Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-05-22
FROM ACROSS THE WATER.
A BRIEF RESUME OF THE NEWS OF THE
EASTERN OR OLD WORLD.

Tho Largest Battlsship Ahoat = Hawaiian
Beaten to Death With q Bible-Marconi
Must Stop Work and Rest Economic Crisis
in Roumsnia-T Tragic Ending to Bull Fight
Madam Calve, the famous prima don
ma, took an overdose of aconite at Paris
Thursday, while suffering from grip
and nearly died from the effects.
Signor Marconi, inventor of wireless
telegraphy, is on the verge of nervous
collapse from his recent heavy mental
strain both in the United States and
Italy. His physicians have ordered
him to take a prolonged rest and he
will obey, in spite of the many plans
which he now has under way. He will
90 to the Riviera for an indefinite stay.
Many men on both sides were killed
or wounded during the engagements
between the imperial Turkish troops
and the Albanians at Ipek last week.
The sultan expected that with the &C.
cupation OF Ipek a general pacification
would ensue, but number of Alba
nian chiefs at Ipek refuse to submit
and their families are being held MS
hostages.
A bull fight at Algeciras, Spain,
Sunday met with tragic ending. The
seat Of the amphitheatre gave way and
fell crushing the spectators under the
debris. A terrible panic ensued dur,
ing which a number of women and
children we're thrown into the arena
where they were attacked by bulls.
The casualties are placed at II killed
and 80 injured.
A change is expected in Bulgaria's
foreign policy with the change in her
cabinet. The new cabinet will be nom
partisan. In view of the critical stu
alton in the Balkans, all parties are
likely to support the policy of Prince
Ferdinand in the hope of ending the
present uncertain condition of affairs,
particularly with regard to Bulgaria's
relations with Turkey.
Sybil Sanderson, the opera singer,
died at Paris Saturday morning. A Sc
we're attack of grip lis given as the cause
of her death. Since her return from
Nice several months ago she had been
seriously i'll with hardening Of the liver
and paralysis of the legs and part Of the
face, uffering untold pains Three days
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and did not regain consciousness.
Lieut. Gen. Won Raaben, governor of
Bessarabia, the capital Of which is
Kischeneff, has been summoned to st.
Petersburg A ministerial circular for
bidding the Jews to defend themselves
has been issued. 1t is expected that
this step will stimulate Jewish emigra-
ton to America. Three thousand suits
for damages have been instituted
against the state at KischeneH. The
damages demanded amount tosl, 800, GOO.
1t is Ieported from Hawaii that ma
tive was beaten to death recently with
Bible in the hands of Kuhuana ma
tive sorcerer The victim was i'll IN
bed, and, after being treated by regu-
| lar physician, sent for a Kuhuana, hav-
| ing more faith in the native "medi-
| cine man." The Kuhuana declared
that the patient was possessed by dew
| lis and proceeded to cast them out by
beating him over the head with BIZ
BILE. The wife of the sick man was also
induced to do beating and then the
Kuhuana resumed operations until the
man died. The Kuhuana has been held
for manslaughter.
| II. -. RUSSELL, Inc soFcEuIucut as
tronomer of Australia, claims to have
made the discovery after long and care
full search among astronomical records,
that the moon regulates the rain. lie
says: my researches extend for 81
years. Briefly, when the moon is NOV
ing south there is plenty of rain, when
it is moving north there are years OF
drought, so there are alternate wet and
dry periods, the wet lasting nine years
and the dry 10. So that long before
hand preparations can be made for the
coming drought. " Astronomers the
world over are invited to investigate
Mr.. Russell's assertion.
A Stradivarius, which had been
played by several czars, beginning
with Alexander 1, and which disap'
peared from the museum of the Impe'
rial orchestra at st. Petersburg IN
May, 1902, has been recovered by
Dwight j. Particle, the United States
treasury agent at Berlin. Mr.. Particle
traced the stolen instrument by means
of chance bit of gossip to collector
in southern France who had bought il
for 81, 500 of Paris dealer. He was
given power of attorney by the Rus,
sian government to negotiate for the
return of the violin, and he did SO, by
paying g, 800 and guaranteeing immu'
/ nity from prosecution.