Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-05-03

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ers were killed by soldiers In riot. in the
Pctrikau district of poland-The re-
vival of agraran crime has caused great
excitement throughout county Cork, Ire.
Friday, April 81
Chicken thieves are Mt work at Quincy,
Mass--Senor Maciver heads the new
Chilian cabinet "A Boston and Albany
freight train was wrecked at Hinsdale,
Mass - Theodore Metcalf the we'll
known Boston druggist, is dead-The
safe in the Weymouth Mass almshouse
was robbed of about s900--Three chill
dren were burned to death at South
Scranton, Pa-The disease now raging
in Lisbon Is true Asiatic cholera-Di-
rectors of the New England road have
adopted plan of reorganization-Bri
gader General Hobart Moore, military in
structor in the Boston high schools, ID
dead-By decided vote the Massachu-
setts Episcopal convention carried the
motion for division of the diocese
into two dioceses. A plan is to be
reported to the next convention
George f. Gray was drowned in Boston
harbor by the overturning OF a canoe
The mayor of Lawrence Mass, will re-
fuse to sign some of the licenses
granted by the aldermen-Shareho lders
OF the Granite State bank of Exeter, \.
H., are to be assessed dollar for dollar
George T. Hughes of Bath, Me, was
chosen chairman of the Maine Dem ocratio
state committee-Michael Sherlock, on
trial at Pittstield, Mass, was identified as
the Stock bridge burglsr--rhe anti.
vaccination bill was killed in the
Rhode Island senate - industrial
armies" are causing commotion
at various places in the west-Ths
New York senate rejected the renomina-
tion of Health Officer Jenkins-New
witnesses and testimony are promised at
the second trial of DR.. Meyer for murder
Secretary Herbert is to appoint
board of experts to Investigate armor
plate frauds-New England road direc.
tors adopted the new reorganization plan
Home Secretary Asquith moved in
the house of commons the disesta blish-
ment of the church in Wales-The ap'
proach of May day is accompanied BY the
gravest apprehensions in Rome.
Saturday, April 20.
Governor Flower of New York will
veto the blanket ballot bill-The train
ing ship Enter Prise is getting ready for
her summer cruse-Dr. Albert Day,
superintendent of the Washingtonian
home at Boston,is dead-Emperor Will
lam says that German interests in
Samoa must be abandoned under any cir
cumstances-The reorganization plan
| of the New York and New England road
| involves the foreclosure of second NOR t.
gage bonds-Attorney General Olney's
| plans of extending the bonds of the Pa
citic roads is likely to be dopted-Post-
| master Coveney has removed the ex-
treasurer of the Boston Postoffice Clerks
! association, who is missing with
A reception to Bishop Hood at Portland,
Me, ended in general fight, and several
! colored church members were arrested
The Rhode Island house passed an
act providing for plurality elections for
representatives in congress--The Maine
Central railroad is making reductions to
/ lessen expenses--Several licenses at Law
/ renee, Mass, We're vetoed by the mayor
! The Yale Harvard debate in New
Haven was won by Harvard-Bos
Coxeyites were driven out of Wax efeld,
r. l., and got cold reception at Westerly
! The production Of silver in the United
! States for 1898 is placed at 10000, 900
ounces-Senator Aldrich challenged the
/ Democratic senators to an immediate vote
! on the tariff bill and was forced to back
down--Creedon defeated Moore in the
middleweight championship battle
Admiral da Cana and $50 of his men
/ were rescued from a Portuguese transport
/ and landed in ruGuay-Many strikers
were killed in riots by troops in Russian
/ Poland--Ths Scotch local government
bill was introduced in the house of COM
mons--Several towns in Greece were
nearly destroyed by more earthquakes
William L. Potter, Democratic mayor
/ of Providence for three years prior to the
1aSt eleptiOn is 6uin
Sunday, April 30.
A severe wind and rain storm did much
damage at Mansfield, O., and in surround
ing towns-Oregon tramps seized a
train-Rescued Brazilians were received
enthusiastically at Montevideo - The
electric railway on Gettysburg battlefield
I must be removed-Governmen forces
are occupying all southern Brazilian
ports-The southern industrial congress
is to assent BILE at Augusta, Ga, May DO
! The list of earthquake victims in Greece
is growing, The people are in constant
terror--Lawyer Montgomery Gibbs was
murdered in Buffalo-A bishops con-
vocation at Canterbury protested against
! disesta blshment in Wales--The Ellis
car company's plant Mt Amesbury, Mass,
/ was burned. Loss, $50 O00--Anarchis
! Emile Henry was found guilty at Paris
/ ana sentenced 10 ueul n---COAsy army
arrived III the suburbs of Washington
st. Charles hotel, New Orleans, was
burned and one life was lost-Two men
of the crew of the Gloucester Mass
schooner Gardner Tarr were lost-A
gang of tramps captured n Concord and
Montreal freight train-The corner
stone Of the new parochial school in New
! Haven was laid --- A new Catholic
church at Fast Bridgewater, Mass, was
dedicated.
Monday, April 40.
Machine gun inventors are not ready to
accommodate the navy department with
weapons for n test Mem bers of the
Boston aseball club believe they should
have share in the seasons prosperity
New York business men are to call TOR a
settlement OF the tariff question immedi-
! ately ly-There was n $4,000 fire
In Ashland, Wis -Explorer William
Astor Chanler arrived at Cairo
The New Haven rolling mill was shut