Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 81, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 June 1907 — FROM FOREIGN LANDS. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FROM FOREIGN LANDS.

Notwithstanding the mobilization of a large Mexican army along the Guatemalan border within the past few weeks, the government of President Cabrera continued in its defiant attitude toward the demands made by President Diaz of Mexico. Intrenchmente had been thrown up by„the Guatemalan army, so as to command the town of Ocos, on the Mexican border. The Mexican government has begun the massing of troops along the border of Guatemala, armed witib Mausers and Maxims, and it Is understood that President Diaz and leading officials of Mexico sympathize with the insurrection against President Cabrera of Guatemala. Diaz is determined to stop the turmoil on his border and bring Guatemala to terms for the murder of Gen. Barillas while under the protection of the Mexican government '

The unrest which was evident in many parts of China has now broken into open rebellion in the province of Kwangtung, where several large towns have been attacked by the rebels, the residents being plundered and the public buildings destroyed. The movement differs from the Boxer outbreak of 1900, in that it is directed against the ruling dynasty, and not against the foreigners. Riots were especially severe in the Swatow district, and 10,000 rebels, known as triads, took the field, headed by Gen. Sun, former taotai of Nanking. At Wong Kong every official was killed, while the German mission at Lien Chow was destroyed. The Royal Geographical Society of London announces that an accurate survey of the mountains of the Moon in East Africa shows that the greater and mon important part of them lie in the Congo Free State, or on the Belgian side of the thirtieth meridian. This would bring Lake Albert Edward, which was named for King Edward when he was Prince of Wales, under Belgian jurisdiction, King Leopold is not disposed to make any concessions in view ot recent English attacks upon his Congo policy. It is expected that the mountains and water courses -will be renamed. The present geography of the section was based upon inacurate surveys of certain explorers who bad little knowledge of scientific veyingPremier Stolypin addressed the douma in response to a challenge from the socialists and members of all the k!ft parties, numbering over half the body, remained outside during the discussion of the recent conspiracy against the life of the Czar. A resolution condemning terrorism was then offered by the constitutional democrats and passed. Recently the police raided the committee rooms of the radical members of the douma, and thia canoed great feeling. _ The radical leaden any that the stories of the conspiracy wore faked in order to discredit the radicals in the douma.