The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-03-02

resolution in the Missouri house of repro
sentatives. A free fight ensued, and Swayne
was attacked on all sides. He laid out four
of his antagonists, and they were carried off
on stretchers.
WHEN Louis Becker OF Terre Haute, Ind,
went to his barn to hang himself he had as a
spectator one OF the young Beckers who was
in hiding to escape whipping his father
had promised him. After Becker had swung
himself off from a beam the lad cut him
down and scooted to avoid the thrashing he
was still in fear Of
Foreign.
Fritz ERBE and Dorothy Buntrock have
been arrested at Magdeburg, Germany,
charged with numbering two servant girls
for the purpose of robbery.
M. RouvIER has informed President Car
not that he has failed in his efforts to form
new cabinet for France. The prolonga-
ton Of the crisis is causing serious appre-
hension in business circles.
THE British steamships Forest Queen"
and Il" Loughbrow" colided in the North
sea, and every soul on board of the Forest
Queen" fifty four in all, went down with
the vessel. The other vessel was badly dam
aged.
A MASSIVE chimney sixty feet high fell on
the roof of flannel factory at Cleckheaton,
Yorkshire, Eng, just as the young women
operatives were leaving work. A number
OF the girls were buried under the debris,
and to add to the horror FIRE broke out in
the ruins Six persons were taken out dead
and many were INJURED. Twelve persons
are missing.
IT is England's turn now. Two of her
sailors have been killed by mob in Manos,
Brazil. number OF sailors from the war
ship " Trapher" went ashore in the evening,
and when they were returning to their YES
sci the next morning a body of soldiers
sought to arrest th' m. In the melee that en-
sued two sailors and one soldier were killed
outright, and number of the combatants
we're wounded.
GENERAL MIGUEL ENR1ouEz and his
brothers have been shot at Z4copa, Guate-
mals, and their deaths are alleged to be the
outcome OF a personal affair with President
Barillas, and that the latter, out OF revenge,
ordered him to be shot under pretext that
he was engaged in revolt. Hearing Of
this plot, Enriquez' two brothers joined
him at his hacienda and armed all the ser
wants. When Barllas' troops arrived they
met with fiercest resistance. Two Of their
officers were killed and eleven men killed
or wounded. General Enriquez, his broth
ers and two servants lost their lives and
three servants were wounded. General
Enriquez was the chief conservative candi-
date for the presidency.
THESE are exciting times in Germany.
The spirit OF discomfort is spreading
throughout the empire. This is significant,
coming so soon after the despotic utterances
of the emperor in which he arrogates to
himself the wisdom of the Almighty and OF
the sons of earth. Last Thursday afternoon
body OF 5000 or 1000 unemployed men
met in public square in Berlin, and passed
inf1ammatory resolutions, denouncing their
employers and the system Of government
which enabled the latter to grind the work.
ingmen. The police were unable to cope
with the mob. The cry was freely raised
"To the castel To the castle!" and the
Marsellaise was sung And on to the castle
they vent Again the police charged, and
wounded scores of the workingmen. A re-
treat then began, and soon developed into
flight and panic. About hundred pris-
oners were taken. The general opinion is
that the real struggle between the so-called
socia lists and the government is about to
begin.