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A WHITE MAN FIRED
And a Ntgro Put in His Placa at
Massacbusett Mills
CAUSES TROUBLE WITH EMPLOYERS
Who Object to Working With
Colored Hands
MORE- TROUBLE IS LOOKED FOR
Bridges and Ware, Two of the Leaders Who
Were Discharged, Are Strong De
nunciations—The Mill Men Say the Em
ployees are Kicking at Nothing, and There
Will be no Trouble.
Trouble is brewing ont at the Mass
achusetts Mills In Georgia.
i The trouble is between some of the
employes and the managers of the
mill.
As yet the only result has been a
great deal of talking, and the dis
charging of or quitting of some
twenty five hands.
That this is not the end by a very
great deal, and that the trouble may
become serious, is the verdict of
many.
As told by the men discharged the
occurrence is one of unusual interest,
not only here, but all over the South,
especially where cotton mills are op
erated. It strikes at the very root of
labor question, so far as the South is
concerned.
The men state that they were dis
charged because they objected to
their wives and children working
alongside of negroes; that they peti
tioned the superintendent to remove
the negroes, and he replied by dis
charging them. The petition was
signed by many of the employees.
The men who presented it were dis
ci'arged, and it is said that others of
the petitioners have also been dis
charged. Still others have quit, it is
said, and others are talking of quit
ing.
There is much hot talk,
and the men discharged keep
it stirred up. There are threats
of all quitting, which does not seem to
bother the management in the least.
“If we can not run the null as we
■ want to,” the superintendent is quoted as
saying, “we can stop and do it mighty
■ quick. We would rather stop every
" wheel than have you dictate to us. If
i you want to run a mill so get you one and
‘ run it.”
There are those who say the discharg
I cd men are clearly in the wrong, and that
> petitioners were foolish in the demand;
that the only negroes employed were
those who serubbed the floor, oiled the
shafting and the like, places that the
whites did not want and had not filled
satisfactorily, and places where the
negroes did not come in contact with the
whites.
Briefly, that is the trouble.
Yesterday, there -was much stirring
about. Some of the discharged men
were ordered to vacate the houses, which
belong to the company. It is said they
, refused, and yesterday they were served
with a three days’ notice. They still de.
dared they would not leave, and came to
town to consult a lawyer.
t When It Began
According to the discharged men, it is
zSaid, that for some time there have been
1 negroes at work there. Last week
a white man was scharged and a
negro was put in his place. This
seems to have been the first cause of
the action. Then Henry Ware, J. L.
Bridges, J. P. Woodall, a mannamed
' Arwood and others determined to act.
, Sunday they circulated a petition
among the workmen and it was nu
merously igned. The petition set
forth the fact that they did not want
I their wives and children working
B, alongside of the colored hands. It is
■ said to have been only a petition, and
■ mild and respectful. However that
■ b , e - tbe superintendent heard of
[ \ it, and after Ware and Bridges car
ried it to him Friday, he refused to
| rec ive it.
k ‘And as for quitting,” he said,
B you men can quit now. ’
He discharged them, and told them
■ he was going to run the business to
y suit himself.
Later, it is said, others were let go,
| and the employees, or most of them,
excitedly discussed the situation.
ml Thinks the HandsJAre Wrong.
One man to whom a Tribune repre
talked, who lias a position
and who is a man well-known
■ and liked, was emphatic in his state-
that the wen acted hastily and
that the superintendent was right.
T i The fact that he is a native of
THE ROHE TRIBUNE.
Floyd county gives weight to bis state
ments.
“Being a Georgian,” said he,‘‘l
have the same sort of a notion about
the color line as all Southerners. In
this ease I see no excuse for such ac
tion by the men, and there ought to
be nothing of it. The negroes at
work in the mills do not come in con
tact with the whites. They do not
do the same class of work. They do
work that the whites do not like,
and which they cannot be got
do satisfactorily. The negroes
do not work at the machines or anything
like that. The negro women scruh the
floors, and the negro man they are kick
ing about simply oils the shafting and
does such work as that. Four white
men have recently been tried in the place.
I think the men are making a mistake.”
The Way It Stands.
However that may be, it is a fact that
many of the employees are much wrought
up, and that the mutterings are of a kind
that make some ’ook for more serious
trouble.
Ware and Bridges are said to be leaders
in thet line. They were in the city yes
terday for the ostensible purpose of con
sulting a lawyer.
