The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-09-15

resenting 1885, unionists, met last week
at Birmingham, Eng. The parliamentary
committee reported that legislation and
many decisions OF the courts during 1897
were not based on principles of equity and
justice, and were calculated seriously to in
jure the cause OF labor and give capitalists
unfair and improper advantage.
The Constantinople correspondent OF the
London Standard says he Is credibly in
formed that the sultan has been in direct
communication with the car, and that the
correspondence has resulted in the making
OF mutual arrangements by which the sui
tan agrees never to use his influence against
Russia in Central Asia, and the car
pledges himself to uphold Turkish rights in
Europe.
In official circles in simla it is considered
evident that the bottom has dropped out of
the rising OF the tribesmen against the Brit
ish. The general officers commanding re-
port that the Afrdis have dispersed, the
news that the Zakkakhels are removing
their families in from the Khyber district
to Tim is confirmed, and there is no longer
any doubt that the the enemy is leaving
| SANTANA.
The latest proposal of the Marquis OF
| Salisbury for the settlement of the terms of
peace between Turkey and Greece is gener-
ally regarded as victory for German d.
| plomacy. A fresh proposal was what Ger
many had been holding out for, namely, the
control OF the Greek revenue in the interest
Of all the creditors OF Greece as well as for
| the security of the loan to Greece for the
purpose Of paying her indemnity to Turkey
TwENTY-FoUR persons, mostly spectators
OF the great blast at Panueta's quarry on
the Vera Cruz railway in Mexico were in
stantly killed last Saturday. The blast
| went OIL and the people rushed forward to
see the effects, when gases in the air ignit.
ca, causing an awful explosion with terri
| BILE results. Two cavalrymen on guard
wore killed, with their horses. Many peo-
pie were wounded. The quarry supplies
rock for Vera Cruz Harbor improvements.
A FIERCE hurricane swept over the city
and harbor of Yokohama last Thursday
night, causing severe floods, doing much
damage to property, and drowning several
people. When the typhoon was at its
height the German warship Irene, the
British ship Glenericht Capt. Davies, which
reached Yokohama on July q from Port
Gamble, and the British ship Lonsdale,
Capt. Fraser, which reached Yokohama on
August % from Antwerp, were driven
ashore. All three have since been foated
Off, with no serious damage to the Irene.
The steamer Cleveland, that arrived at
Otter Point, b. O., last Saturday from St.
Michaels brings news that when the Hum
boldt stopped at Ounalaska on her way to
st Michaels the passengers were in open re-
bellion They began to realize that it
would be impossible for them to reach Daw-
son before next spring, and they knew that
| misery awaited them at st. Michaels. There
were open threats against w. d. Wood, the
organizer and manager Of the expedition,
and it is feared that he may lose his life at
the hands of his passengers.
The shadow of coming famine hangs
over Ireland. 1t is said that since the men,
orable year of 1847, the Irish lsborer has
never faced a winter more full of suffering
and privation. The harvest is as bad as
can be in the west OF Ireland, and it is
pretty sure that there will be not only a
food, but fuel famine Not only are DO.
tatoes rotting in the ground, but the grain
crops beaten down by rain are not worth
reaping; and the turf cut will not dry. Un-
less there is exceptional weather within
the next few days, a famine is certainty.
CONSUL GENERAL FITz HUGH LEE arrived
at New York last week from Havana. To
an associated press representative he said
81 would rather not talk on Cuban affairs
until 1 make my report in Washington"
In speaking OF the case of Evangelina Co.'S
sic Cisneros, General Lee said: "The
young woman is now confined in the Casa
Recohidas. She was never tried and do
not think it was ever intended she should
be banished. The stories of her ill-treat-
| ment are very much exaggerated and were
| 1t not for the hubbub which has been raised
about her the girl would probably have
been released long ago. In fact 1 was given
to understand that her name is on the par
don list. She has comfortable quarters and
is treated as we'll as possible under the con-
in Cuba, but the Americans numbering
about 1,400 are being cared for from the
fund of $4,000 which was appropriated for
| that purpose. They receive daily relief and
up to this time about 900 has been ex-
pended"