Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-08-29
NEW WORLD HAPPENINGS.
EVENTS OF THE WEEK IN SUMMARY


Judge Taft has resumed the govern
orship of the Philippines, relieyin
Commissioner Luke f. Wright, actini
governor in his absence,
The Both anniversary gathering o
the universal peace union and the Bot
annual meeting of the Connection
peace society were held at Mystic, CT
last week.
Hiram Cronk, the only living pen
sioner of the war of 1872. who is near
ing his 103d birthday anniversary, i
dying at his daughters home in Dun
Brook. \. Y.
Emma Goldman. the notorious an
archist. has arrived in Omaha, Neb.
and the police are watching her fear
ing from reports that she came to plo
the killing of President Roosevelt OF
his visit to the festivities this fall.
Beef has been coming in at Chicag,
and the supply now equals the de
mand. All kinds of beef are sellin!
much cheaper than before prices be
gan to soar and it is believed that be
fore long they will be lower every
where.
The division of forest extension, or
ganized July l in the department o.
agriculture, will work for the creation
of forests in this country where at pres
ent there are none Planting plans are
being prepared. \ force of - me9 i:
now at work.
Babahayo, capital Of Los Rios prov.
ince, Ecuador, was totally destroyed
/ by fire last week. Much merchandise
from Guayaquil, in transit TO the in
terror, was burned. Babahayo or Bo-
degas is 20 miles from Guayaquil, on
the Guayas river. 1t had population
of about 20OO.
The war department has ordered the
mobilization of mixed division OF
regulars and militia on the large res
ervation at Fort Riley, Kan, contin-
gents from all the states forces to be
present if possible and participate in
the manoeuvres President Roosevelt
is expected to review the troops.
Buffalo is to observe Sunday. Sep
TENDER IA, the first anniversary of the
death of President Mckinley, with
memorial services in the churches and
other special observances. The city will
be draped with national flags and spec
ial anniversary exercises will lie held
in the public schools the following day
The New York postoltice inspectors
have in custody six prisoners, one Of
them a woman, who, they say, are con
nected with one of the two syndicates
of green goods dealers that have been
operating throughout the United
States during the past year or more.
One of the Syndicates has sent out no
less than 5000 letters and circulars
throughout the country.
The steamer Antarctic. bearing the
Nordenskjold Antarctic expedition re-
turned to the Falkland Islands July
after having obtained the most salts
factory results, The great unknown
ocean from the Faulklands to the South
Georgia Islands has been scientifically
examined, and large geological collec.
lions have been made The maximum
depth measured was }. 997 metres about
1900 feet.
A crevasse about ten miles long and
more than 300 feet wide, suddenly APP
peared in the side of a mountain near
San Nicolas. Texas, last week, causing
great alarm in the neighborhood One
person fell into the crevasse and was
killed. and a number of Others received
serious injuries, The opening is of
unfathomable depth. The government
has appointed committee to investi-
gate the phenomenon.
The prisoners in the Kentucky peni-
Tertiary at Frankfort overpowered the
guards last week Wednesday and gained
complete possession of the interior of
the prison walls After a five hours
fight, in which the outside guards and
a company of militia surrounded the
penitentiary and kept the Convicts,
with the captive guards, in the center
the mutiny was quelled and
the prisoners returned to their cells
One guard and three conyicts were
wounded. Convict Bishop may die.
The defenders won in the naval war
game off the New England coast Sun
day morning, Admiral Higgnson de
tecting Commander Pillsbury's at
tempt to attack Salem and bringing
him to a stand off Gloucester harbor
after an hours chase. The next war
game will begin tonight when the
army, under Maj. Gen Arthur Me
Arthur, will try to prevent the navy
from entering Long Island sound. The
lavy will run the gauntlet of the island
,orts where over 1000 troops are sta
Toned.
H. L. and r. F. Doherty. England's
rack lawn tennis players. won the
American championship in doubles at
he Casino at Newport K. l., Thurs
lay, after brilliant match with
Dwight F. Davis and Holcombe Ward.
he previous holders Of the title. The
match was one of the most stubbornly
contested and spectacular struggles ever
cen on the historic courts there, and
vas witnessed by nearly 1000 enthusi-
stic spectators 1t was the first time
foreign team ever won an American
Michael P Grace, brother of former
Iayor William R. Grace of New York.
las leased the famous Battle Abbey in
london for term of years and will oc-
upy it for a winter residence. The ,
lbbey marks the spot where Harold,
by his Saxons, fell before
be axe of William the Conqueror at
be battle of Hastings. 1t belonged
} the late Duchess of Cleveland, :
lother of Lord Rosebery, and was sold ,
t auction last autumn to Sir Angus
Us Frederick Walpole Webster, a de-
cendant of Sir Thomas Webster, who
ought the Abbey from the sixth Wis .
cunt Montague, in 1719. and in whose
,mily the Abbey remained for 40 0
ears.
General Franz Sigel. distinguished I
CURE on the Union side in the civil Ii