Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-03
NEW WORLD HAPPENINGS.
EVENTS OF THE WEEK IN SUMMARY,

The intention of the leader of the
Bolivian revolution seems to be tC
form o new republic in Acre. Severa
battles have been fought in this terri
tory.
The manoeuvres of the regular troops
began at Fort Riley, Kan, last week
Wednesday, between two brigades. one
as an invading, one as a defending
army,
The new Nazina gold diggings in
the Copper River valley, 200 miles in
land from Valdes, are said to be the
was discovered About 400 claims have
ers 200 square miles.
Up to Saturday night the treasury
department at Washington had re
ceived letters and kilograms from hold
ers of United States bonds throughout
the country to the face value of about
| $40, 600, 600. saying they would accept
the offer of Secretary Shaw to pay the
interest on the securities at the rebate
of tenths of per cent. per month.
John 7. O'Sullivan, labor editor of
the Boston Globe and prominently
| identified with national and state la
Dor organizations, was killed by train
at Lynn. Mass, last week. Mr.. o.
| Sullivan had an engagement to address
/ a meeting of the metal workers and in
leaving the depot, in some unaccount-
able way, was struck by an engine
which was making flying switch.
All negotiations toward the combin-
alton of beef packers in Chicago are
/ Il 10 hny on 2,
of the present prominence of the anti
trust issue and President Roosevelt's
speeches on the subject The packers
! think the present, with the hostile
state of public sentiment, not the
right time to consummate their scheme
to dominate the sale of meat all over
the world
In regard to the request of the Gu
ban governm mt for the withdrawal of
the remaining American troops in
Cuba. it is indicated at Washington
that the United States troops will re
main there until the Cuban army is
shown to be able to defend the coun-
try: since by treaty the United States
agreed to maintain the independence
of Cuba and protect individual life,
property and liberty.
Twenty inmates of the New Jersey
state prison at Trenton struck III the
brush shop Friday, because they said
they could not work without meat.
Most of them were put IN chains IN
the dungeons and declared that they
would not give in as long as life last
ed Before the present high rates
were charged il was the custom to
give the prisoners who worked liberal
supplies of meat, but lately rice has
been substituted.
Prof. Willard Humphreys of Prince
overdose of chloral hydrate, taken for
while bewildered by the first dose
which was not sufficient to allay the
pain, he took one or more additional
izing what he was doing. DR.. Hum
widow. He was the head of the Ger
man department and an accomplished
scholar.
A life-sized statue of the Hungarian
patriot, Louis Kossuth. was unveiled
at Cleveland, o.. Sunday in the pres
ence of %, 600 people. The statue stands
~ II,
The figure of Kossuth was the work of
Hungarian sculptor, Andrew 10th of
Debreazin, Hungary. Addresses We're
made by Mayor johnson, Senator Han
ma, Congressman Burton and Gov.
Nash. Addresses were also made in
several foreign tongues by eminent
speakers
Great dissatisfaction is expressed
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government of St. Vincent's island has
administered the relief supplies sent
by the United States for the sufferers
from the volcanic eruptions. Some of
the supplies have been sold under val
lie to merchants abroad. although
many of the sufferers are still in abject
want. Owing to the destruction of
many of the estates, most laborers are
out of work. and the government Off
cials have been dilatory in alloting
lands for them TO cultivate. Over 5000.
600 of the relief fund is still at the .
governments disposal. The British
government secretary of Demerara has
been sent to st. Vincent to investigate. /
Another horrible murder was com
mitted in New York Saturday. Capt
James B. Craft, well known resident
of Glen Cove, L. l., was murdered,
evidently for his money, in a restau-
rant in the basement of the Empire
hotel in West Twenty ninth street,
and his head, which was severed from
his body, was thrown into the furnace
in the cellar while his body was con-
cealed in a pile of rubbish. He had
been drinking in the restaurant with
some women and displayed a roll of
bills. Thomas Tobin, waiter, and
McAnierney, a bartender,
with one other employee of the place,
1ave been arrested, papers of the muir .
iered man having been found in their !
possession. McAnierney told the po-
ice that Tobin killed Capt Craft with :
| cleaver and dragging the body down ,
stairs, cut off the head and tried to
ourn it with the clothing in the fur .
lace. The terrible odor was what ,
,aused investigation. Tobin, the al !
eyed murderer. is said to have served !
ime for several crimes. .
Lieut.. Robert E. Peary, just home
rom his Arctic explorations, has gone q
o Washington with his wife and :
laughter He says he shall, on no ac- q
cunt, try to return to the north, hav- .
ng done all he could with the facilities !;
t his command, and abandoned fur .
her possible endeavors to reach the :,
'ole. lie will now resume his duties !
q the navy He believes the Pole is :
n the ocean and says that 500, 600 in :
he right hands would enable party :
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