The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-03-13

that the antagonists, instead of fight
ing. must cast lots and that the ont
losing shall be .'dead by statute. the
survivor assuming all the debts and re-
lations of his statutory victim.
Senator PETER of Kansas predicts that
the Republicans will sweep the coun'
try in the autumn elections. ne be,
! licves that the populist party vii! pull
! the second largest number OF votes;
while the Democrats will be BAD
third. He says that the populist prop.
uganda is bearing good results, but
| that populist success viii not come uh
til 1900. He does not think the popu-
/ lists will combine with the silver party
This year unless the latter shall agree
10 accept the populist name. If com
bination is formed of the silverlts and
populists their presidential ticket, he
saws. will carry the two Carolinass, Geor
ola, Alabama, Arkansas. Washington,
idaho. Montana. Utah. Nevada ana
/ Colorado. The populists themselves
he saws, can easily carry Texas. Nan
sas, Nebraska and South Dakota. tie
thinks the combination ticket might
also carry Tennessee, while he asserts
that the Democrats will not secure the
election vote of southern state win
tho nossible exception of Virginia. lie
thinks If not unlikely that with three
tickets in the field and with strong
sound money influence in both states,
T,ouisiana and Kentucky might 90 Ike
nnblitap. Senator PETER says that the
, ponulist convention will be held at 81
Tn,i3 July %. He has no idea whom
they will nominate, but he personally
fayors the present governor OF Nehfas
ka. Mr. HJlcomb.
The February fire losses in the Unit
ed States and CANADA were n ollI 60
100. 100 as compared with 81, 20, wv VI, ~
February. 1889, and sl2.'Ho'2oo I'D rt''-
ruary, 1889.
The first instalment Of Venezuela s
case in the boundary dispute making
a volume of over 400 pages was 1ornlaI-
" submitted TO the American comhlis'
sion. Tuesday. no.,,i,.
Chairman Harrity of the Democratic
national committee says he no longer
insiders Cleveland a possible candi
datc' He processes to feel hcpcini Oh
tbe coming campaign, says the Demo
ro.s are no worse divided than IN 800
and thev NAV come out all right II tiieS
nronouncc uneqdivocally for sn'nu
Mckinley appears TO be picking up
most of the southern delegates; pnt II Il
one thing to pick up and anothef '"'''s
70 min them. Il Boston Herald.
The postoffice department has or,'er ar.
exnnr;ments with motor cycles. sor'
Of horseless carriage. for the distrip"
t;on of mail in New York cry
The project for a Joint parade ..e u
IJnion and confederate veterans ID GeI
ovation of Independence day ID Nem
Volt, civ has been given up, chiery
because OF opposition in Grand atan.
o;rcies Commander Walker threaIsn-
ed n issue general order proh,o..''nS
G g. n, Army men from taking part.
The military committee of the Mas.
.chmsetts legislature reports iavofap.s
: Hill for a $50, coo statute "i inc ia''
Gen. Butler. ,.-.,,,,
Their. is a rumor that the German an; ea,
,oror NAV challenge for the -Au, y. I'll
r,,p and come Ia this country -
his own yacht ., ,h,
Tho Massachusetts senate passti si'
!, ;a1,;al resolve Tuesday, arr ff'% ia.
;n@ been approved by, t"o 's''''
II tT viii 90 TO the people