Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-08-08

The Cuban authorities refuse to grant
the request of Minister Squiers for the
papers in the Rathbone and Nicely cases
The papers are wanted by the Unitec
States postal authorities for a Senate
investigation.
Rear Admiral Lord Charles Beres
ford, NJ p, of England will visit the
United States in the coming autumn
to study the American navy and to in
quire into the working of the Morgan
shipping combination.
Nebraska farmers have found thai
Russian thistle is as good as native
grass hay and that cattle and sheep ca,
it eagerly. They are now planting anC
growing it for hay, after spending ovel
a quarter of million dollars in vair
attempt to get rid of it.
The engagement of Reginald Wander
bilt, youngest son of the late Cornelius
Vanderbilt. and Miss Catherine Geb
hard Nelson was formally announce
at Newport Monday evening by cards
sent out by Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt
mother of the young man, and Mrs.
! Frederick Nelson, mother of the pros
pective bride.
Mrs. Elizabeth Barstow Stoddard,
wife of Richard Henry Stoddard, the
venerable poet, and mother of the late
Lorimer Stoddard, actor and play
wright, died in New York Friday, aged
! 50 years. Mrs. Stoddard was herself a
. poet and novelist. At her request,
/ there was no religious ceremony at the
grave at Sag Harbor, L. l.. Sunday
but Mr.. Stoddard pronounced the eu-
logy upon her life.
/ After a careful study since May y of
Mont Pelee and conditions on Martin
/ ique, J. A. Jaggar, the United States
/ geologist, says he does not think a sin
gle habitation northwest of the line
from Bellefontaine to Vive Is safe to
live in at present, neither is Carbet
Tondo. ST Denis. Morne Rouge or
Basse Point. While no immediate dan
yer is evident, the action of Mont
Pelee is too uncertain for US to be as
sured that eruptions may not occur to
the windward.
Minister Squiers cabled from Havana
Monday. that the Cuban House had
passed bill authorizing a loan of 80,
600, 900: minimum rate of issue 30 per
cent: maximum interest . per cent re
deemable in 40 years. Under the Platt
amendment the United States is bound
to take cogniZance of every action of
the Cuban government relating to
loans. The latter cannot borrow more
than the revenue of the island warrant.
1t must be able to pay. out of its reve-
pues, the current expenses of the GOV
eminent, the interest on the debt and
provide reasonable sinking fund.
.a,ara a,o,,a,nar+ bet,rear uer.
rora. = fnrna- and mo C,nlomhian c,ot
',r,,,,,ort troons hs1,nr Ill 90 u;hn,,
~ ra'.o1,,,; onar,. fnrns. La,,a, 70 NJ
tna,. ,,,,,a MI A+5n,nIrol, Tb,r.
a. ia 49, Lot.ai;o,, 80 ~ -
,',i,'t;,,.,. fornaa .ttai,,4 - ,,oI
az, W. ;ntranrhnents rrith ferco
W ulri' ~ tn lI,nTbtar of 10 rar,,I,
.;t :; Ia - Lara hna, NV G,oiu
and barharomS Thai save aftarnnon
the white flag was raised in their camp
and they asked for an armistiCe, dur
ing which they could bury their dead.
This was granted. The losses of the
rebels up to July 30 were reported at
over POO, while the government forces
had eight men killed and IL wounded.
The battle was one of the bloodiest ever
fought on Colombian soil.
According to information from re-
liable sources. il wouId seem as if the
DIPLOMACY of Elihu Root has scored
bio triumph in The negotiations With
the Vatican for the Withdrawal Of the
friars from the PHILIPPINES. 1t can
be said with almost absolute certainty
that it is the intention of the Vatican
that the friars of the Augu.tinian. Do.
mipican. Franciscan and Rrcullet or
der~ now in the PHILIPPINES, who nun
Der about 400 men. shall leave there in
small numbers at different times so
that when the moment comes to re-
sumo negotiations in Manila between
Governor Taft and the apostolic dele
gates. all the friars will have left the
archirelago in such way that the
question will have ended itself with
out the necessity of further discussion.
-,
Inc most severe eartI4 uake Shock
KNOWN IN lhe nls'orN OF the racine
coast ana the heaviest OF series oc-
curing lot several da!s previous was
Iell III Sah -h!aiior, santa barbara
county. CaI. early thursday morning.
ne Whole Valley. - miles long ny TOUR
woe was rent win assures ana dotled
win nils mace ny the earthquake the
vllIage was laid IN RUNS ana hundfeds .
OF people Ied iof thelr llVgs. Every
prlck puliulhg ana every chlihht! ID
lhe place was oelnoIlshed' ana olher
Dulldlngs were cracked ana padIy ualn-
aged, Inc shock twisted ana shook
the hills while the valley trembled and
rolled like the ocean 1t was preceded
1y a rumbllng noise like thunder. The
lao Il