Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-03-04


mines, report that Investigations made
by them have shown that radio-ac-
tivity is the source of the therapeutic
qualities of the waters at Glenwood
springs, Cebollo springs and at Pago-
sa springs. They now propose to make
tests of every spring in Colorado.
James Parish Lee, inventor of the
Lee rifle, died last week at Short
Beach, Conn.,, after lingering Illness.
He was born in Hardwick, Scot, II
years ago. He was the inventor of the
lee enfield rife, used by the British
army, and also of the lee rifle used by
the U. S. government several years
ago. His home was in Hartford.
The joint committees of the fusion
lists and the middle of-the- road popu-
lists, representing the peoples party of
the United States have issued the Of
fetal call for a national convention of
the peoples party at Springfield, ILL.,,
July a. for the purpose Of nominating
candidates for the office of president
and vice president of the United States
and for the formulation of a national
platform.
Young Corbett' of Denver, easily
retained his honors as lightweight
champion of the world at San Fran
cisco Monday night, Feb. 20, by knock
ing out Dave" Sullivan, of Boston, in
the eleventh round of what was to
have been a 20-round contest. Sulli-
van at times fought well but he did
little effective work, and the result was
at no time in doubt Sullivan is re-
ported to have wagered $500 against
81. 500 that he would be victor
The body of Baron Martin Won
Schlosser formerly an officer in the
German army and for many years a
resident of Port Angeles. Washington,
has been found on the range south of
the Hot Springs, near a dead bear.
The baron undoubtedly had been kill
led by the bear while hunting. The
baron started on hunt Monday
found receipts from banks in Portland,
Ore, Chicago and New York for more
than 100000.
Gov. vardeman of Mississippi acted |
to save a negro from being |
burned at the stake Sunday. Feb. 2S. |
The negro, Albert Baldwin, who it is
alleged, killed Engineer Fogarty of |
the Valley road two weeks ago, was |
captured at Batesvile and was to
have been taken to Tutwiler to be
burned there. The governor. with
Adjt.-Gen. Fridge and the Greenwood
company, went by special
rain to Batesville and took the negro
% Jackson. They met no resistance.
The federal supreme court in de-
,ision last week sustained the new AL
abama suffrage laws which have serv-
ID to disfranchise about $4,000 ne
yroes. Only 1850 negroes out of a
otal black population of s27.307 in the
tate are now registered voters, and
hese cannot vote unless they pay s1.50
,oll tax annually. On the other hand,
nut of a total white population of L.
O1.1 52 there are 1S1,492 registered
-oters, all of whom can vote upon
,ayment of their poll tax.
The very cold weather of the past J
wo months has done great damage
o the peach trees of New England. /
n a large majority of cases the fruit {
uds have been killed and the crop of
904 annihilated. Worse than that, in !
large number of instances the wood [
as also been frozen and the trees J
amaged. Thousands of trees are re- {
orted to be killed to the ground. and ]
! is quite certain that large pro- I
ortion of all the trees are killed back !
lore or less. This viii be distinct 7
hough temporary setback to the ris- $
1g peach industry Of New England.