Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-18
WEATHER RUNNING WIN
STORM WRECKS, SNOW DRIFTS
AND HEAT PRosTRATIoNs


AND HEAT PRosTRArIoMs.
A'aska's Peculiar Magnetic Condition,
TO Seek Tomb Of Abraham-m.;n.
Village Fire Swept Star. spanaIed
Banner Honored.
me weather has been on the RAM
page IN this country the past week with
hurricane on the coast of Florida
Dig snowstorm in the northwest
ana neat prostrations in New England.
rloridas storm began Friday morning
on the east coast continuing Saturday
on the west coast, and lasting "a hours
at each. At Miami the wind attained a
velocity Of IS miles an hour Root.
We're torn OF, trees uprooted and small
houses blown down. Much damage was
done on shore, several vessels were
wrecked and a number Of lives lost.
Inc orange and grape fruit crops have
oeeh greatly injured, the fruit being
oioWn from the trees or cut I'D by
thorns. In the Bahamas great damage
mas been done to vegetation and farm
produce, while the fruit crops have
oeen ruined. Many houses were dam
aged but no loss of life has yet been re-
ported. The shipping was badly dam
aged
In southern Georgia the rain and
wind have done much damage to the
cotton and fruit crops, the extent of
which is not definitely known on ac-
count of interrupted Geographic COM
munication.
Snow and rain have damaged crops
n ha fI%vx
to the extent of millions of dollars
Nearly all the grain in shuck, estimat-
ed at so per cent, and all of the stand
ing grain, much of it flax, is buried UNI
der snow and water. Railroad tracks
are washed out and trains are aban-
doned. All trains from the Pacific coast
are hours late. Much of Eau Claire
county, Wis, is under water and in
North Dakota two feet of snow covers
the ground Eighteen inches of snow
is reported from Laramie, wyoming,
and the storm assumed the proportions
of blizzard in Colorado. In the noun
tains it showed for several days.
On the other hand extreme heat has
prevailed in the Adirondacks. At Sara
nae lake Monday the thermometer reg
istered 81 in the shade at p. m. Sew
eral persons We're overcome by the heat
at Boston Tuesday and two may die as
a result. Mercury registered IS de- |
grees at p. m.
Mary Anderson Navarro has refused |
the offer of Robert Grau, the New York |
manager, to give a series of Shakes
pearian readings in the United States.
The extraordinary session of Con-
gress which is to be called for the en-
actment of legislation on the Cuban
reciprocity treaty will be convened on
November 9.
Steamship advices at New Orleans
tell of the destruction by hurricane of
San Miguel, on the east coast of Yucca
ian, the Oldest town in Mexico. Not
building was left standing and no liv-
ng creature is in sight
Captain Bob wringe, who sailed the
Shamrock III in her races against the
Reliance for the Americas cup, has
lecided to make this country his home I
n the future and to become citizen 4
Is soon as the law allows. '
President Roosevelt has adopted a
lew rule-he will receive no more {
PRESENTS. This has been officially an
bounced in a letter sent by Secretary
4oeb to Miss Carrie Costeau, patriot 6
C Boston girl, refusing the gift of an
American flag which she had made for {
he president.
Commander Peary, who will make I
mother attempt to reach the north pole {
ext summer, says that the ship In I
which his expedition will sail north S
yard probably will be called the +
,harIes H. Darling, in recognition OF /
he assistant secretary Of state and his
ctivity in the proposed venture.
bill introduced last week in the +
.labama legislature, taking from Tus- r
epee normal and industrial institute, v
f which Booker T. Washington Is r
rincipal, a portion of the approprla- r
ion made yearly by the state, has been t
onsidered by the committee on educa- 4
ion and a decision unanimously f
cached to report adversely on it. The e
will be continued. d
The navy department has issued an
RIDER declaring THE Star-Spangieo- Il
"a nner" the national anthem ana ul- +
acting that whenever that composition a
plaved all officers and men snail
and at attention unless they are en-
aped in duty that will not permit
,em TO do so. It is required that the
me respect shall be observed toward =
=, ,o+;onaI air of any other country
hen played in the presence OF ofnciai :,
of such country. \
The United States transport hnpat- e
ok reached New York this week pear r
10 3O1 bodies of officers and enilsteo
en- who have died in the Phliipplhes' ~
II of the bodies were transferred 10 u
"a Kilnatrick after the running -
round of the transport Sumner Two -
ontbs ago while on her way from the
biI;npines. For three months the de- 81
n ouartermaster in New York mas
"a arrangements perfected to snip r,
mo every body claimed. The I'M
ai,,,ad dead will be buried at Airing :,
n and at cypress Hills by the govern y,
ent. OF
can John C. Black, recently elected '"
chief ofthe Grand Army -,
che Republic. has appointed MS per- -,
roI staff as follows: Adjutant gen =,
al charles A. Partridge of the de- y,
rt,,ent of Illinois; quartermaster :,
araI charles Burrows of the de- -.
ntrant of New Jersey; inspector a.
:. III. rdyvin r. Nesser of the depart .i
general,