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BAD NEWS FROM THE WOUNDED PRESIDENT
Tt Utet from BafJalo concerning the jpresident was ci the most
X-frort:e non. Tie Seial bulletins issued by the medical staff during
T&uradtjr fciht were to tie effect that the patient bad suffered a relapse, but
Waard cort!c the bulletins were somewhat more favorable. There was a
lots cf actios by it hrt which the doctors attempted to restore by the use
d the esua! rrtzedies- They declare that the president's situation is very
seriocs. imt that he still has a t siting chance for life. Members of the cabi
net as4 the prr14ents family who left when he appeared to be recovering are
VkVcrzZiit to BiZ&Xq. and gloom has taken the place of hope.
Frilay, 11 a. ex. Latest iitpatches Indicate that the above reports sent
cmt were cresxly xarratel.
CHESS
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THE WESTERN CHESS CONGRESS.
The aeooM eor-tre of ca play
era t the vet was roar la-led late
Eatsrdajr ailer&ooa. Asjut 17. in a
hate cf giory. In point of mril it
aa the ;il cf the fifth American
ch crjcfre M is It mrk4
as epoch in Americas che that is
tie fcrerutr;rr ? a Hill more inter
ecting cwsfx that will be held next
year, proUatly at Milwaukee.
The nt nrcad vt the tournament
ecBDail os JJis4ay aftert-a. and
the rit ws la dost ucul the fif
teenth ro"-nl a a plajeU oa the fol
lowing Saturday. The pUyers partici
pating wer the following:
There were sixteen players entered
reprtien-ting si state Minnesota.
Iowa. Wiror.ein. Michigan. Missouri
and North Dakota and there were five
cash prites offered in addition to the
ctamploEJhip honors. The names.
alree. xorts and ranks of the
aisteea. with the awards cf prit-s. are
as follows:
first pr.se. tl rold badre acd ti
tle of chess ciarspla of the t. N.
M. MacLeod. c.1. iul; rore 12 oa
and two lot.
Serosd i-rli. IZ. P. Elliott Mia
CtapoLs; score. 12 H to 2S-
Thlri prlie. tZ J. Fndunder. Far
go; score, 11 to 4-
Fourtfe j ntr. ill. F. N. Stacy. Mla
t4iroli; score, V) to 5.
Fifth pMi. Jo-is H. IX Smith. Cas
acpolis. Mich.; a-rcr. SV to
i;sth. C S. Jauula. Ih Moines;
acore, SH to
SeTeitn. GMJTce B. Spenrer, St. Paul,
and "V. G. His. Savannah, Mo., tie;
aoore, i to ,
Ninth. J. H. dark. Mlnrespoli. and
Dr. A- T. Bigtla. ,t"t. Paul, tie; score.
H to IS.
illeienti. Ir. F. A. Husmann. Min
neapolis; score, ? to a.
Twelfth, cjy JJ. Thompson. Min
neapolis; score. Cg to 4.
Thirtrs;th. U. M. Rogtrs, Milwau
kee; scar, i5 to V
Fottruwcth. C E. Thayer. Minneap
olis; score. 2 '-j to
Fifteenth. Pa-1 IL lierwig. Milwau
kee; scr. 2 to IX.
Eixtfcrtth. C. . Co-pr. Ncrth5eid;
aoore. 1 to II. St. Paul Ditpatch.
Commettis.g oa the play of Cham
pion. MacLe-fjd. iiro. 5r.c-r remarks:
M.acLoi pUys ch1 oa a place
peculiarly his own. His games are.
therefore, to be criticised r.ot from the
standpoint cf the haad hock but
from the principles laid down by
Young, which is known as synthetical
chess. That is to say each move is
made from a base of operation that
bring all pieces Into Immediate play
with the least possible waste of time,
while at the same time protecting that
base about the king in the best for
mative manner. In doing this the op
ponent wonders at the beginning of
the game what kind of man is en
trenched on the other side of the board.
He becomes more or leas wary as he
notices that MacLeod Is fortifying a
weak point here and there. Then he
commences to send bis scouts further
out. and the report comes in that Mac
Lod s forces are sleeping on their
arms. Then he sounds the bugle for a
grand charge on the left wing. He de
ploys all of his doughty knights in the
skirmish. There is more or less
blood shed. But the line ahead Is as
strong as adamant. But he has for
gotten his right wing, now unsup
ported; he sees the clouds of battle
gather on that fatal weak point. He
seeks to recall his scattered army, but
too late. The sleepy warrior pours a
deadly broadside on the unsupported
infantry and we gracefully capitulate."
