Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-05-30
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 ide of Life-Interesting
Notes from all Parts of the Globe
Plthily Presented.

The Delaware and Hudson directors Fri |
day declared the regular quarterly dividend
of IL per cent.
A call has been issued for meeting OF
the republican national committee in Wash
ngton May 20.
Representative Grout of Vermont has
been made member Of the republican con-
gressional campaign committee.
The Bianch company's sugar store houses,
at Cardenas, Cuba, have been burned. The
company has insurance Of S340, 900.
The comptroller of the currency has issued
a call to the national banks for report of
their condition at the close of business May
Il.
The town of Sefrom near Tez. Morocco,
is inunda ted The whole place is in ruins.
Fifty-three Jews and many Moors have
perished.
Z. T. Weloh's confectionery establishment
and surrounding buildings at Portsmouth,
O., were burned Saturday night. Loss,
500, 0O0
The bank of Middle Tennessee located in
Lebanon has made assignment Liabilities
about 500, 600, assets S65, 600. This was a
State bank.
The Dracut, Mass. special town meeting
Monday voted down a motion to return to
John Lennon all of tho $4,000 license money
except $500.
A despatch received at New York from
Tacoma says: George Francis Train reached
Tacoma Saturday morning, making the cir
cult of the globe in 81 days.
A severe frost in the Contocook valley
Friday night killed the leaves Of trees at
Hilsborough. There was very little crop
advanced enough to be injured.
The Christians CaneaX Crete Monday
adopted resolutions appealing to foreign con
suls Tor protection against the continued
outrases perpetrated upon them by the
Turks.
The decision handed down by the United
States Supreme Court in the Kemmer case
settles the fate of Chapleau, now awaiting
death by electricity at Clinton prison,
| Dannemora, \. y.
| Instructions similar to those sent to the
captain of the Bear have been sent to the
commander of the Rush at San Francisco,
to proceed 70 Alaskan waters and protect
the seal fisheries there
| The executive committee of the worlds
fair elected Lyman j. Gage chairman This
action places him in tho position perma-
nently Mr.. Gage is vice president Of the
| First National bank of Chicago.
Yale won a glorious victory over the
Atalanta crew Saturday noon, winning by
eighth lengths, in 20 minutes and : seconds,
and with captain and stroke oar out of the
boat after the first mile and half.
On Saturday night five Cinnamon, with
an Interpreter, came into Malone, y. y,
from Canada The whole six were at once
put into jail, and Monday morning the
sheriff audothers took them back TO Canada.
Two gravel trains were in collision at
South Lime, Conn, on the Consolidated
road Friday afternoon. Ono Italian work
man was killed, three received broken legs
and one suffered the dislocation of his
shoulder.
The Uuited States man-ofwar Pense.
cola arrived at New York Friday
from her trip to Africa; she had on board
the party of scientists who went to the darl;
! continent to observe the recent eclipse of
the moon.
\ young man named Beatty, aged %
years was arrested Saturday at Malone on
the charge of breaking into the house Of
an old lady of 60 years and outrageously
assauting her lie was held for the grand
jury.
The automatic fire extnguisher on the
third floor OF one of the Globe woollen mill.
in Utica, n Y, burst Monday morning and
flooded the floors below it. The loss on
machinery and fabrics will be from $50. 0OO
70 $50 600.
Mrs. Catherine Connolly aged 65, residing
on Mechanic street, Dover Y. H., took tive
teaspoonfuls of arsenic Friday afternoon by
mistake thinking it was cream OF tartar ant
died in the afternoon. She leaves a son and
two daughters.
The Farrelly building, owned by Patrick
!'arrelly, president of the American News
company at Morriston, n J. was burned
recently. This loss is 800, 600 Tn,
insurance on the building and contents il
about $40, 600,
The steamer Water Lily on her trip tc
Westport, Tuesday, encountered a fine
deer, swimming in tho lake lie wa
evidently chilled and exhausted, for he
sanl; when the boats whistle was blown,
and was drowned.
The ocean race between the steamers CITY
of Rome, Aurania and the Alaska endeC
Sunday with the victory tor the first named
The time of the City of Rome to Fire islanC
/ was days, hours and minutes; Aurnia
days, & hours and 26 minutes; Alaska,
days, : hours and 40 minutes
The Oswego National bank of Oswego n
y, has coeed its doors, In the iudgmen
of leading citizens there is shortage in tin
, accounts of c. a. Thompson, the cashier, t,
,, the extent of S25, 600 or more. Conserva
tive estimates place the amount at $50 600
Frank Fish, who was convicted Thurs
day Of last week of the murder of Johr
Callinan at Canandaigua, n. Y. on the nigh
! of January 26 last, was sentenced Saturday
forenoon TO die by electricity at Auburn
States prison during the week of Saturday
July IL. Fish is only 26 years of age.
Rev DR.. S, NJ. Barrett of st. Stephen
. Roman Catholic church was shot oi
his doorstep III Chicago Friday nigh
and fatally wounded by a young man VIII
had called processing to be in dying con
dition from heart trouble The murdere
: is unknown but believed to be insane II
: is in jail
y Mrs. John Huling, Mrs. Della Mannel
aged 9l and Miss Mamie Hulng, aged ii
/ were rowing on Davisyille pond near Proyi
r dence, h. l., Friday afternoon when tn
craft suddenly filled Mrs Manne an,
r Miss Huling were drowned, but Mrs. Hulin
eSrnppd nv plinDinp TO her dog which swan