Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-16

declaring dependence upon faith heal
ing In cases OF sickness to be "a GRIM
inal negligence.
A strike Of coal miners in Colorado.
New Mexico and Utah will follow fail
ure to adjust differences this week, ac-
cording to a statement issued by Pres
ident Mitchell and Secretary Wilson of
the United Mine Workers.
The report of the auditor of the
postofiice department shows expendi-
lures of $13S,7S4,4S7; receipts of
$l34,224,443, a defici. of $4,560,044 for
the year ending June 80. The deficit
is more than million dollars below
the estimate year ago of what 1t
would be-
Gen. Ola, insurgent leader in Albay,
Luzon, Is turning over the guns of his
command to the American authorities
and promises to aid in the capture of
Tolena and LARA, insurgent leaders
still at large. He has been promised
immunity. During the campaign 100
insurgents were killed and 700 men
and guns captured.
The American whaler, Joseph Manta
from Provincetown. Mass, has been
wrecked on the island of Pico, one of
the Azores group. All on board were
lost She carried a crew of Is men,
and sailed in December, 1900. She
was called one of the best boats in the
trade and had sent home 1900 barrels
of oil thus far.
In the superior criminal court at
Boston Thursday, Granville Martin and
William NJ Trotter, editor of the
Guardian, organ of the colored peo-
pie, were sentenced to 80 days i'm
prsonment in Jail. The men were
charged with causing a disturbance at
a meeting in the A. NJ. e. Zion church
Friday evening, July 30, at which |
Booker T. Washington was the
speaker.
The Maryland peace memorial was
at Chattanooga, Tenn, |
with imposing ceremonies. |
Gov. j. w. Smith of Maryland, deliv
cred the dedicatory address. The |
monument was erected in honor of |
both the union and confederate forces
and is 43 feet in height, having the
figure of a standard bearer on the top,
10 feet in height. 1t is built of Mary
and granite and was erected at cost
Of $1,000.
James Fl. Tillman testified for him
self in his trial at Lexington, S. c.,
Thursday, for the murder of Editor n.
J. Gonzales. He told the story of his
misunderstanding and contentious with
Editor Gonzales during a period of
line or ten years. He said that Con
.ales charged in his newspaper that he
lad embezzled certain funds. He said
lie had reason to expect that Gonzales
would shoot when they met and he
ired first. He wanted to fight a
luel with Gonzales in Georgia and had
ent a verbal message asking him to
10 so.
Another crank, harmless this time,
,isited the White House Thursday.
gainst murderers and to suggest the
manner in which he can protect HIM
elf against them. He will be exam
Ileu DIS 10 Ills Sdully btSduSC iitHi- |
ers of the White House staff believe c
concerning the arrest of
emented persons seeking the presi-
ent has the effect of inviting others
D similar missions orders have been I
iven at the White House that news s
f cranks and crankism is not to be q
lade public.
A Manila collector has discovered a t
lot to defraud the inspector by bring b
lg in Chinese coolies under the guise t
{ merchants to the Philippine islands. t
contract connects several consuls 4
18th the alleged frauds. Consuls Nc
yade, Canton, and Carl Johnston. L
moy, are among the beneficiaries. n
ohm T. Miller, former inspector of a
is under arrest and war Il
INT has been issued for Inspector W. 6
Ballantyne, who is now in China 8
hey are charged with uttering false fl
nd forged certificates. A Chinese b
elective is said to have paid $500 to ri
: passed as a merchant. fl
The Boston Nationals won the al
venth game for the baseball cham Il
on put Phillippi in the box, he In
afternoon by the score of Z m
3, each team having previously won 81
rec games. The Pittsburg cham e.
onship put Phillippi in the box, he re-
wing three times before turned down 81
e American league champions, but til
e Boston club won a clean-cut vic til
ry, outbatting the Pittsburg team and sc
aying by far the most daShing and w
illiant game. ICY" Young, welded sc
e sphere for the Bostons, playing the ST
me without an error, as did his part tn
r in the box, Criger. The game was DC
tnessed by 1908 people, and at the
Inclusion both teams started for Bos-
n. ar
at
Extensive naval maneuvres under m
of Admiral Dewey will be til
Id on the Cuban coast beginning ''v
out Dec 1. December will be oc la
pied in drills and target practice, to
d in January the European and be
nth Atlantic squadrons will join the of
o squadrons of the North Atlantic eff
ct at Culebra. For a month there ia
II be combined fleet operations and =
b. Is the vessels will assemble at
Cuba, where the coast
uadron will join them, games
II be played for fortnight, and
out March 1 the entire fleet will go H.
Key West for competitive target
actice, the first ever attempted on
ch a large scale by the United States ba
Wy. tn
The worlds trotting record to wagon H,
s twice smashed at Lexington, KY, tir