The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23
STATESMEN ARE PUZZLED
EngIand'S Parliament Given
Information on Currency
Questions.
RELIEF WORK IN ARMENIA.
Pleas for Clemency in Behalf Of
Mrs. Maybriok to Receive Just
Consideration.

LONDON, ENG, Aug 22.-In the House
of Commons to-day Waiter H. Long, presi-
dent of the Board of Agriculture, refused
the demand of Mr.. White that the brief
official report of inquiry into the two cases
of pleuro- pneumonia alleged to have been
recently found in cattle at Deptford be
laid on the table of the House. Mr.. Long,
however, offered to supply Mr.. White per-
sonally with copy of the report.
Mr.. White asked if, in view of the con-
fict of opinions of Canadian and British
experts and also in view of the assertion
of the Dominion Government that conta-
gious pleuro- pneumonia had never been
known in any part of the Dominion, Mr..
Long would accept the Dominion's invita-
ton to send a veterinary expert to Canada
to elucidate the facts.
Mr.. Long said he did not see that it
would be of any assistance. His own view
was based upon the actual detection of
cases of the disease in England. He saw
no need of making any special expert
ments with the last cases discovered, as
the Department of Agriculture was per-
fectly satisfied with the opinions OF its
advisors.
asked a. J. Balfour, First Lord of the
Treasury, whether in consonnace with the
views he had repeatedly expressed he
would advise that the Government invite
the assem- blage of an international confer
ence in order to obtain an agreement in
regard to the currency. Mr. Balfour said
he had always been strongly in favor OF
an international agreement upon the cur
rency question, but that he had no right
to pledge his colleagues to such an opin-
ion, nor had he any reason for thinking
such an agreement would result at the
present moment ftom an international con-
ference. A second abortive conference, ne
thought, would be very undesirable.
George Curzon, Under Foreign Secretary
of Affairs, stated that under instructions
Vice-Consul Hampton had visited the dis
trict of Sassoun, in Armenia, with the OBJ
ject of having the foreign missionaries act
in concert in the distribution of food and
other supplies for the support of the in
habitants of the villages in their vicinity
during the coming winter.
In regard to the Christian prisoners ar
rested by the Turkish authorities. he said,
since the decree of amnesty issued on July
3d. the prisoners confined in CONSTANT
nople had been releas ed, but there was
reason to suppose that a number of pris.
oners were still detained in Angora at
Bitlis, Diarbkir and elsewhere, and the at
tention of the Porte had been called to this
action of the Provincial Governors.
DR.. Tanner. the anti-Parnellite, who
represents the middle division of County
Cork, who was suspended for week for
disorderly conduct in the House, reap.
peared in the chamber to-day. the time OF
his suspension having expired. He was in
good spirits.
Several short speeches on the estimates
were made.
T. P. O'Connor, anti-P arnellite. member
for the Scotland division of Liverpool,
asked the Government to reconsider the
sentence of imprisonment. for life imposed
upon Mrs. Florence Maybrick, who was
convicted some years ago of poisoning her
husband, who was well-known merchant
of Liverpool. Mr.. O'Connor said he did
not know of case that excited more add
ing interest and stronger conviction Of
innocence.
Sir M. White Ridley. Secretary of State
for the Home Department, promised to
give his best attention to the case.