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NEWS OF TWO rAHTAL 5 .
Continued from first piißr>
Bishop of Exeter, and consequently he cele
brates to-day his silver wedding. The festivities
occur In Archbishop Temples new house In
Canterbury, with two sons from his own col
lege— Balliol— Joining in them, and are most
hearty. for he has lived down the asperities of
controversial dialectics, once bitter enough, and
commands respect as one of the greatest pri
mates in the history of the English Church.
"While he was once reproached for being a
Radical bishop, yet he insisted upon marrying
a relative of three dukes. Mrs. Temple has
proved a model of democratic simplicity, and
has endeared herself to the masses.
Whitehall, for the third time in Fix years, is
being repaved. and the contractor is attempting
to break all records of London street repairing
by doing the work In ten days American gum
wood, cut Into blocks by American steam paws.
1s the material used. The pathos of London
poverty is disclosed day by day in this historic
street A horde of children with sacks and ba»
rows removes the old wood as fast as it is
loosened by the pickaxe. Claims are pegged
off, as if Whitehall were a mining belt, and fire
wood Is collected as eagerly as if there were
pold In each broken block. I- N. F.
PARIS.
PREPARATION? FOR THE VISIT OF THE
RUSSIAN EMPEROR.
THEY ARE BEING MADE ON AN ELABORATE
• BCALE-AN UNTTStTAL NUMBER OF AMER
ICANS IN THE FRENCH CAPITAL.
<OorjTl|rtit ; 1901: T*y Th« New- York Tribune. >
[FT CABLE to mi: UISfW 1
Paris. Aug. 24.— The all engrossing subject In
Paris at the seaside and at other summer abodes
of fashion is the coming visit of the Emperor
and Empress of Russia, which puts France In
excellent humor with -herself and with all the
v.orld. The country jupt now Is In a mood for
fireworks and smart frocks, and preparations
to welcome the "august ally" are being made
on a scale which bids fair to exceed the magnifi
cence of the reception of the Czar and the
Czarina five years ago. The French fleet, which
will be assembled at Dunkirk under command
of Admiral Gorvals for the great review, wUI
be composed of the Northern Squadron, a di
vision of the Mediterranean Squadron, all the
mast guard battleships of the ports along the
Channel and the Atlantic coast, and six subma
rine boats, including the Narval. from Cherbourg.
in whose recent evolutions the Czar has ex
pressed great interest. The troops to be con-
C"nirnt-<5 on the vast rolling plain north of
Rheims comprise four complete army corps,
four Independent cavalry divisions and two di
visions of chasseurs ft pied and mixed detach
ments from the Vosges Mountain region, alt"-
V ther 145.000 men, under command of General
W Brug^re. Generalissimo of the French army.
Five years ago. at Chalons, the number of
French soldiers reviewed by the Emperor was
f-ixty thousand.
Six hundred workmen are already busily en
paged renovating the Chateau de Compiegne
under the direction of M. Mollard, of the Pro
tocol Department, and M. Locquet. head of the
Garde Meuble administration, assisted by archi
tects, painters and sculptors, so as to avoid all
possibility of anachronisms of style. Extra fur
niture and supplementary works of art are to
be brought from Fontaincbk-au and from the
Tuillerles. The historic t>ed and bedroom at
Compiegne. occupied by both Napoleon I and
Napoleon 111, will become triply historic by
being allotted to Emperor Nicholas 11. The
Fame may be said of the bed and bedroom of
the Empress Marie Louise and of Empress
Eugenic, which will be used by the Empress
Alexandra, and the smaller rooms formerly oc
cupied by the late Prince Imperial, and also,
singularly enough, by the infant King of Rome,
will serve as anterooms to Empress Alexan
dra's apartments. The chamber selected for the
Czarina's reception room II th one in which
Napoleon I received Marl- Louise aim si 1 "
arrived from Vienna, and the room set apart
for the Czar's study is that In which Louis XV
received Marie Antoinette when she eMM t«
France to wed th? Dauphin, afterward Louis
XVI. There v.lll be imperial shooting and hunt
ing parties, and theatrical entertainments given
at Compiepn*-. with a rmartresm and splendor
worthy of the days of the Second Empire. The
forest of Compiegn*- Is being stocked with game,
and Its 4.V) acres of park grounds are being
trimmed, clipped and planted by the most expert
parceners and florist -. The scale of prepara
tion for the three or four days" stay of the
Czar and Czarina at Complegm- may be imag
ined from the fact that the renovation and em
bellishment of the Interior apartments alone will
cost over 1 .009.000 francs.
In official circles It is persistently denied that
the imperial visit will be followed by a new
Russian loan, and there are differences of opin
ion expressed as to the advantages, prospective
or otherwise, that may result to France from
the dual alliance: but from the point of view of
French republicanism the Czar's visit Is a mas
terstroke, and will confound the enemies of th»
present regime, who have been denouncing
President Loubet and his ministers as con
spirators against the arn.y, and General Andr<".
Minister of War, as Its supreme disorganlzer.
And now here comes the Emperor of Russia to
vifh the army of his ally, and the "disorgan
izing" minister offers the Czar thf> spectacle
of 145,<VV> men under arms st Rheims. which
will be the most Imposing and perhaps the
largest review ever held in France. The diplo
matic success of bringing about the Czar's visit
Is due to President Loubet himself, who six
months ago seized v the occasion of a call made
at the Elysees Palace by the Grand Duke
Vladimir, the Czar'e uncle and confidant, and
through him urged the Invitation upon the Cm
p«tor, whose Inability to come to Paris durlnj,
the World's Fair of lf«o<\ owing to th* condi- :
tion of the Empress, was persistently misinter- j
preted by the French Opposition pr-ss as a '
manifestation of dislike toward President Lou- j
bet and MM. Waldeck-Itouswau. Delcasse and j
Anfirf. The visit of th*- '• ••• nnd Czarina, who J
both had already met and 'i.M with and been \
favorably impressed by President Loubet. at |
the time of their first visit, in October. 189& >
when M. Loubet. as president of the Senate,
was already the tecend personage of the hier
archy of the republic, will set matters right ; and
] em enabled to assert that a highly Important
Russian personage, who stands very near the i
Czar. Intimate* that Nicholas II has greater
sympathy for a simple, honest, unpretentious
man like Loubet. of sound, shrewd common
sense and Judgment, than for a man like the '
late Felix Faure. who had monarchical leanings.
and toward the end of his term of office seemed j
to have fomewhat lost hi* head owing to Im
perial honors.
