Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-01-16
NEW WORLD HAPPENINGS,
EVENTS OF TIE WEEK IN SUMMARY

Shortage of whisksy-3rirish Steamer 70
Issue Daily Paper-Sews frum the Philip
pines Tae Presidents Negro Policy-ro
Drive tuberculosis F-um the cou1try-Tvo
Important Scientific Discoveries - Lieut.
psary VII Seek North Pole Once More.
The lafrones are on the warpath
again il southern LuZOn and large
force of troops Is in the delG pursuing
them
The Mazatlan. Mex, plague IS not
Welding rapidly TO medical measures
and the number of patients Is steadily
increasing. Six persons died Sunday
anu eight Monday.
{ The Nebraska meat packers report a
great shortage in provisions for De
cemher. contrary 70 anIicipatiuns. and
in all meat lines the prediction Is op-
enlv made that next year viii witness
prices TO which last summers alntu-
iinous charges viii be as nothing.
Secretary Of the Navy Moody was
badly. bur not dangerously injured II
a runaway accident AT Washington
Mondav. mis- horses becoming fright
aned at the nugle blast OF the marines.
Mr.. Moody was thrown from the ear
riage and badly bruised ana shaken.
Republicans returned 10 power in
Colorado with the Inauguration Of
james Fl. Peabody as governor. al Den
yer Tuesday. The greatest military
parace ever seen in Denver WAS held
aud 1900 people were on the capital
grounds 10 hear tina inaugural mes
sage.
Notwithstanding his recentlT an
nounceG intention of never again al
tempting 10 tinc the North Pole, Lieut..
Z. Z. Paary declared az Philadelphia
last week tnar. provided anyone would
place sL5C. 0sG at his disposal, he would
be willing % undertake another expf-
9itiou next summer IN a ina enceaFcr
70 reach the pole.
The antarctic explorer, C. Z. Barch
rravink. announced az CaErnhagen
-arursay that he haa receives; an oder
from America to couGucr an AntArcrlc
-xpeGiSiriDn ana thar he was wlllnG
I'd accept H. He belIeTes that the *
uiorariuu Of the huge continent around
he South Pole L one IT me most i'm
portanc problems cf the century,
! The Filipino peorie made a popular
4 demonstration AZ Manila Sunday. f0r
+ the purpose IF urging Gov Taft 70 ~
main IN -a,. Stands The streets ware
pIacarfi-c with signs PriaCec II En-
rIish. Tagalog anG Spanish. reading
We wan Gov Taft Speeches
we're made and Cay Taft replied that
il would net be aeeiceG before next
August whether ne would leave the l.
lands Or not
Cholera l. sweeping Mincanac ana
mas reached The Sul4 arcn pelaEc. The
M1ras have no medicine Win x11cn -
combat the scorge. and scores u vi
lagos have ceen almost deserted by
their inhabitants. The sultan ramal1s
in his house and mas temporarily fis-
missed his harem since The cearh Of
his brother Last month. The Anerl-
cans ara unable 70 help tine natives, as
the interior Of The island i 9u1 Of tAelr
Jurisdiction
4 Louisville. ky.. despatch says that
enIv 4.084 9D gallons Vi tne T1lskry
made in 1886. I-a6 and L-e1 remain N
,onG. and the whlskey dealers are
alarmed. Abour 100000 gallons nf
six. sever and eight rear old EnaSkey
is Used annually, and dealers sag there
VIII 1ur be a gallon II bono ny Jl4y :
Heretofore tnere always has ceaa mucn
more than was consumed. Leading
dealers claim the condition may result
il rhe whisAev made Il I-s5. I-sso anG
Isg7 being correret and cHe prices
doubled
TIRE foot ami mouth disease l. nov
practically stamped cut il NeT Fl
glaan. New Hampshire. Rhode Island
arG Vermont. tina only states. outside
If Massachusetts. IN which the ClS-
ease appeared. are entirely free from j.
and the 1isinfecEion = completed II
New HAMPSHIRE. vnere b eaws were
killed. Three hundred COWS we're
killed IN Vermont and - u Rhode Is
land. these being the total number Of
eases auaran-iaec. Massachusetts Il
the only state IN valch any affected
car-l. remain alive.
Several western railroads, requested
nv the interstate commerce commits
sion a. Washington. 70 give state
nenc II reasons far -1a. increase ct
freight rates nv the trunk line rail
roads On grain. packing house prod
acrs. dressed meats and other Articles
have given their answers They claim
mat the cost Ct maintenance = 40
great tha1 freIgh1 rates were advanced
e meet expenses Increase II TAXA
Cion. addition 80 =qul pmen1. AMI Il
crease il materials anu wages Of EN-
ploves. ara some Of the reasons cited.
The MarcCui wireless telegraph ccm-
RAW vii furnish a daily service Ct
news ralegrams 10 British mail steam
ct whose name Is withheld. from LIy-
erpooI &c New Fors. next month The
vessel vii be equipped With COM
pIare staff and plant and daily news
1auer viii be published % board dur
ing The voyage Il hoyliug blizzard
.Jar. s. Marconi sent fran Nova scotia
rhe first news message transmitted ny
wireless ralegraphy across the AtIanTlc.
L was a message u the LcncGn Times
containing notice Of the birth Of a
daughter 10 the wife Of his chief en-
giEeer Though a severe storm vas
raging il England. no difficulty was
experienced; n sending the message.
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