The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-11-16
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Thursday, Nov. 8.

l. O ibuCSu ICUuTllS Vi tllc bleCUlOn COZ
firm the reports of the great Republican
victory, and the majority of that party in
the next national house of represen tatives
will be about the same as the Democratic
majority in the present house-Chair
man Wilson and all the other Democrats
from West Virginia are defeated, and the
state has chosen solid Republican delega,
tion--In Ohio, Congressman Outhwaite
member of Speaker Crisp's committee
on rules, is defeated and only two districts
In the state return Democrats to congress.
Another great sweep was made in Penn
sylvania where the Republicans elected
all but one of the congressman. The soli-
tary Democrat who pulled through was
Mr. Erdman Of Allentown The
district SO long represented by Sam
uel J. Randall was carried by the
Republicans by good sized plurality
William Stokes was arrested at Provi-
dence for stabbing Joseph Ball
Daniel w. Powers of Abingdon, Mass,
and Bradford E. Bryant of Whit
man, Mass, persisted in swamp
during the storm-The whole of the
Chinese loan was taken up in London
Germany acknowledges the republic
of Hawaii-Mourning for the dead czar
is universal in St. Petersburg -
The Gillian cabinet has resigned
The Star cottonseed mills at Memphis
were burned--Two Whitman Mass
citizens were frozen to death-The cleo
trio light company's plant at Portland,
Me-, was damaged $100,000 - George
Pettingill of Salem, Mass, prominent
in temperance, is dead - German
agrarians demand retaliation against the
United States - The damage by the
storm was so great that there is
as yet little improvement in the tele-
graphic service in New England
A resident of New Haven has among
his valuable antiquities copy of the
first issue of the Connecticut Courant,
printed in Hartford, Oct 80, 1764-The
master plumbers associations of Con
necticut are arranging state association
with the view of urging the pas
sage of plumbers law - Bishop
Medley, the Episcopal bishop of Port
land, says prohibition does not lessen
drunkenness in Maine.
Fridsy, Nov. o.
Texas is now claimed by the Populists.
There is one Republican congressman
from that state. California has chosen
Democratic governor and Nebraska a Pop
ulist Pennsylvania elected but two
Democratic congressman. Missouri is
Republican. Bland and Champ Clark
Dems.) are beaten for congress. The Re
publicans will try to seat three congress-
men from Louisiana, claiming fraud; also
two from Virginia, though the returns
allow but one. In the Breckenridge dis
trict, Denney (Rep.) claims he has been
counted out in favor of Owens Dem. y
Michael j. Kelly the famous baseball
player, died at Boston of pneumonia
The corner stone of a new Masonic temple |
was laid at Laconia, n. H-Red clover
was selected for the Vermont state flower
The Vermont senate ordered an inves-
tigation of the state normal schools-The |
J Jacksonville (Fla.) city council repealed |
the ordinance permitting glove fights
officials expect the govern
ment reserves to increase during November
THE president intends to still further
enlarge the operations of the civil service
aw-Importation of German wines and
malt liquors may be prohibited as meas
rom the pastorate of the Brooklyn Taber-
nacle- Brooklyn voted by small ma
ority for consolidation svith New York
in memory of the late car was
held in the Greek church in New York city
The New jersey supreme court decided
that women cannot vote for school trus-
First National bank of San
Cal, has failed-The De-
,roit, Bay City and Alpena railroad was
bought by bondholders for 81 900, 600
The New England distillers are to fight
,he increase in tax-Nicholas II thinks
hat Professor Zacharin ought to live in
now the telegraph and
telephone wires in Massachusetts, are in a
BAD state-The armor plants at Bethle-
lem and Homestead, Pa. are claimed
% be the best equipped in the
world - The American Board of
of Foreign Missions
eceived $l7,500 from Spain as indem-
lity for loss of property at Ponape-
The new German chancellor will insist on
urther cabinet changes-The body of
Alexander III arrived at Sebastopol and
tarted on the journey to st. Petersburg
The embargo of American cattle has
made Hamburg cattle shippers indignant
Francis Kossuth is to make a tour of
hungary.
Saturday, Nov 10.
Over $50, 900 was left to charity by the
will of Mrs. Susan E. w. Bracket of
Mass - There are several
dSeS OF UypnOlu lever at AInn6fSC college,
O'Herne was found guilty of
ssault with intent to kill at Rutland,
IA new building in Montreal fell,
filing three men and injuring sew
raj others - The postoffice depart
nent is to take vigorous measures
D break up fraudulent patent G
ledicine concerns at South Bend, Ind
mother bond issue seems imminent c
he New York committee of 20 will ar !
ange great demonstration in honor of e
Dr. Bishop Matz of Denver
esigned, and will probably be succeeded
y Archbishop Chappelle = Charles C
weeney, the baseball pitcher. was SEN L
snced to eight years Imprisonment for
lurder-The federal grand jury refused il
, indict the governor of Mississippi and il
Their state officials in the matter of print
~ the state warrants-TheJ japanese K
re marching toward Pekin unopposed- o
coffin was sent from Georgia to Senator II
ILL., in care of Tammany Hail. S
he national bank at Oberlin O., was a
children were burned to t
sath at Chassell, Mich-Seventeen new v
tier carriers were appointed i'm the Bos. q
N district--The ex-city treasurer of Ia 81
ma, Wash, was arrested for populations A
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