Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-02-16

jured-Flood worked great damage
around Somervlle and Bound Brook n.
J-There is evidence that half q dozen
murders have been committed in the
Italian colony at Stony Creek, Conn
Levy, who shot and killed Hiram Philpot
at Great Falls n. H., claims the shooting
was an accident-Ex-Minis Baihaut
of France is shown to have been bribed to
introduce the Panama lottery bill in the
French chamber-Mr Gladstone and
Mr. Balfour had tilt on the floor of par
liament-An attempt will be made in
Canadian parliament to break the coal
deal in Nova Scotia-IIon. Carroll ID.
Wright was confirmed commissioner of
labor--The acting governor OF Illinois
has ordered the prosecution of all state
treasurerS and auditors since 1870 for
incorporation of funds-Yae re-
versed judgment upon the rule barring
| graduates--Many persons are missing,
trains are blocked, a coal famine is feared
and stock has been lost in the Canadian
| Northwest, all caused 10y storms-Sir
| Charles Lewis died in London-The use
of Pinkertons was condemned in the Gal
| linger senate Investigation committee Oh
Homestead troubles-I c. De Mile,
the playwright, died at Pompton, n. j.
sunday, Feb. II.
The Hawaiian commissioners are very
confident of the success of their mission.
Six men were killed outright and
many were injured by the caving in Of
tons of stone in the West Rutland (Vt)
/ quarry-Evdence at the inquest on the
Dover N. H. holocaust tends to show
that the fire was started by crazy Mary
La Fontaine-An effort is being made
to have the governor general of Canada
Nova 1p1l-Icn IL
b eaking up in the Hudson river. There
are fears of IA gorge at Albany-Citizens
Of Deer River, Mimi, are in danger from
n mob ofdrunben lndiaus-Dave Collins,
a well-known horse jockey, and Oscar d.
Hubbell, an employe Of Collins, are under
arrest for the burning Of the tenement at
West Newbury, Mass, in which James
Addison and his son lost their lives
The old Stratton tavern in Waltbam,
Mass, was burned-There is nervous
ness in business circles since the defeat Of
the silver resolution last Thursday
There is a movement on foot to preserve
"Elmwood" in Cambridge, Mass, as a
memorial to James Russell Lowell
Monday, Feb. IS.
The tragedy at West Newbury, Mass,
has taken a peculiar turn. Oscar Hubbell,
charged with arson, revealed the plot, and
David Collins, the instigator, committed
sulcidein Exeter q. H. iail-A slide in
mine tunnel in Colorado killed six men.
THE Henry Woods paint factory at Ma
tick, Mass, was destroyed by fire
Judge Greshams friends claim that if he
goes to Washington he will inaugurate a
simpler social system-Dr Norvin Green,
president OF the Western Union Tele-
graph company, died at Louisville-Two
unknown young men were drowned in
the Mystic river at Boston-Comptrole r
Hepburn is confident that Judge Put
MANS rulings in the Asa Potter case will
stand-Wilson O. Bissell is said to have
accepted portfolio in Cleveland's cabi-
net-The stallion Stamboul's record of
2:07 1-2 is now regarded as genune-The
Ohio and Delaware rivers are flooding
great tracts of country-Massachu
churches yesterday contributed over sl3,-
600 to the Brooks memorial fund-M. T..
flanagan, a barber of North AUtleboro
Mass, WAS almost killed by an assault
made upon him for the purpose of rob
bery--Twelve persons were washed over
board from the steamer Pomeranian, from
Glasgow for New York. Nearly every
portion OF the ship received serious injury
by mountainous wayes-Small mines in
Michigan are being forced to the wall by
the present prices-Seventy persons
barely escaped in their nightclothes from
burning tenement building in New
York-John Grace, sexton OF a Catholic
church at Attlehoro Mass, was instantly
killed while walking on the railroad track
at that place-Corbett says he will fight
Peter jackson if he fails to arrange ;
match with Charley Mitchell-M. +
Sweeney made a new record for indoor
running high jump at Boston. He made
CIT l-2u--Commauder Weissert Of the
Grand Army has written to Congress man
O'Neil Directing to further limitation oi
pensions for Yeterans-Hugh O Donnell
the most prominent of all the Homestead
strikers, was placed on trial at. Pittsburg
on one of the two charges OF murder
Frederick II. Waldron, until recently CLERK
of the New Haven board of public works
has given himself up to the suthorit es
His accounts were short some $500, anc
he admits loose bookkeeping, but denies al
: guilt-Adelbert Bruce, the 6-year-olC
son of Elias a. Bruce, was drowned al
Hudson, y. H-Oliver Is. Jennings, on,
of the standard oil megnates, died at New
\ ork-General managers, representing
twenty-oue roads running into Chicago
) say therewill be no yielding to demands
for more pay on the part OF employees.
Tuesday, Feb II.
The New York presbytery at Request
of Rev. Edwin L. Clark, dismissed hin
from membership-Mr Gladstone pre-
: scented his home rule bill in the house O.
commons--Champo n Skater Hagen de
! feated Breen at st. John, n. B--Be
tween 300 and 800 liquor dealers we're in
dicted at Bangor, Me-The will Of thu
late James Il. Blaine was probated a
=. Augusta, Me. All his estate is left to hi
widow, and she is made his eXecutril
, without bonds-The dead body of /
' stowaway was found under the coal il
: the bunker of the steamer Kansas a
Boston-Colonel Samuel Hatch, the vet
. eran auctionecr, died at BostOn-Can
! adian Conservatives are urging Governor
i General Stanley 70 disallow the act in
= cooperating the Whitney coal syndicate
. Sherman Hoar is said to have been Of
. fered the district attorneyship for Massa
y chusetts-James Silk of West Newbury
: Mass, has suddenly and mysteriousl!
disappeared--O Oscar HubbeN was held