There I* an unusual numb, of American
tourists Ju«t now In Parts. After a few days
of sightseeing and shopping they go to Switzer
land and Germany; and there is a lar*e and
increasing stream of American travel Mating In
toward Belgium and Holland. 4tx-les-l'.»:'.p
vthet* 1 have Just made a brief visit. Is at the
height of Us season. The King of Oreec has
been riving a eertea of dinners there at the
Villa dcs Fleurs Among tha Americans tak
ing the waters or <<>-.»rwl*e '•njoyin;* th^rn
•*••• at Aix are General Horace Porter, Mr.
«nd Mr*. Gebhard. Mi«s Gebnnrd, Major Bre
voort. Mr. Frank Ellis and Mi f airily, and Mr.
«.nd Mrs. Peter Coop- Hewitt, who arrived
the other day in their 3.%-horsepower Pan
hard, having made the trip from Berne In one
day. Th»y also made an excursion with Mr.
William Starr Miller to the Grande Chartreuse
by the Archeron and Freres passes, over sixteen
hundred metres high, and back, in two days.
They have now l^ft Aix for Paris. Mr. and Mrs.
Moller gave a dinner at the Splendide Hotel in
honor of general Horace Porter. General and
Mr* Window were among the guests. Mr.
Lawrence Turnure. of New-York, went to Alx
by automobile from Geneva. M. and Mmc.
Dubois have arrived there by automobile from
Paris. The tennis tournament at Maloja has
attracted a number of Americans there, among
¦whom are Baron yon Hoffmann and the Marquis
<3e Mores and family. Mr. and Mr?. George
Dickinson, Miss Mary Willard. Mr. and Mrs.
Elliot Phelps and Mr Mason Phelps. of Chicago.
After a visit of nearly two months at Maloja,
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Alexander, of New-
York, and Mr. Pendreigh, left there on Wednes
day morning In a big travelling carriage for a
long drive over the Bernina and Stelvlo passes
to the lower Engadlne. C I. B.
THE DAXIPH WEFiT THDIEB.
REPORT THAT THETR SAT.F WTIA BE MADE
BEFORE THE ENP THE TEAR
Aug 24.— A prominent politician,
in the councils of the Ministry, to-day told a
representative of The Associated Press that the
rale of the Danish West Indies. It was confi
dently expected, would be consummated before
the close of the present year.
The Kins and the new Cabinet have both con
cluded that it is absolutely necessary for Den
mark to dispose of the islands, and a majority
of the Rigsdap favors the sale, as does the pub
lic. The only dissatisfaction, the correspondents
Informant further said, arises in connection with
the rric^- 43.750.000 being considered too small.
However, the final approval of the Rigsdag is
believed to be assured, and it is expected that
legislative ratification will be given in Wash
ington in December.
Washington. Aug. 84.— The Copenhagen dis
patch summarizing the satisfactory State of
negotiations on the American acquisition of the
Danish Wpm Indies is substantially in line
with the information which ha* 6OOM to Wash
ington from time to time. The negotiations are
Bttn r^niing. however, and it cannot be said
that they have reach, d a srape of finality. The
fiffure named in the Copenhagen advices, name
ly f3.7fi0.0n0. is approximately that undor
which, 'the nep-Miations have proceeded. The
satisfactory views expressed at Copenhagen are
favorably received here.
RATES OX CUBAN ROADS.
A PROTEST BT F.XCUSI! gfOCKHOLDBBS AGAINST
THE FROrOSED BBVIgWir.
London. Aup. 24 The English financiers who
now own all the Cuban railroad*, except Sir
William Van H.-rm-'s forty mUea. have sent
Governor-General Wood, through T. Castenada.
of Havana, a protest against the proposed re
vision of rates, pointing out that the new Cuban
Government will noon be established, and will
probably desire to .'eal with the question.
Th.- Van Home Interest*, in constructing th»
new railroads in Cuba, have reached a full un
derstanding with the Enplish people interested
in regard to the future working of the r»ads.
DISASTER OX THE GERM AS COAST.
m fTHAMFR judai Runes now or the
OUCW EMtOWXBD.
Stettin, Aug. 24.— News has Just been received
here that the German steamer Llbau, wialch left
Memel bound for this port on the evening Of
August -1. sprang a leak during the night and
tank. Sixteen of the crew put off in small l.oats.
One of these boats capsized, and eight persons
which it contained were drowned. The other
shipwrecked men reached Krai:z in safety.
The Libau was a local coasting steamer, hailing
from Stettin, and was of 474 tons. net. She was
built in 1579 at Rostock. She was MS.M feet long,
had 27.7 fet beam and was 14.7 feet deep.
: WE FLOES ON LABRADOR COAST.
'< St. John's, N. F. Aug. 24.— The steamer Home,
I from furthest Labrador, reports large Ice Hoes still
: on the coast, seriously Interfering with the fishery,
¦ which has had very unfavorable results so far,
i with, it Is feared, little prospect of betterment
| during the remainder of the season.
I The Home makes no report of sighting the Peary
', Arctic Club** steamer Erik, which sailed from
North Sydney in July to search for Lieutenant
Peary's party. The Erik. It I" believed, must have
skirted the outside of the floes.
FREXrn SUGAR BOUNTIES REDUCED.
