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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-24
Night OfTerror
Passed In Butte
SEVERAL BUILDINGS AND MINES
ARE WRECKED BY
. DYNAMITE.
By Associated PRess.1

By Associated PREss.l
BUTTE, Montana, June 24.-After
c night of terror in Butte, apprehen-
sion was felt today that the mob of
insurgent miners that last night
wrecked miners union hall. with
twenty-five blasts of dynamite might
turn their activities in other direc-
tions., Nevertheless the city is out
wardly calm. The mines,' all but
two near the wrecked hall from one
Of which the dynamite that blew up
the building was stolen are working,
No trace had been found OF President
Charles Meyer, of the Western Fed
Grafton who last night called the
meeting Of the union to order and
presented his plans for a conciliation
If the warning factions.
Hardly had Meyer read his paper
promising to correct his grievances
the seeding miners and conelud-
ng with an appeal for calmer judg-
nent when the first shot OF the carly
evening rioting, in which one was
killed and three injured, were heard.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-24
The Weather

western Pennsylvania Local
hunder showers and cooler this af!
eernoon or tonight. Thursday gen:
rally fair.
west virginia Generally fair to.
night and Thursday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-21
WARRANT FOR THE
VILLAGE MEETING
Articles Relate to Laying Dust, Raising
Money, Spraying Trees, Choosing
Officers, Etc.

The warrant for the annual village
meeting will be posted in a day or
two, calling upon the voters to meet
in the town hall Tuesday evening
May 5, at s o'clock.
The artice of the most importance
on the warrant is to see whether the
village will arrange for laying dust on
the streets and highways within the
limits of the village and what method
Of paving for the work viii be adopt
ed
The reports of the village officers
will be made and the election of of
ticers, including a commissioner to sue
ceed Henry r. Brown, whose term ex-
pires this year, clerk, treasurer, tax
collector and board of auditors will
follow. 1t is understood that Mr.
Brown win be. a candidate for re-elec.
tion.
One article is to determine whether
the voters will see fit to appropriate
sum of money for 4 series of con
certs by the First Regiment band anC
another is to see whether the village
will vote TO appropriate money fol
spraying trees during the ensuing year
Last year the village bought small
spraying machine whiah was used eff
feetively where needed. The raising
of money to defray the expenses of tn,
coming year is another important mat
| ter.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-21
FOUND DEAD WITH
GAS TURNED ON
II. II. Maine of Cambridge, Mass, AS
phyxiated i'll Mansion House,
North Adams.

NORTH ADAMS. Mass, April 2I.-
IL. II. Maine, -, was found dead in
bed in his room in the Mansion House
yesterday. The gas jet was wide open.
When maid raped on the door of the
room Sunday morning Maine told her
that he did not care to have anything
done to the room. He did not respond
to a call yesterday and Albert Caring
ton, clerk in the hotel, detecting an
odor of gas, broke down the door The
room was filled with gas and the win
dows were closed tightly. Maine had
bathed and shaven and laid out clean
clothes on the bed. Medical Examiner
Brown death was due to asphyxi-
alton. probably suicidal Maine arrived
in North Adams Thursday, paid a
week 5 rent in, advance for the room
and for three days was employed on a
construction Job at the Swift refrig-
orator. The body was sent to Cam
bridge, where his wife and child are
living.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-21
PERSONAL.

Miss May Cook is confined to her
home on Clark street by illness.
Mrs Helen Hamilton will leave for
her home in Grafton Wednesday, after
spending the winter in Brattleboro.
Miss NJ Wynne Wadsworth of
Springfield, Mass, formerly of this
town, is visiting friends here this week.
James p Ferriter and Fred Thomas
brought in a handsome string of 80
trout Saturday, which they caught in
Gulford.
Verne. II. Winchester has returned
from a business trip to Endicott, n.
Y, in the interests of the Dunham
Brothers Co.
Miss Ruth Hinkley returned to her
home in Worcester yesterday, after
two weeks spent here with her moth
or, Mrs. Leon Gould.
Miss Mildred Yeaw and Miss Olga
Frederickson of the Dunham Brothers
| Co. 5 office are at their homes this
week because of illness.
Rev. and Mrs. f. w Sharp left this
morning for Hardwick to attend the
| Methodist conference. Rev. T. w
Owens will go there tonight.
Miss Florence Angler returned tC
Worcester yesterday and Miss Grace
Angler returned to Springfield, after
visiting their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. i
I'M. Angler.
George Kletecka of Northfeld ha
begun work this week in the job pres
room at f. J.. Hildreth & Co., and Mr.
Eberlein of Greenfield has begun worl
lin the composing room.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-21
WASHINGTON, April 21-At 1.15 p.
m. navy department officials disclaimed
having any information whether Ad-
miral Fletcher had acted at Vera Cruz.

