The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-04-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Thursday. March 20.

SOCduuer L e5O WAS sunk IN COLLISION near
llfracombe, Eng-The new Canadian
tariff is called the poor mans tariff
Electric wires caused 900 fire in a
Melrose (Mass.) residence--Enorm Gus
damage to crops is reported throughout
the land by frost--A bomb exploded in
public hall at Monte ceau- les Mines
France-Two new cases of smallpox
were discovered at Boston-Sugar re-
fineries have closed down for week be-
cause of the dulness of trade-The loss
by tire in Nobscott block, birmingham,
Mass, is estimated at 100000 to $50, 900
Western rates are to be restored by
the joint action of the Atchison North
western and Union Pacific roads
Prominent business man of Manchester,
", charged with arson-A Branford
(Ct.) was killed at the hour when his
w1fe's lawyer was pleading for divorce
Exceptions were filed in the Robertson
murder case at New Bedford, Mass
Captain Bryan E. Lynn of New Haven is
reported to have been arrested in Ireland
for desertion from the British army
Strikers carried red flags and chased
"knobsticks' at New Bedford, Mass
Fire at Westfield, Mass, caused $35, 900
loss-The new Congregational church
at Gardner, Mass, was dedicated-New
England mill girls were taken to
Washington to oppose the Wilson tariff
bill-Governor Mckinley made tariff
speech--The President of Peru is dying
-Coxey's army is jeered at all the
towns on it's route--Miss Tyler, the &C
tress, and Howard Gould, both authorize
the statement that they are engaged-
Count Frankenstein welded a rich New
York woman--Services were held over
the remains of Senator Colquitt in the
Capitol at Atlanta-There is more talk
of foreclosure on the New York and New
England bonds-John j. Newman of
Brockton, Mass, is charged with setting
fire to Goodall's block in Campello
Newman is So years old. He protests his
nnocence-Joseph Banigan of Provi-
dence will provide for the education of
the children of Frank Byrne, the Irish
man, who is supposed to have been con
nected with the Phoenix park tragedy
While leaving an electric car at Boston,
Isabella Doull received serious injuries
john j. Flynn and Frank Bennett
of Pittsfield, Mass, were arrested last
night for incendiarism, on proofs of firing
the West estates barn.
Friday, March 80.
Henry B. Lowering was appointed pen
sion agent at Boston-Plenty of en-
thuslastic coachers are working over the
Harvard crew-Thousands are said to
be on the verge of starvation in lower
Texas-An industrial school for crippled
and deformed children was chartered at
Boston-Prominent women of Ken |
lucky want congress to impeach Colonel |
Breckinridge-The eight-hour day ex- |
pertinent at the Stafford iron works. Eng |
land, is a success-The steamer Orion |
will bring a cargo of sugar from Havana |
in lieu of the Kearsarge-The residence |
of Mrs Leavett Bates of East Weymouth, |
Mass, was robbed of $4,000 worth of prop
erty-The officers and crew of the
schooner Mary Sands were brought to
Boston by the schooner A. G. Hesler-
Because of the armor plate scandal no
visitors are allowed at the Carnagie
mills at Homestead, Pa-Silver men
are planning how to override the veto of
the seigniorage bill-A man who says
-sl5 is the broth er of General Robert Z.
Lee applied to the Galesburg Ills.) police
station for food and shelter--Gov-
ernor Greenhalge thinks the institu-
ton for dipsomaniacs at Foxboro,
Mass, should be accorded fair trial
before it's worth is passed upon
Eight men on the steamship Oregon at
Portland, Me-, were injured in a hurri-
cane--Denunciation of Free Masonry
was made from pulpit in Springfield,
Mass, by Rev. j. P. Stoddard of Boston
-Ex-State Treasurer Marden of Massa-
chusetts announces that he is not a can
didate for congressional nomination
T. Porter, the aged Stamford millionaire,
and Miss Belle 7. Earle, his young fiance,
were married at Bridgeport, Conn
The president vetoed the Bland seign-
forage bill-Speaker Crisp was APP
pointed to the vacancy in the United
States senate caused by the death of
Senator Colquitt of Georgia--Secretary
Herbert is anxious for the building of a
new battleship to be called the Kearsarge
An Austrian nobleman was buried in
the potters field in St Louis-Peixotos
ships are ready to go hunting for Mello
The Behring sea bill was submitted
in dummy form in the house of com
mons-The emperors of Germany and
Austria met at AbbaZia.
Saturday, March 81.
Eight new cases of smallpox were re-
ported in New York-Governors of nine
states condemn, the veto-Poolrooms
near Kansas City were heeced by wire
tappers-Mrs. Jane G.. Austin, the dis
tinguished author, is dead-William A.
Kane of Swampscott, Mass, was in
stantly killed by an express train
Seven lives are said to have been lost By
the bursting of the Peoria Qlls) stand
pipe-Gladstone hopes for the extinc-
ton of the schism in the Liberal party
The explosion of a gas main in Paris
gave rise to runlors of anarchist outrages
Five and perhaps more live were lost
by snowslides in Canon Greek, Ida--An
American was shot down at Bluefields.
The situation is critical, and
United States warship is needed -
Mr.. Bland will attempt to pass the seign-
niorage bill over the presidents veto
An unemployed workman at Dodgeville,
N Y. killed his wife, four children and
himself-A Peoria, Ills, standpipe,
containing 100000 gallons of water
toppled over, killing one and
injuring eight Others - Isaac A.
Pequa was elected president of
the Central Pacific Railroad company
w. r. Laidlaw, who claims Russell Sage
used him as a shield against dynamite,
got $25, 900 verdict against the million
aire-A fleet of United States vessels is
IN ascort fur seals to Retiring sea--TwO |