The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-09-10

| case OF JOHn ~ Nell, convicted OF causing
death of Mrs. McCloud at Shelburne
Falls, Mass, relate largely to money
matters, which were chi f cause of con-
Northumberland Rice starts from Bos-
ton to walk to gold fields in Kicndyke.
MONDAY, SEPT. 6.
Six firemen and a Waterman were
badly burned at a naphtha fire in Hart
ford factory-India likely to go on a
gold standard-Anarch.s to be exc
cuted for trying to kill the chief of police
Bnd his assistant at Barcelona, Spain
j. B. Russell, old and Respondent,
hung himself at Augusta, Me-Eugene
| O'hara. supposed murderer of New York
policeman, under arrest after six years
liberty secured by saving cell bars while
awaiting trial--School teacher in viii
lage near New Salem, Mass, tied, gagged
and assaulted in boarding place while
people were at services-Nellie Com
stock music teacher at OwCsso Mich,
in poor health wrapped herself in
blanket saturated with oil and set it
on fire-Fearful storms in western ST.
lesia-Two girls killed and two boys
seriously injured by boiler explosion at
Monitor, Ills-Mrs. E. X. Jones and
daughter of New York city died within
half an hour of each other at Narragan
sett Pier, r. l., of pneumonia--Debs
says strike can only be settled by ar
bitration-Convict system of Georgia
to be radically changed by abolition of
lash and introduction of parole system
Movement to cut wages in English
cotton mills likely to be followed by
great strike-Labor league of Penn
sylvania assails Samuel Gompers for
structures for labor leaders-Mrs.
Stewart and daughter burned to death
In Roxbury district of Boston-Charles
Gowan of Allegheny, Pa, shot dead by
tramp for refusing to part with money
needed for dying wife.
TUESDAY, SEPT. Z.
S. N. d. North of Boston slated for
position of superintendent of national
census-F'ire caused loss of 900 by
destroying manufacturing plant at
Mendlessohn Park, Pa-Boy died at
New Orleans supposedly of yellow fever,
and preparations being made to prevent
spread of the disease-Brooklyn police
man killed a clothing store thief who
Jumped from a wagon containing goods
and ran-Five-year-o child killed
while stealing ride on steam cars at
Gloucester, Mass-Labor day observed
by sports chieiy-Boston boy named
Ivory had both legs cut off In act of steal
ing ride on eectric-Maine wooden
mills are worked with double crews to
fill orders-Spanish anarchist SEN
fenced for 40 years at Barcelona for at
tempted ssination-Decompo
remains of Mrs ]. w. Ryckman of Arl-
ington, Mass, suicide, found in paru-
ally finished house-W. ]. Bryan told
| st. Louis audience that popular well
fare must be sought in denial of special
privileges, and that prosperity OF labor
ers and farmers not dependent upon that
of business nen-Colorado Democrats
declare free coinage to be paramount
issue before people.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 8.
Strong desire to have Carroll d. Wright
as head of the census bureau if law
is passed fixing it's permanency--At
Victor, Cello, Henry Tillotson shot and
killed his sweetheart, Ella Taylor. put
ting three bullets into her body, and then
killed himself, because of Jealousy
At Toledo, in fit Of Jealous rage, p. r.
Ashwell fatally shot his wife, wounded
mis- son and attempted to commit sui
cide--Kansas City Buidt Trades
council suggests that organized labor
should have a hymn composed for ma
tiCnal conventions and dedicated to or
ganzed labor, to be sung for all time to
come as national song-Governmen
official fears that hundreds of geld seek
ers will die of exposure in trying to get
through the trails to the Klondyke be-
fore spring-It is calculated that
Europe will need 100. 900, 900 bushels of
American wheat-Wheat is getting
close to dollar mark agan-E. L.
Pierce of Milton, Mass, legislator, phil
anthropist and bigrapher, died in Paris
Work resumed in Eve rett mills at
Lawrence, Mass, after stCppage of five
weeks-Shcrtage discovered in ac-
Is of jeremiah Taylor, missing
manager of a telegraph company at
Butte. Mont-Richard Croker. ex-
sachem Of Tammany hall, expects
Democratic victory of $4,000 in the cleo
ton for mayor Of Greater New York.
| Trades union congress at birmingham
| Eng, wants an eight-bour bin Passed by
the house of Communicative hundred
! tents have been procured for a detention
camp in Georgia for use in preventing
the spread Of yellow fever-Mavor
Greene of Fall River. Mass, vetoed an
order for an investigation of election Of
city officers Inauguration day because it
was not definite-Prince Pisuarcl,
sneers at the policy of Emperor William
BY explosion Of nitro -glycerine at
Cygnet, O., where a gas well had lust
been shot, six known persons and several
who were unknown were killed-Three
well defined cases of yellow fever re-
ported at Biloxi, Miss-H |. Hall. hotel
manager at Plainfield, n. J.. was ar
rested on charge of embezzling $4,000
belonging to the proprietor-A grip
containing valuables worth 5000. 900 was
found at Laredo, Mex-Uruguayan
rebels are within two days march of the
capital-It is confidently stated that
Lily Langtry was privately married
abroad recently to the nobleman with
whose name hers has been associated
for some time-Walter Hubbell of
Rochester made an unsuccessful attempt
to commit suicide by hanging, being
driven to desperation by his wife's re-
fusal to give up wearing bloomers-In
accepting the honor of temporary chair
man of the Prohibition convention in
New York. Professor Hopkins of Roch-
ester said: Results show that Hanna
and McKinleyism are frauds on labor.
The advance agent of prosperity was far
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