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Sitoatioo ia Southern Europe. Cretan Negotiations Will be Protracted - Threatened Outbreak in Asia Minor. Constantinople, March 12 -The general belief here is that the negotia? tions between the powers over the repiy of Greece to their demand* will be protracted. Meanwhile a renewal I of the outbreaks in Asia Minor is \m miaert and Sir Philip Gorrie, the t, British ambassador, bas called the porte's attention to the state of affairs existing there with a view of avertiog the atrocities which are threatened. The Christians io Anatolia are io a de plorable condition and consequently subjected to outrage. It ts feared that a massacre will ooo ur at Pajas, where : the situation is extremely critical. It ts reported from Erzeroum that large bodies of Kassian troops are being con? centrated on the Armenian frontier io the direction of the district of Kars. "WAITING 7C*E TUE WORD. Paris, March 12.-The Journal pub? lishes & dispatch from Larisa, on the Turkish frontier of Greece, saying that the Greek troops chere and at Mikala number 25,000 The equipment of the S55D is perfect,* tbeir*magszioes are filled with ammunition and they are well provisioned. The enthusiasm of the men, the dispatch says, is icde scribtable. The same authority 'states that within a email area across the Turk? - ist frontier there are 15,000 insurgents v awaiting the signal from Greece to tise against the sultan's-govern ment. PEACE JY CONCERT. Paris, March 12-In the senate to? day M. Chauveau asked the govern - ment to explain the polio? of France inj : regard to Greece and Crete. Ml. Hanotanx, minister of foreign affairs, said in reply that he would ex? plain the government's policy at the beginning of the week. Io the mean? time he said he would promise bis asso? ciates in both chambers that the foreign policy of Fraooe, which would be ex? pressed in one word, would be to main? tain peace by means of a concert of the European powers ? English Sympathy. A Monster Meeting Protests Against Coercion of Greece. London, March 14 -Another Radi cal manifestation to express sympathy with'Greece in ber efforts in behalf of . the Cretan Christains was held this af? ternoon ia Tralfagar square. At last Sunday's meeting io Hyde park there were 20,000 persons present and to-day is was estimated that the assemblage was fully as large, if not larger . Greek flags were numerously displayed and many of the persoos comprising the crow;? w$-e rosettes of the national colors of Greece. ? Six platforms had been erected for the use of tbe speakers, who inoluded J- Messrs. Davitt, Channing, Havelock, Wilson and Dalziel. The speakers maintained toe right of tbe Cretans to settle their political differences them selves without any intervention on the part of the powers and denounced Prime Minister Salisbury for the part oe has taken in connection with Kessia, Germany, Austria, France and Italy, I to compel Greece to abaodon her attempts to liberate Crete and to save, the Cbristaios popuiati?D of tbe, island from Turkish misrule, oppression and massacre. The resolutions, that were adopted amid much enthusiasm, indignantly protested against the use of British forces to suppress the laudable efforts of Greece io behalf of civilization and Christianity. They a!?*o declared that the reply made by the Hellenic govern? ment to the ?ote of thc powers offered a satisfactory basis for a settlement of the whole question and urged tbe gov? ernment noe to assent to the policy of coercion that is advocated by certain of the continental powers, notably Ger many. PLAN OP MIXED OCCUPA? TION Of Crete by the Powers Pails -Several Dissents. London, March 15.-A dispatch from Berlin says that the governments of Germany and Austria have declined to take part io the mixed occupation of Crete by the powers Russia was the power wbicb requested thc mixed occupation referred to. Her proposal was that each of the powers sjud 2,000 soldiers to Crete to restore order and compel the Greek troops to evacu ats the island. A dispatch from Vienna says that the other powers made a proposal to France a?d Italy for a oiised occupa? tion of Orete, each power contributing an equal number of men surbcteut to bring tbe total army of occupation up to 25,000 men, but that the proposal Was rejected by those governments upon the ground of the expense involved j Germany and Austria, the dispatch bay*, will labu a sorely noinioal par iu tbe occupation of ?be island. BLOCKADE CF CRETE ORDERED Rome, March 15-It is am?ouoced upon semi-ofBoia! authority rhat the foreign admirals io Grete have been ordered to declare a blockade cf ibo ' ports cf Cre?