Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-06-12

press clipping bureau. and by means OF
which his name became familiar in
many countries, died suddenly of apo.
plexy at his New York home Thursday.
Laura Biggar, the actress, whose con-
spiracy case in connection with the es-
tate of the late Henry Bennett of Pitts
burg was recently concluded, has now
been sued for 500, 600 for alleged alien
alton of the affections of Dr.. c. G..
Hendrick. who was CO. defendant with
her in the case.
The Hamburg American line steam
ship Deutschland. after being stuck in
the mud off Sandy Hook for nearly "A
hours, was worked free at high water
late Friday and proceeded 10 sea. 1t
took the combined efforts of seven yes
sells and her own powerful screws 70 get
her into deep water. She was not in
iured and it is expected that she will
take her average speed in crossing.
The Chilcat Indians have cut and
destroyed the big nets placed in posi-
ton in Lynne canal at Tacoma, Wash.
by the Alaska packers association and
the Pacific packing and navigation
company. During May the Chilcats
warned the salmon CAMPERS that they
must not plant their nets until the In
dians had finished catching bulacheon
on which they depend for their early
summer supply OF fish. Their warning
! not being needed, the Chilcats, week
/ before last, boarded a number of war
canoes and tore up all the salmon nets
they could find.
( Recent dispatches have announced
I that Lieut.. Sidney s. Burbank of the
Sixth Infantry, stationed at Fort Leav-
epworth, Kan, is charged with de5er
tion by Filipino girl who says she is
his wife. The Manila newspapers bring
the information that not few of the
American Migrants just now quite nu-
merous in Manila and neighboring
provinces are discharged soldiers who
had celebrated a common law marriage
with natiTe women, and who were pre-
scented to the military authorities.
These common-law marriages were us
ually celebrated by TRANSMISSION of blood
the veins being opened in the arms of
the contracting parties. and such
ceremony has acquired during past
years of sanction of life out of wedlock /
legal status in the eyes of Filipino !
women. Judge Advocate General Da- /
Wis, the commanding general in the /
Philippines, has been requested to in /
vestigate the case of Lieut.. Burbank. I
4 difficulty which at first threatened (
another anthracite coal strike has hap
PLY been settled. Differences between
operators and miners requiring adjust
ment having arisen, the miners in each
of the three districts appointed its pres
ident to represent it on the board OF
Cancellation as provided for by the an
thracite strike commission. The opera
tors, however, refused to recognize
them or TO meet with them, A joint
of miners was called at
Pottsville for June 10 TO decide as TO a
general suspension of work. But the
officials and uperintendents of the coal
in a statement issued FIJI
day, said that if the mine workers at
their convention should re-elect their .
district presidents as their representa-
tives on the conciliatory board by a
majority vote, there would be no fur !,
Their objection to their eligibility to .
serve on the board. The miners will
follow this hint at the com /,
ing convention and there will be no l
necessity for strike. The operators
declare that their objection was based
IN the opinion that the three represen- |
.atives had not been properly elected. 9
Two lynchings of negroes are report
ID this week, one from Belleville, H.,
md the other from Greenville, Miss.
At the first named place. W. T. Wy
TIT, negro school teacher, shot Super e
ntendent Hertel who refused to renew t
lis teaching certificate until he should t
lear his name of certain scandals. A
mob hanged Wyatt to a telephone pole '
n the public square. While his body e
vas jerking in the agonies of death {
men built fire at the foot of the pole. I
The flames flared up and licked at the {
eet of the victim but this did not sat b
sly the mob and another and larger
ire was started When it had begun r
burning briskly the negro, still half r
live, was cut down and after being
covered with coal oil, he was cast into n
he fire. Means of pain were heard p
rom the half dead victim of the mob /,
nd these served further TO infuriate
lis torturers They fell upon him
With clubs and knives and cut and ;;
,eat the burning body almost TO pieces ~
nd not until every sign of life had 2
departed did they permit the flames to /,
evour the body. The second case was :,
hat of John Dennis who had attempt r
d criminal assault A mob of 200
nen took him from Jail TO the tele {,
hone exchange and hanged him from u
he cross arm of telephone pole. The q
egro only asked time to pray. =,