Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-06-04


title Of william Wills,
aged L. piled a quantity of straw at Mer
rtton, Ont, and creeping under 1t lay
down. His elder brother set fire to the
straw, and the little boy was burned to
death-A street car at Pittsburg
Jumped the track and the II passengers
aboard were all more or less hurt
MONDAY, JUNE /.
Extent of the Moscow disaster not ex-
aggerated by first reports; total number
of victims 112S-Turiey sending re-en-
forcements to the Island Of Crete-Re-
joicing In Transvaal over release of Jo-
Harrisburg reform committee members
---Desertions from the Spanish ranks
continue--'rhomas r. Foley charged
with fatal assault on Joseph Roach at
New Bedford, Mass-One woman
killed and another fatally injured in an
electric car accident at st Louis
Quay comedies the nomination of Nc
Kinley - Adjournment of congress
looked for by June 8.
TUESDAY. JUNE 2.
Observance of the 25Sth anniversary
of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery
company of Boston - CambridEe's
(Uass) golden jubilee celebration begun
Murder and suicide on Wood island,
saco harbor. Me--Senator Lodge offered
the vice presidency by Mckinley
Narragansctt Indians claim against
Rhode Island to be carried TO supreme
court-Phil1ips labor commission bill
passed by the national house--Tax
rate in Providence raised 5 cents on 100
ut special meeting of aldermanic board
-Hodynsky plain disaster victims now
estimated at 5000 killed and 1900 wounded
Oregon election insures Senator
RJitchelrs reelection - Lawrence
Mass. city marshal exonerated on
charges OF improper treatment OF n pris-
oner--Abboy's theater taken from Abb
hey, Schccffol and Grau--Two negroes
lgnchcd at Columbus, Ga, in daylight
.----Crifto defeated Sam Tonklns in 10
, rounds I'm OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES de-
featcd purge, the lightweight champion
CT England. in II rounds-Dea.h of
George W. Latincr, the first slave ever
hunted on Massachusetts soil-John
Hays Hammond has been released at
Pretoria on paroic-Edison says his
row white light IL absolutely non-hea t
/ giving-Striltlng street railway men
Of Milwaukee held street paraie----
/ Falington Booth says there are 6S or
/ eanized posts of Vclunteers-Johp r.
/ Kehoe. cx-clerk in the Jamaica Plain
| (Boston) postofiice, fined s75 for larceny
Sir Mackenzie Bowel thinks Cana
dian Conservatives will win at the COM
ing elections - Grain improvements
most marked in Illinois-Section . of
the Boston subway, which ought 70 be
| oy the contract finished today. will re-
ton Of Marquis de Noailles as ambas-
sador to Germany said to be a triumph
of NJ. Hanotaux's policy-S. II. Roper,
inventor of steam bicycle died of heart
disease while making a trial of it at
Cambridge, Mass.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8.
Abdication OF the King of Greece
| limited at-Consul General Lee will
probably be free to investigate affairs
in Cuba--Walter Gage poisoned him
self at Concond. N. H-Large amount
OF counterfeit coin in circulation al
Waterbury, Conn--Friends of Rev
George f. 1<engott to organize a church
corporation at Lowell, Mass--Alfred ]
Hurd, the Biddeford (Me) patricide. has
been pronounced sane and will be tried
-Llewellyn Powers Of Houlton nom
mated for governor by Maine Republi-
cans--Charles Kostropski, at Bridge
port, Conn, pleaded guilty Of intent &c
murder Mrs. Pudile-Wint Stewart, q
prominent farmer Of oxford, Me-, miss
Wedding of Vice President Stew.
enson's daughter to Rev. Mr.. Hardin oil
Wakefield Or. T. married
man and 16-year-old girl disappeared
the same day-Four attempts made tc