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greatly to the benefit of California" con-
tinued Mr.. Mills, lis the fact that the yell
low fever scare has driven the thoughts OF
settling in the South out of the minds of
most of the people from the East who con.
tempiated locating there, if not perma-
nently, at least for the winter. The con-
sequences will be that q great many OF
those people will look toward California,
for here can be found the best of climatic
conditions without any of the draw backs.
lexpect that there will be great many Wis.,
itors to the State this winter"
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LOOKING TOWARD CALIFORNIA
A Large Number of Settlers and Wis
itOrs Expected Here Soon.

A Large Number of Settlers and Wis
itOrs Expected Here Soon.
w. h. Mills, land agent of the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company, states that the
prospects for California were never better
than they are at present. Inquiries for
California lands have been received from
all parts OF the Union, and Indications are
that there viii! be a great many visitors
here from the Northwest and from the
Eastern States who will spend the winter,
if not settle here permanently.
"During the month of November Just
past" said Mr.. Mills, "there have been
more land sales than for any one month
since 1889. The people are beginning to
learn that California is a garden spot and
they are anxious to get homes here, away
from the bIZzards of the Northwest
and The rlgor> of the Eastern States.
"One circumstance which will rebound
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-08
Henry Holz, a Brewer, Asks
the Police to Find
His Wife.
She Disappeared Last Friday
With Her Two Minor
Children.
Before Leaving the City She Dis
posed of Their Household
Furniture.

With tears streaming down his face,
Henry Holz, a brewer living at 449 Te-
hama street. visited police headquarters
yesterday afternoon and invoked the aid
of Chief Lees and his men in finding his
wife and two children aged 8 and years,
Il know she has left me for another" 4"
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-08
CAPITALISTS AT WAR.

Andrew B. McCreery to Bring Suit
Against A. y. Britain.
There is war between capitalist Andrew
B. McCreery and capitalist A. ]. Britain.
McCreery is multi l,ionalre and Brit
an is said to be worth thousands.
The trouble is over note given Nc
Creery by Britain on May % 1896, for
$4,000, payable three months after uate.
suit TO recover the amount will be filed
Today. II. II. McPlke is attorney for
McCreery, who at present is in the East,
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A BIG MAN-EATER CAUGHT.
Taken by the Fishermen on tho U. s.
Grant After q Hard
Fight

The men on the shing- boat o. S. Grant,
owned by Achille Paladini, caught a
msn-eating shark yesterday afternoon.
He became entangled in net with other
fish, and the men had lively time land
ing him, as he fought desperately to keep
from being taken.
He measured eight feet from tip to tip,
and was evidently quite an old one, as he
had three rows OF teeth. He was wicked
looking customer as he lay on the deck of
the boat anchored at Fishermen's wharf,
and attracted considerable attention from
the people along the water front.
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man was drowned in the surf, and the po-
lice believe that a crime might have been
committed. They base the belief on the
fact that if man met his death in the
breakers under such circumstances a re-
port would have been made of it by his
companions if they mad not hing to fear
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sued by J. D. Burdick, a liquor salesman, to
recover for personal injuries the sum of $1O.-
600. The complaint alleges that the plaintiff
while waking in front of the defendants
place OF business on June II, 1896, was Sc
verely injured and confined 10 his bed by
having heavy sign in the form of a lion 5
head, weighing seventy-five pounds fall upon
foot, and that the accident was due to the
negligence OF the defendants, from whom he
now asks the stated damages
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Stopped the Fight.

The Excelsior Athletic Club, at Eighth and
Folsom streets, was TO have given a boxing
enter ertutnment last night. AS the first pair of
boxers stepped into the ring Sergeant Nc
Manus appeared and, after learning that the
club had failed TO secure q permit from the
Board OF Supervisors, refused 10 allow them
to fight There were fully 500 people in the
house, and they lett vowlng vengeance against
the police
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-08
Butler Surremders Himself.

