Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-06
NEW WORLD HAPPENINGS.
A SUMMARY OF THE WEEKS EVENTS ON
THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.

Free fasbeb 70 LeBislators MAsuemoanoA
Submarine Mining Brooklyn Horses OF
Molasses Diet Maj. Glenn Acquitted o.
Philippine Cruelty Charge-The Waterbur,
Street Railway strike-success Of 0leomar
garine Law Serious Illness Of Ex-Secretar,
John D. Long.
Andrew Carnegie has offered $3.50,
600 to found library for The Hague
arbitration tribunal.
The supreme judicial court Of Mas
sachusetts has decided that cities anC
towns have no right under the consti
tuition to 60 permanently into the fue
business. They can sell fuel onl,
while famine or extraordinary emer
gency exists.
An English syndicate is backing the
project for submarine coal mining a
South Head, near Sydney, N. s., ano
work will begin in the spring. The
areas in question, covering 10 square
miles, are between the northern ano
southern heads Of Morien bay, and ex
tend out into the ocean.
At the end of the year 1902, ovel
$500, 600 had been expended on the
changes and additions to the White
House at Washington. Estimates fol-
the maintenance of the house for the
year ending June 3, 1904, are made al
S11O, 264 instead of $50, ia, as estimat
ed before the changes were made.
In response to popular protest,
Gainesville, Fla, refuses to allow
Booker T. Washington, the great negro
teacher whom the heads of great ma
lions have honored, to speak in its au
ditorium. He has been invited by the
state superintendent of instruction to
address the general educational boaro
there.
Dudley Buck, for so years one of the
foremost musicians and leading church
organists of the country, is about tc
sever his connection with the Plymouth
church, Brooklyn, as organist and
choirmaster, and devote himself entire
" to composition of church music, in
which he has won an international
reputation.
People in chihuahua, Mex, have
been in a state of panic for 10 days,
since the great earthquake and break
ing in two of the high Ventana noun
tain. Continued subterranean noises
indicate profound seismic disturbances
and showers of fine white volcanic
ashes are falling Many people are
leaving the country.
Mrs. Theresa Lynch, 1.-THE diamond
queen" who is said to have made a
fortune in the diamond trade ano
whose jewelry store is notable place
in New York, died Thursday. The
story is that Mrs Lynch was born in
Dublin, the daughter of fruit seller.
With the pennies she got she managed
to buy her first diamond.
Ex-Gov. John D. Long of Massachu.
sets, former secretary OF the navy, Is
critically i'll with kidney trouble at st.
Margaret's hospital in Boston. Uraem
ic poisoning is feared. He was taken
to the hospital from bingham three
weeks ago suffering from catarrh of the
bladder. The case bears striking SIM
ilarity to that of the late Thomas b.
Reed.
Vice Admiral Lord Charles Beres-
ford of England, who is in this country
ON a mission to further what he terms
the commercial friendship which
exists between the United States and
Great Britain" was the guest of Pres
ident and Mrs. Roosevelt at the White
House Thursday. Admiral Dewey met
him there. Dr. and Mrs. W. Seward
Webb of Burlington were also guests
at the White House last week.
Between 1900 and 5000 horses IN
Brooklyn are being fed on molasses, be-
cause it is cheaper and better than oats.
A veterinary surgeon who makes the
statement says that work horses DO not
take time to properly masticate their dry
oats and receive little nutrition from
them. Molasses, if properly diluted,
and mixed with hay, bran and meal in
proper proportions is ready for asslm-
ilation the moment it enters the mouth.
1t is not only better and more nutrl-
tious food than oats, but is much cheap
or in the end
Attorney General Cunneen of New
York has decided that the offering OF
transportation pass to member OF the
legislature is misdemcanor; that Its
acceptance by the legislator would con
stitute a misdemeanor and make him
subject to forfeiture of his office. The
question was submitted by Hon. Fran
els Landon, Duchess County mem
Der, to whom at the opening of the
LEGISLATURE. the Pullman Palace Cai
company sent an annual pass, granting
him free transportation in the Pullman
cars on all lines in New York. 1t Is
generally understood that these passes
are given to all of the members of the
legislature, and by them freely used.
Friday night was the most exciting
since the beginning of the street rall.
way strike at Waterbury, Conn, y
DAYS before. The cars run by non -un
ion men were surrounded by crowds OF
people and the progress of the cars was
marked by volleys of stones and large
torpedoes were placed upon the rail.
One torpedo exploded, breaking every
pane of glass in the car, the flying Dts
of glass cutting the motorman and
conductor. Excitement was intense
about the city. The militia was called
out Monday to protect the constantly
Increasing force of non-union men VINO
are running the cars. Violence con-
tinues though no serious damage Is
done.
CYRUS Cobb, Boston's famous sculp-
tor, painter and musician, died in All
ston, Mass, Thursday. He and his
brother Darius, who survives, were
among the remarkable twins of modern
times. Both were artists, both were
sculptors, both musicians and both had
similar tastes in literature, amuse
ments-in almost everything and thell
personal resemblance was so marked
that few persons could tell them apart.
Their works of art have been of ma
tional character. One of Cyrus Cobb's