Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-05-15

had entertained many prominent guests
among them President Roosevelt, bar.
on Rothschild, President Arthur and
Gen. Sherman.
Owing to fresh outbreak OF the
foot and mouth disease in Massachu-
sets, Secretary Wilson of the depart
ment of agriculture is obliged to post
pone indefinitely lifting the quaran-
tine altogether from New England.
The disease has again broken out in
the Argentine Republic and exporta-
tion of animals from that country has
been prohibited.
Colima volcano in Mexico continues
in violent eruption. People at Tux
pan, Mex, are in state OF great
alarm. On the evening of the 7th there
was terrific outpouring of lava, The
next morning a torrent of lava flowed
out of the western slope of the noun
tain. There was still another eruption
on the afternoon of the same day.
The investigation made by the coro'
ner into the cause of the death OF Aga.
tina Reichlin who was murdered April
30 at Lorraine, O., has resulted in the
decision that Miss Reichlin came to
her death from wounds inflicted by a
stone in the hands of person I'M
known. Rev. Ferdinand Walser was
formally discharged from the charge
of murder. The testimony given sup
ported the theory that burglar had
committed the crime.
A new kind of labop Injunction was
issued at Omaha, Neb., Tuesday when
Judge Dickinson of the district court
issued one restraining business men
from refusing to sell goods to dealers
who employ union labor, preventing
them from boycotting union labor, re-
curing the Business Mems association
to cease holding meetings or consplr-
ing against the unions or in any way
interfering with the unions in the man
agement of their affairs
The treasury department has refused
to pay the salary of the colored collec-
tor OF the port of Charleston, 5. 2,
w. D. Crum, on the ground that ne
cannot legally receive compensation
until his appointment has been con-
firmed by the Senate. DR.. Crum was
reappointed by President Roosevelt al
ter the Senate had adjourned without
acting on his appointment. The pas
sage Of special act of congress is the
only chance he will have of ever get
ting his pay for his services.
The 18th annual convention OF the
! Daughters of the American Revolution
was opened at New York Saturday with
special service held in st. Paul's
church, at which 1900 members OF the
society and their friends were present.
Rev. Robert Morris Kemp, who
preached the sermon, pleaded for the
perpetuation of the highest traditions
of patriotism by the women of Ameri-
ca, and protested against the. estab-
| lishment in this country of aristocra-
cies of birth and wealth and the mar
rage of American women with foreign
noblemen.
A great fire in Ottawa, Ont, Sun
day, suspected Of being incendiary,
DESTROYED $50 houses, rendered 2,OOO
people homeless, and caused loss OF
$500. 600, one-half insured. Millions
of feet of lumber were destroyed. The
fire originated in the lumber yards,
within a stones throw of where the
great Hull fire of April 26, 1900, was
checked. The Hull fire started on the
opposite side of the river and spread
to the Ottawa side, destroying millions
of dollars worth of property. John
White, who has just been released
from the penitentiary after serving a
term of imprisonment for arson, was
caught near where the fire was discov-
cred and was arrested.
Through information by means OF a
special delivery letter the New YORK
police Saturday found an internal ma
chine in box containing 100 pounds
of dynamite on the Cunard pier where
it had been left with orders to turn 1t
over to passenger on the Umbria who
would call for it. The letter stated
that a society had been formed to de
stroy every English ship sailing from
New York by blowing them up with
dynamite and limited that it was atfil'
lated with the Malta. The police have
so far been unable to solve the mys.
terv. The machine had been arranged
to run about 36 hours and had run
about five hours when found The pc
lice learned Tuesday where the infer
nal machine was sent from, and from
the owner of the house and the ex
pressman who carted the chest TO the
pier they obtained description OF the
man who sent the box.
There will be far preaching exten'
sion of the present investigation OF the
postoffice department by Postmaster
General Payne, which will include the
oyerhauling of most of the large post
offices in the country. The investlga
ton took a sensational turn Friday,
when by order of Postmaster Genera
Payne, August ". Machen, general
Superintendent of the free delivery sys
tenn and one of the most widely known
government officials in the United
States, was relieved from his duties,
Postoffice Inspector NJ. c. Fosnes was
designated to take charge of that ser
vice The system will pass under the
control of the Office Of the fourth as
sistant postmaster general. Heretofore
it has been under the jurisdiction OF
the first assistant In ordering the
change the postmaster general give:
Mr.. Machen "leave of absence until
the investigation is concluded
As Mr.. and Mrs. James S. Sturte
, want and their daughter, Nellie, were
about to enter the gate at their home
in Medford, Mass, the night of May
6. an unknown man jumped out and
, holding a revolver up to Mr.. Sturte
, wants head, demanded money which
, he evidently thought Mr.. Sturtevant
, who is treasurer of the Medford coop
erative bank, had with him. Mis-:
Sturtevant assailed the man with hel
umbrella. and the latter turned anc
grabbed her bag in which there was
s1O At the same time he fired his re
yolver, the bullet entering Miss Stur
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