John Butler, one of the men who is accused
oil robbing Charles Bogart at Ninth and Bran
nan streets early Sunday morning, surren-
dered himself to Captain Spillane last nigh
and was charged with robbery. Foss, his a.
eyed accompIlce, was discharged yesterday
Dy Judge Low. Butler has been pOsitiyely
identited by Bogart as the man who held hlt
rms while his confederate searched his pock
ets. taking all the money he ND.
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LEES AND GUNST HAVE KISSED AND MADE [

~ apr H hu e spkeofn naaut
m G attached hi % to s sonmakne @hUnfou
Myp %
w nyh
IT pp &c uhfnr nxtwoyau
~@ feel m
a once u ~ ~ offs slant character
between hnm ant is uhkhd onMho
PD Department
there gnn nbawen
b t t d dv@tf fdouh rmtanem
opposed % uebenhd to
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-08
RE-EN ACTING WS.
The Committee on Finance and Taxa
tion Framing Provisions for the
New Charter.

The Charter Committee devoted last
nights session to the question of finance
and taxation. J. P. Dunn. chairman of
the sub committee on these subjects, in
cluded many clauses of the present con-
solidation act in his report, and besides
he submitted the entire act of the Legis-
ature OF 1893, known as the "fee bill"
which the supreme Court recently de-
cared unconstitutional In the same Sec
ton 437 OF the Political Code on the pay
ment OF claims has been inserted, a pro-
vision by which all claims against the
city from its employees which are not pre-
enied to the Treas surer within one month
fter they become due are declared barred
forever, un.ess the Supervisors should re-
vive the same inside OF six months.
The committee adopted the section as
present ted by the sub b-committee
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unctly feminine, and neglects to take the
needful remedy, she is running the risk of
great suffering, the loss of her baby, and
possibly the loss of her own life This is a
great and unnecessary risk to run. By tax
ing the proper precautions during the ex-
pectant period, she may avoid the usual dis
comforts, and make il certain that the
coming of baby will be safe and easy with
out danger either to the mother or child.
The best of all medicines at this critical
time is DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
1t cures all forms of weakness and disease
peculiar to women. 1t does away with the
nausea of the period preceding motherhood
1t makes parturlt1on easy, painless, and free
from danger. You can get 1t at the drug
store. If you want to know more about it
write to DR.. R. V. Pierce chief consulting
physician to the Invalids' Hotel and Sur-
gical Institute, Buffalo n. Y
Mrs. Emma Crowder, of Authoston Henderson
Co., Ky, writes: Il was Cnce a sufferer from fe-
male trouble. Have been using your medicines
for it and have been almost entirely cured. can
truthfully say that one bottle of your 'Favorite
Prescription did me more good than our family
physician did in six months. He attended me
for womb trouble previous to the commencement
of taking your medicines and following your ad-
vice. It is now my firm belief that would have
been cured years ago if had taken your med
icine sooner.
To further eulogize the good merits of your
medicines will say that before taking your med
icines had miscarried twice and since taking
it have given birth to fine healthy boy who
is pride of the household Besides this my
monthly periods used to be accompanied with
terrible pains and uneasiness and cramps, and
your medicines cured that
Dr.. Pierce's Pellets cure Constipation.
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No License Fees to Be Refunded.

The judiciary Committee OF the Board OF
Supervisors decided yesterday to report
against the refunding 10 owners of nickel-in-
the-slot machines the license fea paid be ore
the prohibitive order went into effect.
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Insolvent SaIoon-Keeper.

George Fisher, saloou-keeper. has been de-
clared insolvent. He places his Liabilities at
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-08
Divorce Suit Filed

Kate Tillotson has filed suit for divorce
from her husband, Samuel Tillotson, on
statutory grounds.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-08

Stop that cough with Lows horehounc
cough syrup, price 10c, All SaDscme st.s
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-08
Lion Head Out of Place.

