Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-02-19

the town. The building was occupied
by town and city officials. court and
secret orders.
Viola Allen. the New York actress,
engagement in Twelfth Night" Mt
the Knickerbocker theatre in that city
Saturday, Feb. 10, owing TO Illness. An
operation showed that she was suffer-
ing from mastoiditis in its most adj
vanced form. The brain is exposed
In two places and 1t will take several
days to tell what the outcome will be.
The Porto Rican house of delegates
has passed by vote of Is to II, a
measure for the abolition OF the death
penalty, and the indications are that
it will pass the council by a majority
of one, thus leaving the final decision
to Gov. Hunt. Two persons are now
sentenced to be hanged under the new
code The Americans are almost solid
ly In favor of capital punishment,
which is generally opposed by the ma
tives.
Charles Emerson Beecher, professor
of paleontology at Yale university,
member of the governing board Of the
Sheffield scientific school. and curator
Of the geological collection in Peabody
museum, died suddenly at his New
Conn, home Sunday, Feb. IA.
Of heart disease. Prof Beecher was the
author of Studies on Evolution" and
Of over 20 papers in scientific journals
He was a member of the national
academy of sciences.
An order for the first issue of the
new Louisiana Purchase exposition
postage stamps, which are to be
placed on sale at all postoffices in the
United States, May l, has been sent
o the Bureau of Engraving and Print
ng 1t calls for the printing of 3d.
,00,0 900 of the 1-cent stamps. bearing
he portrait of Robert r. Livingston;
5000, 900 of the 2-cent stamps, bear
ng the portrait of Thomas Jefferson;
500 900 of the Scent with Monroe's
portrait; 100000 of the scent with
dcKinley's portrait, and 100000 OF
he 10-cent stamps, with a miniature
nap of the United States, showing
he territory acquired by the Louisi- !
ma purchase.
In a decision sustaining a demurrer
n the case of the state of Iowa against |
he Illinois Central the, Chicago, Rock |
sland and Pacific. the Great Western
always, indicted under charge of
onspiracy in fixing the amount of
emurrage charges, Judge Franklin G.
latt in the district court at Waterloo
as declared the Iowa trust law I'M
and finds for the de-
,ndant railways. The, penalty pro-
ided for the offence under the law is
fine of not less than 1 or more than
per cent. of the capital stock OF the
Tending company or person. This
,ction of the law. Judge declares. Is
contravention of the 18th amend
ent to the constitution of the United
tates and consequently unconstitu-
onal.
Judge Lyman Brewster. the most I
ointment citizen of Danbury. Conn.,,
I'd a lawyer of national reputation. 8
as found dead at his home in Dam a
Try Sunday. Feb. II. While speaking I
the annual dinner of the New York U
ate Bar association at Albany last '
ar. Judge Brewster suffered from a q
roke of apoplexy. He has been In U
eble health since that time. Judge C
-ewster was an original member OF I
e American Bar association and b
nee 1898 had been a member from h
,nnecticut Of the commission on uni c
rmity of state legislation and was Z
president in 1867. The uniform
vorce law. which. II is exected. viii c
adopted by nearly every state In
e union. was drafted by Judge s.
'ewster. He was associated with
seph n. Choate. now United States Il
nbassador to England. In breaking
E will of the late Samuel J. Tilden- G