The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-03-25

Porte by the foreign embassies, has been ar
rested secretly and brought to CONSTANT
nople.
THE Italian press is very enthusiastic
over the statement made last week by
George N. CuTzon, under secretary, in the
British house of commons, in regard to the
British expedition into the Soudan. The
POpolo Romano says it is impossible to ex-
aggerate the importance of the statement.
For the first time, the paper says, the Brit
ish government proclaims to Europe her
q llegiance with Italy. In the senate mo-
tion supported by the Marquis di Rudini
thanking the British parliament for its sym
patty was passed amid great cheering.
DISPATCHES to Madrid from Havana state
! Tia at the fight near Candelaria, in the west
ern province of Cuba, was the most severe
til at has occurred for several weeks. The
| insurgents, 4, 600 strong, made dashing at
! tack upon the Spanish artillery, completely
surrounding them and maintaining their
| position until their lines were broken by
! volleys of grape lot. They were eventually
dislodged at the point OF the bayonet. The
/ re bells, who were commanded by MaCeo, SUI
! fered severe losses. The government troops
lost eleven killed and sixty-two wounded.
THE German cousul at Cairo has been
raised to the rank of minister plenipoten-
tary He was in the confidence of Lord
| CromeT, the British representatives in Egypt,
on the subject OF the new campaign in the
/ SOuudn, ana IL IL O6lleNeu JndJ III was ne
who suggested to the government in Berlin
that such a campaign would be opportune.
The semi-offcial newspapers concur ia prais-
ing Lord Sslisbury's decision 10 put y COM
plete check upon the French pressure for
the evacuation of Egypt by Great Britain,
and declare that all civilized nations ap-
proved his action.
THE Porto has demanded OF the Armenian
patriarch that he write an autograph letter
admitting himself to blame for the outbreaks
in Armenia, and it is the intention of the
Porte to print the letter, in the event Of its
being written, IL red book, the purpose of
which will be to show that the statements
contained in the British blue books on Ar
menia are false The Porte has also in
formed the patriarch that his continuance
in Office will provoke further massacres.
The Armenian patriarch can resign his
office only with the consent of the national
council which the sultan fears to call to-
gether.
THOUSANDS of socialists went to the GENE
teries at Friedrichshain, Germany, last
Wednesday, to place flowers on the graves
of the men who were killed in the riot
ing which occurred in the revolution OF
184S. Eighty socialist unions took part
in the demonstration and placed wreaths
on the graves. An anarchist wreath
tied with black ribbon, was conspic
uously carried in the procession. The pc
lice seized the wreath of the Commercial
Transport employees which bore revolu
tionary inscription. Two hundred police
guarded the Boehmish brewery, and the
reserves were in readiness in the event o
distur Dances.
MEssRs. WIsTAR AND WooD of the Amer
lean Red Cross Society left Constantinoplt
, for Asia Minor last Friday, They are pro
vided with passports to Iskanderum, ant
intend going to Zeitoun. The Porte de
! sires that Turkish official shall distrbut,
the funds which are to be given to the im
!, poverished Armenians, and it is probable
that Miss Clara Barton, president Of thu
American Red Gross Society, will cOnsen
to the presence of a Turkish official pro
/, vided he is governed in his acts by he
{ agents. 1t is expected that an trade baset
upon this condition will soon be issued
Most of the relief to be distributed VIII bt
in the shape of goods
| In the course of a discussion, last Thurs
Y day, in the Italian chamber of deputies
3 Sgnor Terri, socialist, made an allusion Il
the crown in connection with the late gov
ernment's African policy, whereupon thu
president called him to order. Terri re
torted by shouting that the socialists wer,
i all anti-monarchists, which elected cheer
: from the socialists and cries of dissent from
the other groups. The tumult was so grea
. as to prevent the continuation of Terri
l speech. Elk. Premier Crispi was present
. proposal to send message of salutatiol
u to England was loudly applauded by thu
!, chamber despite the protests of Signor I'm
u briani and other socialists.