Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1901-12-13

parently successful serum treatment
for tetanus or lockjaw
The italian government will take
prompt measures to safeguard the
rights of the Italian victims of the re-
cent railroad wreck near Seneca, Mich.
Marconi, inventor Of wireless telegra-
meLting with his apparatus; he ex-
poets to transmit messages four hun
bred miles.
Colombian liberals say that the sur
render of Colon does not mean the end
of the revolution. There are enough
men and supplies in the interior, they
declare to continue it.
President Roosevelt has accepted an
invitation from Gen. Bradley T. John
son of Virginia, to pass Christmas
with him Mrs. Roosevelt and the
children will accompany him.
Czolgosz, President McKinley's as
sassin, was cheered publicly in Chi
caog Friday night when debate on
Socialism VS.. Anarchy" was held
before an audience of 10000.
In the recent international cham
pionship billiard tournament at New
Howison was won by the New Yorker
by score of 400 to the Canadian 206
The Peruvian Republic has abolished
postage on all newspapers, which here
after will be transported free. The
gold standard act, which passed the
senate, has been sanctioned by the
chamber of deputies.
Amos Rusie, the one time famous
baseball pitcher and idol of the New
York baseball enthusiasts, is day la
borer in Muncie, Ind, receiving 81. 30
a day. He received 81, 800 year from
the National League. He lost his fine
opportunities through bad habits.
Gen. Alban, the Colombian com
mander, lays all the blame for the re-
cent Isthmian events on the Panama
railroad for bringing the enemy to the
gates of Colon. He protests against
this action and lawsuit will follow
He is proclaimed at Bogota, the CAPT
tai, as "the savior of the republic. "
Mrs. Jane l.. Stanford has given to
the Leland Stanford, Jr,, university
in California property valued at about
$50, 600, 600 This endowment is said to
be three times greater than was ever
before given by one individual to ed
ucatlonal purposes in the history of
the world. Instruction at the univer-
sity is free
Eli Daniels, negro roustabout of
Chester. H., was stabbed in the heart
recently. Twenty four hours afterward
he was taken to the St Louis, No,
city hospital where the superintendent
I b. rlyn ,l la
operation of sewing up the wounded
heart, taking several stitches, and the
patient is now we'll on the road TO re
covery.
Andrew Carnegie, IN formal letter
to the president Of the United States,
has offered to give ten million dollars
to the nation for the endowment of Il
great national university with head
quarters at the national capital. Its
purpose will be to deal with all the
higher branches Of science. The gift
will be to the people, the government
merely acting as trustee in keeping and
disbursing the funds, ~. -...s
Smallpox cases are still reported
from different parts of the country.
Business is suffering in Boston because
of the scare and merchants with big
holiday stock are seriously alarmed.
The Ottawa, Ont, university was
quarantined Monday three cases having
appeared there y cases were reported
in Sayerille, n. j., Saturday and
case in a Bristol, X. l., factory ex-
posed over 200 people. An epidemic of
the disease also exists in Orange n. j.
A new Bible, authorized by the late
general convention in San Francisco,
to be read in all the Episcopal
churches in the United States is now
being completed by a committee in
New York. 1t is to consist of the text
and rendering of the King James YER
sion, the renderings of the English re-
vision and the rcnderingS of the re-
cent American revision and insures
the very latest renderings, although
the reading of them is permissive only,
not obligatory.
The Duchess of Marlborough, form
erly Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt of New
York, will visit America this winter
for the first time since her marriage in
1895 and will spend Christmas with her
father, ". X. Vanderbilt, at Idle
Hour, Oakdale, L. |. She will be ac-
by her two sons, the Mar
quis of Blandford and Lord Ivor Spen-
Ger Churchill. but not by the duke.
She will return to London in time to
take part with her husband in the cor
onation festivities
Wholesale frauds are alleged in the
New York custom house and informa-
ton has been given to Secretary Gage
and to the president. 1t is expected
that an upheayal in many divisions of
the custom house will follow. Two
and eighty-five delegates rep
resenting more than !, 800, 600 workmen
to the roll-call at the open
ing session of the Dist annual conyen-
tion of the American federation of
labor, which was called to order by
President Samuel Gompers in ST.
Thomas college hall at Scranton, Pa,
Friday morning. The convention is
said TO be the largest congress of work
men ever held in this country. 1t vot-
ed Monday to boycott all cigars made
by child labor, also to petition con-
gress to amend the marine laws so that
every seaman shall have the right to
luit any merchant vessel on which ser
vices has become obnoxious to him.
Patrick A. Collins was elected mayor
Of Boston over Thomas n. Hart Tues I.
1ay for the two-year term beginning
in January by the largest plurality
aver given a candidate for that office /.
in the history of the city-19, 600. The /
BOARD of aldermen will probably con
,ist of 10 Democrats and three Repub- I
leans. Substantial Democratic gains (
we're also made in the membership of /
l.