Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-26
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Gen. Wood has exterminated a band of
outlaws in Jolo All of them, numbering
close to 1875, were killed. The American
loss was three killed and II wounded.
Johann Hoch, who, the Chicago police
say, has married at least 40 women was
convicted of numbering his next to last
wife, and the jury recommended the death
penalty Counsel made a move for a new
trial.
Twenty persons were injured In a col
lison on the Third avenue elevated rail-
road in New York, Monday, train wait
ing for the draw over the Harlem to close
being telescoped by another etrain on a
curve, and electric explosions setting fire
to the structure.
Three quarters of million people have
died of the plague in India this year, ac-
cording to figures furnished by Indian
Secretary Brodrick in the House of Com
mons last Monday. The mortality from
Jan. 1 to April was 471,744, while
another 215,9G1 succumbed during the
four weeks ending April 20.
The President has postponed his decis-
ion in the Bowen Loomis controversy at
the request Of Bowen until the arrival in
this country and examination of William
w. Russell, late minister to Colombia.
who was secretary of the legation when
Loomis was minister to Venezuela. John
G. Dater told Secretary Taft Of the publ
cation of the charges against Loonis.
President Roosevelt is thinking of ask
ing Congress to take drastic action to cut
down the great number of immigrants
coming to the United States, and a pro-
hibitive head tax and an arbitrary limit
to the number that can be landed in a
month are considered as remedies for
what Mr. Roosevelt regards as a peril.
1t has developed that the President
yielded his position on the canal supplies
for the sake Of rate discussion. His OPP
ponents had planned to occupy the extra
session of Congress with the discussion
Of the purchase Of supplies to the ex-
clusion of the rate question, and his an
nouncement puts quietus on their
schemes.
r. w. Shumway. 25. railway mail
clerk in Springfield Mass, was drowned
Saturday in the Connecticut river He
and his brother, Walter were crossing
in a canoe to the mouth Of Agawam river
when their boat capszed. Walter chung
to the canoe and was rescued by the
occupants of a derry, but his brother lost
his hold and sank before assistance could
reach him.
Daniel S. Berry, prominent attorney
and Republican politician, was shot and
instantly killed by an unidentified assas-
sin while entering his office at Savanna,
ILL.,, Monday morning Two bullets from
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passing through the head, the second
lodging in his arm. The murderer
escaped. Several theories are advanced,
revenge being the motive ascribed in two
OF them.
An anarchist outside the cathedral at
Warsaw fell while trying to escape
arrest, and a bomb, concealed in his
pocket was exploded. The anarchist and
two detectives were killed and % others
ft,ft L. I.
have been intended for the governor gem
eral OF Poland, who was attending a SER
vice in the cathedral. The Gear, as a
birthday gift to the nation, is reported to
have authorized a peoples council to be
convened on oct II.
In his effort to defeat the consumma-
ton of the plan to lease the city gas
works to the United Gas Improvement
company for as years for S25, 0OO. 600
Mayor Weaver of Philadelphia on Tues
day dismissed from their offices the two
principal members of his cabinet and
thereby delivered staggering blow to
the dominant political organization OF
that city which was caused probably the
greatest sensation in the history OF Phil
adelphia municipal affairs.
Robert Shaw a negro, supposedly in
sane, terrorized Waitman, KY. Sunday
and an appeal was sent to Ownesboro for |
nelp. When a posse approached Shaw |
barricaded himself in his shanty and
opened fire. Marshal Watson was shot |
in the face, Deputy Marshal Jackson in |
the back. DR. Pitt in the head and two |
boys received slight wounds. Monday an |
attempt was made to storm the house, |
but the negro shot two more men. |
Deputy Sheriff w. c. Brown offered to go |
to the house to take Shaw. He was but |
a few steps from the door when Shaw /
fired, blowing off Browns head. Monday |
night the mob set fire TO Shaw's shanty. |
The negro leaped outside and in an in |
slant hundred shots were fired. Kidding |
his body.