The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-03-26

credit for new battleship, but refuses de-
mand for cruisers and torpedo boats
A Yale student makes a strength record
almost equal to Harvard's best
Scheme to connect Boston and Portland
Me-, by electric railroads-War prac-
tically declared by Brockton (Mass.) sole
fasteners against Shoe Workers union
Death OF jeremiah M. Mason OF
| Live "e--Teath Of the Hon. Fred
erick M. Stone of Waltham, Mass
| Civic league IN Maine to work for stricter
enforcement of the prohibitory law
jeremiah T. OSullivan of Lawrence
Mass, charged with criminal libel
| C'Neil, accused of the murder of Mrs
McCloud. pleads not guilty at Green
field, Mass---The four failed appropria-
ton bills of the last congress put through
the house-Japan will continue the use
OF silver currency, with the yellow metal
Portions of island of Jamaica suffer-
ing from water famine-Jackson and
Walling hanged at Newport, KY. fol
the murder of Pearl Bryan-Death OF
Samuel A. Bates of Braintree. Mass.
MONDAY. MARCH %.
Blockade of Crete begun-Long over
due ship Il. F. Oaks towed into New
York. Crew sick with scurvy. Cap
tain Reed, his wife and two mates ran
vessel until taken in tow-Formal
notice of Cretan blockade given to the
government at Washington-Gov
ernor Black appears as a new force in
New York state politics-Mr Lehman
takes Bull and Boardman out of the
Harvard boat-Harvard' Mott Haven
team in most encouraging fOrm-Bos-
ton and Worcester school athletes en-
tered for the New York scholastic games
--Fitzsimmons says he will not ac-
cept challenge from Corbett-Shar-
keys manager posts $2500 to bind a
match with enary of
Kaiser Wilhelm I-Fire at Danvers,
Mass, causes about $4,000 loss
Spanish victory at Mon alban-Billy
Layton knocks out Johnny Van Heest
at Hot Springs. Ark-Lakewood Inn
at Lake QunsigamOnd, Mass, burned
Frank B. Thompson dies from effect
of shot wound inflicted by Colonel
Robert Eastman in West Virginia
Fire in Ottumwa, Ia; losses aggregate
$3.50, 000--Major Dick formally accepts
the secretaryship of the Republican
national committee-Boston Central
Labor union objects to the tobacco clause
in the Dingley tariff bill--Henry Clark
son, Harvard ball player, enters Yale.
TUESDAY, MARCH 49,
Schoolhouse at Arlington, Ga, wrecked
by a cyclone and eight children killed
and many fatally wOundcd-Applica-
ton of Iasigi to be admitted to bail de-
MED by United States supreme court
Minority report against the Dingley bill
presented in house of representatives
Bran receives a letter from his
mOther-Verdict for defendant in a
policeman's suit for libel against the
Fitchburg Sentinel--Bill for military
works on Santa Lucia passes committee
stage in house of Monument
to Kaiser Wilhelm 1 unveiled in Berlin
Henry j. Higgins, an alleged forger.
formerly of Boston, located in London
Burke of Salem, Mass, knocks
out Charley Kelly of New York at Buff
falo--Dan Creedan whips Charlie |
Strong in four rounds in New York
Committee amendments to arbitration |
treaty accepted by the senate-Fur- |
Their damaging testimony against Mrs.
Marsh in Vermont murder trial
Judge Morton decides that Miss Julia |
p. Constantine of Exeter N. H. is en-
titled to decree annulling the trust
deed which she gave her nephew
Angler of Newton, Mass, ar
rested on charge of obtaining property
by means of false pretenses-Salt |
water pipe line for Boston. Wholesale |
district will soon have additional pro-
lection in the event of fire-Sealers
making large catches in Gulf of st. Law |
River (Mass) city gov
eminent raises salary of city engineer
court affirms the disbar-
ment of Attorney Elisha GREENWOOD of
Boston-Probate court in Newport. r. !
l., grants original petition for appoint
ment of administrators on the King esq
tate. Mrs Ross petitions for an ad- |
of Millionaire Kings es-
tate in New York-Eighteen members |
of the sophomore class Bowdoin college. |
for hazing-Italian dies in
Boston city hospital from effects Of
piece of a stiletto which had been in his
skull more than two years-Anti |
fight picture measure has a setback in |
the Maeea orueetts house
WEDNESDAY, MARCH "a.
The civil service law denounced by |
several members in the senate-De-
bate on Dingley tariff bill continued in |
the house-The powers said to have |
accepted the sultan's proposal to have |
Greece administer the government of I
Crete-Nineteen persons killed by the |
cyclone of Monday in Georgia-Mrs. |
Hennessy mysteriously burned to death /
at Providence, and her husband arrested |
Wife of Janos RigO brings charges
against her husband and the Princess !
Chimay-Fuly 100 Armenians mas
sacred at Tokat-Williams, Clark q /
Co., Lynn, Mass, to ignore labor unions |
in the future; effort to be made to get |
the lady stitchers out-Strike ordered |
at Whitman q Keith's shoe factory at |
Mass-ApprOpriat bud |
get vetoed by Mayor Cook of Gloucester, |
getting no comfort from |
the Mckinley administration-Ha |
waits japanese question reaching an /
acute stage-Roxbury City Guard OBJ |
serves it's 18th anniversary-Ope |
Of the interstate trap shoot at Eikwood |
park, n. J-Greater New York bill /
raised by the assembly-River sit /
uation at Memphis improves New Or /
leans leVees reatened-Montreal eX- /
press crashes into freight cars at /
Chicopee disruption of rail-
road passenger and freight associa- /
lions predicted-Boardman Hall APP /
pointed quartermaster of the Sixth Mas
sachusetts regiment-Colonel f. B. /
Began elected superintendent of school .
buildings by the Boston school board