Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-07-11

NJ. Herve A. E. A. Faye, the astron
omer. died at Paris Friday, lie wa
the oldest member of the Academy o.
Sciences, and was born IN 18Th he ma
been for several years the father Oh al
| living astronomers Inc savaht con'
tinued his researches with almost ~
venile activity up to his last year, NE
scientific works being very numerous,
and distinguished by the clearness OF
his exposition. NJ Faye discovered,
simultaneously with NJ. de Nico, at
Rome, on August %, 1914, comet IN
Aouarius. which was rediscovered IN
California in 1894. The Nico-Faye
comet is so faint that. though its pc
riod of return is only 1888 days, it has
ESCAPED detection on nine successive
appearances in the last 30 years.
Labor riots occurred for several days
last week at Rostov -on Dom, IN the
province of Ekaterinoslav, southern
Russia. In collisions between the
troops and the rioters many of the lat
ter were killed or wounded. The out
break somewhat resembled the peasant
riots in Central Russia in the early
spring. The leaders were strangers IN
the district: were dressed in fantastic
uniforms, adorned with decorations,
and proclaimed themselves to be agents
of the czar. They preached the de-
struction of all machinery which ie-
duced the number of laborers and
brought the masses to starvation. A
fanatical mob attacked the factories IN
the name of the czar, and wrecked
many manufacturing establishments
before the troops were called out.
The United States has won victory
in the arbitration of the Russo Amer
lean sealing damages dispute at The
Hague. Russia must now pay up. The
United States asked indemnity from
Russia on behalf of the owners, mas
tiers and crews of the American schoon-
ers G.. H. White, Kate, and Anna and
Cape Horn Pigeon, seized in the west
ern part of Behring sea in 1892, and OF
the James Hamilton Lewis and the
Aleute in 1891. The dispute was the
subject of protracted negotiations, re-
sulting in an agreement in 1900 be-
tween Count Lamsdortf, acting minis
ter of foreign affairs of Russia, and
Herbert II. d. Pierce, United States
charge d'atfairs at st. Petersburg, des-
ignating Mr.. Asser, member of the
council of state of the Netherlands, as
arbitrator. Mr.. Asser. at The Hague.
decides that the average annual catch
should form the basis on which dam
ages should be awarded, which was
exactly the contention advanced by
Mr.. Pierce, who is the advocate for
this government.
The physicians in attendance upon
King Edward announced Saturday that
they considered him out of danger.
Most of the churches in the United
Kingdom celebrated this announce
ment Sunday with informal thanksgiv-
ing services, special music and the
singing of the national anthem. The
has issued orders that the |
Indian colonial troops now in London .
shall postpone their departure indef-
litely and they will participate in the
reception to be given Lord Kitchener
when he arrives in England about
July Il. Half million of Lon
Ions poor were given their prom
sed coronation feast Saturday. at
'ost of $50, 600. The king sent. through
he lord mayor, message saying how
incerely he regretted his inability to
,e prese t and how touched he was by
he loyal and kindly feelings so uni
ersally displayed. The kings recov-
ry has been so rapid and satisfactory
hat it was decided Monday that the
cremation will take place between Au-
ust ii and August l.. The pageant
through the streets and the ceremony
I Westminster Abbey will be much
urtailed from the original plan.