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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-02-15

BROOKLYN, n. Y, Feb. IA great SEN
alton was created this forenoon in st.
3'aul's Roman Catholic church, by an attack
pom the pastor of the church, Rev. w. j.
Hill, at the very steps of the altar, by his
ssistant, Rev. DR.. Patrick V. Mcdonald.
he trouble occurred when the church was
rowded with worshippers.
Mr.. Mcdonald began to say the 100 clock
hass. After the first gospel, Us usual the
announcements were to be made. Father
ill assembled the altar steps for the pur-
pose. When he reached the platform of the
ltar DR.. Mcdonald shouted in an excited
hammer You can't speak here, sir
father Hill whispered to DR.. Mcdonald
You may read the gospel and give an in
)tluction after l have given the announce
hents -
Father Hill then faced the congregation,
Ut before he could say a word DR.. McDon-
Id gave him a push that threw him down
DE steps, across the sanctuary and against
he sanctuary rails. The people became
|luch excited. some screamed, others left
he church and great number made a
ush toward the chanccl. Father Hill went
the chancc rail and, making a gesture of
lence. requested the people to hasten to
ONE other church to hear mass,
it was evident that DR..
Mcdonald was not in condition
celebrate the divine mysteries.
IT. Mcdonald then turned toward the altar
nd began to recite the creed. Father Hill,
owever, decided to prevent him from going
II with the mass. Going again to the altar
ather Hill took the chalicc, which DR.. Nc
donald vaiuly endeavored to snatch from
is hand. Father Hill turned TO leave the
latform, but DR.. Mcdonald, with hi,
enched fist, dealt the pastor n blow on the
cad which knocked him down to the
oor below the steps. Then with
ut intermission DR.. Mcdonald continued tt
ain blows on the side of Father Hill S heac
nd neck while he pinned him to the floor
he people for II time appeared to be para
zed with amazcment. At length some OF
lie men entered the sanctuary, dragged Dr.
lcDonald away and helped Father Hill into
le vcsuy. The excited multitude left tht
lurch and some policemen came and LED
Pr. Mcdonald into the vestry. Later, 10y
rider of Bishop Mcdonnell. DR.. Mcdonald
as taken to St. Peters hospital for treat
ent.
During his attack on Father Hill, DR.. Nc
onald exclaimed that there had been a
)nspiracy between Father Hill and
ishop o. Donnell to drive him from the
iocese.
Father Hill is about o3 years of age. Dr..
lcDonald came to the parish from Newark
j., and was originally from Cork, Ire
nd He is highly educated, has travelle,
idely and it is said has once or twic,
cen in ecclesiastical trouble. II,
ad stated to Father Hill. it il
lid, that he had suffered from softening o
lie brain He weighs 25O pounds. 1t i
bid that he had been notified through tn
shops secretary that he would not be mad
regular priest of the diocese, and thi fac
(cighed upon his mind. He has man,
lends who believe him to be insane.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-02-15
NEW ENGLAND GRANITE MEN


BosroN. Feb 13.-The third annual cor
vcution Of New England Granite Manurac-
;urer,' Association, held in Wesleyan hall
to-day. was devoted principally to reports
of officers. Fully 35O Of the 500 members
of the association We're in attendance, every
granite cutter in New England be-
ing represented. Notwithstanding tnut
the members OF this sssocia-
tion employ some 5000 men; the wage
question was not discussed a, manufacture
ers and worlimen have ,ignei a schedule
which runs until 1898.
These officers were elected to serve for the
ensuing year: President, j. O. A Field If
Quincy; vice presidents. Thoma, Nawn of
Concord, " Il; George G. MacNic of Barre.
f. G. Crumb of Mantle. William Booth If
New London. c. b. Canlield Of New York:
treasurer, W. s. White OF RockHnI Me;
executive committee, j. +. BoIweli of Hal
lowell George y, WaSg of Portland. j. q.
Patterson OF Concord. Alex Gordon Of Barre,
7. W. Eagan of Montpelier, :. W Jones Of
Boston, d. W. Norcross OF Worcester,
Henry Murray of Boston. w II. Mitchell Of
Quincy John l.. Miller of Quincy, Charles
Rogers Of Rockport, \. Faruum of Prnvl-
dence, c. p. Chapman of Westerly Charles
+. Stoll Of New London and G. $. Davis Of
| Mantle,
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RACES ON THE ICE.
Burlington Driving Association to Hold n
Three Days Meeting.

