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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-08
May Deny the Right Of Uncle
Sam to Enter the Vene.
zuelan Dispute.
OPPOSITION TO ARBITRATION.
Meanwhile the Little Southern Re.
public-Is Preparing to Fight
the English.

LONDON, ENG. Dec. I'm accordance
Prime Minister Salisbury to the note of
the Hon. Richard Olney, the American
Secretary of State, on the Venezuelan dis
pute, will not be issued by the Foreign
Office until it is presented to Parliament.
1t will be surprise to every one if Lord
Salisbury in his reply has not firmly de-
clined to admit the right of the United
States to interfere in the dispute between
Great Britain and Venezuela, and espe-
cially to insist that the whole case shall
be submitted to arbitration. The general
public takes small interest in the dispute
or the attitude of the United States in the
matter. Not the remotest reference has
been made on the political platform
during the period that the Prime Minister
has been wrestling with Mr.. Olney's note
and the reply thereto. The comments in
the press also indicate the line of British
papers is unanimously against any arbitra-
tion concerning the territory within the
Schomberg line.
The Statist says: Neither for its own
sake, nor ours, is it expedient for the
United States Government to put forward
claim of right to dictate how we shall
conduct a dispute with another country
relative to territory that has long been
held by the British. The United States
Government is entitled to offer its good
offices, but there is wide distinction be-
tween these and interventions based on
the ground that the United States has the
ric fn -
world to enlarge the area under its juris-
diction in a part of the American Cont
nent. Still, there is no occasion for
heroics. The bit of territory in dispute is
of small value, while good relations with
the United States are of the highest value
to us and civilization"
The Spectator says: president Cleve-
land addresses Great Britain in the tone
OF master in laying down principles so
absolutely. His sentences read as if Great
Britain had been ordered to choose ar
bitration or war. Negotiations will not be
carried on in that tone unless the Presi.
dent and the American people are seeking
war, crime of which we would not even
mentally accuse them"
The Economist, treating of the same sub
ject, declares that Mr.. Cleveland's 8 words
mean that Great Britain must not defend
what she considers her own soil against
any Spanish-American State, under the
penalty of the United States declaring war.
1t is impossible for Lord Salisbury to yield
to such pretensions, vet it is more difficult
for him to deal with them so as to avoid
exasperating American feeling. His only
sensible course is to repudiate seeking for
any extension of territory and do nothing,
leaving on Venezuela or the United States
the responsibility for aggression.
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IN CLETELAND'S ABSENCE.
Congress to Make an Effort to Secure
SaIisbtry's Reply.

SNaSOHry>S heVty'
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 7.-Great
disappointment is expressed by members
of the House to-day that the President
should have left the city yesterday and
thus have delayed laying before them the
information contained in Lord Salisbury's
reply to Secretary Olney's letter, which
reached Washington last evening. Such
of the representatives as feel keen and
patriotic interest in the Venezuelan boun-
Diary question-and these constitute prac-
tically the whole House--have expected
that the British Premier's answer would
be Immediately forwarded by the Presl-
dent in a special message to Congress.
The Presidents absence will prevent the
House for possibly ten days from receiving
this information, Unless some other method
of procuring it is reached.
Mr.. Livingstone of Georgia, who is con-
spicuously friendly to Venezuela, believes
that he has evolved a plan which will get
the Salisbury letter before the House by
next week. This plan looks to the intro
duction of a resolution when the House
reassembles on Monday, calling upon the
Secretary of State for his letter to Lord
Sails bury, written in July last, and the
British Premier's reply, received yester-
day, if this be not incompatible with the
public service. Mr.. Livingstone will ask
the immediate consideration of his resolu-
ton, which, if IL be adopted, may be fol-
lowed by the correspondence within the
next twenty-four or forty-eight hours.
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SALlSBURY,S COMMUNICATION.
1t Vas Delivered to Otney by the British
ErabassadOr.


