Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-29
FROM ACROSS THE WATER.
A BRIEF RESUME OF OLD WORLD NEWS

A BRIEF RESUME OF OLD WOhLU NEW
A Wealthy Rooster-volcanic Horrors oriv
Many Mad in France Armenian Atrocitie
Renewed Chinese Rebellion Subdued -Bal
loon Struck by Lightning in Bavaria Aus
tralia Paralyzed by Drought.
Benjamin Constant, the famous Pari
artist, is dead. He was born ia Parl
June 10, lS45. He painted many por
traits of wealthy Americans, his prize
being $50, 600. He first won fame as
painter of oriental subjects.
4 whole battalion of Turkish troop.
has been annihilated by rebels, IL
southwestern Arabia. The governor
of Mocha is said to have been carried
away as a hostage. Numbers of Turk
ish troops are DESERVING and joining
the rebels.
a renewal of Armenian atrocities or
a large scale is reported from Adams.
Asia Minor. The Tall of Siras has or
ganized IA systematic massacre IN the
district of Musch. The Turks tortured
dozens of men and women by the Phil
ippine water cure.
The rebellion in Chill province, Chi
ma, has been practically subdued. but
the inhabitants of the province are
complaining loudly of the forces under
Yuan Shia kai, the governor of Chi Ii,
and allege that his soldiers in infict-
ing punishments do not distinguish be-
tween the guilty and the innocent.
A severe battle has been fought at
Chu-Lien-Sien, China, in which the
rebels were defeated by the government
forces, with losses amounting to $50
men in killed and wounded. The rebel
leader Ching Ting Pin was killed. The
rebels are increasing in strength and
Boxers are gathering in large numbers
in Shan Tung province.
4. military balloon was struck by
lightning near Augsburg, Bavaria,
Sunday night at an altitude of go
yards. The only person in the basket
was Lieut.. Won Hitler, who was tele-
phoning oh ,ervations to soldiers on
the ground. When the balloon was
struck it burst into flames and fell
rapidly. The bones in both Lieut..
Won Killers feet were broken, but he
escaped further injury.
Australia is now suffering from a
terrible drought. as a climax to seven
dry years. The losses in stock in Aus
tralia since 1899 amount to so. 900. 900.
Unemployed men are drifting into the
cities by thousands, and there the
governments are providing them
relief. The situation has been
aggravated by the federal duties on
which prevent It's importation.
Communication in the interior has
been paralyzed, as the waterways are
unnavigable.
a wealthy Lisbon N named Sill
va died recently and left her entire
property to a rooster. She was a Spir-
itualist and believed in the transmit
grafton of souls, and that her husbands
soul had entered the ROSTERS body.
She had a special house built for him
and servants were ordered to pay special
attention to their masters wants.
After her death, her relatives, disgust
I'd and disappointed. were on the point
If a lawsuit, when the next of kin"
the problem by killing the
'ooster.
Speedy Conclusion of peace in South
i expected in CIR at Britain.
t is doubtful, however, whether the
3oer ! adcrs can safely guarantee
Two Boer communities have
establi h d separate n all repub-
iC, remote fro Pretoria. Pet de
filters has bsen elected by his friends
resident of the republic f Sangeberg
Ga English md partly CT Ger
nan territory. All tie u ual office
old rs have cen appointed and the
urghers, to tn number of fe hun
red, ale already building c1ttle kraals
nd 4erding stock. Comman liant Bey-
who a few months ago was an ac-
co,nbatanf, IS ,ow p'esiden of an
miniature commonwealth in the
northern rart o the Trans
aal. He never consented to enter il
the present negotiations Lord Rob- ,
rts will retire as comm nder-in-chiof
the force af er the coronation. The .,
luke of Connaught is expected to be ,
is successor. :
The disasters at Martinique and 5
aighboring West Indian islands have I
Unbalanced many people in France. A 5
cases of insanity are recorded in !
arts alone. and several others in the S
-ovinces. Out of them all only three e
ascribable to grief at loss of rela- v
yes in st. Pierre, while the rest were
to sheer terror. One family of five
'mmitted suicide in Marseilles be- G
use, heretofore wealthy. the destruc- I
on of their property in St. Pierre had b
lined them. Jules Planquette "a g
other of Robert Planquette the com b
of the opera Chimes of Nor :
andy'-a noted professor of geology, n
rote Friday a long letter asserting :
at the earth is about to be shattered "
a number of smaller planets. Then b
hanged himself in order not to wit n
IS the horrible moment. Evidently %
=, too, had gone crazy. The state \
is confirmed that supposedly ex- RI
let volcanoes in the centre of France. n
e at Creusot, emit rumblings, and &
e neighboring villages are panicky.
lie whole region around Pau and Biar- =,
z is shaken by slight earthquakes al u
'st daily. u
Famous Nickel Plate Meals. y:
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