The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-01-13

coast on his way to England. The scene of
the alleged attempt Is located 300 miles
north OF Cape Town. The story is not con
firmed.
THE Gar Of Russia has sent message to
the Sultan of Turkey recommending that he
further consider the remoDstrances and adj
vice of the great powers regarding the re-
forms necessary for the empire, and adding
that IL he does not do so he will expose him
self to the gravest consequences; even
foreign intervention. The Gar further
says that the Sultan's acceptance of this adj
vice is an indispensable condition to the in
tegrity Of his empire and the maintenance
OF peace.
SMALLPOX is spreading to an alarming
extent in the town OF Pinar del Rio and at
| Guanajay There are over 400 cases. yell
low fever also continues, although the
number OF cases Is less and the mortality
not so severe. Numerous families in Cuba
are abandoning their farms and homes by
reason of General Weyer's latest edict re-
curing all to supply themselves with po-'
| lice certificates in order to secure permits
| sion to remain on their farms. They are
collecting at San0iago de Las Vegas.
DURING the past two months there has
| been almost panic in Japanese financial
/ circles, but the worst is now considered
over After the war with China specula-
/ ton was rampant Thousands of stock
/ companies were floated and the shares
] y
| lapse soon came The native banks have
! shut down indisCriminately Of late and mer-
/ chants are allowed no accommodations,
| Heavy stocks of merchandise were thus
thrown back upon the market and ware
, houses are crowded.
Hon II. d. MONEY, United States senator
| from Mississippi disappeared recently from
hotel in Havana where he was stop
/ ping, and thus far no clue to his where
abouts has been obtained. AS it was the
avowed intention of Money upon arriving
in Cuba to penetrate the lines of the nsur-
gents if lie possibly could with view of
studying the rebellion in the island and the
condition of the country from the rebels
point OF view as well from the governments
side, it is surmised he may have found
means to accomplish his object which
would account for his disappearance.
THE Bubon'c plague is epidemic in Bonn
bay, India. The authorities of the Indian
government at Calcutta have sent experts
to Bombay to investigate aud report upon
the increase of tie plague. Despite the
panic which prevails many victims of the
plague refuse to accept medical treatment,
regarding the disease as visitation of God.
l is estimated that an aggregate of 1876 000
persons have fled into the country from
Bombay carrying the contagion to places
where it did not prevail previously, or
where there were only few cases of the
disease
n SPECIAL ulSpdlCu IIOu l1dVdud 10
the Madrid Impartial says that titty-one
men comprising the flibustering ecently
landed upon desert Key by the steamer
Three Friends " have been drowned. The
men were hurriedly put ashore on the island
after the Z" Three Friends" had been pur-
sued by the Spanish gunboat, with which
the tilibustering steamer had an exchange
of shots and the cargo Of arms, ammunition
provisions, ETC., on the steamer were also
landed with the men. The Three Friends, u
being closely pursued by the Spanish war
vessels, was compelled to put the men
ashore on this barren island or take them
back to the United States, and it was in
making an attempt to leave the island, the
dispatch says, that they were drowned. The
dispatch also says that $50 rifles, which the
filibusters had with them, were lost in the
excitement.
ACCOMPANIED by Consul General Lee,
Senator Money of Mississippi visited Gen
eral Weyley in Havana last Wednesday
He was received We cordially. General
Weyler exressed regret that he was not in
the city when Mr.. Money arrived. He
added that, had he been here, he would
have invited him to join him in his trip to
the province of Pinar del Rio, and he would
then have had an excellent opportunity to
see the country. Mr.. Money said he was
enchanted with the little he had seen OF
Cuba. He alluded to the comments that
have been made on his trip to San Jose de
las Lajas, to which General Weyler replied
cheerfully that he had paid no attention to
what had been said He declared that he
would be pleased If others came to Cuba
with the same purpose as Mr.. Money, that
is, to admire and study the country.
EVEN catarrh, that dread breeder of con-
sumption, succumbs to the healing intlu-
ences of Thomas Electric Oil.