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The News and Observer. YOL. XXXIX. NO. 53 TTOfIE LAtMEST ©OGSffiQJJILMTORS ®F AMY IM'IMtH! ©AumDGM IMOOJiT. TILLMAN’S NEW LAW IT IS «!«PLY TO DISFRANCHISE ALL »H1 ARE OPPOSED TO HIM. IT IS NOT AIIRED fiT THE NEGRO Except When the NegioeH Choot*c to Vote Against Him—ls They are Will ing to Support Tillman ihe Law Will be Used to Disfranchise White?-- Tillman Ruling M itfi au Iron Hard and Losing Many of llis Friends— Millikeu’s Trial Postponed. Special to the News and Observer. Washington, D. C , Oot. 3 Mr Juhn A Haskell, a prominent law yer of Columbia was in Washington to day and discussed the situation in the State with considei able feelo g ai d vigor, with a Baltimore San correspondent. “While it is generally believed.” said Mr. Haskell, “that the so called refotm party it endeavoring to do away v i h t.;e negro vote, and thus guard agaiust all danger of negro domination, the truth is they are in. rely endeavoring to secure such a measure as will eiv 3th ra ..bso lute control of the State and the power to disfranchise ail who op *-se them. They do not. care about the ne groes, and, if they could control them, would prefer that they should exercise the right to vote What they do want to effect is such legislation as will m ike the registration officers th« role judges t f who shall be permitted to register ai d who shall be denied the right. So far, they have l>een unable to hit upon a sat isfactory pian, and 1 believe the whole attemot will prove a failure. Toe con vention, s’nce it abied, has been strugg mg along stupidly, knowing wba* its leaders want, but not knowing howto accomplish it. The chief purpose of Till man a id the others who stand with him is to perfect a ballot law absolutely satis factory to themselves; and in order that they may not outrage the sense of de eency of the white people of the State, they suggest a scheme something similar to that of Mississippi, but intended to have a very different effect. Tney pre tend that it is aimed against the negro, but this is only a pretense. “The negroes iu South Carolina have never ben a source of danger. They take but little iuterest in politics, and except in presidential elections only a few of than have been accustomed to vote. Bui their number gives Tillman the excuse he wants and be is nsiug it for all it is worth. The negroes them selves are satisfied the law will be aimed directly at them and, wnen the proj op tion to hold a coi s ltutioral convention was submitted to the peo[ li, voted so'id ly against it. As and evidence of how little the Tillman party regard tL.se votes they make no pretense taat the present convention was authorize by popular vote. Instead they declared a majority of the with voters had voted for the convention, and there was there fore a muni majority in its fatur. As a fact the proposition was beaten by a majority of 30 per cent of the votes cast The election of the present Gov ernor was determined iu this way. He was really defeated, but Tillman was i s control and decided that as his candidate had probably been defeated by negro votes, such votes should not be counted as making a majority It is for the purpose of giving the color of law to such election methods that the convention is now struggling to frame an election law. But the law is to be directed against the negroes oniy when they are in opposition to the reform party. If they are willing to support Tillman they will be a lowed to vote and the law will be used to disfranch se whites. Tuis is the whole scheme. “Having discovered the necessity of what he term id a moral maj nity, Till man wishes that the system shall become a part of the State constitution. The difficulty he is experiencing in carrying his pian into eff set is due to the fact that there are in the convention a great many good men who will not follow him blind ly. These men went into the reform party believing that its success would be the best thing for the State. Now that they perceive the party is used for the benefit of Tillman, they ate inclined to oppose him I have only watched the proceedings of the party as an outsider, bit there -ierns to b* little doubt that Till- i man has weakened him-elf by Lis course in the convention. He has quarreled with some of his mrst influential follow era, and has disgusted other.