Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-03-30
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Wednesday, March 22.

Massachusetts, savings bank commits
sioncrs reported bill to revive state
banks-A relay bicycle race from Bos-
ton to Chicago is being arranged--A ver-
| dict was rendered for the Lowell Times
| in the Barry libel case-The Morgan
iron works at New London, Conn, were
| attached by the owners of a Gloucester
| CNass) schooner which fell over on the
marine railway-Five bodies were found
| floating in a box in the Missouri river
Baihut De Lesseps and Blondin were
| found guilty in the Panama trial and sem
fenced to imprisonment-lt is reported
| that j. Pierrcpont Morgan has been au-
| thorized to negotiate II S5O0O0,0O0 loan in
London-By nm explosion and fire at the
| Planet -four mills, Litchiield, Ills, loss
of 81, 600 900 was incurred and one man was
killed-The town of Wallingford, Vt, is
to be given a public library building
| The woman's suffrage bill was defeated in
the Maine legislature-A Mystic Comm
man took laudanum to kill himself, then
prayed TO live, but died from the effects
of the drug-Ths steamer City of SPRING
field was disabled on the sound-Fall
Rivers Ascending bank teller is said
to have bet heavily on Harrison
Mrs Patti will sail for America Oct 2S-
Queen Victoria left England for trip to
ltaly-Tbe Machias (Me.) river is open
to navigation Atlantic and Pacific
road is threatened with "A tieup-
Josiah Quincy was formally installed
yesterday as assistant secretary of state
The Brazilian government forces are in
hot pursuit of the Rio Grande do Sui
Rebels-A b. Bird, supervising agent
Of the Travellers Insurance company Of
Hartford for the state of New Jersey, was
l,,, JJCppor
wanted at Laconia, n H., for the embezzle
ment of $3.50, was arrested at Dover, n II.
The Big -Four switchmen's strike came
to an end by toe switchmen declaring the
strike off Internationally -The Univers-
ity of Cambridge has conferred tie
degree of doctor of sciences on Pro
fessor Rudolph Nirchow, the rector Of
the Berlin universiry-B the burst
ing of a mould in Marshalis foun-
dry, Pittsburg, one man was fatally
burned, another was seriously injured,
and four others were bauly burned
Thursday, March 20.
George w. Smith, Maden's missing en-
bezzler, was arrested in Colorado Springs
Charles Barrell who once sued Boston for
$50. 900 and got $4,000, is dead o
Connecticut legislature is undecid ed as to
an investigation OF Prison Warden Cham
berlan-Thomas X. Cnnrlwitch of Rock
port, Mass, was held for trial on a charge
of Forgery south Deered GLASS
young woman, made Respondent by the
death of her chum, shot herself through
the heart, dying instantly-The torpedo
boat Gushing is fitting ont at Newport for
the naval parade-The Connecticut leg
islature passed bill to encourage manu-
featuring industries-1'he coroner in the
Of ilf,N-l linn
Conn. found that he died from poison adj
ministered by mis- wife She has been ar
rested and Will be tried for murdcr-Sec-
rotary Carlisle announces that the provis
ions of the Chinese exclusion law will be-
. enforced-The president will take time
in filling the Office of pension commits
sioner-Commodor Walker may become
commander at the Charlcstown navy yard.
Mr. Henderson was succeeded by MIR. l1ar-
ris as president pro ten of the senate.
Charges of boodling were renewed by MIR.
Edgar in the Canadian parliament-It i.
believed that the obligations Of the New
York and New England company will
y, reach Sl,5OO, OlO-Chief Arthur filed
anldavits at Toledo, giving brother
hood bylaw relating to the boycott
y child was fatally burned at Spencer
Mass-EX-Senator Salisbury of Mary
at Mexico, Mo--Tne Platte riyeri~ doing
. damage in Nebrasl,a-Ihe formation OF
: negro political party IS proposed-H
NJ. >. Undauutcd went ashore at Alex
, uudma- cable between Australia and
+ New Zealand is proposed-Two children
= We're burned to death in Grcensburr, La
- The great cotton strike in England is sale
to bo near its end-The mayor of Mos
cow, who was wounded by an assassin, i,
dead-No public requests were made il
n the will of Rev. Andrew p. Peabody, d. ID
-, :. II. II. Clark was elected president o
the Missouri Pacific Railroad company
Mexico is seeking closer trade relation.
with the republics to the south of her
r Oxford won the biz English university
II boat race, defeating Cambridge by half Z
r length.
g Friday, March -.
J. Bark Louis was abandoned at sea anC
. the crew, nearly famshed, was rescued by
e the steamer Alcide-pcter f. Comen
e who had made and lost vast fortunes. dice
/ ut RiGgelield, Cunn.-GoyrruOr Morri.
l. of Connecticut claims the right to appoint
= n successor if Insurance Commissioner Sev
o mour resigns-The British government
u will be represented at the Columbian
u naval review by five ships of war--A new
y American delegation will be ready to %
e back to the brussels international none
> tary conference--A cyclone in Tennessee,
~ and Mississippi swept away three towns
II Five persons were burned to death in al
!" apartment house fire at Cleveland-Th,
!, treaty of commerce between Spain ant
"a Portugal was signed-The Behrin!
>, sea court of arbitration met a
~, Paris-Jules Ferry was buried will
)" military honors at St Die-Wil
bur r. Bracket, suspected of killins
=, his wife at North Guilford Conn, last Sat
- urday, was released yesterday, the evidence
= against him being considered unreliable
1 and consequently insufficient to hold him
p. The first election under the new cit,
- charter takes place at PASSPORT, Me. Marcl
y 81 Last night General >. ID. Levitt wa
80 nominated for mayor by the Democrats
- md f. f.. Shedd by the Republicans
At Barre, Vt, yesterday, in the case o
Joseph Fratine VS., Seyerano Caslani, il
which plaintiff sued defendant for aliena
ton of his wife's affections, the jur,