The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-01-01
Foreign.

ZErToUN, in Armenia, which has been in
the possession Of the Armenians, has fallen
before the attacks of the Turkish troops.
Many Of those who were holding the place
against the forces Of the Sultan have fed to
the hills.
The full text of Manitoba's reply to the
Dominion government on the question of
separate schools is made public. The Mani.
toba government positively refuses the pro-
posal to establish sytem of separate schools
in any form.
THE French steamer Emil Eiose" was
sunk at Algiers last Thursday by being in
collision with the British steamer " Beller.
ophon." Thirty of her passengers were
drowned. Twenty-Five of them were ma
tive Algerians.
The steamer Morseby" was stranded
on the Irish coast near the mouth of the
channel last week. The crew took to the
rigging and several OF them were rescued
by the life-boat Before the ship sank
nineteen of the crew were drowned.
THE war in Cuba made gloomy Christ
mas in Spain. Besides the absence of 49,
600 soldiers in Cuba, many families have
been crippled financially by redeeming
their sons from service in Cuba Eighteen
thousand out of So 600 cons cripts have each
paid $500 since September.
ORDERS have been given at the Woolwich
and Davenport arsenals in England for a
ldTR6 QuduUlJy VI anu u great
number of magazine rifles for shipment to
Canada in Januars. The London Courier
is authority for the statement that the de.
fences OF Canada are to be siren ,thened.
THE entire Russian press is discussing
the prospect of war in America with ardor
approaching enthusiasm. The papers wholly
sympathize with the United States and are
frankly hostile to Great Britain. They do
not conceal their delight that Great Britain
may possibly be paralyzed in the East by
her troubles in the West.
| YELLOW fever is epidemic in Salvador.
| Several foreigners have fallen victims to the
disease and people who are able to get
| away are leaving for the north and south.
| The Mexican authorities are exercising the
greatest precaution in allowing either goods
or passengers to be landed from steamers
which touch in Salvador.
YELLOW FEVER is raging at Santiago De
| Cuba. The death-rate among the officers is
| appalling. In four days a commander, four
| captains and two lieutenants died Of the
disease. In the military hospital of that city
| there are more than 1000 sick soldiers of
whom from ten to fifteen die every day The
government has forbidden the publication
of news about the death,rate.
GoMBz, the rebel leader in Cuba, has thus
| far avoided an engagement with the Spanish
troops in his march on Havana. He was
within ninety miles OF that city last Thurs
| udy WIFI an army Vi oiUOO ntH. ne udu
burned number of fields of sugar-cane on
his way, and at Coiseo and vicinity he
burned some more. His acts of vandalism
creates great Indignation throughout the
| country devastated.
AN official report has been received at
| Constantinople which states that the gov
eminent is making inquiry into the out
RACES at Harpoot. 1t denies that any mis-
sionary property was burned in the pres
ence of troops. On the contrary, it says
that the Off :ials used the troops to the ut
most of their ability to protect missionaries
and other foreigners, and thereby prevented
the burning of large part of the missionary
buildings. A company # troops, the report
adds is still guarding missionary prop rty.
A BATTLE was fought last week near the
city of Colon, Cuba, in which the govern
ment troops We're again defeated and 5beir
| leaders killed. The rebels were we'll
armed and equipped with cannon. The
revolution is declared to be assuming a
more serious aspect every day and the gov.
eInmen forces are becoming apprehensive
OF the outlook The government appears
to be growing weaker in the eyes of the
people and the planters of the island are
greatly disturbed and uncertain as to the
future.