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    Sunday Bee
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DISTRESS IN LONDON
Dock Laborers Apparentlj the Wont Suf
ferer! from Present Conditions.
THOUSANDS OF THEM IN ACTUAL WANT
Conditions Are Worse in Metropolis Than
Elsewhere in Europe.
RICH ALSO FEEL NECESSITY OF ECONOMY
Euy Few Expensive Jewels and Cnt Down
on Iztraragance.
HIGH TAXES GIVEN AS ONE OF THE CAUSES
'While I'lf )! Hare Decreased the
Coat of All the Kecfuilliri of
Life Hare Ileen on the
Increase.
LONDON, A UK- IS. (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) There Is acute starvation and
suffering In many East end homos at pres
ent, for over iO.Ooo dock laborers are out of
work. At the dock gates every morning
men. ere turned away without securing
even an hour's employment; and thla has
been the condition for some time paat.
-A walk through the streets of Poplar,
where most of the dockers live, shows the
distress at a glance. Groups of men lounge
at each public house door. They have
money for neither drink nor tobacco.
Crowd of them, too, lounge. around All
Saints' churchyard.
Children beg In the streets, and even men
crave money from any respectable passerby.
Fourteen times alms were demanded from
a reporter who visited the district on Sat
urday, and some of the applicants were
obvloualy of the best type cf British worker.
In many of tho housea there is scarcely a
bit of bread or scrap of furniture. One
home entered has been completely stripped
everything has gone to the soeond-hand
dealer or the pawnbroker. To suggest a
remedy for the distress is difficult.
No man has done more for the dorfter
than the Rev. J. C. Prlngle of All Saint'
church, Poplar, and on being interviewed
he raised the following points:
1. The labor supply exceeds the demand.
2. Dockers must be assisted into other
employment. ,
3 Belief funds do more harm than rood.
4 The demand for quirk loading and un
loading of ships has led to longer periods
of Idlenea.
Moat DUtre In London.
Mr. Prlngle has recently visited various
foreign ports for the purpose of studying
the conditions of dock life abroad and has
come to the conclusion that there is more
distress at the London docks than at all
the docks In Europe combined.
"The greatest distress prevails," he said,
and has prevailed for the past two years;
In fact, it threatens to become permanent.
"Casual employment, such as Is provided
at docks, appeals to thousands of men who,
receiving 6d an hour, can make 80a If they
get a full week's work
."It, is laziness and thla love of casual
work that brings Into the dock market aU
those who hava failed at. other Jobs. 1
know dozens of cases of men, who get three
days' work and will not attempt to And
more until they hava apent all their
money.
"The only way to help the docker 1 to
get him Into other employment. Thla we
try to do. and I am at present endeavoring
to find Jobs for several men whose only
chance of moral and physical salvation la
to leave docks."
From persons In almost every grade of
to-!'. v, from highest to lowest, the same
convW.rt of "no money'' can be heard,
and emi one puta the query to his neigh
bor. Why
Wholesalers, retailers, doctors, cabmen,
eollcltors, dock laborers, restaurant keep
era, wins merchants to mention only a
few are all Buffering. Tt 1a aa though an
111 wind bad swept acrosa tha country,
leaving a blight upon almost every indus
try and upon every man, whether he Uvea
by his Investments or earns a few pence
an hour by the sweat of his brow.
The wave of depression extends from the
west of London, where the more expensive
Jewels are now scarcely ever purchased, to
the east coast watering places that ,are
suffering from, a lack of visltora despite
the glorious weather; from Eaat London,
whet the dock laborers are clamoring for
work and their children for bread, to the
Wul'-h ports and town where trade la
orely depressed ; and, again, from Boot
land. ' with Its almost atagnant whisky
trade, to the south coast of England.
r
Luxuries Cat OS.
Luxuries are tha first to feel the new ad
verse conditions, and the decrease in their
consumption la now most marked through
out the country.
Men who formerly drank expensive wines
How purchase cheaper brands or abstain
from wine altogether. Others who were
accustomed to take a good brand of cham
pagne now take a whisky and soda Instead,
and It Is a sign of the times that soma of
the finest brauds of champagne can be
purchased at a lower sum than they wera
old at two year ago.
Travelers to the continent ask tourist
agents to find them cheaper hotel accom
tnmlatlona and then they travel second
class Instead of first, and also practice
other economies while taking their holiday.
Children spend less money at the con
fectlonera, automatic machines mutely ap
peal to travelers at railway stations, -tout
are unheedad. and many men who for
merly traveled to their work by train now
go by road to aave a copper.
During last winter expensive furs were
rarely purchased, charitable Institutions are
In the depths of despair while Block ex
change stagnation la no longer heeded the
complaint has become chronic. A London
charitable Institution recently sent out 4,000
letters asking for contributions, the sole
response being two penny stamps.
A If to press home the tule of distress,
the deposits In the poatofflc savings bank
this year show a falling off averaging over
1,000,OUO per annum, and friendly society
business is almost at a standstill.
Too Mark Tnsatlon.
What Is the reason for this very serious
stute of affairs?
