Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-10-20
GEN ERAL NEWS.

PASSED the biii i'F'''''p
The act of union and recognizing Nor
way as an Independent state.
The carrying OF typhoid fever germs
by flies Is regarded by Dr. c, A.
Lindsey, secretary of the Connecticut
state board of health as the most
likely cause of much of the typhoid
Infection from which Connecticut suf-
fers.
The federal authorities at New Or
leans believe that this week Will marx
practically the end OF the yellow fever
visitation. Wholesale reductions OF
the health service working forces nave
been made. General Improvement III
state conditions continue.
The president. through the state
department, has published an execu-
tive order forbiddng government en-
ployes to instruct, either directly or
Indirectly. candidates for civil service
examinations. Removal from the SER
vice is the penalty threatened.
Baron Komura, senior japanese
peace envoy. arrived in Toxic Monday
Oct 16. His reception at the railway
station was not enthusiastic, those
present being principally government
ldigntares. The streets We're strong
Ily guarded. The baron drove to the
palace In the imperial carriage.
The report of the international pos
tai bureau indicates that the postal
system of the United States Is the
most costly in the world. Its excess
of expenditures in 1908 was S4,3o6,o0o'
while Great Britain had surplus re-
ceipts of $22, $4,000, leading all the
other great nations in that respect.
Thirty four persons were injured,
three probably fatally: in an accident
to a north bound passenger train on
the Cheyenne & Northern railroad
near Horse creek. 35 miles north OF
Cheyenne, Wy. oct. IL the tram
was rounding a curve, when the
smoking car and day coach left the
rails and rolled down a 20-foot en-
! bankment. Many of the injured were
laborers.
The New York National league
champions. amid frenzied plaudits OF
more than 24O00 baseball enthusiasts,
won the worlds professional baseball
championship on the Polo grounds at
! New York Saturday, oct. IA. by de-
/ feating the Philadelphia American
league team in the fifth game of the
post season series by the score OF Z
! to O. OF the four previous games New
York had won three and Philadel-
phia one.
The Merchants association of New
/ York asks District Attorney Jerome
/ to call for an extraordinary session OF
/ the grand jury to consider insurance
matters: to ascertain whether an IN
dictment cannot be found against life
insurance officers who have contrib
uted company funds to political cam
paign committees and asks that civil
action be taken by the state attorney
general looking to the restitution oil
money so contributed.
! By a sweeping amendment to the
\ civil service rules, authorized at WASH
Iington Tuesday. Oct. II, by the presi-
dent a cabinet officer hereafter VIII
have power to remove summary ana
without a hearing any civil service
employee in his department who, to
his personal knowledge. as head of a
department has been guilty OF mis-
conduct. or is inefficient.
President Roosevelt started Wednes
day. oct. IS, on his southern trip. The
| Journey will get its picturesque side
4 from the fact that the president pro-
poses to beard the yellow fever mos
quito i'm his den." and, having beard
ed him." will go aboard ship OF
war. which will take him away from
the territory of the United States for
four days The physicians of the ma
rine hospital service have planned te
screen the chief executive against the
deadly mosquito while he is in New
orleans and he will be there only In
the daytime, DR., RiXey viii accom-
pany him
Hemerv. driver of an S0-horse- power
Darracq. won the automobile race FOL
the Vanderbilt cup at Mineola, L. l.
Saturday, Oct. IA. His elapsed time
was 4.S6.0S. Heath, driving l20'
horse power Panhard, was second. ar
ter a hard fight with the winner OF
the last lap. He finished in 4.39,4o
Third place was won for America b!
Tracy. whose elapsed time was 4.oo.oo
He drove a locomobile. Nineteen au'
Itomobiles representing the United
states, Germany. France and Italy
started in the race on the course o
2S3 miles A hundred thousand peopl'
witnessed the race. Hemery ant
Heath represented France. Lancia
representing Italy, was leader TO
eight tenths of the journey but tir
troubles ruined his chances.
Charles II. Able, who was indicted
at New York Friday, oct. 10, on
charge of extortion in an alleged at
tempt last summer to sell subscrip
ltion to Americas Smart Set for 500
to Edwin NJ Post, a broker, failed t
appear in court Monday. oct. 16, an,
his bail was declared forfeited
Americas Smart Set, a publication
containing sketches of the lives of
few rich Americans, was to have bu
one issue, and the subscriptions wer
offered at high prices. Able is allege
to have offered a place. in 1t to MI
Post, who accused Able of attempting
to force this subscription on him b
threats of publishing articles abou
the broker in a New York society pub
; lication. Able was arrested on IN
brokers' complaint.
The profits of the alleged conspira
; tors i'm the operations based on the re
, cent leak in the government cotto
crop reports are placed at approx
mately 100000, according to an in
, dctment presented in court at Ne'
York Saturday, oct. a. on the ar
raignment of Frederick A Peckha1
, and Moses Haas, According
charges made in this indictment Ed
. win $. Holmes, jr.. associate statisti
, clan of the department of agriculture
| received S15,017 The indictmer
: charges Holmes, Haas and Peckhal
with having conspired to defrau
Counsel for the defense moved for III
discharge of the prisoners on IN
ground that the charges as alleged di
: not constitute an offence against IN
e government. The hearing on that me
! ton was adjourned until Oct. II,
e copeupntives Made Comfortable.