The daily critic., 1890-11-19
FROM OVER THE SEA.
TIE STORIES Oh ATROCITIES IN
ARMENIA ARE BEING REVIVED.
NubanE Prison vacated-s salisbury's
change Of Heart Toward Portugal.
wolves Devastating Prov
fnces in India

LoNDoN. Nov. l9.-The stories Of
atrocities In Armenia are being revived.
The Armenians have been left so poor
hy The maraudiug Kurds tha, they are
unable l0 pay the Turkish tax -gatherers.
Yesterday am Armenian found his
daughter. who had been carried away
by Kurds about q year ago, In the street
near the house If Turkish hey at
EarpooL She told fearful story of
malucotment The Kurds kept her at
their camp in the mills for six months,
and then sold her to The bey She says
that many Armenian women are slaves
In ihe baiems Of the Turks
The famous prisons Of Milibank was
vacated ON Sunday. Four years ago
Il ceased 20 he used as q convict estab
ment, and 10 has since been used as a
place of temporary commitment II is
now vacaut altogether Roupel. the
forECr; The Tichborne claimant ani
other noted criminals have been In
mates uf Millbank.
The marked protectionist policy VI
the Spanish Government Is causing
much uneasinCss among Spanish manu-
faCtuters and property owners, the
duties on imported coal being made
double the former rates. and the eV
port duty on iron and copper being
largely increased
The Turkish authorities In Mace.
donia have arrested fourteen persons on
suspicion Of having been connected
with the murder of the Greek Pope,
Stoian Four Of the persons arrested
died under the judicial examination
and the torture which attended g.
Lord Salisbury's surprising change
from an extremely warlike to a very
pacific attitude toward Portugal about
three weeks ago is now believed to have
been promoted by information con
veyed 10 the Premier that Portugal
owed the Barings nearly one million
pounds, the loss or denial Of which 10
that house through hoslilities between
England and Portugal would have pre-.
cipitatCd the collapse Of that great
house.
AdviCes from Cnrea by the wav Of
Pckiu state that the brother Of the King
Of Corea, who was arrested as the
leader of the recent conspiracy 20 muir.
der the King. has been put 10 death.
and his head exposed on the chief gate
Of Seoul.
A dispatch from Vienna SAYS that
Russia has agreed to bear the expense
Of increasing the efficiency OF the Mon.
tenCprin army and that the principally
Is yiiiuaIly p Russian province.
Word comes from India that wolves
are causing terrible devastation In the
central rntinces. One pack of eight
wolves Killed and devoured forty per
sons who were engaged in watching
cattle. The victims were mostly chill.
dttn The wolves ate them, but lil
MT touch the cattle.
The object Of the government Ia In
crcfsing the pay OF the Metro ,litu
police II to cOunleract the effect az the
eN. Commissioner Mnuro's article In the
North American Review" ln which
the writer severely arraigns the govern.
ment for It's extremely shabby treatment
Of these hard.worked and faithful pub
lie servants. II was feared that the
publication OF this exposure would cost
the Conservatives a considerable mum
Der Of votes In London and 10 guard
against such catastrophe this tardy
concession TO the just demands of the
men was determined upon. The innu.
rnce of the police Is quite a factor ia
London politics and Il is not impossible
that the action OF the government 10
their behalf may not ouly prevent any
Icry loss on account Of disaflection
among the officers, but actually result
In the gain Of one OF two seats.
Or, Parker, the noted pulpit orator OF
the city temple, declared IN an inter
view 10 day that Mr. Parnell Is bound
10 retire from the Irish leadership sinee
his private character has been smirched,
as the Liberal party would lose a very
large support among the non Conform
lists II II should continue 10 affiliate with
politician who openly sets the law OF
God aud man al defiance.
II is stated that Cardinal RampOlla,
the Papal Secretary Of State. has re
quested the Irish Catholic bishops 10
come 10 Rome on January Is for an
important conference on Irish matters.
II Is not known whether or not the Par.
nell candidates bearing on Irish poll
tics will be one Of the subjects discussed
OF not