The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-10-29
THE WEEKS NEWS
THURSDAY, OCT. 81.

II INoDA W. Ai'
c. ]. Peterson, wearing pair of para
chute wings, jumped from the highest
point of the Brooklyn bridge and was
not even out of breath when picked up
a boy carried a stick of dynamite to
school at Springfield, Mo-, and in seating
himself there was an explosion, resulting
In frightful injuries to the lad and the
loss IF the teachers skirt--George
Young, a farmer who lived near Blue
Earth City, Mimi, because of domestic
trouble killed his wife, his two children
and hfmself-By a recent issue OF bonds,
ahe debt limit of Brooklyn has been eX
ceeded near million and half-John
Murphy, 103 years, died at Marlboro,
Mass-William Haines, who absconded
to avoid arrest for taking $4,000 belong
ing to the Equitable Life Assurance
company, 1t was reported, gave himself
up at the Boston office of the concern
Second Mate Charles Roeske fell
from the James M. Seamen during a
trip from Florida to Boston and was
drowned-Thomas Naylor and wife,
Peabody, Mass, were badly burned in
trying to extinguish an oil stove f1re-
Arthur Winter was killed at Worcester,
Mass, by falling from q wagon-A loss
of $4,000 was caused to Briggs & Co. of
Newport, r. l., by a fire in their grain
storehouse-Aremus Goodwin, SO
years, was killed by locomotive at NAL
den, Mass-"If there is not law to
cover this ONse, I will make a law" is
the sentence with which Judge c. r.
Scott closes a peremptory writ of man
damus ordering the police board to rein
state 16 policemen recently dismissed at
Omaha-Tavid Russell. 81 years. was
killed near Wilton, N. H.
FRIDAY, OCT. %.
Archilles Felker, after killing Cora
Gress at Gouldsboro, Pa, went to the
home of his brother in another town and
killed himself-Virginia Todd of Han
ibal, Mo-, has been committed for rs
years for killing her daughter because
of insane jealousy-George Wester-
man, aged so, shot his step daughter at
Madrid, Mo, and then killed himself to
avoid prosecution for seduction--Part
of the plant of the American Powder
company was destroyed at Acton, Mass,
by an explosion of unknown origin
War between Japan and Russia is among
the possibilities-Th dead body of
Felix Villeneuve was found at Bay
side, Ont, with an axe in his skull sup
posedly at the hands of his wife-Mrs.
Oberholzer of New Haven fell with a
lighted lamp and would have been
burned to death but for the timely aid
given her by NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Jonathan Collins, Provincetown Mass,
was killed by a ocomotive-Those
Hawaiians who are opposed to annex
alton propose to select a commission of
FIVE to visit Washington to oppose the
ratification of the treaty-Despite de-
malls of the crafts agent, the New
York Herald insists that vessel called
the Silver Heels left New York on d
expedition-Th ami
versary of the launching of the frigate,
Constitution, was observed in splendid
shape by the people of Boston, the fea-
ture being the naval parade-Marks
on the body of Marcus Griffin, found in
the river at Westfield, Mass, suggest
death by foul play-Samuel Norton
wealthy resident of Meriden. Conn. had
g narrow escape from losing 1880
bunco game operated by the
card system-Daniel Tenney, Byfeld,
Mass, was badly wounded by footpads,
who robbed him of $37 watch-After
four hours work, $4,000 worth of la
hGlS, representing all Tic lbdulIlS uranus
Of liquors, bottles and cases was found
in a cellar in Chicago.
SATURDAY, OCT. 23.
E. c. Young, "a years, inhaled gas
through tube in Brooklyn and died
Reindeer are to be used by the military
commander at st. Michaels in transport
ing supplies and relieving those who are
endeavoring to make their way from the
Yukon--James Connolly fell from the
rigging of a fishing schooner at Prov
incetown, Mass, breaking a leg and re-
ceiving internal injuries-Iowas su-
preme court calls dealing in futures
gambling contracts and therefore void
ESTIMATED that Alaska has a popu-
lation of 10000 natives and 10, 900 whites
Verdict for $4,000 given a young
widow at Danville, Ills, against a re-
tired capitalist of II years--Woman
named Smith, New York accide ntally
killed her child with revolver supposed
to have contained no bullet-Nicholas
Van Vrauken, who left his wife in
Niskayuna N. Y, as years ago, has re-
turned to her to find that she was the
widow of another man who died II
years after they were married-Disap-
pointment because of the non-fulfilment
of a dream caused w. G. Miner, Falls
Village, Conn. 80 years old. to kill him
self-A Chicago man who is in the
gold fields in Alaska writes that there
have been 16 suicides, IL killings and
three ngs-Fowler Cycle COM
pany, Chicago. has failed-Four I'M
known men were ground to pieces by an
engine at Sumner Hill, Pa-B.g party
of Chicago Democrats will accompany
Mayor Harrison to New York when he
leaves to speak in the mayoralty cam
paign-James Corrigan, a fisherman
on a schooner, fell from the rigging to
the deck at Provincetown, Mass. break
ing leg and receiving internal injuries.
SUNDAY, OCT. "a.
Frank Weeden has been arrested on
suspicion of having shot his cousin,
Daisy Coulters. at Cranston. r. I
Selma Esterholme died in Salem, Mass,
from criminal peration-Three des-
peradoes, heavily masked and carrying
reVolvers, robbed seven men in a Lynn
(Mass.) grocery-Four youths who
have been robbing express wagons for
months in Boston have been arrested
-Alphonse Holmes shot himself dead
with a rifle at Bangor, Me-W A. Fos-
ter, who stole $4,000 from the produce
exchange, New York, nine years ago,