Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-02-16
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Wednesday. Feb, g.

Inc JneT1DOmeUcr registered Us degrees
below zero in Montana-The Denison
Land and Investment company is in the
hands of receiver-Troubles at the
Sioux reservation are said to be more
! serious than officially reported-The
court ofinquiry found the Eighth infantry,
| Massachusetts volunteer militia, wholly
! lacking in cipliue-tive sailors were
drowned at Long Beach, n. j., while
attempting to land from a wreck-No
case was found against Deputy Rouvier
and others in connection with the Panama
frauds-.-A treaty, looking to the mu
tual surrender of deserving sailors, is be-
ing arranged between the United States
and England-The dean of Yale's law
school refused to allow man to run in
team against Harvard, on the ground
that he is nota legitimate student-John
q. Adams of Boston knows nothing about
his rumored offer of the secretary Of
state portfolio-Rev. Mgr Strain died
at Lynn, Mass, from heart disease and
! passive congestion of the kidneys. He
was well known and was very popular
throughout New England. lie was 70
years old--State Grand Army encamp-
ments opened at Boston and Concord,
n. 1.-THE long-distance telephone be-
tween Boston and Chicago was formally
opened-Two firemen were injured in
fire on Congress street, Boston. The
money loss will amount to about $780,
OO0-Four bogus checks, amounting to
S3l2 were drawn upon the Merchants
National bank of Lawrence, Mass-The
steamer Cottage City run on the bar at
Chatham, Ainss. Part of the cargo was
lightered, and the vessel floated off-In-
dictments were found against Gleason's
adherents in the Long Island City war.
The New Jersey senate confirmed the
judgeship nomination of William Walter
Phelps-A verdict of mot guilty" was
rendered in the case of Jack Clifford at
Homestead--Dr. Graves was sent back
to Jail at Denver to wait until his case is
set for trial--A visionary report is being
circulated to the effect that Cornelius
Vanderbilt has bought controlling in
terest in the New York and New Eng
land railroad.
Thursday, Feb. o.
famine prevails in northern Louisi-
ana-There is no abatement of the ty-
plus epidemic in New York-Four Der
sons, all colored, We're burned to death in
Kansas City--An Indian desperate
killed three officers in the Cherokee ma
tion-The bill to abolish Fast day was
defeated in the Massachusetts legislature
Mrs. Sarah 3. Braman of George
town, Mass, died at the age Of 102-
About $4,000 has been collected at Boston
for the Phillips Brooks monument-One
person was killed, four seriously and
many slightly injured in a wreck on the
Big Four, near Pana, Ills-Asa Potter's
case was given to the jury-Petroleum
oil has been discovered on a farm at
Brookfield, Mass - Congress man-elect
Cannon was knocked down and badly
pummelled by State Senator Bacon at
Springfield, His, in a row over politics.
Both are Republicans-Onel life was lost
by the burning of Coles Hotel Provi-
dence-George W. Stevens of Bangor,
. Me, who was thought to have died in
want. had $500 boarded away, and a
, search is being made for more-The
United States senate passed a bill to ap-
propriate money for the erection of Gen
eral Stark's monument at Manchester, y.
1.-THE British steamer Trinacria has
been lost of Cape Nillano, near Puntadel
Buoy. only two OF the crew were saved
and thirtyseven drowned - Franga
Beppo killed Tomasa Vallejo in a quarrel
over game of cards at New Haven
The last act in the constitutional choice
of the President of the United States was
contaminated in the opening and count
ing of the electoral vote in joint conven-
ton of cougress-Peter Phillips, who
dlIlOSG hlllSNl LIS WIG db 1uTe6 IAlNetS,
, Mass, was captured at Springfield, Mass
+ An unconfirmed report is in circula
ton TO the effect that Sir John Abbott
, eXpremier of Canada, died in Italy
Superintendent Gibson Of the Big -Four
discharged siXty-nine striking switchmeu
O at Springfield, o. They asked pay fol-
+ overtime--Agents of the bark Alpheus
Marshall have given her up for lost.
! Friday, Feb. 10.
h -Four persons were burned to death at q
, fire in Cincinnati hotel-A verdict OF
guilty was returned against Asa p
Potter in the Maverick bank case--Tht
United States has secured the steel market
! of Cuba through reciprocity - Eli W
= Hall was elected commander of the Massa
chusetts department of the Grand Army
minister Egan is urging the CHILEAN
government to appoint the claims arbitra
tors-A protectoraue has been estab
hshed over Hawaii by United States Min
lister Stevens. Great Britain recognize,
g the provisional government - Cloturt
o was refused in congress, and the silver re
peal bill is doomed for this session.
Ferdinand de Lesseps, the great canal en-
gineer, and his son Charles were sen
It fenced to five years in prison and to pay
|. fine of 5000 francs each for Panama cana
It swindling EifIel. Fontane and Cottl
q were also given various terms in Jail
!. Forty-four, inmates of the Strafford On
: h county insane asylum We're burned
n to death How the fire originated
is a mystery--It is positively stated tina
Judge Walter q. Gresham is to be Cleve
- lands secretary of state-Ilram philpo
# was shot and killed by w. A. Levi in
row at Somersworth, \. II. Both mel
were proprietors of hotels-George Col
~ burn, who was charged with the murde
2 of Fisher Ayres at Needham, Mass. hat
n the charge reduced to mauslaughter-t
a Frenchman and an Italian are held T.
k await the injuries received at their hand
by William +. Jones, at Boston-An ic
field $50 miles square has been formed il
Penobscot bay-President Harrison re
81 fused to pardon Clark, in prison for lif
IS at Thomaston, Me, for murder on thu
A. high seas-Postmaste Van Colt Wa
J. elected president of the New York Base
/ ball club-F. d w. Barker. Londol
So bankers, were arrested on a charge o