f, WASHINGTON, April q. - Admiral
Fletcher has been ordered TO seize the
Vera Cruz customs house.
The order does not stipulate when
Admiral Fletcher shall take possession
of the port, but simply left it for him
to determine at his discretion lust
when it was best TO take such action. To
prevent Huerta from getting several
million rounds of ammunition and POO
field guns from German steamer which
is expected to arrive in port very soon.
At ll.20 a. I'M. today no word, so far as
known here, had been received here as
to what action tho fleet had taken
Secretary Bryan said Just before en-
tering the cabinet meeting that there
was q general exodus Of Americans
from Mexico City to Vera Cruz, and
that many Americans at the latter city
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-21
NO HOSTILITY TO
MEXICAN PEOPLE
Senate BroadenS Resolution to Make the Attitude
of the United States Apparent Direct Refer
enCe to Huerta Eliminated House Not Opposed
to Amended Form

WASHINGTON, April 21.-The land
ing Of American blueiackets and ma
rnes on the coast of Mexico was de-
lnycd today while President Wilson
awaited approval Of Congress of his
purpose to use armed force to compel
respect for the stars and stripes from
Gen. lIuerta.
Objecting to the form of the rcsolu-
tiou passed by the House last night to
endorse the President $ plans has pre-
vented action in the Senate and that
body, after a spectacular midnight ses-
sion, rested until noon today to take up
a substitute measure reported by its
foreign relations committee. This sub
stitute, which administration leaders
expected to see adopted after a brief
debate and sent to the House for con
eurrence, would broaden the declaration
and eliminate the direct reference to
Iiucrta
It also would specifically dsclaim on
the part of the United States any hos
tility 10 the Mexican people to make
war on thtUl. IN the meantime the war
fleet Of the United States is nearing
the shores Of Mexico and active prepa-
rations for immediate action upon word
from the White House continued at the
navy and war departments.
Senator Lodge, ranking Republican
member of the foreign relations com
mittec, has submitted another substi-
tute 1t would declare that Gin view
of a state of anarchy existing in Mex
leo, making it impossible for Mexico to
discharge it's international obligations
aud The unprovoked insults and indieni.
tics inflicted upon the flag and uniform
OF the United States by armed forces
there, that the sclf.respect and dignity
Of the United States and the duty &c
protect its citizens and its international
rights, require that such a course he fol
lowed in Mexico by our government as
to- compel respect and Observance Of lis
rights.
When the House foreign affairs com
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-21
ORDERED TO SEIZE
CUSTOMS HOUSE
German Steamer Coming with Ammunition and
200 Field Guns Cannot Be Stopped, But Fetch
er Can Prevent Huerta From Getting These
Munitions of War

were boarding the ships in the harbor
there.
Administration officials said the
President had ample authority for his
action without the approval By Con
2ress, and that the action had been
taken Immediately in sending the des-
patch TO Admiral Fletcher as such
course seemed imperative
Momentarily dispatches are expected
that the customs house has been seized
and possibly the city.
At noon the cabinet was In session
and 50 far rs known no word had been
received from Admiral Fletcher of his
action.
The orders, the officials said as be-
/ fore, had been left entirely to the ad-
miral 5 discretion, as TO when and how
/ 10 act.
4 As there Is no blockade the American
4 forces could not interfere with the
4 German steamer. The orders were to
! seize the customs house. then. after the
ammunition and field guns were landed
4 they could be seized and thus prevented
from being forwarded 10 Mexico city
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-21
WALKED OFF BRIDGE
AND WAS DROWNED
Charles Nelson of Athol Fell Into
Branch of West River at Land
grove-Body Was Recovered.
Especial to The Reformer.)
I.ANnGRONE Anil 81


