Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-23

Sunday was the hottest June IS ex-
perienced in 25 years in New York and
VICINITY, according to official reports.
-Four deaths and many prostrations
occurred.
The both anniversary of the bat
tie of Bunker Hill was officially cele-
brated at Charlestown, Mass, Satur-
day, May II. A big parade of citizens
and military organizations was held
] in the afternoon and in the evening
a grand electrical parade and pageant.
4 Gen. Maxine Gomez the old Cuban
LEADER died at Havana Saturday, June
III, from gangrene following an abscess
on the hand He was one of the most
radical leaders of the national party,
and allied with the liberal fusion
movement, and was almost idolized
| by the mass of Cubans.
| President Roosevelt is in Massachu
sets this week, attending the COM
mencement exercises at Clark univer-
1 sity, Worcester, and at Williams col
| lege, Williamstown. He delivered the
| principal commencement address at
Clark university, spoke at Holy Cross
college Worcester, and was the guest
of President Hopkins of Williams col
| lege. He will receive the degree OF
doctor of laws ar the latter institu-
ton.
The American schooner yacht At
lantic which won the kaiser's cup In
the recent trans Atlantic race, won
the race for auxiliary yachts for a
special cup offered by Emperor Will
lam from Dover, England. TO Heligo-
land, Prussian island in the North
sea, completing the course in Al hours.
% minutes. and "a seconds. The an
nual race from Dover TO Heligoland
was won by the German schooner
yacht Susanne.
II has just been announced that
BENJAMIN H. Gaskill, one of the best
known bankers and brokers of Phila.
delphia, who died May %. realized
81, 100000 by raising certificates OF
stock and borrowing on the forged
securities. The banks and trust COM
panies who lost by Gaskill cannot re-
cover. His credit was never ques-
toned He was member OF the
Philadelphia stock exchange and rat
ed as a millionaire by his fellow brok-
ers
A pronounced break in the ranks of
the tpaelSlST SlElhrES DINdliCd at N-AAi
cago. Monday June 10. For the first
time since the strike began many
weeks ago, there were numerous in
stances where striking teamsters APP
piled individually for their former
positions without waiting for the
strike to be formally declared off. It
lis freely predicted that the strike will
be over this week. The teamsters
Joint council decided Monday night,
June 10, to appoint committee 70
confer with the international orother
hood of Transfers and decide upon
terms to offer the employers.
The arrest of John w. Hill. who
resigned at Philadelphia last week as
chief of the bureau of filtration. on
the charge of forgery and falsifylng
certain books and papers belonging
to the city. and the annulment of a
100000 contract held by p. J: Nc
Nichol & Co., were the dramatic de-
velopments Tuesday. June 20, in
Philadelphia's sensational political
upheaval Hill entered bail in the
sum of $4,000 for hearing. This is
the third arrest in connection with
city contracts since the mayor began
his fight for municipal reform. For
mer Chief Hall received salary OF
$4,000 a year, the highest compen-
SaIlOU bS eAhs N-NS
LAWYER Albert T. Patrick has re-
ceived official notice at Sing Sing
prison, n. Y. of the date Of his ex-
ecution for the murder of Millionaire
William Marsh Rice, which has been
fixed at August I. Patrick said that
steps would be taken at once to Sc
cure further delay by making an
other appeal for new trial Inc
court of appeals at Albany, n. T., hao
previously voted TO 3 to sustain the
lower courts in adjudging him
guilty of murder in the first degree
and refused to grant a stay Of execu-
tion of the death sentence to permit
a motion for reargument. The APP
plication for a new trial, if made. VIII
be based on the newly discovered eVi-
ldence of the tests which have been
made with the effects of embalming
AMID on the lungs showing that the
results were similar TO the conditlons
found in the body of Rice.
The L. s. District court has issued
a temporary injunction restraining tne
state railway and warehouse commits
sioners of Missouri and the attorney
general of the state from enforcing
the maximum freight rate law whicn
tent into effect Friday. June is. and
against three Kansas City shippers.
preventing the latter from claiming
nenalties under the law. The injunc-
ton was granted at the request OF
eighteen railways doing business in
Missouri. who brought suit against
the state officials on the ground that
the rates provided in the law are pro-
hibitive and would amount TO the con-,
fscation of their property. The suit
against the three Kansas City shippers
is intended to cover the shippers Of
the state as a class and the order of
The court against them will restrain
them from bringing action against the
railways under the law. The order OF
the court Is made returnable on June
%. when the railroads viii seek 70