Foreign.
The Jingoistic members of the Senate reseat the agitation in favour of the Anglo-American arbitration treaty, especially the unanimity expressed by the religious newspapers. Senator Sherman, who has been mentioned as the Secretary of State in the coming McKinley Cabinet, in the course of a speech felicitated both nations on the conclusion of the treaty. The Berlin newspapers state that the Emperor William refused to meet Count Herbert Bismarck at a society gathering. The Porte has issued a proclamation that Armenian converts to Mahomedanism are free to turn to their own faith. The Times states that the Sultan U dejected owing to the fact that the Moslems are supporting the European demands for reforms, and it is reported that he desires the x Grand Vizier (Habil Rifaat Pasha) to resign. The Constantinople correspondent of the Standard states that, despite the granting of the amnesty by the Porte to the Armenians, martial law prevails throughout the Empire. A terrible blizzard has passed over Kansas, lowa, Nebraska and Minnesota. During the storm the mercury fell SOileg. The railways are blocked, and many lives have been lost.
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Manawatu Herald, 28 January 1897, Page 2
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185Foreign. Manawatu Herald, 28 January 1897, Page 2
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