Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-31
FROM ACROSS THE WATER.
A BRIEF RESUME OF OLD WORLD NEWS

Powers Will Evacuate Shanghai - Possible
Murder of Missionaries in Morocco More
Atrocities in China Last Inauguration Ger
emonies OF King Edward-Prof, Koch Re-
iterates His tuberculosis Theory at Inter-
national Congress An Antarctic Expedi-
ton Started.
The Bulgarian government has mott
fled the powers that it cannot check
the pro- Macedonian movement that is
agitating the country unless reforms in
Macedonia are insisted upon. 1t asks
the powers to insist on this.
Michael Stayretf alias HAHN, was
found guilty at Sofia. Bulgaria, Fri
day. of the murder of eXPremier
Stambulotf in 1895 and sentenced to be
hanged. The accused pleaded not gull
. ty. Companions of VI. Stamhulolf res-
titled that Stavref fired the first shot.
/ Apprehension is felt in London as to
/ the fate Of the wife and two children
of the English missionary, Cooper,
who was recently murdered at tez
Morocco. Anxiety is also felt con-
corning four other women missionar-
les. Anti-foreign feeling has rendered
the situation there critical. Letters
from the Kansas mission Of Mequinez,
composed of l. Americans. say that
they are shut up like rats in hole. "
An expedition Of 81 Scotchmen under
the leadership of William S. Bruce,
director of the laboratory of marine
zoology at Edinburgh, has just left
Troon, in Ayrshire, Scotland, for the
Antarctic ocean, where they will make
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France Great britain ana germany
have concluded an agreement proVld
ING for the mllltary evacuation or
Shanghai by thelr forces. Inc neeo-
tlatlons have also brought ABOUT an I'M
portant extension of the open door pol
Icy as urged by secretary nay me
agreement a1fectS nor only SHANGHAI f.
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The BRITISH force IN Somallland; COM
manded by Col SWayne'. when was
threatened with obstruction ny the
army commanded by the Mad MulIah,
has reached Bohotlo IN safety. Inc
wounded are all dong we'll and the SIT
uatlon Is more satisfactory. Indian
troops sailed from Slmla for Somall-
land Thursday. The Mad Mullah Is at
the head of a great Mohammedan
which has ranlhcatlons all
over Africa. Its OBJECT Is the putting
down OF Christianity ana IT Kills WIN
out quarter. Inc Mullah mas laid
claim to territory owned by England
and by France and several expeditions
have been sent against MIN. Inc last
expedition has been at work several
months. The Mullah has vast secret
society with agents IN almost every
town OF Africa VINO act as trained
spies
The murders of two English mission
aries. Bruce and Lewis, IN august last,
nave been reported from Chen Chou
Flu. in Honan province. China, by
who investigated the
,rimes. The rioters posted placards
lrging the destruction of the chapel
ana the humiliation of the foreigners.
Mr.. Bruce sent remonstrance to the
ocal magistrate. who proceeded to the
mission. accompanied by troops, but
le was too late. Mr.. Bruce had been :
murdered when the magistrate ar
lived there. Mr. Lewis was startled
" rock crashing into his study. and {
lie escaped into a neighboring house.
he occupants of which thrust him out,
he military force on duty at the va
men slammed the door in his face and
'lr. Lewis was murdered in the street. /
If 80 persons arrested in connection ,
With these crimes only two were be
leaded. The British consul general
t Han Kow has called for settlement, r
o include the execution of the mill :
airy mandarin who was directly re
ponsible for Lewis death and the ad-
quate punishment of other officials.
The last ceremonies connected with
he inauguration of King Edward VII
crurred SUNDAY. when tbe king. ac
omnanied hy Queen Alexandra, the
rinre of wales and almost all of the F,
MEMBERS Of the roval family. drove to
Il pauI,s cathedral and offered thanks
mr. the recovery of his health. There