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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-27

TSS., CO. z ws sd-sss' % n Of rssd-',. >,
rsrsuson Thomas O. to = S Taylor simpson :.
corner % chi.hoi@-s, ard s,sbbin.,ay.. i year.
os ina.. 4 Loq H. :. 81 to Ny year. Meoo"n $40
Gues, Lsnai1. ssd wife 70 Louis Lewinsosn n "a
Cardiac. Lsai:. N 70 Mar sly..,sr. rs ,,o
uIsc G a. Of E q ,.. K.n. si '
81. 100 II Of sh-sys. demand 1870: ~
" CO.. g a.. Es., lis,s,:i years 50
Hevi jacob 20 e. Bacon. corner Amster-
SanAT T.a aai ana vi. . Edward Mich. 10
JSyn asI, To- EaIi.s Morrison. southern
B5u. ..i 2x5.. Il Of Pslhsm-Av.. years. 30
Ksenaa annle NJ. 70 Ann Collins. e;'h-s'. "A
I 81, q; ss ,S e te,SsAT nSHe'a
Leo Isabelle y 10 the Gerusnis Llfe Insurance
CO. l>,h-st i23 z o. lith,sve. years rs
Bark. virsin!a-s,. 2SiS Z, Of isI'h~, -,
Moses E.is, 20 John schrcner. jr. No i.27i list
NehGlson charles ?. % Jla .. Ryan 9th .,
oiSsnT' Asnss to hi 1,s, w y.srs 70
Offers. John II. TO Sarah A sands. corner 60
Amsterdam ave aad so,h-s,. years ;....... 80
o,inger MARI. 81 81 70 the Lowers Mortsass
Insurance Co. : 2iih-st. % 4 OF o'h-sVe' ca,
Rsse5s,ein. p4r,sTs and wifi, 70 george y
Baldwin. Monroe-st sSt II OF Monisom- "a,
sshwsrzschild Joseph. and wife TO Anna woeris-
hofer No ~ Eas; Houston-st. years: -. e"'
Stlrk. John H. and wife 10 Charles II Russell 81
al. trustees. 5thaye. sos n Of iilth- 49,,
~, years -. ~~''
Schosn Mary f. % the Equitable Life Assurance
Society u the United States 9jth-st. 2l1 y
OF shave. and other property. year. mort
si'
Jones' Samuel :. and wife 20 Charles Scholle, No
lexington ave. years..................... lo'
StUrk. John II. and wife 10 Charles III Russell et
al. trustee. S,h-aNe sj.6 II n % iiith-st ~
.schloss. Isabella r. - District No | of the In
de?endea, Order mai Deuth. No 2oi East 18th
yrAFS... Co.
Soho nmaker. Amelia J. q James II Robertson
No $40 West ii3th-st der and .................
Teachers College 20 the United States Trust 60 ~
ave. year ia,s
Topt-. Lippman. - the Mutual Life Insurance
CO Of New-York. 6.th-st. AZ 4 Of is,-ave
year iO,e
Townshend. Mary y. - Ellen l. Thomson.
corner ilTth-st and shave. yefr............ i<f
whitney. Amelia D. to Charles + Crazy. executor.
ATHEIST ISL = " OF leSngton.svs, . years. 2.
Wallace. Ellen and another . Annie Klingenberg,
No 100 2d-aN year OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ,Ot
Weed. Joseph y. Gilbert + Jones al.
Boulevard 90 Il OF oei-st. "a:
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Grbool Aeenties.

6EScY.Miriafa CoyfieTc supplies tutors, professors
<Ate.cher. eoNernesses, etc. In all deps recomn.nts
scnoss 70 parents $50 3thsvc. Book Bldng cor 2Oths
A dERicA% AND FOREIGN TEACHERS AGENCY
Surprises Predecessors. Teachers. Tutors GovsraesseA
&c. 10 S:lsse.; schools ana Families Apply 20
Afs NJ J. YouNG-FCLTOS. 81 Cniun Square.
ESk TEACHERS AGENCIES. Ne~-YorS. Boston
',,rag". ios Arrelee. etc Il. r. Crcck-f y u. Eerr
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frrn:shes Apartments % ce..

