Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-04-16

StCaclpr 'irHNd iHkc or the 81 JOHN
Of two great ice foes until her sides
gave way. and even her engines were
crushed Her crew of pa men escaped
| Lumbe- operators from the head Of
the ST. JOHN river say that conditions
are all that could be desired.
| Monday, April 10.
| Robert Downs Is years old. nicd at
WATERFOWL, Conn. from the effects Of n
knife wound in the neck inflicted by
Willian Mclaughlin. aged 40. with
whom he had a trivial dispute
Following his unexpected defeat by
| A. c. Shcrr in the Marshall. W. Va.
county primary. William II. Hcarnc
gave out letter withdra wing from the
contest for the Republican gubcrnatorial
nomination.
The partisans Of Premier Maura of
Portugal are using President Roose
velt's anti.anarchist message as an argyll
ment in favor of the new government
| bill imposing severe penalties against
| anarchists.
| Lieutenant Charles A. l.. Tottcn. L. S.
A.. retired. and former Yale professor.
died at his home at Milford. Conn. Tot
ten was very widely known because Of
mathematical deductions upon which
he based prrphetical interpretations Of
the Scriptures.
Scarlet fever has appeared among the
students At Harvard university
A new discovery in connection with
the turbine engines Of the British bat
tleshp Drendnaught has resulted in
great increase in speed.
Israel Rondeau and Alfred o. Guer-
tin. .Ir.. prisoners in the Worcester
county. Mass. house Of correction. es-
capped from that institution by prying
the bars Of n window in the basement
Rome newspapers publish state
mcnt from American Amba ssador Girls.
com. denying the truth OF the report
that he IS 10 be transferred to Berlin
| after David j. Hill has assumed tho am
hassadorship in that city merely for
mally
Tuesday, April ID.
The New England Methodist confer
encc voted 10 lift the ban on dancing.
card playing. theatrPgoing and other
amuscmcnts. which in the past have
been forbidden TO their followers.
Judge Afford. at Mobile. declared the
Ala hama law against the playing of
baseball. lawn tennis. golf and othe!
games on Sunday to he unconstitutional.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson. in
an address at Washington. made
strong plea for the .'eturn Of young men
To agricultural pursuits. The desertion
Of the farm for the city is national
menace. he declared.
Governor Hughes has signed the bill
providing for an inveSti gation into the
government Of New York; city.
The historic garrison church at Ber-
lin. dating from 1903. WAS burned with
numerous ancient rcgimental shot
worn flags. carried in various wars.
The project of Moscow is TO prosecute
five of his sub-prefects. the fire and
several Of The higher police otficials. al
leginr that their departments ar.
honeycombed with corruption. extor-
ton and collision with criminals
In special message. President
Roosevelt refused his signature TO a bill
giving an additional three years TO the
Rainy River improvement company
within which to build dam in the
Rainy river.
From the emhers Of Sundays con-
Migration at Chelsea, Mass, there has
arisen we'll organized movement for
aid and relief Of the ten thousand home
less.
General Guerra. with much cere-
mony. took command Of the Cuban
army.
Without any preliminary warning, Di-
rector Of Public Safety Clay of Phila-
delphia demanded the designations OF
seven Of the best known detectives in
the city for the good of the service"
Jean Rull and three of his accom-
plices. charged with completely in the
recent series of bomb explosions and
anarchist Outrages at Barcelona. were
found guilty. Rull was sentenced to
death and the others to Imprisonment
Wednesday, April IS.
Despite the declaration of George
Gray that he could not consent to have
the delegates instructed for him, the
Delaware Democratic state convention
instructed the Delegation OF SIX TO
support. advocate and vote" for Judge
Gray'S nomination.
The American battleship fleet ar
rived at San Diego. Cal, finding its
first home anchorage in its four months
of cruising around the southernmost
end of the Western Hemisphere
The government of the Congo indie
pendent state has issued al reply to the
British White Book. containing reports
from British consuls in the Congo.
These reports, the reply states, are I'M
! true.
Miss Julia Marlowe is seriously Ill
at New York as a result of a nervous
breakdown. Her physician and her
attorney have found ii unwise to con
: suit her concerning the introduction OF
her name in a Boston divorce suit.
a bomb. which the police figure was
intended for Augustine Bonomolo. a
: banker and real estate dealer. was ex-
| poded in the tenement house at New
York where the banker lives. With the
exception Of one woman. whose head
was cut. no one was injured