Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-21

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General Diaz has been asked by President
Madero to return to Mexico.
Professor Taussig Of Harvard declares
that not more than % per cent. Of New
England industries require tarir pro'ec-
ton for tn cir maintenance
james v. Martin says he will attempt
n trip across the Atlantic from st. John.
n. f., to ireland in a biplanc. next Aug
ust, in 40 hours
Recordc were broken last week In In
portatons of raw sugar into Boston. inc
steamer Boyne, from Java, arrived sat
urday with 14,20,0Oo pounds; duty szvVV''
Representative Prouty of Iowa has IN
troduced a bill for expenditure OF SSo'o"-
Oc0 the next i've years in road construc-
ton; federal expenses on each roah nm
tied to so per cent OK total cost
Records show that Mrs. Moac l.'''
a ful-bloodcd Slctz squaw OF FdllS '''
Ore. has been married Il times anh
outivcd all her husbands.
Cbicaro stock-yard employees say t.
| the action Of the English government
barring hackers from bidding on cortr6c'
! for the British army will rcault in a All '.
reduction in prices
A London cable states that thf sec"
offering of e7Coo,Cc guaranteed dcb"ntr''
stock of the canadian Northern t)nt2"'
railway proved a failure. Ninety Per 'ta..
vas left with thc underwriters.
The Illinois law making cities and Cpi..
ties responsible FOR damage to prope!t'
bv mobs was upheld by the United State
Supreme Court Chicago fought the test
| case.
Postponement in London Of tho great
Anglo-German exhibition to have been
held in 1913 is interpreted in Berlin as
highly symptomatic of strained Anglo
German relations.
The New York Worlds poll of States
analyzing status of socialist vote shows
that there has been an Increased socalis,
vote in q States and no change In II.
Industries. which Thomas Edsons
genius have brought into being, employ
more than G"rGo men; capitalized at
about S7.o0"O,0co with yearly earnings
more than 100000 ".
The Stanley steel committee has asked
for an additional appropriation of Slo,"o
without which its work will have to ston'
The committee has already spent the
s25,cco appropriation
Robert W. Hebard. secretary cf tfr
New York State board of'charities. TaN.
thousands are being turned away from
New York hospitals because Of lack Of
facilities for treatment.
Secretary of state Knox warns southern
cotton growers that they are losing sl2,-
Oroc0o yearly by refusing to standardzo
: their cotton bales for export.
Between 1870 and 1910, inclusive the
standard Oil company exported Sl.%"0".
600 of petroleum products. The company
has kept GS tank steamers busy. Every
day an oil-laden steamer sails from ar
American port
a. It is officially reported in Toxic tina
=, Japan and Great Britain have offered oi
= are about to offer to mediate between the
adopt further measures il their offel
should he refused
" The York mills at Saco. Ne, will clos,
down from December 3 to January ., in
elusive. This is the nrst time in the his
l. tory OF the company when operation
u have been stopped at this season of thu
year. The people affected total 800
The Russian government has refused t
a. grant the request of the British am
v bassador that Father PigEott an Aus
~ tralian scientist and Jesuit priest. he al
lowed to enter Russia 10 do seis
:, biographical work with Prince Calf
al Yin.
VI The British war Office announces tina
It's refusal to permit American packin
firms to tender bids for supplies 70
a. British army, while cases against IN
u packers are pending in United State
IS courts. was not due to any question q
quality of American goods or manner q
packing.
no American Wooden mills around Olney
ed VILE r. l.. employing 5000 hands, hav
been put on full time. The large Arli
WOODEN mills, at hanover, conn, are gOiN
n on an overtime schedule. and increase
he wooden mill activity is in evidence q
Is various other points.
al The New York Herald says peace term
an establishing new Chinese republic mr.
tc as follows ManChu dynasty to be abo
ished; republic to have Yuan Shih-Kai a
president and Sun Vat Sen vice-president
ry first cabinet to be selected by revolution
or lists and second-term president to y
ne elected.
a remarkable posthumous letter by tn
Use late Justice Harlan of the supreme cou,
no which has been given out in WashinEto
'ih says: Great Britain. If II is to last, mus
have a union OF States or domnions, wit
local parliaments to deal with domest
re- matters and a general parliament to Diet
las with imperial or empire matters"
Ter
A special to the New York Times state
that strained relations exist between Pre-!
Ak dent Gomez and Vice President Zayi
lal regarding the coming presidential can
W" paign which may neCesstate interventio
fel NV tho Unitca states to prevent revol,
tionary outbreaks. Zayass followers col
tend Gomez had promised not to stan
an for recollection. but to support Zaya
lis Failure to meet financial oblga tons
hon Add thA is,,