The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-02-19
THE WEEKS NEWS
THURSDAY. FEB. II.


a Boston gun store and a fire and water
damage of $42 600 ensues- Bill for an
elevated railway for Boston submitted
to the legislature ale viii row both
Harvard and Cornell this year. and will
enter a dual league with I award in all
sports for five years--Massachu
G. A. r. encampment at Worcester
elects Peter A. Smith junior vice COM
mander. and selects Boston for the next
meeting place-lpsWich Mass women
victims of a clever sWindler. who prom
Used them ~ per cent dividends in two
weeks-Acolyte, for which General
Coxey was to pay $4,000 sold at Licking
ton, KY, for $1000-Fitzsimmo
leaves New York for Nevada: is con-
ftdent of victory-M. Armand Castel-
mary, the basso, dies while singing in
Martha in the metropolitan Opera
House, New York-Premier Canovas
thinks there is nothing incompatible in
trying Cuban reforms, even with Wey-
ler-Torpedo boat Ericsson to attempt
an inland passage from New York to
Charlottesville electoral vote count
ed by the senate and house Jointly as
sembled--Senator Morgan withdraws
the Nicaragua canal bill until the extra
session-Attendanc at New York BIZ
cycle show reaches 60,000--L. A. w
convention at Albany. K. McCul-
loch of Winnipeg wins the 5000-meter
skating race at Standardization
Young issues a call for National Base
ball league meeting-Canadian gov
eminent asked to suspend license of the
Massachusetts Benefit association
Bill establishing state printing plant in
troduced in the Massachusetts legisla-
ture--Counsel for Bran argue on the
motion for new trial on the ground of
newly discovered evidence-Torpedo
boat No. on her official trial shows
speed of 2S.7403 knots--Alderman
Bleiler of Cambridge, Mass, candidate
for collector of internal revenue.
THURSDAY, FEB. II.
G. A. r. encampment at Worcester
Mass, closes with a banquet, at which
Governor Wolcott speaks most elo-
quently-Isaac B. Potter elected presi-
dent of L. A. w. at Albany-Chris-
tians and Moslems loot and murder in
Crete---Reed angry because appropria-
tons committee calls for too much
money-Captain Philo NJ McGifin, L.
S. N, commits suicide in New York
Secretary of eE-Queen Lilioukalani de-
clares that her act of abdication is void
and invalid-Fire in parliament build
ings at Ottawa causes 800, 900 damage.
New Hampshire *. of P. brigade
formed--President Seelye of Smith
college commends the attitude of CIeve-
land and Olney toward Spain-Close
of the w. r. G. convention at Worces-
ter, Mass; officers elected-Sherman
tries to reach agreement as to time for
final vote on arbitration treaty. fails
and becomes uneaSy-Colonel Roger
F. Scannell to prefer charges against
Chairman Martin of the Boston police
Observation-Disclosures off Charles
ton postponed by Admiral Bunce on ac-
count of rough Water-New England
Breeders association admitted to grand
circuit and given dates Aug. 81 to Sept
4-Eighteen unfaithful wives in Hun
gary poison their husbands-Settie-
ment of Yale Harvard controversy
gives general SatisfactiOn--The boiler |
ri the CHILEAN gunboat Gaviota recently !
exploded, killing five persons and injur-
ing eight others.
SATURDAY, FEB. 13.
Massachusetts Reform club speakers
discuss the currency question in Bos-
ton hurrying troops to the
frontier to lepeI Turkish Invasion
Carroll d. Wright's re-nom nation to
be commissioner of labor cuntirme d
The situation in Cuba; Weyler con-
tributes f. 600, 900 from his own funds to
the public treasury Gray does |
not wish the appointment TO a judge
ship of eleWare-Queen Liliuokalani, |
Mr. Palmer, abjureS her alb |
dication and unswears her oath of
allegiance--Senator Blackburn moves
in the senate to postpone further con-
of the arbitration treaty.
Fostotfice appropriation bill passes the |
house---Martin A. Knapp's re-appoint-
,nent as Interstate commerce commits |
sluner Cnfrmed-McKinley may ap.
point Rev. DR.. l. S. Hopkins of Atlanta
as minister to Greece-An eX-convict |
threatening the life of former gov.
ernor of Chio-The Stantons, who kid I
mapped millionaire Richardson, are under |
surveillance in England-Bill in New
York assembly prohibiting all sports
and exercises on Sunday-Rev. Will |
lam Kincaid, secretary of the Congrega-
tional Home Missionary society, died
at New YOrk-Lyman j. Gage denies
that he is a single tax believer-Cuban
enls sold at auction by Spanish COM
mander-Kerosene explosion at Ber-
I'm N. lii LIT. II. .. virtue OF HOGIS-
mouth, N. II. held on charge of stealing
City of Nashua, n. II. will act as
custodian of Hunt library fund-An-
nual encampment of Rhode Island Sons
of Veterans-Cubans put up a deS-
perate fight in the province of Havana
No professionals in the L. A. Wa nc
local option for Sunday racing and no
fixed salary for chairman of the racing
board, result of deliberations Of national
assembly-The right to search per
sons on American vessels IN Spanish
waters asserted by Minister De LONE
Stuart says the fight viii take ace
at Car5on's race track: 10000 seats be-
spoken--Mammoth whist party ir
Mechanics hall, Boston, in aid of the
unemployed--The Hanna and Foraker
forces clash at the meeting of the state
Republican league at GAINESVILLE o.
Funeral OF Stephen 3. Simuns at his
home in Wellesely-Members of the
g. A. r. and auxiliary bodies invited
to take part in the Inauguration GER
emonies-All the coast swept by a
fierce northeaster; nearly a foot of snow
fell in many places-Cornell has made
no new arrangement in regard to boat
race-War spirit rife in Athens; wal
between Greece and Turkey deemed in
e vitable in Berlin--Massach usetts
Benefit association reported sound