The sun., 1893-07-23

committee. pietro accordingly toned down his
charges, and suggested that the eminent polt-
ticians whom he had previously accused OF
criminal completely had no really guilty
knowledge thereof This change OF front
aroused the suspicious Of the committee. In
auiry was made. and II was found that SiGnori
Tojanl. Durante and several other mcmbers OF
tho committee had been In confidential COM
munication with tho witness.
The next meeting OF the committee was
stormy. The unfaithful members were ve-
heme emily denounced md compelled to give
explanatione and finally Pietro TanlonRo.
under pressure. reafl1tmed tho accuracy OF
his original accusations He now talks OF
making public through the newspapers oil the
information In his possession.
Gaffney and Hennessy. who came from New
York to obtain tho release Of Gallagher. one Of
the condemned dynamitors In Portland prison.
have not after all succee ed In interviewing
tho prisoner. They obtained the necessary
permission. but Gallagher refused to see them
They have satisfied themselves that he is In
sane. and they are seeking for his release
on that ground. II tho Government can DO
convinced that tho prisoner is really mad tho
petition will probably be granted. Tho two
American emissarIes are mysterious In their
movements and assert that they have Inn
portant information which they are trying to
sell to corrospondents OF the American news.
papers.
The flngehip Chicago is still at Kingstown,
ireland, but will 60 10 Portsmouth next week.
whcre warm reception awaits her. Ambas-
sador Bayard will probably make q state visit
Tho ship will also attend the yacht races ut
Cowes In August.
English newspapers arc commenting In o
| sarcastic vein on the gift Of S25.0U0 by an
American millionaire to tho fund for the cam
paIen in favor OF the taxation OF land values in
| London The reports that Carnegie is the in-
| dividual concerned are not true. 1t is now as
| serted that A. j. Moxham. an Engishman by
| birth. who made fortune In New York. Is the
donor Moxham intendsto to follow Mr.. Astors
! example. and make England his future home.
Many details come from Turkey OF persist
ent efforts OF the Government to stamp out
Christianity among the Armenians. Some OPP
| pressed converts under the influence OF all
! manner OF Injustice are turning nominally to
Moham m edanism again. Such an act is re-
warded by exemption from taxation for fifteen
yenrs.
A letter from the Bishop OF Zanzibar gives
the details OF an active crusade OF the British
| cruiser Philomel against the slave trade in
! that region. The capture OF slave dhows ore
| OF frequent occurrence. The trafIlc is largely
carried on under the French flag. He men
tions three recent cases. boat crow from a
man Of war boarded large dhow flying the
French flag They demanded the papers. which
| proved correct, aud tho right OF search was de-
| MED.
One Of tho sailors kicked of tho hatch: then
| Der Of little arms were stretched up from
below. Seventy seven slaves were crowded
between the two decks. Without light or air
The Captain exclaimed In disgust:
What is the use in my paying $50 reis for
French interpreter II this is all I get BY It,"
Many pathetic stories are told. such as find
ing sixty five slaves on small barren island.
whore they were landed from dhow. to give a
slight respite from the horrors Of confinement
ON board. where they had been dying.
Irving and Miss Terry made their last ap-
pearance for many months before London
audience tonight London's worship OF these
two stars does not diminish. and distin.
| guished audience gave them n splendid faro.
well ovation. They will take their departure q
week hence to begin q long American tour,
| appearing first in San Francisco.