Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-04


places losaea to Wyoming livestock by
| recent storms at 81, 100000.
The Spanish government contemplates
placing General Weyler Of Cuban notro-
iety in command o: the troops IN Nor
Deco
The Commemorative Edison company Of
Chicago has placed orders with n Brit
ish firm for n 5000 horsepower turbine en-
ginc. the largest yet built.
Washington special to the World says
that the administration, despite the
packers decision does not believe shat
the Sherman law needs amending.
The interstate commerce commission
has ordered the Big -Four road to reduce
its rates on grain shipments from points
in Indiana and Illinois to Chicago
Mayor Gaynor refuses to support the
movement providing for a city appropra-
ton of 100000 for a monument to Andrew
II. Green, Father of Greater New York "
existence the PHOSPHORUS match indus
try of the United states on account OF
the danger OF PHOSPHORUS poisoning to
workmen.
Presiden. j. ) Dennis of the Canadian
Pacific railroads land company estimates
that 1000 Americans VIII cross the Dor
der this year to settle in Canada.
The navy department will permit the
old frEate Independence built in 1914. to
be anchored off Harbor View San Fran
cisco, during the Panama fair.
Julian Betancourt succeeds at Washing
ton as minister from Colombia Gen Pedro
Mel Ospina. recalled for writing n note
saying that Secretary Knox would be an
unwelcome visitor to Colombia
The Association OF Wirtz Heirs Of Chi
cago will seek to recover the alleged dor
mant inheritance Of 1925. 600, 900 LEFT by
Field Marshal Paul W'irtz at the time Of
the Thirty Years War in the early part
of the 18th century
igan has designed a turbine engine which
II Is claimed exceeds by nearly 30 per cent.
power Of any other turbine ever built.
Indebtedness in Texas, including public.
private and corporate loans. is sl.tno.O00-
90. equal to % per cent. Of the value of all
property in the State.
New York Times London dispatches say
that India Is draining the world of gold
which threatens serious consequences to
the money markets Of the western world
Montreal and Toronto capitalists are in
terested in coal lands on Vancouver is
land said 10 contain 200 0oo. 0o0 tons Of btu
mnous coal of which 9l0oo, 100 tons have
been proved
The New Haven road is considering the
identification OF a number Of smaller
branch lines in Connecticut. partly with
an idea Of avoiding the expense OF abol-
ishing grade crossings under the State
law
y London special says promoters from
the American far Northwest are In the city
with view to financing a railway to
Behrlng strait, the idea being eventually
to construct tunnel under the strait to
Siberia to which point the Russians are
building a railway.
The New York Herald SAYS leading
Paris banker has confirmed the report
that Franco-Japanese bank of Toxic
III Id ,ot
900 francs. or approximately 100000 yen.
Canvass by New York Evening Post
Of small weekly republican papers
throughout the country shows: For
Taft 1877. Roosevelt 20, Cummins g. La
Toilette 4. Out of 81 States Taft
leads In II. Roosevelt in 2 and | is
tied Canvass was confined to doubt
full States only.
President Brown Of the New York
Central lines told the Iowa Society he
hoped to return to Iowa in the near
future, where he expects to round out
his life az citizen of that State.
statement was interpreted to mean
that Mr.. Brown was soon to quit the
New York Central
special to the New York Herald
SAYS the properties Of the Palmer
Union Oh company have been pur-
chased 10y the Imperial Foreign cor
pOration of London for $4,000 600
This IS thought to mark the first stem
In the conversion of the fleets OF the
Cunard and other foreign steamship
lines from coal to oil burners
President Gompers of the American
Federation of Labor declares that the
United states Steel corporation Off
Gals are resting under false impress
sion of security in the apparent docu-
ity Of their employees, and that some
day they will wake up to same condi-
lions as We're confronted by mill own
ers at Lawrence.
The 135th session Of the New York
Legislature adjourned Friday night
The Senate killed Patrie water stor-
ing for free transfers between all sur
face lines In New York The Pollock
bin, enabling New York city to use
Gansevoort market site as dock for
,000-fo steamers. was passed and
sent = Mayor Gaynor for signature.