GAME STUDY.
(From St. Paul Dispatch.)
From the Western tournament,
MACLEOD DEFENSE.
White. Friedlander; black, MacLeod.
1. P K 4. P K 3 (a).
2. P Q 4. P Q 3.
3. Kt K B S, P Q Kt 3.
4. P Q B 4. P K Kt 3.
5. B Q 3. B K Kt 3.
6. Castles. B Kt 2.
7. It K 1. Kt Q 2.
. P Q It 4. P Q R 4.
S. Kt It 3. Kt K 2.
10. It Kt 1. Castles.
11. Kt B 2. P K 4 (b).
12. I Q 5. Kt Q B 4.
13. Kt It 3. P B 4 (c).
14. P Q Kt 3 (d), P B 5.
15. Kt Q Kt 5. P K R 3.
16. B R 3, Kt Q 2.
17. Q B 2, P Kt 4.
IS. P K R 3, Kt Kt 3.
19. BxP (e), PxB.
20. KtxP. Kt B 4.
21. KtxB, KtxKt.
22. P 44 Kt 4. Q Q 2.
23. P B 5. PxP.
24. PxP. Q B 1 (f).
2i. RxKt, QxR.
26. P i fi. Q B 1.
27. B B 4 ch. K R 1.
21. B Q 5. Q R R 3 (g).
25. Q B 4. K R Q 1.
tJ. It Kt 1. R R 2.
31. B K 6. Q R 3.
32. R Kt 5. Kt B 1.
23. B B 5. R (at R 2) R 1 (h).
34. Q Q 5. Kt Q 2.
35. P B 6. Kt Kt 3 (i).
3S. Q K 6. KtxP.
37. KtxK P. QxR.
31. Kt B 7 ch. K Kt 1.
3S. KtxR ch. Resigns.
NOTES BY THE CHESS EDITOR.
(a) The first two moves constitute
the "MacLeod Defense." We know of
no other chess player on this planet
that essays it. therefore we will name
it after the discoverer. The chess crit
ics will probably look at black's game
with some amusement, as they are
doir,g or have been doing at the posi
tions of F. K. Young, for the reason
that the defease does not conform to
analysis, that is to the books. But
the honest critic will discover that
th defense is planned along lines dif
firult to be overcome by the opposing
pwrtr.
(b) Black having brought all of his
mitor pieces nto play, prepares for
an opening or the king's flank,
(cj A strong move,
(dj PxP better for an open game.
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Anxious housewlTes will be glad to
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Its domestic uses, says the London Ex
press. According to ' the maker's
agents, vegetaline is almost entirely a
manufacturer's article, although it can
be used in the kitchen for making pas
try and will be supplied in retail if
there is any demand for It. But the,
talue of the process by which vegeta
line is made will, it is claimed, be in
providing bakers and biscuit manufac
turers with a substitute for butter
which is not only pure and cheap, but
which, for biscuits in particular, is bet
ter than butter.
The Return of the Summer Girl.
The cummer girl it coming home;
She flits from hill to aea ;
No more to roam, she's coming home
To happy, bappjr me.
The summer girl I know is true;
She'B pure -as is the pearl ;
From hilltop fair, from salty air,
She comes, my summer girl.
The summer girl, oh, what care I
How she doth flirt or smile T
I know her art, I know her heart,
I know each winning wile.
So let her play along the way
And tota each saucy curl.
For still, hsart free, she comes to me,
IXy loyal summer girl.
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WORK BOTH SIDES. 'j.
CCen Who Blake a Good Livlnar Out of
Strikes.
There are a' great mAny facts con
nected with labor strikes that seldom
become public, facts that are noticed
only by those who are in constant
touch with these struggles between the
mechanic and his employer. Many of
them are of a serious nature, but not
Infrequently there is the humorous side
to the story, says the Philadelphia
Evening Telegraph. Possibly one of
the best of the latter class was detail
ed by a prominent railroad man who
has been mixed up in strike troubles in
many sections of the country.
lie was talking to some friends about
the great steel strike now in progress
when he said, "Did you ever notice
what a number of curious people are
brought together whenever a strike oc
curs?" Waiting for an answer and see
ing only that his friends expected a
story, he continued: "Yes; there are a
number of them. There is the strike
breaker, the strike loafer and several
others who have a class of their own.
