The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-23
VOL. Xxx. NO. 4.
REVIEW OF THE WEEK.
OLD WORLD.


American and English locomotive
re battling for the supremacy II
apan. with the American machine IL
he lead. 4 Baldwin engine haulet
b041, tons with an expenditure o
o4s pounds of coal, while the English
pnainr drew only 1915 tons with 3, LBS
bounds.
Republican Uprising in Spain.
If looks as though advantage was be
mo- taken of the despatch of large
1ndies of troops to Cuba to inauguratt
n active movement looking to tho
pverthrow of the monarchy and estab
bishment of republic in Spain. There
has been concert driving of Repub-
lean bands in the provinces of Val
sncia and Castelon De La Plana, i'm
Enediately north of Valeccia, and the
Government is taking active measures
aoainst it. A number of Republicans
made an attack upon the small town of
Chovar, taking the townsmen and civil
Guards by surprise. The mayor was
Captured and imprisoned and for a
/ time the place was entirely at the
mercy of the attacking party. They
seized all the arms inthe town and al
| SO all the money they could find.
Gondia. town of Valencia, was also
the scene of Republican demonstra-
ton. They cut the telegraph and
|telephone wires and their actions are
unknown. A band at Denia in Ali
cante attempted to make demonstra
|tion. but the local authorities dispers-
ed them.
Another Work of the Nihilists.
An explosion occurred Monday at the
artillery barracks at Toola. capital of
the government of that name in Russia.
Three hundred persons are said to
have been killed, including many of
ficers. The barracks are heap OF
ruins. An examination into the cause
of the explosion led to the discovery
that the barracks had been undermined
everywhere. Many excavations are
thought to have been made by persons
suspected of being implicated in the
outrage, which is supposed to have
been the work of nihilists.
The foundation stone Of the monu-
ment to Emperor William |. was laid
at Berlin Saturday. by his grandson,
Emperor William H.. with the most
impressive ceremonies.
Japan was visited by terrible storm
last week, which swept along the
shores of the inland sea and crossed
over the central districts to the main
land. Its track was marked every
where with great loss of life and DIES
truction of property, and the storm was
followed by a heavy rain. In undations
added their devastations to the havoc
wrought by the wind. 1t is calculated
that more than LOCO persons were
killed. Uzina. the military headquart-
ers. was completely swamped, and lG0
loaded boats belonging to the army
store department were sunk.
The trans Siberian railway has been
for distance of :, 200 miles, |
and Russia is pushing the work vigor-
lusy.
The line is destined to play an i'm
1ortant part in Russian operations in |
he East. and in that way it is expect
ID to make return for the big outlay, |
besides opening large area of rich ,
ands and bringing Siberian treasures
within reach of the markets.
Reports have been received from
tormosa stating that the japanese
lnder Gen. Kawsumra attacked Shin
.hika. an important city and the
of the leader of the Black
Gags were utterly routed, and the re-
oellion is virtually over.