Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-24
ACROSS THE WATER.
A BRIEF RESUME OF OLD WORLD NEWS

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Crimes Act-Terrible Typhoon in Japan
Miss Stone Not Wanted by Turkish Govern
ment-Chinese Boxers Not Yet Suppressed
Discovery OF French Neutrality-suspicious.
cult Distribution of Belgian Queens Estate,
\ terrible typhoon has spread disas-
ter all over the northern part of Japan.
1t was accompanied by seismic tidal
waves at Odawara. which deluged the
coast villages, the loss of life and prop
erty being immense.
An agricultural strike in Syracuse,
Sicily. resulted in riots in which vol
leys of stones were thrown and revolv-
ers were fired resulting in the killing
of a soldier and two peasants, and the
wounding of others.
Beers are comforting with President
Diaz of Mexico relative TO a large tract
of land to be coloniZed by Boer refu-
gees. Commander j. d. Snyman, a
noted Boer fighter, is on his way to
make arrangements.
There was another disorderly scene
in the British House of Commons Mon
day. in connection with the discussion
of the Imprisonment of the Irish mem
bers. The demonstrations threatened
to develop into the widest disorder.
An appeal has been made from Mac
edonia to the powers. inviting their in
%tervention in.behalf of the Macedonians
against Turkish vengeance. In several
districts. it is declared. Turkish troops
are massacring women and children.
The Porte announced at CONSTANT
nople Friday that the Macedonian re-
bellion was ended. Revolutionary
bands have been annihilated or driven
across the frontier into Bulgaria. The
sultan granted a general amnesty to
the Macedonians who aided in the
movement.
Despite the recent De Bradsky dis
aster. NJ. Santos-Dumont will make an
other attempt at conquering the air by
navigable balloons in about two weeks.
He will start t rom the same place in
Paris as Severe and De Bradsky and
will descend at a place to be fixed be-
forehand somewhere in the capital.
John O'Donnell, nationalist member
of Parliament for the south division of
County Mayo. has been sentenced by
the Grimes Act Court, at Birr, to three
months imprisonment at hard labor,
and to an additional three months in
default of bail for good behavior. Mr..
.'Donnell was convicted of intimida-
ton and melting to boycotting.
NJ. Pottiez. the distinguished French
psychologist, has just found that the
Did dictum that wine destroys mic
is false. As a matter of fact, it
them to increase. The corks of
.ong bottled wine are full of microscop-
c spiders, a species of tryoglyphus, a
'epugnant mite which feeds on detri-
us. Other microbes were also found
n large numbers in old corks. Lovers
If old wines must take care that bot
les are not only tightly closed, but
with good corks.
The military authorities have secured
complete control of the situation in
Albania. They have captured Chief
who, with his followers,
.~ecently tore up the railroad between
,~Iitrovitza and Nuchitru and an
bounced his determination not. to allow
he newly appointed Russian consul to
axe up his duties at the former place.
The chief has been taken to Salonica
escort, Albanians at MitrovitZa
md in its neighhorhood have been dis
.rmed and the Russian consul will oc-
.upv his Office shortly.
The Chinese Boxers have not yet
,een suppressed at Cheng-Tu and two
'ther centers and the viceroy of See
1huen province asks the ministers and
Missionaries not to travel in those To-
~alities at present. Missionary Good
ich of the No. China Mission, speak
before the American Board meet
ng at Oberlin. o., last week said that
Prominent Boxers. spared through the
lemency of Christian nations, are do
ng their best to i%naugurate a move
nent that shall repeat the horrors of
800. One of the head Boxers, he
dded. sits on the throne and smiles
I her western sisters.
Col. Cobbe. commanding one of the
olumns of British forces operating
gainst the Mad Mullah of Somiland.
as recently met with a reverse, his
orce being attacked in a perilous po-
ition near Mudug. The enemy was
inally beaten back with heavy loss.
he British lost two officers and 80 men
nd had 100 men wounded. There
severe losses among the transport
nd riding camels. The Mullah is
aid TO be bringing up reinforcements
rom all sides. He now commands
600 men. The British force in Som
liland of about 5000 men of doubtful
eliability, is O placed in a very per-
Ious situation.
The Turkish government is said to OBJ
act decidedly to having Miss Ellen NJ.
tone resume her missionary work in
I~acedonia. and to be determined to
rohibit her from landing in any part
f the Turkish empire. The Sultan's
oyernment has already imposed re-
-rictions upon the movements Of |
.merican missionaries in Turkey.
his seems TO be the result of the
.merican attempt to make the Turkish
overnment repay Miss Stones ransom 1
loney. Secretary Hay quotes from a
by the late Justice Gray that
ach country has. under international
Nv, the right to forbid the entrance
{ any foreigner to whom it objects.
1t is reported in London that the
Crown Princess Stephanie of {
ustria, now Countess de Lonyay. and :
lie creditors of Princess Philip of SAKE
oburg, the demented Princess Louisa.
i'll be obliged to sue King Leopold of
elgium to obtain a fair distribution
the late queens fortune. amounting
y, 600. GOO. which she left equally to
err daughters. 1t is believed the king
the money as a creditor for
mounts lent and unpaid. The king of
has three daughters-the
Stephanie, widow of Grand
Rudolph of Austria. who anpered