Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-11-15
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS.
Brief Items of Interest from All Parts OF
the World.


The proposed grand anarchist celebra-
tion in Chicago Sunday proved a fizzle.
Speaker Carlisle thinks the elections por-
tend tariff reform and Cleveland in 1892.
Sullivan says he will fight Dominck Nc
Caifrev for 500. 900 and for nothing less
Ex-Secretarv Of State Thomas f. Bay
ard and Miss My Willing Clymcr We're
married at Washington November T.
Mrs Caroline Donovan, of Baltimore, ha,
given John Hopkins university 10000 to
found a chair Of Engli.H literature
Mis- Kate Drexel, the $40 coo, ,0C0 heir
| eSs, bid farewell to the world ast week
Thursday, when she took the white vei.
Tile Emperor OF China. Who married
against his will in oh dience to his mother.
now refuses to see either wife or mother.
There was another flood at .Johustown,
Pa, Monday. when the large bridge connect
ing Cambria City ana Miilsyille was dcnol-
ishcd by the high water.
Java Iandsng, a native Of China and
recent pupil at the Chinese government school
in Hartford has married Miss Nellie II.
Sparks Of Vernon, Conn
Citizens OF Louise, Ky, while celebrating
over the democratic victory in Ohio, took
occasion TO demoiish, by means of dynamite,
llC iOSlClIlce NJ luul llV'-
President Harrison. on Friday. issued a
proclamation admitting Montana as a State
OF the Union and the state machinery was
started wy swearing in the officers.
The committee on sites and buildings Of
the worlds tair in New York has decd ID
upon the Riverside and Morning-id paris
a. the place This plan viii not include the
use Of any portion of Central park.
I M.
Hart, in his annual report says that there
were 400, 600 pensioners on ;he rolls July !,
| 1899, and there will probably be 81, 000
more 10y June 30 1880.
The bulk of the present vacant land area
in Dakota, about 13.Ni1.231 arres-les in
| the Bismarck and DEVILS Lake districts in
North Dakota and the Rapid City district
in south Dakota, the amount still open for
settlement in the Bismarck district being
nearly l4,000, 600 acres.
/ President Green Of the Western Union
| telegraph company ha, addressed Il letter to
/ Postmaster General WanamaEer accepting,
| in behalf of the board Of directors, the rate
| OF one mill a word tor official messages Of
| the United States oayl Under protest and
announcing 4 contemplated appeal 20 the
/ law.
The Catholic university at Washington
! was dedicated "Wednesday with a much
/ pomp and spenl1r As was pof-iblsin the in
! clement weather. Archbishop Satoni celc-
! brated pontificel mas of the Holy Ghost
/ and there We're addresses by President Har-
rison. Secretary Blaine, Cardinals Gibbons
, aud Taschcreau, Archbishop Ryan, John
/ Boyle O'ReilIy and others, Among others
present were Secr,taric, Tracy, Noble and
| Window and Attorney Gencra Miller.
The Northwes eiu and Union Pacific
railroads have mai combination
| whereby passen ger, ana mail will he currie |
through from Chicago TO Portland and san
| Francisco making the time from Chicago
to Portland in 81 hours and Chicago TO
San Francisco - hours. This will reduce
the time heretofore made on the Chicago
and Western as well rs ON the New York
and Eastern mail to Portland seven hours
and to San Francisco II hours. similar
reduction in time east bound is made on
passengers and mail
GOV. Mellette of Dakota, in his annual re-
port says that North Dakota has t. popu la
tion Of 211, 0O0 and South Dakota a popUla-
ton of 3l0, 600 There are 10000, 900
acres of land under cultivation this year,
and stock raising is reported as
a rapidly growing industry. The
wool industry is also developing, and
will be one OF the sources of wealth, In
vegetables ard fruits the report says Da-
kota stands without rival, and the mining
industries are prosperous The citizens OF
Dakota, SAYS Gov. Mellette are a God
fearing people There are 1000 churches in
the territory. The number OF banks i.
given at SAG, with an aggregate capital OF
50, 1870, 900.