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DUNRAVEN'S ' DEFENSE
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Smaley Takes Up the Cudgel in Behal of
. the Englsh ! - Yachtsman.
ALL TaE BAD FEATURES OF TiE AFFAIR
Point Which May Not Prove Palatable to
Patriotio Americans.
UNBENDING ATTITUDE or TiE COMMITTEE
, .Iw Rulings tat Might Have Been More Elas-
to or Liberal
HURTS THE INTERNATIONAL FEELING
'VlJulrl1nl of Unnrn"en from thc
Contc.t for Amcrlen'H Cui . " 'II
Leln'c Grent Ilterl 'HH 'J.hul
nn.1 IncrcnHe " Vrnngt1ng.
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JEW YOR , Sept. It-Speclal ( Teegram : )
-Thero Is but one International topic to
whIch anybody can be expected to pay attention -
ton today , and that Is the International yacht
race. That Is a subject on which there Is
great need of an Impartial statement , and I
will try to make one I know very well the
dangers atendIng such an attempt , stIll I
think It worth malcng , and especially ! o to
an audience some distance from New Yorlc.
This city , like other cites , Is very apt to bo
governed by local feelings and Influonc3s. The
New York Yacht club , moreover , Is a very
powerful body socially , with very whle-reach-
' , Ing connections. and the reputation of the
; i Now York Yacht club Is very deeply con-
cernell In this business. There Is the Jingo
sentment ala sentiment very accurately
expressed In the old mete , "Our country ,
rIght or wrong. " I you adopt that the whole
question becomes very simple. You no longer
wish to find out who Is right or 'wio Is
wrong. Mr. Ieln Is an AmerIcan , Lord Dun- '
raven Is an Englishman , so down with the
Englishman.
I do not bole\o : that to be goad Amerlcan-
Ism nor to represent the best American feelIng -
lug , nor the folng of the majority.
To clear the ground still further , let us I
make a supposition. Let us suppose al thc ,
acts of the New York Yacht club commltteo
and of the America's cup committee to be ,
Ii ' technically defensible. Suppose they were ,
right On all the contested poInts and Lord I
Dunra\en wrong. Are we satisfIed with the
result ? Do wo take much prIde or pleasure ,
In keeping the America's cup In this way ? r
Does our success add to our reputatior L
abroad ? reputaton
WHEREIN AMERICA SUPFERS.
I fear It must bo admitted that I does not , .
The judgment against us may bo harsh or
wrong , but It Is a judgment , and It Is no
answer to say that all the fault Is Lord Dun
raven s. Lord Dunraven Is not the kecper
of the honor or reputation of the United I
States. NothIng that ho has done or omited I
to do could compromise I or us. I wo are
compromIsed ( wo shl have to admit , ulti -
mately , I not today , that for the acts which
have brought reproach upon us wo and no
foreigner are responsible.
I will put the mater broadly. We hold the
AmerIca's cup. Lord Dunraven chalenged I
for It , built a yacht to compete for it , crossed
the seas to race for it , and then wlhrew
on the express ground that a fair race could II I
not be had on account of the excursion
steamers. Is there anything In that state -
ment which can be denied ? I there Is not ,
can we wonder that the reputation of the
country abroad suffers. The only point In the
statement which anybody will pretend to
contest fR thA assertion that a fain race
could not be had on account of the excursion -
sion ! steamers. That , however , does not rest
on Lord Dunraven's authority. The leslmony
of the New York press was unanimous
They have denounced the conduct of these
steamboat captains ever since last Saturday :
In the most energetic language. They have
admitted and asserted that both yachts were
Interfered with . They now blame Lord Dun
raven for acting on the ' views they them
selves have expressed.
CLEAR COURSE IMPOSSIBLE.
Nobody can say that there was any guaran-
tee , whatever . that the course would b kept
clear lat Thursday. I was crowded at the
atart. The committee postponed the start to
get the steamers out of the way. They sue
ceeded. Does anybody believe they coul !
have "cpt It clear during the race ? Noboy
professes they could. They do not them
) selves I.y . they could. Inasmuch , then , as
Lord Dunraven had notified the commLtee
le would not again sail over an obstructed
course , can lie bo blamed for acting on his
notice ? I assume all through that both side
are acting In good faith. There Is no cvi L-
denco of bd faith on either side. There arc ,
however , Ilapers which suggest that Lord
Dunraven had 1 base tolve for wlhdtnwlng.
They say he knew he should be beaten. One
' " New York paper of large circulation bead
"T' lines Its report on Friday with the words
j "Dunraven lunks. " There could not be a
snore olensl'e Inst1 nor a charge less
founded The fact Is that Lord Dunraven
still believes Valkyrie ' faster than Defendei
lie lost the first race party by the hauling of )
the wind to the southward. That Is his \'Iew ,
and i I also the view of ! a good many competent -
patent AmerIcan yachtsmen who were then
'
The wash of the steamers did the rest.
The second race , on which the foul occurred
at starting , was won by Valkylo by tort ) , -
seven seconds. Lord Dunrann Is confider it
he should have won by five or sIx minutes
more I the steamers would have let bin 5.
He may bo rIght or wrong. All I mean to I
say 1 that such Is his belief.
: ; > COMMITTEE ALWAYS WRONG.
J Thai disposes of the suggestion , whch
ought never to have been made , that ho witl 1-
drew on Thursd3Y because he knQW ho ! hould
bo be3ton. I I equally well disposed of by
his proposal 10 Iho ( committee to sail the race
somewhere else , or at an hour when the
s ales Joull Dot Itt at the yachts , or that
the committee should declare the race void
Ua.
