The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-02-14

week Wednesday. 1t declared that Great
Britain has acted in Newfoundland, Egypt,
Madagascar, the Soudan and Siam as though
the world belonged to her, and that the time
for an explanation from Great Britain is APP
preaching.
DISPATCHES have been received confirm
ing the report of an engagement between a
body of the British military police and a
French force in the interior OF Sierra Leone,
in which six Of the French troops were
killed. According to the dispatches, the
French were the aggressors, having attacked
the British
WILLIAMS, the socialist leader, addressed
another mass meeting of the unemployed in
London last week. He repeated his incen-
diary speech, and again threatened that il
the police interfered with the demonstra-
ton proposed to be held on Saturday, they
would be blown up. He delivered long
harangue, in the course OF which he said
that men without work had a perfect right
to be dangerous.
AT q parliamentary dinner given last
week in Berlin by Count Won Caprivi, EN-
peror William was present and made a
happy address on the Russian treaty, in
which he said: "The favorable terms
granted to us in the treaty which was signed
to-day are entirely due to the personal in
tervention OF his majesty the czar-to his
well-knowu strong love Of peace, The treaty
bears evidence throughout OF that love,
which has been strong enough to overthrow
the vigorous resistance OF the manufacture
ing and commercial interests Of Russia"
POPE LEo's encyclical, which will appear
February Is, makes no reference to the po-
litical situation. In the document, the pope
thanks Christendom for the manifestations
done on the occasion of his jubilee. These
manifestations, he says, prove the vitality of
the church and the prestige OF papacy. He
refers to his aged life, and says he prays for
! the world the blessings of peace, In reply
to letter from the bishop OF Lege the pope
has written thanking him for his recent let
ters on the social question, which, the pope
declares, is the leading question of the day.
A REPORT on the beet-sugar industry of
Sweden has been sent to the state depart
ment at Washington by Mr.. Thomas, the
United States minister to Sweden. He
says the greatest marvel in Swedish agri-
culture is that that far northern country
produces sugar in large amount; that the
production OF sugar has increased more rap
idly in the last dozen years than any other
product of the soil, and that il the present
rate Of increase continues for three years
| longer Sweden will furnish sufficient sugar
| for its own people and have surplus for
export into the markets of the world.
THE sultan of Morocco received, last
week, deputation from the Spanish gov
eminent, and listened to their demands for
reparation for the attacks made upon the
| Spanish at Melilla by Riffans. The sultan,
in the presence Of the officials and prom
inent inhabitants, listened attentively to
the demands of the Spanish government,
and then replied, saying he regretted the
attacks that had been made upon the Span
iards by the unruly tradesmen. He prom
Used that he would inflict the most terrible
punishment upon them, and guaranteed
that Spain would receive ample satisfaction
for their attacks