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BELGIUM TAKES CONGO
PASSAGE OF Till: TUKATY.
Financial Rcsjwnsibility Still To
Be Settled.
Brvnaem, Aup. 20L— The Chamber of Deputies
adopted to-day the Congo annexation treaty by
X", votes to 85. Although to-day's action prob
ably will insure the solution of the great Congo
problem, there still remains open the imi»ortant
question of Bcl?rium\s financial responsibility.
This action on the part of the Chamber had
not bern expected, and at the last moment
nearly caused the collapse of the Cabinet. At
th? first reading recently of -the colonial bill,
which provided for the administration of the
Congo Indei>endent State, and as adopted to
day by !«> votes to 45.-HerrWoeste. leader of the
Right, obtained the passage of an amendment
relieving Belgium of the responsibility of guar
anteeing the payment of the interest on the
Congo debt. The government made a deter
mined effort yesterday to restore the stipulation
that Belgium would make advances to Congo
jn case of necessity, but was defeated, -and It
was generally bfJieved that the ministers would
be forced to resign.
After ■ long meeting of Kins Leopold and
the members of his Cabinet, it was announced
that the ministry would not resign, "■"•■•' govern
mm temporarily accepting the Chamber^
action or. the financial question. It was pointed
out. hewever. that a direct contradiction ex
ists between the treaty and the colonial bill as
voted, the treaty shouldering the financial re
sponsibility, while the bill rejects it.
It Is understood that the government will
make an effort in the Senate to amend the bill,
so as to reconcile the two provisions. Among
the Important modifications at the original arti
cle of the bill are the abolition of forced labor
and the prohibition against Members of the
Belgian Parliament developing Congo coaces
sions.
Tho passage of the treaty means that the
annexation of the state to Belgium Is now
practically assured, a- the Senate and King
Leopold are ready to indorse the bill. The
,->rsonal rul* of King Leopold in Africa is now
drawing to a lon the state hereafter being
ad'mir.istered by Belgium, and the nope is wide
spread that atrocities nd maladministration
will o-azr in this part of the world, which for
years has be^n a subject of investigation and
bitter plaint by humanitarians all over the
world. Gwerianents liecame deeply interested
in bringing about the introduction of reforms
In the Congo." and it ■me known last year
that Great F.ritain and the T'nited State's had
about decided to interfere unless conditions Im
proved.
The situation regarding annexation was
thrown into great confusion last year by the
action of King Leopold in withdrawing the
cortr<>! of the crown main, the richest part
of the Congo, from the regular Congo admini=
trati^rj. This action was bitterly resented by
the irk-r.ds of ■■■):•. Parliament as a
usurpation of Eelgian rights, and the opposi
tion became so great that in February of this
year "King Leopold asT««HI to abandon the
crn '^ n domain and the crown foundation to
Bel^iuTn. stipulating that Belgian should not
on'y assuTTi** all the Congo obligations, mount
ing to -...> but undertake also to con
tinue the ... usufruct in the Congo's reve
nues during his lifetime. Belgium was re
quired specifically to respect the concessions
granted to two American companies in 1 1^* ** » .
in which Thomas F. Ryan Is interested. These
stirulstions wt-re embodied in the final draft
of the treaty.
Under the t<°rms of the treaty the Congo's
rfv^nuf-.-s are charged with the following annual
allrm-anees: 524.000 to Prince Albert, son of the
Count of Flanders^ brother of King Leopold;
jir..f'(ir> to Princess Clementine, the Kings third
daughter, snd. as an esr^cial token of gratitude
:<• the Kine. the sum of $10,000,000. in nft^en
annual instalments, for his use in constructing
h"«;>itals and schools and forwarding scientific
v. nrk in Africa. Fiirthprmore. Belgium must
expand the sum of 59.000.000 in work for which
contracts already have lx-<?n made. In addition.
King Leopold retains in fee simpl* forty thou
sand hectares of land at Mayumbe for coffee
and cocoa growing experiments, and during bis
lifetime he is to enjoy his interests in the Congo
concession companies and the property in Bel
gium and France which he purchased out of the
funds of the Congo Foundation. On the death
of the King all this property will revert to Bel
gium.
RUBSXASS SEIZE ANOTHER SEALER.
