Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-04-04
THIS MORNINGS NEWS
THE GIsr OF THE LATEST DISPATCHES.

S0th birthday at Boston yesterday In
innate friends presented him with
substantial purse of several thousant
dollars. 20
The Christie o andal is neithe
published nor discussed at Copen
hagen. Captain Christmas and Mel
Gron both claim to have acted as Dan
ish agents in negotiating the sale o
the Danish West Indies but the gov
ernment declares that neither was eve
connected with the negotiation in tn,
slightest degree.
Sixto Lopez, the former Filipino in
i surgent leader, is on his way to Wash
ington. He says: my sympathy wa.
always with my fallen countrymen bu
am not such fool as to jeopardizt
my life there. II is no use. They art
beaten beyond hope. Educated Flip
mos know this and they 40 longer pro
test against American rule.
Admiral Prince Henry of Prussit
will represent Emperor William al
King Edwards coronation. He will
be accompanied by his wife on specia
invitation of the King Vice Admira
Baron yon Seckendortf, Field Marshal
/ Count Won Waldersee. Vice Admiral
Won Rooster and Count Won Secken.
dortf, the chamberlain of the late En-
press Frederick. will also be of the
party.
! 1t has been learned that the chief OF
the brigands who captured Miss Ellen
! NJ. Stone, the missionary, is Sandans-
! ky, young partisan of Sarafof, the
/ Macedonian leader; and that all of San
/ danskys % aceomplices are Bulgar.
ians. with the exception of two Greeks,
Sandansky has now joined another Sar-
afof band. who, it is said. are planning
the capture of an influential foreign
Consular representative There are
constant complaints, even among Mace
domains, in regard 10 the conduct of
Sarafof's bands,
Details have just been received at
Pretoria. South Africa of the train
wreck near there Sunday when - Brit
ish soldiers were killed and - injured.
six having since died from the Hamp-
shire regiment. After leaving Pretoria
the engineer lost control of the train
on a down grade and for three miles
went at a rate of so miles an hour.
The engine jumped the rails at sharp
curve. followed by five trucks filled
with soldiers. 1t was a terrific smash
up. The boiler of the engine explod
ed and the engineer and firemen were
killed
a great fire at Atlantic City, n. j.,
yesterday entirely destroyed eight ho-
tels-the Windsor, Berkley, Stratford,
Stickney, Luray, Tarleton, Eveiard
and Holland Young's pier and three
hotels on New York avenue are also in
flames but by the aid of fire companies
from Philadelphia, the fire has been
checked. The loss is sStimated at 81
coo o00. The Are ss4aceu In Blady's
bath houses and destroyed several
shops before reaching the hotels. The
high wind made il difficult to fight
tirmed, that six men lost their lives in
the fire
A the New York Methodist Episco-
pal conference Wednesday Rev. DIR. h.
NJ, Mills, secretary of the National
Twentieth Century Thank Offering
said that $40, 600, 600 had
already been raised or subscribed for
in the national movement and 100.
eco in church debts had been lifted in
various parts of the country. Six and
one half millions had been raised for
purposes. and he added
that there was enough money to buy
Wesleyan University. Middletown. CT.
Boston University and Syracuse Uni
versity and the six secondary schools
in Massachusetts. and to endow them
and still have 5l.0O0.00O left.
The body of Cecil Rhodes was taken
to Cape Town at midnight Wednesday
and deposited in the vestibule of the
of parliament. The coffin was
iraped with a tattered union Jack
which belonged to Mr.. Rhodes and
which he regarded with peculiar ven
British Chartered South African com
pany which went through the fight at
Massikessi On these two flags rested
he cap and gown which deceased
wore when he took his degree at Ok
'ord. \ beautiful wreath of flowers
rom Queen Alexandra was placed at
he head of the bier. Rudyard Kip
ing took part in the funeral process
ion.
Judge J. W. Rowell of Randolph was
\ Wednesday appointed by Gov. Stick
ley chief Judge of the Supreme court
If Vermont to fill the vacancy caused
" the death of Russell S. Taft of Bur
ington. The governor also appointed
Seneca Haselton of Burlington sixth
Judge to fill the vacancy
aused by the advancement of the re
Judges. The Supreme court
; now constituted is as follows: Chief
udge, John W Rowell: first assistant,
ames NJ. Tyler: second assistant. {
4oveland Munson: third assistant. |
Harry r. Start fourth assistant. John I
|. Watson: fifth assistant, Wendell p. I
stafford: sixth assistant. Seneca Ha
elton. New commissions correspond {
ng To this advancement have been I
ssued 10 these judges by the governor. {
udge HaSelton is the first Democrat
D be appointed or elected to the Su- {
RENE bench since the death of I. p. c
,edfield. I
A train bearing go persons reached a
t. Paul. Mimi. Wednesday after bav- I
lg been stalled four days and five a
lights on the North Dakota prairies {
4 the midst of the worst blizzard the t
northwest has seen in many years. 5
18th only food enough for two frugal I
reals a day. and with so little fuel Y
nat they had to wrap themselves in
vercoats and blankets to keep from a
-eezing. The train left Williston late /
afternoon and was stalled at a
ay where there Is only siding. va /
ar tank and coal shed. Their suffer :
lgs from hunger and cold were SO e
reat that two went insane and Prof. [
OlgroVe of the state university of a
'aShinuton. who had left home on ac- b