The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-09-06
WEEK IN THE WORLD.
Great Events and Movements Which
Are Making History.

Are Making History.
Richard Mansfield. one of the best
known actors on the American stage, died
Friday morning at his summer home IN
New London Conn. Mansfield was born
in Uchgoand in 1857 aud inherited his
love of art from his mother, a famous
prima donna. After studying on the
continent and in London the young art
ist made precarious living painting pie
lures. Mansfield later came TO Boston,
where for time he was a salesman IN a
dry goods store. Commercial life was not
cunpenial TO him, however, and he return
ed To England lie then turned his tai,
ents toward the stage. As a singer and
comedian he joined a strolling company
al a salary OF SIS a week. Several years
were spent playing small parts IN tours Of
the English provinces and then Mansfield
came 10 this country, where his first ap'
pearance was made in Les ManteauN
NoirS al the Standard theater. Later he
played the part OF Nick Nedder IN Hdp
Van Wrinkle. In 1883 his opportunity
came when 4. VI. Palmer put on the
Partisan Romance. J. II. Stoddart was
cast for the part Of Baron Chcyrial, but
at the last moment declined 10 play the
uart Mansfield, who had been cast Tor
a small part. begged permission 10 play
the part and he lifted what at hrst
seemed but a small eccentric part to one
OF all absorbing interest. The public anu
the critics forgot the play to talk OF
Mansfeld's baron Cheynal and from that
dav Mansfield became a leading figure on
the American stage. lie became star
in 1887. when he appeared IN Prince MARI
Mansfield returned to England, where his
Baron Chevrial Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
and Prince Karl We're declared master
pieces OF character painting. lie. pro,
duced Richard III. while in England and
then returned to this country, where he
played uninterruptedly season after sea
son Mansfield produced Rostands Cy,
rano de Bergerac in America and scored
a great success. The last effort Of his
genius was displayed in a remarkable pro,
duction Of Ibsens Peer Gynt. Richard
Mansfield in 1892 married Beatrice Cam
eron. for several years his leading lady
Mansfelds young son never was per-
mitted to see his father act, in Difference
10 the artists wish. The intense nervous
strain under which Mansfield worked
caused a complete breakdown last spring
while the actor was playing an engage,
ment in Scranton. Pa, though he had
been in poor health for some time.
The Reading company, the Philadelphia
& Reading Railway company and the
Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron
conpapy Saturday filed at Philadelphia
thcir answers TO the suit Of the federal
government to break up the alleged mon
opoly existing in the anthracite coal re-.
gions of PENNSYLVANIA. The answers OF
The three concerns, Of which George +:
Baer is president, make a general denial
of the Governments allegations and 60
into the first great strike in the hard coal
fields and its relation to the presidential
campaign of 1900 when Mckinley was
elected. 1t is declared that the agree
ments to advance the price OF coal We're
brought about in 1900 by the violence
and intimidation Of the striking mlne
workers. by the failure OF the United
States government and state OF Penhs{i
yania to enforce the law and protect the
coal companies and the opportunities OF
the late Marcus \. Hanna, who, 1t Is al
legged. was anxious to end the sttlKe on
account of the impending presidential cleo
ton.
The biggest shakeup in the history OF
the line Of the United States navy Is now
in process of arrangement by the seer
taI.y of the navy, who has the approba-
ton of President Roosevelt IN the pan
as outlined. OF the officers now command
Inc the IS battleships to make the long
voyage from the Atlantic to the Paclhc
Il is declared that only four captains now now
commanding ships will make the trip. Inc
president and the secretary OF the navy
have agreed to forward the long-deslred
plan of advancing young men to the tight-
ing line. and send their elders to shore
duty. according to information given ues-
dav, and of the Is captains who Will com
mand and be responsible for the SlO0,0OO,-
0OO worth of armament and equipment. to
he sent through the Straits of Magellan
70 tbe Pacific. II will be younger men
than those now in command. As the plan
now stands, it is said, the following cap
fains will hold their ships and make the
trim: Potter sof the Vermont, Nreeland
of the Kansas, Osterhaus of the Connecti-
cut and Wainwright of the LOUISIANA
BY the collapse of the huge cantlleyer
bridge in process of construction over the
st. Lawrence river at Quebec, Can,
| Thursday. so workmen lost their lives
| The fall occurred at $50 in the afternoon,
| lust as the men were about to quit WORK
| for the day. OF the 80 men at WORK on
the bridge. only half were able to, reach
safety. IS being precipitated into the wa,
ter. A steamer which had Just passed
under the structure lowered its boats and
picked up 10. The bride, which was t t.
have been the longest single span cantl
lever construction in the world, was be
gun in 1900, and it would have been com
pleted in 1909. It is said that new
Of the bridges weakness had been tele
graphed from the headquarters. OF the con COZ
struction company in Phoenixvllle, "a.
but that the dispatch was, delayed on ac
count of the telegraphers' strike.