The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-01-04

ADMIRAL DEWEY cabled the navy de-
partment at Washington last week, asking
when he might expect the Buffalo to arrive
at Manila, and requesting that she might he
hurried an much as possible The Buffalo
is carrying 800 men to the Aeiatic squadron
to take the places OF those whose terms of
service have expired, and who are now ex-
ceedingly anxious to return to the United
states. Many OF these man would ordna-
rily have come home on the fl ,gship Olym.
pia which was on the point Of starting for
San Francisco when the Maine was blown
up, but were retained by Admiral Dewey
on cable warning from Acting Secretary
Roosevelt.
MRS. CHARLES HAGERMAN and three
chlluren, her daughter aged ten aud her
sons aged respectively thirteen and seven
years, were drowned last week at Wells
island, near Ogdensburg, N. Y. One Of the
boys while drawing his brother on hand
sled across the ice on the ST. Laurence
river broke through and both were drown
cd One OF the girls on shore noticed them
go through the ice aud rushing to her home
notified Mrs. Hagerman, who, with the
girl, FASTENED to the scene with the inten-
ton OF rescuing the children. They had
not proceeded far when the ice broke be-
neath them and they were also drowned.
AN east bound passenger train on the At
Gibson, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad was
wrecked last Wednesday night near Trini-
dad, Col. The accident hsppened on a
curve aud II ia supposed to have been caus-
Ell ny The spreading Of the rails The en-
tlne' one Imam and the dining car passed
| over All right. The observation car, two
drawing room sleepers aud clm oosite car
left the track. The wreck Immediately
caught hre rom an explosion Of gas from
the composite car aud the entire four cars
were burned up Those in the composite
| car are reported badly INJURED. No one was
| killed but twelve were injured.
THE atpamer Emnraac Of India NJ To
coma, WASH, last week, brings news of
the bu'Chering Of Catholic and native
| Christians by the rebels of Sze Chuen
| Province, China, under the notorious out
| law Yumanse. This rebel and his follow
ers have rendered 20 600 native Christians
| homeless in Central China and taken over
| so lives, including those of several European
| missionaries. Six thousand Catholic refu-
gees have gathered in the city of Chnn King
from the surrounding country. Property
| already DESTROYED by the rebels il reclI-
| oned Al 6,O0) COO taels. France IL 1king a
claim for this amount in reparatiOu of de-
stroyed property belonging to French mis-
| siOnaries.
TIE office of the Wells Fargo Express
| company at San Antonio, Texas, is out of
n money package containing at least $780,
600. The money was sent there from Huus.
ton for the Southern Pacific 70 meet its pay
roll west from that city TO Ell Paso. 1t ar.
| rived Wednesday morning and was given
to G. A. Beeler, the Wells Fargo money de-
| livery clerk, to hand over. Beeler started
for the depot and was seen EN- route. Four
hours after his departure his wagon was
found five miles west of the city in thick
ct, the horse almost dead from the effects of
overdriving Inquiry developed the fact
that no delivery had been ma de. There
was no evidence of struggle in the vicin-
ity where the vehicle was found. Beeler
had been in the employ of the company for
nine years and enjoyed the confidence OF
all. He spent several years on the frontier
az cowboy.
The Grand Duke Cyril OF Russia arrived
at San Francisco last week. II is stated
| that he Is on tour around the world az
representative of the Car in the interests
| of general disarmament of the powers.
| This is not so. The Prince la been sta
| toned in China during the two years last
past, engaged in naval duty. He IL now en-
route home. Although it is not 20 officially
| announced. there can he DO doubt that the
! Prince carries to the Gar full reports upon
| the conditions now existing in China with
reference 10 the operators of the powers of
the world. For several years Russia has
maintained powerful fleet of war vessels
| in the Orient, and for nearly two years the
! Grand Dnke has been studying The situa
| ton. He holds A commits sion as lieutenant
| IN the navy aud now wears that uniform.
| Beyond any question, the future policy of
Russia concerning Oriental questions will
! depend largely upon the Grand Dukes re-
| port