Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-04-25
WINDHAM COUNTY REFORMER. FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1902

birthday Monday. The exercises wer
held in Goddard chapel on Colleg,
hill.
A capital prize of Sl00,0 600 has beef
offered by the st. Louis worlds fai
management, in the airship race, will
$50, 600 in subsidiary prizes.
The late DR.. Talmage left an estat
of $780, 600 His will gives Mrs. Tai
mage the "@idow's third" while tn
remainder is divided equally among
the six children.
The suit of the state of Minnesota
against the railroad merger has beer
removed to the United States Circui
court from the district court in which
it was brought.
The state of New York will erect
peace monument on Lookout Mountain
overlooking the valley of the T&nes
see, Missionary ridge and the Chica
manga battlefield
Rev. Dr. Alexander II. Vinton wa'
consecrated bishop of the new Episco
pal diocese of western Massachusetts a
Worcester, Tuesday. Many prominen1
Episcopal clergy from all over the
country were present.
Earthquakes destroyed Quesaltenan
of Guatemala Friday night The for
mer was the second city of Importance
in Guatemala and both were capitals
of departments. Fire added to the hor
ror of the disaster 200 persons were
killed and many injured.
The nomination of Rear Admiral
Henry C. Taylor to be chief of the bu
reau of navigation, navy department,
was sent to the White House Monday
from the navy department Admiral
Crowningshield's resignation of the
post also was transmitted to the presi-
dent. The change will be made on
April 20.
Sam Moy, a noted Chinaman, who
had done more for his race than any
other Chinaman in America, died in
Milwaukee, Wis, Saturday. He had
been in the tea business in Chicago for
several years and had accumulated a
fortune of $1,000, 900. Through his eff
forts the Chinese of Chicago obtained
a burial ground near that city, and did
away with the practice of sending their
dead back to China for burial He was
remarkably we'll educated for one of
his race.
Miss Ellen NJ Stone, the missionary,
told the story of her long captivity for
the first time in public at fremont
temple, Boston, Monday evening. The
hall was filled to its utmost. Miss
Stone spoke without notes in "A pleas
ant and penetrating voice and told her
81 K.iyyillyr Frh. A t,ariaan
direction. claiming contract on March
- through her brother, sought to have
an injunction issued restraining her
from delivering the lecture. Miss Stone
claims she was not aware of the con
tract when she agreed to deliver the
the lecture.
Louise DESIGNER, seven years old, of
Chicago. inhaled shoe button which
lodged in her left lung and remained
there three years. liberation in time
closed the entire lung and forced the
button further down. Louise was TAX
an to the hospital recently where the
button was discovered by means of the
\ ray. An incision was made directly
into the affected lung and the button
removed. The operation lasted 30 min
ties, and is said to be the first of its
Kind. Compressed air containing neb-
llized oil will be used to initiate the
eft lung as soon as the wound is
lealed. The doctors expect a cure.
General Estrada Palma, president of
he Cuban republic. arrived in Ha-
ana Monday. and was greeted with
treat enthusiasm. Many came from
Ill parts of the island. When he put
lis foot on the pier the enthusiasm of
lis compatriots broke forth in earnest.
There were rounds of cheers by the ma
ives. From every home flew the flag
f Cuba. and from almost as many the .
ag of the United States, while the .
ed and yellow colors of Spain were .
onspicuous on the Spanish houses (
NE Spaniards joined in the welcome. /
procession headed by a detachment
{ the 10th United States cavalry with
chool children and women proceeded
nth the Palma party to city hall.
J. Pierpont Morgan has succeeded in
is project of bringing together in
lose working agreement six of the big
est British and American transatlau-
c steamship lines, while two of the
reat German lines have agreed to en-
,r into harmonious working agree
lent, which assures a tight commun
Y of interests. The lines in the new
are the White Star. Do
Union, Leyland, Atlantic Transport,
merican and Red Star, while allied
i'd heartily cooperating are the !
amburg American and the North
erman Lloyd. Allotments of stock in
lie new corporation were all taken up !
, British members of the syndicate J
onday. The corporation will be run {
most exactly on the same lines as the
nited States Steel Corporation. each .
'anch retaining its individuality. but !,
bject to the control of the directing
'dy.