Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-07-31
new WORLD HAPPENINGS.
A SUMMARY OF THE WEEKS EVENTS IN
THE WESTERN HEMIspHERE

wireless Telephone works--Fatal Train recl
Gen. Knox Tablet Unveiled Death Of Con
sul-Gensral Lincoln Earthquake Shock il
California-Wall Street Timer Fails.
The New Britain, Ct, opera house
was burned last week with a loss OF
800, 600; insured for $4,000.
Oliver T. Sherwood, the cashier OF
the Southport, Conn, National bank.
who is accused of embezzlipp over
SlOO, GOO, has been captured in Panama.
he has consented to return at once.
Sixteen persons were injured, two ia
tally, in wreck OF Sante Fe east
bound passenger train and Missouri
Pacific north-bound train at the Juno
ton west of Hutchinson, Kan, Satur
day.
The Cascade cereal company's plant
and the Deming- Berry pulley plant at
Tacoma, Wash, have been destroyed
dy hire. Two hotels and several resi-
dences were destroyed. The loss is
about $4,000.
Earl Whitney and Claude O'Brien,
both ID years old, were hanged at
Lexington, Ky, Friday for the MUIR
der of Addison B. Chino, a merchant
OF that city. Neither spoke after
reaching the scaffold, but continued
to smile. They were perfectly cool.
Bishop Hoben of Scranton, Pa, Sun
day vigorously denounced Sunday ex
cursions and commended all Catholic
organizations to desist from them in the
future The denunciation has caused
much concern to number of Catho-
lie organizations which have arranged
for Sunday excursions this summer.
More than 10000 mine laborers in
the anthracite region will receive an
advance in wages ranging from 10 to
20 per cent by the decision of the con-
ciliation board, officially announced
last week. The decisions, however,
does not cause any Joy in the ranks of
the mine workers, as the laborers are
employed by the miners. and the in
crease will come out of the pockets of
the latter.
The Commercial Telegraphers' IN
ion of America adopted a constitution
and bylaws at its convention in New
York last week, declaring against
strikes except as last resort, and
against walking delegates. A resolu-
ton was passed to raise fund of
$3.50, 600 for the purpose of taking in
junction proceedings against compan-
les which may discharge telegraphers
for belonging to union.
Death and devastation marked the
path cut by tornado that swept over
Paterson. N. H.. last week Wednesday.
One afternoon pail of darkness fell.
Observers noted an inky cloud in the
1t advanced quickly and
seemed to strike the earth three times
in its course to the northeast. Four |
persons were killed and four score or
more were injured. The total damage
is estimated by the police at 81, 600, 900.
P. Arthur, grand chief engineer of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
1t Winnipeg, Man. last week Thursday
hight, while speaking at the banquet
If the closing of the annual union con-
7ention of the Brotherhood of Locomo
i've Engineers. which had been IN ses-
zion for the past few days there. Mr..
Arthur had just arisen to respond to a
oast and repeated the words: ut may
,e my parting words to many of you,"
when he fell backwards and expired a
ew minutes afterwards.
James NJ. Cahill, a fish dealer of
Iew York city, died in the Presbyteri-
n hospital last week of CHAMBERS The
loctors at that institution say it is the
irst case that they have ever had.
Jahill had horse that became i'll
ONE time ago. He tried TO doctor it,
tut the animal became worse. Then
le told his wife to sell it, Some one
Iotified the health department and
eterinary surgeon was sent to examine
he horse. He said that it was suffer
ng from CHAMBERS and shot it. The
ext day Cahill became i'll and was {
ent to the hospital. I
Another head fell in the postoffice
asket Friday, that of Charles Hedges,
uperintendent of delivery in all the
tires of the United States, and long
he right hand man of A. W. Machen, !
be former superintendent of free de-
very. Mr. Hedges position is next
, that of Mr.. Eachen in Importance. {
lie is removed for falsifying his per 9
lem accounts as postotfce inspector,
ne of the instances being while he i
-as attending the funeral of John i
herman. Another was when he was G
his mining properties in '
[exico. Hedges uncle was the law /
artner of John Sherman at Mansfield q
1t was a cloudy, if not black, Fri
ay in several Wall street quarters last !
eek. Three -quarters of an hour be- :
,re the close of the stock exchange the
1spension of the brokerage firm of W.
!. Stow & Co. was announced. Twenty
,inutes later Wall street went wild '
nd stocks when up went the announce G
,ent was made that the firm of Talbot {
TAYLOR Il Co., the senior member 1
which is the son-in-law of James h.
.eene, had also suspended. James H.
eene said of the failure; - am not |
he largest loser by this failure so far 5
, the creditors are concerned. reckon |
lose about sl.50O,000. | am not en- r
arrassed: l am only annoyed that this /
,ould have happened. l am annoyed Q
so because | think they have con- b
ucted their business in very mpro- o
dent way. They allowed certain peo- S
e to stick them, and they are now t
,fferipg for it," Asked as to the d.
.ct. cause of the failure Mr.. keene f
id "They held large amount of Sc a
rites thew could not get rid OF. The v
isis which came last week had been t
,reseen for some time, and as the mar a
If got worse instead of better the B
,ldinps carried by the firm could not {
, sold and when the banks began 10 t