The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 24, 1895, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1895. SCORES THE SULTAN, Frederic Says Turkey's Ruler Is a Cowardly, Selfish Fool. SURROUNDED BY KNAVES Under His Stupid Reign There Has Been a Degeneration of Diplomats. STATESMEN EXTERMINATED. No One Would Be Surprised if the Troubled Crown-Wearer Should Flee on His Yacht. [Copyright, 1895, by the New York Times.] LONDON, Exe., Nov. 23.—For the pres- ent the rn question consists entire of rumors. ich breed with su fecu ity and circulate with such t it is quite imposs for events p with them. Of events, indeed, as a e of the week ch + be ten foreig rus or six, and ng time. rrer to A an excitement week which by t Germany had 1 combination xtend poiicy to Turkey, turned out to be a al ®vanard, and the former een whittled down to reassuring a, it is said, has merely article IT of the London ated as a last resort, 1d only be waived by the six powers, which, no be arranged, but which was bassadors on the spot. as accepted as reasonable, issent ended. foreign Office for the mo- attaches more import- t in Yemen than to any- 7 else, and further news of its prompt- ted from Aden with concern. It is si ant that the Turkish postoftice specially sequestrated all copies of the sof this Arab upris tinople also is reg: s incident of the whole bus from its intrinsic importance. is always ascribed Continent to British intrigues and rded as the most ,and if it grows a serious | factor in the problem it will be accepted as a confirmation of the theory now universal in Rassiaand France | aud sedu preached by Bismarck's Jle was arranged and paid itators. Just as we here ’s Moscow benevolent so- nian trouk pplied to Pan-Slavistic conspiracies, so at St. Petersburg and Paris the London | News' standing subscription for the distressed enians is regarded aid of es a proof that the English are arming and n agitators to raise a revo- The signs of interna- n and dislikes give color to nation, but how much they reflect tude of the diplomats engaged in ng history on the Bosphorus remains a matter of speculation. 1 Salisbury’s revelation at Brighton of the Sultan’s curious message to him was so interesting that it rather diverted ion from his own weighty comments situation. remark that Turkey suffers from t of capable, honest public men is the ey to the whole complication. This present cowardly and selfish fool of a Sul- tan, has practic terminated the class hich in other countries is called states- men. It is not only that he hassurrounded him: with norant and malicious knaves, but that if he could be induced to essay a change for the better, one hardly knows where he would turn for advisers of a superior sort. Under his mean and stupid reizn there has been such a complete degeneration among the naturally ruling caste and suchi a merciless weeding out of all the younger men of promise by poison or exile that nobody is left who can be of service to the empire now in its grave plight. He has nobody fit to send to England, for example, in Rustem’s place; he has nobody to do anything decent at home. His Izzets and Bahrisand Shakirs,to whom he in his terror turns, are worthless creatures, but almost any other choice would be as bad. His position is so helpless and hopeless that people here who know the East best ex- pect daily to hear that he has quietly fled on his yacht overnight. He is believed to have a large fortune secured in other countries and the most intelligent thing that he could do would be to slip away and try to enjoy it in peace before he is murdered. Thus far no hint has been obtainable as to what effect the substituticn of Berthe- lot for Hanotaux at the French For- eign Office has had on the situ- ation in the Levant or on anything else. There is equally lacking any trace of a new policy or of a reaffirmation of the old. To-day’s reports indicate that England has been taking extreme steps to compen- sate herself for China’s territorial conces- sions to the French, and has added a great block of Chinese territory to Burmah, but we hear nothing of what the French heve said or done in the matter. There are reports, too, that England is to be associated with Germany in a further Chinese loan, but on this point also the French are quite silent. The radi- cal Ministry, no doubt, has had a foreign policy, but it is being kept safely in the background, while all the governmental activity is concentrated on the readjust- ment of domestic affairs, The success of M. Bourgeois in avoiding a collapse at the hands of a hostile