Japanese Schooner Taken to Vladivostok —
Bitter Newspaper Comment.
Victoria. B. C. Aug. 20. — New? of the seizure by
Russians of another Japanese sealing schooner, the
Efuku. for alleged raids at the Copper Island peal
r^-nikeri^s was brought by thf ste.i«:er Shinano last
fiieht. The . wns towed to Vladivostok or.
A'jpijst 1.
JapaneFe newspapers brought by the Shinano
contain bitter articles regarding the sentence of
<s"ath raF?:ed on six of the sealers of tbe schooner
Miyi.. The "Hochi" says: "There is in Japan a
pr<<v«Tb which says: 'Old wounds are always in
danger of ble«-ding. The affair may be only an In
cioent. hut if the death sentence la executed no one
car. predict the future relations between Japan and
Russia."
SEVENTY-SIX MINERS DEAD AT WIGAN.
WigaTi. Aug. 20.— 1t is now known that seventy
fix miner? perished in the explosion and the fire
that followed it in the Maypole rn;:;e. Finding that
it would be impossible to recover the bodies ptill in
the pit. the fire having taken such a firm hold.
the directors decided to-night to flood the mine.
AIRSHIPS SAIL OVER BERLIN.
Kerlin. Aur. 20.— The Parseval and the Gross,
tfirijriblfc balloons, sailed together for two hours
t«?-<lay over Berlin. They performed evolutions
*!th preat succc-ss and were close to each other
during the flights. They sailed the length of Unter
der. Linden only ■ short distance above the houee
tops and were cheered by th- crowds in the street*
The Duke of Saxe-Altenburg was again at the
helm of the Parseval. Both balloons will make
daily ascensions Bar the purpose of training men
Sn their management.
NOTES OF FOREIGN NEWS.
Bt P*-it-r?burK. Aup. 20. — The registry bureau at
Ch«-'.iat,lnsk reports that 4S»1.00<) emigrants and
iS.OOy site iwekers passed into Siberia In the first
r*-\f-n months of 1908 and that 18,000 emigrants
arid 34 000 site ft-t'kers returned to Russia in the
ss.l.,* r'x-rtod. The site «f*kers were sent by the
communes to locate available lands.
St Peter* burs. AUK. 30. — M. Makaroff. assistant
to th*- Ministry of the Interior, said to-day that
There was s!ichi prospect that Nicholas Tfchaiicow
*kv would be tri*-.! within a month, and intimated
that there was a i«>sstbl!ity that the proceedings
wouM be quashed. Ikowsky was arr.-nteu
1&5! LwcfmlxT.
HUNTING or FISHING
take along :
Grape-Nuts
FOOD
It f-jruUliea gtrea;rtb and eminraucc.
"There's a Reason"
WELCOMED IN SYDNEY
( onllDiiml from flr«t pn«^.
afloat. In behalf of the admirals, the officers
and the mm. he gratefully accepted the wel
come.
Later in th<> day the admirals called on the
Prime Minister. Premier Wade and the Lord
Mayor, who returned the calls. Ail the shore
liberty nv-n in uniform wore carried free on the
streetcars.
Last evening the fleet was serenaded and the
men of the fleet cheered the musicians.
Sydney. X. S. W.. Augr. '_><>.— The first day of
the visit of the American battleships to Sydney
has passed, and while there have been compar
atively few official entertainments— to-morrow
beins pet aside for the public reception and the
official landing— the spirit of cordiality and
■whole hearted welcome which fills the people
of th« city has found opportunity for expres
sion in several minor ways. Hundreds ofhar
lii.t craft have circled all day lone around the
white battleships anchored in the bay and the
shores and headlands were crowded until late
this afternoon by thousands of persons.
This afternoon the admirals of the fleet and
the captains of the battleships came ashore and
paid official calls to Lord Northcote. Governor
General of Australia, and Sir Harry Ramon,
Governor of New South Wales. The American
officers were saluted on landing. Later the
Governor returned the call and was saluted by
the fleet.
Lord Xorthcote pave a dinner this evening
in honor of the American officers. Sixty-six
Americans were present, including the admirals
and the ecptaJßß, as well as Sir Harry Bawson.
ministers of the Mate and of the commonwealth,
and a number of Judges and local naval and
military < fncers of hif?h rank.
