The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-05-06


New Bedford beaten by a saloonkeeper
whom he insisted on prosecuting after
the chief of police had consented to file
q complaint.
MONDAY, MAY 2.
Burglars secured $3.50 in money and
stamps from the North Westport, Mass, |
ostofIice--Mark Myons of Gardner,
Mass, shot by the accidental discharge
Of a revolver which the owner did not
know to be loaded--George De Graft,
II, killed in Amsterdam, N. Y, by the
carless handling of a revolver, and EN-
lily Wolscendorf, aged 49, suffered the
same fate in Halifax, Mass, at the hands
of a sister with an old gun-Mennon-
ties in Kansas seeking to escape military
duty, &c a draft is issued, by seeking nom
residence papers-Two men and two
women killed at a railroad crossing near
Toronto-Wind storm damages Alton,
Ills-Six deaths in New Y ork and neigh
borhood from self-destruction-J d.
Morse of South Westford, Mass, in
stantly killed by a fall in his barn
Riots in various parts of Italy owing to
the DEAFNESS of bread consequent on
heavy taxes, and several persons killed
and shops looted-EXtensive injury
Wrougn by wind in various portions of
the west-Thousand letters intended
for Spaniards sent to the dead letter Of
flee in New York-W. D. Reeves saw
mill and a large quantity of lumber in
Helena, Ark. burned at q loss of about
500, 900.
TUESDAY, MAY 8.
Wilson &, Horton, wooden manufacture
ers in Pittsfield, Mass, made an assign
ment in New York-Twenty years ag-
itation for equality of trade and labor
rights for Americans with natives in
Hayti resulted in success-Arthur Syl-
vester, rs years old, died in West Box
ford Mass, of a wound from gun that
was discharged acknowledgements,
N. H, people celebrated the Manila vic
tory-Fire destroyed the plant of the
Deseronto, Ont, terra Gotta works.
owned by the Rathbun company at
loss of $50 OO0-Feared in Northampton
that Warmers populations will cause a
loss of $500, 900 to the institutions which
he looted-The Argonauta, having 20
soldiers and a supply of ammunition
aboard, captured off Cuba and towed to
Key West-Increase of IL percent in
rubber goods-Tobacco merchants we'll
stocked with Havana cigars-Gold be-
city of MISUNDERSTANDING American
line orders a new 24-knot steamship
Cotton mills increasing in Mexico
Boston woman asphyxiated accidentally
by gas-Private Engleham of Vermont
tried for desertion, having visited his
mother without leave before the troop
left for Chicamauga-TWo men ground
to pieces at a crossing in Schenectady,
Nd holp
strike in Chicago against a reduction
Seven thousand dollar blaze in a three
story block in Portsmouth-Larg
number of lives lost in the Mississippi
river during gale-Weyler defends his
course in Cuba and wants to go back and
lead an invasion into the United States
Bread riots occurred at the village of
Bognia Cavallo, Italy, the troops firing
on the rioters and killing five of them
Martial law proclaimed in Madrid
Proclamation on Spaniards living in
this country to be issued-One man
killed and another injured fatally in
Boston-First Lieutenant Rowland G.
Hill, Al years, committed suicide at
Spring Hill, Ala, because he was salts
fed he would not be allowed to go to
Cuba-Fire destroyed IS business
houses in Loogootee, Ind. at a loss of
$7O,O0O-Watlkins car Shops near Lake
Charles, La, burned at loss of $75, 900
--Mobeetie, Tex, almost totally de-
stroyed by cyclone, four persons being
killed, three fatally injured and Is pain
fully iniured--Defcit of 81, 100000 in
federal treasury for April owing to war
| expendtures-Tra robbed w. r.
Wilson, SO years old in BurrillviIle, r.
l., of 1913, using a revolver to intimidate
| him-Gambler arrested at the camp
! grounds in Tacoma.