The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-05-06
THE WEEKS NEWS.
THIfRSDAY. APRIL 2S.

Watch company of Boston failed with
liabilities of $500 900 and assets ABOUT one"
fifth as rnuWl-F'rancls Murphy tenn
perance agttator to go TO Cuba with the
persons killed by the
nznIosion in Santa Cruz, Cai--MlllDury,
Mass. cotton mill to suspend operations
for an indefinite period--lrVlhe barnes
or WatervilIe. Me- drowned by being
thrown from a canoe--Warren Brown,
g. killed in Boston by gravel train
I, Terry. cashier of a New Bedford bank,
who was found dead Saturday night,
killed himself to escape exposure of
defa1catiOn estimated at $l25,OOO--
Reckless disregard shown by pilots of
vessels for the warnings against en-
tertng harbors in which mines have been
1aid-Debate on war revenue bill began
in house. Mr.. Dolliver of Iowa causing
women to weep by his references to
Snanish congressman
Jarrett of Massachusetts not candi-
de+e for renomination-Thr United
States warships bombarded the Matan-
zes batteries-Two British warsh1ps
coming to the Newfoundland coast to
do fishery protection duty-Joseph
0avis of SomervilIe, Mass, crushed to
death between a cart and door-Sug-
gested that New England manufacture
ers experiment with linen making-No
startling jump in prices of food so far
-Onposition to sending an army of
invasion to Cuba still strong in Wash
ington, though the advocates of the plan
do not relax their vigor-Increase of
the regular army to $1,000 may be diff
cult matter-Lowell man to succeed
Mr.. Roosevelt.
FRIDAY, APRIL 20.
Two barns and "a COWS burned at Lake
Weldon, near North Adams, Mass
Santa Cruz, Cal, woman accused of
sending a letter to Sagasta containing
reasonable ormation-Julius Bal
dash. Spaniard, killed in Long Run, O.,
in a dispute over the war--Dr. Bond of
New Haven committed for six years and
fined $16e for causing the death of
woman by an abortion-F'ire in three
Brooklyn buildings caused $4,000 dam
age-Fifteen persons in one household
in China murdered by Chinese robbers
Andrew Nelson and wife, aged
couple, killed at Blackearth, Wis, by
robbers in search of $500 which had been
received from the sale of real estate
British subjects in Cuba to be taken Off
because of the arrest of many on a
charge of being spies-Fire destroyed
the home of William Mace of Marlboro,
Mass-EXploson destroyed powder
factory in Dover, N. j.. and killed six
of the workmen-European nations OBJ
ject to the tonnage feature of the revenue
bill as bearing GENEROUSLY upon their
Shipping-The Guido carrying money
and supplies to Havana, captured
Fire in the architectural and engineer
ing buildings of the institute of tech
nology, Boston, caused a loss estimated
between $4,000 and $40 000-Plans are
completed for the conquest of Santiago
President Mckinley to invade Cuba
mediately-Four new monitors and
16 torpedo craft mended-British
consul at San Juan asks for WarShip--
Eight Spaniards wounded by splinters
made by the impact of the Terrors shot
in capturing the Guido-SchOOner Sig
fried struck on bar at Sycamore beach
and crew OF II men taken off on line from
matnmast-Bill being prepared for the
insurance of soldiers lives in the war
by the government-Larg guns to be
furnished for guarding the coast of
Massachusetts.
SATURDAY, APRIL 80.
Hayti donated $1,000 for a monument
to Frederick Douglass, to be erected in
Rochester, N. Powder stOrehouses
in Missouri to be doubly guarded against
Spanish villainy-Fire in North Wo-
burn caused loss of $500 to two manu-
facturers of leather-John Asquith and
wife of Chicago killed themselves with
gas-Mail train on the Southern Pa
cific stopped by masked highv Aymen at
Comstock, FOG miles west of So 4 Antonio,
Tex, and the mail and eXpr SIS car was
blown open with dynam te-Lewis
Warner president of one { nd treasurer
of another bank in Northampton, Mass,
wanted for alleged defalcations for large
sums-General Weyler urges the Span
ish government to take the offensive
against Americ2-ROller flour mill in
Catasauuua Pa, operated by MauseT
&, Gresham, burned at a loss of $780,
OOO-New Athens, Ills. brewery plant
burned at a loss of 500, 000-COmbi-
nation of the Arbuckle coffee and the
Hayemeyer sugar interests said to be
about completed after fierce warfare
Officials in Madrid do not believe
that Americans can land at Matanzas,
as the bay is full of torpedOes--Span-
iards believe that Washington reports
as to movements intended to hoodwink
their gOvernment-HeaV failures in
London-Daily contingent of congress
men after army commissions visits the
president-Pilot boat in lower New
York bay withdrawn on account of sub
marine mines-Several hundred refu-
gees from Santiago de Cuba at Port An
tonic. Jamaica-Great rush to buy pro-
visions in New York.
SUNDAY, MAY l.
William Filtcroft, %, held up by col
ored highwayman in Weston, Mass, shot
probably fatally and then robbed
Theodore Wernwag, Philadelphia bank
er, killed by a locOmotive-Chilis sends
an ultimatum to Argentina over the
boundary question-Thousand of dol
lars worth of precious stones stoler
from a New York firm-ReceiVer ap-
pointed for the c. Forsaith Machine com
many. Manchester, N. H-Attempt il
Portland, Ore, to blow up two torpedo
boats in course of construction-Th
George L. Fessenden wrecked near Cape
Hatteras, and four men drowned
Chicago police searching for two mer
wanted in Russia on a charge of en-
bezZling large sums-Loss of $685.
and many lives by earthquake in Mic
aragua-Powder works near Auburn
Cal, destroyed, supposed by Lightning
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