** and ibat the blockade of Gn?ek ports wii! follow only in tbe eveDt of tbe failure of the Cretan blockade to effect tbe purposes of ?he powers. Tbe anoouocement also 6ays the Greek fleet will be escorted outside Cretan waters by the foreign warship^ F?R A FOREIGN LEGION Athens, March 15 -A bill was in? troduced ia the boale to day by Colonel Metaxas. minister of war, permitting the enrollment of Greek volooteers and a foreign legion. Since there was a promise of war with Turkey the war office bas beeo deluged with offers of military service from nearly all the countries of Europe. The Greek law, however, forbade the enlistment of foreigners and the offers were therefore declined. They have continued to pour in, however, and the government bas 6nally decided to have the law so changed that ihey may be accepted. The New Constabulary. Governor El?erbe has completed the reorganization of the constabulary force. He bad 162 applications for positions on the force. Out of these applicants pnly .42 were given posi? tions and they now constitute the force .The personnel of the new force is as follows, the postoffice of the appointees being given; Chief of Lower Division-Wm N Babr , Chief of Upper Division-J. R Fant. F. J. Rankin, Greenwood. R 0. Foster, Spartanbarg. C. L. Careton, Pickens T. J. Harmon, Newberry. S. T. Howie, Lancaster. G. L CoolejL Wi.Miamston A. T Davis, Edgefield. J McD. Hood, Chester. W. H. Newbold, special, Chester. R. H. Newell, Iva J T. Speed, Lowndesville. J. E Morehead, Colombia J H Brice, Gaffney. J. T Tbomason. Rock Hil!. R M. Floyd, Spartanbcrg WD Howard, bpartanborg R. M. Wright, Anderson, R. M. Gardener, Newberry. Jobn T Langston. Laurens J. T Eiiege, Lacren?. J. J. Pearson, Bennettsville Richard R Webb. Charleston. John G. Stroble, Blackville J. N danton, Lancaster. J. T. Nuunamaker, Sumter. J. M. Scott, Aiken. F. M. Davis, Florence. C. S. Moseley, Charleston. Charles F Golver, Charleston. B. W. Peeples, Gillette, Barnwell county. B P Meekins, Bennettsville. J. E. Moore, Walterboro. B.; F Phelps, Camden William Livingston, Orangeburg. W. W. Sellers. Marion. S J. Brown, Sumter. Yan D Gaine, Marion county. George Jost Brown, Sumter. J. A May, Graniteville. Job N. Koon, Columbia Lawlessness in Florida. Jacksonville. March 15.-A special to Tbe Times tJoion from Ocala, Fla., tonight. States that three negroes nausea Ed Holmes, Jim Miley and Jim Gilmore, were lynched at Blue Spring? station, southeast of that place, at 3 o'clock Monday morning by an armed mob of over 400 men. They confessed the murder of Postmaster J M Bar? field and his clerk, J. ll Turner, at Julietta, near there, March 3 The murder was a cold blooded one, the oe groes shooting the two men for the purpose of robbery. They were arrested yesterday, and an immense crowd gath? ered at once. The negroes coufes:ed the crime and were summarily swung up. Another negro implicated io it named Ons Miller is reported to : have been caught and served in tbe same way late tonight, but it cannot be con? firmed Not a shot was fired by the mob. At the last session of the general as? sembly provision was made in a special amendatory act for the charging of a tuition fee of $40 per pupil at Clem? son college, providing, however, that the trustees cao refund toe amount to students unable to pay who certify to that fact. The act was approved on March 2 and it bas been a question with the trustees as to what they should do. The act becomes effective on tbe 22d inst. The matter was referred to thc attorney general's office. The re? sult is that on nod pfter the 22d tuition fees will be charged at the college upoo the conditions named in the act Tbe amount will be prorated as a portion of the session has already expired. London- March 14 -The Chronicle will to morrow publish a dispatch from its Berlin correspondent saying that if Greece still refuses to yield to the demands of the powers alter thc blockade has begun or if she de- j clares war on Turkey or takes action : on the Macedonian ?rontier, some of { the puwers have decided to carry ! coercion to any length, even to de? stroying the power of Greece, both j for the present and for the future. Serious For Spanish. Paralyzed in tbe Philippines Need Reinforcements. Madrid. March 14 -A dispatch io tbe Imparial from Manila does not bear out tbe rosy-hued ?tat?mente issued by the government respecting the situa? tion ic the Philippine islands. Instead of the Spanish troops winning success? ive victories over the io6U*-genfs, the Imparcial correspondent declares that the campaign is almost paralyzed owing to the lack of reinforcements Owing to the scarcity of troops it is imposai ble for the Spaniards to carry on an offensive campaign. Captain General Polavieja who, it was reported, was about to resign be? cause of ill health, has cabled that be will retain bis command io the islands THREATENED AT HOME. London, March 14.