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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-11-12
A sKuLL-cRACKNG CAMPAIGN.



DUBLIN, Nov. 4.-Mr. Dillon arrived at
Waterford to-day ana was received with
mingled cheers and Kisses. Three hundred
police guarded the national federation dele
gates on their way to the convention, which
was held in the city hall. The police with
their batons, repealed repeated charges made
by the mob. The Farnsiite sympathizers
tried to rush through the entrance of the
city hall, but We're bea en- back.
Mr.. Dillon lett the convention hall on his
way to the railway station guarded by po-
lice and 100 priests a mob followed and
kept up continuous attack until Mr.. Dill
Ion obtained shelter in the station.
A number of skulls We're cracked.
Thirty delegates while crossing toll
bridge wero thrown to the ground
and trampled upon, many being
badly hurt and eeding pro!usAly when
rescued by the police. Several thousand
Parnellites held the approaches to the con-
vention hall, and everywhere struck down
opponents. The whole quay, mile in
length, was n scene of savage fighting
Many persons were taken to the no pital.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-11-12

season. With Nancy Hanks, 200; Nelson,
2:10, and Axtell 2:12, Doble will have a
stable full of record breakers.
"The worlds records now stand as fol-
lows: Yearling, Bell Bird, by Electioneer,
2:264; two-year old, Arion, by Electionser,
2;14l; three year old, Sunol, by Electioneer,
2-l0S; four-y ear-old, Suncl, by Eleetionser,
2:10i; flve-ycar- old, and also the world
fastest record Sunol, by Eectioneer, 2:0St.
The above facts should be a sufficient com
mcntary on the greatness Of Electionser as
sire" This from the Boston Courier.
Hardly any, if one, OF the above records
has been made in a race, however.
DR.. w. S. Webb is building n mile kto-
shaped track west of Shelburne village. The
small end Of the track is near the road run
ming west from the village and tho large
end extends into the meadow on Jud 20
Weeds place. 1t is said that whom com
pleted 1t will be the best mile track in the
State.
Budd Dobls has driven two worlds cham
pions dexter, 2:l14, aud Goldsmith Maid,
2l4-and with Nancy Hanks in bis stable
next year he may add another to his list.
G. w. Williams has received letter from
Germany asking il he would reserve place
in Alterton'i book next year for Zoe b, Il
mare with a record of 2:lIt, now ownsd
in that country Mr.. Williams hos cabled
an accept auce and the mare will be sent
back here early in November.
Eloctioneer is tie sire OK more $50, 1926,
2:j0 and ?l5 trotters than any other stall
lion. lie is also sire of the fastest yearlng,
fnstest two, three, fonr and iiyc yesrolds,
as we'll as the fastest trOtter that has yet
been produced.
The Piat,sburgh kilograms says that
Prince a bay reldns, owned by Louis La
point, esq, OF this village, h@s returned
home, and is in lis stable on Broad street,
at the Oak Tree Inn. Daring the season he
made q circuit, commencing at Burlington,
Vt, July 3 IL ans rrotted in seventeen
races, won first money in ten ard second
money in four In tho circuit no took in
several cities il Canada aud trotted in Bos-
ton.
Robert Bonner who owns the two fastest
trot;ng horses in the world, does not think
that the trotiin. record will he lowered TO
Two minutes st any carly day. There nre
many who 80, bcv'rrf, and it is inter
cs,iug to see jus: how tie figures have been
pared down in years past
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HORSE GOSSIP
What the Great Flyers mad Reinamcn are
BoiLg this Time.