chamber begins to com- mand admiration. His progressive death to duties triumph is expected now to be fol- lowed by a victory next Friday, when the revision of the constitution comes up. No one now names with confidence any point upon which the majority of the Devuties is likely to combine to beat him. The King of the Belgians is said to be coming here next week, but there is a ! story tcnight that he is already in town, | TO ENFORCE SERVICE, t has really been | stria’s | the bourse | burg organ as well, that the entire | | seeking to patch up the Stokes business, which has Jaken a very awkward turn for | the Belgian throne. England has refused to consent to Captain Lothaire being tri'ed | by the Congo State Tribunal, and has in- | sisted that the trial must be either inter- | | national or Belgian. The latter alterna- i tive has been reluctantly accepted at | Brussels, but the Belgians are furious at | this, and declare that England has no au- { thority to hoid them responsible for the | administration of Congo, which they, as | anation, bave nothing to do with, and | there are ominous signs of a national pro- | test which the King cannot ignore. | Although it is now apparent that there | will be no fighting or pretext for fighting | in Ashantee, the expedition 1s being hur- | ried off all the same, and transports sailed | to-day in the wuke of others that weighed anchor during the week, and still others | will be off within the next few days. Mr. | Chamberlain is getting great credit on all | sides for having taken a politic course and arranged the difficulty with King Prempeh, while side by side with these laudatory comments appear accounts | tions of war being dispatched to the region | which he is praised for having pacitied. This paradox is comprehended well enough, but nobody in England says any- thing about it. The truth is _tba: t_he British foresee a number of contingencies in which it will be convenient to have a picked and capable column of troops, with an exceptional commissariat, medieal train and fine transport service ready for emergencies on the Guinea coast. Military men say that there are some healthy | points where such a wody could be tem- | porarily disembarked, if necessary, bLut | they lean to the suspicion that there will 7 active work for the expedi- j tion on the upper Niger or even in the | Congo-way beiore it sees England again. | 1 have spoken before of the remarkable amount of persomal advertisement that | Chamberlain is getting, and not the least interesting phase of this isthe fact that | the radical | ag | eld him in perfect loathing, are be- ¢ to say quite kindly things about [ This is not by any means a mere | spontaneous recognition of his merits as | an admmistrator. It has its origin rather | in & report which is being quietly circu- {lated to the effect that Chamber- | lain has resolved to resist his Tory col- | leagues on the education question which g now appears likely to force itself to the | front as a National issue. Americans | would find it peculiarly difficult to under- | stand what that question involves here. The Germans, Frenchmen and Dutchmen, Danes, Swedes—every people, in fact, north of the Alps—regard English concep- | tions of popular education worthy only of | barbarians. The British School Board, which1s the nearest approach to the free school known here, is indeed an jncred- | ibly limited and benighted affair, yet even this seems to the Tory classes to be a waste of public money. Unless it be an from day to day of new forces and muni- | | vers which, a few months | | agricultural depression there is nothing | that the Tory squires and parsons feel so | keenly about as this, to them, monstrous notions of educating the peasantry beyond their station. Ana immedi- | ately after the Tories had won their great parliamentary majority the pressure inside the party on this subject became i tremendous. Under its stress both the | bishops and principal Tory leaders let it be seen that they | demand for the revision of the educational settlement of 1876. Nothing definite was | promised, but hints that to the Catholic hierarchy in Ireland were to be conceded { their educational claims have increased the fears of nonconformists that the clerics in England are to have their own | way, too. Sir John Gorst, who is at the | head of the Educational Department in | the Ministry, is an enthusiastic reformer, | and makes speeches favoring a still further educational advance, but Salisbury and other Tory chiefs take precisely the other line. So long as only Gorst raised the