Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-01-02
THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS OF THE LAST
SEVEN DAYS.
IDteresting Notes From All Parts of the
Globe Pithiiy Presented Crime and
Accident Play an Important Part
on the Calendar of Events.
Thursday, Dec, 60.

adopted by ways and means committee
- Reported that I2,2oO Druses were
killed in q fight with Turkish
troops - Lord Dunravcn arrived ut
New York ON the 1eutonic - Body
of John Cagney found in u shallow
pond at Bridgewater, Mass-President
Moracs Of Brazil fayors arbitration with
England on Trinidad qucstion--.Jamcs
Cook arrested ut Amcsbury, Mass, on n
charge of assault and robbery -
Abyssinian forces advancing slowly, hav-
ing given mp the siege of Makallc-Rcla-
tions between the Vatican and Austria
armonized-Scveral vessels wrecked on
the coasts of Scotland aud Irelaud---
Joseph Cook very sick in San Francisco
-Twcnty.two persons lost by founder.
ing of schooner Victoria, off the New
foundland coast--Mrs. Hannah Lovctt
died Mt Nashua. n. H. ut the age Of lO7
ycars--Mrs. Mary Morey died at Plym.
outh, Mass, at tho age of i0l years.
The strike situation in Philadelphia re.
ncwod-New York locked.out Hebrew
tailors victorious over the mddlcmen.
Friday, Dec. ~.
Now York Yacht club hearing on the
Dunraven charges bcgun-Passage of
Dingley bill No. in the house Boston
business men met TO consider the Ar
mcnian question Horace NJ. Cum
mings claims ownership of courthouse aud
jail ut Paris, Me--Frnncis L. IIigginson
of Boston begun suit FOR divorce from his
clipping wife--Opening of annual con.
gress of scientists in Philadelphia a-B Boy
killed by an electric car at West Fitchburg,
Mass - Two more cases Of smallpox
among the Alsatias passengers at HoI-
man island, y. Y--Rcceiver appointed
for the st. James hotel, New York city
Deficit Of Si,000000 in Canada's ac-
counts for the past yenr--Princeton
forming n dual league with Yale in all
branches of athletics, save rowing-Big
meeting OF dalrymen and farmers ut Ian
caster, n. lT----Travellers Insurance com.
pany will resist payment of the policy
issued in favor of Catherine Ging--Fall
River, Mass, postof1ice to be a drst-clnss
oiiice--Burglars secured $4,000 worth
OF plunder from residence of Thomas
h. Oakes, Oriental Point, n. "
DR.. Marnoreck ot the Pasteur institute
claims to have made valuable serum dis.
coveries-Pardon committee OF the Mass.
achusetts executive council refused par.
don To ex.Alderman Ham Of Haverhll--
Detectives and police aiding In the search
for Frederick II. Anthony Of Providence.
who disappeared in Boston-Brigantine
Buda, of St. John. n. b.. sighted, bottom
side up of Georges Entire crow of seven
or eight men believed to have rorished
Saturday. Dec. es.
Twcnty-four persons killed in senscless
panic in u Baltimore thcater---The presi.
dent decides to issue 500, ,OO0.OJ0 bonds ut
3pcr cent--Bond and certificate bill dc.
layed day in tho house Christian
teacher at Marash iaycd alive and then
klled--A Woonsocket Or. L) young
man committed forgery in Nashua, y. H.,
and eloped with n Lowell (Mass.) girl
Daniel NJ Howard, an old citizen OF Ban
gor, Me dead--Piano stool factory in
South Acton, Mass, burned. Loss, s?7. 0O0
Cuban rebels on the march, leaving a
barren waste to mark their progrcss--
Wind and rain storm caused $50, 900 dam.
age at Rockaway Beach, y. Y--Epl-
demic Of petty thieving in Somerville,
Mass - Harvard leads in the college
chess tournament in New York
Showaltcr beats Lpschutz for tho
American chess championship - Brit
ish ambassador will bs the first to
shake President Cieveland's hand New
Years day-Smith bill for the relief of
the treasury introduced in the house
Bill TO permit railway pooling will be re-
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agniE open from Augusta To the sea-
Maine delegates to Republican national
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