-The Standard's Madrid correspondent telegraphs that General Azoarraga will do his best to forward reinforcements to the Philip pine islands, but the widespread Carlist agitation and tbe approaoh of the May day manifestations makes his doing so difficult General Argusti, who is in command of tbe military forces in northern Spain, and who recently made a tour of inspection in Navarre, Logro?o, Bur gos and the Basque provinces, reports that he found the Carlista stronger there thas they are io Catalonia^ He does not, however, expect there will be soy disorder unless it is caused by the prevailing agricultural distress He nevertheless proposes to mobiliza the principal garrisons io the places men? tioned io traverse the Carlist districts He will also adopt precautions in tbe event of May day ?trikes. HARRASSED BY INSURGENTS. Habana, March 14-Geh. Jimenez Castellanos, learning that the member* of tbe revolutionary government were at San Geronimo, started on the 4 h inst for Puerto Principe with a strong eolemn with the intention of making an attempt to capture them The offi? cial report of tbe movement has beeo issued, lt states that during the march of the troops, which occupied five dat?, tbe column was constantly attacked by insurgent bands Several lively fights occurred, in all of whicb tbe rebels were beaten and dispersed witb many losses. Notwithstanding these con continual defeats and dispersions, the rebels bung onto tbe flanks of the col coin and prevented it from reaching its intended destination The suffering of the troops were augmented by a scarcity of water. While on the road.,Gen Castellanos ordered the construction of a fort io which to leave his wouoded. After it was completed, 40 soldiers were left to protect it and the column moved on. Later, a force of rebels attacked tbe fort, but were "repulsed with heavy losses." The official report says that in the different encounters the rebels left 47 dead on the field. The troops lost two lieuteoats and six privates kill? ed and three lieutenants aod 29 pri vates wounded. Sylvester Scovel. the American news paper correspondent who was released from jail at Sancti Spiritus on Thurs? day last, arrived here to day. - ?II-i i mmm - LATEST EVENTS IN WAR-WORN CUBA. Unrewarded Butchers Going Home-Insurgents Burn a Town. Habana, March 14, via Key West, Marcb/14-Gen. IVIelqizo, who was responsible for the Delgado outrage and of so many other atrocities in Pinar del Rio province, resentful at not being promoted for his "heroic deeds,'' has decided to return to Spain, and on the sick plea will sail on the 20th. Gen Solano will also leave on the same date It is reported that Col. Nestor Arranguren, the Cuban leader who captured the Spanish officers on the Guanabaeoa train, some time ago, has been summoned to Gen. Gomez's presence to explain the reason why he released them without waiting for orders. Col. Tort of the civil guards, who was in command of Gui?es when the rebels entered the town, has been indicted on the charge of neglect of duty and cowardice and soon will be court martialed Farther details of the attack on Bejucal have been received The in? surgents carried away in carts all the effects taken from the stores three days ago. There were 16 houses eli!* burning in the outskirts. Two fine horses belonging to thc military commander were also carried away. The outrages committed were horri? ble. Many residents, women and men, perished. Thc official report simply staten that it was at) attack on one o? the forts, anc! as usual, the rebel? were repulsed willi great j losses. Persons moving in military circles i are authority for the statement that | VVeyler has received a telegram from j Spain inquiring about the Gui?es affair. It was not reported officially j VVeyler gave an evasive reply and tried to diminish its importance, and ! at the same time announcing bis in? tention of leaving for the field on the following day. Ile was answered bank with an order to remain ar\d await farther orders. Secret orders have been given by Weyier that whenever an attack is made on a town or city, ali the female residents, on the simple suspicion of having connectiocs with the