These individuals fairly live on strikes.
It is iheir one business In life to follow
them up, and they drift from ocean to
ocean while plying their vocation.
"Take the strike breaker. He Is a
sort of professional. Having learned
that' a 6trike is in progress, he Imme
diately puts himself in communication
wjth the capital end of it and proposes
to go to work for from one to three
weeks at regular wages, but with a
goodly sized bonus attached. His posi
tion seldom lasts more than three
weeks. He does not want it to, for at
the end of that time he finds himself
possessed of a few dollars with which
to go on a spree until he is ready to go
to the next striking center.
"But your strike loafer there's a
character for you. He has a scheme
for living without doing any work at
all and at the same time finds himself
voted a good fellow. He has no trade
and is anything but a mechanic, but he
gets there. It matters not to him
whether it be railroad hands, machin
Ists, garment workers or what not on
strike, he Is at home In any communi
ty. All that Is necessary for him to
know is that a strike is In progress
He will accomplish the rest in short
order.
"The first business of the strike loafer
Is to approach the agent who Is look
Ing for men to take the strikers places.
It is little trouble for him to obtain
promise of employment, and he is sent
off to the 2eld of action. Now is when
he begins his fine work. On arriving
at the shop he looks around, takes off
his coat as though he was going to
work and then in a surprised way sud
denly learns that a strike Is In progress.
On goes his coat again, and, approach
ing the foreman, he will Immediately
declare that he has been cheated, add
ing that no man could get him to work
In the place of a man who was striking
in order to better the condition of the
laboring classes.
"Arguments are useless. The man Is
determined, and out he goes directly
from the shop to the strikers' headquar
ters. To sympathetic ears he tells a
story as to how he was deceived by the
agent who engaged him and how thor
oughly against his principles it would
be to go to work in a striker's place.
Incidentally he tells what an awful
time he had fto escaping from the shop
where, he declares, even force was used
to detain him.
"Of course there Is a hurrah among
the strikers, who are Immediately ready
to lionize the man. He is carefully quar
tered and fed for a week or two, and
money 1 given him to help him out un
til he caa obtain other employment. He
remains 'as long as there Is a good liv
ing coming to him freely, but as soon
as that shows signs of stopping he de
parts to look for another soft thins In
the way of a strike."
NEBRASKA AT THE EXPOSITION.
Klegaat SoTenlr Vol a ma Describing; tha
Yarlona Industries of tha State.
Among . the features of the Buffalo
Exposition from Nebraska was a hand
some souvenir volume containing a brief
sketch, of each of the leading and suc
cessful busiaess firms in the state. It
was handsomely bound and profusely
illustrated. Practically every firm in
the state and the line of business in
which it is engaged was accurately des
cribed by the authorities publishing the
volume. A full page was devoted to
Nebraska's largest mail order house, The
Lincoln Supply Co. Concerning this
most enterprising firm the authorities
say:
".Lincoln is the base of operations of
some of the largest commercial and in
dustrial concerns in the world, especially
in some of those distinctive lines to which
her surroundings, location and resources
have made her naturally adapted. One
of these is the Lincoln Supply Company,
which is rightly named, as everything is
carried in stock that is needed in the
house or on the farm. This house was
first opened to the public one year .ago,
incorporating under our stale laws with
a capital stock of $60,000, occupying an
immense five story brick building, with
basement. Their immense floor space of
40,000 square feet is jammed from floor
to ceiling with every article needed for
the house or farm. Their daily output
is very large and they ship goods to all
parts of Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado,
Wyoming, the Dakotas, Oklahoma and
Indian Territory, in which vast territory
the company is represented by a host of
traveling salesmen. The basement is de
voted to the heavy machinery and agri
cultural implements. The first floor is a
well appointed office, sales and display
room for a general supply of hardware,
wire fences, barb wire, nails, fence posts,
etc. . The second floor is given over ex
clusively to all kinds of furniture, carpets,
sewing machines, window shades and
fixtures and a geaeral supply of house
hold goods; in fact, every inducement is
extended the young couple who wish to
go to housekeeping. Their line embraces
all the newest and best furniture on the
market and anyone wishing anything in
this line will be greatly benefitted by in
specting theirs first. The third floor is
given over to buggies.carriages and vehi
cles of all kinds, harness, blankets, whips,
etc., and the fourth to steel tanks, wind
mills, stoves and ranges, farm wagons,
etc. The fifth floor represents the sur
plus and miscellaneous stock and is used
for storage of same. The house is famili
arly spoken of as 'Nebraska's greatest
mail order house,' which is rightly
named, for their illustrated catalogue
sent broadcast throughout the country
brings them a correspondence that re
quires the assistance of several people.
