Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-02-21
FROM ACROSS THE WATER.
A BRIEF RESUME OF OLD WORLD NEWS

A BRIEF RESUME OF OLD WORLD NEWS
santos-D umont, the Aeronaut, Barely Es'
capes Death by the Collapes Of His Airship--
A Thousand Deaths Day from the Plague
in the Punjab-How the Anglo-Japanese AL.
lance is Regarded in Pekin-Mormons in
Denmark Hundreds Killed in an Earth
quake at Shamaka-M More Arrests and Death
Sentences by Default at Constantinople.
After years complete rest, the Nor
wegian novelist, Henrik Ibsen, has so
far recovered his health that his ply
stefan has sanctioned his resumpt ion
of work and the dramatist has started
on new play.
A despatch to the British Exchange
Telegraph company from Lahore, cap
ital of the Punjab, says that under the
new regime of non-intervention the
plague is ravaging the Punjab and a
thousand deaths are occurring daily.
George Cadbury, a large manufac-
turer of cocoa, has bought the London
Daily News. and will conduct it on
anti war lines. He is Quaker, and
opposed to war He even refused an
order to manufacture cocoa for troops.
The English government has refused
to allow Germany to send money and a
medical expedition to the concentra-
ton camps in South Africa. Under
certain conditions. however, England
will allow the sending of merchandise,
provisions and clothes.
The London press announces new
valve mechanism which has been test
ell on the Great Northern railway and
which will reduce coal consumption 40
per cent. A locomotive thus fitted,
with 40 pounds of steam, will do more
work than an ordinary one with 2l0
pounds.
Dorlica. one of the Hindoo twins
who were separated by an operation
February 8, died suddenly Sunday
morning at Paris in commissions, due
to the advanced stnge of tuberculosis
from which she suffered. Radica, who
is making good progress, does not know
of her sisters death
Lon Ion bestowed its highest distinc-
ton on Joseph Chamberlain Saturday
when at the Gull lhall it conferred on
him the freedom of the city in a gold
casket. Mr.. Chamberlain made a
speech the most significant sentence of
which was his closing allusion to the
United States as country which of
all Others is the one whose fl friendship
we desire to keep and enjoy
Serious rioting is reported from Bar
celona where 90 men have struck.
Troops have fired on the mob, wound
ing many persons AMI killing one.
Rome laborers are planning general
strike. At Trieste, 300 men are out,
In sympathy with the dock laborers
employed by the Austrian Lloyds
steamship company There have been
several conflicts between the people
and soldiers. Six have been killed and
80 wounded.
The Anglo-Japanese alliance has Gre
ate1 profound sensation at Pekin.
British and Japanese residents believe
it insures peace and will etfectually
check ACKNOWLEDGMENT schemes of 9th
err powers. Directing diplomats tell
the Chinese officials that the new
treaty amounts to an attempt to estab-
lifh an Anglo-.Japanese protectorate,
which threatens China's independence
The Chinese ohicialdom processes
hearty approval of the treaty.
Warrants have been issued at Con-
for the arrest of the Princes
Damai NJ ,hmnd Pasha. the Sultan's
brother in law, and other prominent
Turkish fugitives, who are charged
with organizing at the Princes head
quarters in Paris conspiracy to over
throw the Sultan Abdul Hamid. They
will probably be sentenced to death by
default as was recently done in the |
case of Damad Mahmud Pasha.
NJ. Leyssens, notorious gourmand, !
has eaten himself to death at Kalines, |
Holland. He frequently ate for wagers.
his achievements including II yards /
Of sausage at one sitting, 300 mussels /
and two pounds of bread at another. I
The fatal wager was that he could not /
aat 20 hard boiled eggs in an hour. I
When the time expired Leyssens had |
levoured only 90, and consequently he .
ost the bet Shortly afterwards he
became violently i'll and soon exoired.
The Mormons have been making !
strong efforts to gain permanent foot
1old in Denmark ana now have over. a |
hundred miss ionaries there and have .
bought property for a temple. This .
title country has furnished a large
,uota of emigrants for Utah where
here are thousands of Danish Nor
mons. some being among the most
prominent leaders of the sect. Dem
mark is arousinr against Mormopism
md may take stems 10 rid the country
# its propapandists.
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