Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-01-03
THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS FROM ALL
PARTS OF THIS EARTH OF OURS.
The Spread of the Great Epidemic-B -Busi-
ness Notwithstanding Notes
From All Parts of the Globe
Pithily Presented.

The ox empress of Brazil died at Lisbon
Saturday.
a revolution is reported in progress in
San Salvador
Mr.. Gladstone observed the S0th anniver-
sary of his birthday Sunday.
Twenty-si1 persons are under indictment
for murder at Galveston, Tex.
Cora Kennedy, the American poetess, died
at Ospedalletto in Italy Monday.
Lowell, Mass, has granted street rail-
way the right to use electric motors.
Incoming ocean steamers cont nue to re-
port stormy weather and mountainous
seas.
No further trouble has occurred in Jessup,
Ga, and affairs are resuming their usual
status,
Deputy Sheriff McMartin of Beeke. Ark,
was shot and killed by an unknown person
Thursday.
Edward Hanlan agrees to row Gaudaur
in single scull she'll, race for from $4,000
to $4,000.
Twenty-six boys were suffocated at a
fire in a London paupers' school Tues
day night.
Influenza has reached Quebec. Counsellor
Demers and Mr.. Dronin, advocate, are
down with it.
"La Grippe in a mild form has reached
London, Ont, where there are quite num-
Der of cases.
Reports of the massacre of settlers in the
vicinity of Fort Scully, s. D., by Indians
are unfounded.
Two New York policemen died Wednesday
of pneumonia, following attatks of the prev
alent ''grippe'
In nnlnpyyn ,,hi1ontbroniSt has criu
$1,000 to found hospital for GONZALES
cents in London.
George Schrock, at Montpelier, Ind, was
hit by stray bullet and killed at a turkey
shooting match.
At Lyons, Ind, during drunken alter
cation, Leander Sutty shot John Gilligan
through the heart
The hacker of Jem Smith has given to
Slavin the whole stake for which the men
fought in Belgium.
There were 461 deaths in Paris on Mon
day. The Journal Des Debats declares the
situation to be serious.
Official circles in Berlin know nothing of
an invitation to the Kaiser to arbitrate the
Anglo-Portuguese dispute.
Malignant diphtheria and scarlet fever
are raging at Aberdeen and Sioux Fails, S.
D., with many deaths.
Isaac Shelby, jr., son OF exGov. Shelby
shot and killed George Lindelfelt at juno
ton City, near Danville Ky.
lRev. William W. Patton, president of
Howard University, Washington, died sud-
denly at Westfeld, n. j., Tuesday.
Hon. Phil. W. Mckinney took the oath of
office Wednes lay as governor of Virginia,
and j. Hegetyler as lieutenant governor.
The international marine conference adj
journed sine die Tuesday. Many of the
foreign delegates have left for their homes
1t is stated that the Plattsburgh clock
fnctory has received an order for 10000
C ocks for a Louisville, Ky, tobacco firm
The annual meeting and election of Off
GERS of the New England Historic Genealog-
icai society took place in Boston Wednes-
day
The Betrothal of Duke Ernest Gunther
of Schleswig- -Hostein. to Maud, the thirc
daughter of the Prince of Wales is re
ported.
The reports of riots and bloodshed in Ok
lahoma are entirely false as no lawlessnes.
of any kind has occurred and none is ex-
pected
The Liberty silk works of New York were
burned Wednesday, causing losses aggre
eating S225, 900, which are covered bv in
surance.
a petition circulated through Oklahom,
has received 10000 signatures 1t ask
Congl ess for the establishment of terrific
rial government.
Hon. Henry h. Pierson, Chancellor of tn
University of the State of New York and
private banker at Albany, died Wednesda
after a brief illness.
A saw mill at South Alexandria, n. II.
owned and occupied by II. II. Chamberlain
was destroyed by fire Monday. Los
$1,000; insurance $500.
The town of Aci Reale in Sicily was shal
en- by an earthquake December 26. Severe
houses collapsed and many persons wer
buried under the ruins
The royal palace at Laeken subur
of Brussels, was burned Wednesday. On
life lost, and a fine art collection am
the great library destroyed.
The influenza is spreading in Italy.
has appeared at Verona Mossina, and Nc
dena. The pupils of the military school a
Modena have been sent home.
Patti demanded $4,000 to sing in Chicag
wednesday night, four of the other leadin
artists being sick with the influenza Sh
did not get it, and did not appear.
The largest industry in the Wyomin
valley, Pa, employing over 1000 hands an
purchased by an English syndicate
Governor Goodell of New Hampshire h;
issued proclamation calling upon all goo
citizens to unite in enforcing the prohibitor
laws against the saloons.
Slavin, the Australian pugilst has cha
lenged John l.. Sulivna to fight for $4,000
side either in Australia or America for tn
championship of the world
Capt O'Shea, member Of the House
Commons, has filed a petition for divor
from his wife on the ground of adulter
naming Charles Stewart Parnell as cor
spondent.
The Goth anniversary of the Emancp
tion proclamation was celebrated Wednesdf
by the colored people at Norfolk, Va
Raleigh N. c., and other cities in Il
South
Twenty cases of the grippe are I
ported among the men on United States r
ceiving ship Franklin, and 40 cases in IL
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