Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-05
NEW WORLD HAPPENINGS,
EVENTS OF THE WEEK IN SUMMARY

al meHlco-World Wide Reciprocit
riahned-War Department Favors Reneo
vi hhu-Canteen Lawn More Volcanic Errr
eiohs IN the Lesser Antilles The panam
Canal Treaty.
me u, 0OO,000 gift which Senator w
a. ozark offered to his sons and dnuab
.ers year ago for the first grandsa,
ma mas pteen won by Mr.. and Mrs w A
been born. N"' Jus
John l.. Sullivan, former cbamnio,
HeaVyWelght prize fighter of the world
- d bankrupt in the Z. S. distrir
court at New York. His liabilities ar,
?-,ooo and his assets $50 worth of wear
ing apparel " Va VI wear
James Il. A. Gibbs, famous as the
inventor OF the Wilcox and Gibbs sew
ing machines, is dead at Raphine, Va,
where he was born in the same neigb'
p s with Cyrus Hall McCormicE
OF reaper fame.
Gov. Taft and Archbishop Gu,di
nave begun negotiations at Manila fo1
tne settlement of the impending cues.
!lohs between the church and the state
IN the Philippines. They will hold
Cnree sessions week until conclu
sion has been reached.
An aggressive campaign is being chr.
ried on against the ladrones and fana-
tlcS IN the Philippine islands. Leyte
ana Blliran, by the constabulary. Thir-
lynne ladrones have been killed near
Ormoc, Leyte, and Is near Talibaug,
Blllran, 80 being captured.
Col, Thomas P. Ochiltree. the ia
nous Texan wit, died at Hot Springs.
Va, Thursday. The funeral was held
IN New York Sunday. Flowers from
all parts of the world testified to the
affection in which he had been held
by thousands of friends. lone of the
best was the inscription on the cot
fin plate.
Newspapers, planters and merchants
OF Jamaica are joining in an agitation
with a view of inducing the govern
ment to open negotiations with Wash
lngton for reciprocity treaty with
the United States. 1t is thought that
the full advantages of the abolition of
the sugar bounties will be lost unless
some such treaty is forthcoming.
Major General Shafter, national
president of the society of army of
Santiago de Cuba, has called reunion
of the soldiers of the Cuban war. He
says he hopes all who participated in
the Santiago campaign will be able to
participate in the grand review. pa
rade and other festivities on July II.
1868, the fifth anniversary of General
Toral's surrender,
Admiral Dewey resumed active sea
duty Monday for the first time since
his return from his memorable cruise
in Philippine waters. His four starred
pennant was hoisted on the president ;
yacht, Maytlower, and. accompanied
by the members of his staff, the ad-
miral sailed away to assume direct com
mand of the large fleet engaged in the
in the Caribbean Sea.
A woman who, singularly construct
ed, lived a long, useful life, has just
died in Cincinnati. O. She was Mrs.
Helen Moeller, GA years of age. An
autopsy showed that her heart was To-
Gated on the right side of her body and
had apparently been SO from birth.
Ordinary cases where this condition is
found are due to the shifting of the
heart, pressed out of place by the en-
largement of some other organ.
More than GO ships of war have assem-
bled in the Caribbean sea for the naval
under command of Admiral
Dewey. 1t is the greatest war fleet
ever gathered under the American flag.
More than 1000 men will be engaged
in the war game Foreign diplomats
are said to regard this mobilization as
Americas warning to all European
powers of her ability and readiness to
defend any application of the Monroe
doctrine that she may make.
The annual foot ball game between
,levens representing Annapolis naval
academy and West Point military
academy was played at Philadelphia
Saturday afternoon. Business houses
we're decorated with army and naval
,olors and every spectator wore badge
n ribbon or carried pennant denot-
NO his or her preference. The con /
est was attended 10y cabinet officials,
Ulcers of the United States army and
,avv and leading citizens and resulted
n victory for the army by score OF .
= to s.
A Denver man who has been on
business trip to Mexico tells Of the
asst mineral wealth of the Mexico dis
rict and also of a wonderful waterfall,
,robablv the highest in the world. 1t
: known by the Indian name of Ba-
aseachie. and is located about l9O
oiles west of the city of Chihuahua,
ear the summit of the Sierra Madre
The elevation of the noun
ain is G. 800 feet above sea level. The
asrade falls 97S feet and is turned to
nray before it reaches the bottom.
he waterfall is l. miles away from
nv beaten trail and probably few OF
he English speaking lace have ever
cen it,
Mrs Hattie L. Written of Dexter,
lie. was suspected of having poisoned
er two little girls, aged Ii and 9years'
ne of whom died Sept. 10 and one
'ridav. She was arrested on her return
rom The funeral Saturday. Both chill
ren died suddenly. when seeminglly In
he hest of health. Mrs. Written S nus
and also died suddenly two years
@n The children we're insured for 500
"a 81 respectively. Meningitis and
cart failure were supposed to nave
ansad death. but it was charged that
!, autonsv would disclose arsenic ana
lrychnine. Sunday Mrs. Whittier com
,iited suicide by hanging herself from
bedpost. while in custody.
In a recent letter to prominent cit
,an of Charleston, S. c., who had writ ;
=, him directing to the appointment
Dr. Crum. a negro, as collector OF
ne port of Charleston Pres sitian
oosayelt clearly outlines his position