The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-04-10
Foreign.

HAVANA has nearly 100 cases of yellow
fever, mostly Spanish soldiers Americans
are leaving the island as fast as possible.
The steamer "Terrinova arrived at St.
John, n F., last week, from the seal fishery,
with 10000 skins. The outlook is said to
be good for an aggregate catch this season
of 100000
FRANCE has determined to strengthen her
navy. Two ironclads will be launched this
year, and six in 1896, three of which will be
of more than 10000 tons. The number Of
first, class government cruisers is also to be
increased
TUSCANY has been repeatedly shaken by
earthquakes during the past week. AT
TrediZio dozen honses collapsed Seven
dead bodies have been removed from the
ruins and eight persons are missing. AT
Montepulicann, central Italy, two persons
were killed and ten or twelve were injured
The earthquakes have been accompanied
by heavy rains. The government has sent
a geoogist to visit the places where the
shocks were most violent.
PHYSICIANS living south of the Canadian
boundary line have recently been prohib-
tied from attending patients in Canada. 1t
is assumed tn At this course is taken because
of an assumption of inferiority of the medi-
cal education received by these practition-
ers as compared with those educated in
Canada. AS a matter of fact, Consul
Twitchell says the scale of education for
medical students in the United States is far
higher than in the Province of Ontario
The British steamer Ethered," while
on her way from Boston to Port Antonio,
Jamaica, and when off Cape Moysi, Cuba,
was fred upon by Spanish gunboat. The
Ethelred" stopped and was boarded and
examined by officers of the gunboat, after
which she pro ,eeded on her voyage The
/" Ethered takes the same course through
the windward passage as that taken by the
" Allianca," and was stopped near the spot
fh.aA RraI
THE royal commission appointed two
years ago by the government of Canada to
report on the question of prohibition have
reported against it, and in doing so have
played into the hands of the government.
The liberal party favor plebis cite, and in
of submitting prohibition to the people will
be made plank in their platform. The
government derives $4,000 900 or $40, 900 600
revenue from the liquor traffic, which it
Is not disposed 10 surrender unless COM
PEELED to.
PEACE negotiations have been resumed
between the plenipotentiaries of China and
Japan. The armistice caused by the shoot
ing of Ii Hung Chang will expire April 20.
Should the plenipotentaries not have con-
cluded their peace negotiations by that
time the Japanese armies and navy will at
once resume their aggressions against China
and nothing, it is said, will check their vic
torious march to Pekin. This will be more
practicable at this season in view OF the
fact that the severity of the winter months
has passed, which will make military opera
lions in that empire much easier for the in.
vading armies than has been the ise dur
ing the past few months.
1T is officially stated that the number OF
Spanish troops in Cuba will aggregate 40
900 within thirty days. Upwards Of 1900
are now in Havana and 10 the different
provinces, and at least 10000 more will
leave Cadiz this month. The presence of
these reports, it is said, does not indicate
belief on the part OF the Spanish govern
ment that so great force is necessary to
crush out the Insurgents, but that they are
needed there because of difficulty Of finding
the insurgents. The latter are carrying on
guerrilla warfare, and are said not to ex-
coed 5000 at the utmost Their operations
are confined wholly to Santiago de Cuba,
which is filed with great mountain ranges
in which the insurgents find refuge when.
ever pursued by the Spanish troops, and
from which it is difficult to dislodge them.