The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-07-18
FOREIGN IN BRIEF.

POPE LEO has been obliged of late to take
a repose from audiences, owing to i'll health.
He is anxious about himself and assures his
attendants that they will find him dead
some morning.
MANY persons in Paris who have been
known to be anarchists have written to the
police during the past week renouncing
anarchism and requesting that their names
be erased from the lists of suspects.
THE United States steamer Chicago was
in collision with tank steamer near Ant
werp last week. Both vessels were badly
injured above the water line. The Chicago
was anchored at the time of the collision.
A PoNTooN bridge at Lewis, p. O., on
which six hundred pilgrims for st. Anne
were standing gave way last week precipi-
tating all Of them into the water All ex-
cept one woman were rescued alive
Two violent earthquake shocks were felt
at Constantinople last week Much damage
was done and many lives were lost in the
Stamboul quarter Two disastrous fires oc-
CURED aud the telegraph service was COM
pletely Frustrated. Each shock lasted
twenty seconds, and was preceded by a low
rumbling noise.
WHILE the Prince of Wales was driving
in London last week drunken man forced
his way through the crowds which lined
the roadway and was successful in reach.
ing the princes carriage. The man as
sumed a menacing attitude and INDUCED in
threatening language, but was quickly
seized by detectives and prevented from
doing anything worse.
A YEARLY subsidy of $3.50, 600 has been
granted by the Canadian parliament for a
fast Atlantic steamship service to ply
weekly between Halifax or st. John and
Great Britain in the winter months and
Quebec and port in England during the
summer months. Two offers have been re-
ceived, one from the Allan Company, and
the other from the Furness Company. 1t
is estimated four steamers will cost two
millions.
THE anti.anarchist bill was passed last
week by the Italian chamber of deputies.
Premier Crispi's final plea for the bill was
greeted with cheers by an overwhelming
majority of the chamber. He appealed to
the deputies to give the government ade-
quate means of defending society against
enemies. The bill was passed eventually
by vote of 23l to 26. Both houses of the
Cortes at Madrid, Spain, have passed a
similar measure for the punishment of an
archists and for the suppression of an
archism.
In commenting upon the strikes in this
country, the London Times says, editorially
Debs and his coadiutors have done as
much to harm the industries of America in
a week as the confederate armies did in
months. In fact, this has been a fore
taste of such strike as Bebel the German
socialist, must desire to see universal. 1t
was something akin to the bomb of the DO
litical assassin, mischief for mischief's sake,
the destruction of capital even if no good
results were TO follow, an attempt to disor-
ganize and demoralize industry"
The investigation which the Mexican
government has recently been conducting
regarding the post-ofce department of the
City of Mexico and other parts of the repub.
lie has revealed a startling condition of af-
fairs, and there has been a wholesale dis
charge of dishonest officials. 1t has been
shown that the City of Mexico post-ofiice
has been Systematically robbed of sums of
money which in the aggregate amount to
over 100000. The shortage OF the post
master, Manuel Nava, amounts to over
$4,000, and that of the cashier of the office
to S14, 000 Six employees of the city postal
bureau have also been arrested. Their
shortage amounts to a considerable sum.
THE American wheelmen did great work
in the races at Velodrome de la Seine
France, last Sunday. Harry Wheeler was
second in the race for the Liege prize. which
was won by Louvet. The match between
Zimmerman and Barden, which was the
event OF the day, was won in fine style by
the American. In the first heat of one
mile, Zimmerman finished five lengths in
the lead. Barden gave up the second heat
of five miles, after clearing but two miles,
and Zimmerman made the rest alone, his
time for the total distance being IL minutes
80 2-5 seconds. Zimmerman won in the
final heat In the race of 1000 meters for
the Valenciennes prize, Harry Wheeler FIN
ished second.