* by forcing iuto prominence creaiures of his own. The present Governor (Evans) was se levied by Tillman, aud is not such a man am ihe people of the Stae would natu rally choose for that office or any other. He has been only a tool of Tillman since be was brought into prominence.” * * * Benjamin Millikan did not appear in court as was expected An arrange ment has been made by the attorneys whereby Millikan will be allowed to re main away from Washing'on until a day is set for trial, and upou that day he will be present, in court. Upou this prom sj the District Attorney decided not to have a bench warrant issued. The trial vrillp ssibly beset down for about toe latter pirt of the month. M'liikeu’s friends gave it out shortly after the publica ion that he was drunk upou the occasion named, otherwise he w >uld not have gone to the house. There has always been a mystery as to the manner iu which he entered the house, but it was supposed he walked upstairs before the house had been cio iedforthe night, which could have easily beeu done, as the front doors were open and Miiliken had knowledge of the front entrance of the house, as he had been a 'requent caller at the Puillips residence. It is doubtful, however, if his plea of aiunkenne?B will sustain him in his defense. Judge Phillips, it is under stool. is pronounced in his determina ’ion to prosecute Miiliken to the full exteut of the law. THE DURRANT MURDER TRIAL. All the Developments Yesterday Were Replete With Sensations. Fan Francisco, Cal., Oct. 3 —Tiro trial of Theodore Durrani was replete wuh sensations to day. Henry J McCoy, general Secretary of the Young Men’s Christian Association, who was cited for contempt last Monday for telling juror Trumau that if he did not hang Durrant the people would hang him. was fined $250, with the alternative of five days in the county jail. During the cross-examination of a witness summoned t»y the defense, the prosecution developed the fact that a student at Cooper Medical College who did not attend the lecture delivered by Dr C icney on the afternoon of April 8, was recorded present in the roll call book. This testimony is of the greatest importance to the prosecution from the t\ e that u shows the unreliability of the roll call book in which Durrant was re corded present oa the afternoon that Blanche L uuont was murdered. Tne last sensation of the day was an order by the cou.t committing Miss Car r h Cunningham, a newspaper reporter, to rl e county jail for refusing to answer a question The defense desired to im peach th testimony of Mrs Leake, who .-aid she did not tell Miss Cunningham that she saw Durrant aud Miss L mont enter Emauiel Baptist Church on the afternoon of April 3. Mi s Cunningham testified that Mrs. Le ke did not. tell her w hat she had seen, but when nl d to reveal the source of her information, the witness declined to answer. An order was made committing r e witness to the county jail for con tempt, but on motion of the defense it was made to go into t ff-;et to-morrow morning, when Miss Cunningham would be g : ven another chance to answer the question. The defense placed on the stand to day eight more students, who attended the lee ure delivered by Dr. Cheney on April 3, to testify as to whether they had answer'd to Durrani’s name at roll call Esch wtr ess gave a negative an swer. With the exception of ->x, a’l of the m tubers of the class have now bee i asked this question. One of the students has died since April 3, and the prosecution has been unable to obtain the attendance of the other five in court. Tnc prosecution limited the cross-ex amination in each ease to asking if the witness saw Durrant at the lecture. Not a student was found who remembered having seen the defendant. The notes of each witness were placed in evidence by the prosecution, ihe notes promise to play au impotUn part m the future proceedings as the prosecution intends to compare t em with the notes s i t to have been taken by Durrant at. the time. Attorney Duprey called the attention of the court to the fact that Robert N. Lynch, private Secretary to Rev. J. George Gibson, was in the court room and asked to have him removed. The court said Lynch could not be removed uni ss lie were subpoenead as a witness when he would be excluded like all other witnesses. A subpoeena was at once made out for Lynch and he was ordered to leave the room. Lynch pro tested that he knew nothing