The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-08-14

Weirs. N. H. Loss $2000-TimOthy
Quinn, aged 26, was seized with cramps
and was drowned while bathing at
Naueatuck, Conn - There were IS
deaths and 80 prostrations from the heat
in adelphia-Owing to the in
creased Importance of the commercial
relations between Germany and Vene-
zuela, the government has promoted
Count Won Rex the diplomatic repre-
sentative at Caracas, to the rank of min
lister plenipotentiary and envoy extra
ordinary-Two sparrers named Tirrell
and Bassett settled a personal dispute
in the prize ring near Penacook N. H.,
and Eassett was knocked out in the fifth
round--John Derbyshire, aged 20, was
drowned at Fall River Mass, while
bathing-James Marsden, aged II, was
drowned while bathing at Fall River,
Mass-Miss Jean Ingelow lives with
her bachelor brother in a quaint little
house in Kensington, Mass, where she
has complete horror of any publicity,
it is said-Cy Phipps, the giant of
Penobscot county, Is the strongest man
in Maine today, and he is willing to prove
his right to that title-Albert Cooper,
the Newark IN. j. motorman who saved
the life of little child by jumping over
the dashboard of his car as the child was
rolling from the fender after being
struck received check for $50.
MONDAY, AUG. j.
Yesterday was one of the most uncom-
Portable Sundays in many years in New
England-Over 100000 raised for
foreign missions at Christian Alliance
meeting at Old Orchard, Me-Candi-
date Bryan resumes his eastward Jour-
ney from Chicago-Miss Marian Burn
ham of Boston drowned at Westport
L. -Four men drowned while bath
ing at Benton Harbor, Mich-Torpedo
boat Ericsson badly damaged in the ac-
cdent at the Brooklyn navy yard -
New national Democratic party will not
lack for funds-Probability that
George w. Aldridge will be the Republi-
can candidate for governor of New York
Death at New York of DIR. A. H.
Lloyd-Increase Of $1,0OO,O0O in bank
note rculatiOn-Spanards court
martial Cuban sympathzers in Puerto
Principe, Cuba-Coasting steamer st.
Paul wrecked near entrance of Mon
terey bay-Massacre of unarmed
Christians near Candia-Umpire Lally
and Clarke of Louisville arrested while
fighting at Sunday ball game at Cincin-
nati-Five persons killed and two score
injured in a trolley accident at Columbia
Fisherman will open the Ohio cam
paign with an important financial speech
--McKinley's letter of acceptance not
expected before Sept. 1 - Hon. L. D.
Apsley of Massachusetts, announces that
he will not accept denomination to con-
gress-Desperado Willis to be ar
raigned in Taunton, Mass, on charge Of
killing Cyclist straightforward C.
Kirby, bail jumper, brought back to Bos-
ton from Observation-Disclosures of new gun
for New York National Guard opposed
by disappointed Enthusiastically
inmates of Manchester IN. H. Industrial
company may close it's Lynn (Mass.)
factory.
TUESDAY, AUG. II.
Canadian banks taking steps to de-
crease circulation of American money
in the Dominion - Saginaw, Mich,
struck by a severe wind and electrical
storm-Mrs. Mary E. Lease addressed
a workingmen's meeting in New York
Irish land bill passed to third read
ing in the house of !ords-Great desti-
tuition prevailing in Crete-Diplomatic
deadlock in Constantinople over the
Cretan situation - Heavy thunder
storm in Concord, N. H.. and vicinity
Seventy deaths from sunstroke in New
York Large death record in numerous
cities-A non-union workman arrested
ir Lynn, Mass, for brandishing loaded
revolver-Riot and bloodshed at a con-
vention at Huntington. w. Va-Twelve
men of schooner Nellie BLY, picked up off
Chatham, Mass-Dr. William F. Pres
sey of Bangor, Me-, killed by light
ming bolt at Islesboro - Riley Gran
nan won $780, at Brighton Beach
The cotton crop generally promising well
Death of Hon. Franklin P. Ball of
Bellows Falls, Vt-Death of Lady Ten
nyson, Lord Tennyson's widow-Great
strike among the building trades threat
ened in New York-Western move
ments of gre in last week larger than ever
tefore-Sound money leagues being
formed in large cities Of the country
Secretary of agriculture proposes the
establishment of Bird Day'--Prus-
sian prescription of 1859 against German
colonies in Brazil withdrawn-Possible
that Mayor Strong of New York may re-
move Police commissioner Parker
HOyai mail steamer ' vancouver cOlllOeQ
with an unknown steamer and put back
to Quebec-German bimetallists will
ask the British government to cooperate
on the currency problem-Manufact
of compressed air motors for traction
cars begun in Pittsburg-Gideon F.
Haynes of the Suffolk bar arrested at
Boston on charges of forgery and pass
in forged paper-Movement in Berlin
looking toward a wholesale expulsion
from Prussia of foreign workingmen.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. IL.
Many victims of the heat scourge.
Fearful mortality record in New York
city and its suburbs-Frank Bernard,
a church choir singer of good family,
killed himself in New York-Arlington
mills at Lawrence. Mass, to shut down
Twenty lives lost and S250,000 Of
property destroyed by storms in
Michigan - Gardner rode a mile
in I'm. 46s. at Louisville -
Lorillard's Draco won in English races
Murray Hill bank, New York closed
it's doors--Two burglars caught in the
act of robbing a Cambridge (Mass.) store
Consumption of rye flour in Germany
decreasing, and wheat must take its