Developments are rather anxiously
looked for, although the mill people, the
managers, are perfectly at ease and say
the trouble amounts to little. They do
not seem to anticipate any trouble at all,
but others do who have heard the men
talk.
WRONG MAN KILLED.
Kennedy Wag Acting as a Peacemaker
When Drennen Fired the Fatal Shot.
Colulbia, S. C„ July IB.—The cor
oner’s inquest in the Drennen-Kennedy
klling at Richburg, S. 0., brings out the
fact that Kennedy had nothing to do
with the row and was acting in the ca
pacity of a peacemaker when he re
ceived the fatal shot.
It appears that Jim Creech, who re
ceived a wound in the arm, quarreled
with a cousin and while Kennedy and
young Drennen were putting Creech
out, Drennen administered a kick to
him. Kennedy took Creech up the road
a short distance attempting to pacify
him, but Creech, smarting under the in
sult, finally jerked loose, and returning
to the store, challenged Drennen to
come out into the street and get a good
beating.
Instead of going Drennen armed him
self and warned Creech not to attempt
to enter the store.
Thoroughly infuriated, Creech ad
vanced, some say, with an open knife
in his hand. Drennen opened fire,
Creech steadily advancing. The second
shot entered Creech’s arm, the third
grazed his hand and the fourth struck
Kennedy, who was entering the door
behind Creech, with the intention of
stopping him and calling out to Dren
nan to cease firing.
Drennan claims that he had no inten
tion of killing any one, and was sim
ply acting in self defense.
Drennan has been committed to jail
at Chester to await trial at the October
term of court.
GENERAL CARES TALKS.
Says Pierola Acted Strangely In Imprison
ing Persons Merely on Suspicion.
New York, July 15.—A special to
The Herald from Buenos Ayres says:
General Cares, formerly president of
Peru, has just given an interview to the
press. Pierola, he says, has acted
strangely in imprisoning persons merely
upon suspicion that a revolution was
about to be attempted. Pierola’s first
act, he says, was to claim that his ad
ministration would be one of peace,
and that general amnesty would be
granted to all who defended the re
public.
A revolutionary conspiracy only had
existed in Pierola’s imagination, said
Cares. These acts were resorted to as
an act of vengeance towards Cares and
his friends. Cares has not taken part in
any revolutionary propaganda, and com
promising letters had been found bear
ing his signature. That signature was
a forgery and strong proof that Pierola
was tampering with the mails.
Such violent acts of the government,
said Cares, will certainly be likely to in
cite rebellious feeling in the minds of
persons, and especially as the military
chiefs had imprisoned the very persons
upon whom Pierola counted for support.
In conclusion, Cares said that from its
initiation to its close he condemned the
revolt in Iquitos.
THE VENEZUELA AFFAIR.
Nothing New In the Published Diplomatic
Correspondence—Letter From Rojas.
Washington, July 15. —There is noth
ing of recent interest in that part of the
diplomatic correspondence just pub
lished by the state department touching
Venezuela, the last note in the series
bearing date of Feb. sos this year, be
fore the present boundary commission
began Its work.
There is a description of the Cuyuni
affair from the Venezuelan standpoint,
but no indication of its termination,
and a letter from Mr. Rojas, the Vene
zuelan minister of foreign affairs, con
veying the most profound thanks of the
Venezuelan government to President
Cleveland and Secretary Olney by name
for their kindly offices in behalf of Ven
ezuela, but nothing to throw light on
the latest phases of the negotiation.
Will Erect a Large Sawmill.
Albany, Ga., July 15.—A large saw
mill, which will employ 80 hands, will
Boon be erected on the river in the sub
urbs of this city by R. E. Johnson of
Montezuma. Johnson has large timber
interests along the Flint river and will
float it down to the mill, where he has
ample railroad facilities for its dis
tribution.
THE ROME TRIBUNE, ROME, GA., THURSDAY, JULY lt>, 1896
STOP SPECULATION
The German Reichstag Passes an
Antioplion Bill.
THE AGRARIANS LED THE FIGHT
The Announced Purpose of
the Agrarians
WAS TO RAISE THE PRICE OF GRAIN
Aside From Its Effect on the Grain Mark
ets, the New Law Will Affect Seriously
the Sale of American Securities In Ger*
many—Commercial Agent Moore's Re
port to the State Department.
