Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-11-20
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
The Terms with which Editor Stead was
Sentenced.


Sentenced.
LONDON, Nov. 12-In charging the jury
in the Armstrong case, Justice Lopes, adj
dressing Mr.. Stead, said: II regret to
say you thought fit in the Pail Mall Ga
zette to deluge the streets of the whole
country with an amount of filth which, |
fear, has tainted the minds of the children
you were so anxious to protect, and which
do not hesitate to say was and ever will
be a disgrace to journalism. You inflicted
irreparable injury upon the parents of this
child. Gou have subjected them to the
terrible disgrace of being charged with
selling this child for purposes of violation.
The child, through you, was taken from
her parents and examined by women who,
in your opinion, were of vile character;
was subjected to chlOrufOrm and then
taken toa brothel, where she was sub
Jected to chlOrOform again. She was
taken to France, her letters to her mother
were suppressed and her return was
refused" He then sentenced Stead to three
months imprisonment. Mr.. Stead marched
Off with the air of Il martyr The Stand
ard, referring to the conviction of Mr..
Stead, says 1t wonders that it is possible for
IL moment to conceal Steads atrociOus
proceedings under the mask of II holy pur-
pose. 1t is amazing that Stead should
l-intoNication in slums. His conduct
Is Il lasting disgrace to journalism
Mr.. Stead's Sympathizers.
LONDON, Nov. 12.-Mr. Marley, Il con
verified butcher to-day headed one hundred
sympathizers of Mr.. Stead, and marched
to the home Office to petition Sir Richard
Cross, home secretary, for the release of
Mr.. Stead from prison, Marley was alone
admitted to the home Office, and when he
returned to the street he informed the
crowd that the officials had grossly in
suited him The announcement was re
celved with grOans The police then in
terfered and compelled the crowd to dis
perSe.
An American Marriage Abroad.
LONDON, Nov. 12.-Leon Mead, an Amer
lean author, was married to-day in ST.
Margaret's church, Westminster, to Grace,
daughter of Col. Hayes of New lamp
shire.
The Duke of Devonshire Caves.
DUBLIN, Nov. l2.-The duke of Devon
shire has decided to rebate twenty per
cent of the rents for his Irish tenants
Two hundred armed and disguised men
to-day reinstated the widow who was
evicted in May from the farm at LOllen,
near Limerick. The men pledged them
selves to protect and support her The
widow objected, but was compelled to
promise she would leave the farm only at
the point of the bayOnet.
Burmese Proclamation.
RANGOON, Nov. Fixing Theebaw has
issued proclamation declaring he will
not accept the proposals of the Indian
government, and therefore declaring war
He promises personally to lead his troops.
and calls upon his subjects to fight for
the defence of their country and religion
Europeans are not TO be moieStcd until i'll
vaders cross the frontier when all are to
be Slain.
4 Panic Among Gamblers.
LONDON, Nov. 13.-A despatch from
Monte Carlo says Il panic prevails there
among the gaming table shareholders,
owing to the rumored action of the French
government against gaming at Monaco.
Parnell's Candidate Rejected.
LONDON, Nov. 13.-The Nationalist CON
venton at Armagh to-day rejected Mr.
Parneli's nominee for member of parlla-
ment and elected a iourneyman tailor of
Armagh named Blair. The convention
was Il strong one.
Charged With Fraud.
LONDON, Nov. 13-MessrS Barber and
Marsaen, directors of the Great Eastern
steamship company and Mr.. Brown, stock
broker, were to-day formally charged with
fraudulently obtaining 1000 pounds from
the New Orleans Exhibition syndicate by
stating that the Great Eastern was fit
for sea when she was really not
Insult to Gen. Gordon.
CAIRO, Nov. ia refugee who has ar
rived here from Khartoum states that
after the murder of Gen. Gordon his head
was hung on a butchers hook for five
DAYS and was pelted and spat upon by the
natives.
Ordered to Invade Burmah.
CALCUTTA, Nov. 13.-Lord Dufferin has
ordered Gen. PrenderGast, commander of
the Burmah expedition, to invade Burmah
forthwith, and proceed with all haste TO
capture Mandalay. rAe British forces
will cross the frontier Immediately. Re.
cent dispatches from Rangoon state the
inhabitants of the districts in British
Burmah, where no large Garrisons are
maintained, are greatly alarmed over the
reports that King Theebaw has subsidized
$1,000 dacOits to cross the frontier and
begin plundering and numbering at the
first note of war. The dacoits are robbers,
who work in large gangs, and are noted
for their bold exploits. Having neither
baggage nor commisariat, these bands
travel with marvellous speed, and it will
be hard for the British troops to catch
them.