L'AaLT going 10 Europe will handsomely furnished
L apartment MARTIN 90 West ,57th-st.
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EXPORT COTTAGES

re,rb,,,ry .rrlate IN The bach To rent furnished
,- ne summer Particulars and plans al Office Room
- 10 West c3f 81. y. Y
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A ADVERTISEMENTS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS Ion
"A THE NEW-YoRK TRIBlNE WILL IL RE
CtIVED AT THE UPTOWN OFFlC Z. 40 Ia. E-ual-
way "a door north Of ThriynrS-s,.: ana AD| Ell y.
TlSENENTS at following Branch ONES; 90
Eixh;h.aV- Twenty-thrG-st' ~. S.Nih-a.e
l57 Fourth-aye. Forrts0nth-S - .hiia'e. 80"
IN rtaVe Forty seV.nihs.. le.' Tniri-av". rear
Slxty-hrs' snS Trsiay" SOS W-st iriy -@ecni :.
i0s Commnls-av~ - Avenue 4; l.3e; Ihrd-ev'; ~
West Forty seccrdsi. 1912 Seclnd-ave - Third ave
i32s Ihidavr. .r5i iarj-ave. between onr-hunire'-
spd-;we.fth ana one hundred. and thirteenth eis.
Al he HARLEM crFCES. 80 East Ons- hundred. an l.
TWEEN y-nfth-S'.. 2i3 Wet Ore-nni~a No
ST. and go West onehpadred and torty ath-st UP 10
% m al regular o-i-a
In ,-ooAiyn a, 81 FIi,cn-s Gs Cour-s.: IS Broad
WAY T.. n. lA3 broadway. 1877 Fuiton-st.. Up -
p. m regular ONCE rates.
-urop~an Branch for advertisements only. -. Feet
Stree, T. C.. London. England.
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gathers.

N\N4Ep ihMEl ATELY--Tutor Tor young &C. tlsrnan
W teachef "'y) graduate. English branches
school: several govefnesses; companion. Mss DOSo-
VANS Teacher Bureau, 90 East ilth-st.
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iical gslale for grehanae.

ENGI EWOOD CTIFFs-ON-TIIE HI DsO.; -Grardy sit
II ia ed vetY attractive house four a--s ~ minutes
hl tram p-ic@. S-sso. rent. 500 furr1cr "a tar n
adapted winter hone grsz; i.ure. p.af4
plo 0g-aphs. Frank r H0ughton owner ~ Broadway
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CAVANNAH IINE-TIIREE TIMES WEEK.
- iy from Pier 81. ~ r.. foot o, sprinS-st Tuesdays
Thursdays ana saturdays p NJ For freight or pas
apply .x.... . -
w II RHFTT. Gen'l Agt - d HASHAGEN. = ACT
Cent II n 81? R'wav IS T. & W Ry. eei b way.
J 1. ADAMS G r A. FIR. L. WALKER. AgL, O. 8
L q T. p r asa Pwsy :. co. pier. 5 y X
q n SOTlREIA Manager.
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NETHERLANDS LINE.