Paris. Aug. 24— A decree reducing the bounties
on French sugars exported after September 1 was
published to-day.
LONA RXRRISOX BARRED FOREVER.
¦ Copenhagen. Aug. 24.— Th* Prefect of Police, fol
lowing the example of the Prefects of Berlin and
Stockholm, has issued a perpetual prohibition
against the appearance of I»na Barrlson upon any
! stage in Copenhagen.
COVST CASSINI LEAVES ST. PETERSBURG.
Ist. Petersburg. Aug. 21— Count CaFslni. the Rus
sian Ambassador to th- United State*, has left St.
Petersburg.
MINISTER WILSON TO RETIRE SOON.
Santiago de Chill. Aug. 24.— The paper* here an
nounce that the United States Minister to '"hill.
Henry L. Wilson, will noon retire and devole bis
time to commerce, representing several American
firms
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DEFECTS OF CLEVELAND WATER TUNNEL.
Cleveland. Ohio. Aug. 24. Mr Beaaan'xiri, th<?
engineer, of Milwaukee, who was summoned by
Mayor Johnson to inspect th«- work don.» In th»
water tunnel, says that hi:- chief criticism of the
work, so far a* he has I""" able to examine It, i*
that th" fresh air pipes were not continued to the
face Of th* tunnel, Instead of having been stooped
a few (•*< beyond the locks. Mr. Benzenburg say*
thlK method would have kept the men Continually
supplied with fresh air, and would have eliminated
the possibilities of having it contaminated by being
forced through any poisonous cases which might
have collected between the air locks and the place*
where the men wei<-- at work.
Coroner Simon to-day rendered his verdict on the
disaster st Crib No. 2, at which occurred the loss
of a dozen lives tan days ago. He finds the city of
Cleveland, the sub-contractor* and the crib engi
neer jointly responsible; th« former because he
officially knew, through inspectors, of the absence
of ordinary precautions for taring life; the sub
contractors because they failed to provide protec
tion to life, the engineer because he permitted the
smokestacks to become overheated.
PLATE OLAMB PRU E CIT.
Plttsburg, Aur "4 A cut of 3S per cent has been
mad*- in th* priesi es on glaring quality plate glass
by the National Plate Jobbers" Association. Thin
a«tion was decided upon owing to the unsettled
condition of the European market and low prices
ruling abroad. Dae lain action was deemed neces
sary In order to che^k Imports, which were begin
ning to cut a figure in the American market. The
discounts formerly ruling in the East were 75 off
the list. They are now *> In the Middle West
former dUcounts w«-re 70 and 7Vfc. They are now
75 and 10. A corre&nondlng reduction has been
made In all parts of the country.
OFFICERS OF SPANISH WAR VETERANS.
Buffalo, Aug. 24.— The National Army. Spanish
War Veterans, in annual session here, have elected
the following officers for the ensuing year: Com
mander-in-chief. Colonel William H. Hubbell. of
Brooklyn; senior vice-commander. General M. E.
Urell, of Washington; Junior vice-commander,
H. C. Megrew, of Indiana; inspector-general, B. A.
Relnold. of New-York; Judge-advocate-general,
General C. R. Miller, of Ohio; surgeon-general. Dr.
8. Clifford ox, of Washington; chaplain, the Rev.
W. 11. I. Rea.ny. V. S. N.. and sponsor, Mian Clara.
Barton, of Washington. A national council of ad
ministration was alto Chosen. The adjutant-gen
eral and th« quartermaster will be appointed by
the comma nder-in-chlef. Detroit wan selected as
the place for the 1901 convention .if the army.
NEW- YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. SUNDAY. AUGUST 25. 1901.
THE PORTE YIELD?.
DISPUTE SETTLED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH FRENCH DEMANDS.
RT'PTt'RE OF RELATIONS BETWEEN THE
COT'NTRIES AVERTED-SATISFAC
TION FET/T IN PARIS
Constantinople. Aug. 24. -The quays company
question has been settled, as expected, in ac
cordance with the desires of France.
An imperial irade has been issued ordering
that the company shall he allowed to exercise
freely all the rights granted by the concession.
Paris. Aug. 24— Turkey has yielded to French
pressure, as was Inevitable, and a full rupture
of the relations between the two countries has
been averted. The official communique an
nouncing the granting- of the French demands
Issued this morning follcws:
In consequence of the declaration mnde to the
Porte by the French Ambassador that he acts
under instructions from the Minister of For
eign Affairs, an imperial irade has been issued
declaring that no obstacle Ehall be opposed to
the free exercise by the quays company of the
right* resulting from their concession.
A firman for the settlement of the other mat
ter* in question will. It is believed, be issued
shortly.
The Foreign Office onVia 3 not conceal their
delight at the settlement c. the Turkish diffi
culty. During the last few days it was evi
dent that some anxiety was felt lest the affair
mar the festivities on the occasion of the Czftr's
visit.
The correspondent of The Associated Press
learns that if. Constans's dispatch was very
brief, but it leaves no doubt that the Sultan
has yielded all that was wanted In the matter
of the quays by issuing an irade recognizing
the full rights claimed by the French com
pany to extend its operations, buy land and
start ferries, also removing the annoying re
strictions hitherto Imposed by the customs and
police nmcta'.s. This not only ends the dispute,
but also ends all question of the repurchase of
the company's concession by the Porte at the
present time.
Reßfinilng the other French claims, a* thrlr
amount has been admitted by Turkey, the nego
tiations only turn on the manner of payment.
It Is believed this will be arranged very quickly.
DISTURBANCES REPdRTKD AT MUSH.
Constantinople, Aup. J4 BcrtOttl disturbances
tire reported to have occurred at Mush. Ar
menia, but no details hare been received.
COI.. WAGBTAFFB Y.4ff/?mr EBCAPE
HE, HIS SON AND SOME FRIENDS RESCUED
AFTER THEIR BOAT CAPSIZES.
