Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-03-27

died in Elmira Sunday afternoon.
The total membership of the League of |
American W heelman to date is Is, 100.
Ex-senator Blair has accepted the Chinese |
mission and will sail from San Francisco |
May /.
The country between Kansas and Coora
do is experiencing the worst snow storm of
the season.
Broken levees caused by high water,
are proving very destructive on the lower
Mississippi.
1t is said that ex-Gov. Foraker Of Ohio
will contest Senator Sherman's reelection
to the Senate.
Addison Carpenter of South Amherst,
Mass, died of hydrophoba Friday, the re-
suit Of dogs bite six weeks ago.
The jury in the inquest over the bodies
recovered from the Utopia unanimously
declared that the cause Of the disaster was
accidental.
The California legislature on the eighth
ballot elected Charles n. FELTON,, rep,
United States senator to succeed the late
Senator Hearst.
Rev. Frederick Upham, probably the old
est Methodist clergyman in the United
States, died at Fairhaven, Mass, Friday
morning, aged 81.
The b-election for member of the House
OF Commons in huntington, Canada, took
place Monday and Mr.. SERVER, liberal,
was returned by a large majority.
The three children of John Dean of Du-
buque, Iowa, were taken with diphtheria,
treated by faith cure women and died. The
women, fearing violence, left town.
Gen. Joseph Z. Johnston died in Wash
ington Saturday night, and funeral services
were held Tuesday morning, with interment
in Green Mount cemetery, Baltimore.
Gen. John c. Lee died at Toledo. O.,
Tuesday night He was commander of the
troops in charge of the fortitcations at
Washington until the fall OF Richmond
Samuel Gompers, president of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, has published n
call for funds to assist 100, 600 coal miners
whose struggle for eight hours will begin
May !.
f. Berry Wall, ''the king of the dudes, -
has been suspended from the New York
club, for the period of three years,
count of continual over-indulgence In in
toxicatins liquors.
Dir. James I. Wickersham, minister to
Denmark under President Arthur, died at
Lancaster, Pa, Wednesday morning, aged
6G. lie was one of the most prominent ed
ucators in the country.
Inc interior oi Tue ne" 'ouna Neu
hiI'''an ASSOCIATION Guiding al Moh're"i
Jo'ia Io'.I"3 p0s inr.u "o,ii'''s ','',
| have 10 be taken down.
Inc broohISh ponce -Honuay arrested
hnsh - MIher, aseu -, upon susplcion Oh
being 'he inc'ho'"iS VINO mas WIN Tue laSV
SA "veh' iii,i 50 many ..ngti'en' HOUSE, III
h'UoH'! L. u','fi ii'' f'' tia'iy
l'oDert hl''h' ugeu ~ was h"oaNeu
uo"I rrlaay hishu W hyrn'e murphy III
an amateur pH@o h&ht at the savannah
A'u'eV'c cluo 'ourn"'neu' anu u'eu 9"u"'-
DAY morning IRON conclusion oi tne pra'h'
lhe STOCK OF me hehhard trocely COM
pshy AT Ht' Joseph, NO was eh'lreiy ourh-
cd lhufsuay hiSht' INC loss on STOCK Is
ABOUT co.," parity ih'uIed' me p"'Iu-
lhe was Naueu "O S'V'oV' anu is uliuus1 Il
| total loss
Acting Secretary Of tho Treasury Nettle-
ton has issued II circular letter in which he
says that the lederal license does not give
the holder any rights as a liquor dealer, II
bong merely receipt showing that the
government tax has been paid
The worlds fair buildings, according to
tho latest plan, are to be built OF wood and
stan, cement composition resembling
stone which was largely employed IN the
Ihrls. exposition building IL VIII elect II
saving o. over sI.Ouu,VOV.
Mary Nelson, 43 pears old, was fatally
} burned by the explosion OF an oil stove il
her tenement, ut Providence, X. l., Sunday
morning ohe urea TO throw tle uIa%ns
stove out of the WINDOW ana the nalhe'
communicated Win her clothing
The wealth OF Mrs. Brayton Young who
died at her home In Fall River, Mass, yes
terdas morning aged - years, Is estima-
ted at Sl?,OOOOOO to Slo 900, 600. The
wealth of herself and her immediate family
has been Tor some years, the controlling
FACTOR In ran i'l'ef growth.
Helen 7. Clark, an Indian girl, VINO wa
q teacher at the Carlisle, Pa, Indian school
has been appointed special allotment ageu
by the United States government, ana lef
last night for Montana to assume the dutie
or her once. She Wll superlntend the al
lotment OF lands To the indians
Friday morning 1t was found that dur