Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-12-14
NEWS or THE WEEK.


orode-Auots,r small uprising is ex-
,,actcd in CUBA tax on theater adj !
missions is proposed in Enslaad--An
encounter between soldiers and bgigands
occurred near Kicfl-rhe captain and
crew Of Philadelphia schooner was
nichcd up Mt sea- "A dozen or more
Mexican officers were wounded near
Observation-Disclosures of Reading sccuii
ties want the receivers relnoyed--China
i. to give active support TO Great Britain's
uolicy toward Siam-Au Old man at
Camden, y. J., was shot by a buyglar--
Liquidation seems to be inevitable for the
Spanish Bank of Cuba---Scveuteen thou
Sand more coal miners were called out
from the Scotch coal mines - Three
sailors from a Maine schooner burned at
Para, We're brought to New York
famine in Russia has made the condition
of the peasants more deplora blc--1he
situation in the Balkans is pronounced
more serious than is generally supposed
-Speaker Crisp expresses himself in
favor Of the tariff revision bill, and Secre-
tary Carlisle favors a boad issue --
Trustees Of the Salem (Mass) Savings
bank issued statement giving deficit IN
accounts Of missing Teller Murphy as not
exceeding $50 0O0-The trial of August
I.angner for the Emerson murder ia Del-
ham, Mass, has begun--Ihe approx
mate number OF unemployed in Boston is
IS 500 --- J. i. Wetherald OF Newton,
Mass, was elected master OF St Johns
lodge of y. f. A. Masons, the oldest
lodge Of Masons in America --
Few strikers applied for worl, at the
opcued Olneyville milS--The first city
election at Willimantic, Conn, resulted
in the victory of the entire Republican
ticket--No financial legislation is eX-
pected during this congress--Republi-
cans of the senate organized Tor the cam
paigu--rhe indictment against Colonel
Ainsworth YVES found fatally detective
Professor Tyndall died in Englaud-
\ bloody battle was Fought between regu-
lars and reyolutionists near Santa Cruz
Spanish troops at Melila still expect
to do some hshtnE-The rtmor that
10000 French troops are posted in Passes
| Alpcs creates some excitement in ROine----
Rev. Montgomery DoWney of Rnmseys,
\. j., has received a call from the Church
! OF the Holy Trinity, seymour, Conn
Wednesday. Dec. 6.
Municipal elections were held in p cities
of the Bay state. As usual, there were a
mum Der Of surprises over the outcome OF
| the voting on the liquor license question
or the 81 cities only eight voted for
no license, and Of these eight cities only
fitchburg voted for license last year Six
cities which voted 10 license last year
are this year ia the license column
Boston was visited by great snow
storm; a gale RACED along the coast; the
schooner Jefferson went ashore on Bakers
isaud-Salem (Mass) police now think
missing Teller Murphy is in Cauada-
No further opposition to Chinese registra-
ton is xpeCted-Commod ore Stanton
reported at the navy department The
president viii not change his Hawaiian
rOlicy-Senator Hill may run again for
governor Of New rk-'The IL
U00 Scotch miners who had re-
turned to work were called out
NJ. Dupuy was chosen president OF the
French sonate--There report hat the Bank
OF Cuba would liquidate is denied john
Morley, chief secretary for Ireland. is i'll
from overwork-The Republicans will
offer no taCtious opposition to the tariff
Bills. lIirschberg &, Co. Of Bos on
made an assignment, with liabilities of
500, O00-An engine boiler exploded near
Eastland. Tex, and three trinmen were
killcd-EmperorW William has appealed to
the church to aid him in the supprs sion
OF anarchy - Judge HornbloWer was re-
nominated by the president for associate
justice Of tnc supreme CJurt-Hayes
Lousee, Boston lawyer. was fined for
contempt in causing q story Of a law case
to be printed In ueWspapar-A Russian
paper SAYS the alliance with France is
unnatural and that the latter is
an enthusiastically ally -- Senator
Wilson says that the belief thai
the Democrats are not 10 BE- trusted to
carry out reforms caused the recent defeat
at the polls Kaiser William saws lie
will dissolve tue Prussian landtag if
Chancellor Ven CsPriSi IS forced cut Of
Office
Thursday, Dee. !.
Embezz'er Murphy aud wife are thought
to have been seen in Bidlaford, Me-
7 he sL.p Jason vas wrec<ed aud - lives
were lost a. Highland l.h,-Amrlia
Gusv.u Of Manchester, =. H., has ap-
palcntY eiopad - Lewis p. Taylor is
suspected Of rohblng and burning farm
huildiugs at North Derives, Me
L ward Castor, the alleged Liba-ian
N s-ionory -wiudler, "as arrested il New
No.; for Drunkenness Tie ED!soonal
diocese committee confirmed Father Hairs
election Tie leader 81 the New Ieuox
(h!a~s gang Of masked robbers was caught
---Lodeugs dre 20 hcproy.i d IN Chicago
chUgche> fHr homeless, mea--All but
two jurors have been secured for the
trial of DE- Meyer il New York.
Polo Captain Ds.ory ~ New York.
charged lay ID IW&hurst with malita,-
Erc, uicaj,d uot gutjy-Tne trial of
Prcndcr..ts, for The mugdc" OF Navor
Harris ~ Wa began at Chicago lmn!i-
Rra' On tn The United States is falling of.
while emigration is nrTelsinX-Ihrea
persons We're killed at fires in Pit,shure
and Allegheny Campos refuse,
to grant he Moors permission to trade in