Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-02-28
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 the Globe
Pithiiy Presented.

Wnnam S. Hopkins was hanged at Belle
fonte, Pa, February 20 for the murder of
his wife and mother-in-law.
Nine boilers burst at an armour packing
house in South Omaha, Neb., Saturday and
25 men were buried in the ruins
By fire in a canal boat i'll New York
harbor Saturday night five persons were
badly burned one dying from his injuries.
\ passenger train ran into a washout
near. Vinccnnes Ind. early Tuesday morn
ing. The engineer and liremen were killed
Four boys broke through the ice at Law
renee, Mass, Sunday and two we're drown
ed, their bodies being swept away beneath
The ice.
The socialists made a startling gain in the
German elections last week and it is doubt
full if the government secures majority in
the Reichstag
George Francis Train intends to leave
Boston March 8 for Tacoma, Washington,
from which place he will try to circle the
globe in 60 days.
Jacob 5choop, the slayer Of Anton Schil-
ling, and Thomas Cole, who murdered
Walter McAilister, were hanged together
and MoyamenSing prison, Philadelphia,
February 20.
Fire broke out in the Boston Theatre Mon
day night during the performances, but was
speedily extingushed without panic or i'll
jury 10 anyone.
George Thomas, aged 30, u fireman on the
Concord and Montreal railroad was knocked
OIL his engine by telegraph pole at Woods
vile, n H., Monday evening and instantly
killed.
The coroner S iury's verdict in the Saw
telle case is that the body found in Nutter
woods is that of Hiram Sawtelle, and that
death was caused by bullet wounds inflicted
| by Isaac Sawtelle.
Loose rock fell from the roof of slope No.
| ) at Lyon mountain, Clinton county, y.
l., February 20, killing Edward King, a
boss miner, and seriously iniuring Dennis
| Nynas, contractor.
| Eight deaths have occurred at the Ches-
hire y. H., county almshouse at Wostmore-
! land within the last 10 days, all but one
from la grippe There are "a inmates,
mostly aged and feeble persons
( Elmer y Dung, night yurdman at the Della
ware and Hudson Canal company's depot at
/ Whitehall, was killed February 10 al about
II O'Clock by being run over by an engine.
He leaves a wife and one child.
Mr.. Gladstone's great vitality has as
serted itself once more. He has shaken oil
the catarrhal trouble that afflicted him for
several days and is rapidly mendins. lie
went out OF doors for the first time Tuesday.
Sunday afternoon while three children OF
! Hunt Read at Augusta, Ga, 8, 4 and
years old. were playing IN their house, tn.
| house by some uuacCOuntaDle means caught
fire, and the children We're burned to death
Frank Weston "A farmer living IN the
southeast part of Cambridge, com mitteC
suicide by hanging III his barn Friday
despondency occasioned by sickness being
the cause. He leaves a widow and five
children.
b storage dam in Arizona, built two
years ago OF a cost Of $500, 600, gave way
Saturday morning under the great pressure
of heavy flood and swept everything be
fore it. Forty persons are known to hay,
lost their lives.
Morris Mahoney, young lrishman rod'
to Fi;zwiiliam, \. ii. Wednesday afternoon or
a freight train and fell under the cars. Botl
legs were cut Off, neCessatng amputation a
the City hospital. The result viii probably
be fatal.
Broker Pell, indicted for grand larceny
in connection with the i.enox Iiill bank IL
New York and subsequently released OF
$50. 600 bail, was surrendered by one of hi.
bondsmen W odnesday. His arrest is ex
pec,ed at any moment.
Two men walking on Il railroad bridg'
near Tilton, n. H., Sunday morning wer
overtaken by train. one jumped int,
the river and was drowned. The other wa
thrown into the river hy the train and wa
rescued with difficulty
\ Saranac Lake dispatch OF February !!
says; The heaviest fail Of snow this win
ter occurred during yesterday aud las
night throughout the AduonGacks. Th
lumbermen are in high spirits, as Il will en-
able them to get their logs to water.
The Rhode Island State prohlbitonist
put in nomination the following ticket Wed
nesday: Governor, Rev. John Larry
lieutenant governor, Joshua c. Brown
secretary Of state, John w. Money attorney
general, John F. Blodgett general treasurer
john Z. Hazard.
O. Ii. Graham, auditor Of Warren couu
ty, Ohio VINO absconl,I last August hav
ing shortage OF so, OG0 III his accounts
voluntarily surrendered Tuesday. Count,
Treasurer Coleman, atso implicated in tn
eIubezlement, was arrested and is now o.
trial.
Chief Arthur of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers iayors the agitation fo
eight hours as days labor, but with eigh
hours pay in proportion 10 standard wage.
If the workingmen demand 10 hours pa
for eight hours work lie thinks the step no
) n beneficial one.
Messrs. T.. H. Barnes and r. II. SwiLburn
of Rouscs Point have contract to furnis
Horton the ice cream man, of BrookyI
- n. Y, as much ice n, they can take on
Ice houses are being erected on Stony PoI
in which to store it for transportation b
boat in the spring.
A special fromi.ima, Ohio, says there
! heavy damage there from a food. Man
8 country bridges were swept away and ais
: the railroad bridges OF the Cincinnati
- Hamilton and Dayton. No loss OF life
? yet reported but there are heavy damage
, to houses and crops.
= The steamer China, which arrived
3 San Francisco Friday from japan
reports that in storm of the Bosnia coas
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