Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-27
FROM ACROSS THE WATER.
A BRIEF RESUME OF THE NEWS OF THE
EASTERN OR OLD WORLD.
Automobile Launch Invented-Ice Jam and
Flood in Galicia-Demands for Macedonian
Reforms Presented Oil Found in Ireland
Plan to Settle the Irish Question.

Flood in Galicia- Demands for Macedonian
Reforms Presented Oil Found in Ireland
Plan to Settle the Irish Question.
A thousand of the poor of Rome were
guests of the pope at dinner Sunday in
honor of the pontitf's jubilee.
Oil has been discovered in Dublin
and hopes have been raised that the
old bogland throughout Ireland may
prove similarly productive. The oil Is
of good, clear quality.
1t is rumored in London that Lord
Curzon may be recalled from India
shortly and Mr.. Broderck, minister
of war, raised to the peerage and sent
out as viceroy in his place.
Andrew Carnegie is said to be ncgo.
tiating with financial syndicate OF
The Hague for an estate there when
formerly belonged to the Grand Ducal
family of SAKE Wiemar, on which MI
Carnegie proposes to erect palace
! of Peace. -
! Sensational charges are made at Vi
emma against Prince Philip of SAKE
/ Coburg Gotha, husband of the Prln-
cess Louise of Belgium. In the Reich
srath, Friday, during the debate on
the army bill, Prince Philip was de,
nounced as a criminal. 1t was SAID
| that he forced his wife to encourage
! the advances of the late Baron Hirsch
and to ask him for money.
An ice Jam extends for 10 miles on
the Vistula river, and the town of
Szcuzin, Galicia, is threatened with
destruction. Attempts to break up
the jam with dynamite have failed
The people are suffering great misery;
The floods have compelled them to XIII
their animals and devour the flesh raw.
All their food, cooking utensils ana
belongings have been swept away.
Count Zeppelin of Geneva, Switzer-
land, the inventor of an airshlp, has
invented an automobile launch, the
feature of which is that the propellers
are in the air. He contends that the
boat will be most useful on tropical
lakes and rivers, where the tangled
growth of aquatic plants prevents the
use of a screw. The launch is of the
highest draught, drawing only 10
inches of water, and Is capable OF
making from ii to l6 knots an hour
Count Maurice de Bosdari, an arls-
tocratic London art dealer, has been
accused of forgery in connection with
two bills for S57, 900 each, purportlng
to have been drawn by NJ. de Bosdari
with j. Pierpont Morgan's acceptance.
These bills we're represented as being
for art purchases but Mr. Morgan re-
undated the signatures. The count
has had many dealings with Mr.. Nor
gan in respect to the purchase OF PIC
lures. He has disappeared and many
London financiers are said to have been
hit TO the extent of $50, 900, by signing
bills on the strength of the alleged
Morgan signatures.
The Austrian and Russian embassa-
doris Saturday presented to the grand
yizier at Constantinople Identical
memoranda embodying the demands
for reforms in Macedonia The chief
proposal made is the appointment OF
an inspector general for three years,
with ample powers to act independent
Nv and to requisition troops in case OF
emergency. The plan of reforms also
provides for the reorganization OF the
rendarmcrie and police under Euro
bean instructors, for administrative
and financial reforms and for more
equitable collection of taxes. These
reforms do not affect the sultan : pre-
negatives or wound the religious sus-
ceptibilities Of the Mussulmans. The
sultan OF Turkey agreed Monday &c
adopt the scheme proposed.
plan is now on foot to finally set
. tie the Irish question. All the inter
, ested parties. nationalists. unlonlsts'
landlords and tenants, are now Tor tht
| first time in the history of Ireland, II
! agreement, upon the lines of the DUP
. lin conference. They have united II
an effort to make Sec Wyndham
, forthcoming bill agree in spirit WITT
their recommendations and indications
are that it will If passed, it is agreed
that one of the most extraordinary
peaceful revolutions ever effected VII
b he accomplished. The plan to chang
the holdings of land from the lana
lord to the tenant will probably cos
-. coo. 600 annually. Economies result
ing from cheaper administration VII
greatly reduce this figure, II they az
not eventually quite wipe out the ne
2 cessity for state aid in the payment
70 the differences between the maximum
price the tenant can afford to pay, an'
the minimum price the landlord cal
accept.
The 25th anniversary of the election
of pope Leo to the head of the Catho
, lie church was celebrated Friday morn
/ ing in the Vatican hall Of beatiticatlol
. at Rome. Four thousand were ADMITTED
I bv ticket. The ceremony consisted II
, the Pope receiving delegations Of pr
= grims from all parts of the world. I'M
: was followed by the presentation. o
r gifts to his holiness. chief of whlcl
: was a magnificent triple crown, an OF
+ fering from Roman Catholics through
Q out the world The presentation al
: dress was delivered by Cardinal hes
peghi who also presented his holmes
the golden keys which are symbolic
pontifical authority. Simultaneou
with the ceremony in the Vatican hal
n of qualification, Cardinal Rampoll
e conducted solemn thanksgiving ser
4 vices in St. Peters cathedral. Abou
= %. 600 attended. The Pope maintaine'
his strength wonderfully and afte
=, reaching his apartments appeared t.
V be suffering but little from fatigue
: He was in excellent spirits and eX
claimed: This is really the happles
!; day of my life.