Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-03-31
BROOKS HOUSE PHARMACY,
RexaII

DR.. Elmer Hewitt Capen. president
of Tufts college since 1875, died of
pneumonia at Medford, Mass, We'd
nesday, March %.
The Mothers congress at Washing
ton, Friday, March II, adopted resolu-
tons denouncing Mormonism and de-
handing the expulsion of Senator
Reed Smoot of Utah from the United
States senate. After stating that but
four lives stand between Senator
Smoot and the presidency of the Nor
mon hierarchy the resolutions ask the
senate to remove Reed Smoot and to
/ take such measures as will effectually
+ prevent any organization from defy
ing civil and divine laws"
President Roosevelt was the guest
of honor FRIDAY night, March II. at
the 121st annual dinner of the Friend
ly Sons of st. Patrick of New York
city He was accorded a fattering
ovation by more than 500 members of
the society and its guests and re-
sponded in a notable address Later in
the evening the president attended
the banquet of the Sons of the Ameri-
can Revolution at the Hotel Aston.
In an address he dwelt particularly
upon increasing the power of the
navy as preventive of war with
other nations.
The human race will be extinct on
this earth in the course of a few mil 4
lion years, according to Prof. Samuel
Williston, professor of paleontology at !
the university of Chicago. Birds. he |
thinks, will in time be the dominant
of the earth. This. he ex- /
plains is only the natural course of
events. First came the fishes. They |
were dominant for a while and had TO |
give way to the amphibians. Then I
came the reptiles and soon they WELD I
cd TO the mammals. Now the NAM 4
mails are weakening and the newest
class' the birds, Is growing to prom /
lnence Prof. Wllliston is considered
one of the leading experts in paIeon-
tology in this country and has written
several treatises on evolution.
After having been in a deadlock
since January IS over the election of
4 United States senator to succeed
Francis NJ. Cockrell the Missouri leg
stature at Jefferson City Just before
adjournment Saturday, March Il l
'lected MAI William Warner. republi
AN, of Kansas City to fill the yacan-
" Seven ballots in joint session
we're taken IN effecting a decision. Mai.
warner was first department COM
nander of the Grand Army in Mis-
our; ana from 1855 to 1889 was ma !,
ioilal commandment -chief Mai. :
y alner was offered the position of !
of pensions by Presi-
lent Roosevelt upon the resienation 5
gently of Eugene F. Ware. but de- l
iiheu ana entered the race for United {
'tates senator. Mai. Warner is an I
cit. MUSE
James H. Peabody won his contest |.
| Denver, Thursday. March 16 for T.
ne office of governor of Colorado from,
mich he retired Jan. 10 after SERVING l
term OF two years, but his victory
as achieved only after he had given
Is piedge to resign and surrender the
hair 10 Lleut-Gov. Jesse F. McDon-
~, republican. The vote in Joint
invention of the general assemble
which Gov. Alva Adams, demo,
'atlc, was ousted was 81 to Al pea
'dy maintained that Adams was
ected only by fraudulent ballots h.,
many republicans voted for Adams
10 refused TO support Peabody that
compromise was necessary in order
secure their votes to elect Pea
dy. Gov. Adams declares that he
els outraged at the action of The
neral assembly which he pronounce
conspiracy to secure the OHIO
man who has no claim whatever
zen Joseph r. Hawley. former
lited states senator from Connect
~ died at Washington. Fridsy
shI March IL, aged rs. He was
tuuate of Hamilton college law
:, and in 1857 he became editor of II
e Hartford Evening Post wb,cb
5 consolidated with The HartforS
urant in 1867 and he Continued ~
Tor. He enlisted in the union arross
captain April IS 1861. and ba
ne brigadier and brevet metz
leral. He was elected governor ot
hhectlcut in 1866. He was AL 7
e 10 the Free Soil national Gov
iuon OF 1852, was president Of az
uoiican national convent;on ns
and a delegate to the natioroi
Nenuons of 1872. 1876 and 1850
was a member of congress- fros.
lnectcut in 1S72-75 and Is7s-s1 an Y