Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-10-24

/ pii5Oh ~ 'DOIuHlDuS lubsuhY ne was SJTN-
Ing 10 years sentence His most successful
work was on government bonds, and hs
once made $1,000 United States bond So
! perfect that it was actually redeemed ot ths
| treasury and the holder Of the genuine was
fater arrested and charged with counter
| feiting.
| At a meeting called 10y the board
Of planters recently 10 consider tho
tariff question, attended by the
! weathiest planters in Cuba and meny
other prominent persons it was decided
| to send to the minister Of tue colonies n
| petition In favor of recprocity with Amer
ica the abatemenb of the Cuban budget,
the suspension OF the conversion of Cuban
| bonds and the revocation Of the law Of ner-
! camille relations with Spain.
The K. G.. Peters salt and lumber
company of Menistee Mich. has assign
ed Assets about S3 900 000 liabilities
about 81, 500, 900. 1t is the biggest crash
in the State for many years and comes
| from source least expected. Nr. Peters
/ was the leading spirit in a score Of big
| enterprises and was n baron in the lumber
and salt trade. The failure will be far
reaching in its effects.
! Fire broke out in the oil rooms of the
| Cherry, Morrow Manufacturing company,
| situated within the walls of the State peni-
tcntisry, at Nashville, Tenn. Friday even
| ing, and the entire plant of the com
| pany was destroyed No convicts were in
this portion of the prison Outside the
walls three small cottages, lum Der yard
bcongrng to tue Cherry, Morrow com
pany were consumed. 1t is estimated that
the losses will amount TO $500 600
1t is understood that the president has
| resolved upon three things, and as far a.
present indications 20 he will adhere to them.
| Tie intends to call Congress in extra se--
sion early in November. lie viii nominate
| Attorney General W. H. II. Miller to the
vacancy in the Supreme Court He will
make William H. Taft, the present solicitor
general OF the department OF Justice. head
of the department. Mr., Taft's father was
attorney general during ten. Grants last
| term.
About o'clock Sunday morning, the
! old Dodd's bakery, at Plattsburgh, occu-
| pied by f. II. Bulls for the manufacture
Of moXie and as residence wa. dam
aged by fire to the amount Of t2SOO and the
contents of the building were total loss.
Not even an article Of wearing apparel was
saved. The origin OF the fire is as yet un-
known. The building was an old landmark,
and had been good subject for the flames
for years.
At Brooklyn, y. y, reception in
honor Of the golden jubilee Of Right
! Rev. John Laughliu, D. d.. bishop Of
Brooklyn, was held in the rink, on Cler-
:uC1r ;vcHEs Friday evening. 1t was es;i-
.mated that nearly 5000 people We're present.
including the Catholic clergy Of Brooklyn
and New York Cardinal Gibbons of Bal
timore and Archbishop Corrisan Of New
York made brief addresses \ purse Of
L.
scuted to the bishop.
\ testimonial to lWalt Whitman was
given in Horticultural hail at l-ladel-
phia Tuesday night. over 1000 people were
| present. Col. r. &. lnser-ou delivered am
oration in which he eNtoleD Whitman az
! the creates, of living poets. lle poet sat
IN his whecl-chair on the stage. and a. the
! conclusion of the Grafton be rolled himself
! forward end in feeble voice rendered his
thanks to the audience and to Col. Iusersoi,
finishing his remarEs by exclalmiug, Hail
and Farewell Hail and Farewell"
One thousand people assembled at the
rink in pala-. Texas, Saturday night TO
witness the fight ict"ccu tllke Cou,.y Of
| New York ant Dick sullivan Of Colorado.
In the first round sullivan louieI ConIey and
! the referee gave the latter the hght. Conry
announced tuat he was wiling To go on. IN
| the second round he was foulcI aEain Gui
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