"I consider It mainly due to our enorm
ous and growing taxation," said a great
financial expert this week, "and to our
rapidly Inrrcanlrg rates. To those cause
we must mainly attribute our bad trade.
Th almost unbearable taxes draw money
from business, and trade must suffer In
consequence. In this country we pay man,
woman and child In taxation nearly three
times as much as do citizens in the United
BltttcM.
"I have noticed this d prvaslon creeping
Upon ua for some time part. Look at the
theaters lit Ixmdori. Their buMiiers has
tn terrible during the pr.Msnt year; doo
! cannot get th.r f,r, aoltcitur tat.nut
vCvullnuttl uu b.Mj l'uw )
COTTON IN THE WEST INDIES
England Look In a; for Another Souree
of Supply for Its Cloth
Mill..
LONDON, Aug. 13. (Special Cablegram
to Tho Iiee.)-The Times says: It la satis
factory ia report that theexperlmeutal
cultivation of cotton In the West Indies
has proven a aticciaa and tha the in''- ry
Is now established on a comm-
Plantations exist In Ba- 0
St. Vincent. Monts"
Trinldad an'1 ' . .
plots have a
British Gula
to be under .
:i,oY
alcaand
area estimated
. la 4.000 cres. Dur
Ing the seas".
mast ended Barbados alone
shipped, up to March 81. 2.444 bales and two
bags of cotton, wlghlng 1.000 pounds, and
the gins have been busy since. Tha Im
perial Department of Agriculture, which
has the work In hand, has orders from
planfers for Sea Island seed sufficient to
plant 7.0"0 acres, and as this quantity has
been paid for the presumption Is that It
will be used. In Jamaica, where the pio
neer work Is being carried out by the
Board of Agriculture, enough seed has been
disposed of to piant 600 acres. A number
of Syrians, who were acquainted with cot
ton growing In Egypt, are engaged In the
cultivation there. Central factories for
ginning and pressing tho cotton have been
erected in the various Islands, and a cotton
gin expert from the Sea Islands has Just
completed four months' work on the ma
chines? all of which are row In perfect
working order. The prices obtained for the
Sea Island cotton have been highly satis
factory. One recent consignment from Bar
bados was valued at from 16d to 17d per
;ound; another averaged Just under 15d. the
hiBhest price being IteVid and the lowest lSd.
Prices current exhibited In Barbados at the
same time shewed that Sea island cotton
was being quoted In Savannah at from led
to 12id, but this Was evidently the price
for common lint, as the last crop on the
Sea Islands brought from 30 cents to 3i
cents this, of course, representing the re
sult of thirty odd years of careful selection
and cultivation. The figures that are given
are aufflcient to Indicate that West Indian
cotton, grown from Sea island aeed, la
capable of yielding a return quite equal to
tho finest product of America.
RELIGION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Effort to Abollah System at Present
Prevailing- in the Trans
vaal.
PRETORIA. Aug. IS. (Special Cablegram
t The Bee.) The question of religious in
struction In the schools once more occupied
the attention of the legislative council this
week, when a motion was Introduced to
rescind a certain clause of the education
ordinance. This clause provides that sup
plementary religious Instruction in the
usual school hours shall be given by minis
ters of religion to those pupils of their own
persuasion whose parents have expressed
a desire that such Instruction should be
given. It should be noted that simple re
ligious Instruction of an undogmatlo na
ture Is already provided by tha, ordinary
school curriculum. The mover of the mo
tion pointed out that only 450 out of 28.C09
children now receiving Instruction In the
Transvaal government schools have avnCeU
themselves of the privilege specified by tha
clause. He stated that the system tended
to dislocate the school curriculum and to
split tha children Into sects.
Another speaker declared that the non
conformist section of the community
strongly objected to tho clause, while the
Dutch church would have nothing to do
with It.
At the suggestion of the colonial secre
tary, who maintained that the clause had
not' yet received an adequate trial, tha mo
tion waa withdrawn, and the council agreed
to the appointment of a commission to In
quire Into the working of the clause and
Into the general question of religious edu
cation In government schools.
SOLDIERS COMPLAIN OF FARE
British Troops In Thibet Served Only
with Rations of Dry
Floar.
LONDON, Aug. 13. (Special Cablegram
to The Bee.) Letters received In London
by relatives of soldiers In Thibet com
ioin hittertv of the scanty rations chiefly
.dry flour served out to the white troops
with General MacDonald'B expedition. un
man writes:
"Surely It is some one's duty, especially
aa there la auch a email number of Eu
ropean troops in Thibet, to see that they
are fed.
"Tommy Atkins cannot expect to have
the luxuries of hie barrack life on active
service, but aurely somothing better Is re
quired than a ration of dry Hour to march
fifteen or sixteen miles a day on. to get
through with rain, and perhapa a light and
hd in the open at an altitude three
or four times the height of our highest
mountains In Britain.
x vr are all those patent foods rock
cocoa, oatmeal, biscuit, eto.-tona of which
are in India? lP to the present tney nav
not turned up on this expedition.
"This getting wet, day in and day out,
and living on pancakes and a very limited
.mount nf those must play on the men in
after years, and help to make them old men
before they reach middle age.
VALUABLE PAINTINGS FOUND
Broker Gets Them from an Old
Cathedral on Payment of
Few Shillings.
