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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-06-23
THE WISHING WELLS.
Is Handed Down from Fa-
Their to Son.

In Scotland old customs die hard, es'
pecially in the highlands, as was evil
denced on the first Sunday in May,
when the time-honored practice of pay
ing a visit to the wells, the waters of
which are known for their healing vir-
tues, was observed by hundreds of per-
sons.
Young and old journeyed from In
verness during the day to st. Mary's
well, which is situated near to the
blasted Culloden heath, and after drink
ing the water a coin was dropped into
the well. This act is supposed to be an
earnest of good health and success dur
ing the year.
The practice of visiting wishing
wells" has descended from father to
son, and despite the fact that many
ministers point out that it is not con-
ducive to keeping the Sabbath holy, and
is only fit for superstitious barbarians,
still the numbers who go to the well
never diminish.
Not only was the practice observed in
parts of Inverness-shire, but in Ross
shire also numbers of people visited the
famous healing well of Craigehow, de-
posted their coins and returned appar-
emily satisfied that trouble and sickness
had effectually been guarded against in
the coming year.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-06-23
COMPLETELYROUTED
F1lipinos Flee In Great Disor
der Through linus.
THE MAYOR WELCOMES AMERICANS
The Backbone of the InsurrectiOn In
Cavite Province Is BrOken-The
Fight at ZapOte Bridge-Rebels
Lose a Third of Their Army.

MANILA, June 16.-Evidence accu
mulates that the decentralization of the
Filipinos since the defeat of the insur
gents at Zapote is widespread Yester
day morning the mayor of linus, carrying
a gold headed cane and wearing his
badge of authority, walked into BacooI
and formally surrendered his town. Ha
vas sent to General LawtOn at Las
Pinas.
The mayor told General Lawton that
the people of linus were very glad that
the Americans had come. He said that
the Filipino army consisted simply OF
Aguinaldo's band of cutthroats."
The mayor also told General Lawton
that the insurgents passed through linus
Tuesday night in utter confusion, carry.
ing with them 100 dead and 300 wound
ed. Thirteen of their dead were burlef
at linus. The removal of the Filipino
arsenal, cartridge factory and powder
mill at linus was begun on Monday, and
was hardly completed when the insur'
gents, 1000 strong, retreated to Buena.
vista and Das Marinas. The insurgents
We're in such a hurry to get away from
linus that they were unable to keep
watch over their Spanish prisoners, IA Of
whom made their escape. The prisoners
came to Bacoor yesterday morning, con
frming the mayors statement in this re-
spect.
The mayor added that the rebels were
reduced to the smallest supply of am
munition. This statement, however, Is
surprising. Although the fire of the in
surgents at Zapote was terrific their deal
had belts and cartridge boxes half filled
with ammunition.
Apparently the backbone of the insur-
rection in the Cavite province is broken.
Yesterday morning the road was reported
clear to Cavite. Inhabitants of Cavite'
viejo walked to Bacoor to sell supplies.
The brief campaign has been more effect
i've than ever General Lawton anticipat
ed. A priest at Las Pinas told General
Lawton that 1000 rebels were defending
ZapOte. Each man swore upon the cru
cifix that he would not leave the field
alive. General Lawton thinks that their
defeat under such circumstances accounts
for the decentralization of the rebels.
The insurgents made the pluckiest
stand they have made in the course OF
the war. The fight at Zapote bridge was
terrific. The rebels had 20 foot fortified.
lions, but our men were unprotected.
The short range made it impossible tC
use artillery, and the mountain guns were
fired at 25 yards. The Krag-Jorgensens
blew the rebels heads to pieces like
Shells
The official report shows that 121 reb.
els were buried on the field right where
they fell in the hardest of the fight No
search was made yesterday for our dea
beyond Bacoor. linus has not been occli.
pied bV our trOODs vet
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-06-23
Safe Robbed of $4,000.