Fire Island. N. V.. Auk 24— A squall 'vlth the
force of a hirracane, accompanied a water
spout, crossed Fire Island Beach this afternoon,
tearing up the grass and bushes ami endanger
ing the lives of several persons. Colonel Wag
staff and a party of friend* fro % n Brooklyn
were out fishing in a thirty-foot eatboat. They
saw the storm coming and made preparations to
weather it. Two anchors were put out »nd the
•¦nil taken In. When the squall struck the boat
It picked her out of the water and turned her
over.
Colonel Wagstaff and hi* friends managed to
swim clear when the boat capsized. They i lung
to the keel until Captain Spraish. of Fn -port,
with his steam launch, reached them. They
were rescued with great difficulty. They ere
taken to th* Surf Hotel. All were more or less
exhausted.
The party consisted of Colonel Wngstaff, his
son. Samuel Henry Plumber, of New-York. Cap
tain Udall and Captain Orover.
DEATH BESTEXCE& COMMUTED.
A BELGIAN CONVICTED OF AIDING RBBEX4I
IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Washington, Aug. 24.— Th*> War Department hna
received a number of order* from the Division of
the Philippine* containing fact* regarding the
trials of person charged --It'i various crimes, from
murder to aiding and abetting th* enemy of th*
United States. The moM Important 's th. trial of
Brlj: Haiterman. a Belgian, who was chirxM with
"relieving the enemy with money In violation cf
the lawn of war."
In the specifications brought before the- military
commission It Is pointed out that H<ern en
joyed certain privileges Ab a neutral. Th* Bums
which he furnished to the Filipino* and ir- date*
on which the money was furnished are given,
"flfllterman also was charged with furnlshln* the
enemy with provision* and harboring the enemy
and generally violating the laws of war. Me vi&o
fcund guilty on nearly every charge and waa
sentenced to death. The case WSJ reviewed by
General UacArthur. who says that "the pent«.nce
I* wholly warranted by the evidence, hut the rapid
pai-MnR away Of the condition of war moves* the
department commander to recommend that th*
"entence hr- commuted," end thlp Is done by fixing
the sentence at imprisonment for fifteen years.
Private John English. Company H, 40th Vol
unteer infantry, was convicted In Mindanao of
dVsprtion am? found guilty and sentenced to death
General Kohbe, In reviewing this case, says the.
court martial tried four other case?, two of therm
Involving death sentence. and he severely criticise*
the methods charging gron.« careleunesi and
neglect of duty. Under th<» circumstance* he is
unwilling to Inflict the death penalty and ,-,., .
mutes the sentence, to twelve years' imprisonment
THE Mr LEI, I. AX AT COLOMBO
Colombo. Ceylon. Aug. 24. -The United States
transport McClellan, from New- York July 10 for
Manila, has arrived here.
RATIO OF CURRENCY FIXED.
Washington. Aug. 24 The War Department has
received ,'i copy of an order issued by General Mac-
Arthur before he left the Philippines In which he
proclaims that "the r.'itio for reduction of United
States currency ami Insular currency for the quar
ter ending September 20 Is tlxc-d at U of the United
State* currency for $2 of Insular currency."
TRANSPORT SAILINGS FROM MANILA.
Washington, Aug. 24. -A eaUe dispatch from
General Humphrey, cMef quartermaster at Ma
nila, announce* the sailing of transports for the
United States as follow*: The Kllpatrlck. Sep
tember 16: the Buford for New-York, September
,'. the Thomas. September 1; the Or.int. on August
25. The Sunnier is required for Interisland work
In the Philippines.
AS TO APPOINTMENTS OF TEACHERS.
Washington. Aug. 24.— Professor Atkinson, gen
eral superintendent of public instruction at Ma
nila, has Informed the Division of Insular Affairs
that colleges having delegated authority to select
teachers must complete their quotas before Sep
(ember 1, at which time the authority will termi
nate. No acceptance* of appointees ma<l.-> there
after will ho considered.
BRITOXX AXD OERUAXfi FRATERXIZE.
OFFICERS Cir THE riU'IBER PTEIN' ENTFRTAIN'KD
AT DOVER.
Dover. Aug. 24. — The Mayor of Dover presided
at a brilliant banquet given in the Municipal
Building to-night to the officers of the German
cruiser Stein. Enthusiastic toasts to King Ed
ward and Emperor William were proposed and
drunk. The Secretary of the German Embassy,
In proposing "The British Army and Navy," ex
pressed the belief that if occasion arose the
British and German forces would be found
working loyally together.
AMERICAS Sm'V AT FRENCH RENDEZVOUS.
Washington, Aug. 24.— At the request of the
French naval authorities for an American ship to
be present at the French naval rendezvous at La
Roehelle. the Navy Department has directed the
training ship Hartford to be present on that oc
casion. She left Gravesend for La Rochelle to-day.
BANANA TOWNS IN DANGER.
REBELS THREATENING BOCAS DEL
TORO AND COCLE ON THE ISTHMUS.
Colon. Colombia. Aug. 24. — A steam launch,
the Sunrise, belonging to a fruit company, has
just sailed for Bocas del Toro with fifty gov
ernment soldiers on board. The rebels are
threatening Boca? del Toro and Code. They
are both banana towns, in which the fruit com
pany and other concerns are largely Interested.
FRKNCH INTERESTS OX THE ISTHMUS.
NOT MITH ATTENTION GIVEN TO THE St'B
JECT IN PARIS. •
Par's. Aug. 24. — The French press has not been
giving much attention editorially to the. Ven
ezuela-Colombia question, but what comment
has been made has. on the whole, been adverse
to the rniteii States, which Is accused of ex
aggerating facts in order to have Rn excuse to
intervene and seize the Isthmus of Panama and
the canal.
