Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-16
FLOOD, WANT AND DISEASE

'lUUU, WANT AND DISEASE
NEW JERSEY SUFFERS FROM THE
WEEKS DoWNPouR.
Damage by Rain in New York-a...
ball Pitcher ooherny Goes Insane
Wagon Record Twice Smashed -
Philippine Defaulters Take to Noun.
tains.
The flood in the Passaic river a,
Paterson, N. j., due to the weeks
heavy rains has surpassed the mann.
moth inundation of March 1902. Hun
dreds of acres Of streets have been nm
DER water, scores OF mills shut down
ana the gas works flooded. A dam on
the Ramapo river at Pomphton lake
BURST FRIDAY flooding a large portion of
fomphton. No lives were lost as the
residents were warned in time to es-
cape The damage in Paterson was
TWO million dollars. Seven bridges
We're carried away. The suffering in
the city has been intense many people
We're driven from their homes and had
neither food nor shelter. A relief COM
mittee took families in danger from
their houses and is caring for about
1000 homeless. Diphtheria and scarlet
fever are prevalent. Provisions are
scarce communication having been cut
off since Friday. The water began to
recede Monday and some of the mills
started Tuesday. Thousands of mill
hands will be out of work for some
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the casualty list is still indefinite. In
Easton Pa, and towns on the Della
ware 1t will take millions of dollars to
repair general flood damage. The dam
age in Passaic, N. j., is estimated to be
at least equal to that of Paterson.
Three persons were killed
New York had the most terrific
downpour of rain it has experienced
for years. Streets We're washed out and
cellars flooded. The storm caused
havoc on the Virginia coast, the beach
for miles being Uttered with wreckage
Gold has been found in the beach
sands on Kadiak island, Alaska.
Three men in ten days took out $1,000.
The Venezuelan tribunal has found
the total claim of Germany against
Venezuela to be 6,049000 marks The
amount awarded was 100000 marks.
Harvard was defeated for the first
time in football on soldiers field at
Boston Saturday by Amherst to the
tune of to 0. The game was one of
wild scrmmage.
Seven people We're killed and two
wounded during a drunken row on
Black Indian reservation, Mont, Sun
day night. The dead are: One Wake
wife and three children. Mrs. Susan |
Bgrod and Mrs. Little Plume.
Canada is to have a military force of |
100000 men to be called on in case of
an emergency. A vote of $1,000, 600 |
has been made for arms and equip
ment. An ordnance corps, an engin-
eer corps, and a mounted corps will be
established at once.
A Manila dispatch states that Lieut..
velasquez and 80 men of the constabu-
larry were recently attacked by 500
head hunters of Neuva Viscaya and
lost two men, after killing SO and
large number of the hunt
ers. The enemy were armed with
rifles and bolos.
The Honourables of London and
their escorts, The Ancients of Boston
spent Saturday in and about Washing
ton. visiting Mount Vernon and being
received by the president. Sunday they
,;,;+o1 going from there
% Toronto and Montreal. Tuesday they
.eturned to Boston and embarked for
home.
DR.. F. e. Clark, the well known
Christian Endeavorer, will sail in a
ew weeks for New Zealand where he
will hold conventions. He will spend
wo months in the principal cities Of F..
Australia and Tasmania. He Will
Llso visit Honolulu and Samoa, and
will return by the way of Europe and ,
treat Britain. He will attend an inn
,ortant convention to be held in Lon
lon next May. !
w. N. Mcmillan of st. Louis who re-
emily failed in an attempt to explore G
he course of the Blue Nile will start
With another expedition in December, 6
is wife accompanying him three hum =
red miles up the Sobat river. Mr.. :
IcMillan says that practically the
reater part of the trade with Abys- :
inia is already in American hands. =
he only important import. white cot =
on sheeting, which is worn by every r
all comes from America
G. A. c. Christiancy, formerly as :,
istant in the office of the assistant :,
general for the postoffice de- n
artment, has resigned on account OF :,
health. His letter of resignation y
-as filed July IA, and asked that he :,
e relieved unless investigation de-
eloped something rejecting on his
onesty. 1t was referred to Assistant
ttorney General Robb who reported .
riday: I'm my judgment no evidence n
as been adduced impunging the hon
sty of Mr.. Christiancy." .
Thomas J. Kidd of Chicago, vice ?
resident of the American federation y
labor. after investigation of the II
amage suits which capitalists call "
nti-boycott and employers associa- +
ons have filed against trades unions
ithin the last three months makes TINS .
atement: "Organized capital, through W
s anti-boycott and employers asso- a
atoms must stop its raids on the &c