As da.kneas came down this evening the fleet
« as brilliantly illuminated, and the city and
harbor saw were illuminated, but n».t so com
pletely as they will be later.
Dense crowds fill the streets of Sydney to
nipht, ;nd The population is given over to holi
day making.
The fleet paymasters drew the sum of $500,000
from th-- Sydney brinks to-day.
The storeship Glacier came into port this
evening.
Admiral Sperry said to-day:
The -.vol. one extended the American fleet has
been very hearty and impressive. The hillsides
and th.- cliffs from Botany Bay up were covered
with people as close as they could stand. The
enthusiasm of the welcome accorded us is al
most beyond belief, and it seems evident that
such a d< mcnstration of kindly feeling must
have more back of it than mere curiosity and
excitement. It is very pleasing to me to think
that this indicates a real and heartfelt sympathy
between the two English speaking nations which
are united not only ny ties of blcod. but by
prf-at commercial Interests in the Pacific and
elsewhere. Please extend my thanks to the peo
ple and The authorities for this magnificent and
warm-hearted reception.
Admi-:'l Bperry has sent the following mes
sage in reply to the communication -from Alfred
Deakfn, the Prime Minister of Australia, wel
coming the American Beet to Australian waters:
The American navy is fortunate in being: the
means >f bringing Americans and Australians
into clO3er touch, and the officers and men of
this Beet are appreciative of the honor of being
the messengers of friendship and pot d will.
EXGJLA XI) GRA TIFIED.
Newspapers Express Pleasure Over
Reception to Flcei.
London. Aug. 21. — The London morning news
papers give great prominence to reports at the
American fleet's reception in Australia. Edi
torially they express the fullest satisfaction at
th* warmth and brilliance of th<= welcome ac
corded the visitors. "The Chronicle" says:
That ir.' American sailors will take Australia
by storm i? certain. They have done it already;
■ \ conquered before they came. This
cordial traternixatkw is very gratifying t" this
country, \\ h^r»- the maintenance of the most
friendly relations with the American people and
government is an object of universal desire and
an axiom of our policy.
-The Iw-irning Post" remarks that- the visit
will encourage Australian statesmen to promote
the naval policy which they have at heart
namely, the creation i f an Australian navy,
which. "The Post" says. "hith'-rt.i has met with
great obstruction from the home government,
which ! ; anxious t<> Impose on the colonies the
duty of subsidizing the British navy."
Referring to the feeling of enthusiasm shown
b Australia on the ground of sympathy between
the United Sta T^s and Australia for the exclu
sion of Asiatics. "The Post" declines to believe
that tnWe is any real resentment in Asia at the
adoption by Anglo-Saxons of this traditionally
Asiatic principle, and says:
The only real danger of active enmity arising
comes from the reckless assertion still BOme
times niH(i<=> in this country that the British
policy Is t<> insist upon the open door in the
East while barring the door in thy colonies.
In conclusion "The Post' say.-:
Thp thronging thousands who watched ;h« en
try of th< American armada cannot fail to b>>
dreaming of thr- day when the finest harbor in
the southern hemisphere will again be the bas*-.
and it<= shores the borne, of a British fleet domi
nating thf- Pacific.
"The Daily Graphic." under the caption "The
Big Stick Afloat." says:
It is not surprising that the American sailors
find a warm welcome in rf Hritish port, but the
present welcome is vitalized by special circum
stances, notably by tlu- fin*" performance of
Sperry'd fleet in th*> around-the-world voyage,
and by < Ttain community interests and aspira
te ns in Pacific politics.
The American fleet is a symbol. It embodies
the determination of the white man to keep
what he has got on the shores of the Pacific:
i: is Roosevelt's contribution to the cry for a
whit* Ami rira and a white Australia.
Discrevt attempts hay been made to veil this
aspect of th^ demonstration, but they cannot
impose on the citizens of <"alifornia and British
Columbia and on Australia, to whom the yellow
peril is a very real peril indeed.
