Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-20

s. government to La Guayra, Venez
uela, on the general policy of looking
after American interests during tn
disturbances there.
The overthrow of the Colombian rev
olution is said to be complete, and tn
disheartened leaders have arrived il
Caracas, Venezuela, having been pur
sued for eight days by Colombian
troops from whom they escaped by tn
Meta river.
Judge Samuel W. Pennypacker o
Philadelphia, a distant cousin of Sen
ator Quay, was nominated by the Re
/ publicans for governor of Pennsylvania
last week. Elkin, the opposing can
didate, insinuated that he was heater
by bribery, offices both national ant
state having been pledged, it is al
legged, to secure votes. His friend
threaten to knife the ticket.
The American and Scenic and His
toric Preservation society of New Yorl
is making elaborate preparations TO
the dedication on July 16 of the Ston.
Point battlefield as state reservation
of which it is custodian. July 16 i;
the anniversary of the storming o
Stony Point by Anthony Wayne dur
ing the Revolution. The society ha:
just expended $500 in improving thu
reservation.
Venezuelan revolutionists attacked
LaGuayra, the port of Caracas, the cap
ital, June and government forces re-
sponded by Smelling Marquette, a sub
urb of LaGuayra, from the forts ashore
and from the Venezuelan warship Mi
randa. Only peaceable women were
killed. Eventually the revolutionists
were repulsed. They cut the cable and
telegraph wires and destroyed bridge
stopping all traffic for y hours.
In relinquishing his command OF
Philippine troops preliminary to re-
turning to the United States, Brig.
Gen. Jacob III. Smith issued a valedic-
tory order in which he said that in his
40 years connection with the soldiers
of our army he had never seen them
confronted with problems so novel, so
difficult of solution and which required
such courage, persistency and pluck as
those imposed upon them by the Sa-
mar campaign now closing and that
never had he seen American manhood
respond more cheerfully, intelligently
and bravely. The courage and virility
with which trials, hardships and suf-
ferirg have been met, bodies well for
the future of America. He offered the
troops assurance of his appreciation
and deeply felt thanks therefor.
Bones of prehistoric mastodon were
unearthed at Westtield, Chatauqua
county, New York, Monday, in some
ground which workmen were trans
forming into a fish pond. The first
piece of bone was found at a depth of
two feet Careful digging afterwai d
brought to light the following bones
from different parts of the skeleton of
an animal of gigantic size: Shoulder
blade, with socket for articulation of
foreleg; hip bone; section of spinal
column containing four vertebre sec
tions of both eXtremities of spinal col
umn; knee cap, nine ribs and some
other bones. The ribs are 4 feet 3
inches long and inches wide. Two
skeletons have been previous
ly found in this county, one at Sheri
dan and one at jamestown, but both
advanced in decay
The coal miners continue to refuse
the demands of the strikers which are
said to be comparatively trifing. They
say that after the strike ends, the
force of workers will be reduced one
third and the remainder will be al
lowed one-third more wages. Each in
dividual will have to apply personally
for work. Another step in the tying
up of the mines was taken Monday
when by instructions from President
all the watchmen, fire
BOSSES, driver bosses and all other
were called out unless an
eight hour day is granted. This re-
moved some most important and val
led employees who have been superin-
ending the running of pumps by non
lnion men. \ serious boycott strug
lie has begun in the mining region be
ween the citizens alliance, or bust
less men, and the labor union. Mon
lay parties of striking miners in Blue
ields, W. Va, many armed, began
march over the Flat Top field, visiting
arious places to force men out, that
we're at work. They numbered about /
90 and proceeded through the Elk
lorn district and started for Pocahon- 4
as, Va, Tuesday, being joined on
heir march by about 100 more strikers. .
Major L. W. T. Waller, who reached .
IAN Francisco Friday with the rem
ant of the fighting 9th infantry from
,amar, is said to have expressed him
elf forcibly and emphatically in the
latter of war in the Philippines. Sc
crest measures only, he thought,
,ould stop the Philippine revolution.
he condition of some of the bodies of
zen under his command murdered by
1surrectos was fearful. General Smith
rdered him to kill all insurrectos
aught armed or who refused to sur
ender. He thought the men of his
killed 400 or 800 in all. 81
ave fought in every country in the
orld except Australia, " he continued,
but Samar-well, hell is a winter re-
ort compared to Samar. | left Samar
bowling wilderness. They tried to
ake it that for Us, but we made it a
owing wilderness for them. He ,
niled sarcastically in abiding to the
port that the Filipinos have surren- I
cred and the war is over. He spoke ,
Utterly of his court martial on the
large of murder and said he knew
new who was back of it all, and that +,
ashington knew, too. 1t is also re- :
,rted that President Roosevelt, hear y
g of the above talk, ordered Secre- 4,
ry Moody to telegraph Major Waller
stop talking, and that it was done.
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