Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-02-20


mother, Helen Miller Gould-Ambros
Cotter, 26 oeors old, and man
identified as Frederick Ford, aged co. were
found dead In their rooms at BOSTON
Eleven .year-old Antonio Peri OF Boston
was struck by sled and thrown against
the curbstone. He lived but few hours
The Dartmouth students have passed
resolutions condemning morning" rs a
clumsy, ungentlcmanly and unbecoming
practioe-Jamcs Anderson, "a years DID,
for many years station agent at the Lowell
Street statiox ht Wakefield, Mass, died
from heart failurc-The last of the strik-
ing weavers at the Stecre worsted mill,
Pascoag, r. l., have returned to work.
They have been out four or five weeks
The restaurant of A. w. bennett 81 Co.,
New York, was entered by burglars and
five safes were broken into. About $500
in cash was taken--The sash and blind
shop Of the G. ID. Morse Manufacturing
company of Millbury, Mass, was totally
destroyed by fire. Loss estimated at $50
O0O--Sir Edward Clarke, Q. c., the dis.
tiDguished criminal advocate, has been re-
tanned for the defense Of DIR. Jameson
upon his trial in England.
Monday, Feb. II.
Senator Elklns announces himself as n
presidential candidate - McKinleyites
claim all but four or 1vo OF tho Georgia
delegates - Chairman OF PENNSYLVANIA
state committee thinks Quay will get
presidential nomination - Minister of
finance of Canada will ask for an appro.
priation Of $500. 900 to increase her de.
fences-Death Of Senator Folsom and
news Of his wrongdoing causes great sen.
sation in Epping, n, 1.-Two thousand
New York pantnloon makers strike for
higher w.lges--People of Venezuela do
not wish to come to IL direct understanding
with Great Britain - An imitator OF
Schlatter, the healer, tarred and fcathered
in North Platte, Neb - New York
Elks celebrated the anniversary OF
the ordor-Death Of Lieutenant Doc
of the Lynn police department.. De.
ceased n victim OF hydrophobia-
The subcommittee on hall of the Repub-
lican committee to accept the proposition
made by the local committee OF st. Louis
to erect a substantial convention audi
torium-Rey. M. Gill, cure of the Church
of Notre Dame at CRANKY, Que, committed
to prison for refusing to- disclose the
secrets OF the confessional, in a suit at law
in which he was called us witness--A
Cape Town dispatch says that Major
Nidlcy and several Hussar officers left
Pietermaritzburg, Natal. for Rhodesia, IL il
understood, to assume command of the
Chartered South African companys police
DIR. Andrews, president Of Brown uni
versity, will allow the matter OF tho recent
suspensions to DO carried to the faculty
for decision, and IL the faculty decide that
he was wrong, he will withdraw the sus-
Representative Of the United
States Sugar Refining company consider
ing plans for purchasing South Boston
site for the erection Of a 800, 900 refinery,
to employ 900 persons the building to be
ready Sept. Secretary Herbert sub.
United to congress an estimate for an ap-
preparation of $4,000 for the purpose OF
enabling the navy department to test
methods OF throwing high explosives from
guns on board ships with high velocities
An important step in the consolidation
of the New York, New Haven and Hartford
and New England railroads made when
the New England depot, at Hartford was
closed and the business transferred to the
Union station-The Pilgrim Congrega-
tional church at Minneapolis extended q
call to Rev. ID. N Beach, for the past IL
years pastor Of the Prospect Street Con.
gregational church at Cambridgeport,
Mass. Mr.. Beach has not yet made de-.
cision.
Tuesday, Feb. 10.
Many lives lost by the burning OF q
crowded factory building at Troy. N. Y
Monday was the coolest February day
In Boston in % years-Ex-S Senator Man
derson Of Nebraska candidate for the
presidency - Brookway, patriarch Of
counterfeiters, likely to die In prison
Fitzsimmons consents to fight Maher
next Friday Negotiations in progress
between Great Britain and the United
States for settlement Of Venezuelan dis
pute-King of Korea seeking Rus.
sa's protection for his country
Music hall in Toledo burned-Bank Of
Juneau, Alaska, failed-Russian pro-
tectorate over Korea reported probable
Buckeye glass works at Martins Ferry
o., burned-January an exceptionally
hot month for New South Wales-Rail.
road lines west OF Chicago report dull
passenger trafllc-Mexican governments
offers TO mediate the Anglo-Venezuela
affair-France will renounce rights to
cure fish on the west coast of Nowfound-
land-Second electric lightship built in
this country will be used at the Boston
STANDARDIZATION of the American
Watch company of Waltharn, Mass, re-
fused to accept proposed reduction Of
wages on certain sizes of work
Lynn (Mass) board OF health wants the
dogs in thrt city Inuzzled--Crew of
abandoned schooner Clifford brought into
Portland, Me--More Of Senator Fol-
SONS crookedness discovered in Epping,
n. H--Fire In South street buildings Of
New York, New Haven and Hartford
railroad caused damage Of from SAC, 900 to
$50 oo0-Claronce Murphy, charged with
embezzling bank funds, returned to
Salem Mass, in custody Of City Marshal
Hart OF that city.
Wednesday,, Feb. 10.
Train on Central Vermont road dashed
down ragged embankment near Ludlow,
and nine men had miraculous escape from
death--Irving J. Adams, a young New
ton (Mass.) lad, arrested in New York,
says no had formula for high explosive
which would make banks yield up their
funds-Amelia Rives welded Russian
princc-French cabinet refused to re-
sign md will risk n revolution-Clar-
ence Murphy held in 10000 for trial on
1919 counts of embczzlement-Sixty men
entombod in q Colorado mine -
Clara Barton receives assurances of
Md and protection for her agents
from the sublime porte - Dart
mouth students reinstated and Presi-
dent Tucker pleased over college senti-
ment in ''horning'' affair--Behring sea
claims now before senate for ratification
Woman who lived in a poor quarter
IF Mncc hia1 from thN affacto