The phenomena] festivities at Sydney yester
day show how deeply Englishmen in the Pacific
this mattei. and in this sense they have
a grave significance for British statesmen
A dispatch to "The Tim»s" from Sydney says:
Australia's first sight of modern battleships
proved even more Impressive than expected. «-s
•..•cially to federal members, many of whom de
ctered that thr- spectacle was such as to inspire
the earnest hope that Australia may er>- long
possess if not a similar Beet, at least a squadron
worthy to be counted a c an integral (actor in
imperial defence.
SITE OF ENTERTAINMENTS AT AMOY.
Amoy, Aug. 20.— Chinese commissioners have
selected th* parade pround, one mile outside this
city, as the best place for the entertainment in
OctJber of the officers and men of the American
battleship fleet. Large buildings are beiw? put up
by th»- government.
AN INVITATION FROM PERTH.
r-rth. Western Australia, AWT 20.— The Governor
of Western Australia, Admiral Sir F. G. D. Hr.i
ford, has extended an Invitation to the American
admirals to Stay at Government House here on
their way to and from the gold fields in the north
ern and northwestern part of th*- state.
ALABAMA AND MAINE LEAVE CEYLON.
Colombo. Ceylon, Aug. 20.— The battleships Ala
bama and Maine, which are preceding the Ameri
can fleet on the trip around the world, left h-rt to
day for Aden, where they are due on August 37.
NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21. 190*.
FRICTION I.N T CABINET
Sir Edxeard Grey Objects is Minis
ters' Interference.
London. Aug. 20.— The return of Premier Asqulth
this morning from Scotland, -sphere he had been
taking a holiday, and his long conference in Down
ing Street with Sir Edward Grey. Secretary for
Foreign Affairs, are being connected In some quar
ters with developments arising from the recent
.meetings of Kins Edward with Empercr William
and Emperor Francis Joseph.
As far as known, however, nothing occurred at
these royal conferences which is likely to have
such immediate political consequences as to make
necessary this hasty meeting of the British min
ister?. It is much more probable that Mr. Asquith
was obliged to Interrupt his holiday for the pur
pose of pacifying Sir Edward, who. It is known,
keenly resents the raids of Winston Churchill.
President of the Board of Trade, and David Lloyd-
George. Chancellor of the Exchequer, into the
sphere of the Foreign Office. Mr. Churchill's re
cent speech on Anglo-German relations and . Mr.
Lloyd-George 1 b interviews on the Continent, which
seem to have been accepted there as indicating
that he has some proposals to make to Germany
regarding the naval programmes of the two coun
tries, greatly irritated the Foreign Secretary, and
there is reason to believe that his representations
to Mr. Asqulth on this subject, which are said
to have amounted practically to an ultimatum,
brought the Premier to London.
The relations of Sir Edward Grey and Mr. Hal
dane Secretary for War, with some of the more
socialistic members of the Cabinet have been
strained for some time. The Foreign Secretary i:
firmly opposed to the social reform programme at
the expense of the army and navy which some
of his ccl'.eagues are incessantly advocating The
incursion of these latter into the sphere of foreign
affairs, which Sir Edward regards as an unjusti
fiable interference in matters belonging exclusive^
to the Foreign Office, has brought the friction to a
climax, and it is expected that his protest will
result in a hint being given to those minlste^
to confine themselves more closely to their own de
partments.
ME. LLOYD-GEORGES OBJECTS.
His Secretary Quoted . Regarding Willing
ness to Discuss Armaments.
Berlin, Aug. 20.-The "TageMatt" publishes to
day a dispatch from Frankfort, in which Mr. Spen
der, secretary to David Lloyd-George. Chancellor
of the British Exchequer, speaking In the name of
the minister. Is quoted as saying that although the
maintenance of peace between Great Britain and
Germany always will be an important question, the
only official object of Mr. Lloyd-George's visit is
to study social and political institutions. The min
ister bears no authorization from the British Cabi
net to make proposals relative to naval armaments
or to hold any verbal negotiations en this subject,
but were anything of this kind suggested from the
German side he would willingly enter the discus
sion. Mr. Spender is also quoted as saying that
Mr. Lloyd-George saw no reason why delegates
representing Great Britain and Germany could net
meet, with the idea of bringing about a limitation
of armaments.
REFORMS IX TURKEY.
Sultan's Staff Reduced — Greater
Freedom for Women.