flag of mutiny the thing was not serious, because he could easily be snuffed out, but the story that Chamberlain is backing him lifts the affair at once to prominence. I understand ‘that it is upon this ground, too, that John Morley has consented to re- turn to Parliament through the back door of a safe Scotch seat. He had made no se- cret of his aversion to the idea, and rather curtly declined the proffered Wells seat | last August, saying that with Harcourt in { Wales and Asquith, Trevelyan, Brice and Campbell-Bannermann in Scotland, really some front-bench Liberal ought to | try to keep alive the idea that Liberal- | ism was not exclusively confined to the Celtic fringe. He said then that he would | sit for Newcastle or nowhere. He was sin- | cere, too, in the desire to finish his book on Chatham and clear up other literary engagements, yet now he accepts an offer of Montrose, and apparently is even will- ing to swallow the formula of Scotch home rule, which he hates. The explanation is that the school question has suddenly been lifted to a place of vital importance, and on that Morley is more obviously the man to lead the Liberals than any other. He has always maintained personal rela- tions with Chamberlain, too, and there is fair ground for suspicion that in taking this step he has acted on information as to the Birmingham boss’ attitude in the com- | ing education fight. Guarded references to the Queen’s fail- ing health are at last beginning to find their way into the English newspapers. And I hear it second-hand from a great London physician to-night that Sir Henry F. Ponsonby’s death has heavily added to the depression that she was laboring un- der. This is only natural, for he had been her confidential shadow for many years. Scarcely any of her old friends remain now, and she broods on thoughts of the tomb in melancholy loneliness. She has ordered the big marble bust of her late young Highland attend- ant to be put up in the hall av Balmoral, and also a statue for his grave. Under other circumstances the suggestion she has imposed on the Ministry that Parliament should increase the Duke of Cambridge’s pay in his pure sinecure as colonel of the guards would meet with bitter opposition; but it is being ex- plained privately to members that it is the darling whim of the aged sovereign, who will presumably not ask many more favors of Parliafment or of any other human in- sympathized with this ) /i 0')ad with the Sultan by Baron de | i | | | War Officers After the Re- turning Germans From America. CAN'T EVADE THE ARMY. Applicants for Renaturalization Will Be Compelled to Do Military Duty. DOINGS IN WILLIAM'S DOMAIN. The Emperor Evidently Pleased With the Policy of Austria Relating to Turkish Questions. BERLIN, GERMANY, Nov. 23.—The Ber- In Central authorities, acting cojointly with the represent atives of the War Office, have ordered an inquiry as to what extent young Germans emigrating seek to evade military service, and then in later yearsre- turn and ask to be renaturalized. The large number of cases of applica- tions for renaturalization in recent years from German-Americans have instigated the Government inquiry. Youths under 17 years of age, to whom passes for immi- gration cannot be refused, have gone to America, remained away a number of years—in the meantime becoming Amer- ican citizens—and returned. These have been allowed to become renaturalized without being required to perform military service. These war officers now propose that military service shall be enforced in all cases where it is apparent that emigration was made with a view of evading military service. All applicants will be readily met and restored to German citizenship, but no matter what their age may be, they will be called upon to fulfill military duty in the future. Before going to Letzlingen on his hunt- ing trip, the Emperor gave an audience to M. Deszogenyi-Marich, the Austrian Em- bassador to Germany, with whom he had a prolonged conference, and upon his re- turn from Letzlingen on Tuesday his | Majesty invited himself upon very short notice to dine with the Austrian Embas- | sador. Obviously this latter act of courtesy was intended to emphasize the entetne between Germany and Austria upon the situation in the East as well as to enable his Majesty to learn the latest phase of the diplemacy of Count Goluchowski, the Austrian Minis- ter of Foreign Affairs. The confidence felt in official circles here that the Sultan will be successful in preserving order in European Turkey and carrving out the reformsin Armenia is