The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-04-03
REVIEW OF THE WEEK.
OLD WORLD.
Tn, WARM the SOutlan.

Already reports are coming III VI ucieats SUI
,orrI ly The Egyptian troops now advancing NJ
Ma NilI 4 dispatch from Wady Halfa says
bS, 0.man Dgna, the noted dervish leader, ha,
Tthirawn from the siege of kassala has reap
np,rcd in the vicinity of Suakim and is march
amman Sinkat Baron Blanc, head of the for.
oi5n etIcc in sig Crispl's cabinet, states that ar
tiiSrcr has been formed between Italy anC
Grp1t Britain in the matter of the SOudan
Tdp compact apparently consists in an agree
mont on The part of England 10 occupy the tow
n Dpneo,a on the Nile, and possibly some other
rypr settlements and i'll this way,by distracting
he MN n'inn Of the Arab leaders, relieve the
fla a,r- ka->ala OF the necessity of bearing
III .,,M what would otherwise be an un
| ~ assault. As in this undertaking Eng
al...., have had the approval of Germany
AMI tu<trla it is quite Improbable that any
Qyou- opposition will be offered by France and
Russia for under such circumstances England,
ciDg in the interests OF ltaly. would lcei con
@I9nt of the assistance OF both Austria and Ger
many
AnOrIeans President.
4 combination of lcgitimists, Bonapartists
md the bourgeois has been affected in France
for the purpose of forcing President Faure TO
resign. Their idea is said to be the presenta
lion Of Prince Henry o. Orleans as Il candidate
for the Office Of President, and news of a coup
retat may he expected.
Morc Trouble in Spain.
The newspapers of Madrid have, during the
llst week, expressed great lnllpn.tlloH III tue
action Of congress in regard TO the belhgcrcncy
Of the Cuban Insurgents. and asked the govern
nent 10 spare no effort to prepare for any de-
velopment. Public feeling is running so high
TINT the government will find difficulty IN con-
trolling the national evaporation. The Repub-
Leans advocate the granting of autonomy to Gu.
ba and declare they will act with a view TO
avoiding responsibility, and abstain from taking
par, in elections for members of the cortes.
More OF the Ways Of Royalty.
Highly sensational developments are reported
from Belgrade, the capital Of Servia. IN con
Alexander's room. The burglar was no COM
mon thief, but Russian adventures OF 1asci-
mating beauty who has gained considerable IN
fuence over the young king, and was OFTEN seen
atthe royal residence. The thief left the money
that was In the desk, but carried of the King 5
private copying book, containing hundreds or
compromising letters from and to women, diplo,
mats, politicians and business people. Some OF
them pertain to Russian politics land lntrlgues,
while others re.ated to the arrangement Whch
King Milan made in regard to his iliegltimate
children, especially the son who is the offspring
ofthe now separated wife of the former i'rehner
Rlstics. The purpose OF this theft Is SAID 10 DC
the f0Testalhng OF the contemplated marriage
Of King Alexander to 4 Greek princess.
War in south Africa.
England has another war on her hands, i'll
reyOtof the native Matabelcs in South Africa;
the white, in the Fiibusi district have been
mas,acred by the natives. All the bodies were
horribly mutilatcd. Their faces were burned
almost beyond recognition. The kccnest apprc-
lenson j. felt throughout the Transyaai rs TO
The late Of the unprotected Beers and their fam
ies IN Matabeleand, though the British au,
hotlucs claim 10 suspect that the Beers nave
inspired the Instruction. Advices from Bulu-
Nay0 report that isolated fighting with the Mat.
4bc,es continues the British being at great
disadvantage III respect of numbers hlng
mama, who rendered efficient aid to the B!lt'
Ish South Africa company in It's campaign
against LObcngula has offered the british ms
assistance.
lnrcsponsc to the British charge against the
Beers comes one that instead of Il genuine up
raising on the part of the natives, the wnole
lMhs Is Il scare got up to cover further Brltlsh
ag-res-iOns. In line with this theory is the re-
port OfBrtsh negotiations to purchaseDelagoua
Bay from Portugal, SO as to cut of the Trans
wal republic from the sea, which would DC
Aktly 10 provoke its Hollander inhabitants 10
ln immediate declaration of complete indepcD-
ence. But the British foreign Office declares
mat there Is not word of truth to the report:
PRESIDENT Kruger of the TraDsvaal mas notincu
England that his Nalksrood, or national legiSla
Iure has refused him permission to visit LONDON
Tor conference with the Colo ial Secretary,
unless there is a preliminary agreement SO 70
modify the treaty of 1884 As TO annihllate inc
British suzerainty.
The British ambassadors at Constantine pie
las been Informed in writing that rellef may DC
Freely distributed in the interior of Turkey by
English and American agents, a member OF ine
turkish commission being present at every as.
intuition. Miss BartOn's agents Will tnus Dc
lpe 10 distribute supplies directly win ,lle'i
'Wn hands To whomsoever they think proper.
Berhelot, the great French chemist, mas
esigned his position as minister OF foreign ~
airs IN the Ere lch cabinet because OF the COM
Icatons with England.
The French naval reserve has been ordere9
. war footing, according to Paris rumor, anu
iussll AMI France are to summon European
to discuss evacuation of Egypt.
SPANS new war budget provides for increas.
b. the army SO as TO have 10000 more troops
eady TO send TO Cuba next autumn IN a'"tio"
The $4,000 already on the island
Spain has filed its Golfers once more by secur-
y from the banks of the country forced ioan
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