Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-13
THE wNDHAM COUNTY REFORMER FRIDAY, JUNE Is, 1902

The visiting Rochambeau party spen
Sunday in Chicago.
Slight earthquake shocks were fel
in San Salvador Friday, lasting only
short time.
Two columns of steam are risin
from the apex of Mt. Rainier in tn
state of Washington, and no satisfac
tory explanation of the phenomenon
can be given.
Emigration from Copenhagen to tn
United States is steadily increasing
The immigrants are mostly youn,
Swedes, who are leaving for Americ,
partly on account OF. stringent militar,
service.
a tornado swept through Minnesota
Monday, killing several persons and in
iuring many. 1t cut path two mile
wide and three miles long, destroyin.
ID houses and killing hundreds of head
of livestock.
"Our flag is in the Philippines ant
there 1T will remain" was the deci
sive utterance of the Republicans o.
ONO in their recent state convention.
Ohio is believed to be the first state ir
the union to speak thus emphaticall,
on this subject.
A threatened uprising of the negroes,
which so alarmed the people north OF
Meridian, Miss has been frustrated
by the determined stand of the whites,
who armed themselves and placed the
leaders OF the gang, Green, Johnson
and Nate Moore, under arrest.
Five persons were killed. three in
jured and eight missing through fire
at Saratoga Monday which destroyed
property to the value of $500, 900, in
sured for $40, 600. The Arcade build
ing on Broadway, and the Shackelford
and Theatre Saratoga were destroyed
Secretary Roots instructions to Gov
ernor Taft in his negotiations with
Rome declare that the friars' lands in
the Philippines should be acquired,
proper compensation paid and that
the money thus given should not be
used to restore the friars to their par
ishes.
The cruiser Dixi reports conditions
worse in st. Vincent island than in
Thousands are left with
out support Prof. Russell, scientist,
said he thought Mont Pelee would
smoke and be active for months and
that Fort de France is in danger from
a tidal wave.
The centennial anniversary exercises
Of the establishment of the L. S. mil
itary academy a. West Point were held
from Monday to yesterday, when the
present first class of cadets, "A mem
oers, were graduated. There was a
gathering of distinguished
soldiers presen', including President
Roosevelt
The bill granting amnesty to all
now in Jail or awaiting a
rial in Cuba was Saturday passed
by the Senate of that
country. President Palma says he will
ign the bill as soon as it is presented
o him. Estes G.. Rathbone expresses
himself as greatly disappointed at not
having new trial, and says that he
hall ask for a trial in the United
states, and failing that, for congress
ional investigation.
a daughter, who has been named
4esta. was born June to the widow
f Paul Leicester Ford, who was shot
nd killed by his brother Malcolm
lay s. In his will, the author names
is wife Grace residuary legatee. He I
caves his brother, ". G.. Ford. two (.
BROOKLYN houses. his sister 5000, and /
irects his brother to transfer his man .
scripts and library to the New York /
ublic library on condition that they .
e made part of the Ford collection.
An odd complication has been caused
trough the enforcement of our exclu-
on law in the case of Fong Jung,
icaragua Chinaman. Having lived
| that country for several years and
Gamer for the United States. The
lstoms officers, not considering him
igible as a merchant, ordered his re
I'm to Nicaragua. But since, under
icaraguan law, Chinaman who
ayes that country cannot return, the
,or man will have to remain on the
until some vessel is met at
a which will convey him to country
at is willing to take Cinnamon in.
Rev. Dr. George II. Hepworth, for
any years member of the editorial
aft of the New York Herald. and for
er pastor of the Church of the Unity |
Boston, died Sunday night at his |
me in New York. DIR. Hepworth oc-
pied a unique position among the I
ergymen of his time. For nearly t
arter of century, as a writer of ser I
ons and a special commissioner sent II
relieve distressed people of Ireland,
d to investigate conditions in Ar C
enia, and to study social and relig- n
is problems in distant states. he was d
own as a keen observer from whom |;
thing of interest or Importance ever o
,aped. G