Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-16
THIS MORNINGS NEWS
THE GIsT OF THE LATEST DISPATCHES.

complaint against the so-called bee
trust
The execution of the death sentenc
on Charles Doherty has again bee
stayed by the Supreme court at Mont
pelier, from May - to Tuesday, No
vember 4, 1902.
John Gardner Coolidge of BostoI
has been selected for appointment Il
first secretary of legation at Pekin
succeeding Mr., Squiers, who is to b
United States minister to Cuba.
A. l.. Meyer of the Webb Meyer
syndicate. New York, has SURRENDERED
himself to the sheriff at New York ant
furnished bail of 81, coo. An order o
arrest has been issued against him.
II is believed the death list from tn,
Sheradin, Pa, disaster will amount t.
40. The list of injured low exceeds
$50. Six houses were totally destroy.
ed by the explosives, aud 1900 othel
buildings damaged. The property los
is placed at $40, 600.
Admiral Coghlan is 10 be appointed
second in command on the North At
lautic station, of which Admiral Hig
ginson is commander in-chief. Cogh.
lan's successor as captain of the New
York yard will he Capt T. f. Har
rington from the Portsmouth, n. II,
navy yard.
Mayor J. NJ Boutwell, Of Montpelier
has been appointed by'Goy. Stickney
on the state board Of railroad commits
sioners, in place Of Judge Leyaut NJ.
Read of Bellows Falls who resigns on
account of i'll health Mr.. Boutwell,
has had large practical experience as a
railroad man.
The provisional government of Hayti
has sent delegation, headed by a for
mer minister of foreign affairs to Cape
Haytien to confer with the revolution
AIRY leaders in the north of Hayti in
the hope of preventing the northern
forces from marching on Port au
Prince. and il is expected the delega-
tion will be successful.
President Roosevelt yesterday laid
the corner stone few miles outside of
Washington of the Mckinley Memorial
Ohio college of government of the
American university founded by Amer
lean Methodists. The building viii
be devoted to studies embracing di-
plomacy, municipal government, arhi-
tration, civics and International law.
In the Senate yesterday a bill was
introduced for raising the wreck of the
battleship Maine in Havana harbor for
the purpose of arriving at definite
conclusion as to how the vessel was de-
stroyed 1t provides for commission
Of six to superintend this work and ap
propriatcs Sl0O, 900 for removing the
IL g., rf
the commission.
Esther, only dausnttr d ,jo4n A.-3N-
ander Dowie, self anointed Elijah III,
died yesterday from the effects of burns
received Wednesday morning, when her
hair caught from an alcohol lamp. She
was denied medical attention. Dowie
was kneeling in prayer by the bedside
when she died. Behind him were
grouped several followers all praying
for the recovery Of the girl,
Charles NJ. Schwab, president of the
&. 5. steel corporation, has bought
Richmond Beach. facing New York bay
on Staten island, for the benefit of
poor and sick children of New York.
From 1900 to 200 children can be pro-
vided for daily, after the buildings
are in readiness, and will be fed and
given a good time. Ii is a fine place.
with full sweep of ocean breezes.
Prof. William Tod Helmuth, a sur
geon of national reputation, died sud
denly at New York Wednesday of an
gina pectoris. He held many hospital
was eX-president of the
American institute of homeopathy and
the New York state homeopathic med
ical society, president of the Collins
state homeopathic hospital and author
of several medical works and treat
ises.
The general convention of United 7.
Mine workers of America at Hazelton,
Pa, yesterday decided TO continue the
strike of the l43, 600, men against the
mine owners and to fight out to the |
bitter end. The vote for the strike
was 46ll.l out of a total Sll. This step 1
has been taken after two months CON
The most serious labor /
struggle in the history of the country
is predicted.
The streets of Madrid, Spain. are .
-hronged with people, including many
foreign and provincial visitors. to wit
ness the festivities in connection with /
.he coronation of King Alfonso. The .
streets are decorated with rows of |
palms and gay with many +
colored provincial and Moorish cos
-umes. \ national foot ball game, a
horse show and bull fights every day
ior ten days are among the attractions
Lewis Nixon, leader of Tammany
lall, New York, for nearly six months.
his position as leader Wednes-
Law at meeting of the district lead
RS He refused to allow any vote of
confidence and went so far as to say
hat he could no longer retain his
elf respect if he remained as leader
t is reported that Richard Croker will
De in New York within month and
will either resume the leadership of
he organization or select successor.
Mont Pelee Martinique, is still in
ruption. its flow of lava trending to
he north. Three luminous points on
he lower slopes of the mountain east
rays and seem to nresage
urther calamity. The Soufriere vol
ano. ST Vincent. is still in destruc-
i've eruption, its cannonading being
eard hundred miles away. Columns (
f smoke. with great balls of colored
re. rise miles in the air. The burn
ng district cannot be reached. Show 1
RS of ashes and pebbles are falling on /
kingston, capital of St Vincent. Ashes I
rom Mont Pelee are also falling with :
D five miles of Fort de France. The ,
resent eruption on st. Vincent is the ;
.