EnsbassadOr.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 7.-At II
O'Clock to-day Sir Julian Pauncefote, the
British ambassador, came to the State
Department bearing one of the character
istic blue envelopes with the accompany
ing red seal which form the distinguish
ing features of the British diplomatic cor
respondence, Lord Salisbury's reply to
Secretary Olney's note in regard to the
proposed Venezuelan boundary arbitration.
The document was in print with the
usual wide margin for notes, and printed
in the customary legible type pertaining
to such communications. The British
ambassador was saved the necessity of
going through the formula of reading to
Secretary Olney the exceedingly lengthy
and argumentative communication of
which he was made the official bearer, by
perceivirg that Secretary Olney himself
had duplicate in his hands, which had
been transmitted to him by ambassador
Bayard by the same steamer, as that
which conveyed Sir Julian Pauncefote' S
missive, and which had consequently
reached him last night.
This materially shortened the official
ceremony. The presentation of the note
barely occupied ten minutes. The reading
of it would have consumed several hours.
Sir Julian Pauncefote left the departm ent
before 11:15 o'clock. Secretary Olney
himself shortly afterward disappeared
and his confidential clerks declared with
much emphasis for some hours afterward
that the British En- bassador had not been
at the State Department that day and that
the British note had not yet been received.
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TO AvENGE WRONGS,
ArmenianS in America
Very Anxious to Fight
the Turks.
WAS NOT EXAGGERATED.
For Every Ten Persons Reported
Massacred Many Times That
Number Were Slain.
STORIES TOLD BY SURVIVORS.
"There Is Sea of Blood All About
Us" Wrote One Sufferer at
Adena.
STORIES TOLD BY SURVIVORS.

HAVERHlLL, MASS, Dec. THE local
Armenians are much interested in the
proposed movement in this country to
form military organization and to 60 ct
once to their country and avenge the ter
rible WI ongs to their countrymen, and will
take action at once.
George Kazanjian received from friend
at Harpoot few days ago letter giving
particulars of the terrible condition of
affairs. In this letter the friend states
that the atrocities have not been exag-
gerated as claimed, but alleges that for
every ten persons reported to have been
massacred there have been many times
that number butchered of which nothing
has been said.
Makals Esperian received a few days
Abedian received one from his father at
Adena posted in the French Postoffce,
stating that in order to send the letter he
was obliged to risk his life, and that he
knew not if he would ever write again.
The father of Nisban Garabediad closes a
letter to his son with the ensational state
ment: "There is sea of blood all about US
and we are in the center of it,"
LONDON, Enc, Dec. 7.-Advices from
Constantinople, under date of Decem Der g.
are that the American colony there is pre-
pairing to send petition to the United
States Government to send an American
cruiser to the Bosphorus. The petition is
entirely unofficial, and United States Min
lister Terrell has given no encouragement
to the promoters of it, as he regards the
proposal as futile.
1t is stated in the same, dispatches that
Minister Terrell believes that United
States dispatch boat could be procured if
the American colony sent petition to
their Government asking that such YES
sci be sent to their assistance.
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UNCLE SAM THOUGH 1T, IF YOU DARE!'

