Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-04-10
NEW WORLD HAPPENINGS.
A SUMMARY OF THE WEEKS EVENTS ON
THE WESTERN HEMIsPHERE.

A SUMMARY OF THE WEEKS EVENTS ON
THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.
Alaska a y. 8. Territory The New Chinese
Minister-The Rhode Island Election Brib.
ery-New Conditions in Coal Fields-Earth.
quake in Montana The Situation in sulu
John r. Wilson, for more than &c
years publisher of the Chicago journal,
died Tuesday morning, aged 81.
By a vote of 1913 to AZ the lower house
of the Canadian parliament has de-
clared its opinion that in order to save
the youth of the country, the manufac.
ture, sale and importation of cigarettes
should be prohibited.
A snowstorm was general over Colo
RADIO Friday. Many snow and land
slides occurred in the mountains, doing
much damage to railroad and mining
properties. Chicago was almost cut of
from telegraphic communication with
the outside world Friday morning as
the result of a snow storm, accompa-
MED by a high northeast gale.
According to the new Texas anti
trust law, signed by Gov. Lehman, la
Dor unions are trusts and can be prose-
cuted as such. 1t is the most sweep
ing piece Of legislation in regard to
combinations and monopolies in the
history of the state and differs radi-
cally from all former laws on the sub
ject. Every kind of combination can
be proceeded against under the act.
After a meeting of the executive com
mittee of the liquor dealers associa-
ton of New York last week to consider
the law increasing the excise tax 80
per cent. it was announced ga small
uniform glass will be adopted for beer.
A reduction of three ounces of beer has
already been made by some saloonkeep-
ers, and five cents will go on the cans.
The whiskey, too, may be measured out
so that there will be no chance for
four-tingered drinks"
The last eruption of Soufriere was
the longest and considered geologically,
the most interesting. 1t lasted from
March 81 till the morning of March
30. The volcano became again active
on the night of March 30, when a start
ling phenomenon was witnessed, the
crater, appearing like an arch, being
reflected on the mountains of clouds.
The disturbance continues. The young
vegetation in the windward districts is
again obliterated by cinders from the
volcano. A dozen different kinds of
ejecta was thrown out during this
eruption.
The award of the anthracite coal
strike commission went into full effect
April l throughout the anthracite coal
regions. The inauguration OF the new
conditions was generally observed as a
holiday in the southern fields. almost
all the mines in that region being idle.
In several towns parades and mass
meetings were held. In the middle and
upper regions some of the collierles
we're not operated, but most OF the
mine workers reported for duty. AS a
rule the readjustment of hours and
other conditions was effected with but
little difficulty.
Volney T. Hoggatt, a leading law
yer Of Valdez, will appear before Coy.
Brady at Sitka about May | and sub
NIT a brief in support of the conten-
ton that Alaska. which so long has
been referred to as a district, is in
fact and has been since its acquisition
from Russia, a territory of the United
States. Gov. Brady is said to have in
timated that II the legal presentation is
we'll grounded he will at once call a
special election, with the sanction of
President Roosevelt, for the selection
of a territorial delegate. MIR. Hoggatt
bases his contention of Alaska's right
to territorial recognition on a decision
of the supreme court of the United
States.
Sir Cheng Tung Liang Cheng, the
new Chinese minister, and his great
r%etinue, including ladies ID pictur-
esaue costumes, secretaries, attaches
and servants, have arrived in Washing
ton and are installed at the Chinese lie.
cation and at the hotels. The suite OF
Minister Cheng differs from mat
sent by China to any other country.
Many of the members are scions OF the
most distinguished families OF emma
In it are II students, among them the
eldest son of the Viceroy, Chang Chlh
Tung. and the son of Tuang Fang, Man
chu governor of Hupeh.. Minister
Cbeng is also accompanied by ms
daughter and two sons. In the sulte
are 50 secretaries, diplomat and lega-
tion attaches and nine servants. hlt
Shat, who is in the party, VIII oe con
sui at New York.
The Rhode Island house of represen-
~tatiyes gave a hearing Thursday upon a
bill to establish a commission for the
detection and punishment OF bribery
and corruption at elections: The at
tendance was about 80, but there was a
notable absence of members of the leg
i~slature. No specific CHARGES were
made. but a general assertion OF whole.
sale bribery and corruption, and that
If ought in the name Of decency to be
stopped. Bishop McVickar proposed
that the. flag be %unfurled and a holy
war waeed against what he considered
a terrible system of wrong doing. GOV;
Garyin replied to the intlmatlon Oh
others that the state already provides
an appropriation of $1,000 each year,
which could be used by the governor
in the hiring of detectives, by saying
that this appropriation was designed
to paw rewards for detecting crime,
and that it would be better to nave a
commissioner, who would act. nae
al po1itipal DartleS,