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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-11-12
Invited Asphyxiation.

Paris, Nov. "a man named Dreyfus,
cousin Of Captain Dreyfus, the dep, -rt-
ed artillery officer IMPRISONED on III ~
wife, formerly Rebecca f. Abraham,
an American, and their three daughters,
respectively 13, II and T. years of age,
committed suicide Monday morning or
Sunday night at their residence by in
haling charcoal fumes. The porter of
the house found the bodies on the floor
in the bedroom of the youngest child.
Dreyfus left a letter for the cummissary
Ct police of that dstr. ct, enclosing 400
francs with which to defray the expenses
of the funeral of the family. Dreyfus
was so terribly upset by the sentence
imposed upon Captain Dreyfus that he
changed his name to that of his wife, but
recent losses are believed to have been
the cause
Dreyfus left long letter to The Times
and others to his financial partner, Mr..
Dikof, and to his mother-in-law. In the
letter addressed to the newspaper he
argues that suicide is justifiable, urges
that those dissatisfied with life would
do well to follow his example, and says:
at is better for the children to die with
their parents, as their mother has also
elected to commit suicide" He refers,
without mentioning any name, to
imam responsible for my ruin" but all
the letters treat the reasons for the sui
eide eVaSiVely.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-11-12

Mrs. Augusta Mack has made full
confession. She had until Monday not
uttered a single word that tended to in
crminate her. She had Withstood the
efforts made by the police to extort from
her an admission that she had killed
William Guldensuppe, or that she had
planned his death and lured him to
Woodside, l.. l., where Martin Thorn
actually did the shooting.
The woman had been subjected to the
thirty third degree by the police-to
every known method of torment. She
had been confronted with the horrid
masses of flesh; she had been coaxed,
and threatened. The promise of life
had been held out to her as reward for
a few words that would surely result in
ThoTn's execution. She had remained
firm during her Imprisonment at police
headquarters. At all hours Of the day
and night she had been beseged, but
she had kept her own counsel. Now she
confesses; by what direct influence is
not known.
District Attorney Rosalsky said: 1T
left Mr.. Youngs only 10 minutes ago, and
Mr.. Youngs knew nothing Of the confess
sion. l do not know how Mrs. Mack
could have made the alleged confession.
/ have heard nothing about it. We are
able to convict both Thorn and Mrs
Mack. We can do so beyond a doubt
Howeyer.;f she los made the conf ssicn,
1t may have been to Mr.. Friend. We'are
going on in the morning to prove our
case in the usual way"
w. +. Howe, senior counsel for Martin
Thorn, said: This is atrocious. I had
the most perfect defense ever presented
in a court. l am bitterly at a loss TO
understand how any lawyer, with
the entire absence of evidence against
her, could have sanctioned her making
a so-called confession. For assuming
that her story be true, which / deny in
so far as it may implcate Thorn, if it
does in any way, there was no evidence
in the possession of the district attorney
to show that Mrs. Mack was anything
more than an accessory after the fact,
If Guldensuppe was killed in the way
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-11-12
MONTPELIER.

The abutments for the new steel
bridge at the foot of Main street are
ready to receive the iron and will soon
be completed.
Barre street has been widened, the
telephone, electric light and telegraph
poles removed to the edge of the side
walk, and il now the finest street in
the city.
The electric road company have COM
pleted their work here and left. 1t is
expected that the electric cars will not
be put on until next spring, as the
trouble the company is having with
Barre will prevent them from running
between the two cities, and it will not
pay the expense of running in this city
alone.
The criminal docket is now being
tried. The case of State VS.. Mildred
Brewster for the murder of Anna
Wheeler is set to begin next Mon lay.
A large number of new jurors have
been summoned to appear at the court
house at that date.
Montpelier has now two daily papers
printed here. the Daily Record and
the Evening Argus. Both are bright
and newsy, and worthy of patronage.
Whether it Will be a profitable venture
for the proprietOrs remains to be seen.
A. a. Stebbins who has occupied DIR.
Watson's house through the summer,
is about to move to Manchester The
doctor will occupy the house.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-11-12
Burglar Shot by an omcer.

Holbrook, Mass. Nov. S.-James Boyle
of Randolph, % years old, while at
tempting, it is supposed, to burglarize
the store of George F. Wild, was shot by
officer Webster. The officer used his re-
volver only after a long tussle with
Boyle. who fought savagely in resisting
arrest. Webster had expected break in
the store and was prepared for Boyle
when the latter. breaking a front win
dow. entered the building. AS soon as
the man was inside the officer Jumped
out and told Boyle to throw up his hands
Instead of doing so. Boyle made a rush
for the officer, and for a, few minutes
there was the liveliest kind of a fight.
At last the officer fired, the bullet en-
tering Boyle's side below the heart,
where it g need upward so as to be re-
moved easily. The alleged burglar was
too weak to resist arrest afterwards.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-11-12
Loose Management Alleged.