I there was Interferenco. The ccnlnltto d a.
qlned thre proposals , and why ! They have
never explained why. They simpy : ) II
was Impollble , whch : II no answer and no
explanatiCn. They sid It was " 'mpoulble' ,
, to order Tuesday's raca to bl reiaiied. It Is
' [ . now admitted that they had the powct . They
tko too limited a vIew of theIr pOWO : . . Th : i '
. carrtes. 'l , bac to their orIginal refusal to' '
ra' the cup races at Marblehead , I Lord'
Iunravon wished. They said that was impo 3.
bible. Why ! Tbero Is no answer. There I
I nothing In the deed of gift wlob ! makes It
impossibie They knew what hal happened ,
al prevlouz racel. The ecurlon ! Iteamers
then , . now , lad been an intolerable nulunee
and mischief. The commie know tbey
could not contrQI % them. Why abould they not
atna
1&1 aeleolol an 01' . eourlO awa , frm
a
Ns e\ York ? DId they fe1 bound to povilc a
speeilcle for their New York trends ! ? Wu
the cub ! foalIng paramount ? Dd : foc'al In-
nuence ! an:1 : comradshp ! and local Interelt :
weIgh with the committee more than the
oblgaton to secure c'eI waters In which
to nil this great ! nternaVonal contest ? I am
far from affirming Ihat.
The true 10lve , however has never , S :
far as I know , ben avowed , ad I think I
quite time that It shoul be I
CONDITIONS NOT THE SAME. i
But , says one New Yorle piper , whIch dieA .
talulshell Il el by uM.lule 'atell jingoIsm ,
Lord Dunraven hind ] accepted the COJI1on. !
and ou/1 10 have sailed the last rae at nY
r isk. The answer Is that the danger had in-
c reased. The conWons were not the lame
anl ( Lard Dunra\en hal frankly rid that ho
tld not Ihlnk he had a rIght 10 risk his yacht
and the lIves ! of hi crew In circumstance
whIch hall b come of imminent and vlblo
p eril.
To say that Defender ran the 'same risk Is
only to say that the contest "as a gamble.
Can we really desire 10 put the questions of
Interntonal i superiority In yachting 10 mere
h azard 7 Is It to depend on luck ? Arc we
con lent to keep or lore the cup at the caprice
of an excursion steamboat captain ? Should
wo be satisfied I Valkyrie was swamped or
Impeded i ? Should wo bo satisfied If Defender
lost l the race for similar reasons ? I not , I
Wink we might cease chiding Lord Dmra\
for not caring to accept the very chances
which we should reject. I Is no answer to
say that Defender was ready to accet these
vossibiiittes. They had been provldel\ for
her by her own frIends , and reject them she
could not. I think , too , we ought to remem-
ber that In all these matters the repro-
sentatves of onJ of the parties Interested are
decIding for bolh. The committee are all
AmerIcans. They have done their best , I
repeat , , to bo impartial , but , after all , they
are not only AmerIcans '
, but human. Why
should we never have thought of giving the
Englishmen a voice on the committee ?
I Is hard 10 explain the ferocity of the
attacks on Lord Dunra\en In certain papers
except on one thcor ) ' . The wrIters In those
journals feel that the Englishman has corno
mited the inexpiable crIme of putting them
In the wrong , and their only way out of It
Is to revile the man guilty of this offense .
OUTRAGES INTERNATIONAl. . FEELING.
Having saId this much , I add that although
I consider that Lord Dunraven , as a 'achts-
man , was justified In wihdrawIng 'his boat ,
I none the less I think that as a representa-
tvo of England ho made a deplorable mis-
take. This had become an issue of somethIng i
more than yacht racIng. I had stirred na-
tonal and International feelings. Good re-
latons between Englnnl and America are a
thousand times more Important 10 both
tmes coun-
tries than the America's cup. ThIs dispute
has to seine extent embittered them. hard
things arf said on boll sides. I Is firmly
belo vei abroad that a fair race cannot bo
had off Sandy hook. We know what Is said
here. A portion of the Englsh press , though
nol the best portion , has prlnteJ some ehame- i
ful criticisms. The sporting ppars write ,
after their kind. They thInk of nothing but
sport , and expect everybody to accept English L
views of sport , and upbraid us I wo prefer
to have views of our own.
Among the non-sporting papers the radIcals -
Icals are , as usual , by far the most anti. .
ant-
American and fling out imputations with
: fng Imputatons wih I
true radical recklessness. \Ve are stung Into I I
replying and so the wrangle goes on Lord I
Dunraven might well have taken these Inter-
national considerations Into account. I heart-
Iy wIsh ho had. even nt much rIsk to his
yacht. But he , a yachtsman , dId not feel ] i
warranted In taking other than a yachtln
yachtng
vlow. \Ve , too , base our condemnation of him
on yachting views , and there I wIsh I might
end. I wi so end In one sense , for tlO ,
prospect at anothr r international yacht rce
In American waters and under the jurIsdIc-
tion of the New .
ton York Yacht club Is re
mote In the extreme.
GEORGE W. SMALLEY .
NOTES 1 10)1 'I'lIEi MEXICAN CAII''AI ,
Imllortnnt Gold IIN.n'crleH .trn .t-
h'l the Atenton or Cnl.Unl.t.
CITY O MEXICO , Sept. H.-I Is believed L
the ICeho Indians , long
: frIendly to Mexico ,
while biter foes of the 'Chan , a Santa Cruz
tribe , and also of the British colonists In I
BelIze , will renew more Intimate commercIal i
relationship with the people here. The MexIcan -
Ican government wi guarantee them peaceful -
ful possession of theIr lands where they cut ]
mahogany and other precious woods and I
hunt deer. .
An Important minIng company for worldng
gold properties has been formed I London I
with a capital of 60OOO. .
Gold discoveries In the state of Guerrero ,
where iSO claims have been taken up , at-
tract great attention.
Dr. Miguel Slva has been appointed by
President Daz a delegate on the part of the I
state of Mlchoacan to the hygienic conventior 1
conventon
at Denver.
The wUe of President Diaz has opened a
popular subscription for the victims of the
cyclone at Matamoras.
Colonel Erastus I. hawks , president of the
International 'Sweeplng Machine company of t
the United States , has arrIved , having sold I
tire machines to the new company whIch has S
undertaken the work of' cleanIng the city.
:1 XICO'S InOISI U I'AI'E VOY.
ComIng Viewed In Different Light , I
I ) ' 1I"dlng I'Rller.
