The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-07-21
Foreign.

Mrs. HAY, wife of United States Ambas-
sador Hay, had a narrow escape from a Sc
rious accident at London last Wednesday.
While driving with Col. Hay the pole Of an
omnibus penetrated a panel of the carriage
at a point where Mrs. Hays head had rest
shifted her position a fatal injury would
have been unavoidable. The driver of the
omnibus was arrested.
THE Federal party at Madrid held the an
nual fetes last Wednesday in honor OF the
anniversary of the King Of CASTLE. Gov.
Margoll, the leader OF the party, addressed
a large meeting, and in the course Of the
speech expressed the opinion that a steady
revolution was now in progress in favor OF
autonomy. He said, if the Federalists
wished to see Cuba paciied and the Philli-
pines returned to the condition Of law and
order, they must assert their strength and
| declare for independence.
In commenting upon Japan's attitude
toward Hawaii, the London Globe says
"The Japanese know precisely the strength
| Of the American navy and are perfectly
aware Of their W superiority. 1t does not
| require the knowledge OF an expert to FORE
see that in an ocan conflict the United States
would max q poor showing. 1t is morally
certain that the Japanese ships would raw
age the Pacific coast II the United States
once became involved in hostilities with
Japan. In that event Spain would have an
opportunity OF which she would hardly fail
to take advantage"
CONSUL BELL at Sydney, New South
Wales, reports to the State Department at
| Washington that the long drouth in Aus
tralis will probably be much worse on
sheep than that OF 1895, when more than
5000. 900 sheep were lost through that cause
alone. Some estimates predict q loss OF
half the sheep, and conservative estimates
place the loss at $4,000. 900. The lack OF
rain has destroyed all the vegetation on the
ranges, and sheep are being slaughtered in
large numbers to save the :pelts. 1t Ia de-
clared that one-ffth Of the finest wool sheep
on the entire globe have persisted.
The strike Of engineers at London is ap-
parently to be a long, fierce struggle, both
OF arbitration. The lockout began last
week. AS a retaliatory. measure the
engineers are calling out the remainder Of
the men and no fewer than 100, 900 engineers
are idle. Already the yards OF severa
large firms have been picketed.. The Lon
don firms that have joined in the lockout
now number forty. Among them are suct
important concerns as the Otis Elevator
Company, the Westinghouse Brake Com
pany, Frazer and Chalmers, and the Brush
Electric Engineering Company.
A IsPAToH from Paris last week to the
London News Agency, says that inquiry al
the American embassy there has elected
WILL Va bh0 AoAAo tAAt kaO v ~
ments Of Spain and Japan have arranged
an offensive alliance against the United
States. The terms OF the understanding
which is for the mutual protection OF Cubs
and Hawaii, provide that in the event Of an
actively aggressive movement on the part
OF the United States tending toward inter.
ference in Cuban affairs, or persistence il
the annexation of the Hawaiian Islands
both Spain and Japan shall declare wal
simultaneously against the United States
and shall make hostile demonstration
along both the Atlantic and Pacific coas,
lines OF the country.
The correspondent of the London Time,
at Athens, says that official dispatches have
been received there announcing that a &c.
riOus conflict has taken place at Gambia be.
tween a force OF British troops and q party
OF Bashi-Bazouks, arising from the British
intervening In a skirmish between the
Bashi-Bazouks and Christians, Sixteen OF
the British force and a number OF the Bashi.
Bazouks were killed. The admirals of the
foreign fleets ave sent five warships to
Gambia to suppress any further Mohamme-
dan movements. No details OF the conflict
nave been received, but the passengers who
have just arrived from Candias state that on
account OF exccesses by Bashi 'Bazouks. q
force Of British marines have been landed
at Gambia to replace the Italian garrison
stationed there. The Bashi-Bazouks have
been summoned by proclamation to surren'
der their arms within four days. They
have held a meeting and addressed q petit
ton to the Sultan.