Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-05-26
THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS FROM ALL
PARTS OF THIS EARTH OF OURS.
Interesting Notes From all Parts OF tho
Globe Pithily Presentod-Many Dark
Deeds Give no indication Of the Mill
1ennfum.

ernor of Ontario, died Tuesday.
The queen has conferred the decoration
of knight OF the order Of the bath on the
khedve of Egypt.
The Durham miners have voted to con-
tinue the strike, which has been going on
for over two months.
Patrick Fitzpatrick, murderer OF Samuel
Early, was hanged at Pittsburg, Pa, Tues
day. Early was killed in barroom.
Walter White, (colored), who assaulted
young white girl at Cabot, Ark, was taken
from Jail there by mob and hanged.
The total rain fall of tho past four days
at Concord, N. H., is 81 inches. Every in
dication now points 10 big froshet.
Foster Stoclis, n nephew of Rev. Sam 7.
Jones, the noted revivalist, has been found
guilty Of murder, and will be sentenced to
death.
Edward Walton OF bridgeport, Conn, was
Tuesday sentenced to three years in the
States prison for killing William Godfrey
OF Redding.
Fresh anti Christian disturbances have
occurred in Marchuria and in the districts
bordering on Tonkin. One Chinese official
is reported to have been killed.
Sunday, John Moses and Charles Holiness
sailing from Indian island TO Deor Island,
H., capsized or Cherry island and both
were drowned. They leave families.
Bishop O'Roiley's S condition remains crit
ical lie has serious kidney trouble, and
the malady is OF such q nature that he can
not lie down, but sleeps in an easy chair.
Chief Grain inspector Clauser calculates
that the wheat crop in Minnesota and the
two Dakotas will be from 70, 600, 900 to
50, 000, 900 bushels less than last years.
yield.
A Frenchman named Buchane, % years
old, was killed at Turner's Falls, Mass, in
the shop OF Stephen Mccarthy, a wood
sawyer A circular saw flew off the rbor,
cutting the man in two.
Dr. Mckenzie of Chester, Ill., reports
that 800 people in that vicinity have been
rescued from drowning and are quartored
in hotels and barns aud in stalls at the fair
grounds.
Daniel Knapp, aged G5 years, residing
with his son in Andover. Conn. ., committed
suicide Tuesday afternoon by hanging in
the barn. Cause, poor health, which re-
sulted in insanity.
Tho destituton of the food sufferers up
and down the As!;ansas river is dreadful
In the Slum Bayou and White Bluff dis
tricts the water is so high that boats had TO
be sent thero to rescue the people.
The Brazilian turrctship SolimoeS was
wrecked Off Caps Santa Maria, near tho
mouth of the Rio De La Plata, while en-
route TO Mstto Crosse and but five OF
the crew were saved, 120 being drowned.
NJ. Raymond, husband of the woman who
killed her rival Saturday night in Paris,
has disappeared, and it is believed he has
committed suicide. The general feeling is
one of sympathy for Madame Raymond.
Nows from Sanford, Fla, says that one
of the highwaymen who murdered Express
Messenger Saunders low days ago has
been captured and confessed bis guilt after
being tortured with twlsters and hot Goals
Assistant Secretary Wharton refuses to
say anything in regard to the hereport that he is
soon to resign and to become the candidate
from the Sth district of Massachusetts, but
his friends admit that the report is well
founded.
The wife of French Cover nment oflicia a
holding an important Office Sunday evening
murdered a woman whom she discovered il
q room with her husband. The murderes
shot her victim five times and then drew
dagger and stabbed her repeatedly.
a despatch from Mauritius says that il
the city of Port Louis alone GOO person
were killed in the terrific hurricane tha
recently swept over the island. In TIT
various country districts it is estimated tha
an equal number Of lives We're lost.
James Spencer and |. II. Doane of Veazie
Me, attempted TO cross the river at tn a
place Saturday evening in a small boa
which overturned. The men were carried
through the sluice clingiug to the boats
Doane lost his hold and was drowned.
Ernest l.. Esller of Valley Falls, Il. l..
cut his throat with IA jackknfe, but as dealt
did not result lie took an old shot gun an
discharged it under his chin blowing OF
the side of his head and causing instan
death. He had been sick long and painful
ly.
Senator Hiscock of New York entered al
earnest protest to the Senate committee o.
commerce against the passage of the Mort
river bridge bill, which his colleague, Senn
tor Hill, had favored. The committee, b,
) practically party VOTE decided to repor
the bill adversely.
At the Methodist Episcopal conference il
} Omaha Tuesday Dr. j. l. Berry was elect
ed editor of the Epworth Herald. The rC
port Of the committee on itiueraucy ws
discussed. Finally the minority report wa
adoptad-29S to 1G2-aud the fve-yea
9 time limit will remain.
About 10 o'clock Saturday evening, Isaa
Parker Talbot OF Gardiner, Me-, shot h
wife and tben committed suicide. The uppe
story of the building where the shootin
took place is occupied by Mrs. Elizabeth 5
Tabor, sister of Mrs. Talbot The cause c
the shooting was family quarrel.
= The Senate commerce committee apple
the pruning knife literally to the river an
@ harbor apprprintion bill. The committc
0 decided that tho total OF the bill as reports
to the Senate, G2l.346, 915 was, too lare
n The result was the reduction of tho totr
Il appropriation made by the bill by $2,OSS
,5O, bringing that total down to $50, PSI
Q 3GS.
. j. Perkins Titcomb, % years OF age,
son OF Captain Joseph a. Titcomb, e prom
iuent resident of KennebunEport Me-, CON
mitted suicide at his fathers house by shoe
t ing with revolver. The weapon W,
T. placed in his mouth, the ball passing q
N through the back of his head, causu
% instant death. The cause was dsspondenc,
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