Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-27
THIS MORNINGS NEWS
THE GIsT OF THE LATEST DISPATCHES.

The total risks on the life of King
Edward, in insurance policies is S2l,
600. 600.
Many of the counties of Central In
diana were swept Wednesday by tor
nado, which did damage amounting to
81, 100000, killing several persons and
injurng many.
Kilauea volcano in Hawaii is increas-
ing in activity. Near the crater the
earth constantly trembles and subter-
ranean rumblings are heard. \ great
eruption is feared.
Williams college conferred the hon
orary degree of LII. ID. on Brigadier-
General Leonard Wood of the depart
ment of Cuba at its commencement
exercises this week.
Panama canal advocates won a com
plete victory when the House and Sen.
ate conference committee agreed
Wednesday to report the Spooner sub
stitute without change.
President Roosevelt attended the
/ Harvard commencement exercises this
week, The university, from which he
graduated in 1850, conferred the hon
orary degree of LID. upon him.
For the third time in 20 years Rob
ert +. Pattison of Philadelphia was
nominated for governor of Pennsylva-
MIA Wednesday by the Democratic
state convention. He was elected in
1882 and again in 1890.
Orange county, at its Republican
convention this week, favored the re
tention of the present prohibitory law
with possible improvements. Windsor
county convention almost unanimously
favored the referendum movement
At Middlebury college commence
ment this week President Brainard an
nounced that the trustees will establish
a separate but affiliated college for
young women. on policy similar to
that of Brown, Harvard and Columbia.
A long list of coronation honors was
published in London yesterday among
the titles conferred is a baronetcy on Sir
Thomas Upton. DIR. \. Conan Doyle.
the novelist: Gilbert Parker, the nov
elst; Francis G.. Burnand, the editor
of Punch, and Leslie Stephen, presi
dent of the Ethical society, are made |
knights.
\ despatch from Bennington says
that leading Democrats favor placing |
p. W. Clement at the head Of their |
party ticket this year, or. if he runs |
independently on a license platform, |
to give him the endorsement of the |
convention. 1t is stated positively |
that his candidacy will soon be an
nounced.
\ call has been issued by Secretary
c. S. Forbes for a meeting of the Off
GERS and executive committee of the
Vermont Old Home Week association,
to be held in Burlington Tuesday af-
ternoon. to arrange for the observance
of Old Home Week this year. L. Ii.
Porter of Wilmington is one of the ex-
ecutive committee Of this association.
The annual mass convention of the
Vermont Epworth League opened in
Wednesday evening with
about leo delegates in attendance.
Rev. f. J. Mcconnell Of Cambridge,
Mass, preached the convention ser
mon. The feature of yesterday after
noon's session was the graphic descrip-
tion of the Siege of Pekin, " by DR..
F. d. Gamewell, who was there dur
ing the recent Boxer uprising and of
whom Sir Claude Mcdonald said that
he was largely responsible for the etfec
tive fortifying of the British legation.
The Republican state committee
elected in Montpelier is: Addison
Thad NJ Chapman: Benning
on, Edward d. yelling Caledonia,
Harry Blodgett Chittenden, Homer
Wright: Essex, Gibbs f. Clark
franklin. Thomas II. Deal: Grand
Isle. Zeed p, Laid: Lamoille, r. W.
Hubbard; Orleans, George T. How
,rd; Orange, II. W. Bailey; Rutland.
Ira Il. Allen: Washington, Frank
plumley: Windham, Zina II. Allbee
Windsor, Alfred f. Watson. The state
committee has organized by the cleo
ion of Ira r. Allen, chairman: Al !
red f. Watson secretary: f. ID. Well
ng. treasurer; T. NJ, Chapman and Z. ,
,. Ladd, executive committee.