The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-21
The Blockading Fleet off Greece Might onI ,nS
An American Vessel, Then
REPLY IS AWAITED.
! ne British Ambassador at Washington IEIIas IIs
Notified Him Of the Blockade ana SI
Europe IS Eagerly Listening for The. Z
Secretary's Reply. ...s .7

'Copynght, 1897. by the Sun PRINTING
anu Publishing Associalion.)
London, March 20.-Wny shond Dot
she government of the United States rn-
iu3c .s' 10 recognize The blockade Of Cretc9
ne terms of the official notice OF tle
n:ockade ~. which was issued by the Brit
lsh government in London TO-DAY nro n
direct violation Of the law or M tinns
The notice directs: '>'li'
me ships OF the six Powers OF ne,,
INA powers may enter into The norris
occupied by the Powers md land their
lei ci''tndlse. but only if 1t Is not for the
Greek troops on the island. These sI,Ins
may ma be visited by other ships OF the
international fleets" -
, IL any ship or officer OF the blorladInr
iieet undertakes to enforce these rerm.
iatlohs against vessel carrying tho
against the United States. There ~
be little doubt about the correctness ~
this View. 7 go -
Sir Walter Phll.imorc. who Is q strong
authority upon International law. thus
puts ohe case Of rights even Of British
citizens: III ~'-'-
AMERICANS RIGHTS.
One should know whether tile Cow
erhnent has consulted It's legal advis-
ols as 10 certain eventuallties. which are
not un!ikely'to follow upon this so-ca lied
blockade of Crete. Surprising that a
BritESh ship. seeing 81 chance Of dolnr, n
Eoou trade In provisions. sails for q
port IN Crete. She will be perfectly In
her legal rights and 1t will be illegal
~ ~ stop her we are not at war with
Greece or Crete, so Il Will not be a case
OF trading with an enemy. and nothing
snort or an act Of Parliament can take
away lhe right Of any British subject
10 go to or trade with Crete. Suppose
Inls IN ship was stopped and turned back.
n t,,..1 -
manages at the suit Of the sufferers
against the captain Of the British man
ol-war. Suppose her frigatc had sunk
her. The damages will be greater. Sup-
pose one OF her crew Is drowned I see
no defense to an indictment for murder.
LISTENING FOR SHERMAN.
ne rights OF an American vessel
would. OF course, be stronger Secre-
tary Sherman will receive to-day from
Mr. Panncefotee or through the Ameri-
can Embassy here. q formal notice Of
The blockade from Lord Salisbury.
Every American in London Is anxious to
KNOW what his answer win be. It Is not
only n splendid opportunity to make
use OF the tremendous influence, which
a declaration CT the American view OF
The Eastern policy OF the great Powers
VIII carry. but It is OF genuine practical
importance as we'll. It Is the nyowed
purpose OF the six Powers to starve out
the Greek troops In Crete. No account
Is made Of the incidental starvation Of
me native population. There is food
enough now In the interior Of the island
to last several weeks. IT Is entirely
WITHIN the rights Of the people Of New
york. for Instance to send a cargo of
supplies to the beleagure inhabitants. Is
the administration at Washington ready
to enforce that right 2"
A BLOW AT TURF BETTING.
a subject which has disturbed a large
class of Englishmen this week, much
more than the crisis in the East, Is n
decision Of the Full Court Of Queens
Bench. to uhe effect that q betting ring
al q race track Is "a place" within the
meaning Of the anti gambling law Of
1898. This Is really q serious matter
such tribes as the blockade of Crete. or
the Impending war between Greece and
Turkey are not to be considered
Nearly all the newspapers Of England
condemn the monstrous decision of the
Appeal Court or ra ther the law under
which 1t is made. II means a deathblow
TO turf betting In England, and this Is
one OF the most sacred institutions of
this country, the great popular uprising
OF the past few days is by no means
surprising.
BAND-POIsONING.
If the attention Of the European world
was not absorbed by the threatened
march OF great events popular interest
would be directed in n large measure to
the astounding revelations which are be-
ing made phis week In the criminal
courts of Hungary and Austria. y
dozen women are on trial In one town
for poisoning their husbands, and 1t is
freely admitted tirat theirs are only typi-
CAL cases, which illustrate what Is al
most n national custom In the country
districts Of chat region. Husbands poi
sonlng, 1t was conlly announced In court,
is rs much calling ms midwifery, and
the Pubic Prosecutor declared that he
only proceeded with these few cases be-
cause the culDrlts had confessed and de-
sired to break UP the practice.
4 trial In Vienna. which ended in a
sentence Of death yesterday. Illustrates.
peasant named SSAmlllefoer began
shortly after his marriage, In 1891 TO
have intimate relations with servant
named Marie Pensipp, with whose as
Hkstance he poisoned hta wife BY mixing