Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-03-28

SloU,U Tor the Improvement Oh lne Onam-
plain canal and the business men of Bur
lington well as those of other
towns on the lake have no little interest in
the fate of the measure.
A painter of Milan named Fossati
has patented simpliiication of the
phonograph, the whole apparatus of
which costs 100 francs, and will reproduce
voices, music etc, in a marvellous manner
The cylinders are of wax, and the impress
sions are transferred TO zinc by galvanism
They cost five cents each.
China and Japan advices by steamer state
that on Feb. 81, 1900 japanese houses were
burned in Toxic and ~ partially destroyed
Two persons were killed and 20 firemen in
iured. On the preceding day 1Si houses were
burned and on March another fire de-
stroyed 80 houses. Several serious en-
counters between the Dutch troops and
Cinnamon are reported in which the Dutch
met with severe loss.
NJ. Rihot, French minister of foreign
affairs, informed deputation of the Paris
chamber Of commerce Monday that
the French government was carefully OBJ
structing the progress of legislation relating
to the tariff at Washington and would do
whatever it could in the interest of French
manufacturers and exporters.
In the Senate Saturday, Mr.. Blair
introduced another educational bill.
1t was referred to the com
mittee on education and labor Among
the bills passed were: TO provide for ad-
ministraive oath,; to incorporate King
Theological hall in connection with Howard
university: for the relief Of sufferers by the
wreck of the United States ,teamerTalapo,a
altogether 30 bills passed mostly private
pension bills.
Warrants were Wednesday sworn out
in the Police Court at Washington
for the arrest of c. A. Newton and j. J.
Nerser upon a charge Of violating the civil
service law in soliciting and receiving con
tributions from government employees for
political purposes. Newton and Nerser were
president and treasurer res '"ctiVey of the
"Old Dominion Republican league, > which
during the last political campaign in Nir
ginia, it is charged, solicited money in aid
of the cause OF Gen. William Mahone as n
candidate for the Governorship.
The Relchsanzeigner publishes the letters
that passed between Emperor William and
the pope on the subject Of the labor con
ference. The pope in hi, reply congratu-
lates Emperor William upon taking the
field for resolute effort IN 4 worthy cause
which meets the pope's heart!est wishes
The pope hopes that the church's servants
will be supported by the authorities III the
exercise OF their functions III connection
with social questions warmly wishes the
conference success and expresses gratillca-
tion at the appointment OF Bishop Koppu.
Tie steamer La Champagne arrived at
New YORK Wednesday morning from
lIayre, Wniteaw Reid, minister to France
on board. ~ La Champagne was making
her way up the bay she run aground ON the
reef Just oI the stone wall OF the battery
\ small panic took place among the Sj1
Steeragc passengers, and the steamer blew
Eer whistles as signal, ol distress The OH
GERS spc,dil, aLay.'d the fear, OF the passcn-
gers, assuring them that there was no dan
ger. Half dozen tug, came to the yesse, ;
assistance, and alttr considerable pulling
La Champagne was got of and proceeded.
Mrs. Augusta ,Sotz, of Newark. ~
j. VINO lived in tenement house in this
city which was burned in September, 1857.
and in which two lives We're lost has told
the police that the fire was set by Frederick
Wolf, who lived in The same house, in order
to obtain the Insurance ON MS furniture.
She had known of the fire all along and her
conscience troubled her much that she
couidn keep it secret longer. Wolf his
VIE and children We're arrested yesterday.
The action of the Vermont dele
CATION in recommending the appoint
Inent of Capt. Alex W. Davis as
postmaster at White River junction was
determined to some extent by the fact that
Capt Davis was the only soldier among the
three caniilate for the place. Wallace
Perrin ana Davis each presented petitions
which contained some - names and the del
egation, some of whom are strongly in favor
OF strict Interpretation of the law, giving
veterans the preference in appointment, al
lowed this consideration to turn the bal
nnce j. II. Orcult has been recommended for
appointment as postmaster mt NOrthiied,
Speaker Grout of the Vermont House is
visiting his brother the Vermont congress
man.
a largely attended meeting of the com
mittee on accommodations for the national
encampment of the G. A. X. for
1890 was held at headquarters Thurs.
day evening. Hon. Harrison Hume. Past
Department Commander John d. Billings
aud Comrade Thomas Langnan were APP
pointed committee to confer with the
committee on reunions 1t was voted that
Department Commander George Ii lnns
be requested to ascertain from the posts
located in the suburbs OF Boston what ac-
commodation they can afford for visiting
posts i communication was received
from the Turnveren rendering, free OF
charge, the use OF Iurnhall, Middlesex
street, from August II to 10, for the ac-
commodation Of German comrades attend
ing the encampment The offer was Crate
fully accepted and the thanks of the com
mittec voted the society.
A special to the Appeal from Som
erville, Tenn, SAYS; y singularly
atrocious murder was committed here
Sunday the victim being Mrs
Salie Hobson, colored, aud the murderer
her year old boy. Mrs. Hobson was a
servant in the family of the Episcopal min
lister and lived with her four children. This
morning her husband who had been in the
country Mt work came home with com
panion and after "A short stay started out
for walk On returning half an hour
later terrible sight met his eyes, On one
side of the door iar the decapitated remain,
of his wife and several feet away from the
mead was a stick of wood on which her neck
had been placed when the cutting was done.
The boy was found playing with the other
children, his clothes saturated with blood,
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