Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-14
THE WEEK IN THE WORLD.
Great Events and Movements Which Are
Making History.

A Jewish massacre surprising in serious
ness all previous ones In the vicinity took
place at Siedlce, Poland, Saturday and
Sunday. II had been carefully planned the
soldiers warning all Of the Christian popu'
laiion In advance TO hang out their ikons, so
that they might remain undisturbed Satur'
day night some terrorists killed two sol
diers, and thereupon the Libau regiment
broke forth in unrestrained fury. They be-
gan numbering Jews only on every hand and
continued the work Of slaughter all Satur-
day night and all day Sunday. The CHASTITY
work Of numbering and pillaging continued
until g o'clock Monday morning, when Gov
Gen. Skallon telegraphed for permission to
use the artillery. Four batteries then opened
Are down Pienkna, Warsaw and Alena
streets, which were inhabited by thousands
Of Jews. The destruction was horrible. As
result Of the general slaughter II Is esti'
mated that fully 200 Jews have been killed
and 900 wounded. There are 5000 pris
oners In custody, a great many Of whom are
wounded. Not a soldier was killed, Mon
day morning squads OF soldiers were parad'
ing through the streets selling pllaged
watches and jewelry. The army officers
openly countenanced the selling Of loot The
local governor, Englke took no steps to pre-
vent the outrage,
President Roosevelt will find plenty Of
public business awaiting his attention when
he returns from his vacation Oct. l. He has
timed his return so as to have just two
months at his disposal before the meeting
Of the short session OF congress. II is ex'
pectci that he will all the vacancy ON the
supreme court caused by the resignation Of
Mr.. Justice Brown soon after he gets back
A.. T. mi nj
speculation as to what he will do. He prob.
ably does not know himself at this time. II
will be recalled that when Justice Brown re-
signed last spring the place was unofficially
offered to William II. Taft, secretary OF
war Taft could not make up his mind at
that time as TO what he ought to do, and
SO il was arranged that Justice Brown
should sit until the end OF the term, thus az
fording the president an opportunity to
keep the place. open until October when the
court will meet again. No doubt Mr., Taft
has though, out his plans during his long
stay up at Murray Bay, and the presump'
ton is that the place win be filled soon after
the president gets back.
The beef scandal revelations made this
year failed 10 interrupt the output of the
Chicago packers. In fact. their domestic
business in the first seven months of this
year, during the greater part Of which time
the country was agitated by the exposures Of
conditions in Packingt0wn, actually in
creased. This showing is made in the report
Of the Department Of Commerce and Labor
Of domestic trade movements in July, and
for the seven months Of 1906 from Jan. l..
Shipments of paeking.ho products from
Chicago during July amounted to 203,252..
July, 1905 and 1916, 66o,Tl6 in 1904. Dur
ing the first seven months OF the present
year similar shipments aggregated 1,675,436.
262 pounds, nearly 800, 100000 in excess Of
corresponding movements in 1905, and over
$50. 600. 600 greater than in 1904. The three
largest items were go. 941,665 pounds OF
dressed beef, 5lo,712,163 pounds Of cured
meats, and 2is, 92o,252 pounds of lard.
Forgeries for more than a quarter Of a
million of dollars by Frank X. Nipple, the
suicide president OF the wrecked Real Estate
Trust company of Philadelphia have been
discovered by Receiver Earle. Nipple, IN
order to meet his immense orerdraft used
the names of some OF the most prominent
business men OF Philadelphia on notes which
in one case amounted TO $4,000. The
president took copies Of the signatures of
number of business men while some OF
their checks or negotiable cheeks passed
through his hands but in every ease he
avoided the use Of a Real Estate Trust Co.
depositor's name. When pinched for money
TO meet his overdrafts or some big loan Mr..
Earle said that as last resort Nipple would
draw up note with the forged signature
attached. This he would take TO the cash
Ter or paying teller saying he had person
ally made the loan and it was discounted.
With the amount 10 his credit he would sat
isfy the pressing claim.