The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-05-25
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


l-2 cents-The postoffice at Milton
N. H., was rob led of $400-Another
case of smallpox has been discovered al
Chelsea, Mass-The French anarchist
t.-nry, is to be executed soon Kansas
Democrats are wrangling at Kansas City
Premier Crispi is supported by the
Italian cham ber--A school at Mays.
vile, Ind, was struck by lightning and
one scholar killed--The $1,000 Vienna
strikers have returned to work, having
given up the contest--Governor Peck
may be appointed a receiver of the North
ern Pacific road--Reading receivers
have enough money in the bank to pay
the June interest--The London News
says that lynching in the United States
indicate anarchy--The Brazilian con-
gress is back of President Peixoto in his
alteration with Portugal--The Hunga-
rian prime minister says he will force the
passage of the civil marriage bill--Rev.
Thomas P. Field. D. d., formerly professor
at Amherst college, is dead - The
powers, it seems, supported Portugal in
her refusal to surrender the Brazilian re-
fugees--The coal strike is not seriously
affecting the Boston railroads in regard
to their coal supply--A large gain in
balance of trade is shown by the April
foreign merchandise trade statement of
the country--The Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy Railroad company directors
have declared the regular l IA per cent
quarterly dvidend--Contempt proceed
ings were begun against the Mclean in
sane asylum and Edward Cowes for
removing William HI. King, the
insane millionaire, to Providence
An application was filed for receiver
for the Order of Tonti-Brazilian insur-
gents gained victory over government
troops-Senators do not take stories of
bribery in connection with the tariff bill
Observation-Disclosures are that the
miners conference will accomplish moth
ing-The jackson plant at Connells-
vile, Pa, was attacked by a mob of 300
Misunderstanding brickmakers are fore
ing others to quit work along the
Hudson - The Missouri Democratic
convention endorsed free coinage
Fire caused loss of nearly $4,000 at
Pawtucket. R. 1.-The Baker Memorial
church at Concord, N. H., was dedicated
Cape Cod cranberry growers are to
form company for the sale of their crops
The United States bonded warehouse
at Boston was Quilted by fire. The loss is
Appropriated at Sl75.00O
Friday, May Is.
Anarchist Henry's sanity is now in
question-The Wakefield (R. II post
Office was robbed of about s64OO-The
Dickson Memorial chapel at Salem, Mass,
was dedicated-The Ostrau miners &C
cepted 25 per cent increase in wages
The 1875 employees in the silk mill at New
ton Upper Falls, Mass, are on strike
Tennessee bankers protest against the
- l. /
Mrs. Marion Whitney was fined $40 in
court at Cambridge, Mass, for defraud-
ing liverymen-Eight boys made their
escape from the Plummer farm school at
Salem, Mass-Two young men, Max
Weisman and Benjamin Levine, were ar
rested at Boston on the charge of forging
and passing promissory notes.-the
Massachusetts SUI re ne court decided
that the $4,000 insurance on the life of
Moody Merrill will inure at his death to
the benefit of Mrs Charlotte T. Baker,
his sister-in-law, to whom it was assigned |
to secure an Indebtedness of $4,000
James Farrar, a farmer, was murdered at
South Lincoln, Mass, by William Bar
rett, burglar-The grand jury closed
its investigation into the Haverhill i
(Mass.) "boodle" cases-The new First |
Congregational church at Nashua, N. H.,
was edicated-Tramps attempted to
wreck the Adams express train near
Cordaville, Mass-The decrease of treas
ury gold is attracting official attention |
A committee was appointed to inves-
tigate charges of bribery in the senate
Snodgrass was renominated for congress
in the Third Tennessee district on the 437th
ballot--Georgia Populists nominated j. |
K. Kinds, until recently a Democrat, for
governor-Admira da CANA has re-
turned to Montevideo--The engage
ment of Miss Anna Gould to William NJ.
Hartman is said to have been broken off |
The conference between coal miners |
and operators was fail1re-The DR..
Meyer case was given to the jury-Ten |
persons were killed and 10 injured by a |
cyclone in rthern Ohio - The |
French am bassador to the Vatican has
been charged to negotiate with the Vati-
can for his own recall--Several anar-
chists were wounded in fight with the |
police at Roubaix--George Griffiths
beat "Tellia Sly's" around the world rec
ord.
Aturday, May 10.
A COW caused railroad wreck at Bel
pre-, O-Twenty Chinese laborers were
blown up near Fresno, GAIA terrific
BTedb udndBe III OulO,
Illinois and Indiana-Seven priests were
ordained at ST. Johns Methodist chapel
at Cambridge, Mass-A black standard
bearing the initials A P. A. was planted
at night on the site of the old Ursuline
convent in East Somerville, Mass
Judge Stafford of Salem, Mass, decided
that cider manufacturers from other
states are not entitled to protection in
- Portugal promised
Brazil to land the Da Cana refugees
far from Brazilian territory and
broke her word, hence the sever
ing of diplomatic relations -
The will of Nathan Law is contested at
Fall River, Mass-An attempt is to be
made to secure a new trial for Yankee"
Dan Sullivan at Providence-Mrs. ALL
house of West Suffield, Conn, got a d.
vorce because her husband abused their
Lewiston (Me.) school boarI
forbid dancing at reception of the high
school graduating clsss-The New
Law and Order league issued
! warning address to selectmen and
cases against Leslie Scott,
he forger of Brattleboro, VT, may not be
Bundy, who stabbed his
nathal Ut nfn |