Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-16

ork and chokel him to death.
one hundred thousand dollars is be-
ng spent on new race track at
avre de Grace. near Baltimore.
The London Daily Mirror estimates
ne cost of the English coal strike at
l22.635.S0O.
The Senate has instructed tn. COM
missioner of labor to make full inves-
tigation of the recent Lawrence strike
The 'priceless' gems left by the
Rev. DIR. Liebe. ex-Catholic priest who
suicided in Berlin last week. turn out
to be valueless limitations.
Derrick Wernher. 22 son of the South
African millionaire. Is in bankruptcy In
London for $o75, 800. most of it for gamb-
ling. He has no assets.
Mayor Gaynor has appointed COM
mittee of 100 citizens. headed by Seth
Low, to welcome the German fleet upon
its arrival in New York harbor.
The San Francisco county board of SUI
pervisors has unanimously voted to erect
a bridge across San Francisco bay via
Yerba Buena island. Congress has grant
ed the necessary permission
Mavsville, Ky. advces say that during
the season just closed more than 2'vc,-
40 pounds of tobacco We're sold. or $780,
COO pounds more than last year.
Since January /. ,t+5 III bushels of po-
tatoes an unprecedented amount. have
been imported into Boston, on which du-
ties OF SAIL 2S6 have been collected
Another strike has started in the Lon
don shipping trade. The unions demand
that at least two white seamen as we'll as
q coxswain shall he carried for each life-
boat.
A special commission from France Is
row travelling In her possessions near the
Panama canal with the object OF se1ect-
ing the most available location for dock
and coaling station.
Secretary of the Treasury MaoNeagh
las appointed George F. Mitchell OF
Charleston, S c.. to have charge of the
new regulations forbiddng the inporta'
ton of artifcially colored tea.
Charles W. Morse Is expected at Bafh
Me. in three weeks to pass the sum-
mer.
1 MI. yrl,a I'd
man airship which was to make an at
Tempt 10 cross the Atlantic this summer
have definitely abandoned their purpose
to attempt a flight this year,
Congressman Murray states that GOV
| ernor Foss's supporters expect Colone
| Roosevelt to be nominated by the re-
publicans in which event they believe
Governor Foss will be particularly avail
able a $ democratic candidate.
Estimates place the probable FLOOD
damage at not less than $SO,ooo,0o II
the Mississippi valley. Less conservative
estimates place the total at NO'OOoW
Cunard liners will dock six hours late
on account of taking the southern At
lantio route, which is 100 miles longer
The extra cost Of ship supplies Is 81 ~
National Rice Milling Co, S00o,0
New jersey corporation commonl
known as the rice trust" has file'
dissolution papers.
British scientist claims to have in
vented new method of gas heating
without flame, which will work a revolu
ton In fuel economy and have very i'm
portant Industrial effects.
Mrs George NJ. Pullman widow OF IN
palace car maker. abruptly ended her va
cation In Honolulu and returned to Sa
Francisco because quarantine official
subjected her dog to course OF spray
ing with disinfectants.
Vincent Astor Is bcseged with count
less suggestions from cranks as to tn
disposition of his fortune. ranging fror
Immediate expenditure OF s5,0OooN 70
Chinese famine sufferers to the inaug,iy
alton of free markets In New York city
| The New York American says the re
publican national committee Is disposed
avoid strife at the Chicago convcntio
and seat all delegates even where con
tests exist, giving half a vote 10 eac
Which would give Taft 3l2 and Roosevelt
81 OF the delegates already chosen.
An actual scarcity OF crude steel ma
been developed In the Pittsburg val
ley All large mills have withdraw
, from the market as sellers at an
} price, and steel can be had only fro,
kthe.small-suuls. sin 'aslimiteu wAySan