CITY OF MEXICO Sept. 14.-Partido , llb -
oral , today says the papal ! envoy can only be
received here In his ' ecclesiastical and not In
any diplomatic capacity . Ito will bo made
much of by the Ignorant clerical who display -
play most astounding inability to cJmprehend
that modern Mexico Is not the MexIco of the
Romanist dominaton ,
EI Democrat , also 1 liberal paper , thinks
the clerIcal have been entirely shorn of theIr
power to harm and that the government acts
wisely In employIng the church to build up
and conserve the social fabrIc , for the great
danger of the country Is its real and funda
mental lack of religious unity , the people In
power being amongst the lower class of Indians -
dians and fetcl worshipers. Thus It Is important -
portant for Mexico that Catholicism should !
bo made the bond of national unity.
hteinforcesuents C.uno In Time
lA V ANA , Sept 14.-Sections of the Span
lets Infantry and cavalry were surrounde by :
400 Insurgents near Puerto Principe. The
government troops broke through the circle , ,
and just at the opportune moment reinforce
menls arrived. The Insurgents broke u p
Into small scouting parties and hurried away ri
leaving six killed and twelve wounded Two
of th9 Spaniards were killed and six wounded
The Inlurgent. have burned the plantaton
of Yndlo Sagul and the smalL villages of
Media Maria , Rodrigue and Potrerlo. The
Iou at Potrerlo alone Is estimated at
U6OOO. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
SteerAIC hates ao VII MosiIny ,
BERLIN , Sept. H.-Tho Hamburg I3oe . .
lenhilo announces that all of the transat -
lanto companies whlob joined the per ar I.
nounced two days ago by the Associate
press hare decIded to raise steerage rate is
25 per cent after . Monda7. .
1
NO ] IEEINESS { THERE
British Publo Fimls i Impossible t Rest
Easy Under Defeat ,
MANY RANCOROUS EXPRESSIONS OF WRATH
Amerc anti American Methods Damned
High and Low in Englant
TONE or THE PRESS NOT A CRITERION
E ditorial I Uternces , However Virulent , Do
1M Express Popular Feelng ,
PRIDE AND PURSE BOTH TOUCHED
Juhn hull liar . ! Jilt In IIlr . loHt , -
storable SIIutH .u11 Vnn"le to
Do : loI'e 'Fhtisse Squints .lul
SquciiL
( Copyrighted . 15D5. by Press Publishing Company )
LONDON , Sept. 14.-New ( York World
Cable.-Speclal Telegram.-Not ) I single
Englsh newspaper daily or sporting , that I
have seen , has maintained that Valcyrlo was
a better boat than Defender. Wherever
any authority has discussed this poInt II has
been Invariably admitted from the facts at
h and that Defender clearly showed her IU-
p rlorlty. The Saturday Review today , I
historIcaly ! unfriendly critic of all things
Amerian , says : "The account of the first race
was depressing In the extreme to all who had
hoped i Valkyrie might hold her own with the
best American sloop. Captain InC slcmed
to have outmaneuvered Captain Cranfield at
the start , and Defender outsaled VaUtyrle ,
both In goIng to wIndward and In the run
home. In fact the superiority of Defender
over ValkyrIe appeared to bo even more
marked than the superiority of Vigilant over
Valkyrie I.Ve cannot see that the second
race altered thIs Inference In the slightest.
To say nothing about the foul , all are agreed
that Defender lost a couple of minutes at
the start and was only beaten by forty-seven
seconds In spite of the fact that SilO could I
never carry her large topsail. I we discuss
the foul wo have at once to acknowledge that
so far as our Information goes Americans I
have given us an example of the sportsman.
lke l Hanley. conduct which we preached to thorn after .
Hanley.IT
IT WAS OF THE SAME PIECE.
"The English press was unanimous In condemning -
demning the Cornel crew for rowing over
the course and scorIng a wIn when l'wlr opponents -
ponents through 1 mistake were left nt the C
posl. Now a British yacht gets an advantage
In i the start and Instead of returning IId : L
sailing the race over again gee on and tries n
to score I win. Under these circumstances n
wo should have expected all the English
papers to condemn Lord Dunra\en for un-
sPortsmanlike conduct , but , far from t10lng
this , they have tried to condemn the committee -
tee of the New York Yacht club. The TImes ,
wo are glad to see , Is fairer than others , but
even that paper , while loyally accepting the r
decIsion , says : 'So far ns wo can gather from S
telegraphic accounts , Defender manuovered I
to put Valkyrie Into a difficult position a'd I
succeeded In doing so. . ' This Is undoubtedly
true , but I did nol nee to bo stated , for I
Is what every yacht skipper trIes to do on S
every such occasion. The Chronicle asserts S
that there Is no equity In the decision to give i
the race to the loser , but the dear old ChronIcle - ,
Iclo evidently knows ] more about the l-tntcs S i I
of the nonconformIst conscience than It does
about the equities of yacht racing. The Pal I
Mal Gazette , IS was to be expected , parrots S
the Chronicle with nn added shade of I'n- '
reason In it. Tire decision Is hardly l ula-
ble , bu I Is the rule of the game. . "
DEFENDER TIE BETTER FOmr.
The article , I understand , was written by
a note yachting expert , who adds : "The i
measurements of the two yachts disclose the I
difference which may wel be the true caue i
of the superiority of Defender. Her mast ,
wo hear , Is stepped some fire feet and 1 hal r
further forward than that of Valkyrie , whIch S
shows that the pInt of greatest breadth In I
her must bo four or five feet nearer the bows I
than It Is In Valkyrie , and thus Defender
has a much . longer run than Valkyrie. The ,
importance of thIs can be gauged from tbe
fact known 10 every sailor that I In a row
boat you seek to tow a mast It Is better to I
tow It with the thick end near your boat. A
bluff bow and 1 long run are better than a I
fine entrance and a bad run. I looks as I t
tire long run on Defender Is the cble rp r
outward sign of Mr. lerreschofts superIoriy
as a yacht buiider. . "
Only 1 few leading English yachtsmen are
available In or around London , the rest L
being scattered just now at country houses
all over England or at resorts on tim con
tinent , and I bas been possible to reach only
a few of these by telegram or letter slnc3 the
unfortunate result of the international con
test To requests for an opinion on the
merits of tIre decIsion of the New York re -
gatta commlto and Lord Dunraven's fnal I
acton , the un'form answer has been that L
until further details were received they muat I
decline 10 give their names to public ex-
preulons . of their \Iows.
