Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-05-09

at Union street. Allentown, Pa. Two Le-
high Valley passenger cars and the engine
of the other train were thrown on their sides.
Emma Hall, aged 25, of ithaca, NY, pas
senger on the Lehigh Valley train, was in
stantly killed and ten persons injured, some
seriously. The engineer and fireman
jumped.
The date Of the unveiling Of the sol
diers' and sailors' monument at Newport,
r. l., has been set for Friday May 90. The
invited guests will consist of Gen. Alger,
commander-in- chief Of the G. A. r., de-
partment commander of Rhode Island, 21
Grand Army of the Republic posts of the
State, Gov. Ladd and staff, the General
Assembly, the local military companies,
fort troops and sailors from the training
stations.
a Mechanicvllle despatch Of May says:
''The canal is empty this morning, owing to
a serious break half mile south of here at
the Mechanicville Brick company's yards
Forty feet of tow path constructed of ma
sonry, was carried out last night about II
O'Clock. A boat came near being washed
out in the swift current and the Delaware
and Hudson railroad tracks narrowly es-
capped ~
Robert Osborne and Frank Smith,
employed by the New England Granite
company at West Concord, n. H.,
were Tuesday afternoon at work at the
quarry drilling out hole in which a charge
of powder had failed to explode, when the
drill struck the powder and it instantly ex-
ploded. Osborne's left cheek and the top
of his head was blown away, and his hands
and arms badly mangled. He only lived
10 minutes. He had been employed at
was badly burned, but will not lose his
sight.
A fire broke out Sunday morning in the
arcade, at Gilboa, n. Y, "a large wooden
building, and quickly spread to adjoining
buildings. There being no means of eXtin-
gushing the fire, the entire business portion
Of the town was destroyed, % houses in all.
Not store is left, aud most of the stocks
We're destroyed. The loss is estimated at
from $3.50, COO to $40, 600, and insurance at
about $4,000
Mrs. Van Phou Lee, the girl, who in
1887 married Van Phou Lee at New
Haven Conn, shortly after his graduation
from Yale, has filed petition for a divorce
alleging adultery. Van Phou Lee is the
son OF Chinese nobeman. He came to
this country in 1873. After spending five
years at Springfield, Mass, he prepared
for college in New Haven. After gradual
ing Lee did considerable literary work and
recently started an English Chinese Sun
day school paper in New y ork city.
Mrs. Lee was formerly Miss Elizabeth Maud
jerome, daughter of Mrs. L. Gilbert Je-
rome of Gilbert avenue.
The new United States government
cruiser Philadelphia steamed down the Della
ware river Tuesday from Cramps ship
yard Oh her preliminary trial trip. The
contract price for the Philadelphia is
81, 800, COO with premium of $50, 600 for
each quarter knot over IS. She is built
entirely of steel, and is ;i35 feet long, and
is 4S4 feet in breadth, with a mean draught
of 10 pa feet She has 1924 tons dis
placement, with an indicated maximum
hors e-power of 10, 800. Her engines are of
the twin screw pattern, horizantal triple
expansion type.
The Farmers Alliance of Texas is
in trouble and sensational develop
ments are rumored. In 1887 the leaders
organized at Dallas an exchange
with capital of half a million, the stock
being taken by subordinate lodges The
exchange lasted about two years during
which time it is alleged nearly $3.50, 900 was
squandered and there is nothing to show ior
it but about $40, 600 worth of property.
The farmers who contributed the money
are anxious to have an investigation and
will bring Il suit to recover certain property
in Dallas now occupied as an alliance and
commercial agency.
The Champiain canal opened at White
hall at O'Clock Wednesday May l. About
10 loaded boats We're ready to start for the
south Thirty-tive clearances have been
issued and boats are on the move. Thirty
boats are loaded with ice for New York and
Brooklyn, as follows Eight boats each with
llU tons 20 boats each with 100 tons, one
boat with 100 tons and one boat with 10
tons. The other five boats are loaded with
iron ore and lumber. There were about 10
boats besides, which cleared during the day
six with ice and four with ore Business
starts on the canal with boom, and all are
in a hurry and will be during the season,
for the boatmen will make an effort to have
profitable season.
An endeavor to trade horses Saturday led
to a wager Of 300 side between Ed Swift
and Jimmy Davis both of Glens Falls for
a running race with light road-wagons from
the club house, Gens Falls 10 the upper
hotel, WarrensJurgh, and return. Davis
drove Bay Dan and Swift an unnamed
horse. The start was made at 9 O'Clock
tuiS iliOiH| DAY Ian NuH III TWO hours
and one minute, beating Swift's horse by
two minutes. The distance is fully 30
miles over pank-road, nearly all uphill
one way and decidedly 50 from Lake
George to Warrensburgh
Friday afternoon Patrick Flanagan
went into Russells saloon at Waterbury,
Conn, and asked Mike McDermott, aged 3D.
whom he found there to drink with him
McDermott consented. The barkeeper laid
the beer on the bar and MeDermott was
just placing the glass to his lips when Flan-
agan pulled 80 calibre revolver and began
to fire at McDermotts head. McDermott
tried to run but before he could get away
three bullets had pierced his face aud neck
and one had lodged in the ceiling Then
Falagan pursued McDermott and fired the
other three at him. McDermott died soon
after. Flanagan has been arrested.
Ernest V. Utler, a prisoner in the
jail at Middletown, n. Y, awaiting the
action of the grand jury on a charge of
bigamy in marrying Jennie Grtfis of that
city on June 30 last in New York when he
had a wife living, was visited Tuesday night
by Jennie Grifiis, accompanied by two men
Jennie remained in the cell while the others