PHILADELPHIA June 2O.-The of
fee of the Paramount Park Transports
ton company at Forty-fOurth street and
Elm avenue, West Philadelphia, was for
chilly entered by II masked men early
yesterday morning The Waterman and
several other men were bound and gag
ged. The robbers then opened the safe
and got away with $4,000 in cash. The
police have no clew to the identity of the
robbers. The men first attempted to blow
open the safe with nitroglycerin. The
charge they used was not heavy enough,
and they proceeded to pry off the door.
They succeeded in this after an hours
hard work. The gang appeared to be well
organized and thoroughly disciplined.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-06-23
ONLY ONE Triple HERE.
The Only Saloon In the World Where
You Can Buy But One
Drink.

London boasts of saloon where a
man can have only one drink-and no
smoke. 1t is located just off Bishops
gate and in rather low street. Nor
may that one drink be horn of plenty.
Printed rules adorn the wall, and no
rule has ever had a single exception.
After one drink the tippler who wishes
another must go away-go far away
and out of sight-and not come back
until after the lapse of at least 80 or 40
minutes. No one who shows sign of
having had too much may have drink
at any price. Then, too, the hours OF
closing are far more civilized than those
of most public houses. Of course, over
and above the regular customers many
people are attracted to this inn out of
pure curiosity. The sightseeing and
novelty-hunting American finds it out
in his rambles. Should the curiosity
monger, however, try to coax the men
servers behind the bar into breach of
their stern laws he is courteously re-
fused. You must play the game or
nothing. In fact, the list of carefully
compiled rules concludes with an in
timation that such customers as do not
care to conform thereto are respect
fully requested to transfer their custom
to some other establishment"
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-06-23

Did you ever notice the man in the
switching tower? Does it ever occur to
you that the lives of every living person
on train frequently depend on the prompt.
ness and intelligence with which he moves
the switch levers under his control?
If men could only realize how small a
thing may act at the critical instant to
switch them from dangerous track on to
one of perfect safety, the yearly deaths
from lung diseases would be less by many
thousands.
~ had regular consumptive cough, of which
l was afraid and everybody cautioned and
warned concerning it." says Mr. A. F.
Novotny, P. o: Box 1887, New York, in signi6-
cant letter to DR.. r. V. Pierce of Buffalo N Y
when 1 started to take your medicine was
losing Vetght rapidly; l was very pale and had
no appetite whatever. l used three bottles of
DR. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery and now
my condition Is changed entirely I do not
cough at all; have gained eight pounds in
weight, have gained my healthy color; and my
appetite is enormous. can and will recommend
your medicine to everybody who may be in need
OF 1t; as 1t - a sure cure and no humbug as so
many other patent medicines are. 1t Is by far
the superior of all"
One chapter of DR.. Pierce's great thou.
sand-page illustrated book, The Peoples
Common Sense Medical Adviser tells of
nearly one hundred men and women thus
promptly switched from the track of death
by this matchless remedy. This book is
sent free for the bare cost of mailing, 81
one cent stamps or cloth bound for Al
stamps. But only one copy to one family
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-06-23
Kruger Stands Firm.

PRETORIA, June 15.-The volksraad
has resolved to accept President Kru.
gers franchise proposals and refer them
to the people before putting them into
operation. President Kruger, in thank.
ing the raad, said that in these troublOus
times they could not know what was
going to happen. England had not made
even one little concession, and he could
not give more. He reminded the raad
that God had always stood by them.
War, he asserted. he did not want, but
he would not relinquish anything more.
In concluding he called them all to wit
ness that though their independence had
once been removed God has restored it.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-06-23
a THREE SIDED ATTACK.
Insurgents Again Severely Punished
Fighting Among Themselves.

