Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-29
To-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Foreign News.


LONDON. Nov. 29.-The correspond.
emit of the United Press at Constantine
pie telegraph that the Turkish troops
en- route to Zeitun have arrived at
Marash, where they have halted pend
ing the result of negotiations with the
Armenians, who are in possession of
Zeitun. The conditions offered to the
Armenians include the surrender of
their arms, as we'll as the leaders of the
recent revolt at Zeitun, to the Turkish
troops. Advices say that the rising of
the Armenians at Zeitun followed an
attempt on the part of the troops of the
Turkish garrison to pillage the city.
The Armenian survivors of the massa-
Gre at Arabirkir, Moosh and Harpoot
have been offed the choice of embracing
ing Islamism or being put to the sword.
The Americans in Harpoot, Bitlis and
Marash are virtually prisoners in their
houses. 1t is not safe for Christians
to go into the streets and the escort
which was provided for the American
missionaries by order of the Porte upon
the application of Minister Terrell are
afraid to leave Rarpoot on account of
the dangers they are almost certain to
encounter on the roads from murder
Gus bands.
Upon the strength of the assurances
given by the Porte to Sir Philip Cur
rie, British Ambassador to Turkey, that
the Sultan would permit each of the
powers to send into the Bosphorus a
second guard ship, Sir Philip telegraph
ed to Admiral Seymour, commanding
the British Mediterranean squadron,
requesting him to dispatch the gunboat
Dryad to the Bosphorus at once, but no
authority to pass through the Darda-
nelles had been given up to yesterday.
Sir Philip Currie is now awaiting in
structions from Lord Salisbury, and the
other foreign diplomats have, in the
meantime, asked their respective gov
ernments for instructions.
MADRID, Nov. 29.-Princes Ferdi-
nand and Charles of Caserta have offer
ed their services to the government as
officers of the artillery branch of the
army in Cuba.
PARIS. Nov. 29.-The body of Alex
andre Dumas, who died at Marly-le-
Royor Tuesday evening, was brought
to Paris today. The interment will
take place in the Montmartre cemetery
at noon tomorrow.
VIENNA, Nov. 29.-Count Edward
TaafIe, formerly Prime Minister Of
Austria, died this morning on his estate
at Elischau, in BOHEMIA. He had been
i'll for several months with heart affec-
ton and pyaemia.
| MUNICH, Nov. ga disparch from
Constantinople states that HALL Rifal
PAsha, the Turkish Grand Vizier, de-
clares that if the united fleets of the
powers shall make demonstration al
| Constantinople, the Turkish govern
meot will renounce all responsibility
for the consequences, especially as re-
CARDS the matter of protection to for
eigDers.
| BERLIN, Nov. 29.-In view of the
documents and other evidence collect.
ed by the police by their recent visits
10 the houses of prominent socialists
the prosecutor has decided to close the
headquarters of the socialist election
unions at once.
HAVANA, Nov. ga band of insur.
gents recently placed quantity of dyn.
amite upon the track of the railway be-
tween Nueyites and Puerto Principe
rhe engineer of passing train was
killed and the two iremen and several
pas ;engers we're injured. About 10C
ntad of cattle were killed.
ROME, Nov. 29.-The Pope presided
at secret consistory at thu vatican
to-day, the session ending at boon. He
was in his normal state of health and
spoke in eulogistic terms of the new
cardinals which the consistory had ap-
pointed. Nine prelates were elevated
to the cardinalate, including Mer. Sa-
TOLL, the papal delegate to the United
States. The others were Mgr. Goth,
+ papal nuncio to Brazil; the archbishops
of Vilad liza, LamberZ, Bourges and
Salzburg, and the bishops Of Urgel,
Autun and Ancona. Twenty.fonr
Italian bishops were also recognized by
the Pope.
BERLIN, Nov. 29.-Dr, Forster, editor
of the Ethical Culture. has been sentene-
ed to three months Imprisonment in a
fortress, having been convicted of lese
majestic for articles printed in that paper.
! LONDON, Nov. 29.-Mrs. Fontare
Besson, wife of manufacturer of must
cal instruments in this city, New York,
Paris and st. Petersburg, who was
arrested in Seville, Spain, in October
and extradited to England, was ar
raigued here to-day upon the charge of
having stolen from her husband Sc
curities valued at 100000 Her hus-
bands counsel said that Mrs. Benson
had eloped with Spaniard, taking the
securities with her. The case was ad-
| journed, the defendant being liberated
under bonds which were furnished by
herself.