Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-06-14


fast one-The government is not liable
for costs and interest In cases Of illegal
exactions of eustoms--No information
of the loss of the Bear has been received
by departm ent ot1icials---G eral Ezeta
and IS other fugitives took refuge ON the
L. s. s. Bennington at La Lbertad--
Tho worst Of the northwestern floods is
believed to have been passed -
Bessie Cleveland. the Presidents cousin,
is to marry a New York doctor-The
American feet on the coast of Nova
Scotia are making big catches Of mack
erel---Business depression has affected
the finances of the Hartfo@ Theological
seminary w. w. Phelps Is in a
startlingly critical condition-A plan OF
wholesale Jail delivery at the Kings
county IN. " penitentiary was frus-
trated-James Grady, aged IS, left
home at Winsted, Conn, II days ago. and
is still missing-The state board of ed
ucation will visit Lowell, Mass, June 30
TO select a site for a state normal school
The Durfes mills, Nos and at Fall
River, Mass, will shut down on or before
June 10 to allow time for alterations and
repairs Franklin county (Mass.)
commissioners disp Used the petition for
a new road from Tully to Athol-Ths
employees of the Mckay & Bigelow Metal
lie Heller association at Lawrence, Mass,
were given notice of proposed rcduc.
ton in wages of Is to % per cent cent
Attorney Gsneral Knowlton rendered an
opinien that it -gas legal for Joseph Hca ly
to retain his seat in the Fall River (Mass)
board OF aldermen and still remain
member Of the license commission of that
city-Petcr Kirkor, while discharging
rifle in the rear Of his home at 81 Valley
street, Lawrence, Mass. accidentally shot
a young lad named William Robinson in
the left leg-David Morrissey. aged 10,
was arrested ut Hartford for the Cowl-
ishaw burglary He was caught trying
to pawn some of the stolen property
Horse thieves entered the stable of Will
lam Gardiner at Rehoboth, Mass, and
stole a mare, buggy and trappings, all OF
the value of $500. They were traced to-
ward Rhode Island
Saturday. June o.
Twenty industrials were drowned at
Brighton, Colo-Two children were
burned to death az Shakopee, Mimi
Ten millions of dollars were lost by the
work of Pacific foods-Forty German
nrtillerymen were sunstruck near Berlin
The United States demands S. 500, 600
from Spain for overcharged custom duties
The British minister to Brazil OBJ
tanned the release of two men arrested on
an unknown charge - The British
steamer Stockholm City, from Boston to
Havre and London, was crippled by a
broken enRine-Six American sealers
carrying los men are missing
Vaughn, an employe of the Boston and
Maine road, was killed by train at
Everett, Mass-A ukase has been is
sued appointing General Tcherevin spe-
cial officer for the protection of the i'm
peral family of Russia---Fred ".
Goodwin is wanted in Lowell, Mass, on
the charge of EN- bezzling about $1,000 from
Lowell lodge Knights OF Pythias. He
has been arrested 10 Plattsburg y. Y
At the Maine intercollegiate tennis tour
nament f. w. Dana, Bowdoin college,
won the championship singles -
The indications are shat the new cruiser
Minneapolis will be the greatest premium
winner ever built-Geueral Ezeta, Sal
vador's vice president and several refugee
generals were given an asylum on the
United States cruiser Bennington -
Treasury department officials are inclined
to discredit the report of the wreck OF the
revenue cutter Bear---Dr. Henry Meyer,
Sing for life-Treasurer Theodore c.
Faxon, the trusted employe of a we'll
known building firm of Boston, has been
arrested for the embezzlement of $51 900
DIR. Mary Bell of Boston was arrested
for causing the death OF pretty Havel-
hill girl.
Sunday, June 10.
The Veteran firemcn's tournament will
he held at Pawtucket, K. l., Aug. IL
Foote and Rowland won She New Eng
land tennis championship in doubles
The Bangor boys won the Maine inter
scholastic games-The naval court
martial of Lieutenant Fillette has gun
Mt Portsmouth, n. H. Twenty five mil
lion feet of lumber were burned at Du-
buQue, Ia, entailing a loss OF $500 000---
Mrs. Seth Clark aged o. native and
lifelong resident of Amesbury, Mass,
and representing one Of the Oldest and
wealthiest families, is dead -Charles
V. Doe, gentlemen's furnishings, of
Newmarket Junction, n. H., has as
signed for the benefit of creditors-
Il. G.. jackson, aged 20, was caught be-
tween two sections of a freight train in
the Boston and Albany yard at Pittsfeld,
Mass, and crushed so badly that he died
a yard conductor in the Nautaguck
Comm yard of the New York, New
Haven and Hartford railroad, was
knocked from a car and another car
passed over him, beheading him. lie
leaves family the 6.year-
old son of Adolphus Shastfer, Williams
town (Mass.) butcher, was drowned in
Greene river--W, Porter of Hyde Park,
Mass, has been elected general secretary
of the New buryport Y NJ C. A-Jose
Pulitzer of the New York World has ar
rived at his recently purchased estate,
Chatwood, Bar lIarbor, Me- Mrs. Pulitzer
comes later-Miss Hope Goddard, the
Providence heiress, was married to G.
Oliver Isein of New York.
Monday, June IL.
Rev. Canon Stills was instituted dean of
the cathedral at Portland, Me-The
George William Curtis memorial will
take the form of Il monument and course
of lectures Passengers narrowly es-
capped death in a train wreck at Bidde-
ford, Me-A new opera house is to be
built at Portland Me-Thirty cyclers
were arrested at Deerinp Me for riding