The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-09-17
THE WEEKS NEWS
THURSDAY, SEPT. 8


Veterans-Second class letter carriers
will ask for various reforms in the ser
Ntce-Steamshi ST. Louis breaks the
record from New York to Southampton
by making the run in six days, 10 hours
and IA minutes-John Dugan, West
ern Union lineman, was killed on the
track at West Hatfield. Mass--E:
President Cleveland tells the assessors
of Trenton, N. j., that he has $4,000 In
real estate and $l3O, 0C0 in personal prop
crty-For the first time in 10 years
trouble has occurred " the Reynolds
shoe factory in Orange. Mass, where 300
are employed when business Is good
Sally Chapman of Macon. Ca, was as
saulted in her bedroom by unknown
man, VINO cho4zAd her into insensibility
-English trades union congress asks
reforms in jury system and ground value
taxation. pay for members of parliament
and eight hours for miners-Henry
Morse, cowboy, killed cook at round
up camp in Wyoming for not serving
quick supper. and was shot dead by an
other cowboy--Michael OGorman.
Fitchburg. Mass. committed suicide by
hanging to a door-Senator Gallinger
OF New Hampshire calls Carl Schurz
civil service reforTner. Wandering Jew
of American politics "-English trades
congress declares for International BIZ
Ynetallism--Tweive men killed and as
many hurt in a collision OF trains near
Emporia- Kan, arising from miscarriage
of orders-Ragroom connected with
Robert Bishops paper hills at Newton
Lower Falls, Mass, burned, the fire be-
ing caused BY Spontaneous combustion
FL FRIDAY. SEPT 10.
Company is protected in San Fran
cisco for tbs CONSTRUCTION Of a narrow
gauge railway from tidewater, on Prince
William sound. UP the valley of Copper
river, and thence across the divide to
point on the Yukon river, near the
boundary line-Masked men entered
the house of ]. D. Ballard at Putnam,
Conn, and though threatened with re-
wo1vers he refused to disclose where
:abouts OF his f66ney--British police
have been directed by her majesty's
government to furnish information to
United States Authorities when araf-
,chists are known to be embarking for
the United States-At Huntington, L.
l., Mortimer Brown beat Charles Nc
levitt With a heavy club for trying to
induce Mrs, Brown to elope-Willard
&. Co., bankers and brokers Of New York,
have failed for $1,000, O0O-Dr. William
Woodwork of Providence, charged with
causing the death of Alice M. Bodell,
has been held for trial Sept, % in $4,000
lbonds-Suits aggregating $4,000 have
been brought against the Lowell Law
renee and Haverhill street railway for
a fatal accident year ago-Ireland
kID 20 "a 70 90, tx
Board of engineers of the Weymouth
(Mass.) fire department has refused to
approve bAl for groceries on the ground
that the ''groceries' comprised guam
tity of liquor. procured for use of fire.
men at the burning of church--Re-
turning miners think steamers will be
more than overcrowded with men com
ing from the Klondyke because of in
ability to find work and to endure
wintry Unconstitutional in Idaho
over the discovery of bituminous coal.
SATURDAY. SEPT. II.
Financial crisis at Johannesburg
Transvaal Republic. and government
has been appealed to--"Business grows
better in all ways" report Dun & Co in
their weekly review-G. A. Smith,
Churchville, N. Y. under arrest fer
shooting his wife despite his story that
the house had been visited by burglars
George Brown. Derby, Conn. law
yer, fatally hurt by colliding On a BIZ
cycle with an Acknowledgements in the !
Luetgert case in Chicago would not |
deny that stuff resembling bone and hair |
of human being might resemble that
of an animal-Peace concluded be- |
tween the Uruguayan government and |
insurgents. latter being assured OF
triumph in the end-Head-on collision |
in the Boston yards of the Fitchburg
railroad; passenger engine and switcher
come together. but no one seriously
hurt-Colonel Theodore Lyman, ex
congressman, d:.d at Nahant, Mass
Sovereign grand lodge of odd Fellows
invited by governor and mayor to meet
in Boston next year-Rev. George
Deshon Of New York elected superior |
general of the Paulist Fathers--Rev.
". H. HOusman condemned for heresy
by Southern presbytery-MissW Willard
writes letter sympathizing with the
anti-lynching Thirty peo-
pie killed in a wreck on the Midland rail-
read near New Castle, Colo-New York
supreme court decides anti-convict made
goods law titutional--Naval
Officer Demas of New Orleans charged
with selling out his party's cor gres-
sional candidate for $S00-Government
inspectors sail for Klondyke to try to
relieve blockade and prevent famine
Spanish town in Santiago de Cuba taken
by the insurgents; Madrid greatly ex-
cited over news-German baron lost
S40O, 900 by gambling and committed sui
led by Chauncey De-
pew and ]. ]. Aston of New York, has
practically secured control of Honduras
government-Bug of variety unknown
to the farmers is ravaging the corn in
towns in Wisconsin, cleaning husks and
kernels-Dartmouth college enriched
by direct gift of $4,000 by Wellesley
Hills (Mass.) resident before his death.
miners fred upon by depu-
ties when marching along highway
toward a mine in operation at Latimer
by order of a thoughtless sheriff. and
large number killed and wounded
Mrs. A. A. Hopkins. morphine user, killed
herself at Providence because husband
had applied for divorce.
SUNDAY. SEPT. IL.
Sarah Origins, domestic burned to
death and a boy fatally injured at a
Boston fire-Six new cases of yellow
fever at Ocean Springs and two at
Biloxi, Miss-Miraculous escape of
four occupants of a carriage that was