They are stil naid at work on kite
shaped tracks' MAKING rioters and PAGERS
INTO the @;5u hst, says me boston Courier.
a. 1nd'peH ishce' over W 'i!IaiAs - track, tA.y
afe making fioa4 dozen to ~ new $50
performers DAY, and the meeting Is to last
f"o weeks. Az Hturgl'. M-cn., similar
meeting IS beihs heii' NJ mas Just closed ut
hankakee' ani the trotuna over the STOCK
ION, C"l.' hhe track is hkciy 10 iast un'l
'Ae hlsl dal o. January. - record made
III LIS WY II - neg Eo'' 9""'C't"I" LOT
rave ie'o'' a"' II No"''' 1eT,' !" ~ 'oou
LINZ ioi 'H9 t'V' 'o"' N'D'' od''t7 SUI" ma
Wis " 'hNo"I e0A1e way u 'SS'Hin5 'he
e'l.
-hassachnseul' mas lurbi'Heo ABOUT " per
formers III tAe Law @'oo lis, inns season:
1"ur-nitns o, them were preu at hl@ hiaho
iaF"'' Lee MasS'' u"n are VEG seV Oh Al
'Nohe hAd AlcdHtata'
Direct Is double champion. lie Is the
champion PAGER both az IL race horse aud
against time,
Allcrton has won $4,000 in steNos and
purses this season and heads the winnin-;
trotters OF the year.
! The Manchester Mirror and Farmer asks:
lis there any more reason now why the
| trortjag record should not continue t. he
lowered than there was in 1863, when Flora
| Temple trotted in 2;igi in 1861, whom
/ Dexter trotted in ~ !, l. H. when Gold
! smith Maid trottei in 2:it, in 1880, wien
st. Julian trotted ia 2:l +, in 1873, when
Maud s. trotted in 2:0S4. Or in 1891, when
Sunol trotted i'll 2:GcI This is a pretty
time to BE- calling hat, or making a fixed
marx for trottcrs to stop at, when yearlin.ys
are gong in 2;adt ana two-yesr -old' in
! @:l4!. The two minute trotter is posi-
bil4iy Of the future.
c. H. Nelson has arrived home from his
Western trip and in an interview he gives
his critics q slap aud cites a few facts He
says: II don t think there ever was any other
driver in New England to put seven horses
into the list in one yenr, and still We can t
drive according to the critics. We mold
the following records for Maine horses:
Two-y ear ODDS, three y ear-od trottors and
PAGERS, four ear old stations, fve-year-
ODDS, and for all ages. They were driven TO
these records by myself; quite good for a
farmer. Vi hen artists beat this the critics
can then have their day without molesta-
ton. All OF these colts were by my horses.
and all but one of the dams were owned by
me. / wish all success who are irving to
breed the coming trotter.n
The Spirit of the Times tbinlss that fast
as Is the track at Independence the tract; M
Stock ton. Cal, is faster. There is a kite
shaped track III progress of construction at
Newark, n. j., watch will give tue Eastern
horsemen chance to put their youngsters
in the charmed 2:30 circle. What's the
matter with the kite track at White River
junction
The three and four-vear. od recoras aach
2:l04. and both held bv Sunol remain I'M
touched. and even in thsse DAYS of electri-
cal progress they NAV bs expectel to ro.
main at the head of the list for some sea.
sons to come Jay-Eye- Sees 2.1Oq at five
wears old, has gone by the board and SupoI
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SAN FRANCISCO WANTsIT.
1t u ffers to Pay the travelling Expenses
Of the Republican Convention

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Nov. s.-M. H.
DeYouns, chairman OF the committees on
transportation received letter last even
ing from the Southern PACT A. Railroad
company, saying they would guarantee n
routd trip rate from Chicago, st, Louis
New Orleans and points no farther East for
$50 and aan Francisco will offer to pay the
travelling expenses Of the republican con
vention if it ill come here.
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CHANGE OF WIVES.


a Manchester MAJ Conciudes That His
First Cnotcs From Two Sweethearts
wns Nnt "a ~ :te ne.
MANCHESTER N. H., Nov O. -Deyolop.
ments IN the Disappearance of Waiter Bond
show thot ho eloped with Miss Abbe Fuller
last Tutsday evening. Both have probably
gone to California. He drew $4,000 from
the bank, 5000 belonging to his wife, leaving
500 for her, Miss Fuller was lover OF
Bond before he married lis present wife.
Horsi"rd's Acid Phosphate
Relieves Mental aud Physical Exhaus-
ton,
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OUR GIGANTIC CROPS,
WORTH $7oo,oJo,ooo MORE THAN
LAST YEARS SAYS SECRETARY RUsk.

Three Months Exports of Cereals valued
at $4,000, OOO-A Failing OF In the
yaIue of Hides-Ihe Farmer Must Get
Closer to the Narket-Home Produc-
tiun OF sugar.
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Il. w. ROYCE, NJ. %.
may be consulted by istter at MS address,
His arge illustrated journal sent free %
application. Springfield Mass.
2o6,d& w6Rsa
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-06
LARRY LESSOR WAS BURNED TO DEATH.
Now They are Trying to Trace Ru-
nors of Foul Play.
Three Fires In Week in the City Of
Waterville.
Only the Walls Left of Buildings In
Lowell and Menp pills.
TSpecial TO the Press.1