Washington, July 15.—At the in
stance of Agrarian leaders, the German
reichstag has just enacted a law prohib
iting speculation in options and intended
to restrict speculation in stocks. The
new law beyond doubt will affect seri
ously the gale of American securities in
Germany, aside from its effect upon the
grain markets. The announced purpose
of the Agrarians in passing the law was
to increase the price of grain. In the
debates there were plentiful citations of
the arguments so freely advanced in
congress when the antioption bill was
being pressed a few years ago.
The details of the new law are sup
plied to the state department by United
States Commercial Agent Moore, at
Weimar, with many notes and com
ments. In stock speculation, the re
strictions adopted threaten to exclude
from the German exchange a large
class of American industrial and
mining properties and are especially se
vere on new projects. No stock can be
placed on the list except by direction of
a committee, at least a majority of
whose members are not members of the
exchange. No stock can be listed un
less the corporation has been in exist
ence at least one year and has submitted
a profit and loss statement for the year;
nor can any stock be listed until the
committee has thoroughly examined
into the soundness of the new corpora
tion and satisfied itself as to the truth
of its statement made in the prospectus.
Any person guilty of deceit in plac
ing or promoting stocks may be fined
15,000 marks ana there are other severe
penalties for offenses against the law.
HEADDED BY ADDICKS.
A Corporation to Work For Gold In tlio
Gravel Rids of Cariboo.
Seattle, Wash., July 15.—J. Edward
Addicks, the gas king of Delaware, is
to head the corporation to work for
gold in the gravel beds of Cariboo. The
company has been incorporated under
the name of the British Northwest Gold
Manufacturing company, limited; has a
capital stock of $5,000,000 and will oper
ate on the Fishback property on the
Quesnelle, well known as the most im
portant gold bearing tributary of the
Frazer river. In this tract are 700 acres
with an average to bedrock of 75 feet,
all of which will pay at least 12J£ cents
per cubic yard. The water system of
the property drains more than 45 square
miles of mining ground.
The company also controls the prop
erty of the Maud Hydraulic Mining
company and the addition has acquired
20 miles of the river bed of the Main
Quesnelle, a stream known to old pros
pectors as the Pactolus of British North
America. The head offices of the new
company will he located in this city.
The Vanderbilts Will Control.
Tacoma, July 15.—The belief is grow
ing stronger here that the Vanderbilts
will control the reorganized Northern
Pacific railroad and make it the final
link of the Vanderbilt system to extend
from ocean to ocean. The Vanderbilts
have in this state property including
three 6-story buildings in Tacoma,
owned by George Vanderbilt, who also
controls the stock of the Metropolitan
Savings bank, the largest savings bank
in this city.
Condition of Cornelius Vanderbilt.
New York, July 15.—The condition
of Cornelius Vanderbilt, Sr., who was
stricken with paralysis Tuesday, was on
Wednesday morning reported to be
slightly improved, although still suffi
ciently serious as to warrant the gravest
apprehension. Drs. McLane, Delafield
and Draper remained at the bedside of
Mr. Vanderbilt throughout the night
and everything known to medical sci
ence was done for the relief of the pa
tient.
California Wine. Escape Import Duties.
Washington, July 15.—According to
the report of United States Consul Gen
eral Mills, at Honolulu, the Hawaiian'
legislature has passed an act admitting '
wines containing less than 18 per cent;
alcohol free of duty and increasing the ,
duty of spirituous liquors. In conse-1
quence California wines, which have
been taxed 15 cents per gallon, will es
cape import duties.'
Furtell and Ryan Matched.
Kansas City, July 15.—Paddy Pur
tell, the Kansas City welterweight, and j
Jimmy Ryan, the middleweight, have
>een matched for a fight at catch
weights to take place Aug. 30, within
100 miles of Kansas City. The referee,
it is said, has been agreed upon, and all
the details are practically settled.
TURNER SPEAKS OUT
Populists Urged to Support Bryan
Eor President.
MONEY QUESTION IS PARAMOUNT
He Says That the Populistic
Principles
HAVE CAPTURED THE DEMOCRATS
The Secretary .f the Ffttlonal Committee
of the People*. Partv S*ys All Friends ot
the White Met*l Should Indorse the
Ticket Named at Chicago—Senator Teller
Is For Bryan—Letter From Bland.
