Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-06
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EASTERN OR OLD WORLD.
The Stricken Italian Cabinet-Suicide OF Sax
on Prince Secession Movement in China
Discovery Of Ancient Temple in Samos-
Moorish Pretender Effectualiy Routed =
New Wireless Telegraphy Discovery in Ber'
lin.
The Italian commission which has
been studying the yellow fever in Bra
zil, rejects the theory that the disease
is transmitted by mosquitoes.
The German government has decided
to readmit the Jesuits who have been
excluded from Germany since July,
1872. The founding of Jesuit chapters,
however, will not be allowed.
Mgr Necker, archbishop of Nell
tive, secretary of ST. Peters and a close
friend Of the Pope, was instantly killed
at Rome Saturday by falling down.
stairs in his home. He was 80 years
old.
Two noted musical composers died in
Paris last week: Robert Planquette,
who wrote "The Chimes of Norman
dy" and similar operas and Augusta
Holmes, pianist and composer OF many
symphonies, including Hero and
Leander."
The crown princess of Saxony has
been deprived of all her titles and will
not regain them whatever the result OF
the forthcoming divorce proceedings.
The special divorce tribunal in the
case has heard some witnesses and will
meet again next week.
A general strike of Dutch railway
men, involving 1900 employees, was
declared at Amsterdam Friday night.
The strike is caused by the persistence
of the Dutch railroad company in car
rying the freight of the dock compa-
MES whose employees were on strike.
Prof. Braun of Berlin announces
new discovery in wireless telegraphy
by which the question of distance may
be overcome, greater reliability in
transmission insured and more precise
tuning of corresponding stations, rem
dering them Independent of other sys-
TENS. The method is described as
simple and economical.
Prince Wolffgang zu Stolberg Stol-
berg, was found dead, having probably
shot himself, in the park of his castle
at Rottleberode, Saxony, last week.
His father lay dead in the castle of
Stolberg at the time The Prince, who
was 50 yean old, was hereditary
member of the Prussian House OF
Lords. His father was elevated from
the rank of count to that of prince IN
1898.
The medical health officer for the
| London district condemns the whole
estuary of the Thames as being con-
| taminated with sewage. Not only oys-
tiers and cookies but sprats, whitebaits
and smelts must be viewed with suspl-
cion. The Thames fisheries afford EN-
ployment to large population, and
the report will start an agitation for
some more effectual means of disposing
of London's sewage.
| A serious attempt is being made in
the south of China to overthrow the
central power and establish separate
government The leaders of the move
ment are collecting forces in the inter
! Tor. and four provinces are included in
the organization The insurrectionists
pose as reformers and are anxious to
secure foreign sympathy. Missionaries
think the success of the movement is
possible but this is doubted by the
authorities.
The sultan's troops routed the forces
of the Moorish pretender Thursday and
the capture of Blu Hamara himself is
reported. Almost the entire following
of the pretender was either slain or
captured, His camp, provisions and
ammunition were taken and the artil-
lery which was lost by the sultan's ar
my in the battle of Dec. % was recap.
tured. The camp was surprised and
rushed at dawn. Another report at
tributes the sultan victory more to
his bribery of the tribes than to mill
tary tactics.
The ancient Temple of Juno in the
Island of Samos, which Herodotus de
scribed as one of the glories of the pre-
Christian world, has just been discov.
cred by the Archaeological Society of
Greece, after being quite lost for many
centuries. The portions of the temple
so far brought to light include the al
/ tar. the bases of the 90 columns. many
inscriptions and lesser objects. Work
is being actively prosecuted. and it IS
hoped that the whole of the ruin Will
be laid bare for the study of the learned
/ in architecture.
The proposed celebration by ban
ouet at st. Petersburg, Russia, Tues
/ day, Of the 2O0th anniversary of the
Russian periodical press, at which res.
olutions demanding the freedom OF
press we're TO be adopted, was forbid
den by the police, the journalists
committee being threatened with exile
| if they carried out their proposed ac-
ton. The police also took measures to
render the banquet impossible. The
committee has now sent an account OF
its proceedings to all the newspapers.
The committee comprised a few names
of international repute, such as Maxi
mo Gorky and Anton Chekhov, and a
considerable number of writers well
known in Russia.