The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-04-24
NEW WORLD.
The War in Cuba.

4 bloody battle has been fought this week neal
tentueglis inlwhiCh both sides claim the vic
tory, as usual. The Spaniar!s are pouring into
Pinar de- Rio to crush Maceo, at least so ,Oot
troops are operating there, and are constructing
another lrocha Of earthworks, trenches and
Narbedw wire barriers across the island about %
miles from Havana. They again boast that they
nave Maceo hemmed in where he cannot possibly
escape, and he sends word to the Spanish com
mander to notify him when the barrier is com
plete and he will cross it as heretofore. Our de-
1ar,lnent has information through Minister Tay-
Tor, at Madrid, that the sSpanish authorities are
making active preparations to put into erect the
0ng promised reforms in Cuba, which practical
yrontemplate horne rule for the island. Gen
Tomas Estrada Palma, head Of the Provisional
government Issued an address to the American
people Tuesday in which he declared that the
Gubans would never accept it. He says the
>panards NAV convert the beautiful island into
aceme,ery but they cannot subdue II, for free
dom or the grave,' Is the alternative on which
the patriots are resolved.
Holmes Baptized.
II II Holmes. the arch-murderer, has been ad'
nitted 10 the Roman Catholic faith through the
rites Of baptism, nj the Philadelphia county
prison.
The Broadwater mine at Seihert, Mont. was
tie scene of terrible explosion early Saturday
morning resulting in the death OF seven and In
Jury Of six others, some of whom cannot recoN-
or. The cause was that the magazine, u room
ased for thawing powder at the middle of the
tunnel of the mine, exploded as the men were
returning from lunch.
Two persons were killed, two probably in
urel and two others seriously hurt by two
bolts of lightning which successfully struck tne
dwelling of Andrew Olsen at wallace, Mlch,
Friday. Tie bottles were found huddled In one
room,
MCPHERSON, of Belaire, o. which are normally
formed in every way. except that they arc
lolned together by growth which reaches from
the shoulders to the top of the heat
The famous robbery OF the Burden jewels in
New York city, when nearly S5S.O0O worth We're
80 mystcrously taken has been explained by the
arrest IN London of VIM Turner and VIM ROD,
Htstwho were the butler and footman III the
house They were caught when trying TO dispose
ot some of the articles. Alkitchen girl who was
their accessory and hid the jewels IN q par ~
after the theft told some of her friends about IL
and IN this way the owners and officers got
track.
President Relaya has again siginally defeated
the forces Of the rebels in Nicaragua. one OF
me strongest positions of the revolutlonlsts,iap
Ion, SIX miles from Nagarote, has also 1aileI N
10 the hands Of the federal troops. The reDels
who were in possession surrendered.
John Kaiser, residing at Sand Lake: few
miles from Troy, \ Y, separated from MS VIE
about two months ago. Sunday morning MIST
vent to his wife'sl house and he drew
eEolyer and shot her In the spine. Mo Oh ny
morning posse of several hundred went TO tne
arm where Kaiser was employed. AS the posse
approached Kaiser presented two revolvers'
lpened fire and retreated toward the woous;;
DeDutv Sheriff Horton received bnllet w0uiu a
n the head. Nearly all of the members OF the
'0sse were armed with shotguns, ana they
pencd fire on the fugitive, but he was NOT IN
red. lie was fiaally landed in the Troy Ja'''
An epidemic of disease broke out last week
'mong the negroes at TeXarkana, ARK, anu se'
raj deaths have already resulted II was at iirst
,eleved to be due to poison, but the doctors
ave decided that it is merely virulent form
i the grip. The negroes are superstitlous anu
snorant and believe that it is pestilence sen,
y God. They refuse TO take any medicine ani
he doctors say that if they persist many more
4 them will die