Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-02-06

leased from Jail in Toronto on ball
Dartmouth professor hazod by soph-
omores-Nicaragu gradually freeing
herself from debt--Dcath OF Banker
George Bliss OF Now York -
Home Savings and Loan association OF
Minneapolis in troublc---Rcturu Of Mr..
and Mrs. MaclSay from Europe with the
body Of their son-SteaIner St Paul will
not be hoatcd until Il storm comes to help
the wrcckers-Contractor wonder how
they will get pay for building Forger
Fowles SO 900 house at Clifton, Mass--
John l.. Sullivan Is rccovering-
Emperor William will attend Olympic
games at Athens in Works OF
tho American Tool company at Providence
closed by attachments Of creditors-
George Bliss, senior member of the bank
ing firm Of Morton, Bliss & Co., New
York. died Of paralysis of the heart
Frank Reed, II years old, drowned at
ovidence-Professo Flavel S. Luther
of Trinity college decided not to accept
tho presidency of Kenyon college, Gam.
bier, o to which he was recently elected
-Postofiice at Moosup, Conn, entered
by burglars, safe blown up with dynamite
and rifled.
Tuesday. Feb. 4.
from the presidential contest. Governor
Morton's chances for the nomination said
to be Frightening every day-William
H. Doughty to show opportunity in
Chnrlcstown (Boston) murder case. Po-
lice unable to find n motive-Mahcr in
better condition for his coming fight
Victory claimed by General Marin over
the forces OF Maxine Gomez-Over IS 900
Spanish troops to snil for Cuba next week
Admiral Walker urges invinciblc navy
! as an adjunct to land coast defenccs-
Armenian resolutions will be transmitted
by the president to the powers-Resolu-
tions adopted at u meeting in New York
requesting General Booth to rescind the
call To England of Commander and Mrs.
Ballington Booth Of the Salvation Army
FIRST Parish Unitarian church, Meet
ing House Hill. Boston, practically de-
stroyed by flre-kentucky house passed
bill making pool selling outside of race
tracks felony - Appeal of Warren
f. Putnam denied by supreme bench
Chicago to have n modern university
Nicaragua gradually freeing herself from
debt-Hayti said to be prospecting in a
commercial way-The Lumber trust OF
the Pacific coast in working order
Georgia manufacturers said to be working
for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Bayard will
resign II the vote Of censure Is passed
The conversion of Prince Boris OF Bull
garia to DO proclaimed Feb. 9-The body
of Prince Henry of Bnttenbcrg reached
Plymouth Eng-The business of Janu
ary below expectation Of western railroads
-Gcneral Manager Mackinnon OF the
Boston and Maine railroad denied report
that he Is TO resign to- accept the presidency
of the Canadian Pacific-Afluirs of the
Rhode Island club, tho oldest IN tho state
will be wound up this week by paying
cents on the dollar-The India cottor
duties net passed.. 1t exempts all yarns
from duty aud imposes 81 per cont or
all woven cotton goods imported or made
in India for home consumption-Fal
River (Mass) CITY government voted an
nual appropriations of sl,269,727, ant
.. special extra loans of S262, OJ0.
| Wednesday. Feb. 8.
General Loque had hard battle Will
: Cuban insurgents at Paso Rcal--Belic
in Wall street that the new loan will b,
heavily ovcrsubscr;bed - British tanl
steamer WildGower, with go men aboard
blown up off the Irish coast-Site O
Worcostcr's (Mass.) proposed new cit.
hall still matter Of controversy DE
: bate on Bayard censure resolutions will
: not take place for some time--If an,
prisoners taken by the Beers can prov
they are Americans they will be release,
swiss president to nominate nm arbi
traitor in the Behring sea disputo-B Bod,
of Prince Henry Of Battcnbcrg arrived ii
\ England - Mrs. Ellen Dolly foun,
guilty OF murder in the first dc
!, gree at Portland, Me - Prime
l Of Wales counscls Lord Dunrnvel
U against doing anything rash--As
4 sistant Secretary Of State Uhl to be am
\ bassador to Germany-The old Congre
l gatonal church and town hall at Auburn
J Mass, burned-George w. Henderso
held at Auburn, Me, for assault with IT
: tent TO kill Edmund Soper-The $154, &C
: award OF the Yale-Storrs commission pal
10 Yalc-Ex- Representative Jane
: Burncs Milford, Conn, thought to hav
T drowned hiinself--Rumors OF boot
J ling to be investigated by the Mar
y chester IN. H. city councl-Ec
:, ward A. Parsons Of Prospect, Conn
u held on the charge Of murder
u Moses Fairbanks, an Old Boston mel
chant, is dead--New Coal trust is afrai
Of the sherman act Or l800-Slight fir
8 caused q panic in tho Giisey House, Me-
l. York-New York Legislature may caus
l. an investigation of the Coal trust-Lor
= don Times says the Transvaal situation
q worse than It appoars-T. p. O'Connc
l. thinks new and better epoch in the Iris
:. cause is at hand-May cost the govern
v ment 300 900 to make the battleship Texa
n seaworthy.