Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-04-04
THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS FROM ALL
PARTS OF THIS EARTH OF OURS.
Many Fires do Grent Deal of Damage
The Dark ide of Life-Interestiug
Notes from all Parts of the Globe
Pithily Presented.

Vice Admiral Stephen C. Rouan, Z. S. N.
(retired) died Monday.
The canals of New York State will be
opened on May for general use.
Monday was tue 10Th anniversary of
the birthday of Prince Bismarck.
a st. Petersburg despatch says the Car
has been attacked by sudden illness
The preliminary work of the New York
conference Of the Methodist church begun
there Tuesday
Ten thousand builders employees and 800
bakers apprentices are now on strike in
the city of Vienna.
\ man who had been convicted OF the muir
der of eight women was hanged Tuesday
in Scegeden, Hungary.
Empress Frederick attended the meeting
of the English and American governesses'
institute Saturday in Berlin.
Hon. David Wilber, congressman from
the gath New York district died at his
house in Oneonta Tuesday morning.
Gov. Hill has appointed Ma. Gen. d. f.
Sickles sheriff of the city and county of
New York in place of james Flack, resign
ed.
During the races at Fowey, Cornwall,
England the grand stand collapsed and 20G
persons were thrown 300 feet and many in
jured, some fatally.
A terrific storm the worst in years, pre-
vailed along the lower Hudson Sunday. A
tornado was also feared There was also a
binding fall of snow.
Gov. Hill sent to the Senate Monday
night a veto of the Saxton ballot reform
bill. His principal objection TO it is its al
legged unconstitutionality.
The large paper mill of Hartung Bros at
Delamere n. j., was burned Tuesday
morning. The loss is estimated at from
$40 900 TO SO 900: no insurance.
Judge Lawrence of New York yesterday
handed down n memorandum dismissing the
complaint in the Ward base bail case. This
is a victory for the brotherhood.
The Russian government has prohibited
the circulation in Russia of Hatton's com
| ing novel. by order of the czar, be-
cause it deals with recent events with nihi-
| lists
The Rev. D. r. Lowell has decided not to
accept all army chaplaincy offered him.
The condition of his family will not allow
him to remove the distance that would be
| necessary.
a dinner was given at the White House
! Wednesday night by President and Mrs.
/ Harrison in honor of Whiteaw Reid United
States minister to France Covers were
! spread for 22 persons.
William Slattery and wife and Edward
| Spauding of Buffalo, \. ", were arrested
| Thursday for mekng and passing counter
! felt coin. They have been flooding the city
with bogus 70 cent pieces
The funeral of Vice Admiral Stephen c.
Rowan took place Wednesday afternoon
from st. Johns Protestant Episcopal church
| at Washington and was largely attended
by naval officers and others.
Delworth Choate, the reporter. who bid
himself in the jury room whore the Flack
jurors We're deliberatng on the night of the
23d inst, was Monday sentenced to 80 days
imprisonment and fined $500.
\ disastrous explosion occurred Thursday
evening in the Chicago Sugar Refinery
company's plant, corner of Taylor and
Beach streets. One man was fatally hurt
and 20 others severely burned.
The debt statement issued Tuesday after.
noon shows that the reduction of tho
public debt during the month of Marcl
amounted to sll, ,3SJ. .S5,. IS. Total cast
in the treasury, $G2S, 49,. t93.
William Kemmer was brought to Buffalo
Monday from Auburn prison and re-sen
fenced by Judge Childs to die 10y electricit,
at Auburn prison, within the week begin
ming April %. He was takn back to Auburn
John A. Davis, the dcfauting city treas
urer of Rochester, y. y, who embezzlet
$50, 600 Of the city's money pleaded guilty
10 grand larceny in the first degree, Thurs
day morning and was sentenced to fiv,
years Imprisonment.
The nomination Of j. r. Mizell
to be United States marshal foi
the district Of Florida. has been con
frmed by the Senate in secret session. Sen
ator Call moved to make the proceedings OF
the Senate on the Florida judicial nomina
tions public, but Senator Edmunds objected
and the matter Went over to executive ses
sion.
Talk about the Lake Champlain sea ser
pent, Listen to this from the Ogdensburl
journal: son Tuesday last men engaged il
cutting ice in the river near St. Lawrence
Park saw large seal dsporting on the ic
about hundred yards from where the,
We're working, He was a very dark brown
color and would weigh 100 to 200 pounds ;
a Plattsburgh despatch says that the ar
gument on the appeal in the Chapeau mul'
der case will take place at Albany on Apri
L. The case OF the people will be con
Quoted by District Attorney $. l.. Wheeler
assisted by Royal Corbin of Plattsburgh
while James Averill Of Champlain and l.
L. Shoider of Plattsburgh will appear il
behalf of the appellant.
\ special from Annapolis, Md, say
the State treasurer's detalcation will
cost the state between 5000 OO
and $500, coo, not cent of which vii
como from the defaulter's bondsmen. Tn
governor confesses that the obligations i'm
posed by the constitution and statutes wer
not fulfilled and explains his negligenc
by saying he was not aware of any such
duties ncumbered upon him
The effects Of Gov. Goodell's TEN
pcrance proclamation were shown at La
coma, n. H., Thursday in the report of tn
grand jury to the Supreme Court of 10
liquor indictments, found mostly agains
Laconia druggists ana saloon Keepers Thi
is the largest number of indictments eve
returned here in criminal cases. A few O
the indicted parties are reported to be leav
ing town tonight.
Michael M. Coloma, cabin passen
ger on the steamer kermandia, whic