Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-04-02

for 1S97--The Stophanie won the Prix de
Honour YACHT race OF Nice on time al
lowance - Governor Drake confident
that Allison will be nominated - At.
tempt to burn q building In which q score
of persons were sleeping ut Troy, N. Y
First vessel of the sealing fleet arrived at
st. Johns, N, F-IExtradition treaty be.
ing negotiated between Brazil and the
United States--Hitch in the settlement
Of the boundary dispute between Argen-
tina and Chilli.
Tuesday, March 81.
Nearly all the Virginia Republican dele
gates instructed for McKinley-Senator
Tillman ready to lead movement for q
political union OF tho west and south
St. Johns IN. F.) sealing fleet having a
disastrous season--Billy Smith of Bos-
ton won q fight in London-Everhardt
defeated Leeds in 10 rounds at Maspeth, l..
I-Americnn liner Paris went ashore
near New York, but floated again--M Man
ufacturers' club of Philadelphia declared
against free silver --Outrage by Spanish
troops on American citizens sugar plan
| tation in British house of com
mons rejected motion to adjourn for Easter
holidays-Dervish attack on Egyptian
line Of communication threatened--
| Bubear defeated Ross In a sculling race In
| England---Tho Ailsa won the Grand
Prx de Nice yacht rnce-Death of cx-
Governor Scny Of Alabama-Schaofe
defeated GARNER in tho first gamo Of the
billiard OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES J. Bren-
| nan, formerly well-known pugilist,
killed at DESIGNATIONS established in
Boston for unemployed working women
-"General" Fitzgerald OF Coxey ariIy
| tnd In Oh,
of drunkenness--Buc shop men
charge the Chicago board of trade
with doing business in their line
Erhart Miller OF Watervillc, Conn. fined
800 and sont to Jail foa60 days for wife
beating y Ohio will pay
interest on some Of It's bonds April i
John Martin, San Francisco politician,
fatally shot by his wfe-Mike Slattery,
the ball player, stabbed by thief in
Boston clothing store--Wcavers in Bos-
ton Manufacturing company's mill in
Waltham, Mass, strike - United
States supreme court forbids con-
solidation of Great Northern and
Northern Pacific railroads - Mary
land Legislature adjourned sine die
Release of the Irish dynamtcrs considered
probable - First thunder storm of tho
season occurred at Norway, Mc--Several
American artists will exhibit pictures in
Paris this ycar---Attempt to arrest seven
miners at Mercur, Utah, may lead to
loodshcd-Ezeta, the Salvadorean fill
buster reported to 10 living luxuriously
in Panama-Rcceive for the property
in New York of the Granite State Provi-
dent association appointed - Mexican
government said to regard any alliance
with Spain against the United States as
osterous-Clarence Coburn, aged 8,
fell into u cesspool ut Ashland, Mass, and
drowned-John T. Libby a carpenter,
65 years old, committed suicide by taking
poison ut Portland, Mo. He had been on
drunk and had trouble with his wife
The Southmayd block ut Middletown,
Conn. badly damaged by fire. Loss about
$4,000.
Wednesday, April 4.
Action of New Hampshire convention
In declaring both for Reed and Mckinley
regarded in Washington as hurting for
mer's chances for nomination for prcsi-
dent-Two men killed by an elevator
accident at Boston-Serious collision OF
freight trains near North Adams, Mass
ALL the saloon keepers Of Newmarket,
N. H., fined Elder Henry Green APP
pointed trustee of tho Shaker society at
|
yearly deficit will fall below $23 900, 900
-Congressman Dinglcy thinks congress
should be able TO adjourn before
June - Prince Bismarck celebrated
his slst birthday - Ives beat Garner
in the socosd game of the billiard
tournament ut New York - Suffolk
Brewing company's property in South
Boston damaged $4,000 by fire
DR. H. A. Smith became insane, and Gre
ated sensation by his wild actions at
North Adams Mass-The new Grace
Universalist church Mt Lowell, Mass,
edlcatod-Blshop Potter will arbitrate
the New York photographers strike
} Nashua IN. H. board OF aldermen de.
prived itself of the right to make appro-
: prations for 1S96-New Hampshire Law
and Order league wants to secure the serv.
: ices of Rev. ID. G. Bnbcock-Malden
Mass aldermen refused to grant petition
OF Salvation Army for right to parade
with bass drum in that city-A San
: francisco woman killed herself and three
children through jealousy Of husband
Satisfactory winter wheat crop expected
. Removal of massacres In parts of Asia
Minor cxpected-Canadan Pacific to
use the Toronto branch Of the Grand
:. Trunk line-Secretary Lamont refuses
to bestow the rank OF lieutenant general
on General Miles-Governo Hughes oil
Arizona will protest against his removal
from office by the Observation-Disclosures
: ton Commissioner Senner says at least
!, 1900 Italians entered this country In
= March-A canal connecting Lake Su
. perior with tho Mississippi fver would
cost at least ST. O00 600.