Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-04-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Wednesday, March go.

200 men instead OF $50 carriage workers
are out on a strike at Boston---A doubt
exists about the ability of the leather com
bine to control all the tanneries-After
being frozen 10 three months, residents of
Eggemoggin Beach, Ne, had navigation
opened for them--Representa Blair
of New Hampshire will accept the Repub-
Jcan nomination for senator If rendered
him-The John Brown bell was dedi-
rated at Marlboro, Mass Manager Doe
offers to give Brockton, Mass, good bail
team in the New England league
Canadas trust fund for Indians has been
depleted by 500, 900, and the red men in
tend TO make trouble-A new steamer
line is to be established between New York
rity and Brazil-The escaped Michigan
murderer Latimer was captured--The
New Jersey courts decided in Edison's IA
Vor and against the Westinghouse COM
pany-The fight between the Manufac-
turers' associntios and the garment cut
ters in New York is at white heat---E.
Kirby Smith, the confederate general, died
at Servance, Tenn--A severe battle was
fought in the Choetown Nation--Com-
mander Whiting, United States navy, is
announced as about to wed the daughter
of n wealthy Chinese merchant--A re
port from Hawaii says the sentiment of
annexation is growing is a report
from Richmond that General Fitzhugh
Lee hopes to become United States scna-
tor-Reading bondholders assert that
the unflnded obligations have increased
$4,000 600 in IL months Pope Leo will
support Mgr. Satolli--More iucendiarism
IS reported at Fall River, Mass--Armed
Apaches are off the san Carlos reserva-
tiOn--Thc piece of carving for the bow Of
the cruiser Marblehead has been completed.
Nothing has been heard of the ship
which signallcd off Deal that she had ship
wrecked people STANDARDIZATION Duffy
fell from a building on which he was at
work at New Haven, and died from his
injures-Wllam HooRhkirk, carpen-
ter, was fatally injured at New Haven by
falling down an elevator shaft from the
third floor of "A building-A house was
raided at Bridgeport Conn, and a dozen
girls and boys were found, they having
been living together The parents We're
the cOmpaiuants--Th removal of Gus
lave Keherer, Il prominent Bridgeport
Comm politician and mail agent ON the
Berkshire division of the Consolidated
tairoad has been requested, Democrats
alleging offensive partisanshp.
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The Northern Pacific railroad is to have
connection giving it an outlet to the sea.
Republicans in the Rhode Island house have
split on the plurality elections measure.
Fall Rivers Bar association is working on
| Judge Blaisdells case in secret meeting.
| Some Maine Democrats are displeaScd
| with the method of distributing federal
| patronage--lIle commonwealth of Penn
| tylvania gets judgment against the Phil
!delphia Press for SlO,i31-An Indian
"doctorn was arrested for asSaultinr II
| Young woman at Lawrence. Mass.
| ronsul General Collins dined with the
wesidcnt--The troubles at Antlers !.
T., were temporarily settled--Episcopal
lhurch was burned at Baltimore; loss
1000 O0--Two youthful burglars at
| manchester, ~ H., were captured
| Albert V, Chase, who left Worcester sud-
| denly, was a dcfaulter--Cashier Field Of
the Commercial bank Of Nashville was
| arrested President Clark of the Union
Pacific Withdrew his resignation-Ar-
Euments were made in the Iron Hall
receivership case at napois-There
are complications in the O Brien muir
der case AT West Stock bridge
senate dabltcd the admission of Mr..
| Mantle as senator from Montana.
Colonel Morton Of Maine secured many
offices for Democrats of that state.
| Lille johnson, accused of completely in the
murder of Freda Ward at Memphis, was
| released from bail by newly made Judge.
| The inhabitants of the village of Ken
sico, y. y, were ordered to move from
their houses by the New York water COM
| miS~ioners. The barns, outbuildings and
houses were burned-The senate is UNI
likely to investigate the charges against its
members Representative Randall reit-
crates his story of smuggling at Naushon.
Friday, March 81.
Captain Robert F. Clark was appointed
BY Governor Russell of Massachusetts ia
succeed William NJ. Osborne as police
rommissioner--As boards of
trade OF Boston passed resolutions favor
ing the sale of railroad stock by auction.
| George T. st. GERMAN, who opened IA law
Dhice at Biddeford, Me, and afterward
fisappeared, is said to he an impostor.
Helen Barry and her company lost their
costumes in fire at Bath, Mc-The
connecticut house passed Il bill to grant the
ttorrs school United States funds Miss
ida Lewis, keeper of lighthouse at New
port, r. l., refuses to exhibit herself at
the Worlds fair-Nrs. Herbert Green.
field was granted "A divorce at Dover, y
U.-Walter l.. Gilbert of Plymouth
Mass. had himself arrested, and will ties;
the game laws-Ihe appointment OF
Mr.. Hathaway as collector of customs
at Houton, Me, is said TO be a recogni-
ton of the state 5 Democratic organization
Cases and counter cases of the United
States and Great Britain in the Behring
tra difficulties were sent to the senate and
TO parliament-Fivew white warships OF
HE special service squadron sailed from the
brooklyn navy yard for Hampton roads
The French cabinet resigned-lt is ru
mored that Sir Charles Upper has re
igned as Canadian high commissioner tC
England-The New Jersey Central rail
road was exoncrated from the charges OF
having continued in the Reading combine
after being restrained 10y court---A beg
lar was arrested in st. Paul, found to pos
less S20. 0OO--The Cherokee National
raupcn is said to make little progress
rhrec doiies and six men were lost il
Massachusetts, bay--The revolutoniSts il
lilo Grande do sui, Brazil, number 10000
A ferrvboat was sunk off Long Island
iity: eight horses were drowned--A
able is to be laid between Portsmouth, n