Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-11-05
THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS FROM ALL
PARTS OF THIS EARTH OF OURS.
Interesting Notes From all Parts OF the
Globe Plthiiy Presented-Many Dark
Deeds Give no Indication of tho Mill
lenntum.

1t is estimated that over 5000 persons lost
their lives during the recent earthquake in
Japan.
The potato crop in northern Hungary is
complete failure md fears are entertained
that a famine will result
There are 30 patients in the Cork hospital
as result of the Fight last week between
Parnelites and McCsrthyites.
The Granite Shoe company OF Lynn Mass,
has discarded their tGckinS machines, and
viii employ union men hereafter.
Bov. Henry II. Harris pastor of a Boston
coiOrei Baptist church was last week ad'
judged guilty of attempted procurement OF
abortion.
Guatemala newspapers report a spirit of
uneasiness in that country and that revolt
of the army against President Barillas is
Imminent.
Sunol's and Monbar's record for two
year-olds was tied at Independence, Iowa,
Thursday by Ralph Wilkes, who went
milo IN 2:1S
Edwin F.. Marshall OF the United States
navy shot himself dead at Chicago last week
as the result of an Oh feui with his beautl-
tul and wealthy wife.
According to an official estimate, 1000
persons were killed by the recent earthquake
III Japan, and 1000 were injured No
Europeans were killed
i Dennson, Texas despatch reports that
n child OF Mrs, Dearing, in the Choctaw,
| Nation, on Diue river, was stl angled by
| large snake fow days ago.
James Lanstord, one of the men arrested
upon the charge OF being implicated in the
recent southern Pacific train robbery IN
| Texas, has confessed his guilt.
! suit has been entered in tie United
1 ritstes court at Plttshurg, Pa, against tho
officers of the Louisiana lottery company
for unlawfuly using the mails.
The cholera epidemic in Damascus is in
creasing During the past week there have
been $50 cases, with 80 deaths. Hodeida is
! in nearly as bad a condition as Damascus.
Twenty-seven buildings destroyed
by fire at Newportiand, Me, Sunday night,
including two hotels, number OF shops
stores and residences. But one store is left
in town.
! London dispatches from Japan state that
shocks of earthquake have been experienced
in that country. At Hiogo and OSAKA
scores Of houses were destroyed and many
lives lost
The Russian imperial ukase prohibiting
the expectation o. all cereals except wheat
try of potatoes, -four malt, meal, dough
and baked bread.
The epidemic of influenza in Melbourne
shows no sign OF abatng. Nearly every
family in the city Is afflicted and in tho
country districts the deaths are becoming
alarmingly numerous
Ii the government wants transports now
would seem to be the time to buy. The
lnman line City Of Richmond was put up
at auction last week at Liverpool and $50, =
900 was the highest bid.
I he mill OF the Ohio Powder company at
Youngstown, Ohio, containing 500 kegs OF
powder, exploded Wednesday morning, kill
ing two men, whose remains were scatter ed
over 10 acres of ground.
The thirty natives who were buried by
the collapse OF u large wall at Tunis under.
mined by the recent storms and foods, have
ali persisted. The rescuug parties have
recovered IS of the bodies
Russia has issued a ukase, prohibiting
the expectation of all cereals except
ing wheat Vessels still loading will be
allowed 10 complete their cargoes, provided
they sail within three days.
The Illinois Unitarian conference has
adopted n resolution that the Worlds ia II
at Chicago be open to the public on Sun.
days at a reduced price Of admission, but
that the machinery be silent.
Three convicts escaped from the Mich
igan state prison ut jackson on Thursday
by means of a tunnel, 80 feet long and 10
inches in diameter. from the iron shop to
the point just outside the north wall.
The French Senate has agreed to tho r.
moval Of tie prohibition upon tho importu-
ton Of American salt pork. 1t has also
.t..l
upon that article OF food at 20 francs.
Continuous snowstorms have prevailed
throughout bulgaria since Wednesday ami
several trains are snowblocked The
Vienna and Rustchuck line is completed
blocked and tracks covered with snow ten
feet deep.
A. Belknap, H., Thursday night a man
named Hartine shot and killed Miss Ida
Thurman with whom ne had been keeping
company, because she had accepted atten-
tons from another man, and then shot him
self dead.
Extensive forest fires are raging in Mis-
souri, and great deal of valuable timber
and other property have been burned. In
many instances the farmers have ploughed
up their crops as to check the flames and
save their homes.
Inspector Hall of the postolIlce depart
ment says he has found the New England
Debenture company of Portlan l. Ne, to be
fraudulent concern, and has presented
evidence to that effect TO the United States
district attorney in Boston
News is continually being received at
Rome OF the havoc wrought by the floods in
northern Italy. A factory was swept away
in the rising waters and II people drowned,
while at Rianzone a rock loosened by the
storm fell on a house, killing five.
Henry o. Pierson, who held the middle
weight championship wrestling Of Illinois,
and Il. A. McFadden, st. Louis wrestler,
had set-to in that city Saturday night for
the middleweight championship of the
United States. Person was easily defeat ed
in two bouts.
/, The director of the mint Thursday received
, from the United States Minister at the
: Hague three bronze medals which were
struck by the Province of Friesland In 1872
in recognition of American independence,
and in commemoration of u treaty Of com.
merce and navigation between that country
and the United States