FAiTh IN TIE COMMITTEE.
One of the leading yachtsmen said today ,
however , that ho was personally acqualnle ;
with the member of the commLeo and-he
feels sure they would bo inclined 10 give the
verdict to the English visitor If I had a
In any way possible under the rules. Another -
other yachtsman sid : "I as. reported here
Valkyrlo was to widward at the time of the
collision , any sailor would laugh at the con
tention that she could not maYo avoided
fouling , even If the committee boat was , as
claimed , close aboard on her weather bower
or ahead. The least touch of her helm tt t
the moment would "
last have cleared her end
I am bound to add that among experienced
yachtsmen the opinion baa aeveral time
been expressed to me that Lord Dunraven J
a man of such quick and obstinate temper
that hIs good JUdgment at a critical moment
Is by , nD means 10 be relied upon
JOHNNY DULL FCELS SORE.
Thee favorable expressions to the Amen
cans are , however , exceptional. The vat majority -
joriy of opinions at clubs and vlaces of
publo resort are brutally denunciatory of t
our committee , of the Defender syndicte
and the AmerIcan public. The generally Lm -
partial editorials In the newspaper do 10t t
In the least express the prevalent pUblc
opInIon. In fact , one hears the London
TImes and other newspapera almost a ofen ;
denounced for "their cowardly tirn-seryin , g
articles , " a I America for alleged uneports 1.
manlike conduct. An
manlke American resIdent In I
London for Ihlrly.lve years saId today his
temper had not been so sorely trIed at cc I.
clal gatherIngs , his clubs or even In raiway
carriages , sInce .Muon and Sldel were taken
ol ! the Trent , so bIter and unreasoning II I
Ibis almost universal aeDtlmclt , that the .p.
puent good feeling of. En.l.n ! toward AmerIca -
!
Ica l would seem 10 bQ only on the
eurface and that underlyIng I there Is real
h atred of us , possibly for .oar , uccess In 1'
tonal progress , In manufactures - and enter-
prlso generally whets in competition with
Drltsh Interests. When that success Is
shown In sporting conle the Intolerant
hatred Is intensified. Iloweyer It may bo as
b etween Englishmen and Englishmen , the
Drlon Is not a good loser when the success-
Bh ul competitor Is an alien , even If one of
his own colonists. When I seemed likely the
A lt-Australia eleven would beat Atl.England
last l year , there were lulhably virulent ex-
presions of opinIon agslust the antipodean
rethren When Vigilant came In first at the
special match with Drlannla last season al
C owes not a single salute was given her by
atendant steamers , or even by private
yachts gathered In numbers at the finish .
ALWAYS LEAVE BITTERNESS .
Tire bald statement may Indeed be made
that all international contests between Eng.
and l and the United Slates , with perhaps the
ingle exception of LIeutenant hleun's visit ,
and Including boating , intercollegiate and
other athletic encounters , have left the bll-
terest memories behind them. TheBo have I
not always found their way into publc : press ,
but I the World Is able 10 secure the I
frank statr'ment of their experiences from
surv'lng member of the Harvard crew of
1869 from Lon M'ers , tire once champIon
AmerIcan sprInter , front Hoyal Carrel of
the Nn\ahoe , from members of tine Yale
team and the Cornel crew , and George Gould I
as to last season's racing ! In British water ,
the result would no moro conduce 10 In.
lernatonal amity than th upshot of the I
present conlest. The suggestion Is made In L
the Yachting World and several London papers -
pers today that future contests for America' , S
c up seeming now hopeless an American I
yacht or yachts shall challenge for time royal I
VIctoria gold cup next year , or for the cup
won In American waters by Genesta , and I
now held by Bnitannia. "Then , " says even
our inmost generous critic In the English prose ,
"wo will Lee whEther racing yachts can bo t
designed In America to successfully brave
Atlantic storms. . " 'hll Is time stock argument -
ment over here , the fact never being allude I
to that both Na\ahoo and Vigilant crossed I
the ocean without Ih
least Injury from
straIning.
WINNERS OP THE YEAR.
Little , by the way , has been saId In the
English press , about the great success of
Howard Gould's Niagara ' , ' but from ofcial I
records of this season's racing published today -
day It appears sine crossed the line twenty
six times first OUt of fIfty starts , second sIx
times , third twice and mad live sails over. She
has won stakes to the value of I 593 , besIdes -
sIdes two cups and the gold medal. The next
successful competitor In the same class was ;
the Inyonl with sixteen wIns and twelve seconds -
ends out of forty starts ; wih stakes to the
amount of I320' and two cups. Lord Dun
raven's lwenty-rater AUdrey comes next wih
sixteen wins out of t rty-nvo starts. Ho
won I307 In stakes and three ClipS. Tin
prInce of Wales' Drltann1 of the big yacht 5
won thirty-two firsts , one second and sever in
sails over out of fifty stars , 12,000 In stake a
and a variety of cups and Ilerreschofr's fit -
ff-
teen-raler Dakotah leae5- tur
s' : class wIth , flf - ,
teen firsts , seven seconds It ot thirty sl t ;
"
und IUO I stakes.
Mr. Clarke , tine prince of \Vales' foremosl
competitor last year , has sold Satanla In
disgust because "Piiied" for ] p
In the Royal Yacht squadron , the fate also
meted out this year to Andrew Walker , the
owner of Aura. Ho Is the son of 1 brewer ,
and ClarIce's fortune also conic from trade
Tine London Times today claims the Englsh
West Coast line still holds the record
Ino sti < s for
speed. A correspondent says : "Taldng the
times of stoppages included In the West
Coast's 640 miles In 612 minutes It was only ! ]
60 minutes to the ticket platorm , where
the journey practically ended. This Is mac
tonaly superior to the New York Central I
436\2 \ miles In 41 % mlnules. The further
claim of tine later'company that the EmpIre r I
epress Is tine fastest gular passenger train' '
In tine world as today cabled by Renter : ,
Is less capable , of slppJrt. The West Coast
now runs to Perth In eight \ hours and forty :
minutes Curiously enough this Is the exact -
act time taken by the Empire State exprcs
In completing Its course of 40 miles , but
Perth Is I journey of 450 miles. The cor
responding cast coast traIn from King's Crols
to Dundee , 452 miles In eight 10urs , forty -
seven mInutes , also eclipses tine AmerIcan
train BALLARD SnTH. "
ALWAYS LED IX YAChT BUILDING
ElgJlh Authorities A.1ml Brother
Jomssntlsuni's ' ' .
