The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-25
Brief GIimpses of
the General News.

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sued by the foreign AdmIrals, the
blockade of Crete began at 8 O'Clock
Sunday morning. 1t is apparent
that the blockade is directed solely
against the Christians in the interior
and that the Moslems will suffer lit
tie Inconvenience from the action OF
the six great Christian nations OF
Europe. 1t appears that the object
of the blockading squadron Is to
prevent the landing of supplies of
food, clothing, &c, destined for the
starving Christians in the interior,
] while the Mussulmans who have
flocked to the coast towns are allow
ed to land whatever they want.
Reports nave been received at
Constantinople of very serious dis
orders at Tokat, in the old province
of Armenia. 1t is said that many
Armenians and Turks have been
+. killed.
The action of the Servian govern
ment in calling out the reserves, os-
| tensibly for maneuvres near the
! Turkish frontier, has caused much
anxiety in Turkish official circles.
1t is reported from Havana, via
Key West that Salvador Cisneros is
dead, and that Captain General
Weyler is Ill.
Delegate Palma is trying to in
duce the Government to make an
offer for the insurgents to Spain for
the purchase of Cuba.
A sps cIaI cab!egram frJm Rio de
Janeiro says Brazil and France have
agreed to settle the Amapa bound ry
question by arbitration.
Scottish Presbyterinns are TO dis-
cipline Ian Nac:a e J." the author
of the "Bonnie BrIer Bush," for
writing novels, and holding uaor-
thodox views
Three schoolboys who wanted a
vacation are under arrest in New
York, charged with setting fire to
their school, house.
Julia Marlowe, the actress, and
her husband, Robert Taher, will
have separate companies to support
them next Year.
Miss Frances Willard wants to
boycott newspapers that prir e1-
tended accounts Of prize fights.
Nine. E,mes Story, the pr ma
donna, who is at the home of her
husbands cousin, at Port Chester,
\. 7, is regaining her health.
The japanese consul in New York
says he is authorized to say that his
government will continue the use of
silver, and that all silver bullion now
in its possession will be made into
subsidiary coins.
Postmaster General Gary has an
nouneed that in distributing the
patronage of the postofices he would
continue the old policy of allowing
Senators to recommend postmasters
for their home Offices.
A New York dispatch SAYS: ''The
American Baptist Home Missionary
Society has appointed Sunday next
as Chapel day for the reception of
gift from churches aud indlvidu ais
throughout the country. The result
is awaited with much interest, not
TO say anxiety. 1t is calculated that
the debts of the society up to March
81 this year will amount to $780,
000- In addition to this the debt of
the American Baptist Missionary
Union will be S306,O0O making a
total debt of the two associated So
cletles of S4S6.0 .0o0 by the end of
this month. In its sixty five years
OF existence, ~lIh Its expenditure
during that time of u ore tnan SO,
100000, the society has never been
so overwhelmed by debt as now.
The mother If Santiago Can izares.
OF the Interior of the Cuban |
Insurgent government, has been ac-
bnrntd i to death.
The sta'rment of the condition of |
The Treasury shows: Available cash /
balance S217.990, ,425; gold reserve |
sl51 ,39O.552.
At New York, in an autopsy
which Coroner's Physician Donlin
has made on the body of Mrs. Nina
Riedel, of No 1876 Lexington ave
lue, he found that the heart had
ourst open. The rupture was large
enough to stick two fingers in. 1t
S said to one of the few cases of the
llnd known TO surgery.
Spain's war in the Phillipines
'osts her $4,000 900 a month.
William j. Bryan was thirty-sevep
'ears old Saturday, and was honored
y numerous gifts and compliment
ry resolutions.
-Four gold Democrats in the Ken
ucky Legislature announce they
EIil vote for DR.. Godfrey Hunter,
dark Hanna's Republican candidate
or the Senate.
A cyclone in Georgia yesterday
Wept away an academy in Airing
On, Ga, and killed eight children.
An Atlanta dispatch says car
angements have been made BY which
ZEN. James Lon gstreet, the vener /!