Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-06-05
FROM ACROSS THE WATER.
A BRIEF RESUME OF THE NEWS OF THE
EASTERN OR OLD WORLD.

St. Petersburg Celebrates 2O0th Anniversary
England Agitating Commercial Campaign
Against America The Upton Flotilla Starts
for America-The Earthquake in Asiatic
Turkey.
Alarming subsidences OF the surface
of the earth have occurred at Mother
we'll, ID miles from Glasgow, having a
population of 30, 900 souls. Motherwell
is the center of the Lancashire coal
and iron industry. Many buildings
have been seriously damaged. The
subsidences are attributed to the mines
beneath Motherwell. ..-
London newspapers are printing fig
ures and facts for the purpose OF in
viting commercial campaign against
America. Provincial papers oppose
the Zollverein project Of Chamberlain
and predict the end of a great career
in a colossal failure. The question is
exciting the government more than
since the South African war.
st. Petersburg celebrated the 200th
anniversary Of its founding by Peter
the Great, Friday, Saturday and Sun
sion, great assemblage of dignitaries
czarina. There was an exhibition of
the personal belongings of Peter the
Great, including the blouse he wore
when a ships carpenter in Holland
and England.
Baron Attila Paganini, the grandson
of the celebrated violinist, is going to
leave to the town of Genoa all the
many mementoes of the great Paganini.
OF these there are great numbers.
They include presents from many kings
and emperors and copious valuable au-
tographs from distinguished men of
Paganini's time, also all the works,
both edited and unedited. of the great
and other instruments-am |
others one very ancient one on which |
Paganini used to practice.
The British consul at Erzeroum re-
ports that an official estimate places
the number of persons killed in the
earthquake in the Van district of Ash
attic Turkey at $50, while the loss of
cattle was incalculable, as, owing to
the lateness of the spring, large ma
jority of the animals were indoors.
Nearly score of villages were COM
pletely destroyed and many more were
partially demolished. The center of
the seismic disturbance was in the
of Mt. Cipan.
Danny Maher, the American jockey,
rode Sir J. Miller's Rock Sand to VIC
.ory in the Derby at EPSON last week.
Vinicius was second, Flotsam third,
fourth and the American en-
Try Acefull fifth. The race was for g.
year Odds, $500 sovereigns. A big
.rowd witnessed the event, among
hem being King Edward and Queen
Alexandra, accompanied by Princess
Victoria, the Prince and Princess of
Wales, the Duke of Cambridge, the
Michael of Russia and
he Duke and Duchess of Connaught.
Sir Thomas Lipton's flotilla, consist
ng OF Shamrock III, Shamrock l, the
team yacht Erin and ocean tug Cruis-
Ter, whose combined crews number 10
men, sailed from Gourock, Scotland,
Thursday, for Sandy Hook, n Y
Great crowds of people bade them fare
veil and the cup challenger was given
great sendoff. Sir Thomas Lipton's
asst message to the flotilla was Every
hing possible will be done to uphold
he honor of the old flag and carry 1t
o victory. 1t is the determination of
II to merit the signal Well done,
shamrock. ~
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain's
policy is the all-prevail
ng topic Of discussion in English pol
tics. His masterful assertion that he
7ould make reciprocal trade between
be mother country and her colonies the
uestion of the hour has been sensa-
ionally fulfilled. If indications show
hat Mr.. Chamberlain is likely to have
be country at his back general cleo
ion at the end of this year is extreme
= probable. The only practical devel-
pment likely to occur in the near flu
lre is a series of political speeches
rom the leaders on both sides. All
gns point to campaign on lines of I
versus free trade, which is =
kelly to destroy party lines almost as 4
'uch as did the home rule question.