increasing. Accord- ing to the correspondent of the Hamburg Correspondenz in Constantinople, the in- Calice, the Austrian Embassador to Turkey, have assisted in creating clearer views of his practical grasp of the situa- tion than have hitherto been held in offi- ciai circles in Vienna and Berlin. Baron de Calice, speaking for both Austria and Germany, made it clear to the Sultan that the demands of the powers could not be evaded and that disorders in every part of Turkey must positively be suppressed and administrative reforms taken up and carried into effect, In the course of his interviews with the Ottoman Emperor, Baron de Calice ob- tained evidence that the Armenian com- mittee in London had renewed their in- citement to an uprising in Constantinople, but that the Sultan had become aware of their designs and had been successful in defeating them all. Semi-official newspapers which have long been silent in regard to the sitnation in the East, have now suddenly followed the lead of the Correspondenz in attacking the Armenian committee for having in- cited agitation leading to outrages. The Gazette on Friday, in an article quoting the recent protest made by the Russ'mr_l Embassador at Constantinople to the Armenian Patriarch, blames the Arme- menian priests for exciting the people by promises of armed assistance from foreign countries. The North German Gazette contends that the existence of an independent Armenian State is impossible, having neither geographic nor ethic unity. The paper then attacks the London Armenian committee, accusing them of employing dishonest forms of agitation in sensational telegrams and bogus stories of horrors de- signed to work upon the British humani- tarian sentiment, for the purpose of forcing the British Cabinet to take action against the Porte. The article concludes by asserting that the Moslem inhabitants of the disturbed villages have suffered nearly as much as the Armenians have from the raids of the Kurds. Besides the article from which the foregoing 1s quoted, the paper makes a display of semi-official Constantinople dispatches, praising the energy so splendidly displayed by the Sultan during the crisis, proving his great qualities as a sovereign, which are now promising speedy and excellent resalts. Dr. Stoecker’s paper Das Volk publishes without comment to-day the announce- ment thai the ecclesiastical courts are about to inquire into Stoecker’s relations with Baron von Hammerstein, formerly chief editor of the Kreuz Zeitung, who absconded some time ago while under charges of forgery and embezzlement. The inquiry is not to be made upon the initiative of the Emperor, but is rather due to the representations of high ecclesi- astics who ace annoyed at Dr. Stoecker’s mention of his post as court chap- lain, while he was at the same time concerned in questionable politics asso- ciated with his advocacy of Christian so- cialism and anti-Semitism. Since he ceased to be court chaplain Dr. Stoecker stitntion and that it would be grossly indecorous to cavil at it, thus though the Duke draws some $70,000 a year from the treasury and is a rich man besides, his extra allowance will possibly go through without remonstrance. The ship-building deadlock remains where it was a week ago. There are ru- mors that the masters in the English yards have agreed to join the Clyde employers in a sympathetic lockout, but there are no tangible evidences of it yet. There is a story to-day that Wolff of Belfast, who, though a Tory member of Parliament, was born in Germany, is now in Germany buying engines to fit on the steamers on the stocks of his yards. This news is treated as if it ought to fire the heart of the British workingman at once, but he remains, as throughout the whole dispute, singularly apathetic. HaroLp FREDERIC, has not been seen in court circles, and his disgrace is absolute. The inquiry is likely to end in his being disciplined to an extent involving his suspension from all clerical functions. Now that both Stoecker and Hdmmerstein are wiped out the Conserva- tive leaders are projecting the reconstruc- tion of the party, so that it shall be free from anti-Semitism. A committee of the party leaders will meet on December 2 to consider the situation, and it is understood that their aim is to ef- fect a reunion with the Moderates, who, under the lead of Dr. Von Helldorf, seceded from the Conservatives in 1892, when Baron von Hammerstein succeeded in launching the bulk of the Conservative party upon anti-Semitic and Agrarian lines, resulting in disaster. The commit- tee has a difficult task before