sixth attempt he turned and fled, rather
slowly, however, keeping the crowd back
with his weapon which was not a very
difficult matter, as the men in this coun-
try are not fond of shooting-irons unless
in their own hands. This happened near
the police station, and although notice
was Immediately given those worthless
there did not want to get hurt either, so
they moved very slowly until confident
the man was beyond their reach, or rather
they were beyond reach of his revolver
Then they began to manifest desire to
find him, breaking into houses and stir
ring up things generally, but they could
motor at least did not-fnd the offender.
Tuesday morning, with my assistant
and the little ones gathered about me.
was thinking of nothing but the work be-
fore me when | heard the report of gun
near by, and DR.. Parmalee and son burst
into the room with blanched faces, saying
in English: 1t has begun! 1t has begunp
At the same time the Armenian teacher,
who had been upstairs, rushed into our
school on the first floor. telling the same
thing in Armenian. adding that they were
killing Armenians in the streets, and that
tEey WOuJu XIII us ALL LOU.
"What are the results of this outbreak in
Trebizond? Five hundred or more men
are killed, which is about fourth of the
Armenian population of the city. The
business of the. entire community IS de-
stroyed, their shops pillaged and their
homes ruined. Many who were in COM
Portable circumstances have absolutely
nothing left, while the poor people who
worked by the day for their daily bread
are absolutely destitute. The outlook is
dreadful. 1t was also cr uelly done, too.
Thursday two women succeeded in carry
ing letter to the Consul, aud two guards
were sent to us. When these women ar
rived at the consulate, they found it sur
rounded by soldiers who demanded TO
know what they wanted. They replied,
'Hots' (bread) and were allowed to pass.
eff you could see the utter ruin and
despair into which they are plunged it
would make your heart ache. And yet
they do not sit down with folded hands,
but many have already gone back to the
shattered homes and others will soon do
likewise and endeavor to repair home and
fortune as soon as there is anything like
safety. But they are hopeless. The Gov
ernment can make no promises they will
trust.
"One man said to me, Il have no faith
in the Turks; their promises are gooo for
nothing. His wife said, 1T seems as if
the Lord had forgotten us too No. said
her husband, don't say that; he knows
what we need thought of Job. Surely
his faith and patience are repeated again
and AGAIN among these DeOple -
Miss Chambers closes her letter with the
request that the friends in America will
uphold them by prayers, and expressed
the hope that relief may soon be devised
for those down trodden and oppressed
neon e
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CHARGED WITH TREACHERY
That Is Why the Sultan Wants to Gel
Said PGsha.


NEW YORK, N. Y, Dec. s.-The Her
AIDS special cable from Vienna says: In
formation has been received in regard to
the incidents which led to the fight of
SaiG Pasha as follows:
A mum ber of functionaries of the palace
showed to the Sultan an anonymous letter
add ressed to the president of the council,
asking him to take certain steps in regard
to the crisis.
His Majesty believed that Said Pasha
was realy:in communication with certain
persons outside the palace and ordered his
arrest.
His belief in the treachery of Said Pasha
was increased by anonymous denuncia-
tions accusing him of being engaged in "a
plot for the reinstatement of the deposed
Sultan, Marad V.
Austria will take advantage of the COM
plete accord among the powers to start en-
ergetic measures with view of simplify
ing the situation.
Dispatches received here state that Govo
rebels are surrounded by Turkish i'm
perial troops and their surrender is ex-
pected. A form of fever, known in Tur-
key as hunger typhus, has broken out at
ErZeroum.
Recent heavy falls of snow in the upper
Armenian districts, ravaged by the Kurds,
are the reason that no dispatches have
been received for some days past.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-08
IN THE CAUSE OF CUBANS,
Generals Maceo and Gomez Show
Mastery Skill in Their
Plans.
They Raise the Blockade on Santiago
de Cuba in Order to Guard
Other Sections.

BOSTON, MASS, Dec IA dispatch
to morning paper from Santiago de Cuba
states that the blockade to which that city
has been subjected for nearly three months
past has at last been raised. The blockade
has, while not absolutely preventing the
sending of troops out of the city, been very
the east under General Maceo, who has
virtually overrun the whole east.
The cause for this sudden action upon
the part of the insurgents is the result of
the campaign mapped out at the confer
ence between the leaders of the party held
near Matanzas last week. At this confer
ence it was decided that as the east had
practically been conquered the united
patriot army should fortify the mountains
on the direct approach from Havana, and
thus prevent the regulars from making any
further gains toward the east.
In another manner both General Maceo
and General Gomez have shown mastery
skill. While they have practically raised
their blockade of Santiago de Cuba, that
city will in no wise contribute to the Span
ish success. 1t will be imsossible for it to
be reinforced without taking away the
army lying between the insurgents and the
capital, such a proceeding almost to a
surety entailing severe repulse to the
regulars and very certain chance OF the
capture of the capital. General Campos
needs his whole army TO protect the road
to the capital and in his aggressive cam
paign toward the east it would be an i'm
possibility for him to lessen his forces in
any manner.
The reports that have been circulated as
to the destitute condition of the insurgents
are denounced by both the patriot leaders
as mere fabrications of the Spanish au-
thorities. General Maceo in an interview
stated that the patriots were In better con-
dition than ever before for a long struggle
and that the most unbounded confidence
in early success prevailed everywhere.
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MASSACRE At TREB1zOND.
Miss Efie Chambers of Io,ca Writes of
Terrible Occurrences.