LONDON, August 13. (Special Cable
gram to The Bee.) Two pictures, said to
b by Vandyck and Rubena, have been ac
cidentally discovered in Leeds.
They were bought for a few shillings by
a broker, who had no idea of their real
value. He purchased the pictures from
the old Roman Catholic cathedral and sent
them to be cleaned. Vandyck's signature
waa then discovered on the back of one of
the them.
The pictures have been alnce submitted
to Ohrlstlea, who are. It la utated, con
vinced of their authenticity, and will in
clude them in their next Bale.
The Vandyck represents Calvary after
the cruclnxtlon, and the Rubena Is a rep
resentation of the head of Christ.
MRS: MAYBRICK SAILS HOME
Whilom English Prisoner Leaves
franc Indrr Assumed
Name.
LONDON. Aug. 13. Mrs. Florence May
bib'k let Rouen yesterday alone and did
not announce be destination. She possibly
Joined her attorney. Mr. llaydeu, and aulled
on the Red Star line steuiner Vanderland
from Antwerp linluy.
A dispatch to a news agency from Brus
sels say It U UH.rted at Antwerp that
Mrs. Mayhrtck sailed today for America
Uiidvr au auincd iiiuuo ua tha Vadi land.
PRIZE COURT IS JUST
Japanese Deal Leniently with Shipping
Coming Within tha War Zone.
INTERNATIONAL LAW STRICTLY OBSERVED
Learned Jurists Are Selected to Preside
Over tha Courts.
'
GIVE All SHIPS AMPLE TIME TO ESCAPE
Two Belonging to Bustian Subject Fail to
Take Advantage.
NORWEGIAN SHIP IS A TYPICAL CASE
Captured After Period of Grace Ex
pired, bnt neleased Because
Commander Knew Noth
ing; of the War.
TOKIO, Aug. 13. (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) Necessarily, one of tha earliest
measures taken by the Japanese govern
ment after the outbreak of hostilities with
Russia was to organjxe prlxe courts (hok
aku ahlnkenjo). This waa done In accord
ance with the provisions of Japanese law,
which In all auch matters conforms strictly
to modern International usage. The tri
bunals officiated at two naval porta, Yoko
suka and Snsebo, and were presided over
by carefully chosen experts. Diplomatic
relations with Russia having been broken
off on February 6, it was publicly pro
claimed on the 9th of the same month that
a term of grace for Russian merchant ves
sels would be granted up to the 16thA In
other words, Russian merchantmen load
ing or unloading In Japanese port at the
time of the issue of the proclamation would
be suffered to remain until the 16th, after
which they could perform tha homeward
voyage safely under certificate from the
Japanese authorities, and Russian mer
chantmen leaving foreign, porta enroute for
Japan on or before the 16th would be Im
mune until their arrival In Japan and
thereafter during tha unloading or loading
of their cargo, aa well aa during their
homeward voyage. Of courae, Ruaslan
hips found on the high seaa after the out
break of hostilities and not falling under
any of the above categories would ba lia
ble to capture.
Two Take Chance.
The courts were soon called on to adjudi
cate In various canes, which illustrate the
working of International law as applied
by Japanese Jurist. Strange to say, two
vessels failed to take advantage of the
indulgence granted by the proclamation
mentioned above. Both small sailing ships,
the property of Russian subjects, they
were lying at anchor In Hakodate when
hostilities broke out. One had been there
lnce November 28, 1803, the other since
October 19 of the same ' year, and they
were seized on February 17, having shown
no Inclination to avail themselves of the
period of Indulgence, which ended on .'the
MtV" "Another smart ship which at "the
beginning of the war happened to be In
Yokohama harbor having entered on D
cember 25, 1903 waa seised on February 10,
six day before the expiration of the
period of Indulgence. It, however, wo not
privately owned. It was proved that It
had been habitually employed by the Rus
sian authorities to discharge preventive du
ties In the sea adjacent to Kamchatka, and
aa state property It could not claim the
Indulgence granted by the proclamation.
In the case of twosteamers, the Mukden
and tha Argun, both belonging to the Chi
nese Eastern Railway company, the courts
had indirectly to apply the principle which
forbids ,a belligerent to confiscate personal
property or an enemy existing within his
Jurisdiction, and directly the principle that
the private property of neutrals should be
Immune., even when found In an enemy's
ships. The Mukden waa captured at a
distance of some milea from Fusan, in
Corea, on February C. Among Its cargo
were found goods beds and bedding con
signed by a British firm In Nagasaki" to
the agent of the Chinese pastern railway
In Gensan (Corea), a Russian subject, and
also goods sent by a Shanghai druggist to
the acting commissioner of customs nt
Songjln (Corea). The Argun, captured on
February 7, on the aouthwsat of Corea,
had among it cargo forty packages con
signed by the agent, , of the Chinese
Railway company In Dolny to the agents
of the same company In Nagasaki. All
these articles wera released and handed to
their consignees.
Even Iland of Justice.