it to formu- late a new programme which will recon- cile the Ultras and the Moderates. The sugar bounties reform bill which will be introduced in the Bundesrath is described in its preamble as a provisional measure, which is to be used as a means in exerting pressure during the proposed in- ternational negotiations looking to the abolition of sugar bounties. The bill pro- poses to increase the bounties from 114 to 4 marks and also to regulate the produe- tion of sugar. Even the semi-official newspapers criticize the measure in a doubtful way and demand that guarantees shall be given that the high bounty shall endure for a fixed period and terminate at the expiration of that time. These journals also ask how the imperial treasury is to stand the stramn of such bounties, and further inquire: If the bounties are asso- ciated with a tax upon home consumption in order to provide for the expenditnres necessary to pay the bounties will not home consumption decrease, though the export increase? The Emperor has announced that he will attend the Menzel Jubilee celebration at Kroll’s Theater on December 18. The Emperor bas ordered a grand parade in Berlin on January 18, the twenty-fifth an- niversary of the proclamation of King William'of Prussia as German Emperor at Versailles, and all of the German officers who were present at the ceremonies in the palace of Versailles have been summoned to be in attendance. In the evening there will be a grand banquet and fete at the castle, to which all the German princes and the officers who were present at Ver- sailles have been invited. A commuttee of medical experts, pre- sided over by Prince von Hohenlohe, has decided upon the creation of several free hospitals for vatients afflicted with lung diseases. The hospitals are to be partly supported by the State. Sub-committees have been formed for the purpose of form- ulating plans. The Post expresses regret that Germans should have assisted in the triumph of Tammany Hall in the recent election in New York. “Though enforced temper- ance,” the Post says, ‘‘can only lead to clandestine drinking, it is not pleasant to find that the decisive factor for Germansin a political fight is INSURGENTS MET DEFEAT Lost One of the Biggest Battles Fought in the Cuban War. But in Two Smaller Engagements They Drove the Spanish Back to Their Garrison, BOSTON, M Nov. 23.—A dispatch to a morning paper brings the following intelligence concerning the progress of the war in Eastern Cuba. The dispatch, which is dated Santiago de Cuba, the 15th inst., says that news of three big battles in the eastern part of the island has jast reached that General Maceo himself has for the present given up his attempted advance in the direction of Havana and is now confining himself to the managing of operations in the east, while General Gomez, with the army of the east and the department of the interior, is holding the Spanish in check in the province of Santa Clara and the mountains of the west. The first of the big battles was fought on the 11th inst. near Baire. A strong aivision of the Spanish army of the east, which had been operating in the vicinity in driving out the small bands of guerrillas who had been tearing up the railroad tracks and causing considerable annoyvance to the Spanish outposts ,were met near the Tundas Pass by two divisions of the insur- gents. The Spaniaras were led by Major Camillos, formerly in charge of the garrison at Matanzas. They had with them a heavy field battery and two troops of cavalry. The insurgents had the advantage of position and sought to bring the regulars to a fight in the mountains. Major Ca- millos, however, decided not to risk his | men, and shelled the woods and the face of the hills in which the insurgents had intrenched themselves., The woods caught fire in several places, and the insurgents were forced into the open country, where they met a heavy rifle tire and also a very destructive one from the batteries. After nearly six hours’ hard fighting they were put to flight, losing over 500 of their men. The Spanish loss was very slight. This battle is one of the severest reverses that the insurgents have met since the opening of the struggle. The other two battles fought on the 13th inst. near San- tiago de Cuba were smaller and 1n each the insurgents gained the mastery, driving the Spanish forces into the garrison at Santiago de Cuba. Another dispatch states that the new system of forming a cordon of warships around the islam‘f is proving very disas- trous to the insurgents and that some method will have to be devised to send in arms and ammunitions of war as with the severity of the struggle that is now in progress a large amount is needed. e n DIETZ FIRED FIVE SHOTS. E. Bancroft, Formerly of Los Angeles, At- tacked in His Office at Charles- ton, West Virginia. CHARLESTON, W. V4., Nov. 23.