Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-02-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


is threatened by the Delaware's flood
There is more talk of switchman's
strike in Chic got. j. Morgan. Indian
commissioners resigned Fos-
ter is drafting the treaty for the anncxa-
| ton of Hawai--It is estimated that tho
Phillips Brooks monument fund now
amounts to SOY, 90O-Mr Addicks of
Boston denies shat he has purchased the
stock of the Milwaukee Gas company
| Some jewelry belonging to the president
| disappeared during the fumigation OF the
| White House-Balfour replied to Glad
stones speech in the house of commons.
| lie declares that home rule is an impossi-
| blity-AIinister Stevens course at Hon
olulu is approved by Secretary Of State
! Foster-The Massachusetts legislature,
| by party vote, refused to abolish the
| governors council--A second attempt
was made upon the life of Rev. David
Chambers OF East Harwich, Mass--Mr.
| Cleveland formally announces the follow
| ing members of his cabinet: Walter q.
| Gresham of Illinois, secretary of state;
Johu q. Carlisle of Kentucky, secretary
| OF the treasury; Samuel ). Lamont of
| New York, secretary OF war; Wilson :.
Bissell of Buffalo, postmaster general
| Harry g. Smith, IA Holyoke tMass) pay
master, is missing He is short in his ac-
!
! chosen commander OF the Vermont de-
| partmcnt Of the Grand Arny--There is
IL movement among Maine men to place IL
| statue Of Blaine in Names vacant niche
in Statuary hall, ut the national capitol
! Petroleum and coal were found at
| Broohfell, Mass--Sccrctary Foster says
! he will issue no bonds while he is in Of
| fice--B,sh shop Jaggar of southern Ohio is
to temporarily fill Bishop Brooks place
Senator Sherman's five year 3 per cent.
| bond amendment WAS tavoraby reported
| by the senate finance committee--Judge
John .5chofielI of the Illinois supreme
court died at Marshall. Judge Schotield,
in 1886, declined the chief justiceship OF
the United States supreme court
Ihursday, Feb. &c.
Another blizzard is raging in the
orthwest--Republcsn ans gaiued in town
elections in New York-lllnois rivers
overlooked their banks and caused con-
siderable dalnage-A frightful hurricane
destroyed life and property in Madagascar
1t is feared tuat twenty miners have
persisted in the snow on Butte mountain,
Colorado-AlcXander sullivan says the
home rule bill should be supported by all
interested in lreland-AlOre than $4,000
! has been received for the Brooks monu-
ment fund-Tne Sawyer will case was
| sustained i'll all its points, and the city of
! Gloucester Mass, gets some $500, OOO-
The burial Of the thirty-one unclaimed
bodies of the victims Of the Dover On. H)
asylum fire were buried ia IA trench in the
asylum cemctery-hepIblCan are in
possession OF the Kansas capitol The
| governor called ont the militia to prevent
II riot The Popuists will endeavor to
freeze and starve the Republicans out
Mrs. Whitney's will leaves over 5000 600
| in personal property and real estate to
her hus baud, the eX-secreJary of the navy
champion Corbett has posted $500
for Il fight with Charley Mitchell or Peter
Jackson - the llaWaIian annexation
treaty was sent to the senate by President
llGrrIsou-Hnere WAS nearly II riot in
Halifax between the city and street rail-
way company over snow in the streets
An inNest cation reveals the iact that tho
American Panama committee II three re-
CeIvcd Il. 1000 0jufrancs-Lugh O'Douuels
defense Is thai he was Il newspaper man
and was present at the Homestead riot
in thaLcapacity smith OF GeOrgi /,
lawyer and newspaper man, accepts the
tender Of the secretaryshlp OF the interior
Tho crew If the schooner r. I. Petit
grew Of Portland, Me, WAS rescued by
life savers after the vessel had gone ashore
1.-Two gifts, amounting to S350,OOU,
We're made to Harvard college for the
building OF Il new dOrmitory and a read
ing room. the names of the donors are
Lot mlde pull &c,
Friday, Feb. IL.
An Odd Fellows temple at Canton, O.,
wa, burned--A pulp mill at South
Gardner, Me, WAS burned. Loss 500, 900
Three men were held for the grand
jury at Boston For perjury i'll naturali-
ZUtlon case--lhe New York and New
England wants To issue 50, ODJ,O0 bonds
David Hlll of Pushed, y. H.. aged 81
was instantly killed by an electric car at
Greenwood, Mass-Patrick Welch was
boz, ID over at Fail River, Mass, charged
with the murGer of Bridget Mccain by
Wilbur +. Rodgers of Meri-
den was chosen commander Of the Con-
necticut department OF the Grand Army
Timothy Boyne tried to assault his
wife at Salem, Mass, and she jumped
from window, receiving injuries which
may prove fatal--rhe Massachusetts
hospital for dipsomauiacs at Foxboro was
formally declared ready for occupancy
Ernest Adams was arrested at pittsiield,
Mass, Tor uttering forged checks--The
jury that investigated the Dover a. II.
insane asylum fire is understood to have
criticised several parties Warren Dear
born, charged with being one of the West
Newbury (Mass) incendAries, was ar
rested at Pennington, \. H--Warring
political factions in Kansas are negotiat-
ing for "A basis for settling their disputes)
in the supreme court---Champion skater
Joe Donoghue was badly beaten by John
son of Minneapolis in the amateur cham
pionship races Boston police arrested
William Genkuiger, II man of many
aliases, who has been busily engaged pass
ing worthless checks-Miles Scrurin. an
ex-representative to the legislature and II
pensiouer of the war OF 1872 died at Farm
ington, " H, aged 100 years--General
Abraham Daily, a survivor OF the war Of
lSl2, was found dead ut his homo in Will
iamsburg, l.. |. The general was % years
old--A crowded memorial meeting in
New York listened to eulogies on the late
Bishop Brooks-Judge Gresham states
;nat it was purelyduty that induced him to
) accept a position in Cleveland's cabinet-
Carlisle disowns the interview published
IN Thursdays papers aboHt the financial