Jonnthnl' " Sllu'rlorl )
( CoP > hhted , 1S9 : 1) ' the ; 'oclate I'ress. )
LONDON , Sept H.-Tho newspapers have
not ceased to comment upon the fasco of the
eS
races fur the America's cup. The press Is I
practically unanimous In the expression of
tine opinion that there wi be n more challenges -
lenges to salt for the famous trophy durin/
the present generation at least. The NaI. -
tonal Observer says that the topic ha3 become I.
como a disgustng rather than an Interestng
one. The Spectntor's article dwelt al considerable -
enable length on tine manner In whch AmerIca -
Ica has always led the way In yacht buiding
and compliments what It characterizes as tli
astonishing ability of the Herreschofs In the
building of yachts , whIch , It Is added , Is al
the more noteworthy , because one of the
brothers has lost his sIght. The Speclator
thinks that the public Is tiring of the system
which requires that expensive boats shah be
buIlt yearly for the special purpose of corn
poLing for tine Amerl a's cup , and predicts
that tine small raters w ropn be rctored to
favor , unless there shall ; bo some radical
change In yacht dpaigniagi which . will Insure
;
"
undoubted superIority.
Criticism of Vigilant's . creer In Englsh
waters and of the right pt.her owner , Mm .
George J. Gould , to bO Olsldered a trim 0
sportsman , has been Irlve Ihero by the Dc- i
fender.Valkyrle face , ' Va041 \ Fair says that
'nJIl
I does not thInk Mr , Gqul ! at the Cowes reo
gaUa reached the highest standard of sports
manship and time story hi reyld { of how , when
tIme prince of Wales was Jltroduced to Mn
Gould on the club lawn ] 'lt ' Cowes , sine did
not arIse from her seat k.under tine rules
sCt I
she should have done wii4n\ , conversing wih
a royal personage. .
Nothing I known by , tIuRoyal Yacht or
Southampton Yacht sqadruu concerning a
rc
challenge from Dunraven to .Defender to race
In Mediterranean waters ,
DCPEJl n 1\IT" P TO E GL'NU.
May ' ClnU"llc " 'nshkyrie ' to a Unce lor
5' IrllNJ 'cIP ,
LONDON , Sept U. - The Pal Mal On I-
zete this afernoon contains an article on
the subject of Internatonal yacht racIng , In I
the course of which I 1 observed that I
the rules prevented the New York coamml
tee from declaring void the race of Ian ml
Tuesday between Valkyrie sad Defender , I
Is high time ths L the rule slould be roe
vised. In tine same article the owner or
Defender are reminded that there Is an is 1-
ternatonal cup ofere by the Royal VIctorIa ]
cub of Ryde awaiting I challenger , and I Is I
suggested that If the Americans lave anT
fault to find with the conditions under whlcb :
competition for that trophy Is to be com 0-
ducted , they would ' kl r state the obje a.
teD without delaf. ,
REVIEW \ \ A SUCCESS .
Demonstrted the German Army is Ready
for Active Work at Any Time
COUNT OF TURIN RECEIVED COLDLY
Emperor Displeased ( that the Orown Prince
Was Not Sent to Stettn ,
SOCIALST PAPERS SUPPRESSED DAilY
Ohancelor May Resign i More Repressive
Measures Are Adopted
COUNT WALERSEE MADE FIELD MARSHAL
Ge..rnl ) . 'Concclle.1 to lie thc Allc.t
1'11.1 or Yon : lolt e-IIH CUI'I.H
Shon'H VI. " .1 II the lIe-
cent : htl ' .n'cl'H.
( Copyrighted , IS : by tine Associated Prcso. )
BERLIN , Sept. H-Accordlng 10 military
experts the army maneuvers In the vicinity
of SteWn this week have : been 1 great sue-
cess , and have demonstrated amply the excel-
lent l discipline , ann ( ! showing It to bo ready
for the InltL'tve of their commanlers. I has
also been shown , according to the same
authoriIes , that the days of the usefulness
of cavalry are by no means ended , as has
been asserted In some quarters. Both GerJ
man and foreign experts are loud In their
praises of the ski dlpla ) by Emperor
William In handling tine troops In Thursday's
acton , which followed the plan which ho had
personally designated. A new system of
field telegraphy , which was Introduced In
thIs engagement , proved most satisfactory.
Perhaps the only' thing In connection with
the army maneuver which has heft any ill
feeling II the fact that the count of TurIn ,
nephew of King Humbert of Italy , was
treated with decided coolness at Stet tn. I
Is alleged Emperor WIlliam was greatly an-
noyed that the count , instead of Crown PrInce
VIctor , was delegated to represent Italy
among tine royal guests at the man uvers.
I Is undertood ICing Humbert dId not Fend
the crown prince to Germany for fear that I
by so doing he would give offense to Prnnce. I
The squadron of e\oluton maneuvering at
sea oft Dantzle put Into the roads today
accompanied by the royal yacht Hohenzolern ,
wIth Emperor William on board.
NEWSPAPER SUPPHESSIONS CorMON.
Since tire emperors denunciation of so-
cIalsts the seizure of socialist papers and limo
arrest of theIr editors have been incidents
of almost daily occurrence. Among the
papers subjected to this treatment are the
Magdeburg Volestmle , the Dreslau Volks-
wacht , the Hanover Yolks Wile , the Elen !
Arbeiter Zeltung curl tIre Kel Volks Zel-
' tung , whist the seizure of presses at Lelpc , .
F'urth. NurensbsiThid other place's . prove 11
Saxon and Bavarian governments are prepared
In tine anti-socialist campaign. Tine Voss-
Ische Zeltung of thL city warns the govern-
merIt against ill-advised attacks upon the
liberty of the press. The ministers are all
taking their holdays and II L Impossible
that any decided ant-socialst measure will
be adopted at once. I Is known , however ,
tht Count Von Eulenburg , who Is credited
wih having great Influence wIth Emperor
William , has been strongly advIsing his
sovereIgn toward more rigorous repressive cn
nictmnents.