about the case, but the court insisted upon the order. F. 6. Field, a member of a local whole sale j awelry firm, was called to testify with rrgtrd to the grade and quality of the ring worn by Blanche L imout, which is said to have been presented at Pawn broker Oppenheim’a shop He said the ring was of a common kiad, but when a>ked by the prosecution to compare it with a similar ling introduced by the defense, au objection was sustained The defense endeavored to show by F. A. Ross, a student at Cooper Medical College, that on the afternoon that. Blanche Lament was murdered, he and Durrant took a walk from the college to the viemity of the Golden Gate. Ross remembered that he and Durrant had taken such a walk, but said he could not fix t he date. CONSTITUTIONAL CON TENTH) %. It H ill Take a Rece s After To-Day Until October 14. Columbia, 8 C., Oct. 3 —The conven tion decided to night to take a recess af t r to-morrow until October 14. This action was s m iwhat of a surprise be ca ise the convention a day or two since overwhelmingly decided not to take a race s. Senator Tillman introduced the motion to night and stated his reason for favoring it was because the farmers ought to b 8 at heme seeing about gather iag their or ps. The convention agreed wi h him, for the recess was ordered by a vote of 83 to 38. The artie’es on impeachment, amend merit atul municipal corporations were passed to a thi d reading aud the rest of the session was spent iu discussing the question of abolishing the right of dower. No settlement was reached when the convention adj mrned at 11 o’clock. 1 Nr, lutei marriage Between the Races. 1 Columbia, S 0., Oct. 3 —The Clonsti i tu tiorsal Convention, by au overwhelm ! ing majority, has adopted a clause for i bidding the intermarriage of a white : person with any jierson who contains any neuro blood whatever in his or her veins. This, in connection with the suffrage clause, wall have the effect of disfran chising muhttoes. RALEIGH. N. C.. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 4. 1895. OPPOSED TO SILVER NINE-TENTHS OF THE REPUB LICAN PARTY ARE AGAINST FREE COINAGE TOM SETTLE’S OPINION ENDORSED The \l instou Republican, the Organ ol the Republican Party in North Caro lina, Says the Party Does Not Pro pose to be Dumped, Bag and Bag gage, into the Lap of the Populists — Opposed loh Division of the Electo ral Ticket—Winston Tobacco Trade. Special to the News and Observer. Winston-Salem, N. 0., Oct. 3. The Winston Republican, organ of the Republican party in North Carolina, comments to-day on Congressman Settle's recent interview with the Wash ington correspondent of the Ne V York Tribune. Among other tlrngs the Re publican says: “Our daily contact with the rank and file of the party, gathering their views as they pass and learning their estimate both of men and meas ures, do not, we are constained to say, fully sustain the apprehensions of Mr. Settle. About nine-tenths of the Republicans arc opposed to free and unlimited silver coinage and do not pro pose to be. dumped, bag and baggage, into the laps of our Populist friends, nor led into the new silver party being formed, as many of them believe, by certain-Democratic leaders, to capture the Populists. In the interest of per fecting reforms and securing good gov ernment by legislative control they favor co-operation in State and county matters, but are opposed to any action along national lines at this time. As we understand the situation neither Republicans nor Populists now favor a division of the e ectoral ticket.” Duriig the first nine months of 1895 Winston shipped 9,854,617 pounds t manufactured tobacco, an average of more than one million pounds per month. The reveuue or stamp collections for these months aggregated $591,277.03. During the nine months of 1894 tne to bacco shipments were 8,994,615 pounds, being 950,002 pounds less than in 1895. The stamp sales were $57,000.13 more in 1895 than in 1894 The shipments last mon'h foo ed up more than one million pounds. An important case to eight of Win ston's toLacca manufacturing firms was heard before Judge Dick, of the U. 8. Circuit Court, in chambers, at Greens boro jestetday. The Carter Tobaoio Casing Machine Company, of Danville, Va., asks for an injunction to prevent the Winston manufacturers from using machines- invented and manufactured by Mr. J C. Frost, of this city, clat .ring that the latter machines are au infringe m< ut on the former’s patent Able coun sel are employed on both sides and the contest is a lively one. Jndue Dick, it is expected, will not file his decision for several weeks. John G. Miller has resigned as cashier of the First National Bank or this city to accept a position with the Hotel Jeffer sou Company, of Richmond, Va. Tne bank directors will meet Bat urday to act on the resignation If they accept it, a successor to Mr. Miller will probably be chosen. Clyde Hoskins, colored, who was iu Winston’s recent riot and who assaulted one of Wi; ston’s leading citiz -ns on the night of the trouble has been arrested and j tiled. Several of the Winstoa people were in snrtd in the Valley Mutual company, of V.rgima, which assigned Monday. TUere were twenty five deaths in Win ston during September, five being whites and twenty colored. In Salem there were five deaths, all whites. Principal Clewell and wife, of Salem Academy, are in Boston. They go to select a memorial organ to be placed in the academy chapel In memory of tne 1895 graduating class. They will visit other northern cities before returning home Sells Brothers’ circus gave two exhibi tions iu Winston yesterday, both of which were largely attended. Tae show is about the best that has ever visited this section. Mr. J. M. Rogers has been elected president of the Winston Salem Mer chants’ and Traders’ Union for the ensu ing year. The Union has passed a reso lution asking the Southern Railway Com pany to put oil another freight train be tween Greensboro and Noith Wilkes boro. The Knights of Pythians, of Winston- Salem, wi 1 have a trolly excursion to morrow night. lion. C. B. Watson, of this city, ad dressed a large reunion of Confederate veterans at Martinsville this afternoon. The United States District Court opens at Greensboro next Tuesday. The docket is reported to be large. Many “moonshiners” will be tried. No Change in Gen. Mahonc. Washington, D. C , Oct. 4 —There has been no change in ex Senator Mi hone's condition up to 1 o’clock this morning. The attending physicians have failed to nonce any improvement, and hold out no hope. Dlhz’b Father-in-Law Dead. City of Mexico, Oct. 3 Manuel Romero Rubio, Minister of the Interior and father iu law of President Diaz, died this morning, having failed to rally from an operation for cancerous tumor. His age was 68. WILL FIGHT IN MEXICO ' THE ( ORBETT.FH ZSIMMUNS MILL TO BE PULLED OFF ACROSS THE LINE. NON-INTERFERENCE GUARANTEED The Towns of Juarez, Laredo and Diaz Are All Bidding tor It, as They II ave Been (.ranted Concessions to PnllOll a General Athletic and Bull- Figliting Exhibition -- Indignation Among the Sports Agaiust Governor Culberson and the Legislature. San Antonio, Tex.. Oct. 3 dies. Campbell aud several otoer parties in this city, among thsm a Mexican offi cial, have a proposition to Dan Smart to get i concession in Mexico to pull off the fight there Stuart agreed if absolute immunity from interference is guaran teed. The gentlemen, who have very high and M.fiuential connections iu Mexican official life, to day received telegrams announcing that the State of Chihuahua, Coabuila and Tamaulipas had granted concessions to pull off a “general ath letic and bull fighting exhibition” in those States October 31. Which, if any, of these col cess ions will be used will not be determined for several days. If the Chihuahua concession should be used, the fight will come off at Juarez, which is just across the river from El Paso. Laredo and Diaz are the towns iu the other two States. Each town will be asked to contribute toward the expense and the amount of these con tributions will be an element in selecting the place. The concessions carry with them an absolute guarantee of non in terference. There is a hull ring at each place capable of seatirg from IJ,OOO1 J ,OOO to 20,000 people. Tnese will have to be repaired, and the railroads touch ing these points have volunteered to defray the expense of repairing them. The gentlemen who have received the concession-) are under contract to turn them over to Dan Smart free of charge. They are to get their remuner ation from the bull fights. Already they have contracts with the famous troupe of torreadors in Mexico, and have received six bulls, which are said to be the most ferocious animals in the coun try. The Laws Do Not Prohibit It. Washington, Oct. 3.