Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-04-30

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hurried 60 the south TO relieve barren
narket-Henry r. Hills, Amherst's
(Mass.) most prominent manufacturer,
Is dead--Senator German would sup
port Russell for the presidency--Proc.
ia NATION declaring russian protector.
ate over Korea regarded as imminent
IN Shanghai--George Cavanaugh Of
New York won the fencing champion
ship-Corbett accepte1 but Fitzsim-
mons declined an invitdtlcn to fight for
a purse of S12, o00-Summer hotel in
Pittsfeld, N. H.. destroyed by fire
Fall River (Mass.) print manufacturers
becoming disheartened--Eq
statue OF General Grant unveiled in
Brooklyn-Bark Republic was burned
to the waters edge, 200 miles from San
Francisco.
MONDAY. APRIL 81.
Healing Of tho breach between Trini-
tartan and Unitarian wings of Congre-
gationalists in New England--M. Sar-
rien gives UP the task Of attempting to
form a new French cabinet-Question
of papal succession stirring up the Ger
man diplomats - Victory Of British
force over Matabeles - King Menelik
sends re- enforcemnts to the Ras Of Tigre
-Emba ssies fear a renewal of massa-
cres at Sassoun - @. A. Ramsdell OF
Nashua has strong support for the New
Hampshire Republican gubernatorial
nomination - Paym1ster's clerk on
| cruiser Detroit causes scandal by
shooting the wife OF a Shanghai mer-
chant-Memorial services In honor Of
the late Governor Greenhalge held at
Lowell, Mass-Ernest T. Hargroye OF
London elected president of American
branch of the Philosophical society
William N. Langley, alleged business
chance swindler, arrested at Boston---
Body of Charles Wagg, who was
drowned at Brunswick, Me. recovered
- Rev. DR.. Nehemiah Boynton re-
signed the pastorate of the Union Con-
gregational church, Boston, TO go to De-
troit-Active measures to be taken by
Boston board OF police to get rid OF the
tramp nuisance--New church :or Mt.
Vernon. N. H., to be dedicated in June
Two attempts TO hoerate prisoners,
and arrest OF TWO anegeo young thieves
in Cambridge, Mass - rive persons
killed, three tataiiy wounded ana II In
jured by cyclone IN Gay county Kan
sas - Death Oh DIT henry IarKes--
census OF Chlcago proves ina, the popu-
iatlon ID not What was nopeo man
nearly k'iled IN rlot at Lake Massa-
pesic, Mancnester' N 'relght train
wrecheo az pra't'eooio' Vene"ue-
IAN pouNuars negotiations no nearer set-
tiement than eVer-Steainer bermuda
saliing 1or Cupa with aho,ner cargo iol
hhsursehts- lwo NEIL awaiting trlai
on murder charge III McMinnViile
Ienh'' iynched by noo schooner
Sheepscot burned at sea ana ere" taken
TO Observation-Disclosures lndian outbreak IN
northern Peru.
TUESDAY, APRIL ~.
Lawyer Lawton thinks his executed
client, Carl Feigenbaum, might have
been Jack-the-Ripper = M. Meline
summoned by President faure to form
new cabinet-Existence Of secret
Russo-Chinese treaty denied - Eng
land withdraws invitation to President
Kruger to visit London - Lamp ex-
plosion in Merose, Mass. caused loss
OF more than S1000--The lie passed a. a
Democratic convention in Salem, Mass
- Four of the donors of Pawtucket
Or. ID boulevard sue the city of Lowell
Mass, for the return of land-Sopho-
mores win in the cane rush
at Dartmouth college - New
England Sabbath Protective league OPP
posed to Sunday runs of bicycle clubs
About 100 men employed by the Chicago
Shipbuildns company struck for an in.
crease of wages-Robert J. Barnard
bitten by his stallion at Marathon, N. Y.
while attempting to harness him, anc
died six hours after-Seventy stone.
cutters at quincy, Mass, on strike
William MacFarlane & Co., silk manu-.
facturers. New York, assigned with
preferences for s32, 200-James II. Var
Alstyne arrested at Hartford for utter
ing forged checks, held for trial under
bonds of S000-Census of Paris
up to March 80 shows the French
capital to have a population o.
2,5ll ASS, an increase of $3.50
chiefly outside of the fortincations-
Exercises were held at Galena, Ills, II
memory of General Grant--Woman s
years Of age burned to death at Dor.
chester (Boston) figures give
the battleship Massachusetts, a speed
of 1929 knots an hour-Fire at Cripple
Creek, Colo. said to be the result of g
plan to raid the national bank-Mrs
Lydia Bradley of Peoria, Ills, to Civ,
$1,000, 900 to build and equip polytechnic
nstitute-Chicago physicians expert
menting with the X-rays on a man sicl
with consumption-A general impress
sion In the house that congress will ad
Journ between May Is and 81.
WEDNESDAY. APRIL 20.
A new French cabinet formed by M
Meline-Five leaders of Johannesburg
conspiracy condemned to death by Boel
government. Hammond. the American
among the number. Strong feeling II
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