NETHERLANDS LINE.
N FOR ROTTERDAM and AMSTERDAM. via Bonlosns
sur Mcr France
NAAsDh..... Saturday March 30. 1885. 81 p.
{ < opDz Saturday. April q. 'S' ] ' i1
FITS, cai, sa3 and upward cahln $50. storage
81 Very low rates Apply for Tourist guide and terms
General Passenger Agency. 70 Broacway
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CHARLESTON. S. G. the South and Southwest
JACKSONVILLE and all Florida points.
From Pier - r. T. foot OF ROosevelt-stD. p m
e.
ALGONQCIN FRIDAY, haich ~
SEMINOLE Tuesday April
AL steamers have rstcass passenger Recommendations
WIN +. CLYDE Co. General Agents
Bowling Green. y. Y.
Fla. & Penn Fast y. & Il. Line jacksonville.
Great So Freight Passenger Line Charleston.
T. q Eyer Genl Agt.. 3ol B'way. y. Y
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%Sn.N HAMBuRG9AA!ERlgAN
sys1LcSs3t.s- LINE.
THE ONLY LINE maintaining a regular
service
Continent with TWIN SCREW STEAMERS.
.sEN-YORk- SOUTHAAiTCE London, Parls-iAA--
BURG.
Holding .hc record for faSf@s: time on tbs route
sPRiNC; sAILINGs EXPRESS STEAMERS
~or-.rrIo MAJ % ii a. M A. Victoria. May ~. a.
r Bism"ic: April III m. Columbia May q y a n
Columbia Apr. *. II r. Bismarck May 30 u C. m
Hernsnn's MAY II m Normannia. June II a m
l. Cabin SEQ and upward IT. Cabin. So and so
TIE IL Land 4Hr Nlidnight Sum-
Cruise to NORWAY and NORTH CAPE,.. .
plso 70 SPITZBERGEN, by the AUGUSTA VICTORIA IN
JUNE and the NORMANNIA IN JULY.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. LINE. 81 Broadway. " Y
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ISAAC 3. BRENNAN. ClsrA
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-16

4 fuli line Of Ferris waisss TOT Ladies, Misses
a3d Ch.idren.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-16
Brief Tacoma News.

Tacoma March f5--Snecial-A meeting
OF the Republican CITY Central Committee
has been called for Monday night to con-
slider the petitions 70. a reapportionment
of delegates 10 the coming convention.
The si0.eo damage Siiit OF Edward Cas-
lin, of Puyaliup. against c. r. Mastsrson.
IA on trial In the superior court. Caslin
was arrested in September. 1875. on COM
plant or Masterson. charged with send
ing threatening letters through the mails
10 officials Of the aefunct Bank. OF Puy
allup He was acquitted.
Prof Gleason, the horse trainer, con-
tinneS 10 draw large crowds al the Ex-
position building.
Owing 10 the ucn-arrtvsi OF the Seattle
delegation. the Y. vi, c. A. convention
did not organize tonight hut viii begin
business tomorrow.
The popuiGsts of this city held a meet
ing In Cserynauia hall this evening In
honor OF the twenty-four Populist iegisia-
tors, nearly ail of whom were present and
told what had been done. There was a
large attendance.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-16
American Railway Union Lead
er Lectures at Spokane.
WANTS GOVERNMENT RAILROADS
Tasomais Ohicials Charged With
Stealing Clover Greek Water.
Funeral ofths Murdered Medicine Man,
Chief Leschi's nephew A Dt-cred-
ifed story or shIpwreck Told by Two
Sailors at Coos Bay, Or.

Spokane. March l5s-Eugene v. Debs,
presidept OF the American Railway Union.
iecsured tonight befnrs big audience
AT the Auditorium. fIe declared his corr
ytction that strikes could only result in
failure. and that henceforsh the union will
work along political lines.
There can be no permanent or satisfae-
tory solution of this railroad question. :"
nc said. until the government takes pos
session OF the railroads and runs them
tn the interest OF the people Our recent
experiences have demonstrated that 6a-
feat Is Inevitable. just as sooa as a
strike Is begun disturbances will occur
the courts Will be applied 10. injunctions
and ma1damuses will be issued, ans. the,
leaders will be arrested and thrown into,
jail Then the strike will be easily brok-
en- ] tell you a strike cannot succeed
when II II against the United States gov
ernment"
What Is your private income?" was
asked.
II have not got dollar. / own my
home: that is ALL
Mr. Debs will leave for Seattle over
the Great Northern at Z o'clock in the
morning. He viii visi, Tacoma and
Portland and viii go on through to Cali
fornia.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-16
The I,nl,an Rein.iifnrt

