Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-01-26
GEN ERAl NEWS.

After completing his visit to the
Philippine islands w. j. Bryan declares
that his views favoring INDEPENDENCE
for the islands have not changed.
The urgent deficiency bill which went
before the house at Washington for
consideration Friday, Jan. 10, aggre :
gates Sl5.25l,50 including $5,34O7s6
for the Panama canal.
Ensign Charles T. Wade. who was
charged with the responsibility for the
explosion on the gunboat Bennington
at San Diego, has been acquitted by
I the eourtmartial at Washington.
Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew has
cancelled all his social ENGAGEMENTS
and will not be able TO accept any more
4 dinner invitations. His health is said
4 to be impaired and he has been In con-
sultation with several physicians.
\ The superior court at Cambridge.
| Mass has refused TO grant new
| trial for Charles l.. Tucker. under con-
| yiction for the murder of Mabel Page.
IL the case Is not carried to the United
! States supreme court. the death sem
tence Will probably be imposed tomor-
/ row.
A petition signed by 10000 citizens
of Massachusetts was presented 10 the
president at Washington. SATURDAY.
| Jan. 20. opposing the recommendation
! of Secretary of the Navy c. j. Bona
parte that the old frigate Constitution
/ be either broken up or made an object
/ of target practice. The petitioners IN
clude all the living ex-goSernors of
4 Massachusetts. mayors, legislators. and
/ descendants of the Constitutions crew,
Eighteen men were buried Thursday.
! Jan. Is. In terrific explosion in z
coal mine near Charleston, w. va.
/ Most of the miners were eating their
dinners outside otherwise hundreds OF
men would have been killed. The force
4 Of the explosion was so great that the
7 hills trembled. Tons of wreckage ana
debris were hurled from the mouth of
| the mine. blocking the entrance and
making the work of rescue difficult.
The first decisive step toward exclud-
/ ing victims of pulmonary tuberculosis
I from the public schools was taken by
/ the board of education at Chicago last
week. when that body instructed all
principals and teachers TO report the
names of suspects" TO SUPERINTENDENT
/ Cooley. The board called upon SUPER
intendent Cooley to notify the parents
| and guardians of children suspected,
and also To direct the child study de-
partment to examine each such child.
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a famous nurse in the civil war and
! Familiarity known to Grand Army vet
Grams throughout the country as Aunt
| Lizzie" died at her home in Chicago.
ian. II, after an illness of three DAYS.
| AT the outbreak of the rebellion Mrs.
| Aiken lived with her invalid husband
near Peoria. He was unable TO enlist.
but she. fired by patriotism, went TO
Memphis, and became a nurse IN the
I hn
throughout the war.
| A Manila dispatch says: Vice-Gov.
| n. C. Ide. who has been acting governor
| since Governor Wright left the islands,
| is delighted at the news from WASH
| ington that he is to succeed Wright,
/ He saws he will endeavor to fulfil the
| trust with success equal to that Wnlch
| his esteemed friend attained. Many
persons called at the palace to offer
| their congratulations and were disap-
pointed to find that Mr.. lde had iled
| and gone on fishing excursion 10 the
Island Of Corregidor
The annual retainer paid for many
wears to former Senator David b. Hill
| by the Equitable Life Assurance So
ciety. the fact of which was brought
ont in the investigation of the life IN
surance companies by the Armstrong
| Joint special Legislative committee Will
| be investigated at Senator HIS re-
ouest by a committee of the New YORK
| state Bar association. Senator hin
declares that he has never mixed poil
| tics and business and left the once OF
| governor poorer than when he entered
| ii.
Miss Florence W. Allison. about 80
wears old. living in the farm mouse on
! the country seat of Mrs. e. X. Straw
| bridge near Moorestown, N. d. was
! found dead in the stable Thursday. Jan
| 1s with a strap fastened about her
! throat and her skull crushed. Beside
| the body lay club with which she
! had been killed The only other occu-
| pant of the house at the time was BESSIE
Walker. a child 6 years of age. from
whom it was learned that tall negro
had called at the house a few minutes
after Miss Allison had gone to the
stable The negro followed ana, alte5
assaulting Miss Allison. killed her and
made his escape. The body was found
| nv a tradesman and the alarm was
given. men being set out in all direc-
! lions to hunt for the murderer. MRS:
Strawbridge has offered reward OF
! $500 for the arrest of the murderer
! The township committee also ofered
similar reward.
The administration insurance meas
IRE introduced in the house at WASH
ington last week by Congressman
Ames of Massachusetts is intended 70
serve as a standard for all state insur-
ance legislation. 1t creates bureau
| of insurance in the District of Column
bia and subjects all insurance COM
panies to it's provisions. The District
of Columbia code on insurance is re-
placed by a code for domestic com
panies similar to that of Massachu-
setts. Proper supervision is provided
AS a further condition of doing bust
ness in the district. all companies must
conduct their affairs in the states and
territories in conformity with the re-
ouirements for business in the district
Among other features are limitation
! of assessment insurance. and OF FOR
FIXTURES after two full annual Dreml-
ums. prevention of abuses in prudential
and industrial insurance. and prohlbi-
ton of deception by agents. The bill
also requires advertising of salaries
and listing of officers. the putting OF
check on fees and salaries. and pro-
vides for examination and publicity
and no taxation. The bill was drafted