Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-04-11
NEW WORLD HAPPENINGS.
EVENTS OF THE WEEK IN SUMMARY

The Prince of Wales to Visit Us-A Recor'
Breaking Murder Trial-A Life Jeopardize'
by Helping Others Ancient City Unearthe'
Carrie Nation Arrested Again-Two Co
lombian Victories The Alaska British Boun
dary-New York Has Dry sunday-Al
bert T. Patrick, the New York Lawyer-Mur
derer Sentenced to Death.
The heaviest April snow fall in Il
years came at Pittsburg, Pa, Monda,
night, there being seven inches on t
level in II hours and still storming
A general advance of about 10 pei
cent. in wages of cotton mill opera
tives in the southern half of New Eng
land went into effect Monday except al
Fall River, where the increase was
given last month. About $4,000 EN-
ployes are affected.
A remarkable and difficult surgical
operation has been performed on Mrs.
f. G.. Mehan of New York Eight
inches of her backbone was taken out
to permit the removal of tumor that
pressed upon the spinal cord. 1t is eX-
pected she will recover entirely.
1t is expected that the Tampa Bay
hotel, built by the late Henry Plant at
a cost of $1,000, 600 together with the
extensive grounds and annex buildings
will be converted into Jesuit college.
Mr.. Plants widow will endow it with
81, 600 600 and give it to the Catholic
church.
One of the richest gold strikes in
Montana has been made in the kear-
sarge mine at Summit. The vein is
more than foot in width and is re-
ported to be almost pure gold. The
property is owned by Charles Willard,
son of United States Senator Willard
of Nebraska
Attorney General Stratton of the
state of Washington Monday brought
to the attention of the United States
Supreme court the desire of that state
to bring suit to prevent the merger of
the Northern Pacific and Great North
ern Railroad Company and the North
ern Securities Company.
Revolutionists commanded by Gen
eral Nicholas Baptiste attacked and
captured Jacmel, town on the south
coast of Hayti, 30 miles southwest of
Port au Prince, Saturday, occupied
| the town for "a hours, released the
persons who had been imprisoned there
and then returned to the hills, taking
all the arms and ammunition they
could obtain.
1t is understood in the diplomatic
world that the Prince of Wales will
soon visit the United States in accept
ance of an invitation to attend the ded-
Of ho paurh If
the New York Chamber of Commerce.
The administration at Washington is
officially forwarding the proposal for
sanction of King Edward.
General J. Fl. Smith, commanding
the American force on the island of
Samar, says he considers Gueverra, the
rebel leader in Samar, who is to sur
render April 10, to be man of integ-
rity and intelligence and that the ar
mistice in Samar is being faithfully
kept. Conditions in the provinces of
Battangas and Laguna, Luzon, are sat
sfactory and rifles are being turned in
daily.
Farmer Henry G. Gabelman of Win
sted, Conn, who says he made "a pile
of money" last year selling apples
bearing picture of Mckinley, has
bought fine fruit orchard and says
he will have the head of President
Roosevelt, crowned with SLOUGH hat,
outlined on all his fruit the coming
season. Gabelman refuses to disclose
his process for making pictures on
apples.
Gen. Gonzales Valencia last week de-
feated and completely destroyed the
armies of Gems. Focion Soto and Juan
McAllister. Gen. UribeUribe, who
invaded Colombian territory via Me-
dina, in the department of Boyaca,
was also defeated by Gen. Nicholas
Perdamo. These victories are of great |
importance and mean, practically, the |
end of the revolution. leaving only the
isthmus to be pacified.
DR.. Clinton H. Catherwood, of New |
York, who has devoted his time and |
his wealth not only to the scientific in
vestigation of tuberculosis, but to the
gratuitous treatment of the consump
tive poor, has contracted the disease |
from one of his patients and is now on
his way to Colorado, hoping that the
climate there will help him save his
own life. He is p years old and has
DeeH pTdCIlSllS heulClle Only lew
years.
The policemen of Greater New York,
at meeting Saturday, decided to do
all In their power to keep the liquor
saloons closed Sunday. Accordingly,
New York had the "dryest' Sunday
known since the memorable one five
years ago when Superintendent Thomas
Bylnes closed the saloons tight. The
Raines law hotels, of course, served
thinks with sandwiches, but few liquor
1ealers had the temerity to keep open
md serve drinks alone. There were
81 arrests made.
William H. Lane of Philadelphia, t
he colored servant who shot and killed |
lis employer, Ella j. Jarden, other :
wise Mrs Forbush. and her daughter t
and so badly wounded an !
ther daughter, Eloise, that she died,
vas convicted of murder in the first t
|egree Friday afternoon, after a trial
asting less than one and half hours. I
Iane pleaded guilty, no jury was '
rawn, and only three witnesses were G
allied. The murderer was sentenced
o death. He shot the woman and her Y
aughters because she was about to y
ave him arrested for theft. e
Mrs. Carrie Nation was arrested at g
'ebraska City, Mo-, Saturday and t
AIKEN to Jail, but was released on her a
romise to leave by the next train e
he had been making the rounds of t
he saloons and at one threatened to \
emolish huge picture and smash the W
ar The bartender warned her but Il