WArERvILLE, April Am inquest was
held here today upon the body of Larry Les
sor, the Frenchman who was burned to
death on the Plains below the city Thurs
day last. The circumstances connected with
his death are very peculiar and there is
seemingly grave reason for suspecting foul
play. Many different explanations have
been given as to the origin of the fire which
caused bis death. 1t was at first stated that
the fire was caused by an overturned lamp
or pipe, but little credence is given to these
reports, as neither of these articles were
found In the room in which the fire origi-
mated. At any rate it is known that Larry
had been drinking hard for some time and
was "full" at the time of the accident.
AT the inquest. between 16 and 20 persons
were examined, but as nothing tangible
could then be developed the inquest was
postponed until Thursday next. The jury is
composed OF the following citizens: W. @.
r. l., Proctor, Mark Gallert, and Daniel Lib
by. DR.. f. q. Thayer, assisted by DR.. j.
Fred Hill, made an autopsy Of the body, and
sent the stomach and other parts to Bruns-
wick, where a. thorough analysis will be
made.
Wateryille has had three fires within the
past week. The last occurred in the stable
owned by DIR. F. c. Thayer, opposite the
Elmwood, and before discovery was made
had gained considerable headway. The
horses owned by the Doctor were taken out
The stable was completely gutted by the
flames, and the hay, of which there was
much, burned nUS very rapidly and caused the
fire is not known. Loss between $500 and
5000.
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-06
PLOTTED FOR MILLIONS.
A Counterfeit Widow and Four 9th
er schemers Now In jail.

New YORK, April 5.-Inspector Byrnes
has been investigating conspiracy, concoct-
ed several months ago. to obtain possession
of the estate Of the bachelor millionaire
Loring A. Robertson, who died at Hotel st.
George, October 10th last. Today he bagged
five persons, parties to the plot. They are
Cassie Helen Brooks, Byron w. Cohen, a
lawyer of this city. James Daskan of Stam-
ford, Conn, Edward S. Studwell, and Mrs.
ford. where all the implicated parties origi-
naly lived: The scheme originated with
Daskan, who, shortly after Robertson's
death, asked Studwell to secure woman to
impersonate Robertson's widow. Studwell
procured Mrs. West, but 1t was de.
cided that she was too old and un-
attractive. and Cassie Brooks, who would
tuted for her. Cohen instructed Cassie In
her role. She was thereafter to call herself
Helen Robertson and was furnished with
Photograph of Robertson and drilled into q
recital of that gentleman'5 conspicuous pc
culiaritles. Cohen then, took Miss Brooks
before Max Moses, notary, and obtained
her signature to atfidavits alleging that she
lived with him as his wife at various places.
Subsequently she petitioned for administra-
tion on Robertson's estate. She was taken
by Daskan to Philadelphia to keep her out
Of the way of EVarts, Choate 81 Beaman,
counsel for Robertson's heirs. Receiving no
money from the conspirators and
becoming alarmed at the In
woman sought the advice of friend upon
which she communicated the details of the
plot to the district attorney, resulting in the
arrest Of the plotters.
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-06
CARRIED THEIR DEAD a MILE.
Four Thousand People Followed tho
Remains TO the Crave.

ScoTTDALE, Pa, April 4.-The special fu-
neral train bearing the bodies Of seven Of the
victims Of the Norwood shooting left Mount
Pleasant at 245 and arrived here at $3.50. The
train was composed of six coaches packed
full The bodies were taken off the train at
the depot and placed in three large road
wagons, but the foreign element did not
take kindly to their use as hearses. The
collins were taken out and six carried to the
cemetery, distance Of mile. The seventh
was placed In hearse. The procession
moved at 4. headed by the Standard, Miners,
Cornet and Scottdale bands. Fully 5000 peo-
pie were at the depot and about half that
number went to the cemetery. When the
ceffins we're lowered into the trench a num-
Der Of workmen threw badges and crepe on
the collins Father Lambing and Father
Schminingle conducted the funeral services
according to the rites Of the Catholic church.
After the services the priests delivered an
address In which they c0uncilled their coun-
trymen to return to their homes, to commit
no breach of the law, to abstain from lntoxi-
cants and to shun the saloons. There was
no disturbance In the town. After the fu-
neral great mass meeting was held. The
speeches were conservative In tone. The re-
spOnsibility Of the Norwood shooting, the
vice president said, was on the shoulders Of
the guards and coke companies.
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-06
LATEST NEWS FROM THE SEAT OF WAR
Pennsylvania Troops spend Sunday
In singing and Sightseeing.
Their Campaign Promises Nothing o
a Much More Exciting Kind.
How the Victims Of the Recent
Shooting were Laid at Rest.

