The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-09

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day says the cabinet council just held
unanimously agreed upon a revision of
the Dreyfus case and directed the min
lister Of justice, NJ. Sarrien, to take the
necessary steps to hat end.
The Matin announces the discovery
of facts duplicating the officers of the
general staff, adding that General Ecu
lcnden, the new minister for war, re-
ported the matter to the council and
urged the necessity of reforming the
intelligence department of the war Of
flee, whereupon he was directed to
elaborate a project separating the du-
ties Of the general staff from those of
the intelligence department.
POLAVEIJA'S MANIFESTO.
Madrid. September General Pola-
vieja, the former captain general of
the Philippine islands, has issued a
manifesto, in which he says that while
he was never a politician, he cannot
any longer hearken to the sorrows of
my country without protesting" The
general, asserting hat he has receiv-
ed numerous calls to place himself at
the head of a neutrality party, adds:
THE parties which have hitherto gov
erned Spain are rotten and the princi-
pal cause of the cOuntry'S troubles"
Therefore, according to General POla-
vieja, political reorganization is abso-
lutely necessary. las is also the truth
concerning our finances, so that the
states creditors may know the meas
ureS Spain has proposed in order to
meet her engagements"
In conclusion Genera POlavieja ad-
vocates the decentralization of the
orr aTnt ~ N yKyithnIIf nyynyya ino ne
ing national unity"
General COrrea, minister of war, has
prohibited the publication of General
POlavieja'S manifesto.
MORE PRISONERS REACH SPAIN.
Stantander, Spain, September THE
Spanish transport SatrustOqui has ar
rived here from Santiago de Cuba
There were eighty-three deaths On
board of her during the voyage. Cen
eral Linares, the former commander
of the Spanish forces at Santiago de
Cuba, was a passenger on board the
SatruStOQui. He is recovering.
THE RIOTING AT GAMBIA.
Gambia, Island of Crete, September
THE British battleship CamperdoWn,
having on board Sir A. Biliotti, the
British consul at Canea, has arrived
here. Several other warships have also
reached this port, reinfOrcements of
blue Jackets have been landed and an
early restoration of quiet is expected.
The fires have been extinguished. Dur
ing the rioting, the British and German
Consulates were burned. The customs
house, barracks and court house were
saved. Quiet is being rapidly restored.
London, September Sir Billotti,
the British consul at Canea, who went
to Gambia, on board the British battle
ship ~Camperdown, cables to the foreign
office saying that the riOting at Gambia
was caused in the following manner:
A British soldier on guard at the tax
office was suddenly stabbed in the
back and he dropped his rifle, which ex-
plOded, killing a MuSSelman. The fir
ing then became general and a party
of twenty British blue Jackets, from
the British torpedo gunboat Hazard
was almost annihilated before the sail
orS could reach their ship. In addition
a detachment of forty-five British sol
diers were driven from their quarters
near the telegraph station and many
of them were wounded. The total cas-
ualties, so far as known, are twenty
killed and fifty wounded.
The fate of the Christians in other
towns is uncertain; but it is feared
that only those who succeeded in OBJ
tanning refuge in the court houses have
beeen saved.
The British vice consul, Mr.. Calo-
cherinO, was burned to death in his
house.
The correspondent of The Times al
Gambia, telegraphing Wednesday, fully
confirms the earlier reports of most Sc
riOus events there. He says: THE
worst is feared for the fate of a MAORI
ty of the Christians. 1t is reported tina
only $50 have been saved out of owe
1000. The situation was extremely
difficult. The Turkish troops refused t
aid the British, who, being exceeding
ly. few in the town, We're soon over.
powered. The forty wounded were at
tended to by the warships.
The MahOmmedans are p~illagins
Gambia Edhem Pasha, the governor
declares that the mob is u~ncontrolla
BILE, but the general opinion is agains
him. Reinforcements are expected
from Canea and the Christian insur
gents are massing aroun the Gordon
AS this dispatch goes enforcement
are arriving in the Italian f1agShil
Francesca MorOSini."
The Times correspondent, telegraph
ing later, says: Refugees are nov
coming on board the Camperdown
many of them wounded. They tell
tale of great massacre"
Canea, Island of Crete. Wednesda,
afternoon (via Paris. )-Numerous in
surgents have attacked the Ottoman
troops at Candia and are forming
Gordon around the city.
Edhem Pasha, the governor, has urg
ed the admirals of the ~rna
fleet to take immediate steps. TIL
fighting continues, but Gambia itself i
quiet.
The British naval commander ha
threatened to re-bombard the town
the disturbances are renewed.
GAMBIA AGAIN BOMBARDED.
London, September S.-The Athen
correspondent of The Daily News tele
graphing Wednesday, avs Report
have been received here of fierce fight
ing in the streets of Gambia today an
of a brisk bombardment by the Cam
perdown. Nearly 100 British soldier