Tampa. Fla. March is--cuhan advices
per steamer Oiivetfe are as follows:
Deputies of insurgent bands and societies
have met in Los Nsgsas and formed a
provisional government. Gen. Haximua
chief Jose Martt has been designated
envoy TO obtain from foreign countries
recognition of the rebels as iseIIigercnts.
Five hundred Spaniaris are said 10 have
been killed Ia the battle OF Vengenia.
81. Louis, March is.-The latest news
from Cuba says that Gen. Gomez. tire new
comma Bder-in-chief of the provisional
army has 500 infantry and 3.n0D cavalry
under hts command. They are armed
with machetas and rifles. Digpa tches from
Key West say several boats with armed
crews from the Spanish eanisoas fnfanfa
Yxaheile patrcled the shore OF the island
all Wednesday night watching for Il fil.-
bustering expedition reported ready 50
leave for Cuba.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-16
TACoMA's WATER TROUBLES.
Charges and Countercharges of Theft
OF the PRECIOUS Fluid.


Tacoma. March ls,-Speciai.-R. r. Rig
ney claims the city. under cover of night.
has been stealing water from Clover creek
IN defiance of the order OF the court: the
Board OF public works claims some one
has been stealing water from the city
Rixney says IL the city steals any more
water the officials viii shortly he trans
acting official business from behind the
hars of the county Jail: the hoard of ruh-
lie works says lf AIRY body Hampers with
the city supply he will be severely dealt
with. And still the city has water
enough on which to maintain its reputa-
tion as temperance town.
Action will douhtiess he taken in TIE
water question by the council al its meet
ing tomorrow. Here is letter the ma
yor sent 20 the Tacoma Light and Water
Company today;
This Is 20 notify you that the city Of
Tacoma understands from your letters
heretofore received declining 10 protact
the CITY any further IN the various s,slfs
with Robert +, RigHey and others. and
declining TO pay any further sum Of
money as an award psson the eondenlna-
ton proceedings begun against The said
Robert T. Rigney 10 secure the waters
of Clever. SHaaRway. Rushaliar and
Norey creeks heretofore sold by you 70
the city OF Tacoma and by year letters
declining - aid. assist or protect the city
Of Tacoma any further ia the Use and
on nkaynasnf az said waters. shat II IS yoar
Intention 10 abandon she city OF Tacoma
81 this yuncsurg ard give IL no further
assistance IN fhs protection % the prop
erty purchased frnEn the Tacoma Light
and Water Company IS = source OF water
suxzriy at Glover creek and Spanaway
lake The condemnation sstt against Mr.
pfvnew resulted In verdict In his favor
for the sssa, 90 si4@sa This the CITY OF
Tacoma has ssemazsfsd that YOU pay In
accordance with ynssr agreement and deed
ard fss accordance with the soai given
in tne matter by Wright and Tyler and
wife In PURSUANCE 10 that demand yoa
Esaia the suTn of S. go as To court and haze
refused 10 dc anything more.
AFTER That payment fato court. Rig
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-16
Cant. n,,ou,nn Arrested fpr rcriurv.

San Francisco. March fs.-Gnstav Fro.
man. the Russian Finn wflo built a dug
ssst boat Al Marsh aeId. Or. IN which hs
proposed tn safi 20 Gan Francisco. and
VINO arrived hero yesterday an the steam
sr Arcatz, having been unable 10 ffs any
thing with bis boat. was arrested fers
Tits morning on n charge OF perjury. The
enr9nlainanf Is Mrs Constance Roy, %
this city, whom Broman had arrested sey-
erai months ago on charge Of grand lar.
eery. He accused ier Of stealing q dia-
rsona ring which he had given hsr. This
woman alleged that it was case Of at
tempted hiackmaa-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-16

Topeka, Kan. March fs.--Arr. Mary
I.ease, the orator ard politician. has won
her latest aght. Recently George A.
Clarke was appointed by Gov Morrill, 10
succeed her as member Of the state board
ef charities, ana she appointment was
confirmed by the senate. When Clarke
attempted TO take Office n few fays ago
Mrs. Lease refused 20 vsseate. stating that
her term did not end until 1895. and sfss
tnok steps 10 hold the efficc. An exafnf~
statfom of the records ira tho governors
offiee today shows that In Bfs message 20
the senate Gov. JcweIIing nominated Mrs.
Lease as she saeeessor Of Can't. Rhoafes.
Thus her term will not expire until next
year
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-16
Placer patea. Doesn't Convey the Lo.l,

