Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-07-11
FROM ACROSS THE WATER.
A BRIEF RESUME OF OLD WORLD NEWS

Trade Treaty With spain-Labor Riots in
Russia King Edward Out Of Danger -Death
of Father Of Astronomers States
Wins in Arbitration With Russia-China
Allied Powers.
A severe earthquake shock was felt
at Salonica, European Turkey, Satur-
day afternoon. Many houses were
wrecked, and there was much loss of
life. Particulars of the disaster have
not yet been received
A treaty of trade, commerce and
amity between the United States and
Spain was signed at Madrid Thursday.
Bellamy Storer, the United States min
lister, left Madrid July to join his
family in Switzerland.
Nine. Teresa Carreno, the distin-
guished pianist, was welded at Berlin
June 30, to her fourth husband, Arturo
Tagliapietra of New York, who is a
brother of her second husband Nine.
Carreno is Venezuelan by birth, but
is well known in New York, where she
first appeared in 1876 in the Academy
of Music as singer. She soon after
ward gave up singing to give her at
tention to the piano. and too day is
probably the worlds most distinguished
woman pianist. She has been called
"the lioness of the Pianoforte. -
Queen Wilhellnina of Holland is re-
gaining her health and strength at
Castle Schaumberg, near the Rhine,
where she is leading a quiet life with
the queen mother. Her gay demeanor
has not returned. however, and she
looks sad and troubled As her physi-
clans decide that she must not spend
next winter in the severe climate of
Holland, she has accepted an invita-
ton to visit the King and Queen of
Italy in Rome, beginning in Septem-
Der. Thence she will go to some one
of the royal country residences to be
placed at her disposal until she com
pletely RECEIVERS.
A press despatch from Honolulu
says: THE British coronation day,
June 26, was generally observed here,
all the government offices closing at
noon by order of the governor. Judge
A. S. Humphreys of the First Circuit
court, however, refused to adjourn his
court for the occasion, and gave an in
teryiew stating his reasons, in which |
he vigorously repudated the whole
idea of an observance of the kind The /
judge used fervent language in criti-
cism of Americans who observed such 7
ceremonies in honor of royalty, and his I
words aroused much discussion. Some I
English residents were much offended, /
and are talking of making complaint |
at Washington.
Fetes were held at the Vatican in
Rome Sunday evening in celebration
of the Pope's Jubilee in honor of the
oath anniversary of his coronation.
The entire Papal court, and thousands
Of members of all the Catholic socie-
ties represented in Rome, were pres
emit The court was beautifully
adorned with tapestries and profu-
sion of plants and flowers. The Pope
occupied an especially constructed and
richly decorated gallery. He was
greeted with enthusiastic acclama-
ions. At the close of the fete a great
lock of pigeons sent to Rome from all
he chief towns of Italy was then re-
eased and flew off to their homes,
ZACH one bearing an announcement ,
hat the ceremonies had taken place
\ dinner in celebration of the jubilee /
vas given in the Vatican at noon Mon
lay to $50 of the poor of Rome. {