The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-09-09
THE WEEKS NEWS.
THURSDAY, SEPT. /.

Sick soldier hanged himself in Camp
Wikoff, having received little attention
since returning from Santiago-Jere-
miah Regain killed in West Brookfield,
Mass, by comotive-Three- year
old daughter of William Atkins of
Province town fell through an opening
in a wharf, and rowned--AnneXatlo
movement in Jamaica has not progressed
favorably on account of the opposition
Of the colored element of the population
and the lack of support from the news
papers-Mrs. Tilton's house and barn
near Exeter, N. H, burned--Francls
Patten fell from a wheel on Lynn
bridge and drowned-Chinese govern
ment troops defeated in two battles dur
ing the last 10 days by rehels-Soston
neWsboy lost a foot under an electric
Half million dollars worth CT dam
age by a storm in Savannah-Sink-
ing of the Olivette, a transport
Taipeh, rs houses were destroyed, 39o
seriously damaged and % washed away,
and 10 people killed by typhooD-
William Turley of Sparta, KY, fatally
wounded his drunken father to protect
his mother-Fire, smoke and water
damaged about 100000 worth of flour
in the New York Central freight house
in Buffalo.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 2.
Five-story brick building of the Geisel
Manufacturing company of st. Louis
burned at a loss of 500, 000-North
Adams child killed by fall from a
window-Much damage done by light
ming and wind in Milford, Mass-Fire
in the factory of Jacob Dreyfus & Sons
in Boston caused damage of $50, 000-
Robbers secured 5000 in cash from an ex-
press wagon in Omaha-Train wrecked
near Syracuse, and three persons killed
Engineer Vaughn of Ithaca killed in
a collision near Auburn, N Y-Em-
sploye of the Lockport, N. Y, Electric
Light company shocked to death in the
power hOuse-Medals to be pres 7nted
to the crew of the Brooklyn by citizens
of Brooklyn-Colonel Bryan may re-
sign his mmission-Bath, Me. ex
cited over the charge that eX Mayor
Twitchell is an embezzler-Steamsh
lands a cargo of Havana tobacco and
cigars at New York-Consui Barnes of
Cologne reports on trichinae in Germany
vindicating the American hog-Fatal
ElOl, III MlllCu COIOI GU olCNCNOlSS, oii
strike, and non-union men participated,
at Galveston, TeX-Foreign vessels al
lowed clearance from San Francisco for
Hawaiian ports until new laws can be
framed-Illinois Manufacturers asso-
citation alleges that express companies
are n a conspiracy to operate unlaw-
fully as a trust-Bill of equity to deter
mine ownership of $4,000 filed by the
Hampshire County National bank
against the Hampshire Savings bank ct
al-Consu! Fowler of Cheefoo reports
on the marvellous industrial advance
in China the past eight years and the
growth of American tradeEaphael Mar
tineIli killed by a locomotive in Provi-
dence-Poles demolished a church in
Metcalf of Boston
drowned observation-disclosures shipyard
in Toronto burned.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 3.
President Woodruff of the Mormon
church died in San Francisco, aged 81
years-E. Russell was arrested in
Chicago on suspicion of being impli-
Gated in diamond robberies-Henry
Cartwright of Chicago was shot and
killed by John Randall, husband Of
NLd >
an attack-Parsons, w. Va, woman
drowned herself after failing to smother
the vital spark with a knife-Almon
Davis, aged Is, drowned near Rockland,
Me, by a boat psizing-Deputy state
treasurer of New Hampshire stole $4,000,
" hich his bondsmen made good
Flimflam game worked in Boston bank
and 800 secured-Robber choked
woman in South Portland-General
Young broke an arm by falling at Camp
Wikoff-Suicide of C. P. Newton,
travelling salesman, in a Philadelphia
hotel by hanging-General Wheeler
defends the conditions at Camp Wikoff
William Morgan stabbed to death
in Harrodsburg, KY. in a quarrel
Cambridge boy of 10 fell under a car
and killed-Manager of Senator Han
ne s coal interests predicts a big strike
consequent on a reduction of wages in
the spring-Thirty-o deaths in New
York from heat.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 4.
Parade of the sailors and marines of
the Narships witnessed by tens of
thousands III Boston French minister
of war resigns because of unwillingness
to reopen the Dreyfus case-Confla-
grafton in OwOssO, Mich, causes damage
of 500. 0U0---Corbett and Mccoy to fight
In Buffalo Oct. 15-EX- Secretary Sher-
man says that as the responsibility for
the war rests upon the congress, that
body should investigate the charges Of
abuses-Fifty people dead in New
York from the heat philippine 'peo-
pie want the whole archipelago annexed
to the United States--Hundreds of
disappointed Klondikers, some almost
penni!ess. arrive in Seattle-Sailor as
saulted by shipmate on a steamer in
Chelsea, and skull fractured--Man ar
rested in Washington for impersonating
an officer of the pension bureau and
windling-Annie Williams, so years,
drowned in Falmouth, Mass, while bath
ing alone at night-Training school
for sailors to be established at San
Francisco by the federal government
W. H. Parsons, manager of the Water
town, N. Y, branch of the Postal Tel
egraph company. killed by collision OF
named Cooksley killed
himself in Greedy, Ia, after numbering
an old man with whom he lived
Halfwitted tramp confesses that he
killed little Mary Wesley near Hopedale,