Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-29

viii, be sent from Spain. beginning in Feb
ruary, with two batteries of mountain ar
tillery.
A dispatch To the London Pail Mall
from C~onstantinople, dated We'd
ncsday. says that an offensive and de-
fensive alliance has been concluded be-
tween Russia and Turkey. The treaty
was signed Jan. Is at Constantinople. and
the ratifications were exchanged at ST.
Petersburg between Aarcj Pasha and the
ear. The basis of the treaty is declared
to be on the lines of the Unkiar-Skeless
agreement of 1S:i3. by which Turkey
promised. in the event Of Russia going to
war. TO close the Dardanellcs To warships
of all nations. The Pail Mall Gazette's
correspondent adds that the treaty mus
soon be abandoned owing To the refusal.
of the powers to recognize it. He alsc
saws the French ambassador. VI. Cam
bon. conferred with the sultan Yesterday.
and that it is probable France will be
included in the new alliance.
Il. Argos. an Armenian resident of New
Britain. Conn, is in receipt of u letter
from Il friend in Armenia. i'll which de-
tails are given of the awful mas>ucIcs
perpetrated in the district of Iiail'o"t.
The letter. which was secretly mailei an'
came via Persia. says that bctweed nn.o
and ten thousand Armcnians hay" been
massacred. and upward of n hnndr,l
thousand are starving and dcstitut" in III
district. Snow lies 10 the depth of severa.
feet. Some of the Armcnians hav" taken
10 eating grain. Of the 800 villages IL
IIarpoot. five have been sacked and burn
ed by Turks and EurdS. The rest are ur-
cupicd by the butchcring soldiers. There
were twelve American missions i'll the rs
trict. but eight of them have been barnet
The lives of the Americans have beer
spared. but they. with the Armen'ans.
are i'm great want. and in some instances
they are starving.
Cuban affairs came To the front in the
Senate in IL new guise Tuesday when Sen
ator Call read Il telegram from Key
West telling of the arrest of American
citizens 10y the Spanish authorities The
| telegram is rs follows: Marquis Rod
riquez was taken from steamer Olivette
last Wednesday. Louis Samallien and
son also taken ut Havana. All Ameri-
can citizens. Get them out of grasp oil
Spanish authorities" Senator Can offer
ed a resolution ~reciting the arrests and dl-
rCCtlng the executive authorities 10 dstti
tain if any Just cause for the arrests
existed, and if not, to demand their I'M
mediate release. Senator IIoar suggested
that the tone of the resolution was too
Imperative. There seemed to be- an idea.
he said. that the Senate of the United
| States is Il constantly loaded cannon.
which can be touched off ut any time by u
Senator. The Senator urged an lnqulr!
of the State Department before a demanf,
The press and people of Venezuela have
declared commercial war against Eng
land. The newspapers publish daily tn!
notice in display type: 'To the People:
Whoever buys English products increases
the power Of Great Britain For twi
months from Jan. II the press will give
daily the names Of Venezuelan and for
eign merchants dealing in any manner
with England on her colonies. There Is
a bright outlook for American trade.
President Crespo is releasing many pollti'
cal prisoners. and Congress * soon 10
meet. The Government has bought a
light-draft steam craft and armed 1t WIZ
light Hotchkiss guns for service on tho
Orinoco river. There is a rumor that the
German Government has sent n sharl
demand for the immediate payment oil tn'
to ' .f 4 debt, ri Th YGn s%1nirSolrl ,a i;,, Of militia srI aa ::
Jan. 20. The militia will drill with wood.
on guns. The town of San Sebastian, in
the State of Miranda, has been depopu.
lated by yellow fever.