Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-05

Sea Suit Against Russia EXPIRES, Krugt
Wants to Return to Africa End OF FrenC
Coal Strike Fierce Battle in Bulgaria
The sultan of Morocco has given 81,
GOO To Mrs. Cooper of New York, wild
ow of the English missionary who wa
murdered last month and whose assas
sin was shot to death in front of
mosque by order of the sultan.
The eight year old granddaughter Q
Sarah Bernhardt is said to be n Dor
actress. displaying signs of great gen
ius. Her mother, the Princess Terk
Japlonowski, is opposed 10 the child
following the fortunes of her grand
mother.
Turkey is arming herself, at an outla,
of -, $50. 600, with lG batteries of quicl
firing field guns, 220,0 600 small calibrt
Mausers and wagons and ammunition
for artillery. \ serious outbreak, pos
sibly leading to international compli
cations, is expected
Gen. Manning's flying column Of
British troops which relieved Bohotle,
Sumaliland. Nov. 10, found % per cent.
of the men composing the garrison suf-
fering from malarial fever. The Mad
Mullah is near Mudug, preparing to
fight if the British advance.
Colonial Secretary Joseph Chamber
lain sailed from England for Cape
Town last week on conciliatory mis-
sion to the South African burghers.
His trip is fraught with great signiti-
canoe and he has been given almost
dictatorial powers to accomplish the
purpose of his mission.
The recent British expedition sent
against the rebellious tribesmen near
Pcshawar. British India. resulted in
- Warzirs killed, POP taken prisoners,
two wounded. 80 towers and three viii
lagos destroyed and 6,0O0 head of cattle
and Is guns captured. The effect Of
this punishment on the offending tribes
is said to have been salutary.
Rev. Dr. Joseph Parker, minister of
the London City temple, who has been
called the Henry Ward Beecher of Eng
land and equal to Spurgeon as pulpit
orator, died Friday after IA long and
serious illness. He published several
books, mostly religious in character.
Dr. Parker visited America in 1887 to
deliver a eulogium on Beecher.
At meeting of the committee of
the French coal miners federation of
the Loire, Friday, it was decided to
resume work at all the mines in the
district to-day. This was the last coal
region of Importance still holding out
in the strike. This decision ends the
general coal miners strike of France,
declared Oct. 8 and involving at one
time more than 100, 900 men.
Emperor William of Germany, as
farewell gift Thursday, presented Am
bassador White with the gold medal of
the empire for science and art which
is given once year to person either
a German or a foreigner, who, in the
opinion of the government is best en-
titled to it. AS a personal remem-
brance he is having a porcelain vase
made for Mr. White at the royal works
at Berlin.
Mr.. Kruger has sent "a letter to Co
lonial Secretary Chamberlain asking
that he be allowed to return to South
4 frica. The letter is borne by Gen.
and Messrs Vessels and
Wolmarans, former Boer delegates, who
sailed for South Africa Saturday. The
latter have been refused permits to
proceed to Transvaal Colony, but they
hope to obtain them after their arrival
in Cape Colony.
The British warship Sparrow which
has been on protracted cruise through
the South Sea islands has returned to
SYDNEY. Aus. Her officers annexed for
Great Britain the Suwarrow, ISABEL
and Choiseul islands. At Malieta is
land, five villages of the natives were
shelled to punish the islanders for hay
ing killed a Fijian woman because she
Christianity. The villages
were partially destroyed
BY the will of the late Herr krupp,
80, GOO is given for the benefit of the
employees at the works at Essen, .
Prussia; and Frau Krupp in behalf of .
ler daughter, has given $3.50, GOO for
he improvement of Essen. The fun
,ral of Herr krupp, Nov. DC, was very
Emperor William followed
he hearse on foot from the old home
If the dead mans grandfather to the
Practically the entire pop
llation of Essen attended the funeral.
The Hague tribunal, international
BOARD of arbitration, has awarded judg
nent in favor of the United States and
against Russia, in the Behring Sea
fisheries case. The sums of indemnity
'laimed are considerably diminished,
however. The American claims against
Russia. which amount TO $500, 600, date
pack some five years, when three seal
ishing vessels were seized by Russian
,rusers within seven miles of the
static coast. The claims were made
rot so much for the Selling of the yes
els as for the hardships which the of
icers and crews of the seized vessels
we're subjected to while under arrest.
Prof. T. NJ. C. Asser, the famous
Dutch international jurist, was chosen
5 the sole arbitrator of the matter.
Dispatches from Constantinople in
list that in spite of official denials, the
'orte is adopting harbarous methods
n crushing the Macedonian peasants.
although promised free pardon to re-
urn to their homes, Christian vii
ayers have been shockingly tortured
0 make them betray alleged concealed
epots of arms or give information re-
arding the working of the Macedon-
an committees. The bastinado has
zen frequently employed until the vic
inns were crippled for life, their feet ,
eing beaten to pulp by Turkish sol
iers. Peasants were also hung by
heir heels to the ceiling, and boiling
OF eggs put in their arm pits. Even
RESTS were not spared, while the l
roops openly plumber the peasants,
no are being driven to despair. A