Lubec, Me-, Nov. 8-As a result of an
investigation into the closing of the Luz
bee savings bank, Micah M. Foster,
treasurer of that institution, was placed
under arrest Saturday charged with en-
bHzzling $40, $50 of the funds of the bank.
Mr.. Foster says that he will establish
his innocence when the case comes to
trial
His bail was fixed at 500, 900.
The bank closed its doors last summer.
The amount of assets and liabilities
is not exactly known yet Most of the
depositors were sardine packers and fish
ermen. An examination of the banks
books has been going on for weeks, with
the result that an apparent shortage
of about $4,000 was discovered.
The bank is one of the smallest in
situations of the kind in the state The
treasurer's bond is only $4,000, and the
bondsmen will be called upon to pay that
amount providing the trial goes against
Foster. 1t is claimed that the banks
affairs have been loosely managed, and
that several irregularities in the transfer
of certain securities have been found.
Treasurer Foster is 10 years old, and
has always been highly respected.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-11-12
Please try us.
S. OSCAR PARKER.
PROPRIETOR, LITTLETON, N. H.
Tennyson's Religion.

1t was fortunate, says Mr.. Mabie in
The Atlantic, that Tennyson s biography
was not prepared by biographer who
was anxious to minimize the religious
element in his life. On the contrary, it
is thrown into the boldest relief, and
the reader is let into those profound
convictions which gave the laureate
poetry such depth and spiritual splen-
dor. The whole subject is dealt WITH
in connection with lin Memoriam, "
with the most satisfying fullness. I'm
this vale of time the hills of time often
shut out the mountains of eternity, ,"
Tennyson once said. The nobility of his
verse had its springs in those noun
tains, and they inclosed and glorified
the landscape of life as he looked over
it. He refused to formulate his faith,
but he has given it an expression which
is at once definite and poetic, illumin-
ating and enduring 81 hardly dare
name his name," he writes, "but take
away belief in the self conscious person
ality of God, and you take away the
backbone of the world. And again,
"On God and godlike men we build our
trust " A week before his death, his son
tells us, he talked long of the personality
and love of God-"that God whose eyes
consider the poor, ""Who catereth even
for the sparrow. For myself, " he
said ON another occasion, 1.-THE world is
the shadow of God. - In his case, as in
Wordsworth's and Browning's poetry
issued out of the deepest springs of be-
ing, and he made it great by commit
ting to it the expression of the highest
truth.
To young man going to university
he said, 1.-The love of God is the true
basis of duty, truth. reverence, loyalty,
love, virtue and work" and he added
Enthusiastically, "but don { be prig. "
Through his verse, as through his life,
there ran this deep current of faith, but
the expression of it was free from the
faint and distortion of dogmatic or &C.
clesiastical phrase.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-11-12
THE BOSTON MURDER.
Police Declare That They Have Evidence
Against suspect.

Police Declare That They Have Evidence
Against n suspect.
Boston. Nov. Civilian Leavitt, the
blind song seller, who lodged in the
same house with Alice Brown, was ar
rested last night and charged with the
| CRIME. Upon just what evidence Leav-
lit has been taken into custody on such
serious charge, the police refuse to
| state. 1t is said, however, that Leavitt' S
arrest was brought about by the threat
enlng language which he is said to have
used against some woman during his
conversation with Mcmillan.
Leavitt for the past four days, has
talked considerably about the murder,
but he has been allowed to pursue his
customary occupation of song selling n
the sidewalks of the city without be ng
led to dspec that he was being watched.
The fact that the woman was strangled
to death instead of killed by more usual
method with some instrument has been
considered for some days as a particular
ly strange aspect of the crime, and
night seem to show that it was blind
mans only method of dispatching his
victim.
The police believe that Leavitt has
spent portion of his life in state prison
IN other states, but for what offenses
rhey are at present unable to ascertain.
According to his story, he was born in
-Seekonk, r. l., 81 years ago. He says
that Leavitt is not his real name but
that of the man who adopted him, and
who was H. D. Leavitt, formerly of
Faneuil hall square. He declines to
have his right name known, ostensibly
for his fathers sake, and says that Mr..
Leavitt sent him to the Perkins institu-
ton for the blind when he was a boy,
but that he would not study, and after
two years stay there was expelled for
misconduct. AT the age of II he ran
away and since then has been roaming
about the country. He sold anything
from lead pencils to patent medicine
He says that he is not mendicant, and
does not want charity; that he uses
his blind" badge not to solicit aims,
but for the sake of his business.
The murdered girl has been positively
identified as Mary Alice Ruderham of
Rindge Center, N. H. The identifica-
ton was made by Mrs. Lucy S. Brown
Of Cambridge, for whom the girl worked
about year ago, and whose name she
assumed when she left and took up her
abode in this city. A sister of Mrs,
Brown, as well as a neighbour, also iden-
titled the dead woman, and the state
ment of the three is taken by the police
as conclusive. Mrs. Brown stated that
the Ruderham girl went to her house as
a domestic in 1895 and remained nearly
a year.
AS far as Leavitt is concerned the po-
lice are positive that they have the very
best evidence against him. He was ar
raigned in court today on a charge of
murder and held for examination.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-11-12
Want nLankr Bob. ErneIled.

