Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-04-09

Olney demands OF the Spanish govern
ment transcript Of all proceedings In the
Sanguilly Dose - Extensive diamond
robberies In ST. Augustine, Fla; gems
secured valued at $50, 000--Spanish
cabinet awaiting action by tho United
States congresS--A hundred whites re-
ported slain by the Manifestations
thousand houses burned In tho town Of
Santa Cruz --Rath OF eight persons
caused by explosion of q tug near Ter.
monde, Gernnny--Spring factory Of
Washburn q Moon company in Worces-
ter, Mass, burned. Loss, sl75, 600
Several buildings burned at Hart
ford. Loss, 5000 - Twenty valuable
horses burned to death Mt tho
Buffalo driving park Fatal prize
fight between two Haverhill (Mass)
puglists ut South Lawronce--Clar-
endon-street Baptist church (Boston)
voted to extend call to Rev. Dr. 1. N.
Halderman Of New York cty-More evil
dence secured against Rogers, charged
with the Pnrmeleo murder at Cobalt,
Conn-Methodist conference love foasts
and ordinations in Fall River, Lawrence,
Mass, and New Haven-Boston and
! Maine tracks between Concord and
! Nashua, n. H., to he nightly patroled-
| Waters will succeed Dcland as head coach
of the Harvard football eloven-More
booty of Mrs. Wright alleged fircbug and
burglar uncarthcd in Manchester. N. H.
Tuesday. April Z.
Society on dress parade at tho big horse
show at Boston-Rcv Dr. Lannhan OF
Baltimore to publish the Era OF Fraud
in the Methodist Book Concern-Wed-
ding of ex- President Harrison and Mrs.
Dimmcl--Threc Italians asphy xiateed
in n Pittsburg lodging house-Sonator
Quay said to be prepared to make peace
with Mckinley in Hayti on
tho accession Of the new prcsident-Sul.
tan said to have prepared decree ORDER
ing expulsion Of all Christian missionaries
In ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ram Katah-
din in readiness for her trial run on
Long Island Sound-Battle fought be-
tween President Icluya's troops and the
Ncaraguan insurgents-Populist candi-
date elected mayor OF Ellsworth, Nc
-Spaniards defeated by the Cubans near
Cienfugos-O. II. p. Belmont transfers
his Newport Or. l. property to his wife
Murder Of q farmer near Rockville, Conn
Women In Virginia Ineligible for pub
lie Office - Gloucester (Mass.) fishing
firms and business houses greatly stirred
up over the Frye bill to protect seamen's
wages--Mrs. Booth Tucker tried in vain
to induce her brother to return to tho
Salvation Army--Showalter won tho
national championship chess match
William Biggcrstaff, colored, hanged Mt
Helena, Mon. for the murder of Richard
Johnson-Rt. Rev. Stephen V. Ryan,
bishop of the Catholic diocese Of Buffalo,
seriously sick-At the Concord (Mass
town meeting committee of 1--WE were APP
/ nj nI tn "a nfrpf fpr
erection of statue of Ralph Waldo Emer.
son-At the Ellsworth Me city cleo
ton, Henry Il. Davis, tho Citizens candi-
date for mayor, was defeated by Robert
Gerry, the Populist candidate-545 to b3s
in Calais, Nc, George A. Murchie was
reelected mayor for the fifth term, and
seven Republican aldermen were chosen
The young woman who committed sui.
eide at the Central hotel, Providence, Ia
still unidentified. Money found in her
effects will be used to purchase caskct
and n lot in the cemetery The largest
anchor ever made at Alden's anchor works
in Camden, Me-, was shipped yesterday to
New York. 1t weighs 1900 pounds
John Francoeur has a fractured skull
having been found at the foot of ladder
In tho Chnce mills barn at Fall River
Mass--Joseph Burton, an aged resident
OF Dedham, Me-, committed suicide by
taking dose Of trychnine--Alfred +
Trumoul was probably fatally injured by
being run over by n wagon at Lawrence
Mass.
Wednesday. April 8.
Cur government will resist expulsion Of
American missionaries from Turkey
Rumor that Great Britain will recognize
the independence of the Transvaal not
tn,
go to Democrats on account OF the Ranes
lnw-The A. p. A. declares war on Nc
Kinley, and will boom Linton Of Micbi
gan for resident--"Oliver Optic" IN
Boston, after a trip around tho world
Hundreds of men at Bath, Me-, engaged
in gathering wood and logs from the jam
which broke loose in the river-Ceebra
ton OF the both anniversary of the organ
ization OF the First Presbyterian church
Newburyport. Mass-Mayor Brickett OF
Haverhill, Mass, abandoned attempt tc
keep Officer Ryan in the Office of police
captain--Shooting and bloodshed dur
ing Chicago's city Britannia
won O race Off Nice--Butler knocked out
Higgins in two rounds at Lynn, Mass
Steamers Belarden and Fricsand col
lided in New York bay-Body of Man.
uel "Cooney" Mendons found in the river
ut Hartford--John Hunter held for mur,
der ut Tolland, Conn-Stable employe
seriously injured by drunken men at
Wcstbrook, Conn-The late Alexander
Buchanan, u Montague City (Mass.) black.
smith, left an estate valued at $50, 000-
Grossly irregular manipulation of the Du-
luth and Winnipeg railroad charged in q
suit begun at Duluth-A 4-year-old lad
killed by a freight train in East Boston -
Martin Curran Of Boston instantly killed
by u train in that city-Two hundred
and twelve political prisoners confined In
Cuba by Spanish oflioals-Argentine
proposes to subsidize line Of steamships
between Buenos Ayres and New York
Street railway employees In large cities
mny cooperate with the American Rail.
way NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF the late
Eohn Spaulding Of Boston sued for large
sums alleged to have been promised By
the deceased to O. A. Bradford and Marie
ID. Brndford-Budd Doble, the famous
reinsman, announces that he has retired
from the turf and that no will devote
his time to development Of a gold mine In
! California. OF which he Is the owner
The Society Of the Army Of the Potomac
will hold their 9th annual reunion this
year at Burlington, VT, on Sept. IS and
II Yesterday was the second day OF
the Olympic games The Americans won
more honors, T. p. Curtis of Boston
won his heat in the hurdle race. Elery
II. Clark Of Boston won the broad jump
Blake of Boston got second in the kilo