Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-08-08
FROM ACROSS THE WATER.
A BRIEF RESUME OF OLD WORLD NEWS

Mine Disaster IN New oOuth wares Hioi
Ruin at venice-Two Remarkable DiscoV'
cries in Paris-Chinese Missionaries Ask for
Protection Alarming Reports About King
Edward Lord Beresford to Study American
Navy -sanguinary Revolt in Russian Prison
Cholera is spreading with terrible ra-
pidity throughout Manchuria. The cpl
4 demic now claims hundreds of victims
daily, mostly Chinese, but Russians
and other Europeans are dying of the
disease.
Excellent progress is being made IN
resettlng the Beers farms in South
/ Africa. Already 5000 families have
been reinstalled on their lands, al
/ though the work of replacing the farm
ers has been accompanied by many diff
/ ticulties.
! The New York World claims to know
from high authority that King Ed
ward is really very i'll, despite the re
ports of his rapid recovery, and that
Immediately after his coronation to-
morrow, he will undergo another opera
ton for appendicitis.
An explosion resulting in heavy loss
of life has occurred at the Mount Kim
bic colliery at Wollongong, 10 miles
from Sidney, New South Wales Two
hundred and fifty miners we're in the
mine and 100 of these were entombed.
The buildings at the mouth of the pit
were wrecked and the colliery caught
fire.
Missionaries in Szchuen province,
China, have complained to Minister
Conger that they are in imminent dan
ger; that native Christians are slain
every day and that repeated appeals 10
the Chinese authorities for protection
are in vain The foreign Office repeats
that the government has the situation
we'll in hand.
A great window in the basilica of
the Dominican church of st. John and
ST. Paul at Venice fell in Sunday as
the result of having been shaken by
clap of thunder. The church itself,
which ranks next in importance to St.
Marks, has been declared by experts
to be in danger of collapse 1t con-
tans fine monuments of the most ia
nous doges, who lie buried there.
1t is reported that the principal sub
iect of discussion between King Victor
i-iIAlIluhut anu VIC NLdl VI iNuScih bll
ing the formers recent visit to Russia
was the reduction of armaments They
argued that the time for European
wars was about over. on account of
greater interests in other continents,
and that Europeans should unite in a
commercial and industrial fight against
the common danger-American compe-
tition.
DR.. G. Carlin, late Swiss minister
to Italy. has been appointed minister
to Great Britain, replacing DR.. c. D.
Bourcart, who il ordered 10 Washing
ton to relieve J. b. Pioda. Swiss min
lister to the United States, who goes to
Italy These changes are due to the
resumption of diplomatic relations be
tween Italy and Switzerland, after diff
ferences concerning utterances Of
Swiss anarchist newspaper unfayorable
to the late King Humbert
Some 2OoO Boxers attacked Yang
Hsien recently because the magistrate
of that village would not permit them
to destroy the Christian churches in
the town. They were met by the troops
and 20 of them We're killed and their
bodies displayed in public places One
of the leaders who was captured, was
tortured and executed in public. Ma
tive Christians are now causing trouble
in China, They complain that the in
demnity paid on account of Boxer out I
RACES was not enough and are attack I
ing villages to indemnify themselves. /
The Boer generals, Botha, DeLary
and Dewet. are to visit England and
will he met at Southampton August Is
ceiyed by the king. AT the close of
their visit, they will go to the United
States to study American farming
methods. They consider American
farmers the best in the world Mr..
Steyn, eX-president of the Orange Free
State, reached England Saturday. He
will be taken to Scheveningen. where
Professor Winkler, specialist, will
reat him for sunstroke and paralysis
Amid tremendous enthusiasm Lord
Kitchener was presented in London
Thursday night with sword of honor.
he gift Of Cape Town. Sir Joseph c.
)imsdale, lord mayor of London. made
he presentation in the course of
South African dinner which was at
ended by many notable persons. When
he enthusiasm had sufficiently subsid-
d for Lord Kitchener to make him
elf heard, he modestly returned thanks
or the gift and expressed the confident
Iope that in South Africa. at any rate. ,
he sword would not again be drawn
rom its scabbard,
The Paris academy of medicine has +
two remarkable discoveries. I
he first is that of DR.. Baudouin. who I
as succeeded in condensing wine as I
luch as milk is condensed. a whole |
ariel being reduced to four gallons. Y
'hen water is added in due proper y
ion the most precious of wines recover $
Il their subtle aroma. The second Y
iScOvery is the serum found bv the :
lmous surgeon Doven, who separated :
lie twins Radica and Doodica. 4 Q
nall hypodermic injection will cure "
lie worst carbuncle in few hours and f.
-move the pain in few minutes. The h
rum acts like magic in removing all a
'rts of pimples. Il
Amundsen, the Norwegian explorer. L
as planned an expedition for next year fl
r researches in connection with the a
agnetic pole which was discovered in a
81 by Sir John Ross, and which is a
Nv believed to have changed its posi- h
on. Amundsen will charter a little
hooner called the Gjora. believing jo
at a small craft is best fitted for es
at kind of an expedition. He will Ii
art next spring with seven compan- II
rs from the west coast of Greenland, Sc
ID will go through Batfin's BAY to fir
,ncaster Sound. His idea is to make al
any observations in connection with W