Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-09-15
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

] to transport no more immigrants this sea-
| con to any American point.
The st. Louis exposition of 1892 opened
| for 40 days run, with an attendance of
| 5000 persons.
The steamer Western Reserve, bound for
Cleveland, Ohio, broke in two Off Au Sable
banks on Tuesday night and 26 persons
| were drowned.
Concully, the county seat Of Okanagan
| county, Washington, was destroyed by fire
Tuesday. Only three buildings remain.
Loss 500, 900.
At Lincoln, His, portion Of a passenger
train was thrown from the track Monday
night and IL persons injured, several OF
whom may die.
BY an explosion OF powder at Camp, S.
D., on the Burlington railroad Thursday,
two mon were blown to pieces and four
other fatally injured.
At Belfast the depression in the linen
trade has caused tho suspension Of two firms
with liabilities of $3.50, coo and 500, ,0O0.
More failures are expected.
Cardinal Taschereau has ordered the sing
ing of the Aliserere morning and evening in
all the Roman Catholic churches in Quebec
ns means of warding off the cholera.
George Levos, a Fall River laborer, was
a
on the head Friday, being killed instant
ly, lie leaves a wife end throc children.
Judge William Y. Blaine, the ordinary
of Glynn county, Ga, and one of the most
popular men in the state, hes been arrested
for stealing money from grocery store.
The custom house authorities in New
York have uEearthed some old underwesh-
ing OF sugar frauds by which tho govern
ment was dofreuded out OF nearly 800 600.
At Worcester, Mass., Edward D. Leslie
and John Jones vcro held III $4,000 each
for an assault WITH intent TO Kill Patro!nan
Romano Thaycr, on midnight OF August l.
The presence Of cholera in Hamburg has
frightened many scamen to such an extent
that many of them refuse to ship on vessels
bound for that pert or intending to call
there.
masked ma1 Oh n Missouri Pacific train
at Kansas overpowereu the messenger in
tho express car, opened the safe SECURED
about ;.3UGO, left tie train at q suburb and
escaped.
The scarlet fever epidemic which has
been raging in London Tor u long lime past,
shows no sign of abatement. ThursIay
there wero 800 cases oi this disease in tae
hospitals.
Mrs. Ellen Ray, about 80, drowned her
self at West WrenthGm, Mass, Wednesday
night. She had been separated from hsr
husband, to whom she was married less than
year ego.
Tho sultan Of Morocco has stopped opera.
tions against the ApSherites. Ncld En-
AIshot, governor Of Anghera has been de-
posed. The French embassy is about to
start for Fe2.
special to the milwaukee, Wisconsin
from Monlstee, Michigan, says the schooner
City OF Toledo caps!zed Wednesday. The
captain, his two daughters and seven sailors
were drowned.
Teheran las been tho scene OF serious
riot, during which & mob iicycely attacked
aud cal tured the local prison aud liberated
the prisoners. a number OF jailers were
killed by rioters
Acting Secretary Grant Friday gave re-
luctant permission for the use Of the gov
ernment land at Sandy Hook as a place Of
retreat for cabin passengers on board
quarantined steamers.
Many mon employed on the federal gov
ernment fortNcat.ons at Sandy Hook have
given up work, and returned home on ac-
count of the proximity OF the cholera to the
railroa barracks.
The statement that the Belgian govern
ment had declined 20 allow the international
monetary conference 20 be held in Brussels
Is erroneous. Such statement woe made.
but was wholly unofficial.
large building which was being erected
at Constautihop!e collapsed FriGay, bury
ing many workmen. Fifteen dead bodies
have boen recovered from the ruins and 20
men niuved have been rescued
house and barn on Atho street,
Athol, Mass, owned by John Doyle, was
totally destroyed by fire Sunday morning
1t is thought to have been incendiary. Less
about $1,000 with small insurance.
The popo hes appointed Archbishop
Sato!li apostolic delegate to the United
States. lie will soon leave Rome for this
country and obtain statistics as to the growth
and present condition Of the church.
Hugh Adams, the famous defense PLAYER
Of tho Cornwall club, won the lacrosse bail
throwing contest at Williqmstown, Ontario,
(Canada,) Saturday and broke the worlds
record. lie threw 110 yards, Q feet and
five inches.
The Vienna Fene Freie Presso reports that
a woman named Jane Armstrong, said to
be of New York and aged % years, has
committed suicide with revolver at
Monaco whore she lost 500, 600 by gam
bling IN ~ days.
The rebel Angherites have released the
commander OF tho Sultan cavalry who was
captured in recent battle between the
Sultan's forces and the rebels, ana have
sent four trhesmen to convey to the Sultan
the tribes submission,
In al the Catholic churches in Illinois
Sunday letter signed by the archbishop
of Chicago was read strongly denouucing
Edwards compulsory education law, and
calling upon the Catholic voters to en- force
the demand for its report. This is the
first authorized utterauce of the church in
that State on the education question.
y conspiracy against the Argentine Re.
public government has been discovered in
one of the provincial bettalions. Nearly
all the officers of tho battalion have been
placed under arrest by the provincial GOV
ornment. The La Plata conspiracy has col
lapsed,
The schooner Nell Woodward in trying
TO make Southampton, Ontario harbur in a
gale Wednesday night, capsilel ard two
OF the crow were drowned. The rest Of the
crew we're rescued from tho wrecl, at day