Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-06-26
FROM ACROSS THE WATER.
A BRIEF RESUME OF THE NEWS OF THE
EASTERN OR OLD WORLD.

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EASTERN OR OLD WORLD.
Death Of Cardinal vaughn-The Mystery o
Thibet to Be Solved-Japan and China Agail
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain Feels Sc
cure-Booker I. Washington Will Not Go t.
South Africa.
Several riots arising out of collisions
between clericals and anti -clericals ar,
reported near Paris from several town.
in the provinces in connection with re
ligious professions. At Brest free
fight ensued in which 10 persons, most
ly women, were injured. Less serious
troubles occurred at Nantes and An.
gers.
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain de-
livered speech Saturday at banquet
in which, while throwing no fresh light
on the governments intentions, he left
no doubt regarding his own convic-
lions OF the ultimate triumph of his
colonial and imperial program. Mr..
Chamberlain dealt in a ;:ssting spirit
with the now frequently printed and
spoken prophecies of his "being
crushed into oblivion beneath the zoll-
rerein milestone, and said that threat
ened men lived long.
From interviews with members of
the House of Commons belonging to
the various parties, it is learned that
the consensus of opinion at Westmin-
ster forecasts another two years tenure
OF office for the present government.
In spite of the sharp issue raised in
the Irish land bill question on the sub
lect of minimum purchase price, the
ultimate passage of the bill is not so
seriously jeopardized as might be i'm
agined.
King Peter of Servia started Sunday
evening for Belgrade. A couple of DO
licemen sufficed to patrol the platform
at the railway station. There were
only few curious onlookers. Some
of the ladies at the station presented
bouquets to his majesty. AS the train
started a Russian priest gave a bless
ing, and there were cries of Long live
King Peter" His Majesty replied,
Long live Switzerland" There was
great enthusiasm among the passen-
gers on the train, where champagne
flowed like water.
Cardinal Vaughan, archbishop of
Westminster, died Saturday night. He
had been i'll more than three months,
but his death was unexpected. The
on Friday was wheeled in a
chair about the corridors of st. Jo-
seph's college. which he founded with
money which he collected in America
and elsewhere. On the previous day he
appeared in the college chapel in full
cardinals robes and made a farewell
address to his bishops and priests. His
body will lie in state in the cathedral |
at Westminster, another monument to
Cardinal Vaughan's work, and will be |
buried at St Joseph's college.
Lord Grey, director of the British
South African Co., says that he has
'eceived with regret the declination of |
Booker T. Washington, president of
luskegee institute, to accept the COM
)any's invitation to visit South Africa
md make study of racial conditions |
n British territory and report to the
company plans for lettering the indus
rial, educational and moral condi-
ions of the people He adds that Mr..
Nashington's gospel of excellence in
abor was the only true solution of the
olored problem, and that preached by
colored man it would have had a
,reat effect on the South African ma
ives.
Foreign Minister Lansdowne, in the
British House of Lords Saturday, an
ounced that the British minister to
'ervia had been instructed to with
raw from Belgrade for some time, on
he arrival there of King Peter, and in
he meanwhile to do nothing which
ould be construed as recognition of
be new government. Lord Lansdowne
expressed indignation at the crimes at
belgrade, and said that he thought it
,as not desirable that Sir George Bon
am, the British minister, should be
n that city when the new regime was
The foreign minister
dded that no proposal had been re-
eived for concerted action toward Ser
ia by the powers, but the British gov
rnment had no intention of maintain
az ordinary relations with the persons
oncerned in the massacre.