Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-03-07
THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS FROM ALL
PARTS OF THIS EARTH OF OURS.
Many Fires do Great Deal OF Damage
The Dark Side of Life-Interesting
Notes from all Parts of tho Globe
Pithi1y Presented.


The National Base Ball league is in Sea-
sion at Cleveland, Ohio, this week.
Thirty-seven bodies have been recovered
from the Walnut Grove disaster in Ari-
zona.
| Bennington's debt has been reduced this
past year $2143, 81, leaving a debt of $780,,
b14, 16.
The authorities of Paris have forbidden
the production of Nine. Bernhardt's PAS
sion" play.
Eight miners are entombed in mine at
South Wilkesbarre Pa, and fire is raging
II the shaft.
Six inches of snow fell in New York city
Sunday evening impeding travel by street
cars, the elevated railroads and the ferries.
Rev. William a. Smith. a Baptist clergy
man in Somerville, Mass, has been fonnd
guilty of intoxication and expelled from his
church
The case Of the unseatiug OF Representative
Pendeton of West Virginia will be taken to
the courts Oh the issue OF no quorum present
at the time.
Secretary Window has issued orders for
the immediate establishment OF an immigrant
landing depot ON Bedloes Island in New
York harbor.
Several leading New York rubber manu-
facturers Monday announced an advance
of eight and ono-half percent in the prices
of their goods.
Judge Daniels Of Buffalo, N. Y, Mon
day denied the motion for new trial in
the suit of Rev. DR.. Ball against the New
York Evening Post,
Brown Washington a negro in Morgan
county, Georgia, has been lynched by citi-
zons for the outrage and murder of nine
years old white girl
IA the result Of the heavy rains the Ohio
and Mississippi rivers are each 80 miles wide
at certain points, forming a monster river
at their junction 100 miles wide.
The Beede House at Keene Valley in tho
Adirondack mountains was destroyed by
fire Monday morning. The loss Is about
$50, 0O0 and the cause is unknown.
> Ex- Governor English of Connecticut died
at New Haven Saturday aged 1S. He leaves
widow one son and a fortune estimated
, at between -, 900 0O0 and 5000, 900.
The United States steam cruiser Enter
prise having or beard the body of the late
: George II. pendleton, United states minis
ter to Germany, arrived at New York Feb
ruary 2,.
Pope Leo XIII. YVES 80 years old Sunday
and Monday was the 18th anniversary Of his
ertares he gave reception sunday 10 the
S college oi cardinals.
= Reports from Northern Texas say that
D hundreds Of range cattle have been frozen tc
! death during the present cold spell, and that
unlss tie weather speedily moderates the
loss of the stock will he very severe
The striking operatives at Nashua are
leaving that city for new fields OF labor
t The Cotton Spinncrs association in Fal
Y River has made a grant of 500 600 from it,
T. treasury in aid of the Nashua strikers.
&, The third annual convention of the ne
tional league of republican clubs assembled
$ at Nashville, Tenn, Tuesday. Six hundred
delegates are present and President Thurstor
'e of Nebraska delivered his annual address.
n Secretary Window has contracted witt
Is the North American Commercial company
n for the exclusive privilege of taking fur seal
z upon the islands Of st. Paul and ST. George
l. Alaska, for n period of 20 years, from May |
Il Chuuncey NJ. Depew denies that he con
n templates resignin5 aS president of the New
) ork Central railroad to prepare as a can
didate for the presidency in 1892. Mr., De
pew says there is no truth whatever in th
?, report.
v The Troy, n. Y, police arrested Georg
: Whalen for passing counterfeit money las
| week. his iOuec ~ -NOllll fAliluS. 4huSS
y was searched and counterfeiter's outf
found The bogus coin has been in circula
ton in North Adam, for some time.
+. G.. Newlands, representing a Californ
"a syndicate, has purchased from eX-Presiden
- Cleveland his country place at "Oakview,
y Washington, about 20 acres, for fl4O,
900 The property was purchased by Mr.
Cleveland four years ago and with the i'm
provements since made has cost him abOu
s. $50, 900.
T. William II. Pope, teller of the Louisvill
City. Ky, National bank, has skipped and
y hesty examination OF the vault showed tina
- he had taken between $40 600 and 500, 90
- with him. 1t is believed he has gone (
Canada He was trusted crnploye an
moved i'll the best social circles OF the city
although it was known he gambled and WI
~ an easy prey TO sharpers. He is 3S years ole
70 70 Ellen Hart, a maiden lady, has bee
- missing from Lawrence, Mass, for tw
- weoks Friday night tho police forced in tt
-, door OF hcr residence on Arlington stree
- and found her dead in bed. The medic,
- examiner says that death was probabl
~, due to alcoholism. She was employed
-' the weaving department of the Arlingtc
mills She must have been dead tw
weeks. She was 40 years of age.
OK EN congressman w ! luulDSe VI tel
is tuckv was shot in the head by c. +. XII
IL caid correspondent of the Louisville Time
We in the capitol at Washington Friday. TT
ty trouble between the two originated about
a wear and half ago IN the publication by Il
ug correspondent of notorious scandal afec
led ing the moral character Of the CongreSsma
lrs Kincald was locked up, Az 1880 SaturdG
ier afternoon Kincaid appeared before judi
.he Miller Of the Police Court and, waving Q
animation, gave bouds in $1,000 to await Il
action Of the grand jury, Col. Vonstang h
coming security. The judge received a me
he sage from Dr. Eayne that Taulbee is beiey
for 10 be out danger.
ter At the second days meeting of the II
lg- tioual republican league in Nashville
pr- letter Of encouragement was received fro
he President Harrison. In the president
II n opinion such organizations are wholesoT
h. and desirable because public discussi
aiouses the interest Of the country in pu