The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-10-11
NEW WORLD.


/ A remarkable case of de,irium trcmens from
the use of strong coffee is Interesting the ply
| sicians of Wayne. Neb. Mrs III NJ lIanshaw
the patient, is between 10 and 80 wears old
and is the wife of Il farmer. For many
years she has been addicted to the use OF
very str ong coffee in excessive quantities, fro
quently taking rs many rs n dozen cups at a
meal. Her nervous system has suffered seri
ously as Il result, and on several occasions she
has attempted to break off the habit, but with
out success. \ few days ago she resolved to
make n last desperate effort, and for a time
managed to get along without touching the Sc.
ductivc beverage. At the end of the second
day her nerves We're in q state Of almost com
plctc collapse, and Il few hours later an attack
of what closely resembled delirium tremens set
in The physician called was ut first deceived
by the symptoms, but when the nature of the
case was explained to him he said the disease
was undoubtedly caused by the sudden break
ing off of the habit. Mrs. lianshaw's recovery
is probable but her physicians say that she can
hardly survive another attack.
Exciting Politics.
Accounts of the republican primaries in Chi
cago last week Wednesday night resemble in
newspaper appearance reports OF a terrible
railroad or other disaster. They start on with
long tabulated lists of the injured one list Is
~ names long-of men with faces smashed,
eyes goured, stomachcs kicked, and generally
bruised and beaten. Ambulances We're in great
demand, while ballot loNes were smashed,
Judges of election kicked out OF doors and II
reign of bruscrs inaugurated.
A Nurse For the Leprosy Hospital.
Catharine Carr, head nurse at st. Mary's hos.
pital in Evansville, Ind, lhas volunteered to go
10 a living death. y lepcr hospital is be
ing built at New Oreeans, and she has been en-
gared to 70 a mead nurse. The Catholic sis
tcrs are building the hospital. which Will he the
only one of the kind in America, and being m
able to get nurses in the regular way sent out
circulars ana advertised for volunteers. One OF
the papers fell into the hands of Miss Carr
She is Il Young women who was graduated al
Il Boston school i'll 1891.
Eleven Killed.
4 rrightfu accident attended the laying OF the
cornerstone for the new st Mary's Roman tath-
Ollie church in Lorraine, O., Monday morning.
Five thousand people were gathered around the
foundation of the new structure and the priests
were about to begin the services. The founda-
ton for the building extended about 10 feet
above the basement bottom and on TINS was
erected n platform where the ceremonies Were
to be held. Over 900 persons were standing
on this platform when n section of it containing
about 800 people sank beneath its burden and
precpitated them into the excavation. one Wo,
man was killed outright, 10 fatally injured ana
- more seriously hurt. The section which gave
way was in two wings and as it sank 1t formet-
a death trap for the people from which there
was no chance to escape. The pit resembled an
inverted roof OF very steep slant, the ends be-
ing closed up by stone walls and into this were
crowded men, women and children, in one
struggling heap. THOSE AZ tne Top Oh ae n,ass
emptied those victims still entrapped could not
Chamber up the steep sides and they trampled
each other Ike SO many VIII uie
strong getting on top and the weak being
ushed beneath the great weight.
An invasion of bugs, amounting almost to
plague took place in Wichita, Kan one night
Electric street lights were entirely
and sidewalks and pavements were
to the depth of an inch.
Monday afternoon an explosion took place in
the Torrance mine, at Wilkesbarre, Pa. There
were nine men in thu mine when the explosion
At ten O'Clock that night five of them
we're brought out badly burned and one died
soon after. The other four were not reached
until the next morning and were all dead. It's
supposed that the explosion was caused by one
of the four men in the mine touching of n body
of gas with his mine lamp.
The New York court of appeals has affirmed !
the judgement of the lower court i'll sentencing
Shea to die by electricity for the
murder of Robert Ross in Troy during the elec-
lion fight two years ago. Shea is now in Dan
nemora prison.
A double murder was committed ON Scribner's
lumber dock at Tonuwonda, !, at an early
late Monday morning, and IA men have been
placed under arrest,and search Is being made for
5thers Capt. Phillips of the canal boat Jennie
craft and son, of the boat May were shot while
oadinr with lumber which they had taken at a !
ess price than other boatmen would. The muir.
Ter appears TO have been the direct outcome of |
he newly formed canal ASSOCIATION.
"Tanclefoot" Jones got drunk Sunday night 1
n Greensburg Ind. and pulled his razor in /
,rowd and commenced slashng right and left. |
Eleven persons were wounded, two fatally
They are Cash Myers and John Moody. Jones /
,ad inst been released from prison, where he /
erycd a long term for fatally stabbing man
omc years ago
In the city of Chicago Monday evening. /
rollv car was held up by five masked men, VINO
nj the trolv rope and thus stopped the ear, and
hen proceeded to rob the passengers, Inc
rhine was somewhat bold even Tor Chicago.
The village of Greenfield Saratoga county,
7 was raided last night by gang of burglars
eyeral in number. Two stores, the postonlce
nj th. town clerks Office were entered and the
afes cracked. The burglars escaped on morse
Jack.
Edwin Hutchins. of New siberia, Me, went
,one intoxicated last Friday and sat in the kit
men. Edna, mis- daughter, l. year, old, went
mo another room and he followed her, The
dber children soon heard sounds OF a struggle,
nj then Huichns rushed out OF the room with
= clofbinr scattered with blood Edna was
nnd iving on the floor, with several knife
rounds on her face and body; but Is not fatally
,inred Hutchins fed 20 the woods and cut
M oreat gsshes in his throat, and cannot re
over. -,u, - -, -. ..
sss. ~ IN order that he NAV celebrate the .