The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-04
EAST INDIAN TROUBLES
Largely Que to Measures Taken TO Stamp
Out the BuhonlcS Plague.
NEWSPAPERS SPEAK OF IT AS BUTCHERY
london Spectator on tho Demand Of
American Farmers for - Bounty
on Whcat-Grens Damage by IEur.
ficano nnd 1Kaii storm-Quccn En-.
tnins tho Commons.
Especial London Gable Letter.)

eopeclal London Gable Letter.)
London, July g. 1897.
The outburst OF anti English feeling
IN the native press. both of Bengal anu
y' noInoay' for months past. has had the
outcome which might have boon ex-
pected, IN the outrages at Iocnah and
the rioting at Chitpore
lhough there is no doubt that the
immediate cause Of the outbreak in the
energy with. which the local autboritjas
have been stamping out the h,,h,nio
plague. some times nee as;iLnt,nr ,ntar
terence with the social rrIa lions. GUS
IONS ana tradition Of the natives. hui
Lne alsaffection would not have become
ain. aIu.e except Tor the activity and mali
clouS accusations of uns..upulolls nei
tators. to vengeance against 1ndiylduais
and 10 revolt against the Government ,
one OF these newspapers, Il sair sa m.
pie of the others, said:
Inc plague authorities are simply
outcners who are torturng and harass-
ing the people Of Poon4n in the name Of
sanitary science. If f.n:atters arc OF mt
IlRnt soon, the scenes Of 1857 are likely
~ ~ oe re"1tnessed there, AZ neither the
11nooos nor the Mohammednns Will
tolerate the persecution Of their wives
ana children for any length ,,r time" :.
olner newspapers Of India upenly al
vocate armed resistance t, TIC s,,orc,,
false , % a'e a.
he
wave or tMohammcdan NJ reaction is caused
ny Inc successful and unpunished a1r,..
cities IN Armenia spreading to the Mus
sulmans or India There is no reason
70 lear for the Empire, as the white
garrison is strong, numbering W; 0ol
men. but there is reason to ren- sic.
cession Of local outbreaks demanding
sanguinary repression.
Inc Spectator takes pessimlstic view
OF Inc demand OF American farmers FOR
bounty on wheat grown for export 1t
says: - |'',9' -
ethe I. FnesswfJ thBsefafrr. ri1usf nd
conoededg by GVery logical 7 prbtect tIor,ist.
ana as the farmers hold the hIIai7ce Of
power between the goidites and the Sill
verltes: their demand will#pro5ably he
granted. IN which case tfie&Yalue Of
wheat In England will sink. like the
value of sugar In England, possibly TO
10 shlillnss quarter. 1t is difficult to
conceive Wat would then become OF
Ensnsh agriculture. Rents could not
be paid. The American advocates NJ
the competing metals must win tn.
FARMERS vote, and they can only win by
conceding their demand, which, # pro-
tectlon, is reasonable at all, must be
absolutely just. Why should other In
nustr,es I be protected and the Oldest and
pest be left out In the cold? The ex-
pense Will delight the friends of Presi-
dent Mckinley who wish to deplete and
not to fiji the Treasury
Ino appalling havoc Of the. recent
trophical tornado and hail storm in Es
sex county has attra actcd much atten
tlon. The storm covered an unprece
dented area or hundred square miles.
ana practically denuded it Of the crCns
All kinds of stock were drowned. farm
houses were wrecked and hundreds of
farmers are on the verge OF ruin. Their
loss foot up fully $1,000, oOO The hall
stones penetrated states, tiles and cor.
rugated iron and killed thousands az
mead OF game. One hail stone picked un
measured six and q half Inches in cir
cumferencc.
Her Majesty to-day entertained the
members of the House of Commons OF
garden party at Win isor. Tuch
member of Parliament was allowed ia
bring his wife and one daughter If his
daughter had made her debut, or mis-
sister. This invitation was issued when
1er Majesty read tine London rews-
papers that the members of the House
OF Commons We're indignant ut the man
ner In which they were trente,1 at the
buckingham Palace reception, which
fact had been carefully suppressed nv
the Palace officials. who were 10 blame
for the blundering
The tactful act OF the Queen IN inclu,:
ing the wives Of the m bers Of the
Parliamentary invitation TO Windsor
CASTLE was received with the greatest
enthusiasm.