Marion, Ind, Nov. 10.-The Marion
lodge of Elks sometime ago admitted
Robert Fitzsimmons as a member. TIL
action being an alleged violation of
the rules of the order, the lodge was
lately commanded by the grand exalted
ruler to expel Fitzsimmons. The lodge
decided to stand by its initiation and re-
fused to act until the matter is finally
decided by the supreme ruler of the
order H. b. Detmore of Harrisburg. Pa.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-11-12
Nemesis In the Person of w fe.

Danbury, Conn.,, Nov. 9.-Joseph Aver,
aged 40, an expert halter who has
worked here for the past six years, has
acquired considerable notoriety. He
was quietly married to Frances Wflkn-
son, aged about %, a few months ago.
and as they were making preparations
to go to housekeeping Mrs. Aver No. l
and two children, aged and ~ years,
appeared on the scene. Aver married
his first wife in England Is years ago
and deserted her eight years ago. Mrs
Aver first heard of her husbands where
abouts since his desertion few months
ago, and as soon as she was able to Sc
cure the necessary funds she came to
this country. She had no difficulty in
locating her fugitive husband.
The new bride, who is also English.
when she learned how she was deceived,
left this city for New York to make a
home for herself where the unfortunate
affair would not be known.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-11-12
WOMAN CONFESSES.


-
der of Guldensuppe.
New York, Nov 10.-The Herald says:
Emanuel Friend, counsel for Mrs. Mack,
was at the Harlem Opera House last
night. 1t was noticed when he came
into the lobby that he appeared nervous
and excited. His extreme nervousness
caused comment and he remarked
casually that he had just come from a
long interview with his client Mrs.
Mack. He sat half the play through and,
on coming out, said: Mrs. Mack has
confessed. That is all can say. she
has confessed and will go on the stand
tomorrow against Thorn. l cannot talk
about the matter any further. / have
made solemn promise of secrecy. There
is no use of trying to see me later; there
is no use try ng to see anyone else. Even
Mr.. Howe does not know The few 9TH
ers who do know are pledged to secrecy,
as I am. 1 shall go home, disconnect
my telephone and refuse to see anyone or
answer any questions. Mrs. Mack has
made a full confession; that's all can
say"
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-11-12
nennnnoed the Churches.

Omaha, Neb., Nov. Sat a Henry
George memorial meeting Sunday after
noon, Rev. John Williams, rector of
st. Barnabas' Protestant Episcopal
church, denounced the churches of New
York city for their opposition to George.
Mr.. williams said the New Yc-ii;;
churches, especially the Protestant
Episcopal, were under the control of
the Vanderbilts and Astors, and while
Henry George was a chrietian in his
every fibre, plutocratic influence in the
church was strong enough to shut him
ont
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-11-12
Georria Policeman Killed.

Atlanta, Nov. 9.-Patrolman Pender
was killed last night while he was
shadowing a supposed burglar who had
entered the wholesale whisky house of
L. Steinau. The officer saw a man en-
ter the building, and when he followed
and struck a match he was fired upon
five times and died in few minutes
The business of Steinau had been
placed in the hands of receiver. The
police intimate that some member of
the firm endeavoring to secure money
from the vault entered, and when he
found himself discovered he killed the
only witness. Steinau was Immediately
placed under arrest
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-11-12
Suicide of a Murderer.

Laporte, Ind, Nov. S.-Charles Pink
erton, under sentence of life imprison-
ment for the murder of his nephew and
son-in-law, cut his throat in the county
Jail. Death was almost instantaneous.
Mrs. Pinkerton was an inmate of the
same cell with her husband, the precau-
ton being taken to prevent the prisoner
from carrying out threats of suicide, but
there is evidence that she furnished the
him self
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-11-12
Death of "A Desperado.

Weston, w. Va, Nov. 9.-Milton Hick-
man, leader of a gang of desperadoes,
was shot and killed near a church by
Deputy United States Marshal Reader
and a large posse. The fight was pro-
tracted, and Reader and two of the Hick-
man gang were wounded.
Hickman left the mourners' bench to
engage in the fight. He was a post
Office robber and the leader of aedanger-
Gus gang. The affair was in the noun
tains near Mudd Lety
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-11-12
An Ex-senator Dead.

