The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-10-30
OLD WORLD.
THE TROUBLE IN BULGARIA.


n. THE TROUBLE IN BULGARIA.
rs The Servians have entered Bulgaria and
a. slight ekirmish has taken place. 5000 Serv
to an soldiers are massed on the frontier Ill
al situation grows hourly more serious and turbr
40 lent. Between Belgrade and Nssa, 100 mile
re distant railroad traffic is already entirely su.
he pended. England supports Prince Alexande
be and Bulgarian unity as much as possible, br
In acquiesces in the decision reached by a major
at ity of the conference Military preparation
g. continue in Turkey. 1t is reported that Aus
m tria and Russia have agreed that personal uni0
70 shall DO granted to Bulgaria and Eastern Rum
re ella, that Prince Alexa lder shall be deposed
and that Bulgaria shall cede the Widin dIstric
to Servia. The Turkish government is cxpecte'
u te acquesce in this arrangement.
IS THE CRUEL AUTHORITIES OF MOROCCO.
y The cruelties practiced by the authorities o
b Morocco upon alleged criminals are attracting
the serious attention of all the foreign rcprcsen
< tatives, and an appeal to their respective gov
d ernments will probably be made for foreign in
b terference. Recently one Of the officials Of
t Tangiers caused poor woman who was en-
e ciente to be fiogged in the presence of her bus
band and father. The woman's arms were
: tied together dawn over her head, and the
rope was fastened to stake to hold her in. tina,
position. The lashes were laid on so heavily
that blood flowed freely from the unfortunate
creatures back her aged father and unhappy
husband being compelled to witness her terrible
sufferings.
FRENCH VICTORY AT ANAM.
Gen De Courcy. commander of the French
in Anam, telegraphs that he has defeated the
Black Flags in an engagement. The enemy
were immensely superior in number, but were
routed with great slaughter. The fighting was
very severe and lasted three days. The Black
Flags and their allies numbered G 900 men and
many were taken prisoners by the French.
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the enemy, which resulted in the capture OF the
strongly fortified town of Thanmai, one of the
last and most formidable centres of resistance
held by the Black Flags. The French lost
thirteen men killed and wounded.
WILL REL BE HANGED oRNoTl
The peace arbitration association has sent to
| Queen Victoria petition in favor of the COM
mutation Of the death sentence Of Louis Rel. L
| 0 David, president of tie Riel defence associa-
| ton says that he has received trustworthy in
formation that 1t is the governments intention
| to carry the law into, effect against Rie. The
feeling, be says, among French Canadians is in
tense, and With the smallpox and other causes
of race feeling the sliRhtesG provocation might
provoke serious trouble.
VILLAGE SWALLOWED UP BY FALLING
QUARRY.
village near PerigHeux. capital of the de.
partment of Dordoque in France, was swallow
ed up Monday by peculiar accident. The |
village was bailt over the Chancelide quarries, |
which suddenly fell In while large body of |
workmen were busy taking out stone. Many |
people were buried in the ruins, and at the |
time of the latest despatch it was doubtful if |
any could DO saved. Troops were sent to help |
the rescue.
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF THE MoNTENE- |
GRIN WAR MINISTER.
A native of Albania at Cattaro Friday made |
an unsuccessful attempt to shoot the MoHtene |
grin minister of war with revolver. Whep1
arrested, the man avowed that he was a men, |
Der of a conspiracy formed against the frontier
commission and ne regretted that his shot had |
failed to take effect. The prisoner was summa
rlly executed.
THE ARMSTRONG ABDUCTION TRIAL.
The trial OF Mr. Stead, editor of the Pail Mall
Gazette, Rehecca jarrett, Bramwell Booth of
the Salvation army, Mrs Combe, Sampson
Jacques and Louise Mourey, defendants in the
Eliza Armstrong abduction case. began Friday.
The court room was crowded. Many repreSen-
tatives OF the Salvation army were present. The
prisoners pleaded not guilty.
DR. HarwOod Smith testified Tuesday that
near midnight June, 3rd Mr. Stead and Mrs jar
rett, the procuress, brought Eliza Armstrong to
his house for medical examination that he de-
clined to have this examination there, but mei
them by appointment az house not far away,
where chloroform was administered to tue
child. She responded fully to its effects, and |
then he made medical ex animation under en-
ployment by Mr. Stead, to whom he gave a
certificate for a fee paid.by Mr. Stead.
ANOTHER VERSION OF OLIVIER PAINS FATE.
Sister Cipriani, who has arrived at Cairo
fro Khartoum, says Olivier Pain fell from his
camel while Ill, and that the Arabs, who were
hurrylng forward at the time, buried him be-
fore he was dead
To the Rheumatic
Fogs and Rheumatism have both appeared. Fogs
we must submit to. Rheumatism be erred at
once by the immediate application of KEAN
KIDNEY AND BACK PLAsTER.-adv.
great fire broke out at Moscow last week
Wednes day, and caused enormous losses. Sew
en- persons were killed and four injured.
fight has taken place on the frontier near
Montenegro between Albanian and Montenegrin
troops. Three AlbanianS and six Montenegrins
were killed. se..tl
Mohammed Elkair, with large body of fol
lowers, intends to besiege Akasheh, and it is ex-
pected that with this end in view he will occupy
the Mohass district.
Prompt relief in sick headache, dizziness,
nausea, constipation, pain 10 the side, etc, guar
anteed to those using Carriers Little Liver Pills.
One pill dose. 25 cents-adv.
A train on the railway which ascends the Ri
81 mountain in Switzerland fell into ravine
last week Wednesday. One person was kill,d
and % were injured dreadfully.
The Marquis of Lorne was mobbed by a
crowd OF angry conservative electors, while
making q speech for the liberals near London
Saturday and pelted with rotten eggs.
Palpitatien Of the heart, nervousness, tremb-
lings, nervous headache, cold hands and feet,
pain in the back, and other forms of weakness
are relieved by Carriers Iron Pills, made spe-
cially for the blood, nerves and complexion
adv.
Three thousand men employee in the slate
quarries at Lsnberris, Wales. have been locked
out because they committed breach of the
rules in holding mass meeting during work.
Ing hours.
William Hastings, proprietor of the Irish
Citizen, q lOyalist newspaper OF Dublin. has
been threatened with death and his residence
has been partially burned for caricaturing the
Parnellites.
The meditation of the reserves in Greece has
produced storm among the people and the
government finds IL hard to control them. 1t 4
has more men than ii has cash to arm and feed
hem. Mobs parade the streets Of Athens de-
nsnding arms.
Unless King Theebaw's complete acceptance
,f the Indian COVE nments terms be received
It Rangoon by November 10, hostilites against
Burmah will begin November IL, and another
prince and regency will be substituted for the
present government of that country.
The marriage of Prince waldemar. third son
u King Christian OF Denmark, and Princess
u are, daughter Of the due de Chartress, was
celebrated last week Thursday in the private
hsT ell at the chateau d'Eu. the residence of the
omie de Paris. The civil ceremony was per-