Placer Patent Doesn't Convey the Lode.
Washington City. March 1.-TWO de-
cisions have been recently made by Se-
cretarv Smith on whirh the decision OF
the last administration IA the somewhat
celebrated Pixies Peak case hss bcea over
ruled. The decision affects mining cases
whore disputes arise between placer and
lode claims. Secretary Smith decides that
when II has been ascertained by the de-
partment. or determined hy court of
competent jurisdiction, that lode claim
exists within the boundary of the land
covered by placer patent. That such lode
claim was known 10 exist at the date OF
the application for such a patent. ar was
not applied for by the placer cistfnanf.
the land tn the lode ID reserved from the
operation OF the cenveyanee. and patent
may iHssue for sttch lode II the law has
been In other respects fully complied with.
THE first decision n sn the case of ~. J.
Mcconnell known as the South Star lode
case. and the other is the Plain View
Mining and MiIiiDg Company aud Charles
II. Peters VS. James ~. Freeman, known
as the Freeman placer case.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-16

Mount Pleasant Pa. March E.--Not
since the halycon days Of the ola syuii-
cate has the Coaneilsville coke region re-
eeivea such pleasant news as came 70 al
NEST Iaos1 employees OF the Frick and
Southwestern companies al noon today.
when notices were posted at ali their
works. stating that an advance in wages.
averaging about is per cent. VIII go into
effect April L The rate for mining per
iaa bushels goes from - 20 - cents.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-16
REVERSED BIZ HoKE SMITH.
A Land Office Decision That Opprcssca
the New states.

Washington City. March t5.--gccretary
Smith has ovcrruled the commissioners OF
the general land office I'm decision af-
fecting the selection OF lands TO complete
the grants OF the state of Idaho under
the enabling act The commissioner held
several selections for cancellation. be-
cause the particular tract selected was
less than quarter section, the Law pro-
viding that selections for losses must be
In tracts not less than a quarter section.
The secretary states that IN the cases
chosen by the commissioner II appears
there are other selections by the state at-
Joining the tracts three acres less than .
quarter section. and he construea the law
10 mean that the state shall make Its Sc
lection In as compact form as possible,
and that It's lands shall not be scattered
about In forty and eighty acre tracts.
When there are other selections adjoin-
ing. in all more than quarter section.
the secretary heids that they are valid.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-16
THE ROLLING MILL SUBSIDY.
Lake View Ironmakers Sue Tacoma
People for sea. 500.

Tacoma, March B-Richard Brown, Fl.
G.. Hamilton. b. NJ. Campbell and NJ III.
Evans owners OF the new rolling mill at
Lakeview. have brought suit TO recover
sz2.Joo of the s25,ooo subsidy promised them.
The defendants are prominent citizens.
The money, under the agreement. was to
be paid in monthly sums OF 81 800 on the
presentation of the expense bills. The
plaintiffs ailege that only s.. 500 has been
paid ON the subsidy.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-16
FUNERAL OF JAMES RooTsoIsH.
The Dead Medicine Man a Nephew OF
Chief IeSchf.

Tacoma, March Ia big Indian fun
erai was held today over James Bootsoish,
the medicine man who was murdered ten
days ago by Indian Jerry, for falling TO
cure the latteT's children. A hundred In
dams were present.
The dead man was a faithful Catholic
and prayers were said for his soul be-
fore his body was laid away on the banks
of the Green river. #He was a nephew OF
Leschi. the famous chieftain who led the
allied forces during the bloody Indian
wars Of forty years ago.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-16
The Colombian Rebellion.

coi0n. March fs.-A severe engagement
vas fought az Baranca on Monday last.
March IL The rebels numbered SO OF
waofn 10 were slain In addition the gov
ernrnens troops. which we're victorious.
f.ar.ttsrcsf MANY f.rlanreYH
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-12-07

