The daily critic., 1890-11-29
FROM ACROSS THE SEA
ANTI-SEMITES DEFEND THE RUSSIAN
GOVERNMENTS PROSECUTION
Paris Awaiting the trial Of Eyraud. the
stranger T. Demanding Redress
from Austria -arnaenians De
feat Turkish Troops.

LoNooN, Nov. According to
a Berlin dispatch a printed cireu-
lar apparently emanatlng from
the Russian Government although
not signed by any responsible name.
has been received there. The
circular defends the curse Of the
Russian au,h0rities concerning The
Jews, ard says that The Czqr is sup
ported by the unanimous opinion of the
Christian population of Russia in the
measures regulating the Hebrews. Ii
is asserted that The Jews have every
where goadtd The people 10 madness bv
usury, that they have carried eXtortlOn
TO an extreme and that, unless restrained.
they would soon be in possession of All
the property In the places where they
reside; that they avoid army service
and that the weallhier among them com
pei their Christian servants to work on
Sunday. Other charges are made
against the Hebrew race of even more
Infamous nature In regard TO the treat
ment Of Christian servants The cir
cuiar is being industriously distributed
by anti Semites In Vienna and Berlin.
Advices from Brussels state that the
bill enlargiDg the suffrage was intro.
duCed In the Belgian Parliament bv
the personal direction Of King Leopold,
who reared an uprising. and was
alarmed by the reports Of Socialist agi-
tation In various parts Of his kingdom
All Paris Is eagerly awaiting the trial
Of Eyraud and Gabrielle Bompard for
the murder Of the Police Agent Gouffe.
The doctors appointed to examine the
mental condition Of Gabrielle do not
distinctly pronounce her insane. but
say that she Is afflicted with total ab
sencc Of moral sense. The two, II will
be remembered, were concerned In the
murder of Gou1e, a police agent, whom
Eyraud strangled by passing a moose
over his neck while he was sitting on
Gabfielle's knee.
The Austrian government will be
asked 10 grant some redress In the case
Of an American citizen named Charles
PitZele, a native OF Galicia, who was
arrested while visiting that province pu
charge OF having evaded army service
and released through the Intervention
OF the American Minister after several
days imprisonment. The case Is being
investigated
Chief Secretary Balfour has ordered
immediate steps TO be taken for the re.
lief Of the people in Athlone and the
adjoining districts who have suffered
from the extraordinary overflow Of tie
shannon.
Advices from Erzetoum are to the er.
feet that the Armenian insurgents In
CiliCia have obtained several sucCesse
against the Turkish troops The In
surgenis are mountaiuecrs who had
maintained their Independence Of the
Sultan for centuries and until within a
few ears, when Turkish garrison was
established among them.
Letters from British Colombia state
that The number of vessels engaged in
the sealiug industry IN Behring Sea aud
vicinity will be doubled next wear. The
letters say the reports OF the great fall
ing of In the number Of seals IN these
waters are untrue. The false state
lean companies who have until re.
Gently enjoyed a monopoly for sealing
business. Their object Is TO discourage
fresh capital from going into the bust
ness. 1t is also stated that the two com
ranies named have purp0sely reduced
their own catch of the season, 10 order
" AtAR oh hblalNAN9 VI hAth " tAN
stories of the extinction OF the seal and
also to enhance the price OF the skins.
IL they succeed In frightening com.
petitors away they will next season form
a close combination and reap immense
profits.
Statistics show that the Republican
vote In Italy at the recent election was
100000 greater than at former elections 1
The snow storm In England is the
seveFest since the Crimean war. Sheep
are dying by the thousands, II being
impossible to give them food and shelter.