VOL"V 0L " LXIII----N 0 20.K29. JJEWS OF TWO CAPITALS. AFFAIRS IX LOXDOX. yeu British Monroe Doctrine — Kb uterg at Their Best. m»TIT' IS T*« N»w-Tortc Tribune tar Francfa Cab:*.) (CeTTlrfct ; 1MB : By Th« Trtbnn* Asaoclatlcn.) London. May — The German Emperor is al lowed a- free hand In managing the diplomacy cf the Fatherland. King Edward ie beginning to exert equal influence In directing public opin ion here in foreign affairs, If not controlling diplomatic policies. He has created good feel ]ag between Franc* and England. This Implies flexibility and tolerance in all matters in which XU:*sia. is deeply interested. The King has set &n tr fashion in British diplomacy, which "The Tirres." "The National Review." "The Epec u tcr" and "The Daily Mail" have been striving for a re period to introduce, namely, good natar^ in dealing with Russia and France, and 7*>sis»rce to German devices for embroiling ■ jr^jsj-.l with either power. This new style Is saeaientarily popular, but may be regarded more, critically if the Russian interests in Manchuria or the Balkan region arc greatly strengthened hr the British spirit of accommodation. The German comments on Lord Lansdowne'a Persian Gulf policy are all on the same key, Fisce Ik Berlin Foreign Office plays on the ■■■a as on a piano keyboard. The German censors affect to believe that Lord Lansdowne ha? ■ami a wanton affront to Russia, but that is sheer nonsense, even if "The Spectator" chares the view and is overcome by nervous excitability. The British Government has grati fied Russia by bringing about the abandonment of the Bagdad railway scheme. The plain intl rr.zt:cn that England intended to control th* Persian Gulf and not allow the establishment of a hostile base on her flank line of com munication with India and Australia does not excite resentment either at St. Petersburg or Paris, as long as the German railway syndicate js kept out of Mesopotamia. The proclamation of the new British Monroe Doctrine for the defence of India is a mo mentous event, but the Persian Gulf is a long vß v from Manchuria, where the Russians are alternately reported as making preparations for war and'reoccupyinc places which have never b~n evacuated. Tho Anglo-Japanese alliance will not operate unlers France is drawn In In .rapport of Russia, but there is slight proba bility of aggressive action in Manchuria when the 'Balkan situation is clouded with uncer tainty. Kk nir.e of th- ten Bulgarian leaders selected fc the cvnamite work to Salonica are either d-^u or captured, the Turkish officials ought to V^ c ?UT ed. bat they ere not The panic pro duced :,v the a. of explosives is likely to en courage'the bands to organise a fresh series of outages in the hope of instigating a massacre. Thp most remarkcble feature »t .he dynamite cp^aign is the support which it --vesfrnm t£ educated Bulgarians in Macedonia. Some S those shot down with bombs in their hands were schoolmaster*. All the leaders of the r^utlonary bands belong to the educated cv« and the movement conducted by methods TlmZV£&£^J^ h8 - the sur.TK.rt of B MV opinion in the prlnci- SJS Turkish misrule must be flagrant when .... „ the Balkan peninsula show. tZJZ --- „ -her, I. — - ' s analysed. The redevelopment of Russian power in the Far Kast. Mali Sr si l^it.rm^s in proclaiming • hands off Z 'pe-ian Gulf, and Mr. Chamberlain *ith X,rai. in explaining the Transvaal the revival of procpern> in fortible optimism the revival of prosperity in „,1 Mr. Wyndham also rose to his ; staiurTas " statesman by a tactful, eio <^r.t speech at the second reading of the Irish ££ Magnitude of the financial oP-ation^n rolved in the government policies in South A. £a££ Ireland staggers the old fashioned TnriM ... are reassured by the confident J£ "\£ mlniters and the businesslike pres :r.io: of 3- i-— ™™*™£ • S S ° °r7om "h. Ban borrowed from .he Bank lo provide for the deposits of _ ap , the mor.-y — *- ha, been^ em Urilv unsettled by the immense £*&?£ Sent S funds. The government **K*Jb£ rows at 3 per cent, is popular in Street. -v.,, when there is no immediate prospect that nobey will t« cheaper. There are serious .