Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-07-18
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A BRIEF RESUME OF OLD WORLD NEWS


A BRIEF RESUME OF OLD WORLD NEW
Beers Don't Like Oath OF Allegiance Solomon
islanders Murder Whites Enthusiastic Re
ception in England to Lord Kitchener-Th
Naughty King of Spain More Trouble Owe
the Sweeping OF the Church at Christ
Tomb = Authoritative Medical Statemen
About King Edward.
Mrs. Annie Alexander Hector, th'
novelist who wrote over the nom az
plume of Mrs. Alexander" died sud
denly in London Thursday. She wa:
born in Dublin in 1925. She leaves
son and three daughters, one of whom
is an artist of great promise, and an
other is secretary to Rider Haggard.
Difficulty has arisen in South Africa
regarding the oath of allegiance. Man!
of the Boer commandants and tielc
comets and officials of the late Free
State government refuse to sign the
oath, though few of them object to
signing the document called "the dec
laration,' acknowledging King Ed,
ward as their sovereign. The oath OF
allegiance, however, is much more
/ binding.
Lord Salisbury has resigned the pre-
miership of Great Britain and his nep-
hew, Arthur j. Balfour has been APP
pointed in his stead Mr. Balfour re-
ceived the seals of office Monday. Sir
Michael Hicks Beach resigned the post
of chancellor of the exchequer and 9th
er changes in the cabinet are expected.
Mr.. Balfour announced his intention
of following out the general plans of his
party
The British Medical Journal pub
lished Thursday an authoritative state
ment regarding King Edwards health,
| in answer to ''sinister stories" which
have been circulated. 1t stated EN-
phatically that during the recent ope
ration no trace of malignant disease
was observed and that the medical at
PENDANTS are satisfied that His Males
tvs constitution is thoroughly sound.
The Lancet specifically asserts that the
king is free from cancer.
In lecture at Paris Saturday. Leroy
Beaulieu, an eminent economts,
showed that the rate of interest is con-
stantly decreasing and predicted that
in the next - years capital will be
glad to get per cent, and that %
years hence such frst-class securities
as government bonds and railway secur-
tiles will bear / per cent. interest.
(which, - said the lecturer, will com
pei all except the very largest capital
lists to work for living, and the lei
sure of the class of people now called
we'll off will be abolished -
Representations made by Secretary
Hay to the Powers have resulted in
most of them agreeing to restore Ten
Tsin to the Chinese government with
out imposing the onerous terms de-
manded by some of the foreign gen
erals who are still stationed in China,
and who prefer such service to that in
the field, since they receive much
larger pay. These generals insisted
that if the Chinese secured Tien Tsin
again they should be permitted to place
no more than 300 troops in the city, a
force inadequate to preserve order.
Mail advices from Australia say that
letter has arrived at Brisbane from
Mr.. Swanson, the government agent in
among murderous band of natives
who are intent upon massacring all the
white settlers. They had already MUIR
dered the captain of a recruiting labor
vessel, and a missionary and his wife
at IRA. y number of blacks friendly
to the whites were also beheaded.
Friendly natives say that these head
are bent on numbering the
Il h, Il IL L1n,l,e -,
sympathy with them in retaliation for
the exclusion of the Solomon Islanders
from work on the sugar plantations of
Queensland,
\ sensational trial at Jerusalem, the
result of the clash between the Greek
and Latin monks in the church of the
Holy Sepulchfe, surmounting Christ's .
tomb, in November last, has resulted
in the sentencing of 81 Greeks includ-
ing II priests, to terms of Imprisonment
ranging from a week to nine months
The most interesting point which de-
reloped after the disturbance was the
,act that Germany and Italy. in sup
porting the claims of their wounded
monks, obtained an trade from the sui
an recognizing their right to protect
heir respective subjects, and that thus
frances claim to an exclusive protec-
crate over all the Catholic clergy in
he east is no longer admitted. The {
dispute between the Franciscans and
ireeks arose on the question as to ;
which community had the right to
weep the church. Troops had been {
osted in the vicinity for several days .
revious to the outbreak in order to
revent the anticipated collision, but :
hey were suddenly outnumbered and :
by the contending parties.
here were several casualties on both
ides.
Lord Kitchener arrived in South
mpton, Eng, from Cape Town Satur-
ay, and was given a magnificent well
ONE. His progress through London
] the afternoon was a memorable one.
he railroad depot was carpeted with
ID and decorated with flowers. An
immense throng including the Prince
Wales, Duke of Connaught, Lord
oberts and others, were there to greet
lie hero. Tremendous cheers arose
hen he appeared. Royal carriages
ok the party to the Victoria gate
here the mayor of Westminster pre-
nted an address. At st. James pal
e Lord Kitchener was entertained at
ncheon at the right of the Prince of
ales. Lord Kitchener in his speech
Southampton said his success was
lie to the rank and file of the army.
tier the luncheon he went to Buck
CHAM Palace, where the king present I
him with the decoration of the new
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