A number of citizens met at the City Ho
tel Tuesday and formed the Burlington
Driving association, otlicered by the follow
ing representative business men: President,
j. b. Henderson; vice presidents, F.. $. Ad-
sit and w. Ii. Clark; secretary and treas
uror, NJ G.. Berry. The association will
have a three days meeting on the ice in
Burlington bay on February - and % and
March /. Purses amounting to $1,000 will
be offered, as follows:
First day-2:30 class, $3.50; foals Of 1891,
800; 2:50 class, 800.
Second day-County races eligible to 300
class, owned January l. 1894, $50; 2:25
class, $l1j; foals of 1893, open to trotters,
$2j.
Third dny-2;4O class, $l5O;.open to all,
$3.50.
All races will be open to trotters and
PAGERS except the race for foals of 1898.
Entries close February "a The entrance
fee is D per cent with per cent additional
from the winner. With such liberal purses
and the excellent opportunity afforded for
winter races the efforts Of the new associa-
ton ought to meet with success. Much in
tcrest has already been expressed in the
matter.
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A WATCH AND TEAM MISSING.
George Fullam. Young Boy, Had Them
In Possession When Last seen.

WEST RANDOLPH, Feb. l.-Hesterday
afternoon George Fullam son of William
Fullam, a baggagemaster on the Central
Vermont railroad, took a horse and sleigh
from his fathers barn in BrOokiield and
drove this place He went into y. w.
Udall's jewehy repair shop and wanted to
buy gold watch and said his father would
call in and pay for it to-day when he came
home. He gave his name and told all about
his family. Mr.. Udall stepped into the Her.
aid and News office to inquire about the
father. He returned and refused to let the
boy have the watch, who in the meantime
had taken ladies' gold watch from
off the hook, which belonged TO acus-
| toner and was worth about $40. lie went
out then, unhtched the team aud started
toward home. He passed the stage and the
driver said the horse at that time was all of
a foam, and that was about the last seen of
| him.
To-day, when Mr.. Fulam came, he was
told of the affair and promised to find the
boy, and is now in pursuit of him.
! This is not the first scrape the boy has
been in. He has only been back from the
| Reform school at NelgenneS about six
months and Is 'hnly D years old.
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Tho Brazilian government has decided
that martial law shall cease ON February 26
and that the presidential election shall take
place on March |, in accordance with the
constitution.
At noon Wednesday the two houses of the
Mississippi Legislature met in joint session
and elected a. j. McLaurin to succeed Sena-
tor f. c. Walthall. resigned. Mr.. Nc
Laurin accepted the trust and LETT for
Washington Monday.
The Cooley Publishing company. publish
ers of Godey's magazine and various books
and periodicals in New York. have assigned.
The company had capital stock of $500,
coo. The magazine is one of the Oldest i'll
the United States.
Dr. Granger of Chester, an oculiSt, who
has before attended Mr.. Gladstone. has been
summoned to meet the prime minister as
soon as the latter returns from BarritZ
DR.. Granger will examine Mr. Gladstone 5
eyes, his sight being said to he in prrcari-
ous condition.
The democratic congressional campaign
committed met Friday evening Senator
Faulkner Of West Virginia was unanimously
elected permanent chairman; Lawrence
| Gardner of Washington, secretary, and
James l.. Norris of Washington, treasurer,
Congressman George W. Houk, repre-
senting the third Ohio district dropped dead
from heart disease Friday afternoon IN
! Washington,
| President Tuttlc of the Boston and Maine
railroad is authority for the state
mont that the negotiations for a lease of the
| Concord and Montreal railroad by the BoS
ton and Maine are absolutely off
In the worlds amateur skating meeting al
Stockholm, the race of 600 metres was won
by Oscar Fredrikson Of Norway, in 30 2-1
seconds The l0,0 900 metre races Eden of
Netherlands won, beating the record time
II 30 seconds.
Maeneto-telephone connection was made
between New York and Chicago Saturday
night. 1t was used alternately with tht
Bell telephone. The results were astoniSh
! inglv favorable TO the new instrument
Sosson beat Ives in the final game of tin
billiard series in Boston Saturday night, 6Ol
to i6i. Slosson's highest run was ll5; av
erage 81 1928. Ives highest run ll6; av
erage 16 25-2s.
The Chamber OF Deputies has voted 400,
600 francs for the benefit Of the families o
the Italians who lost their lives in the Aig
nes Mortes ri.ts.
The receivers and the employees of tn,
Northern Pacific have reached an amicahl
settlement on the question of wages.
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Washington Notes.

