by threc-quarters Of q
length in 2 thrilling womile race on
Lake Cayuga The official time was
Cornell. l:0l: Harvard. II .03ia.
AT Jersey cattle sale Of z. s. Coop
sr's blooded imported stock at his
Linden Grove Gna' farm. he bull
Stockwell. was sold for Sll.5nO.
The Paris police have captured an
important scng Of coinevs who put out
Hearty $4,000 counterfeit silver in
Fairs.
Frday, May 81.
feared in the Italian colony at New
York was Killed by a bow from Il
nand-axe which compatrlot carried
under his coat
President Roosevelt has issued 9
proclamation creating reservation co
feet in Width clong the entire northern
| border OF ieXico. ,Nc,udrc the stat,
OF California ard the territories 81
Arizonl and New Mexico, for the pur
pose Of the suppress ION OF smuggling
| 2crosS the inter itonAl line.
President Roosevelt delivered IT.
principal address Mt the unveiinc Of
monument of General I.awton a, III
| danapoliS. He discussed railway prob
| lens.
Thomas W. rarvey former teller Of
The Enterprise National bank Of Ale
ghcny, Pa. was found guilty Oh 81
| counts for making false entries.
Before the end Of the summer more
| than 2GoG0O morganiZed iabOre,s ana
Clerks employed by western railroads
vii. receive voluntary Increases il.
wages which will average 10 percent.
severe engagement, occurred be.
tween the Chinese provincial troops and
body of rebels, resulting in victory
FOR the former. The rebels lost over
100 men killed.
There are approximately 10000 per
sons idle in san Francisco as tho d.
rect result the existing labor troubles.
The famine which has prevailed III
China for many weFfs. causing hun
dreds of deaths and great Sill. ring,
has been broken. The crops are still
thin, but hot weather has been favor.
able TO good yield.
Saturday, June !.
The Lowell Textile Council voted 10
accept the percent advance in wages
understanding that the increase would
apply to eveYy employe in the seven
cotton mills of the city.
The transatlantic steamship lines
made it plain that efforts to get them
TO compromise with the striking long
shoremen at New York will he futile,
The San Francisco workers
strike was settled 100000 men return.
ing to work on the same condition that
prevailed before the strike
Premier Pugsley of New Brunswick
has given up his office TO contest the
vacant ST. John seat in the Canadian
commons in the Liberal interest
George Rurnham, Jr, former general
counsel of the Mutual Reserve Life In.
surance company, VINO is now serving
u term in prison for grand larceny, is 10
have a new trial.
Secretary Of state Root has returned
to Yale university the fee ~ Sl2t0 paid
l. m for giving thu Dodge lectures on
"The Responsibilities Of Citizenship"
I'm admirably organized universal
strike by all branches Of the shipwork
ers of France has raiyzcd He in a
ports of the republic.
| The United Society OF Christian En-
Geavor made pubic n statement derl
lng that the color line would he draw
AZ the international convention l.