—This afternoon John K. Dietz walked into the law office of C. W. Hall and fired five shots at E. Bancroft, four of them taking effect. Itis belteved Bancroft will die from his injuries. Bancroft has been here about two months as general agent for the Cali- fornia Sherbet Company of Los Angeles and engaged Dietz as local agent. Bancroft and his wife have been board- ing with Dietz, and a dispute arose, each claiming that the other was in his debt. They were soldiers together in the Second Virginia Regiment, and the story is that Dietz saved Bancroit’s life when he had been court-martialed and sentenced to be shot. This was thirty years ago, and the two men never met from that time until about two months ago, when they received e. ch other with open arms. Dietz denies this story and claims that Bancroft's true name is Castle. It is also said that he is best known as “Red’” Morgan, who came from Zanesville, Ohio, traveled with the Barnum circus as a lion tamer and has since had a varied career. After the shoot- ing Dietz surrendered himself. PR B WINDING UP THE WHISKY TRUST. Four More of the Old Plants Disposed Of for $175,000. CHICAGO, ILL., Nov. 23.—Receiver Mc- Nulta has disposed of four more of the plants of the whisky trust, and the stock- holders of the new company are $175,000 ahead by the transaction. 'fhe distilleries sold are: Orange Valley, Cincinnati; Petersburg, Petersburg, Ky.; Lynchburg, Highland County, Ohio; Rossville and Glenwood, Lawrenceburg, Ind. Frieberg & Workum of Cincinnati pur- chased the Lynchburg and Petersburg dis- tilleries for $54,000 cash, and suits for claims aggregating $76,000 have been with- drawn. The others were purchased by James Walsh & Co., ulso of Cincinnati for $30,000 cash and the withdrawal of claims amounting to $12,000. The Federal court ratified the sale. SIS S Congressman Sorg Very Ill. MIDDLETOWN, Osro, Nov. 23.—Paul J. Sorg, the tobacco manufacturer and mem- ber of Congress from the Third Ohio Dis- triet, is lyinfi ill at his home. Pneumonia is threatened and fears are felt for his life. FAR FROM SETTLED, Disputes Yet Ahead on the Alaska Boundary Ques- tion. WORK OF A COMMISSION. But the Dominion Authorities Refuse to Give Out the Result. THE SURVEYS OF THE REGION. One Significant Fact Is That the Force of Mounted Police Is Being Increased. OTTAWA, O~T., Nov. 23.—The Canadian Boundary Commission sent to the seat of the present troubles in Alaska returned to- day, and will at once make its report to the British Home Office. A report has also been filed with the Dominion Govern- ment, but it will not be made public until sanction has been received from the Colonial Secretary. A rumor has, however, leaked out from an official source that the Alaskan ques- tion is far from settled in spite of the re- ports sent out a week ago by the Canadian authorities that the settlement of the whole matter would be very simple and only a matter of a few days. Since the re- turn of the officials forming the commis- sion the Dominion authorities have re- fused to make anything public as regards- the work done or the probable action that will be taken. ‘When seen to-night Mr. White, who had charge of the entire investigation party and who has also had the complete super- intendence of the surveying of the dis- puted region, stated that the work had progressed in a very satisfactory manner, and that ail the required initial surveys had been made, and that this would prob- ably end the surveying unless a closer one were demanded by the home authorities. As to the question of the settiement of the dispute he was non-committal, but in the course of his remarks broadly hinted that Canada had established a pretty good claim, or sufficiently good enough to be perfectly satisfactory to the members of the commission. He said that the work of the commission had been extremely diffi- cult, but that it had to be carried through | very accurately in spile of difficulties | which seemed almost insurmountable and | even with more dispatch than was first an- ticipated, as it was not expected that the entire survey would be completed before the end of December. Speaking of the reported threatening attitude of the miners, he said: “That period has now passed, and the force of Dominion police at present in the region | will be able to