The case of tho Hermes Illustrated
mora refined application of interna
tional law. A Norwegian vessel, owned by
a Norwegian subject and flying the Nor
wegian flag. It was chartered by the Japa
nese agents of a well-known Russian firm
having close relation with tha Russian
government to carry coal from Mojl to
Port Arthur. At 10 a. m. on February S
it left the former place with a cargo of
2,100 tona of the mineral, together with
varloua other goods, and at 3 p. m. on the
9th of that month It waa captured by a
Japanese man-of-war off Port Arthur.
There could be no question that It was en
gaged In the business of conveying contra
band of war to the stronghold of tha en
emy, and, therefore, the legality of Its aelx
ure wa indisputable. But on behalf of It
ow.nera counsel appeared before the prize
court and argued that at the time of tha
steamer's departure from Mojl neither the
Japanese agents nor Its Norwegian master
were awara of the outbreak of hostilities,
and that the knowledge bad been acquired
for tha first time by the capture of the ves
sel. The court admitted the justice of this
plea. After due examination the judges
convinced themselves that in truth no
knowledge had been possessed, and in de
clared obedience to the doctrine "that the
duties of a neutral do not acquire binding
force until he la aware of the existence of
a state of war," they released the steamer
and all Its cargo.
Considerable Interest attached also to the
Manchuria, the property of the Chinese
Easter Railway company. At the outbreak
of hostilities It had Just emerged from the
Nagasaki dock and was lying In harbor
there, Its preparation for putting to sea
not being complete. On February 17, that
la to say, the day after the expiration of
the period of Indulgence, It was seised
by the man-of-war Kataurage. Its owners,
through their Japanese counsel, formuluted
two pretests against confiscation first,
that at the time of seizure the steamer
was in actual possession of a Japanese
subject, not having yet been taken over
from the dock company; and, secondly, thit
the limit of time fixed by the proclamation
of Indulgence spilled only to vessels fit
for navigating tli hlKh seas, and could
not be pr'iperly considered operative la
the case of a ship undergoing repair. But
tha court overruled both of thetx objev-
LONDON IS BEING REBUILT
Skyscraper Ila r'oond a Foothold ia
the Metropolis of the '
World.
LONDON, Aug. 13. (Special Cablegram
to Th? Bee.j lndon Is rebuilding lucir.
A new city, with the old landmarks swept
away. Is rising I'hoenlx-like from the ruin
of old London, a city of huge hotels anJ
sky-scraping offices. Are the architects
taking full advantage of their opiortunl
tles. and will the new metropolis be more
beautiful than the old?
In his house at Kensington Mr. Walter
Crane discussed these questions.
"Never before was London rebuilt on
such an extensive scale," said Mr. Crane.
"A new type of building has sprung up.
The sense of display leads now sometimes
almost to vulgarity, and for this new style
I am Irk-llned to hold responsible the de
velopment of our commercial life and the
growth of the imperialistic Idea, which
finds expression In an assertive building.
People are no longer content with the
quiet, unpretentloun places of old London.
"Sky-scrapers are a mistake. When
house get up too high they dwarf the
human scale and produce In the winter a
cold and draughty street. The question of
ground value is, of course, the stumbling
block In the way of great and compre
hensive improvements In London in un
enormous number of cases.
"London's business premises are archi
tecturally spoiled by the olitniflve letter
ing of all sorts and sizes, which spreads
Itself over the front of the houses dwarfing;
the proportions of the house and hiding
the design of the architect A tax on these
advertisements Is the remedy, and the pro
posal Is one that might be suggested to
the chancellor of the exchequer."
From the point of view of convenience
and hygiene Mr. Crane finds new London
a great Improvement to the old, but ar
tistically he does not think It wholly sat
isfactory. "And why," asked Mr. Crane. "1 this
new London not quite satisfactory? Be
cause the builder ia trying to' alter an old
suit of clothes to make It fit a new person,
because he is putting new patches on old
garments seldom a ratlsfactory proof."
A well-proportioned London, In Mr.
Crane a opinion, can only come through a
concerted scheme ufflclentlr comprehen
sive to meet the common wants.
"Whether the new London la more beau
tiful than the old, who shall say yet?
In the Strand the new Gaiety ha many
good points. Tho new building in Knlght
brldge are. In my opinion, one of the most
satisfactory piece of street improvement
In Ixndon. The government building In
Whitehall-well, they are not very inter
esting. In fact, I shall always regard New
Scotland Yard a one of the finest pfeces
of government architecture.
"Much might be done to make the city
"-.hui, i.&oiiuDie and better. There
might be more tree and Burden. Person
ally. I would like to see the old pity wall
restored and wide avenue radiated from
the center." -
ZONE FARES WORK REVOLUTION
Electrlo Train Force Engli.h Road
v to Adopt the Continental
' Syatem.
fDNAUg- "-'SP'Cal Cablegram
to The Bee.)-The institution of lone fares
ha caused a revolution In railway pas
nger traffic in the north of England
The Great Central la the first railway in
thla country to adopt the continental acne
ystem, and Mr. Fay, Its general manager,
la the daring pioneer. '
In the Manchester and Shefflold districts
the new system is now Is full swing A
small sum, from 10d to 2s enable a per
son to travel aa many time a he like
for a week between the different zone sta
tions. J For la 6d, for instance, a Sheffield man
, i..cl. a, many iwenty-nve-mUe Journey
I a week tin ,!.),.. , .
