Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-08-01
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 Side of Life-Interesting
Notes from all Parts OF tho Globe
Pithily Presented.
Over 1900 bakers are out on strike ii

Chicago.
| The insurrection in Buenos Ayres is de-
clared subdued and peace opens.
c. NJ. Johnson sash and door factory
at Tacoma, Wash, was burned Monday
! Loss SO, 600, partly insured
Half Of The business portion of Mindem,
Ont. was wiped out by fire Monday morn
ing. Loss TS1, 900 Insurance $40, 900.
The Silica works at Chalk Pond, Me,
township %, were burned early Monday
morning Loss %l5, 600; probably insured
The remainder of tho locked out New
! York cloak makers resumed work Monday
and the trouble between the men and en-
| ploycrs is now ended.
Sunday afternoon Frank L. Darling of
Sanford, Me, while crazy drunk, nearly
stabbed TO death with II scythe Earnest
Hart of tho same town.
The plant of OF the Monitor plow works
in Minneapolis was burned Monday after
noon. Loss $15, 600 on building and $40,
600 on stock; fully insured.
Fire Monday morning destroyed Il. d.
Mcettmber's carriage factory and several
frame structures at Omaha, Neb., causing
a loss of 900, 600; partly insured
The family of William Golden, consisting
Of his wife and three children, were killed
Sunday evening while attempting to cross
"a railway crossing at Grafton, w. Va.
The House committee on invalid pensions
has ordered n favorable report upon the bill
granting pension of $4,000 per annum tc
the widow of the late Gen. G. b. Mcclellan.
A flue in tho Tudor iron works in East
st. Louis exploded Saturday killing one
man and seriously wounding five others.
The immense smoke stack fell and wrecked
the building
The West Scotland steel mauufactory
have announced their intention Of reducing
wages ~ per cent the decrease to go into
effect in August The workmen threaten
to 20 on strike.
Tuesday morning fire broke ont in the
attic of the Balmoral Hotel at Montreal
The 100 guests were quickly aroused and al
got out safely. The fire was confined to tn,
top of the building
The sugar trust has issued a circular tc
the certificate holders announcing the ap
Iointment of a committee TO form a new
organization for the purpose of protecting
the certificate holders.
Incendiaries fired the residence of Rev.
David Piumb in Gale, Ind. Tuesday rorn
ing and destroyed it. Mr. Plumb was fa
tally burned and his wife and three children
persisted in the flames.
Ernest Hess. formerly the f. Hess Ele
vntOr company and member Of the Chi
cogo board trade since its formation failc.
Monday. His liabilities are estimated a
$50, 060 and assets about $50, OOJ.
a general tie up was ordered in the build
ing trades in Brooklyn Friday morning
the outcome Of persistent strike of th'
roofers who havebeen out for nearly tw,
months. The employers remain firm.
The third annual meeting OF the Nationa
Bar association will be held at Indianapol,
beginning August g. 1t is expected tha
delegates win be present from all tL
States and bar associations throughout tn
country.
The Grand Army Of the Republic execu
tive committee las askel President ilarri
son to grant veterans III public service
leave of absence from August II to Angus
L. during the national encampment, in al
dtion to their usual vacations.
Sunday nights fire at Wallace, Washing
. ton almost anuihilated the town. The run
is complete and not a business house is LET
standing. The total loss is Sll2, 900 wit
only S3S coo insurance. Antino Demarc
was burned to death
A cyclone near Hamilton, Ont, Sun
day did much damage Several barn
were unrooted and one barn was take
up bodily and dropped a wreck on al
adjoining farm. Large trees were uproote
and all crops and fences i'll district hal
F mile wide were prostrated
The plant of the Wicks Manufacture
} company at South Worcester Mass, whic
has been idle for some time, has been pui
, chased by new company and the mill
5 will start up MS soon as the passage Of tn
Mckinley bill Is assured. Its passage wi
, make difference III the manufacture {
worsted of 80 cents yard.
As the west bound freight train that leave
+ Morrisville at | O'Clock p. m. was gon
e over the bridge west Of the station on Tues
. day one of the brakemen, Fred Cross Of 81
g Johnsbury, who was on top of the train
- was struck on the back by temporar
. shanty that had been built by the bridg
' builders, and was quite severely injured.
/ The Ridgewood Ice company of Alburg
have finished loading their ice, the farmer
I in that section reaping good harvest
! drawing it from the house to the car,
! Fully so per cent of the ice melted in Tn
house before being shipped. The farmer
in that section have received more none
from the ice business than from the sale
- their hay crop,
The worlds fair site was fayorably SCI
h tied by Chicago's city council Wedne
day night. The city will furnish 81, 600
, 600 to ill $50 acres of the disputed part
the site--lake front-tne property to royel
q to the city for park purposes after the fail
- Everything now appears propitious for SUI
a cess. The measure passed the council by
vote of Al to 10.
The women of Missouri are conten
plating an invasion of the original packag
a houses and have asked forensic opinion
n to the legality OF such action They pre-
- pose to organize regular parties which wi
. relieve each other so that one party will |
{ in occupancy Of the saloons at all time
q The county attorney has said he does nC
consider the movement illegal.
President Harrison has written Go,
ernor Bracket an autograph letter
/ which he says he expects to be
r Boston, Tuesday, Aug IL )the day of Il
j Graud Army parade, and in reply to Il
, governors inquiry states that he will a
% copt such hospitality ON the part of Il
IS State as his brief stay here and the exc
cises of the occasion will permit. A r