Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-06-10

from canyon lily anu llAiH"N ~
trail the assassin.
The men quit work at a. m. ana
were waiting to board SUBURBAN
train on the Florence and Cripple
Creek railroad 10 return to their
homes in Cripple Creek and Victor.
Deadly rloting broke out in Victor
Monday, June 6, during a mass meet
ing to discuss the murder at lhde-
pendence. Forty shots were fired INTO
a crowd in the street. r. MCGEE of
Victor, spectator, was shot dead,
and at least six persons were injured.
Semi peaceful conditions prevailed
Tuesday, June T. but fears OF another
outbreak at any moment were gem
eral,
Richard Van Colt. assistant post
master at New York city has resigned
his position as the direct result OF the
recent report of Assistant Attorney
General Robb.
Robert Steel, one of the best known
horsemen in this country, was found
dead Friday morning, June 3, with MS
neck broken, at the bottom OF a nlght
of steps leading into the areaway IN
Doylestown. Pa, where he resided on
his stock farm at Grand View.
The Worcester Spy, one of the old
est newspapers in the country mas
suspended publication on account OF
financial troubles. The Spy was
founded in 177O. the first issue ap-
bearing in Boston. Soon afterward II
was driven from the city on account
OF its utterances in favor Of ndepen-
dence. and its publishers located in
Worcester.
The 1O-year- old daughter OF Rev
Isaac A. Grandy, colored preacher oil
Plainville. Conn, died last week from
poisoning, due to eating wild sorreL
which contains oxalate of potash.
The child's symptoms were peculiar
For seven hours the heart was beat
ing 10 TO the minute, but there was
no action in the arteries and no pulse
In either wrist.
Admiral George Dewey laid the cor
nerstone at Annapolis, Md. June 8
of the new chapel which marks the
dedication of the magnificent new
naval academy for which the govern
ment has appropriated slOOoO,ooo' ana
which now begins to assume It's maj
form. There were impressive cere-
monies connected with the laying or
the cornerstone, and a speech was
made nv Secretary OF the Navy
Moody.
Prof Schron, the discoverer OF lie
IN CRYSTALS, gave a public demonstra-
ton in Naples, Italy, recently of new
microbe he has found which causes
phthisis, a microbe quite different from
that causing tuberculosis Ffol' (
Schron affirms that this discovery ex-
plains why DR.. Koch's serum not ohiy
did not cure phthisis but aggravated IT,
Phthisis and pulmonary tuberculosis
have been considered as practically IL
not actually identical, the popular name
for both being consumption.
The American champion, Walter D.
Travis. acquired the title of amateur
champion
links al Sandwich, Eng, Friday, June
3. where he defeated e. u. BLACKWELL
a representative of the Royal ana An
cient club by four UP ana three 10
rlay. II was an extraordinary eNhi-
hilton of golf and English golfers
We're amazed when the American Won
Mr.. Travis has three times won the
amateur golf championship of the uni-
ted States and is easily foremost OF
American players.
An EXPLOSION which occurred in the
History warehouse of the Corning
distillery at Peoria, a., second largest
in the world, Saturday, June l.
wrecked the building The ruins TOOK
fire and the flames were commitment
ed to three adjoining buildings, burn
ing them to the ground. Ten men
were buried beneath the ruins ana
burned to death. and six others Were
seriously injured. The loss on ouiia-
ings and whiskey and spirits stored
will approximate 100000. Tne hre
spread to the stock yards district
where a dozen large cattle parhs'
filled with cattle for market, were
burned.
New regulations in regard to PEN
sions at the soldiers home at BEN
nington will go into effect the begin
ming of the next fiscal year. Hereto
fore il has been a law that all PEN
sions going to inmates of homes
should be turned into the general
fund of the house except s2 per
month which went to the pensioner'
According to a law passed by the last
congress all pensioners at any nome
receive their entire pension. None
goes to the home Instead the money
is taken in charge by the superin-
tendent or treasurer and kept in trust
Should the pensioner leave the nome
he draws his money, and in case ne is
discharged he cannot return to the
home under six months. In case OF
death the money goes to the fegai
heirs. II no claim is made for the
funds within three years it goes to the
home. In addition to his duties as
superintendent of the home Col. Han
non is also the treasurer and will nave
charge of all the money received. Inc
government aid amounting to sloo per
year for each man yet continues