Miss Efie Chambers of IotC0 Writes of
Terrible Occurrences.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, Dec. THE
following letter was received in Council
Bluffs this morning from Miss Effie Cham
bers, formerly of Tabor, Iowa, on the re-
cent massacre of Armenians at Trebizond.
The letter bears date of October 18. She
says: !"
For the past week our house has been
filed to overfowing with refugees who
have fled for their lives, frightened almost
to death by the dreadful things that have
occurred here lately. The massacre came
about almost like thunderbolt dropped
out of clear sky, and even now, though
the house is filled with so many newly
made widows and orphans, I can scarcely
realize that week ago these streets were
filled with clamorous mob of armed men,
savagely hunting down and slaughtering
their feliow-men in the most fend ish man
ner.
"The beginning of the excitement was
this: Tuesday discharged Turkish Off
cial from Van was stopping in the city,
ostensibly waiting for steamer to take
him to Constantinople. He is bad man
and much disliked by both Turks and
Armenians. This man in company with
our own vail was walking in the streets
when they were fired upon six times in
succession by a young man in coach
mans uniform. OF the six shots one
struck the man fired at. wounding him in
the leg. another hit our own vail in the
hand, third hit Turkish boy in the
crowd of corners and goers, fourth an
Armenian boy, and the other two seemed
not to have struck anybody. After the
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Courtesv of France.

PARIS, FRANCE, Dec. THE Journal
des Debats says that the French Govern
ment consents to communicate to the
United States the contents of the docu-
ments in the case of John L. Waller ex-
United States Consul to Madagascar, now
This action, the Journal says, is taken as
q mark OF courtesy to the United States.
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Emperor Wi1liap, Retwrn:.

BERLIN, GERMANY, Dec. emperor
William, who was on hunting expedi-
ton in Hanover, suddenly returned to
Berlin this afternoon. 1t was not expected
that he would return until Tuesday next,
when action would be taken on the reten-
ton or retirement of Herr Won Koeller,
Prussian Minister of the Interior. 1t is
believed that his return is due to the fact
that the ministerial crisis has become
praYer
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PREPARING FOR VAR.
TemezMela Sdtd to Be Backed by Fot
Southern Nations.

TeUezWetU SUtU 10 DC DUCheU OY EOUT
Southern Nations.
CARACAS, VENEZUELA, Dec. After q
council this morning it was decided posi-
lively to refuse to accede to any further
demands of England and prepare for the
defense OF national territory against fur
ther incursions. Orders to that effect are
already issued at La Guayra, Puerto and
Cabello. The defenses were ordered in
creased and troops concentrated on the
coasts and frontier. Leaders of the oppo-
sition to Crespo are rendering their services
in case of war, which now appears un-
ayoidable. It is rumored that the troops
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on the frontier will recapture the national
territory now occupied by the English.
1t is semi-officially stated that already four
nations have promised aid TO Venezuela in
case of war,
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Wreck of a German Bark.

LONDON, Eng, Dec. The German
bark Llbertas was wrecked off Callantsoog,
Holland, last evening by the heavy gale
that has prevailed throughout Northern
Europe for several days. Only two of the
bark's crew were saved. Four bodies
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The Bimetauic Congress.

PARIS, FRANCE. Dec. THE Inter-
national Bimetalllc League has received
information that British and German dele
gates will attend the Bimetallic Congress,
to be held in Paris on December 10, II
and IL.
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Continued ON Third Po0esl
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-02-28

