Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-08-25

Marshal Deodora da Fonseca, tho FIRST
president Of the republic OF Brazil "a dead.
at st. Petersburg the total number fnew
cases OF cholera reported Moadsy wes G31G
and the deaths 1929.
AT Columbus, o., Mrs. S;e4'S, ri!e c: ths
balloonlst received fatal IN ju.ie. by falling
TO the earth from an expiod.nG balloon.
Az London = dispn,s between the journey
men tailors and Eastars regarding piocs
work resulted in q lockout OF 81 ,UOU jour.
| neymen.
John f. Miller, Dookkespet OF the First
Nationa! bank; Colunos Pa, aas abscond-
ed and is dc!sultor for largo amount Of
morey.
| The British steamer Roma from London
| for brisbane has been wrecked near Alsoa
bay. It 10 thought that everybody cn
board were drowned.
| At Sing Sing, i. y, two convicts at.
tempted to escape from the State prison
Monday. One cf .heun, Charles Vincent,
was shot and instantly killed by the guards,
the other, Thoma, Welsh, was seriously
wounded.
At Eau Claire, Wis, II thousand sos mill
employees struck for ~ hours work and Il
hours pay, and the pants OF five lumber
companies, including al! l1-hour mills. are
idle. No definite reply has beon made by
| the mill owners.
The entire Otoe tribe is at their camp
dancing tho Messiah dance, and recently
they were joined by the Iowns toncas,
Osages and other trnall neighboridg tribes
The dance is in earnest and considerable
anxiety is manifested.
Orders nave been received from the Chi
nese government not to obey the law re,
quring Chinese residents to take out Ger.
tifcates of residence. The government OF
| China has sent a representative TO thii
country to test the law in the United States
| Supreme Court.
In consequence of the agitation every
where in Cuba against the new tariffs i'm.
posed by the home government, every cigar
factory in Havana, except three, was closed
Monday as protest against what the mer
chants and magufacturers regard an in
supportable imposition.
The British steamship lvanhoe, bound 70,
the Clyde has put into kingstown, Ireland,
with her bows stove. She collded with the
British bark Wave Queen and the latter
sunk soon afterward. The Ivanhoe stood Oh
ell her crew. The Wave Queen was owned
by Park Bros. OF London.
About four miles south OF Athol, Mass,
at White Pond, Eddie Bullard aged I6
years, STuuubte Ol lEe Class CT JS CI Cu3
Atho High school, and Herman Partridge,
aged IL years only son of Edward Part
ridge a wellknown market gardener, wert
both drowned while bathing.
4 peerage has been conferred on Rt Hon,
Sir Lion Plsyfar, NJ. F.. for South Leeds.
He is - years old AMI one of the most
learned men in England. peerage has also
been conferred on Cecil Flower NJ. p for
South Bedfordsbire He Is 40 years old ami
one of the wealthiest mon in the House OF
Commons.
James Bryant the huylervlle, y. Y,
hotelkeeper, who was shot on July is by
Mrs. Francis Mccarthy, died Tuesday
morning from the effects Of his wound.
Eight hours before Mrs. Mccarthy herself
died at Bestoa Of childbirth. She had
been removed from the Jail two weeks sincs
owing to her condition.
BY the derament OF the coach Of las-
senger train on the Baltimore and Annapo'
lis Short Line, four miles from Baltimore,
Saturday, one unknown coored woman
was killed and 10 persons were injured,
three probably fatally The passenger
coach left tho rails and rolled down the en-.
baukment, making a complete revolution.
At Wcrdncr, Idaho, all the saloons have
been closed and TO one Is allowed in tina
streets after : p. II. The saloon keepers
are strong symrathiHsrs Of the miners and
their places hayo besa closed 10 prevent
secret meetings OF ths union. Tie Poormau
and Tiger nircs are worked BY union men
who rendered slpport to those who were
locked out. TO break up tbs union general!
Curtis ordered shut down Of both mines
aud will not allow union men 10 be employed
at any point il thu country.
The iaternationsi peace congress was
opened Monday IN the hall Ct the Swiss
, Parliament Nth sos delegates in attend
, nnce. Tho opening ceremonies were lro-
. sided over hy DR.. Rucoauet, a.. president ot
Switzerland, who made an address OF vel
come. Nearly a.! tnc European ratror4
era represented in the congros> Dr., Eu-
comet YVES elected president % n, con-
, gress and one yico-president was chosen Tor
each nation. air, Truoblood OF Bos;oa,
Mass, represents America.