The record-union., 1896-06-14
Russia Opposes Any Interference of the
Powers.
The British Government Displaying
No Interest Whatever in the Cretan
Question, Having Its Hands Full
With the Soudan Campaign
Negotiations Between Russia and
Japan in Relation to COrea.

from the European WarShipS along the
Cretan coast, the Porte has sent Off
cial communications to the various EN-
bassies declaring that perfect order and
peace prevail throughout the island
Russia has again become a dead
weight on any action by the Powers in
connection with Crete. She opposes
anything beyond diplomatic protests
which would be as futile as they were
in the case of Armenia
In the representations of Greece
against permitting the Turks to crush
the rising on the island by sheer force
of arms, the Powers have made and
will make no response, while the Porte
is sending fresh battalons Of troops to
Crete to be employed against the Chris
tian insurgents. The forces in the
island, under command of Abdulla
Pasha, will shortly number O,0OO men
Russia is not even neutral in the
matter. She has brought pressure to
bear upon the King of Greece to pre-
vent any action being taken by the
Greek Government, and also to stop
supplies being sent to the insurgents
The sum Of the position is that the
Turks are getting a free hand to deal
with the Christians as they will.
Reliable advices from Constantine
pie are to the effect that the Sultan is
suffering with tumor of the spine His
physicians wanted to perform an op-
Grafton on him, but when he was told
that it could only be performed at the
risk Of his life he declined to permit
the physicians to operate 1t appears
~ u hn Sa1o H. II.
Moslem Sabbath, when the Sultan
drives in state from the palace to the
mosque to perform his religious du-
ties. his face was painted in order tc
conceal from the spectators the raw
ages caused by his Illness
The British Government DISPLAYS ne
interest whatever in the Cretan oues-
ton. It's hands are full with the Sou
dan campaign
1t is stated that the negotiations be-
tween Russia and Japan are on the
very verge of completion, and that the
agreement arrived at is tantamount tc
a JOINT portectOrate over Corea. Field
Marsnal Yamagata, who went to Rus
Sla as the representative of the Mi
kado at the coronation of the Car. has
exchanged contracting notes with the
Russian Government, agreeing that
Russia and Japan shall act together in
the maintenance of order in Corea
and that each Power shall keen a. small
force of 800 troops in Seoul. This force
Is not 10 be increased except by mutual
consent, unless in the case of the land.
ing of men from warships of the con-
tractlng Powers in the event Of sudden
| necessity.
Public admiration for Jameson has
quickly Waned. Even the music halls
have lost enthusiasm for their one.
time hero, and generally society is
~shaned of making a fuss over this
hair Drained filibuster. "'Twas 3
scheme, says Liberal London week.
iy, conceived in bedlam and carried
out by imbeciles. But Jameson. al.
though discounted as a hero has q
clutch upon his associates of the Char
htered Company which compels them tc
support him. They are nearly all Mari.
borough Club men, having both blood
and finance relationships If the fam.
lily ramifcations of the Chartered
leaders were examined it would be seer
how closely related the chief English
Cabinet Ministers are with them. and
how much chance there is that the
charter will be withdrawn
The Indian contingent of 1900 mer
who are to occupy Suakim will cost
@oo0,O0O per month for pay and main
tenance alone. The additional expensf
of transport, munitions, etc, cannot
accurately be estimated. The Viceroy
OF India protested against placing the
financial burden of the expedition upon
the Indian exchequer. 1t must finally
fall upon the English treasury
The Millennium Society of Cleveland
O., will leave New York on June 10th
on the steamer Havel. They will be
joined by a number of Hungarian
Americans from Pittsburg and Chicago
A few days later body of Hungarians
from New York will sail on the steamer
Augusta Victoria All these will meet
on June 29th in Vienna, and will to-
gether to Buda-Pesth on a special
steamer Of the Danube Steamship Com
pany.
The followings arrangements have
been made for the entertainment of the
americans: June Both a reception will
be given to the visitors upon their ar
rival in the city. On July 1st there
and visit to the exposition The next
day the visitors will attend a fete in
ord Buda- On July Sd they will go tc
Marguerite Island, and in the evening
VIII attend a special fete On July
Attn the Americans will visit the graves
of Kossuth. Deak, Sechenyi, Batthyani
and other martyrs Of 1S4S. They will
also visit the monument of Petofi, and
will place there the metal wreaths that
will be brought by the Cleveland Wis
itors. In the evening a banquet will
be given to the Americans at the fes-
tival hall of the exposition by the man
ayers of the Press Club Prime Minis
ter Banffy with the other members OF
the Cabinet will attend this banquet
There will also be grand display OF
fireworks. Almost everybody in Buda-
Pest is securing American flags and
colors for use on July 4th.
Funeral of Jules Simon.
PARIS, June 13.-The funeral OF
Jules Simon, the distinguished French
statesman, took place to-day and was
attended by large gathering OF no.