Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-04-03
FROM ACROSS THE WATER.
A BRIEF RESUME OF THE NEWS OF THE
EASTERN OR OLD WORLD.

EASTERN Oh OLD WORLD.
Not So Destitute in Finland-Great Strike
Riot in Russia Republican Demonstration
in Spain Anthracite Exploring Party Sui
eide Of Popular British General-Bulgariau
Cabinet Resigns.
Severe earthquake shocks were felt
at Jerusalem Monday morning. The
population was panic stricken but the
damage was slight.
The empress of Germany was thrown
from her horse while on hunting trip
at Gunewald Thursday and her right
arm was fractured.
Revolutionary agitation is spreading
dangerously in the vilayet of Kossovo,
European Turkey. 1t is reported that
Russia is aiding the movement.
The pope will hold consistory about
May for the appointment of bishops,
Some cardinals may be created, but
there is nothing definite in regard to
foreigners.
The Earl of Rosebery's eldest daugh-
ter, Lady Sybil, was married at EPSON
Saturday morning to Lieut.. @. }. T..
Grant Of the Coldstream guards, son of
Lieut.. Gen. Sir Robert Grant
Not to be outdone in diplomacy by
Emperor William of Germany, the sui
tan of Turkey has asked Miss Alice
Roosevelt, the daughter of President
Roosevelt, to christen the Ottoman
cruiser Medjidia when that vessel is
launched at Cramps shipyard early in
May.
At meeting of 5000 republicans at
Madrid, Spain. Thursday. it was an
nounced that 10000 farm laborers had
joined the party. Prof. Salmeyon, the
leader, declared in a speech that he
should begin the work of establishing
a republic in Spain Immediately. a
great republican demonstration fol-
lowed the meeting.
A great strike riot, accompanied by
much bloodshed, has occurred at the
town of Slatousk, Russia, in the gov
eminent of Oofa, among the Ural
mountains. Twenty eight persons were
killed and 30 others were wounded.
The strike started in the state iron
works, where 800 men walked out, de-
handing the release of three of their
comrades who had been arrested.
The entire Bulgarian cabinet has re-
signed, owing to inability to find any
one who will accept the portfolio of
war until the cabinet can agree to the
army appropriations. 1t was the min
istry's refusal to do this which caused
the resignation Mar. 8 of Maj. Gen.
Paprikoff, the former minister of war,
his colleagues having rejected his re-
quest for a credit of $1,000, 600 for the
purchase of war material.
A revolutionary band of 81 men and
inhabitants of the village Of Abalitche,
near Istib, Macedonia, have been mas
sacred by the Bashi Bazouks. The
band was surrounded in the village. ar
tillery was brought up, and after ten
hours fighting the village was com
pletely RACED and burned and all the
inhabitants without distinction were
massacred The Turkish losses are re-
ported to have been even greater than
those of the other side.
The dash from New Zealand toward
the South Pole made by Capt Scoee,
Of the antartic exploring ship Discov-
cry was attended by great hardships.
The soft snow told quickly on his dogs,
which all died. The party had only
months provisions when it left the
southernmost depot, and it was impos-
sible to continue south of latitude 81. IL
without inviting disaster. The return
was most trying. The party was on
short rations for five days. and its pro-
gress was seriously impeded by fog.
Lieut.. Shackleton burst blood vessel
in one lung, and only his pluck pulled
him through. The men of this Dis
covery's crew have aged noticeably.
owing to hard living, but they are well
and cheerful.
A representative of the Finnish ma
tional relief committee has made tour
Of Finland and denies the story that
5000 destitute persons can be found in
one parish. In 80 poor cottages visit
ed, plenty of bread and supplies of -four
were found. The committee. which
has been largely helped by American
funds. has branches in every village
and parish and every case of suffering
discovered is carefully attended to. Po-
tatoes and milk are scarce, but the
committee supplies sufficient bread,
peas and salt fish, while carefully
avoiding making the people more COM
Portable than in ordinary years, and
exacts labor in payment for its help,
wherever possible, so as to avoid pau
perizing the people. As to the stories
of death from famine, no such happen
ings have been reported anywhere.
During last week southwestern Eu-
rope and the larger part of the British
Isles have enjoyed remarkable warmth
and sunshine. The temperature in
London Thursday night was GA degrees,
eclipsipg the record. The temperature
in France, also, has been remarkably
high. 1t has varied from 10 to 80 de-
grees at Biarritz, which is in about the
same latitude as Nova Scotia, COMPEL
ing the residents to wear summer cloth
ing. Similar conditions prevail on the
Rivera. Able Moreux, a prominent
French astronomer, connects the phe-
nomena with an enormous sun spot co.
900 kilometres in diameter, which he
has observed in the last few days, and
to a number of smaller sun spots, which
indicate that some disturbance is caus-
ING the sun to emit unwonted heat. lie
predicts that the Aurora Borealis will
be seen in the next few nights.
Sir Hector Macdonald, commander
of the British troops in Ceylon, and
one of the most gallant and popular
generals in the British army, COM
mitted suicide Mar. % by blowing out
his brains in his room in the Hotel
Regina. Paris. Macdonald arrived in
Paris Saturday, after having had
with the war office chiefs in
London on the subject of charges of
gross immortality made against him In