*■ ;iv'in C s within and outside the house respecting £ .mplovment of British credit on an unpre £*S£ scale both in Ireland and Africa at the d»e cf the war. which cost i230,^000. John Morley bluntly described the Land bill as mm c the am of £1- W ' • order to .secure „:-,,f ien dl n ß £lOO.OU<'.OU«,. andGib mm Bowles contemptuously dismissed it as crazy franc, but the overwhelming majority »us secur-d after Mr. Healy had solemnly de <-l.r*d th*t every shilling was safe, and Mr. VWbani had heralded the pacific close of the twenty v-ars' feud and professed faith in th moral £nse of the Irish people. Never were vsr fttuincial responsibilities undertaken with * lighter heart. Ministerial opportunism « umph? and the money lenders are kept busy. The f.tful displays of insubordination among the government followers are diminishing. Mr. Chaplta*. outbreak against the repeal of the pram registration duty •- not serious politics. «v«i if -The Times" finds it difficult to reconcile itself to the subsidence of indirect taxation. Andrew Carnegie has been so overwhelmed with honor*, and hosp:tality that he sighs for the retirement of Skibo. His presidential ad dress at th* Iron and Steel Institute on profit sharing. «»s*-cialiy as illustrated in his own business at Pittsburg. and the success of the Steel Trust baa made a deep impression, and la discussed by "The Times" and all the other important journals as a notable contribution to tb* discussion of the two great problems how to secure harmonious relations of the various departments m€ a great manufacturing busi ness, and how to get the best work out of those Continued on fonrth pas'*. p SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY. _ Doubl* daily trains. PcSUMt. R. »r »5 l c^ Str^t 12:55 noon and 12:10 nisht. Through car^ i^Uentful route to Savannch Jack*onUU^^i Q .T.inpa; also to Atlanta and the Southwest. "•"«• Ufc Broadway.— — . Fair. Fair, with ■mithraix winds, to-morrow. NEW-YORK'S GREAT TASK. Mr. Root Says It Is to Teach Immi grants Civilization and Citizenship. Elihu Root, Secretary of War, was the gruest of honor and the principal speaker at the din ner given by the Lotos Club last night. Presi dent Lawrence of the club. Judge Gray, of the Court of Appeals; Senator Depew, William B. Hornblower and District Attorney Jerome were other speakers. Mr. Root's speech took the form of reminis cences of early New-York, with a reference to her present proud position, in the "front rank in the march of civilization." despite her weak condition resulting- from "surgical opera tions for appendicitis." v hereby "'her liver and kidneys were torn out in order to provide rapid transit for the future generations ."' About three hundred guests were present. The clubrooms were decorated with gTeat bunches of pink roses and branches of apple and dogwood, in full flower. At the rifcfct of President Lawrence was Sec retary Hoot, and on his left Senator Platt. Sen ator Depew sat between Secretary Root and Ad miral Rodger?. Beeide Senator Platt «a «x- Governor John W. Griggs of New-Jersey, and next to him District Attorney Jerome. Facing them wen Joseph C. Hendrix. Simeon Ford, Justice Hatch, of the Appellate Division; Ches ter S. Lord, Judge Gray, of the Court of Ap peals. Justice Morgan J. O'Brien, of the Su preme Court; General Francis Vinton Greene and William B. Hornblower. Timothy L. Wood ruff arrived late. President Lawrence, in introducing L'_c- -tary Root, termed him a "wise and prudent adviser, trained to deal with emergencies; a man capa ble of reorganizing anything, from a military establishment to a whole planetary system. In response. Secretary Root told of his pleas ure at seeing old friends and familiar places in "dear old New-York." He continued: To those who believe the hope of the world lies in the great processes of liberty, the lifting up of ail classes to their particular part in the govern ment of the entire population, leaving no class be low this city is the great agency and workshop of civilization. Those who don't believe It need hard experience for their education. .™,, i» Between 1850 and 1*» more than 17.000.000 people came across the water to this gateway of extern civilization. Here the men of. the Old world re ceived and taught their first lessons in citizen ship to stand erect in independent manhood. The r«uits were not lovely and agreeable; they were. -Shir harsh and disagreeable, but these J^Tre necessary lessons for men who are to be self '"gereS'o^Throid' World were taught liberty ~3»i £ zrzpsvZ: "ares masse? the laws ['of independence and liberty, con- York°d2£ tne^ugh work of making over tmMmmmis alorlg the pathway of civilization. Secretary Root referred feelingly to the "elo quent, pure English" of the President's speeches in various parts of the country. _ Judge John C. Gray said that his court would probably be unanimous in saying that Secretary Root was -without superior as an advocate, the best of citizens and a general good