Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-24
GEN ERAL NEWS.

OF 30 weeks during which she VIII play
In the large cities OF North America.
A Madrid despatch says that Kine
Alfonso OF Spain will be married In
MAY, 1906, TO Princess Ena Of Batten-
berg, only daughter OF Princess
Beatrice. youngest sister OF King Ed
ward and widow OF Prince Henry OF
Battenberg.
Hon. stephen Salisbury. president
of the American Antiquarian society.
one Of the wealthiest men In New
England and noted philanthropist
died at his home In Worcester. Mass,
Thursday. Nov. 16. from pneumonia
The cornerstone OF the Mckinley
monument, the gift OF the American
people. was formally laid Thursday.
Nov. l6, at Canton. o., In the presence
OF Mrs. Mckinley. the trustees OF the
Mckinley National Memorial asso-
citation. and other noted guests and
citizens.
The count of Flanders. brother OF
King Leopold. and heir to the throne
of Belgium. died at Brussels. rriday
Nov. II, from inflammation of the
lungs. He was born In 1887 The
new heir is Prince Albert of Flanders.
the only son of the count. and one or
the most popular members OF the
lreigning house.
The Norwegian parliament at Chris
tiana, Saturday. Nov. is. unanimously
elected Prince Charles OF Denmark
king of Norway. The formal tender
of the throne was made to the prince
AT Copenhagen Monday. Nov. 20, by
ldeputation of parliament members,
and was accepted by King Christian
| in behalf of his grandson
The annual distribution of vegetable
and flower seeds by the department OF
agriculture at Washington VIII begin
on Dec. / and before planting time It
I Is expected the entire amount, aggre-
eating $4,000, 900 packages Will be In
the hands of the people in all sections
Il of the country. Congress, for the past
several years. has appropriated S2s0,
900 for this purpose, but a portion OF
the amount is used for foreign expert
ment work and other kindred matters,
Aged clerks In the pension office at
washington are scheduled for heavy
cuts in salaries under a plan devised
by Commissioner Warner They will
be kept on the pay rolls at figures
more commensurate with their SER
vices, and what will be practically
civil service pension system viii be IN
Iaugurated Probably threescore men,
whose salaries range from S1,600 TO
81, 900, will be cut about 40 per cent.
Young men will be hired as fast as
needed.
President Castro of Venezuela re-
fuses to pay the second installment or
the Plumley arbitration award. The
Arbitration covered damages sustained
by French citizens in Venezuela dur
ing revolutionary periods prior 10
1903 The judgment was in favor OF
France which was awarded about
$3.50, 900 and President Castro paid the
first instalment of the award three
months ago. The second payment due
last week was not paid, apparently on
the ground that diplomatic relations
between France and Venezuela are in
terrupted.
District Attorney William Travers
Jerome filed his declaration or his
election expenses at New York city
nothing, he having personally spent
not one cent to obtain his election
William Randolph Hearst. candidate
for mayor of New York on the NUM-
cipal ownership ticket. certified to
the secretary of state Friday, Nov. IL,
that his total campaign expenses were
s65,S4325. This breaks the record
which was previously held by Gov,
Higgins. who spent during the last
state campaign $4,000.
At a meeting at Helsingfors. Fin
land Saturday, Nov. Is, of representa-
tives of the constitutional party from
all parts of Finland, a resolution was
adopted in favor of single chamber
diet the members to be elected from
among all the citizens, without any
distinction in regard to sex. 1t was
resolved to call for the resignation OF
Secretary of State Under. General
Baron SalZa, COMMUNICATIVE chief of
the troops in Finland, has been APP
pointed governor general temporarily.
pending the emperors choice of
successor to Prince John Obolensky
At the Joint primaries held after an
exceptionally bitter campaign, in Bos-
ton Thursday, Nov. 16 for the choice
of candidates for mayor and other
offices. ex-CongressmaE
John Fitzgerald won the democratic
over City Clerk Edward |
]. Donovan by plurality of 3.91s
votes. Louis A. rockingham, speak
err of the Massachusetts house of rep |
was the choice of the re-
publicans by a plurality of 275 over
Henry S. Dewey Judge Dewey de-
manded a recount of the republican
vote but the result was unchanged
though Mr. Frothinghams plurality |
was somewhat reduced.
After a long conference at Seoul, the /
Korean cabinet has signed the agree
ment desired by the japanese. 1t pro-
vides for the appointment of Japa-
nese administrator to govern Korea
under the emperor, the appointment
Of Japanese administrators at all
treaty. ports. the transfer of Korean
diplomatic affairs to Toxic, and no ar
engagements to be made with other
powers without the consent of Japan.
The ministers of agriculture and
foreign affairs held out with the en-
Deror against this action. The en-
oeror has ordered that the ministers
who consented TO the japanese de-
hands be assassinated. II
Russell smith, aged about so years,
committed suicide by hanging early
Friday. Nov. II, at his home in West
Berlin. He went to the barn to do his
and had put up the pals At
I: 30 O'Clock a neighbor came to the
,arn to get the milk as it was his Gus.
ON and found the body hanging from
/ beam. The body was cold when
ound and death was caused by
as his neck was not
,roken. 1t is supposed that despond-
ncy was the cause of the rash act (
md il is understood that Mr. Smith
lad threatened several times to take
lis life He is survived by his sister.
Hiss Emily Smith. with whom he {
lved. and a daughter. He was d.
Iorced from his wife.