Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-10-02
THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS FROM ALL
PARTS OF THIS EARTH OF OURS.
Interesting Notes From all Parts of the
Globe Pithiiy Presented-Many Dark
Deeds Give no Indication of tho DILL
1enniuni.

Ex-senator Blair is now said to be booked
for the pension commssiouership.
San Domingo abolishes its free list for oil
countries except the United States
The wheat crop OF Indiana is estm atcd at
63, Al .4i9 bushels, the largest since 1879.
Russia is urged to be neutral in the Chi
nese trouble and strengthen her position in
tie east.
The John BOYLE o. Reilly monument fund
at Boston has reached the handsome sum of
SlG.j00.
The sultan Of Turkey has taken vigorous
met Tres to repress brigandage i'll that
country.
Friday night a baud of mon invaded the
little town of San Anton, Mo-, looted tho
postotlice and several other places and dis
appeared.
The winter crops in Russia will I've scanty
and the renewal of the famine in 1892 is APP
pretended.
An earthquake shock was felt Saturday
evening in Missouri, Indiana, Kentucky
AMI Tennessee
Richard Croker draws IA salary OF Sl5,-
600 annually as chairman of Tanmany's
finance committee
Governor General Stanley prorogued the
first scs ion OF the Canadian Parliament
Wednesday afternoon.
Turkey seems to have found m 1re thnn
her match in the Yemen insurgents, who
continue to make healway.
1t is officially stated that 600 buildings
remain standing at Consuegra, spain. There
were 2lO0 before the flood.
Private alvices received ut New Bedford
are to the effect that the Arctic whaling feet
is meeting with poor success.
The Indians in Calispel valley, northern
Idaho. are making trouble Tor the white set
tiers and an outbreak is feared.
Edge, the bicyclist, has broken the record
from London TO Edinburgh, covering the
3Y1 miles in IS hours AL minutes.
Ex-Gov. MorehouSe of Missouri commit
ted suicide on tine 2;id ult. by cutting his
throat with Il common pocket knife.
Fearful reports of the cholera epidemic
are received from China. The death rate at
Foo Chow the past month was very high.
Charles E. Ki.nbaH of Lynn, Mass, has
accepted the CUBE Material nomination ten
derei by tine Bay Stnte prohlbitionists.
Tuere were no new developments in the
Gillian affair at Washington yesterday.
The heads of departments refused TO talk
and 1t was Impossible TO obtain any inform
alton.
At Yesterdays session OF the national and
and local civil service reform leagues in Buff
falo George William Curtis was reelected
president.
The public schools of Lafayette, Ind.
have been ordered closed for tWo weeks by
the b lnrl Of health on account oi tho ex-
trcme Leut.
The National Civil Service Reform league
is in SIS ion at BuuaIo, \. ", this week.
George William Curtis delivered an address
Tuesday.
Dispatches from various parts of the
State of Minnesota indicate that a very gen
era rain fall has about entirely quencbed
tie forest fires.
The democratic State central committee
of Illinois mas endorsed CONGRESSMAN ~. NJ
Springer's candidacy for the speakership in
the next Congress.
The Investigation at Chattanooga. Tenn.
reveals the fact thau Treasurer o. Brien Of
the Catholic Knights of America is short in
mis- accounts so. S23.
Ralnh Raw uqe1 90 in Canon J,roe Y
NJ Wednesday morning because hi, mother
demonstrated at being alone split open her
head with a hatcnet.
Between $50 million and 200 million feet
of pine timber were DESTROYED Sunday by a
violent wind and storm in Belirami and
ltasca counties, Minnesota.
\ CLERGYMAN in Indiana bv the name Of
JencAes has ascertaiued TO his complete SAT-
is;ac;iou the tact that this world must come
to an end 10 years hence
The pope in person celebrated low mass
in ST. Peters clurch, Rome Tuesday
morning in the presence of 60 600 pil0rims
from all parts Of the world.
.Iosenh f Smith q nsmbar ~ tho frat
presidency OF tue Mormon church has re-
turned from his long exile. having ,een mar.
doncd by President Harrison.
Ina revolt nj Ciuot.mola duri,e. tbe Gala
bration of tbe auuiver.arv Of the national
holiday 800 livos were lost. There is much
dissatisfaction with President Barillas
The oovernors of Cbinasa nrovi,ces in
which the riots occurrad Inv. dstini,sly d.
clined to be held responsible there,o or md de-.
clared il impossible to furnish indemnitv
The annual convention Of tho Americar
R,niers' n,sociation VIII he held in NV
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