Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-04-17
FROM ACROSS THE WATER.
A BRIEF RESUME OF THE NEWS OF THE
EASTERN Or OLD WORLD.

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comes Irish Land Bill-Russian Consul Die
from Albanian's Bullet - Holland Passe
Anti Strike Bill.
Troops were called out last week tt
quell labor disturbances near Nishni
Novgorod, Russia. They fired poin
blank into the midst of the rioters
killing 30 passengers and injuring 200.
King Christian of Denmark celebrat
ed his eighty fifth birthday April 8 ir
the best Of health, and was the recip
lent of many congratulations and gifts.
The diplomatic corps called at the
palace.
M. Santos -Dumont is busy with his
airship at his headquarters in Neville,
France. on the hank of the Seine. He
is now completing his No. 7. 1t is
about 40 feet long and of 260 cubic
metres capacity. Its front end is slight
ly larger than the rear, and the airshiI
is provided with a compensating bal
loonnet filled with air The motor is
Of three horse power.
Professor Ehlera, a specialist in lep-
rosy, has published long report in
which he describes the sanitary condi-
lions in st. Thomas, Danish West In
dies, as a scandalous disgrace to civil
ization. Large sums, he says, are need
ed to improve the hospitals and SAM
tary institutions.
Crown Princess Louise of Saxony,
who eloped December IL, 1902, with
Andrew Giron, tutor of her children,
and her husband the Crown Prince OF
Saxony, are to be reunited this week
according to despatch from Berlin.
Reconciliation is to be effected for the
sake of the dynasty and their children.
The Netherlands parliament unani-
mously passed the anti-strike bill Sat
urday. 1t was Immediately sanctioned
by Queen Wilhelmipa and became eff
arms and guards the railroads. The
sterdam decided Friday to proclaim a
cessation of the general strike but at
monster mass meeting held later in
the day the federated trades unions re-
pudiated the action of the wofkmen' s
defense committee, and decided to con-
tinue the strike without the consent OF
the committee. Angry mass meetings
of strikers are being held.
Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria
assisted by II archdukes, in the Hof-
burg at Vienna Thursday performed
the ancient Holy Thursday ceremony
of washing the feet of II aged men.
Their ages ranged from 81 to so, aggre-
eating 1882 years His majesty first
placed dishes of food before each man,
which the archdukes removed imme-
diately afterward. the viands being
sent later to the mems homes. The
ceremony ended with the emperor
hanging bag containing 30 pieces of
silver around each mans neck. There
was large gathering of court, diplo.
matte and military officials present
Yung Lu, controller of Chinese f.
nances, and first secretary, is dead.
Yung Lu was Manchu. He was said
to be the real author Of the anti-for.
eign outbreak in Pekin and Tein Tsin.
Prince Ching, president of the foreign
office and formerly president Of the old
Chinese foreign office, has been ap.
pointed grand secretary to succeed
Yung Lu. Prince Ching was the only
member of the Imperial family who
remained in Picking after the allies
captured the city, and, with the late
Ii Hung Chang, he acted for China in
the peace negotiations with the pow
ers He had reputation for courtesy
and amiability, and is said to have
done his best to restrain the more vio-
lently nti.foreign of his colleagues on
the old board.
John Redmond, the Irish leader, in
speech at Dublin last week, said he
welcomed the Irish land bill, in spite
of its great defects, as the first meas
ure proposed by an English minister
having the avowed object of carrying
into effect the policy of Parnell and the
Land League. He believed that the
settlement of the land question would
remove the most formidable OBJ
stacle on the road to home rule but be
deprecated any mixing up of the ques-
tions of land and home rule. He con
sidered that Ireland ought to give Mr..
Wyndham's attempt to deal with the
question fair trial. He said he be-
lieved King Edward to be friendly to
Ireland and he thought hospitable
and courteous reception should be given
the king on his coming visit.
M. Stcherbina, the Russian consul
at Mitrovitza, European Turkey, who
was shot in the back by an Albanian
sentinel there recently, is dead. He
was one of Russia's promising diplo-
matists. He was we'll versed in Turk
ish. Arabic and all the Balkan dialects
and an expert in all matters relating
to Macedonia and Albania. In his pre-
vious posts he had made himself OBJ
noxious to the Albanians. and the sus-
picion exists at Vienna that he was de-
iiberately sent to Mitrovitza, where no
other country has representatives, In
order to promote trouble. Russia, be-
fore NJ. Stcherbina's death, had pro-
tested against the sentence of imprison,,
ment on his assailant and demanded
the latter's execution. 1t is now ex-
pected that she will insist on the muir
derer's execution. Compliance with
Russia's demand would expose the sui
tan to the revenge of his body guard,
which is composed of Albanians, and
non compliance to possible Russian
Intervention. Hence the situation is
considered extremely grave