Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-09-26

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be ordered November /, unless the Illinois
operators grant their men an increase Of
seven and one-balf cents per ton for coal
Sunol and Guy gave exhibitions at
the Cleveland Driving Park the 18th
The track was heavy. The California
mare went mile in 2l34 by the fol
! lowing time at the quarters: 32t 1:O6 1891
213t. Guy did a mile as follows: 33 l;06t
1881 2;12I.
John b. Clements aged j8 years, a mem
ber of the printing firm Of Plumley &
! Clements of Philadelphia, committed sui
eide at his place Of business Monday morn
ing by shooting himself through the head.
Dull business is thought TO have been the
cause Of the act.
August 10 n snumber of Spanish
soldiers who were building a fortress
in the town of Ponape in the Caroline
Island were attacked by natives armed with
rifles and 30 Of the Spaniards We're killed.
Several Spanish men war have been sent
from Manila to quell the disturbance.
%1A disastrous fire visited the town of
Palmer, Mass, early this morning, re-
sulting in the almost total destruction of
three business blocks and their contents on
Main street, and greatly endangerlng the
most thickly settled portion Of the village
|
S22, 900.
Wilson Nanderwator and wife and John
Latton, wel-to-do farmers, Of Pough-
kcepsie, n. y, wero instantly killed Mon
day afternoon. Mr.. Latton attempted to
drive his horse over a crossing of the Cen
tral, Now England 4 Western road near
Salt Point as the east bound Boston express
was approaching at high speed,
ri
don river has also overhowed its banks The
country along the river with its standing
crops is an immense swamp. The Aviguon
and Cadorousse districts along the Rhone,
in the department of Naneluse, are sub
merged, and workshops and factories are
closed.
, J. s. Benham's drug store at Milton was
burglarized on the night of the ,th Of
, ewelry and plated silver knives, forks and
spoons BY the selection tLat was made it
looks like the work of an experienced hand.
Entrance was made by removing pane oi
glas, from the east window. There is nC
clue to the thief as vet
r At the Massachusetts democratic STATE
/ convention f. ". Russell Of Cambridge wa;
nominated for governor; John VI. Corco
t ran of Clinton, leutcnaut-governo FL
bridge Cushman of Lake VILE secretary o
state; ". d. Trefrey OF Marblehead, treas
ursr; Elisha B. Maynard of Springfield
attorney general; Edwin l.. Mum of Holy
Ol;e, auditor
a pitch kettle exploded on the 18th il
, the one story frame stab and cooper shol
at $50, 532 and j33 West lis
street, New York Two men who wer
. sleeping in the stable were burned to dealt
~ and two others were severely burned abou
- the head. Nine horses were also burned T.
= death The loss on the stable and stocl,
owned by Y. Tower, is estimated at !;25,
, coo.
! The coroner's jury in The cas-
= Of the disaster at Shoemakersville, Pa,
d. Friday night by which u person
We're killed has rendered q verdict to tn
effect that the accident was due TO h
!, negligence of the signal man Of engine Nc
y 341, who remained in his caboose while tn
!, train was slowing up, instead of getting oi
II and placing the proper signals.
Milie Panhorst aged % years {
=, San Francisco Monday night shot am ia
= tally wounded Samuel Goldberg 10 whoi
Il she has been engaged. Goldberg told tn
girl tbat his family and roIigion would pre-
-, vent their being married in the usual form
- but he Wouid marry her by contract
n, W hen she refused nc threatened 70 XIII dc
"a and il is believed hia threats melted her
shoot HIM
:. Floods in France have caused much dan
"a age to property On sunday the river Hhon
! rose - feet and the town OF Beaucaire
+ Hooded vt Naleransue on the Herarl
39 miles northwest OF Nimes, the rive
oyerHoWed its banks and undermined POI
hon OF the cemetery. y number OF colliI
., were washed ont. and, together with the
=" contents, foated down the river. Hous,
- were undermined by water and fell, an
" The department. of state has r.
ceived from the United states les
alton at Pekin, China, II report relat1
:, - to the recent heavy foods in that countr,
- The report says the floods are the most s
'S rious ever known. 1t is supposed an ar.
!. Of 1000 miles and a population Of sever
- millions We're affected by them. Many pc
pie were drowned and tens of thousands
- refugees from their homes are living {
IN charity.
- The funeral of Dion bouocault, t
= dramatlst and actor, took place at Ne
- York Monday morning from the lit
church around the corner. The edit