Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1901-12-06
FROM ACROSS THE WATER.
A BRIEF RESUME OF OLD WORLD NEWS.

Wave-The Magnetic Pole Expedition
Prince Bismarck Correspondence Published
-Rothschild Art Treasures Enrich thu
National Museum at Partisan Important
Missionary Cooperation Said Pasha Agar
Grand vizier Of the Ottoman Empire Chi
nese Heir Apparent Disgraced.
Senior Severe, a Brazilian statesman,
has taken his motor airship to Paris
where he intends to outshine his com
patriot, Santos Dumont.
The Duke of Teck, a brother OF
Princess May. of Wales, was thrown
from his horse while hunting Friday,
sustaining conclusion of the brain and
an injury to his hip.
London is threatened by a heavy
epidemic of smallpox. Since August
there have been 364 cases notified,
with al deaths from the disease, and
262 fresh cases in the last fortnight.
Russo Chinese Manchurian negotia-
tions are broken off. The officials at
tribute this more to the opposition of
the Chinese viceroys and the death of
Lii Hung Chang than to the objections
of Japan.
The delay of the return of the i'm
perial court of China is attributed to
the empress illness, but is believed
to be due really to the attitude of
Russia in concluding the Manchurian
negotiations.
The Turkish troops in FL Hedaz,
Arabia, who have not been paid for
some time, have mutinied. The rebels
now occupy the grand mosque at
Jedah. There have been murders and
pillage in Mecca.
1t is reported that Lord Dunraven,
Sir Thomas Upton, Col. McCalmont,
Sir Edward Sasson and Col. Lenney
will ask the Prince of Wales to ac-
cept as a present new yacht as chal-
lenger for Americas cup.
A remarkable tidal wave, accompa-
MED by strong winds did much dam
age along the eastern coast of England
from Norfolk to Kent last week. Riv-
ers oyerhowed their banks, dams and
sea walls were invaded and miles of
country were submerged.
The Home Rulers in Hawaii again
demand the removal of Gov. Dole.
Delegate Wilcox is on his way to
Washington where he will work for
his party, which fayors the re-enact-
ment of the Chinese exclusion law,
new land laws, and a gift of 80, 600, e.
900 from the U. S. government to Ha-
waii.
The long delayed correspondence of
Prince Bismarck was published at
Berlin last week. The work is in two
volumes. The first is made up of the
letters between Emperor William |
and Bismarck, many of which are ex-
ceptionally interesting, while the sec
ond volume is composed of miscella-
neous letters exchanged between Bis
marck and various notable personages.
President Loubet of France has
signed a decree by which Baron
Adolph de Rothschild's collection. val
ued at 500, 900, becomes a part of the
Louvre Museum at Paris. In addition
to a fifteenth century reliquary Baron
deRothschild had IA marvelously beauti-
Saint Denis Able. These art treas
ures will be on public view in few
weeks
Much excitement has been caused in
Roman society over the presence of
Count Camille Pecci, a nephew of
the Pope, at the Thanksgiving recep
ton held at Rome last week by George
Won l.. Meyer. United States ambassa
dor to Italy. This is the first occa
sion when relative of the Pontiff
has been present at any ceremony
given by the representative of for
eign power.
Boothia Felix has been chosen as
the headquarters for Professor Amund-
sens three magnetic pole expedition.
Boothia Felix is peninsula, and is
the most northern part of the main
land of North. America, having on the
east Boothia Gulf, on the north Bellot
Strait, and on the west Franklin
Channel The magnetic pole is in this
eninsula, the northern point of
which is in about lat. 70 deg. north.
Said Pasha is now called to fill, for
the fourth time, the post of grand
vizier of Turkey, an Office next that
of sovereign. This post is made va
cant by the death of khalil Rifaat
Pasha. Six years ago Said Pasha left
that high office in fear of his life and
fled to the British embassy for refuge,
having quarreled with the sultan.
He was protected for some days by
the British ambassador, then received
pledges of personal safety from the
sultan and returned to his residence,
having lived since that time in re
tirement.
The representatives of the three
great missions in China, the American
Board of Foreign Missions, the Lon
don society and the Presbyterian Board
are engaged in carrying out the most
scheme for cooperation In
the history of missions in China.
The consolidated mission will be
called the North China Educational
Union. They will embrace theolog-
zeal and female schools and the col
lege at Tungchou. The Rev. DIR.
Sheffield of the American Board of
Foreign Missions will be president of
the united societies.
The buyer of Battle Abbey, the me-
mortal of the Norman conquest near
Hastings. proves to be Sir Augustus
Frederick Webster, Bart, a descend
ant of Sir Thomas Webster, who
bought the abbey from Viscount Mon
tague in 1719, and whose family re
tanned possession of it for 40 years
This relic of history should belong
to the nation and its sale at auction
last week is a reflection on the En-
ylish society for the preservation of
historic places. which seems to have
done nothing about that, or about
or about Windermere.