Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-05-12
THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS FROM ALL
PARTS OF THIS EARTH OF OURS.
Interesting Notes From all Parts of the
Globe Pithily presonted-Mnny Dark
Deeds Give no Indication of the Mil
lcnntum.

cally unanimous for 1Iarrison's reuomina
ton.
The body of the last OF the men imprisoned
in the Lytle coliery has been brought to the
surface.
By the consent of counsel, the Barnaby
will case has been postponed till the October
torn of the court.
Two more victims of the Philadelphia
Central theatre fire have died at the hospital
making IL thus far.
japanese odvlces say that so lives were
| lost by the wreck of Japanese steamer on
| the islands Off the coast Of Corea.
Deeming, tho murderer hos been sentenced
to be hanged May %. lie is kept in irons
to prevent Jury to himself and otheF'
Martin Seaman, d ,vGl known hotel man
of Scranton, Pa, was killed by his wife
with q hammer during quarrel. Ills skull
was crushed in.
Death claimed the 1871 victim Of the Con-
tral theatre fire Monday morning, whom IL
year-old Harry McClosk.y died at the Penn
syvania Hospital.
| A general strike Of colers in upper
Silesia has been inaugurated. The condi-
tion of the inhabitants Of these mining re-
gions is pitioblc.
AZ North Adams, Mass, fire occurred
in large tenement houss on Corirth street
and n tenant was overcome with smoke and
badly burned, but will not die.
John Downey of Bristol r. l., who was
vhirled around shaft at the Algonquin
print works, died OF his IN iuries az tho hos
pitul Of the Good Samaritan.
Henry NJ. Miller, ox-treasurar Of Craw-
ford county, Pennsylvania, charged with
the embezzlement of 500, 600 OF the county's
funds, was arrested in Chicago.
The Strauss feather factory at Cannstadt
Wurtemburg, caught fire and several en-
poyes were prevented from escaping. Tho
number of victims is not known.
The Illinois river is rapidly rising and
Mars eil!es is threatened with inundation.
Should the evee break is feared every
manufactory in tho city would be swept
away.
Saturday Harry Marshall and two COM
panions of Exeter, Y. H.. procured gal
lor OF rum from Boston aud drank it all.
Marshall died Sunday mig 1t from excessive
drinking.
The foreign press and community OF
Shanghai have raised an out,ry against the
brutal torture OF Chinese prisoners to eX-
tort confessions, and the atrocities have
been discontinued.
, The Philadelphia freight station OF the
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad com
pany was burned early Sunday morning.
1t was filled with freight. loss $50, 900;
covered by Insurance.
, The Nevada republican State convention
condemned the administration OF President
Harrison, and the delegation to Minneapolis
is pledged to fight for free coinage. The
delegation will support Alger.
moved in Great Britain. Canadian cattle
can now move freely through those coun.
tries. About $500 Canadian cattle are now
, on their way to English markets,
| John France OF Lowell, quarrellel with
his wife aud whom his mother-in-lay, Brid-
get Dwycr arrived he murlerously assault
| ed her with bod slat innicting serious but
} not dangerous wounds and contusIous
= After the regular morning services at the
North Congregational church at New Bed
ford resolutions We're adopted prctea tin +;
, against the series Of prize fights that have
been allowed unmolestel by the police.
At WashiaGon, d. c., severe
s wind and rain storm ruinel sever
al houses and prostratcd trees. The
, steeple OF the Hamine church was blown
Off and crushed an adjoining drug store.
Lord Salisbury, in the course Of his
speech, said: CLONE rule would place n hos
tile island on our flank, and suhjec, TO in
finite damage and to disSracefu abandon.
ment those in Ireland who have ever fought
for cur cause.
Reports OF extensive devastation by Tx
waters Of the ST. Joseph, ST. Mary and
Maumee rivers continue. Not lass than SOC
farms on the lowlands were ovoriiowel and
n great deal OF timber that was cut for the
mills went down the streams.
Military students at Shun King have
taken forcble measures to eX?el the British
missionaries from that city. 1t is claimed
> that their action is taken with the conni
} vance OF the vceroy of the province Of Sc
Chuen in which Shuu King is situated
At Wilma, Russia, six Jews and Jowessel
. were convicted Of numbering babies thai
!, had been entrusted to their charge and were
, sentenced to from six to 20 years poua
servitude. In many cases the murders were
committed with the conniyance of tn,
mothers of tho little victims.
The strike among the granite workers o
Westerly, H. l., still continues and the
, prospects Of an early settlement are slim
y The paving cutters also struck May !. Not
a piece of stone has been quarried in a montl
! and net driller has worked within tina
' time The strike is having depressing In
e huence on business.
o The Cheyenne Indians have assumed G
y threatenng!a latitude against the sottlers il
a the newly opened Oklahoma lands Th
building Of n town on the site of an Indinl
burial ground is regarded by the rods as th
greatest sacrilege.
Mr.. Chandler from the committee on ap
= propriations, reported an amendment TO tn
naval appropriation bill appropriatina
800, 900 toward the construction Of u dr.,
; dock at Portsmouth, =. II. The limit o
= cost is placed at $500, eco.
Tho secretary OF the navy in his letter t.
;. Senator Frye, chairman of the Senate com
1 mtteo on commerce, in regard to the bil
- to encourage American ship building, say
that from every point OF view in which tn
United States States or its citizens arc in
tcrested this bill is advantageous.
The Marquis Di Rudiu prime ministe
+ Of Italy, rendered to King Humbcrt tn
$ designations Of all the members OF the cab
= met, owing to the defeat in the Chamber O
Deputies OF the governments financial o.