Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-07-18

in Chicago which almost paralyzed the
city's wholesale business and caused
daily loss of 81, 600, 600 to her business
men. has been settled. At meeting
4 Tuesday night the wage schedule was
agreed on and settlement of differences
was effected. Adjustment was brought
about by Chairman Jones of the state
board of arbitration. Hundreds of car
loads of perishable freight have gone to
waste. The fight was between n rail
roads and 10000 men, over one-half a
cent an hour for each man.
The citizens of Norfolk, Va, bis ma
tive place, presented Maj Littleton
Waller, late of the Philippines, with a
sword Monday night. Maj Waller
spoke feelingly of the men under his
command, who he said, inspired him
by their bravery to push on and do his
duty. Bleeding, starving, dying, they
pushed forward without murmur
when the odds were 80 to one against
us. p" Gen. Chatfee comments very Sc
verely on Maj Walters acquittal in the
recent urt-martial case for executing
natives without trial. He says the evil
dence in the case is contrary to the
courts findings and that Waller de-
served some punishment Gen. Chatfee
has been relieved of his command in
the Philippines and ordered to com
mand of the department of the east.
Maj. Gen. George ". Davis will sue
coed him.
Vice Governor Wright of Manila de-
MES the charges made by the Catholic
Times, that nearly all American teach
ers in the Philippines are Protestant
preachers and proselyters. He replies
at length to the query of the secretary
of war at Washington in the matter.
He says there are about 3i0O native
teachers employed in the islands all of
whom are Catholics that teachers are
selected without reference to religion
and are not allowed to preach or teach
religion in schools; that it is untrue
that teachers are PROSECUTING and that
only Protestants are graduated: 1t is
exceptional that any graduate is other
than Catholic Secretary Root has now
sent an identical letter, which first re.
fers to his submission of the complaint
to Gov. Wright and then gives the lat
ter's answer, to the persons who made
the complaint.
Harry Tracey, the escaped Oregon
convict, is still at large near Seattle,
Washington. Last week he terrorized
the family of f. NJ. Johnson near
Kent, obliged Mr. Johnson to go to
Tacoma and buy him new revolver
and ammunition, threatening to kill
his family at the first sign of treach-
cry. He took a weeks provisions when
he left. Thursday night he was sight
ed by the pursuing deputies and sur
rounded but he walked through their
line and escaped. When challenged by
deputy, he coolly pretended to be one
of the party and when the officer low
cred his gun he fired at him and then
disappeared in the brush. Ten min
uteS later he tried without success to
board an east bound freight train, and
then went into the woods. The sheriff
insists that he has his hiding place
surrounded and that the fugitive can
not escape. 1t was reported Monday,
however, that he had tricked the Off
GERS and escaped to Palmer. He is
evidently headed for Alaska The
body of David Merrill, who escaped
with him from the penitentiary, has
been found in Chehals with bullet
hole in his back Tracy claims to have
killed him. Tracy is said to be only -
years old but criminal for ten years
and the pupil in crime of Merrill.
Monte Cristo. famous bloodhound,
secured the country around Chebacco
Lake, Essex. Mass. Saturday for traces
of Wilbur G. Clark, the little four
year old son of Harry W. Clarke of Bev-
June II last. June II is holiday,
p,,,,1rar II i'll lnr NJ NT,- L.
and their children drove To Chebacco .
lake for an outing. They reached its
shores about noon and Mr.. Clarke was
tying his horse when little Wilbur
asked his father if he could take off
MS stocking and shoes and 20 in wad
ng. His father told him to wait few
minutes and turned to care for the
horse At that instant the boy disap-
)eared and has not been seen since
hough local and state police and
rained woodsmen have taken part in
he search. The lake has been dragged,
dynamite exploded and the bottom
scanned through a water telescope
The brush covered swamps around the
axe have been beaten again and again.
The only clue found has been Wilbur's
lie, on bush about three quarters of
mile from the spot where he was last
cen by his father. \ reward of 500
las been offered for the return of the
10Y. The dog, Monte Cristo. belongs
0 DR.. Longest of Boston, who loaned
i'm to Mr.. Clark. He came from Eng {
and and has done some famous trail '
ny. In Blackstone, England, a bar 5
er attacked young girl, dismem- |
cred her and hid the parts of the body |
4 different places. One by one of these |
ections We're found until only the head t
as missing. After six weeks the Q
ound found the girls head hid in the ]
Kinney of the BARRIERS house, and a :
reat mystery was solved.
The Vatican Thursday replied to the a
quest of this government that the d
parish friars be withdrawn from the C
The reply declared that il
lie Pope is unable to do this within I
lie fixed period because of the ninth I,
'ticle of-the treaty of Paris. by which il
parish subjects residing in the Phil O
pines are permitted to remain in the X
rritory and have the right to carry ii
! their industry, commerce or profess W
on,'' and especially since "it has tc
zen proved that all the accusations W
ade against them were partly false, Sc
lrtly exaggerated and partly inexact.' az
promises that the friars shall not re- lu
IN to the parishes they left and that W
e Vatican will try to introduce clergy at
other nationalities, especially Amer dl
ans, gradually. The note ends by A
wing that the Pope is willing that the in
hool question in the Philippines be ed
It insisted upon now, and that His or