The orders are promptly filled and it has
ever been a policy of this house to give,
if possible, better quality for the money
than if the purchaser were present to
select the goods for himself. A force of
efficient employes is maintained through
out the different departments, who are
all under the supervision of the president
Mr. P. F. Zimmer, and the secretary,
John F. Zimmer. Col. F. D. Eager is
vice president and treasurer of the com
pany. The president, Mr. P. F. Zimmer,
is 30 years of age, coming to Lincoln ten
years ago from Michigan, his native
state. He is a member of the Union
Commercial Club and M. W. A. The
secretary, Mr. John F. Zimmer came to
Nebraska seven years ago from Michigan,
his native state, and is also a young man
27 years of age.
"Both gentlemen are thorough masters
of every detail of the business, this
being of the greatest assistance to their
success and both are possessed in a
marked degree of that public spirit which
adds so much to the prosperity and ad
vancement of our city. To be brief, the
Lincoln Supply Company is one of our
best known and most substantial busi
ness firms, whose identity with the trade
and business methods have won for them
the implicit confidence of their customers
throughout the United States."
FRUITS OF PORTO RICO.
Delicious Varletlea That May Be
Made Into Jelllea and Other Sweets.
O. F. Cook, tropical agent for the
botanical division of the agricultural
department, who has just returned to
Washington from a trip of inspection
to Porto Rico, sees quite a future in
fruit canning for that island, says the
New York Sun. Abounding in the
most delicious fruits, few of the vari
eties are known outside the island on
account of their perishability, extor
tionate and difficult transportation and
other like obstacles. Almost all of the
fruits are susceptible of manufacturing
into jelly and other sweets easy of
shipment and which, on account of
their great delicacy, would demand the
highest prices.
Enterprise of this nature was former
ly practically prohibited by the 10 per
cent tax on sugar under Spanish rule.
With this removed and transportation
Improved, the future looks decidedly
promising. What is said of the fruits
may also apply to a few tropical vege
tables. Guava jelly Is famed the world
over, and other conserves would be
just as much in demand. Fruits are
to be had for almost nothing, and some
of those most in demand are the gro
sella, of exquisite flavor, which makes
a dainty preserved sweet. Another
is the quince, entirely too delicate for
transportation, yet a rare delicacy in a
preserved state.
Other fruits, a few of which are
known to the people of the United
States, are the nispolas, juicy and
sweet; corazones, also sweet; a small
wild berry, almost like our strawberry,
but with more the flavor of the rasp
berry, is the fresas; mangoes, tama
rinds and breadfruit are all well
known, while In one part cf the is
land delicious malaga grapes are rais
ed and so adapted to the climate that
three crops may -be gathered each year.
If you are in nesd of furniture, carpets,
buggies, harness, farm machinery, stovesl
ranges or hardware of any kind it wil,
pay you to write the Lincoln Supply Co.,
Lincoln, Neb., describing what you need
and get their prices before buying. Their
great removal sale is m progress and
many bargains are offered. Write for
anything you meed. They have it?
NEW STATES III 1904.
One, and Possibly Four, May
Figure In the Campaign.
OKLAHOMA TERRITORY PB0BLEH.
Will She Be Admitted With Her
Present Area, or Corn In With tba
, Indian Terrltorr Inoladedt Poll
1 tie Fla-nres Lararely In tha Case.
Important to Both Partlea.
Politicians In the national capital do
not lose sight of the fact that one new
and Important 6tate, possibly four, may
figure prominently in the campaign of
1904, writes the correspondent of the
Galveston News. For this very reason
the recent opening of the Wichita and
the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache res
ervations to settlement has been
watched with no little interest.