('onstartinf plf. Aug. 20.— The work of reform
is making progress here. The staff of the Sul
tan's military household has been greatly cut
down, th- number .if his aides-de-camp being
reduced from two hundred to thirty. An iradf
has been issued ordering the imperial princes
to restore to the government all the crown
properties which they obtained gratuitously
through the Sultan's favor. Arrears in salaries
in the military and civil administrations will
be*Bteadil? taken over by the government, which
has obtained further advances amounting to
$1,750.i)00 for this purpose from the tobacco
irtonopol.- and the Ottoman Bank.
The r.rw system already gives indications of
fav.iring the emancipation of women, who will
obtain greater freedom in matters of dress, ap
pearan-.-' in public and travel at home and
abroad.
PERSIA'S REQUEST MET.
Turkey to Withdraw Troops and
Settle Dispute Over Territory.
Con.nant:n->pl«». Auir. 20t— The difficulties be
tween Persia and Turkey are about to be settled.
The Grand Vizier has promised t<> withdraw the
Turkish troops from all positions which are in
contestably Persian and to effect an equitable
ari.ngement regarding disputed points. This
agreement is the result of conferences between
the new Grand Vizier and the Persian Ambas
sador.
AUSTRIA AIDS TURKEY.
Withdrawal of Officers in Command
of Turkish Gendarmes.
St. Petersburg. Aug. 2<>— The initiative in
withdrawing the foreign officers who have been
in command of the Turkish gendarmerie in
Macedonia ha? been taken by Austria. Vienna
having informed the Russian Foreign Office of
the hxtsnticn to re<all the Austrian officers, in
view of the altered conditions resulting from the
proclamation of a constitution in Turkey.
Russia has received this notification favorably.
No formal decision has yet been reached to
withdraw the Russian officers, but it is consid
ered probable, in well informed quarters, that
Austria's action will bf followed by a similar
decision on the part of the other p<>wers.
HOLLANDS REPLY TO CASTRO.
Terms Kept Secret Until Delivery — Joint
Action Opposed.
The Hague. Aug. 30.— The government of the
Netherlands will not Rive out the terms of the
reply to President Castro of Venezuela until Its
communication has been delivered to him. It will
be transmitted by tbe Oertnan Minister at Caracas.
Karon yon Beckendorff. wh<» Is :n charge of Hol
land's Interests in Vcnesoenv
It has been suggested that other powers having
claims narains' Venezuela may Join Holland in ac
tion against that republic, but the proposal <:->e.«
not find favor here, and no «uch sugßestion from
any other power ha« officially reached The Hague.
The government ot th« Netherlands is quietly
confident of Its ability to handle Mie sltiiat!o« single
handed, now that It has the sympathetic support of
the TniteO States
A RIOT QUELLED AT ARUBA.
Willemstad. Curacao. Aug. 30— The Dutch island
of Aruba has furnished the latest incident in the
difficulty between the Netherlands and Venezuela.
Five days ago a Venezuelan coast guard vessel
arrived at Aruba for the purpose of taking a*ay
th« Venezuelan consul. As soon as the purpose of
the visit became known th.- people of in- island
crowded around the residence of the consul and
wanted to haul down his flag The Governor of
the island Stopped the disorder. The consul refused
to leave his post, saying that Illness made his de
parture Impossible, and the coast guard vessel
sailed away.
MARITIME WAR CONFERENCE.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 20.— The Russian government
is sending Baron Taube and Baron Nolde as dele-
Kates to the conference to be held in l>ondon for
the discussion of the laws governing maritime war
fare. It i.-. noteworthy that M. Martens, who here
tofore has played a leading part in at] matters
pertaining to the liMgue conference, has not bten
appointed.
I ASK FOR I
PASHBURN-CROSBY^ I
GOLD MEDAL
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ARMY AND .NAVY NEWS
Offer Religious Reading for Soldiers
and Sailors.
[From Th" Ttttaatt Rure.-.u )
W^shington. August 3).
ENLISTED MEN'S LIBRARIES— Those who
have to do with the composition of libraries for
army posts and (or ships of war are being be
sieged with letters and appeals for admission to
those collections of books of religious literature.