.. ... u M ne keepj
to tho xonc stations.
"Competition from the electric trams "
explained Mr. I. W. D. Smith of the Great
Central publicity department to an Ex
presa -representative yeeterday, "waa one
of the causes which led to the adoption of
the system.
"Business men in Manchester living ten
or more milea out of the center of the
city can now lunch at their own home.
The results exceeded all that we antici
pated, but whether or not sone fares will
be a permanent aucces elsewhere remain
to be seen.
"They have been successfully established
between Grimsby and Cleethorpe, where a
6d weekly ticket enable its owner to
cover the seven milea there and back as
often aa he likes. On Saturday afternoon
a return ticket covering seven miles Is
Issued for a penny for the benefit of people
going to market."
It is thought that the number of com
panies, each incorporated under a different
act of Parliament, will prevent the adop
tion of the acheme In London.
MUST WORK AT HIS JOB
Ameer ef Afabaalataa Refuse His
Brother Permission to Go on
a PUgrlmaae.
PESHAWAR, Aug. 13.-(Speclal Cable
gram to The Bee.) According to advices
from Cabul, the ameer has refused his
brother, Nasrulla Khan, permission to go
on a pilgrimage, telling him that he must
attend to public business.
The Russian frontier officer have cnt
back to Afghanistan, with many rlendly
assurances,- Mirza Durwesh, who. having
been deputed by the ameer to collect rev
enue at Indrat. escaped into Russian terri
tory with his family and servants, taking
with him SO0.00O rupee (20.000). The ameer
ent hi cordial thanks to the Russian offi
cers concerned and ordered them to be en
tertained and their escort rewarded. Mirza
Durwesh and his servant wea ent to
Cabul. Their eye have been put out and
their ear cut off. His family ha been im
prisoned. TREASURE STORY A FICTION
ttearra of Old Spanish Shin Resell la
Flndlngr Old and Cnrloa
Cannon.
LONDON. Aua-. 13-18n.Mii c.,n
. . - , . . . -, Loun jiBin
to The Bee.) Curious In design, a bronzo j
,.v, o-iuauiiifl iniuiui:, w men io year agj
the Spaniard hoped to use against Eng
land, was old this week at Mr. Steven's
auction rooms, Covent Garden, for S5. It
will now find a homo in the Charterhouse
museum, Oodalmlng.
Till relic of the Armada formed pit of
the armanent of the Spanish warship Ad
miral of Florence, which was wrw ki-d In
Tobermory bay. IT the crast of Mull.
From old records It was supposed that
there were Ho.0o'V"0 of nuiey on the
wrecked vessel. Salvage optratlona costing
ifto wr conducted luct year, but all Itiat
was recovared wa woi ih little inure than
alwA V
NO CRISIS IX TURKEY
Sublime Porte is Willing to Conclude Sat
isfactory Negotiations with Uncle Sam.
UNITED STATES WINS OUT ON EVERY POINT
Oriental Government Not Over Anxious for
! n 1:..: :.t, i ,.;,...
SOME DELAY IN EXCHANGE OF CABLES
Last Word Will Be Bent Monday and In
, cident Will Be Dropped.
COMPLETE VICTORY FOR UNITED STATES
Sultan with Characteristic Methods
Seeks to Delay Consideration of
Question, bet Delay i
Not Tolerated.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. There wa
some, expectation that Ihe State depart
ment would be able today to announce the
sucoesaful conclusion of the negotiations
with Turkey looking to the prevention of
discrimination against American cltlzena
there. An answer has been received from
the Turkish government which Is regarded
aa satisfactory, and to make sure there Is
no misunderstanding as to the agreement
the'' State department embodies its own
construction of that agreement In the last
chapter of the correspondence. But there
has been some delay In the exchange cable
message, so that It I not expected now
that the last word will be said until Mon
day. Meanwhile Admiral Jewell's fleet will
remain at Smyrna, waiting notice fom
Minister Leiahman. It may be said, how
ever, that the Incident la practically closed,
with a victory for the State department on
all point.
Leiahman Visited by Paaha.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Friday. Aug. 12.
Mlnlster Lelshman today saw Tewflk
Paaha, Turkish minister of foreign affairs,
and renewed the urgent representation of
the American government for an Immediate
settlement of the demands regarding tho
rights of American cltlzena in Turkey.
It la understood important developments
are expected within a few hours, either
the porte giving way or Minister Lelshmnn
demanding his passports.
After the Interview with the minister
Tewfik Pasha proceeded Immediately to the
palace.
Yesterday's conference between Minister
Leiahman and Izzet Pasha, secretary of
the palace, and Nedjtb Melhame, assistant
minister of publio works (not Selim Pasha,
minister of mines, as cabled yesterday),
occurred at Mr. Leiahman' summer resi
dence at Therapala and lasted eight hours,
during which Izzet Pasha exchanged com
munications with the palace.
Typical of Turkey.
