Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-01
WASHINGTON.

The ram Katahdin. the latest addition
TO the new navy, was given official
trial Thursday. Tie result of the trial
is not announced, but it is said the re-
quired seventeen knots an hour were more
than maintained under unfavorable con
d1tiOrs.
The report that Capt Isaac Bassett.
the veteran doorkeeper of the Senare, is
dying ut Washington is not confirmed.
lie is suffering from stomach trouble,
but his ply sician says he is not danger
ously i'll. Capt Bassctt is 16 years Of
age, however. and quite feeble, and the
physician does not think he will be able
to perform his duties much longer.
A Washington dispatch says: Ar
menian students will hereafter find the
United States has stretched out its strong
hand to protect them against the attacks
of the Turks The American represent
tative at Constantinople. Alexander W.
Terrell. Envoy Extraordinary and Min
lister Plenipotentiary, has suddenly been
given Il lively boost from Washington.
and as a result telegraphed the State De
partment Wednesday he would demand
of the Turkish Government full protec-
ton for the missionaries and students.
HIS WIS Vuc 10 the utttTllllIlcu StIuu
taken by the Rev Thomas ID. Christie.
President of the st. Paurs School at
Tarsus. Dr. Christke complained To the
State Department of the Indifference of
Minister Terrell to the Outrages on the
Armenians. AS preliminary step came
the recall of Admiral Kirkland. who had
criticised missions and missionaries in
an unfriendly manner Minister Terrell
instructed to give instant attention TO the
complaints Of the missionaries and follow
this with threatening protest TO the
Porte against the continuation of the
outrages 1t il understood that finally
Minister Terrell was given to understand
If he did not take vigorous action at once
his resignation would lie accepted by
cable. Minister Terrelrs relations with
the department are strained. and it would
not be surprising to hear Of his recall or
resignation.
1t was Spanish weather at Washington
Thursday night, but the sympathixers
with the Cuban patriots who gathered ia
Nctzerott's Hall made the old building
shake IA they chcere.l to the echo every
declaration of the eloquent speakers in
behalf of Cuban liberty. and the grant
States Of belligerent rights to the patriots
who are fighting the tyranny of Spain.
The first hard storm OF the season had
but little effect upon the enthusiastic
crowd which gathered at the hall in re-
sponse to the invitations issued by tks
Citizens Committee. The Spesches were
full of eloquent psAdiugs for the cause
Of the Cuban patriots but it was Iar-
tn,ularly noticeable fnct there WAS nN
the slightest exhibition of incorporate
zeal The managers of the meeting ware
distinctly informed the Spanish Mihistrr
had entered en- informal protest against
the gathering. claiming q meeting of this
kind at the capital Of the United htate~
would be misunderstood abroad. and
might possibly BY taken as representing
the Official sentiment Of the government.
IT was also understood the Washington
meeting would certainly be quoted abroad
IN. any event. and for this reason ff,Ose N
charge of the gathering m9.ie their er-
rangements 30 the declarations were q
dignified protest against Spanish tyranny,
and n nc less diGniied but emphatic de-
mand for this country 10 recognize thu
CubaB insurgesr<s a. bpiligerents and isIt
as guerrilas OF pirates
The treasury statement OF receipts and
disbursements for October and the first