The requests come principally from those who are
interested in a particular church or creed, and the
suggestion is usually coupled with the offer # t.> fur
nish books for these libraries without cost to the
government. It is considered, however, that such
books as are selected by the authorities after due
consideration should hr purchased urn.:- contract
without seeking the favor of anyone cr any or
ganization. In this way there can be an indepen
dence in the selection of reading matter fcr the
army and navy libraries. Almost no books which
relate to creeds or religions are included in any of
th?se libraries. The line is drawn rigidly without
regard to the church or the doctrinal belief repre
sented by the book offered for adoption.
ORDERS ISSUED.— The following orders hay«
been issued:
ARMY.
Major EDWARD CMTXOWKTH. 17th Infantry, from
Army War «. o'l»g«r, November I, to rtrlment.
Major DANIEL B. UKVORE, HUi Infantry, fro-n Amer
ican Lake to Kort IJ-nJamin Hairlson.
Captain IRVING J. "ARK from t'sth to 7th lr.fantry.
Captain DANA T. MERRILL, from 7th to 2Mb Infantry.
Captain DAVID T. BECKHAM. coast artillery, from
37th to 1.".5 th Company.
First Lieutenant OLIVER F. SNYDER. 17th Infantry,
from K. rt llcPncrwn to Camp Perry. " : . ' :
First Lieutenant RICHARD I. M'KKNXET. roast artil
lery, from U»th Company to assign list to head-
Quarters artillery district of Cape Fear.
Captain KRORGE O. CRESS. 4th Cavalry, from Michi
gan Military Academy to his troop.
Firm Lieutenant WILLIAM N. lIASKEI.I.. signal corpi.
to Fort Ri>'
First Lieutenant" RIVIIARD I. MKENXET. coast artil
lery, assume chance construction work Fort I'aswel!.
vice First Lieutenant LANIER CRAVENS, ccast ar
tillery
First Lieutenant CORTLA NDT PARKBR. 6th Field Ar
tillery, to Fort Benjamin Harrison. September 10.
Second Lieutenant WILLIAM W. hicks, coast artll.ery
to 12Wth Company.
Leaves of absence: Captain HARRISON P. KERRH K.
coast artillery, ere month: Uautcaamt Colonel JAMES
B JACKSON, 2<;th Infantry, two rncnths fifteen
• lays. First Ueatenant ROREKT L. IH^EI.KV,
Philippine scouts, three months.
NAVY . .
Commander J. A Hoceewerff. detached Naval Academy.
September 15: to PacUc station.
Commander W. S. BENSON, detached Naval Academy;
Lieutenant* E^E. SPAFFORD, detached the Olympta; to
Ll? tenant E. E BPAFFOBD. dPta. hed the Olympta.: to
Supply. September l'>.
Surxecn 6. IHBHU detached navy yard. Philadelphia: to
the Charleston, vice Surgeon M. K. GATES, to navy
t^*£22£stl%2££ W. N. rPONNELU detached
*■.....,;., Perry: to recruiting station. Minneapolis, rice
\s»isiant Surgeon M. E. LanJ... to Washington. Sep
tember 14. examination for promotion; then wdit cr-
Paymaster W T. GRAY to the Texas.
l-as™d Assistant Paymaster I- N. WERTK.VRAKKR.
detached the Franklin: continue Naval Ho«pitn:. Nor
folk.
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS.— The following
movements of vessels have been reported to the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
Aug is. - Tfce Tennessee, the Washington and the Penn
gvlvanla. at California City.
Aur 'in The Solace and the Saturn, at California City;
the Rocket, at Norfolk: th« Rainbow, the Cleveland
anil tin Denver, at Shanghai : the Mississippi, at
Bar Harbor: the Montana, at RocklanJ. M?.: the
Dolphin, at Washington.
Aug. ••<) - The Culgoa. at Brisbane; the Connecticut, the
Kansas the Minnesota, the Vermont, the Oeorjria.
the Nebraska, the Nf» JerrejV the. Rhode inland, th-
Louisiana th» Missouri, the Ohio, the \ irßinia. the
Wisconsin the llllnoi*. the Kearsante. the Kentucky.
the Panther the Glarfer >:n<l the Relief, at Sydney.
SAILED.
auk is — "Hie Paducah. from Guantanamo for New Tork.