LANDGROVE, April 21.
Charles Nelson of Athol, Mass, who
had been visiting relatives here, was
drowned Sunday night in the branch of
West river that flows through this
town, and his body was found yester-
day morning Mr.. Nelson, who was
the Oldest son Of Mr.. and Mrs John
Nelson, spent the evening at the home
of his parents and started from there
to the home of his uncle, Alex Nelson,
who was to accompany him to the rail
road station next morning so that he
might return to Athol.
While on the way to his uncle s, ae-
companied by his brother, Harry Neil
son, and Axel Nelson, he walked off
a bridge near the home of Henry Glea-
son. The water was very high and
swift as result of the warm weather,
which had melted much of the deep
snow on the watershed, and Mr.. Neil
son was quickly lost from sight.
There was little that could be done
that night, but early Monday morning
a party of men began a search and
found the body lodged in the bushes
beside the river on Francis A Rush :
meadow.
Mr.. Nelson was about 80 years old
He leaves wife and two children. his
father and mother, two brothers and a
sister.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-21
Within Three Feet of High
Mark Reached in Last
Springs Flood
LITTLE VARIATION
DURING FORENOON
Believed Crest Has Been Reached -
Logs Said to Be Coming Down
Water Not Running over Highway
on Island-Landing Carried OF

The Connecticut river opposite Brat
tlehoro, as shown by the guage at the
pumping station back of the gas house,
is at the same point il was at the crest
of the flood two years ago and from
two to three feet lower than il was
year ago. From clock this morn
ing until l1.30 the river at the Yer
non dam had held without variation
and the power company officials were
confident at noon that the crest had
been reached, especially as reports from
the northern part of the state were 10
the effect that the mercury was lower
ing there and that the rain had ceased.
Report of Logs Escaping.
\ diquieting report has come that a
large number Of logs owned by the
American Realty company at Ryegate,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-21

which have been held back by a boom.
have escaped under aud over il and
are charging down the river The
boom is holding back about 100000
feet of logs, but enough have escaped
10 cause worry on the part Of prop
erty owners. 1t will be a long time.
however. before the logs can reach
BrattleborO and the cessation of rain
and continuation Of cool weather will
reduce the flow of water. il is believed.
in spite Of the fact that 1T White
River Junction and at Bellows Falls
it was reported that the river was still
rising this morning.
At st. Johnsbury there was 4 precip-
itation yesterday of three quarters ot
an inch. and AT points this side of
sharon meadows are flooded and build
ings surrounded by water, which is at
the food level Of last year
Here at Brattleboro Island Park was
completely flooded late yesterday af-
ternoon and all night the water stead
lily rose until it was within eight inches
, of the lower floor Of the Casino build
| ing. At the Bigclow boat house, which
has Just been leased By the Brattle-
boro Boat club, the water was up TO
within an inch Of the floor on which
I ing the morning one Of the foating
I boat landings beyond the boat house
! broke loose and went sailing down the
river, a frayed portion Of q canvas
4 that had once served as q boat cover
7 ing serving as a sail.
Not Running over Highway.
Those who are interested in prop
4 erty on the Island say that the water
/ is abOut three feet lower than ii was
al the height of the food stage year
1 ago. Unless il rises six or eight inches
more il viii not flow over the highway
at thelowest point. At some points on
the island, especially in front Of the
| houses, which are partially surrounded
by water. il appears 10 have lowered
an inch or more since early morning
Since I clock yesterday afternoon,
Confined on Page 90
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-21
BOARD OF TRADE
WILL MEET TONIGHT
Election of officers and Buffet Lur~
cheon in Festival Hall-Houghton
to Retire as President.

The annual meeting of the Brattle
boro board of trade will be held in
Festival hall tonight at $ o'clock. AT
ter the business meeting Il buffet lun-
cheon will be served. 1t is hoped that
as many as possible of the members
will be present, as the meeting will be
one of importance. 1t is understood
that some directors will be elected to
succeed some who do not care to serve
longer. The election of president is
made by the directors, and the board
may not make its choice tonight. Ma
jor G. IToughton retires from that of
flee this year, having held it for the
limit of time allowed by the bylaws
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-21
CONNECTED WITH
POST OFFICE BREAK
John F. Anderson, Who Broke Into
Store in Halifax, Involved in Rob
berry in Goshen, Mass.

