The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-06-23
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Notable Events of the Week Briefly
and TerseIy Told.

The Cramps decided to enlarge the
Philadelphia shipyard to one of the la
gest in the world.
! julius Bahuauk, a well known farme
recluse, was murdered near Julian, Mel
The motive doubtless was robbery.
Morgan Cummings, a wealthy citizen G
Tonawanda, N. u, cut his throat with
razor at his residence and is dead.
Peter Bollenbach, an old and respecte
citizen of Galesburg, Ills, was shot an
killed by Charles Lindewall, man of z
years. The trouble arose over claim o
indebtedness.
Monday, June 10.
Special Commissioner Robert p. n
ter has returned from his European trip.
Out of the 230 men who shot at Greed
moor ten failed to qualify as marksmen.
-Four employees were killed by an ex
plosion of smokeless powder at the Sal
Rafael (Cal.) mills.
A Chicago citizen has sued the elevated
road of that city for 5 cents because Of
failure to provide a seat.
Mr.. Lawrence Townsend the new
United States minister to Belgium, was
received by King Leopold.
Imp won the Suburban handicap al
the Sheepshead Bay track Saturday in
2:05 As, the best record for the race.
-Four thousand burghers at Parde
Kraal have met and indorsed President
Kruger's attitude regarding the fran
chses in the Transvaal
The wages of $4,000 iron workers will
be raised July as the result of the con,
ference between the manufacturers and
Amalgamated association.
The dismembered portions of human
body found in the water near Bay Ridge
a week ago have been buried in the pot.
ter's field, Flatbush, unidentified.
Fannie Mcpherson. daughter of q
wealthy citizen of Worcester, Mass, is
locked up in New York city, accused Of
stealing the clothes of a guest at the
Gerard hotel, where the girl had been
staying.
Saturday, June IT.
Admiral Dewey left Singapore. His
next stop will be at Colombo, Ceylon.
Mrs. Jane Stanford has given more val
liable real estate to Stanford university.
The capital stock of the Standard Oil
company was increased to $100,000000.
The imports of dry goods at the port OF
New York for the week were valued at
81, 421 1899.
Thirty persons were drowned on the
river Oder, Germany, by the collision of
two steamers.
MOuton Bros satinet mill at Rutland,
Mass, was burned to the ground, entail
ing loss of $4,000.
The pattern shop and stove shed OF
the New England stove foundry were
burned at Taunton, Mass.
Two native missionaries were reported
killed and church and mission house.
burned in the Ngan-Hwei province, Chi
ma.
Governor Pingree of Michigan vetoed
the beet sugar bounty bill and the appro
oriation for state building at the Buff |
falo exposition.
The Manhattan and Jersey City Rail. |
way company was Incorporated at Alba, |
ny to operate railway between New |
ork and Jersey City through a tunnel
under the, Hudson.
Friday, June 16.
Professor Locke Richardson, the elocu-
ZIONIST, died in Berlin.
At Troy, N. Y, Catherine Harper, |
aged 6 years, was killed by train.
The first meeting of the Venezuela |
commission was held in Paris
Excitement over the prospect of the
landing of Dreyfus was reported from
Brest, France.
Leo Richter, a cigar dealer, supposed
to be poverty stricken, died in New York
,ity worth $4,000.
Eleven workmen were burned to death
n Il fire near Rybinsk, in the govern
nent of Yaroslav, European Russia.
The Panama canal commission met in
\, ashington yesterday and organized
~ electing Admiral Walker president
Great property damage and some loss
# life were reported from a cloudburst
n the mountains north of San Antonio
Tex.
The Ohio society of California sent to
President Mckinley an invitation en-
,raved on gold plate for him to visit San
Francisco.
Thursday, June 10.
Senator Hanna and Rudyard Kipling
aile1 for Europe.
A terrible famine is reported from the ;
astern provinces of Russia
Governor Pingree of Michigan denies
hat he intends to retire from politics.
1t is reported that the organization of
he Chair trust is practically completed.
President Burroughs of Wabash col
zee resigned to accept a professorship
t Oberln.
John IL. Starin gave a complimentary
Scursion to Union veterans and their
-iends, 10000 in ALL
Application of the single tax to NIichi-
an cities escaped enactment by the state
gislature by only one vote.
A cable from COnstantinople SAYS that
.urdish cavalry burned villages and kill
the inhabitants in the Koomkapu dis
let.
Wednesday, June Ii.
The racing season was opened at Ascot
/ the presence of many royalties.
DR.. Lawson TAFT, the pioneer of alb
Ominal surgery, died in London in his
fty-ffth year.
The Italian general Gillette de st. Jo-
'ph was arrested at Nice, France, ac-
Ised Of being a spy
Baron Christiani, the assailant of Pres
ent Loubet, was sentenced at Paris to
'ur years Imprisonment.
The chamber of indictments at Paris
Acided that there was no case against
lieutenant Colonel Picquart.
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