The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-08-10
VOL. XIX. NO. 2.

In Paraguay, President Gonzales has lust
been oyerthrown by his three generals. and
Vice President Marcos M0rinigo has been
placed at the head. In Venezuela, the state
OF Los Andes under Gov. Fernandez i In re.
volt against President Crespo.
Five schOoners and 100 lives have been lost
this season while hunting for seals in Behrng
| sea-
General Caceral of Peru, who was elected
to the presidency on May 10, has taken his
seat as chief magistrate of the nation.
CarnOt's Murderer Sentenced.
Santo Caserio the anarchist murderer of
President Car not was sentenced to death at
Lyons, France, Friday noon and will be gullo
tined within a fortnight. AS the sentence was
pronounced he t0ttered and with weak voice
said, said "Viye Social Revolution" Then in a
yofe me-
reached after two days trial in which CaseriO
defended himself against accusations of connec
ground inch by inch. He was cool.headed to
conceal all information about his accomplices
ana to endeayor to confuse by his questions and
him. He avowed fully his responsibility looked
unflinchingly at the blood stained dagger when
II was produced in court, told how he plunged
1t into the presidents abdomen and how the lat
ter looked him fully in the eye. He denied the
testimony that he was selected by lot to do this
killing. He said anarchists retained absolute in
dividual liberty of action and would not execute
deeds merely because they happened to have
been selected by hazard or for any other
part cular reason than that of their own
Will. written statement by him was read by
an Interpreter, meandering and dsjointed pro-
duction, containing the customary anarchistic
afiirmations that hundreds died Of hunger and
exposure; that children and women work 10
hours day for a mere pittance, living upon
black bread, while the fortunes of the favored
fey few are sgnande a in luxury, and other faml
time here" said he, al have seen much injustice.
The strikers in the north, after three months
privation, were forced to resume work at the
same old starvation wages. After this act the
authorities, not satisfied with Furnishing these
poor wretches, prosecuted them and domiciliary
visits were made to ali persons of our sect just
as long as these measures are employed, so long
Will we replylwith the dagger and with dyfa-
mite. The last words of the Chicago martyrs
These words crossed the ocean and the noun.
tains wi II resOund with them everywhere until
the sect's ideal prevails When no longer starv-
ing workingmen are drvne to suicide and when
no longer the sect is prosecute d., but the ruler
and legislators are extirpated, then will cease
the era of exploitation of the workingmen and
made an eloquent speech for him and when his
weeping and wailing mother was mentioned by
M de Breui Caserio bowed his head and
sObbed. Nj de Breuil took advantage of this the
first point in favor of his argument, and, turn
ing to the jury he asked; SIS this poor wtetch
completely responsible? His mind is unhinged
gether with the influence of his peculiar social
condition. His father became an epileptic from
seeing the Austrians shoot his own brother
Epilepsy is a species of insanity from which vio-
lent anger, upon the slightest prOvOcatiOn Is de-
veloped At Cette the prisoner manifested this
trait. He had never been bad-tempered before.
This marked in modified way the typical be-
ginning of manifestation of the latent epieptic
germ. Caserio's gleeful paroxysms at times and
his supreme tranquility at others further ndicat-
ed madness or hypnotic hallucination. Caserio "a
came into contact with the anarchist advocate
Gori who the lawyer agreed naturally exercised
an intellectual influence over Caserio's simpla
hnpun
declaration from NJ de Breuil that Gori wa IN
morally the author of Caserio's crime. CaseriO -
forbade any further defense of his
cause at the expense of his friends. After this
outburst CaseriO Gained down and took his seat.
Caserio laughed gayly when the fact was aud-
ed to that he never took prize at school, add
ing. Casero is mild-faced, common place
youth. His complexion is fair and there isa
faint suspicion of down upon his upper lip AL
together his appearance is etfeminate, and the
remark of one of the spectators that he CLOCKS
rs though he wouldn't hurt fly' pretty accu-
The trial of 30 more anarchists began Wednes-
lay noon in the court of assizes at Paris.
There is another cabinet crisis in Denmark
The cholera epidemic is spreading in Europe
frightful powder explosion occurred at Haz-
lrdville, Conn, Tuesday in which George Raiche
ost his life. The corning" mill where the ex-
Dloson took place was located on the south side
If the Scantic river Shortly before O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon Raiche, who has had charge
Norris, man who has been acting as his helper,
o go home as he could do the remainder of the
lays work alone. He tnen went into the mill.
His dutywas to manipulate the machinery which
rushed the cakes of black powder about 20
inches square and fveeighths of an inch in
thickness into the grains ofthe desired size. The
axes were crushed by passing through brass
oilers and Raiche's duties made it necessary
o be over the machinery which was run by wa
err power. The building in which ttese operas
ions were conducted were wooden structr
me story in hight resting on a stone founda(
The dimensions of the building were 40x50
Vet" Charter, an old resident of the town, :
vas standing several hundred rods to the 7
n the building. Happened to he looking in NJ
ERECTION at l: % O'Clock. He says that he saw ~
'all of fire suddenly spring up and envelop the
nil. 1t seemed minutes to him but only secs
md afterward there came a mighty explosion
md the air was filed with smoke and flying
fragments. The loss is about $4,000.
suicide and probable double murder Ocs
urred at Philadelphia Wednesday morning.
William Evans aged 29years shot and killed
4Ouis Hecht of the same age put a bullet into
is (Evans) wife, Eva, and then committed sui
ide by shooting himself through the heart The
oman Is seriously wounded, Evans and his
life had been separated for some time and the
liter had been living with Hecht at the place
here the shooting occurred.
Health officers at Milwaukee, Wis, Monday
ight attempted to move child of Frederick
ellser on Arthur street to the isolation hospital
be treated for small poX. riot ensued in
hich mob of 5000 men, women and boys took
art. TIE police were called but were power
IS to Cone with the mob and the attempt to
.movetbe child had to be temporarily aband-
l.
Sicily was shaken by terrific earthquake
ednesday and many persons were killed and
lormous damage was done to property. The
rthquake centered in the province of Catalina.
ne towns of Fleri, Ac and Pisano were totally
stroyed and great damage done in Zorbatl,
snnisi and Zaffarana. Fifty persons were
He'd and scores were severely injured. Hun
eds of villagers fled from their homes into the
zen country, abandoning everything
A white man was lynched by negroes at Elk
m, W Va, last Thursday. Anderson Holiday
d been drinking with Robert Galloway, col
ed man, and while he was fOoling with pistol
lich he pointed at Galloway, it was disch rged
d killed Wesley Cobba good citizen, who was
ssing. Holiday tried to escape, but mob of
groes seized him and prevented it. The negroes
,nted to lynch the man but a sheriff and
sse took him from them. They tried for sew
al hours to retake Halliday but without sue
IS. Then, when the officers were getting ready
put him on train, they made determined -
sh and taking him by force placed moose
out his neck and strung him TO a tree.