The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-06-29

escaped from an asylum. 1t appears that Carno
himself furnished the assassin with an oppor
tunity. The crowd pressed as closely as the
guards would permit around the carriage, anc
the president sair: LET some of them shake
hands with me-" The assassin was one of the
last to reach the carriage. He seized the pres
dents right hand with his left, and held 1t firmly
till he plunged the dagger with heavy down
ward blow into his victims abdomen. The pres
dent fell back without a cry. The moment his
hand was released he said in faint voice, 81
am wounded" and quickly became unconscious.
The desperate measures resorted to by the sur.
geOns seems strange to laymen. The president
was in state of collapse and almost pulseless
when the doctors examined the little external
hemorrhage. The mouth of the wound had been
| closed by a eliot of blood and there was evident
internal bleeding. DIR Poucet introduced his fin
ger. A squirt of blood followed Ice and other
agents failed to control it. The surgeons quick
ly opened the abdomen by two large incisions,
found that the wound was horrible one the still
leto had penetrated the liver FIVE inches, ana as
shown by the autopsy the aortic vein was sey-
cred and one bone was broken. 1t was Impossible
to use anasthetics and the pain of the operation
aroused the president "You hurt me fearfully
Do let me aione," he exclaimed feebly. The
operation was finished In less than an hour
after the blow was struck. the patient again be-
came unconscious.
The Plague In China.
The plague now raging in China is undoubted
ly filth disease, for 1t made its first appearance
and has been most virulent in the dirtlest ana
prevails. Hong Kong is being rapidly depopu-
lated by 1t and by the flight of the people One
report gives the number of deaths in that region
alone as over 100000. Nine out of ten of the ma
tives attacked with the disease die, while for,
eigners seem to escape. The progress of thel
plague is rapid three days is usually the time
between the coming down of the native patient
with the disease and his death, while week is
an unusual duration.
Abdul Aziz's Uncle submits.
II is announced from Fee that Muley Ismai
the late Sultan's Oldest brother, has announced
his submission to the soveignty of his nephew.
tect them from brigands the houses of Europeans
are guarded by troops. A revolt of the Mittious.
81 tribe has been put down by the Sultan's forces
who killed large number of the tribesmen.
Plot to Kill the Gar.
The police have discovered mines under the
which the ear will pass in going to attend the
inaugural ceremonies of the church erected in
commemoration of the railway disaster at
Borke. HisOmajesty would also take this route /
IN going tn the military manevers. rigid In. |
vestigation IL being made. The ear has post
poned his journey TO Borke.
The further exploration of the Albion Goa
mines near Pont-y-Pridd, Glamonganshire,
Wales, in which an explosion look place Satur-
lay. has shown that the disaster was far beyond
anything imagined saturday night. The number
Of dead is 25l. Many of the dead bodies were
mangled beyond recognition.
Fire did about 100000 damage in the Fins
bury district at London Thursday evening, In
; hich y commercial houses and factories were
destroyed. Virtually, the whole section bound
ii by Castle Leonard and Tabnacle streets and
lily road was destroyed.
All advices received at Washington. ID c, indi.
ate an imminent prospect of the outbreak of
ctve hostilities between Japan and China
These countries have been several times the
erge of war since 1879. but IL now seems as III
ostilities could no longer be averted. and there
ppears q possibility that Corea may be made
he battle ground. The claim which China has
lways set up. OF suZerainty over Corca while at
he same time disclaiming responsibility for
orcan action. has been a fruitful source of i'll
ceiling. Both China and Japan are sending
noops to Corea. but the numbers stated in
ispaiches from Shanghai thought TO be eN-
ggegafed- Telegram received az the Japan
Sc legation saturday. however, Indicates that
he situation IN Corea l. serious