Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-04-25
THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS FROM ALL
PARTS OF THIS EARTH OF OURS.
Many Fires do n Great Deal of Damage
The Dark ide of Life-1nterestiug
Notes from all Parts of the Clobe
Pithily Presented.

The steamer Blboa, from Grimsley, has
been lost in the North Sea, and ID persons
were drowned.
The president has approved the bill max
Ing Gen. Fremont ma ior general on the re-
tired army list
The steamer Lake Nopigon, Liverpool
for Montreal, is reported fast in the ice off
Cape Ray, n. f.
William O'Brien, member Of Parliament,
has become engaged to the daughter OF NJ.
Railaovitch, Partisan 1inanCier.
John Earl of Champlain was struck and
instantly by freight train at Champlain
crossing Thursday morning. aged so.
The three days fair OF post 3, G.. A. r.,
at Taunton, Mass, closed Saturday even
ing. 1t was great financial success.
The Rhode Island Senate has passed the
measure forbidding the salo or gift of to-
bacco to boys less than 16 years of age
Late advices from Yokohomo state that
on March % and 2G, SOC houses were
burned at Aomati, Noshiro and minuro.
The annual meeting of the League of
American Whcelmen is to be held at Mag
ara Falls y. y, on August %, 26 and 81.
The National Starch company of Topeka,
Kansas, has been tought by the starch
! trust. The consideration was over $3.50,
00J.
Indictments against ex- lldermen Kirk
and Shields of the board Of sS4 have been
dismissed by the consent of the district at
torney
All the employees at Castle Garden have
been discharged, the government having
ceased to use the place as an immigrant
landing station.
The president sent the following nomina-
tion to the Senate Monday: To be post
| chaplain in the army Of the Rev. Delmar
r.. Lowell of Vermont.
Among the river and harl.or appropria-
tiona reported 10y the House commit ae
Thursday the 18th was the following: YER
mont, Burlington, 80, 5,0U0.
! The House committee on the judiciary has
ordered Representative Cutburk of Texas to
report favorably, and without amendment
the Senate bill to prohibit trusts.
Lem Sing, the Chinauon, who was
hommad in on the Suspension bridge. was
admitted into Canada Friday night and i'm
meiiately started for parts unknown.
| One hundred acres belonging to the estate
of Ire Blodgett OF Grafton V, was burned
over Tuesday, destroying the dwelling and
contents. There was no insuranance
William J. Ford bookkeeper for Fesh &
Monk, painters, st. Louis ha, been arrested.
! He has stolen from the firm during the seven
| years OF his connection with it SO. 900
The Atlanta, Ana aud Boston of the
American squadron OF evolution Joined the
| Chicago aud Yorktown at Malta Wednesday.
The iieet viii remain there till April 30
The United States grand Jury at New
York Thursday indicted George Pall for his
part III the recent wrecking of the Sitxh
National, Lcro% IIi!l and Equitable banks.
The House committee on postofces and
post roads Tuesday completed the postofiico
appropriation Lii. for the fiscal year 1891.
1t carries an appropriation OF 81 $50. 9S3.
Jimmy Carroll of Brooklyn and Billy
Smith of Australia, fought before the Cali
lorna Athletic cluU Tuesday night for a
purse of $1,000. Carroll won in the l4th
round.
The Empire drug store, Devereaux block
and opera house and Farnams hardware
store, with several Offices at Oneida. y. Y,
were burned Saturday morning. Total loss,
80, 600, two thirds insured.
Daniel Mitchell, aged - years, and Joseph
kani - years old both of Philadelphia.
were drowned near that city Monday by
the cap,iliug Of their boat while they were
fishing in the Delaware river.
Hon. David A. Taggart. president of the
New Hampshire State Senate, has been in
auSurated acting governor, and will per
form the duties Of Office during the absence
of Governor Goodell, who is incapactated
by sickness.
destructive tornado vested Geneva
county saturday afternoon and made O
clear sweep OF everything in its path for Il
distance OF seven miles. Various reports
place the number of killed or fatally in
jured between niue and fifteen.
The coun.erfeiter arrested at New Britain
Conn, Thursday of last week and wa,
known rs "Em Williams, was idcnti
fed as Clarence Waters OF Wnsted He i.
the son Of an advent preacher who wa,
formerly warden of the borough
A reign OF terror prevails in Santiago u,
Cuba owing 20 the daring raids of two
bodies OF bandits who have been ravaging
the country. They have killed three of tn,
guards; 300 persons have fed from theil
estates and gone to the city for safety.
fight occurred early Friday in the Blacl
mountains between a detail of State troop
and gang Of about 30 outlaws. Scvera
of the latter are reported killed and some o
the soldiers We're wounded. Reinforcement,
have been sent to the scene of the disturb
ance.
The House committe on invalid pension
has authorized n favorable report on th
Senate bill increasing 10 $40 per month tn
pension for total deafness, and granting al
equitable proportion of the full pension FOL
severe deafness of both ears, approximatin,
total deafness
Special Agent Whitehead at Sus
pension Bridge, New York, has beer
instructed in the case of the Chinamei