The feet of sending a palace functionary
unacquainted with the question to discus
the matter with Mr. Leiahman is typical
of Tufklsh method. The sultan' Ignoring
of the proper .channel, namely the porto,
1 much commented upon aa evidently being
an attempt to delay a settlement. In the
course of the discussion the ! Turkish dele
gate attempted to impugn the character
of some of the schools and contested the
American claim to be granted certain priv
ileges given to similar French Institutions.
Mr. Lelshman, however, firmly refused to
consider for a moment any suggestion of
discrimination and insisted on a full ac
ceptance of the American list of about 300
schools, hospitals, charitable Institutions
and missionary dwellings filed with the
porte eighteen months ago.
Tha American minister pointed out that
the porta had ample time to verify the list,
but that it hud done nothing and positively
refused to listen to any auggestlon regard
ing the treatment, differing from- that ac
corded to the schools, etcw under the pro
tection of other powers. The delegates
finally left In order to report to the suitan,
promising a favorable reply.
One Matter Settled.
The protracted conlerence appeara to
have settled one of the matters agreed
upon at the time of tha Beirut incident, but
never executed, namely, the payment to an
American citizen of Smyrna the sum of
S2S.O0O, being the value of land on which
Moslem refugees Illegally settled. This
amount will now be paid.
The usual attempts were made to Induce
Mr. Lelshman to atop the American squad
ron from going to Smyrna by promising an
immediate settlement, but the minister de
clined to Intervene and ha la now In com
munication with Rear Admiral Jewell re
garding arrangements In view of a rupture
and consequent departure of the minister
from Constantinople.
Have Faith in Turkey.
PARIS, Aug. 13. TheTnited Statea' dlf
ferencea with Turkey are being watched
with tome Interest In diplomatic circles, but
authoritative quarters do not anticipate
serious developments, believing the Porte
will mukt the desired concessions, which,
It la pointed out, do not exceed those al
ready granted to the other power.
Popular dplnlon betraya some impatience
at the alleged American interference In
European affairs, holding that the Monroe
doctrine should cut both Ways. Naby Bey,
councillor of the Turkish embaasy. In an
Interview, say the American missionaries
are a source of discard In the Turkish
dominions, owing to their espousal of the
cause of the Armenian agitators.
In regard to the raising of the American
legation at Constantinople to embassy rank
Naby Bey ays he fears this would en
courage the United State to meddle in
Turkish affair on the same footing as tho
other powers and express's doubt a to
whether the European power would ap
prove uch a consummation.
ELIJAH SAVES THREE LIVES
Self-Styled Prophet and I'nkiaaed Son
Rescue Women from Watery
Grave.
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GRAND RAPIDS. Mich.. Aug. 13 A spe
cial to the Evening Press from Whitehall,
Mich., say that "Elijah" powle last night
rescued three women from a water grave.
Tha women wer sailing unattended In a
yacht belonging to George McDonald cf
Chicago. When in the middle of the lake
a heavy puff of wind capsized their bmt.
Powle saw the accident from ih plazra
of Ben Macd house, his summer home, and
with bis son, Gladstone, Dowle ran to lit
launch and went out through tha heuvy
wave to the rescue. Ho reached the
c?ne Just In time, for a short delay vot:lj
have meant the death of all three wmnen.
With much difficulty Dowle and his wn
pulled the women Into their launch. They
had reached th shore before the lift sav
ing crew, quarter.! three tnila fioul th
Ovu, arrived.
THE BEEJSULLETIN.
Forecast for Nebraska Fair gaaday
and .Monday, (
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1 Distress .(moil Dock Laborers.
Operation of Japaneae Prise fonrt
Practical lltlntatnni to Turkey.
Russian Admiral Killed In Unlit.
i Women striker Moat Troublesome
Donnelly Wllllna; to Compromise.
8 New from All Part of Xebrnska.
Mattress Factory Burned Down.
4 Kort Too Valoable to Be Jdle.
Charaea Von Mailer with Murder,
ft Hesalta of the Day's Ball Game.
Caldwell and Young; Win Doubles.
Miscellaneous Snorting: Kvents.
O Past Seven Day in Omaha Society.
Horse Show Prlsea, Knlriri, Hules.
Ronesteel Xovt- Qnlellnv Down.
Striker Wllllna to Held a Point.
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f'onnrll Bluff nml Iowa
Affairs at South Omaha.
Service In Omaha harehea.
Some Anecdotes of Senator Vest.
Amusements.
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13 Weekly Revleve of Sporting; F.vents
14 Editorial.
15 S(W York' Model Saloon.
Independent Telephone System.
19 Financial and Commercial.
SO Calvert (let a lllir Promotion.
21 to 3d The Illustrated Bee.
Temperature at
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RUSSIAN ELATION COOLS OFF
Sorry Plight of Port Arthur Squadron
Sow Dawn I'pon the
People.
Copyrlght. by New Yor Herald Co.. 1904.)
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 13-(New York
Herald Cablegram Special Telegram to
Tha Bee.) The elation .concerning the
fleet'e departure from Port Arthur yester
day Is less pronounced since the news ar
rived that several of the ship went to
Kiao Chow, where the Germans might dis
arm them, that other sought refuge along
the Chinese coast, .while many more are
unaccounted for.
The Invalid says: "The fleet was forced
to leave Port Arthur, owing to the vertical
Are of the Japanese."
