The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-02-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Wednesday. Feb. IA,

jured by an explosion and fire in Lynn,
Mass The property damage is placed at
800 000-Dr Hughes of Portland, Nc.
will not be admitted to bail-A burglar
captured in Boston accidentally shot him
self trying to escape-The carhouse of
the Newton and Boston street railway
was burned. Loss, $50, 000--The Chinese
fleet at Wei-Hai-Wei surrendered to the
Japanese ---- The Massachusetts Grand
Army department encampment opened at
Springfield, Mass--Several vessels are
still overdue at New York -
Famine and riots are prevalent in Hun
gary-Mexico will have an exposition
- Nebraska's destitute farmers still
need relief-The revolution in Colombia
is said to be at an end-Italan troops
are hunting wolves in northern Italy
An attempt is said to have been made by
Nicaragua ENJOYS to poison Chief Clar-
ence--Foreigners at Constantinople de-
mand protection of the porte-King
Oscar says the union between Norway
and Sweden must be cemented-The
Khedive of Egypt is disappointed because
he has daughter instead of a son-The
Governors Guards of Columbia, S. c.,
| have Withdrawn from the state volunteer
force-The London Chronicle complains
| of needless delay in settling the copyright
question-The wife of Charles w. San
ford, defaulting cashier of Concord Mass
repaid $l5 000-The loan rate for bal
ances between Boston national banks in
| clearing house settlements has again risen
to 5 per cent
Friday. Feb. Is.
The national house defeated the
gold bond resolution by an en-
phatic majority - The Newfoundland
relief committee of Boston has APP
pealed for aid - The Maine house
passed bills for the abolition of Biddeford
constabes after sharp debate Richard
+. Coffey Of Hartford tried to kill his wife
A New York and New England incor-
poration bill was reported favorably in the
Connecticut gislature-Brooklyn strik-
ers are seeking re-employment of the car
companies in great numbers-Ihe ice
blockade at Newport r. l., is broken
Stationery peddlers have been working the
envelope game at Middletown, Conn, and
several families have been swindled-
Mrs. M d. Quinn of East Canaan, Conn,
was seriously burned while kindlng
fire-Hugh Shepard was arrested in
New Britain, Conn, while trying to sell
a horse and sleigh he had hired of P. j.
Burke in New Hartford-A fine linden
under the influence of the intense cold
The Pennsylvania railraod has sent an
order way down to Calais, Me-, for six
boats to be placed on an inland lake in
Pennsylvana-A6 2-foot log which broke
away from the East Hartford bridge dur
ing the freshet of 1857 was found in Essex
recently, as sound as when new---John
Black of East Searsmont, Me-, holds
the record in that state for cutting
hoop poles. He claims to have cut 1850
in ~ hours, and 5000 in four days
The board of arbitration worked unavail-
ingly among HGverhill (Mass) shoe firms
-Sicilian sulphur miners are out of work |
There is an increased demand for corn
from the west-Mayor Strong of New
York appointed Avery d. Andrews police |
commissioner-T Three men were arrested |
at Lynn, Mass, on a charge of stealing
oats from a freight car-The czar's as
sertion of absolutism will stimulate the |
Struggle for liberty in Russia-Schonner |
II. G. Wahlberg was seized at San Diego |
for landing munitions of war at Hawaii. |
Saturday. Feb. 10.
Elk Mayor Gilroy, three inspectors and |
two police captains were indicted by the |
New York grand jury-The Massachu-
setts Bicycle club will not exclude women |
from membership-The Plymouth Rock
Pants company has gone into the hands of |
a receiver--A theatrical company left a
New Bedford hotel because it enter
tanned a troupe of colored singers
Granite cutters at Mantle, Conn, are to
ask for an advance in wages-The plant
of the defunct Ansonio Electric company
was sold for SILL 144-Frank G. Hunt and
Josiah L. johnson were sentenced to 20
years in state prison for killing Henry E.
Crosby at Merrimac, Mass-Funds are
being raised for Lynn's injured firemen
and families of the dead-John G. Mac
gowan was arrested at Boston on the
charge of embezzlement from the Quin-
ington Comm merchant was shot, prob
ably fatally, on the street by an
unknown assailaNt-A new city build
ing is TO be Sult at Biddeford-
Rev. A. j. Gordon, DID,, left no will
There is dearth of teachers In Boston
public schools-Fourteen Silesian miners
were killed by flre-damp-The Colon
bian rebellion is said to be completely
are possible for a
revision of the Samoan act--Waltham
bank officers will grant no extension of
time to Asbury Temple people
1t is reported that King Oscar of Norway
and Sweden is using unconstitutional
methods - The Massachusetts, Young
Women's Christian association will con-
vene at Waltham Feb. 22-Sicilian riot
ers are to be pardoned-The steamer
City of st. Augustine is now 10 days over
are 300 cases of grip at Ames-
bury, Mass-The residence of Mrs. NJ.
N. Arnold at North Adams was de-
stroyed by fire. Loss, $4,000 - Lewis
Leach fell from a moving train near
Somerville and was badly injured
Johann Friedrich Vogel, a well-known
German engraver, died at Munich, aged g.
Sunday, Feb. II.
The treasurer of South ridge (Mass)
Water Supply company is wanted for an
alleged shortage of $1,000 in his accounts !
"A gang of counterfeiters were arrested !
n New Widespread destruction !
has been caused by earthquakes in Japan /;
. Rev. Father NJ. Andre Garin of
Lowell is dead-Harding beat Sullivan ,
or the sculling championship of England ;
A great amount of smuggling - being
arried on along the Rio Grande border
abraham G. Moody, one of the injured =
lynn fireman. is dead-Mayor Strong's !
ecent appointments are resented by Re :
,ublican leaders--Dr, BENJAMIN Macu-