The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-12-05

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BY direction of Secretary Root,
Horatius S. Reubens is appointed to
succeed the attorneys Heretofore rep
resenting the government in these
cases. The impression prevails that
Rathbone will not fare badly in the
trial, and he recently expressed belief
that he would be fully exonerated and
even reinstated as director OF posts.
Reubens insists that Nicely will be
brought back for trial.
SAN Francisco, Nov. 30.-Nine
persons were killed and fully fifty badly
injured by the collapse Of roof of the
Pacific glassworks on Fifteenth street
yesterday, while it was crowded with
men and boys watching football game
on the field adjoining. About seventy
the red hot furnaces and glass valse
blowers. Some were horribly burned,
and it is feared that in addition to the
nine deaths already reported there will
be several more. sasasN,1.-. -.
New YORK, Nov. 30.-Reports have
reached here that terrific typhoon on
November 13 visited the island of
Guam and wrecked thousands of
houses, among them being the head
quarters of Governor Schroeder. The
towns of Indrajan and Terrafero were
swept away and it is estimated that
hundreds of the native population in
various parts of the island met their
death. The cocoanut crops were rem
dered absolutely worthless and the veg
citation of the island was killed by salt
water. The storm came up in the
forenoon and swept across the island
with amazing rapidity. The United
States auxiliary cruiser Yosemite,
which was anchored adjacent to the
collier Justin, dragged her anchor and
was driven aground a hundred and
fifty yards from the reef, her bows be-
ing crushed in. The typhoon was OF
unprecedented violence and later the
Yosemite was swept to sea and sank
seventy miles from the coast. The
collier Justin rendered heroic assist.
auce and attempted to tow the cruiser
to safety but cables parted and further
efforts we're unavailing. Finally one
undred and thirty-eight Of the Yosen-
ties crew, twenty-six marines and nine
officers, were transferred to the Justin
together with $6S,000 in Mexican
money. 4.To b. sseSon M ~ .s
NEW YORK, Nov. 30.-Cable advices
say that the Vienna Tdgeblatt publishes
dispatch from Constantinople to the
effect that the Turkish Council of Min
listers has held conference to deter
mine whether or not the sending of
the United States battleship Kentucky
to Smyrna should be regarded as an act
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| bldtts dispatch the Home Ministers
urge the severance of diplomatic rela-
tions with the Unitdd States, and even
went so far as TO threaten war unless
The Kentucky should be withdrawn
from Turkish waters. The Ministers
express the belief that the European
Powers would not permit the United
States to attack Turkey and that that
country, therefore, would be safe in
taking defiant attitude.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.-It is I'M
derstood that the Vlceroys of the south
ern provinces of China have appealed
to the state department through Min
lister WI to stop the advance of
the French into Shen 81 province.
WI refused to confirm the fact but
exclaimed: "Why do they go TO stir
up strife and discomfort? Governor
movement is centered in this prov
ince, there is no trouble there now"
The appeal of the viceroys is in effect
that the presence Of French troops
will cause rebellion and the powers
should stop the movement. They ap-
peal to this government, likewise to
England, Russia and Japan.
LONDON, Nov. 3d. While the re-
ports of the condition of Cape Colony
are regarded as somewhat unnecessa-
sarily alarming, there is little DISPOSE
ton to take too roseate view of the
general situation. The constant dis
patch to South Africa of reinforcing
drafts and the daily fights at points
wide apart show the war is not over,
and while the statement that Lord Rob
erts has demanded 10000 fresh troops
is incorrect. it is a fact that he has
asked for 5000 men to replace the bat
talions whose wastage incapacitates
them from duty at the front. These
reliefs will be dispatched, but they will
seriously attenuate the garrisous of the
United Kingdom, inasmuch as Lord
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picked men, and have seasoned eff
GERS.
LONDON, Nov. 30.-The disaster at
Wets-Dorp is causing very angry
feeling here. The EUening Sun refers
to Kitchener succeeding Roberts today
and says: "Most people are glad that
the ending of the campaign has been
entrusted TO man who knows no
qualms and is no respecter of persons,
Roberts after all is too much of a
humitarian for the work" The EUen
ing Star says the reverse will eat like
vitrol into the heart of the nation,
which Chamberlainites deluded into
the belief that the war was over" The
public is becoming skepticsl over press
dispatches, as the papers last week gave
out the Impression that DeWet was