New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-28

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MORE TROUBLE FOR ITALY.-Italy IL an.
parently doomed to misfortune In connection With
everything that she undertakes in Africa Two
expeditions recently dispatched into the interior
from the northeast coast Of the Dark Continent
have been massacred by the natives, and now
there Is fresh deadlock between Italy and
Abyss!nla in consequence OF dispute with regard
TO the correct Interpretation Of the stpulations OF
the recent trelty OF peac. which, conGlmdsh me
insist on one meaning. ana the Italians upon an
other. ana inasmuch az the recent conflict between
this character the outlook is REGARDED at Rome
with considerable amount Of anxiety.
AN INTERNATIONAL LEPROsY CONGRESS-
An International conference on leprosy will take
place IN Berlin In October and viii remain In ses-
sion at the offices Of the Imperial Health Depart
meEt from Octohor II to October ls The prin-
cipal purpose of the congress Is to bring about
ment Of leprosy, and it win be attended by the
leading experts and SPECIALISTS Of Great Britain,
France, Russia India. Japan and italy.
THE PLAGUE AT JEDDAH-The plague which
has recently been raging with much viru!ence IN
India. and especially at Bombay. has now reached
Jeddah. which Is the seapor, and landing place Of
pilgrims from all parts Of the world for Mecca
and Medinah. the holy places Of Islam. This is
very serious. as 1t is almost certain that the
plague VIII be spread by the returning pilgrims 10
authorities are stated to have increased and elab-
Grated the quarantine precautions at Jeddah. But
OrientaIS are SO careless about such matters and
so indifferent even to the most elementary rules
ana r"gula lions OF sanitation that reliance
be attached to anything that the SuIians medica,
authorities may do or not do In the matter.
40 HAND-TO-HAND FIGHTING No more
striking illustration Of the relatively boodess cha--
actcr Of the recent Turko-Grecian war can be
given than that afforded by the Official returns
isst tn ubio tb. of
prisoners taken by the rival armies amounted to
two hundred men each. while in the Greek hospi-
tails there has throughout the campaign not been
single Greek soldier treated for a sabre bayonst
ncted by rifle bullets or by the explosion OF shells
vas no hand-to-hand lighting. and that the troops
never really came TO close quarters throughout the
struggle
VIA TIMBUCTOO-A letter has just reached the
Governor-G General at Algeria from the Governor OF
the French colony of Senegal By way Of Tmbuc-
too. The dispatch was carried by Arab courers
dromedares. and it constitutes tho first known
stance record OF European official communica-
tions having trayersed the great Sahara Desert
JAPAN'S BARBAROCS POLJCY.-According 70
received in Europe. the japanese seem bent
on running all trade and industry in Formosa. For
they have applied TO the island the same barbarous
and uncivllized law that prevails in Japan prohibit
ing foreigners from living anywhere in the inte-
restricting
coast In Formosa the whole OF the trade and in
dLstry is in the hands Of the Chinese. who number
nearly four million and who are now being ex-
PEELED as fast as possible from the Interior.
STRANGE SUICIDE AT ODEssA-A great
sensation has been created at Odessa and. indeed
throughout Southern Russia. by the announcement
that the Rev. d. w Ford the well-known chap
lain of the Anglo-American church odessa. has
committed suicide for no known cause by hanging
himself in the sacred building. which is not TO be
used for divine service again until IL has been SOL
emnly reconsecrated by "A bishop sent out from
England for the purpose.
HOW FRANCES TREASURE WAS HIDDEN
The discussion in connection with the renewal %
the charter of the Bank OF France. which has just
been prolonged by the National Legislature unt.
the end OF 1920 has brought TO light the measures
that adopted during the war OF 1870 for the
preservation of the specie and Vauables c)nnded TO
the of the institution to The extent of over
SC0O00GO Ii seems that the wlole OF this
packed into some twenty-five thousand cases
marked explosive pro,ectiles" and shipped by
rail to Brest. where II cached" in such man.
i'm the arsenal that had even the Germans capt
uiei the port they would never have discovered the
hi ne place Indeed. so elaborate were the precau,
ions o Prom Bars r thnse h roncnaIed rh"ni
al Brest had idea OF the contents OF the boxes
HOLLAND COMMITTED TO PROJECTION
Hollands franchise laws. under which elections
have just been held. have resulted in an oyerwhelm
ing victory for the Catholic party The Catholics. 1t
may be added. committed To Protectonist
policy and are strongly opposed to the attempts
fea;ed at the polls to introduce into the kingdom
obligatory military service
RUSSIAN PRESS LAWS LIGiTENED.-The
Russian Minister Of the Interior acting under in
structions from the Car. has alleviated the
verify Of the press laws in all the larger towns and
cities of the empire. in fact wherever the popula
ton is over 10000 by exemptng the newspapers
from the obligation OF submitting all articles on
political subjects to the censor before publication
Hitherto only few Of the principal papers at St
Petersburg. Moscow. Warsaw and odessa have en-
joyed this immunity.
4 MEMORIAL WINDOW UNVEILED.