Post Office Inspector Sharpe, who
was concerned in the ease OF the gov
ernment against John f. Anderson,
who was caught while attempting to
rob the post office at Halifax on the
night of March 9 and who was cap
tured by Perley f. Crosier and his son
Paul, has succeeded to his satisfaction
in connecting the prisoner with the rob
berry of the post office at Goshen, Mass
before the Halifax break
When captured Anderson claimed ia
have come to Brattleboro on the even
ing train and to have walked in the
snow and cold that night TO Halifax
lie had a room in Springfield, Mass, in
which officers of that city found many
stamps and stamped envelopes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-21
ENGINEER CHARGED
WITH MANSLAUGHTER
Trial Arises Out of Wreck on New
Haven Road in Which 81 Per
sons Were Killed

NEW HAVEN, Conn, April 2l-Au-
gust b. Miller, an engineer, was placed
on trial here today, charged with man
slaughter arising from the rear end col
lision of the White Mountain express
with the second section of the express
on Sept. oath last on the New York.
New Haven and Hartford railroad at
North Haven. In that wreck q persons
were killed outright, one person has
since died from the injuries sustained,
and more than score of persons are
still suffering from their injuries.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-21
FINANCES OF
THE VILLAGE
Set Forth i'm Annual Report
Being Prepared for
Distribution
Ascent TAX RATE
is RECOMMENDED
Would Pay Current Expenses and Go
Far Toward Special Expenses-Com-
for Day Policeman.

Printed copies of the annual reports
Of the officers of the village of Brattle-
boro, including Commissioners S. A
Richmond, J. 7. Kaine and II. r.
Brown, Treasurer ". II. Perry, Chief
Engineer H. W. Sanders, Fire Alarm
Superintendent l.. c.. White, and Chief
of-Police George Wilson, will be distrib-
uted this week. The tax rate last year
was 40 cents. The commissioners rec
ommend a 45-cent rate this year, which
viii cover the ordinary expenses and
about half the cost of motor fire
truck and new lookup. \ summary of
the reports follows:
The commissioners recognize the eff
cheney Of Officers Wilson and Worden
and say: ''We do not see the necessity
of maintaining n day policeman at the
present time. - The total number OF
street lamps in service is two more than
| last year. No expensive sewer con.
stpction will be required the coming
year. \ new hvdrant should be in.
stalled at once, the commissioners say
| at the junction of Reed and South
Main streets. One new fire alarm box
| has been installed on Brennan street
| The commissioners expect to sign con
| tract soon for a motor driven combiua
| tion chemical and hose truck They
| bought 1000 feet of hose after the
Grange building fire, and with the new
| truck they will buy 500 feet more hose
| The expense of laying dust mp to the
! time of the village meeting will be as
sessed as voted at the special meeting
l., T. l.. IL.
/ ting property owners according to tho
front footage. This win he approx
mately - cents foot on the residen
tial streets and > cents foot in tn,
business sections. A tree spraying ont
fit was bought at an expense of $435.3 81
which is ready for use the coming sea
SON.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-21
5000 CATTLE BURNED.
Stock Yards District of Peoria, III,
Devastated by Fire

PEORIA, ILL.,, April 21.-Fire here
last night swept over three blocks, de-
stroying the cattle-feeding barns and
Il block of baled hay belonging to the
Nelson Morris company. Six thousand
cattle were housed in the sheds, and it
is estimated that 1000 of them were
burned The others were turned loose
and many with hides scorehed, raced
through the streets in the stock-yards
district One bunch of 30 plunged in.
to the Illinois river and SWAN to the
opposite shore The loss is estimated
at 100000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-21
MANY INDICTMENTS
IN THE SIEGEL CASE
Grand Jury Takes Action on 1913
Counts-Deposits Received Just
Before Failure.

