Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-01-30

Baker OF Charlestown Mass, missing
Heavy snowfalls and floods In Asia
Minor-Hancock National bank of Bos.
ton ready to furnish gol0xto bidders for |
bends Boston to be opened as port OF |
export for Canadian oattlo-ExcursioD |
train wrecked at Riverton Va, but pas. |
sengers were unburt --APresident will |
veto the Dingley tariff bill II 1t reaches
him-Mrs A. J. Knox, an old Massa- |
chusetts abolitionst, died at Fresno, Cal |
- Alexander Macmillan the well-known |
publisher, Is Fishing sohooners
Falcon and John w. Bray of Gloucester.
Mass given up for lost,
Monday, Jan. 81.
Mrs. Emma L. Swan arrested at Boston
for an alleged criminal operation result
ing In the death of South Boston wo.
man-Death of Hon. Theodore Runyon,
American ambassador Mt Berlin Hiram
Lnster died in McDonouRh, Gu, in his
129th year-Death OF Philip j. Ripley,
an old.time newspaper mau--Abyssinian
chiefs angry at release of Italian garrison
by King Mcuolik of Kce-
gan, convicted murderer, likely to prove
fatal az efforts for a new trial-Inmense
tidal dave neacly swampcd the steamship
a Observation-Disclosures make a $4,000
haul from m old curiosity shop in New
York mercans in tho Transvaal want
q diplomatic agent sent to protect their
interests ANTS Mckinley movement in
Ohio being pushed" Farmer" Morton
getting very popular out west--Proposed
cession of part OF Attlcboro TO Rhode
Island in exchange for part Of Tivertou
Steamship st. Paul, stranded off
Long Branch, moved about ITO feet
Iy..,I ia IT, 4 t.,l
Dor, n. B-Death of Captain Thomas
Smythc Of revenue cutter Colfax-Hotel,
Opera House and block burned In St.
Johnsbury. VT Loss over $40, 000-Nan-
tasket citizens indignant ut the washing
ashore of Boston's garbage on the beach
- Rev. Nehemiah Boynton of Boston
will not accept call to large city in tho
west Fears for the safety of the Amerl-
Gun schooner J. +. oolidgc-Rcv. Mr.
Eoughton of Syracuse, in an address in
Cambridge. Mass, advised the use of force
against Turkey.
Tuesday, Jan. 28.
Spanish campaign in Cuba showing no
decisive rcsults--No attempt made to
haul off the steamship ST Paul-Saloon.
lists of Hocksctt, n. H., raided by Law and
Order league -- Michael Dc Costa stabbed
Quebcc's winter carnival formally opened
Birthday of Emperor William cclc.
brated with great ceremony in Berlin
Death In New York OF General Joseph
Henri Porter, veteran of the civil war
---Crcolon defeated Jem Smith in two
rounds N London---His tory of tho Civil
War in use in the Chelsea (Mass.) public
schools severely censured by Alderman
Gould Gallagher won first place in tho
Chicago billiard OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
woman sufraglsts reelected their old
otficors---Georgc Leonard won n wager
by beating his way from san
Francisco to Boston New chapter
of the Daughters OF the Revoiu.
ton organized ut Quincy, Mass--
Lead pipe thieves troubling house owners
and real estate agents at Boston---Riot
at Mt an Italian christening party in
Johnston, II. Springfield asked to bid
for the quadranynlar college boat
race Chairman Harrity names
sub committee to have charge OF
the Chicago convention - Western
roads doing good grain business
Chicago business men predict II dis
tinct revival OF trade - Relief work in
a number of Armenian villages progress.
ing Leading witness against Baron Won
Hamnorstein bsconded-English and
American capitalists buying up coffee
lands in Mexico 80 Incorporation of the
International American bank seems a GER
tainty--Ncw York bankers report the
bond issue as encouraging, but unsettled
---Burgars boInd an cmpoye and tried
to rob safe in a Hyde Park (Mass.) gro
Gerry II GRACE w Cook committed sui
eide in Cambridge, Mass Conservative
party of Canada unable TO redeem its
Wedges about Manitoba Meneek
demands as the price of peace that Italy
renounce her protectorate ---- Venezuelan
minister at Washington denies that Ger
man warships are going to Porto Cabello
with hostile intent.
Wednesday, Jan. go,
| Steamship j. w. Hawkins. laden with
men, arms aud money for the Cubans,
sunk at sen. dozen drowned--E Elijah
| Shaw founder of Shaw university, is dead
Another incendiary fire. in Cam bridge
(Mnss,) lumber yards-Dual ice polo
league formed between Harvard and
Brown Yale will not enter the race on
the Hudson, but will challenge the win
nor-Ex Receiver Hobbs Of Stock bridge
(Mass.) Savings bank sent to state
prison Charles Upper uomi-
mated to the dominion parliament
American consul at San Domingo in
structcd to intervene in behalf of Nat Nc
Kay of Boston, whose bridge In that
country has been seized - Henry b.
Blackwcil's remarks on woman suffrage
before u house committee raised breeze
-Stealner Catalonia towcd into the
Azores with broken shaft-Seven Of
Havorhill's manufacturers withdraw from
the board of Cancellation, thus further
complcating labor troubles there
Senator Raines of New York proposes o
state tax on beer-The Issue of financial
reform may enter the coming political
campaign Chinese forgers placed 49,
600, 900 in Java bank notes OH the island
of Java--Governor Morton's presiden.
| tial chances are said to be greatly weak.
| ened 10y Platt's statement-A memorial
for u permanent tribunal is to be circu.
| lated in Great Britain and the United
| States, A robber was caught in the act
of blowing open the safe In the Lynn
tMass) common station of the Boston and
Maine railroHd- Officers of thu Massa.
ehusetts Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Animals object to the order of
che cattle commission requiring muzzling
of dogs Delegates from state labor or.
ganizatons in Massachusetts,, formed the
Union Election league" to oppose bien.
! NAL election.
THE VAIL OF THE ARAB WOMAN.
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