The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-24
Foreign.

A PARTY that had gone out for pleasure
sail near Yarmouth, Eng, last week Thurs
day, was caught in a squall the boat at that
time carrying most of her canvas. The
boat capszed almost Immediately, and be-
fore aid could reach the scene six of the &C.
cupants were drowned.
AN agraran outrage occurred last Sun
day night at Dungarvan, County Water
ford, Ireland. While the care-taker of
farm whose tenants had been evicted was
sitting in his house with his wife, a num-
Der of shots were fred at them through the
windows. The man was fatally and the
woman dangerously wounded The latter,
badly hurt as she was, crawled two miles to
the nearest house to get assistance.
Ex-PREMIER STAMBULoFF OF Bulgaria died
last week Thursday from the effects of
wounds received at his attempted assassina-
ton. Madame Stambuloff charges the po-
lice with completely in the attempt to
murder her husband and has compelled the
public prosecutor and other officials, who
called when the wounded man was brought
home, to leave the house. Several arrests
have been made in connection with the
affair
THE assassination of Elk. Premier Stambu-
loft has caused a great sensation at Con-
stantinople. Serious events in Bulgaria are
looked for. 1t is predicted the whole east
ern question will be reopened. The Turks
are actively constructing earthworks at
Mustapha Pasha. in Roumelia and a noun
tain battery has been despatched to the U.s.
kub district. Troops have been sent from
Salonica to quell a reported instruction
| near Strumitza.
A SCENE of great excitement occurred in
| the chambers at Brussels, last week Thurs
day, when M. Dembelin, socialist, in the
| course of speech, declared that although
the Belgian royal family had come to Bel
GUM as poor as rats, they had become
enormously rich from the sweat of the poor
| of the country. A prolonged uproar en-
| sued and the president ordered M. Dembelin
to withdraw his words, but the deputy re-
fused to retract a single word.
WHILE Captain General Martinez Campos
was en- route, one day last week, from Man
zanillo to Bayanio, Cuba, escorted by de-
tachment of troops, large force OF in
surgents was met with. The rebels COM
prised the bands of Antonio and Jose Maceio
and other leaders. A severe battle took
place and the rebel loss was heavy. Gen.
| eral Santoildes, Of the government forces,
was killed. No details Of the battle can be
had, the government vigorously suppress
ing them.
The minister OF militia at Ottawa, P. O.,
was shown dispatch from Washington to
the effect that the United States govern
ment had secretly sent spies into Canada to
study the typographical conditions and
means of defence in event of invasion.
When asked If the government here had
any knowledge of this invasion, the min.
lister said: "I don't believe word of it
| There Is no necessity of sending spies over
here when every one is at liberty to come
and make his own surveys"
THE Dominion government has decided
to establish judicial tribunal, to which al
matters OF dispute regarding infractions Of
the customs laws will be referred, thus re-
lieving the board Of appraisers of this duty
An official of the customs department states
that 1t has been discovered that smuggling
from the United States into Canada Is in
creasing, and that the quantity of goods i'm
ported on fraudulent invoices is greater thai
ever before. 1t is with view to dealing will
these matters that the new court is to b,
created.
A SENSATION has been caused in CUSTOM
circles at Port Townshend, Wash, by tn,
receipt of cipher orders from the treasur.
department to exercise the closest watch o
} all vessels clearing from the sound TO
Hawaii and not to issue clearance paper
to any vessel bound there until 1t ha,
undergone a minute inspection by treasur,
} officials. The orders result from secret in
, formation received by the Hawaiian gov
eminent to the effect that another expedi
ton Is being fitted out on the sound for tn
> purpose of overthrowing the Dole gov
eminent.
, A MOST horrible case of youthful depra,
y ity is reported from Plaistow, a suburb {
3 London, Eng. Two boys, aged respectivel
thirteen and eleven years, were brought b.
q fore magistrate upon the charge OF havin
murdered their mother, and the accusatio
was substantiated by their own confessio
y of the crime. The boys killed their motht
r by stabbing her through the heart ten day