fellow. Simeon Ford told of his direful experiences in war-(National Guard, to escape jury duty) andl William B. Hornblower, in speaking for ?he bar said that, while he didn't favor at ; .11 r Tfter Tiling of wartime experiences with Sttnton with who;,, he contrasted Secretary Senator Depew spoke of the Spanish war. ■"SffSSaTSSi after six years. It is simply marvellous that the mistakes and the blunders TthT Incompetence were so insigni^-ant. Plane '"vas centred upon Secretary Alger. and mmmm S XSSA iSi th He prated Secretary Root most highly, say under the advice of EHnu K> ' T - ",„,. Bupreme Oed by Con*re«. and approved b> in. "P Court of the United St«t«s. General Greene guest of honor. GARDINER G. HOWLAND DEAD General Manager of 'The New-York Her ald" Succumbs to Angina Pectons. 37 Eaet ?****'*?*?"£ KOwW who ... in from angina jx-rt.iri^ " ' ( ; mlwr o f an old New hls fixty-nirith year. ;' {? Mary Gra.fu.ri Dv- York family- He married l*s 1597 "Four children lany. of Baltimore. who ***£ Vi 4 rdlner O. Ht-w ra^^r^Srr^m^Wnd^Jr.. and Mrs. Percy R. Pyne. . many yars a member of tl.f tK.ard of th^W.ion^ alao a ill*' "^""f.h'l Metropolltu.n and Racqnet XEW-YORK. SUNDAY. MAY 10, 100.^.-FORTY-SIX PAGES. LOTOS CLUB DIXXER IX IIOXOR OF SECRETARY ROOT. Seated on tho sofa tre Secretary Boot. Senator P latt and V. B. I^wrence. On Mr. Lawrence's right Is Senator Depew. DYNAMITERS THREATEN SHIPS. IXFERXAL MACHIXE, LAID TO MAFIA, FOUND OX CUXARD PIER AXD SUBMERGED JUST IX TIME. Warning Sent to Police Declares Italian Society Will Drive M British Vessels from the Port with Explosives. In a plain pine box about the size of a small trunk an ingenious iniernal machine containing one hundred pounds of dynamite was found on the pier of the Cunard Line yesterday afternoon, less than an hour before the steamer Umbria sailed for Liverpool. According to Superin tendent George E. Murray of the department of combustibles the prompt discovery and the im mediate immersion of the box in the water at the end of the pier by the detectives who found it was all that prevented the explosion of the dynamite and the destruction of the pier, with thf» many persons who had gathered to sail or bid friends and relatives goodby. The black powder fuse leading to the detonating medium was found to be scorched, showing that it had been ignited. A second's delay in the extinction of the fuse would have meant the explosion of the whole charge. The discovery of the machine was due to the following letter, addressed "Com missioner Greene, Police Department, City," which was received at Police Headquarters at 12:15 p. m.: Dear Sir: The Mafia greets you and wishes you well. At the Cunard dock is a box containing one hundred pounds of dynamite. Inside also is a machine that, properly set, can explode the stun" any time within thirty-six hours. The society has declared war against Knßlar.d snd has ordered the destruction of every steamer flying the British flag that sails out of Xew-York harbor. The undersigned received orders to begin opera tions by sinking the Oceanic, but so many women and children took passage on that, boat that the society's plans were changed at the last moment. The machine in the box the brst made, and a crude affair, is inclosed simply to show how easy it is to sink a steamer and to convince those in terested that the society is not making idle threats. The box with iron handles is among trunks for steamer Umbrla. „ „ , The society ha? undertaken to ele»r New-xorlc Harbor of British ships, and it win succeed. The reason for this movement the society does not wisn to disclose; suffice it to say that the society, in order to protect Itself, must carry tho war into the enemy's country and it goes without saying that it proposes to wage it ns fiercely a< it knows how. . , This is the society's first and last warring, ami those who propose to patronize British steamers must take their chances in the future. The society asks anri gives no Quarter, so— Lay on. lav on. Macduff. ami damnM be he th..t hold— enough: FIETRO DE MABTTNX. P. S— The battery is not attached. Tho fw* without caps and lighters not set. eonseqaentlj there is no danger in handling box. The letter, as was the address on the envelope, was written with a lead pencil. As can be seen, it was couched in English beyond the command of the average Italian. The penmanship was that of an American accustomed to write rap idly and able to express himself clearly on paper without difficulty. The letter, which bore a special delivery stamp, and, according to the