The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-01-07

WEDNESDAY. DEC. %.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. ~.
Antoine Seizures, a laborer, was killed
by a rock falling on him in a sewer
french in Taunton, graph
ers employed for the defense in the Luet e
CERT case in trial in Chicago struck for
their pay-Persons who have returned
from Alaska say that the re iaf eXpe-
dition is necessary-John Healy,
Clinton. Mass, was stabbed fatally in
New York by his friend, George Lincoln,
but he refused to identify his ass9ilant
Fire destroyed large organ in Chi
cago hotel, causing loss of $20,000--SiX
sailors on a Nova Scotia vessel We're
killed by the giving way of the fore
yards-Operative committee in Fall
River recommends accept ance of tie
cutdown until business improves ---G.
r. Hodgedon, keeper of a hotel in SPRING
field. Mass was arrested as accessory of
an incendiary, who asserted that he was
paid $50 for starting blaze.
THURSDAY, DEC. 20.
Four years Old daughter of Charles
Tucker. Provincetown, Mass, was
burned fatally while alone in herhouse
Five hundred miners struck at Day
ton. Tenn, against a rule that they
would be locked for all slate found in
their cars-Mrs. Morgan Bryan was
killed by smoke at Watertown. N. Y
Ed L. Parker attempted to kill c. j.
Sheets and his wife in lodging house
in Los Angeles Cal, and then com
united suicide-France has taken a
slice of China-Letter, inspired by
President Masso of the Cuban republic,
declares that the offer of autonomy
comes too late, and declares for com
pete independence or death"--Dr. l..
d. Woodbridge of Williams college will
try to secure a reprteve for John O'Neil,
ION ground that there is a doubt that Mrs.
McCloud of Shelburne Fails, Mass. was
murdered-William Brady has chal-
lenged Fitzsimmons in behalf of Cor
bett-CharIes Avery cut his throat in
the hospital of the soldiers home, Togus,
Me-Nellie Hicks, II years old, will die
of injuries caused by her dress catching
fire from a stove in Boston-Frank
Sutton persisted in fire that destroyed
the implement factory of the Austin
company in Chicago-Fourteen thou
sand dollars shipped from Savannah
banks to Brunswick, Ga, cannot be
found, as the express agent is missing.
FRIDAY, DEC. 81
C. P. Ewins and Ezra Seaver were
arrested at North Troy, VT, on a charge
of smuggling sugar from Canada
James Mccoy killed his sister-in-laW
with blow of his fist at Ripley, w. Va,
because she insisted on going to school
Two men were suffocated in Fin
lay, O., by coal gas-Four workmen
were badly hurt by the fall of an ele-
vator in a new building in New York
Member of Chicago's board of aldermen
wants intoXicants on tap in the city
building as an inducement to members
to be present at notwithstanding
matches have been stopped in Chicago
by order of the mayor-Jennie Ed
wards 10, and Archibald McMasters, "a,
were killed in a runaway near Hopkins,
Mo.
SATURDAY, JAN. l.
Windstorm demolished a church and
two dwellings in CattanOOga--St. Louis
man inflicted fatal wound on pullerfor
a secondhand store and shattered the
arm of anOther-John Emory's barn in
Palmyra, Me-, was burned with seven
head of cattle-HCus of bank presi-
dent in indianapolis was robbed Of $4,000
worth of property with 1000
smuggled opals was arrested at San
Antonio, Tex-W. B. LoOmis, prumn-
ent church worker and finance keeper of
a lodge of knights of Maccabees, has
disappeared from Elllhart, Ind, and so
has $500 Of the lodges funds-W. f.
Baldwin, aged 20, was arrested in Gin
cinnati on a charge of counterfeiting-
Unknown man fractured his skull in fall
ing in a pOOlrOOm in Boston after being
struck with a cue-C. j. Blaney, aged
80, was killed by a locomotive while
walking on the track in Boston.
SUNDAY, JAN. >.
James Jones, cOlored, was lynched in
Mississippi for burning a widows house
-Humason 6, BeckIey, makers Of cut
lery in New Britain, Conn, have raised
wages percent-Sarah MCGOWAN was
killed in her home in Rankin, Pa, and
her husband a wealthy man, was ar
rested on suspiciOn-George Schroth
So years old, was killed on the railroad
in New Bri d nn-James kirkley
killed himsgI oWler Ind, because
he was short, }. is claimed, $4,000 as
treasurer of the county, his death hav-
ing been attributed to a murderer when
his body was discovered-Tax of three
pence weekly is to be assessed on trades
uniOnists in Great Britain for the sup
port of the lOcked-out engineers
Steamer Corona, from Portland Me-,
10 London with 80 horses and 300 cattle,
struck on the Nova Scotia coast and
was Wrecked--Nearly So, 000, 900 were
required last year for the pay of officers,
seamen, stores, coal and repairs for the
vessels carried on the naval register
Two acres of property were burned
over in the heart of Winooski, VT, en-
failing nearly $25O,OOO loss-Fire in
Bishop block, in heart of Haverhill shoe
district, caused a loss of $19, 300-Gen-
eral Gomez says the war in Cuba will
last but one year more, and that the
island was lost to Spain when she aban-
dOned eylerism-Sylveste Kane,
Farmland was frozen to death at
Cumberland r. Baroness Hirsch
has donated $4,000 to the Hebrew in
dustrial school, BostOn-LeOn Vergne,
As years old, drank a barrel of wine in
New York in a week and died of alcohol
ism-Members of Boston Medical so
ciety make serious charges against the
public, that hospital and dispensary
charity is much abused being patronized
by people who could well afford to pay
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