insur? gents, shall at once be arrested as enemies of Spain They wii? be sub? ject to court martial and deportation This order has already been carried into effect, for on the day following the entry of Bejucal nine women with their children, the majority of thc latter being babies, were arrested and brought to Habana Persons visiting the palace Thurs day night were shocked at the sight of poor, forlorn human beings, ali huddled on the floor of one of the corridors with their babies in theil arms, all crying for want of food, they hav.ing been deprived of nour ishment or drink during the whole day. lt was a pitiful spectacle Even the volunteers on duty at ?he palace were moved to compassion and all were indignant at such cruel treatment' of helpless women From the palace orders weie given to send them all io Casa ?e Recogidas, or house of detention for degraded wo men, and later on to be banished to Puerto Principe Imagine ?he mis ery and sufferings these people will experience in a place unknown to them. Women In Politics. CUT A TERRIBLE FIGURE IN A COLORADO CON? VENTION. Denver, March 14-The middle of the road Populists met here yesterday and adjourned after three hours of fighting. Women were in th*? thick of the melee and they were in several instances instigators of the attacks. The first assault was provoked by the remark of a women that she wou-d not sit in a convention with the hire? lings, of corporations, indicating one of the delegates. The latter replied that the accuser was a liar, and her husband flew to the rescue, while his wife and her women companions stood by and cheered the fighters Mrs E. W Reed started another row by stating that she had seen too much of politics to blush any more, as that was a perfunctory, effort that did the party no good Mrs Alice Faulkner,took a hand in the row and eulogized "Grand Old Man WTaite " She grew excited and someone made a slighting remark that precipitated further trouble. The event of the afternoon was when Mrs. Holmes re? plied to the attack of the boiler in? spector, W R Frazer. He said that the corporations were more powerful than Populist principles. "That's a He," shouted half a dozen and men and women were on their feet makins: for the speaker "If the shoe fits you, put it on " retorted Frazier, bracing himself for e rush. ne was no match foi the crowd and was driven from his posi? tion, but fought desperately to the door. Mr. Akers came in next for rough treatment. On being asked by Mrs. Reed if it was not "time for him to go out and choke himself to death," Akers retorted that Mrs. Reed had not added anything to her reputation by going out as a street singer. Mrs Holmes demanded why the men stood silently by and saw the women in? sulted JSlone responded and then Mrs Reed and Mrs. Holmes adminis? tered the punishment themselves and tore most of Mr. Akers' beard out of his face. Spanish Impudence. City of Mexico, March 10.-Popu? lar interest is intense as to the reply the government will make to the re? quest of the Spanish Minister that the authorities interfere to prevent further collection of funds for Cuban patriots. Spaniards claim and ex? ercise the right to raise money for their soldiers, and yet they deny the similar right to the Mexican people. The tone of the press is changing most significantly, and it seems prob? able the government will, in dignified but in firm manner, express its opin? ion that Mexican citizens have in every legitimate way the right to manifest their profound sympathy with the Cuban cause. It ?6 felt that the Spanish Minister has exceeded the limits of prudence in making his request of the government and the tone of the press shore that the gov: ernment would be cordially sustained in giving an emphatic negative to it. Boarded a Steamer. San Francisco, March 24.-The i steamer Zealaodia. which arrived yes- j terday brings news of the robbery from the Australian steamer Oceanic of $25,000 m gold Before leaving Mel? bourne for Sydney, gold to the value of ?2(32,000 was placed on board for ship meut to America. Cracksuieu obtain ed access to the vaults and abstracted one box containing ?5 000 The tlic't was discovered b-foie the Oceauie I left port and the balance ol the gold : was Jaken off and deposited in the { Bink of New South Wales. Every outgoing steamer is beiug watched, but j co clue had been found when the Ze laodia sailed. MCKINLEY. He'll 8tsrt the mills On plains and hills And make new music io the rills ; He'll give us cash to pay our bills Prescription for financial chills He'll make H tinkle ia the tills,j