postmark, had been mailed at the General Postofflce at 11 a. m. yesterday, was received at Police Headquarters at 12:15 p. m. The steamer was to sail at 2 p. m. There was no time to be lost, and, al though the project seemed on paper too diaboli cal to be true, preparations were made immedi ately for investigating what the contents of the letter divulged. Detectives Moody and Leeson. who are detailed to the piers when steamers are arriving or departing, were called up on the telephone and ordered to look for the box. De tective Sergeant Farley was sent out by the De tective Bureau. The Department of Combus tibles was called up and informed of the con ten* of the letter. Captain Watson, superin tendent of the Cunard pier, was also informed. He went to Mr. Floyd, the acting agent of the line who hastened aboard the Umbria and told Captain Dutton. The captain lent the chief offi cer to the pier, and gave orders that the steamer should not sail until the box had been found.^ The detectives. Captain Watson and Mr. Floyd immediately began a search for the bo*. It was soon found, for it had come to the pier under peculiar circumstances. It was exactly as described in the letter, and was found at the foot of the gangway, among the other pieces of baggage. It was a plain, white pine box. newly made, and was unmarked. In size it was about 40 by 20 by 20 inches. The top. which was made of two pieces, was hinged and fastened with a staple, hasp and padlock. The hard ware was neatly japanned, ; nd mm evidently n6v. passengers were not apprised of the pres- The HWOm were not apprised of the pres ence of the infernal machine, everything was done quietly. As soon as it was founu it was carried to? the end of the pier. Inside the box. by listening carefully, one could hear the tick ing of a Piece of clockwork. A rope was fast ened about it and it was lowered In the water. When Superintendent Murray arrived with two assistants he found the men carefully keeping the box submerged. • In the mean-time, the box having been dls covered. Captain Dutton reversed his order re garding the sailing of the steamer, «Ca she started on time, the passengers being unaware of the plot to annihilate them. As soon as the steamer sailed a detail of police who had ar rived by this time, cleared the pier of every one except the detectives and the men from the Department of Combustibles. The box was then raised from the water in a gingerly manner and closely examined. Inside was a board to -which was attached at one end. a set c? clockwork similar to that of an eisht day clock. To the perimeter of a large wheel connected with the clockwork was attached an upright metal post. This post was intended to engage the end of a lever. At the other end of the board was fastened an electric cigar lighter of the kind s«> often seen in cigar stores. A spring 'attached to one end was so arranged that the lighter would perform its function when the l»ver actuated by the clockwork released It. At the lighting point was affixed a black powder fuse. This fuse and the wires working the llghtet led beneath the board, the former to another loop of fuse, the ends of which entered the com partments on either end of the box. The latter ran to a pair of dry cells. In th« compartments were found one hundred pounds of dynamite — enough to read forty-five tons of soli.l rock, de stroy the pier or tear out the bottom of the I'mbria or any other steame-. The dynamite was in bars wrapped in light brown paper, on which were words suggesting that It had hee n made by the Climax Powder Company, which has an office in the Park Row Building. The dynamite was divided equally between the two compartments, there being one hundred half pound sticks in each. To the astonishment of Superintendent Mur ray it was found that the end of the fuse was scorched and burned down for about a quarter of an inch, suggesting that the clockwork had released the lever Just before the steamer sailed. He expressed the opinion later that had the box not been put in the water at the precise mo ment it was done an explosion would have "i. northbound. "The fiinaf:t*»r occurred on a curve, and the locomotives and mail cars were badly wrecked. The m:>il ' ompartments are reported to be in apUctera and the bags are buried in the debris. ,\ representative of the railway mail service who was op board one of the trains has taken charge of the mail, and will attempt to dig it from th*> wiecln "The two trmtaa are scheduled to meet at Ful ton Chain, a few miles from Nelson Lake. It is said that the engineer