Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-10-09
THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS FROM ALL
PARTS OF THIS EARTH OF OURS.
Interesting Notes From all Parts OF the
Globe Pithily Presented-Many Dark
Deeds Give no Indication of the Mil
lepniuIn.

of the Pruth.
The town clerk OF Rochester, n. H., has
skipped with the dog tax fees amounting
to about 5000.
Two blocks of business houses were burn
ed at Columbus junction, Iowa, causing
loss OF :ij0, 600
The will of Mrs. Theresa Fair, whose es
tate is estimated at $4, 600, 000, has been
probated at San Francisco.
Rumor has it that President Harrison
has contributed a $4,000 check to the New
York State campaign fund.
Connecticut republicans and democrats |
have agreed to let the Supreme Court set
tie the guhernatorial muddIe.
The Leland Stanford jr., university at
Palo Alto Cal, was opened Thursday |
morning with Imposing ceremonies.
Four persons are dead and another fatal
ly burned as the result of New York tene-
ment fire early Monday morning,
yellow fever is raging in the small sea-
port towns in Hayti and many ships crews
have been attacked with the malndy.
w. A Caldwell, a student at Lehigh uni
versity, fatally injured in a cane rush
Saturday. His home is in st. Leuis.
The fire at Santander, Spain, has been
extinguished. Twenty. three houses were
destroyed and several persons We're injured.
Rt. Hon. William Henry Smith, first
lord of the English treasury, died Tuesday
afternoon. He had been ill for some time
past.
The Ulster county, On. " Savings bank
has been robbed of S43G, 600 by Treasurer
Ostrander and Assistant Treasurer Trump
hour.
The bank officials at Chrsman H., who
have been speculating on the board,of trade
are, with about Sl2O, 900, ON the list Of the
missing.
Judge RAIDS, receiver Of the bank that
failed at Chusman, ILL.,, last week, says he
thinks the concern cannot pay five cents on
the dollar.
The vessel seen on fire Tuesday off New
burgh Scotland, and which WAS blown to
fragments by an explosion was the schooner
Wave from nvertess. Her crew have land
ed at Aberdeen.
The New York base ball management has
decided to make an investigation of the
claim that Tie team dropped" the five
games in Boston.
Mrs. L. ~ Smiley of Richmond, VT, was
one of the speakers at the New Hampshire
Universalist Sunday school convention in
Concord Tuesday.
During te recent storm the British bar
kentine Minnie g. Elkin was wrecked on
the coast of New Brunswick and the crew
of 20 men We're drowned.
The rumor that four American miners
had been murdered by Peruvian Indians is
denied. The miners attacked, one
was wounded and all lost their effects
During quar.el over property at Blair,
Neb., Thursday, one Long shot and killed
farmer Baldwin and the latter's son. The
murderer escaped but posse is after him.
At the meeting in Rochester, n. Y, Fri
day of the grand chapter of the Grand
Cross OF the nted States, George o. Ty-
Ter of Burlington, Vt, was elected grand
high priest
At Kenosha, Wis, man named Pat
Welch gave lecture on "Why | left the
Catholic church. and it took the entire po-
lice force to quiet the mob which followed
him to his boarding place.
the NeZ ferces reservation will be declar-
ed open TO settlement by the president in a
very short time. This reservation lies in
the heart OF the Cherokee strip, and is the
| richest land in the Territory.
As n result of the fail conferences of the
Methodist church the total majority in
favor of admitting women as delegates in
the general conference is 1!?. Other con-
ferences VIII vote next spring.
The Savannah, Ga, wharf laborer's
strike has been settled, the men having ac-
cepted the compromise terms offered by the
railroads which are two and a half cents an
! hour advance over the old wages.
Because Maggie Carroll of Bridgeport
Conn, while out rowing with William
| Wyncoop said that another young man was
every uce" her companion threw her over
/ board and attempted to drown her.
| George Francis Train, at the Grand Opera
| House, New York, Sunday night, dccla ed
| that it was his last appearance before an
| American audience ami that in the future
ho would he dumb TO all save children.
| Harry Entwistle Of Lowell, Mass, re
/ jected suitor, yesterday shot and probably
/ fatally wounded Marie Clegg, aged %, AMI
escaped. Entwistle gave himself up to the
| police about II O'Clock and admitted his
| guilt
The total collections of internal revenue
! during the first two months Of the present
| fiscal year We're S2G l3J, 1873, an increase of
| SG32 jJ1 over the collections during tht COR
responding period of the previous fiscal
year.
The grand jury which has investigated the
collapse of the building in Park Place New
Nori, city, by which over 60 lives were lost,
has reported that the evidence gathered
would not warrant the finding of an iudict-
ment.
There is considerable anxiety as to the
! fate of the captain and II men of the
steamer Wolvistou which foundered on the
| 18Th four days out from Halifax. Nine of
the crew were picked up but the captains
| boat is still missing.
An attempt "as made ouz2 Thursday to as
sassinate the Emperor Francis Joseph by
placing bombs under bridge over which
| the royal train was to pass. Friday an
investigation revealed the fact that there
! were 13 of the bombs.
Fred Miller slater of Grafton, Simon
Warden, stable keeper, George Quint, a
barber, and j. Frank Gallagher, a barber,
! were killed Thursday while driving ovor the
| EnrrIs trnssinn ON the Ell CHI l.nrn raiIranI