Washington, July 15.—J. H. Turner
who for the last four yea rs has been sec
retary of the national committee of the
People’s party, in a signed statement,
urges the Populists to support Bryan for
president. He writes:
The result of the national convention at
Chicago is undoubtedly the triumph of
Populism. A large proportion of the vo
ters in the Populist party of the south and
west were originally Democrats and left
the old party because it was dominated in
every national convention by the eastern
Democrats who represented Wall street
and the monopolists of New York and
New England. It became quite apparent
to every thinking man. that as long as
New York was allowed to make the plat
form and name the candidate of the Dem
ocratic party the great plain people
would have no show and that their rights
and wishes would always be ignored. Be
lieving this, the thinking men among the
rank and file determined to quit the old
party and organize a new party. Hence
the existence of the Populist party.
The Democratic party at Chicago simply
purged itself, reorganized itself and came
out for true Democracy, and, to all in
tents and purposes, substituted the Pop
ulist platform for the old platforms that
the. party has been using for years, and
which were declared and foisted upon the
people by gold men. The nominee of that
party is a man Who fits the platform. I
have personally watched his course for a
number of years and know that his every
impulse has been against the oppressions
of the people and in behalf of the great
masses. For more than two years he has
acted with the Populists of his own state.
It cannot be successfully denied that the
principles advocated by the Populist party
have captured the Democratic party and.
havadriven out of its ranks that element
which has always been opposed to true
Democracy, and which from the beginning
has been affiliated with the Republican
party, its natural home. All Populists in
the United States should rejoice that their |
principles have taken such a hold upon
the American people, that one of the great
political partips of the nation has been
compelled to adopt those principles and
nominate a ticket pledged to carry them ,
into execution. If the Populists think
more of their principles than they do of
mere party organization they will be com
pelled to unite With the forces going in '
the same direction and thereby rescue our I
country from the dire calamities which we i
have predicted would befall it should the
gold standard be permanently fastened
upon it.
As secretary of the national committee
of the People’s party for the last four
years, I have labored in season and out of i
season for the upbuilding of our party. I ;
love the associations which I have formed i
in its ranks; but, while these are dear to
me, the principles of the Populist party ,
are much dearer. I feel that I would be 1
one of the worst enemies of the People’s
party and its principles should I not take
the step at this time that I believe will
culminate in the complete triumph of
every demand made by the party. We
have advocated a union of the south and
west in order that we could bring about
the necessary financial reforms. Now we
have a chance of bringing all our hopes
and desires to a grand consummation.
The truth of it is that the only thing
Populists now have to decide is whether
they will take Mr. Bryan, whom every
goldbug in the country has denounced as
a Populist, for our next President of the
United States, or whether they will take
Mr. McKinley, whorepresents everything
that Populists havfe denounced and just
the opposUe of everything that they have
advocatefreince they have been a party.
Republicans of lowa Meet at Des Moines.
Des Moines, July 15.—For the first
time in many years the Republican
state conveution met with rainy weather.
The dampness, however, appeared to
have little effect on the assembled poli
ticians, who were out early in large
numbers.
Caucuses were held in nine of the 11
congressional districts and members of i
the usual committees were named. A
general belief prevailed that the main
fight would be over the railroad com
missioner and secretary of state. The I
candidates for secretary are: G. L. Dob
son, Polk county; C. S. Byrket, Polk
county; G. S. Hanford of Wright, and
E. D. Ohasell of Plymouth. Dobson
was generally believed to have the lead
all the morning though many trades
were talked of and his friends feared
they might result disastrously. It is
expected that Byrket will go to Dobson
later.
There were 11 candidates for supreme
judge, among whom Weaver, Leggett,
Ladd or Ryan was believed to be in the
lead. The convention was harmonious
throughout, the fights being good na
tured. The platform declares warmly
in support of the St. Louis platform and
says the party in lowa is in line with
the national party. The history of the
party is reviewed and the party compli
mented all through.
R. J. Fitz, who was selected as tem
porary chairman, was overcome by the
heat and was unable to preside. Con
gressman Hepburn was selected to fill
the place. He made a strong speech in
line with the platform.
State Auditor McCarthy, Treasurer
Herriott and Attorney General Romley
will be nominated by acclamation.
South Dakota Populists Indorse Bryan. |
Huron, S. D., July 15. —The platform I
uresented to the Populist state conven-
tion declares for the prohibition of pri
vate monopoly of public necessities, de
clares that all lands now held and un
used by railroads and not in actual use
shall be reclaimed by the government
and sold to actual settlers; the govern
ment ownership of sufficient railroad
mileage to control transportation.
