Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-10-24
British Had SO Killed by Mad MuIIah's
Forces

Col. Cobbe, commanding one of the
columns of British troops operating
against the Mad Mullah of Somaliland,
reports that in a recent engagement two
colonies and so men of his force were
killed and 100 men wounded. II is be-
lieved that the 5000 British soldiers in
Somaliland are in perilous situation,
as the Mad Mullah has 10000 to 10000
men at his command and is harrassing
the retreat OF the British. The British
forces in India are being rushed to Soma
Hand.
McElwee was probably killed on July
5. the day he went into the woods: Stan
ton was shot some time last week.
In both cases robbery was the object.
and the ciews to the murderers are such
as lead the county attorneys to hope for
arrests shortly.
The house in which John Greenleaf
Whittier was born was badly damaged
by fire to Haverhill. Mass, Friday. A
lot of Whittier relics were saved. The
Whittier association will rebuild the
house.
James Younger. youngest of the no.
torious brothers. who were sentenced for
life Imprisonment for their part in the
Mortified, Mimi, bank raid. in 1876. and
who was on parole after serving % years,
William C. Turner. ex-president OF a
bottling company, killed w. ]. Malard
and Robert Hamilton, officers of the
company. and then committed suicide in
a lawyers Office in New York Friday.
The crime was the result of a dispute
over shortage OF Turner's.
Two murders OF woodsmen in the will
derness of northern Maine both in town
ship No. have just come to light. The
victims are John McElwee. timber
surveyor and explorer killed near Umcu-
lous lake, near Moro, and Martin Stanton.
a woodsman, shot to death on the Eagle
lake road. IS miles from Patten.
: A race riot took place in Littleton. Ala.
! % miles southwest of Birmingham. Sun
Gay night, caused by the attack of a
negro upon a white woman. Three
white men and eight negroes were killed
and several badly wounded The negroes
refused to deliver the woman's assailant,
and fired upon the posse, killing three
officers. The white men then returned
the fire with deadly effect.
Capitalists from New York, Chicago,
Cleveland and Youngstown have formed
a corporation with a capital of three mil
lions, whose purpose is to found city
on the American plan in the island of
Cuba. They have secured 100000 acres
of land situated on a bay forty miles
northwest OF f1dNand anu aioiuihs ohe
of the finest natural harbors in the world.
On this land the new city will be built.
It will be provided with all modern con-
yeniences for living and facilities for
transportation and inducements will be
offered to secure a population for 1t.
The Samoan controversy. which was re-
ferred to King Oscar of Sweden and Nor
way. as arbitrator. has been decided In
favor of Germany and against Great
Britain and the United States 1t was
believed in this country and in England
that the legality and propriety of the
joint landing of marines at Apia in 1895
would be sustained. and the decision
therefore, comes as a great surprise
The marines of the two countries at
tempted to break up the revolution
against the organized government ant
four Americans and three Englishmer
were killed.