Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-10-07

Frederic Auguste Bartholdi 20. the
sculptor and creator of the famous stat
ne of Liberty in New York harbor, died
Tuesday in Paris of tuberculosis
Sir William Harcourt, who became the
Liberal leader in the House of Commons
on Gladstone's retirement in 1894. and
who held that position until he resigned
last February, died Saturday.
A terrific flood has struck the city of
Trinidad. Col. and the whole valley along
the Las Animas river, devastating a wide
section and causing loss which will
reach $1,000, 900. No lives are known to
have been lost, although several persons
are missing.
The failure of Thomas L. waggaman,
treasurer Of the Catholic University in
Washington proves to be disastrous to
hundreds of persons who gave him money
for investment. The liabilities are said
to be more than $4,000, 900. and creditors
may receive ten cents on the dollar.
The navy department received a def
mite report that hole had been bored
in the bottom of the battleship Connecti-
cut previous to the launching at the
Brooklyn navy yard last Thursday. Two
other attempts were made to wreck the
vessel. The authorities are investigating
Half Of the town of Various. New Mex
leo. has been destroyed by food. Dams
in canyon gave way and afeat mass
of water struck the town. Twelve lives
were lost and many people were rescued
from trees and house tops. The towns
of Vance and Los Lentes. N. NJ, have
been washed away and so houses were
destroyed in Barela. a suburb OF Albu-
querque.
John c. Peters died Sunday in West
Bergen. n. Y, following knock out blow
in the fourth round of a prize fight Pat
| rick Dormody. 25, OF Hoboken, who is
supposed to have been Peters's opponent
| has been held for trial without bail. The
| fight took place in the rear of A. Koch
| ler's saloon and the wife of the propri-
etor was so much overcome by the sad
outcome that she became violently in
sane.
Major Henry T.. Alvord, 20, chief Of
| the dairy division of the United States
department of agriculture. died Saturday
in Washington from paralysis. He was
a native of Greenfield. Mass, graduated
at Norwich university, attained his rank
in the Second Massachusetts cavalry in
| the civil war. and was captain in the reg
| ular army from 1866 to 1872. He had
been president of the Maryland agricul-
tural college and professor OF agriculture
| at Amherst before going to Washington.
| While the Right Rev. Thomas Beaver,
Roman Catholic bishop of Springfield,
| was laying the corner stone of st. STAN
islaus Polish church in Adams Mass,
| Sunday floor collapsed, precipitating $50
| persons into the basement. Thirty-seven
| persons were injured, 16 seriously and
one perhaps fatally. Bishop Beaver and
| several OF the priests assisting him were
| slightly hurt Some 1000 persons were
| in attendance at the ceremony and about
200 were seated or standing on the floor
| which covered the newly made basement.
! Just as the bishop was about to lay the
stone a section of the flooring. about 40
| feet square collapsed. dropping IL feet
and carrying with 1t the bishop and cler-
| gy and about 140 others. In the confu-
sion that followed many were trampled
| upon and half suffocated.