Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-10-22


III order to determine whether any or all of
the officers of that vessel shall he tried by
court martial for neglect of duty resulting
in It's loss
Aleok Morris was hanged at Madison,
Ga, Friday for dscapitating his wifo's
father and mother with an axe four years
ago. He had profssssd religion and claim
ed that his wife led him into com nitting the
crime.
There was nothing Jcffersonian in Gov.
Hills parade through the streets of Bng-
hamton Saturday evening. According to
the Sun he occupied a carriage drawn by
four milk white steeds, euch animal being
led by a groom"
1T is officially announced in London that
Right Hon. Arthur j. Balfour. member OF
Parliament for East Manchester, and at
present the chief secretary for Ireland, has
been appointed first lord of the treasury
1t is reported that Mr.. Balfour will retain
his position as chief secretary for Ireland.
"A telegram from Boston says the Granite
Cutters National union, the Marble Cut
ters' National union, the Jcurneymeu Free
stone Cutters National union, and the
Journeymen Stone Cutters Association of
North Amsvicu have decided to work in har-
mony with EACH other in the future.
Hundreds Of boomers congregated i'll the
Cherokee strip, along Black river, are
building houses for The winter They have
organized a squattsrs' league and will re-
sent any attempt to ejoct them by securing
injunctions in court on the ground that the
strip is public land by the decisions of the
courts.
A despatch from Port Townsend, Wash,
reports the capture on Sunday by the rev.
enue cutter Wolcott of II smuggers on San
Juan island. The escape OF the rest of the
gang was cut off anu the arrest Of the entire
number is expected, The amuggers were
we'll organized and their operations extend
ed over wide territory.
The national congress OF the association
for the Advancement OF women in session al
Grand Rapids, Mich, Friday, elected
president, Julia Ward Howe, Rhode Island;
vice presidents, Edna ID. Cheney, Massa-
chusetts and others; secretary, Elizabeth
Lord Tiff Butfalo treasurer, Henrietta
L. f. W Wocott Dedham, Mass.
Secretary Rlsk rules that pork packed
and stamped ut the abattors in the West
may be opened and exam ned previou, to
export. A government inspector would
supervise the examination and restamp any
packages that were openoa. This rule will
cntDle SuippeTs 10 ensure CureIul packing De
sore putting it on board vessels.
Mrs Asa K. Woods of W ashington, Pa.
recently announced that she has been given
S24O, 900 by former lover, who was living
in Idaho. A stranger appeared and repre-
seuted himself to be the lawyer Of the lover
The stranger borrowed 500 and watch
and disappeared. Mrs. Woods was deceived
by clairvoyant and the fortune proved a
myth.
The sudden death of Inspector General
Acolas of the French homo office has
caused sensation in Paris. While visiting
a woman with whom he was improperly in
innate he took an overdose of a drug as n
| stinulaut, and tho effect was fatal NJ
| Acoas was a married man and the reveia
tion of his death was painful shock to his
! friends.
| In the Supreme Court at Manchester, y.
| H., Saturday Judge Clark granted tenn
porary injunction retrnininx the Concord
and Montreal railroad from issuing + 200
900 in new stock and selling it indlscrim-
! inately to the stockholders Of all classes
| The petitioners claimed that the pew stock
should only be issued to holders of old Con
cord railroad stock. The case will be argued
before the full bench in December.
Postmaster General Wauamaker has been
in correspondence with the postmaster gen
eral of Canada with reference to an agent OF
the Louisiana lottery, who is said to be
flooding the United States mails with circu-
lars, etc, from Toronto II is suggeste
that such letters might be stamped with the
word; Supposed liable to custom duty SO
as to bring them under tho supervision OF
governmen officials at the ohice of dss,ina-
| tion.
a despatch from ST. Paul, Mimi, says
that 80 families of the exiled Russian Jews
will shortly be established in homes at Mile
Lacs, on the Great Northern railroad. Pres
ident James Hill Of tho road has just com
pleted houses OF comfortable appearance,
! which, on behalf Of the company, he has
presented to the committee in St. Paul hav-
ing charge OF the Baron Hirsch fund The
refugees will be furnished gratis during tho
winter with al the necessities of life. 1t is
proposed to sell the ground to the people,
who viii be aided in tbs purchase by the
/ llirsch fund. The houses will be given Ia
! the purchasers.
Fell 30 Feet % Fer Death.