Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-20
FROM ACROSS THE WATER.
A BRIEF RESUME OF OLD WORLD NEWS

American Social Triumph in England
The Arrest Of Col. Lynch, M. P, from Gal
way-strong Earthquake Shocks in Sicily
Condition Of Boer Commands - Stirring
Time in Ireland.
Col Grimm of the Russian army
convicted of having betrayed militar,
secrets, was sentenced at Warsaw Sat
urday to be deprived of all the rights
and to Imprisonment at hard labor fol
II years
Sidi Ali, hey of Tunis, died Wednes
day morning of last week at the Palais
de Marsa. His son, Mohammed, was
proclaimed hey in the afternoon. Sid
Ali was born in 1917. The reignine
family of Tunis has occupied the
throne since 1851.
Sig. Marconi, in lecture before the
Royal Institution of Great Britain at
London Friday night, announced that
he had invented highly sensitive
magnetic detector of electric waves, by
which it was possible to read about 30
words per minute in wireless telegra-
ply.
The Siberian famine is spreading.
Many famine stricken people are flock
ing to Irkutsk. They are camped in
the open, without shelter of any kind.
are clad in rags and are dependent en-
tirely on private charity, which IS
quite inadequate to cope with the dis
tress.
Mussolino, the notorious Italian bri-
gand, has been sentenced at Lucca to
Imprisonment for life, with eight'years'
solitary confinement. He received his
own sentence with equanimity but
pleaded eloquently with tears in his
eyes, for his comrades in the dock, as
surfing the jury of their innocence.
They were discharged.
The volcano Kiluea, on Hawaii, is
in active eruption, flame and smoke
rising above the crater. The outbreak
occurred June 3 and up to Thursday,
when last reported, was continuing.
For many days befor, the outbreak an
increased amount of smoke has been
coming from the crater and slight
earthquakes have occurred.
A notable dinner was given by Am
bassador Choate at London last week
at which King Edward and Queen AL
exandria were present, attending a
formal dinner for the first time since
his accession as special compliment
to the United States. 1t was consid-
cred a great social triumph for Ameri-
cans. J. Pierpont Morgan was one of
the guests.
Strong earthquake shocks, accom-
panied by a sound of underground
were experienced at SYRIA
cuse, Sicily, Saturday night. The in
habitants of Syracuse became panic
stricken. The disturbances did not
cause any damage. For several days
past the sky over Sicily has been over
cast, and the heat has been overwhelm-
ing. Shocks of earthquake are report
ed from other parts of the island.
Col. Arthur Lynch who fought with
the Beers and who was elected from
Galway to the House of Commons in
November, was arrested on his arrival
in England last week Wednesday, ar
raigned on charge of high treason and
to Saturday. Col. Lynch's
legal defense seems to rest on the fact
that before entering the Boer army he
swore allegiance to the South African
republic and thus became burgher.
A current story in London, not yet
verified is that plot has been discov-
cred to assassinate King Edward. The
story is based on his sudden withdraw
al last week from the public functions
at Aldershot on account of alleged i'll 1
less His majesty was said to be suf-
'ering from lumbago with threatened /
pneumonia, owing to a sudden cold /
and the hasty summoning of his ply (
ician and other evidences of anxiety /
N the part of officials caused much .
public apprehension at the time, His
sudden withdrawal is now said to have
,een due to the discovery of the plot.
4 great sensation has been caused
10Th in England and Ireland by the
ssuing of writs from the vice chancel-
or's court in Dublin to restrain John
Redmond and % of his colleagues from
ursuing the land agitation in Con-
aught and for damages for alleged
injury done to Lord De Freype
v the United Irish League. De j
'reyne is the nominal plaintiff, but it {
5 a government scheme advised by the |
general and by far the most
ortentous action the British govern !
lent has taken in many years. If it {
lould succeed, John Redmond says. {
would end in the personal ruin and :
of all the leaders in the :
lovement. Stirring times are pre- !
icted for the coronation. King Ed q
ard wants Lord Salisbury to dissolve !
arliament after the coronation and
ave general election, taking the '
round that this is not his Parliament !
aving been elected before his Access !
on. The premier refuses to do this. :
eing no reason why the government !
lould not reap the fruits of the re- !
mt victory for the next few years. :
The British are extending every d
ndness to the surrendering Beers O
no now number Is. 800 General De- f
ct was received with great enthusi-
IN by the camp at Winburg. He
,oke warmly of the stanch support Fl
Id encouragement the Boer women C
I'd given IL the war, and recommend d
his hearers to be loyal to the new "
'vernment. General DeWet has not
en- his wife for two years. The ap-
arance of the commands shows that =
e Beers We're approaching the last u
ages of exhaustion and that the war 70
uld not have lasted many weeks u
nger. The raggedness of many of II
e commands is indescribable, and =
see the Boer warriors scramble for IL
gar served out by the authorities W
d eat it like bread was enough to st
nvince one of their previous priva- =
ms. Among the troops are boys of Ia
years old and upward, who, General l
Wet says, were his best fighters: III
r IL / IN