Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-11-07
FROM ACROSS THE WATER.
A BRIEF RESUME OF OLD WORLD NEWS

Tomb Of Abraham Held Sacred by Sultan.
Cholera is raging in Jerusalem and
great distress prevails because of the
total inadequacy of medical aid to cope
with the disease.
The ear of Russia is suffering from u
nervous complaint and DR.. Merzeiew-
ski, one of Russia's foremost special
lists, has been summoned to attend h i'm.
The last section of the British impe-
rial cable was laid at Fiji island Fri
day and the first message sent was Il
congratnlalory one to King Edward at
buckingham palace. This cable line
links the British empire together,
The criminal statistics Of Norway
seem to prove that industrial prosper
lty is fruitful source of crime. They
show that crime decreased steadily I'M
I'll lo3O. when the commercial boom be
gan. When the boom subsidized in 1899
the number of misdemeanors immed
lately diminished
The French government succeeded
Monday in bringing together arbitra-
tors representing the strikers and the
mine owners of the Pas de Calais dis
trlct, one OF the chief centres of disor-
der The discussion was chiefly as to
wages. Riots and demonstrations con
tlnuc among the strikers.
The japanese cabinet has adopted a
scheme for naval expansion involving
AN annual expenditure of IS, $50 600 for
10 years. in tine building of four new
battleships. six first class cruisers. and /
various other craft The battleships !
are to be built in England and the /
cruisers in England. France and Ger !
many.
serious rebellion impends in the .
interior Of Morocco and an attempt to
install Mulai Mohamed as sultan. The
present sultan. Mulai-Abdel-Azi has
incurred the emnity and suspicion of
his subjects by the Introduction into
Morocco of English advisers and mod
ern inventions. including telephones,
automobiles and a narrow-g gauge rail
road.
\ nihilistic plot in Berlin, to assas-
sinate the Russian minister of the in
terror Plehoe. has just been discovered
by Russian authorities. An emissary
Is known to have left Berlin for St.
Petersburg to accomplish the design,
but he could not be apprehended. Min
lister Plehoe Is a prisoner in his own
house, guarded by an army of detec-
tiveS
The Turkish rolica have rarturad o,,a
Of The aLJurrdrs ~ Ni.s SrNna tho
missionary. and the brigand has CON e.
fessed his guilt. He is held at Saloni- T
ka The position of missionaries in
Turkish territory is said TO be extreme.
ly precarious. The Turkish govern
ment has not vet admitted any respon-
sihility for the abduction or refunded
any of the ransom. s.,....s - -
The deatb If Dr Arthur porr,.
on Serremher IN in Iondan
disclosed far tba +irst finn. tho fac+ +Lo+
kim Edward was traa+nd t,;+b X ra,s
Ii times last spriup for A rodent nicer
at the root of the nose. This was prior
TO his abdominal crisis which DELAYED |
the coronation. Dr. Blacker was 40 |
years of age. He himself fell victim
10 cancer in the very moment of his
success. NgY
Gen Rorha ro,r in A,nar;no COW.
hat the Boar mission ~ Eurons r.
,aise funds for Tho radanrt;ar ~ ia
mined farmirg Jis+ricrs - Son,t AZ;
w. has bean a fai1nre ia saw tha+
heir motives have been misconstrued
md their appeals have met with no
ympathy He SAYS that bv calling
heir people in and LAYING down their
rms. millions of pounds were saved to
he British nation,
Mr. Ranks an American oi+i,a, bas
con ,torI,ed i, lis arcbaaoia,rira1 va
aarrbes a+ Ta1-thraban, No.or1o+o
7ia hv order If Tho Snitar Tbd rao
nm Given i Thar The Tiacn ,rbore 10
merican dasires n rarr,. IN H. va
aarrheS i sacrad l,ra,,nd on9 - ,,,,
osed to contain the tomb of Abraham.
Ir. Banks had previously received -
prmal promise of such privileges. The
orte expresses its WILLINGNESS to in
amnify MIR. Banks.
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ANDY If Nantes France ,'l' and on an
ranr ,ar1aJ Tnliia+ Ia,., ,,, "'lI. ~ r+r
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otor of 4O-horse power. and at Tues
.y's trial the balloon seemed TO move E
the rate of % miles an hour
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