The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-03-20

was killed outright ana no one else has been
found who was in the engine-room at the
time the accident occurred.
Foreign.
Henry GEORGE arrived in London last
week.
HENRY TIMBERLIK, the famous Italian
opera-singer, is dead.
The Servan cabinet has decided to re-
duce the army by one-half.
The French government allows the Due
ID Aumale to return to France.
THE Samoan conference will reopen at
Berlin before the close of the month.
SIXTEEN torpedo boats intended for the
German navy are now in course of construc-
ton.
LORD TENNYsoN, although long out of
danger, is making slow progress toward
recovery,
TWENTY persons were killed by an ex-
plosion in colliery at WreXam, England,
last week
ITALIAN emigration to Brazil continues.
Large numbers of emigrants are leaving
Italian ports weekly.
LAST week Thursday, Havana received
her new ruler, General Salamanca, with
great demonstrations.
QUEEN VICTORIA has approved the APP
pointment of Sir Julian Pauncefote as Brit
ish minister to the United States
PRIVATE letters from Zanzibar, eceived
at Berlin, state that Stanley, according to
native reports, is marching rapidly toward
tie east coast OF Africa.
MANY French anarchists have recently
gone to Geneva, Switzerland, and have
taken up their residence there. There pres
ence causes the authorities considerable un-
easiness.
LANDLORD CREAGH and his sister, of
County Glare, Ireland, while driving to
church, were fired upon by an unknown
person. A bullet took off the sisters nose.
Both are in critical condition.
REPORTS from Newfoundland state that
the issue of licenses to American fishermen
for the purchase of bait and supplies will
be refused this year, on account of alleged
violations of the terms of the licenses.
THE French parliament, after a rotous
debate, voted last Thursday to authorize
the prosecution of members who belong to
the patriotic league. AS a result of the
heated discussion three duels are imminent.
SIR CHARLES RUssELL's address in behalf
of the Parnelltes, on the reopening of the
commission, will probably be the most i'm
portant address on the Irish question deliv-
cred this genera ion. His friends say it will
take week to deliver it.
ATToRNEY-G WEBSTER announced
at the last session Of the Parnel commits
sion that the case of the Times was finished.
The court then adjourned until April .,
when the case for the defense will be pre-
scented by Sir Charles Russell.
The Spanish government has received
dispatches announcing the loss of the
steamer " Remus," which had a Spanish
military expedition on board. The vessel
was wrecked off the Philippine Islands.
Forty-two persons were drowned and 127
were saved.
A BANQUET was given, last week Wednes-
day evening, in honor of Mr.. Parnell at st.
James Hall, London. Mr.. Morley presided
and speeches were made by Mr. Parnell,
Sir Charles Russell and Mr.. Bradlaugh
Mr.. Parnell was received with tremendous
enthusiasm and made a notable speech,
attacking the tory government.
THE American Baseball teams played
two games in London, last week Tuesday
and Wednesday. A large and fashionable
audience was present at each contest.
Prince of Wales, and on Wednesday visited
parliament, accompanied by Mr. White,
secretary of the American legation.
THE missionaries of Zanzibar who were
recently captured by the insurgents have
been released upon the payment of 5000
to their captors. In addition to the ransom
money, the Germans surrendered twelve
slaves who had fallen into their hands. The
followers of Bushiri are retreating into the
interior. They seem to be inclined to enter
into negotiations with the Germans
THE report of Sir Charles Upper, high
commissioner for Canada in England, has
been published. Emigration to Canada last
year reached 49,l6S against A ,4O6 in 1887.
Last years emigration is composed as fol-
lows: English 26,7S0; Scotch, 1854; Irish,
2,791; foreigners, IA ,234. Sir Charles thinks
that the abandonment of the policy of as
sisted passages will not curtail the move
ment to Canada.
HENRY CAMPBELL, NJ p, private secre-
tary of Mr.. Parnell, has brought suit for libel
against the London Times. The case has
been set for a hearing and the trial will prob
ably take place in May. The suit is founded
practically on the opening speech made by
Attorney General Webster in the case of
O'Donnell against Walter and partly on a
leading editorial published by the TIneS on
July last. This suit is the first of a series
to be brought against that paper.
THE election held in the Barnsley division
of the West Riding of Yorkshire, to fill the
vacancy in the house of commons caused by
the retirement of Mr.. Courtney Stanhope
Kenny, liberal, resulted in the return of
Lord Compton, Gladstonian, who received
6,232 votes against 3,7Sl cast for his oppo-
nent Mr.. Bruce Wentworth, conservative.
AT the last election Mr.. Kenny received
5,425 votes and Mr.. Wentworth 2,9l7 The
result is disappointment to the Home
Rulers, as they had counted upon 4, 900 ma
Jorlty Tor Lord Compton instead OF the
2,45l actually polled.
ADvIcrs from Samoa state that there was
no basis for the sensational rumor of an en-
gagement between the United States man
of-war Nipsic and the German corvette
Olga" The German officials have en-
tirelX given up their aggressive policy The
proclamation of martial law has been pub
licly Withdrawn, and the Germans have
abandoned searching incoming vessels for
contraband articles. Both these steps have
met with the hearty approval of all foreign
residents at Apia, and have had "A quietng
effect. The German and American vessels
are still at Apia in readiness for any emer-
gency.
Washington Notes.
SENATOR EDMUNDs is chairman OF the
committee on the judiciary and Senator
Morrill, Of the finance committee.
LIEUTENANT- COLONEL THOMAS f. BARR
has reported at the war department and
assumed the duties of military secretary to
Governor Proctor.
EUGENE SCHUYLER, the nominee for assist
ant secretary of state, is at present in Italy
and is not expected to arrive in Washing
ton for at least "a month. Meanwhile,
Walker Blaine, whose nomination as so
licitor of the state department has been con-
tirmed is occupying the assistant secretary's