Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-23
NEGOTIATIONS AGAIN OFF
RUSSIA AND JAPAN ARE UNABLE
TO AGREE.

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A New Scandinavian Empire-Attemp
to Blow Up British Legation at Pc
kin-lsolated Assassinations PLANNED
by Macedonian Insurgents.
The negotiations between Russia anG
Japan have come to another standstill
1t Is thought doubtful whether Mar
quis Ito's view of the military occupa-
ton of Manchuria Is Endorsed by the
whole country, but 1t is believed that
Marquis Ito is strong enough to carry
his point, owing to the stand taken for
the integrity of Corea and the open
door in Manchuria for all nations
The Pope has appointed Mgr. Merry
Del Val papal secretary of state. The
nomination will not be made officially
until the next consistory, when the
monsignor will also be made a cardi-
nal.
The German government has replied
to communication from Servia, to the
effect that King Peter was DESTROYS of
paying a visit to Germany. stating that
the German emperor will not receive
the patron of regicides.
An earthquake visited the province
of Khorassan in the northeastern part
of Persia Sunday. Ninety nine per-
sons were killed, eight villages were
partially destroyed, 500 houses COM
pletely wrecked and 400 others dam
aged.
| 1t is stated at Constantinople that
owing to an agreement between
Turkey and Bulgaria, the latter has
ordered the disarmament of 10000
troops now on the frontier. Turkey
must now, in accordance with the
agreement disband 10000 of her troops.
China has authorized France to retain
the management of the naval arsenal at
Foo Che in the province of Flo KEN for
four years longer. The arsenal has
been under the French management
for several years past Foo-Cho is one
of the treaty ports on the Min river, 20
miles from its mouth.
The death of the famous Macedonian
leader Boris Sarafoff, was reported
and the report was confirmed. But |
later word comes that it was Stephen I
Petroff. not Boris Sarafoff, who was |
killed in the engagement near Florina |
oct. IL. Petroff was the soul of the I
Instruction
a journal published in the far east
declares that Paul Lessar, Russian
minister to China, has concluded a
treaty with China, which gives Rus
STA practical control of Manchuria, al
though under a nominal Chinese gov
Russia undertakes to conduct
any war arising with third power
from the new treaty.
Word has been received at Salonica
that Macedonian committeeman have
decided for the present to continue
the excitement by isolated
,ssassinations. Reports arriving from
Sofia say the murder of Prince Ferdi-
land of Bulgaria has been decided up
IN and the Russian consul general at
salonica is said to be in great danger
Turkish troops again crossed the =
Bulgarian frontier last week near Sam
Ikov They were pursuing insurgents.
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lighting in Macedonia. In an eight
lours' fight near Marhovu Oct. 10 the
Turks lost CO. killed and wounded and
he insurgents 200. Little progress is
made in the Turkish Bulgarian nego
iations.
A mysterious outrage was attempted
t the British legation at Pekin, Oct,
8, on the occasion of a ball given by
officers. An effort was
pparently made TO blow up the
magazine where explosives and ammu-
ition for the defence of the legation
re stored. Wires were laid to connect
With an electric battery, but the con-
ection had not been made, otherwise
here might have been very serious
xplosion
The British minister to Japan, Sir
laude Mcdonald, is said to have
to mediate between Russia
nd Japan and having secured Japan's
onsent to certain proposals, is now
egotiating with Russia. These pro-
osals are that Russia shall restore
ranchuria to China, and that the
rincipal Manchurian towns be opened
foreign trade; Russia is to withdraw
Il her troops from Manchuria with the
of the railway guards; she
to renounce her forestry concessions