Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-03-01

Monday on the tariff disagreement--
There are indications that the segniorsgc
bill may he abandoned by the Democrats
More trouble Ia brewing in Samoa
Mem bers of the Whitewsy governme emit in
Newfoundland are being tried FOR cor
ruption Forty nine rioteys were son.
fenced at Pittsburg A New York lady
gave Bishop Hurst 400, $50 for the Wash
ington niversity--Ocean Steamships
arriving at New York report very rough
passages Woodward, u.
s. n, died at Saratoga, y. E---Ad-
vices from Honolulu, under date of
Feb. Is, report everything quiet-A
steamer was caught trying to smuggle
Chinese into Port Townsend--Fears of
bomb throwers cause Paris to be panic.
stricken--Italy is to issue new nickel
coin of the value of 70 centimes-The
Scotch Unonist press says that parlia-
ment will be dissolved within 30 days
Saturday, Yob. 70.
William Sobier. = we'll known Boston
lawyer. is dead--Several business build
ings were burned at Fort Wayne--Lon-
don dailes are of the opinion that India
will impose tax upon silver-Sixty
Chinese robbers made away with tl00, 900
from the village OF ku Laiua-Exten-
been discovered in Puget Sound--E. F.
Millsa of Salem, Mass, was fined 800 and
sentenced to three months in Jail for
lieuor selling-It is believed that the
"Jicama" root discovered by General
Rivera of Mexico is sure cure for small
pox-Thc currency commission APP
pointed by the German government is en-
gagged in study OF the silver question
A premature blast at RoX bury Dos
tom caused great excitement and gave
rise to the rumor of fatal accident. The
explosion did not injure any one. however,
and the damage WAS slight -
Louis Walker committed suicide at
Woonsocket, Il. I-Louise Hoffkens, in
court at Bridgeport, Conn, testified that
her uncle criminally assaulted her-A
Methodist church at Charlton, Mass. was
dedicated-Ofiicers of the Bath (Me)
iron works ore looking over available sites
at New London, Conn-The Central
grammar school building at Andover,
Mass, was burned--Many house Dem
ocrats signed a call for caucus TO con
slider changing the rules so as to prevent
fllibustering-SiX cases of smallpox
were discovered on the United States gun
boat Concord, stationed at Yokohama
An old man and hi. housekeeper were
murdered by robbers in Bushville, n. Y
Professor Howard Van Amringe was
elected dean of the school of art in CO.
lumbia college-An attempt is to be
made to save the old warship Kearsarge
LILLIAN Durell, the opera singer, died
of consumption in New York city
Major G. 4. Hick. of New York, who
fought III u Massachusetts regiment dur
ing the war, is dead--William Waldorf
Iao -;l 70 %
fund for the employed-Henry Guy
Carleton and Miss Olive May were mar
ried in Milwnukee--Cornell students
are TO hold a mass meeting to take action
on the recent hazing of freshman--M.
de Giers, Russian minister OF foreign
affairs, is approaching desth-A red
flag was raised and a crowd charged by
the police at the funeral of Anarchist
Bourdin at London--The Sultan of
Morocco has made a satisfactory settle
ment of the claims of Spain--The cabin
of the British bark Montgomery Castle
was flooded by a sea, and all the officers
were drowned.
Sunday, Feb. 25.
! All liquor saloons in Portland Me, have
been ordered closed--Populists threaten
to make eastern members of the house
furnish their own quorums--General
| Howard is to retire from command of the
| department of the east---The Bank of
! Coudersport, Pa, has assigned-A Sec
! ond Iron Hall dividend has been ordered
! at Indianapolis - Fire destroyed the
dome of the agricultural building, Jack
son park-A mans head was torn from
his body in Waterloo, y. j., by an ice
elevator-Knights of Labor will en-.
deavor to send all negroes out OF the
United States-Four men persisted in a
blizzard in the Seminole reservation
Michigan men have bid $45, 900 for Corbett
and .Jackson-De Garmendia of New
New York beat Sears of Boston at court
tennis-A Goa aching line is to be estsb
lished between New York and Philadel.
/ pha-May Brooklyn was buried in the
actors fund plot--Colonel John Middle
ton Huger died in New York--Norman
l.. Munro, the book publisher, is dead -
/ Corbett and Mitchell boxed at charity
/ show i'll New York-Ersstus Wiman
was released on S!5, 900 bail, furnished by
friend.
Monday, Feb. 20.
Colonel 7. =. Cheney's residence and
contents were burned in Ashland, n. Fl
-Firemen rescued two women from n
building in Haverhill, Mass-Fire in a
Worcester skate factory caused n damage
, of $40, 000---Rev. Father X. j. McHugh,
who has been called the Poet Priest of
Berkshire" is dead-Harrson Plum
mer, the portrait painter, died at Haver.
hill, Mass-Rev. j. e. Merrill, DID, re
signed from the passionate of the Second
Parish church at Portland, Me-Rev. Dr.
/ Dana. pastor of the Kirk Street Congrega,
tional church, Lowell, Mass, has rendered
his signation--General Green, prom
inent citizen of Hartford, is dead-The
president has gone duck shooting in North
Carolina--The treasury balance will inn
prove without further bond issues
Several Poles and Hungarans were In
jured in a drunken riot in Pennsylvania
Sisters of Mercy are to teach in pu b.
lie school at Pittshurg, PA state
ment was issued by Erastus Wiman's
counsel tending to refute the charges OF
the prosecution Steele Msckaye, the
widely known actor and dramatist, died
on train in California Very severe
weather was met by incoming Atlantic
Bteamers-The Bell Cigar factory, St.
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