Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-04-13

Ndru pihyoTb were DtdUen IN w ASnlng-
ton---O officials obeyed Judge Barrett's in
junction order, and notified agents to al
low American Express Company all for
mer privileges on the road-McLeod and
his friends are to buy the Readings Boston
and Maine and New England stock-The
ships Of the naval feet are at Fort Monroe
at anchor, and are being prepared to re-
ceive visitors---Glenmore Distilling Com
pany's warehouses at Greensboro, KY,
were burned; loss, $3.50 000-Dr Alfred
Booth, nearly 10 years old, was sentenced
to prison for six months In New York for
selling bogus medical certifcates-Nne
men were killed and six injured by the
fall of machine at the drainage channel
at Romeo, 1ll-A cyclone, with rain,
snow and hail, swept over Chicago-Miu-
lister Lincoln starts for home--The London
Lancet condemns water supply at Chicago
The old suit against General Banks Is
Withdrawn from the courts-George
Seney, the famous New York philanthro-
pist and banker, is dead-In the legisla-
tive council ut Halifax bill was intro
duced to incorporate the Boston and
Nova Scotia Railway and Coal company.
Two men were found dead in a sloop at
Fall River, Mass-The Northwestern
State bank, Sibley, Ia, closed its doors.
About 100 applications for liquor licenses
have been filed at Boston-Three small
children of J. Nance Of Cumming GA,were
burned to death, while their parents were
at neighbours visiting-Fourth As
sistant Postmaster General Maxwell's list
yesterday showed " removals and III
fourth-class postmasters appointed-The
president has signed the commission Of
Max Judd as consul general at Vienna,
rIi IN he Of ba So,
itic societies of Vienna-Dr T. c. Nc
Clellan died at Bucksport, Me. under
suspicious circumstances. The coroner is
investigating. Daniel McEacharn is under
arrest-Fishing schooner +. S. Maker,
reported at Vineyard Haven, Mass, leak
ing, sailed yesterday for New Bedford to
haul out, the railway at Vineyard Haven
being in use-J. w. Flood, cashier for
Donohue 81 Kelley, bankers, San Francisco,
is reported short about S25, 900 in his &c
counts. He has resigned and transferred
all his property to secure the bank--It Is
understood that brickyard, to employ IS
or 100 hands, IS to be established at Hol-
brook, Mass, to work up extensive clay
deposits that have recently been discov-
ered-The nomination Of E. X. Eckles
to be comptroller of the currency, is still
hung up in the finance committee. I'm
successful efforts have been made to in
duce the president to withdraw it.
Saturday, April o.
Clifton, w. Va, was destroyed by fire.
Fire caused loss of S15O,O00 at St Louis.
There was $4,000 fire at Ashland, Ky.
oyer d. Lum," anarchist and green
hacker, died at New York-The Boston
News has passed into the control of q
new stock ompany-Joseph :. Harris
was elected president of tho Philadelphia
and Reading railroad-A policeman was
shot and instantly killed by an unknown
man at Carlisle, Pa-George Morgan, q
teamster, was instantly killed in a runaway
accident at Cranston, Il. The Rhode
Island grand committee stands tie be-
tween Democrats and Republicans-A
den of anarchists was raided at Xeres,
Spain, and several conspirators and out
laws arrested-The will of Thomas p
l. Goddard Of Providence bequeaths SO.
900 to the ButlerAsylum for the Insane,
$4,000 to St. Johns church, 100000 to
the Rhode Island hospital and $4,000 to
other benevolent objects-About 100
Atchison employees at Topeka joined
the strike Of machinists, boiler
makers and blacksmiths - Timothy
Doherty of Franklin, \. H., fell
Lebanon, y. H., and was severely injured.
John L. Fish of Lowell was seriously
burned by the explosion of an oil lamp
which he was filling while it was lighted.
Frank Melvin, farmer of Meracrim, y.
H., while working in the woods had his
skull fractured and five ribs broken by a
tree falling upon him--The con-
tractors have successfully resisted the
demands of the carpenters of Rockville,
Conn, for a nine-hour day with 10 hours
pay, but the masons carried their point.
Monday, April 10.
Preparation for the seasons racing has
begun in earnest at Mystic park-A Lynn
Mass man, who deserted wife and twins,
is to be returned to Charlestown navy
yard-Easter was celebrated by the First
Greek church of Boston-A Greek paper
has been started in Bostol-Levi Tower,
one of Cohasset's (Mass,) Oldest citizens is
dead-Members of Boiler Makers and
Iron Ship Builders union 10 of Boston are
on strike; $50 men went out--Two men
died, and woman had a narrow escape,
from escaping gas in a Fleet street Dos
tom fat-1he Italian royal transport
Eridano arrived at Portland, Me-Hon.
John b. Redman of Ellsworth, Me, has
strong backing for appointment as uin ster
to Sweden-A Waterbury Comm bust
ness block was burned-Amercan ship
builders are invited to bid upon Japanese
battleships-The senate is ready to adj
journ if the president has no further bust
ness for it-Extensivc forest fires are
raging in Ohio and kentucky-A relig-
ious riot occurred at Worcester, Mass, be-
tween Armenians, Turks and Mohamme-
dams
Tuesday, April IL.
The medical examiner pronounced YER
dict of death by drowning in the case of
Miss Mary Mcmahon of Maiden, Mass.
The investigation of the charges of mis-
management of the Connecticut state
prison has begun-ProCeeding in a suit
to prevent the issue of new New York and
New England bonds have begun in Hart
ford-An electrician at Lynn, Mass, was
badly injured by a bursting armature.
! W. G. Noble, the sculptor, has sued for
expenses incurred in preparing statue of
Robert Burns for Providence people.
A slave dhow sailing under the French
flag was seized by a British cruiser,
In the boiler makers strike the manu-
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