Wesley e. Heidi. proprietors of the metallic
cornice works at 224 Mission street, have been
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-08

SEE DISPLAY OF ABOVE GOODS IN OUR SHOW
WINDOWS
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-08

We have also opened an elegant variety
of Ladies' DuCnesse Lace Handkerchiefs,
Ladies' Novelty NeCkwear, Gents Silk
Mufflers, Gents Silk Neckwear, and Gents
Hemstitched and initiated Silk Handker-
chiefs.
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NEW TO-DAY

Woman is never in
50 great and so real
danger as she is when
she neglects to take
proper care of herself
and take the right
precautions during
the period preceding
motherhood. If she
is suffer ring from
weakness and disease
of the organs dis
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-22
A Thrilling Tragedy Of the Sea Enacted Off
the Long Island Coast.
A WOMAN AND CHILD DROWNET,.
hree INES the Life Savers Fired Line to the Distressed
Vessel and Three Times the Half-Frozen Searnen
Let it Drop into the Sea-

2lThe Nahum ana-
Baltimore ~Sn
them. " Va
ashor eheren
sh ana higher the ~ se pounded up
afn-D Dist
she went to
@ Singing to her rigging @
waves neat In ""s
Long
from the savng
te work or but
Ting 20 wnh belonged
GREY" was on sIe
penn with the
ached the I
or
crew.
'"h'"iihing Failures he Rope.
pp. fire
outlines be
h and the
l9 NE awa
rms rope
une Thenen
SIX IN
Vain Attempts Lnu, tnen noats
breaker - as '"e"
he esse legant
the
9rema
rev minutes mast
in
f'"'''es o "recKage began to ~ 0te-ts
~ woman" nnd ihcd.
At wass s
q chill
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-22

rant rant out for his arrest. Mr.. Pruden saws
that scissoms turned pale and asked whss
cne, cne warrant rr charged, and added that he
afterward ran or for the second tinie Ia
iore Mr.. Pruden could have him arrested
IL IL being thought that Scissoms had come
which, as stated, resulted in his arreet'
Inc prisoner was brought before the
Mayor this morning and was turned over
10 Constable J. S, B. K'el, of Surry county.
VINO arrived here to-day with warrant
Tor him. The officer will leave with his
prisoner for Surry Courthouse tomorrow
Surry county. l,i,l,s,
RESIGNED AS PASTOR. 5sss
Rev. w a. r. Goodwin ha 8. resigned the
rectorship of the Church OF the Good
shepherd Memorial, in Bradford. and Rev.
been called TO succeed him, and also to
Church at City Point and Merchant Hope
Church, Prince George county.
The January term of the Hastings Court
or Petersburg, Judge j. NJ Mullen preside
Ing, opened this morning at 10 O'clock.
When the grand jury was called, and after
receiving the usual charge from the Judge
We're sent TO their room to consider such
business as might be sent before them by
The court. They subsequently reported
presentments against Wyatt Mason, Par
ham Mason and Philip Morgan for felony.
After reporting upon the FOREGOING pre-,
sentiments the jury were discharged until
O'Clock this afternoon. The first case
called for trial OH the criminal docket was
that of the Commonwealth against Robt.
Jackson, colored. indicted for felonious as-
sault on John Lockett. also coiored. Tho
accused was convicted of unlawful wounds
ing and his punishment fixed at thirty days
in jail, with fine of IS. This afternoon
Wyatt Mason Ehd Parham Mason. both
negroes negroeSg were convicted of break
ing into the store of Mr. p. Il. DeadhaH, In
Pocahontas, and stealing a lot of groce-
ries. whskey, etc They were each given
five years In the penitentlary.
Mrs NJ C. Jackson. of this city, has been
called to Washington by telegram ans
nounc ng the serious illniess of her mother
This city was visited about o'clock this
morning by very heavy rain, which aTSs
pears 10 have geen quite general in the
neghboring counties.
The Petersburg beneficial Association
Is a colored organization and the only one8
of its k nd here. IL was organized Octo-f
ber lst 1898. The report of the treasurer
for the past year shows the folloWif,g .fs
Expenses, sl115.59: cash receipts, Sl.0lI0t IS
cash balance SiS349. Total cash receptss
since organization, sS,4is7o: expenses, 81
0l0.2l. .s,a s.
Mrs. Bette c. Robertson. relict Of the
late Jas. r. Roberts IN, died here this
morning after lingering illness The
deceased was daughter of the .!ata Jas.ss
E. Cuthbert, and at one time resided I'M
Norfolk. She leaves FIVE children, -efie
Galluht or and four sons. M h 3Esssss;s ~
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-22
NORFOLK MAN ROBBED
Mr. t. }. Pruden Has Ninety Dollars Stolen
From Him In Suny County.
THE MAN WHO Old IT UNDER ARREST
The Money wns In tho Satche, xyb,o,,
owner Left in Railway
Car for Moment-prisomer Al.
legged TO HIVE Tnkcn II ana
Left tho SatcheI.

