No sooner did the girls get back their aprons than the trouble began.

In their ignorance they had expected that the garments would be returned
to them dry as well as clean, and when they found that they were
wringing wet and could not be used again for several hours, their rage
knew no bounds.

They beat the man, tore his clothes, broke his machine, and ill-treated
him until the men and boys from the mill, who had been watching the riot
with laughter, thought it was time to interfere, and rescued the agent
from the angry women.

There is nothing gentle or feminine about the English factory girl.

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The Sultan of Turkey has sent a demand to the powers that the ten
thousand rifles seized on board a Greek ship shall be turned over to
him. These arms were taken during the early part of the blockade of
Crete, and have been held by the powers.

Abdul Hamid has also issued a protest against the trial of a number of
his subjects in the courts of Crete. He demands that they shall be sent
over to Turkish courts and tried by Turkish judges instead of by the
representatives of the powers.

He seems to be beginning his interference in Cretan matters.

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