The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-08
tIEW OF THE WEEK.
OLD WORLD.
u Explorers Heard From.

Ic explorers HeNU FfOms
months ago the Jackon. Harmsworth
hilton started for Franz Josef Land.
ID been heard from the party till last
h the vessel which conveyed the ex-
"Windward," returned to England,
dings of the explorer and of the work
accomplished. A landing had been
ape Flora, Lighthouses erected, and u
planted hundred miles north of
tcrs. Only one man had died, and his
attributed to his refusal to eat bear
k geography of Franz Josef Land as
in the charts had been found to be
inaccurate. Ii Is known that this
Iches to within 40 miles of the poles; 1t
h even further. The explorer expects
hummer to reach the goal of his hopes.
81 the secret of the Northern Arctic.
The Turkish Troubles.
hted that plot against the Turkish
palace has been discovered, and lot of
nian guards arrested and imprisoned
ienry Norman. who has been in Con-
pie for Il fortnight for The London
hronicle, says that the Sultan will die, or
very shortly, and that the revolution
ter of weeks. He adds that from all
of Turkey come vivid tales of n com
eakdown in the official machinery and
al reign of murderous anarchy. A re-
he from Greece that the Sultan has be-
thoroughly frightened that he has ap
10 Great Britain for the protection of
her report from Germany states that the
ambassador has left there after long
ew with Chancellor Won Hohenlohe In
he insisted unless the pressure which
tan's government might become victim
Iestic revolution, and begged for German
nee, which was refused.
atches from ConstantinOple state that
lean missionaries In Bitlis, eastern Tur-
Ire in imminent danger. The mission
referred to are those of the American
Rev Royal NJ Cole is from Stark, II,
lis wife from Littleton, n ii. Misses Char
e and Mary A Ely are from Cheektowa-
NY. Rev George p Knapp is from Hart
RE. Miss Grace Knapp, sister Of Rev George
Knapp, was born in Bitlis, but has made her
ne when in this country in Auburndale. Miss
dina Knapp is from Hubbardston.
he Ambassadors of the powers went to the
rte separately Tuesday and urged that I'M
IN of order be taken, declaring that, other
,e, the powers, acting in concert, would take
,ir own steps in the matter.
Earthquake at Rome.
tome was visited by an earthquake early
day morning The convent of Santa Maria
ggiOre was greatly damaged. A portion OF
outer wall was overthrown, ana part OF
ceiling has fallen. Four palaces ana the
nix of Italy we're so shaken that they, are
dered unsafe for occupancy. The Palazzo
escachi, one of the finest palaces in Rome,
| five other structures of that character are
0 seriously damaged. The shock created
,at lpanic among the inmates of the prison,
1 mutinv was attempted by the prisoners:
,ops were quickly called to the assistance of
Keepers, and in a short time the mutiny was
pressed and order restored.
Is reported that there is a formidable Mo
nmedan rebellion in China, which threatens
AXE possession of one or two large provinces.
Russia and France mean to divide China
| it looks very much like it-they wonld bet
do so speedily. The province Of han.su,
t of shan. ii. and part of East Turkestan
re been over.run, the capital of the first
ned province captured, and the army sent
m Pekin 10 quell the revolt utterly routed
e insurgents declare their intention of set
Z up an independent kingdom in the region
lch they have seized, and the imperial
seems powerless to prevent It.
ese religious revolts have been frequent III
ncse history. The last Mohammedan up
mo occurred in 1862