Insurgents Again Severely Punished
Fighting Among Themselves.
| MANILA, June 20.-General Whea.
ton, with battalion of the Fourth infan-
try and one gun, left linus at 1880 O'Clock
| yesterday morning to make a reconnois.
sance in the direction of Perez Dasmari.
mas. When the party had approached
within a mile and a half of the town, it
had accomplished its purpose and started
to return. Soon afterward the enemy was
discovered paralleling both TANKS of the
Americans.
The insurgents Immediately opened
fire on three sides of the battalion, which
continued its return march toward linus,
keeping up heavy fire against a large
force of the enemy for over five miles,
losing five men killed and 20 wounded.
When word of the fighting reached linus,
two fresh battalions with more guns were
sent to REINFORCE the accommodating
party.
These troops reached the first battal-
ion at 4:10 p. m. and the combined force
of the Americans pushed the rebels back
toward Perez Dasmarinas. The enemy's
loss was undoubtedly severe. Our casu-
allies for the day were probably 40.
Since the death of the Filipino general
Luna there have been frequent reports
of Aguinaldo's assassination The only
ground for believing the reports is the
fact that the assassination of Agunaldo
seems probable after the killing of Luna
1t is reported that a pitched battle has
taken place between the two Filipino
factions north of San Fernando. The re-
port has not been confirmed, and General
Otis does not believe it.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-06-23
New York Markets.

FLOUR-State and western quiet and
barely steady; winter patents, S3.S5Q4:
winter straights, $S50d3.65; Minnesota
patents. $4d420; winter extras. $260Q310.
WIIEAT-No red opened weak in con-
sequence of lower cables and reported
rains in Russia, rallying later on cover
ing; July S21s4S3c.; September, 81 7-l6@
S3Isc
RYE-steady;. state, 6Oc,; No. 2 west
ern, 651ac.. f. o. b., afloat
CORNING. 2 opened weaker, with
wheat but improved later on demands
from shorts; July, 402sq4O1Rc.; September.
40i4c.
0ATS-Quiet: track, white, state, S21
37I5c.: track white, western. 32d371bc.
PORK-Steady; mess, $S.75q9; family.
LARD-steady; prime western steam.
s.. 25. nominal
BuTTER-Firm; state dairy. 1Slka17c;
creamery. 15lhd1Slac.
EGGS-Firm; state and Pennsylvania.
I5GI5i5c.; western, 14hG15c.
SUGAR - Raw steady; fair refining
Lice: centrifugal, Sc test, 4Ssc.; refined
steady; crushed, &C.. powdered 5ssc.
TURPENTINE-Firm at 39leq40c
TALLoW-Quiet: city. 4 S-16c.; country,
RICE-Firm; domestic 4ssG7c.: Japan.
a.. G5Lc.
HAY-Firm; shipping. 65G7Oc,; good to
choice. S0090c.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-06-23
ANOTHER FAILURE.
M. WaIdeck-ROusseau Does Not Sue.
coed In Constructing "a Cabinet

CCCu Ah "a ShOhhtts
PARIS, June 20.-It was announced
late last evening that Senator Waideck
Rousseau had declined the task of form
ing new cabinet.
The failure of M. Waldeck- Rousseau
is due, it is said, to the refusal of NJ. Ca
mile Krantz to accept the portfolio OF
public works, which he considers inferior
to the portfolio of war, held by him IN
the retiring cabinet. But for this the
Waldeck- Rousseau slate was complete.
NM. Poincare and Guillain made their
acceptance of Office dependent upon the
inclusion of NJ. Krantz. The latter, be.
sides refusing the portfolio of public
works, expressed his disapproval of Ger.
tain measures which NJ. Waldeck- Rous.
seau proposed to take against the gener.
ais and colonies who recently inspired
newspaper propaganda in favor of the
army.
After formal consultations today it is
expected that M. Loubet will again sum.
mon NJ Poincare.
The failure of NJ. Waldeck- Rousseau
makes the situation exceedingly difficult,
Both NJ. Casimir-Perier and General
Brugere declined to enter the cabinet. 1t
is quite uncertain whom M. Loubet will
now summon. Possibly he may call upon
M. Sarrien or M. Paul Deschanel, presi-
dent Of the chamber of deputies.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-06-23
A JOINT MONUMENT.
To BE Erected In Samoa In Memory
of British and American Slain.