BOSTON, April 21.--A secret indiet-
ment on 1913 counts was returned today
by the grand jury that had before it
the affairs of the Henry Siegel com
pany of this city. The jury has in
vestigated the alleged action of the
company in receiving deposits in its
savings bank department in the two
days prior to the institution of bank
ruptey proceedings
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-21
AT MASONIC TEMPLE.

Annual convocation of Bingham
chapter, No. 80, Order of Eastern Star,
will be held at Masonic temple Tues.
day evening, April 81, at 730 o'clock
Business: Election of officers. Supper
at Gao
Wednesday, April 22-Last Masonic
ance Of the season.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-21
FOR DISMEMBERMENT.
New Haven Officials Ratify the Agree
ment With Government.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, April 2l.-The
stockholders of the New Haven rail
Rad today ratified at a special meeting
here the agreement reached by its off
GERS and the government for the dis
memberment of the system
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-21
$3IO50
The Fire Department

Fire Chief Sanders s report shows that
during the wear the department re-
sponded to IL bell alarms and IL still
alarms. All apparatus is in frst-class
condition. There is $500 feet of good
hose, 500 feet of fair hose and 700 feet
of poor hose The buildings are in
good repair, but the hook and ladder
house needs painting on the outside and
the steamer house needs q new floor and
papering and painting. The improved
fire alarm system has given excellent
satisfaction. A few more boxes should
be installed. A few hydrants need
slight repairing. The reservoirs are in
good condition.
Superintendent White of the fire
alarm system says he has substituted
for the weekly testing of the system an
inspection and testing Of the boxes
only. BY this method all the boxes are
tested much oftener than under the old
system The whistle, bell and central
station apparatus receive daily test
at 40 as heretofore. Apparatus has
been installed at the steamer house for
use in connection with telephone calls
ifor fire from the Vermont Last Block
Co and Chestnut hill districts, where
! there are no boxes.
Chief-of Police Wilson reports 65 ar
rests, as follows: Adultery, 2; breaci
of the peace, 13; breach of parole, /
evading and refusing to pay car fare
II; furnishing Intoxicating liquor, l
selling Intoxicating liquor, 3; intoxica
ton, 50; neglect to support, l tramps
II; vagrancy, J.. He also says: 'tDur
. ing the year there were % destiut
men put up for the night. Thirteel
$ doors of business places were found no
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-21
CREDIT FOR SENIORS.
May Go to War and Be Entitled to
Graduate With Glass.

CHICAGO, April 21.-Announcement
was made the University of Chicago
today, that should war be declared, stu
dents in the senior class who enlist and
go to the front will be given credit for
full year s work and would be en-
tered on the records as graduated with
their class.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-21
AT THE CENTRE CHURCH

Tuesday, April 81, p. m,-Meeting e
Of the Boy Scouts in the chapel; 7.5o
p. m, meeting of the Christian En-
deavor mission study class with the
Misses Mellen, Walnut street. Lesson
chapter of The New Era in Asia.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-21
THE WEATHER.
Warmer Tomorrow With Fresh North
Winds the Prediction.

WASHINGTON, April 2l. - Cloudy
tonight and Wednesday; warmer We'd
nesday in Vermont and New Hampshire.
Fresh north winds becoming variable.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-21
PARLEY WITH REBELS.
Federals Trying to Get Them to Act
Against United States.

LAREDO, Texas, April 2l-Tt was
authOritatively stated here today that
few Federal officers from the Neuvo
Laredo garrison, bearing a flag of truce,
went down the river yesterday to par
ley with rebel officers. Coalition of
Federal and rebel officials was said to
be the object Of the expedition.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-21
STRIKE IN WAKEFIELD.
500 Employees of the Haywood Brothers
and Wakefield Co. Out.

WAKEFIELD, Mass, April 21.-Five
hundred employees, more than half of
the operating force of the Haywood
Brothers and Wakefield company, were
on a strike today. Most of the strikers
arc foreigners employed in the big
chair and rattan establishments.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-21
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.

Tuesday. s p. m.-Old Folks Concert
Admission 35c; children zoe.
Friday, April "a, 8 p. m.-Vinton s
Pagoda Land lecture, moving pictures
Everybody invited. Silver collection.