Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-06-12
NEW WORLD HAPPENINGS.
A SUMMARY OF THE WEEKS EVENTS ON
THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE

Millers Want Reciprocity-U. s. Soldiers De
sert Filipino Wives Asiatic Squadron As
semhles in Chinese Waters Threatened Goa
Strike Averted-Wireless Telegraph Princi
pies Applied to Boats.
After IS days without rain New ,Jer
sey farmers began last week to plan,
millet and fodder corn.
Twenty-Five millions will be added
to the worlds gold supply by cleanup.
now IN progress in the Klondike, For.
ty Mile, Atlin and Nome districts. Be.
tween now and August the Klondike
district will ship out about SO, 900. coo.
The Asiatic squadron. commanded by
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans, has
assembled IN Chinese waters. This is
regarded as significant. following a
4 long report from Admiral Evans con
corning the grave internal situation in
/ China
I Secretary of the Navy Moody saws
that he intends TO retire from the cabi-
net and perhaps from political life. at
the end of the present presidential
term. 1t is understood that his decis-
ION Is based on personal preference
to resume the practice of law
William Thompson, IS. who for so
years had been the president of the New
York pie baking company, otherwise
known as the pie trust, is dead at New
York. Mr.. Thompson was the pioneer
in the wholesale pie baking industry
in America The business brought him
fortune estimated at $1,000, 600
All hope has been given up for the
eyesight of Ira D. Sankey. the we'll
known evangelist and composer of re-
ligious songs. 1t was believed for a
while that he would recover the sight
of at least one eye but it is now real
lied that he will be totally and per
manently blind. His general health is
improving
President Roosevelt returned to
Washington Friday night from his
memorable trip of over two months
throughout the West. H. was given a
hearty reception by the people at the
capital who lined the sidewalks as his
carriage, escorted by the battalion of
high school cadets, was driven TO the
White House.
Harvard observatory is to have a new
25-inch rejecting telescope which will
be ready for use next fall and which
will be more powerful than any now in
use The telescope will greatly aid the
Crimson observatory in its stellar pho
Biography. which is already more devel.
oped at Harvard than in any observa-
tory in the world
The cotton bulletin of the depart
ment of agriculture issued Thursday
showed the condition of cotton to be (
II. 4. The average planted was 2S. 907.- /
600, an increase of S1,020. GOO over last |
year, or 3. 7 per cent. Upon the appear
ance of the government crop report the I
New York cotton market was thrown |
into great excitement.
The Ohio Republican convention at
Columbus Thursday endorsed President
Roosevelt and favored his nomination
Tor president in 1904 In regard to a
protective tariff it declared THE pro-
.ective policy of the Republican party
must be administered by the friends of
American prosperity and must not be
though possible benefits of
may call for a timely read
ustment of the schedule.
A hurricane has swept over the Phil
ppine Islands and has done great dam
lge to shipping. The United States
teamer. Pearlade Visayas. was lost off
Jameots Island. Part of the crew were
ayed. The United States steamer,
Iaurafel, and the schooner Mayfower,
ave been driven ashore off Ormus,
Vest Lyle, and will prove total losses.
III on board the vessels were saved.
Naval experts and electrical engi- ,
eers declare the invention of Charles ,
Alden of Dorchester, Massachusetts. :
or operating boat by electrical |
,ower, through the application OF i
he wireless telegraph principle, is one /
+ the best discoveries of the year. All I
gree that the method is practicable :
nd but one of the important discover {
es that will be made along those lines. I
The Ferris wheel, the famous Chi ,
ago Fair attraction, was sold Friday 8
or 81. S00-engines and building, boil /
RS and all. The purchaser was rep '
sentative of firm of junk dealers |
nd there was only one other bid OF g
800 against him. The Ferris wheel {
ost 1862, 600 and was one of the Won {
ers of the Worlds Fair. There are I
800. 600 in bonds outstanding against e
and an Indebtedness approxlmating r
100, 600. which the 81. 500 bid Will help !
D liquldate. I
Indictments have been found at I
Mass, against Charles II.
oyce and Leo Blacklen of Lowell, who
ere arrested in connection with the
LEGGED sale of liquor in original pack
ges in Lowell. The men are Jointly t
nd individually indicted on charges /
{ soliciting orders for liquors, liquor I
cling and liquor keeping. The men t
ED that under the law they could sell l
ouor in original packages, not to be C
pened or drunk on the premises, In
o-license city. The legislature is now I