The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-10-23
WEEK IN THE WORLD
Great Events and Movements Which
Are Making History.

"a
ciilc train at midnight last Friday wheI
the door of his statcroom was burst opeI
by deputy sheriff. William Randolph
Hearst was served with papers notilyln.
him that a suit OF SUJIu was brough
against him on a charge OF SANDER and
libel by Gov Charles \. Haskell OF Okla
homa, The deputy sheriff was on hand
at the station when the train 10 which
Mr.. llearsts private car was attached ar
rived. \ knock on the door of Mr.
Hearst's statement brought the informa
ton through the door from the editor
wife that he was not IN the room. The
deputy sheriff declared that # he was not
admitted he would break down the door
and dramatic scene ensued. While Mrs.
Hearst on the inside screamed out that
she was alone and would admit no man.
the officer put his shoulders against the
door and broke it down. He was met by
Mrs. Hearst partly disrobed and appar-
emily on the verge OF hysteria and mo-
ment later Mr.. Hearst appeared from the
adjoining room and accepted the papers
which the deputy thrust out. Gov. Has
kell bases his claim for the damages on a
report of the speech given by Mr.. Hearst
in which it is alleged that he charged Gov.
Haskell with being the political agent 'of
the STANDARD Oil.
The American battleship fleet arrived
in the harbor OF Oklahoma, Japan, Sun
day morning only a little later than the
schedule time in spite OF the severe gales
which it encountered off the japanese
coast. The arrival of the fleet was the
occasion for tremendous demonstration
on the part OF the japanese people. Six
teen japanese warships met the Ameri-
can vessels and escorted them up the har
Dor and the past week has been one of
intending ceremony and Notification in
honor of the Americans. The battleship
Maine arrived at Portsmouth, \. H., har-
Dor Monday after a tour around the
world.
The democratic national committee,
through its treasurer, last week gave out
an extended statement of the contribu
tons to the democratic national campaign
fund up to Oct, o., The statement con
tanned a list of all those who had contrib
uted sums of and over 800. 1t showed
that the amount received up to Oct. Q was
S24s $3.50 and the total disbursements
1925, 962Ss, leaving balance of little
over so, 600 in the treasury. Treasurer
Ridder stated that 100000 additional
would be necessary to carry out the work
of the campaign until election.
Fifteen people lost their lives last week |
Thursday in the burning of the Detroit |
& Mackinaw relief train which was carry |
ing the inhabitants of the village of Metz, |
Mich, to safety from the forest fires
which were sweeping away their homes.
The Inflated train was ditched on siding |
a few miles south of Metz and the refu-
gees were forced to abandon the cars and
rush for safety down the track with burn
ing fires on either side. Most of the vic
tins were women and children who were
unable to escape from the car which they
were occupying.
Prof. Charles Eliot Norton, Massachu-
sets first citizen in point of culture edu-
cation and refinement, died at his home in
cambridge early Wednesday morning at
Harvard university in the class of 1916
and in 1875 accepted the chair of history
md art in that institution. position
which he filled until 1898 when he was
made professor emeritus.
The war cloud which hung over the
Balkan states last week has disappeared
md there is little likelihood that anything
will prevent friendly settlement of the
difficulties between Bulgaria and Turkey
ver the question of the formers indie
Newspaper Tributes to Judge Tyler.
The announcement that Judge James :
n. Tyler, first associate judge of the Yer !,
mont court, has declined to be considered :,
candidate for re- election HIS fall will ;