The herald., 1895-11-10
TURKEYS DISMEMBERMENT
Offered as q Solution of the Eastern
Question
The Clyde shipbuiIders' Strike Assumes Very
Serious Proportions-The Protectors
Head Again


the week. The sultan seems to be defy-
ing the powers in bestowing decorations
| for good service upon the Turkish
officials who are held responsible for the
recent Armenian outrages. The British
Mediterranean feet near the Dardanelles
is being strongly reinforced; Italian war
ships are said to be ready to assist those
of Great Britain in an emergency. but a
division Of the French fleet which cruises
in the Levant IN winter will start for
those waters Immediately. month
earlier than usual.
! The latest alarming reports from the
| far east arc that the rebellion OF the Dun
gans in the northeast of China IS assum-
| ing alarming proportions. The rebels
are said to be armed with rifles of Rus.
| siGn manufacture, and their leader is re-
| ported to have sent an ultimatum to the
imperiai government at Pekin. threaten
ing to march IN that capital if a favor
| able answer is not received. The imper-
iai troops are stated to be pillaging towns
and villages and ittsring the tisl1s wit b
tho bodies Of mon, women and children.
1t is not astonishing, under these cir
cumstances, that the stock market closed
very fat today, that the continental
bourses were IN a panicky condition and
that there was general decline in foreign
| funds.
| Every indication points to the fact that
the affairs of Turkey arc approaching a
| cris,, and it is significant that only two
| solutions of the difficulty are discussed
| by the European press-shs entire dis
memberment OF Turkey or the depo,ition
OF the sultan. The powers are now show
| ing that they will be no longer hood
winked by the sultan's promises, which
| are never intended to be kept.
The final stage OF the diplomatic press
ure was reached when Germany. Austria
and Italy, which had hitherto stood
aloof. Joined the other powers in a men
acing note which mas just buen presented
to the sultan. The next step will un-
doubtedly be conference Of the repre-
sentatives Of the gieat powers, which
will discuss not merely the administra-
ton Of Armenia. but tho fate of the
Turkish empire. The powers are in
complete unison and this fact is erasped
everywhere, except at the Yildiz K.osh.
| for the sultan, III appointing the HALL
RIiat cabinet. composed of puppets and
reactionists, is simply courting ruin.
Then there is the great shiLbuiIding
| strike at Belfast and on the Clyde to
trouble the British mind. This struggle
DetWeen Chpltat anu laUor lB now 1alrIy
| under way. On the Clyde 1000 engineers
| are idle and 1900 are out OF work at Bel.
| fast. The Engineers society called out
| on Thursday all the engineers on the
| Clyde. The result is that nine big yards
| on the Clyde are idle, including the Bar
clays, Henderson, J. & G. Thompson and
the Fairfield company. There is little
sign today on the mems side of yielding.
| They claim they can hold out for ten
years il necessary as the society has
81 100000 in funds and by levy Of IL
cents weekly on each memebf, the officers
OF the society can give the strikers one
pound weekly as long as the strike lasts.
One important feature Of the struggle,
| however. is the fact that two yards, the
Thompsons and the Fairfelds, which
closed in sympathy with the Belfast en-
| pIoyes. have government work which
they were asked to expedite. This work
| is now at a standstill ana manv of the
newspapers strongly denounce the agree
ment which so interieres with the naval
| work.
The st. James Gazette this afternoon
vigorously protests against this stopping
OF work and says the action OF the firms
in so doing out of sympathy when they
nave urgent national work on hand would
in certain circumstances, amount nearly
to high treason, adding that the govern
ment would do wsll to prohibit such
agreements.
The poratnt announcement is made
that three of ths Clyde firms have decid-
ed to Withdraw from the com bination
and open their yards. and it Is rumored
others will follow their example. II is
now stated in Belfast tina: the masters
there nave Received a forciDle intimation
from the government that it is extreme
lv desirable that the dispute with tteir
employees should bs mediated as soon as
possible to avert a prolonged struggle.
The mystery OF Crom wells head, sup
posed to have been found trnnsfixad by
pike head and discolored by smoke, after
having been preserved in spirits. hid den
up chimney and exhibited in show,
Is still attracting much attention and it
is probable committee will be appoint
ed ia investigate the report unon the
authenticity of the remains of the great
protector.
The Chronicle yesterday published
page history OF the travels of the relic
with careful drawing of the head as it
now appears, a CHASTITY object, with the
hair OF the scalp, and with sprinkling
of the same colored hair on the chin and
npper lip which is regarded as additional
proof OF the authenticity of the head, as
Cromwell refused to shave for some weeks
before his death. The halbeid end. or
neck to tho top of the skull. and close to
the bridge of the nose there is mark
resembling Cromw wells historic wart.
The Heniey authorities are eagerly an
ticipatiDg the coming Of crsw from
Yale to COM pete at the next regatta. All
parties on this side of the water in any
way interested in the aquatic contests 10
be decided next year al Henley on-the-
Thames would most cordially welcome
tine entrance OF crew fiom Ya,e. Fail
ing this the British oarsmen would be
pleased. to see crew from any other
American univ crsity.i
Secretary Cooper OF the Henley regatta
association. when questioned on the sub
ject by represen tative OF the Associated
Press. said he would be glad to have
Yale have another trial at Henley with
I the oarsmen OF the English universities.
The publication by the Times of
three-and-a -half-column extract from the
pamphlet which Lord Dunraven is just
issuing as a reply TO the report OF tt"
Americas r"r4ro " mittee. a SYNOPSIS OF
which Wi cabled {, the Associated Press
last night. ..as caused ranew l g the
! ansi-Amerlcan talk. IN all circles WIN ch