The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-10-03

Berlin specialist, has been summoned to
Spaba.
Sixty houses in the city OF Blaszeki, Rus
sian Poland, where the cholera is making
fearful ravages, were set on fire last week
and completely destroyed. Many Of the in
mates of the houses who were suffering
with the disease we're burned to DEATH
THE Italian government is much en-
bsrrassed over a threatened lawsuit to re-
cover the documents distracted from the
archives during the co-Romana trial.
Premier Crispi will prevent the suits II pos
sible, as many scandals will arise II the mat
ter comes to trial.
LATE advices from Rome would indicate
that Signor Crispi, the Italian premier, Is
ready TO concede. any of the vatican's de-
mands which will not Interfere with the
maintenance of the quirinaPs sovereignty
over Italian soil. The temporal power Of
the pope, however, Is one thing which Italy
will never concede.
THE Tong Haks, a powerful religious
sect, and the one that caused the first out
break in Corea, have attacked the Japanese
at Taku. Re-enforcements have been sent
from Seoul TO assist the Japanese force at
Taiku. The Tong-Haks are the most bitter
of any Of the Coreans against foreigners
and constitute the most powerful religious
element in the country.
AN agent of the opposition in Nicaragua
placed "a dynamite bomb under the barracks
in Grenada recently. Its explosion caused
great damage to the barracks and to houses
in the vicinity. General Rivas, the com
mander, General Escalon and large num-
Der of soldiers were wounded. 1t is thought
that the explosion was premature, and that
it WIS Intended to be the signal for gem
eral uprising against the administration.
The grand jury of the District of Column
bia has found indictments against II. o.
Havemeyer and John E. Searies of New
York and A. l.. Seymour of Washington.
The two New Workers are indicted for con-
tributing to campaign funds, national and
local. The indictments were found by
Havemeyer's refusal to open his books to
the congressional committee. Seymour re-
fused TO disclose any facts to the committee
regarding stock purchased or sold to his
firm, and is also indicted
w. L WILSON of tariff fame has been de.
| livering speeches at the London chamber
of commerce, and the London Times has
this to say of his speech: Tariff reform
seems so far from being certain to 90 for
ward by its own impetus as to stand in
need of all the efforts of its supporters and
clearer views on their part of what they
mean. We do not expect any decisive over
throw of protection until it is confronted
with real free trade-a policy which seems
to have very few avowed adherents among
political men in the United States"
The NoUesti, a leading newspaper of st.
Petersburg, urges the European powers to
intervene between China and Japan for the
purpose of restoring the status quo ante,
and to restrain the principals from renew
ing hostilities for a long time to come.
This paper advises that Great Britain and
France jointly occupy China, declaring that
in doing so they will render an immense
service to civilization, in whose cause China
has done nothing. Moreover, such move
ment would rescue China from inevitable
decay 1t is unworthy of Europe it adds,
to tolerate any longer the persistent pillage
of the dwellings of Europeans, the massacre
OF missionaries and the violation of com
mercial interests.
A NAVAL expert has this to say in the
London Times of the war in Corea: "Jap-
greatest import Chinas fleet is virtually
transport force in any direction. There
are two principal courses for them to pur-
sue: First, to strike direct for Pekin; and
second, to occupy Formosa. Either course
is more probable than march to Moukden.
1t seems certain that % 900 Japanese could
take Pekin, when Japan could obtain, so
far as China is concerned, any terms she is
likely to demand On the other hand the
time available is very short, owing to the
approach of winter, and the venture, though
not impracticable, would be very risky. A
force of 10000 would suffice to occupy For.
mosa, and a descent upon that island is
certainly among the immediate possibilities
Japan seeks TERRITORIAL expansion, and For
mosa offers obvious advantages"