A Hamburg newspaper declares the ImperIal -
penal chancellor , PrInce Hohenlohe , will re-
alga his ofce I the emperor should Insist
upon the introduction of nny such measure.
SeeIng the lengths to which the local
authorities will go now that the emperor
has gIven the word , the press Is becoming
much more guarded In its comments. Many
journals counsel the government to seek the
causes of discontent which feed the socialist
flame rather than hastily endeavor to sup-
press agitation , persecution having only
served to Increase the zeal of It prop-
agandIsts.
VON MOLTKE'S ABLEST PUPIL.
The promotion of Count Von Waldorsee
to be 1 field marshal has directed attention
anew to 1 man who Is destined to play I
leading part In the next great war In which
Germany Is engaged Von Walderso Is regarded :
garded as Von Moltko's ablest pupil. hit
handling of the Ninth army corps at the
Stettn maneuvers proved him to be a
capable strategist , while his corps wu shown I
to be enl of the best dried In the Prussian
arm ) ' .
I Is now admitted at the foreign ofce
that the visit of Prilee Hohenlohe , the 1m.
portal chancelor , to St. Petersburg , has a
semi-official character . Prince Hohenlohe
went In the fIrst place to seek n private favor
at the hand of the czar , namely , that his I
wIfe might retain pos sslon of the vast
estates In Russia whIch else inherited a few ,
years ago from her brother , Sy-Wltgen-
stein but ho bad further mission which
, 1ad a , was S
to confer with Prince Lobnot the RussIan
minIster of foreIgn affairs , with regard to C
the Russo-German entente In the event of i
further troubles In the far east and to effect
a genrl understanding on the political
situation . I Is underetood the official mis-
slon of Prince .Hohenlohe was measurably
successful , the czar readl ) ' granting PrIncess I
Uohenloho permission to retain her Russian I
etats , which are said to be worth 50,000" .
000 marks The late czar rIgorously enforced
the law which forbids foreigners to own I
land In Russia , and If ho had lived PrIncess r
Uohenloho would lave been obliged to sel I
her estate9 for whatever they would fetch
I Is not Improbable one of the youngest sons
of Prince Hohenlohe will remove to Hupsla
to reside permanently , and so qualify 11m sel
for the Wlgensteln estates.
ATTACKS MET WITH VIGOR.
The conservatives are meeting tine atacks
of Baron Von Hammersteln , impugning their
political Integrity , wIth characteristic vigor .
A committee representing the Kreuz Zeltung
publshes a statement today , which Is signed I
by Count Von Flnckenateln , to the etect
that Daron Von Hammerteln was suspended I
from tine position of chief editor of that
paper on July 4 , and that sInce then facts
mayo been brought to light which have corn
peled the committee to finally break oft at l ;
relations wilts the baron , and that the mater ;
has been placed In time hands of the publc
prosecutor. In addition , the Kreuz Zeltun L
states that It Is Informed upon competent
authority thai Von llmmersteln resigned hIs
seat In the Reichstag and Unterhaus on j
the I1h Inst.
A caterpillar plague Ie destroying all the
green crops In the vicinity of Berlin and In
Silesia ,
The frt Derln electric car line was
opened for busIness on Tuesday hst.
Julia DUlkley of the University of ChIcag
baa obtained the degree of doctor of philosophy .
osphy at the University of Zurich
.A. great ehlblUeD ot southern Calfornia ;
THE BEE BULLETIN.
'Venther Forecast for brnka-
CO.ler : I'mtablc Showel : Northerly Winds.
h' nnge.
1. Iunrntvcn's COI10 lefes.ilcI.
1celliig In Jnull : " 'ery Slitter .
0"1111 ArlY 1"llly ror " ' mir .
1.lbt'n.I Inn Short of Fumnls. ,
2. 1IIIUII or N.ln.kl 1.lutrl. ,
Sevrrt . ' , ' ' , .
He\.l . Eltur.ht ) Cm\'t'ntun
Nc\ Trade H'orll lt Countl itluiti.
Anothr Yltlt Sihulol l"Illllld.
3. lAn hnun lllrd.r..1 1) ' S'IIIIr.
I'romio t. I'rti.iuee lillimsion.
SI'ln : } omtl to Crl.h Cuba ,
. . Last W'c'k In Local Soccl ) ' ,
Ilcllt ( n'l 1.lht Iim.icri1 " ork
i lcforlo'I.nt Grows In Osmnnihnim.
O. Counci Ilufs l.oellltler.
lo\n J.'thodl.ts 1'1101 " 'ommmcJs ,
7 , Funnies for tIme Comlnl Week .
Atrnctunl fur "I.ltorl to the City ,
8. 11lY Ito Another 1011 b.ut
11011\ . Claim . Flimsily Settled ,
10. 1ltho unit Its Resources . .
In tire 111.t or Rli'ctrlcity- ,
I 1. Trolley l'nircr In Damns-cr .
1 : . l dlorlnl mtmnl Commnmmnemit .
13. l'rcimittoric Minim Iii Nllra.lm.
I .1. A.lu'.lll Notll IUII 00..11.
11. COI..r..htl nml 11111'111 ,
18. "un n Hollow or time 11111. . "
II " 'o.lnl lli'r " 'n1 amid lice " 'orIJ.
2 : 0. .t'kty Grist of Spurll ! Gossip ,
: : . 'Etanmith limo " ' 0111 .I " 'hlll.
: : . l [ hl"llo or Sutello 11.luISII.
: J. A Terrible Snicrilice.
Ilh , , . frommr the Ante ltoonn , .
: 4. . Chl II"'R Gr.'nt 11111110 Cartel .
Co.111 Cmu'ntclntol ur Cmiterwnuler
fruit will be opened next week In the old
Helehstag bulhlng , under the management of
Joseph Schurts.
I'rof S. G. Brow , ; lr. and Mrs. T. Proctor
\llamston , Iass. , Rev. J. T. NIchols of
Connectcut , Mrs. Ames and daughters of
San Francisco and Colonel Richard Henry
Sa\'ago are here.