cope with any troubles that may arise. Iam struck by the very grave manner in which the whole question is viewed in the United Statesand Canada, | as it is really a question that there should be no dispute about, as the rights of each are very clearly defined. In spite of the general expression of feeling, from per- sonal investigation ['can say that there is no thoughts of resisting the Canadian Government. The miners are attending to their work, and from the present indi- cations there is reason to believe that the claims that have been made as to the ex- treme wealth of the richness of the region have been in no wise exaggerated and that with the progress of settlement it will prove a very rich region. “The report of the commission has al- ready been made and I am not at liberty to make any statements until the author- ities have decided that it should be proper. I can only say that we have satisfied our- selves as to what rights we have and we shall also respect tbese rights which we have accorded to the United States.” From another source it is stated that the report of the commission has greatly changed the tone of affairs and that it completely upsets the reports of the sur- veying commission made early in the month to the Dominion authorities, as in increasing the benefits o Canada it also belittles those of the United States. Another fact which is viewed with the | greatest interest by those who have fol- lowed the question and which in diplo- matic circles is supposed to carry great weight is that notwithstanding the report of the commission that the force of Dominion police in the disputed region at present is sufficient to cope with any dis- orders which may arise internaily, the Government still continues to send re- enforcements as expeditiously as possible. The return of the commission has given a new light to the whole affair, and the general feeling is now that considerable trouble will be experienced before the matter is finally settled. FIVE VILLAGES ~ RAIDED. Kurds Continued Their Raids on the Persecuted Armenians. The Porte Denies Minister Terrell’s Request for a Cruiser at Constantinople. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 23.—A special cablegram to the Herald from Vienna says: Dispatches received from Turkey state that the Kurds, in violation of the order of the Sultan, have massacred the inhabitants of five more Armenian villages. The Emperor, fearing still further to weaken the prestige of the Sultan, refuses to send an additional gunboat to Constan- tinople, and has ordered the Austrian Em- bassador to observe a policy of the greatest reserve in order not to contribute to the possible deposition of the Sultan. The accord between the powers is still perfect. LONDON, Exc., Nov. 23.—The repre- sentative of The United Press in Constan- tinople telegraphs under yesterday’s date that it is officially announced that the Armenians inhabiting the villages near Adena have surrendered their arms and kissed the hands of the Governor in token of their submission to the authority of the Government. - The Government has offered a reward for information leading to the detection of persons distributing or exposing in public places placards or posters menacing Ar- menians. The Government adds in an- nouncing this that the Turks must re- spect and love their compatriots. An additional commission, comprised of three members, has been appointed to expedite the peace reforms in Armenia, and has begun its sittings. United States Minister Terrell asked the Porte to allow the United States cruiser Marblehead to come to Constanti- noble, but the request was refused on the ground that only powers signatory to the treaty of Paris can expect such permits. [ NEARING A SETTLEMENT. Van Alen May Soow Yield to Colonel Colt’s Terms. PROVIDENCE, R. I, Nov. 23.—An im- portant announcerzent is mnd«z here in connection with the Colt case,which seems to foreshadow a comvlete winding up of the affair, providing the Van Alen end of the case can be adjusted to the satisfaction of Colonel Colt. A meeting in New York yesterday of | the mutual friends of the principals didi not produce the result that had been hoped for. Another conference was ar- ranged for to-morrow, and in this con- ference James J. Van Alen will be repre- sented by friends, who hope to sct in conjunction with the Colt arbitrators, the three sides meaning to pull together in one common cause—the complete settle- ment of the affair. If such a settlement is made, it is as- serted here on authority, it will be wholly upon such terms as Colonel Colt may name, and that the Van Alen end of the case will be thrown into the scale by him to make weight for his side. s Nicaragua’s Minister Withdrawu. