The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-01-16

bridge was carried away. In some of the
Western States there were heavy snow-falls.
Foreign.
Mr.. GLADSTONE will go to Rome in Feb
ruary.
THE Nile is now lower than ever before
recorded.
THE new Italian loan amounts to S120,-
100000 at five per cent.
No disturbances have yet occurred at the
canal works in Panama.
SARDoU, the noted French dramatst, has
disposed of two new plays for production in
New York
NJ. PAsrEUR has resigned the secretary
ship of the Partisan Academy of Sciences
on account of ill-health.
A GREAT fire occurred last week Thursday
in Paris. The school buildings in the
eleventh district were destroyed.
PRINCE BISMARCK is in Berlin. He in
tends to take part in the coming debate in
the Reichstag on East African affairs.
REPORTS concerning the condition of the
king of Holland are greatly exaggerated.
Though i'll, he is still able to transact bust
ness
The Royal College of Surgeons of Lon
don has censured Sir Morrell Mckenzie for
publishing his book on the case of Emperor
Frederick.
DURING parade of Afghan troops at
the amer Int missed his aim He was
promptly executed
HvpporrrE tbe insurgent Hav+ian nam
eral, is getting the best of the government
forces and has repeatedly defeated Pres-
dent Legitime's army.
The Cunard steamer " Umbria - made
Ihe passage from NE" horh 10 broWh eau
last week IN SIX days, TWO hours ana Iorty-
nVe minutes, oeaUlng the previous record by
nearly two hours.
Nj. JACQUES has been selected by the re-
publicans as the candidate to contest against
General BOulanger the vacant seat in the
chamber of deputies. The socialists have
lndorsed Boulanger'
THE bomb fiend tried to blow up the royal
palace at Madrid last week. A petard was
exploded under the main stairway, but be-
yond smashing all the windows, little dam
aye was uoiie anu no one was lhJureu'
MwANGA, king of Uganda, Africa, has
been dethroned by his body-guard and
thrown into prison. His brother, klwewa
was made king in his stead. The revolu-
ton was followed by bloody outbreak OF
Alaos against missionaries
PRINCESS LIEvEN, while sleigh-ridlng at
Charko1i, kussla, had a miraculous escape
from death. The sleigh was struck by
tram While crossing a railroad track and
the coachman instantly killed Inc princess
was hurled TO the middle OF the track ana
her
Two prominent London artists-Stott and
w nlStler-pecaihe lhVolVed IN quarrel IN
aciup-roolh one uay idsC week anu aiter IN
uulgihg IN mutual exchange OF compl-
mehts hIsuler kicheu ototl OUT OF uhe
room. oto!, wants satlslactiqn ana the TWO
worthles VIII propaply go 10 france TO hght
III OUT c
oonsieSs
TUESDAY, JANUARY On the senate the
amendments being rejected. The fill
busterers again won in the house on almotion
to commit the resolution to change the rules
so as to facilitate business.
WEDNEsDAy.-Int the senate the amend
ment to the tariff hill putting coal ON the
free list was overwhelmingly defeated
- In the house the entire session was
wasted in filibustering.
THuRsnAv senate disnosed of ahont
twelve nages Of the tariff iii 49, Moth
inc vas done in the house the friends nf
the OkIaboma hin nersistinG in tbeir deter.
mination IN nrevent ali leoislation mill the
bonse consents to consider that measure
hoo traah suh uo Str'ol az ,a trne i Ge
oS ~ toiff XII an6 ,ada d',.iahi at ono
baif oent nn,n Cd" GnnsT,l SaymaT .asti Ga
in regard 70 affairs in samoa hafore tba
nomWittea On foraion reiati"ne DcIo-o IN Tn
tba hnnse Mr. WeaUer nv diiatnrv ,notiona
snd 6iihnstaring tactics 1r.vented tbe trans,