Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-05-01


Miss Alice G. Thaw OF Pittsburg,
Pa, daughter of the late William
Thaw, heiress OF S2,OOO, GOO OF her fath-
er's $40, 600, 600, was married Monday
to George Seymour, Earl OF Yarmouth.
The estimated output of the klon-
dixie for the present year is given as
Sl5, 600, 900, against sl2. 900, 600 for last
year. Gov. Congdon makes the state.
ment that Canada will not establish
an ASSAY and gold purchasing office at
Dawson. This means that Seattle will
continue to handle nearly all of the
northern gold. Overland trail traffic
has ceased and the river navigation,
it is expected, will be opened May 20.
Truxton Beale, divorced husband of
Harriet Blaine. daughter of James G.
Blaine. was married last week to Miss
Marie Ore of San Rafael. CAL, in de-
fence of whose reputation he shot a
San Francisco editor few months ago.
Reale was II s minister to Persia un-
der Harrison. and later served as min
lister to Greece. He is said to be worth
millions. Miss Oge is the grand niece
of former Chief Justice Chase of the
U. s. supreme court.
President Roosevelt resumed his tour
after leaving the Yellowstone region
Friday and LAYING the cornerstone of
the new gate Mt the northern entrance
tn Yellowstone mark The ceremony
was nerformed according to the Mason
;c ritnal and was in charge of the
grand officers Of the state of Montana.
The president spoke on the wonders
and beanties of the mark He spoke at
aft the Coliseum at Omaha, Neb., Mon
day night, where so. GOO people greeted
him.
Civil war veterans are dissatisfied
with Pension Commissioner Eugene F.
Ware. as they were likewise with his
Predecessor. II. CLAW Evans. They
claim that old soldiers are discrimi-
mated against in the pension bureau
advancement. Mr. Ware preferring not
only men who were too Young to have
seen the Civil War. but who, in some
cases, we're Southern men and demo-
Gratis This has embittered the veter-
ans who insist that Wares pension pol
;cv is M Improvement over that of
Evans
A,,oo+;,o of ors ~ the largest bod
les of dignitaries of the Catholic church
ever assembled in America was held at
the Catholic university in Washington
Thursday. 1t was the annual meeting
of the archbishops, the most distin-
guished ecclesiastic body of the church.
The deliberations of the body we're
presided over by Cardinal Gibbons and
participated in by all the archbishopss
except two or three who were detained
~ oh n ri
under consideration many questions
affecting the Catholic church in Amer
lea.
The investigations carried on in New
York for many months by number OF
we'll known bacterlologists ana toxi'
cologists regarding the cause OF can
Ger and cancerous growths nave re-
vealed, according to statements maue
First, that cancer is due to chemicai
changes IN blood second, that every
part or tissue OF cancer mas tne power
of producing fermentation third, tha'
in their powers OF causing termenta-
tion cancerous tissues are akin to u.s.
sues of stomach: fourth, that by prov
ing this the theory that cancer Is que
to parasite is disproved.
Tho Kansas C;tv hackers Monday
raised the price to the butchers oi
rounds of beef to 81. so per lOo pounds
which is an advance OF az wlthin
very short time. Other cuts nave peen
advanced proportlonately. When tne
butchers entered protest, they were
notified that they might consider them ,
selves lucky If 81 more were not tacReu
on at the meeting OF the packers mex
week. The charge is MADE mat Tue
packers, who were fined SoOVo each 1oi
violating the state anti trust law, nave
taken this method OF making the people
pay the fines imposed upon them.
Tho Prudential Insurance Co.,
.h.amoh ire phiIadelnhia agents. has
;nsursd T, Rodman Wanamaker, son
30 Iobn Wanamaker. for 81. OoO, GOO.
Tha uram;mm on the insurance is over
500 90 opo a YEAR This makes Mr.. Wan
amaker one of the most heavily m
sured private individuals IN the world
as he carries policies for s2,oo'uVo;
His insurance is said to be exceeded
only by that of King Edward VII
John Wanamaker, his father, carrie;
policies aggregating sl,3oo, Ooo, ano
John M. Mack carries sl,2oo,Vo; oil
which $1,000, 600 was placed recently.
1,aoo crosscun at Chicago Frida,
ouus1 ID + The Tinted States
enteleu an 80 ae naais en;o;n;ng 81,
cl!Iui' T 80. ;as fror, DISCRIMINATING
Ihllioa t S,,api sb; ,nors in the westerr
aeains1 sin M adn;s;or ia asnacially
!errl.oly - - tbe f;rst under tbs
iinporrain. az oen rh w onrorrment ac