Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-12-24
FROM ACROSS THE WATER.
A BRIEF RESUME OF OLD WORLD NEWS

Princess of Wales Saturday night Tn
is the fourth son and there is or
daughter.
France has requested Peru to pay he
10000, 600 francs in conformity with tn
judgemnt of the Lausanne arbitratio
/ tribunal on Nov. s. The question is a
old one, and the request of France wa
quite an ordinary proceeding. No com
/ plications are likely.
The town of Andjan in Russian Cen
trail Asia has been practically destroy
ed by an earthquake. The town hat
30, 000 inhabitants. Three officials
two soldiers and $50 natives, mostl,
children, were killed. In addition
300 natives and III soldiers were in
jured, and 5000 houses of natives anC
100 Russian houses were destroyed.
As the result OF joining the Maurice
Grau Opera company at New York anc
leaving the royal court theater at Ores
den, George Antilles, the German tenor,
has been expelled by the king of Sax
ony from the Order of Albrecht and has
lost his appointment as a royal court
singer. He considers his treatment UNI
Just and may become an American cit
zen IN cODSeq uenct.
A despatch from Fee, Morocco, by
way of London. says that the pretender
to the throne has complete possession
of Tesa and the neighboring districts.
The pretender has appointed viziers
and other officials, and has set up a
court with every symbol of royalty.
The tribes of Fee, almost without ex-
ception. acknowledge the pretender as
the sultan.
The authorities at Paris have be-
come convinced that the death of Mrs.
decided to drop the case against NJ. de
Rydzewski. The Russian will not be
tried, even upon the charge of homi-
eide through imprudence. Mrs Gore
was killed by pistal shot in the apart
ments in Paris of Jean de Rydzewski,
a Russian singer, on Nov. 49,
-Four hundred thousand persons are
reported to be destitute and starving
as result of the crop failure in Fin
land. The Anglo American church at
st. Petersburg has undertaken to feed
and clothe the school children of four
Finnish parishes, and Pastor Francis
has issued an appeal for assistance in
his work. He says the conditions are
worse than those of 1867, when 10000
persons died.
A true bill has been rendered against
the defendant in the case of Col. Ar
thur Lynch, member of the British
Parliament from Galway, who was ar
rested June II on landing in England
from the continent on charge of high
treason in connection with the part he
took in the South African war, where
ne is alleged to have commanded an
Irish brigade. The lord chief justice
said 1t was 60 years since the grand
Jury had had such a charge to deal
with, the highest crime known in law.
Col. Lynch's trial will begin Jan. 20.
The car of Russia has granted am
lesty to the students who were Danish
I'd for rioting on his nameday. His
telegram to the minister of the inte-
.ior stipulated that they should not
for the present be allowed to live in
he towns where there are high schools.
Care must nevertheless be taken that
he young men on their return be en-
lrusted to the keeping of their famil-
es, as such surroundings will famil-
arize them with order" The tele-
gram, which is equivalent to an i'm
oerial decree, pardons 81 students eX-
led to Siberia, in addition to 81 stu
Tents previously pardoned.
The gates of the Chinese cities Mel
thou and kiatingfu have been closed
md a state of siege declared owing to
o the numerous bodies of armed box
RS in their vicinity. 1t is feared by
he officials that the insurgents may
axe the cities by surprise. Troops
we're sent to raise the siege but failed.
t is reported from Pekin that Yang
III, first grand secretary of China,
iho since Ii Hung Chang died is the
most powerful man in China, is anx-
Gus to resign. The empress dowager
proposes to abdicate next year, and
'ang Lu wishes to anticipate the event
y placing himself beyond the range of
onsequent complications.
\ pitched battle was fought between I.
trikers and troops at Postotf, Russia,
lednesday. The director of the works
ecently declared he would drive the .
trikers back TO work with knouts. .
his stirred up the population and .
900 collected for a demonstration. .
he CosSacks attacked the demonStra
Ors, killing and waunding recklessly.
.fter the first surprise the strikers raj
ed and attacked the Cossacks. Sol
iers were dragged from horses, kick
d, stoned and beaten to death. The
roopS made six attacks but were re-
ulsed each time. Two thousand wo-
zen were in the ranks. The casual
es amounted to 300 killed and 1000
ounded.
ambassador Charlemagne Tower pre-
,nted his credentials to Emperor Will
am at the palace in Berlin Friday.
Ii the members of the staff of the EN-
assy were present. In talk of ID or
} minutes, the emperor said that Ger
ANY would send an exhibit to the St.
ouis exposition which, though not
rge, would be good in quality, espec-
lily in goldsmithing and art. He said
e would select from his palaces inter
sting pictures and other art objects.
ut he considered it hardly worth while
II Germany to send great machinery
lhibit Mr.. Tower presented the mem
ers of the embassy, First Secretary
odge. Naval Attache Potts and Mill
Try Attache Biddle, to the emperor.
he empress received Mr.. and Mrs.
over.
The British education bill, the most
nportant measure dealing with state
lucation since Mr.. Fosters act of
40 creating public elementary schools,
IS passed the House of Lords and is
;pected to receive royal assent before
hristmas. 1t was the chief measure
the session and excited fierce con-
oversy The chief fight was over the