Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-05-08
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A BRIEF RESUME OF THE NEWS OF THE
EASTERN Or OLD WORLD.

Bomb Throwers at Work in salonica, Turkey
King Edwards Paris visit-Gigantic In
tsrnational Electrical Trust Forming-Rus'
sia's Purpose in Nanchuria.
Luigi Arditi, the we'll known must
cal conductor, died at Hove, Sussex,
Eng, Friday morning.
Princess Louise of Saxony has given
birth to daughter. Princess Louise
deserted her family at Salzburg last
December and eloped with M. Giron,
the tutor of her children. A recent
despatch from Berlin said that Saxon
court official, with a physician and
nurses was at Lindau, having received
royal orders to bring the princess
child to Dresden three weeks after its
birth.
Important negotiations will be con
cluded in Berlin soon for the organic
alton of gigantic international cleo
trical trust, embracing the American
General Electric Co. and newly
formed German electrical trust, the
Aligemeine Electricitaets Geselischaft.
and the Union CO. of Berlin. The
new electrical trust proposes to obtain
control of the British and continental
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markets.
In the negotiations in China for a
new commercial treaty between the
United States and China Secretary
Hay has asked that Picking be made
an open port This is the most i'm
portant request this government has
ever presented to China, and it is
made of still more consequence by Rus
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ion on the request must affect China's
future. Secretary Hay desires not only
to extend American trade but to make
it more difficult for European powers
to carve up the Chinese empire.
During his visit to Paris King Ed
ward of Great Britain Saturday re-
viewed grand military parade at Vim
cennes with M. Loubet. Fourteen
thousand picked French troops were
on the parade ground. The king drove
to Vincennes in an open state coach,
accompanied by President Loubet, the
cabinet ministers and heads OF the
army and navy. The escort consisted
of regiment Of cuirassiers. The
streets were densely packed and people
continuously acclaimed the king.
Many expressions of friendship be
tween France and Great Britain have
been brought out by the visit OF King
Edward. An absolutely unfounded ru-
NOR Of the kings assassination was
circulated in London Sunday.
The Ottoman bank at Salonica was
destroyed by bomb throwers last week
and in the explosion, so persons were
killed or wounded. The acting Ger
man consul had a narrow escape: hi
was at an adjoining club, which was
wrecked by the explosion OF bombs
but extricated himself from the debris
only slightly injured. The German
charge d'affaires has made vigorous
representations to the Porte on thu
subject and is holding the government
responsible for damage done to TN
German school at Salonica. Turkish
official circles are inclined to advocate
ipfiicting a sharp lesson on Bulgaria
which is considered to be responsible
for the outrage, but they fear the pow
ers would not permit it. The Austrian
squadron consisting of three ships ar
rived Friday at Salonica.
A grand review in connection witt
the Kaiser's visit to Rome was heit
Monday morning at Cantecelle. Popu
lar acclaim accorded the German EN-
peror was most enthusiastic, especially
on the return from the review wher
the applause continued all the way U
the royal place. The troops numbered
about 25, GOO men. Emperor William re
called the fact that on the same nelt
he had reviewed 30, 600 men with th'
late King Humbert. Notwithstanding
the distance of Centecelle from Rome
it was estimated that 100, OOO persons
we're gathered to witness the magnln
cent spectacle The two sovereigns
the two German princes, the crow
Prince Frederick William, and Prince
Eitel. and the four Italian princes ant
their suites, and 300 officers In brillian
uniforms, their accoutrements spark
ling in the sun, formed brilliant pic
ture.
The Russian government denies tn
truth of the press statements last weel
as to the seven demands made upol
China. A St. Petersburg correspond
ept saws that Russia is firmly decided
upon evacuating Manchuria and as try
ing to hurry the evacation. No countr,
but the United States has protested
The document which M. Plancon, sec
retary of legation at Pekip, may hay
drawn up can be nothing but skele
| ton for future pourparlers and is no
sanctioned by the Russian government
Nor are even its contents known there
Russia has given formal promises t.
t America and proposes carrying out tn
same to the letter. Far from oeln!
anxious to close the door upon Amer
. can trade in Manchuria, Russia is anx
ious to give every possible opening
, Russia insists upon one pom
which every one can understand, !,
view of her interests in the railroad
viz, that China shall undertake not t
, cede territory to any other country
She also insists upon certain sanltar
operations being carried out and ais
upon the position of the Chinese ban
: being assured. This, the correspondent
r states, is the authoritative statemen
( of the Russian government Secretar
> Hay, at Washington mas addressed not
to Count Cassini, expressing regret tina
there should have teen even tempe
rary misconception, or doubt, as
Russia's position in the matter an
: seizing the opportunity to extend tn
.L.,lxs of tb;S Government for the fran