WASHINGTON, Feb. MARY i. Jeirords
of Williamstown, Vt. who has been visiting
the family of her brother, Tracy l.. JEFF
fords, since the holidays. left for home yes
terday and will stay over in New York city
about one week
F. S. Stranahan and wife of st. Albans
are at the Cochran for a few days
D. j. Foster OF Burlington IS registered at
the Ebbitt.
The navy department is informed that the
gunboat Bennington sailed from Genoa,
Italy. to-day for Gibraltar, en- route to San
Francisco, by way of the Straits of Magcl-
Ian. This vessel will form part of the
Bering sea fleet
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WINDS VICTIMS.
MANY PERISH IN RUINS OF GERMAN
STRUCTURES.
Death-roll of tho Great storm Lengthen-
ing Throughout the Empire seven
Children Buried Beneath the Ruins of
House Several Go Down with a
Bridgc-Other Casualties.

BERLIN, Feb. 13.-Reports of loss of life
and damage to property 10y yesterdays S
storm continue to be received from all parts
of the country.
AT Radeburg, in Saxony, q scaffold upon
which number of men were working, was
blown down and four workmen were killed
Others were injured.
At Penzlin, in Mecklenburg- -Iewerin, a
house was blown down and all the inmates
were buried in the ruins Seven children
were killed.
AT Rinteln. in Hcsse- Nassau, the tall
chimeny of the stove and glass works was
blown over Some of the brick struck and
killed three persons.
At Sonderburg on the Island of Asen, a
bridge collapsed and several persons who
were on it were killed.
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FRANKLIN COUNTY UNDERWRITERS
Meet and Elect Board Officers in the
Railroad Town.

ST ALDANs Feb. 13.-The Franklin
County Board of Underwriters met here to-
day at the Office of the president, II. II.
Farnsworth, esq, and after voting in as a
new member Mr. $. S. Allen, they proceed
cd to the election of officers. Mr.. Farms
worth was reelected president, an office
which he has held for many years; H. A
Burt, ir., who has been the secretary for
over three years, asked TO be excused from
further duty as secretary, and S. S. Watson
wnS elected secretary. W. H Blake, 2d,
was elected treasurer. and the following
were elected as rating committee a. d.
Tenney, l. $. Borley, II. 4. Burt, ir., and
S. :. Allen On motion of Maj. Tenney n
resolution of thanks was voted TO MIR. Burt,
for the manner in which he had performed
the duties of secretary during his term of
office
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Cargo Of Lime on Fire.

