Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-06-05

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over $500, 600.
The worst panic in the history of the
Montreal stock market was caused by
the announcement Tuesday of the fail
ure of A. f. Ames, Toronto's biggest
broker. Mr.. Ames is SON in law OF
Hon. George A. Cox, senator, who is
vice president of the Dominion Iron
and Steel Co. and the Dominion Coal
Co.
Emperor William has presented to
the New York Yacht club cup to be
known as the Emperor's cup, to be
competed for the first time next fall.
1t is of gold, two feet high, and has on
one side the arms of the United States
and those of Germany, and on the 9th
er the heads of an ancient Teuton and
an Indian, and sketch Of the Meteor.
The Readville, Mass, track which
has the pacing record. secured another
worlds record Saturday, when, before
10000 enthusiastic spectators, F. E.
Stanley, driving 25horse- power ma
chine, covered the mile in /. 02 As,
thereby breaking the record for steam
automobiles, held by j. G. Cannon, of
LOS y, made on the Providence, r. l.,
track September "a, 1902
The Pennsylvania Republican state
convention last week Wednesday en-
dorsed President Roosevelt for the
nomination for the presidency and de-
clared against any change in the pres.
emit tariff schedules. The state admin
istration was strongly endorsed. Sena-
tor Hanna withdrew his opposition to
thu vHrnnncnI raar1ttiAn IN, ka
Ohio Republican state convention, en-
dorsing the candidacy of President
Roosevelt for another term.
Relatives and friends of Nina F.
Danforth, the Newton, Mass, dwarf
girl who shot Andrew J. Emery at
South birmingham, May II, 1902,
have petitioned for her pardon She
was sentenced to one year and nine
months in the house of correction. Her
friends claim that the heat of the sum-
mer months has always been injurious
to the physical condition of the young
and that close confinement dur
ing the summer would permanently af
feet her health.
AS a result of the thorough overhaul
ing of the rosters of the postoffices
the country, Postmaster
General Payne has announced his APP
prevail of instructions reducing the sal
aries of assistant postmasters at num-
Der of second class postofiices of 80 per
cent of the salaries of the respective
postmasters. He has found SO officials |
in the postal service who hold offices |
under designations not authorized by |
aw, and has directed that their posi- |
lions be changed to conform to the law |
governing them. Boston is among
,ther offices thus affected. The inves-
legation disclosed eight postoffices at
which in all ID clerks receive more
han the salaries to which their desig- |
lated positions as assistant superin- |
endents' entitle them, and the post
Master general has directed that the |
'alaries be reduced accordingly. Most
If these excessive allowances were made
Turing the administration of George
v. Beavers, who suddenly resigned his
position as superintendent of salaries
md allowances Immediately after the
investigation of the affairs of the post
,ffice department began.
Canadian biologists sent by the gov
to report on the cause of the
andslide at Turtle mountain which
wiped out the town of Frank state that
he part which gave way was about
lalf a mile wide, over 1900 feet in
leight and from 400 to 500 feet thick
t the center. They estimated that be-
ween 60, 600, 600 and 1000, 600 tons of
ock fell. The slide is attributed to
he steepness of the mountain and the
battered condition of the rock. This
vas due to "faulting' and crushing of
he rock during the process of noun
ain building. Heavy rainfalls perco-
ating through the assures tended to
pen them still further. The accident
vas FASTENED by creep in the local
nine, which caused jar. The noun
ain where the slip took place is very
'adly fractured and is now slipping
own continually in small pieces.
here is danger of another slide. as
ONE of the fractures extend back 500
r 600 feet from the face. and if these
7ere to open another hulk would come
own. There will always be more or
sss risk in living in Frank and the
eople should move as soon as possible.
here was no volcanic eruption or
Neither was there any
xplosion in the coal mine.
The rebellion in the province of Yu-
Ian in southwestern China is spread
ng and taking on alarming proper