Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-04-17

with the manner in which King Hum
bert received him.
The French newspapers have recently
been referring in very friendly terms to
Italy, and there seems to be no doubt
that the French government is doing
its utmost to endeavor to detach Italy
from Great Britain.
The French fleet will leave Cagliari
before the arrival there of the British
fleet, which is powerful combination
! of eight first class battleships and six
cruisers. The Sardinians are preparing
| to give the British a warm welcome.
Troubles In Russia.
Advices received from Russia seem to
confirm the stories of trouble in the
empire, including local instructions
caused by the prevailing scarcity OF
food. artisan troubles and disturbances
among university students. The latter
1t appears, have combined in protest
against brutal treatment upon the part
of Cossacks. and it is asserted that. be-
tween strikes and expulsions, about
10000 students have left the universities,
which are said to be closed In st. Pc
tersburg, Moscow, Kieff, Charkoff,
Odessa, Kasan, Tomska and Warsaw.
1t Is added that the ringleaars have
been arrested, that rlany fe-ale stu
dents have followed the example of the
men and that the authorities regard
this as serious matter, as experience
has shown that women malcontents
quickly become revolutionists. The stu
dents remaining demand amnesty for
their fellow students and reorganiza-
tion of the system Of university inspec-
ton. The present movement. it Is fur
Their asserted involves not only the uni->
versties throughout Russia alone, but
also the large technical colleges.
Cardinal Vaughan. addressing the
Catholic Truth society, outlined prof.
ect which, he said. had been decided
upon at the Vatican and blessed by the
pope to celebrate the kst year of the
century and the first year of the next
in Solemn, International. world wide
acts of homage to the Saviour" There
are to be common prayers, pilgrimages
to Jerusalem and Rome. religious So
IDENTITIES, special meetings for the pur-
pose of transmitting to future ages a
solemn profession of the Catholic faith
and the erection Of crosses and bonfires
on the lofty eminences of the world. On
the first day of the new century the
faithful are to unite in spirit at the
first mass of the pontiff at which his
holiness will use golden chalice pre-
sented by the Catholics Of the world.
The British Army.
The British war Office is again at its
wits ends to find recruits for the army.
There was an outburst of military fer
vor after the battle of Omdurinan, but
it was short lived, and now the pros
poets are worse than before. Even the
guards regiments. at higher pay, can
not find men, while the outlook Of the
cavalry. artillery and infantry is ex-
ceedingly gloomy. The army at present
is getting only the dregs Of young man
hood. The industrial activity prevail
ing seems to be the explanation Of the
recruiting failure. Altogether the army
is being slowly depleted, the recruiting
being insufficient to replace the retiring
patches.
Another testimony to American COM
energy comes in British con-
sul's report from Argentina, saying the
Americans practically hold the bicycle
market and that they are beating both
their British and German rivals. Out
of 4,545 bicycles imported $500 were
American wheels, which were far cheap
err than those of their competitors.
In responding TO toast at banquet
at Presteign. on the border line between
and Wales, the Duke of Dew
onshire, lord president Of the council
and leader Of the Liberal Unionists in
the house of lords, limited at his early
retirement from public life