— Senor Romero, the Mexican minister, was seen this morning and asked about the prospects of th* Corbett Fitzsimmons fight taking place across the Texas border on Mexi can soil. Dispatches from Laredo, Texas, this morning said that the Florida Ath letic Club had secured the consent of the New Laredo authorities across the Bio Grande and now were negotiating with the Governor of Tamaulipas, the State in which New Laredo is situated. “Personally, said Minister Romero, ‘I have no knowledge of the matter. But the Stabs of the Mexican republic, litre those of the United States, are sov ereign within limitations. They hava their legislatures and make their own local laws. 1 do not know whether Tamaulipas has a law.agaiust prize fight ing. but I am inclined to think it has not.” But President Diaz Forbid** It. City of Mexico, Oct. 3—The Asso eiated Press agent to day endeavored to secure the opinion of Gen. Diaz bn the question of allowing the prize fight between Corbett and Fitzsimmons in Mexican territory, but the Presi dent was in seclusion with the mem bers of his family on account of the death of his father-in law. Manuel Romero Rubio. An intimate of the President, however, said the question had already been decided on at a consul tation with the Governor of Chihuahua, who had telegraphed for the Pre ident’s opinion. The latter hadreplied, perempto rily forbidding the prize-fight occurring on Mexican soil. Overtures had likewise beeu unsuccessfully made to the Gov ernor of the State Hidalgo. Gen.Di.z is opposed to the introduction of prize fighting here, aud is extremely firm in the matter. This is absolutely authentic and disposes of the matter. Forty Thousand Dollars Offered. El Paso, Tex . Oct 3 —Telegrams are flying thick and fa t between this city and Dallas in regard to bringing off the Corbett Fitzsimmons fight across the river in Juarez, Moxic >. Some time ago a guarantee fund of $20,000 Mexican money was offered that the fight be held there. It is beliovid the guarantee will now be‘doubled. Bitter Feeling Against Culberson. Dallas, Tex , Oet. 3 —Dan Stuart has been in consultation all day with railroad representatives of the Santa Fu and Missouri, Kansas and Texas roads. Toe fust, named w ishes the tight to take place at Ardmore, I. T., while the M., K. and T. is trying to get it at Colbert, on its line, a few miles north of Denison. Stuart is undecided, but the general opinion is that the fight is more likely to tako place at Colbert than anywhere else New Laredo, Mex , Texarkana, Arkansas, are al o caud: dates, but with very little prospect of either getting it. Stuart will hardly*know what be w u do before to morrow. There is much bitter feeling h* re against Gov. Culberson. Many usually conservative citizens openly declare he ought to be burned in effigy. The lodiauN Anxious For It. I Ardmore, I. T., Oct. 3.—The Chica ‘ saw authorities are understood to be fa vorable to allowing the Corbett Fitzsim mons fight to take place in this nation f >r a, satisfactory pecuniary considera tion. With them it is a question of rev euue. Kilgore, the Federal Judge at Ardmore, claims there are no legal im pediments so far as his jurisdiction is concerned. There is no tribal law pro hibiting physical culture exhibitions. Ferry is another prospective poiDt on the Red River, this side of the Texas border, and is only 8 or 10 miles from Denison, Texas. Uncle Sam Would Interfere. Washington, D., O , Oct. 3.— The ac tion yesterday of the Legislature of Texas having rendered it practically im possible for the Corbett Fitzsimmons prize-fight to take place in that State, the question has again arisen as to whether there was any statutory or ter ritorial law agaiDst prize-fighting in the adjacent Indian Territory. Attorney General Harmon was ques tioned to-day on the subject, but he thought it would be manifestly improper and injudicious publicly to dis cuss what measure the government would take to prevent the fizht if attempted in any of the territories though he left no doubt as to the gov ernment’s intention to avail itself to the very fullest extent of any authority it has in the Indian Territory to prevent the fight, and it is believed euough law can be found to stop it. Iu the opinion of the Attorney General it would be a public disgrace for the Federal authori ties to permit an exhibition of this char