Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-03-09
NEWS OF THE WEEK
wednesday, March I.


S. J. T.. Thaycr, q well known Boston
architect, committed suicide-A Scotch
syndicate bought the Silver King mines in
British Columbia-The British govern.
ment Is to use larger guns on her warships
Oldham Nng) cotton mill operators
want free silver--A verdict for $500 was
given against the Boston West End Street
Railway company-The Monroe Publish,
ing company, New York, was damaged
SIS, 900 by fire Gladstone is pushing his
home rule scheme through parliament
A judgment for S42,0 $50 against the Ma
tional Cordage company will stand-John
Redmond has been granted permission to
visit the imprisoned dynamit3rs-The de-
cree appointing the Reading receivers in
Massachusetts has been vacated by Judge
Nelson-Walls of a Quilted building IL
Chicago fell and crushed two dwelling
houses and eight persons were killed out
right Arthur w. Blake, n well-known
Boston banker, died at Brooklne, Mass.
1t is reported that Pierce j. Grace has
been offered the position of vice consul
general at London by General p. A. Col
Inns, who is to be consul general. Mr..
Grace is "a years of age, and lives in Rox-
bury, Mass. The eastern sales agenst
and the western sales agents have agreed
rs they are-At the Tattersalls blue rib
bon sale, the great stallion Sidney was sold
to c. II. Hammond Of Detroit for s27, 600
"A blizzard is raging in Nebraska-
Maryland is suing to recover from West
Virginia six counties which have Il popula-
ton of 10O.OO0-An incendiary fire de-
stroyed the Bennington (Nt.) Banner news
paper Office, Heaths jewclry store and
:. NJ Sibley's corner store. Loss over $1,000
1t is said that another mammoth brew
cry trust is being formed in New Y ork and
Detroit This new combination will in
cludc 80 brcweries mainly in Michigan
and Ohio, and will represent property
valued at $50. 600 0O0--It is asserted that
there are 5000 Orangemcn in Canada who
are even now actively, though secretly,
preparing to help their brethren in Ulster
should the Irish home rule bill pass the
commons and the lords-The great bat
tleship Indiana was successfully launched
at the shipyard of the William CrNmp q
Sons company in the presence of thousands
of people, among them the President of the
United States, secretary Of the navy and
other mcmL 'rs Of the cabinet and large
| delegation of congressman.
Thursday, March 2.
The Berkshire mills were burned at
Bridgeport, Conn.,, Loss, $50 00.-The
chief of police of New Bedford, Mass, is
overhauling the force-A baby was killed
and nine persons hurt by Il railroad acct
dent at Auburn, r. IA tram on the
Iron Mountain road was derailed and l3
persons were iniured-The anticipation
bill was killed in congress-Cyrus Lee
and family persisted in a burning house at
Greenville, Ky--1he navy department
/ 1 A
ar &c meeting at Trenton denounced race
track and other forms Of gambling-Prin-
cess Kaiulani arrived in New York from
| England and made a statement TO the
| American people in defense of her birth
right and her people-The Connecticut
house passed a resolution authorizing the
Consolidated road to increase capital stock
to Sl00,O O,000-Alleged mad dogs bit
several Chicago people--Wabash switch
men were refused increased wages
| Steamer Chatham ia ashore on Hedge
| Fence shoal--An elevator was destroyed
| by fire at Redwood Falls, Minn.-Thc
steamer Majestic arrived at Queenstown
with it disabled engine - Canadian
Liberals stand for unrestricted reciprocity
with the united Stat2s-A verdict of
100000 was given against the Boston and
Maine for IA freight conductors death
| New smokeiess ammunition for indoor
| practice was satisfactorily tested by the
Connecticut miltia-Mme. Grevy, widow
of Jules Grevy, formerly President of
| France, died at Paris-,Judge ii. L. Shel-
man Of Cleveland died aboard the steam
ship Lahn when three days out from New
York Professor William Mimic died at
London, aged years. lie was the author
of a number Of works, including several
| \ hpl, ia .l
Justice of Delaware, died in Georgetown
Del.--Dr. n Il. Wright, one of the oldest
and most respected residents Of | .ynn, Mass.
is dead aged 81 years. lie was a well known
Unyersulist clergyman and the father OF
Colonel G. d. Wright chief OF the national
bureau Of statistics of labor
Friday. March 3.
George Marshall received shock from
an electric wire at Boston, which caused
his eath-The revenue cutter Dallas
lowed the steamship Buckingham into
BOothbay after She had passed through g
miles Of ice--Thomas II. Palmer, Il
slick torgcr, was captured in Lawrence
Mass, after long and successful career
---- FAN River is alarmed over five fires in
p hours, the Duriee block being the
last to sufIer-il Hon. William b. Steven,
died at Bradford, Nt--1he New lamp
shire legislature voted that no charter be
| granted street railway companies this
year--Several persons We're drowned and
others injured at IA launch in Bay City
Mich--1he Whitney coal deal was the
subject of debate in the Canadian parlia
mcnt Princess Kaiulani went shopping
in New York-President Harrison ha,
accepted a professorshp in Leland Stan
ford univcrsity-llon. II. NJ. Bishop, ex
governor of Ohio, died at jacksonville
Fla, where lie has been lying i'll for sev
eral Stephen w, Jones, for tn,
last 10 years president Of the New York
Savings bank died in New York lie wa,
born in Concord, Mass, in lSO7--New,
has been received by Rev. +. b. Phelp,
of Irasburg, VT, Of the death of hi,
oldest son, Professor Frederic William
Phelps, at Tucson, a. Il, He was in hi.
9th year-The leader of the last Con
federate command to lay down its arms
in 1865, Brigadier General 7. r. Free
man, died atNeosho, Mo, aged 49, lie
commanded Freeman's brigade in Prices
army -lfippolyte is crushing out oppo
| sitiOn in HaYti-Dr Talmage denies that