He will-! (That's what they tell u3 every time From flag-draped cars, in speech sublime ; And wheo they get us feelin' pnme. With all their reason and tbeir rhyne They leave us broke-without a dime That's tvnat !) --F L Stanton in Atlanta Corstitution. ?Increase the Tariff. President McKinley Gives In structions to Congress. Washington, March 15 -The Presi? den r to-day sent the following message to Congress : The Congress of the United States: Regretting the necessity which bas re? quired me to call you together, I feel that your assembling in extraordinary session is indispensable, because of the condition io which we 5nd the reve? nues of the government, lt is conced? ed that its current expenditures are greater than its receipts and that such a condition has existed for now more than three years. With unlimited means at our command, we are present? ing the remarkable spectacle of increas? ing our public debt by borrowing mon? ey to meet the ordinary outlays incident upon even an economical and prudent administration of the government. AD examination of the subject dis? closes this fact in every detail and leads inevitably to tbe concludion that the condition of the revenue which allows it is unjustifiable and should be cor? rected. We find by the reports of the Secre? tary of the Treasury that the revenues for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1892, from ali sources were $425,868, 260 22, and the expenditures for all purposes were ?415,953.806.50. leav ing a'n excess of receipts over expendi? tures of ?9,914,453 66. During that fiscal year, ?40,570,467 98 were paid upon the punlio debt, which had been reduced since March 1, 1889, ?259, 076.890 and the aooualinterest charge decreased ?11,684 570.60. The re? ceipts of the government from al) sources during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1893, amounted to ?461, 716 561.94 and its expenditures to ?459.374,887 65, showing an excess of receipts over expenditures of ?2, 341,674 29. Since that time the receipts of no fiscal year, and with but few exceptions of no mooth of any fiscal year, have exceeded the expez?ditures. The re? ceipts of the government from all sources during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1894, were $372 802.498 - 29, and its expenditure.-: $442.605, 758 87, leaving a deficit, the first since the resumption of specie payments, of ?69,803,260.58. Notwitus t a n d i n g there was a decrease of ?16,769,128.?8 in the ordinary expenses of the govern? ment, as compared with the previous fiscal year, its income was still not suf? ficient to provide for its daily necessi? ties and the gold reserve tn the Treas? ury for the redemption of greenbacks was drawn upon to meet them. But this did not suffice, and tbe govern? ment then resorted to loans to replenish i thc reserve. In February, 1894, $50. 000,000 in bonds were issued, and in November following a second issue of $50,000,000 was deemed necessary. The sum of ?117.171,795 was real z?d by the sale of these bonds, but the reserve was steadily decreased until February 18. 1895, a third sale of ?62,315, 400 in bonds, for ?65,116.244, was announced to Congress. The receipts of the government for the fiscal year ending June 30. 1895, were ?390, 373.203 30, and the expenditures ?433,178,426 48, showing a deficit of ?42,805,223.18 A further loan of ?100.000,000 was negotiated by the government in February. 1896, the sale netting ?111,166.246, and swell? ing the aggregate of bonds issued with? in three years to $262.315.400. For the fiscal year endiug June 30, 1896, the revenues' of tbe government from all sources amounted to $409.475, 408 78, while its expenditures were $434,678,654 48 or an excels of ex? penditures over receipts of ?25,203, 245 70 ; io other words, tbe total re? ceipts for the three fiscal years, ending June 30, 1896, were insufficient by $137.811,729 46 to meet the total ex? penditures Nor has this condition since improved For the first half of the present fiscal year, the receipts of the government, exclusive cf postal revenue, were ?157,507,603 76, and its expenditure, exclusive of postal ser? vice, $195,410,000.22, or an excess of expenditures over receipts of ?37,902, 296 46. Io January cf this year, the receipts, exclusive of postal revenues, were $24,316.994 05, and the expend? tores, exclusive of pesta! service, $30,269.389.29, a deficit of $5,952, 395 24 for the month. In February of this year, receipts, exclusive of postal revenues, were $24,400,997.38. j-nl expenditures exclusive of postal service, ?28.796.056.60. a de-fe t