Auit 10 The Polace and the Saturn, from Mare Island
tor California City: the Mayflower, from San Juan
• tor (Juantanam..; the Olympia. the Arkansas, the
Chicago the Hartford an.l the Nevada, from Rath
for Hampton Roads; the Yank*', from Newport for
Fishery Island and Boston.
Auk. 3 '.—The Alabama, and the Maine, from Colombo
for Aden.
The Prairie ordered to Annapolis. September 1.
PLOT TO DESTROY C. P. SHOPS.
Strikers Said to Have Frustrated Plan to
Damage Property.
Winnipeg. Aug. 20.— T. H. McVety. chairman of
the Canadian Pacific Railway strikers' committee,
said this afternoon that the lawless foreign element
working in tbe Canadian Pacific Rallua-. shops,
but sympathizing with the strikers, bad plotted
last night to destroy the system of shops here.
Mr. McVety *aid that the plot was discovered by
the strikers and was frustrated by them.
Montreal. Aug. 20.— Orders were issued from the
Canadian Pacific offices to-day for the evacuation
within thirty days of all houses owned by the com
pany and occupied by striking employes. Paymas
ters have been Instructed to make out the August
payrolls for strikers and erase their names from
the books.
SPECTATORS ANNOY MR. WRIGHT.
I.c Man*. Aug. 20. — Wilbur Wright, who had in
tended to make a flight in hl« aeroplane this
evening, decided to postpone the trial until to
morrow, owing to the presence of a crowd. The
spectators were unruly, and many of them forced
their way into the shed where Mr. Wright's ma
chine was being made ready.
A prominent local ..instructor has written to j
Messrs Carman. I>elagrang» and Rleriot offering
them the use of his workshops ami inviting them
to come to I.c Mans to carry on their experi
ments.
AMERICAN ASYLUMS PRAISED.
London. Aug. 20. — The members of the royal j
commission who visited the T'n!ted States to report
on the care and control of feeble-minded per- :
sons have Issued a statement which highly j
praises the American system of -dealing with these i
unfortunate person-- and the management of such !
Institutions. "In most of the states visited by us." |
the report rnys, "the practical measures adopted !
for the solution of this problem were more ad- I
vanced and more successful in character than any- j
thing attempted in Great Britain."
Regarding; lunatic asylums, the Impression of |
the commission Is that in America these ir.stltu i
tlons are better «le-ipn*?d. more cheaply constructed j
and mote successfully managed than most of those '
In Groat Britain.
WEAKENS OKLAHOMA LIQUOR LAW.
I in Teleßrayh to The Tribune. I
Guthrle. Okla.. Aug. '».— ln the Logan County
Court here to-day Judge J. C. Strang, in the cave
of a man named Hoflar, charged with violating the
Blllups prohibition law by having liquors In his
possession, held inoperative the search and seizure
provisions of the law, an 1 also the provision pro
hibiting a man from having liquor In his posses
sion, because they are not mentioned, as required,
in list caption of the IMF,
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TWEXTY-OXE MEX FREED.
Soldiers Convicted by Illegal Courts
Martial Released.
Washington. An?, 20.-An order wa«» issued to
day by the War Department releasing from eon
ftnement twenty-one enlisted men of the Cuban
army of pacification, who were convicted fey courts
martial of various Infractions of the army regula
tions in Cuba. They ore now In confinement at
Fort Jay New York. The order states that they
were tried by courts martial "illegally ennstttm-d."
«nd their sentences, therefore, are declared void
and inoperative: hence their release from Imprison
ment.
The order is one of several of a Fimllnr kind re
cently issued by the department. It appears thai
the men whose release ha.- been ordered were con
vlcted by courts martial ordered by the temporary
commander of the Cuban army of rvcinmtion.
Colonel Owen J. S»»et. of th- »Hl Infantry, who
was acting In thr absen -a of General Barry. In
ordering the courts martial Colonel Sweet inad
vertently overlooker! the provision of the lnw and
army regulations that court* martial rmy be con
stituted only by department remmnaMlen or by
full ccmmander«« of ar. nrrn>-.
