Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-04-04

IHe SeCTeUdFy OF Vu6 interior Is asked
for aid for 10000 destitute Indians o.
the Choctaw nation. Some of then
are actually starving.
The United States Steel corporation
net earnings for the year were Sill,
OCT, 1875. After paying all dividend.
the surplus is S24, 449, TIT.
DR.. Thomas Dunn English, author
of "Ben Bolt" died at Newark, N. j.,
Tuesday. He had studied medicine
and law, engaged in journalism anc
had served in the New Jersey legisla
ture and in congress.
The German emperor's new yacht,
Meteor III, recently christened, was
slightly damaged by pier collision,
due to an accident to the tug which
was pulling her off her berth at Shoot.
er's Island for her trial spin Monday.
Guthrie, Oklahoma, was visited on
Sunday by $3.50, 600 fire and as re.
suit the State capital printing plant,
the Hotel Capitol, the st. James hotel,
the Cammack livery barn and the
Richey general merchandise store are
in ruins.
The president Wednesday appointed
Brig. Gen. r. p Hughes major gen
eral and Coils. Isaac d. DeRussy, An
drew S. Burt and M. V. Sheridan to
be brigadier generals in the regular
army to fill existing vacancies caused
by retirements
All the troops which have been in
the Philippines since 1899 are expected
to be back to the United States or on
their way home by June l next. One
reason for hurrying these troop ships
home is the presence of the cholera in
the Philippines.
Tenn, mine Monday, ignited the dry
coal dust in the mine and caused a
terrific explosion. Twenty two men
are known to be dead. Ten bodies
have been recovered and II bodies it is
reported are yet in the mine.
King Edwards invitations to all for
eign powers to be represented at the
naval review at his coronation limit
the display to one vessel. The battle
ship Illinois, flying the pennant of
Rear A dmiral A. S. Crowninshield,
will be the representative of the Unit
ed States navy on that occasion.
Roland Molineux will undergo his
second trial for the alleged murder of
Mrs. Katherine Adams at the May
term of the criminal branch of the SUI
preme court in New York. He will be
represented b. a greater array of coun-
sci than before, and it is expected that
his trial will be quite as long and in
,eresting as the first.
Barnard college in New York city,
-he women's annex of Columbia uni
,ersity, has become richer by half a
million dollars under the impetus of
John d. Rockefeller's offer of 500, 600,
on the raising of an equal
um. The friends of the college con
$3.50, 900, and so Mr.. Rookie
eller added $50, 900 to his gift. Back
# this Barnard has an endowment of
2S5, 900.
Lawyer Albert 7. Patrick. who was
William Marsh Rice, and Mrs. Addie
4. Francis, with whom Patrick board
d up to the time of his arrest, were
married. in the Tombs at New York
sunday. The marriage was made by
ontract in accordance with law
assed by the New York legislature in
90l, providing for the legalization of
ontract marriages entered into before
wo witnesses.
Robert Williams is establishing an
goat camp on Milligan noun
ain in Arizona, believing that he can
ure consumption with goats milk.
,oing to Arizona himself to be cured |
t consumption he has regained his
ealth in two years on a constant diet
+ goats milk and thinks any case of
can be cured by his treat
lent. He allows no milk but insists
n an absolute diet of the milk with
read and vegetables.
Ten lives are reported to have been
,st, three towns partially destroyed
nd several million dollars worth of
amage done in the floods which del
ged Eastern and Middle Tennessee
nd Kentucky, Northern Georgia, Ala
anna and Mississippi last week. Many
rms were under water, bridges were
ashed away and railway traffic was at
standstill. twenty-five tons of mail
est was held at st. Paul for three
avs on account of North Dakota floods,
lie to heavy rains.
General Wood has brought to the at
ntion of the war department the pro-
'iety of making some arrangement for
Using the wreck of the Maine in Ha-
ma harbor. Not only are there SEN t
mental reasons for this, he says, be- !
use the remains of 40 or 30 Ameri-
n sailors probably lie within the :
nken hulk, but the heavy steel struc
re is a menace and obstruction to q
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