The San Francisco call., 1895-10-14

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traces the Armenian riots and their at
tendant bloodshed to the Vaccinations of
agents sent from London. According to
this authority, these agents were plenti-
fully supplied with arms and money, both
of which were widely distributed. The
communication also denounces the con-
duct of the Armenian patriarch, and CEN
sures the English agitators, who are them
selves characterized as Christian fanatics,
for melting Armenian fanatics to violence
against the Moslems.
The Turkish embassy here appears con-
fident that the Sultan will effect an ar
rangement with the powers which will be
satisfactory to all of the parties concerned.
The embassy denies that anything ap-
preaching an ultimatum has been ad-
dressed to the Porte by England or any
other power, persistent assertions to the
contrary notwithstanding.
The international negotiations initiated
in Berlin for the abolition of sugar boun-
ties have been resumed, but few believe
that they Will be successful. If they fail
Germany will be required to consider the
question of an organic reform in her home
sugar legislation.
Advlces from st. Petersburg report that
negotiations are impending looking to the
conclusion of a treaty of commerce be-
tween Russia and Italy, the former offer
ing Italy the most favored nation treat
ment in exchange for preferential tariff
on Russian petroleum. Under the exist
ing tariff the duties upon petroleum are
levied IN Italy not according to the bulk,
but according to specific weight. This has
worked to the disadvantage of the Russian
product NJ. de Witte. the Russian Minis
ter OF Finance, is actuated in the negotia-
tion of this treaty by desire to drive
American petroleum oils out of the Italian
market and to establish monopoly for
the Russian product instead. 1t is asserted
that he himself initiated the negotiations,
and to carry out his plan even intends to
extend State subvention to stimulate
Russian enterprise if such should be re-
quired to start the movement
a committee, composed of some of the
most notable personages in Berlin, is being
formed for the purpose of arranging for a
series OF fetes in celebration of the procla-
nation of King William of Prussia as En-
peror Of Germany at Versailles the cele-
bratlon to take place on the twenty fifth
anniversary of that event, January 1S,
1896.
While in Berlin, Prince Lobanoff- -Rotov-
sky will have his headquarters at the
Russian embassy. In explanation of his
visit here the officials of the embassy as
sert that his coming was arranged month
ago when he passed through Berlin on his
way to Paris. The Emperor had never
met Prince Lobanoff and expressed de-
sire to become acquainted with him. Some
of the Sunday journals take advantage of
Prince Lobanoff's visit to publish stories
connecting his presence here with a change
of policy on the part of Germany in con-
nection with her Eastern relations, where
by England is to be ousted from co-opera-
ton with Russia and France in regard to
Armenia and be forced TO take subordi-
nate and isolated position. Nobody who
has even remote knowledge of current
politics believes this, but the stories serve
their obvious purpose of exciting discus
sion.
The social disorder which is prevalent
on the Russian frontier of Armenia is in
dicated by advices received to-day from st.
Petersburg. According to these reports
the Kurdish chief, Nabii, is levying tribute
by force in the Russian district of Erivan,
where he is seiZing cattle, numbering men,
Christian and Moslem alike, and carrying
off women and children. His latest re-
ported exploit was to burn down hamlet
OF eighteen houses, kill thirty-two men
and abduct fifteen women and forty chill
dren. A force of gendarmes was sent in
pursuit of him, but when they overlook
him they were defeated and obliged to flee.
A strong force of troops was then sent
after him, but it was not successful in
overtaking him.
The new statue in memory of the EN-
press Augusta, grandmother of the Kaiser,
which has just been finished in the Opern-
platz, shows a red cross surrounded by
laurels above the inscription: ITO the
Empress Augusta, with the love and ven
Grafton of the German people"
The Countess Waldeck, who was ar
rested about three weeks ago in Darmstadt
and convicted of perjury in connection
with her liaison with Adalbert Tomba,
tutor IN her family, who masqueraded as
Count Won Nesselrode," died suddenly
Yesterday in the prison infrmary from
heart disease.
Miss Carrie Bowes of California will give
concert in the Song Academy here on
Wednesday evening.
Among the Americans here are Professor
Hurdleton and W. w. Bartlett of Chicago,
Mrs. Racy Kingsbury and Miss Kingsbury
of Boston, Miss F. w. Merriam of New
York and d T. Forchheim of Ohio.