acter, and it might be po itively stated on his authority that the fight would not take place in United States territory. Although the Attorney General could not disclose his purposes, it is thought to be almost certain that if found necessary the United States troops would be or dered out to prevent the fight. New Brunswick Wants It. Boston, Oct. 3. —It is reported in sporting circles here that arrangements are rapidly progressing to pull off the prize light between Corbett and Fitz simmons near Frederickton, N. 8., and it is stated that a party of prominent sporting men have been in New Bruns wick the past ten days arranging for the battle. The location is said to be about thirty miles east of Frederickton, on the pro perty of a well known English gentle man, who is a sportsman. Corbett Means Business. Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 3. —When James J. Corbett was shown the despatch an nouncing that both Houses of the Texas Legislature had passed the anti prizo fight bill, he said: “We are under contract with Dan Stuart and the Florida Athletic Club and propose to live up to our r art of the contract. We are going to Texas under the terms of our contract and I am going there to fight. lam anxious to fight and will go auywhere to pull it off providing the purse is all right.” FOUND DEAD IN GREENSBORO. Mr. Canble Dies Suddenly ol Neural gia on the Streets. Special to the News and Observer. Greensboro, N. C., Oct. 3. This morning early the dead body of Mr. W. H. Cauble, of this city, w’as found in the rear of Dr. Melton’s stable on West Washington street. It was at first supposed that Mr. Cauble had met with foul play, but the general opinion now is that he died of neuralgia to which he was subject. Ha had taken the Keeley cure for the morphine habit several months ago, but had recently felt a craving for the drug, aud had gone last night to Dr. Melton, the Keeley physician for, advice, and that was doubtless the last seen of him. Mr. Cauble was a man of considerable wealth and had a family consisting of a wife and two children with him here. He was formerly from Greenville, S. O. The coroner’s inquest will beheldtc-morrow. A BIG TOBACCO FIRE. The Rocky Mount Fair Company Ar ranging (or a Fine Exhibit. Special to the News and Observer. Rocky Mount, N. C., Oct. 3. Mr. W. E. Jeffrey’s pack house with $5,000 worth of leaf tobacco was acci dently burned yesterday. Insurance $3,000. The Rocky Mount Fair Company is arranging for a fine exhibit here on Nov. 6,7 and 8. Capt and Mrs. V. B. Sharpe, of Tar boro, are spending the day here. Mrs. James H. Exum, of Nashville, who has been very ill is improving. BLACK DEFEATS WATSON. Populists Again Know* d Under iu (lie Tenth Congressional District. Atlanta, Ga., O t. 3 —The official returns show that Msj J. C. C Black, Democrat, defeats Thomas E. Populist, for Congress in the tenth dis trict by a majority of 1,641. The election yesterday was one of the quietest ever held in Georgia, a striking contrast to the one held just eleven months ag>. At that time three promi nent men were killed in the streets of Augusta and petty rows occurred throughout the several counties. Watson claimed that the election was unfair, and Black, in deference to Wat son’s views, resigned. The special elec tion yesterday was honest in every sense. New registration Pws were re>p cted in most counties, and the majority for Black shows that the district is Demo eratic ou a clean ballot. Watson lost in most of the counties from his vote of ’94, aud over a hundred votes in McDuffie, bis own county. PRICE FIVE CENTS. THE ARMENIAN REVOLT A STATE OF GREAT TERROR STILL PREVAILS IN THE TURKISH CAPITAL. PRISONERS KILLED IN COLD BLOOD Over 200 People Were Killed in the Riot and Some 500 Armenians Are Now Under Arrest—An Earthquake Shock Adds to the Horror of Rioting and Bloodshed—The French Ambas sador Insulted—Police and Troops Now Stationed at Every Point. Constantinople, Oct. 3.