VANCOUVER, B. c., June 19.-Aus-
tralian advices say that the officers Of
the British and American warships who
have been fraternizing during the recent
trouble in Samoa have decided to erect a
joint monument to the memory of the
English speaking slain in the various
engagements. 1t is intended to erect
granite monument with the names of the
British engraved on one panel and ths
Americans ON the other, surmOunting the
roll of the killed with the British and
American flags intertwined.
japanese are ousting Britishers from
the pearl shell industry on Thursday
island
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-06-23
Mrs, WoOdfOrd Dead

NEW YORK, June 15.-Mrs. Stewart
L. Woodford, wife of the former Unitei
States minister to Spain, died of neural.
gia of the heart late yesterday afternoon
in her apartments at the Hotel Margaret.
Columbia heights, Brooklyn. Mrs. Wood.
ford had been i'll for four months. Mrs.
WOodfOrd, who was a daughter of Henry
r Capen of New York, was married to
Stewart l.. Woodford on October Is,
1857. She was the mother of three
dauphterS
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-06-23
Franklin statue Unveiled.

PHILADELPHIA, June 15.-The
statue of Benjamin Franklin presented
to the city by Justus G. Strawbridge was
unveiled at 6 o'clock last evening with
appropriate ceremonies. The exercises
were under the auspices of the Universi-
ty of Pennsylvania, the American Philo-
sophical society, the Franklin institute,
the Library company of Philadelphia and
the Pennsylvania hospital.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-06-23
Much Tuberculosis.

CHICAGO, June 20.-Germs of tuber.
culosis were found in every COW of a
herd of 90 that preliminary tuberculosis
tests had marked as suspicious" In the
worst cases the pulmonary organs were
one mass of tuberculosis bacilli. In many
instances the respiratory organs had lost
most of their bovine characteristics.
Many of the infected cows were from
state institutions.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-06-23
Duke Alfred Will Abdicate

LONDON, June 19.-The Berlin cor
respondent of The Daily Mail says: I'm
the course of a secret session of the diet
of SaXe-Coburg and Gotha Saturday the
minister of state, Councillor G. +. Won
Strenge, made a confidential communica-
ton containing the sensational announce
ment that Duke Alfred of Saxe-Coburg
and Gotha, the reigning duke, would
probably abdicate this year"
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-06-23
The Mississippi Rising.

DUBUQUE, Ia, June 20.-There has
been an extraordinary rise in the Mis-.
sissippi, and it is now within a foot OF
the danger line. Lowlands are now sub.
merged and inland streams are overflow
ing their banks. The backwater from
the river is causing much damage, and
high water is encroaching on factories on
the river front. Grant river is spreading
over adjacent territory, running crops and
driving lowland jewellers out Of their
homes
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-06-23
Brisk warIike Preparations.

LONDON, June 20.-The Cape Town
correspondent of The Daily Mail says:
The government has forwarded a bat
terry of heavy guns to Kimberley for the
defense of the diamond fields. There is
great activity in the Cape imperial COM
mand, and munitions of war are being
sent northward in large quantities"
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-06-23
MINISTER sToReR PRESENTED.
Americas Representative Admitted
to Spanish Court without Incident.

Americans Representative Admitted
to Spanish Court without Incident.
MADRID, June 1.-THE newly APP
pointed minister to Spain, Mr.. Bellamy
Storer, was received in formal audience
by the queen regent yesterday. There
were no speeches-only a few cordial
phrases were exchanged.
Two state carriages from the royal
stables conveyed Mr.. Storer from the
Hotel de Rome to the palace and took
him back to the hotel after the audience.
Premier Silvela presented Mr.. Storer to
her majesty.
There were no crowds about the pal
ace, Mr.. Storer's reception being unan-
nounced in order to avoid disagreeable
Incidents.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-06-23
Failure of Disarmament.

BERLIN, June 19.-The Kolnische
Zeitung announces the complete fail
ure" of the disarmament committee of
the peace coference at The Hague. Sew
eral provisions, it asserts. have been
adopted in the committee by equal vote.
but all of these, it predicts, viii fail in
the plenary sitting.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-06-23

ROCKLAND, Me-, June 20.-Hon.
Charles f. Littlefed, Republican, of this
city has been elected to congress to sue
coed the late Nelson Dingley Jr., defeat
ing John Scott of Bath by an overwhelm.
ing majority. Scott polled a smaller vote
than when he stood against Mr. Dingley
in the 1898 elections.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-06-23
Made ArtifcinIC Coal.

