Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-08-28

Gen. Wright has accepted the pos
OF governor of the Philippines which
will be left vacant Jan. / when Gov
Taft succeeds Secretary Of War Root
Marysville. Kan, was deluged Tues.
day by clondburst, which caused the
big Blue river to rise 16 feet in few
hours. People were driven to trees
and housetops and much damage was
done to property.
The Bacolodian Moros are again
throwing up Notifications. and have de-
manded tribute to the United States
1t Is possible that ii will be necessary
to dispatch an aggressive expedition
to subdue these rebels.
A new filtration water plant has
been put into operation in Ithaca. n
Y, and the citizens and students of
Cornell university are assured of an
abundance of pure water for the
future. Ithaca recently suffered from
serious epidemic of typhoid fever.
The Canadian department of marine
and fisheries is determined to put an
end to illegal fishing in the great lakes
and will keep swift patrol boats on
guard at points where poaching has
been carried on on a large scale.
They will be armed with rifles and
seven Founders,
Lieut. Com. Isam Takeshira of the
imperial Japanese navy is planning for
Japan to have yacht in the next con-
test for the Americas cup. I'VE can
build just as fine boat as either Amer
lea or England" he said. and you may
be sure at the next international yacht
race you will see the flag of Japan fly
ing on the winner"
Maj. Charles II. Smith, better known
as Bill Arp died Monday at Atlanta,
Ga. He wrote weekly letters to
newspapers in the south for many
years. Among some of the works of
which he was the author are Bill
Apps Scrap Book" "A Side Show of
the Southern Side of the War" and
Georgia as a Colony and State, 1888
1898"
Secretary Root proposes the estab-
lishment of an extensive system OF
railroads in the Philippine islands. 1t
would amount to some 900 miles. The
contemplate aid by the
Philippine government. The secre-
tary of war believes that the con-
of these roads would be of
immense benefit and would settle for
the time the question of possible in
in Luzon.
DR.. Samuel ]. Mathews. professor of
pharmacology. in the University OF
Chicago. has discovered. it is believed,
4 cure for lockjaw which consists of
an intravenous injection of salt solu-
lion. The treatment has just been
.ried on boy who was in the last
stages of the disease and is now able
% sit up in bed. Physicians say that
DR.. Mathews has made a discovery
which will revolutionize the entire
practice Of medicine in cases of acute
poisoning.
John A. Showles, saloon keeper
Known to almost every one in Milwau-
zee as Judge" Showles, is dead Of
leart failure He had conducted a sa-
Don there for more than 80 years. He
lever sold a mixed drink, declined to
tell more than three drinks to man.
md if he knew mans family suffered
because he frequented Showles's place,
10 price could buy drink. NO beer
or you my friend" he would say,
take your money home to your family.
do not want it; they need It." Six
o'clock was his closing hour and when
he clock struck six his best customer
vas told that business was over for
he day. He was said to be we'll edu-
ated.
After receiving report from a corps |
f experts concerning the price of |
commodities in districts where the Or |
anized workingmen of Chicago live.
he employers association has discov- |
red that the cost of living has in |
vim tho 10 CT five |
ears and has decided that wages
hould be increased in like ratio. In
lany cases the increase already has
cen granted: in future cases
his will be the basis
wage raises. For more
nan a decade the employers through
ut the country have been trying to
nd an equitable standard by which
ages may be adjusted, and the Chi
ago association intends to test the
1lution it has found.