Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-07-17

t The new city Of Chicago estimate
the population at 2, 231, 200.
Edward Hanlan, who coached Co
lumbia universities racing crews for
, number of years, will retire from hi
position September ID.
Three men killed and two seriousl
hurt, together with three building
destroyed, is the result of an explo
sion at the Latin powder works a
Latin, Pa, Monday afternoon.
A Pennsylvania train Friday even
ing, about eight miles out of Cincin
natl, ran into barouche in which wer,
nine persons, and four of them were in
stantly killed, three probably fatally
and two severely.
William Hobbe of Brooklyn, the
Southern Illinois giant, died Sunday.
Hobbe was only % years old. He wa.
Z feet 5inches tall and weighed BAL
pounds. Both his mother and father
are of large stature and are still living.
W. G. Greene of New York city, pres.
ident of the Greene Consolidated Cop
per company, has just presented as a
| gift to Sam King, friend of many
years. standing, the title to copper
mine valued at 5000, 600, situated near
Cananea, Mexico. The mine already
has about 800, 600 worth of ore blocked
out.
Miss Arabella Edens, 16 years old,
living near Sissonville, W. Va, hu.
inflated over a severe whipping given
her by her father, Philip Edens, high
tempered old soldier, put shotgun to
her mouth Wednesday afternoon and
by string attached to the trigger and
to her foot caused the guns discharge
tearing the top of her head off.
President Roosevelt had converse
tion short time ago with Senator
Plat as to the ACCESSIBILITY of appoint
ing Charles S. Francis of Troy, recent
ly minister to Greece, as ambassador to
Italy in place of George Won Lingen
Meyer of Boston. Mr.. Meyer resigned
his post some time ago and Mr.. Francis
resigned his at the Grecian court.
Joseph W. Cummin of Newburg, N.
Y, is in Jail on the charge of grand
larceny. He was secretary, treasurer
and cashier of the Cornwall bank and
is alleged to be defaulter of about
$50, 600, wrecking the bank. Saturday
the State bank examiner appeared at
the bank and before the examination
of the books Cummin took him aside
and confessed that he was short in his
accounts between $40, 600 and $50, 600.
News of the death by drowning in
the Hudson river on Thursday of Paddy
Smith, the Williamsburg, n. Y, life
saver, is surprising. He was "a years
old. He was an ironworker, but he
passed most of his time in summer on
the South Fifth street pier, from which
excursions leave daily. 1t was said of
him that he had rescued at least 100
persons from drowning from that pier
and places near it in the last five years.
He was an expert swimmer.
There is trouble on the monitor Wyo-
ming, now in San Francisco harbor,
due to what the men call the injustice |
and severity of the officers. They say |
that Gunner's Mate Weiverdell was put |
ID bread and water for 80 days because |
be failed to clean his hammock when
The officers knew his wrist was sore. |
They also complain because they were
1ot allowed to give sword to Gunner
George Newman, who is a favorite.
They charge that Master at Arms d.
=. Hanson is such a martinez that un-
ess he is removed there will be whole
ale assertions.
Two men were drowned in the Con-
lecticut river at Hartford, Conn, Sun
lay afternoon and third had mar
ow escape from a similar fate, having
,een rescued Just in the nick of time
" companion. The dead men were
larry Towner and John Braman. The
ame of the man who had such mar
ow escape from death could not be
earned. All were from Boston and
sere employed as brakemen on the
Highland division of the New York,
Jew Haven & Hartford railroad, run
ing between Boston and East Hart
ord
The postmaster general has issued an
rider denying the use of the mails to :
he American Street Car Transporta-
ion Co. The company is incorporated
nder the laws of the state of New
ork, with a capital stock of 500, 600
nd has been making thousands of dol .
IRIS operating one of the most remark
BILE endless-chain systems ever brought
} the attention of the department. S
he company offered for sale tickets,
God on any street car line or elevated
abroad in the United States, at a cost
} the purchaser of one cent each, ex-
laining that all that was necessary
as to obtain an introduction from +
friend, or agent at cost of % cents y
nd send 70 cents TO the company for +
lree additional introductions, which 9
lie patron was to sell to his friends.
he money received he was to retain
nd when the friends to whom he had !
I'D the 'introductions' had each re-
lifted IS cents to the company, it was
romised that he should receive book ;
% tickets. The company claimed
, its literature that the scheme was
ot an endless chain system, and that I
was honestly conducted and within I
lie law. Assistant Attorney General /
Obj held this to be an absolutely I
Use statement and put a stop to the 3
business. .
During terrific thunder storm which =
,ssed over Washington, d. c., Sun
~ lightning struck boat house near
le Potomac river in which about a
,zen men had taken refuge on their
ay home from the beach. One man A.
as killed outright. another so badly G
jured that he may die, and still an d
her is in the hospital suffering Sc a
rely from the effects of the bolt. G. fl
. Bannigan, the policeman on duty a
the beach, while hurrying to the
nergency hospital for assistance after =.
e accident, was twice rendered tenn v
,rarily unconscious from the effects p
the lightning striking trees near a!
m. A severe wind and rainstorm &C. ~