Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1901-11-29
THIS MORNINGS NEWS
Vermont Murderer Respited Fire in Ran
dolph Laundry What Alaska Wants Dis
astrous Railroad Wreck.

Henrik Ibsen, the Norwegian dram
atist, is seriously ILL., He is unable to
walk and there is no hope for his re
covery.
David Nation has been granted a
| divorce from his wife, the notorious
Carrie Nation, and the property been
| divided.
The Lincoln Lumber company's but
terboX factory was totally destroyed
by fire last night. Loss SO, 600 insured
for $500 The mill was burned in 1896.
"Young Corbett" of Denver, Col,
won the feather weight championship
from Terry McGovern of Brooklyn in
the second round of fistc battle at
Hartford, Ct, yesterday afternoon.
Police Captain T. J. Diamond of
New York city was found guilty
Wednesday on the charge of neglect
of duty in having failed to suppress
disorderly houses. He was fined ST.
600 which he paid.
Judge WheelerGWednesday sentenced
% Cinnamon. who succeeded in get
ting over the Canadian border into
Vermont, to be sent back to China.
Thirteen others. who were arrested
law, were discharged.
Rev. and Mrs. Dwight Spencer cele-
brated the 5Oth anniversary of their
marriage at Fairhaven Tuesday even
ing Mr.. Spencer was pastor of the
Baptist church in Fairhaven from
1869 to 1880 and after some years of
absence in missionary work returned
in 1896 and has since lived there.
\ Paris correspondent says that dur
ing the Boxer uprising in China, Eu-
ropean ladies, after the legations were
relieved, went through the best shops
in Pekin, pillaging loads of precious
articles which they hid in the respec-
tive legations. Silks, laces, jewelry,
gold and silver objects and worries
were among the valuables taken by
these European women.
According to the report of Governor
Brady, Alaska wants the extension of
all federal land laws; the survey of
lands for immediate settlement; a del
egate in congress without territorial
organization cable between Alaska
and the United States representation
at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
in 1903; the appointment of a com
missioner of mining; and the enact
ment of game law for the district.
Among the cases to be considered
by the L. S. circuit court at Rutland
Monday are those of 1T. Gov. Allen of
North Ferrisburgi }ice president of
the failed Farmers National bank of
Vergenncs and j. W. ketchum of YER
genes. charged with completely in the
wrecking of that institution. 1t is un-
derstood that an attempt will be made .
by Ketchum $ counsel to get a contin-
uance granted.
In the inquest on the deathT of !
Dossone Dalentino, who was killed by /
a passenger train on the Boston a /
Maine road about two miles above |
Charlemont, Mass, October the re- /
port is that his death was the result .
of his own lack of care and that no .
one was at fault The man was in a
place of safety while freight train
passed by, but stepped on the track
in front of a passenger train he did /
not hear,
WI Ting Fang. the Chinese minis
ter, called on President Roosevelt .
Wednesday and discussed the Chinese
exclusion act Afterward he said to
Senator Foster of Washington: Sen
ator, you are a fair man. Remember
that Justice and right have neither
color nor race. We do not ask for
favors we only ask for equality.
Minister Wa suggested that he would
be willing to meet any three of the
American editors who favored Chinese
exclusion and debate the question be
iore an impartial tribunal.