The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1903-01-02

& Political: The first Cuban congress as
sembled at Havana. -
Fire: In New Milford, Conn; loss' $4OO,-
000
q. Shipwreck: The British steamer Ca
morta foundered during a cyclone IN
the bay of Bengal; over 700 people iosI'
Obituary: Rear Admiral William I.
Sampson, U. s. N. retired, In WASH
ington; aged 62. F. Bret Harte' the
author, at Camberley, England; aged
So.
q. Obituary: Paul Leicester Ford the
novelist, killed by his brother, Malcolm
Ford, in New York city; aged ~.
Volcanic Disasters: ST. Pierre, island of
Martinique, destroyed by the eruption
of the volcano of Mont Pelee; loss OF
life estimated over 10000. The Same
day the volcano of La Soufriere, IS
land of st. Vincent, broke out ana de-
stroyed LOO lives. Many vessels iose
in the harbor of st. Pierre.
Q. Obituary: DR.. Sir Henry Morton, noteo
American scientist, president OF tne
Stevens Institute of Technology at
Hoboken, N. j., in New York clty'
aged &C.
IL. Explosion: An explosion of naphtha IN
the Yards of the Panhandle X. H.
near Pittsburg resulted in heavy oss
of life and da@Aage amounting
$500, 900.
Anthracite Strike: The miners of PENN
sylvania went out on strike oe-
handing shorter hours ana Increased
rates per ton. .h
,s Obituary: DR.. William Todd 1elmutn'
noted surgeon and homeopathlsI' III
New York city; aged 60.
ia File: Loss of 100000 by flames In the
Armour lard refinery, Chicago. Loss
of 5000. 900 in a tannery fire at Catta-
raugus N. Y. .
II. Riot: white officers Of the law ana y
negroes killed at Pittsburg, suburb
of Atlanta
Fire: At Houlton, Me-. the business dis
trict swept. with loss of $4,000
IL Tornado: At Goliad, Tex, about 100
people killed and as many injured.
10. Explosion: 220 deaths caused by gas
explosion in the Fraterville mine, Coal
Creek, Tenn.
20 Political: President Estrada Palma in
stalled as executive of the Cuban re-
public.
Obituary: e. L. Godkin, noted American
editor at Brixham, England; aged II.
a. Fire: At Maysville, KY, the Enter
prise tobacco warehouse burned; loss,
900.
Obituary: Francis Varga, a prominent
officer OF Hungary under the revolu-
ton of Kossuth, at Leon Ia; aged "a.
"a. Obituary: Mrs. Lily Martin Spencer,
noted American artist, in New York
city, aBeQ IL. annie clark, well known
actress of the Boston Museum Co., in
Chicago; aged Sc.
! Fire: The town of Glover, Halifax coun-
ty, Va, nearly destroyed; loss, 800 900.
| Explosion: Over 100 miners persisted by
gas explosion in the Crows Nest coal
mine at Fernie, B. c.
%. Fire: 600 cars burned in the Buffalo
stockyards; loss, $1,000
"a. Storm: Extensive damage to property
by severe storm in Illinois, Nebras-
ka, Missouri and Kansas.
Fire: Loss of 500, 900 at Johnstown, o.
Obituary: Lord Pauncefote, British am.
bassador to the United States, Ii
Washington; aged IA.
Sporting: Reina won the Brooklyn
Handicap at Gravesend.
20. Storm people killed and crops dam.
aged to the amount of 100000 by g
violent thunderstorm in Spartanbure
county, s. c.
26 Obituary: Henry Greville (Alice Marie
Durand), noted French author In
Paris; aged co. Jean Benjamin Con.
slant, noted French painter, in Paris
aged S.
81. South African War: Terms of peace
signed by the Boer representatives and
the British officials at Pretoria.
JUNE.
g. South African War: Terms of peace
published in England. The TransvaaI
Beers surrender nationality, accept
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