The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-12-11

state of Washington are worse tnaH
those of three weeks ago--"Red Kate
Leary, famous shoplifter and crook. ls
dead-The total losses of the English
syndicate backing the Mapleson Opera
company will reach ,OOO-A team
from the New Jersey Whist association
was beaten at Boston in whist contest
with re preventative team from the New
England association for the Brooklyn
trophy-The management of the Cor
nell navy is endeavoring to raise funds
to enable them to engage Coach Court
ney for the coming year--Captain ROD
ley D. Evans has been relieved of the
command of the battleship Indiana ana
ordered to Washington as member or
the lighthouse board-It is expected
that the French government will consent
to naval credits to the amount of $780,
$1,000.
MONDAY, DEC. 7.
Beginning of the second session of the
Fifty-fourth congress-Senator Hoar
defends his brothers reputation against
charge of packing the supreme court
The Harvard varsity crew selected
Tacoma tax warrants amounting to
$500, 900, owne1 by eastern investors, de-
cIared invalid-Ambassa Bayard
declines the London Telegraph's testi-
monlal-Dr. White of the Pennsyl-
vania athletic committee predicts an
athletic alliance between all the large
college Start of the siX-day bicycle
race in NV York--Thomas Canary,
the New York theatrical manager, dying
at Chicago-Gang of young robbers
caught in Lewiston, Me--Nirs Emily A,
Thorn, daughter of the late Commodore
Vanderbilt, is dead-Colonel John X.
Fellows of New York gradually growing
weaker-TeXt of the Venezuelan agree
ment--Socialist politicians are manag-
ing the Hamburg strike--Sudden death
of Charles O. Brady of engineers de-
rartment Massachusetts state house
= Saraiva, leader of revolutionary
forces in Uruguay is defeated in battle
Inv government trOops--Trouble is
feared from striking miners near Arch
bald. Pa-The Hon. John e. Redmond,
M p, lectured in Music hall, Boston
Convention Of Catholic Total Abstinence
union in Wakefield, Mass-Memorial
services of Boston lodge of Elks in the
Columbia theater - Chanuckah, the
feast of the lights, celebrated in jewish
synagogues-Bost Central Labor
union adopts resolutions condemning
the employment of women and children
in factories more than the time allowed
by law-Salvation Army's grand ma
tional congress begun-President Dlaz
attended the formal opening of branch
of the Mexican Central railway
much wanted patient escapes from the
Maiden (Mass.) hospital.
TUESDAY, DEC. s.
Dr. Edwin ". Dwight, assistant COM
missioner and medical director of the
institutions department of Boston, re-
signs-Beerbohm Tree and his COM
many score a success in THE Dancing
GirI' in New York--General Maceo
crosses the trocha with a large force
General Weyler is reported to be
wounded-Colonel John r. Fellows, dis
trict attorney of New York, died at his
home-Berlin editors are found guilty
of libel-A. L. Chandler of Oxford, N.
H.. sentenced for five years for arson
-Venezuela accepts the memorandum
Of Observation-Disclosures Walker talks
on the currency roblem----Secretary
Herbert appoints a naval board to in
vestigate alleged defective manufacture
ing of steel for battleships by the Car
negie company-I4enry Watterson
criticises Mr. Cleveland for some of his
unofficial acts-Hale leads in the New
York bicycle race-A Hudson (Mass.)
hotel man missing-Highway robbery
in Beverly. Mass-East Boston baker
swin.lled by bogus jewelry salesmen-
Meeting and dinner of Oil Trade associa-
ton of Boston-Alleged violations of
license regulations by Haverhill (Mass.)
saloon keepers are reported-Middle-
town Comm people swindled by bogus
building and loan agency scheme
Salvation Army congress in Faneuil hall,
Roston-H caring of petitions for high
WAYS before state commissioners at
Cambridge, Mass-Memorial meeting
in honor of the late Rev. DR.. Quint at
Park street church, Boston-Burglers
secure $1,000 worth of goods from Grand
Beach (Me.) Commissioner
Roosevelt favors a Greater New York
police-Wiliam Annis of Hartland
Me. supposed to have been drowned
while katiEg--President's annual
message sent to Secretary
of State Olney reports on foreign af-
fairs-Coach Lehman gives dinner
to the Harvard varsity oarsmen-
J. O. Rodgers elected captain of the Yale
football eleYen-Reception to Hon.
John F. Redmond, NJ. P, in the club
house of the Boston Press club-The
lumber business of Washington is prac-
tically paralyzed, owing to damage done
to railroads by storms; they also caused
heavy loss to orchards in Iowa.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 9.
Municipal elections were held in Ii
Massachusetts, cities-The Boston sub
way is leased to the West End Street
Railway company-General pension
appropriation bill is passed by the house
pr. F. H. Osgood. chairman of the
Massachusetts state cattle commission,
resigns-Yost (Rep) to have the seat
from the Tenth Virginia congressional
district-Report on the alleged defec-
tive steel for warships furnished by the
Carnegie company-There are sus-
picions of foul play in connection with
the death of Ernest Pratt of Brockton,
Mass-Report in Habana that Maceo
has been killed-Senator Cameron will
ask the senate to recognize Cuban indie
pendence-Annual report of the post
master general-Report has it that
Joseph H. Manley will be the next presi-
dent of the Maine Central railroad
Bowling: Les Miserables and Old Bel
fry won league games-A Montreal
business block burned-Rev. T. De-
Witt Talmage of Brooklyn to be mar