Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-03-28
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-InterestinS
Notes from all Parts of the Globe
pithily Presented.
Gov. Ferry of Washington has signed tn,

ceved by the governor of New York.
The university boat race between Oxford
and Cambridge was won by Oxford by a
length. Time % minutes, three seconds.
John Cashin of Glens Falls has been ap-
pointed keeper ut Clinton prison aud has re
ported for duty. There are now 026 con
victs in the prison.
The Massachusetts, legislative committee
on constitutional amendments yesterday
voted to report against biennial elections
and biennial sessions.
The torpedo boat Gushing was out yes
terday at Newport, r.. l., for her speed
trial and made the required speed - knots,
during the whole run
The Home Market club of Boston have
adopted resolutions to the effect that it
would he "superlativeiy unwise'' to remove
hides from the free list.
j. 5. Murphy * Co., lumber merchants
of Quebec, have made an assignment for
the benefit of creditors. Liabilities T220-
900; assets, about $3.50, 900.
A Detroit special says commission will
be appointed this week to examine the men
tai condition of ex-senator Jones of Florida.
AT time, he appears mudly insane.
Gen. Robert L. Schanck, United States
minister to England under President Grant,
died OF pneumonia Sunday evening i'll
Washington. He was 80 years old.
Hamm, Gaudaur, Ten Evck and Hosmcr
pulled a race on the st. Johns river, Fla,
Sunday afternoon. aud Gaudaur won
easily, Hamm second and Ten EycK third.
Gen. Robert Schenck was buried at Day
ton, o., yesterday, Episcopal Bishop W. \.
Leonard of Cleveland conducting the cere-
monies, and old time associates beng pail
bearers.
The coal miners of England are
elated with their success in securing the
advances asked for. Dispatches from the
mining districts report that the men every
whore are going back to work.
James $. Kennedy, ir., foreign money
order clerk in the postotilce of San FRANCIS
GO, Cal, has been arretel. He has cmbez-
lied between Nl2 coo and ;el5, 900 Of the
governments money.
Tie New York State milk inspectors have
caused the arrest within the pass few DAYS
of Il number of milkmon on the charge OF
aduiterating milk Zines of $500 per man
were paid in each case.
The farewell audience between the emper-
or and Prince Bismarck was held Wedues.
day morning. Tue interview lasted three
quarters Of an hour. Bismarck was heartily
cheered on his way to the palace.
William L, McPher,on, "A student in the
Harvard medicai school IN Boston aud who
has he'd tne Office of town treasurer of
Conton, Mass, is missing. An examination
Of his hooks shows an apparent deficiency
OF - 100
Tho Baltimore Sun Of to-day will make
the announcement Of the marriage ui u Ml,s
Margaret Blaine, the eldest daughter OF the
secretary OF State. and Mr.. Walter Dam
ro>cn of New York to take place on the .th
of April.
The prohLitionists of Mississippi vii! hold
a State convention Juiy i, with the ultimate
Object Of Incorporating the prohibition
clause in he nnw constitution. Thirty-niue
Of the II counties OF the State are now uu-
der prohibition.
Good prices were obtained Tor the palo
Alto trotters at the American institute
Wednesday and S,9,42O was realized, an
average of about 5000 FOR g. head. The
two days sale has uetted Gov Stanford
nearly $4,000.
The act abolishing the right of the Roman
Catholics to have separate schools and oblig-
ing all Glasses of the community to patron
age the national secular schools finally passed
the Manitoba Legislature Thursday and goes
INTO effect May |.
c. \. Searies and W. a. Paine were ar
rested at Missoula, Mont, Thursday for
robbing the Northern Pacific express Office
at Brainerd, Mimi, OF SO, 600 year ago
They We're employed 10y the company pre-
yious to the robbery
G. Jordan of Montreal the five mile
champion skater of 1889, Friday won the 10
mile amateur skating championship of
Canada in 39;42. This time is 500 below
the American record. The ice was in a
wretched condition.
The Court of Appeals of New York has
affirmed the judgments Of the courts below
in the kemmer murder case, declaring
that the electrical execution act is coustitu-
tlonal and holding that no error was com
mitted IN the trlai OF the accused
Over 400 Italians met in Faneuil
hall Sunday and appointed com
mittce OF - to solicit subscriptions for
monument in Boston to tho memory of
Christopher Columbus. 1t is hoped to have
the monument ready for unveillng early in
1882
Hans Won BuIow, the celebrated pianist,
arrived at New York Saturday on
the steamer Saale, +, T. Barnum was also
n passenger on the same steamer. The
steamer Benguela from Fayal with 200 pas
sengerS has case of small pox aboard.
She was detained at quarantine.
The republican members of the ways and
means committee at Washington spent the
entire day Wednesday in consultation
and hearing representations touching the
tariff bill A delegation of brewers and
nalsters from Oswego objected To the in
creased duty on Canadian barley. 4 New
York delegation lodged an earnest protest
against the proposed Increase of the duty on
fine linen, from 30 per cent to 80 per cent,
and a number of representative glovers
urged the committee to stick to the provi-
sons OF the present law, as it effected
gloves, but to add some safeguards against
differentiation. The principal action of
the day was "A reconsideration OF the deci-
sion to tax hides, and they have been re
stored to the free list. TIE duty on iute
bagglng was also increased,
In the House OF Commons Mon
Ey night Mr Bulfour chief sccrc-
tnry for Ireland, introduced Il bill for the
purchase of land in Ireland and for the inl-