' rREATItICAL GOSSIP IN I.ONDON.
AIAIHtn flniy In lnnnelnl DIflIii1-
tiea-C..niminrg Tour or lenr ) ' lr'lnl.
( Cophht , 1 j , by tine AssocIated I'rcss. )
LONDON , Sept. 11.-Time rumor has
been current In thealrlcal circles for
some time that Augustn Daly was
In i danger of losing hIs London Uleater.
The pt seson has been extremely dis-
astrous from a financial standpoint , and the
rent of tire theater , $2 ,000 , Is a large one
lor the limited season In which It Is oc-
cupled by Daly's . company. However , George :
Edwards has arranged to take the house In
Leicester square off Mr. Daly's hands for a
portion of the SCHon and will revive the
successful play , "Tho Artist's Model , " with
most of the orIginal cast.
Wired Clarke was obliged to discontinue
the run of Lho "New York Divorce" on ths !
11h Inst. When the season began August
1 It was scarcely believed the run would I
bo long. Mr. Clarke has been so auccessul I
In i his venture that ho will probably soon L
again embank In London management.
DurIng his AmerIcan tour Sir Henry IrvIng ;
will produce a little fairy tale of ChrIstmas m
tmo , . which has been translated from a L
French play by his youngest son , Lurence i
IrvIng.
After a long and diligent search Weedon I
Grofmllh has at last found a play which L
l ie considers suitable for himself and the
public. The new farce wIll bo In
wi placed rehearsal -
hearsal at once and produced as soon as :
possible at the Vaudeville. Tine resumption
by : rr. Grosmlh of managerIal functions at
Ibis theater Involves the departure of bin
Ils
present tenant , Fred Kerr , who , however ,
has made arrangements for taking " 'he :
Strange Adventures of Miss Drown" to
Terry's theater nt tire conclusIon of "Tho n
Prudo's Progress , " nol running tbere.
The Trfalgar theater , rechrhtened the
"Duke of York's , " will reopen on Thundl ) :
evening under the managem 'nt of ChrlES
CartwrIght and Henry Dana. The pay : wi I
bo a new comedy by Walter Fillh , ellted I
" . "
"Tho Advccato
Sir AuglHtU3 Hnr.ls has made one Imr ortant
engagement for tine opera selon of 1896. I !
has arranged that Mme . Albini small bo tin : C
Isolde to Join de R nlte's Trlslan when the
op'r of ' 'rltan and Iso'de" Is first . proluced I
In i German at Covent Garden .
Charles Coghlan has been busy durIng the
past three weeks assisting Forbes neb ' rtson
In the rehearsals of "Romeo ani Juliet : , "
which will have its first production ono week
from tonight.
Dr. Joachim has just dccln d nn offer from
an Amrlcan manager for 1 leur In the Unite I
States this winter. Ho has alreldy eccepted
arrangements for Germany In the autumn ant I
for England and Scotand In the sprIng and he
wilt not break them
Clsy Loftus' engagement at tire Palace
closed tonight , and Mr. Morton , the manager ,
has arrangEd for a matn.o to give a eendo ! ;
to tIne celebrated mImic of the day on her departure -
parture for tire provlnce3.
Loto collIns : still remains at the Palace and
hs bEen extremely popular In her new longs ,
:
"GNty , time Gaiety Girl , " "Tho Lltto'l.ow ! ! '
and "I Went to ParIs Wllh PapJ. "
IHE ISCoVnOE AM ) SVOItl
Cholera 'InleH 'i'euoors stud is hlmmt -
tie 'l'wt More .
te 'Iwo :1.re.
( CoprrJght 1515 , Sty l'ress I'ubilsmtng ) Company . )
TANGIER , Morocco , Sept. H.-New ( York
World CableSlleclal Telegram-Ten ) deaths
from cholera are reported today
The Rfans made a great fight today a tI
Socco , Tangier-s. Three men were Idled and
two wounded. _ _ _ _ _
COl\nelt. on Sunminer's ease.
SOUTHAMPTON , Sepl. H.-Captain Shep
and of the flagship San Francisco , In the
course of an IntervIew today with s repreI. .
sentatvo 01 the Associated press , saId the In I.
juries receIved by the cruiser Columbia In the
docks of the London and Southwestern corn
pany , where she was placed on JUly 18 , were
due to the culpable neglect of the company ,
and that Captain Sumner was In no way ;
blamable - tirerefor . The dock company , according i -
cording to CaptaIn Shepard , bad plans of
the dock , showing the blocks , and that CaptaIn L-
taIn Sumner was unable to examine the
blocks , as they were slbmerg d. The error
of Captain Sumner , Captain Shepard ' caym 5 ,
was In payIng the dock company aHe\ the
Injury to the cruiser hd been done.
Arr..tet "n A..erlcnn Citizen.
CONSTANTINOPLE , Sept. H.-Muradlan I ,
a naturalized citizen of the United State
wu arrested upon his arrival here on rum
plclon of being connected with a T\'olu.
tonary movement. Mr. Alexander W. Tom
rel , United States minister 10 Turkey , demanded S.
manded and has obtaIned the relt& S.Sf
Muradlan upon the condition that the laler
consent to bo expelled from Turkey
Says Wuiier's Criso I. Lost ,
I'ARS , Rept. H.-Tho Sleclo says that Ile
United States has receIved a complete ex- :
planaton from the French authorities In tim 0
case of exConsut'ailer , who la ImprIone a
under sentence of twenty years for hayIng
been , u"aleged , In correspondence with en 5-
mica of France In Madagascar , ansi that 1Ia
Cause Is Irretrievably lost
FUNDS ARE SCAlf l
\ .
Former Contributors to Liberal Onmpnlp
Expenses Abandon Them ,
e
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MUST SEEK OTHER SOURCES OF SUPPLY
SUPPLY'J
_ -J :
Soientifo Assocation Disappointed at Lor
Sa sbuy's Absence
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SI EDWARD MALE REFUSES A PEER G
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Acceptance Would Have Entailed Loss o of1 I
Rank to His Wife , .
TROUBLE ON BOARD TiE ST. lOUIS.
