The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-01-11

Gusyaquil with capital OF 81, 100000
which is to be in operation by next March,
PART of Red Rock Mountain in Switzer-
land fell recently into the village OF Afro
10, destroying hotel and several houses.
Only three persons were injured. Airolo is
q Swiss village at the South end Of the st.
Gothard railroad tunnel. 1t has q popula-
ton OF about LOO The scene of the disas-
ter presents a terrible spectacle, the debris
OF the avalanche covering square mile.
The hotel, with eight houses and twelve
other buildings, was swept into great heap
of matchwood A new terror was added by
the outbreak OF fire amid the ruins. Three
dead bodies have been recovered II IL es-
timated that the damage will reach 100000
The Havana newspapers published last
Thursday report that a torture and exc
cution chamber had been found at the resi-
dence Of the Spanish military governor ad.
joining the palace. The papers declared
that there the Spanish officials questioned
and murdered political prisoners. Accord
ing to their accounts, the floor of the "cham-
Der" was covered with dried blood and its
walls were indented with machete strokes.
An excited crowd soon gathered outside
the residence which was last occupied by
Gen Parade. The reported torture cham
Der" is a room about eight feet by eight,
just off the dining room. AS matter of
fact, IL was probably used as a pantry. In
the wall is dirty iron bar, evidently used
to hang meat, and piece of discolored rope
is suspended from 1t. II Is uncomfortable
that Gen. Parade practiced torture next to
his dining room.
The London omnibus drivers lost friend
in the late Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild.
1t was his custom to present every driver
and conductor with brace of pheasants
and bottle Of wine at Christmas. The
drivers made a demonstration last Thurs
day, the day Of the funeral of Baron de
Rothschild, in expressing their sympathy
with the deceased by fastening on their
whips the BaroD's racing colors, lumber and
| dark blue, the ribbons being tied with a
slip OF Grape. Baron de Rothschild left a
| fortune OF about two million pounds and
has made generous gift to the nation by
bequeathing TO the British museum the
, magnificent collection OF art treasures OF
the Renaissance period and certain jewels
comprising some of the most exquisite six
| teenth century enamel and gold work and
priceless examples of weapons and armour.
The military government at Santiago is
strictly enforcing the order regarding keep
ing the streets OF the city clean. The work
| OF sanitation is not confined to the streets,
but extends to the dwelling houses, shops
and buildings OF all kinds. To accomplish
| this, however, the doors of houses had To
be smashed in and people making sewers
OF the thoroughfares were publicly whipped
in the streets. Eminentl respectable citi-
zens were forcibly brought before the COM
manding general and sent to aid in clean.
ing the streets they were in the habit of de-
filing. The campaign has ended in a com.
plete surrender to the sanitary authorities
and the inhabitants of Santiago regardless
of class have had their first object lesson in
the new order of things inaugurated by the
war. Several important streets have been
repsved all the public buildings have
been thoroughly cleaned, the work even
extending to the opera house. The law
courts which were abolished when General
Shafter took the city have been recognized