Westerly, r. l., Nov. Sex United
States Senator Nathan Fellows Dixon
died at his home late last night, after
an illness Of about three weeks. He was
born here Aug. 2S, 1s47. In 1889 he be-
came congressman, and later sue
ceeded Senator Chase.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-11-12

The very best way to know
whether Dobbins' Electric Soap
is as good as it is said to be, is to
try 1t yourself. 1t can't deceive
yOu. Only be careful not to get
an imitation. There are a great
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intended to deceive the public
into supposing that they are Dob
bins Electric, or just as good.
We have made this since 1869.
1t is the original Electric and is
guaranteed 70 he worth four times
as much as any other soap ever
made. For washing anything,
from the finest lace to the heav-
lest blanket, it is without a peer.
Only follow directions.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-11-12
Leayitt Rnnnd Over.

Boston, Nov. 1O.-William Leavitt, the
blind song vender who was arrested
charged with the murder of Mary Ruder-
ham, known as "Alice Brown" in a
house on Corning staeet was arraigned
in the municipal court yesterday and
held without bail for the grand jury.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-11-12
RnckIen,s Arnicn saIve.

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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-11-12

Any lady can make her sOiled kid gloves
look like new by rubbing either Dobbins
Electric or Dobbins' Floating Borax Soap on
piece OF dampened flannel, and applying it
lightly to the glove. II works like magic.
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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-11-12
No Longer a Mystery.


Montreal, Nov. 8.-ThOmas Nulty, the
eldest brother of the victims of the Raw
don murder was arrested on suspicion
of having killed his three sisters and one
brother. The prisoner is about 20 years
of age ard has been of a rowing DISPOSE
ton. He said that he was away from
home on the day of the murder and re-
turned to the scene at midnight after it
had been committed. He first denied all
knowledge of the crime, but his actions
aroused suspicion and he was accord
ingly arrested. Later he admitted the
crime.
1t appears that on Thursday he had a
quarrel with the eldest girl, Elizabeth.
Words were succeeded by oaths and
blows until Tom drove his sister out Of
the house. Then, according to the con-
fession of the crime made by him, he
followed her to the barn, threatening to
murder her. The second sister, Annie,
arming herself with an ak, followed Tom,
resolved to protect her sister from vio-
lence. Tom turned around and, before
she was aware, came suddenly upon her.
A brief struggle followed, and Tom
wrested the ak from her hands, striking
savagely at her neck. The weapon was
buried in her neck, and she fell dead. AS
Elizabeth turned to run, the murderer
chased her to the barn and struck her
with the ak, telling her as he had done
Annie. Tom then returned to the house
and forced open the door which the two
other children had barricaded and killed
them as he had the others.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-11-12
A Rude Shook.

Uncle George-You'd better take up
with Miss Gordon, Harry. They say she
is worth million
Harry-You don't mean it, Uncle
Georgel
Uncle George-Of common women.
Harry-H' M Boston Transcript
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-11-12
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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-11-12

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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-08-26
II WON'T BE TOLERATED.

Appropos to the granting of fran
chises for electric lights and a tel
ephone system by the authorities
Of this municipality it is pertinent t
to remark that any arrangement
tha: does not fully protect the pub
lie will not be allowed to stand.
There is, however, still danger
that the men who have clandestine-
ly pocketed the electric light fran
chise will never avail themselves Of
the privileges other than to obstruct
and hinder the town from getting
the benefit of an enterprise so
badly needed. The men compos-
ing the so-called company have
no idea of doing anything, save the
dog in the manger act. The idea
is to eventually hold the city up,
and make it pay them to get out OF
the way.
1t is refreshing to note that Vini-
Ia is rapidly growing away from
this element, and men who are
broader and better and more pub
lie spirited, are investing their
money here, and men who will not
suffer their individual rights as
property owners of the town, to
be iniringed upon by the lawless
and INSCRIPTIONS whelps who
have lived off the town, one way
and another, for a decade. Every
honest, broad-minded citizen of
the town is Of the same opinion
touching these questions, and the
man or set Of men who proprose ia
corner public privileges in this
growing city will find it up hill
business. Yinita wants every.
thing in the way Of improved
methods that she can get, and
what is more, the time is almost
at hand when she will demand and
get the latest and the best this
progressive age affords. The
crowd that have for years bOughl
their groceries at the expense o
the taxpayers Of vinita, had al
well prepare to fold their tents t
depart, for their deepest prejudice
and hopeless and boundless cussed
ness, render them unfit for con
trolling the affairs OF town of any
pretensions. They are not con
tent with living of the town fo
the present, but are endeavorinl
to arrange things so that the town
win have to pay them tribute il
the future. The attempted "hog
ging" Of these franchises shouls
lAsoAii5sSs hadal for giving the buc
s,.ss a 1000 pave control here no
OF color eAY@,
win be sold pfln,