Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-01-23
NEW WORLD HAPPENINGS.
EVENTS OF THE WEEK IN SUMMARY.

Actual Specific for Blood Poisoning Discov
ered-Patti May Sing Again in the Unite
states-New Process to Hasten the Blossom
ing Of Plants Terrible Cruelties Practise
by Filipino Insurgents-Big Gold Find il
Alaska.
The miners national convention me
at Indianapolis, Ind, Tuesday. Presi
dent John Mitchell read his annual re
port in the presence of 800 delegates.
BY an explosion of powder in one O
the S-inch forward turrets of the bat
tleship Massachusetts,, off Culebra Is
land, Saturday, five men were killet
and four injured. None were commits
stoned officers.
DR.. G. c. Barrows, New York ply
stefan, believes he has an actual specific
for blood poisoning. His treatment con
sists of injection of formalin into tn,
veins. All of his experiments have ST
far proved wonderfully successful
An important political issue may de
velop in the project for the passage o
a law to pension former slaves. North
ern negroes are said to threaten the or
ganization of bolt of the Republican
party unless the latter sanctions thu
passage of the law.
Judge William r. Day of Canton
O., secretary of state under Presiden'
Mckinley after John Hay was sent as
ambassador to England, has been of
fered the place on the supreme court
bench recently declined by Gov. W. Ii.
Taft of the Philippines.
DR.. Hendricks and Samuel Stanton,
who were convicted of conspiracy tc
obtain millions of Henry M. Bennett
of Pittsburg, after trial in which the
actress, Laura Biggar, was acquitted
on the same charges, were sentenced
at Freehold, N. j., Thursday to two
years and six months in Jail.
1t is expected that La Diva Adelina
Patti will sing in this country again
before the year is ended. If so she will
be here in November and sing in q
concerts. The contract calls for $3.50,
600 for six months tour. Nine. Patti
is 50 years of age but her voice is said
to retain all its marvellous qualities.
President Roosevelt is now consider
ing the San Bias route-known as the
Darien Mandingo Canal-as substi-
tuta for the Panama and Nicaragua
routes. This route is shorter than
either of the other two and is sea
level waterway. The canal would be
2915 miles long, as against 40 miles for
the Panama aud 1873 for the Nicaragua.
The American liner ST. Louis from
Cherbourg came into port at New York
nearly a week late. Much
had been felt for her safety.
The delay was due to the steamer s
poor condition and the passengers were
exceedingly angry and have begun le-
gal proceedings against the company.
The federal inspector has ordered the
chief engineer to report on the boilers
and if this report is not sat
isfactory, an investigation will be
made.
The grand jury in the case of Euclid
Madden and j. 7. Kelly reported an
indictment at Pittstield Thursday
against each, charging manslaughter
These men were in charge of the cleo
trio car which, last September, ran
into the carriage in which Pres. Roose-
Welt was riding, with the result that
Secret Service Agent William Craig,
who was guarding the president, was
killed. Madden and Kelley Tuesday
retracted their plea of not guilty and
Madden was sentenced to six months
in the house of correction and to pay
fine of $500. Kelley's case was placed
on file.
An account of the etherization of
plants, a new process by which plants
Towering in the spring are
made to produce blossoms during the
previous autumn, is cabled to New
York from London. Within two or
three weeks after two applications of
the process the plants begin to flower
freely. The plants are stored in small
galvanized tank for application CT the
process. Then ether is poured into a
small cup fixed to the top of the tank,
after the tank has been secure
" fastened, the ether is allowed to
evaporate for period of As hours.
During this time the plants shed their
leaves, and may be described as being
in a state of intoxication.
Men from the American manned Co.
lombian cruiser, Bogota, make terrible
charges of cruelty on the part of Co.
Lombians. Army discipline was main
tanned by the bullet or lash. A tritilng
offense was at times punished by 100
Lashes on the bare back with flexible
cane. Men were shot for nothing. Two
Liberal officers who refused to ac-
1uiesce in conditions after peace was
declared were dashed brutally until
dead. Some persons who had stubborn
had THAR lars or
arms cut off or their eyes or ears re-
moved and were then released, to go
manned through life. Some died from
The loss of blood. The captain and crew
If schooner which sprung aleak in
deep water while the Bogota was towing
1er, were left to perish on the sinking
schooner, with no sails and no boats.
n. G. Gonzales, editor of the Colum-
ola, S. c., State and widely known
the South, was shot and
seriously wounded Thursday on street
corner, by James H. Tillman, lieuten-
ant governor of South Carolina. Till
man was Immediately arrested and re-
Lieved of two pistols. Gonzales was
taken to the Columbia hospital. The
tragedy caused great excitement in the
city. No fight or words preceded the
and the only attributed cause
for the shooting is that during the re-
cent primary election Editor Gonzales
opposed Lieutenant Governor Tillman
in his race for governor, and vigorous
" assailed him editorially referring to
him as a criminal candidate and a
proven liar. Tillman has issued state
ment to the effect that when the truth
Of the affair is known, it will be seen
that he was justified in his act. Con.
-. Al Mop1ov from tho result of