Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-07-04
THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS FROM ALL
PARTS OF THIS EARTH OF OURS.
Many Fires do IA Great Deal of Damage
The Dark Side of Life-Interesting
Notes from all Parts of the Globe
PithiIy Presented.

small insurance.
Frank Fay, a freight brakeman, was
struck by bridge "a mile north of Meriden,
Conn, Tuesday forenoon and killed.
Recent reports from census @ numerators
show that Connecticut is not likely, was
feared, to lose one of its representatives.
\ boat containing four persons was up
set on the river at Brockville, Ont, Sunday
and Mary McMaun and William Cassman
were drowned.
The vicinity of Chicago was visited Fri
| day and Saturday by period of intense
| heat and numerous prostrations and deaths
are reported.
A despatch from Ottawa, Ont, says
| General Middleton has handed III his res
| ignation rs commander-in-ch chief of the Ca
madam militia.
Secretary Proctor left Washington Sat
urday morning to attend the encampment
of the Grand Army of the Potomac at
Portland July ?.
The business portion of the iowa Of Nor
rison, Col, was burned Saturday Loss
So, 900, insurance small. The fire was the
result of firing fire crackers
Samuel Bartlett, aged is, of South Wind
sor, c.. was drowned while bathing in
Brookfeld pond at West Randolph Tuesday
| HIShl' ihc bOuy was IccoNcIcu.
The immense plant of the Allen Bradley
Distilery company at Louisville, Ky, was
completely destroyed 10y fire Monday
morning entaiing loss Of $3.50, 600.
Herbert f. Beecher, son of the late Henry
Ward Beecher, has been acquitted Of the
charge of larceny, preferred while he was
collector Of customs at Port Townsend.
Barker, Rose q Grays hardware store
Elnira, y. y, was burned Monday,
Loss S130,OOO. Several persons were badly
injured by explosions, falling wall, etc.
\ cyclone did some damage at Galatin
Tenn. Sunday afternoon. y negro church
was demolished and two persons fatally in
jured and several others seriously hurt.
y threatened uprising of negroes in
Anita Parish, La, caused the killing Of one
negro. the wounding of two others and the
expulsion from the town of several others.
The cholera epidemic at Pueba dc Rugat
is now known to have had its origin in the
opening UP of an old cemetery in which the
victims OF the epidemic of lSSJ were buried.
Mrs. Sarah Emerson of Hallowell, Me.
aged about r. wears. fell down stairs SUI
|.~ afternoon otuuur her how'd 80 lCJ,y
that death onsued in an hour and 10 minutes
Tho city of Lawrence Mass, will give Il
race for amateur single scullers, July t.
First prize, n silver water service, valued at
500; second prize an onyx clock, valued at
#2j.
\ train on the Shore Line road struck
and instantly killed c. IL Monroe half a
nile east of New London Conn, Sunday
Monroe was deaf and was walking on the
2 track.
Jardinc &Co's. large wall paper factory
at Eahway y. j., was burned Saturday
morning with many valuable patterns.
The loss is estimated at about 500, 600.
= Probably insured.
The six story building running from lG
to "a University Place New York, oc
cupied by Iden d Co, manufacturer, of gas
fitting, was damaged 800, 600 by fire Sun
day night, Insured.
General Gilman Marston, ex United
e States senator and representative, soldier,
lawyer and politician, Of Exeter, \. H., is
n suffering from blood poisoning, and his case
is considered hopeless.
George Huhan, druggist, and Mardcr,
/ Leese ~ CO. type founders at Minneapolis,
Y We're burned out Monday morning. The
5 total loss is over 500 600 about equally
f divided between the two firms.
The latest Chinese advices state the steam
! er Paoching, Shanghai for Hang Kow, was
5 burned in the Tangtze river May rs. Capt
T. Place, Second Engineer Wilson and som,
r. 20 natives are supposed to have perished
4 The strike on the Illinois Central railroaC
has been declared of and the men have re
e turned TO work. Division Superintendent
Il Russell will be retained, but will not hay,
r the power to hire and discharge men.
= BY n fire in shaft OF the Mammoth
d Sewer Pipe company at Mammoth, ILL.,
: Saturday the companys buildings were des
! 4.
70 mine They were rescued in a PROSTATE,
condition.
H. c. Nichols, Il wealthy hotel keeper
h living at Moose Neck, r. l., was burne,
n to death Sunday night. His hotel caugh
/ fire and Nichols lost his life in trying t'
" rescue valuables. The village meetin
q house was also burned.
r. From returns received by Census Super
|. visor Huse the population of New Hamshir
T cities Is estimated as follows: Manchester
Ie - 0OO gain OF 10 600; Concord II, 600.
/ gain of 1000; Nashua lG 900, a gain Of 2OO0
Sc Dover, l3 000, gain of 1900.
;. In Now York, Saturday night, William
ii Ronau, 10 years old was struck on tn,
N head with piece of wood by James Rosei
II during an alteration. Ronau received
Ie compound fracture of the skull aud die
b. about midnight. Roscn was arrested
n Charles Decker his mother Mrs. Steven
r. and a domestic named Ellen Shaw, of Nor
1T ris, H., were all murdered by burglars las
II week Thursday. Their heads were al
y. crushed with some blunt instrument and TIA
Sc house was pllaged from top to bottom.
s. Palestine Commandery Knights Templa
III of st. Johnsbury, Vt, arrived at Portland
Sc Me-. from Bath Friday morning and wer
s received by st, Albans commandery and al
u ter "A parade through the princDal street