The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-06
AN OUTBREAK IN INDIA.
CONTEMPLATED WITH ALARM
By THE BRITISH
The Hostile Feeling of the Indians the
Result of Unchecked Outrages by Nus
suImans In ArmeniA-British View of
Demand by American Farmers for Bouu-
ty on Wheat-A Destructive Tornado.
Victoria Appeases the Commoners.
Mr.. Hays Reception.

ty Wheat-A Destructive Tornado.
Victoria Appeases the Commoners.
Mr.. Hays Reception.
London, July 3.-The outburst of anti
English feeling in the native press both
of Bengal and Bombay for months past
has had the outcome which might have
been expected in the outrages at Poo
nab and the rioting at Chitpore.
Though there is no doubt that the i'm
mediate cause of the outbreak is the
energy with which the local authori-
ties have been stamping out the bu-
bonic plague, sometimes necessitating
interference with the social relations,
customs and traditions of the natives,
but the disaffection would not have be-
come acute except for the activity and
malicious accusations of unscrupulous
agitators, to vengeance against indi-
viduals and to revolt against the gov
ernment.
One of the newspapers, a fair sample
Of the others, said: The plague au-
thorities are simply butchers who are
tOrturing and harassing the people Of
Poonah in the name of sanitary sci
ence. If matters are not put right
soon, the scenes Of 1857 are likely to be
rewitneSsed there, as neither the HIM
docs nor the Mohammedans will toler-
ate the persecution of their wives and
children for any length Of time.
Other newspapers of India openly ad-
vocate armed resistance to the search
parties. Needless to say, the charges
are false. There is reason to believe
that the wave of Mohammedan reac-
ton is caused by the successful and
unpunished atrocities in Armenia
spreading to the Mussulmans in India.
j There is no reason to fear for the en-
pre. as the white garrisOns are strong,
numbering $4,000 men, but there is rea-
son to fear a succession of local out
breaks, demanding sanguinary repres-
sion.
The Spectator takes a peSSimiStic
view of the demand of American farm
ers for a bounty on wheat grown for
export. 1t says: "As the fairness of
the claims must be conceded by every
logical protectionist, and as the farmers
hold the balance os power between the
! gOldites and the silveriteS, Sheir de-
! mand will probably be granted, in
which case the Nalue Of wheat in Eng
, land will sink, IKE the Val9e of sugar
| in England, possibly to Is shillings a
quarter. 1t is difficult to conceive what
would then become of English agricul-
| ture Rents could not be paid. The
| American ad@ @Ocates of khe competing
metals must win the farmers vote, and
they can only win by conceding their
| demand, which, if reasonable at all,
! must be absolutely Just. Why should
! other industries be protected and the
! oldest anG best be lef> out in the coldt
! The expense will delight the friends OF
! President Mckinley, who wish to de-
| ,J,Ho tIn
| The appalling havoc of the recent
. tropical tornado ana hail storm in rs
sex county has attracted much atten-
! ton. The storm covered an unrrcce-
dented area of 40 square mites and
| practically denuded it of cops. All
! kinds of stock were drowned. farm
! houses were wret ked and hundreds of
farmers are on the verge of rain. Their
| losses foot up to fully 1,0tsi, 600. The
| hailstones penetrated States tiles and
! corrugated iron and killed thousands
! of head of game. One hailstone picked
: I'D measured six and One-haif inches in
i circumference.
| Her majesty today entertained the
members of the house of commons at
! a gErCen party at Windsor. Each mem
Der of parliament was allowed to bring
: his wife and one daughter IT his
! daughter had made her DEBUT, or his
! sister. This invitation was issued when
| her majesty read the London news
| papers that the members OF the heuse
| of commons were indignant at the man
ner in which they were treated at Sthe
Buckingham palace reception, which
| fact had been carefully suppressed by
! the palace officials who were to be
! blamed for the blundering. The tact
| full act of the queen in incsuding tt e
| wives of the members of the parli&-
| mentary invitation to Windsor caste
| was received with the greatest en-
| thIlStaSm
| The reception of the United States
| ambassador Colonel John Hay, at his
! residence, on Carlton house terrace, to-
| day was attended by 1,5OO people, the
| highest ON record at any similar func-
| ton. Among those present were the
| United States special envoy, Wfatelaw
! Reid, Sir Julian PauncefOte. Eli p.
| Morton and Mrs. Morton, General Ben
| jamin r. Tracey and Miss Tracey and
! Mrs. W1lrering, General Nelson A
| Miles and Mrs. Miles.
All Pfttsburg Miners Obstinate