Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-05-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK
"Wednesday, NIny 8.

gun work on the eight-hour plan
| Western rivers are over their banks an
| doing much Csamage--Itis believed that
the great miners strike in Ohio will be or
dered off soon--Senator Platt does not
think that there will be an extra session of
rongress-Evidence of shady methods
Is said to have been discovered in con-
nection with the Sioux City failures
City Surveyor nimbert is opposed tc the
Introduction of fountain in the proposed
further identifying of Copley square, Bos-
ton-William p. Boynton of Lynn,
| Mass, was arrested on Il charge of
threatening to shoot two women-Royal
jackson of Boston was arrested in New
York for stealing stocks from his employer
The Mechanics bank and citizens Of
Nashua, n. H., are said to be heavy
holders of the embarrassed Sioux City
concerns stock-Charles :. Hussey
Of Lynn, Mass, attempted suicide
There is new turn to the controversy over
the Republican appointment to the Bidde-
ford (Me) board of registraton-Th
Grand Trunk railroad paid nearly $20O,00O
back taxes into Names state treasury
The president and Secretary Carlisle are
more hopeful than ever that a bond issue
will be unnecessary-Dr. Lindsay of
Boston is mentioned AS a candidate for as
sistant bishop of Carolina--Many of
the supposed valuable diamonds left by he
late Mrs. j. b. Barnaby of Providence, are
found to be paste, in cheap settings.
Thursday, May i.
Washington is still full of ofiiceseekers
The emigration from Ireland decreased
IN 1s92-Forty- five moonshners We're ar
rested in West Nirginia-A tram was
held up and the passengers robbed at Briar
Creek, l. T--The German Centrists have
rejected the proposed compromise on the
army bill-Thrty-tive buildings We're de-
stroyed by fire in Louisville; loss, $500, 600
THE surgeon of the British ship Blake
was run over and injured in New York
There is a prospect that Uruguay and
Argentina may unite in a war against
Brazil-Two fishermen belonging to a
Provincetown (Mass) schooner We're
crowned on the Western banks--Charles
Upham, an engineer on the Fitchburg rail-
road, was badly injured by being struck by
a post while looking out the window of his
cab Bishop Potters memorial sermon
on the death of Phillips Brooks was the
event of Yesterdays sessions of the Epis-
copal convention in Boston-The corner
stone Of the new Pilgrim church at Dor
chester, Mass, was laid-A banquet by
the Home Market club was tend
cred to Governor Mckinley at Boston
Both Sheriff de lure Hurlburtt and ex-
Sheriff Brigham are to superintend the
hanging of Murderer Almy-Samuei j.
Watson, a business man of Aroostook
county, Me, was arrested for snug
Cling - Mrs. Bosquet of Palmer
Mass, eloped with George Shaw, n brake
man-A courtmartal was ordered at
Fort Preble, Portland, Me-, to investigate
charges of characterization and poor
! ,S1I .it ION, f,
tory to the secretary of the treasury
w. w. Carr was appointed postmaster at
philadelp hia-The trial trip of the
cruiser New York is to take place off Cape
| Ann about the 10Th inst-The Canadian
census is denounced by transformations
as "a gross fraud-Ex-Pres Harrison
was elected commander of Ohio Loyal lie
gion-Ifalf a dozen Ohio towns were
flooded by the breaking of a reservoir
Considerable damage has been done by
floods in Ohio--The eight-hou bill
for miners was passed to second
reading in the house of commons-
The Duke Of York is betrothed to Princess
May of Teck-Ledy Henry Somerset was
reelected president of the British Womens
Temperance association and the minority
leaves the convention.
Friday, May s.
A second jury disagreed in the Make
peace murder case att Dcdham, Mass -
Five indictments Were reported against
Cashier Shaw, the Bath (Me. )defaulttr-
Governor Flower of New York refused ex-
ecutive clemency to Carlyle Harris, CON
victed of poisoning his wife-Dean
William Lawrence of Cambridge, Mass,
was elected bishop of the Epis-
copal diocese of Massachusetts, -
Mrs, Catherine Twohig of Lynn, Mass, was
stricken with apopleXy while awaiting trial
in "a Lynn police court and died soon after
The Worlds fair will probably be open
Sundays-A semi-panic occurred in Wall
street. National Cordage trust to go into
receivers hands. Failure of Henry Allen
&: Co., b. l.. Smyth 81 Co. and Schuyler
Walden--The will of James G.. Ross, the
Canadian milionai-e,i is declared to be valid
Two suspicious persons were arrested
in Williamsburg, y. Y, pawning diamonds
supposed to have been stolen in Europe
There is little PROBABILITY that Murderer
Amy will commit suicide-Sudden
death of Hon. James w Patterson at Han
over, \. H.-Death of Judge \. w. Shores
of Great Darlington, Mass. defense
in the Borden case would prefer to
have the trial take place in Taunton
Marshal Mcmahon, eN-president of France,
is sick Lack of water is causing much
-Waltham, Mass, may bring suit to re
cover $50, 900 from the contractors from
whom the sewer job was takeu-The
American minister has been directed to
cOniine his representations to the porte to
the question of damage to the Marsovan
college-LaWyer j. j. McDonough of
Fall River, Mass, was appointed by the
executive council to succeed Judge Blais-
dell--Colonel j. w. Coveney has been
appointed postmaster at BostOn-John
Shew,a clerk in a Hanover street Boston,
jrWelry store was arrested for theft; over
$1,000 worth of plumber found in his room
THE medical practice bill was passed
by the Connecticut senate--Wharve
were carried away by the freshet at Haver-
hill, Mass-The crew rescued from dis
abed schooner in Gloucester, Mass, har-
bor-Several schooners were wreck ed or
managed at Rockland, Me-A runaway
car crashed into IA freight train near Or
ange Coma schooner was wrecked OIL