Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-06-27

found.
The 25th annual session ot Alcppo
temple, Ancient Arabic order, Mobiles
Of the Mystic Shrine. opened in Boston
with more than 10000 Shrners from all
PARTS OF New England in attendance.
Monday, June %.
All doubt as to the fate Of Lieu
tenants Caufield and Leake Of the royal
engineers, who made a balloon ascen-
sion from Aldershot camp on May 2s,
has been removed by the finding Of the
body Of Caulfed at sea
United States Senator Hale Of Maine,
who has been in Baltimore hospital
following surgical operation per
formed upon him. has left that institu-
ton for his home.
Joseph Gagnon Of Adams. Mass. rs
years old. fired two shots at his wife
and then shot and killed himself. The
woman was not injured.
Three thousand children. represent
irg eight Catholic churches. marched in
streets Of Boston. led by bnnd Of mu.
sic and 400 men.
A total Of 1870 boys and girls were
graduated from the high schools of Bos-
ton last week.
Declaring his intention Of going on
the stage and appearing in the star part
of drama Of his own production 10
right his alleged wrongs. John W.
Ketcham. who has been serving SEN
tence for completely in the wreck ing Of
the Farmers National bank of Yer
gennes. Vt, was released from Addison
county jail.
Tuesday, June IS.
Clarence barrow outlined to the jury
| the detailed defense Of william y. Hay
wood 10 the charge that he murdered
Frank Steunenberg. 1t Is to be denial
of every material count in the testimony
Of Orchard. with a showing that Or
chard killed Steunenberg because of a
private Grudge.
President Roosevelt has signed the
Dominican treaty. The convention
regulates customs matters between the
United States and Santo Domingo.
Officers returning from Cuba report
that the enlisted men Of the army OF
occupation complain bitterly of the
hardships of the camp life.
John johnson was put to death in the
electric chair in Sing Sing prison.
johnson murdered his wife at theit
home in Yonkers. y, Y in the presence
of their two young children.
Irwin Lewis. stepfather Of Mary
Newlin. aged ) years. whose body was
found buried in pit in the harnyard
az her home near Avondale, Pa. was
committed to prison on formal charge
Of murder. There Is little room for
doubt according to the district attorney,
that the child was buried alive.
A New York Boston express train
crashed into q switching engine in the
freight yard AZ Springfield Mass. seri-
ously. II not fatally. lnjuring two per-
sons. while score of others escaped
with cuts and bruises.
The jamestown exposition manage
ment has begun the publication Of tha
names of about 1000 delinquent sub
scribers TO its common and preferred
stock.
At n meeting Of the trustees Of Yves.
leyan university the resignation Of Rev
Dr. Raymond as president OF the uni
versty was received and accepted.
Ten prominent citizens of Colorado
were arrested in connection with 'ndict'
monts returned by special grand
Jury. charging conspiracy to defraud
the government under the coal ard TIM
Der law
The striking clCarmakers M Havana
rejected the cigar manufacturers pro
posal to arbitratc and insist on theit
original demand that the payment OF
wages be in American currency.
"Wednesday, June &C.
The Massachusetts house of repre-
sentatives. on a voice VOTE, unAnimousl!
passed to be engrosSed the bill reported
t Ly the committee on railroads, to re-
strain the consolidation Of railroad cor
; porations.
Nv his supporters in Washington Il
, is announced that Senator Knox's key
mole OF his canlpalS lot tle pIeSluNu' )
will be opposition to central!Zatlon ana
a restorat ton Of state rights.
A committce appointed by President
Roosevelt to consider departmental
= methods has dsapproved the service
, pension plans for government employees
; Overcome with grief and humiliation
by the action of the Bar association I
! recommending that he be impeached
FOR gross intempernncc if he did not i'm
t me1ately resi- en-. superior Judge Heb
bard Of san Francisco tired TO take HI!
life.
? Death and extreme discomfort
= throughout Massachusetts and north
4 ern New England attended the eighth
r dav of the severe hot wave.
The report Of the irish land commits
: sion favors the compulsory purchase o
e $4,000 acres Of untenanted land for TIL
purpose Of resettlng tenants evictec
2 during the land war.
q The possibility Of serious trouble il
Central America has caused the admin
: istration to dispatch cruiser Milwaukee