The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-12-17

| to the extent of $4,000 by free. w.
Miller, Chicago, won the six days race
for bicyclists In New York by covering
2093 miles--Fire in a Philadelphia car
pet warehouse caused a loss of 5000, 900
-Grindstone burst in the American
tool factory at East Douglass, Mass,
and one of the employees was killed
| Daniel Dobbins, II years of age killed
himself while hunting near Pennington,
Me-John Moran attempted to alight
from a moving car at Waltham Mass,
when he fell under the wheels and re-
ceived probably fatal injuries.
MONDAY, DEC. 10.
Fire destroyed three buildings at Dur
ham, N. H., including the postoffice, the
loss reaching $7000-John Brennan was
stabbed seriously at Haverhill, Mass,
in row with two negroes over a young
WOman-H. w. Wells, a New York
ticket scalper, sought to make $4,000 by
ordering bogus tickets for the bicycle
race in that city, and was arrested
Mrs. Mckinley, the Presidents mother
died Sunday morning-William Robin
son, South Wellfeet, Mass, steward of
New York tug, disappeared during a
trip to Portland, Me-Fourteen cars
of freight were ditched near Pough-
keepsie, N. Wv. F. WEIGH was nearly
killed by w A. Barrett, whose visits
to Welch's sister at Glen Falls, N. Y,
were ctionable-Jennie Lajeun-
nesse, lately of New York, was arrested
at Pawtucket, R. l., for concealing the
birth of a child, whom she buried in
the cellar of the house where she lived
after death had resulted from exposure
"a, i
drowning at Manchester, N. H., while
deranged through illness-One man
was killed and another seriously injured
in collision at a crossing in Tilsonbury,
Ont, between locomotive and a car
riage-S. B. Mullen, a stranger was
assassinated at Amite City. La, in the
full glare of the lights of hotel-F. D.
Cannon, aged 30, was arrested at New
Haven for stealing packages from cars
consigned to the Adams EXPIRES COM
pany by which he was employed, and his
wife and mother-in-law were taken for
receiving stolen roperty-Patrick Nc
Kenney threw a knife at his son during
a quarrel in their home in Cleveland,
O., and was beaten to death with a chair
David Davidson, who feigned insan-
ity during his trial in Bakersville, Cal,
for wife killing, has been imprisoned for
life-Chicago policeman was shot fa-
tally with his own revolver while try
ing to arrest man, who was injured In
the same place and by the same weapon
during the struggle.
TUESDAY, DEC. II.
James Haley, Rome, N. Y, is believed
to have been murdered, for his body was
found in the canal at that place. and in
the pockets but 62 cents remained of
5000 the man had when he disappeared
Nov. 27-Arsenic has been found in the
body of Sally W. Jones, Milton, N. H.,
who died a year ago, and whose son
has been suspicious as to the cause of
her death-Several Catholics at st.
Joseph, Mo-, have been communicated
for attending the wedding of Catholic
woman at which the ceremony was con-
Quoted by a Protestant clergyman
Walter Baker received mortal injuries
by falling four stories from a building
In Providence while washing windows |
notes and silver certificates
have been counterfeited extensively
Emma G. Rand, As years, committed sui
eide in Boston by inhaling Illuminating
Easton has been arrested
ctl NIcil I'll II Gil W., vi d CIldISS VI
killing a man at Nassau, NJ Y-For
stealing a pair of trousers in Chelsea,
Mass, two men with bad records were
ordered to be imprisoned for not more
than five years-Lynn, Mass, people |
are terrorized by a series of daring hold |
ups, the perpetrators of which manage |
to elude the police-New trial has been |
ordered by the supreme court in the case
Of Thomas Bran, accused of murder at |
sea, on the ground that the circuit Judge
erred in admitting statement made by
the prisoner to a detective-Armed |
with search warrants, representatives
Of the Wine and Spirits society of the
United States seized and carried away
4 miscellaneous collection of alleged
labels, skeleton cases ready
for shipment stencils made in imita-
ton of trade marks of well-known
brands of whiskies and brandies and
other apparatus from bottling house in
Chicago, by the use of which it is as
serted, the government lost $15OOOO in
Representative of the type
writer combine is authority for the state
nent that a general cut of SO per cent
will be made before another year is
ended, and that $50 are a fair price for a.
irst- class machine.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. Is.
Two negroes who had given testimony
against white-cappers were called out
If their houses in Lamar county, Ala,
Ind killed-To prevent death from
blood poisoning, which had supervened
rom a trifling cut Rabbi Rappaport,
New Haven, Conn, suffered the ampu-
alton of a arD1-Eiua 10 p1i wi |
attempted to rob a train in Texas last
week have been captured in Arizona
William Green, coachman at PittsfieId.
lass, killed himself with whisky and
conite-A British corporation has ar
anged to start shoe factory at CALAIS
leild, Scotland, capable of turning out
$1,000 pairs of shoes weekly-Two
Dung men have been arrested at MARI
'oro, Mass, for holding up a peddler
obbing him of So and compelling him
o exchange horses-E. c. Drew, hav-
ng good connections in Portland, Me-,
5 wanted in Chicago for alleged en-
excitement from a firm of real estate
brokers' robberies occurred at
anton, o., during the funeral of Mrs.
1cKinley--Young woman was robbed I
4 pocket book and several trinkets
" highwayman in Providence
Democratic congressman decided in
aucus against the presidents financial ,