Freshman (severely)-"Waiter. how
did that hair get into my soup3''
Waiter--"That must be from your
mustache." Freshman (hattered)--
"Ah, yes. Charlie. you are right Ex-
cuse me. "--Fliegende Batter.
THAT dog is pretty well bred. ain 4
hep" asked the man leaning over the
division fence well bred?' echoed
the dogs owner; 81 should say he is
well bred. Why. that dog won't eat
his meals at all unless he has his collar
n."--Indianapolis Journal
Two children have this unfeeling
story cut in marble above them:
"Hcro lies two babes,
A. dead as nlts
What shook 20 death
With agnc hts.
This was found in Bladcnsburg. Md.
IN Y. Herald.
Toto Qn tears)-"Boo-oo-oor' Papa
--"What's the matter with that boy?'
Toto-'Oh. pal I've swallowed one OF
the cartridges OF your revolver"
Papn-"You little wretchl And ]
can't even give you a thrashlng for
fear OF exploding the cartridge
London Globe.
"A fnll-bcarded grandfather re-
Gently had his beard shaved of, show
ing clean face for the first time In a
numb Of years At the dinncr-table.
his three-year old granddaughter mo-
ticcd II. gazcd long with wondering eye.
and finally calculated, ''Grandfather,
whose head have you got on?'
--"Well, there has been another fall
In silver" said Mr.. Asbury Peppers. az
he tucked the corners OF his napkin
into his vest pockets "Whatr shouted
the populist boarder. Ever since the
infamous crime OF is73r- ''Oh, this
wasn't much of fall" interrupted
Mr.. Peppers II was on the ear to-
day. and saw the conductor knock
down quarter. "--Cincinnati Enquirer.
"A certain farmer who lived In
northern New York. and who was by
no means noted for his resemblance 20
Apollo. had son OF six or seven who
had more wit than pedigree. One day
q stranger came 20 the farm, and see.
ing the lad. asked: sonny, where's
vour father" "In the pigpen." was
the reply. I'm the plgpen? Thanksr'
Aud as the man moved In the direction
indicated. rcnfant terrible shouted: II
sayi You'll know him cause he's got
his hat onl"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-12-07

posed plan for concerted action.
which was received coldly both at Lon
don and st. Petersburg. Lord Salisbury
going so far as 10 mildly apologize for
the sultan in a speech delivered on No
yember 10.
Mr.. Gladstone's statement that Rus
sia is at the feet OF Turkey needs in
depreciation. The car and his adj
,iscrs are not afraid of Turkey, but
they fear that any ill-advised move on
their part might give Austria and
Great Britain an advantage in the di-
Vision of the spoils. Twice within this
century Russia has called the porte
to account. The Crimean war was the
result OF Mohnmmedan outrnges. With
out the help which England and France
then gave TO the Ottoman empire its
days In Europe and in the Christian
provinces OF Asia Minor would have
been numbered. The Russo-Turkish
war OF 1877, which gave freedon 20 mil
Lions OF Christians from the Mussulmnn
yoke. would have ended Abdul Hands
reign in Europe had not the congress
OF Berlin protected him. In both I'M
stances the powers who had the settle
ment OF the oriental question In their
hands sided with the "unspeaknble
Turk" from purely selfish motives. and
IL Is no exnggeration TO say that the
blood OF the murdered Armenian Chris
tians IL on the hands OF Disrneli and
those diplomats who aided him IN de-
priying Russia OF her just deserts Is
years ago.
And now, when the civilized states
of Europe have another opportunity 20
advance the cause of Christianity aud
good government. the same petty ienl-
ouss which has retarded progress In
the Balkan peninsula during the past
half century Is at work and threatens
a continuation OF Turlish power In
Constantinople and the Christian prov
inces OF the Ottoman realm.
Austria, so semi-oflicial statements
confirm. suggested the establishment OF
independent governments IN Salonica,
Macedonia. Albania and other Turkish
viluyets. or provinces. in Europe.
che administration OF all OF them
20 be under the supervision of
Russia. Austria. Great Britain. France.
1taly and Germany. but this plan,