Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-04-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


Spaiu. was burned--Ths Bergeson man
slaughter trial opened at Dedham. Mass
-Four prisoners escaped from the Erie !
county jail at Buffalo - The Briggs
wooden mill at Nountown, Conn, was
burned --- The administration contem-
plates urging another bond issue. it is
said--New York, New Haven and Hart
ford roundhouse at Buzz trd's Bay, Mass,
was burned--Ten fremen were killed at
the burning of ;he Davidson theatcr and
hotel ut Milwaukcc--Scores of evctions
are to take place on the Marquis OF
Clanrcarde's estates in Ireland - A
Lynn (Mass) man was arrested for at
tempting to cash II check that had
been lost by the owner - A full
grown partridge with two heads, dead
but backed by af1idavits, is owned
by IL Bostoniau - The Russo-ierman
treaty has already resulted in a revival of
trade between the two countries Harry
6. Spaulding was sent need to three cN-
ira months in jail for emhe2zling from
the North Middesex Savings bank of
Aver, Mass--Clothng COZ signed to New
York men was seized by the Boston Gus
tom house officials while attempts were be
ing made to smuggle it into that port -
in an ultimHtum to the British min
istcr Secretary Gresham says that unless
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sea bill is withdrawn the whole agree
ment will be declared 0lf-Memordl
Bsrvces for the late Judge Charles p.
Thompson were held at Gloucester, Mass
Mrs. Clara f. Getchell was indicted at
Augusta, Ne, Tor poisoning her husband
A 1I-year-o!d boy is held at West
Derry y. H., for sending letter demand
Ing money, with a threat to kill
Schooner r.. p. Chase was towed to
Gloucester, Mass, after a terrible ex-
pcricnce in the storm. One of her crew
was lost-Bark Belmont was wrecked
on Peaked Hill bars off Chatham, Mass,
and five Of her crew were drowned
Lawyer Calderon Carlisle began his argu-
ment for the plaintiff in the Pollard
breckenridge sut---Admiral da Cana
and 81 Of his officers escaped from the
Portuguese warship-Friends of ma
tional bankruptcy bill hope to win over
doubtful members to its support.
Wednesday, April IL
Nisseries hotel Constantinople was
hurned-An old hotel AT Point Lookout,
J.. l., was burnel-W oodward seminary
opened at Quincy, Mass-rhe King and
Queen of Italy visited Queen Victoria Mt
Ioreuce--A general lockout involving
10000 men is imminent in Chicago
The Frothngham Arcade Scranton. Pa,
was burned. Loss 800, 0O0---Professor
John Howe jerks of Washington univer-
tity, st. Louis, is dead--Chinamen in
Boston and Lynn are complying with the
Geary law by registering - Mexico
would consent to the proposition
to coin Mexican dollars in American
mints only on condition that America
would allow American dollars to
be coined in Mexican mints--
Alfred BerReson, convicted Of manslaugh-
ter at Dedham, Mass, was sent to the
ormatOry-SiEty-nine head of tubcr
ruosis cattle were killed by the Rhode
Island board of health since Jan. | "A.
j. Rollins of Alexandria. y. H., was
arrested for opening his wites letters -
The Sullivan high school at Berwick,
Ne, was burned - Several buildings
were burned at South Royalston, Mass
The Canadian Pacific railroad must
pay damages for delaying the delivery of
a corpse at Dexter, Me-Appropriation
deford, Me, are said to have
been overdrawn SOB, 415--Two persons
We're killed and eight injured by the
fall of house at Williamsburg, n. Y
Creeks rejected the territorial govern
ment proposition -- The Cleveland
Democracy was overthrown in Albany by
the Honest Elections party--A caucus
of house Democrats voted for bank tax
repeal.
Thursday, April 12.
Silver Is quoted at % Bad per ounce in
London-A general strike of miners has
been ordered--The bank of St. Hyu-
cinthe, Farnham, Que, was robbed of
tl4,00O-New trustees have been APP
pointed on the bonds of the Common
wealth Loan and Trust company of San
Francisco-The British Columbia legis-
lature protests against the passage of the
British Behrug sea until the claims of
Canadian sealers have been settled
Rear Admiral Benham has retired and
Commodore Ramsey has been pro-
noted to fill the vacancy - The
engagement between Odette Tyler and
Howard Gould is said to have been
broken--Iwo schooners were lost with
all on board on the New Jersey coast
Admiral Mello has been successful in his
Siege Of Rio Grande do Sul---Joseph T.
Sagee charged with having caused the
Death Of Martha !. Fuller was held for
the grand jury in New York-An at
tempt was made to wreck passenger
train near Gotfstown Centre, n H
The First Baptist church at Holyoke.
Mass, was dedicated Everett W Full
Ter was arrested at Worcester, Mass for
forgery-A sample of the Krag- Jorgen-
sen rife, made at Springfield, Mass, was
sent to Emperor William-The New
England Hardware association held its
annual dinner at Boston--The New
England Box Manufacturers association
dined at Boston The principal cities of
New England We're represented The
cotton waste establishment of Adams
Bros in South Boston was totally de
GJroycd Ivy fire. The loss will approx
mate S35, Goa blaze in the four-story
building al % and rs High street, Boston
caused $50 600 damage--Mrs Jessie Ma
son of South Boston tried to light a ire
with Kerosene and was severely burned -
Captain q. j. Poole, "A retired shipmas
ter, committed suicide at Sangerville,
Me, by cutting his throat.
Friday, April IS.
Russian agitators were arrested in Rer
ln-The Behring sea bill was read a
second time in the house of lords