upon the State among people
who do not know what this Leg
islature is composed of, and may
think it a representative body;
but it is a disgrace to the State
that men who voted for that
resolution could be elected to
anything.
NORTH CAROLINA AND DOUGLAS.
Asheville Citizen.
We don't know why the House
of Representatives at Raleigh
should have adjourned out of re-
spect to the memory of Friedrich
Douglas. He was an able man,
and, by force of character and
strength of will, had raised him
self to a position of prominence.
OF this he had a right to be proud.
But he very seldom mentioned the
South and Southern people that
he did not misrepresent the one
and SANDER the motives of the
other. He seemed, at times, to be
possessed with a spirit of malic-
iousness against the South, as if
he could not say enough in dero-
cation of its people. In this, he
was narrow-minded, as was per-
haps to be expected from the
circumstances from his slave
life, and time took nothing from
the edge of his bitterness. That
a body of supposedly representa-
tive men in North Carolina should
have adjourned out of respect to
the memory Of this man was not
to be expected, and al be &C
counted for only on the supposi-
ton that it was done for effect
as a slap in the face to a large
proportion of the intelligence
and wealth of the Safe.
THE FRED DOUGLAS BUSINESS.
Charlotte News,
Charlotte was a very much dis.
gusted town when the Neaos went
around yesterday with the Ra-
leigh special telling of the ad-
journment of the Legislature il
honor of Fred Douglas. An &C
ton of that kind would have
been enough by itself, but il
must be remembered that mo-
tions to adjourn for Lees birth
day were voted down.
THE OPINION OF DECENT PEOPLE
Durham Sun.
Our Legislature would not ad
journ for Lees birthday. ''W'
are here to work." they said. Ye
Thursday, when a negro got VI
and NOV d to adjourn in respec
to the memory Of old Fred Doug
lass, it was carried. How do 20,
like that, decent people Of NORTH
Carolina?
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MINISTER RANSOM.
The Peerless Statesman and Matchless
Democrat is Fifty Recognized by the
President and UnprecedentedIy Hon
ored by the Senate.

The Peerless Statesman and Matchless
Democrat is Fifty Recognized by the
President and UnprecedentedIy Hon
ored by the Senate.
AS was briefly announced by a
special telegram in THE ARGUS
Sunday morning, received late
Saturday night, North Cardinals
gifted son, intrepid soldier he
roic general, peerless statesman
and matchless Democrat, Sen
ator Matt W. Ransom, was on
Saturday nominated by Presi-
dent Cleveland as Minister to
Mexico.
AS soon as the yellow paper
containing his nomination came
to the presidents desk Of the
Senate, and the individual mem
bers of that body learned that it
was such, the highest honor that
the Senate could confer upon
him vas Immediately and spon-
taneously accorded him. In the
midst of the debate that was in
course when the nomination came
in, Senator Blackburn moved an
executive session, and the noni-
nation was forthwith taken up
and confirmed by the unanimous
vote of the Senate.
The confirmation was moved by
Senator Sherman, who, in max
ing the motion. addressed the
Senate briefly as to the fitness of
the nomination, which, he said,
was in every way deserving and
appropriate. He referred to Sen
ator Ransom's long term of ser
vice in the Senate and said that
through his never-failing courte-
sy and kind-heartedness Senator
Ransom had won the esteem, as
through his ability, character
and devotion to the public vel
fare he had earned the respect OF
all his colleagues in the Senate.
When the vote was taken there
was a general response in the
affirmative. The executive SEES
sion lasted but five minutes.
Senator Ransom made his es-
cape to his committee room when
the executive session was moved
and was not present during the
executive proceedings.
The words of Senator Sher-
man and the action of the Senate
were more than mere perfunctory
compliments. 1t was the generous
recognition by the former, and as
generously concurred in by the
latter, Of the distinguished char
acter, rare ability, faithful ser
vice and pre-eminent desert o.
Senator Ransom.
North Carolina is more hon
ored than he in his preferment
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THE men of this closing decade
in the Nineteenth Century are 60
ing at a break-neck pace, too
fast, entirely too fast. AS a rule,
they work too hard, and they
work too long. However a man
labors, manually or intellectually,
he can accomplish more in a
year, resting every Sunday and
every holiday, than by keeping
everlastingly at his task three
hundred and sixty-fve days and
nights. And apart from the
advantage of better net results
materially, a man with little rests.
here and there, can keep his body
strong and his mind healthy-he
can keep off worry. And it is
that thing, worry, which ages
and kills.