The correspondent of The Associated Press
learned to-d.iy fron a well informed source that
the French Government has not yet considered
the contingencies which may arise if the United
States intervenes, nor has any exchange of views
with the European chancelleries on the subject
taken place or even been suggested. So far as
France is concerned, she does not contemplate
any st^p beyond that already taken, of sending
a warship to protect the lives and property of
Frenchmen on the isthmus. The government
had not received any news from its representa
tive* in Central America concerning the troubles
there until a clay or two ago. As these came by
mail they relate to events three weeks old. and
fail to give a clear idea of what is taking place.
But it Is certain that there was nothing calcu
lated to cause alarm for the safety of French
interests.
THE MACHIAS LEAVES KINGSTON.
Washington. Aug. 24.— The Navy Department Is
advised that the gunboat Machias has left Kings
tot:. Jamaica, for Colon.
TIMELY TOPICS IX BERLIX.
Berlin. August 24.
KMPEROR AND CZAR TO MEET.-Whlle the
paper? are Hooded with details if the Czar's ap
pmachlng visit to France, confirmation of the an
nouncement that his majesty will also attend the
German nnval man euvres. which was made in Paris
some day* ago. was, for some reason known only
to official mlnrts, kept buck from the German pub
lic until yesterday. The statement that the Czar
will visit Dantzlc In private, and that no minister
will bi present. Is wrong. Both Count yon Billow
and Count Lamsdorff will accompany their Impe
rial masters. Attempts, therefore, to divest the
meeting of a political character are vain. Not that
Important political transactions win be concluded,
lut the mere fact that Emperor William will have
an opportunity of exchanging personally his views
on pending quest tons Is regarded as politically Im
portant. As .i high official said:
"The Emperors will meet as good friends, from
the conviction that It Is the best thing for both to
!.<¦¦ good friends, though f»tt'"m,its may be made
here and there to mar that friendship."
The meeting Will take place on board the German
Imperial yacht HohensoUern.
The Czar's visit will last only forty-eight hours.
THE GERMAN IMPERIAL MANOEUVRES.—
the time that the Czar will be reviewing the
French Beet and troops th* German Imperial
mar.uMivres. to which Lord Roberts, the British
i Commandcr-ln-Chlef, has been Invited, will be in
progress in the country southward of Dlrachau. on
the Vistula Th< manoeuvres are of exceptional
, Interest this year. Special attention will be paid
I to the cyclist divisions, pigeon post and balloon
company attached t.i each corps, and to the experl
m^nts with motor cars. Emperor William will
: < ommand one side of the naval manoeuvres, and
will continue the navul ami army manoeuvre* until
September 15.
CRITICISM OF BRITISH FLEET.-A German
¦ naval expert, criticising the British naval maceu
vrrs .'•! the N- • -i- Naehrlchttn," says:
•The ftdv*«ri<« rumors concerning th»» ln*Hldanfy
of the British fleet must N regarded an absolutely
j Justified. A British Real matched nra'r.st a hostile
ilei-t of even approximately the same calibre would
Ix- badly defeated, as Great Britain Is far behind
I In the latest improvement* in ships, material, con
struction, armor and guns." (
COUNTESS YON WALDERSEE.— The large
part which Count yon Waldersee Is occupying In
public attention ha« brought out many kindly com
! ments on the countess, which always Include a
! infntlf,n Of the fact that she \ n an American. It
Is rec.illM that sh» is the only woman who ever
j enrne off victorious In enoount* r« with the late
; Prince Bismarck, to whOM downfall she Is alleged
Ito have ntribuced. The commentator* are unable
; to discover how she cam* 10 tea* her Influence
I with Kmperor William, and why. Instead of seeing
her husband Chancellor, he was dismissed as chief
¦ i.f utafT am! ¦'-tit Into seclusion at Altona, from
; which he • merged in l9ou to go to China,
KINO EDWARD'S AUTOMOBILE.— King Ed
! s>ard It a'ltomoblling around Homburi In a car
which look* more like an armorclad than a car
rlace. It Is a kind of char-a-banc, large and
1 gloomy, and painted croon black. It holds six
' j.ruple easily. The King in scarcely visible while
I In the car, and get* privacy in bis open »ilr excur
! sion* which would not be obtainable otherwise.
THE Hh'OOKLYX' COLLISION.
UEfOnT of BTATE BOARD OF RAILROAD COM
MISSIONER! UOTORMAN RESPONSIBLE.
Albany. Aug. 2».— The Pt >te Board of Railroad
Commissioners to-day announced Its finding* and
recommendations relative to tho collision at Ken
sington Junction, Brooklyn, on August IT. In which
a train of th- Long Is'.ar.d Rallrond Company ran
Into a trolley c»r of the Brooklyn Heights Rall
rcaJ. killing two »nil Injuring twenty-Bev«n per
sons. '• !k> board makes the following findings:
Tint the Lone Islnnd Rn!tro-i,l Company, under
¦ traffic arrangement. Is operating its steam
tr.ilns over the track* of the Prospect Park and
South Brooklyn Railroad Company and the trucks
of ,], Prospect Park anrt Coney Island Railroad
Company; both of these r--sds are equipped for
'trie operations and electric cars are operated
Thnt the Kensington Junction Is equipped with
» model Interlocking plant In good condition; its
switches and slauala were ?et for steam train No.
1.744. and it had the right of way over the June-
Thai the niotorman and Conductor of the electric
car No. LOW hiiii been running over this junction
for me time previous to this accident, and were
familiar with the switches and signals at the
junction and their operation.
That the weather was clear and the rails dry at
the time of the accident.
Th.it Motorman John Slrlnck caused this acci
dent by disregarding the signal, which was set
aeulnst him. This signal is located about one
hundred feel north of the point where the col
lision occurred, and he should not have passed It.
