Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-06
TURKEY AND The TURKS.
EurOpe'S Wrath Aroused By COnStan-
tinOple Atrocities.
A Belief in London That England at
Last Will Compel Obedience to
the Demands OF the Powers-La-
bouchere Discusses American
Politics.
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(Copyrighted, Associated Press
London, September 5.-The recent
atrocities at ConstantinOple have been
discussed by all classes during the week
and have aroused all Europe to such an
extent that they will pdObably compel
action on the part of at least some Of
the powers, and force the sultan to
make change in the administration OF
his empire. There is already evidence
that the bugbear Of general European
war is no longer sufficient to guarantee
Turkey immunity for her misdeeds.
! The warships of the various nations are
gathering in the Levant, led by squad
ron consisting of a score Of British
ships, which are ready to respond to a
sign from Sir Phillip Currie, the Brit
ish ambassador at Constantinople The
latter arrived at his post yesterday,
armed it is understood with definite
instructions from the Marquis of Sails
bury to compel obedience to certain de-
mands upon the part Of Great Britain,
either in conjunction with the repre-
sentatives Of other powers, or, failing
! lucu, 70 TAKE dCUOQ dlOQS.
That Great Britain means business
IS emphasized by the fact that prior to
his departure, Sir Phillip Currie re-
ceived communication from the queen
! for delivery personally TO the sultan.
In this communication it is believed
that her majesty conveys to the sultan
kindly warning of the approaching
storm. Abdul Hamid has a profound
respect for the queen, and her letters
to him are never without effect
The political campaign in the United
| States continues to be watched here
I with intense interest. Mr.. Henry La
bOuchere, in Truth, devotes three pages
to the situation, during the course of
| which he says: Il am one of the warm
est admirers of the United States in Eu-
rope. | am a Democrat of Democrats,
in the true sense of the word and be-
lieve that one of the greatest dangers
Of the Democracy of America is that the
huge accumulation Of capital is in the
hands Of the few. But as a Democrat,
and one DESTROYS that the cause of De-
mOCracy should everywhere prevail. and
as an admirer Of the sterling common
| sense of the Americans, I sincerely
trust that Bryan will be defeated"
Truth also comments upon the rise of
American securities on the stock ex-
change, and says that there are dis
tinct signs that the large English cap
iialists are picking up low priced shares
and are taking their chances of election.
The rumOr that DR.. Jameson is to
marry the DoWager Countess of Dudley.
the daughter of Sir Thomas Moncreiffe,
the widow Of the first Earl of Dudley,
who died in 1885, is revived by the fire.
| quent visits which the Countess has
been paying to the prisoner in Holloway
Jail, and by the fact that she showed
the keenest interest in the trial.
The congress OF sanitary institutes.
which has been in session at Newcastle.
has strongly Endorsed bicycling as being
the means Of ban.shing a vast number
OF the arrangements OF women, and ex-
pressed the conviction that the average
standard Of the health Of women bcy-
cliSts has undergone an appreciable
elevation.
The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough
are at present at Blenheim, where ex-
t6nSive Improvements and alterations
have begun. The Prince of Wales has
promised TO visit them, and will re-
main a week.
The Irish National Convention at
Dublin awoke only the faintest interest
in England and it must be admitted by
an impartial observer that, as a means
of promoting unity in the Irish Parlia-
mentary Party it was the biggest fail
ure on record and only served to widen
tbs breaches existing among the various
factions. Even the Liberal newspapers,
which for years have had the cause of
Ireland at heart. admit this.
The Trades Union Congress of Great
Britain will open at Edinburgh Monday
next, and will close September y. 1t is
expected that about $50 delegates will
be present and the German trade sOce
ties will also be represented, their dele
gats being Herr A. Won Elm, a member
of the Cigar Sorters' Union and manager
of the Workers Productive Association
CT Hamburg. The American Federation
of Labor has sent over two delegates,
Messrs. Straesser and Sullivan
The rehearsals for "Cymbeline, to be
produced by the Irving company, are in
progress day and night. Mr.. Irving
takes the part OF Lachimo.
Edward Terry viii be assisted in the
production of his new play, Love in
Idleness." which will be seen early in
Oa.ober by the following artists: Belle
Pateman. Beatrice Ferrar, H. de Lange,
and Sidney Brough. The musica%ar-
rangements OF the new piece are by
MAYER Lutz. who was the former orches-
trai leader at the Gaiety Theatre.
Bee7bohm Tree opened the new Su-
burban Theatre at Stratford Easr, lasd
Monday evening. with the first part of
Henry "" This is the sixth new
suburban theatre opened within the last
SIX months.
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