Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-11-07
The WEEKS NEWS
Thursday, Oct. 81.

loss is $50, 600.
The discharge Of Fred Hardy, sec
ond hand, preclpltated a strike Of more
than 1900 operatives at the Arlington
mills. Lawrence, Mass.
The town Of Karatagh. Russian
Turkestan, was overwhelmed and
completely destroyed by landslide
that followed an earthquake. Kara
tagh has about $500 jewellers, and
there is reason to believe that about
1900 were buried alive.
Following the closing Of the Califor-
mia Safe Deposit and Trust company of
San Francisco, Governor Gillett de-
clared a legal holiday by formal
proclamation. Like proclamations will
follow each day until confidence is re-
stored.
An exciting little naval battle took
place in Nladvostok harbor between
the mutlnous crew Of Russian tor
podo boat destroyer and their loyal com
rades. The mutnecrs finally were
Subducd. but not before n number of
men had been killed or wounded
Raymond Hitchcock. the actor, by tho
grand jury at New York on charges Of
criminal assault and abduction.
Charging that football is prize fight
ing, Attorney Moore filed bill in the
circuit court a Kankakec, Ills, for an
Injunction restraining high school stu
dents from playing the game.
Friday, Nov. |.
1t IS planned to have surgeons per.
form operations on public school pupils
Of Pittsburg who are behind i'm their
lessons and whose deficiency is found
to be caused by physical ailments
Striking rveters at the Mare Island
navy yard, San Francisco. have effec-
tualy tied up repair work on the army
transport Sheridan.
The Calumet and Hecla Mining corr-
pany has ordered a reduction Of 1871
percent in the wages OF it's employees in
al its Michigan mines
Bridgeport. Conn. bank officials
Ten members of the committee ON
appropriat tons Of the house Of repre-
sentativeS sailed from New York for
the lsthnus of Panama. where they
will inqul:" into the present and pro
spective monetary needs of tie canal
enterprise
voted, in view Of the situation created
by runs on two Of the banks, 10 require
go days notice from any depoSitor
wishing TO draw more than 500 Of his
deposit from the bank
Royal Fowler, aged -. who killed his
sweetheart, Mary Hagerty, was electro
cuted at the Ohio penitentlary. Fowler
maintained stoica Indifference to the
very last.
During Halloween frolcs in New
York, Joseph Rarbenero. aged II. shot
dead his playmate Frank Reynolds. IL
years old, with a supposedly harmless
pistol.
Raymond Hitchcock wanted in New
York on charges OF assault, has not
been located at any New England
point.
Messages from the Cheyenne agency
say that all is quiet there with the
Utes. No trouble is expected.
Saturday, Nov. 2.
The naval board Of inspection and
survey has completed its tests Of the
submarine torpedo boat Tarantula and
will recommend its acceptance by the
government
After a lingering illness Of several
months, Mgr. Thomas II. Wallace. pas.
tor of ST. PatrIck'S Roman Catholic
church Of Lewiston, Me, died at the
age Of 81. tE4fa
deed filed with the secretary Of
state of Minnesota conveys to the
Great Northern Railroad company the
five subsidiary lines Of that system IN
Minnesota for a total consideration of
$26,432,S73.
The Buffalo police headquarters was
destroyed by fire of incendiary origin.
The loss is 100000
1t is believed that a famine is newt
able in the Delhi division and through
out wide area OF the united provinces
OF Agra and Oudh. India.
General Superintendent Brooks of
the Western Union Telegraph company
says that the strikers are applying for
work at the rate OF about 100 day.
About to be deportcd as paupers.
party of IL Russian immigrants at the
Boston Immigrant station Were found
to have many thousands of dollars
hidden away on their persons.
A serious breach has arisen between
the Ute Indians at Thunder Butte sta
ton. s, D.. and their agent, Major
Downs.
Sunday, Nov. 8.
Rabbi Fleischer Of the new Temple
Israel, Boston inauguratcd convcn-
tonal Sunday religious service, and
hereafter will observe that day in pref
erence to the old time sabbath day. or
Saturday Of the Christian calendar.
Otis h. Spofford, treasurer of the
Lowell Waste company. was killed in
runaway accident at Lowell, Mass.
Mrs. Nellie w, Conant. aged 81, Of
Newton, Mass, was instantly killed in
an automobile accident.
General Booth conducted in New
York what was considered TO be the
most important series Of meetings Of
his present American tour.
Perley j. Stanley, aged Is, was acct
dentally shot and killed while hunting
in the woods on the outskirts of Med
ford, Mass.
The question OF army reform was
submitted to a plebiScitc of the Swiss