Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-12-18

William l. Buchanan of Buffalo, the
first United States minister to the Re
public of Panama, sailed Tuesday on
the steamship Yucatan to take up his
new duties.
Rt. Rev. Dennis NJ. Bradley, first
bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese
of Manchester died Saturday at the
Episcopal residence, aged 81 years.
The cause of death was chronic gas
| tritis.
The republican senators in caucus
at Washington Monday decided upon
Rev. e. E. Hale of Boston for chaplain
of the senate, beginning Jan. l. He is
Unitarian and is now SO. DR.. Hale
will probably accept the election. Sen.
Hoar who is one of his Oldest friends.
recommended him for the place.
An unprecedented tidal phenomen-
on occurred at Nantucket, Mass, Tues
day, for which shippers can venture
no explanation. although some of them
predict that it fortels an unusually
hard winter. The tide was the lowest
in the memory of the Oldest inhabitant,
the sea flowing about so feet beyond
the low-water mark. A strange fea-
ture of the low water was the appear
ance of many shoals and flats which
have never been visible before.
Only a few Cubans were present
at Guantanamo Thursday when the
American flag was hoisted ashore and
those who We're present were some
distance from the point where the
United States naval force landed. 1t
is currently reported that local Cubans
were not inclined to sanction by their
presence an act which they choose to
consider unjustly imposed on them by
stronger power in the acquisition
by the United States of a naval sta
ton at Guantanamo.
William D. OBrien, POSTMASTER at
the banquet of contracto and build
ers at the Auditorium hotel, Chicago,
Friday, refused to toast the American
flag as an emblem of liberty. The
Emblem of Liberty is a farce he
cried, when men are shot down in the
street because they are trying to earn
an honest living, when we are afraid
to assert our rights for fear some labor
organization will oppose us" Con-
tractor William Grace of Chicago de-
.clared that he was tired of being told
what to do by Gompers and Mitchell
and other labor leaders.
Mayor Patrick A. Collins, the demo-
cratic nominee, was reelected mayor
of Boston Tuesday by n plurality of
26495 over George n. Swallow, the |
republican candidate, which is the big
gest given in any city election. AS
usual the city rolled up a high total
in favor of license. With one excep-
ton all the IS democratic candidates
for aldermen were elected. the excep- /
ton being in the case of Edward j.
Bromberg, a republican nominee. Ev-.
cry democrat nominated for the school !
committee was elected. The demo- |
Gratis elected SO of the rs members of |
the common council.
Mrs. Bennett, widow of Philo S. Ben
nett of New Haven, Conn, has appeal
ed from the sealed letter decision in |
connection with her husbands legacy |
to William j. Bryan. She says in effect |
that Mr. and Mrs. Bryan induced and
persuaded" Mr.. Bennett to sign paper |
addressed to William ]. Bryan, and to
copy considerable part of another
paper, the said copy to be addressed to
Mrs Bennett. The papers referred to
are the sealed letter by which Mr..
Bryan and family were to be given
$50, 600 by consent of Mrs. Bennett, and
a letter similar in purport which Mr..
Bryan produced in court.
Nine. Lillian Nordica, the grand OPP
era singer, has brought suit for an alb
solute divorce against her husband,
Zoltan Doeme, we'll known tenor who
appeared in the Bayreuth production
of Parsifal He is said to be in pri-
vate sanitarium in New York, border
ing on nervous collapse. The couple
were married May 26, 1896, in Indiana
polls Herr Doeme being Nine Nordi-
cas- second husband. Previously she
was a Mrs. Cover having married 4
Frederick Cover, a wealthy electrician
in Paris in 1882. Cover is supposed
to have lost his life while attempting
to cross the English channel in a bal
loon. Previous to his disappearance
his wife had brought suit for separa-
ton.
Secretary of War Root Friday made
public the draft of bill by which it is
proposed to create a new rank in the
army as reward for distinguished SER
vice. as recommended by the president
in his message to congress- The bill
gives the president authority, in his
discretion. to issue to any deserving
officer a distinguished service com
mission" raising him not more than
TWO grades, with corresponding IN
crease in pay and emitting him to wear
On his collar the insignia of the ad-
vanced grade but not affecting his I
regular commission so far as the pri-
yileges of rank and command are con-
,erned. though officers holding these
commissions may be given the benefit
If their distinguished service rank in
my special assignments.
The republican national committee =
net, preparatory to the presidential .
of 1904 at the Arlington
,otel. Washington, Friday. The com
nittee. which was called to order by
Chairman NJ A. Hanna, represented !
very state and territory, either by reg
liar member or proxy, except Hawai-.
The committee must choose new
chairman for the campaign as Senator
Hanna has decided that he will not {
serve. It was decided Saturday to hold ,
he republican national convention IN
-hicago June 81 next. The vote was
,3 for Chicago, for Pittsburg and