Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-06-26
new WORLD HAPPENINGS,
A SUMMARY OF THE WEEKS EVENTS ON
THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.


Death Of Maj. Pond, the Lecture Manaper-u
s. Attitude Toward servia-A Snake Eatiu,
Feat That Failed-Great Textile Strike a
Lowell Ended-Postofice Investigate Pro
gresses-Another Negro Burned at the Stake
The list Of known dead from flood
at Heppner, Ore, numbers 1853. From
SO to GO are missing.
Gov. Bates Of Massachusetts vetoed
the eighth hour bill for public employees
Friday. The veto was returned to thu
House and was sustained by nearly /:
to vote. Some debate followed, but
the majority won out.
For the first time in the score n,
years OF its history the New York sub,
urban handicap, greatest Of American
turf events, was won by three-year.
old last week. Africander, son of Star
by.Afric Queen, finished first in a
splendid field of 10 to - of which he
was giving weight.
"Will" Zimmerman, 20, tried 10
loop the loop on a bicycle at Indianap-
oils, Ind, one day last week, in place
of Ray Stevens, who is laid up with
broken ribs from the feat. thinner
man fell from the top and fractured his
skull and he died of the injuries. The
authorities stopped the trials.
Charges against Charles Hedges, SUI
perintendent of the Washington deliy-
cry service of the postofiice department,
alleging that he has pressed claims be-
fore Congress, solicited employees in
the service tn take stock in "a mi m Or
company, etc., are under investigation
by the inspectors OF the postoffice de
partment.
A novelty in the shape of gasoline
lawn mower has been placed at the
Westing house place in Lenox, Mass.
and will be put into service this week
by an expert from the manufactory. 1t
is the first one made by the firm and
sent out, although it has stood the tests
given 1T by the inventor. 1t is of horse.
power IN capacity of surface. but will
do much nicer work than horse ma
chine, 1t is claimed.
The United States government has
adopted an attitude similar to that of
England toward the new Seryian Own
asty. 1t will be in no haste to recog
nize government created bv assassi
nation, in the absence of some exhibit
ton of a disposition to punish the
guilty. Therefore Mr.. Jackson. who.
besides being minister to Greece, is
also United States minister to Servia.
will not present his credentials to the
of King Peter at present.
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in;strot;on nnder prasident WcK;n.
av and Postmas tar General Smith saws
hat the reports constituting the
charges show the existence of many ir.
during the period men
Toned. Mr.. Bristow saws that inspec-
ors' reports show that many salaries
rave been paid where little service or
zone at all. has been rendered.
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