fetersburg, Va, January 2i.-(SpecIal.)
l.. II. Scissoms. young white man. whose
nome non is si sa d to he at Powersville. N c.,
WIS arrested here at an early hour this
morning on telegram received from ths
audInii audhoii'iss Of surry county. The charge
containing about 500, the property or PIvSe Mr
J. J. Pruden, salesman for G. s Brmne
d Co., of Norfolk. N.o
STORY OF THE ROBBERY.
the Mr store nrgden OF says Is that he was in
Co. at Scotland. n station on the surrS
Sussex and Southampton railroad, on ~.
pad BY Mr. and that whe there he
that the money was paid to Pruden Scis-
SONS , was IN the store and saw the money
In his hand satchel and subseouentIv pot
or on me train on the Surry, Sussex and
SS0mthaampion Sonr,an,ipsn Ialroad to go TO surry
same train and In the same coach. There
is SAID TO have been only one other passen-
SONS. 'N
HE LEFT THE SATCIIEL.
Ihe last two named engaged I'm
conversation. After talking for a while
end Of the coach and left his sntchei on
the seat where he had been sitting. During
his absence It is alleged that sctssomss ms
broke the lock of Pruden's satchel and
stole the 5000 In currency. which t con-
tained. together with checks and valuable
papepS, scissoms got OFF the train at
satchel on the seat Mr.. Pruden did not
discover his loss until no arrived at Surrv
Courthouse. when he had occasion to 20
into his satchel to get his comb and brush
Mr.. Pruden came to Wakefield and saw
Scissoms In the postofllce there, and his
actions Were such that he at once sus-
pected him OF being the party who had
stolen his money. Mr. Pruden says that
as soon as Ccssoms saw him he ran off.
This action confirmed Mr.. Prt-
to have him arrested II possible Mr.
Pruden next went to WaverIy, where he
ting In the waiting room reading paper.
Mr.. Pruden. after some conyersa tion.
asked him II he knew there was O. war.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-22
American Cuban Representative Shows the
Insincerity Of Spain's Promises Of Reform.
SPAIN'S OFFER COMES TOO LATE.
Stirring Manifesto from Palma, Showing the Fuity Of Hop
ing to Receive Real Reforms from the Mother Coua-
try and Determination to be Free.

York In
eiS: issued the following statement today
Cuban autonomy
Supahs 10 make
The t"bans Plight
passed by the Spanish
Which 5 s,aged STe @ v hovr @ The but idea
en @ promises reforms enough Of
anything short of independence be
Spain on the basis
ant1nomy and that letter
Knowing in elase
expressed before
der in
eontented
mos ccessful
Lea could Make III Yield.
though
d te war the
we Cubans worshppers
~ The leader find
Is beyond the
years or sangunary strife
and resources will now weakly o
anne Tool Late.
i spirit OF Spain
d
Independence
FORM authority
me country
oa may De
sugar may be issued
night for Independence
or inn,Tr rinmph Is sure
leaders
VIII hnd the Gomez himself
'olutlon strong enough continue
will
county - ~ - ~
-.Sgned ESTRADA
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-22
MORE OF wEYLEn,s INmUMAN1rY
Orders Burniug ofRIl Houses Likely
TO be Useful to Rebels

