Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-07-22

Carnegie with saving that ne poEitlyel.
declines to interfere in the great stee
strike. He will not even discuss it.
Pittsburg. Juls Is President Shaffe
announced this morning thot the mel
employed at the Portage mill at Dun
cansvilie will strike this afternoon.
1t is predicted that any attempt t,
reopen the mills at McKeesport will
non union men will lead to violence
Grand Rapids Mich.July Is The Luc,
building collapsed this morning with
Jar that shook the entire city. Luckil,
the accident happened before workin.
hours or the loss of life would hav,
been something terrible.
! The loss is half million. The ruin.
of the building are now ON fire, but it i,
thought that the department can keeI
it from spreading to the adjoining build
ings.
Cripple Creek, July Is The Elks
flower parade was the.tirst event of tht
kind ever held in this city.
New York, July Is The will of tn,
late Pierre Lorillard was admitted tc
probate this morning. He leaves foul
million to his four children.
WASHINGTON, July 1S.-H. ]
Sprague, consul at Gibraltar, died today
He has held the position fifty years
His father was appointed to the SAINT
post in 1892 by Andrew Jackson.
LONDON, July 19.-In responsible
quarters in London it is asserted tina,
Abdul Hamid received early in the
week broad hint from the ambassa
dor in Constantinople, Sir Nicholas
O'Conor, that there is a tacit under
standing among the powers most in
terested to attack the near eastern
question early in the coming autumn
when all the a ambassadors at the
Tirkish capital will have plan oi
campaign thoroughly perfected.
1t is also asserted thaa in a recent
audience the Russian ambassador, NJ
Zaneiff. represented to the sultan as
surances of the amicable sentiments
OF the czar, but added word plainly
expressive of the hope of his master
that ther would be IA speedy ameliora
tion in the condition of Turkish prov.
inces in Europe.
This points to the Balkan problem
and preliminary to the asperations OF
Albania to autonomy.
In the Fremdenblatt. the organ OF
the Austrain-Hungarian office. the fol
lowing significant paragraph had prev
iously appeared:
1T is believed that the German
Russian and Austrian emperors are
in complete agreement as to the prin
ciple as to the course to be taker
in securing Turkish reforms, ant
nothing remains but to include the
other powers and arrange details be
fore issuing firm demand for the
cessation of Ottoman misrule. at Least
in Europe"
AS for the sultan. he is evidently
acting on those hints and is preparina
for eventualities. There is abundani
evidence that he does not intend t.
surrender his European provinces with
out struggle.
The exceptional attention lately at
tracted by the political situation il
Macedonia, old Servia and Albanii
has given the Ottoman authoritie.
food for reflection. Consequently mil
itary preparations are being general,
pushed on.
According to the information.
well informed Vienna journal, Turkisl
commanding officers in those province!
have receive orders to carry out ma
neuvers on large scale. The meas
ure is obviously intended as deter
rent against revolutionary tendencies
The maneuvers will show not only tn,
restless Balkan population. but ais,
the adjoining states, that Turkey il
prepared for rising and even war
The garrisons at Monastir. Uskul
and Pizren have been powerfully re
enforced and commission, preside,
ovre Hamid Pasha, has been sent t,
inspect the Notifications and provid
for the repair of the roads.
The old route for the transport of
Turkish army to the Adriatic coas
10 pelHS repaired ana an 1mmenS
force of workmen is employed. Thi
seems to show that an attack fror
that side is considered possible an
throws light upon the opinion at Cor
| stantinople in regard to Italy's plar
1t is much to expect that Turkey
whatever the powers may demand
VIII introduce any general reform
either in Albania, Macedonia or any
where else; but her failure woul
| not troble the powers If they wer
| confident that she would not prov
| strong enough to keep what is lef
| her. Just such danger as now e,
| lists arose after the treaty of Sa
| Stefano. and it compelled Austria t
-, occupy Bosnia and Herzegovin;
which she holds today
Abanians are now where they wer
300 years ago They are warlike an
cruel. They attack Servian village
carrying off young girls and murde
men and women. The Turkish al
this state of affairs with Incidence.
Abdul Hamid's body guard is r.
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