The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-06-19
THE WEEKS NEWS.
THURSDAY. JUNE II.

Treble at Manchester, Conn, sentenced
to death--Engagemen of Miss Ger
trude Vanderbilt to Henry Payne Whit
ney formally announced-Open letter
by Governor Bradley of Kentucky de-
filming his position on the financial ques-
ton - Cambridge (Mass.) policemen
badly used up, and three Harvard stu
dents arrested during jubilation over
Princeton's ball teams defeat-Mary-
land Democrats declare for the gold
standard--A 500, 900 fire at Keene, N Fl
Verdict for Viscount Sudley in the
breach of promise case brought by Ac-
tress Mary Gore-General Weyler or
ders that General Lee be refused ad-
mittancc to Cuban forts-Armenia n
spy assassinated at Constantinople--
D. H. Macdonald, ex-lieutenant gov
ernor of Ontario dead-N. K. Fair
bank charged Mrs Carter with being
in collision with Mr.. Belasco-Joseph
Hall, principal emeritus of the Hartford
high school, dropped dead-Connecti-
cut Democratic state convention elected
delegates understood to favor Russell.
Gold standard platform adopted-In-
itial work on the new southern station
at Boston to be begun at once-BostOn
grammar school graduates may receive
diplomas at the school festival, instead
of ice cream and flowers~-Effort being
made to purchase the James Russell
Lowell homestead in Cambridge Mass,
for a public park-Two youthful fire
bugs confessed to State Fire Marshal
Whitcomb that they set a fire in Wal
than, Mass-Great increase of receipts
at the Boston custom house-Massa-
chusetts legislature prorogued - Fall
River (Mass.) Catholic priest eloped with
rr;,I
Observation-Disclosures beat Hornpipe in
a fast race at ravesend-Cooper twice
defeated Bald in the Rochester bicycle
races
FRIDAY, JUNE IL.
First session of the F'ifty-fourth con-
gress acknowledgement Reed states
that his name will be presented at the
st. Louis convention East Boston
policeman shot one of three men who
tried to rescue a prisoner from him
Portland (Me,) Republicans indignant
over Mr.. Manley's course in showing the
white feather-Hammond and his COM
panions to be banished from the Trans
yaal if they default the payment of their
fnes-Reichstag commission proposes
that civil code bill go into operation
Jan. /, 190O-Rhode Island delegation
will hang to Reed as long as possible
BLAND boom launched at st. Louis
Minnesota Democratic state conVen-
ton adopted a gold platform - Ex-
Senator Kellogg of Louisiana, who has
been an ardent Reed supporter, says the
fiat has gone forth for McKinley's nom
ination - Private bank of Edinburg,
Ind, failed for 100000 - Municipal
league organized at Providence-John
Cato of Woonsocket, R. l., held
for sending a threatening postal
card - Mail carrier shot at by
highwaymen near Calais, Me -
Another revolt reported in Corea -
Terrible famine prevails in Kwangsi
province, Chna--Nonantum worsted
mill at Newton, Mass, to be closed
Trial of Commissioner Parker of New
York begun--Robert D. Evans elected
president of the Rubber trust-Ken-
lucky distillers agree to cease making
whisky until January, 1S98-Congress
of Chamber of Commerce at London
favors a consultative imperial council
New York Chamber of Commerce.
protests against the abrogation of theat-
les with Madagascar - Connecticut
Democrats willing to bolt, it is said, If
silverites carry the Chicago convention
British foreign office admits that ne
gotiations with the United States on the
Venezuelan matter are under way
Six thousand dollars worth of bonds
filed at Maynard, Mass, by Rowland &
Ellis, contractors, have been found to
be forgeries.
SATURDAY, JUNE 10.
Republican platform will declare
against free coinage of silver and for
good money" - Ex-Judge Isaac H.
MAYNARD dropped dead at Albany
ne
from duties machinery destined for min
ing purposes-Three Phillipsdale Or.
- operatives drank wood alcohol, with
fatal effect upon one of their number
Ex-Governor Chamberlain of South
Carolina delivered a bitter address
against sectarian schools - Hill pre-
pairing a scheme to prevent the disrup-
ton of the Democratic party-Colonel
Morrison says he expects to see the two
old parties hold together-Ten thou
sand tailors in New York city to strike
July / against the sweating system
Actress Lizzie Derious Daily welded a
wealthy New York business man
Two missing girls of Middletown, N
Y, seen in Concord, N. H
wrenn and Hobart won the
middle states tennis doubles -
Turks seized a Greek Vessel-Harry
Berry, a Woburn (Mass.) plumber, re-
ported missing-Hawaiian government
proposes to refund its Indebtedness
British Chambers of Commerce condemn
fog sound signals-Six warships gave
a searchlight drill off Staten Island
Austria to raise its minister at Wash
ington to rank of Observation-Disclosures
settlers in northern Mexico desire to
trade across the line-President Egbert
C. Smyth of Andover (Mass.) Theological
seminary resigned - Permanent ex-
hibit of American goods in Venezuela to
be tablished-Nonantum Worsted
company of Newton, Mass, made an as
signment-Gil Bias, a Paris newspaper
advises Spain to end the war in Cuba by
concessions to the rebels-Statistics
seem to prove that the free silver men
will be unable to control the Chicago con-
vention-Daniel Dooley, 60 years OF
age. had his ankle broken by stepping on
two dogs that were fighting at Boston.
SUNDAY, JUNE II.
Woburn (Mass) citizens indignant
over the failure to obtain hearing be-
fore the aldermen of that city, requested
In order TO protest against prize fighting