Havana, Jan. 20, via Key West, Jan.
2l.-Weyler has started with 10000 men
anu intends crossing Havana province
and TO march through Matanzas to-
wards Santa Clara. He has ordered
the commanders I'm the zones OF Havana
within three days TO destroy all houses
on plantations which may serve as u
refuge for the enemy, except those for
the use of detachments.
The rebels continue burning cane
fields.
General Pin prohibited, in an indirect
way, the grinding of cane In Cienfuegos
by arresting laborers and capturing
carts. The foreign planters wished 10
know If he had Il written order to pre-
vent work. Pin consulted Weyler, not
hiding his sympathies with the planters.
Weyler sent curt reply, transferring
Pin to Bayamo. and Pin returns on
sick leave to Spain. All classes at Glen
fugoS have telegraphed Weyler express
ing regret on Pins departure.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-22
EoRFoLK vIRGINIAN FRIDAY JANUARY % 1897
asslaring de a. 1 them to be the embodiment of

uecidTlnE tnem 10 De the embodiment of
petty larceny.
Referring to Mr.. fuckers assertion
that the Republican Judges in most of
the precincts where the imperfect bal
lots had been destroyed consented there
to, MIR Walker asked: "Wha, kind OF
republican judges do they sipe us? /
nave. as candidate, asked for the Sc
lection of competent, in,elligent men
ana nave been scornfully denied. Ii Re
pubiicans ask for n particular man to
serve MS election officer you may be sure
they will not get him"
Many selections made by the Demo-
cratic officials, Mr.. Walker asserted.
were Old. decrepit, or ignorant. OF else
men OF no character, who could be- pur-
chased for $40 and used by the Demo-
Gratis. And these are the men they say
are Republican Judges"
Mr.. Walker addressed himself then to
a consideration of The law as applied to
the imperfect ballots. holding that they
should have been counted. III they were
counted, he asserted, Mr.. Yost's ma,or-
lty, as shown by the report of the COM
mittee. would be 16I
The argument was closed by Mr. Me-
CnIl (Rep.). of Massachusetts, chairman
of the committee which had reported in
tavor OF the contestee, Mr.. Tucker
Al 4:30 the vote was taken on the
resolution declaring Mr.. Yost entitled 10
his seat as the Representative in the
Fiity-fourth Congress from the Tenth
District of Virginia.
a CLOSE VOTE.
The roll call proceeded amid rcpressed
excitement. for 1t as seen that the vote
would he close. The vote was stated To
be: Yeas, 1l9; nays, 127
Ihc Democrats voted solidly against
the resolution and the following Repub-
iicans jointed them. Messrs Acheson.
Adams. Arnold, of Pennsylvania; Rem
nett, Blue Broderick. Coddlng. Coffin,
Cooke, of Illinois; Corliss. Draper,
Fletcher, Giilett, OF New York: C;iliett,
OF Massa achusetts: Gr!swold. Hartman,
Henry, OF Connecticut: Hill. of Con-
necticut; Hooker, Huick. jenkins Kerr,
Mccall, of Massachusetts,; McEwan,
Mciko !iohn, Mercer, Moody, Overstreet,
Parker. Philips, Pitney, Poole Powers,
QuiSg, Reyburn, Scraton. Shafroth,
shannon, Sherman. Simpkins. Smith. OF
Illinois; Southard Southw!ck. Taft.
Thomas, Towne. Wadsworth, Wanger,
Wilson. of Idaho.
WARM FIGHT FOR YOST.
The vote in favor of Yost was 40, Mr..
THOMAS. of Michigan, having changed
his vote i'll order to move reconsidera-
ton, and this closeness induced the
friends OF the minority, led by MIR. Hep
burn. of Iowa, ana Mr.. Thomas, to make
parliamentary fight. lasting two hours
To force an adjournment, In the hope
that different result might be reached
tomorrow. But their efforts were futile
and the resolution declaring Tucker en-
titled To the seat was adopted at $40
o'clock by vote of l19 to a., fourt cen
members heing present and not voting.
The result was clinched by the adop-
ton OF the usual formal motion to re-
consider the vote and To lay that mo-
ton on the table, and the House then
adjourned.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-22
HORRIBLE TORTUREs
inflicted Upon -Comhatants to Make
Them Betray The Patriot Forces.
GENERAL WEyLER'S lNHUMAN THREAT
He Says lie Will Crust, the Rebellion
In Havana Pravincc Thi, Time
HHe Has To KIN Every Man and
woman tn the Province Eu.
mnnc Spanish General.