— Owing to the critical situation here the envoys of the {rowers met at the Austrian Embassy to day, and the German gunboat Lore ley has been ordered to remain at the disposal of the German Embassy. It i now known definitely that at least five Armenians were killed after they had been arrested on Monday, and this has caused great indignation. Aceordiug to the police reports only 20 persons were killed and 80 wouuded during the riotiug on Monday; but, more reliable reports place the number of killed at probably over 200. News has been received here from Damascus that the French consul at that place has been attacked by a mob, grossly insulted and pelted with mud. The French Embassy has complained to the Porte and has demanded prompt re dress for the outrage. To add to the state of terror prevailing here, a slight errthquake shock was ex perienced yesterday. This, with the riot ing and bloodshed, the imprisonment of about 500 Armenians, the killing of prisoners in cold blood, aud the presence of troops under arms at all points, is wf 11 calculated to excite even the most phlegmatic Turk. Rioting aud blood-letting which be gau on Monday, ai exclusively detailed in these dispatches, was renewed on Tuesday in spite of all the precautions taken by the authorities of this much disturbed city. On Tuesday the principal rioting was the work of the Softas, Mahomedan the ological students, who chased aud beat with bludgeons every Armenian they met. During Tuesday night, a mob of Softas and Turks attacked the house of a lead ing Armenian, Kasim Pasha, storming the building and threatening its des truction and killing several persons who were unable to escape from it in time. This mob also sacked, a case frequented by Armenians, and twenty of the un fortunate people who were found there were beaten to death with bludgeons. To the disgrace of the authorities not a siDgle policeman appeared on the scene, and no attempt was made to save the lives of the Armenians. The authorities have now stationed troops and police at every th ceatened point, and it is asserted that t '.ere is no danger of any further disturbances. A Deliberately Planned Uprising. London, Oct. 3.— The critical condi tion of affairs at Constantinople is the sensation of the day here, and all the dispatches from that city are read with the greatest eagerness. Mauy important messag- s are known to have been re ceived.at the British Foreign Office from fcir Phillip Currie, the British Ambassa dor at Constantinople, and the feeling here is not entirely favorable to the Ar menians. The appointment of Kiamie Pasha as Grand Vizier, recently announced, is re garded at th9 foreign office as a happy circumstance at the present juncture of affairs. He has the reputation of being one of the m st bread mmded and en lightened statesmen of the Ottoman Em pire, aud he is looked upon as being the right mau in the right place. It is true that during his last term of office Kiamie Pasha, by a certain faction at least, was looked upon as cherishing un due anglophile ideas, but the hope is ex pressed here that be will be able to suc cessfully grapple with the situation, and suppress the disorders at Constantinople before the matters reach a stage which would call for interference of the powers. In spite of the assurances to the con trary of the Armenian committee of this city, the belief prevails in official circles here that the rioting at Constantinople was really a deliberately planned upris ing brought about by the Armenian agitators who are desirous of forcing the hands of the powers in order to bring about direct interference upon the part of Great Britain, France aud Russia in the admin stration of Armenia. The St. James Gazette points out this afternoon how the events which have just occured at Constantinople w r ero correctly foretold by the Associated Press, which, in a dispatch published here on April 19, told how tho patriotic party of Armenia had been fomenting a general revolt and that the leaders promised that the chief attack would be made in the city of Constantinople itself and that the brunt of the fighting would hi borne by the Armenians resident therein. The Associated Press added at the time that tho leaders had even gone eo far as to declare that the first attack would be on the palace of the Sultan, and t hat the reign of Hamid would come to a sudden end. It was announced late thts afternoon that the British foreign office had re ceived official confirmation of the des patches telling of serious rioting at Con stantinople. The < ffieials of the foreign cfiiee point out that such a display of savagery can not he regarded otherwise than as a serious check upon any effort to establish better relations between tho Armenians aud the Tu.r^s,
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