Th" board makes the following recommenda
tions:
While this junction Is protected by ft modern In
terlocking plant. in good condition and properly
,,, teel »nd If signals arc obeyed A collision be
tween trains or car* on the two lines could not
occur to prevent a recurrence of an accident un
,\( T similar conditions we recommend a derailing
¦witch hr placed In the southbound track of the
Prospect Park and Coney Island Railroad Com
rmnv about one hundred feet frOm the clearance
Mint of the Junction; and that a derailing switch
h/. niaced In the southbound track of the Prospect
i-irk' al l South Brooklyn Railroad Company.
•\hout tWO hundred feet from the clearing point
of the junction. These derailing switch** to be
connected and Interlocked with the switches and
Mgnaln of the junction, and to be operated from
the tower.
CUBA'S TEACHERS START FOR WOMB.
THEY ARK Jirril PLEASED WITH THIS POUN
TRY-SOMK TO <3O TO PAN-AMERICAN.
f)n the West Indian steamships Mexico and Cu
rltyba sailed forty Cuban women teachers yester
day for Havana, after a summer cours* of study at
Harvard. There wore a few men in the party, but
they constituted an exceedingly small minority.
The young women reached this city Friday night
on the Sound steamer Plymouth, from Boston. A
party stayed over night at a hotel, while some want
right aboard the steamships.
They spent the day yesterday In sightseeing, and
despite the rnin visited Central Park. Columbia Col
lege and Grant's tomb. All expressed themselves
as greatly pleased with this country, and said
they only hoped that more of their countrymen
and women might see the I'nltM States and learn
what they had learned
Fourteen of the party remained hPhinr! They in
tend to visit the ran-'Amerlcan Exposition Uefurs
ii t uri.lr.c home .
WHAT LONDON TALKS OF.
London. Aug. 21.
TRANSATLANTIC CONGESTION.— The usual
end-of-the-summer congestion on the transatlantic
steamers now prevails, and it is practically Impos
sible to secure a berth on any of the vessels until
the end of September. The reconstructed Philadel
phia (formerly the Paris) is out Just in time to re
lieve the pressure, and any former prejudice that
may have existed in connection with the Paris
must have vanished, as she Is full booked for her
maiden voyage, as hieh a price as £150 having been
paid for suites aboard of her. The Hamburg-
American liner Deutschland also is crowded. She
sailed on Friday. It is said that no less than sixty
passengers were booked on her for one Western
city alone. Her passenger list included a large
number of Pittsburg manufacturers who had con
cluded a tour of Europe made for the purpose of
Investigating Gorman and British steel plants.
"We find in Pittsburgh' said John K. Bryden.
"that it is almost always necessary to get fresh
supplies of superintendents from DuSseldorf and
other German centres. So far as the strike is con
cerned, we all believe that the manufacturers, both
in the trust and out. are too willing to pay fair
wages to permit the men long to remain idle."
.I?. I ?. ry r. F ' ourn >e«'. the French automobillst. and
Tod Sloan, who has become a chauffeur, who
are aboard the Dc;jtschland. not only Intend to
race with automobiles in the United States, hut. it
is understood, contemplate the establishment of a
large factory in New-York.
FEAR AMERICAN COMPETITION.-Ex-Senator
W. D. Washburn. of Minneapolis, prior to sailing
for home on the American Line steamer 3t. Louis
to-day, said to a representative of The Associated
Press that he had found considerable uneasiness
among the bankers and manufacturers on the Con
tinent concerning American competition.
"They perceive." he added, "that we are Just get
ting ready, and In no respect is it likely they can
beat us in the future. How long can Europe stand
to pay a balance of trade of $630,000,000 a year, after
all our securities are sent back? Some able conti
nental observers to whom I put the Inquiry were
unable to answer. They fear us."
Commenting on the "fantastic idea of a commer
cial bond of the. European nations against the
I nited States," -The Outlook" says:
oS r the i5 R nn M .V" try ro hfln « a Venetian blind
American £2, , . tO try to '* chi «* the influence of
Great v' lllStri '? J f ' om the world. For one thing,
anofher ™« f Uld .. b * n0 part >' t0 the bond - For
ble ¦ FvaK «" r £ merlca " reprlaals would be. terrl-
*' lWw£n n?. <Wlaan3r IS -.° n the V * rge Of * StrUe -
X thl classes, caused by the proposed tariff.
gr"evou«.lv ° f crman «"** Austria would suffer
wnteh «ri"at U™. M **S a .l y to se * how countries
and whose «.Mi c With th *™<'l v «'" and each other
?l" <¦ oouM fis "' arran **ments. excite class against
competitor *"* ° n a p<Mlcy against ¦ common
BOILER TESTS AT SEA.-The Admiralty has
fs>ied a highly technical record of the boiler test
ing race between the cruiser Hyacinth, fitted with
water tube boilers, and the cruiser Minerva, hav
ing cylindrical, or Scotch, boilers. Rear-Admiral
Sir \\ imam Domville. chairman of the boiler com
mittee, "refrains from expressing any opinions"
but he points out that the Hyacinth's coal con
sumption was m ton', and that the Minerva's was
4al tons. The maximum horse power developed
and"™™'* 0 , h K° U t?' fUn was h m for th " Minerva
renfih^V 1 i th " H 1 «th 1 without the latter per
ffi y « f nlw °" the Minerva, The radius of
action, so far a* coal w<>s concerned, at 7.W0 hors?
fh; w Min:r a A f h m.i-; vaclnth 2>MO ¦¦ * and for
THEATRICAL— The London billboards already
proclaim the American autumnal theatrical Inva
sion. William Gillette and his cigar appeared on
the boardings simultaneously with the a, tor's ar
rival in London. In the mean time "Nat" Good
win is hurrying along th« rehearsals of "When We
Were Twenty-one."
The finishing touches are heirs* put to the old
Adelphle. now transformed Into the Century The
atre, where Henry E. Dlxey. Madge Lesslng and
ethers will soon open In "The Whirl of the Town."
