The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-05-20

istry-ConftRgra in Chipley, Fla,
caused heavy loss-Mary Tews, 38,
killed by fall from window in Boston
Man, his child and a Chicago woman
drowned in Baltimore by the capsizing
of a boat-Woman and infant drowned
in attempting to cross a creek in a car
riage in Landslide, Pa--Dewey reports
keeping up a strict blockade at Manila
Theodore Guerette, II years, drowned
in Waterville, Me-Treasury cash and
gold reserve feeling effects of heavy
war rsements-Senators highly
pleased with Mr.. hamberlains speech
-Spaniards try to decoy our ships I'M
der the big Santa Clara batteries to de-
stroy them-Captain Dorst fails to land
arms and ammunition in Cuba for the in
surgents, and returns to Key West
Sixty-five thousand volunteers mus
tered in and regiments Of volunteers as
signed-Starvation confronts Ha-
vana and other Cuban cities, and recon-
centradoS are dying by the hundred
Sudden death of Edward Remenyi, the
famous violinist, in San Francisco.
TUESDAY, MAY II.
New York lawyer suing Hetty Green,
tho millionaire, for $50 900, representing
six years of unpaid serviees-Two men
killed while traokwalking in Port Ches
ter, N Y-Prineeton university re-
ceives 100000 and the Manhattan eye
and ear hospital $50, 900 under the will
of Annie S. Patton of New York.
James Lane 70 years old, thrown from
wagon in Central Falls, r. l., and
killed-War revenue bill as submitted
to the senate increases the house cal
cuation of productive power $50, 900, 600
-Fire damages the Odd Fellows build
ing in Hs<yerhill $4,000 Worth-Packase
containing over 500 900 francs in securi
ties and gold stolen from car of the
Paris, Lyons and Mediterranean rail
road-C. H. Aldrich, 80 years thrown
from a freight car near Clinton, Mass.
and killed-William Phillips stabbed
eight times by James Smith of Quincy,
Mass, in a ubroom-Engine drawing
a freight blew up near Greycourt, N. |
Y, killing the engineer and fireman, and
wrecking 10 cars-Two thousand wood |
workers in Oshkosh on strike--Peru-
Wan cabinet resigned-United Mine
Workers union ordered a boycott !
against the product of West Virginia
mines-General Sherman's son ap-
pointed chaplain of a Missouri regiment
Chinese laundryman robbed of 5000
while asleep in a Providence laundry
The flint mill of the Mining and Mill
ing company in East Liverpool, O.,
burned at a loss of $4,000 with insur-
ance of S43, 000-Senator Allison explains
in the senate that the cost of the war
to the United States will probably be
not less than $400, 000,000-Cubans in
Havana joining the volunteers by the
hundreds McKinley's first
veto sent to the house and sustained
Troops sent to Arizona to keep the In
dams in check-William Dineen, 45,
fell into a Boston basement and was
kiled-Joseph Taylor of Peabody,
Mass, fatally hurt by locomotive.
WEDNESDAY, MAY IS.
George Haywood, treasurer of Wake
field Rattan company, died suddenly in
a hotel in Haine's Landing, Me
Six workmen killed and two badly in
jured by the fall of an elevator in Bos-
ton-David Farnsworth of Owls Head,
Me-, II years old, broke his neck by fall
ing on a schooner in Gloucester-Ten
envelope companies representing 80 per-
cent of the output of commercial en-
velopes consolidated with capital of
| 81, 900, OO0-Charles Walker killed in Fall
River by a fall from a tandem-Carl
Gisnty, IS years, killed himself in Con-
cord, N. H, because his guardian would
not allow him to enlist--Fusion of Kan
sas Democrats and Populists indicated
this year-Unknown man found dying
of starvation in a bunker of a London
! steamer on it's arrival, after 10 days
! voyage, in Boston-Angelo Laferado
! killed his brother in Brooklyn during a
! quarrel and fatally wounded peace
maker-Alleged that the recent riots
were the beginning of a vast plot against
| the Italian monarchy-Bill reorganiz-
ing the revenue cutter service makes
the term Of enlistment not to exceed
three years, declares absence of an en-
listed person for three days desertion,
and prohibits officers dismissed or suf-
fered to resign to escape dismissal from
again becoming an officer-Reason to
believe that Anglo-French relations have
| improved, and that the prospects of a
| settlement are more hopeful than they
| have been for sometime-Grand court
of Foresters of America meets at Brock
ton and adopts patriotic resolutions
Actress Marion Mason seeks a divorce
from Jack Mason in Detroit-Cramp
& Sons, the shipbuilders of Philadelphia,
surprised their employees by giving them
an unsolicited increase of 25 percent in
their wages-Houses torn to pieces and
cattle killed by a tornado in south Ne
braska-W. j. Bryan accepts a com
mission as colonel from the governor of
Nebraska and will organize a regiment
in that state-Hayti pays $4,000 for
indignities upon Bernard Campbell OF
Brooklyn while serving as an engineer
dn the Haytian army-Andrew Car
negie says that the proposition for an
Anglo-American alliance is a long look
ahead-American cable companies in
London will not transmit any Spanish
government messages Remember
the Maine" to be printed on each cracker
of $4,000 pounds of army crackers
Bill reported for the retirement of per
sons serving 80 years in the army oil
navy.