Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-27
NEW WORLD HAPPENINGS.
EVENTS OF THE WEEK IN SUMMARY

EVENTS OF THE WEEK IN SUMMARY
A Mindanao Sultan Who Does Not Want to
Americanized- Richest Minister Of the Cos
pei in the World Dies Suddenly Changes il
Oceans Bed by Recent Volcanic Eruption
in West Indies-D Distinguished Visitors t
the United States-The Strike Situation.
A gift of $40 600 from Miss Helen NJ
Gould marked commencement at Noun
Holyoke college.
The valedictorian at Lehigh univer
sity commencement last week was ;
japanese, Maximilian Shozo Hachita
and his theme was Japan among mod
ern nations. y
Johann Most, the anarchist editor
New York penitentiary for publishing
assassination extolling the force of the
assassination.
Four American school teachers Of
Cebu. island of Cebu, started on {
days outing June II, and have not
been heard of since. Scouting parties
have been sent out and the search will
be continued until definite news of the
missing persons is obtained.
The new crater of Mont Pelee was
assembled from Morne Rouge Friday by
Edmund Otis Hovey, assistant curator
of the American Museum of Natural
History, and George Carroll Curtis.
Great volumes of steam and dust and
sulphurous fumes issued from the
crater, and the rim was very hot The
altitude is 3, $50 feet
A Havana despatch says that Cubans
are greatly disappointed over the prob
ability that the Senate will not pass
the Cuban reciprocity bill. They have
about given up all hope of relief from
this source, and the people assume a
decidedly gloomy view of the future
economic conditions of the Island.
Their confidence in President Roose-
welt gives a last hope that he will save
them from absolute ruin by negotiat-
ing direct reciprocal treaty with
President Palma.
A young man armed with revolver
called at the outer door of the White
House Thursday afternoon, saying that
he wished to see President Roosevelt.
He acted queerly and was arrested and
locked up. He said he was Cary J.
McAllisterland of Newark, n. j., and
that he was in trouble for his sweet
heart had broken her engagement and
had lately married another. His mind
is evidently unbalanced and he will be
examined to determine the question of
his sanity. He seems to have had no
idea of harming the president.
Signor Planches, the Italian ambas-
sador, has made formal protest
against the published criticism of Ad-
miral CrowninShield of the conduct of
Captain Dayton, and his reflection on
the italian court which tried and con-
victed the young officers. and on their
subsequent treatment while in prison
He considers the reflections cast on the
Italian officials unjust and improper
and the publication of the report of
the findings of the court of inquiry
was annoying to him. The navy de-
partment will now probably let the
matter drop
One of the most distinguished Wis
itors to the United States this summer
will be Field Marshal Prince Komatsu,
uncle of the Mikado and son of the ia
nous Prince Fushimi. Prince Komat-
su is representative of Japan at the
coronation of King Edward. He will
arrive in this country some time in
July and will be accorded all the of
fetal honors due to his exalted rank.
This is his second visit, he having
been in this country in 1886. Prince
Komatsu is one of the most noted
statesmen and warriors of Japan. He
was one of the moving spirits in the
contamination of the Anglo-Japanese
ALI lnce.
Pedro Feleiz, the leader of the la
drones who captured and subsequently,
cut to pieces a sergeant, two corporals !
and four privates of the 9th cavalry at
Bizal province, May 80, /.
has been captured. Feleiz is also i'm
plicated in the capture of the presi-
dente of Cainta and the majority of /
the police force of that place March 1. |
Other ladrones were also captured. |
The United States commission has re-
turned to Manila from the island of
Samar, having completed the estab-
lishment of civil government there.
All the military detachments have re-
turned to Cebu island.
The Very Rev. Eugene Augustus
Hoffman. D. D., dean of the General
P. E. Theological seminary, died
suddenly at Rouses Point last week
while returning from salmon fishing
rip at the Restigouche. Dean Hotf-
nan was said to be the richest minis
er of the gospel in the world, his es-
ate being variously estimated at from
80, 600, 600 to 0,OO0, 600. He was
iXth in descent from Martinus Hotf-
nan, who came to America in 1910,
md was son of the late Samuel Yer
'lanck Hoffman. The family has been
factor in the social, commercial and
,olitical life of New York city for two
nd half centuries ,,
The Sultan of Baclod, Mindanao. has
ent this answer to letter from Col r
:. ID. Baldwin of the 9th L. S. infan- {
ry, in which the latter set forth the |
of the American authorities !
We ask you to retire to Malabang; :
,e do not want you in the Lake Lunac {
istrict unless you will join our relig- +
On and adopt our customs. In case you !
o not so retire all the dattos will make +
ar on you, because here there is but |
ne religion, that of STEAMBOAT. " Bald d
in had said in his letter, among other h
hings, that the Americans did not in h
End interfering with the religion, plu- e
Atty of wives or property of the Mo i