Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-04-11

Miss Ellen M. Stone, the American
missionary, sailed for New York OF
the Hamburg American line steame
Deutschland, which left Southampton
Friday.
A terrific April blizzard prevailed
furiously over central Wisconsin Mon
day. Snow fell and a high wind pre-
vailed all day and it was very cold. |
was the worst of the winter.
Rear-A dmiral Robley D. Evans goe'
come senior squadron commander in
chief of the Asiatic station six months
hence either at China or in the Phil
ippines.
Albert II. Patrick, who was convict
ed March 26 of the murder of william
Marsh Rice, was sentenced Monday by
Recorder Golf to be put to death in the
electric chair at Sing Sing prison May
g. An appeal to be made to the Court
of Appeals by Patrick S counsel will act
as stay of execution pending a decis
ion by the higher court.
The big fire at Atlantic City, N j.
Thursday destroyed II hotels and more
than score of small buildings ad-
joining the board walk along the
oceans edge. The loss was only part
ly covered by insurance, as the 8 per
cent rate charged by insurance com
panies on property there is regarded
almost prohibitive. No lives were sac
rificed.
The resignation of Terrence V. Pow
derby as commissioner general of immi-
grafton has been placed in the hands
of the president. Mr.. Powderly is to
be succeeded in Office by Frank p. Sar-
gent, a Vermonter, but as the latter
does not expect to take hold for more
than month. the present commission
er's resignation probably will not be
accepted until that time.
The whaler Kathleen of New Bed
ford, Mass, according to the story of
the nine men who reached Dominica,
d. w. L., in one of her boats March
%, was struck by whale 100 miles
east of Barbados and sank in half an
hour. The captain and his wife and
the crew took to the four boats which
became separated the following night.
The other three boats, dispatches say,
reached Pernambuco, Brazil, about
March 20.
A company, to be known as the
Wireless Telegraph company of Amer
lea, is to take over the American rights
and patents of the original Marconi
The new company will be
under the laws of New Jer-
sey and will have capital of So $50,
600. Mr.. Marconi says that the Mar
conf company has not parted with all
its rights but will carry the coutroll-
ing interest in and cooperate with the
American company.
Senator Depew appeared before the
investigating the Christmas
charges at Washington, Monday. He
establishment at seeing his
name in the report as he had never
elge, Md, testified that he made a
with Christmas by which
Know was to receive Sl5, 900 for assist
ing to bring about the transfer of the
islands and also $3.50 per month for
his work. Witness said he never bribed
anyone and never received any money
from Christmas.
Baxter Houston, Southern Railway
iagman, for nearly three weeks has
lad the handsome diamond and pearl
necklace that Mrs. Harriet Blaine
Beale, daughter of the late James G.
Blaine, lost while on her way home
rom Cuba Houston says that while
passing through the sleeper in which
NC 10 hnnn - hat
anne near stepping on the necklace,
which was lying in the aisle. He con-
esses that he pocketed the jewels.
several days ago he sold five pearls to
Charlotte, n. c., jeweler for -. The
eweler sent the pearls to New York (
md learned that they were very val /
liable. The necklace has been recov
red. With the exception of five pearls I
t is intact. Houston has borne good .
equation.
Reports have reached the state de- |.
,artment at Washington that monu-
nent erected by Russia to mark the /
boundary between Alaska (which until .
S67 was Russian possession and the
djacent British territory, has been
rbitrarily removed by Canadian of
Cldl lnS anu III !
lew of this, Secretary Hay, by direc-
ion of the president, has ordered
ersonal investigation to be made by
of American officers. The
,cation of these boundary monuments
; important as by them the boundary
mes of the territory purchased by the
overnment from Russia will be deter
lined, thus probably ending the ques-
on that has given so much trouble to
reat Britain, the United States, and
he Dominion of Canada.
The first tour of a president of the
nited States to South Carolina since {
he civil war began Monday when
resident Roosevelt, accompanied by
is wife, two members of his cabinet t
I'd others, left for Charleston as {
arty left the train five miles out, I
here trolley cars were waiting to con I
" them to the naval station to take t
lie revenue cutter for a tour of the t
irbor. They were joined at the naval t
alton by the receiving committee and +
e invited guests from the city. The t
with some of the party, Wis 4
ed Fort Sumter. A brilliant recep- L
on was held in the evening at ST.
Inns hotel, by Mrs. Roosevelt The g
esident's journey through Virginia n
rs marked by extreme cordially and s
thusiasm on the part of the people. Il
e made short addresses at Charlotte s
lie, Rappahannock and Danville. t
ednesday was presidents day at the Il
position. The event of the day be- n
n with a grand procession through
e principal streets of Charleston, and ii