A special dispatch from Mukden says
the chief Chinese official there has had a
note posted on the walla, instructing tho
Inhabitants to give a warm welcome to
the Japanese on their entry Into the city.
An immediate protest to the powere is
to be made by Russia against the JJapa
nese action and the Chinese collutslon In
the matter of the Rycshltelni.
It is rumored that tha Novlk, with its
fine apeed, put at twenty-five knots, after
coaling at Shanghai, proceeded to Join
the Vladisvoetok ' aquadron.
Prince Khtlkoff announces the opening
of the Circe-Baikal railroad for the end
of August. Thla will enormously facilitate
the forwarding of troop.
HOPE THAT SOME! OF SHIPS ESCAPED
Russia Cling; to Straw in the Move
ment of It War Vessel.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 13.-6:65 p. m.
The admiralty entertains .the hope that
some of the battleships, after the return
to Port Arthur, managed to elude Admiral
Togo and Joined the Vladivostok squadron.
It la pointed out that the admiral nowhere
explicitly states that the Russian squadron
actually went back to Port Arthur.
The ToI:lo report that the Novlk coaled
at Tslng Chou before leaving doe not re
ceive credence here, as the vessels un
doubtedly filled their bunkers before leav
ing port the previous day.
paptaln Matousevltch'c views regarding
the battle Is ascribed to the possible refusal
of the German authorities to permit hhn
to telegraph any Information other than a
mere record of his own casualties. The
transmission of the report of the battle was
possibly considered to be a breach of neu
trality calculated to help one or the other
of . the belligerents. Captain Matousevltch
was slightly wounded.
The admlra'ly has not received further
advices at tl.n hour aa to the whereabouts
of Rear Admiral Prince Ouktomsky'a flag
ship, the battleship Retvlzan.
GRAND DIKE LOS ICS HIS TITLE
Many Prisoner the Gnlner by Brian;
Granted Liberty.
(Copyright by New York Herald Co., 1904 )
ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 13 -(New York
Herald Cablegram Special Cablegram to
Tke Bee.) A great number of ukusea have
been Issued In connection with the birth
of 'an heir to the throne.
One published in the Official Viestnlk an
nounces that the Grand Duke Michael,
brother of the emperor, hitherto known as
the czarovitch, ceases to hold that title,
which now devolve upon the newly born
Grand Duke Alexis.
A grand demonstration is In course., of
preparation as a thank-offering to the em
peror on an extensive scope.
The Imperial clemency will liberate half
the prisoners In all Russia.
WARSHIPS . PEHII.OIS POSITION
Injured Beyond Repair and Ralaa
May Destroy Them.
TOKIO, Aug. 13.-5 p. m It I believed
here that the Russian will not be able
to repair the five battleships reported by
Admiral Togo to hava been damaged In
the recent sta fighting at Port Arthur.
The Japanese land batteries now com
mand the entrance tn the harbor and could
render this work Impossible.
Before the Rulan fleet emerged,- from
Port Arthur on August 10 the Japanese
batteries could reach the warships there
with shells and the docks were exposed
to a fire, tho severity of which was In
creasing constantly. It Is doubted If the
ships will be able to go to sea without
undergoing repairs and It la reported
that the Russians themselves will destroy
them beforo Port Arthur fall.
COSSACK FORCE IS
DRIVE" BUK
Further Attark I pon Wunsu
i Ei.
pectrd Sofia.
(Copyright, by New YorV Herald Co., UsU)
WONoON. Aug. 11. via Seoul, Aug. 13.
(New York Herald Cablegram Special
Trhgruni to The Bee.) The Russian at
tacking force on Monday connlsted of the
First ri-gliritrt of the Zalbalkal ''ossarks,
with two thlrly-seven-mllllnieter Hotcliki.M
guns.
The ltuHlan louses were five killed (ml
ten wounded. No Russi.iii are now on this
Side of Meoit Chun, although another at-
,tack by a luigcr fore I cxpectud coon.
BIG NAVAL TIGHT ON
Japanese Squadron Sights the Tladirostok
Fleet and Clears for Action.
RUSSIANS OVERTAKEN IN C0REAN WATERS
Fifty Juinutes After Japs Make Discovery
Chips Are Under Fire.
hEAR ADMIRAL WITHOFT IS KILLED
Oominajider of Port Arthur Tleet Blown
to Fragments.
CZAREVITCH WILL NEVER FIGHT AGAIN
llt Russian Battleship. Though Still
Afloat, ia Put Out of Business
Vuilua the Recent Kaval
Kugagenient.
CHE FOO, Aug. 14. Noon. A Japanese
squadron sighted the Vladivostok f.ert In
the straits of Corea at ten minutes past
five thla (Sunday) morning. Fighting be
gan fifty minutes later.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 13. I p. ' m.
Rear Admiral Wlthoft, who was in. com
mand of tho Russian naval forcea at Port
Arthur, was killed during the engagement
of Wednesday. ,
The emperor has received a telegram
from Tslng Chou signed by Captain Matou
sevitch, the rear admiral's chief of staff,
reporting that Wtthoft met hl death
aboard the flagship Czarevitch. Both hi
leg were blown off.
