Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1901-12-20
FROM ACROSS THE WATER.
A BRIEF RESUME OF OLD WORLD NEWS

Prize that Will be Used for Deserving
British National Anthem Revised Mission
aries to Take Miss Stones Case Loyal
Demonstration for Hollands Queen and
Prince Consort A Chinese Viceroy's Proc
lamation-Great Locust Plague in So, Africa
The French deputies Tuesday voted
down the proposal to dlsestabllsh the
'church.
The legations at Constantinople have
turned over the negotiations for the
release of Miss Stone and her compan-
ion to the missionaries.
Seven hundred bolomen have Surren-
dered in the island of Samar, owing to
lack of food. The son of the governor
of the island of Negros has been killed
in an engagement with Ladrones.
Gen. Kitchener reports the capture,
with severe wounds, of the Boer com
mandant Kritzinger, By Gen. French.
This commandment has been styled the
DeWet of Cape Colony and his cap
ture is regarded as very important.
The British national anthem is now
undergoing revision, in order to make
it accord with the new monarchy. AS
at present sung II it",is' Nou so
our gracious Ming -, az nv Ioi Ii'. ..
tloh' the refrain WI VI un"t y, ~ ;,,b
Gon save our loru' the hlns' mnion
of the anthem, dated l743.
New difficulties have arisen between
France and Turkey The governor OF
Tripoli has sent troops to occupy
belma' on 'he ironiiei " ,r ro"I"in a. ~,
the french munster oi iuih's ii,'
informed ,he Iorte Ina. SCI ,C W, u" ~
lure OF rela llohS "itl 'nauu III" LII. Wv,
troops are lmmedla'eiy "LCIluII"n' ~
belma l. the cehlleo Oh INT ieilN'I N''i''
General Bruce Hamilton surprised
Boer laager in the Eastern Iransyaa5
last week killing sixteen Beers ana
capturing seventy SIX heslde7 "ouhu'
ing many DINERS IN i'oh,'oH lir - ~,
eminent issued blue DOCK giving tn'
October ana November I'loI
the concentration camps III SCUM ~
rlca, showing very ni9ii iHor'aII'''
especially among the ehlIdreh.
Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Hen
~. her husband, arrived at The Hague
Saturday afternoon. Flags were dis
played throughout the town and the
railroad station was decorated. The
inhabitants made great loyal demon
9,Ia''3h' my, a,I tba brinco
C,o"''- va l,.i1t tbor, was mn amen
SonI"I w. L,,ii i', 'l,ai,,., ,ba ,rinre
"'a '''' VI -,
An enormous arm! OF I'cuSlS' 'tie
largest ever known mere. apl GaIeu ~
bIoeIntontcih, Souin AFRICA, 0"tuIu"9
ana delayed the man lfaih nv nouiS,
Monday mi mons OF 'heill s'''io" VI! NV Nv.
farms near ny anG IN some ONE places my
were ankle deep. In TIE ha1a y Cnu
district one swarm eATehueH 10Y!
miles, stopping all franc Win Ltt
south. There was ahother swarm W, 'ha'
extended Tor twenty miles ne ua iI
wanted. IS rreat,
w.. zaa1ona srraroa q rroa+ des.
~" Ne ca a Stl'J h, an j" earthonalIa
lloil VI piVleaH ~ o. h,;id;ni, r.aS
NoIeIlpeI 10 o' or, ta !" at Choynit
lelI stauulns ~ NV c,o 1o IVA ~ CO.. g.,
ualiiasc it"I' -; w. aarth nnd ,ratar
sules op s - ,ho ,n' tn tn ,"nnIe are
lssueu I!onl 'ins' H. hhoo,,ps III oon-
PAM SUI wv Wa;;, Pr nraat .roclts
tlhue' ~ "''n ; 80 So Ir%;nh
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MI,el l'ou Us ,,.,+ CO.. r,,aro sont hundreds
NPiuiiiof " 80, ="
ol leeV lhlo 'He an
Yuan Shih Kai. the new yiceroy of
nalzed his advent in Pekin by issuing