Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-01-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Iuesday, Jan. II.

crnor Leon Albeit for the United States
senatorial nomination from New Jersey in
the Democratic caucus Albeit wthdraws
at the caucus, and Smith wins in twenty
minutes, Smiths political rise has been
very rapid His first Office was that of
councilman in Newark in 1888 - Mr.
Charlton, onc of the Liberal leaders of Can
ada's parliament, visits Washington and
learns from senators and representatives
that there is strong majority sentiment
IN congress in favor of annexation
MIR. Blaines physicians state that his con-
dition is one of great weakness. His heart
is weak and he breathes with great diff
Guilty, but he is still conscious-Three re-
porters who wrote freely about the Panama
scandal banished from France--Floquet
and Freycinet said to be plotting revenge
against President Carnot for causing their
downfall--Eanny KembIe once world
famous as gu actress, dies in London. aged
eighty-four years. She was the daughter
of Charles Kemble and niece of Mrs Sid
dons When only girl of seventeen she
made hit by the production of her own
tragedy, "Francis ;" and saved her fam
lily from financial ruin. She married Pierce
Butler, of South Carolina, but divorced
him q few years later-Senator Carlisle
says Democratic senators are willing to
help repeal the silver purchase act
Senator Fred w. Horn, one of the oldest
legislators of Wisconsin, is dead. He went
to school with Bismarck-The Mississp-
pi is closed to navigation by the formation
of an ice gorge near emphis-Gilbert
and Sullivan, the opera composers, have
become friends again and will produce an
other opera--Senator Brice gives 100 tons
of coal and 100 barrels of flour to destitute
people in Ohio-Arthur Allan, worth
100000, burned TO death at Montreal.
Wednesday, Jan. IS.
Rutherford 3. Hayes, ex-president of the
United States, died at fremont, o., aged
seventy years. He was born three months
after his father died, was made brigader
general for bravery on the battlefield, was
governor Of Ohio three times and became
president in 1876 although it was declared
by Democrats that the original returns
showed that the Tilden electors had re-
ceiyed majority. An electoral commits
sion appointed by congress considered the
returns in disputed states and decided in
favor of the Republicans. The commits
sion's decision was accepted by congress
in joint session and the vote was officially
announced to be lS5 for Mr.. Hayes and 1874
for Mr.. Tilden. When nominated Mr..
Hayes declared that he would Lever &C
cept denomination, and after his term ex-
pired be dropped out of politics-Edward
Murphy, Jr., of New York, who was opposed
by Cleveland; Henry Cabot Lodge of Mas
sachusetts, Eugene Hale of Maine George
Gray of Delaware, w. b. Bate of Ten
nessee, David Turpie of Indiana, General
Joseph r. Hawley of Connecticut, Cush-
man X. Davis of Minnesota, NJ. S. Quay
of Pennsylvania, + NJ. Cockrell of Mis-
souri, and +. c. Stockbridge of Michigan,
all chosen United States senators from
their respective states-GeorRe I. Werts
inaugurated as governor of New jersey
---Horatio S. Sanford starts city hall
in Long Island City and goes into bust
ness as Woodworking mayor. Patrick
jerome Gleason, carefully protected by
bodyguard of admirers, retains posses
sion of the city hall proper--The khe-
dive Of Egypt appoints a new cabinet
without consulting England, and Eng
lend informs him that he must reverse his
actiOn--A train in Russia catches fire,
and forty-nine recruits are burned to death
The people of the anthracite coal region
are said to be moving against the Reading
combine. a petition will be sent to the
Pennsylvania legislature this week. 1t
prays that the Reading charters be revoked
Court Of appeals of New York state de-
clares that Carlyle w. Harris must die for
numbering >Helen Potts-uarris by giving
her morphine. For the first time Harris
loses his nerve-Colorado supreme court
grants d. Thatcher Graves, the convicted
murderer of Mrs. Josephine Barnaby of
( Providence a new trial. The case will
never be tried again-Calumet club, Chi
/ cago, burned out; loss, 100000.
Thursday, Jan. 10.
! A coal famine is imminent at New York
/ and other cities--M. Clemenceau denies
/ fresh accusation of participation in the
/ Panama bribery-The khedive of Egypt
reconstructs his cabinet in accordance
| with Great Britain's demand-In the
! battle between the lawless element and the
| Haytian troops at L'Anse de Neau one gem
/ eral was killed-Gardner McEwan, con
/ victed of murder, was hanged at Glasgow.
/ Owing to his having cut his throat during
! his imprisonment his head was nearly torn
otf-Ihe steamship City of Atlanta, at
/ New York, caught fire at her winter dock
/ in the East river and burned in midstream,
making magnificent spectacle-Advo-
I Gates of national quarantine and restricted
immigration in the house of representatives