"Kitty Grey" I* Inactive Preparation for the Apollo
Theatre opening, September 7
Paul Potter sailed on the Campania t.i-day to
¦upervtse the production of a new B.^r play at the
?he Pat /V >•>«'- York Mr Frohman reopens
the Duke of York's Thentr» this evening with a
.£• iSm? A?° yn Utval '" wlth Lewis Waller In
the leading male role.
MUSICAL— Mme. NaflwsM, who is In the Black
Forest, hi* just completed a book for singers, en
livened by personal reminiscences of h»r stage
career. William Armstrong, who edited and pre
pared th* bock for publication, sailed for The
United State* this week with the manuscript
OeM'fllrie Farm-, a youn< Bostonla?. has created
so favorable .in Impression among tlie managers by
her Italian rendition of Marguerite, In "Faust"
that the Berlin Royal Opera directors have waived
the rule requiring that it shall be sung In German
and will permit her to sing the part in Italian at
her debut there in October.
BALLET GIRLS WANT PROTECTION -A meet
ing of one hundred ballet and chorus gtrls this
work ctltcussed the best way of protecting girls
against immoral managers. Among the proposi
tions is that a -white list" of the theatrical man
agers who properly protect the women and girls
In their employ should be prepared and circulated
with a request that the public patronize only the
managers named.
WHAT SBOULD BE DEMOCRATIC POLICY.
OUTLINED nY CHARLES S. HASnj.V BEFORE
MAINE DEMOCRATIC CLUB.
Brunswick. Me. An? 24.- Every ounty in the
State was represented at a meeting bald under the
auspices of the Maine Democratic Club at Merry
Meeting Park to-day. '
Bird S. Coler. of New-York. who had been Invit
ed, was unable to attend. The meeting was called
to order by William M. Penn.»ll. of Brunswick, at '
..clock He Introduced Charles S. Hamlln. of Bos
ton. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury under
President Cleveland, an the first speaker.
Henry W. Lamb, of Cambridgeport. Mas.«.. presi
dent Of the New-England Free Trade League, and
Charles A. O. Jackson, of Montpeller. Vt.. were the
Other speakers.
Mr. Hamlln said la part:
An extraordinary chance has taken place politi
cally within a comparatively recent period, In is:ns
the Republican party was united and enthusiastic
while th(» Democratic party was torn with Internal
dissensions. To-day, however, we witness a com
plete reversal of these relative positions; we se«
the Republican party, just after attaining a na
tional victory, torn with Internal dissensions, its
policy combated by som.» of Its moat valued lead
erß, while the Democratic party, advancing out of
Adversity, ia reaching complete unity, and Us past
differences are forgotten or dropped.
How can thi* sudden change be explained? The
Republican party contains a largo number of
thoughtful. Intelligent men. who are not prepared
to follow that or any party except when their con
sciences approve Its policy. These men. patriotic
and public spirited, are not satisfied with the
course of the Republican party in recent years. Not
nil have the same cause of dissatisfaction, hut It
can be said «en»rnl!v thnt the course of the Repub
li.-.in party on th* tariff. < 'ivil Service and colonial
policy has seriously offended l.ir<e numbers of its
member* and the rlissatlsfnctUin Mda fair to cause
trouble in the nenr future 10 said party.
Perhaps the most Important defection of the
Republicans followed the announced policy of
the administration as to Its colonial dependen
cies The President's proposed and final action has
been repudiated by many leading Republicans,
headed by the late *x- President Harrison. Senator
Hoar Mr Boutwell. ex-Senator Edmunds and
Thomas B. Reed. These men have placed patriot
ism above party; they believe th.it the national pol
icy of the Administration I* only defensible on the
theory that might stake* right.
And herein lies a great opportunity for the Dem
ocratic party to demonstrate that It really repre
sents the best Interests of the people of the United
States; by ignoring past differences an.l turning a
united front to their Republican opponents, they
will be enabled to promise, with hope of success,
relief from the present troubles.
Mr. Hamlln then outlined measures by which the
Democratic party could be reunited. He thought
the pnrty should favor tariff reform. anti-trust
laws, Civil Service reform, the referendum and antl-
Imperiallsm. .
THE XF.W ARK* QV 1 RTERM ASTER DEAD.
HE FAILS TO SURVIVE THE OPERATION FOR AN
INJURY TO HIS SPINAL COLUMN.
Atlantic City M. J . Aug. :4.-Quartermaster Jo
seph Matthew 3 .', of the United ¦««£*?*
ark. who was married yesterday to ML« Eva May
Lin. of Camden. shortly before «f««olns : an
operation, died to-day at the hospital .Mat
thews had recently returned from the Philippine.
He came here for a brief vacation, and while
bathing last Sunday dived from the board walk into
two feet of water. His head struck the sand, and
nTs /pine was badly Injured. Matthews was en
caired to marry Mlat Bain, and on being informed
fhat he ar n6t likely to survive the operation he
gent for his fiancee and they were married.
MEN OF SCIENCE ASSEMBLE AT DENVER.
Denver, Aug. 2-I.— Members of the American As
sociation for the Advancement of Science are ar-
.financial.
The Financial World.
After missing one's guess on the general maw-.
ment of the market for two successive weeks, !?
i« well to drop guessing. It did look two week*
ago as if all conditions were uniting to given
at least a few weeks of dullness, with general*
sagging prices— a midsummer market. with th
weight on it of labor troubles and a short ear*
crop. There were very many people, in banking
and speculative circles alike, who had made nt
their minds there would be next to nothing to.
Ing in August and at least the first half of Sa».
tembe-; and that what small price movem«!t
there would be. would be toward a lower lev*
Here, however, is the third week of Augn« '
and the market has been rising during two of
them; and while the volume of business doing t.
not large, it is certainly increasing, -here war*
fewer spells of dullness the past week thaa th
week before; yesterday the market closed at
about the beat prices of the week, for several
days it had been broadening, and the general
sentiment of the Street seems to be again grow
ing confidently bullish. A rising market may hi
illogical at this time— but there it is.
