Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-07-03
new WORLD HAPPENINGS.
A SUMMARY OF THE WEEKS EVENTS ON
THE WESTERN HENIspHrRE.

~@A6 WESLEYAN d64lbpAGHE.
The Presidents Homecoming Miss Roos
welt at Hartford-Largsst Labor Conve,
tion--The Challenger Il Fast Dragged 4
San Juan.
The swarms OF flies which pestere
the residents OF New Bedford early /
the month have returned more hume,
Gus and more vicious than ever. A re
markable thing about the flies is tina
they do not trouble animals nor d
they thrive indoors.
Joseph W. Fairbanks, treasurer O
Amherst college for the past six wears
died at Amherst Saturday. He was
graduate of the class of sc, Amherst
and had been an instructor in Worces
ter, st. Louis, st. Paul, Mimi, an,
principal OF Williston seminary, Eas
Hampton.
To save the life of Assistant Gener
al Superintendent Wilson Fredericks
who was badly scalded in the Phila
delphia and Reading railroad wreck a
Westtield last February, 5000 men EN-
ployed by the United States Express
company have volunteered to PERM
the removal of piece of skin from
their arms Mr.. Fredericks is in tn,
Muhlenberg hospital at Plainfield
N. j.
Students of eastern colleges and uni
versities are going to receive invita-
lions to come to Nebraska and hell
the farmers harvest their crops thi.
summer. The State Labor Bureau has
decided to call the students attention
to the cheap railroad fares to the west
and to the wages being paid for har.
vest hands, and hope in this manner
to secure hundreds of young men fol-
this work.
Miss Edna L. Ranney of Syracuse.
N. y, bookkeeper for mercantile
agency in New York, has sued Post
master Cornelius Van Colt of that city
for $50, COO damages, alleging malicious
prosecution. Miss Ranney was arrested
in New York on complaint of Mr.. Van
Colt, who, as an inspector in the CON-
pany, alleged that she had under direc-
tion of superiors altered the books
The courts dismissed the case against
her.
The supreme court at Nashville
Tenn, has rendered decision holding
that the Adams law, which was passed
by the last legislature, is constitution
al. The measure was a temperance res
olution. and provided for the abolition
of saloons in towns having a popula-
tion of 5000 and under, upon submits
sion of the question to popular vote.
There are only eight towns in the state
that are exempt from the laws opera
tion.
The ship Young America of the Nau-
tical Preparatory school of Rhode Is.
land, which is being built in the ship
yard of the Perth Amboy Shipbuilding
and Engineering company at Perth Am
boy, is in the possession of Sheriff Car
man of Middlesex county, who seized
it on an attachment proceeding insti-
tuted by William E. Winant of Newark
the designer of the boat. Winant has
claim of s4S00 against the ship.
Neither John W. Gates nor John A.
Drake found it necessary in the least
to have to borrow money for breakfast
Tuesday morning, according to the
mournful tale told by the bookmakers
at Washington Park, Chicago. For
when, John McGurk got his head in
front of Gold Bell at the wire in the
fifth race, Messrs. Gates and Drake
had tickets calling for about 500, GOO
1t was the first coup of Importance the
plungers have made since the opening
Of the meeting.
Miss Alice Roosevelt, daughter of
President Roosevelt, and Miss Reid,
daughter of ambassador Whitelaw Reid
If New York, witnessed tie game in
The pony polo match between the Hart
lord and Valley Farm teams at the
polo course Saturday afternoon. The
,oung women are tbs guests OF Comdr. |
Cowles of birmingham, and were chap
,roned by Mrs. Cowles. They attract
ID much attention and were the cyno- |
ure of all eyes as they sauntered
round the grounds.
Arthur Carroll who was arrested at
Del. on suspicion of being
implicated in the lynching of George
White, the negro murderer OF Miss
Bishop, was released on 5000 bail
night. At the inquest over
he remains of White, it was found
hat only five pounds OF flesh and
zones, out of 200, were left after the
ynchers had finished their work The
ury's verdict was burned in a field
" parties unknown. 1t is believed
hat no one will ever be punished for
he work of the mob.
The Russian minister at Pekin, M:
lesser. has been suddenly summoned
o a conference with Gen. Kuropatkin,
he Russian war minister, and other
romipent Russians regarding Russia's
osition in Manchuria. President
man ifests the deepest interest
q the news but makes no comment for
utilization. He is fully alive to its
Importance. The president is in close
ouch by telegraph with the state de-
artment. and any developments OF con-
ern in foreign affairs will be trans
lifted promptly to him by Secretary
lay.
Twenty four miners were killed and
bout 30 Others injured in an explosion
1 gas that occurred Thursday night IN
as Esperanzas, Mex, coal mines.
he disaster was caused by the igni-
on of the gas by the flame from de-
,ctive lamp. The men were on the
oint of quitting work for the day. !
robably 100 men were in the mine at .
,e time of the explosion. After the !.
1ock of the explosion those who were .,
HE 10 move rushed for the exits, but
10 falling earth and debris carried !
any down to death. Fully 30 miners
,caned with broken limbs and scorched :
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