Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-02-02
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


An 1ndiauapulis grain elevator was
| burned, loss 500 Uuj---Four lives were
lost in II sleighing accident in passaic, n.
1.-THE Manhattan Elevated road got
the New York and Northern--A bank
and hotel at Anderson, Ind, were
wrecked by n natural gas explosion
The British government is urged to ac-
cept Canada's offer of preferential tariffs
Cleveland says that his administration
will be "A business mems administration.
.-Rev. w. S. Key resigned the pastorate
Of the Wollaston (Mass) Unitarian So
ciety--Almade Il. Smith, n prominent
Grand Army man, died of pneumonia at
Livermorc Falls, Me-, AGED 54-Colonel
Samuel l.. Winslow of Worcester was
elected chairman of the Massachusetts
Republican state ommitteec-DavdP
McGlinchy was indicted on seven counts
for selling liquor at Portland. Me, and
sentenced to eight months in Jail and
fined SlSOO--A water famine prevails at
Athol, Mass, and many Of the factories
! have already been Obliged to shut down,
owing to n scarcity Of water for the en-
| Gines-Ex- President Asa i. Potter of
the Maverick National bank was put on
trial ut Boston on the charge of falsely
certifying checks for Irving A. Evans 81
Gothic value of church and other eX-
empted property in Cambridge. Mass,
| including city property, amounts to SILL
! 7930lO of which Harvard college owns
nearly $1,000, 0U0-Alex Jacques COM
| pieted his fftieth day of fasting at New
! York nc Kepler &; Balls. When he began
the fast Jacques weighed IA ga pounds.
When he finished he weighed 112 1-2
pounds--Peter A. Smith, musician and
writer, died at his home in Mt Vernon,
! IL, .,,1l
he was known us Seth Slocum. and his
contributions to the newspapers were ex.
tcnsive-The bodies of two seamen and
quantity Of ships fittings washed
ashore at Papa Westray, an island of the
Orkney group. The wreckage indicates
that the Norwegian steamer Ino has
foundered - Cardinal Joseph Alfred
Foulon died at Lyons, France.
Thursday, Jan. go.
Robbers murdered a man at Hazleton,
| Pa-F'rance is xcitel over Great Brit
aims attitude toward Egypt-Senator
Stewart was reelected by the Nevada
! lsgislature-A mother and two chill
dren We're burned to death at Baltimore.
The Grand View Hotel Fort Hamil-
ton, n. Y, was destroyed by flre--There
is but little chance that Mrs. Mayhrcll
will be given her freedom--A ST. Louis
lover fatally wounded his sweetheart,
| then committed sucide--A whole county
| in Georgia is in terror over the threats of
an escaped murdsrer-A passenger train
was wrecked on the Grand Trunk road
| at Haskell, Ind. No one was killed.
| The Marquis of Lorne thinks that the
sentences of Irish political prisoners
should be reviewed by tribunal of judges
instead of the cabinet-The Alabama
senate, by vote of II to 10, refused to pass
a bill granting a pension of $500 year to
the widow of jefferson Davis-The
fight between Tommy Burke and Jack
Dillon took place near Albany, and
was won by Burke in two rounds
| DR.. Francisco f.. Bustamente, the newly
appointed minister from Venezuela to the
| United States, was formally received by
| President Harrison at the White House
At the annual meeting of the Weeta-
moe mills, Fall River, Mass, the treasur-
er's report showed net earnings of S54. 900
for the past year. The old officers were
electel---Francis V. Pike, n Young
and rising member of the Essex bar, died
at Newburyport, Mass, aged 80 years.
-General Daniel ID. Wiley died at his
home at Sudbury Centre, Mass, after an
illness of several months. General WILEY
was born in Readsboro, VT Aug. 10, 1887.
- Sam Kee and Willis Lung, Cinnamon
were declared probably guilty of rape and
held in bonds of $1,000 each for trial at Fall
River, Mass. The victim is a l2.year-old
girl-The senate confirmed the nomina-
ton of iiah w. Halford to be major and
paymaster in the United States army
! The Yale navy decided that the new ruIe
regarding the eligibility of the under.
graduates only to play on the VARSITY
] l,,1l FL, 10, i
the crew also. The rule will go into effect
at once-Superinten Of Prisons
! William A. Greene was removed from Of
! flee by Governor Russell of Massachu-
sets. The governor states that the office
| has become useless and should be abol-
lshed.
Friday, Jan. 81.
James G. Blaine died at II o'clock to.
day. His mind was clear until a minute
or two before death, but he could not
| speak The president issued a proclama-
| ton and congress djourned---The over.
due steamer City of Stockholm arrived at
| Halifax-A basis for agreement between
the United States and Canada on the
| fishery question was accepted-A mob
| refused to permit an ex-Catholic priest
lecture AT Lafayette, Ind.-Alassachu
setts Saving bank commissioners renort
gain in deposits of 50, $50, G30-Joe Don
Dghue defeated Frank in and Ennis in the
! lO0-mile skating race at Stamford, Conn.
and broke all Frederick :
/ Blodgett, life prisoner, was pardoned by
the governor of Massachusetts
Saturday, Jan. rs.
Hawaii seeks annexation. Her commits.
| Iioners are now here. Queen Liiuokalani
is deposed and IA new government is in
| power Hawaii for the Hawaiiansp
raused the downfall of the monarchy. The
queen was determined to promulgate a
new constitution taking away the fran
thse of forcign-born citizens and making
herself practically absolute ruler of the
kingdom. The ca binet opposed, but she
,aused a pretended demand to he made bv
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