The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-05-05
Foreign.


officially notified the Turkish government
that they will undertake to protect the
Greeks in Turkey. The steamers which
sailed from Constantinople with may Greeks
on board are returning to this country.
THE Queen regent of Spain has signed a
decree providing for the application Of the
reforms agreed upon for Cuba. Her ma
jesty's action was due to the receipt OF a
cable message from Captain General Weyler
announcing that the western part OF the
island is completely pacifed.
The Rio Verde valley near San Louis
Potosi Mexico, was visited last week by
terrific hail storm, which not only ruined
growing crops, but caused great loss of life.
Reports have been received Of the killing of
forty-one persons by hailstones. On one
hacienda alone, twelve farm hands were
killed.
In the Canadian Senate last Thursday,
Senator Powers proposed to amend the
criminal code, making it criminal offence
for persons to obtain divorces in the United
States which were not recognized in Canada
and then return to that country and live in
a state of adultery. Sir Oliver Mowat said
he did not intend to add such an amend
ment to the code.
way to Janina Epirus with 10000 additional
Turkish troops is confirmed. A dispatch
received at Constantinople from the Turk
ish military commander at Janina an
nounces that Mustapha Pasha's brigade
recently occupied the heights command
ing Nicheste and Kervauseral, beyond Pen
tepigidia, and that the Greek troops in that
vicinity thereupon retired.
THE International Art Exhibition was
opened at Venice last Thursday. The
crown prince, Victor Emmanuel, prince Of
Naples, and the crown princess, Helena,
daughter of the Prince of Montenegro, ar
rived at the exhibition in a state barge, &C.
companied by the cabinet ministers and To-
cal officials in ornamented gondolas and
barges. The royal party received an ova
ton and were saluted from the guns of the
warships present. There are many Ameri-
can and English exhibitors.
A PARIS diplomat of high standing
says Greece cannot prolong her resistance
owing to the state Of her finances. He be-
lieves the Greek government will now obey
the powers and that Turkish evacuation Of
Thessaly and Greek evacuation Of Crete
will be made simultaneously. Greece will
probably be given judicial council, en-
abling giving of guarantees to German bond
holders and providing indemnity for Tur-
key. Turkey is ready to negotiate for ces-
sation Of war, but will not grant autonomy
to Crete.
THE Presbyterian synod, in session last
Friday at Sunderland, Eng rejected the
petition, containing charges of heresy held
against the Rev. John Watson, DID,, " Ian
Maclaren, by vote of II to l on the ground
OF its irregularity and the strong feeling
shown. The petitioners explained that they
desired to avoid repetition Of the disaster
of the church falling as once before, into
Unitarianism," and they would be salts
fed If DR.. Watson assured the Synod that
statements made against the soundness Of
his doctrines were false. The Synod, how
ever, refused even to call DR.. Watson.
FURTHER details concerning the battle
near Guamo have created sensation at
Havana These reports show that the
Spanish column Of 1000 men were utterly
put to rout by the dynamite bombs that ex-
ploded, and, instead OF ten soldiers killed,
as the official report declared, 200 were
blown up by the bombs, and $50 were slain
by the insurgents during the confusion and
excitement of the panic-stricken Spanish
column. The bombs had been planted in
the road on which the Spaniards were
marching. The six bombs exploded stimuli
taneously in the center Of General Rey's
column.
THE French fishing Vallient, Captain
Pierce, struck an iceburg on the Grand
banks. off Newfoundland, April 16, and al
most Immediately foundered. She had
seventy-three men ON board, and all took to
the boat Only one of these has thus far
been heard from. When she left the vessel
her complement was seven men. Three OF
them persisted from exposure and hunger.
The bodies of the first two were thrown
overheard, but the survivors, in their des-
peration, were driven to cannibalism and
ate the third. The boat was picked up by
the schooner Victor Eugene, which ar
rived at st. Pierre recently. The survivors
are in a shocking condition, and so badly
frost-bitten that their arms must be ampu-
tated.