Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-12-24
BRIEF DISPATCHES,


to endeavor to restrain the warning
Mexican factions from continuing hostil-
tiles which would endanger life and
property on the American side Of the
border, telegraphed Secretary Garrison
from Naco to-day that Maytorcna had
been unable to get to the conference ar
ranged for at ten o'clock this morning
and had telegraphed for another appoint
ment.
Washington, Dec. 22--Whether federal
troops shall he withdrawn from the Colo
RADIO strike districts will he tho subject
Of n conference tomorrow between Pres
ident Wilson and Governor Ammons.
Governor-clect Carlson and Senator Shat
roth of Colorado.
New York, Dec. 22.-Customs officers
seized to-day aboard the White Star line
steamer Adrlatlc 100 tins of opium said
to have come from London and arrested
James Murphy, a storekeeper on the ship
on a charge of attempting to smuggle
the forbidden drug into this country.
Later the officers arrested fora Sata,
a japanese on the same charge The
tins are valued at $50 apiece The entire
amount of opium confscated, sS5o
worth, constituted one of the largest
seizures Of the drug ever made in this
city.
Philadelphia. Dec 22-More than
score of hrcmen We're overcome by
smoke and five others We're otherwise
injured tonight while fighting a fire
which practically destroyed the four
story warehouse of Charles NJ. y. Klllen.
dealer in wall paper on Fibert street
near Thirteenth. The damage to the
building and contents is estimated at
$4,000. Guests In the Hotel Windsor
which adjoins the burned structure were
forced to seek other quarters because
Of the dense smoke, while the bar located
in an annex was damaged to the extent
of $4,000
Hornells " Y, Dec. 22.-John j.
Haynes of Buffalo, supreme president
! of the catholic Mutual Benefit Associa-
ton of the United States and Canada,
to-day appointed Thomas T. Hoban of
Scranton, Pa. as supreme recorder of
the order to fill the unexpired term,
caused by the death of Joseph Cam
eron Of this city
Petrograd. via London, Dec %. 12.35
a. m.--For the first TIM in the history
Of PetroFrad four consecutive days pass
ed without an arrest for drunkenness,
notwithstanding these days included two
Russian holidays and Sunday. This is
one Of the results Of tho recent govern
mental orders forbidding the sale of
alcoholic liquors.
Washington, Dec. 22-Goveinor- G en- raj
Harrison Of the Philippines cabled the
| war department to-day that no founda-
! ton whatever" was known in Manila
for published reports of a threatened
I Filipino uprising. The despatch was in
response to one from Secretary Garrison
calling attention to reports that a plot
had been discovered TO start an up
rising
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-Policy loan
| agreements between holders of life in
surancc and their companies are not sub
/ ioct to the war revenue tax according
to a ruling to-day by Commissioner Of
! Internal Revenue Osborn.
! Gloversvile. y. Y. Dec 20-F1re to-
day destroyed the Methodist Episcopal
church. parsonage and a two-family resi-
dence in the village of Fort Johnson. for
merly Akin. with loss of over $500
Vogers Hotel was badly damaged but was
saved by the timely arrival OF fire fighting
apparatus from Amsterdam.
Locust VALLEY, y. Y, Dec 3O-The coun-
try home of William II. Tulley. general
solicitor for life insurance company in
New York was destroyed by fire tonight
causing loss estimated ut $4,000
Workmen had been redecorating the house
and II is believed something smoldered
among their equipment stored in the at
no mt
Washington, Dec H-An urgent def
cheney bill was passed by the House to-
day carrying A,7SO,905, including $554,3 71 to
cover unexpected expenses Incurred by
] the army as a result of the occupation Of
Vera Cruz. During the debate Repubn-
can Leader Mann attacked the admins
trations Mexican policy. This bill" he
said. carries half million dollars to pay
the expenses Of our troops at Vera Cruz
sent there to obtain a salute OF q guns
which has not yet beer given"
washington. Dec. 22-The trip of Cen
eral Carranza from Vera Cruz to the
Isthmus of Tehauntepec was interrupted
! by Zapata forces, who captured Soledad
and from there sent a wild locomotive
into his approaching train. Neither Car
rama nor any OF his party was injured
New York, Dec 22,-Nine three-story
frame houses In Eagle avenue, the
Bronx, wero destroyed tonight by a spec-
tacular fire which started from a dumb
waiter shaft in one OF the dwellings A
fremen who went to rescue his CAPTAIN
who had been overcome by smoke was
injured Other firemen rescued them
The damage was estimated at 100000
Chicago, Dec. 22.-Sale of the New
York American League Baseball club
ers from other teams in tho organiza-
ton and the selection of a manager from
n championship class IA team-all con-
stituting one Of the biggest deals I'm the
history OF the league-was virtually COM
pleted here to-day. Formal announce
ment of the transaction awaits the ar
rival in New York tomorrow of Jacob
Rupert and T. l., Huston the new own
ers OF the Yankees.
| Paris Dec. 22.-Almost half million
wounded soldiers We're treated In French
hospitals between September 10 and Mo-
vember 30. The figures were submitted
to the army committee of the Chamber
of Deputies by the chairman OF the com
mittee, NJ. Troussaint who gave the pre-
else number as +ss,733, OF this total PAS
per cent. died.
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