Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-04-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Tnosday, April II.

lIonaire author OF Munich, is dead-The
,cheme to coin Mexican dollars in Ameri-
can minis is not favored in Mexico-A
great electrical plant is to be established
On Terrys island in the Connecticut river
An old headstone, dated 1890, was
found in tearing down a house near the
top of Cops hill, Boston-Massachu
betts Cinnamon are hurrying to take
advantage of the Geary act - The
French general government seized
the Hotel de Vile from the
Paris municipal government-Th
Methodist conference in Waltham,
Mass, denounced Romanism, branded
Sunday camp meetings rs 'picnics" and
criticised Lase seminary-Abner T.
Porter abducted his child from her
mothers arms in Lynn, Mass-The dis
puted boundary line between Salem and
Marblehead, Mass, was settled in
favor of Marblehead - An in
teresting contest is expected over
North Cardinals senatorial seats-Ord-
nance experts are confident that the worst
has been told concerning armor frauds
The new quorum-counting rule will
be as different as possible from the Reed
rule-Tho Denver police bourd fight was
decided in favor of Governor Waite
The recent attack on Spanish pilgrims in
Valencia has resulted in the dismissal of
its civil governor-The German reich
stag passed the bill to allow the return
of the Jesuits to third reading--The
Octive, at Philadelphia, reports that she
passed, off Delaware capes, wreckage
from the A. S. milford The milford
carried six men Brgadier General o.
l.. Shepherd, of New York, retired army
officer. with a brilliant record, is dead,
aged Sl-Ellen Shea of Boston, 50 years
iu oh with larpenu of G1pS
from Henry Green-Patrck F. King
was arrested at Boston, charged with I'M
lawfully appropriating a team valued at
E!5O-The loss on the Wellman Osborne
fire at Lynn, Mass, has been ad justed. the
insurance companies paying Mr.. Os-
borne upwards of 800, OOO-Count Won
Schach, the millionaire author Of
Munich is dead.
Wednesday, April 1s.
Two firebugs came near being lynched
at Meridian, Miss-An Albuquerque. \.
NJ, bank president was sent to Jail for
five years-rhe state bank tax is not
likely to be repealed at this session OF
congress The United States Is not
likely to permit n German protectorate
over Samoa-The son of President Rod
riguez fatally stabbed fellow student at
Carlsruhe--The torpedo works of the
Hotchlliss Gun company are to be re-
moved to Rhode Island-Astronomer
calculate that the Gale comet ought to he
visible here by April 2S--The agricul-
tural congress at Rome voted in favor of
Increasing the tariff on wheat--The ac-
tion of the Methodist conference at Wal
than, Mass, may put stop to Sunday
camp meetings at Asbury Grove--Pre-
mier Crispi threatened to dissolve the
Italian chamber and the Radicals with
drew their opposition to the budget
A boy was killed by an electric car at
Taunton, Mass--The renowned Amos
Cross guardianship fight is to be renewed
at Westerly, X. IA man described as a
hermit has sued the Lewiston (Me.) Jour
nal for libel--A mystery is connected
with the death of Mrs. Jane
Booth at Salem, n. H--Rev A. j.
Wheeler was arrested at Concord n. H
The crew of the Helen J. Holway were
rescued from their sinking craft by the
Warren b. potter-Congressma APPS
ley moved to have n complete set of war
records presented to each Grand Army
post.-The railway union is to call
out every man on the Great North
ern system if it is necessary in order to win
the strke-The Brazilian rebel warship
Aquidaban was sunk by torpedo boat
Henry s, Ives, the Napoleon OF
finance" is dead-The French budget
shows a deficit of 100000 francs.
Thursday, April 10.
A new counterfeit $40 bill is in circula-
tion--Great Britain is charged with in
triguing in Honduras struck
in the shoe shop of Harvey Bros. of Lynn
Mass-Edwin +. Waters, formerly edi-
tor of the Boston Advertiser died in
San Francisco--Balfour's amendment
Il. IA
was rejected by the house of commons
Italian banks of emission have been
ordered to deposit SAC, 600 900 of their re-
serve in the state cofiers--W. F, Hill OF
Dedham, Mass, was sentenced to four
years in the state prison for embezzling
funds of the Milton Water company
Notices We're posted in the Lowell ma.
chine shop at Lowell, Mass, announcing
that the works would start up on full
time May |, and that general cut of 10
per cent would be mnde in wages
General Meyers bond and seignioragt
bill is not approved by the administra
tion-The treasury does not fear de
pletion of its stock of gold--Sherff'
deputies fired on strikers at Detroit, kill
ing two and wounding four-A1
electric plant in Sacramento, Cal.
was burned. Loss, 100000 - Johr
the committee to inquire into the work
ings of the Irish land act-Anti-Par
nelltes will support the budget provided
the increased tax on spirits be limited t.
the present year-The defeat of thu
German tobacco taxation bill is regarded
as assured--General GOggo of the ltal
Ian army was arrested by the French OF
the charge of being spy-The bill re
pealing the coercion act passed the seconC
reading in the house Of commons
A coroner's Jury decided that Mrs. JAM
Booth of Salem, n. H, died from natura
causes--Nelson Jones of Dedham, Me.
Is charged with setting fire to his father
in-law's house--Bertha Treat of Frank
fort, Me-, charged with murderous as
sault upon her uncle, was adjudged in
sane.
Friday, April go.
Walcott whipped Tracy in 16 rounds a
Roston--F h, Foster e. Co.'s planipl