Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-24
NEW WORLD HAPPENINGS
EVENTS OF THE WEEK IN SUMMARY


'hg-New Hampshire Constitution Changes
strange aud Battling Disease Beers Com.
ing TO United states-First Elective Body
ASSEMBLIES In Manila = Western Railway
employees Demand More wages-To stamp
out the Hook Worm Disease.
Gen. Nord has been proclaimed presi
dent of Hayti by the army and took
possession of the national palace at
Port-au-Prince Thursday.
Gov. Savage of Nebraska FRIDAY rave
Dalsy Lawrence, aged TO- of Norfolk. n
CHRISTMAS present in the shape of a
pardon Tor her father, who is serving a
!ehree-vears sentence in the state pen
itentiary for enlightenment. The par
don was granted in response to pitt
ful letter from the little girl.
The national Republican COMMITTEES
has asked President Joseph Smith of
the Mormon church to Withdraw Apos
Tie Reed Smoot from the contest for
United States senator. President
Smith has replied that as he had moth
ing to do with promoting the candida
cy OF Apostle Smoot he will not now
plunge the church into a political
quarrel.
Thomas j. Sharkey, the detective
who was accused of the murder of
Nicholas Fish, the New York banker
and society man, was found guilty of
manslaughter in the second degree by
a jury In the criminal branch of the
supreme court, Manhattan, Friday.
The jury recommended the prisoner to
the mercy of the court He was re-
manded for sentence.
Eli Hyman, Jew, who begged for
admission to the general hospital at
Toronto, Ont, Dec. IL. is dead An
examination of his clothing resulted
in finding S3l, 600. Other papers
showed his income from stock and 9th
er transactions to have been $1,000 last
year. For 20 years he had slept in
sheds and stables. He sold papers and
begged money and food. His wife and
daughter. it is thought, are living in
San Francisco.
Voltairine lie Cleyre. noted an
archist and teacher of languages. was
shot and mortally wounded at Phila-
delphia Friday by Herman Helscher,
former pupil. The woman is dying in
hospital, and Helscher is in custody.
Unrequited love is said to have
prompted the deed. When arrested
Helscher's one explanation was the
following: 1--WE were sweethearts.
she and |. She broke my heart and
deserved to be killed" Miss LIE
Cleyre was 36 years old, and her as
sailant is "a. The shooting occurred
on the street in broad daylight, and
was witnessed by a score of persons
Helscher is a Russian cigarmaker and
came to this country IA years ago. He
is an avowed anarchist
In the trial at Freehold, n. j..
Thursday of Laura Biggar, the actress,
DR.. Charles c. Hendricks and Samuel
Stanton for alleged conspiracy to get
the estate of Henry NJ Bennett. the
millionaire, evidence of various kinds
was introduced to show that Miss Big
gar was married to Mr. Bennett. Mr..
Stanton, ex- Justice of the peace, testi-
fled that he married Mr.. Bennett and
Miss Biggar at his home in Hoboken,
Jan. 2, 1898, and that he gave Miss
Biggar marriage certificate, which
she said later that she had lost. The !
witness said that she asked him for an
other, and then he told of the effort to |
record the certificate. a physician also
testified to the birth of male child to
Miss Biggar at DR.. Hendricks sani |
tarium.
DR.. Charles Wardwell Stiles, zoolo- /.
gist of the department of agriculture |
and discoverer of the American hook /
worm disease, which he asserts is the /
cause of the proverbial laziness and .
backward condition of the poor whites |
or Crackers" of the South, and also .
Of the conditions which have occasion
ed the campaign against child labor /
in the southern cotton mills, is taking
active steps, on behalf of the govern
nent, to stamp out the malady. At
-er mapping out the exact area of the
sand districts where the disease flour
shes. and determining what proper
ion of the population is suffering
rom the disease, an attempt will be
made to educate the physicians and
people of the district as to the disease
md its proper treatment. The dis
,ase is seldom primarily fatal.
The New Hampshire constitutional
Thursday voted BIB to IN
avor of an antitrust amendment to
he constitution. This aims to limit
he size and functions of corporations
md so regulate them as to prohibit tic
itious capitalization and make provis-
on for supervising and governing
hem. The state grants the general
curt power to enact laws to prevent
he raising of prices of articles of com
nerce or the destruction of fair compe-
ition through combination, conspiracy,
monopoly or any other unfair means.
The convention adjourned Friday after
raining nine amendments to the con
titution: These provide for the pro
libition of trusts: for the extension of
he suffrage to women: for tax upon
nheritances and franchises: for an ed
cational qualification of the suffrage;
O strike the word Protestant from the ,
ill of rights: to establish voting pre-
incts: to place representation in the /
legislature upon a new basis; to extend
be criminal jurisdiction of police ,
ourts, and to require the examination
f commissioned officers in the militia.
he amendments will be submitted to ,
ne people for ratification at the next
lection.
Counsel for the combined interests {
f the boaf hackers and U. S. District {
ttorne with Special Counsel G
)ay for the government, argued over '
he demurrer of the packers to the bill j
,r the injunction filed against them
,st Nav by the government before U. S
Circuit Judge GrosscuP at chicago c
1ednesday. The judge will not take \
u the demurrer for final considera- C
on until next month. In the mean II