of one of the trains ran pact his orders, an.i caused the frightful disas ter. Kevins. the engineer of one of the trains. vas killed in the crash. Jiimes R. Jones., a mail cleric, of Mdione. is said to have had both legs broken. He was on the train bound for Utica. John Best, another mail clerk, whose home is at H-rkimer. whs frightfully injured, and will be taken to Malone. Juhn T. Glynn, a newsboy, of one of the trains, was killed. Frank Faulkes. a conductor, of Utica. and Yorden, a fireman, are also dead. ••Several of the passengers are reported in jured, but so far as ascertained none of them were killed or fatally injured." RUX OX BUFFALO BAXK. But Panic Is Averted by a Proffered Deposit of $1,000,000. Buffalo, May 9. — There was a run on the Fidelity Trust Company to-day. It was caused by a rumor of a defalcation which has been afloat about two weeks. Owing to the known stability of the company, the presidents of other banks in the city, without any solicitation on the part of the Fidelity company, volunteered the announcement that they stood ready to de posit fl.OOQlOW) in the Fidelity Bank at on.- Although the usually large number of with drawals on Saturdays wai increased to-duy. the line had dwindled, when the bank closed its doors, to not more than a store of pataaH who desired to draw their mon»-y In C*MB*«9*ac* *f This President Forrnan. who had intended keep- Ing the. doors open until evening, decided to close at the usual hour a statement Issued by th* trustees pronounced the rumor absolutely false, and added: Tho company never was stronger than it is tf> day To provide against any demands that may he made we have W.COO.OOQ of cash a\*ailable. and can readily have KttXMJQOO more the moment its use be comes necessary. The public can rest satisfied that there is a* occasion for any anxiety whatever tou-hinir th«» company or its absolute solvency. It is e~aroln~ its dividends of 12 per cent per annum, and carrying about as much more in surplus. BOILER EXPLOSION KILLS TWO Indianapolis. May »-— One of the boilers m th« Indianapolis Hominy Mills explodid this afternoon, killing one man and injuring seven others. Of the injured, who were hurried to the hospitals, one will die The dead man in Charles Bower*, a fireman, whose body was literally cooked by steam, and Ernest Shelton, another flrrman, will die. Of the nine men B the roeni at the time of th* explosion, only one ««cap*-d without injury. The tall smoke stack connected with the boiler* fell a moment after the explosion, and its crash could be heard almost as far aa the noise of tho original explosion. PRICE FIVE CENTS. SECRETARY HAY WAITING ACCEPTS RUSSIA'S WORD. But Any Evasion of Promise* Will Be Promptly and Firmly Met. [BT tet.bob.apk to TZTZ T«nirjr». ] Washington. May o.— The State Department is perplexed over the conflicting report* from Peking regarding the Russian attitude toward China, but it is an exaggeration to »ay that the department Is agitated to the verge of can ing on Russia at thin tin-.- for further explicit assurances than those given ten days ago. Th* avowed purpose :s manifest**] here by th* offi cials charged with safeguarding American treaty rights in Chin* to meet promptly and firmly any evasion of th- promises repeatedly given that these rights would be ncrupuloualy respected, and so far. It i* declared, all pledges affecting th* United States have b-?n kept. ' The suggestion is advanced, in view of th» alarming: and contradictory reports of the last few days, that perhaps th*" Chinese have been unnecessarily alarmed and confused by the rep resentations from various nations, and that there are in Peking many ingenious mischief makers as well as skilful prevaricators dili gently at work. In the absence of Indisputable information to the contrary, the State Department will not znak» what could be construed as a further reflec tion on Russian sincerity by asking blunt ques tions at St. Petersburg, but may b* expected to await positive developments menacing Ameri can interests in any of China's province*. la i the mean time, the idea of participatlna: In simultaneous or identic notes or departing from the traditional policy of avoiding alliance* has not been considered, nor Is it thought that there is, at this Juncture, a remote contingency which would be likely to draw this govern ment into a co-operation In fore* in Asiatic complications. RELIEF. IX WASHINGTOXj Retirement of Russian Troops- Con* firmed by Mr. Conger* GBjr The Anaortatag Preea.) "Washington, May 9.