The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-12-18
THE WEEKS NEWS.
THURSDAY. DEC. 10.

to the senate calendar, where IL VIII
Drobably renain---Social Debut OF GEN
eral Grants granddaughter, MISS Sar-
torls occurred at Washington - FREQ
Billedeau, a Maine counterfelter, is Sent
TO prison - Smuggling is extensively
and boldly carried on along the Maine
border-Ambassado Uhfs daughter
was welded at n----Massachusetts
State grange asked Mckinley to appoint
Colonel j. II. Brigham secretary OF aSrl-
culture--Fetes were held in Paris III
honor of Nine Sarah Bernhafdt-
General PolaVieja assumes the duties OF
governor of the Philippine ISLANDS
Alleged death of General Maceo Is
cause of rejoicing at Habana and Maorlu
The French government plans to IN
crease it's navy--An amicable settle
ment has been made in Armstrong VIII
case at New Haven-The report that the
powers would compel the sultan to adopt
reforms is nfounded-There is be-
lieved to be no prospect of the passage OF
a nooling bill this SeSSion"Chalrman
LYMAN of Massachusetts Republican
state committee resigned as member for
1ee7-One of Sharkey'S trainers says
the late fight was fixed George W.
briggs of Hyde Park, Mass, war vet
eran committed suicide--A society
woman of Burlington, VT, committed sui
cide-A Fall River (Mass.) man killed
himself in the courthouse rather than
stand trial-Walcot and West fought
10 rounds to a draw IN New York
The board of officers of Massachusetts
division, l.. A. W., held it's annual meet
ing-Home Market club of Boston de-
mands an immediate revenue measure
New England trotting horse breeders
held their annual meeting-Traln held
up near ST. Louis and express car blown
open, but no booty seculcd--A new
comet is discovered at the Lick obser-
yatory-C of Massachusetts
Populist leaders held in Boston--Din-
ner to Coach Lehman by Harvard '96
varsity overwhelming of the Dairy
mems associa ton at Wolfboro, N Fl.
FRIDAY, DEC. II.
A new Dingley general tariff bill is to
be framed this Winter-General Maceo
Is reported alive in Pinar Del Rio
A North German Lloyd steamer foun-
dered off the Spanish coast and all on
board. 2SS persons, lost-Minister Ter
rell is denounced by Americans in Con-
ntinople--Canadian independence
club of Montreal organized to obtain the
independence of the DOminion--Andre
Theuriet and M. Vandal elected mem
bers of the French academy - The
recently appointed Chinese minister to
Germany is persona non Srata to the
German government - EX-Queen
Idliuokalani is in San Francisco, sup
posedly on her way to Washington to
plead for restoration-Sh as
sistant trainer testifies in behalf of F'itz-
simmons - New York Jockey club
= 10 5,f1 orb MrC Annie
M. Dupont of Boston is arrested again
charged with larceny from New York
frm-There is a report that Colombia
will assert it's claim to Mosquito territory
Maria Barber is found not guilty of
murder-Sound money Democrats dine
Colonel Watterson at Indianapolis -
Captain General WeyleH returned to
Habana province from. kSaR Del Rio
The w estf,rook me )t5fdilpf fla turing
company defaulted interest onfits bonds
Governor Wolcott practically order cd
A halt on transfer of liquor licenses to
Boston residential districts--Ha con-
ttnues to lead in the siX-day bicycle race
A family row at Carver, Mass. nearly
ended in a tragedy-The crew is res
cued from stranded Scn0orer at Nan
tucket Mass--NeW Britain Comm
board of assessuIs refused to ass IS prop
hrtV at nun NHiU- ~---- IIdIiliSIl
(M8ss) petitions for q state road to the
muster feld--Rev. Frank Hyatt Smith
formerly Of Cambridge Mass, ordered
released from Washington insane asylum
"A Rangor tMe.) bride who was driver
insane by her husbands brutality dieo
in an asylum-HighWay robbery ir
Belmont. Mass-O. Il. p. Belmont
added go acres to his menagerie at
r1 CarrolI nj
Haverhin. Mass. pardoned out of state
prison--A plucky school teacher held
two brutal tramps at bay at Midtown
n. Y-Meeting of branches of the
printing trade in Faneuil hall. Boston
a church edifice at Woonsocket, r.
l., is likely to be sold by mortgage.
SATURDAY, DEC. 12.e
Sudden death of Vice President James
K. Kendrick of the Consolidated road
General Weyler returned to Habana
and cheered as victor by enthusiastic
crowds-The new Dingley bill is in pro-
cess of making and will be moderate
measure" - Mckinley says he will
recognize the south in making up the
cabinet--Nurth Carolina Republicans
are lighting for reelection of Senator
Pritchard-Meeting of the executive
committee of the gold Democrats at In
ianapolis-Numbe of victims in the
Salier disaster now placed at 346-
Major General Ruis Rivera is reported
to be the successor of General Maceo-
An East Boston engineer caught in a
fly wheel and killed---Builders of war
ships have large claims against the gov
ernment--Senator Hoar will oppose
the adoption of radical Cuban resolu-
tions-Congressm Hit and eros
Venor favor the United States
taking the Hawaiian islands --
Testimonial to Miss Rose Coghlan al
the Broadway theater, New York
Medals of honor for gallantry in action
awarded to Captain J. G. 3. Adams OF
Lynn, Mass, and Sergeant Major John
c. Curtis of Bridgeport, Coma man
was struck and FILLED by an express
train at Woburn Highlands, Mass
Creedon defeats O'Brien ~ nine rounds
I'm New York--Hale almost sure to win
the New York bicycle race-Brad-
streets reports no improvement in gen
eral trade-Hon. Carl Schurz elected
president of the National Civil Service
Reform IeagUe-Orvin A. Gardner OF
Swansea, Mass. denies that he is en-
gagged to Lizzie A Borden-SilasGur
ney, old hotel man. died at Saco, Me.
SUNDAY. DEC. 13.