of $4 395,059 28: or a r. til deficiency of ?186.1)61.580 44 for the three year? and eight month ending Match 1, 1897 Not only aie we without a surplus in the Treasury, hut. with an increase in the public debt tht'te has been a corresponding increa?e in the annual interest charge from ?22 893,803 20 in 1892. the lowest of any year since 1892, to ?34,387,297 - 60 in 1896, or an inoreace of $11, 493,414 40. i It may be urged that even if the rev? enues of tbe government bad been suffi oient to meet ai! its ordinary expenses during the past tbree years, the gold re I serve would still bave been insufficient ! to meet tbe demands opon it, and that 1 bonds would necessarily have been issued for its repletion Be ibis as it may, it is clearly manifest, without de? nying or affirming the correctness of such a conciusioo, ?bat ?he debt would have been decreased in at least the I ainoaot of the deficiency, and business j confidence ic;measurably strengthened throughout the country. Congress should promptly correct the existing ?ondttion Ample revenues must be supplied, not only for the ort?i oary expenses of the government, but for tbe prompt payment of liberal pen? sions and the liquidation of tbe princi? pal and interest of the public debt. In raising revenue, duties should be so levied upon foreign products as to pre? serve the borne market, t o far as possi? ble, to our own producers ; to revive and increase manufactures ; to relieve and encourage agriculture ; to increase our domestic and foreign commerce ; to aid and develop mining and building : and to render to labor io every field, occupation and liberal wages and ade? quate rewards to which skill and indus? try are justly entitled. The necessity of the passage of a tariff law which shall provide ample revenue need not be further urged. Tbe imperative de? mand of the boor is the prompt enact? ment of such a measure, and to this object I earnestly recommend that Con? gress shall make every endeavor. Be? fore other business is transacted, let cs first provide sufficient revenue to faith? fully administer the government with? out the contracting of further debt, or the continued disturbance of our finances (Signed) WILLIAM MCKINLEY. Executive Mansioo, Marcb?, 1897. Working for Murphy. The friends of Murphy are coming to his aid at last in his dire need. Col. C. M. Carroll, city attorney of Augus? ta, is here io his behalf and Murphy's brother spent yesterday here. He vis? ited him io hts ceil and in tbe afternoon left for Orange burg to look up additional evidence which he will give to Col Carroll in Augusta to?day. This morning Col Carroll will see Governor Ellerbe He bas evidence to show Murphy's innocence that is in con tra vertible, he said. If befalls this morning he will try to find still other * evidence in favor of Murphy -The State, March 13 The decline of the plague in India is recorded by the British Medical Journal of February 20, which calls attention to the fact that in Bombay the deaths rose in December to 1,484 in one week, but have slowly de? creased since that time, while new cases are much less frequent The confidence that the disease is dying out is believed to be well founded. At other places to which the disease was carried it bas not become epi? demic The belief that virulence of the disease exhausts itself in about seven months is confirmed by the present experience in India, where it has hov? prevailed for five months, ana is not expected to last through May. Savannah, March 12-The Plant system broke tbe 100 mile fast record io the sou?h to day with a special train, which made the ron between Savannah and Charleston, 108 miles, io PO min? utes. The average speed was 72 miles an hour. The special was ruo for Iiit tenhcus Moore, a large contractor, in order to reach Charleston in time to file a bid for govetnmeot work. A colored preacher in one of the lower counties writing to the bishop to send a preacher, said : "Send us a bishop to preach here Sunday. If you can't s^end a bishop send a slid? ing elder*; if you can't send him send a stationary preacher ; if you can't spare him, send a circus rider ; if you can't spate him, send a locus preacher ; if you can't do no better, why 6end us an exhauster." "Saved Ply Life" A VETERAN'S STORY. "Several years ago, while in Fort Snelling, Minn., I caught a severe cold, attended with a terrible cough, that allowed me no rest day or night. The doctors after exhaust? ing their remedies, pronounced my case hopeless, say? ing they could do no more for me. 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