Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31

railing tlmDers. Inc loss Is ABOUT $40
900.
DR.. Harrington Of the Massachusetts
ttate board Of health declares that 90
to 05 percent Of the victims Of the re-
cent scarlet fever epidemic in Boston
were customers Of one milk dealer.
Monday, Jan. 20.
a steady increase OF insanity in New
York state is reported by the state com
mission in lunacy in It's 18th annual re-
port.
That only four lives were lost in the
fire which destroyed No. mill of the
Cocheco Manufacturing company's
plant at Dover, y. H., was established
when 1t was learned that all Of the EN-.
ployes Of the mill except four had been
accounted for.
II Is understood that Governor Sweet
tenham rendered his resignation TO Lord
Elgin. secretary for the colonies. n few
days ago, In consequence of the Admiral
Davis incident aud his inability to solve
the problem created by the earthquake.
\ shooting affray occurred in Il road
house near Fort Washington, Md, an
army post, in which Private William
s. Wlrebarger killed Private Frederick
Gosncy. A dispute regarding woman
led to the shooting.
Moses Silverman was arrested after
| Dr.. Charles W. Townsend had been
mysteriously shot and MORALLY wound.
ed Mt his home in New Brighton, s, l..
and held IN $4,000 bail for further OK.
animation.
Patrick Ward. A. years old was ar
rested at Saybrook, Conn, charged with
an attempt on the life of Mrs Tony
Apo. Mrs. Apo is in II dying condi-
ton, a bullet having pierced the aldo.
men. Ward is said TO be demented.
Nearly 10000 people paid tribute TO the
memory of Senator AlCer as his body
lay in state IN the main corridor Of the
city hall at Detroit.
TUESDAY, Jan. 29.
That ruin of its competitors has beer
distinct part Of the policy OF the
Standard OIL company. aud that mo
nopoiy accounts for its large profits, not
economy. is the conclusion Of the report
of the interstate commerce commission
A fredanp explosion occurre in the
Reden coal mine at ST. ,lohann-on-Saar
| Rhenish Prussia. and caused the loss
of from 100 to 200 lives. The REDEEM mine
| is owned by the Prussian government.
Mail reports from American consular
officers in China. which have Just
reached the state department., regarding
| the famine ana the resulting conditions
| still further confirm the stories of suf-
ferng and hardship among tho people
| in the districts affected.
Steamer st. Gerinain. bringing 2OC
lahorcrs for the GAIA from West In.
| dian ports. arrived at Colon and was
placed under quarantine on account of
smallpox on board.
J. II. IIowcllS Of Minot. n D.. one OF
the leading buyers Of cattle and sheen
in the west, says that cattlemen Of the
west will lose more than $1,000. 600 be
cause of the severe winter.
More abandoned farms and building
lots were purchased in New Hampshire
| for summer homes in 1906 than in any
previous year. according. to the state
! board of agriculture
Miss Mary Foster of Keene. n. r..
/ aged 50. prominent member of wo
mems clubs, died OF burns received
while she was attending 10 the furnace
| at her home.
Acting upon instructions from III.
! Washington government Captain Bat
tie arrived AT Kingston. Jam. with
more than 100 army tents from Guam.
tanamo. Governor Swettenhnm, who
refused Admiral Davis offer Of the
same tents a few days after the earth
quake and fire, gratefully accepted tbs
loan of them.
"Wednesday. Jan. 80.
With defamation heard for mile.
around. dust in the Stuart mine, neal
Fayetteville, W. Va, exploded. bring
ing a terrible death to about 30 mel
who We're at work more than 500 fee
below the surface. There is no chanc,
that any of the men will be taken on
alive.
| nv NlSil' VI IL SI'fNIul lItlGUl ltIt
Scoped the rear car of IA Troy express
from Boston near South River, Mass
Six railroad men were pinned beneath
the wreckagc and were roasted slowl,
until one by one they died.
Governor Swcttnham of Jamaic:
has withdrawn the offensive letter t,
Rear Admiral Davis and expressed re-
greet For having written it, and .thu
closing the Incident
Fire which started with an explo
sion in the paint shop destroyed one en-
tire section IF the big Baldwin Loco
motive works at Philadelphia, entailn:
Il loss of 81 100000.
So rapid has been the increase in tn
postal business of the country that /
has been found necessary to ask con
grcss for an additional appropriation o
$4,000 for the pay Of additional post
Office clerks.
On account Of the failure Of the Ioca
wheat crop. Russia this year will be
purchaser OF American wheat.
Joseph Coury. proprietor Of lac
factory in West Hoboken, n. J., wa
mysteriously murdered in his factory.
The fact that the Gulf stream ha
made important changes in its cours
is announced by the gulf division Of TIT
photographic office.