Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-11

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One Of the most valuable automobil,
IN the world. a racing machine import
ed from France and consigned
David Bishop Of Lee. Mass, was d.
stroyed Friday by fire resulting frol
the explosion Of the gasoline tank on
car float at an East river pier In Ne
York. The machine was valued {
$4,000.
An unknown negro caught In the az
OF strangling Mrs. Margaret Gorahn,
white woman. In her home at Armour
dale, Kan, Friday. escaped to the Kan
sas river where he drowned himse
rather than run the chance of bein
lynched, crowd having chased him I
the bank Of the stream. The woma
was seriously hurt. but will recover.
Champion ]. j. Jeffries has signe
articles to fight Jack Munro Of Butte
Mont, 20 rounds for decision in Lo
Angeles, Cal, October Is, the Centur
Athletic club to take 35 per cent Of tn
| O. oSS 6otC tCSCipto anu Tie COIlleSldHt
to divide the remaining IS per cent. OF
percentage to be determined by them
Secretary Hay sent Minister Beaupre
at Bogota Thursday, dispatch, Il
which he reiterated the position O
President Roosevelt on the Panami
canal-that the president will not ente
into any agreement with Colombo:
which will hamper the scope of his ac
tivity He emphasized the necessity O.
accepting or rejecting the treaty II
substantially the form in which it wa.
received from the United States.
Elbridge Gerry Gigger the last sur.
vivor Of the Hassanamisco tribe. of In
dams, died Sept. 3. at the home of his
son In Gardner, Mass, aged 81 years
The Hassanamisco tribe of Indians
once owned the land where the town OF
Grafton is located. When the state took
the land to open it for settlement, a
pension was given each member of the
tribe in settlement.
Relatives of Mrs. Elizabeth Foye,
who died at Portsmouth. N. H., recent
ly leaving hidden wealth. have sue
ceeded in unearthing over $4,000. I'm
der carpet they found large amount
and an old stove pipe yielded consider
able more in silver and bills. A sys-
tematic search of the old house is be-
ing made, as much more is believed to
be hidden. Mrs. Foye was considered
very peculiar and resided alone for
years.
The strike of miners at Cripple
Creek, Col, has necessitated the calling
out of the state militia. The first con-
tingent reached Gillette by special
train Saturday. Adjt.-Gen. Bell has
perfected plans for the mobilization of
he entire state militia, numbering 1000
men, should he wish to do so. An ar
'enal will be established and 100000
'ounds of ammunition will be stored in
he gold camp. The troops were asked
or by the mine owners association.
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw has
made the following statement: Il
notice some newspaper accounts to the
fleet that l am about to increase the
VI IIOfIty III TIE IldllOl-
i banks to the extent of $4,000, 900. 1t
S true I have several millions ready
or deposits if conditions should here
fter render 1t expedient to make so
arge a deposit. But l am accepting
My applications for small amounts
hat have been on file for several
months and am combining these to the
gricultural Districts
The worlds trotting record for geld
ngs was lowered Friday by the bay
Gliding Mayor Demar, to 2:0ok, in
trial exhibition against his own rec
I'd of 2:04 and the fourth day of the
rand circuit meeting at Providence,
!. l., was made further memorable by
IAN r. who paced the first heat of the
reef or-all in 2:01&. At Anderson,
nd, the same day Edith w broke the |
rack, state, and worlds record for |
acing mares on a half mile track in |
he free-for-all mile pace. Her time |
as 33A. 1:03h, 1886, 2:07.
Murderous Piute Indians have start
! on the rampage out in the Las We
as valley, in southwestern Nevada,
nd region of several hundred square
lilies along the proposed Salt Lake
abroad is at their mercy. Three set
ers have been murdered and scalped
y rowing bands of savages, and the in
abitants of southern Nevada are in
ate of terror. The people of Las
egas valley are as far removed from
vilization as though on an island in
lie mid-Pacific The nearest town is
ioche, the county seat reached only
v earth roads, and there is not even a
equity sheriff to preserve the peace.
aaerai STRIFE oi railway express
throughout the United
.~ta- is threatened because of the
,fusal of six of the largest companies
Chicago to consider the demands
lade by the brotherhood of railway
xpressmen two months ago. The
ght will be directed particularly
yainst the U. S. Express company and
designed to spread to all agencies
: the United States and 5000 employ
as of that company will be involved
Mess some recognition of the de-
ands made by the union is forth
,ming. The men desire a rear
lngement of working hours; an in
ease in wages and recognition of the
Mon.
Led by Tom Fay, member of the
NOUS Miller Duncan gang of safe
overs and murderers, who were con-
cted in Birmingham, Ala, three years |
70. a crowd of white convicts in the
raft mines prison attempted to dyna- '
lite their way to liberty Thursday
ght. The men had been gradually l
wing up dynamite from their allow I
ICE in the mines and were armed with &