Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-30
LONG DROUGHT IS BROKEN
BIG STORM SWEEPS OVER THE
WHOLE COUNTRY.
Uprising in Samar = Libel Suits
Against Lawson - Attorney GEN.
eral After Paper Trust-Episcopal
Bishop Charged With Untruth.

Atlantic ocean ana from Winnipeg I
; New orleans. Snow was drifte
badly by high Winds In Nebrask;
Kansas and Missouri and all train
:, were greatly delayed. In the north
west the gale was even more violent
but in tIr south conditions were bet
ter, with heavy rainfall, thunde
and lightning. This was grea
blessing, as II was the first heav
and the condition of the water sup
: ply was alarming The heavy rail
I storm also extended over southern
New England, breaking n drough
7 that has mehaced the territory TO
several weeks. Mills dependent oil
water power in various sections ha,
: been compelled TO shut down Farm
ing districts also have suffered from
, failure OF springs and wells.
The United States Steel corpora
ton has defed the federal statutes
by issuing a circular to its consti,
uent companies advising them in eff
feet to ignore the ruling by the inter
state commerce commission that rate
divisions with industrial roads are
illegal. Railroad presidents are in q
quandary as 10 what course to pur-
sue.
In recent decision handed down
by Chief Justice Fuller, the SUI
preme court of the United States
practically held that all cars. in
GLIDING locomotives, should be equip
| ped with uniform automatic couplers.
The court also held dining cars cam
not be exempt from the requirements
of safety appliance laws when in use
even though empty.
Senator William p. Dillingham; OF
Vermont has reported to the senate
at Washington from the committee
on immigration a bill amending the
immigration laws. The principal
feature is n provision for an agent
of the United States, accompanied
by a surgeon. to be stationed at all
important European immigrant ports
TO inspect aliens seeking admission
to the United States. 1t also pro-
vides for head tax of 50 an i'm
migrant.
Bishop Ethelbert Talbot of the Pro-
testant Episcopal diocese Of central
Pennsylvania will probably be
brought to trial on charge of con-
spiracy and untruth in connection
with the deposition from the priest
hood. two years ago. of DIR. Ingraham
n. w. Irvine OF Philadelphia. A prom
inent society woman Is said TO be
involved in the matter. The charge
is brought through the personal eff
forts of ]. Pierpont Morgan and
several other leading churchmen.
Governor Lanham of Texas issued
81 pardons as Christmas presents TO
the convicts in the various prisons OF
the state. A number OF murderers
were pardoned. William Sylvester.
who killed Edward Burton at Fer
three years ago. was grant |
ed full pardon by the Florida state |
pardoning board his friends having |
him. He was first sentenced to be |
hanged, but his sentence was COM
muted to life imprisonment Feb. II. \
Attorney General Moody began a
district court at st. Paul. Mimi,
Tuesday, Dec. 81, on behalf OF the
United States against the General
Paper company and other paper and
pulp companies, comprising what Is
,nown as the paper trust. under an I
Ict of congress TO protect trade
md commerce against unlawful re-
traints and monopolies." The pc
ition alleges that the General Paper |
ompany controlled the sales, prices
nd output of all the defendants, thus
all competition in the pa
er business and greatly increasing
he price of all paper products. The
curt is asked to declare the alleged
unlawful.
esulted in the death of one fire. 4,
ian and the destruction of nearly !,
yo entire city blocks. entailing a
'ss roughly estimated at sl,O00,000, Il
.arted in the basement Of the Pei :
tier department store at Fourth o
nd jackson streets early Friday =
,ening, Dec. 23. The district n
lrned over lies in the center of the !,
lsiness portion and among the n
iildings were several of the most Il
lbstantial structures in the city, II
a number of large stores. n
veral wholesale establishments and ~
rec national banks. Many Christ ii
as shoppers crowded the Pelletier n
I'd other stores, and ii was with =;
ficulty that all escaped from the n
lrning building. Hundreds of peo- ~
e were thrown out of employment a,
the fire. Rebuilding will in most q,
SEES begin soon. n,
hi
President Roosevelt is said to be al
spleased with the methods of gov m
nment of President Castro of Vene- A
ella and to have decided to teach 70
m a lesson in good government. co
lie causes for the criticism are the er
lg delay of the Venezuelan courts of
deciding the Asphalt controversy; tic
= expulsion from the country of A. fe
Jaurett, an American editor at tn
racas, and the efforts being made ur
Castro. to evade the terms for the ev
yment of the foreign debt which ex
re provided for in the peace pro- re
,ols signed in Washington. If at to
end of 60 days, Castro has not ra,
umed an attitude which the presi- mi
II considers fair and Just to this mi
lntry and to foreign powers, a fleet ref
American warships will be sent to eel
nezuela to make demonstration. 81,
this is not sufficient to produce an
desired reform several ports and me
tom houses probably will be seized Mi
held until all disputes have been an,
isfactorily adjusted. ito
the
i,hiE II. myers, IL Is IFpvItcu'
bring a double suit for libel. cor
ninal and civil, against the Amer ma
! News company. the publishers
Everyhodys magazine and Thorn F
W. Lawson. Mr.. Rogers, after ruiz
n d Rockefeller, holds first place fine
ing Standard Oil millionaIres fell
ultimatum was issued TO the foo
erican News company. which is trai
chief distributing agency for and
'azines and newspapers through cou
the United States. four days be- life
the date of publication of the ing