Gt'rlln Ph'c.en HCNCHC tIne Intro. . , "
duet itsir or Hmsgi is ii iiicmt-iO
4
\'cntImcz- JctrnctH h..n Inh'r- ,
est In i 'lhlntrlcnl hum tIers , ; ,
. ,
( Cop'rlghtcd , 1 5. ly tn A'sotlt.1 lreil )
LONDON , Sept. 1l.-'r\'itlm the advent ot
a cool northwesterly wind , succcedln the tor
rid weather whLh prevailed the earlier part
of time week , political questions have begun
to attract attention again In London Just
now the dlfcull pro lels of time raising ot I
party funds and the perfection of party or- " I
ganlzatons arc troublng tine leaders of ttnp
Ibernl l party. Most of tine old fashioned and ,
wealthy liberals , who had been acustomed te I
support the party , have been driven Into the
ranks of time liberal-unionists by the veering
of the party toward extreme rlcaILm. Aa
a result limo radicals ' arc enl ) ' able to look to :
successful tradesmen and others of ( lint ciasa
who are willing to take peerngcs and other
honors in returns for money required to do.
fray tine necessary party expenses ,
Time Britlsin Scientific association , the an.
nual sessIon of winch began at Ipawich o
Wednesday , was greatly dtsappolmntetl at the
absence of Lord SalIsbury , tire retiring president -
dent of the association , who had been d.
peeled to attend , hut wirose physician forbad.
lnim to participate In time sitting of tine society -
ciety , Timer-c was much interest in a paper ,
which was read by Mr. hiorcimgrevink , s-tv.
inson account of his recent visit to the Ant ,
arcltic , but neither thm paper nor the dish
cussion , wlnich followed , in wiricir time vetera
expiorer , Sir Joseph Dalton hooker , par-tic ! .
paled , carried tire question much further.
Dr. hlaviland Field of New Yorle describes
limo arrangements , which ime saIl are nearl
completed , for the establisinmemit of an inter.
national bibliographical bureau at Zurich.
There was a rather academic discussion o
tlro birnotaillats' proposItion. Mr. George
Dell , secretary of tine Gold Standard Iefense
association , spoke for the mmmonometallisto an
road to tine association tIme letter from Mr
Gia'istone , which was cabled exclusively t
the Associated press on Thursday , in whIoI
tire venerable statesman declared mis ad.
imercnce to the opinIon which he expresseel
In l'ariiament two and a half years ago , an
predicted that the btmetahilst agltaton woui
bo short lived. Little interest was e-hown i
theTime
Time members of tlne association ar-c level.
lug tlmemselvoa to excursions and pleasure
seeking.
DECLINED A 1'EERAGE.
Sir Edward Malet , tire retiring amnbasea.
dor to Germany , has declined a peerage he. .
cause Iris wife would hose rank by iris ole.
vation. The vlfo of timis diplomat now takoi
precedence of courmtesses by virtue of being
tire dauglnter of a duke , ( liedford ) , but if her
husband sinould become a imecr sire would rank
lmls
Tine belief seems to ho generally acceptea
that tire earl of Duftenin will soon retire froni
tine position of British ambassador at Pani
and speculation as to wIno iris successor will
ho is active. Opinion is divided between Si ,
Jmlian Pauncefote , time British ambassador al
Washington , amid Lord Cremer , time nmninlato *
to Egypt , btt at tire foreign omca a relnreaen
alive of time Associated press was assure
timat tinere was no question of Sir Juhian'
leaving at present ,
Mr. Waldorf Astor has evidently been sina1i
insup tine editors of tine Pall Mall Gazett j
as the anti-American sentiment which ina
hitiner-to distinginisimed timat paper- mae beesa
succeeded by unniverral praise of Americans ,
and especially In its cosnmnmients on tbo 1n4
ternatlona ! yacht races.
Astor-'a peculiar offlco building on th
Timames embankment imas just been corn1
pieted. It is surrounded with a wrougimt troTh
palisade of intricate workmanslmlp and iti
internal fittings are still more lavish , mak.
insit tine most sumptuous place of busines ;
in London.
Tlmero are rumors of the marriage of the
marquis of Worcester. Should 'they prove
true tIne event migint have a vital bearing era
the fortunes of the son of Lady lIonry Somerset -
er-set , the nepirew of tine marquis of Won-
cester , who , In view of the celibacy of ISIS
uncle up to this time. had come to ho re.
garden as time future duke of Bedford.
Tire news of the deatir of Mr. William hIenr7
hlurlburt , formerly of Now York and later
of London , was received with surprise by hi.
friends mere. The papers generally hrav
been printing stories of the great ability o
limo American journalist end of iris tormeP
great popularity. Truth says Mr. hitnnlbur-t
was assisted to leave England by his fr-lens ] ,
a late prennier of Great Britain.
GERMAN FIREMEN BECOME JEALOUS.
Time German firemen on hoard the Amer.
ican line ateamaimip St. Louis were In a con.
ditioms of emi-mutiny during time time thq
vessel was at Soutlmampton timis week.
are a naojiey and dangerous lot and for tb
most part unable to speak English. Tbe
appear to be jealous of the presence of Eng4
lishmen annong them. They engages in
general fight on Wednesday , in tine course
which an English trimmer was stabbed ani
thrown overboard , tine Gernnan firomesa
threatening to kill him it Ito aflould return. ,
The trimmer appealed to the local nasgistrats
for release from his engagement , but lbS
sinip's agent refused to discharge him , an
Instead warned the engineers of the St. Loui
that tirey would be held responsible for hi
safely' ,
Ifot weather imas doubtless. done its bar
in subduing public interest in the drama ira
England thus far in time aeasob. Lomndomn hap
seen the success of one new play and thS
failure of another this week and professes
more occasion for cbecrfulnese timan to
disheartenment , The general prediction Is tha
time threatrical season will be a prosperou
one. Reports of large business come from th4
various companies touring in the province. )
There is particular interest displayed In User.
bobni Tree's venture with Paul Potter'q
drama "Tniiby , " which lisa been recolvc3
with great favorat Manchester ,
Thu will of the socialist , Fred Eagle
loaves the bulk of tile property , valuc 4
$125,000 , to bia two daughteri ,