Tampa. Fla. Jan. 21.--C. i. Pendlton.
journal representative taken off the
steamer Whitney six weeks ago. arrived
on me oiiNei; Tonight from Key West
ana lett for Washington i'm response To
subpoena from the House Committee
on Foreign Affairs To testify on the In
VestiSation of the arrest of American
citizens in Cuba by Spanish authorities.
Pendleton confirms the report of the
SINKING OF Spanish gunboat by the
Cubans.
A BRUTAL THREAT.
Passengers from Havana say that
General Weyler declared before leaving
Tor the field that he would crush the
rebellion I'm Havana province this time If
ne nad To Slay every man, woman and
emu In the province. 1t was rumorcd
IN Havana that II large expedition had
landed In Santa Clara Sunday night.
inc Cubans do not believe Ii and say
no expedition had been sent. 4 second
class passenger from Havana says the
town of Gunabacoa is deserted By the
Cubans on account of the cruclties of
General Fondevei!a
HORRIBLE TORTURES.
over 100 PaciticOs have been taken in
ana around this town and subjected to
tortures of the most horrible character
to compel their betrayal of the insur-
gent forces.
The Cubans are indignant over the
celeDration In Havana next Saturday of
the anniversary of the birth of King
Alfonso and donating the proceeds of the
entertainment to the Red Cross Assocla-
ton which, they say. have done moth
ing for the Cuban cause.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-22
REFORMING THE TURK
A Blue Book Issued In London Shows that
England Took the Lead.
PORTE 70 Be COERCEO BY THE POWERS
Proposal Made by sniIsbury provId.
ed thar MI tho Powers should Act.
or should One Refuse, Il Should
Rot Oppose Action OF the Rest
Should be No Dismembermcnt.

London. January H-The government
mas ISSUED blue book containing the Of
ncial correspondence In regard to the pro-
Jected reforms in Turkey. The cornas-
hIomoethce Iaa, & sh9ws that on September 2lst
iasI, ia, LORD Sal sbury proposed that the
Io~ers take mra TO enforce their
proposals. and that In The event of unwil-
mmsneSs on the part OF any power to as
sumo It's share In the coercive measures
appiied mat power should not oppose the
acuot OF any other. Austria gave her as
sen sssen 10 tnis propost on without qual.fica-
@ non hno later Germany assented, wi IN the
pIoViso mat any coeI Give action taken by
sne powers against Turkey must be unnni-
NOUS. and further that the Integrity of the
Ettornan Empire must be ma ntaned.
lta,y gave her absolute assent to the pro-
pESai put Russ:a objected to any scheme
winch involved the application OF coercion
TO make II operative
ID interposinB this objection, Mr. Shish-
KIN, then at the head OF the Russian for
eigh ONCE stated that coercive action was
Tepugnani to the Gear. In reply to this.
Loro Sal sbury expestulated with the Rus
sian m nlStry, saying that II would be use
Tess lor me powers to mage further con-
Ser.sa 5 representations TO the Porte In re-
gard TO reforms unless they were prepared
TN enforce their proposals.
On November 24th, NJ. Shishkin wrote to
LORD salisbury. saying that the Gear had
agrsea sli 10 cons der the question OF coercion
II the Sultan should prove recalc trant, and
the other powers were unanimously in
Favor or resorting to coercion. About the
END OF December France gave similar
government OF Russia, Austria and Ita:v
reafiirmed their adhesion TO that plan or
act on.
Lord Salisbury's correspondence on the
2nd.
All the newspapers viii tomorrow pub
lish comments on the correspondence. The
Liberal organs Join with the Conservative