Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-02-20
THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS FROM ALL
PARTS OF THIS EARTH OF OURS.
Interesting Notes From all Parts of the
Globe Pithiiv Presented-Many Dark
Deeds Give no Indication of the Mil
Iennium.

Michael j. Kelley Monday signed to pla,s
with the Boston association base ball clu0
the coming season.
Edwin s. Stuart (rep.) was elected mayor
of Philadelphia Tuesday, defeating Albert
H, Ladner (dem.D by an estimated ma .jor
ity of 40, 900.
France has formally accepted the invita-
tion of the government of the United States
to be represented at the worlds fair to be
held in Chicago.
The House bill gerrymandering Alabama
so as TO make the States nine congressional
districts solidly democratic, was passed by
the Senate Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William German of Plain
field, Conn, were found overcome by coal
gas Tuesday morning. The former wa dead
and the latter just alive.
Henry Watterson has written letter to
Gov Hill in which the latter is advised to
abandon the race for the presidency and
''make up" with Cleveland.
BY an explosion of the boiler at the Que
bee Worsted company's factory a portion
of the factory was demolished and a score
OF employees buried in the ruins.
Gay Jewett, son of Representative
Jewett, of Worth county, Iowa, who for
number of years has been a museum won
der, is dead. lie was 30 years old and weigh
ed 40 pounds.
.Iohnstown, Pa, was visited by disas-
trous food Tuesday, but no lives were lost.
One-half the city was under water and the
inhabitants fed in boats. Heavy rainfalls
caused the flood.
a Washington special says prominent
senator declares he has received information
from member of the cabinet that ex-Gov.
Foster of Ohio has been selected to succeed
Secretary Window.
Mr.. John Dillon NJ. p, who with Mr..
William o. 'Brien, NJ. p, is undergoing his
term of imprisonment in Clonmel prison,
has been removed from his cell to the in
firmary OF that institution.
1t the wrestling match at Glasgow, Scot
land, between Antonio Pierre of Greece and
Tom Cannon of America for the champion
ship OF the world Monday night, Pierre was
victorious by two falls to one.
The president and secretary of war have
sustained Col Forsythe's management at
the Wounded Knee engagement, contrary
to the advice of Gen. Miles, and he has re-
sumed the command of his regiment.
The Kansas House of Representatives Fri
day without an opposing vote, passed a bill
removing political disabilities from all per
sons who volunteered their services against
the government In the war of the rebel
| lion.
Gov Hll is said to believe in
Gree coinage of silver under proper in
ternational ratio first Of all. but as a choice
of evils he considers free coinage without
| foreign cooperation superior to the present
system.
! Mrs. Z. H. Harris of Columbia, Conn.
while assisting her husband at his grist mill
| Tuesday afternoon, caught her dress in the
shafting and was carried around several
times, killing her instantly and terribly mu-
tilatng her body.
Another "JacK the Ripper scare j,
agitatng London. \ woman wns found
on Tuesday morning with her throat
cut and stab wound in her chest. The
police however declare that the woman
committed suicide.
\ startling conspiracy has been discover
ed at Bueuos Ayres, but the details are
kept secret by the police and government
officials. 1t is known however, that the
plot embraced the proposed assassination o
the principal members Of the government
Last Thursday Miss Demmie Mennett, tn,
daughter of wealthy farmer living soutl
Of lnday, Ohio, eloped with J. l.. McCIn
tcck and went to Covngton, Ky, whcr,
they were married They returned hom,
Sunday, hut her parents refused to forslV,
her, and Monday night she committed sIi-
eide by taking poison.
In the Brazilian Assembly the con
stitution has passed its second rea /
ing, The election for a president of tn
republic will be held Immediately. Tn