Captain Wamofi of the Czarevitch, Com
mander SamufI knd several o dicers wer
wounded.
Several officers besides the rear admiral
were killed. The battleship sustained se
vere damage. Her rudder waa broken be
yond hope of repair.
Captain Matousevltch did not report aa
to the whereabouta of the other vessel,
but the dispatch add that the protected
cruiser Novlk has left Tslng Chou.
Torpedo Boat in Che Poo Harbor.
CHE FOO. Aug. 13. 10 p. m. Four tor
pedo boats or torpedo boat destroyers, ap
parently Japanese, entered thla harbor at t
o'clock tonight. A cruiser remained out
side the harbor. One of the torpedo boats
exchanged signals with the Chinese flag
ship. Admiral Togo Is said to be with the main
portion of the Japanese fleet, which has
gone toward Shanghai. Thla portion of the
fleet includes all the battleship.
The whereabouts of the Russian cruiser
Pallada and Novlk are not known here.
Pierce Fighting; at Port Arthur.
BERLIN, Aug. 13. A dispatch to the
Lokal Anzelger from Toklo, timed 13:33
p. rg. today, says that heavy fighting
took place at Port Arthur all night Tuea
day and Wednesday and that the Russian
lossea are reported to be enormous. .
Lose Faith in Russian.
LIAO YANG, Aug. 13. The Chines gov
ernor of Mukden baa Issued a proclamation
welcoming tr.e Japanese. This is due to
the fact that the successive retirements
of the Russians upon their main line hava
caused the Chinese to loae faith la tha
Russian arms.
Caareviteh a Wreck.
LONDON, Aug. 13.-A dispatch from St.
Petersburg to a new agency eaya tha
machinery of the Russian battleship Czare
vitch wa so knocked about during the
fight that most of It Is worthless. It lost.
210 officers and men killed and had sixty
wounded. Read Admiral Wlthoft waa on
the bridge of the Czarevitch when a ahrll
exploded there, blowing him to piece.
According to a dispatch from Toklo, th
Russian torpedo boat destroyer Ryeshltelnl,
captured by the Japanese at Che Foo, la
being taken to a Chinese port.
Prepare for General Assault.
A dispatch to a newspaper from Toklo
today says:
"Another sign that a general assault on
Port Arthur is Imminent is found In tha
fact that the emperor of Japan haa notified
F.?1J Marshal Yamagato, chief of the gen
eral staff Jj of hi desire that noncombatanta
be allowed an opportunity to leave th
fortress. The chief of staff consequently
Instructed the Japanese commander at Port
Dalny to accord the necessary facilities
for their removal. '
"Further details of the naval engage
ment of August 10 Indicate that Admiral
Togo'a main attack waa directed against
the Russian battleships, and that while this
was going on the speedier Russian cruisers
succeeded In getting-away."
Too Reports a Fight.
TOKIO, Aug. 13. 10 a. m. Admiral Togo
reports that five Russian battloship ap
pear to have been heavily damaged In the
engagement of AugUMt 10. The Pobeld,i
lost two n.aat and one of Its heavy gunfl -was
dlaabled. The flagship Retvlzan. mnich
waa ,-hlt several times at a distance of
3,5cu yards, seems to have sustained tha
greatest Injury. The damage Inflicted on
the Russian cruiser waa comparatively
slight. The Bayan ha not appeared sine
the engagement.
The damage sustained by the Japanese
vessels haa temporarily been repaired.
Russian Lo Heavy.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. Th Japanea
legation haa received th following cable
gram, elated Toklo today: ,
Admiral Togo reports that of the r
Ru!lan battltslilp " which were engage
In the battle ot August 10 five are beiivi
to have been aerlouely damaged. Bold
masts of the Pobelda were broken and its
big guns ceased to work. The Itetvizau
Hoparently uflered the most seriously,
owing to our concent ra led fire on it at a
distance oi 3.5nu meter. The damages to
the enemy's cruisers were probably I'm
serious. The cruiser Knysn did not corr-
out of Port Arthur. The damages to our
ships have already been temporarily re
paired. Novlk Sail Promptly.
BERLIN. Aug. IS. Tha Ruaslan prelected
cruiser Novlk left Tslng Chou, at the en
trance of Klao Chou bay, the German con
cession on the Shantung peninsula, whero
she arrived Thursday night, within th
twenty-four hour limit, according to an
official dispatch to the Navy department
from the governor of Klao Chou. Several
other RuHslan vessels are still In the har
bor in a disabled condition. The German
government is not willing that the names
of theae tilp and the datall of tha dam
ages rhotild lie published on official author
ity because such IntclllKenoe mlKht be con
sidered lnconsltcnt with neutrality and as
affording Japan valuabla Information. Th
Instructions sent to Tslng Chou permit th
disabled Russian vessels to repair ijfll
clenti to proceed to another port, but tha
repairs must bn strictly limited t making
them seaworthy und not to Increasing their
fijrhtlrig capacity.
Ueri.iany Take Active Strpa.
Admiral vjii Prlttwltz, th commander
of tha German naval force In far eastern
waters, la eiuLlii,g hi shlv at Klug
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