Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-04-11
THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS FROM ALL
PARTS OF THIS EARTH OF OURS.
Many Fires do ~ Great Deal of Damage
The Oar ide of Life-Interesting
Notes from all Parts of the Globe
Pithily Presented.

arms in Dahomy.
Edward Lloyd, proprietor of the London
Daily Chronicle, died Tuesday
Davies County Court of Indiana has de-
cided that slave marriages are illegal.
y new election has been ordered for tho
city of Providence, r. l., for Saturday
April r.
Henry Irving will in the autumn open the
private theatre built by Patti at Craig-y y
nos, Wales
The annual meeting of the American
society of microposcists Will be held August
II to ID at Detroit
The Kennebec Ne, river is now open to
navigation. There is still considerable ice
floating in the river.
AT Joliet, H., about 500 stone quarry
men have struck tor an increase Of from -
to III cents an hour.
The contributions for the relief of suf-
ferers by the tornado at Louisville, Ky,
amount to nearly $500, 600
A match has been arranged between
American and German rhemen There
Will be 10 marksmen on each side.
Seventy thousand persons will attend the
Barcelona SPAIN labor demonstration in
May. strike will probably follow
An agent of Armour Il Co. has been ar
rested at Richmond, Va. for violating the
laws of the State in regard to the sale of
meat.
| George W. Riddle fish and game COM
mission, brought $4,000 trout to Dover, y.
H.. Monday to stock the brooks in that
vicinity.
1t is probable that the remains of Junius
S. Morgan, who died at Monte Carlo Tues
day, will be brought to London for inter
ment.
Thirteen Chinese were arrested Saturday
night whilo attempting to cross the line be-
tween Mexico and the United States at
Hiaiuanna
Gov. Jackson of Maryland has signed the
Australian ballot bill. The new law will
be operative in Baltimore city and many of
the counties.
Owing to the prevalence of smallpox at
the PrHus the American squadron of evolu-
tion will not go to Athens. The squadron
remains at Corfu.
Matilda l.. Shumack of st. Johns. n. B.,
while hold Of an iron post touched an cleo
trio lamp with an iron poker She died
after few hours agony.
DR.. Knapp lately German consul at
Samoa, has been placed upon the retired
list, owing to his conduct at the time of the
disorders at that place.
The police at Gatschina have discovered
explosives on the grounds OF the emperor
The car for two days has suffered from Il
relapse Of influenza; not serious.
George X. Sstare Sons failure has lust
been announced on the New York stock
exchange A reported defacation in the
firm is said to amount to $3.50, O0O
The striking plumbers in Chicago have
! induced all non-uniOn men in the city to
quit work The masters are determined tC
hold out against the strikers demands
Chaote, the reporter who was caught in
the Flack jury room has been indicted for
criminal contempt He is now in Jail for
contempt of court.
The sculling match between Mclean and
Kemp will be rowed on the Paranetta river
May lj The race will be for e2OO q side
and the championship of the world.
At Birmingham, Ala, three negroes were
surprised Saturday afternoon in the act OF
stealing iron. In the fight that followed an
officer and the three thieves were killed.
James Fuller of Potten, =. @. was run
over by the Canadian Pacific freight Sun
day, cutting oil both legs. They were am
putated at the hip, but nc cannot survive
j. S. Morgan, the well known American
banker died Tuesday at Monte Carlo, from
the effects of injuries received last weel
when thrown from n carriage while driving
Private advices from Calgary indicat,
that $500 Mormon immigrants are expected
from Utah this spring to join the Mormon
colony at Lees Creek, Northwest terri
tory.
At a meeting of strikers at Vienna Tues
-. l.. l. Al
the police. The policemen were stoned b,
the crowd and many of the strikers were ar
rested.
The Merchants exchange of Providence
r. l. has adopted Il resolution to suppor
the action OF the Freestone Contractors as
sociation in the matter of arbitration with
the Freestone cutters.
Near Westpoint few miles out on tn,
Chesapeake, Ohio and Southwestern road
Tuesday a derrick in use in repairing Il tire,
tie fell aud killed four meu. Several other.
We're badly hurt.
Herbert b. Marsh, a Boston oil merchant
was run over and killed by an Old Colon,
train which he was attempting TO board il
the Boston station Tuesday afternoon. IL,
was 81 years OF age.
Aristides Welch, the widely known brcede
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the famous stock farm at Chestnut hill, die,
Wednesday at his home in Philadelphia il
the 18th year Of his age.
Two writer's on the Paris Egalite hay,
been sentenced to II and II months i'm
prisonmenJ respectively, and the manage
to three months for threatening NJ. Con
staus, minister of the interior.
The Freeman journal says that Maio
LeCaron, notorious through testimony be
fore the Parnell commission, is living in tn
suburbs of London in disguise, The papc
says he has been promised government en-
gagement in Australia.
The Des Slones, Iowa, House Sat
urday morning II to - decided indeinitel
to postpone the local option bill. Every re
publican and Ewart, the independent, vote,
for postponcment, prohibition will con
? tinue in Iowa at least two years.
The reported loss of life at Pro
phetstown, Illinois, is unfounded. !
despatch Just received by the general super
intendant Of Chicago Burlington an
Quincy railroad states that the depot au,