Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-10-29

fenced yest.rday by Juds. Martin to Nv.
years in prison and to pay ans Of $1,000
or stand a day committed for each dollar
until the last dollar IL paid. Wilson was
thupderstruck when he heard the sentence
and was unable to speak.
Among those awarded Ssney scholarships
at Wesleyan Tuesday was r. A. Grant of
Montpelier.
Turkey has prohibited the immigration Of
Jews, families Of any nationality, but al
lows individuals to pass through the coun-
try.
In collision on the 1900" road at Glen
wood, Minnesota, Tuesday, five persons
were killed and seven others seriously in
jured.
Theological seminary students have no
| right to register and vote in the city of New
York.
| Mr.. Frederick Smith son of the first lord
of the English treasury was elected from
the stand Tuesday TO his fathers seat in
| Parliment.
The French Chamber of Deputies
have voted the sum of $40, 600 for the re-
| lief of the sufferers from the recent floods
in the south OF France.
Gov. Hill has signed full pardon for Ed
ward Kohout, who has been in prison OF
Sing Sing six years for the crime of arson
of which he was innocent.
Tho Russian government has denied the
petition OF leading merchants of Moscow for
permission to organize a society fer the re-
lief Of the distress ia tho famine districts.
Annie Allen Of Warrior, Ala, shot and
killed Henry Lowe at that place Monday.
The girl, who is 10 years old, claims that
Lowe attempted 10 outrage her.
Inquiry at the American consulate In
Matamoras, Mexico, shows that none of
the alleged revoutionists executed recently
under Garcia's orders were American citi-
zens
While gang Of workmcn were at work drill
ling on the Pacific extension of the Great
Northern railroad near Great Falls, Mont.
Tuesday terrible explosion killed four
men and so seriously injured five that there
is no hope of their recovery.
Rudyard Kipling has arrived in New
York. Mr.. Kipling says the object of hi'
visit to this country is to prosecute certain
book publishers who have been issuing hi:
works. He will also make arrangements
for the publication Of his works in this coun
try.
In Paris bride OF II years committed
suicide by taking laudanum on the evening
of her wedding day, after having retired tt
her room. He husband arrived soon after
and just in time to hear the dying wife in
form him she loved another and had sworl
: to be true TO him.
The reports from the flooded districts o
l Chappas, Mexico are heart rending
Hundreds Of paope are on the verge o
starvation Governor Con zales of the stat
of Guyana justa has prohibited the expor
( OF corn from the state and other governor
will soon follow his example.
Y The Rt. Rev. Bishop Grafton of the do
a cese of Fon du Lac, Wis, is in Pbiladelphi
= for the purpose of taking part in the conse
, Grafton of Rev. DR.. Nicholson as bishop c
< Milwaukee. He is in favor of keeping tn
worlds fair open Sunday, as it woul
a draw to it great deal Of saloon and theatr
, patronage.
p A telegram from Was hington says til
o report from London that tho United State
8 naval squadron In Gillian waters displaye
4 enmty to the congress enal navy during tt
d recent civil war in that country is Who'll.
discredited at the navy apartment CON
r officer of high rank .eli he had positive il