It also declares for postal savings
banks, demands direct legislation and
the election ot United States senators
by direct vote of the people. It also
declares for more money, to increase
prices and legislate to maintain them.
The platform denounces the present ad
ministration. It declares for the lowa
railroad law, known as the Wheeler
bill, indorses Senator Kyle, commends
Senator Pettigrew and his colleagues,
and instructs its electors to vote for a
free silver president.
The delegates to the St Louis con
vention are instructed to work with the
silverites, and W. J. Bryan is suggested
as the most available candidate. The
platform atao declares that prohibition
should be voted upon regardless of
party affiliations. A minority report,
recommending the state control of the
liquor traffic, was defeated.
The Populist committee conceded to
the silverites one of the railroad com
missioners. To the silver Democrats
they have conceded four electors.
After a bitter warfare of words over
indorsing Bryan, occupying nearly two
hours, the question was brought to a
vote, resulting in a vote of 2 to 1 in fa
vor of the indorsement.
Silver Party Will Indorse Bryan.
St. Louis, July 15. —Mr. Mott was
seen at the Lindell hotel after the re
ceipt of a dispatch stating that National
Committeeman Delmar of New York
had declared that there would be no
state convention of the silver party in
that state; that the Democratic party
had embodied the principles of the silver
party in its platform at Chicago.
“Will your oon vention indorse the
Chicago nomination and platform?” he
was asked.
“Well, I would not be surprised. I
do not know, of course, what the con
vention will do. I cannot say, except
that Bryan’s nomination and the Dem
ocratic platform will receive our in
dorsement.
“Does the. Chicago plats rm come
near enough to what the silver party
wants to be acceptable in its entirety?”
“Yes, all the silver party wants is sil
ver and the Democratic platform will
give us that.”
•'JJas the party any decided views on
the tariff or the income tax that they
will interfere with?”
“We’ve never had a convention be
fore. This is our first. We don’t know
how the members of the party feel
about that. Our members are mostly
silver men, who have broken off from
the Republican party.
“It will not have a tariff leaning,
then?”
“No; the money question will be made
paramount. There will be no tariff is
sue in this campaign. We want to
unite all friends of free silver, regard
less of tariff and all other important
issues.”
Teller Will Support Bryan.
Denver, July 15.—Senator Teller has
reached Denver from Manitou, where
he has been in conference with Senator
Duboise of Idaho and Congressman
Hartman of Montana as to the course
the silver Republicans shall pursue in
the approaching campaign. They have
postponed their conference until other
silver Republicans can arrive. They will
probably then issue a statement of their
position. Senator Teller makes no con
cealment of his intention to support
Mr. Bryan for the presidency. He says
he is satisfied that Bryan will make the
financial question paramount to all oth
ers, and that if elected Bryan will de
vote himself with great singleness of
purpose to securing a return of bimetal
lism. Teller believes Mr. Bryan is a
strong candidate to begin with and that
he will constantly grow with the peo
ple. Mr. Teller will not permit the use
of his name in the Populist and silver
conventions.
Bolters Don't Worry Sewall.
Syracuse, July 15.—Arthur Sewall
of Maine, the Democratic nominee for
vice president, passed through Syracuse
Wednesday. He was asked:
“What do you think of the action of
the Democratic papers in the east bolt-1
ing the recently adopted platform?”
“Oh,” said Mr. Sewall, “they will all
come back into the fold. In the west
the people are all enthusiastic over the
ticket. Mr. Bryan is a very strong man.
When he comes east he will endeavor
to convert the gold men. I have no
doubt that when he presents his views
clearly before the people in the east,
that they will be won over to his side.
The convention was exciting.”
Judge Wallace May Work For Bryan.
San Francisco, July 15. Supreme
Court Judge W. T. Wallace, it is said,
is about to resign his place on the bench
and take the stump for Bryan and sil
ver with the prospect of a cabinet place—
any portfolio he pleased being offered
him by the Democratic managers of Cal
ifornia. Investigation shows that such
an offer has been made and formally de
clared, but that Judge Wallace is still
thinking it over and may be induced to
change his mind. The Bryan managers
are hopeful of Wallace and are promis
ing him that he may have anything in
the Nebraskan’s gift if he will labor to
place California in the free coinage
column.
Bland Don't Want to Be Governor.
Lebanon, Mo., July 15.—Mr. Bland
has sent the following to a St. Louis
paper: “In order to stop any further
mention of my name for governor, I
wish to state that under no conceivable
circumstances will I make the guberna
torial race. If I cannot go to congress
and continue the fight of 20 years past,
I will remain in private life.”
