Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-02
NEW WORLD HAPPENINGS.
EVENTS OF THE WEEK IN SUMMARY

Alcohol-Fatal and Destructive Fire In JoI
lin Mo.-First Cuban Congress Called-Sa
mar surrendering Mississippi Senator Al
rested for Assault-The Court Martial Tria
of Gen. Smith at Manila Tornado in Texa
Effect of Benzozone on Tropical Dyson
terry to Be Tested.
The petition of lecturing burea,
for an injunction to restrain Miss Ellel
M. Stone, the missionary, from lectur
ing under rival management was deniet
at Boston, Friday
Archbishop Corrigan is sufferin.
from an attack of pneumonia in New
York, but although, considering hi
age, his condition is alarming, hi
progress is as favorable as could bt
expected.
A tornado passed over Glenrose, Tex
Monday evening, killing five persons
injuring 40 more and demolishing much
property Ope- third of the business
houses of the town were wrecked. AS
sistance has been sent to Glenrose from
Morgan.
At the confederate reunion at Dallas,
Tex, it was decided to change memo
rial day from June 80 to the birthday
of Jefferson Davis, June 3. The prop
osition was adopted after spirited OPP
position and after being amended so
as to permit any state, desiring so to
do, to observe any other date as the
states memorial day.
Joplin, Mo-, was visited Friday by
the most destructive storm in its his
tory during which at least three per-
sons were killed outright, six were ia
! tally injured, a score or more serious
ly hurt, and $500, 600 worth of property
was destroyed. The wind was simply
a hurricane which whipped down scores
of houses in the south part of the city
and reduced 500, 900 worth of the fin
est mining plants in the district to
kindling wood.
The most disastrous fire since 1864
visited Glens Falls, n. Y, Sunday, en-
failing a property loss conservatively
estimated at over half million dollars.
The property burned includes IA bust
ness places, which sustained practically
total losses. One thousand workers
are thrown out of employment, and it
will be months before the firms can re-
sumo business as there are no avail
covered by insurance.
The committee to arrange for the I'M
yelling of the statue of Rochambeau in
Washington May "a have outlined
general program of exercises. Presi-
dent Roosevelt will preside and make
a short opening address, to which M.
Cambon, the French ambassador, will
make response in behalf of the French
government Gen. Horace Porter will
also speak. The principal address will
be delivered by Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge of Massachusetts.
AS result of drinking Columbian
spirits, a refined grade of wood alcohol,
three convicts at the Maine state pris-
on at Thomastown are dead and four
Others are so seriously i'll that their re-
covery is not expected. Among the
sick is Edward GRAHAM
the murderer of Clifford Mosher of
Gorham, who is serving life sentence.
The men found a pint bottle of the
poison in the paint shop, where they
were employed and although they had
been warned of its deadly properties,
each took drink. 49, : ,... :, -,
Secretary of War Root has returned !
iioili >ucd hhClC IC las bttu
ing for the transfer of the island to
the Cuban government on May 20 .
Seven artillery companies consisting of (
500 men will remain in charge of the
guns, ammunition, etc, which will be .
retained in Cuba, intended for the
United States naval stations. which
have been arranged for in the treaty
with the Cuban government. The
lN, -tnt Il
Santiago and Cienfuegos. No claim
has been made by the United States
for the settlement of the sums expend-
ed in the freedom of Cuba, but the
natter will be taken up when the Gu
Dan government has been perfected.
Rudolph Bartag, his wife and their
i've children were found Saturday in
,omatose condition in their home at
Cicona, village near La Sale, Ill. 1
leo Lenzer, an amateur hypnotist, ,
alter confessed that he put the entire
amily to sleep four days before, and {
hat he had been trying to awaken {
hem ever since. He succeeded Satur- :
lay evening in arousing two of the chill :
rem. y physician was summoned, and I
declared that the victims of Lenzer's {
kill are in a normal state as far as i
cart action is concerned. They are {
imply asleep The villagers at first
threatened Lenzer with violence, but .
ontented themselves with mounting +,
uard over him and his victims and :.
him to continue his efforts n
} rouse them. a
Gen. Frederick ID. Grant has ascend "
the Gandara river, in the island of C
amar, and has brought the insurgent o
,ader, Guevarra, and his entire com a
and, down to the coast 1t consists U
40 officers, 1S9 men and 161 rifles p
hree hundred insurgents with 131 q
f1es were expected to arrive at Catba- d
gan, Samar, Monday, to surrender ?
FINALLY to the American authorities. j
hree thousand bolomen, % of them g
med with rifles, surrendered Satur- O.
ny at Sulat, also in Samar. The La d
'one leader, Rufo, with 15S officers
I'd men Of his command, has also sur h.
ndered. Capt. Kennon says this NJ
cans the opening up of the whole of f
os. After Papa Isio, Rufo was the tt
ost important Ladrone chief on the I'll
land. He promises to force Papa A
10 and his few remaining followers of
surrender. m
The trial by court martial of Gen. J. =;
Smith, on the charge of conduct ~ a.
eiudicial to good order and disci- IT IT
inc, began at Manila Friday, Gen. ~ y,
heaton presiding Col Woodruff, y
unset for the defence, said he de ~ ~
ed to simplify the proceedings. He u III
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