The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-06
WEEK IN THE WORLD
Great Events and Movements Which
Are Making History.

Are Making History.
What sas protahly The greatest "a
Fade ei religious character IN the his
tory II Nex England. brought 10 a elosa
IA lioslon Sunday, the centenary erls'
hnalinn II the founding II the Roman
Catholic dioa-,e II Boston whleh begsn
last week "Wednesday. II 10 estimated
that fully inss men IepIusenlins the
Holy Name sorriirs oi the Roman Cath,
ollie churches IN the I've counties which
constitute the lieccse, Suffolk, Middle
sex. Esscx, Norfolk aud Plymouth, with
over 80 priests Participated, marching
Ia the music ri 100 hands, Thousands ol
SPECTATORS iillci every pain, 81 vantage
along the line II maT'h, Starting shortly
after noon, Il was long after darkness
7 lNoioT lh" lat company had been dis
banded. Al tho aWhepisoopal residence,
I the parade WAS reviewed hy Cardinal
Gibbons and Archbishop O'Conneli and
visiting pwlaics aud Monsifnon,
frrsilcn, Roosevelt plans 90 leave
New York on March ~ nine days after
the Inauguration, on his African hunt.
inE irip. lie will sail ON the kocnig Al
hoTi for Naplrs, via Gibraltar, WHERE the
liner Is due March -, Ills expressed Dc.
sifo h 10 get away ~ soon A. possible
- a. not 20 cmbarmss Mr., Taft in his
new office. Besides his son, Kermit who
viii take photographs Il big game in A.
rica. he will BE- accompanied by a profcs.
sor iWm the Smithsonian institution and
an officer from the navy department.
They have not SET been chosen. but sry
eral are under consideration, One will
have a knowledge 81 medicine, - that
when the party leaves shc Uganda rail
road and pluhg,s into the unheaten paths
Of the Eastern African forests members
for
Mrs. William AsiOr, for 20 years re
giricd A. the sorihl leader in New York.
died Friday ~ her home in that city 0i
heart disease. aged ~. II was Mr., A.
tor who established the famous 200, -
and she was u patron Of Wand McAllis
ter, the manager Of social affair. Mrs.
Astor was rstrangcd from Mn. Waldorf
Astor hy reason of the rivalry Of the two
families for social leadership, and on ac'
count Of Mr.. William Astor's success in
the struggle the Wahorfs left New York
and located in London When Mn. Wal
dorf Aston was brought 10 New York for
burial. Mrs. William gave a grand ball
the night Of the funeral. The Waldorfs
had sided with Coleman Drayton in hi-
scandalous divorce proceedings, involving
a daughter Of Mrs. Aston,
4 report Of a recent Interview had by |
an Englishman with Emperor William in |
which he complained bitterly OF the hos
tile attitude OF Great Britain toward him, |
published in the London Telegraph, has |
caused no epi Of embarrassment all |
around. No question OF rs genuinencss
Is raised. William maintained that he /
had only the most friendly feeling for |
England. but was tired of being constant !
Is misrepresented by her press and public /
men He showed how, at critical hour
in the Boer war, IL was his action in re-.
fusing to Join with France and Russia TO
end the war that saved England from
He limited at possible future
trouble with japan. The whole tenor Of
{ he talk was calculated to stir the troub.
lous waters OF Europe at this juncture
Gen. Tomas Estrada Palma, the first
president of the Cuban republic, died
Wednesday night at Santiago, Cuba. He
was born at Bayamo, Santiago province,
July Is 1875. and was elected president
Of Cuba MAY 90, 1902. He was reelected
Sept. %, 1905. but resigned Sept. %,
1906 On the settlement OF the war be.
tween the United States and Spain and
he establishment OF the Cuban republic
i had been provided that in the event Of
internal discussions, the aid
IF the United States might he invoked 10
'estore and preserve order, and in ac
'ordance with this provision Gen. Palma
,cted and provisional government i'm
Ter American oversight was instituted.
President Charles w. Eliot of Harvard
has resigned to take effect
Tered last month and finally accepted
With regret at the meeting Of the board
# overseers The election OF successor
viii engage the attention Of the govern
ne boards up to next May. President !
eliot is "a years old and has been presi-
lent of Harvard since 1869.