PORTLAND Me, Feb. l3,-Schooner On
ward, from Rockland for Boston. loaded
with lime, was between Boone island and
Tape Porpose when the cargo caught
tre. The fire gained on the crew, and the
matches we're bGttened down and an at
tempt made TO smother the fire, The yes
sci was run on TO the flats here, where the
matches were more securely battened
down. The Onward will remain here un.
til the dre burns itself out. The cargo
will prove total loss, but the vessel is
not much injured.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-02-15

WASHINGTON. Feb. The following
Nermonters have been granted pensions;
Original, widows, etc, Janette Emery, Rut-
land.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The following
pensions have been granted to Nermonters:
Original, Waiter j. Thomas, Salisbury.
Addison.
Original. Andrew J. Mlburn. Manchester
Depot: reissue, Francis Young, Morris
vile.
WAsHINGroN Feb. 13.-The following
Ncrmonters have been granted pensions:
Original, Peter Nilmire of Winooski. Henry
4. Dada Of Rutland; additional, William
l.. Luce of 1unbridgc reissue, John c. Rob-
erts of Nortonvile; reissue and increase,
John Devine of Montpelier.
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A WEEK OF CONGRESS.
Bill Repeating Federal Elections Law
Passed by the Senate-Hawaii in the

Passed by the Scnate-HaWal IN the
House.
The Senate on Wednesday OF last week
passed the bill repeating the federal election
laws. The vote stood-yeas 80, nays 2S--a
party vote, except that Mr.. Stewart, rep,
Nevada, and Messrs Allen, Kyle and PETER,
populists, voted with the democrats in the
affirmative. In the House the Hawaiian
resolutions of the foreign affairs committee
were adopted by a vote of III to 10.
AS soon as the vote had been announced
Mr.. Boutelle, rep, Maine, called up his
privileged resolution, which he introduced
Dec. 90, 1898, and which declared that it is
sense of the House that any intervention by
the executive of the United States, its civil
or military representatives, without authority
of Congress in the internal affairs of "a
friendly recognized government to disturb
or overthrow it, and to aid or abet the sub
stitution or restoration of monarchy
therefor, is contrary to the policy and
traditions of the republic and the letter
and spirit of tho constitution and
cannot be too promptly or emphatically re-
probated
The preamble recites that the president
has invaded the rights of Congress i'll in
structing Minister Willis to subvert the re-
publican form of government of Hawaii.
Mr.. Boutelle demanded the yeas and nays
and the roll was called, resulting in the de-
feat of his resolution; yeas 81, nays 16l.
In the Senate Thursday Mr.. Sherman
presented memorial of the wool growers
| against putting wool on the free list and
| some routine business was transacted. In
| the House Mr.. Bland spoke on his silver
coinage bill, claiming that it would put into
| circulation SlSj, 900, 900.
| The Senate was not in session Friday or
Saturday. The House spent Friday i'll dis
cussng the Bland bill
Mr.. Gray of Delaware talked for three
hours in the Senate Monday on Hawaii.
The urgent deficiency bill was passed by the
! House. 1t carries appropriations of S3SS,
| 95G including $50, 900 to carry out the pro-
visions of the Chinese exclusion act.
Mr.. Gray resumed his Hawaiian speech in
the Senate Tuesday, declaring that the haul
ing down OF the United States flag at Homo
lulu was iustifiable. Blands coinage bill
was discussed in the House.
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas. Feb 13.-A fire
bl oke out at this morning in the Cen
trail House and spread to tho St Leonard
Hotel, totally destroying three large build
ings and damaging the court house now
under construction. Edward Hargrove,
Will IantLinger and F.. 5. Bastian. firemen
were buried in the ruins but were rescued
after great difficulty. All three were Sc
riously injured and will probably die. The
cause of the fire is unknown but the indi-
cations are that it was of incendiary origin.
There is an insurance of about $4,000
and Il loss of double that amount
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APPALLING LOSS OF LIFE.


KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Feb. 13-Reports
received here to-day from Oklahoma and
Indian Territories make it almost certain
that at least 80 lives were lost during the
great storm of Sunday Many isolated
homesteads where the families were poorly
prepared for the winter cannot be heard
from for days and possibly weeks, and there
is reason to believe that 80 will not repre-
sent the total number of the dead. In
western and southwestern Kansas there was
great suffering and it is probable that in
more than one sod house dead bodies will
some day be found.
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Consular and Other nominations,

WASHINGTON, Feb ~ The president to-
day sent to the Senate the following nomin-
ations;
Thomas r. Jernigan of North Carolina
consul general at Shanghai. China
Consuls-Adolph Biihardt Of Ohio, at
Moscow, Russia: Arthur Decimn of Califor-
MIA. a. Mazallan: John Malcolm Johnston
of South Carolina. at Pernaubuco, Brazil
Daniel c. Kennedy OF Missouri, at Malta;
Delaware kempcrs cf Virginia. at Annoy,
China; f. G. Mitchell of Arkansas at New
Castle, N. s. W; George w. Nichols of
New York. at Clifton, ont; Marshall II.
Williams, associate justice Of the Supreme
Court of Arizona; John l.. McAlee, associate
justice of the Supreme court of Oklahoma;
United States attorney, Oliver +. Branch,
district of New Hampshire: United States
marshal, John b. Donovan, district OF
Maine
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Wn.KEsGARHE, Pa. Feb. 13.--A cavern
occurred this morning in tho Gaylord mine
at Plymouth, operated by the Kingston
Coal company Thirteen miners arc report
ed to be entombed in the pit ana so far un-
able to escape
a number OF mine foremon and their as
sistnnts, led by John B. Davis superiutond-
ent Of Gaylord Workings who had been in
the mine all the afternoon. came odt nt )
O'Clock and reported that all the outlet, in
tho mine are closed, also The rock tunnel
and all the entrances.
The cavern is now reported to have taken
place in what are known as the five-foot,
seven-foot aud Bennett veins. Tho cavc-n
covers an area Of about "a mile. it havingcx-
tended since noon to-day, and affects the
central portion Of the town Of plymouth )
few cracks can be seen GA the surface, but
this has not become seriously affected "a g. t
The re,cuing party was obliged to retrga on
account of further cayinE i'm of the mine.
The cracking Of the mmeus. rocks a.,
they came. down. the rolling and rumbling of
the many falls and the rush and roar oi tine
wind by the concllssion caused the men to
retreat to the surface.
The mules were taken from the shaft this
afternoon, as the cavc-iu was extending
close to the foot Should the ,haft bc closed
at any time all hope of re-cuuc The mon
will have to bc abandoned for an indefinite
time.
The timber men now imprisoned i'm the
mine were warned Yesterday that there was
danger ahead, but they were Of the
opinion that the danger was not sufficient
for them to stay ont They said bD--ayo-
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$4,000 IN ELECTRICITY.
his the Cost of Swanton's Splendid Plant
Another Dynamo Necessary

SWANTOH, Feb. S.-There was a good at
ndanco at the special village meeting to-
h. to hear the report of the electric light
(mmittcr made by Henry NJ. Stone. 1t
AS very satisfactory one, and showed the
jHpHnSc- TO have been much less than many
kpcct"d: while the fine electric light plant
3pd the splendid water power privileges at
Ilghgaie Falls are estimated to be really
orth to this village several times their
ost In round numbers the expenses cover
| z everything, including the extension of
Ines outside of the corporation, are $32, 600
was unanimously voted to purchase an
her dynamo, as there are already over
|3OO lights in. j. &. Furman, esq, one of
le trustees. made the principal speech in
hich he extoled the future prospects of
iwanton and was heartily appauded
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BRETON MAKES NO REPLY.