LONDON, June 1.-THE Berlin CORE
spondent of The Daily Mail says that
workman, named Montag, living in
Mannheim, Baden, has succeeded in man
ufacturing artificial coal from earth and
mineral substances.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-06-23

MANILA, June 19,-The transport
Sherman. having on board General Fred
ID. Grant. General Bates, large number
of other officers and 800 enlisted men,
arrived here today. She reports all well
on board. The Sherman sailed from San
Francisco on May %
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-06-23

ATLANTIC CITY, n. j., June 19.-In
the presence of 1000 people or more
Captain William A. Andrews, known as
the lone navigator, left this city yester-
day afternoon in a little craft named the
Doree, which is barely II feet in length,
to attempt to cross the Atlantic ocean.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-06-23
Norman Williams Dead.

HAMPTON. y. H.. June 20.-Norman
Williams. a prominent lawyer of Chica-
- died here last evening Mrs. Merritt,
vie of General Wesley Merritt. is a
laughter and she, with the general,
vas at the bedside
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-06-23
Hotel Burued.

SARATOGA, June 20.-The big sum.
mer resort hotel at Quaker Springs, Sar-
atoga county. was destroyed by fire at 9
O'Clock last night. The loss is estimated
at 5000. partly insure
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-06-23

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Wednesdny. June IA


The racing season was opened at Ascot
in the presence of many royalties.
DR.. Lawson TAFT, the pioneer of alb.
dominal surgery, died in London in his
ffty-fifth year.
The Italian general Gillette de st. Jo-
seph was arrested at Nice, France, ac-
cused Of being a spy.
Baron Christiani, the assailant of Pres
ident Loubet. was sentenced at Paris to
four years Imprisonment.
The chamber of indictments at Paris
decided that there was no case against
Lieutenant Colonel Picquart.
1t was reported that Japan had decided
to give back to China all the warships
captured during the late war.
The navy department has been inform
ed of the safe arrival Of the cruiser New
ark at an island off the coast of Pata-
gonia.
report has been received at Chey-
enne. Wy, that the Union Pacific rob
bers have been surrounded and are al
most sertain to be captured.
The Manhattan snd Jersey City Rail-
road company has been incorporated at
Albany to operate a railway between
New York and Jersey City through
tunnel under the Hudson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-27
ON TOP OF PIXIES PEAK.
a Kansas Mason in Colorado Arrang-
ing For the Comforting of the
Cryptic Rite.

Denver, April PA distinguished
visitor from the state of Kansas is at
the Brown hotel. The gentleman is
Edward w. Wellington, thrice illus
trious master of Ellsworth council,
Kansas, and grand principal conductor
of the work in Cryptic Masonry of the
grand council of Kansas. The object
of the visit is to arrange for the re-
m2rkabl ceremonies which are to take
place in Colorado next August. The
movement has assumed such proper
tons that it has grown beyond the linn
its of Colorado and Kansas and prom
Uses to become even more universal
than the United States itself. A high
officer of California has applied for the
honor of delivering the address on the
worthy dignitaries are pulling the
strings for prominent mention on the
programme.
I'VE will have not less than 800 or
1000 candidates for the degrees which
are to be conferred after our arrival in
the mountains said Mr.. Wellington.
1T is too early to give any positive
statements as to the number that will
come or the number of candidates, but
look out for one of the grandest dis
plays this country has ever known"
Mr.. Wellington last night was pres
ent at the Denver lodge and explained
his plans as far as they are matured.
He finds that he has undertaken a re-
spOnsibility far greater than he at first
imagined, but he Is the sole manager
and passes upon every detail of the
programme. He is in Denver for the
purpose of comforting with hotel men
and theatrical managers, as he intends
to lease one of the large theaters for
an evenings programme, and will re-
quire several of the hotels to entertain
the pilgrims from every part of the
country Elitch's gardens will be util-
lied for one evening and big banquet
will be given in honor of the most uni
one gathering ever known since white
men settled the continent.
Mr.. Wellington will visit ManitOu
and Colorado Springs to arrange with
the cog road company to land 1000
passengers on top of Pixies peak in
time to witness the impressive cere-