Oklahoma, the territory which will
profit by this new citizenship, has for
some time been a candidate for state
hood honors. Bills providing for her
admission were introduced in the Fifty-sixth
congress; but, like many other1
measures of importance, failed of con
sideration for lack of time. There is
every prospect that the Fifty-seventh
congress will provide for ber admission
with reasonable promptness. The only
really doubtful question Involved is
whether Oklahoma shall be admitted
with her present territorial area or in
clude the Indian Territory. Her im
portance as a state will be largely de
termined by the settlement of this
question.
The bill Introduced by Senator Fair
banks In the last congress provided
that congress might In its discretion
attach the Indian Territory to Oklaho
ma. The people of the two territories
are considerably divided over the prop
osition. As a rule the people of the In
dian Territory want to come In as a
separate state. In Oklahoma there are
many who want separate statehood
and likewise many who desire one
state formed of both territories. The
Fairbanks bill provided for Immediate
statehood for Oklahoma, leaving it to
congress to determine what shall be
done with the Indian Territory when
the work of the Dawes commission is
finished and admission is applied for.
Naturally politics figures largely in
the case. At present Oklahoma Is Re
publican, but by a very narrow mar
gin, unless the new population has ma
terially increased the Republican
strength. This is the feature of the re
cent opening which most attracts the
attention of the politicians. It is esti
mated that the new territory brings in
100,000 additional population. Half of
this number hails from the older set
tled sections of Oklahoma and Indian
Territory. The remaining 60,000 may
be divided as follows: From Kansas,
20,000; 15.000 from Texas and the re
maining 15,000 from the rest of the
country, Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa and
Neraska leading in supplying this lat
ter number.
On the hypothesis that 50,000 of the
settlers were from Oklahoma and the
Indian Territory It might appear to
some that there are only 50,000 new
people In Oklahoma as a result of the
opening of the new country, but as it
is clear that new population must take
the places of the homesteaders It is
safe to assume that Oklahoma is about
100,000 more populous than when the
census was taken last June, making
her approximate population at this
time about 500,000. As to the division
of the new population politically that
is difficult to determine, but investiga
tion suggests that it is closely divided
between the two great parties, with a
goodly bunch of Kansas Fopullsts
thrown In to make matters interesting.
Probably the Republicans have the
best of the deal by possibly as many as
2,000 votes. The claim of Delegate
Flynn that Oklahoma will be a Repub
lican state if admitted as a separate
state is reasonable, and this fact is a
potent argument with a Republican
congress to admit her separately, since
the Indian Territory is strongly Demo
cratic and would possibly overwhelm
the Republican margin of Oklahoma
should the one state idea be adopted by
congress. r
At any rate, if the Fairbanks bill is
enacted the election of 1902 will show
just how strongly Oklahoma is Repub
lican on account of the new population,
and if the figures look encouraging the
Indian Territory can be attached in
time for the election of 1904. If the
campaign of 1904 should find the two
territories In as one state. It would be
a state of a million people, with sev
en votes in the electoral college. It is
easy to see it might cut an important
figure in the presidential campaign if
the contest should be close.
Arizona and New Mexico, too, are
still clamoring for statehood. Arizona,
according to the new census, has a pop
ulation of less than 125,000. while New
Mexico Is still under 200.000. New
Mexico is now represented by a Re
publican delegate, but the Democrats
are numerous enough to carry the terri
tory most of the time. Arizona Is still
Democratic and would probably re
main so even If statehood should be
granted at the hands of a Republican
administration.
If Oklahoma should be admitted as a
separate state and Arizona and New
Mexico should also be admitted, the
chances are, In the absence of an ad
verse tidal wave, that Oklahoma and
New Mexico would add eight electoral
votes to the Republican column, while
Arizona would give three to the Demo
crats. On the other hand, should Oklahoma
and Indian Territory be admitted as
one state In time to participate In the
election f 1904 and Arizona and New
Mexico should also be admitted the
Democrats would be mora than likely
to capture the seven from Oklahoma
and three from Arizona, leaving the
Republicans little more than an even
chance for the three from New Mexico,
Since the admission of the continental
territories is bound to be seriously
considered by the' new congress the de
termination of the question of separate
statehood for Oklahoma and the In
dian Territory Is of great importance
both to the great parties and to the peo
ple of the territories as well. The only
certain thing at this time is that Okla
homa will be granted some sort of
statehood. She may be admitted and
Arizona and New Mexico left out, but
it la certain that when the Oklahoma
bill comes up for consideration the Ari
zona and New Mexico people are going
to make desperate efforts to get In. .
