The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-02-25
THE WEEKS NEWS.
THURSDAY. FEB. II.

Jamaica authorities seized quantity |
of arms and ammunition intended for the
Cubans-Pipe Line company of Bos-
ton accused of issuing million dollars
worth of stock without the approval OF
the gas commission-Mr Gladstone
has returned to England from France |
Fireman on a switcher in New York |
thrown from the cab by a lurch of the |
machine and fractured his skull--Fire
destroyed freight station in Philadel"
phia causing a loss of 100000, and
ruined one of the largest blocks in Yves
terly, r. l., with an aggregate damage
of $50 000-Storm, blizzard in form in
some sections, swept over New England,
followed by fall in comparatively
damaged the Middleton block, Marlboro,
Mass, to the extent of so OO0--W cav
ers' executive committee in Fall River,
Mass, declared against the proposition
for a general strike-Archbishop in
Montreal declares that Catholics may
not belong to the Y. M, c. A. or Y. w. c.
A-Jockey Burger killed by fall in
Singerly, Md-Forty quarrymen in
Rockland, Me-, lime quarries went out
on a sympathetic strike-Fleecing
room of British hosiery mill in Thorn
ton, r. l., damaged $4,000 by blaze
Maine. "a officers and 72 sailors were
saved-Labor hearing in New Bedford
concluded sithout new facts being dis
closed-EArfton man held up in his
door way aid robbed of $12-Pennsyl
vania miners demand thu conviction of
Sheriff Martin and deputies for the
shooting in Hazleton-Clinton, Mass,
theatre, opened two weeks ago, wrecked
by gale.
FRIDAY, FEB. 18.
Fire consumed the Burbank block in
Pittsfield, Mass, entailing a loss of $685.
O0O--Mr. Bryan to sound the slogan
of congressional campaign at a dinner
for Democrats in shington-Young
woman named Alday set on fire by ne
groes in Decatur county, Ca and will
die-Fire destroyed a bluine fac
tory and stable in Concord Junction,
Mass-A provision dealer of Gloucester,
Mass, was arrested on a charge of at
tempting to defraud insurance compan-
les by setting fire to his store-Play-
wright Hoyt mulcted in $1,000 for as
sault and SANDER in a suit brought ir
Boston by music publisher-United
States court of appeals affirms sentence
Of two years Imprisonment imposed on
John Hart in Philadelphia for filibuster-
ing-Jennie Clark, 26 years old and
married, killed by a locomotive on a
crossing in Springfield, Mass-Illinos
legislature pledges the president the sup
port of that state in upholding the ma
tional dignity if the occasion should
arise1-Biiou theatre, Worcester Mass.
quilted by flames, total damage being
S75OOO-W. H. Miller, colored des-
perado of Boston, shot Agent Lane of
Tower Hill station, Waltham, Mass,
probably fatally-Spain makes ample
apology for the utterances of De LONE,
late minister at ashington-1mpres
sive scene at the funeral of the victims
of Maine disaster in HavanaT-Federa
government to receive 10000, 900 more
from the sale of the Kansas Pacific road
than under the terms approved by the
last istration-F'rances E. Will
ard, w. C. r. U. president, died of
grip in New York-National Woman's
Suffrage association adopted resolutions
for equality with males in the exercise
of the elective franchise, for a six
teenth amendment to the constitution
to bring this about for mothers equal
custody and control of minor children
and for wives and widows an equal use
and inheritance of property.
SATURDAY, FEB. 10.
Nine-story building of the National
Wall Paper company of Pittsburg dam
aged to the extent of 1925, 000-Boston
man killed by gas in his bedroom
owen Murphy, vitriol thrower of Nor
walk, Conn, given life imprisonment
United States troops to pass through
Canada on the way to Alaska on the
same terms as Canadian police make
use of United States territory-Three
hundred villagers including women and
children, made demonstration in the
village of Stroina, Italy, demanding sue
cor. many being armed with axes, pis-
tolls and cudgels, and when they refused
to disperse two were killed-Adams
Topper of Boston, aged so, killed in
Glenbrook, Conn, in jumping from
train-Vermont liquor dealers extra
dited from New Hampshire, first case on
record, and punished - Gamblers,
thugs and lewd women reported as
numerous in the gold fields in Alaska
Congress appropriated 100000 10
raise the Maine and transport the bodies
of the Victims-Son of a Vineland, n.
J.. millionaire married a Lolored girl who
was his playmate in the south, and the
father threatens to diSinherit him
Mob in Paris attempted to Kill lola after
the trial Friday-Fire in Danbury,
Conn, caused loss of $25,000-Ne-
braska's ex-state auditor freed from a
sentence of eight years in prison by the
state supreme court--Supreme court of
Kentucky orders daughter of Joseph
Richardson to pay $426,00 or produce
securities for that amount--Japan' s
official organ expects war-Salvador
withdraws from the greater republic of
Central America, thus dissolving 1t.
SUNDAY, FEB. 20.
Bill introduced in the house for the
appropriation of 81, 00O, 900 for represen-
tation of the United States at the Paris
Observation-Disclosures that summer
visitors left $4,000, 900 last summer in
Maine-Logger killed in Southboro
Mass-Owen Buckley, 43 years, killed
by a locomotive in Lynn, Mass-Snow
work from Feb. to 13 cost Boston SSS,
249-Agent of a hose company ar
rested in Syracuse, N. Y, on charge
of attempted bribery of Poughkeepsi'
alderman-Life man in the Sing Sing
N. Y, prison, makes an almost success
full attempt to escape-Mr. Gladstone
returns to London, suffering from
cancer in the nose-Smith Davis con
victed at Middlebury, VT, of assisting