— The State I>epartm*iH^ has received from Minister Conger confirmation j of The Associated Press dispatch from Peking that the Russians re-entered New-Chwang and ; then retired. The receipt of this news late irv^ the day brought relief to a strained situation. and it was decided by the department that th*r» ! was no longer occasion for action, even dipio-. matlcally. at this stage. Count Cassini. In th«* course of his talk with Secretary Hay to-day* ea-nestly impressed on th<» Secretary his con viction that the Russian Government had lived! up to Its agreements, and in view of these rep resentations Secretary May did not hesitate t-> dissipate the impression •which might hay- ex isted that there remained any need for diplo matic action relative tr. Manchuria by th» United States. Great Britain and Japan. Th<» situation, consequently, lapses back t o wher* it was after the original Russian disclaimer w\ich followed the demands on China two weeks ago, and for the present the attitude of th* United States Government will b* simply on* of observance. Count Cassini said to-day: When the whole truth is known it will b* found that Russia has not violated a single pledge made to any nation, nor does she inten.i to do so. Moreover, whatever steps h.ive been taken in Manchuria are only in self-defence. Th« count called at the State r^partment about noon to talk over the Manchunar. situa tion with Secretary Hay. Mr. Takahira, the Japanese Minister, had a long Interview tvith Secretary Hay at the Scat* Department to-day. He manifested deep con cern over the Manchurian situation, hut de clared that the legation was without official advices, in the absence of which he did not car** to discuss the matter. There Is an intimation that Japan is disappointed at the character of the support she has received from other powers up to this time in her efforts to stop Russia * alleged aggression. On leaving the State De partment the minister took occasion tr> singla> out the following statements printed this morn ing: "It is pointed out that Russia employ | saving clause in the promise to withdraw from Manchuria, the language being, 'Provided, how ever, that the action of other powers sh stand in the way,' " and the further statement that "Russia, 1: is understood, now contends that this proviso was violated by Japan when sh* mobilized her fleet and otherwise showel sign* of military preparation, which was construed a* a menace to Russia. ' Commenting upon th* latter statement, he said: "Such a cortention. if made, is unwarranted." Mr. Takahira added that there has b-en noth ing in the movement of the Japanese Navy whicn could be construed as a menace tr Rus« sia. "The movements of Japan's warships." said] the minister, "are simply incidental to our spring naval manoeuvres, and are as devoid of political significance as were your naval ma* noeuvres in the Caribbean last winter." WITHDRAWS FROM FORTS* Russia Says Troops Are Retiring Southward to Depart by Sea. Peking, May 9. — The official at Xew-Chwana who sent yesterday's news of Russia's reoccupa tion of New-Chwang and military operation* elsewhere in Manchuria telegraphs to-day that the occupation of the forts at the mouth of tha Liao River was temporary, the troops now hav ing been withdrawn from there. Officials hera are mystified. Their subordinates at New- Chwang have not reported the reoccupation of that place; hence, there is a disposition to ques tion the correctness of the information, though the author of yesterday's story is generally een-» sidered to i* « of the ablest and best in formed foreigners in China. St. Peters May !>.— The Foreign OnV* here strongly deprecates th* excitement con cerning Manchuria. It believes that mischief maker- are responsible for the reports from there, and says thut the arrival of troops at Xen-Chwang was due to .he retirement o£ troops from Moukden Province southward, in stead of northward. The troops depart by ma. The other alleged warlike preparation of It Ma sia are ridiculed. WILL CONTINUE 'OPEN DOOR" POLICY. Russia So Assures the French Ambassador at St. Petersburg. Paris. May 9.— Commenting on the Manchuria situation, the officials here .-»> that the French Ambassador at St. Petersburg has had an in terview with Foreign Minister Lamsdorf. which brought out a repetition of th* statement that Russia had given positive assurances to th» United States that there would be no interrup tion of th* "open door" policy in Manchuria, and al3O the assertion that the mlasioa of Gas- WHY NOT SEE NIAGARA FALLS? 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