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 23.—The Her- ald’s special cable from Panama says: Managua (Nicaragua) advices state that the Government has withdrawn the Nica- raguan Minister to the United States, Senor Don Horacio Guzman. HAS JAPAN SURRENDERED? Report That She Has Withdrawn From Eer Continental Policy in Asia. The Korean Government to Allow Its Subjects to Cut Off Their Pigtails. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 23.—A cable- gram to the Herald from St. Petersburg says: The Novoe Vremya publishes to-day a special dispatch from Vladivostok, which if true will cause a stir in the world. It says that Japan has entirely with- drawn from her continental policy in Asia and acknowledges the unconditional right of Russia to hold Korea and Manchuria within her sphere of political and econom- ical influence. A special sign of the liberal intentions of the Korean Governmentis the permis- sion which has been accorded its subjects to cut off their pigtails. The rebel Korean troops are being formed in two divisions on the European model to replace the palace guards. The cholera cases reported in St. Peters- burg are purely sporadic. There have been but few deaths. 6677 99 FOR COLDS No Two Alike. The weekly announcements of “77” are like a row of raw militia—no two alike. °Tis the same with Colds ; sometimes it isa Cough or Sore Throat; or Catarrh, Influenza or Cold in the Head; or Soreness in the Chest, General Prostration and Fever; when nearly all these symptoms are present, then it is genuine CRIP. “77” is the master remedy for all of these conditions. Taken early, cuts it short promptly. Taken during its prevalencs it prevents its invasion. Taken while suffering from it, a cure is speedily realized. “77” will “break up” a stub- born cold that “hangs on.” Dr. Humphreys puts up a Specific for every dis- ease. They are described in his Manual, which is sent free. Small bottles of pleasant peliets—fit your vest pocket: sold by druggists, or sent, on Teceipt of price, 25c, or five for $1. 'Humphreys' Medicine Company, 111 and 113 Wiliam st., New York. Be sure to get H-U-M-P-H-R-E- A Shoe Robbery. With $§150 to $2 a lady goes to a high- rent shoestore, gets poor shoes and is robbed of the luxury of fine footwear that the same money would have bought her at Sullivan’s. 2 Or she pays $250 to $3 for a good pair and robs herself of the difference in price. Here are a few items to turn doubt into CONVICTION: LADIES’ FINE KID BUTTON BOOTS, Cloth or Kid Top, all styles of toes, sewed, $1.50 flexible sole...... .......... LADIES’ FINE FRENCH HEht, Toxibler hand-seqed , fle: o SRk fexte, Randianed $2.00 SULLIVAN’S 18, 20, 22 FOURTH ST. Catalogue Free for the asking. NEW TO-DAY. COME AND GET ONE. Those College Scarf Pins, as shown in illustration above, are made in the college colors with raised letters. We don’t intend to sell them : we propose to give them to the students for the asking. We expect to see our ecity painted in glowing colors Thanksgiving Day, and we hope to see the students wear these pins. They belong to them at no cost. Saturday’s run on Overcoats was simply enormous. The ten extra men we had in this de- partment were kept on the jump from the moment the doors were opened until almost midnight. The people take stock in a legitimate house’s advertising and we will never disappoint them. Just again on Monday more of those fine Blue Kersey Over- coats, fashionably tailored, pret- tier or more dressy garments | cannot be had for the money in Frisco at —$8.00— RAPHAEL’S (INCORPORATED). 9,11,13,15 KEARNY ST Two Entire Buildings. Everybody Welcome, Whether Purchasing or Not. SANTA CLAUS’ LETTER BOX Is open to receive LETTERS from all HIS LITTLE FRIENDS, and to ALL GOOD CHILDREN who write to him he will send his Special Publication, “THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF SANTA CLAUS.” NOTE.—During this season our store will remain open until 9 o’clock P. M. NoTE—Goods delivered free of charge in Sausa- lito, Blithedale, Mill Valley, Tiburon, Antioch, San Rafael, Stockton, Haywards, Vallejo. Naps, San Lorenzo, Melrose, San Leandro, Oakland, Alsmeda and Berkeley. STHEVERY BEST ONE TO EXAMINE YOUR eyes and fit them to Spectacies or Eyeglasses With instruments of his own invention, whose superiority has not been equaled. - My Success has been due to the merits of my Work. 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