Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-07-04

Toronto having been selected as tn
meeting place Of the next trienna
convention of the international Sun
world convention in 1904 will be helt
at Jerusalem.
The United States cruiser Brooklyn
in command of Rear dmiral Coghlan
arrived in the Annapolis roads Sun
day afternoon. The Brooklyn will car
ry the body of the late British ambas
sador, Lord Pauncefote, to England
and left here July 2.
1t is considered probable that the
next Republican national convention
will be held in ST. Louis some time
about Oct. l. A feature of the co
vention will be the presepce of over
two-thirds of the Republican govern
ors of states who have already signi
fled their intention of attending.
Two big railroad wrecks occurred in
the West Sunday. One of west
bound passenger train, % miles from
st. Louis, in which two persons were
killed and several injured: and one OF
an excursion train near Cascade, Col. -,
in which one passenger was killed and
about 40 injured three or four fatally
Negotiations are said to be in prog
ress at Chicago for consolidation OF
the Big Six" and several minor pack
ing companies into a combination for
the purpose of controlling the meat in
dustry. The present combination,
fought by the government, was never
one of finances, though it combines to
maintain prices, divide territory and
keep blacklist
There has been more lawlessness at
Pawtucket, r. l., the past week. Mon
day street cars were stoned and OBJ
structions placed on the tracks by sym
pathizers of the striking motormen and
conductors The heavy rain had made
the police less vigilant than usual and
the at acks were surprise. Two street
railway men were hurt by missiles.
After running 10 cars during the day
the Traction company took all of the
cut off at dusk
Harvard won the deciding baseball
game of the series of three between its
team and that of Yale by defeating the
New Haven boys on the polo grounds
in New York Saturday to ). Yale
won the first game at Cambridge, and
Harvard captured the second at New
Haven. Each team having lost on its
own grounds, neutral territory was
chosen for the deciding game which
was very close and exciting. About
1000 people witnessed the game.
a rainstorm of unprecedented sever
it, prevailed Saturday and Sunday in
the western states, five and one half
inches of rain falling in st. Louis.
The storm extended from the Rocky
to the Alleghenies.
Alton, ILL.,, suffered a disastrous flood,
which produced bad railroad tie up.
The steam barge, George Dunbar, was
lost in the storm on Lake Erie Sunday
light and six of her crew, who are
nissi g. are believed to have been
drowned.
The largest cotton mill in the world
5 to be built within 20 miles of Kan
las City. Ten million dollars is to be
invested, 50, 900, 600 of which has al
eady been subscribed by eastern and
western men. The mill will have
100, 900 spindles and 1900 looms, 1t
will employ 1000 operatives and have
payroll of 81, $50, 600 a year The ca
,acity of the mill will be 10, 600 bales
# cotton year, with an output of
1000, 600 pounds of finished cloth. |
The value of the annual output will.
t is estimated, amount to Sl2, 80. The .
Mill will be revolutionary in its con-
truction. Electricit, will be used as
he motive power, and several new .
eyiceS will be installed
Charles NJ. Pepper, who has been in
Iuba for several months arranging for
Cuban exhibit at the st. Louis ex-
osition, says that the financial condi-
ion of the island is even worse than
as been understood. He told the sen
tors at Washington that crops could
OF be marketed, manufacturers had
urtailed their operations, and planta-
ions had reduced the number of their
Employees at least 20 per cent. He
aid that the worst has not been heard
'om the Cuban situation and probably
efore the election in November news
ill come from the island which
ill profoundly shock the United
tates. Senior Quesada, the Cuban
mister, and Acting Secretary Hill {
e reviewing the bases of reciproc- !
y treaty between the United States '
I'd Cuba. The convention has been {
RATED and it could be finished and !
mt to the Senate in short time,
lough it may not he submitted at the
resent session. The details of the
hedules thus far embodied in the q
eaty are believed to be very similar I
those in the pending Cuban reel {
ocity bill I