Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1901-11-22

Immense Coal Bed Discovered Queen Liliuoka-
lana and the Crown Landslide United
States to Buy the DanishWest Indies--A New
X-Ray Apparatus for Surgery Big Auto Re-
cord A Case Without Precedent Oklahoma
to Be State
A meteor fell into lake of oil at
Tuka, /. r., Monday night and set 1t
afire. 1t is now blazing mass and
efforts are being made to save the
other gushers.
The new Hay auncefote treaty was
signed Monday by Secretary Hay for
the United States and by Lord
Pauncefote, British ambassador, for
Great Britain and is ready for the
senate.
The Yale football team scored de-
cisive victory II to 0 over Princeton
in their annual contest at New Haven
Saturday. The Yale team outplayed
the visitors from the start and showed
better physical condition.
The new Episcopal diocese of West
ern Massachusetts was formally organ
lied at Springfield Tuesday and has
called as its first bishop Rev. DIR.
David II Greer, rector of St Bar
tholomcw's church, New York city.
]. j. Hill has been elected president
of the Northern Securities company.
which is to control the Great North
ern and Northern Pacific railroads.
OF the board of - directors, Morgan
Interests are represented by at least
ten.
The new white house livery is navy
blue. a noticeable feature being the
cockade on the polished beavers of
the coachman and footman. 1t is red,
white and blue, composed of clusters
of tiny tricolored ribbons Mr.. Roose-
welt is the first president to use cock
AIDES on the white house livery.
The Menomine Indians in the Eagle
river region. one of the best deer
hunting districts of Wisconsin, are
greatly excited and may make trouble,
They claim that one of their tribe
was killed by a white hunter and they
are determined on vengeance The
white hunters are being warned to
leave that locality as fast as possible.
\ new N-ray apparatus has been de
signed in New York for stereoptiC Wis
ion. BY using two sources of A-rays
in the same tube. each eye views the
shadow independently, with the re-
suit that the picture stands out dis
tinctly. 1t is thought that this meth
cd will be of the utmost value in sur
gerry. permitting immediate cXamina-
ton of broken bones, etc.
Capt. C. A. F. Brouards. who has
spent the past five years exploring the
Arctic region, says that from the
/, h e "a or tn
the Arctic ocean, a distance of 300
miles, is one immense bed of btu
minous coal He says there is enough
coal in sight to supply the world for
many years. 1t is of but very little
value for steaming purposes, but for
household use it is all right.
4 new epidemic has appeared around
Washington, \. j.. and many persons
are suffering from it, The patients
have fever and an eruption like small
water blisters which leave the skin
raw and red and is very painful, 1t IS
believed by physicians that some of
those attacked contracted it at the
anAmerican Exposition by coming IN
contact with soldiers recently returned
from the Philippines, In those is
lands the disease is known as water
measles
Henri Fourier. the French profess
sional chauffeur, who won the Paris
Berlin race. made a mile in 81 40 sec
onds in a French gasolcne automobile
on the Coney Island boulevard Satur-
day. This beats all records in the
world on track or road. The special
locomotive on steel rails is the only
thing that ever went faster. Fourier
will probably be awarded the cham
pionship cup by the Long Island Au-
tomobile club without further contest,
He intends to remain in this country
and says he will establish a 81, GOO, 600
plant for the manufacture of autos.
lie expects to make a mile in - sec
onds with the machine as he will inn
prove 1t. .s1i As.a
The sale of the Danish West Indies
to the United States is believed to be
so far advanced that it will be com
pleted this month. The price is said
to be between 81, coo, 600 and s., 600, 900.
William H. Seward, when secretary of
state, agreed to pay $500. 600 for two
of them. The entire group of three.
with the harbors of 81. John and ST.
Thomas. will now be secured. Secrc-
tary Hay and Mr. Brun, the Danish
minister, are now engaged at Washing
ton in an endeavor to reconcile the
difference between the two govern
ments on the questions of trade rela-
tions and the degree of citizenship To
Toe extended to the inhabitants of the
group when they come under American
control. 4
Former Queen Liliuokalani of lia-
wall, who arrived in San Francisco
Saturday. has come to consult with
the Federal authorities relative to the
crown islands in Hawaii These were
sequestered by the revolutionary gov
eminent at the time the monarchy was
overthrow. and no attempt has since
been made to reimburse her for the
loss of the crown revenues, amounting
to about 500, 600 a year The lands
are more than million acres in extent
and worth about SO, 900, 600. The
Territorial legislature passed a bill
appropriating $3.50, 600 for the crown
lands, but President Dole vetoed the
bill because there was not sufficient
money in the treasury to pay it. Sub
sequently the legislature offered her a
pension of S25, 600 year, but she re-
fused to accept it for the reason that
it would place her on the list of. char
tables.