Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-06

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Yellow fever has beer practical,
stamped out in San Antonio, Tex, ant
Monday saw the partial lifting Of thu
quarantine.
President Roosevelt published Sat.
urday the annual Thanksgiving proc
lamation in which he designated
Nov. rs as Thanksgiving Day.
John Alexander Dowie, self styled
Elijah III. has given up. for the pres
ent at least, the conquest of New York
city and the hosts of Zion started back
to Chicago Monday. The invasion OF
New York has not been a great sue
cess.
Secretary Shaw has given notice
that Feb. 2. 1904, interest will cease
on such of the five per cent bonds of
1904 as may be outstanding on that
date. The redemption of these bonds
will continue with interest until ma
turity.
Madame Adelina Patti (the Baron
ess Cederstrom), accompanied by her
husband, landed late Saturday night
from the Cunarder Etruria. She said
she was delighted to once more find
herself in America, where she began
her musical career. Madame Patti
appeared in the first concert of her
tour in Carnegie hall Monday night.
The worlds production of gold for
the calendar year 1902. as estimated by
the director of the mint, was 1926, $780,
GOO. OF this amount Canada produced
$20,741, 200, and the United States So
OO0, 600. The silver production was
S215,S61, 500; Canada, IS. 1854, 500: United
States, ST. 1857, 500. The figures COM
pared with 1901, show an increase of
1,572,914 ounces of gold, and decrease
of S,042,93 ounces of silver.
The eight-day meeting of the Mem
phis Trotting association vas brought
to a close last week Wednesday with a
breaking of two additional worlds trot-
ting records. Lou Dillon, driven
by Mr.. Billings, her owner. went a
mile to a wagon in two minutes flat.
cutting a second and three-quarters
from the previous record, made by
herself, and The Monk and Equity,
driven by Mr.. Billings. lowered the
worlds trotting record of 2:09A for a
mile to pole to 2:0S.
Thomas Bechtel. who was held
VI LIZ iiNAo I
of his sister, Mabel Bechtel, at their
home in Allentown. Pa, last week,
committed suicide Thursday evening
in his cell in the central police station.
The police considered this a practical
Acknowledgement of Bechtel's guilt.
He is supposed to have struck his sis
ter heavily in the face, being angry at
her for receiving attentions from Da-
vid Weisenberg when engaged to AL
Eckstein. Bechtel cut his
throat with a knife which he secured
in an unknown manner.
In a blaze that baffled the firemen
seven hours Sunday the Bowery at
Coney Island was again laid in ashes.
Two lives are reported to have been
lost, one man is mortally injured, a
score of others are hurt, 800 buildings
destroyed, 500 persons were made
homeless, and more than $1,000, 900
damage was done. How many more
dead were in the ruins was not known.
Connolly and Peter Shelley.
former walters at the Albatross hotel,
.oney Island, were arrested Monday
charged with arson in connection with
fire. Barney Wolf, proprietor of
4 Raines law hotel, says he saw them
the fire.
The Big -Four train, carrying the
team of Purdue university
rom Lafayette, Ind. was wrecked
Riverside park at the edge of the
,ity Saturday. Several players were
seriously and perhaps fatally. hurt.
bodies have been removed from
he wreck. The team was scheduled to
play with Indiana State university
afternoon. Some of the killed
injured are members of the team.
The accident was due to the cars run
hing down from a switch at the gravel
Dit. The first coach was cut in two
md the engine thrown on it's side.
rhe second car, which was occupied
~ the Purdue band, was telescoped.
rhe list of injured will reach 40, "a
,eing serious cases.
A new phase of the New Hampshire
law was brought to light in
franklin, N. H., Thursday when G.
Scott Locke of Concord, special agent
# the state liquor commission, notified
druggists not to fill prescriptions for
liquors mad out by veterinarians. He
believed that the license commission
RS did not recognize veterinaries as
physicians any more than dentists.
The state board of veterinary examin-
RS will fight the case, it Is said. Word
las been sent to DR.. Lemuel Pope,
resident, and a meeting of the New
veterinary medical associa-
will be called to consider the mat
err. The veterinarians claim that the
efusal of druggists to honor their
descriptions will work great harm.
often when horses or cows ave chills
is prescribed, and to be I'M
BILE to prescribe it will, it is claimed, :
hinder cures. F.,