FOR SCIENCE'S SAKE.
Physician isolates Himself From the
World to Stndr Leprosy.
For the sake of science Dr. Louis
Knapp of St. Louis broke his family
ties and . severed all connection with
society to nurse Dong Gong, the Chi
nese, leper discovered, here a few. days
ago, says a dispatch to the New York
Journal. Dr. Knapp will live with the
Chinaman In a small frame house near
quarantine, south of the city, and has
the prospect of an Indefinite vigil, as
the Chinaman may live 10 or 15 years.
Equipped with an exhaustive library,
medical instruments and a good supply
of medicines, the doctor will make an
exhaustive study of the case.
The doctor bade his wife and children
a final farewell before reporting for
duty at the health department. -He
was warned of the danger to which he
exposed himself and told that he might
not be permitted to leave the house, but
may be compelled, to reside with the
Chinaman until he dies. The doctor
heard the penalties prescribed without
a waver In his determination and un
dertook the task.
Besides his library the doctor will be
provided with a piano to while away
the hours. The doctor will do all of the
cooking and will not permit the China
man to enter the kitchen.
Discussing the case Dr. Knapp said:
"Any disease is incurable until its
cure is discovered. If a cure for lep
rosy is ever found. It will be found by
some one who has devoted years to the
study of an actual case of the disease,
and I am not without hope that I may
at least contribute to such a discovery.
"Leprosy is only mildly contagious,
as I understand It. It would be con
tracted only by living In the same room
with a patient or by the grossest care
lessness in handling articles which had
been Infected by him. Both these dan
gers I shall carefully avoid."
THE TURKISH AFFAIR;
NEW GOLF FASHION.
Lateet Pad Ia to Wear Gold Chain
Aronnd Ankle.
A young woman living In New York
has astonished her friends by the new
fashion she has brought home from
abroad, says the New York Sun.
Around one of her ankles is linked a
gold chain bracelet or anklet of heavy
Tuscan gold fastened with a turquoise
amulet clasp. This Is worn outside the
stocking and is plainly in evidence
when a golf skirt is worn.
It would seem far too striking a fash
Ion to find favor with women of good
taste, but it is difficult to tell exactly
what will strike the feminine fancy.
Already a few of her friends have or
dered similar anklets in gun metal and
silver of less elaborate fashion than
that worn by the young woman who
brought the fad direct from Paris,
where it was introduced by a Russian
woman of title. One of these anklets
being observed at a Turkish bath pat
ronized by women, the attendant was
asked If the custom was general.
"A great many women," said the girl,
"wear these chain bracelets, some
above the knee and others at the ankle.
I have never known of their being
worn outside the stocking, however, as
I have been usually called to assist the
wearer to adjust the stockings over the
anklet, sometimes a difficult' task to
perform without tearing delicate ho
siery." All summer long women have been
wearing bracelets outside the sleeve,
and the new anklet fad seems to have
originated in the new and rather pro
nounced fashion of exhibiting ' the
bracelet. These odd fashions, however,
have a short life on this- side of the wa
ter, although they are carried to ex
tremes abroad, especially by the fash
ion makers of Paris.
Ninety Cats Keep Hotxae.
A family of 90 cats of assorted kinds
and colors keep house In a building se.
aside for their sole use In the road
leading from Weston to Nuremburg,
says a Scranton (Pa.) dispatch to the
New York World. Their benefactress
Is Miss Sarah Brill, aged 70, who lives
with her brother, a few years younger,
near the house in which the cats are
domiciled. The cats are an agreeable
lot, and the household duties are dls
varged without the least friction.
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St. Louis. .
Strau3 on the Porte's Dispute
With France.
WAR WOULD IITYOLVE ALL ETJR0P1
Former United States Bllnlster tt
Turkey Says That Alignment ol
Other Nations Will Determine Out
coma of Situation Menacing Bnrai
penn Peace-Canae oC the Trouble.
