Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-04-07

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October To-
w. j. Bryan has been active recen
ly, in arranging for the organzati,
of democratic clubs, or, as he pu
1t, "a getting together of the aggre
sive elements of the party in acti'
preliminary work for the great bait
of 1905"
The Victoria Falls railway bridg
projecting from cliff to cliff over Il
Zambesi river, was safely Joined Sa
urday, April /. The new bridge wi
carry the Cape-to Cairo railroad track
! II is of the cantilever type and is II
highest bridge in the world, being 4:
feet above the river at low water.
| After long and distinguished servic
Rear Admiral A. S. Barker. command
-in-chief of the North Atlantic flee
hauled down his flag on the Kearsarg
Friday, March 81, and was placed o
the retired list of the navy. Admire
Barker will make his home In Wash
ington. Rear Admiral Robley d. Ev
ans, commonly known as Eighth
Bob" has assumed command of tn
fleet, at Pensacola, Fla.
John Maynard Harlan, son of Asso
ciate Justice Harlan of the Unite
States supreme court, was defeate,
as the republican candidate for mayo
of Chicago Tuesday, April 4. The vic
tor was Judge Edward F. Dunno
democrat. As a direct result, the cit,
is committed to the policy of TIL
quickest possible cessation of privat,
franchises for public utilities. NUM-
eipal ownership especially is threat
ening street car Zines. valued high VI
in the millions.
A violent earthquake has occurred
at Lahore, British India, accompanied
by serious loss of life and great dam
age to public and other buildings. The
town hall is almost RACED and the
and Juma Masjid, one OF
the finest mosques in India, seriously
injured. Other big buildings are
cracked and fissured Many houses in
the native quarters collapsed. La
hore, an ancient walled town, is the
capital of the Punjab district. 1t con :
tains many notable buildings and is an
important seat of trade. The popula-
ton is about 100000.
The New York city board of educa-
ion has voted to reduce the hours of
study for pupils in the first year of
he elementary schools from five to
hree and half hours, and to abolish
he teaching Of sewing, physical train
ng, organized games, physiology and
lygiene. and to a great extent draw
ng and music. Only the plain. old
ashioned essentials are taught. This
elton was revolt of the board
gainst the methods of Superintendent
iaxwell, who for ten years has die
ated the policy of the board.
The Panama canal commission has
cen recognized with seven members
My three of whom will be actively
asponsible for the work of digging
ne canal These are Theodore p
honts, chairman, who will have con-
'ol of the administration of the en-
,rprise; Charles L, Magoon, governor
the canal zone, and John F. Wal
large of construction. The remaining
embers of the commission are. Rear
dmiral Mordecai T. Endicott. U. S. !
:, now chief of the bureau of yards |
nd docks; Brig. Gen. Peter c. |
aines, u. S. A., retired Col oswald |
Ernst corps of engineers, u. S. A., |
I'd Benjamin NJ. Harrod, the only |
'esent member or the commission to |
/, reappointed.
President Roosevelt left Washing 1
n Monday, April g. on a two months I
ip to the south and west He will L
tend the reunion of his Rough Rid I
$ regiment of the Spanish Ameri-
n war, at San Antonio, Tex, to-day |,
d later will go hunting in the Pan
indie of Texas and in Colorado.
have been made where
the president will be able to pass
public matters requiring his at
ltion He is accompanied by Sec
AIRY Loeb, DR.. Alexander Lambert.
n. S. r. NJ. Young, Lieut.. G. r. For
;cue. stenographers. photographer :
do oddrasSes ~ .a,,oro, - eai 49,.
no HE ro,,3e ;,oI,,a;ne, "a. 1p po,ntS
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ne srahu jury at New YORK city 0
,e hahuea down indictments against q
Morsan olhltn ana MS wire, Juiia, c
lrslns tneln Win conspiracy with n
II Ia.terson, VINO Is charged with u
lhuraer OF caesar Young. The in II
lilehts are pased upon letter al II
~ TO nave peen written by Julla =
III, " oaesar Dung, IN when, II
'neseu, was threat ana demand 4
iho.ey ior lhe Tattersoil girl. FOR
h,s tihe ,he aut S,0 nave peen
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NE W " y l,.u .ne oiIliln couple, VINO
I've" !. OH rev months after the
'uer Vi caesar foung ana before
9eginnlng OF the recent trial of
a.terson, IN when Smlths tes-
my was cois1 r, almost vital to
prosecution; lhey nave peen trav-