When the cases were rrmcht to th» Ptf-nMon
of the jr.d*e a«ver>t* general it was feceftnlaYd
that the courts martl.il wld-b hnd convicted tb*««»
men had been tlleppllv lenetHlltl «l. in rh» opinion
of the judge ad\ocate general, therefore. rh»'-«
was nothing to do but to direct the relent of the
men. Whether the men will be tri^ he •••■?•••■ -irJv
' "constituted courts martial has not been determined.
QTJEENSTOWN HETAINID AS FOXT.
British Government Said to Oppose Cunard ■
Line's Withdrawal. j
Liverpool Aug. 2.— "The Pest" understands that
at their monthly meeting the directors of the
Canard Steamship Company, after nnxtens consid
eration, arrived at Mm informal conclusion that
their fast beats must go south. If a ■•■■■■■■■
share of first ekvm traffic was to be retained, mil
that the term* of the mail ccntract with the jrov
ernm^nt. which still has nineteen years to run.
preclude the 'abandoniiiK of Queenstown. and that
on political grounds the icovernm»nt declines to
vleld
BREST TO BE DEEP SEA HARBOR.
Brest. Auk. Assurance* havtnfr been received
by the authorities h*re tb:it certain transatlantic
steamship lines would be willing to consider the
question of making Brest a port of call If suitable
accemmodation was provided, large credit* have
be* n voted for the construction of a deep «e;i har
bor.
AGED JUDGE CUT, IT IS SAID, BY WIFE.
(l:y T>!«-Br»i>h to Th* Tribune. ]
Kureka Spring?. Ark.. Auk. 20.— Judge E. R. Ray.
uged . ighty. was dangerously slashed acro«s the
face to-day in his home here. ■ His second wife,
whom he recently married. Is under arrest, chr.rsed
with the assault. His bride had decided to leave
him. It Is altered, and attacked him with a case
knife when he prevented her from removing a
netting machine. The First Baptist Church ex
communicated him when he married her. holding
that he had divorced his first wife, who us still
Living, without Biblical cans*. __._^
GROWTH OF COMPANY
CandyEuno>y?
3rai<nibtr «hot your Family la
thecouolr> are in all likelihood
Candy Hungry by the middle •»
each week. Thai mnn] that when
yon leave the city ♦«» spend >••»
V.V«-U End with them. )»» ■»••
(*• well provided v.ljh ■ sapply «*
Pure Candies
If vnm •»•» d»«ire. yon can !*•»•
your onlrr mmi W« will send lh«
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or Expre*».
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Stores manyvKtre. Saks Agents evrywhere
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HELLIi! IS IHIS PIBJS!
fj oni|Dlt*il IriMF! tlarn)*; |aHJ(~-
the difference in tr.e apparatus used in the
Unit*-*] States ami France, the cost of the Eiffel
tower equipment will be somewhat more than
that sum. Dr. De Forest says. As a paying in
vestment. Dr. De Forest is not enthusiastic over
his scheme r-» .
••One of th.- first duties of the new kind of
telephone, however." .-aid Dr. Da Forest, "win
be the sending of hourly news bulletins to shim*
equipped arMa radio telegraph or telephone ap
paratus. More than one hundred vessels so
equipped ne- enter the port of New York.
Within a radius of three hundred miles they
will be abl ■ at once to receive by word of mouth,
from u:->ky voiced telephone operator all the
latest news, weather reports, stock quotations
and other information, without b»'ing dependent
upon th varying skill of Morse operators. To
make It even more Interesting: to passengers. a
powerful fjramaphone will reproduce for them
all the best records of ...piratic and popular
music.
In regard to the interference of the radio
telephone news service and the other wireless
me>sapes about New York. Dr. De Forest said:
"There ne^d be no interference at an. The
Metropolitan station will he able to employ a
Wry long wave length because of the vi*>ra»
tion of the lone .v.re. so that no station with
any modern apparatus, however near, will be
able to hear unless its apparatus Is placed In
our tune. The change from the lons wave
length to the shorter can be effected Instantly.
as by the moving of a switch. Neither will ths
most powerful spark station near us Interfera
with the receiving apparatus in the Metropoli
tan power station." j
KEYSTONE PURE FOOD LAW HELD VOID.
Hollidaysburg. »nn . Aug. 20.— The Pennsylvania
pure i.mil liw of l:«vr was declared unconstitution-
Ml to-day by Judge Martin Bell. la toe Blair Couaor
Court.
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