Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-01-04
condemned NEWS.

The miners of The Wyoming valley IRE
again agitating reduction IN the price of
blasting powder.
Thirty.eight men Of Hull, Mass, who saved
twentv-eight persons from drowning during
the storm of Nov 25 were given reception
in Boston and presented with medals and
purse by tho Massachu setts Humane society.
Jake Kilrain has Issued n challenge to
Jackson, the colored pusillst, which the lat
ter says he will accept.
A dinner in honor Of Henry George was
given in New y ORR.
w. n. French, who murdered Harry
Woodbury., was taken from Jail at Greeley,
Colo, by a mob and hanged.
Pietro III Narli, the Italian who was ar
rested ut Stamford, Conn, for murder
committed in Italy three years ago, signifed
his Willingness to 60 back and face the
charge.
Jacob Dinlowitz was killed and John Dun
gen fatally injured by Il premature blast at
Shamokin, Pa.
William G.. Hards, a business man of
Chicago, was caught in tho act OF maxim,
counterfeit silver dollars.
Mary J. Cowlev. Of Coolalown, y. j.. for
assaultng whom two men are under indict-
ment, has mysteriously disappeared.
Mr. James G. Blaine left his Augusta home
quietly for Washington and the west
The papal encvclical takes a gloomy view
of the present state of religious belief.
The bills for admitting five new states and
opening Oklahoma as territory, are thought
to have coed chance for passage by the pres
ent congress.
The Haytian gunboat Tous.aint leveled
her guns on the Clyde steamer George w
Clyde in the bay of Manzanila, oil the
Dominican coast. A Dominican schooner
was seized.
1t is estimated to a certainty that 6.00O,-
900 tons Of ore will be- sAipvei from the Lake
Superior district next season and 1900, 600 Of
coal arrive rnere.
Robert Wright and Thomas McAlahon
have signed articles for a collar and elbow
wrestling match for $3.50 side. The match
will take place at Detroit in February.
\ petition is being circulated in Toronto
Canada, asking the town council to submit
the question of the dcs!rabil;ty OF union with
the United States to vote OF the people,
Michael Heating, messenger in the war
department, fell over the baiusters On the
fourth floor Of that building while intoxi-
Gated, and was instantly killed
Charles Thinker, the Cincinnati forger.
charges that William Hopkins, son OF Ben
Hopkins Of the late Fidelity bank, shared in
the profits Of his crimes, Hopkins was ar
rested.
Mgr. Macchi has been created cardinal
The midwluter carnival ct Albany opens
on Jan. -.
An British subjects in Esn;bar have been
warned that they will be liable to seven
years Imprisonment it thay enter into con-
tracts for slave labor
Arailroad IS to be constructed from Athens,
Greece, to Larissa, in European Turkey.
/ The funeral OF Mrs. Marie J. Fitnam
/ c'Margery Deane'1 took place at Newport,
, Il. l., Wednesday,
Pope Leo XII las consented to tho intro
duction of the Russian Hnguage IN all Cath
ohc chur hes IL Russia c1ce2. IA the liturgy.
{ Tho British steamer Storm King foundeled
in the Bay Of Biscay Her captain and five
other persons were drowned.
Burglar, robbed tire postolilcos 1t 5unbury
and northumberland, Pa, on "Wednesday
night, securing only trin!ng Sums.
Professor c. X. Adams, OF Cornell uni
/ NeIsl'4, hAS bsch 'ieCtcl p'HHIuehI o. lhl
American historical association.
Thomas ;5euras Brown, one OF the founder.
Of constitutional go,elnmea5 in Canada
died al Montreal
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of 81 800 on the street and in broad laylioh
by three thieves who we're operating in th
crowd.
E. F. Pelchor. a carpenter. of Stourhton
Mass. announced his intention of BLOWN, hi
body AL over Boston bay by means of dyna
mite, but his wife laughs at his threats q
suicide
Plcuro-nneurnonia is reported to bav,
broken ont among the cattle near Vincent
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