ScorTDALE, Pa, April 5.-The utmost
tranquility prevailed throughout the coke
region today. The strikers generally spent
the time In discussing the situation. Mon
day Is usually the day for raiding but no Sc
rlous apprehenslons are felt in that line.
The state militia has certainly restored
quiet. Five companies are quartered In pas
senger cars here on the Pennsylvania rail-
road tracks. They spent the day In singing
and talking and sightseeing. They are ex-
pected to leave for Mt. Pleasant tomorrow
morning. Although no official announce
ment has been made 1t is reported that sew
eral coke companies in the region will make
strenuous efforts to resume this week. IL Is
stated the Clarlson and Nellie plants are
partly In operation and the Cora works OF
Newmyr 81 Son In full resumption. These
works consist Of only 40 ovens However
the Coalbrook plant Of Mt. Clure continues
in full blast and coke Is being shipped from
the Adelaide plant Of the Frlck Company
and 75 deputies are on duty there. The la
Dor leaders state that they are fully fortified
for continuance Of the struggle and the
strikers are receiving liberal distribution
Of the defense fund. A conference Of oper-
ators and miners to discuss the vexed diff
cultles In this region is one Of the probabili
ties this week.
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-06
PACKED LIKE SARDINES.
How Stranded Vessels Were StreWn
About Boston harbor.

BOSTON, April 4-As a result OF the
storm. many Of the vessels lying in the har-
Dor came to grief. Among them were the
Mansur B. Oakes Of Machias, Capt. Garnett,
bad wreck, her side stove in and her bow
gone; the Lucy of New York, Capt. Spragne,
with 1890 bushels of corn, her bowsprit and
jibboom gone and her bulwarks stove in !;
the Annie May, Capt. Froten, also was there,
her bowsprit gone and her bulwarks stove
In. The vessels lie as closely packed as
sardines. The Lucy ran in first and the
other three followed In bunch. Near by
Is the schooner William E. Leggett of Wis
casset, Me-, Capt. Rbines, loaded with lum-
Der, which tried to run up on the flats and
partly succeeded In so doing. A half dozen
other vessels ran on the bar and stuck fast,
and in that immediate vicinity lie score OF
vessels which have been injured.
Three small outward bound coalers, the
Baltic of Castine, Sea Bird of fremont. Me-,
and Caroline @. Of the same place parted
chains and came together in the harbor In
the morning and after chafing against each
other for some time the rigging of each YES
sci parted, causing the masts of all three to
go by the board. The masts of the Baltic
and Sea Bird are on the decks of those ves-
sells where they fell, while the masts Of the
Caroline @. are in the water alongside, being
held by the rigging.
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-06
STRONG IN DEFEAT.
Parnell, the Leader OF a Min orIty of
Formidable Proportions.

LONDON, Apil 4.-The result Of the elec-
tion at Sligo has not been received with sat-
isfaction by the Liberal leaders. Mr.. Glad
stcne is said to be surprised as well as dis
appointed by the strength which Parnell has
shown in the face of the united efforts Of
the English Liberal party, the Irish hierar-
chy, and the new Nationalist Federation.
Parnell is acknowledged now to be the rep
resentative of the formidable minority,
which, while not strong enough to have It's
own way. Is too strong t. be treated with
anything like Indifference.
A leading Liberal M. p, said last evening
that the majority was one thousond short Of
being decisive. Nothing could show" he
said. more strikingly the wonderful influ-
ence Of Parnell than the fact that almost
single-handed, with most of his able lieuten-
ants absent from the country, and with the
terrible weight Of the O'Shea divorce upon
him, he should be able to poll such a vote
against popular resident of Sligo, with q
candidate almost unknown In Sligo, and
against other united interests, making a
combination more powerful to all appear
ances than any ever before arrayed in an
Irish election"
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-06
GEN ERAL NEWS.

The Boston National League nine de-
feated the Harvards 10 to Saturday
Excitement over the Italian affair has al
most completely subsidized in Washington.
Three men lost lives by the founderinp NJ
the tug Tempest In the Lake off Cleveland
Ohio, Saturday.
Gold bearing quartz of quality to raw for
working out the precious metalIis reported to
have been discovered near Birmingham
Conn.
Lehman & Co., dry goods importers. Nav
York, have liabilities of $697, ,648; nominal
assets $647, $3.50, of which only $179, ,237 is un-
pledged.
Members of the Massachusetts legislative
committee now in Chicago are reported as
we'll pleased with the progress of worlds
fair matters.
Tue depositors of the Stockbridge, Mass
Savings Bank will lose about % per cent as
the result of the Willis defalcaton and q
number of poor investments.
Secretary Blaine is compelled by official
business to decline the invitation to he the
orator before the New York Senate at the
services in memory OF the late General
Sherman.
The mines near Carson City, New. have
suffered from the ravages of the grin. Ont
of GOO men employed in and about the mines
more than 400 are prostrated, and over loo
have died.
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-06
YOUNG WILLIAM IS NOT FORGIVEN.
Bismarck Continues to Frown Upon
His Royal Master.
The Great American Hog May Yet
travel 10 Germany.
Comment on the Result Of the
Election In Sligo.

