The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-09-10
FOREIGN.

Kingston, ia, Sept 3. --Letters re
| oeived here from Hayti, dated Septem-
| Der /, say that the situation in that
| republic is becoming more complicat-
ed. In the chamber of deputies, as
now constituted, NJ. Fierra, one of
the candidates or the presidency, has
a majority over his rival. M. Fouch-
ard, while M. Firmin's revolutionary
party is making Roadway in the field
| No settlement of the difficulties is in
sight, business is entirely suspended
in the chief towns, and the public
employees are leaving their work be-
cause they have not been paid since
Gen. Sam has resigned the presidency
and left the country.
Vienna Sept. .-Correspondence
received here from Tihis, Trans eau
cassia, gives a graphic account of
| disaster which occurred August 1,
when, as the result of landslide,
supposed to have been due to seismic
disturbances, some twenty villages
were destroyed and nearly 700 persons
were killed.
Rome, Sept. 3 king Victor Eman-
uel has ordered the battleship, Carlo
Alerto, placed at the disposal of Sig
nor Marconi for wireless telegraph eX-
periments in Europe and America.
London, Sept. A Parliamentary
paper issued this morning, review
ing Boer war, shows that England
employed II, 500 officers, 430, SIC men
in South Africa from the beginning to
the end of the struggle. OF this num-
ber rs officers, 5,256 men were kill
ed; 1851 officers and 20,91S men
wounded; 554 officers and 10, 615
men died of wounds and disease
London, Sept. 1.-The evening and
morning papers unite in chorus of
congratulation over the escape of the
President at Manchester. The Guar
dian earnestly hopes the President
will not be disabled for activity in
the coming campaign and says THAT
would be for America and perhaps for
democracy the world over disastrous.
Berlin, Sept. 4. informing papers are
unanimous in expressions of satisfac-
ton at the escape of the President
yesterday.
Cardiff, Wales. Sept. IA terrific
and fatal explosion occurred in the
MacLaren Colliery at Abertwissog
last night, entombing ninety-siX men.
1t is estimated that twelve lives
were lost and seventeen seriously in
jured
London, Sept. 6-Rev. w. Carlisle,
pastor of St. Mary's church, White
Chapel, announced a unique innova-
ton in his daily noon services. Here
after he will preach with the aid of a
cinematograph and serve sandwiches
and coffee after the services.
Honolulu, Aug 26 Via San Fran
cisco, Cal, Sept. 3.-The whaling
barque Ceylon, from Laysan, for Hon
olulu, with cargo of guano, founder
ed after the captain and crew had
made brave struggle to keep her
atioat, everyone on board, including
the captain wife, taking turns at the
pumps. Three boats finally were put
off and after trip of great hardship,
lasting three days and three nights,
arrived safely at Laysan. 1t is thought
by some who are interested in the
Marcus Island deal that the Japanese
cruiser which started to intercept Capt
Rosehill's expedition from Honolulu
proceeded to the wrong island. The
dispatches telling of the trip of the
Japanese cruiser stated that she went
to an island in long l45 East, and
that it was one of group. Marcus
Isalnd, to which Rosehill went, is in
long. 154 and is alone.