Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-10-17
THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS FROM ALL
PARTS OF THIS EARTH OF OURS.
Many Fires do n Great Deal of Damage
The Dark Side of Lifc-Interesting
Notes from all Parts OF the Globe
Pithily Presented.


York.
-Four lives were lost by n fire in tho
Putnam European Hotel in Chicago, Sunday
morning
Friends of Willie sprague at Seattle pro-
fess to believe that his death was accidental
and not suicide.
Thirty-one members of the crew Of the
United States steamer Nipsc deserted at
San Francisco on Friday.
Bishop Foley of Detroit, Mich. has ac.
cepeed the national chaplaincy of tho An
cisnt Order OF HibcrHians
Fire early Monday morning destroyed 10
business houses in the centre of the city
OF Usage City, Kan. Loss $50 600.
The impression is now well founded
among Ottawa lumber men that the Donnin-
ion government will not remove the OK
port duty Oh saw logs
William Shum, a Munce, Ind, printer,
became insane after setting up the descrip
ton of a murder case and beheaded himself
by placing his neck on the rail in front of
an approaching train.
Miss Kate DreXsl Sister Catherine will
soon begin the erection near Andulasia,
Bucks county, Pa, OF great convent build
ing for the instruction of girls to qualify
than for teaching among the Indians
Louis Sands red" mill salt block shed
and 1000, coo shingles at Alinisteo
Mich, were burned Friday night and
about 80, eco barrels OF salt were ruined.
Loss about 500, coo: insurance 10000
Harry Davis who had been under arrest
at Nashua. y. H.. for the past nine days on
the suspicion of having murdered Henry W
Marshall was discharged Friday morning
the case against him having been mol
pressed,
Mrs. Matilda Davis Of Leavenworth,
Kansas, aged /. was murdered in bed Fri
day morning at her home. There were two
ugly wounds on her head Her husband
David Davis, has been arrested on suspi.
ciou.
\ fire Saturday morning completely
destroyed the pulow q Hersey Manufac
turing company S rolling mills, at Montreal,
throwing 300 men out OF employment.
| The loss is estimated at $50. 600; fully III
| surcd.
The New York New Haven and Hart
| ford railroad on Monday was censurcd by a
coroner, jury at New York on account of
! the fatal injuries received by Morris Flynn,
| who was crushed between two cars on Sep
/ tember "a.
Edmund Tison, an old man, was killed
at West Randolph Friday afternoon at
Ford's crossing bya hog tram. He was
very deaf and did not hear the repeated
whistles. His horse was killed ana his
wagon smashed.
William II. Schrieher, who robbed the
First National bank of Columbus, Ind.
I of 5000 Thanksgiving nigh, lNNS,
and ded to Canada. and who was decoyed
into Detroit. arrested and brought to this
city. has been sentenced to II years in
prison.
1t is reported at Lisbon that the
Portuguese gunboats have formed line
across the mouths OF the Xambes river in
Eat Africa to bar the passage Of The Brit
| ish stern wheel guuboats ii they attempt to
ascend the river Only a passive resistance,
it is said, viii he made to the advance OF
the British fleet.
1t is understood that the Column
! ban government has asked tine Panama
canal very heavy per cent Tor
the extension OF the time in tine Columbian
canal which the company desires. 1t is
thought dat if Columbia persists in her de-
manl the result will be the final winding
up of the company.
Inspector Byrnes's detectives on Satur-
day arrested two women in New y orll city.
| They, are Mrs Cornelie L. Y. Miller and
Mrs. Priscilla Field, wives of two Ameri
can .windlers who have recently gulled Eng
| lish investors out of large sums ST money.
| 1t is claimed that they brought 5000, 000
of the booty to this country.
| Joseph Pulitzer has withdrawn en-
| tirely from the cditorship Of the New
| York " orld and the control of the paper
! has been vested in an executive board of its
principal editors This is done by the ad-
vice OF his physicians who believe tina; a
complete severence of his connection with
the paper is necessary for the restoration
OF his sight.
Sixteen thousand and fifty votes the
official count shows were cast at Wy
oming's first State election. Only re-
pubicans were placed in the executive,
administrative and Judicial branches of gov
ernment. Warrens majority for governor
is 1862 and Clari's for Congress 256,.
Eight democrats will be in the Legislature
which numbers 40 members
The annual inspection and parade of the
Bellows Falls lire department occurred Fri
/ day. The department was in better condition
than ever before, and as etlicient as any de
partment of its size IN New England Many
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boring cities and villages. The annual con
cert and ball in union hall tonight was a
successful and pleasant affair.
| Justice Miller of the Supreme Court died
in Washington Monday night at 1853
o'clock without n struggle and apparent
ly without pain. Besides Mrs. Miller and
her son Irvine, there We're present at his bed
side Dr. Cook, j, w. Woolworth, an old
friend of Justice Miller, who had just ar
rived from Omaha; the family servants and
Chief Clerk Mckenney Of the Suprenr
| Court.
An organization has been perfected
at Washington, by the name OF
the " Daughters OF the American revolu
ton" Its purpose is to secure and per
serve the historical spots of America and tc
erect one suitable monument to perputuat,
the memory of the heroic deeds of msn and
women who aided bhe revolution and Great
ell constitutional government in America
Mrs. Benjamin Harrison has been elected
president general Of the society and Mrs