BERLIN, April 5.-Prince Bismarck re-
ceived telegram from the Emperor congrat-
ulating him upon the anniversary Of his
birth. The telegram was short and formal
and 1t was not published. Prince Bismarck's
intimate friends blame him for his unyleld-
ing attitude towards the Emperor. The
Freisinnige papers continue to pile up accu-
satlons against the Prince Of malyersation Of
the Guelph fund. Over million marks Of
the fund, 1t is now stated, were used by Bis
marck In support Of his personal policy.
The Prince insist upon maintaining absolute
silence and will not permit his friends to re-
spond to the charges until they become
question for the consideration of the Reich
stag.
The police of Hamburg have astounded
the Socialists of that city by authorizing the
proposed socialist demonstration on the third
of May.
Negotiations have been resumed
between William Walter Phelps, the Uni
prlvl, on the question Of the withdrawal Of
the prohibition against American pork pro-
ducts, and there Is more hopeful prospect
of an early and successful issue than recent
reports have led the public to believe. An
important indication of the governments in
tention was given in tonight's North Ger
man Gazette. That paper commenting upon
an American despatch published In Berlin
papers headed: s'NoiPlg; No Beet Root
Sugar." says; Contrary to the adverse
views expressed in the dispatch, the Ameri-
can government In endeavoring by measures
of sanitary reform to put an end to the Ger
man embargo upon American pork has adop-
led the best and only means to lead to the
desired agreement. Press dispatches repre-
senting that the German government Is In a
forced or constrained position are entirely
erroneous. Attempts to awaken abroad
grOundless hopes Of .Germany's action In
fuenced by pressure, might add to the diff
Guilty Of the position, but canaot exercise
decisive influence upon the governments res
Olution."
The chiefs of the Dreidbund will act In
unison with Lord Salisbury In reference to
the Bulgarian imbroglio. Their concerted
policy consists In simply refusing to inter-
fere or permit interference in the Balkans.
A significant incident has just occurred in
Sofia. Baron Won Wangenheim, German
consul at Sofia, telegraphed Chancellor Won
Caprivi for instructions as to how be should
respond TO er.Stambuloff's demand for
the surrender Of M.Sochovukoff Cavass Of the
Russian agency, accused Of sending menac-
ing letters to Prince Ferdinand, his mother,
Princess Clementine, and M. Greaseoff, the
Bulgarian minister of foreign affairs. Baron
Won WaDganheim represents Russia since
her own minister was withdrawn. Chancel-
lor Won Caprivi instantly authorized the
surrender Of M. SOchOvukOff.
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-06
WORST IN YEARS.
lettering Walls In Place of a BusI-
ness Block in Lowell,


LOWELL, April 5.-The worst fire In this
city for years occurred this afternoon. Boys
set fire to box of waste paper in an alley
back of the Edison bleck and fire dropped
into a. G. Church & Sons cellar. 1t spread
rapidly and the block was soon doomed. 1t
was four-story brick structure owned by
the Wyman heirs Of Baltimore and contain
ed many tenants. Only the front and back
walls were left standing. The losses in this
building include. on the building about S2O,-
600. insured for $4,000; C. l. Maynard &
Church d Sons, insurance agents and fancy
goods dealers, $4,000, fully insured; city
public reading rooms, board of health and
other offices Damaged mostly by water,
fully insured.
Seven or eight other tenants lose $500 TO
$500 each, partially insured. Simpson &
Rowland had groceries stored in the base
ment on which they lost $1,000; insured for
$1100. From Edison block the fire spread to
the Masonic Temple, owned by the Hartford
heirs. On the first floor G. A. Mitchells
boot and shoe stock, valued at $4,000, was
wrecked by water, insured for $4,000. The
Goodyear Rubber Shoe Company's store,
containing large stock, was badly damaged
but the loss cannot be estimated. On the
upper floors were the Masonic and Knight
Templars lodge rooms and the public library
with 41,000 volumes. The MasOns and
Knights lose many regalias, furnishings,
etc., and their loss willSpr0bably reach sew
eral thousand dollars; Insured. All the
books in the library alcove were burned and
many others damaged by smoke and water
but several thousand volumes escaped in
jury. The library has an insurance of $40, 1000.
The building itself was damaged to the ex-
tent Of $1,000; insured.