Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-13
FROM ACROSS THE WATER.
A BRIEF RESUME OF OLD WORLD NEWS

Jewels Mlssing-hoW IN rrehch ehanoo'
of Deputies Britain Rojoices Ovel
| Peace in South Africa Hawaiian Volca
noes Threatening Canary Islander Claims
Great Discovery,
King Albert of Saxony is critically
i'll. He was born in 1928 and has been
in failing health for some time.
Simon Sam, ex. president of Haiti
has arrived in Paris where, he says, ne
will spend his money and enjoy life.
He is said to have so, 0OQ,00 Real
estate dealers are tocking to the
Haitian legation to learn his address.
A South African syndicate, consist
ing of former associates of the late
Cecil Rhodes are about to invest So,
COO, 600 on Alaskan lands on the klon-
dixie boundary. They will pay William
Fitzhugh of San Francisco $50, 600 to
go out and inspect the properties prob
ably the largest fee of this kind ever
paid.
j. Pierpont Morgan has bought the
Gutman collection of silver objects of
art in Berlin, one of the finest collec-
tions in Europe 1t comprises about GO
pieces, including antique cups, hunt
| ing goblets, ETC., of the fifteenth and
sixteenth centuries. \ dealer recently
valued the collection at $500, 600, which
is believed to be the purchase price.
a prominent engineer of Las Palmas,
Canary Islands, named Figueras
/ claims to have discovered a method of
utilizing atmospheric electricity with
out chemicals or dynamos and that he
is able to make practical application
of his method without employing any
motive force. Senior Figuefas expects
that his invention will bring tremen-
dous industrial revolution.
Col Albert Lynch who fought with
the Beers in South Africa, but who
was elected in November last to repre-
sent Galway in the House of Commons
has decided to go to London next week
and attempt to take his seat. 1t is an
no need from London that he will not
be allowed to carry out his intention,
but will be arrested on the charge of
treason. Immediately after landing in
England.
A strong contrast to the good feeling
between Boer and Briton in South AT
RIGA is the bitterness between the bur
ghers who are surrendering under the |
peace terms and those Beers who
surrendered during the campaign. |
When the Boer leaders came to Bloem
fontein previous to the conclusion of |
peace they CURLY refused to shake
hands with those who had previously
surrendered The general belief is that
the relations between these two classes
of Beers will be embittered for long
time.
A sensation has been created in
Swedish court circles by the discovery
that one of the crown jewels is missing
from the royal treasury. 1t is a beau
tiful ruby of 225 carats, and is his
toric gem that formed part of the royal
regalia 1t was originally acquired by
Queen Christina in 164S, but owing to
the vcissitudes of royal fortune was in
pawn for years in Amsterdam. 1t was
in 1886, since which time it
has been kept in the treasury. There
is no suspicion as to how or when the
jewel disappeared, but the police of
all the European capitals have been
warned to be on the alert.
Mrs. Harriet Lane johnson, niece of !
President Buchanan, and mistress of
the White House when the Prince of
Wales visited America. has not been
forgotten by Edward VII of England. l
She is in London and will witness the
coronation by invitation of the king. /
The prince was the guest of President c
Buchanan at the White House and /
Harriet Lane arranged several pleasure {
rips for him. He has never forgotten !
he reception the president and his s
iece gave him and will now give every
ocial distinction to the American j
foman who made pleasant his visit to a
he American capital more than third c
t century ago. d
Senator Combes. eX-vice president of II
he French Senate has formed a new W
abinet for France as follows: NJ n
'ombes, premier. minister of the in "
arior and of public worship Senator a
ale, minister of justice; NJ. Delcasse, CT
linister of foreign affairs: Gen. An
re, minister of war: Deputy Marue- d;
,uls, who was minister of commerce a
] the Brisson cabinet, minister of ma is
ne: Senator Chaumie, public instruc- 81
on; Deputy Pelletan, minister of X
lblic works Deputy Dounergue, min H
ter of colonies; Deputy Trouillot, hi
no was minister of colonies in the b
risson cabinet, minister of commerce; ell
equity Mougeot, minister of agricul- X
ire. This ministry has a strong radi- II
i and socialist element 10 it. b
The French Chamber of Deputies to
Id lively time Thursday when, dur
g a dispute, reactionary deputy at
claimed You Republicans are lai
'indlers and traitors and, in way. tn
reigners. In answer to excited re tn
rts, he continued: "And your pres ba
ent of the republic is thief" A dr.
rimmage, during which fsticutfs ma
ere exchanged, ensued, half dozen an
puties taking part in the fighting. at
! official of the Chamber had to in Tr
ryene between the combatants. The ba,
hit occurred during the verfication fas
recent elections. The dispute which the
used the encounter arose over ma by
'nalist posters, in which the Repub- Til
ans were attacked in violent Ian ter
age. 1t is reported that ID. de Lar ,
ltaye, who made the accusations,
II he nrosanuta1 for ;nsnIt;nfr p; par
1T Loubet. Wn
-ord Kitchener's grant of $3.50. 600 bn,
5 passed by the House of Commons me-
ursday after vigorous protest by the ar
sh members, and Parliament also 81,
,pted vote of thanks to the army. tra,
liam Redmond, Irish member. H.
sed great uproar in the House by Mo,
speech opposing the motion made H.
the grant by Mr.. Balfour. Lord con con
chener will go down in history as a tbn,
eral who made war on women and The,
ldren,' he declared, and, called up az,
to withdraw his statements, he re- con,