The Erie issues have come to the front in the
trading since the issue of the company's annual
report some days ago. It Is distinctly a bullish
document; and reading between the lines at
Chairman Thomas's remarks, there Is little diffi
culty in seeing a sort of notification to Wall
Street that Erie la a bull proposition. It seem*
to say: 'Gentlemen, keep your eyes on Erie We
are going: to bull it for all it Is worth." Th e new
management, with Hill men in charge, may be
expected to make a showing in the next eighteen
months which will put Erie common where *om«
of them say it will go— that Is. 70. They tell
you to buy Erie common on all weak spots and
buy it for 70. This means, that Erie common
will be one of the active trading stocks of the
list, with all sorts of ups and downs according
to the general trend of speculation for the week
or month, but with the main movement upward.
Besides Erie common, however, of which there
are 112 millions; there Is Erie first preferred. 43
millions: and Erie second. 16 millions. Both
these stocks must get their 4 per cent dividend
before anything can go to the common. A divi
dend at the rate of 3 per cent has recently been
started on the first preferred, which stock is now
selling around 70; the second preferred sells about
'>*'>, and being rather small in amount is said
to be very closely held. Now as the Hill people
are talking most about the common stock, and
expect to make their big -killing" In that-aa
they did In Northern Pacific common— lt is ob
vious that the two preferred stocks must be
moved out of the way first; that is to say, they
must be paid their full 4 per cent, and so side
tracked, to allow the Erie common train to
pa.«?. Hence It would seem that Erie first and
second ought to be good Investments, and par
ticularly the latter, which is getting no dividend
at all and selling on that basis.
The company's report shows that there was a
surplus for the year over fixed charges of $2.923..
000. Distribute this over the three issues of
stock, and we have: 4 per cent on the first pre
ferred. ?1.92M.00«t; 4 per cent on the second.
96101000; surplus for common. $263,000. Rather
small surplus for a stock selling: over 40. per
haps: but the significant statement Is made that
the surplus would have- been larger had not ex
penses been swelled by charging extraordinary
improvements against them, which hereafter
will be otherwise provided for. The bull tip is
in that.
In the upward movement of the list. St. Panl
was again a leader in the early part of the week,
but stopped when the rest of the list had got
going. Atchlson common yesterday got up to
the edge of 50— a five point rise for the week:
Union Pacific once more crossed par and went
on to 105; while Southern Pacific went to 60.
Officials of the latter company assert that It will
earn SO millions this fiscal year. The Gould
stocks were particularly strong. Missouri Pactflc
crossing 107; and the Wabash and Texas Pacific
Issues also advancing.
The steel stocks improved both from tha
stronger tone of the general market, and be
cause the strike situation appears to be getting
somewhat better. It was rather a blow to th*
.Amalgamated Association when their record
found their way into print, revealing the fact
that the membership was much smaller than
hud been supposed, and the financial resources
correspondingly less. It will take some years
before the Association recovers from the- smash
ing it will get in this fight— a fight unnecessarily
provoked by the fllghtiness of Its leaders. Fur
thermore, so far as the company Is concerned. it
is not wholly an evil to have production cur
tailed at this time. It was fast overtaking con
sumption.
In the traction stocks, bull points on Manhat
tan became current early in the week, and the
stock moved up several points. There are many
strong believers now in Manhattan, who ar
gue from results shown by the Chicago Ele
vated road after its electrical equipping, that
the Manhattan lines will certainly earn be
tween fi and 7 per cent on the stock when
operated by electricity.
The advance in Consolidated Gas— lt was 227
yesterday— is thought to mean an early an
nouncement of the new financial plans of th*
company. The prediction is recalled •! some
large stockholders of the company that th~
stock would be selling close to 130 when the
scheme was announced. Rumors as to what
It is are various, but generally take the shape
of a conversion of the present stick into cer
tain proportions of bonds, preferred stock and
common. Pome time ago. it was said the new
scheme would net be announced till late in the
Fall; but. judging by other departments of the
market, the Standard Oil people seem disposed
to hurry things along.
Insiders in People's Gas— or some of them—
took time by th* forelock apparently, when the?
peddled out some fifty thousand shares from
120 down to 115 some five or six weeks ago.
Knowing what was coming to them later of
new stock, they judiciously sold It in advance;
much to the discomfiture of some people who
were buying the stock at the time, and much
wondered why they were getting so much from
the sources to which they traced the supply.
Very soon It became rumored that there would
be "privileges" offered, which explained mat-
C One of the reports current the latter part <*
the week was that the financial scheme whereby
the Great Northern. Northern Pacific and Bur
lington, are to be united, would be announce* 1
within a week or ten days.
*" CUTHBERT MILLS-
riving here to attend the annual convention of the
association and its affiliated organizations. Re
tiring President Woodward, dean of the faculty or
pure science of Columbia University, will deliver
his address next Tuesday and surrender the gavei
to his successor. I^ofessor Charles 3. M.not. or
Harvard University The executive council of tb»
met to-day.
VETERANS AND SONS OF VETERANS MEET. .
Margaretta Grove. Sodus Point. N. T.. Aug. 2t—
This, was Rochester Day at the encampment o
the Empire Organization of Veterans and Sons oc
Veterans. The exercises began promptly at I<M»
a. m.. owing to the long programme. The speak
ers of the morning- session included N. D Lap
ham. of Lyons; Miss Ida C. Emery, of 9©« aw
Point, and Sherman D. Richardson, the last nan**
taking for his subject. "Is the Nation Again »
Danger?" In the afternoon the Rev. Augustus »j
Green, late of tht> 111 th Ntw-Yort :R«to™ q »*»,
the opening address P resident T.J. N H£wrf.
the Rochester *nd Sodas Bay RJU^ay , "-
Jamca M. E. O'Grady. of Rochester, and Frx*** *
E. Cullen also spoke. - ' v