The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-02

one years Imprisonment and was also fined
5000 francs.
In the French chamber Of deputies last
Thursday M. Hubbard, radical, asked
whether Generals Pollieux and Boiseffre
had interviewed at the lola trial by authority
of the minister of war. Mr.. Hubbard. amid
incessant Interruptions, spoke Of the danger
OF religious war and expressed the fear
that liberty was menaoed. M. Meline re-
piled to M. Hubbard, after which the cham
Der voted confidence in the government 416
to Al.
WALTER LoNG, secretary OF agriculture,
in the House Of Commons last Wednesday,
replying to question relative to the Ger
man prohibition of American fruit asking
whether the San Jose scale was acclima-
tized in England and whether the govern
ment intended to adopt preventive meas
ures, said the subject was being carefully
investigated and that II the department
found itself able to advise or render any as
sistance to fruit growers it would promptly
do so.
ACTING PRESIDENT CARVER of Hawaii says
in his message to the legislature that met
February 10 in Honolulu: lowing to the in
innate relations existing between the Re-
public and the United States of America,
great care should be exercised that no ac-
ton be taken which might interfere with
the scope OF the annexation treaty nor in
any way jeopardze the present satisfactory
relations, nor hinder the future presenta-
ton Of a treaty should it fail at the present
OF the United States, where 1t is now pend
ing"
THE London Daily Mail OF last Thursday
alleges that attempts have been made by
newspapers in London and New York to
obtain some letters that the British ambas-
sador to the United States, Sir Julian Paun-
cefote is supposed to have written contain
stnfx utr ufsnYno t,n.
lean Senate's rejection Of the arbitration
treaty. The idea according to the Daily
Mail was to compel Sir Julian to follow
Senior Dupuy De LONE. The paper adds
THE campaign failed, but it is evident that
Sir Julian Pauncefote will have to tread
warily."
ONE of the severest storms ever known at
Honolulu occurred February H. The wind
developed into hurricane, and the rain
came down in torrents. The thunder was
terrific, and lightning flashes followed in
quick succession. The storm reached its
height about four o'clock, when the velocity
OF the wind must have exceeded fifty miles
an hour. Houses were rocked, sheds blown
down, trees uprooted, and other damage
done. The switchboard in the telephone
station was destroyed by fire said to have
been caused by a stroke of lightning. Cool
heads and hard work saved number OF
vessels in port The ship, "Harry b. HYDE"
with 400 tons Of ballast in her hold, keeled
over so that had 1t not been for the iron
ship Fort George" moored alongside her,
she must have capsized. Captain Colcord
and his crew worked all night to keep the
Hyde" on an even keel, carrying lines
from her masts inshore.
In its issue Of last Friday, Impartial, pub
lished at Madrid warns Spain against
"hypocritical Yankees" and goes on to say;
President Mckinley may make and reiter-
ate protestatons of friendship and pacific
intentions, but his actions contradict his
words. While the President of the United
States is cajoling US with words, he sharp
ems his dagger to stab us behind. While
talking concord he utilities his Sundays in
unusual United States war preparations at
the docks and cancels the furloughs Of ma
rines. Can we trust those who are prevent
ing the pacifcation of Cuba and fomenting
rebellion and filbustering expeditions, send
ing warships under the pretext of friend
ship and preaching peace? We must pre-
pare for war. There is no time to acquire
new warships, but we should fit out i'm
mediately what we have, sending the "Pe-
layo," Colon" Carlos "" and Maria
Teresa" to follow the "Almirente Oquende"
and "Vizoaya" to Cuban waters and the
rest OF the feeet to guard the peninsula.
Other policy than preparation is only to
play the Americans game, which Is to ex-
haust our resources, and gain the inde-
pendence OF Cuba without risking ything.
How long does the government mean to
favor the American plans? How long will
the agonizing nation tolerate the apathy OF
the government"