The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-22
ENGLAND ON The PROWL.
The Diplomats Of The Powers Afraid
For The Next Move.
She MAY ABANDON The CONCERT.
Demonstrates Splendid Efficiency OF
the British Army In India-I.ieut.
Squires' Telegraph system,

| Salisbury's definite committal Of Great
| Britain TO the policy OF insisting upon the
evacuation OF Thessaly by the British
troops whether the Greek indemnity IS
paid or unpaid, S. universally approved
by the British press and is equally con-
demned by the continental newspapers.
It is difficult TO forcsee the outcome Of
the imuasz.
The great grip Of the Marquis OF Sails
bury on the Powers is found in the lat
tors jcsire Co get peace settled and the
| Turkish army disbandcd, as unit. this
| last step is accomplished the peace Of
| Europe viii be continually menacod.
MAY ABANDON THE CONCERT.
u is suggested that Great Britain may
abandon Tho concert Of tho Powers This
is probable and would DO regarded as
proof OF lad faith and would throw the
! Powers into o. violent and dangerous
fcrr1cnt because. rightly or wrongly, it
! is universally believed that Great Britain
! is bent ON troachcry
AS diplomat puts IL "she rs again on
! the prowl and Europe fears 20 suddenly
! discovered that England has executed
/ coupe do main" However, it is SIN
hoped that Greece. viii manage 20 unite
the knot. by finding sum sufficient 10
! induce tho Turkish government 10 order
/ the withdrawal OF its troops 10 the FROM
tiers designated in the draft Of the treaty
! of peace
THE INDIAN CRISIS.
Though ho acute crisis in affairs on the
/ frontier Of British India seems tO have
! passed. there is no doubt there has been
genuine cause iog thc scare which pre-
! vailed.
Practically an the Tribes throughout a
mountain district eight hundred miles
log and two hundred miles deep are up
! lu arms. and. though their rcvcrses viii
| prohablv cool their ardor and prevent fur-
| thcr serious fighting at present the great
! est care VIII Doe required in order 10 re-
! store peace and order
The speedy nippIng I'm the bud OF this
| DANGEROUS iusurrcction has demonstrated
! the splendid state of efficiency 10 which
| the British army in india has been
| brought
! -FOUR THOUSAND WORDS A MINUTE
Lieutenant squior. OF the Artillery
! School 40 Fortress Monroe, virginia and
! Professor Crohorc. of Dartmouth nave
| made some remarkable dcmonrlialoib
| during the past week OF the possibilities
of their syuchronoeraph. The govern
| mcnt telegraph officials gave these men
! the use of clear lino eight hundred and
| sixty miles long, making circuit through
London, Leeds. Glasgow, Edinburgh. NcW
! Castle York and other places. over which
| the Americans succeeded jon transmitting
| short messages at speed equivalent 10
| four thousand words per minute. The
messages were received with perfect
ciearness. Forty-four miles of the line
! were underground thus adding 70 the
| difficulties of the trial.
THE highest rate attained by thom IN
America was 1900 words per minute
over am iron wire thirteen miles long. The
j inventors declare that the trials demon-
strate the possibility of sending press
messages between New York and Chca-
go at such speed that tho contents of a
newspaper could Doe transmitted in am
hour.
BACTERIA INCUBATINGl
The latest enterprise OF the vcstry of
| ST. Pancras is attracting much attention
among the public and has excited the ad-
verse comment of many doctors. The ycs-
| try has started bacteria incubatiug
nursery from which establishment they
! guarantee 20 advise people within twcn-
| ty-f0ur hours az 20 the exact nature of
any germs with which they are supplied.
| Each medical district Of the yosiry OF st.
Pmcras has been furnished ws.h the
necessary paraphcrnaiia and with instruc-
| llhNS now To- ININ.INN .tIIIIfINn NI f'iA
| 10 bacteria incuhatug nursery.
Thus the accuracy OF the diagnosis I'm
cases OF suspected dlpthcria. typhoid
fever etc, viii Doe promptly detected.
Apparatus for tho securing Of germs
etc. will be distributed among the pri-
vate houses OF the district Of ST. Pancras
The doctors fear that the innovation will
/ deprive them OF patients and think that
the next step Will Doe slot machines
I q H.. .fUH nlr L.. .Ir.rH
( cd the name Of their complaint they VIII
Doe able To- secure the necessary medicine
20 cure them.
GLOOMY PROSPECT FOR SPAIN.
The Speaker publishes a long article
this week I'm which 10 takes the glOomiest
views of the prospects OF Spain. IL says
10 sees no chance of the war IN Cuba
"ceasing to outrage humanity until pOpu-
lar feeling in The United States forces IT'S
\ heovornment TO find preteXt for inter-
fveniug and further COmulicatc the situa-
ton perhaps by a naval war"
Continuing. The Speaker says ~ does
not anticipate q revolution or amy Cariist
rising. lut So forcsecs q grave incident
in the sufferings OF the people. tho re-
pudation OF indebtedness and OF indus
trial relapse.
Tho Loudros pilgrimaecs arc I'm ful
swing. The past week has witnessed the
arrival Of upwards Of forty thousand peo-
pie.
The Whitehall Review says: I'VE are
on the eve Of q genuine sensation.
The dramatis pcrsonae include q well
known foreign prince. am English duchess
and n distinguished statesman" Nothing
further IS yet obtainablo.
BATHING COSTUMES.
The Daily Telegraph which Is always
successful with IT'S "siny season. CORE
spondonce. is now filling the paper and
selling IL at all the seaside resorts with
correspondence headed "Falsc Modosty."
describing English methods Of bathing.
the separation of the sexes. etc. The ma-
iority Of the letters dcnounce the prudery
OF the English methods and advocate the
American and French systems OF bathing.
/ The writer Of one letter on the subject
objects 20 persons OF different social
| grades mixing in the water. "as would be
/ inevitable under the American system
An American. I'm letter printed to-day.
saws: "The costumes seen az Br0adstalrs
and other English resorts would not be
tolerated for moment at Concy Island
ana would be severely punished even I'm