Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-06-20
THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS FROM ALL
PARTS OF THIS EARTH OF OURS.
Many Fires d 10 Great Deal of Damage
The Dark Side of Life Interesting
Notes from all Parts of the Globe
Pithily Presented.


1850, 900
An English syndicate is negotiating for
the purchase Of all the tobacco warehouses
in Louisville, Ky.
Mrs John H. Scarborough of Nashville,
Tenn, injured sn the accident at Marshall
Saturday, died Sunday.
Emperor William will attend the Austrian
in Transylvania and will then
spend a week in Hungary
The third district republican convention
of Maine nominated Seth l.. Mllliken Of
Belfast for Congress by ncclamation
The steamer LaBourgogue from New
York, which was seen disabled and repairing
her machinery on June 5, arrived at Hayre
Monday morning.
c. c. Hale of Cleveland, who shot his
brOther-in-law, Eugene CoWles at Montreal,
was indicted by the grand jury Friday for
shooting with intent to Kill and murder.
John c. McElhane died at Atlantic City
Tuesday of paralysis. MIR McEhane has
been the chief stenographcr of the House for
many years past. lie was about % years
of age
The extensive tannery Of tn Cincinnati
Oak and Leather company on Dunlap street,
CINCINNATI, Ohio, was almost DESTROYED by
fire Tuesday night. Loss $50, 1000; insur-
auce $50, 600
The Farmers Alliance of Minnesota re
presenting a. coo farmers, will hod "A State
convention July l6, and put in nomination
a full state and legislative ticket for the
coming campaign.
prize fight at Union City, Conn, Sun.
day morning, between Edward Mcdonald
OF Brooklyn, and Jack Russell of y. V.
was raded by the police who arrested Nc
Donald.
The race for the grand prize Of Paris of
100, coo francs added to II swcepstake of
10, 600 francs, each distance about one mile
and seven furlongs, was run Saturday and
won by Fitz Rova.
Mansur 4. Tbbett farm machinery's
store at st Ioui, was burned Sunday.
Loss, Si0O,OOO. The Shapleigh hardware
company adjoining was damaged to tho
extent of sou, 600; insured
The striking street car men at Columbus,
O.. have accclt II the proposition OF the
Consolidated company and will return to
work at a compromise scale Of Sl1U Tor
conductors and : GO for drivers.
George f. LeavenV orth of Roxbury sta
ton. Conn, weil.known merchant. in
celebrating his 52d birthday al Sou;hvile,
wrcstled with one Melville and hotn fell
over an embanimrnt 20 feet high near She
pan: river. Ieavenworth was killel Bo;h
had been drinking.
In the case Of tie State vs. Jerry Bradley,
charg. u with the murder OF Nae,,ic Shea az
Stamford, the jury after being oAt all night
brou,h hit in verdict OF murder in the sec.
onl degree. Exceptions have been taken
on points Of laws and the case may 30 to
the Supreme Court
a large pile of rags soaked in kero-
sene was discovered in the closet of a
large tenement house on Eldrdse street
New York Monday night 10y the ianitor.
The closet contained gas metres ana it i,
believed the rags were placed there to cause
an eXplo,ion. Seventy five persons live in
the house.
Gas leaking from main on Broadway
New \ Ork on the morning OF the Eth caught
fire after noon. The heat was 80 great the
car service was suspended for several hours.
1t Is estimated that $40. OOU worth of subway
pipes and wire running near the fire were
destroyed aud that ware Tor two blocks and
much of the subway will have to he put
down again.
The Kentucky Court of Appeals
has decided that telegraph com
panv is liable for damages both
to feelings and financial interests 10y failure
to u,e all due diligence to deliver a tele
gram In the case in question the tele-
graph company failed To deliver message
to one Chapman, notifying him OF the ap-
preaching death of his father
The cable steamer Westmeath having
on board the cable that Is 10 connect Bu-
muda with Halifax has arrived at Ser
muda. The cable is on board. Its lengtl
/ Is 81. mics and throughout II is of mucl
/ greater weight than has been heretOtor,
used. The laying of the cable viii he he
/ gun soon and under favorable circumstance
its completion may be expected before tn,
end of June.
Bates college sophomores buried aualy
/ tics at Lewiston, Me, Tuesday night viii
/ the noisy ceremonies usual to such coca
Sions During the night the door steps o
members of the faculty were painted. Tn,
class deny any member had any part il
this and offer their services in discovery o
the culprits \ faculty meeting was hel,
this afte rnoon and l6 members of the elias
were suspended.
Frank Warren, a travelling salesman
was shot and instantly killed by hi, l6. year
old son at his residence at l&lmira, y
", at , O'Clock Friday morning
The boys father and mother were engage,
in u quarrel and the father threatened f.
kill he mother when the boy rushed int
the room and shot his father IN the hreas
with the stated result The trouble betWee
Warren and his wife wa, undoubteIl
caused 10y jealousy.
At least halt million dollar
worth of property was destroyed Il
Rock ord, H., and vicinity Frida
night Never since lS5, has such dlsaste
visited this section For three hours rail-
fell in torrents. Devastating floods swep
through Kent and Keith creek valleys. \
the lower part of the city is flooded am
hundreds of people rendered homeless. TIL
track on the Milwaukee road for nearl
half mile was carried 80 to % feet to III
east and the rails under cars are twistc
and bent into circles. All the railway con
panies suffered heavily. Every bridge owe
Kent and Keith creeks is swept away.
At Bull creek, six miles above Waysvill'
Ky, on the night of the 18th two dark clouc
met and burst. The creek jumped over il
banks and swept away like drift sever'
dwelling houses and their occupants. III