PARIS. Feb 13.--Breton, the bomb throw
er, was taken before an examining magis-
tl'atc to-day He was piled with questions,
to nearly all of which he refused to make
any answer 1t has been evident ever since
his arrest that Breton does not intend to
furnish the authorities any information, he
having told them it was their place to find
out themselves whatever they wanted to
know about him.
NJ Girard, chief of the municipal labCra-
tory, says that the bomb thrown by Breton
was made Of a onc-pound meat can. 1t con
taincd he declares, eight ounces of chlorate
of potash and picric acid.
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NEW YORK ALUMNI OF THE wv. N
The Annual Banquet of Their Associa
tion-The Speeches.

The third annual banquet of the New
York Alumni association of the L. Y. N.
was held February at the Bucking-
ham Hotel. Hon. John H. Converse of the
Baldwin locomotive works. Philadelphia.
president of the association. sat at the head
of the table, with NJ. ii. Buckham, president
of the University, on his right. At the con
cusion Of the banquet President Converse
raped the tables to order and called upon
various men present for speeches, and re-
sponses We're made as follows: President
Buckham, The University" Mr. W. c.
Flanders, "Athletics;'' Rev Philo f.
Leavins of the class of 81, "The primitive
Vermonter and how the college helps him
OUT DR.. A. p. Grinnell, medical depart
ment;" Mr.. Darwin p. Kingsley, 'Rela
tion of college bred men to the commercial
world y Judge William Il. Peck, the old
est graduate present. was also one of the
speakers. The entertainment WAS enlivened
by college songs with Mr.. A. Z. Chase as
leader of the chorus.
The list Of members present is as follows
Hon. William Ware Peck. Hon. l.. f. Chit
tenlen, Col. Joel B. Ehrhardt, Rev. Philo
f. Leavins. Passaic n j.. +. d. Williams,
superintendent of Short Mills Chemical
works, New Jersey; Hon. John j. Allen,
Stiles, superintendent of h. W. Johns a.
| Co., w. a. Mitchell, Darwin 7. Kingsley,
superintendent Of Boston office New York
Life insurance company; Charles f. Lamb,
A. Z, Chase, c. w. Buckham, B. Lincoln
Benedict, F. f. Hopkins, W. c. Flanders,
Frederick Billings. Charles Whiting Baker,
secretary; Dr. L. Bradley, Dr. Frank j.
Blodgett Prof. r. w. Taylor, DR.. George
Roberts, DR.. E. S. Peck, DR.. y. p. Grinnell,
dean of the medical college, DR.. w. +.
| Forest, DR.. Job Corbin.
| Letters of regret were read from Hon. F.,
j. Phelps, Ex-Governor of Vermont Roswell
! Farnham, Henry W. Hill of Buffalo, DR.. d.
b. st. John Roosa and DR.. w. G. I. Shedd
of Union Theological seminary.
These officers We're elected for the ensuing
year: President, John j. Allen, vice-presi-
dents. DR.. w. &. I. Shedd, Rev Levi,
Francis of Brooklyn; secretary and treas
urer. Charles Whiting Baker, associate edi-
tor Eng News, Tribune building; executive
committee, Dr.. Edward S. Peck, Arthur
Hill, Frederick Billings, W. a. Babbitt,
| George Sawyer.
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Wheat Figures Touch Hard Pan.

NEW YORK, Feb. 9-February wheat
again to-day touched the lowest prices on
record There was for time great excite
ment at the produce exchange. The May
wheat option, which opened at ca. selling
early at CT. broke to 80 ZIG, with the close
at Cog, or about at tho bottom. Yesterday :
close for this option was 81 cents. Other
options We're similarly affected. Corn and
oats We're easy but did not sympathize with
the panicky condition of wheat.
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Strikers VIII Parade.

LAWRENCE, Mass, Feb. l3.-The Wash
inxton mill strikers held n meeting yes
tcrday afternoon, to perfect organization
ana prepare plans for the conduct of the
strike. 4 general committee was ap-
pointed to lead the strikers. 1t was voted
to have grand parade Wednesday morn
ing of all the strikers and preparations
are being made for an elaborate demon
straton. several of the city bands have
profiered their services and over 2000 peo-
pie will be in line