The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-02-05

postal REFORM Dlll--F1re IN worcester
Mass, causes loss of from $4,000 to $500!
--Fanatical bands in Bahia, Brazil
committing atrocities on every hanC
Millionaire Louis c. Evans attempts
suicide at Springfield, O.-Ten persons
narrowly escape death in a burning
house at the South end, Boston-An-
nual banquet of the Massachusetts Fish
and Game Protective association at Bos-
tDn--Chicken thief fatally shot by E
neighbor at Greenwich Conn.-Barry
and Kelly fight 20 rounds to draw in
New York--Death of General A. j
Smith at st. Louis-Death of President
George B. Roberts of the Pennsylvania
railroad company-Nild "hitching
lark OF girl students in Northampton
Mass.-Harvard students fined for
discharging firearms recently-Ordel
providing for establishment of munich
pal printing plant in Boston passed by
aldermen in concurrence with the com
mon council-Suspicion that Francis
Knight Of North Wayne, Me-, was MUIR
dered-Name of General w. P. Craig
| hill mentioned as possible successor of
| the late General Francis A. Walker as
president of the Massachusetts, Insti-
tute of Technology Month
ends favorably; prices of stocks higher
ard market broader-Terrible expert
ence of a wrecked Gloucester crew on a
Ram island reef-Hon. John W.
Coughlin elected chairman of the Mas
sachusetts Democratic state commit
tee-Hon. Nathan Matthews, Jr.,
chosen chairman of the gold Democratic
state committee of Massachusetts,
Nearly 1000 dogs entered for show of the
New England Kennel club at Boston
Prospect of strong opposition to Anglo
American treaty in the senate-Mrs.
Henry Ward Beecher steadily falling
Cruiser Brooklyn badly damaged on
sunken rocks in Delaware river-J. B.
Holt of Mechanics Falls, Me-, ar
raigned in Auburn on charge of muir
der---Opening of the new textile school
in Lowell, Mass.-Death of Mrs Mas
eingherd, founder of the Pioneer club Of
London.
TUESDAY, FEB. 2.
Opening of the season of German opera
at Boston--Meetingi in behalf of over
taxed Ireland in Faneuil hall, Boston
Retirement of General Craighill, chief
of engineer corps, U. S. A.-American
schooner Maggie and Lily lost on
gan supreme court to GUST Governor Pin
gree from office of mayor of Detroit
L. c. Rood, the Harvard medical stu
dent, puts up a 211-pound dumbbell-
Successful landing of munitions for
General Calixto Queen
Liliuokalani calls on Mrs. Cleveland
Siamese government apologies to Ger
man minister for mob's attack upon him
Martini, the rifle inventor, dead.
Hamburg dockmen's strike ends in de-
feat of strikers-Death of Sir Thomas
Spencer Wells, a distinguished English
physician and surgeOn-Senate pro-
ceedings choked by the Nicaragua canal
the present outlook Anglo
American treaty will not be ratified for
three months-Curtailme agreement
signed by cotton mills representing s.
500, 900 spindles-Yale graduates OPP
pose the varsity crews entering a Har-
ward Cornell race-Columbia college |
vote to put a crew on the wa
ter-Citizens of Revere want the town
to B1ston-Birth of the Chris
ian EndeaVor society 16 years ago to-
lay - Legislative committee gives
rearing on bill prohibiting gas compa-
lies from demanding a deposit from
onsumers-Sabbath Protective league
lsks Woman's Christian Temperance
Inion to form an auxiliary-Asslstan
asher of West Virginia bank a de-
'aulter in $43,000--Louis F. Payn nomi-
mated by Governor Black of New York
to be state superintendent of insurance
Catholic total abstinence So
cieties form pool, whist and cribbage
eague-Amendment to reduce salaries
and expenses of civil service commits
sion defeated in the Massachusetts sem
ate.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 8.
Venezuelan boundary arbitration
treaty signed at Washington---Boom
for Gary for southern member of Nc
Kinley cabinet revived-Boston dog
show opens-Senator Lodge makes an
speech for the immigra
ton restriction bill-Rhode Island SUI
1reme court decides that the use of the
voting machine is consti
utional--Bangor, Me-, liquor sellers
will have to pay heavy fines--Success-
full trial of Bostons new horseless fire
engine at Manchester, n. H.-Eight
children injured in a coasting accident
1T Cincinnati-Lowell Mass, common
council refuses to extend civil service
regulations to the street department.
Old capitol in Harrisburg destroyed by
ire; loss nearly million-Payn con-
irmed as state superintendent of in
surance of New York-Carson City
eels sure of getting the Corbett-Fitz-
simmons fght-Arrival at New York
IF the barkentine Herbert Fuller
General SiCkles favors immediate recog-
lition of Cuban nsurgents-Fresh dis
urbances break out in Crete-Riotous
conduct of students causes the closing
If the University of Rome-The Prince
If Chimay granted an absolute divorce
Fire in North Tamarck mine, Houghton,
Mich; five men cut off from escape
Whitehead escapes from
he Amityville IL. - insane asylum
labor war at Brockton, Mass, on in
,arnest--Nicaragua canal bill blocks
he way of business in the senate
vote for president to be count !
ID Feb. 10-Arrest at San Francisco
Il Frank Butler, the Australian MUIR
annual convention of
he knights of Columbus of Massachu-
etts at Boston-Annual meeting of
he New England Agricultural society at
meeting of the Rhode
sland Odd Fellows' Grand lodge.