Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-05-21
England candidate for second place on
the Republican national ticket.
Monday. MAY 1S.

'tb'idi N'SAs tbJII1d ni'I VI tHe
French forces in Algeria, reports that
he occupied Boudenib. the stronghold
of Malai Hassen, after vigorously shell.
ing the Arabs.
The recent warning 10 intending emf.
grants. issued by tho Hunga rian gov
eminent, that the economic situation in
America had not shown sufficient i'm
provcnent to give prospect of obtain.
ing work, failed 10 check the outflow
from thai country.
Henry Farman. the English aero
maui says. with reference to his chal-
lence to the Wright brothers. the Amer.
lean acrona uts. that he will provide
5000 for the match and more II re-
1uired.
Harry *. Tina VS. plea for his release
from MattcawHn insane asylum prob
ably will be- decided by Judge Mors.
chauser on May -.
The Atlantic feet Of hattlcShins
sailed from San Francisco for Puge,
sound.
Arthur I. Norvs. manaser of tho TAFT
canvass for presidential nomination.
says that tho nomination Of Taft on the
bAFt hfl' VI NV l'li = q " -
gone conclusion.
Governor Haskell of Oklahoma has
vetoed the antitrust bill. The senate
sustained the veto. Haskell said that
the bill was 50 stringent that it would
drive honest concerns out OF business.
Speed and strength in the track
events enable Yale to defeat Harvard
in th"lr annual dual games ny a score Of
60 ID to a. A. points.
Tuesday, May 10.
Hugh Tola nd. the actor. died sudden.
~ NJ Germantown. z Phiiadelrhia
suburb. He was % years old.
Oscar l.. Nelson. John !. Killian and
George +. Gilmore were given life sen.
fences for the murder Of Drlggis
Charles +. Bushce Of Somerviln. Mass
Tammany Hall will be represented
at the Democratic national convention
at Denver by a delegation coo strong
Alton Il. Parker, the presidential
candidate for the Democratic party in
1904. was admitted TO practice before
the supreme court Of the United States
An Involuntary petition in bank.
ruptcy was filed against the Leech-
burE 6dnhIUC company VI iNh'GpITg.
Pa. a large private banking institution.
G. +. Patterson was appointed 70
ceivcr for Carothers & Co. one Of the
largest brokerage firms in Pittsburc.
AutopSieS on seven unidentified bod.
les eXhuncd from Mrs. Belle Gun
ness private burial ground were COM
pleted at La Porte. Ind. and they re-
vealed the fact that ore Of the seven
was a female.
Hone for schooner J. Fl Chaffce,
which sailed from Perth Amboy. \. ].
for BOSTON April . with five men on
board has heon abandoned.
steamer Kropprinz Wilhelm. which
sailed from New York for Cherhourg
and Bremen. carried $500. 900 in gold.
The healt til Of Former President Gro.
yer Cleveland has improved 10 such an
extent that his doctors have entrusted
the care of Cleveland wholly to his ia
ily.
The passage by the house Of the gen.
eral deficiency appropriation bill. carry
ing an appropriation Of ~S17.3sS.572.
completed the last of the great supply
measures Of the government
Mae G. Wood. tpstifying In her suit
for absolute divorce from United States
Senator Thomas G. Platt. asserted that
she was secretly married - Platt on
Nov. ., 1901.
Wednesday, May 20.
Former President Grover Cleveland
shows steady improvement. According
to a statement issued for Mrs. Cleve-
land.
A verdict in favor Of Professor
Philippe +. Marcou. recently Of Har.
ward university, Was brought in by a
jury in the $1,000 breach Of promise
sui brought acaipst him by Miss Annie
Manloy. a Boston negresS.
Rioting became serious in the street
railway strike at Cleveland. 4 4year-
Old Cir was run over and had her head
severed by a car operated by all mex
perienced motorlnan. The motorman
would nave been lynched had he not
turned on full speed and escaped.
Arrested on complaints alleging that
during the past two years he had de
frauded New England farmers out Of
the proceeds from the sale Of 500. 900
worth Of apples. Walter Mills was
locked mp at New York,
A family estrangement illuminated
in the murder of George f.. Sterry. a
New York millionaire drug exporter. by
his son, George +. Sterry. ,Ir.. and the
suicide Of the latter. The determine
ton of the father to rcmarry ed 10 the
tragedy.
High government officials at Wash
inrtup are alleged to have cnuSpired TO