The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1893-03-24
REVIEW OF THE WEEK.
OLD WORLD.

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Another of the FrIghtful Tales from Russia
| A borrowing tale of suffering and dealt
among Russian conv'cts on their way to exll
In Siberia has Just come across the sea. Thu
guards started with 374 persons sent.nced Il
exile for political and other 0ffenses. The,
were overtakcn by heavy snow storm
which soon became deep and drifted tn
roads, making marching welInigh impossible
or the 374 that started. but ninety-One reach
ed their destination. The weaker ones drop
ped by the waysids, unable to longer drudge
through the snow and carry the heavy cbain
| with which they were fastened to Others
thus carrying them down also, to be left Il
die. In this unfortunate party were sly
women and four children. 1t Is one of tht
most frighttul of the many terrible tales from
the ream OF the car.
The Panama Convictions.
The French jury In the prosecution of the Pan
anna canal cases give Its verdict yesterday
Charles de Lesseps Is found guilty of having
works. NJ. Baihaut is found guilty, of course
he having made confession In open court, n pro-
ceeding as tai TO De Lesseps as to himself
The only one besides who is convicted is NJ
Blondin who acted as 60 between for the other
two. u the rest who were on trial, including
| a director OF the canal company,a senator, an
X-dcputy and several deputies arc acquitted.
The legal result of this trial. therefore, does
rot incriminate any Republicans now in office.
The only persona convicted we're those who ad.
mitted their guilt. The chief reason for putting
Senator Beral and the deputies on trial appears
to- have been that their names appeared, In
whole or In part, on the stubs of Baron Rel.
nach's checks for the amounts they were alleged
to have corruptly received. The defendants
made excuses. more or less ingenious. for hav-
Ing received the money. Beral said that he had
done valuable work rs an engineer for the late
Baron Reinach In various railway and mining
enterprises 8. and that the 10000 francs repre-.
scented his cOmpen sation. To this the prosecu.
ton objected that Beral was unable to give any
specific statement of the services which he had
for years before receiving payment In a lump
sum, just about the time the Panama lottery
bonds bill was before the senate. Deputy Dugue
de la Fauconnerie told rather different story
about the $4,000 francs he had rec lived. He was
interested In syndicate with Baron Reinach,
he said. and the money represented his share In
the profits. Deputy Gobron. who was paid
20,O00 francs, stated in explanation that he sol
to Reinach SEINE shares In tannery. Deputy
Proust told how he had invested $3.50 francs
with the Baron In a speculation. and realized
1880 france. making up the 20, 900 francs given
to him by Reinach. Ex Deputy Sons LEROY
produced documents to show that he had only
re.invested his wifes dowry when he put no.
900 francs into the bank, after changing his vote
on the Panama bill.
Great Loss of Life and Property in the New
Hebrides.
A hurricane, March 6, swept over the New
Hebrides islands and New Caledonia, destroying
many villages and causing grs at loss OF life.
New Caledonia forms with DeighborDg Islands
the most important penal colony of France, and
particulars are anxiouslv awaited rs to the de.
structioD of life and properly at N0umea and
other points. The New Hebrides have but few
Inhabitants, but among these are missionaries
from America and Europe. Tho hurricane WAS
the worst one ever experienced in the region.
1T ragged necessarily for three days and the rain
fall was enormous. Half of New Caledonia is
Hooded. In Tcho alone 10 persons were drown
Most of the settlers were ruined.
Another dynamite outrage was attempted Sat
urday at Palasso Altiere, the headquarters of
Guerilla Ncbili, one Of the military organiZa
lions whose duty II is TO attend the Pope y
boy who was passing the Palasso Altiera saw
mass of what he at first thought was mortar
lying upon the steps of the palace. ABe at once
stamped out the fire and then mott fed the police.
The police have been warned from some I'm
known source that attempts would be made TO
cause explosions In various parts OF the city.
Another warning was received later that fur
ther attempts would shortly be made to cause
explosions.
Great anxiety is felt In Rome over the eXplc-
sion Tuesday Mt the residence of Marquis Sac
chotu, grand marshall of the papal court.
second attempt was made with lighted fuse in
q house in the Via Dello Quattro Fountaine.
An Anabaptist fanatic has been arrested in
Latrig, government OF Saralofr, Russia, for hav
ing murdered girl Of fourteen years. AT the
end of his sermon on his power to raise the dead
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her parents, in order that he might demonstrate
his pretended obility to bring her back to life
After his prayers and eXbortations had con
tinuedsfor two hours the parents OF the girl be-
came convinced that he was an fmposter and
complained to the authorities, who locked him
up.
terrible fire at st Sebastian. SPAIN Saturday
caused the loss of II lives. a keg of spirits eX-
plOded and spread the fire to the adjoining
houses, which were densely tenanted. AL the
occupants we're sleeping and the flames were
families on the top floor of four story mouse
were suffocated in their beds. Fifteen persons
jumped from the windows. Ten of them were
killed and three received mortal injuries.
Mayor Alexejef, was shot Tuesday at Moscow
10 the city nall by man named Adrinofr, who
before shooting, renroached the mayor with dis
honesty and oppression Of the people Adriu-
OF was captured. His motive IL not known. The
police believe he is insane. Mayor AleXpjeT
cannot i've He has been In Office eight years.
paOer in Rome says thatan inquiry has been
ordered 10 ascertain the facts conce rning the re-
cent death OF DR.. Ceccarelli, the pope's phvsi- |
ne was poisoned al the Instance of his reltiyes |
md a woman belonging TO one OF the Oldest !
Catholic families In Italy.
Religious riots have broken ont in Annoy. |
Many native Christians have been tortured and |
. few killed. The English missionary was at. |
acked and barely saved his life by flight.
The funeral of NJ. Ferry, In Paris, was cele- |
.brated with great pomp and ceremony. The |
deputies voted 90 600 francs to defray the ex >
'enses, the entire military garrison of Paris at |
ended as & military escort, and the funeral ora /
ion was delivered by NJ. Ribot.