Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-16
NEW WORLD HAPPENINGS.
EVENTS OF THE WEEK IN SUMMARY

EVENTS Uf me WEEA IN oUMMhn
Notable Funerals Harte Leaves Mate
rial for New Book-A Chinese New Tesla
ment-The Ford Tragedy and Its Cause
Burial of Bret Harte-Further News Fror
the Guatemalan Earthquake-It Effect O.
Texas Oil Gushers Haytian Revolution
Mrs. Catherine Sotfel was sentenced
at Pittsburg, Pa, Saturday, to tw
years in the penitentiary for adm!
the Biddle brothers in their escap
from the Allegheny county jail las
January.
The body of Bret Harte was buried
at Frimley, in Surrey, Eng, Thursda,
in the presence of his widow, son
daughter and few friends. He lief
material for the publication of n new
volume of condensed novels.
Saturdays severe frost injured thu
fruit and hop crops in New York, peact
trees in Michigan and nipped all vege
tation in New Hampshire. Great dam
age was done to Vermont trees anc
crops and early flower beds by killing
frosts in Middlebury, Rutland, Swan.
ton and Bennington.
Mrs. Dimes T. S. Denison of New
York was elected president and Mrs.
Robert j. Burdette vice president OF
the General Federation of Women s
clubs at Los Angeles, Cal, last week,
after an exciting contest. The conven-
ton voted to devote its energy for the
next 20 years to the initiation, main
tenance and improvement of the child
labor laws.
general strike of the miners of the
anthracite region was ordered for Mon
day, although its permanency was not
decided, but left to the convention of
local delegates which met at Hazelton,
Pa, later. The tie-up in the three dis
tricts was complete Monday, 20,G55
miners in 45 collieries in the ninth dis
trict going out, about 140, 600 men and
boys in all being idle.
The body of Archbishop Corrigan was
laid at rest in a crypt beneath the al
tar of st. Patrick's cathedral, New
York, at noon Friday. The highest
dignitaries of the Catholic church of
America were present, and thousands
of priests participated in the ceremon-
ial. Archbishop Ryan of Philadelphia
delivered a glowing tribute to his dead
friend that brought tears to the eyes
of all.
Charles Beal, who is serving life
sentence in the state prison at Thorn
aston, Me-. for the murder of his faith
er at Clinton in 1888, confessed Friday
that he put strychnine in the whiskey
which his father drank. causing his
death but claims he was innocent of
crime, as he administered the poison
believing it would cure his fathers
Incorporate habits, and not with in
tent to murder.
The Cuban flag was hoisted over
Moro Castle, Havana, for the first
time Sunday morning, as a signal that
Palma and his party on board had been
Sighted. The new president was given
a warm and enthusiastic welcome on
his arrival, with speeches and poem,
dinners in his honor, cheering, music
and the ringing of bells. The stars and
stripes foated from the customary flag
staff beside the Cuban flag over the
castle.
Following the Central American
last week, the gushers of
the Beaumont, Tex, oil fields ceased.
Since the Lucas gusher was struck,
more THAI year ago, 500 spouters mad
been brought in. Those last developed
to possess the remarkable vi
tality of the first, and so far as noted
there was no diminution in force or
output The future of the field is
still regarded as bright, as oil exists
in abundance. but artificial means
must be counted upon to remove it in /
stead of natural forces.
A fac simile copy of the New Tesla
nent, presented to the empress dow
lger of China, was added Friday to |
he library of the Princeton, n. j.. |
Theological seminary. 1t is printed in
Chinese and bound in Morocco with
olid gold clasps. The book was pub
ished at Oxford and is the only one of
is kind in this country. 1t is the gift
If Mrs. John Stronach of Philadelphia,
o whom it was presented by the Brit
ignition of the services of her husband
n making the translation into Chi
lese.
Secretary Root has directed General
Jhatfee to courtmartial Captain James
\. Ryan of the 10Th cavalry for cruelty
n his methods of obtaining informa-
ion from the natives in the Philip
lines. Captain Ryan has been sta
Toned at Jiminez and is said to
elieve the Filipino incorrigible, and
lso SCOTS at the American teacher
nd his efforts in the islands and that
he American occupation is unjust.
Drastic measures seem to him abso-
utely necessary for f-preservation
nd the incubation of loyalty toward
he United States.
The funeral of Admiral Sampson at
Washington Friday was pageant rare
7 equalled in the history of military ,
bsequies in the city. The body was
scorted to the church of the Covenant
y battalion of cadets, and services ,
ere conducted by Rev. Dr. Hamlin. !
n attendance were marines, cadets, {
eamen and artillerymen, the military,
overnment officials, the cabinet, mem !
ers of the House, army and navy of /
GERS and civilians. The Sampson ,
ONE was fairly filled Saturday morn t
ig with flowers sent from people in :
fcial life and civilians. +
The war department is arranging for e
q elaborate series of experiments in
he use of powerful searchlights as +
art of the defensive system of our i
,asts, with a view to locating appara- o
Is at all the large cities included in T
lie Notifications system. The lights Il
i'll be the most powerful used in this r.
'untry, and are supposed to be able t.