The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-10-29

great damage done by floods in Italy
Three hundred silk weavers are on strike
at West Hoboken, N j., for a 10 per cent
Watches, diamonds and
rings worth $4,000 were found in the
pockets of an unknown burglar kille d
near Pittsburg by an alarm while fore
ing door-Frederick Pretsch, New
York, fired wildly at his wife, who is SUI
ing for divorce, and then tried suicide
-Poughkeepsie, N. Y, s so afflicted
with the hypnotic craze that in stores
clerks are trying to cast a spell on Gus
toners, and along the avenues and
streets men glance furtively at each
other to see if any jugglery is contem-
plated.
MONDAY, OCT. 25.
Masked burglars robbed the state bank
of harrisburg, Ia, of $1,000 worth of Sc
curities and small amount of money
Patrick O'Brien, a farmer at Chaim-
cook, N. s., was murdered-Homer
Dolan was killed by train at Bridge
port, Conn.,. H. Hilton's farm build
ings at Belgrade, Me-, were destroyed by
a fire of unknown origin-Adolph Lip
mann, insurance solicitor, respondent
on account of business, shot himself in
his office in New York-Twenty-e ight
or more lives were lost by the wrecking
of train near Garrison, N. Y, the
engine, baggage car, one coach and four
sleepers plunging into the Hudson
Nine persons were burned to death in
the ruins of house at Mendoza, Italy
THE porte has demanded the recall
of two American missionaries from the
province of Aleppo on the pretext that
their mission for the distribution of re-
lief is likely to cause disturbances
The trigger of Clement ST. Georges gun
caught in his clothing, and the contents
of one of the barrels caused the death Of
David st. George at Fall River
Mass-A two-year-old child named
Brown was burned to death at North
Andover, Mass. while playing with
matches-A seaman on the Massachu-
sets named Sullivan was drowned at
Narragansett Pier by the capsizing of
a sail boat in which he was trying to
reach New York-James Mather was
shot in his store at Camden, N. j., by
John Cowan and injured probably fatally
Three burglars who took 5000 worth
Of clothing and 500 in money from
a store in Springfield, Mass, were run
DOWN ny the pOlICt--A Negro DEuldlIy
assaulted Lilly Cole, a respectable white
girl of Rockingham, N. c. Bloodhounds
have been ordered, and if caught he will
be lynched.
TUESDAY. OCT. 20.
Bath (Me.) city council ousted w. P.
Palmer from the office of city treasurer
and elected o. c. Rogers his successor
Two hundred and twenty dogs, Sc
cured from the pound in Chicago by
speculative lawyer, are on their way to
the Pacific to be sold to Klondike min
ers-Bodies of five paupers were stolen
from a morgue at Dunning, Ills
Poverty caused family of five in France
to commit suicide by inhaling charcoal
fumes-France proposes to make up
a deficit in revenue by taxing foreign
securities under an old law, and by in
creasing the stamp duty on foreign
bonds-J T. Martz, brakeman, was
killed at Woonsocket Junction, r. l., by
falling after pulling a coupling pin
This country has spent So, 600, 900 in look
ing after filibustering expeditions, and
still the Spanish are not satisfied
Lawrence (Mass) police have caught
four fellows suspected of burglaries in
Maine cities-Northeast storm did
great deal of damage along the coast
from New York to Virginia-By the
will of Jane K. Collins of Cambridge
port, Mass. the negro school at Hamp-
ton Va, gets $4,000, the normal school at
Tuskagee $4,000 and the American church
building fund $2000-Danel Mahoney.
~ was shot in the head by William
Graham, 20, during a quarrel in a Bos-
foy lunch pOn-TOhn NY he
first assistant chief of the Boston fire
department, has severed his connection
with the department after As years of
active service-Five-yea daueh-
ter of Herbert Winslow of Mars Hill.
Me, is dead from burns received by the
overturning Of lighted lamp-Oscar
Hall, So years, was killed near the Cot
tage Farm station, a suburb of Boston.
by a Boston and Albany train-Lynn
(Mass.) highwaymen were routed by a
Vermont farmer-Shoe fasteners in
Brockton, Mass, were Sbeaten in their
strike.
WEDNESDAY. OCT. 27.
Rev. W. A. Tuttle, Windsor Corner,
Me. % years old, has been held for
the grand jury on a charge of criminal
assault upon a 16year-oid gir-Rev.
Henry Manchester Attleboro, Mass, re-
fused to have a physician for his ill
ness and died-Joseph Kennedy, Sau-
gus, Mass, shoemaker 2S, was struck
by a train and killed-George Scholder,
who claims that he was swindled out
of a large tract of land at Otter Creek,
Ia, said in Chicago that he might be-
come a second Giteau if he did not get
his deserts--W. ]. Wallace, a deputy
collector in New York, is accused of en-
bezzling $500 Of internal revenue money
.Fifty-four persons were killed and
so injured seriously during a panic in
a Russian church-TwO men were
killed and five injured by the giving
away of a bulkhead at Oregon City,
Ore-Boston has received $500 from
w c. Todd. Atkinson, N H., the income
to be used in buying newspapers for the
public library in Engineer was
killed and fireman had a hand cut off
in the wreck of train near WEIGH. Va
Charles A. Bonai and David A.
Weeks, who are wanted for the murder
of Marcus Nichols a few months ago,
and for whose arrest a reward of $4,000
was offered were arrested at Hunting
ton. Conn-W. D. Drury received a
verdict for s113O against General Buffers
estate for the generals failure to enter
suit for which he had accepted a retainer