Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-04-16
Hoods SaYsapayills
THE V. E.EA' 5 NEWS
TturstlaV. Arrjl o

the claim" campaign against Nene
zuea. Detailed plans arc hciny AZ
ranged for an imposing show Of fore
against President Castro.
There is reason 20 believe that mea,
ures are now being taken at Port -.
Prince to force IL possible. the into.
veniion of tho rnited States.
Rear Admiral Evans will not rcio!
the hGttlcslip feet or participate in an
of the functcns and celebrations in tr
ports of Southern California
During H." past two Years sixty larg,
sea gcing h3rgcs have been lost. invc,N
ing the deaths of 10 persons out Of ~
on board.
Herbert Ii ASquth is receiving man
congra tnlations on his appointment
premier Of England.
Observation-Disclosures who will suppo
La Toilette for tho presidential non
nation AZ the Republican national CO.
vention were chosen at the Visions
state primary election.
BY vote of 2I7 10 o. the house 81
tanned President Rooscvc!t's veto of {
bill transferring Commander WA
from the retired to "a" ac'ive list Of IT,
navy.
Four Philadelphia policemen VII
were arrested for rohhing stores ~.
warehouses on their heats were enc.
sentenced ~ serve seven years in IL.
| Eastern pcntentiary.
Friday. April 10.
hn inv nj 10
Salt Lake city WAS robbed by two w
men Of Il tray of diamonds and othc
precious stones. valued at $50 COO
The employers liability bill recently
passed by the house Of representative
was passed by the senate withou
amendment.
Australia's apprehension of possible
aggression by Japan was voiced at :;
meeting in London of the AuStralaeill.
Chamber of Commerce by Prcmci
Price OF South Australia
DouEhcAors began rarading nal,"D
on the streets at Fort Williams. ont
The police arrested them. taking then.
to the station in closed carriages.
An appeal TO congress to prohibit tho
circulation of anarchistic literature WAS
embodied in Il short message sent by
President Rco>c,c.t to the Capitol.
The open shop" policy will be nd
hered f. 10y vrssci owners in the opera
lion Of boats upon tho Great Lakes this
season.
After nm exciting race Of over 2SA-
miles. the Teutonic Of the White Stal
line outstrlpp"d the CaroniA Of IL,
Cunard lin" by one hour aud twenty
six minute.
The boom of Judge Gray of Delaware
for the Democratic presidential nomina
ton was launched In PENNSYLVANIA hy
the organization Of the George Gray
League" Mt Philadelphia.
Saturday, April II.
Massachusetts delegates TO the Re
publican national convention to be held
In Chicago Will go unpiedged. although
at the Republican state convention
they were given plenty Of evidence that
the state is largely in favor Of the nomi
nation Of William H. Taft.
Rev, Joseph A. Graham. rector Of the
Roman Catholic church of the Blessed
Sacrament at Albany, shot himself in
the heart, dying almost instantly.
: Struck by flying log which sudden
ly jumped from chute in the portable
sawmill Of William Bishop at Enfield
Mass, Bishop and Miss Wnhelmina
Weston. aged II, were instantly killed
Nineteen DoukhoborS. nine womel
and ten men, We're sentenced TO 81,
months In prison for paradinC tn.
streets at Fort William. ont. unclothed
Fire, evidently incendiary. burned
two three-story three tenement house,
owned by George A. Fiagg AZ Boyls,on
= Mass and threa tened several others
which were saved by apparatus from
Clinton and Worcester
, The South Dakota railroad commits
sioners ordered reductions in freigh
rates in western South Dakota. rang
ing from 10 to AZ percent
President Koosevelt's desire that III,
: building Of four battleships shall be an
, thorized by congress during its presen
f session may result in the sending of ;
r special message urging that action.
William A. Kroll, an einploye Of tn,
bndery of the government printing of
! fee has been suspended for alleged
perniciOus political activity.
The scout cruiser Birmingham wa
;, formally accepted for the government
, by Admiral Swift. commandant Of III,
: Charlestown navy yard. and Captain
Peters.
Sunday. April IL.
n A northwest gale famed an insignia
), cant fire in a pile Of rags into vast con
$ Migration at Chelsea. Mass. complete
a ~ obliterating onchalf the city. lie
: stroying five hundred dwelling house
I and public buildings. drove fiftee
d hundred families from their habitaton
a and rendered ten thousand pcopl
Il homeless. All the banks. more tina
e three-quarters Of the churches. full
Z half Of the business section and nearl
s all the schOolhouses were wiped out
S The loss is about $500, 600
Charles T.. Hughes was endorsed a
= New York's candidate for president a
= the Republican state convention am
a the four MISUNDERSTANDING with thei
y hltemateS. We're instructed to use a
> honorable means to bring about his non
ination.
8 Cornelius Carey, aged A. trimme
for the Maiden Mass. Electric Ligll
=, company, was trimming II light when h
Il | 81, Al