Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-05-30

other property.
Capt. Anderson Of the ship Oneida
arrived at San Francisco Monday |
night on the schooner and reports that his |
ship was wrecked in Behring, April 2G and |
n Cinnamon drowned Forty five white
men and 39 Cinnamon escaped The ship |
was 1900 tons and had on board all the ma
terial for the building of q canning factory |
on Lanuck island
A fat bottom skiR capsized on pond
near Fall River, Mass, Sunday afternoon
and Samuel Whttle aged so years
Mrs. Whittle, aged 45 years, Samuel Whit
tie, jr., aged 13 years; Henry Whttle aged
10 years; Levina Buckly, aged 35 years;
Fred Buckly, aged years; Willie Buckly,
aged years and Willie Turner, aged 8
years were drowned,
j. Monroe Shellenberger the lawyer whose
forgeries and other criminal esoapades and
flight, recently caused such a widespread
sensation, was on the 22d at Loyleston, Pa
sentenced by Judge Yerles to undergo an
Imprisonment of ~ years at hard labor in
the Eastern penetentiary. The prisoner
broke down completely and had to be half
carried from the court room.
DR.. w, NJ. Brand, a well known
doctor, was found dead in his Office at
understood thnt he had taken an overdose
of leudanum for some other purpose than
suicide. A coroner sinquest was held Mon
day morning, and rendered q verdict that
he died with clotted blood around the heart.
DR.. Brand had been on a three weeks spree.
On Saturday morning policeman found
unmistakable traces of an attempt to
blow up the Haymarket monument at
Chicago and the surrounding buildings
with gigantic charge of dynamite. The
machine was probably placed there early in
the morning. Rain eXtinguished the burn
ing fuse The explosion would have made
terrible havoc with street cars frequently
passing and the loss OF life would have
been great.
Billy Myers the "Strenter Cyclone" " who
claims the title OF light weight champion of
America, met Andy Bowen, local light
weight, in finish fight for $4,000, with five
ounce gloves, in the hall of the West End
Athletic club at New Orleans on the even
ing of the 22d. About 1900 people were
present. Bowen weighed 1899 pounds, and
Myer 1884 pounds. Myers was knocked out
IN the 2Sth round.
The series OF breaks in the canal at Me
chanioville had another one added Satur
day when serious leak was noticed. This
was all the more disheartenng the lock
ing OF boats was being resumed. The
Cbampain canals congested condition is
thereby increased, hundreds of boats being
at a stendstill and business at many points
being practically suspended through the
blocking of traffic.
The body of man was found floating in
the Chazy river Tuesday morning in the
vicinity of the Dudly bridge near Mooers,
/ y IDl.,It
! fed and an inquest held. The body was
identified as that of Frank Sharrord, who
was missing some three weeks ago. 1t is
believed that while in fit of dependency
lie committed suicide. He was 45 years of
age and had recently removed to this place
| from Edinburgh.
In The Senate at Washington
Saturday the amendment TO the naval ap-
preparation bill to strike out the item OF
! 500, 900 for the improvement of the plant
| a the Portsmouth navy yard disagreed
to. The item for the Boston navy yard
was also continued in the bill. Likewise the
item of 500, 600 inserted for League Island
yard and the item for the appointment of a
commission 10 select a suitable site for a
dry dock on the Pacific coast.
The Indians of Northern British Columbia
are in n terrible state of excitement, and
liable to break out in rebellion, over the
burning of their burying ground. Canadian
Indians bury their dead by hanging them
in large trees. The Siwash tribe had 300 of
their ancestors hung mp in this manner and
when hunters set the forest on fire the
bodies, dried by years OF exposure burned
like tar barrels. Among the Indians there
was uncomfortable grief, and they threaten
revenge
At 1915 O'Clock on the evening of the
22d Z. A. Reid of the firm of j. A. a. R. A.
Reid publishers at Providence, K. l., who
occupy the fifth floor of tho Daniels & Cor.
nell building on Custom House street dis
covered fire and smoke issuing from the
wood work in the office. The flames were
: confined TO the upper and rear half of the
building. 1t was not till after midnight
} that the blaze was under control
) The total loss will be $50, 0C
covered by insurance.
Fletcher Harper, member of the firm of
Harper & Bros and a son of Fletcher Har-
per- the youngest OF the original foul
brothers who established the well known
publishing house of that name, died after {
lingering illness at his residence, No. l3C
East 6Oth street, New YORK, Friday even
ing Mr.. Harper was born in that city
October :, 1928 lie bad one brother, the
late Joseph Harper, at one time United
States consul ul-general at Munich.
The kimber mystery was cleared up
Tuesday morning by the finding of the un-
fortunate young Englishman's body in the
large reservoir, which supplies Montreal
with water. His throat was cut, and around
his neck was tied towel. Kimber came to
this country in February and is known tc
have been in possession of considerable
money in notes. and letters of credit to q
Quebec firm, which We're never presented
Speaker Reed has issued an order forbid
ding the sale of liquors in the House res
taurant
The Rhode Island Legislature met il
grand committee at noon Tuesday tC
appoint "A committee of - to count the
} votes for State officers at April election
A full count was not demanded and ballot
ing was begun. John w. Davis OF
Providence, was elected governor
w. 7. c. Wardwell OF Bristol. lieutenant
governor Zita o. Slocum of Providence
attorney general L. u. McGumness q
Providence, secretary Of state; john G
Perry of South Kingstown, general treas
urer; all democrats. Rain considerably in