Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-08-07
THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS FROM ALL
PARTS OF THIS EARTH OF OURS.
Interesting Notos From all Parts of the
Globe Pithily Prescnted-Many Dark
Deeds Give no Indication of the Mil
lcnnfum.

The reports of riots at Foo Chic, China,
are denied
Tie New York State republican conven-
ton will be held in Buffalo September 8.
BY an explosion in a fireworks factory
Corunna, Spain, six people wore killed and
many were injured.
Smallpox is epidemic at Acapulco, Mex
ico The American consul at Vera Cruz
is SICK with yellow fever.
District Attorney Ncol has decided to
have indicted all the New York newspapers
that published accounts Of the executions at
Sing Sing.
Tom Cannon. the American wrestler, says
his defeat by Abs vas caused hy his feet
slipping on the boards, while Abs stood on
the carpet.
Friday night near Gordon Ala, a mob
took two men and two women, charged with
arson, from the officers and shot all but one
man, who escaped.
w. S Russell, arrested at Rochester, n.
y, confessed that for year he had made
his living by stealing bicycles lie says that
in the year he stole 30
1t is reported that a congressional cruiser,
with torpedocs is cruising off the coast of
Portugal awaiting an opportunity to attack
the iresidene Errazuri2.
\ small worm is stripping the foliage
from the hcmlock trees IN Pennsylvania and
the large lumber interests of that State are
threateue with destruction.
The Rev. DR.. John II. Worcester Of Chi
cago has formally notified the directors of
the Union Theological seminary of his ac-
ceptance of the protessorship
Senor Carealho, the Spanish minister OF
finance, has issued decree giving legal
currency to francs imported into the State,
and prohibiting the expectation of all silver
coin.
John Higgins, aged j. years, while bath
ing II the Mcrrimac river at Lawrence,
Mass, Sunday afternoon got beyond his
d,p'h and was drowned. Tho body was re-
covered.
A Russian namod Koton has arrived at
Brcslau, Germany, after 28 years confine-
meut in Siberia, who fully confirms George
konnau accounts of the shocking state of
Russian prisons.
4 serious cutting aifray occurred near
Contoocook, " H., Thursday evening.
William We!ch became engaged in qurarel
with Robert Walker and two others, fatally
stnbb.ng Waller.
The British steamer Angelica from Car
diff for the Mediterranean has returned to
the port whence She sailed, on fire. Three
Of her crew were burned to death during
the progress OF the fire.
The Madrid Gazette Saturday published
Il decree promulgating the new treaty be
tween the United Staies aud Spain in regard
to trade uetWcen the Inlted States and
! Cuba and Porto Rico
samuel Freeman, wealthy merchant
/ living in tbe ,,Iburh, Of Severance Kansas
/ iUol his wife and one wear old child Tues
dny ni,ht and then shot himself. No cause
| Tor the crime is known.
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! way near ONarle'lo"h frluhy hlGht, Henry
Hrissehden, engineer, ana w u. Brown
/ fireman, were klHed ny jumping from the
engine before the 'oIlsloh occurred
Marshal Goodhread Of Jessup, Ga, on
/ Friday mad struggle with negro muir
derer. lho ia'ter at'acNeu the oIHcer WIN
a Ehlie' Whlch Eoodnreau "reSted from his
assal ant mana ana WIN Which lie cut the
murderer throat.
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