Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-12-10
THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS FROM AL
PARTS OF THIS EARTH OF OURS.
Interestine Notes From all Parts of the
Globe rithiiy PrcseLted--MHn Dar<
Deeds Give no Indication OF the MIL
lennium.

WV tdllpbetl Ol OulO IL seIlouoiy III
with la grippe.
Yale University has received S343, 3949l
in gifts during tue past year.
A Mlddetown, Coun., grocer was Fri
day hned 500 for selling oleomargarne for
butter.
Il. W. Traford; '93, has been reelected
captain of the Harvard foot bali team for
next year.
! poisoning case at Denver, Col, was en-
paneled Thursday.
BY an explosion of fire damp in coliery
located at NifNa Russian Poland, 80 per
sons are reported killed.
Fifty weight bodies have been recovered
from the st. Euenne mine where the ex-
plosion took place Sunday.
Mrs. Patty Blair died ut West Brookiield,
Mass, yesterday morning, aged l02. She
was born at BurrIlivle, II |.
The Western Norma college, located ut
Shenandoah, Iowa. was burned Thursday.
Loss, 1000; insurance, T3S, 900.
Owing to the prevalence o. yellow fever
in Brazil 40 vessels are deta ned at the port
of Santos waiting to discourage their car
goes.
In four and half days of last week the
general land office issued 1922 and patents.
This Is the highest record ever nude by tho
office.
Richard White, proprietor Of the Mon
treai Gazette, has been committed for trial
on the charge of criminally hDelling Premier
MERCER.
The revolution reported to be in progress
in China has at last proved to be small re-
volt which was successfully sup ressed by
the government.
Russian -four dealers have been impris-
oned for m King fine earth in the product
sold by them to the inhabitants OF the
famine afflicted distric-.
The bureau of American republics has in
formation from Brazil that the German
government is trying to negotiate recipro-
city treaty with that country
The intendente at Valparaiso has assured
Commander Evans of the United States
cruiser y olktown that he would insure the
SAFETY of American seamen while ashore.
The leading rock salt miners of the United
States met in Chicago and decided to form a
pool. They will Increase their capt al stock
in the pool 50, 900, 900. The ont put is 1000
tons day.
The Adams Express company will lose
about SO. 600 by the robbery OF the Frisco
night express car near Glendale, Mo, Mon
day night, by six masked men. No clue to
tine identity Of the robbers.
Advices from China state that the vjcnrov
Chang Chitung has published The details of
the steps to be taken toward furnishing tie
leaders in the recent riots. lie promises
that liberal compensation will be given.
The Spanish government is preparing u
tariff list with very high maximum duties
for nations not negotiating treaties with
Spain and minimum duties for those apply
ing for reciprocity arrangements
The steambarge James S. Pease was
burned on the Ohio yesterday Eng II .er
Stedman emerged from tho burning cabin
with bis clothing on fire, .iumpel INTO the
river and was drowned. Fireman Ringer
was burned to death. Loss, $40, 600.
Commodore Folger. chief OK the bure au
of ordnance, in his annual report estimate
the expenses of the bureau tor the next
fiscal year at ) t, $50, 29O, of which 81 Sc.
2jO is to be applied toward the armament
of new vessels authorized to be built.
The Supreme Judicial Court of Massa-
chusetls has rendered decision declaring
unconstitutional the weaver's fines bin
passed By the last Legislature. The bill ha
for its object the abolition of the system of
filming Ueavers for imperfections in their
work.
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be built ON the worlds fair grounds. Stee.e
, Mackoy, the playwright, who recently
returned from LONDON, is now III
Chicago to negotiate with the worlds fail
, directors Tor the privilege of building the
house.
Some time ago a son of William II. Smith.
messenger in tie state library at the NJ assn
cAusetts State House, WAS run over and
seriously injured by a Ger of the West End
railway. he case was carried into tn,
Superior Court and tho complainant wa
awarded %lIU00. The company has com
promised BY aging $40, 900.
The masniticenty cons tructed Pacific
Mail steamer Nicaragua, launched at Pha-
delphia last June, is total wreck on the
coast OF Salvador. She was built for the
South American trade and was on her
maiden voyage.
nursemail at Berlin has been arrested
and has confessed that having resolved to
commit suicide, she made fatal experiment is
on her employer child with arsenic Since
; the publication of the particulars of this
case in the daily papers, Il baby farmer has
deposed that An illegitmate child of the
nurse died suddenly last Thursday after a
visit from its mother.
by an accident at Evansville, Miss, on
the Louisville, New Orleans and Texas
railway, nine men were killed.
The body of Miss Ada Stoughton of New
Haven was cremated at the Fresh Ponds
g. j. crematory. Miss Stoughton was q
years old and a fsvorite in society.
John Barry, aged H. OF Newport, r. l.,
was fatally Shot by a companion whilo
, shooting ducks.
{ Otte Haude, aged 26 years, a barber at
: Waterbury, Conn. ,ihas fallen heir to SIS,
300 by the death of his brother in Gsr-
| manv
The cotton mill Mt Des MONIES, the only
one in the state, was burned; loss, $50, 600.
1t is reported that Governor Francis of
| Missouri will call special session of the
legislature to meet Jan. Is, with the inteI.-
ton of redistricting the state
> The record in divorce courts was broken
by Judge Collins Of Chicago He listened
Q to- and took Amusement in, twenty 81 Y
cases in little over two hours.
Sixteen passengers were injured, two IA