Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-10-16
NEWS NOTES.

$400 700 FOR the relief of the Johnstown
sufferers before the governor could give him
any assurance that the Legislature would re
fund the money. That kind of charity can
cover multitude of sins.
Cornell University boasts OF the biggest
fire ,hmcn class this year. ID numbers over
six hundred. but this embraces number Of
departments.
The Leland Stanford, jr., University,
which has just opened under such auspic-
ious conditions has an endowment five
times as large as that of Harvard.
About 5000 has been raised to send an
Amherst alumuus missionary to a for
egn field. The college has voted that as
soon as $500 is raised, enough to support
him for three years, he shall be sent out.
Henry NJ. Stanley has returned to Lon
don.
The biggest painting in the world 5000
square feet OF canvas, is now on exhibition
in Chicago. Give the Chcagoans big
things or give them death.
May "a, 1892, is the date now talked of
for the next national convention of the re-
publican party. Chicago is most likely to
be the scene of its action.
A branch of the Sons OF the Revolution
is soon to be formed in Spripglie Mass.
Tin is now the leading topic in the Ohio
campaign Every man, woman and child
in the State is able to discourse freely on the
different methods of manufacturing tin
plate, and every school district is being
flooded with samples Of the metal turned out
by the various establishments that profess
to manufacture tin.
1t is semi officially announced at ST.
Petersburg that the government has no in
tention Of prohibiting the expectation of
wheat, Of which Russia is still in position
to send 200, 600, 600 pools abroad
Several hundred moro students have APP
peared at Hampton than can be admitted
this year. One hundred and forty Indians
are in attendance. There has not been a
death among the Indians at Hampton for
two years.
| The police force Of Hanover, N. H., are
alleged to be in the power of the men who
are running the game Of policy" which Is
raging there now.
a Lewiston, Me-, man, driving in the
country, was recently obliged to pay sc
cents for bucket of water for his horse,
the article is so scarce
Gen Lew Wallace between the chapters
of his new book has invented and paten TED
a fishing rod and a car coupler.
Margaret Riley of South Glens Falls
Saratoga county, is now in her 106th year
and in full possession Of all her faculties
Don Cameron Patterson, a nephew Of
United States Senator Cameron of Pennsyl,
vapia, has been sentenced to the peniten
tiary for 10 years at Marshall Mo-, fol-
forgery
The first colored peoples fair ever held in
Virginia was opened at Richmond las
week.
The new Columbia Theatre, which wa,
opened in Boston last week, seats 1850
cost $500, 900 and is lighted by 1878 electric
lights.
The Arizona Legislature has exempted
from taxation all land used in the cultiva
ton OF sugar beets, well as the plant!
and machinery employed in the manufac
ture of domestic sugar
On an average about 500 messages ar,
sent daily from Now York to London be.
tween the hours Of 10 and H.
Michael Munkacsy, the artist who painted
Christ before Plate, -" is at work on {
now picture to be called, THE Conquest OF
Hungary by the Magyarsn
Tho municipal taxes of New York cit,
for 1891 amount to $35, 00O, 600.
Judge Barrett of the New York Suprem,
Court has rendered a verdict against tn,
New Haven railroad for $1,000, on account
OF violation of the law against the use o.
the car stoves.
Last year S292 women were registered ir
Boston and most Of them voted for schoo
committee. This year only 1899 are on tn,
check list.