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THE INCIDENT CLOSED
Spain Apologized For Firing on the
Allianca.
DIDN’T INTEND TO GIVE OFFENSE
An Involuntary Occurence
Which is Lamented
BY THE SPANISH GOVERMENT
The Spanish Minister of Foreign Affair*
Instructs Naval Commanders to Avoid a
Repetition of Similar Events —Captain
Monzon and Other Cuban Leaders Re
ported Killed Near Santiago.
Washington, July 15.—The conclu
sion of the Allianca incident is first told
officially in the new volume on foreign
relations, 71 pages of which are filled
with correspondence with Spain in 1895.
The Spanish government showed en
tire readiness to do everything interna
tional law requires, and after producing
a report from the Cuban officials, the
Duke of Tetuan, Spanish minister of for
eign affairs, delivered to United States
Minister Taylor a statement in which
he says that the Allianca was fired upon
with a special purpose not to hit her,
she being outside of the jurisdictional
zone of Spain. This was “an involun
tary error, which no one could lament
more than the government of his maj
esty, whose purpose never was to set
obstacles or hindrances to the legitimate
commerce of the United States, much
less to give the slightest offense to the
flag of a friendly power. ”
The duke added that instructions had
been sent to the naval commanders “to
avoid a repitition of events similar to
that now in question, which is disavowed
by the government of His Majesty.”
Mr. Uhl, then acting secretary of
state, closed the incident by accepting
the duke’s communication as a sufficient
and satisfactory explanation, without
conceding that the exact location of the
Allianca at the time the shot was fired
can be considered as a controlling cir
cumstance.
Jose Maceo Turns Up Again.
Havana, July 15. —Advices from San
tiago report an engagement between
Spanish troops and insurgents under
Jose Maceo, in which Captain Mopzon
and other Cuban leaders were killed.
It is now known that the insurgent
expedition under General Rafael Por
tuudo landed at Tamayo. This expedi
tion brought a large quantity of am
munition and dynamite, two canons and
3,000 uniforms.
Two other expeditions are said to have
landed—one near Baracoa and the other
at the Barrigue beach, between Yumuri
and Mata.
There have been many victims of yel
low fever at Yaguajay village, where
many country people have collected.
The Havana police have arrested sev
eral persons alleged to be compromised
by code cable messages supposed to re
late to the latest lauding of filibustering
expeditions.
In patrolling the coast between Boca
Guanabo and Boca Caliga, General
Ochoa found 12,000 cartridges, a chest
of bombs, supposed to be designed for
the destruction of Mantanzas railway
trains, and a box of medicines.
Balloons For Cuban Insurgents.
New York, July 15.—Senor Jardinas,
a leading Cuban, with his secretary,
left here ostensibly for Chicago, but it
is asserted, however, that the two pa
triots have sailed for Cuba with two
balloons. They have learned aerial
navigation from Inventor Meyer, and
intend to drop dynamite explosives
among the Spanish troops from their
flying machines.
Spain to Get More Warships.
Madrid, July 15.—The Spanish gov
ernment has decided to buy two war
ships of 11,000 tons each in England
and 10,000 Mauser rifles. Senor Fer
nando Cos-Gay on, minister of the inte
rior, declared in the cortes that Spain
will not sacrifice any territory for a
European alliance.
Spain’s Bid For Help.
Madrid, July 15. Senor Sagasta.
former prime minister of Spain, in an
interview on the subject of suggested,
alliances, declares that Europe’s ener
gies must be exerted to maintain its pol
icy against the policy recently devel
oped in America.
Christians Murdered by Turks.
Athens, July 15. —A dispatch received
here from the island of Crete says that
the Turkish authorities there are grad
ually extending the military zone and
occupying new positions daily. Many
excesses are being committed by the
Turks. A party of Christians, who
wantonly ventured in the socalled mili
tary zone, were murdered by the Turks.
Emperor William Congratulated Faure.
New York, July 15.—A special to The
Herald from Berlin says that as soon as
Emperor William heard of the attempt ‘
against President Faure he telegraphed
him his warm congratulations upon his
escape.
Rhode* Granted a Leave of Absence.
London, July 15.—A dispatch received
here from Cape Town reports that the
Cape Colony house of assembly, after a
heated discussion, voted to grant a
leave of absence to Hon. Oeoil Rhodes.