Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-03-14


player, winning second prize of 300t
francs. Maroczy of Budapest, Hun
gary, won first prize of 5000 francs.
Chsriqui, Colombia, district rich il
cattle and upon which the isthmus
usually depends for its supply of bee
has been captured by the liberal forces
Gen. Castro defeated 300 rebels al
Aqua Dulce, February 20, Gen. Ra
miroz one of the liberals best leaders,
being killed.
The Cunard company will build two
new steamers for the Atlantic passen
ger trade, which will eclipse in size
anything afloat They will be ovel
700 feet long, with engines of 4s,0Ol
horse power and have speed of p
knots. This will reduce the passage
to but little more than 413 days. The
greatest engine power ever placed in a
thing afloat is the 30, 600 horse power
of the Hamburg American steamship
Deutschland
Miss Lota Greenup of Paducah, Ky.
an accomplished musician, has taken
the stump with her father in his cam
paign for the Democratic nomination
for congress. During her fathers tours
of the district she plays the violin and
sings before the audiences he addresses.
The South has seen nothing like it
since Bob Taylor's fiddling tour of
Tennessee. The double bill is draw
ing big crowds everywhere.
Fourteen persons were crushed or
burned to death and % injured in a
wreck of a passenger train on the
southern Pacific railway at Maxim
Springs, 300 miles west of San Anto-
MO, Tex, Friday. On one of the
curves in this wild almost uninhabit-
ed stretch of the lower Rio Grande
valley, broken rail threw the train
into deep ravine. The rate of speed
was so great that the engine landed rs
feet from where it left the rails. Nine
cars were piled up against the engine !;
they caught fire and except the three
sleepers, were consumed, many of the
injured passengers being cremated in
the flames. Those in the sleepers were
rescued by uninjured passengers. A
relief train removed the injured to Ell
Paso.
A strike of team drivers, freight
handlers, freight clerks, longshoremen,
dock laborers and others, affecting
more than 10000 men began at Boston
Monday. The trouble originated be-
tween the Teamsters' union and the
r. S. Brine Transportation company
in the discharge of union men who re
fused to handle non union moved
freight, and affects the New York,
New Haven and Hartford and the Bos-
ton and Albany railroads most serious
ly The railroads and steamship com
panies demand that merchandise de-
livered at freight depots by the h. S.
Brine Transportation company be not
against and this in
creases the ranks of the strikers
through unions in sympathy with the
If necessary, the total
number of strikers may be brought up
to %, 900. An appeal has been made
to the National Civic federation to in
terest itself in the matter. Boston in
1ustries are greatly embarrassed by the
strike, business firms having been !
obliged to shut down while the wharves
ire choked with great masses of mer
,handise. Households are suffering for |
want of coal. The number of strikers
lad swelled to 20, 900 Wednesday morn
ng. Gov. Crane said he could do |
nothing at present.
Prince Henry travelled last week
Wednesday from Chicago to Niagara
Falls, crossed the Canadian boz der and
vas officially welcomed by the Domin
on. On the way across New York,
Boston bound, he stopped at Rochester
nd Syracuse where great throngs
reeted him. He reached Boston
thursday morning, where he was
reeted by Mayor Collins, taken to the
fotel Somerset where he received Gov.
;rane and others; visited the state
ouse, the public library, and Harvard
University where he received an hon
rary degree of Doctor of Laws. In the
vening he attended banquet at Hotel
omerset. Immense crowds lined the
treets upon his arrival, many business
ouses and residences were handsome
decorated and draped with flags and
e was enthusiastically cheered by
thousands. A telegram from Emperor
lillian congratulated him upon re- ,
Giving the honorary degree of Harvard !
University, the highest honor which !
merica can bestow" He arrived p,
! Albany Friday morning, was well
'med by Gov. Odell, escorted to
lie mayors office, visited the execu- :
We chamber which he said was one
the most magnificent in the world:
the sword which Frederick
e Great presented to George Wash s
gton and visited the Senate chamber {
i'd assembly hall. In the afternoon h
was received with military honor at
est Point, inspected the cadets, acted
reviewing officer at dress parade G
d addressed them afterward Re q
rning to New York, he Saturday IL
Mt an aide to Grants tomb to place c.
laurel wreath on the dead presidents
He was the guest of Mr.. F
d Mrs. Ogden Mills at luncheon and il
tended dinner given in his honor q,
the German society of New York G
the evening. Sunday evening he n,
1t many prominent society people at ia
arge dinner given by Mr.. and Mrs.
rnelius Vanderbilt. In the morning
attended the concert of the Arion RI
,iety of Brooklyn at the Waldorf e.
toria, lunched at the University ri
Id and late in the evening attended as
, reception of the New York Yacht lie
ID. He visited Philadelphia Mon TO
Y, was received officially, visited co
hall and Cramps ship
ID, and lunched at the Union League re
b. Tuesday he went on board the nc
utschland after gala performance AFT
his honor at Irving Place theatre, In
oh in need of rest, and sailed for We
rmany Tuesday afternoon. The i'm ne
ial yacht, Hohenzollern, also start no
on her homeward trip Tuesday. Er
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