Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-07-24
new WORLD HAPPENINGS.
A SUMMARY OF THE WEEKS EVENTS ON
THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.

Bryan Scores Cleveland Rich Lace Lost
More Post Office Scandals Whistler
Dead-Bureau for Lost Babies-Great Dam.
age by storms-Daring Prison Escape.
The Black Ball liner Dolphin, which
left Skagway the 18th, has reached Sc
attic, Wash, with so passengers and
$3.50, 600 in Klondike gold.
Eighty eight persons, charged with
taking part in the recent riot at Evans
vile, Ind, have been indicted by the
grand jury. 1t is said that more than
half of those indicted are negroes. The
names have not been made public.
The university of North America was
incorporated at Washington, D. c.,
Saturday. The university is organized
for the promotion and advancement of
learning in the ancient and modern Ian
guages, journalism, law and for other
purposes.
The sloop yacht Pickaninny was up
set in squall Saturday during re-
gatta of the Atlantic yacht club, and
her owner, Edwin Hollis Low, presi-
dent of the Low steamship company of
New York, was drowned. His body has
not yet been recovered.
Among the curious devices to be seen
in the United States patent Office is
one for exploding bombs high in the
air to produce rain another raises and
tips the hat when the wearer bows !:
another puts on overcoats and another
let's down key just in time for the
milkman and draws it.up again after
he has put the milk inside the door.
United States District Attorney
Youngs of Brooklyn Saturday officially
announced that an indictment had
been found by the federal grand jury
against George W. Beavers, former
chief of the division of salaries and
allowances of the post office depart
ment. The charge is completely in
wrongfully obtaining government
contract.
A bureau for lost babies was opened
last week on Young's pier at Atlantic
City, as an adjunct to the police de-
partment. During the summer season,
scores of tots are separated from their
parents, and have heretofore been TAX
en- to police headquarters. The bureau
is in charge of competent matron,
who was appointed few days ago by
Mayor Stoy.
William Jennings Bryan was the
principal speaker at the picnic of the
| local democracy at Chicago Saturday
afternoon. Mr.. Bryan referred in Wig
orous terms to the last administration
of Grover Cleveland, declaring that 1t
had been milestone around the neck
of the party that elected him, and
making other references equally un-
complimentary to the former presl-
dent.
| Miss Louise Christiana Hinck OF
New York city and Montclair, N. j.,
| is the first woman to receive an invi-
| tation to become member of the Mas.
ter Carpenters association. Miss
| Hinck is an energetic young woman.
She is wealthy and has constructed
large number of handsome residences.
She is also lawyer, but practices very
little. She received her preliminary
education at Hanover, Germany, and
subsequently entered Vassar college
where she won high honors.
BENJAMIN F. Baab of Southwick,
Mass. was arrested Saturday charged
with shooting bass with a rifle HIS
appearance in court was the result OF
visit by Deputy Fish Wardens Lu-
man and Shea, Thursday. They
watched him scanning the pond and
shooting the fish in the spawning beds.
He was arraigned on two counts and
pleaded not guilty. The fish wardens
presented in evidence some fish that
had been shot. He was fined $40 on
each count. He had been in court be.
fore for violating the fish law.
One of the most daring escapes ever
made from Clinton prison, at Dame
mora, N. Y, took place Saturday after
noon, when four convicts, all third
termers," succeeded in getting away.
The men were at work IN the cellar o.
the factory building, which is near the
prison wall, on the southeast side OF
4 the prison yard, and were last seen al
2 O'Clock Saturday afternoon, WheI
thew were at work as usual An noul
and half later it was discovered ina
they had dug passageway from tht
cellar of the factory under the wall ano
into the sewer, which enters about
half-mile from the prison. They lei
their striped suits in the sewer.
As a result of the most successful en-
o;reerinp work yet done for the re
clamation of arid lands, 260, 600 acres
in Idaho have been thrown up to set
Element. They lie in the valley OF thu
snake river, in Lincoln and Cassie
counties. Through what is known az
the Twin Falls canal, the waters OF tnt
snake river are to be lifted 30 feet, ant
through 100 miles Of main canal a INC
OoO miles of laterals, spread over io'
s, 'u miles of desert By this enter
rise sources of agricultural townships
IN idaho, which have long lain dor
mant. will be developed. Accordipt
to plans, 26s, 600 acres of land from tn n
nnblic- domain will ultimately OF
-onoht under irrigation.