Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-07-25

Red river valley, near Grand FORKS,
y. D.. last week, destroyed no lives
but thousands of acres of wheat were
ruined and all farm buildings in the
path of the storm, 100 miles long and
10 miles wide were either damaged or
demolished. Many persons were in
iured.
The Wilbur Clark disappearance case
at Beverly, Mass, is shrouded in mys-
terry which 33 days search has failed
to solve and the authorities are AS
much at sea as they were on the day
the boy Disappeared The search has
been practically given up and the
bloodhound will be sent back to its
owner this week.
William X. Merriam, the director of
the census bureau, says that he expects
that when the census is taken in 1910
the population of the ITIited States
will reach the one hundred million
mark. This figure will include Ha
wall, Porto Rico and the Philippines,
and will demonstrate what world
power this country has become.
Montallen and Felizardo, the la
drone chiefs. have broken through the
constabulary Gordon in Cavite prov
ince, Luzon, and have escaped to the
mountains A number of ladrones were
killed in earlier attempts to force the
Gordon, which encompassed the leaders
and many of their followers. One of
the constabulary was killed, and one
wounded.
Senator John l.. McLaurin of South
Carolina, who fought with Senator
Tillman of the same state in the Sen
ate last February, has declined the APP
pointment to the United States court
of claims offered him by President
Roosevelt. His refusal is positive and
probably due to newspaper articles
which stated that he had sold himself
to the Republicans for the prospect OF
getting such an office.
Twenty five thousand East side gar
ment workers went on strike at New
York Monday and it is predicted 10, 200
more will follow. The brotherhood of
tailors demands of the manufacturers
% hours working week, the payment
of last years union scale, a guarantee
that the contractors or middle men will
pay union wages and employ union
men, and also guarantee that in case
middle man defaults they will get
their wages.
Alberto Santos Dumont, the aero
naut, arrived in New York Tuesday,
for his proposed experiments at Brigh
ton Beach with his new alrship. The
newly organized Aero club of America
! has acted as the aeronaut's agent in
making arrangements. Among its
members are Nikola Tesla and Irving
NJ. Scott. builder of the Oregon. Al
eXander Graham Bell is its president
and George Francis Kerr its secretary.
The sum of so, 900 has already been
subscribed as a prize for the proposed
aerial trip around Liberty statue.
John W. Mackay, the last surviving
member of the famous group of bonan-
"a kings of the west, died at his Lon
don home from the effects of heat
prostration Monday. Mr., Mackay
went to California in lo5l, commend
ing with pick and shovel. In ISL, he
with his partners, Flood, o. Brien and
Fair. bought the site of the bonanza
territory in Nevada. The enterprise
was ridiculed in mining circles. but
over S110. 600, 600 were added to the
worlds stock of precious metals. Mr..
/ Mackay was born in Dublin in 1871
/ He had two thirds interest in the
!
/ stock lode which made him one of the
richest men in the world. In company
with James Gordon Bennett he estab-
/ lished the Commercial Cable company,
and was also the owner of a controlling
interest in the Postal Telegraph Gable
company. Mr.. Mackay was also di-
rector of the Canadian Pacific Railway
company. Mrs. Mackay, who has for
I , oF .aor- ras laI N
is prominent in social circles, and their
son, Clarence A. Mackay, is prominent
in New York city. Mrs Mackay's
daughter married the Prince of Colon
ma. Mr.. Mackay's fortune has been
I variously estimated at between $50,
600, 600 and 800, 100000.
After declaring against general
strike, providing for the raising of
fund with which to aid the striking
anthracite miners and issu ing an ap.
peal to the American people for sup
port, the convention of United Mine
Workers adjourned at indianapolis,
Ind. Saturday There is authority
from the operators side for saying
that if the miners can maintain the
present shutdown until October, they
will win, for by that time the demand
will be obliged to meet it, 1t is said
that operators will take the offensive
without delay, starting five breakers
next week at Scranton, Wilkesbarre
and in the Panther Valley. The num-
her of strikers in the anthracite fields
is estimated at 80, 900, and the total
number of dependents Is estimated at
80, 600. The estimated weekly en-
pense in the anthracite field is $500, 600
In the West Virginia district the num-
Der of strikers is estimated at -, 900
and the number of dependents is esti-
mated at $1,000. The total contribu-
tions. including those from districts
sub districts, locals and public gifts,
are estimated at 5494, 600 weekly. 1t
is said, now that the miners have de-
fined their position, the Civic Fedora
tion will make another appeal to the
coal operators to arbitrate.
Heavy rains in central Iowa Thurs
day and Friday sent flood down upon
prosperous Missouri farmers. which |
will ruin many of them and cause losses |
aggregating, at conservative estimate,
$1,000. 600. There seems to be no hope |
for the'country between the Mississippi /.
river and its Missouri bluffs between
Keokuk and Hannibal, 300 square
miles. The flood is the most costly in /
the history of the Mississippi river
above st. Louis. The greatest crops !
ever known are under water enough to .
float a steamboat, for hundreds of
square miles. The river is five to ten |
miles wide and in one place lake 20
miles long has been formed. All this I