The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-10-25
NEW WORLD.
..;.ui, Phenomena in Behring sea.

ant. Smith of the revenue cutter
barW which has Just returned tC
M francisco from Behring sea, le-
Srts that more than 20 of the volca-
Iops Of the Aleutian chain were in
Give eruption when he left. He says
Nat from point in Behring sea as
{r AS the eye can reach, the peaks on
/ he Islands are throwing up smoke and
gtoam and after dark are seen as fam
Nc nilars. 4 neck of land or isthmus
Ras been forced up out of the sea be-
[ween the islands of Bogolav and Old
bopolay. closing one of the passes
{bown in the maps as connecting
Fchripg sea with the north Pacific.
fhe rocks on the isthmus arc described
Iy Can't. Smith as evidently of vol
ianic origin.
another Great River in British America.
4 geological survey expedition from
ottawa has discovered great river,
Hitherto unknown, which empties into
James bay. and which DR.. Robert
Bell. assistant director of the survey,
believes 10 be the sixth of the great
|iycrs of the globe. DR.. Bell spent the
hummer in his explorations, going di
tectly north from Ottawa to Rupert's
House, which is at the mouth of
Rupert's river, IA stream which figures
M the maps as the outlet OF Lake Mis-.
|assini. He reached this new river
ust after crossing 1.-THE Hight of
Land" and followed it for 800 miles
d James bay, which is the great
Iouthern tongue of Hudson bay. 1t is
deep river, and for much of its
course nayigable for steamers. The
5anks are heavily wooded, and it is
ldded that fro has not wrought any
yet. There are great
apids near the fall into James bay,
which render navigation impracticable.
serious Droutk in the West.
While heavy rains have broken the
threatened drought in New England
Ind the middle Atlantic states, the
resent condition in the central states
$ SAID to be alarming. All along the
ohio valley and its tributaries, in
West Virginia, Ohio,
indiana and Kentucky, great sections
It SullCllllS liolll want VI NutSis III
.reat Ohio river is said to be merely a
Of pools; in fact, it Is so
ow that navigation is seriously inter
cred with. and immense quantities of
reduce are going to waste on its
orders for lack Of transportation. The
treams which flow into it are in many
asses nearly dry, leaving many small
owns, not on y without fit water supply,
ut also no place to discharge their
nWage
The forgeries Of A. K. Ward, man
ger of the Memphis. Tenn, barrel
nd heading company, are now estimat
by Memphis bankers to be not less
nan 100000. 1t is thought he has
one to Honduras and the opinion
revaiIs that he has the bulk of the
oney with him.
New York and Rhode Island society
ave a long sizzling scandal exploded
the cross actions for divorce
Fought by Col. Samuel p. Colt and
Is wife, of Providence both charging
iutey Col. Colt IN his petition
ames }. }. Van Allen, whom Cleve
md tried to appoint minister to
urkey, correspondent. Colt has
Fought civil suit against him for
No. 600 and got out papers for his ar
st, But Van Allen has escaped and
believed to be at Shelburne with his
lend, DR.. Webb.
Dr. Abbie j. Seymour, a distin
llshed woman physician and noted
tlst,. deliberately took her life by
rowing herself in front of west
lore train near the waterworks sta
on at Buffalo, n. Y, Friday night.
lie remains were unacceptable, but
ere identified by pocket book and
e clutches used since spring on ac
unit Of an accident. !,