Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-12-04

constantly reported. Four doctors are
now sick and one has 65 fever patients
more than he can attend to.
Inc ottawa University in Ottawa
TOnt', was totally destroyed by fire ear
ly Wednesday. All that remains of
the magnificent stone building, which
was one of the sights of the eastern
part of the city, are portions of the
walls. The loss is estimated as $780,
200; partly covered by insurance. The
fire Is supposed to havev started from
burning cigarette thrown away.
The u. S. minister at San Domingo
refused Friday to acknowledge the
provisional government there estab-
lished since the surrender of the city
to revolutionists Nov "a. President
Wos Gil and the ministers of the
United States, Belgium, Hayti, and
Spain signed, that day, an act of cap
titulation which calls for the holding
of elections within three months and
the installation of the new president
February 81.
Timothy Mccarthy, walking delegate
of the Housesmiths and Bridgemen's
union, local No. 2, is being tried at New
York on a charge of extortion in that
he is said to have extorted $500 from
the Loebel- Andrews Co. to settle a
strike on the Martha Washington ho-
tel. The general manager of the CONF
pany testified that Mccarthy said to
him when asked why the strike had
been called; We've got it in for you
fellows The only way out is for Loeb
Ell to see Parks"
One hundred and two miles of track,
composing what is known as the Og-
den Lucien' cut off across Great Salt
Lake, was formally declared completed
Thursday and made a part of the Har-
riman system. This track has cost
the Southern Pacific Railroad company
many millions of dollars but it is es-
timated viii result in saving of more
than 100000 yearly in operating eX-
penses as well as reducing the run
ming time between Ogden and the Pa
cific coast by two hours.
Brown university Thursday suffered I
the worst defeat sustained by any east |
ern college football team in years at /
the hands of the Dartmouth eleven at /
Varick park the final score being 81 I
to 0, So completely was the Rhode /
Island eleven out classed that not until /
the last few minutes of play, when the
men from Hanover were exhausted /
from their continuous rushing were
they able to make any stand. Brown
only once held Dartmouth for downs
and secured only two first downs.
The Academy of Music the largest
theatre in Brooklyn, was completely
Monday by fire which is be-
Iieved to have been caused by an ex
plosion in the building. For a time
the flames threatened adjoining pro-
perty and when the roof fell in part
Of it struck a liquor saloon building
adjoining. No one was hurt although
he saloon was destroyed. The loss
S estimated at 100000. fully covered
by insurance. The fire started in ,
he scenery on the stage of the theatre.
Gen. Reyes, envoy of Colombia to ,
he United States, has reached Wash +
ngton on special mission. He says I
hat he and his followers will devote r
heir energies to the granting of ca 8
lal concession to the United States .
Without the payment of a cent" Even a
Il this, Colombia will be the gamer. =
lie adds that Colombia Is afire with :
zeal for the building the canal by the /
United States and that the unfortunate ,
POLITICAL troubles which We're the sole :
ause of the treaty's death before the a
Colombian congress have entirely dis +
ppeared. g
Tariff debate occupied most of the Q
ime of Mondays short session of the Z
ouse at Washington, after which ad- =
ournment was taken until today The .
enate held a short session and after re- I
ewing number of private pension bills ,
nd petitions for the expulsion of Sen
tor Smoot adjourned until today y
senator Cullom called up the Cuban II
bill, but no one took ac- d
ion upon it and it went over Sena- q
Or Morgan wants an investigation of l
ne acts of transcontinental railroads
/ connection with the isthmian canal Z
latter. Senator Penrose wants an 8
lvestigation by the senate of the pos II
u frauds. -
Financial difficulties which began al
uring the crusade of John Alexander OF
OWE. the self styled Elijah III" and a
is restoration host to New York, tr
onth ago, and which have been rapid Fl
increasing since Dowies return to al
hicago eliminated Tuesday night in W
e federal courts taking possession of &C
the property controlled by Dowie
Zion City, III. This town, which
as founded two years ago by Dowie,
I'd has a population of over 10000, is
e general headquarters for Dowie's ~
lurch and is said to represent an ex- -
,nditure of $20,00O,00O Dowie has i ,'a
en recently making desperate eff ~
rts to force more money from his fol- 81
wers. ~
Mai. James E. Runcie of Havana tes- tn
led in the Gen. Wood investigation an
connection with his promotion to he
e office of major general, before the mi
nate committee on military affairs at vo
ashington Friday. He told of din TIL
r at Santiago Cuba, attended by him th'
If, General Wood and Ray Stannard
Lker. newspaper man, at which, 1t fra
alleged, was planned the magazine th'
tfcle attacking Major General Brooke me
at has figured conspicuously in the int
God case Major Runcie declared pu
at General Wood asked him to write ex