Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-02
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BRIEF RESUME OF OLD WORLD NEWS

A BRIEF RESUME OF OLD WORLD NEW
Peasant Uprising in Russia-Ihe french Aie'
tions-Irish Emigration to America-in
Coronation Service Approved by King &c
ward Bloody Battle in China-czar to CIV
Russia Constitution.
Queen Wilhelmina of Holland Is I'm
proving from her illness OF typhoi'
fever.
The efforts of the Protestant ALI
ance TO expel the Jesuits from Eng
Land. under the act of George ~. hav
again failed, the Lord Chief Justic
unfolding the decision of the magls
trate who held the act obsolete.
Emigration from the West of IRELAND
IN America is assuming what is called
"alarming proportions. In the las
fortnight hundreds OF emlgrantS nav
PASSED through Limerick on their wa.
to Cork. Two special trains from For
darlington carried nearly $500 mostly
Young persons of both sexes, whllt
other lots of 200 or more had gone Oh
/ board the steamer
The recent bankruptcy proceedings
at London of the Marquis of Queens
berry show that he ran through pei
sonal property to the value of 81, so,
600 and the Glen Stuart estate of oOC
acres. He had anticipated his interest
in the estate to the extent of S33l, la
when he succeeded to the marquisate
in 1900, and he lost between $500, O0O
and $500, 600 in stock speculation.
A bloody battle took place at WI
Chow April % between large force OF
rebels and the imperial troops on the
way to Nan King. The imperial troops
scattered the rebels with two maxims
and two Il Founders, capturing their
leader, Hung Yung Seng, who was
wounded. Subsequently the rebels
captured two villages in the outskirts
of Nan King, making them their head
quarters.
The Danish lower house in Copen-
hagen Tuesday submitted this proposal
in connection with the bill providing
for the sale of the Danish West India
islands to the United States, as amend
ed by the Landsthing: 1.-The Bigstad
(diet composed of both houses APP
proves the cession on condition that
the inhabitants of the islands declare
In favor thereof by plebiscite similar
to the one taken in 1867. :"
The peasants in the Pollava and
Kharkof provinces, Russia, where 49,,
900 are reported to be participating in
riots, have already sacked so estates,
where they destroyed everything they
could carry off. The whole region is
terrorized, people are fleeing for safe
ty. Some of the authorities are show
ing weakness and pusillanimity, while
others are cruelty vigorous and are
causing wholesale foggings of persons
arrested. The agitation at Moscow is
so serious that the czar has relin-
pushed his intention of spending the
Russian Easter there
The members of the crew of the L.
5. cruiser Chicago were arrested Fri
lay for intoxication and disorderly
conduct at Venice, Italy, and were sen
jenced to from three to four months /
Imprisonment each, and to pay costs /
md damages. 1t is said that the off |
,ers of the Chicago will appeal their
'ases and ask for pardon from the |
King. No official report has as yet /
,een made on the case to either the .
tate or navy department. Capt. Rob-
rt F. Wynne, one of the officers ar
ested, won distinction for bravery at
juba, in the Philippines and at TEN
sin.
The French minister of the interior
as made public the results of 574
lections, which give the ministerial
SITS Dab seats. The nti-ministerial-
sts have l5S seats. Count Boni de
'astellane, husband of Anna Gould,
'as elected to the chamber from the
istrict of Castellane, department of
iasses- Alps. Three weeks ago, the
cunt then in the midst of warm po-
teal campaign, declared that his con
tituency was a balanced mixture of
naves and fools. Now the question is,
oes this action prove the truth of
cunt Boni's picturesque assertion?
he present election was the worst de-
Eat the government has ever sustained
! Paris.
Persistent reports are that the car
Russia will give his country a, con
tuition similar to the administrative
form scheme drawn up by the late
mister of the interior, Gen. Loris
-elikotf. and sanctioned by Car AL
lander ii in 1880, six months before
IS assassination. The plan was for an
ectlve commission to be chosen by
lie mobiles. the cities and the rural
agistracies for a revision of the pub
laws. The representative assembly
as to consider the question of reduc-
g the price for peasants land and
e land taxes; restoring certain pow
5 to municjpal and rural authorities
Id charging their sphere Of activity:
e abandoning of the repressive pol
y in Poland and other border lands,
ID the reforming of all the local gov
nments. Coupled with this scheme
an embryo parliament was plan for
nderlng the ministers responsible to
greater degree, and insuring their
Dre harmonious action.
The form of coronation service has
en- finally amended and approved by
ng Edward. 1t contains 20 sections.
lie royal pair will be welcomed to
estminster Abbey by shouts of the
ng's scholars of Westminster school.
ey will then kneel in prayer in front
their chairs. After the service and
mon, Will come the oath taking:
King will be anointed and the Ger
onles, including the presentation of
sword of state, the standards and
spurs will follow He will then be z
EN- the purple robe of state and the =
ptre and ring. Then will come the
ual GROWING. The Primate will
.e the crown from the altar and
&c it on King Edwards head, a
fare of trumpets will he Sonndad