Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-07-17
NEWS OF THE MORNING.
CYST OF THE LATEST DISPATCHES FROM
THE WORLD OVER

The Venezuelan government Wednes
day paid to representatives OF the al
lied powers the last installments OF thu
indemnity, as stipulated by the proto
col.
The mystery surrounding the disap'
pearance Of Malvina Corbeil OF Barre
has been cleared up. She went to Up.
land, N. H., instead of to church. met
her lover and is now Mrs. Frark Rioux.
The Montpelier carpenters and join
ers' union has voted to discontinue
the Office Of walking delegate and to
refer all matters of dispute that may
arise in the future to grievance COM
mittee.
The university of Vermont is to re-
ceive 5000 by the will of Charles A.
Hoyt Of Brooklyn, formerly OF Bur-
lington, who died in California April
IS. Nearly s26, 600 is to be given to
public objects.
Mrs. James G. Blaine, widow OF the
famous Maine statesman, died at Au-
gusta, Me-, Wednesday morning.
Death was due to old age and gen.
eral breakdown. She was nearly IS
years old and has been in failing
hVuAth sSA tuaOC yCoiS'
DR.. Stevens, one OF the state COM
missioners, has been testing the cattle
in the vicinity of Ludlow, assisted by
DR.. Bcyce Of Woodstock. Out of about
l70 herds tested on Twenty Mile
Stream, only one COW was found to be
diseased. 1t was one OF the Brook
farm herd and was killed.
The Russian car has abolished the
harshest remnants of the barbaric pun
ishments OF former times, namely cas-
tigation with cudgels and cat 'o-nine
tails, claiming to the car and shaving
the head, which were still inflicted for
certain offenses on persons exiled to
penal settlements or to the mines.
Prin. W. r. Davenport of Montpel-
Ter seminary will retire from that po
sition Sept. / and Prof. II. NJ. Howe,
who was recently elected acting prin-
cipal, will become principal of the
school. The reason for Mr.. Daven-
ports withdrawal is i'll health. He
will now become eastern agent for the
Correspondence School of Chicago.
British subjects are talking OF erect
ing statue to George Washington in
London as a tribute to THAT great
man OF English birth, who has done so
much for the worlds history, not only
for the young nation across the sea,
but for Great Britain as we'll" Arch
deacon Sinclair announces that he is |
to offer place for the stat |
ne in st. Paul's cathedral.
The Manchurian question has been |
settled satisfactorily to this govern
ment. Assurances have been received |
from the Chinese government that, it |
will, in the near future, open its treaty /
ports. Several ports are now closed |
to the worlds trade. The Russian
government has given formal assur-
ing This is considered a great victo-
ry for Secretary Hay.
1t was reported in the House of Com
mons, London, Wednesday night that
United States warships had seized
about 20 small islands off the coast of
Borneo, which, it is understood, be.
ong to Great Britain, and planted the
American flag. This report is sur
prise in Washington and it is believed
hat it refers TO the difficulty in deter
mining the line between the Philip.
pines and British Borneo islands.
Eugene W. Eastman, landlord of the
Avenue house, ST Johnsbury, who was
ecently convicted of keeping house
If ill-fame. has been sentenced by
Judge Stafford to serve not less than
hree years and half or more than
our years in the House of Correction
It Rutland at hard labor and to pay :
.osts of trial If Mr.. Eastman appeals |
lis case he will have to serve in the :
House of Correction until the supreme
curt meets in October.
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