The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-10
Foreign.

WHILE the torpedo boat " Aquilla " was
undergoing trials at Spezzia, Italy, last
week Thursday, her boiler exploded, kill
ing five men and injuring thirteen. The
vessel was wrecked.
The typhoon season has begun, and war
ships cannot remain on the south coast of
Formosa. The foreign residents are in a
critical position. The gunboats there have
been ordered to assist them ia every way
possible.
LORD RosEBERRY is inclined to talk. In
letter to the secretary Of the Mdloth ian
Liberal Association he says: THE late
Cover nment was overthrown by vote of
censure, which was petty but fatal. 1t is for
Scotland, Ireland, Wales and the north of
England to consider whether they will al
low their interests TO remain in perma n emit
subsection to a hereditary and irresponsible
chamber, With the echoes of Mr. Glad
stones eloquent and venerable voice still
ringing through the lowlands, lido not doubt
their response"
A DESTRUCTIVE fire in the northern part
of the city of Paris occurred last week
Thursday. 1t broke out in the military
equipment works in the Rue Rochechouart,
in the northern part of the city, and ex-
tended to the buildings on Rue Petrelle to
the north and Rue Coueorcet to the south.
The immense builo ing on the latter street
devoted to the manufacture OF gas
meters was destroyed, Altogether eight
buildings. including several dwellings,
were burned. The loss is fully 1,25O0O0
francs, and two tiremen and dozens OF civil
ians were severely hurt. President Faure
has donated 1000 francs and the municipal
council 900 francs for the relief of the suf-
ferers. The origin of the fire is unknown.
INTELLIGENCE has just been received that
during the early part OF June the Protest
ant and Catholic mission property at Chen
Tu, KiAtng and Yochou was utterly de-
stroyed The smaller cities have suffered
similarly. The officials refused protection
until the mob had completed their work.
IL was obviously an organized aud system
attic attack upon the Christians, with the
viceroy of Szechuan the leader of the mob.
There were no lives lost, but many foreign
ers are seriously threatened. 1t was an
outrage of unprecedented magnitude, so far
as concerns the amount of property de-
stroyed The missions have been estab-
lished there for $50 years and number
10000 converts. There were many women
among the missions.
In his farewell address to his Midlothian
constituents in connection with his retire
ment from political life, Gladstone said.
" 1t is beyond question that the century now
expiring has exhibited since the close OF its
first quarter period of uneXampled activ-
ity, the changes of which, taken in the
mass, have been in the direction of true and
beneficial progress. An overwhelming pro-
portion Of the refor ms within this period
have been effected by the direct action of
the liberal party and by the direct action of
such statesmen as Peel and Canning, who
were ever ready to meet odium or TO forfeit
power for the public good. In all of the fif-
teen parliaments in which l have served,
the people of Scotland have decisively ex-
pressed their convictions in favor of this
wise and temperate policy, aud trust hat
the electors of Midlothian will continue to
lead the people of Scotland for the future as
they have in the past"