The Washington herald., 1909-07-18
Foreign.

BY means OF a bold and skinfuuy exc
cuted maneuver and feint which diverted
the hired Cossocks defending Teheran.
the Persian capital. the main body of the
revolutionary conSututionalists under the
leadership OF Sipahdar and Sardarasad
marched into the city OF the Shah with
out encOuntering serious opposition.
Tuesday and proceeded to enforce their
demands for parliamentary reform az the
point of the bayOnet. Demonstrations
10 the west Of Teheran had been made
in the morning sufficient 10 attract the
attention of the Cossacks who made a
sOrJie without the gates While this was
going on the greater part OF the rebel
army made a detour and entered the
northern gate into the foreign quarter
The leaders took mp their quarters IN the
old parliament building and the COssacks
were completely cut of from their base
IN Artillery Square. The revOlutioniStS
were received with great enthusiasm By
the populace as they entered the city and
several thousand citizens were enrolled
and armed on the spot Feeling against
all Russians was running high and every
effort was made 10 prevent the rapid
progress Of the Russian relief force
which had reached Hasvin. eighty-six
miles from the capital The fate Of the
Shah hung IN the balance while royalists
troops held possession Of Artillery Square
In the heart OF the city.
The popular outbreak OF anger in Bo-
livia when II became known that Presi-
dent Alcorta had decided as arbitrator
the boundary dispute in favor of Peru
became 80 great that riots broke out in
la Paz and other cities SO that the per
sonal safety Of the Peruvian and Argen-
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government Of Bolivia before accepting
the award wanted TO know the reasons
on which l. was based For insults said
70 have been committed against the
Argentine minister at La Paz. Senior
FOnseca. the government at BuenOs
Ayres demanded immediate satisfaction
and apology. lacking which Fonseca left
the country Tuesday. At Lima troops
had 20 be called on 10 protect the Bolivian
and Argentine legations from hostile at
tacks.
Acting President Holguin. Of Colombia
telegraphed from BogOta that the hand
ful Of rebels who had seized BarranqulIla
and certain river boats had surrendered,
and that peace prevailed throughout the
country Gen. Ortiz. who had captured
several gunboats, found himself isolated.
The passage OF the amended scheme Of
taxation was effected in the German
Reichstag on the 10th by a combination
of Clericals and Conservative, and on the
next day the retiring chancellor. Won
Buelow. named his successor az the re-
quest OF the Emperor. He recommended
Dr. Won -HOllWeg who has been
serving as vice-chancellor and minister
Of the interior The Emperor came 70 the
capital Tuesday. 10 attend personally to
the change in the Office OF chancellor
As passed the budget provides about
Slz5. .000.JCo in new taxes. Higher rates
are imposed on beer, tobacco. and brandy
wines coffee and tea. Also a stamp tax
for checks was added and a higher tax
for issues OF new stock and bonds and a
tax on real estate transfers, while il was
resolved that a bill for a tax on the un-
earned land values should be introduced
not later than April !, 1911. The inheri-
tance tax had failed owing to the oppo-
sition Of the Conservatives. The National
Liberals. Radicals. and Socialists voted
against all the bills
AT Frankfort. Germany. on the 10th.
there was opened the first international
air navigation exposition TO continue for
100 days. All sorts Of balloons, planes.
and gliders were represented.
Last OHuQd1 AT Geneva. foWliHeFifiIlQs
the ten DAYS celebration Of the 4oGth
anniversary of the birth Of John Calvin
closed with a historic pageant repre-
senting the growth Of science and re-
ligiOn in the fifteenth and sixteenth cen
tUries. Representatives OF the principal
nations were there. The corner stone Of a
reformation monument was laid, the
money for il having been subscribed from
all nations. 1t viii stand in front of the
Geneva University. More than 200 uni
versities were represented.
When arraigned in court. Nadia Lao
Dhingra. the Hindu student who killed
Sir CurZOn Wyllie and Dr. Lalcaca made
a carefully prepared statement In justi-
fication Of his act He said that If Il
was patriotic for Englishmen 10 fight
against a German irvasion. then he was
justified in fighting against the British
who had invaded his land and who were
responsible for the murder OF S0.00O.O00 Of
his countrymen within the last fifty
years. and who had robbed the country
Of $500, 100000 a year. He hoped he would
be sentenced to death. for In that case
the vengeance Of his people would lie
the greater he would not retain counsel
TO defend
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