The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-07
Foreign.

THE English admiralty has ordered the
construction of three OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
capable of maintaining rate of speed of
thirty six land miles an hour. The inten-
ton is that these boats shall be the fastest
vessels of their kind af1oat
CAPTAIN. G ENERAL MARTINEZ CAMpos de-
sires to get all reinforcements into Cuba
before the equinoctial gales, with view of
beginning active operations early in Octo-
Der, and the government has called on Mar
quis Comillas, president of the Trans
Atlantic Company, to arrange for the em-
barkation between August 20 and Septem-
Der 10 Of force of infantry, cavalry, artil-
lery and engineers which will bring the to-
tai force in Cuba up to 10000 men.
THE finding of the coroner's jury in the
case Of Robert and Nathaniel Coombs, the
two bows who were accused OF having MUIR
last Saturday. The jury found verdict
of willful murder against Robert, the older
son, while Nathaniel was held as accessory
before the fact. The jury added a rider to
fiammatory and shocking literature be
stopped on the ground that it was answer
able for many crimes.
CHOLERA continues epidemic in Japan.
Twenty-seven places are infected. Up to
J1ly II the total number of cases was 7 ,305,
of which 1876 had proved fatal, death
rate of sixty per cent. There can be no
doubt that the type of the disease is very
virulent and in view of that fact the SUCCESS
attained up to the present time in prevent
ing the spread of the epidemic and curbing
its ravages reflects high credit on the sani-
tary precautions of the Japanese authorities.
The case against Lady Henry Somerset,
who refused the renewal of license for the
sale of liquor in a hotel situated upon her
estate, has been decided against her. The
Justice informed the lady that she must not
al ow her personal opinions to affect her
actions in her fiduciary capacity, she merely
holding her estate as a tenant for life, and
decided that the license should be renewed.
Inasmucb, however, as she had acted in
good faith, the court would allow her costs.
CARDINAL GIBBONS, who is now in Lon
don, is authority for the statement that
Pope Leo has expressed the warmest inter-
est in the American republic, as well as his
admiration of the material and intellectual
enterprise that characterized its people
The Pope, he said, had particularly COM
mended the people of the United States for
their love of law and order and the spirit Of
religion that was manifested in many phases
of public life, especially the great respect
shown by the people for the Lords Day.
Mr.. BAYARD, the United States ambas-
sador, and Mrs Bayard attended the an
nual festival of the Royal Normal College
for the Blind, held last week in London.
After inspecting lthe methods educational
appliances and work of the institution, Mr..
Bayard presided at the prize giving and
made speech, in which he expressed the
honor and pleasure he felt, as representa-
tive of the United States, in joining the peo-
Pile of Great Britain in such a beneficial
work He said that there were similar in
situations in the United States, but none
was superior to the Royal Normal College.
His countrymen would be gratified that he
should be the medium for expressing their
sympathy on such an occasion. At the con-
clusiOn OF the ambassadors address, Mrs,
Bayard presented the prizes and diplomas.