Oscar S. Straus, formerly United
States minister to Turkey and perhapi
better posted concerning th-t Bultan and
his dominions than any other New
Yorker, believes the Franco-Turkish
situation will develop In accordance;
with the manner in which the othei
European powers align themselves.
"Both France and Turkey are erratic
at times," said Mr. Straus to a New
York Herald reporter. "Fraoce hai
home problems to solve, and it Is Im
possible to say.how great an effect thli
will have upon its position In the Med
iterranean. Then, too, much will de
pend upon the attitude of England,
Austria, Roumanla and Greece, with
Russia, of course, the most important
factor outside of the two principals.
"It looks more serious now than it
was before," Mr. Straus continued, re
ferring to a cable dispatch in which It
was announced that France Is ready to
make a naval demonstration before
Constantinople. "I am familiar with
the Franco-Turkish dispute, as the in
cidents which brought it about were be
ing discussed while I was In Constan
tinople. About ten years ago French
men obtained a concession for the build
ing of docks at Constantinople. A large
company then formed with French cap
ital Interested, and the docks were
built. This made it possible for ships
to land freight at the wharfs instead
of discharging in midstream, as previ
ously had been done. It is a great im
provement. The docks were completed
three years ago, and then the conces
sionnaires, who are known as the Quay
company, endeavored to enforce the
rights that bad been obtained from the
Turkish government, compelling all
vessels to discharge at the docks and
to pay a heavy tonnage fee.
"This bore upon all foreign com
merce, and the representatives of the
other nations, notably England, Aus
tria, Roumania and Greece Russia re
maining neutral protested against
these charges as conflicting with
treaties of commerce. The treaties
practically provide that there shall be
one-eighth per cent import duty on all
goods entering Turkey, and that there
shall be no other charges Imposed.
"The situation grew acute and It
placed the Turkish government in a
very unfortunate position. The con
cessions of the Quay company and the
treaties of commerce are undoubtedly
In direct conflict. To yield to the
Quay company that Is, to yield to
France was to invite the immediate
co-operative opposition of the other
powers having commerce treaties. The
sultan found himself in an awkward
difficulty, and thus far has not been
able to extricate himself.
M. Constans, the French embassa
dor, is well known for his ability and
aggressiveness. He was minister of
the Interior when Boulangerism threat
ened France, and It was due to his
statesmanship that what threatened to
bring, about a crisis was ridiculed Into
obscurity. It appears that M. Constans
has been assured recently that the con
cessions granted to the Quay company
will be enforced by the sultan, and
these promises have been 'postponed
to use a mild word. The situation in
that respect is not much unlike the one
produced by our Indemnity claims, but
the promises made to us were so defi
nite that we succeeded in having them
respected.
"Doubtless the sultan is desirous of
relieving the situation by purchasing
the docks from - the Quay company,
but the amount required for this is
about 50.000,000 francs, and it is not
easy for him to obtain the money. The
docks will be of little value as revenue
producers unless the charges on com
merce can be enforced, and whether
the docks are controlled by the French
or by the Turkish government the en
forcement of those charges will bring
up the conflict I have referred to.
"The situation has a very serious
side, inasmuch as the objecting coun
triesnamely, England, Austria, Rou
manla and Greece in pursuance of
whose protests the sultan has taken
his present stand, are morally bound to
side with Turkey. I use the word
"morally In the ordinary sense, though
I question whether it should be used in
respect to International matters.
"No doubt the sultan could find some
means of supplying himself with cash
to buy the quays. To be sure, the peo
ple of Turkey are already heavily tax
ed, and most of the country's revenues
have been pledged, but the sultan If
pressed to an extremity will get the
money."
"Is It probable that the two countries
will resort to hostilities?"
"That is a question which I would
prefer not to answer. Much will de
pend upon the affairs of Europe for the
next fortnight. Still, you ask me as to
the probabilities. I will say that the
probabilities are all In favor of a peace
ful settlement. Of course the situation
Is one of great seriousness, containing
an element of danger, but, on the other
hand, there are many things that will
make for peace. The sultan is toler-i
ated In Europe. He knows that before
a hostile gun Is fired Turkey will be
assured that It has strong support.t
War between these two countries;
would mean a general European con-i
flagration, and Europe is not ready for,
that conflagration.