Cherry County independent. (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 18??-1896, 1895-10-17
FOREIGN.

CoNsTANT1NoPLE special: The Turk.
| ish Government has replied to the note Of
! the ENJOYS of the European powers on the
recent disturbance. The reply enumer-
ates measures taken to preserve order; de-
clares that the Turks are not the agrees.
sors, but that the Armenians killed inof.
fensive Musselmen; declares that as soon
as the ArmenianS leave the churches in
which they have taken refuge quiet will
be restored, and claims that Ardenian
agitators are intriguing to cause fresh dis
turbances. The reply is unsatisfae tory
and the ENJOYS have met to consider
further action. The sultan continues
greatly disturbed by the presence of a
British fleet off the island of Lemnos, and
again asked the British ambassador for
the withdrawal of the ships. 1t is under
stood the ambassador persists in the re-
fusal to recommend the withdrawal.
BELFAST special: The Amalgamated
Association of Marine Engineers hay
notified the Bel ast shipbuiIders that un-
less the d, mands OF the so ;lety are con-
ceded strike will he com lenced on Thurs
day next. The employers state that there
is no chance OF bringing about conpro-
mise in the mat ers in dispute. The Clyde
shlpbullders, who are working under an
understanding with those Of Belfast. will
it is announced, suspend 25 per cent. OF
their men every week after the strike be-
gins and before the end of the month it is
estimated that 80, 900 men will be in idle
ness. A long and severe struggle between
the members Of the AmaIgamated Assacia-
ton of Engineers and the shipbuilders and
engineers is anticipated.
CAsTANIA, Sicily, special: A woman
known as Gaetana StOmOli has been ar
rested for the wholesale poisoning of chill
dren with phosphorus. She administered
The poison by mixing it with wine and
prevailing upon the children to drink it,
Her victims already number twenty three.
1t is stated that they all died in fearful
agony. The woman has confessed to
having committed the deed and offered as
an explanation that she wanted revenge
for the death of two of her children who
had been bewitched. A crowd of people
attempted to lynch the woman and were
prevented with great difficulty.
MUNSTER, Westphalia, special: There
has been growing agitation here for
some time against the order issued to close
the beer gardens and other similar places
Tor obtaining refreshments at much earl
ier hour that customary. The result is
that number Of serious conflicts have
taken place between the police and the
inhabitants in the streets of this city. Mat
ters reached a crisis when the gen d'armes
and police charged mob of townspeope
with drawn swords, wounding many of
the latter. There is bitter feeling against
the authorities, and it is feared there will
be more trouble before long.
LONDON special: The Venezuelan Con-
sui at Cardiff has written letter to the
press giving the history of the boundary
dispute between Venezuela and Great
Britain. He says Venezuela has repeated
ly proposed to settle the matter by arbi-
tration, but that the Marquis of Salisbury,
Earl Granville and Lord Rosebery have
persistentIy declined to do so. Since then,
he adds, Venezuela has made efforts
toward arbitration, but the British en-
croachments have steadily continued, un-
til they now extend far beyond the Schom
berg line into the territory of Terarul.
TREBIZoND special; Serious conflicts
between Turks and Armenians have oc-
Cured at this place. Many Armenians
were killed.