The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-03-04
Foreign.

The town of Santo, in the province of
Santa Clara, Cuba, has been attacked by
the rebels. Eghty-three houses were burned
and two Cinnamon were killed. The vol
unteers finally drove the rebels away and
arrested six inmates of houses from which
shots had been fired.
Two HUNDRED persons were arrested in
Constantinope, during the ceremonies of
the fast OF RamaZan, for riotous conduct
Several Turks were among the number, al
though nearly all were Armenians. The
arrests were made because the authorities
feared an outbreak on account OF the presence
OF the sultan at the ceremony of kissing the
mantle of the prophet.
The recent heavy rains have caused the
Tigris river to overflow its banks and an i'm
mense expanse of territory has been mum
dated. The floods are particularly severe
in the Arma districts. Six hundred nomad
Arabs are known to have been drowned
and it is feared that the loss of life will be
much heavier. Thirty thousand head of
cattle have persisted The damage is enor-
nous.
THE Berlin newspapers state that the re-
vised decree in regard to American insur-
ance companies shows a clause declaring
that all United States companies will be
locked out of Prussia unless the German
companies are granted equal facilities with
other companies in the United States. This
implies that New York state must repeal its
recent legislation affecting German COM
panies
PRECEDENT FUESTEs, of the Boston Cuban
| Club, says that as soon as the Cubaps are
| recognized their friends in this country are
ready to furnish six cruisers and one hun-
dred thousand men. He says that there
| has been fitted out in New York a steamer
| equipped by United States naval officers
Volunteers from all over the country are
| ready to serve on the recognition of the
(mhanS a said IA &c ~ nj Cd
States takes his step, the South American
republics will follow.
| THE state department at Washington has
| been officially advised that the Spanish
government has, as precautionary measure
to prevent an outbreak arising from the ex-
cited feeling of the people of Madrid in re-
gard to the reported action of the United
States senate on Cuban affairs, taken meas
ures to guard the United States legation.
Inc Spanish newspapers have published
| only carefully-worded abstracts of the pur-
port OF the senate resolutions, but pubica-
tons in Paris and elsewhere have given a
| sufficiently full statement of the feeling of
the United States congress on the matter to
| cause anxiety and precaution.
SECRETARY OLNEY received last SATURDAY.
long telegram from Minister Terrell at
| Constantinople, which tells of great distress
| in Armenia. Mr. Terrell says the inhabi.
| tants of Zeitoun and its vicinity are suffer
ing from the ravages of smallpox and other
diseases, and from want of food. Relief ex-
| petitions are fitting out as fast as po ,sible
| The progress il, however, necessarily slow
and uncertain because the valleys are deep
In mud and almost impassable the noun
tains are filed with snow and the weather
is unusually cold. The English vice-consul
| at Zeitoun has sent relief to Harpoot, and
the sultan has issued an imperial decree
granting protection and facilities to Miss
| Clara Barton.