Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-06
NAVAL MANEUvERs LESSONS
TORPEDO BOAT DEsTRoYERs DID
SPLENDID WORK.
Marconi System of Wireless TeIeS-
raphy Used With Great Success
Appalling Increase of Luz
macy in Great Britain
-Croker's Wall.
Copyright, 1899. by the Associated Press,

ment practically ended yesterday evening
and the prorogation will take place on
Wednesday. There seems to be a very gen.
eral belief that it will be the last full ses-
sion of the present parliament shrewd po-
litical prophets predicting that a general
election will be held next July at the lat
est.
With the Kaleidoscope transformations
occurring necessarily in foreign politics, it
Is difficult to forecast the result of an ap-
peal to the country, but unless some coup
rehabilitates the prestige of the present
cabinet 1t is not difficult to foretell moral
disaster in the shape of an enormously de-
creased Conservative majority although it
Is hard to endorse the optimistic views of
the Liberals, who apparently are satisfied
that general election will return them to
power. Candid criticism, however, compels
the statement that there are too many
cross currents in the Liberal party to ad-
NIT of success until Lord Rosebery or an
other such Liberal imperialist arises to
weld the various sections now following
Sir Campbell Sir William
Vernon Harcourt and John Morley, re-
spectively, and to proclaim an aggressive
programme, instead of a narrow, negative
policy which is confined to the purely OBJ
structive tactics so characteristic of the
present divergent leadership.
So far as popular interest is concerned,
the great naval maneuvers have ended in
disappointment, as there was no fighting,
the rival fleets falling even to sight each
other. The naval authorities. however, are
delighted at the success with which the
British fleet found and conveyed safely
to Milford Haven the flotila Of food supply
ships from Halifax. The maneuvers were
carried out under conditions which might
be expected to prevail in the event of war
with France. The latter pinned her faith
to torpedo boats, while Great Britain
steadily increased the number of her tor
pedo boat destroyers, and, although dark
and misty nights were favorable to the
torpedo boats, they seem to have COM
pletely failed, while the destroyers fully
sustained the hopes of their advocates on
| the few occasions when they came in con-
| tact with the torpedo boats.
The maneuvers seem to have placed be-
yond question the value of the Marconi
| telegraphy. Admiral Domvile relied upon
it for much useful information which could
not be otherwise obtained and successfully
| transmitted information over distances of
| from twenty to thirty miles, neither fog
nor darkness apparently interfering with
the transmission of messages. The experts
are satisfied that wireless telegraphy adds
indefinitely to the value of scouting.
| The ffty-third report of the commits
sioners in lunacy is unpleasant reading. 1t
shows appalling increase in madness.
| In England and Wales the lunatics on
January l of the present year totaled 1o5,-
| 0S6, an increase ofs3, ia over 1898, the larg-
| est increase yet recorded. An analysis
| shows that this spread of lunacy is not
| confined to any one class, although, nat
urally the largest increase is among pau
pers. The situation is regarded as SO
alarming that an early official inquiry is
demanded into the causes and the best
means of combating them.
Anna Dassojewa, the peasant woman of
Abbas Tuman, who saw the czarewitch
pass away, furnishes most affecting mar
rative of his end. 1t appears that the
| cZarewitch's motor tricycle. was going at
a great pace, when he caught up to a
cart in which was the milk woman, Das.
sojewa. The czarewitch signaled. and the
czarewitch bowed, smiled and proceeded
Ten minutes later Dassojewa noticed the
czarewtch returning very slowly. The
story, best related in her own simple way
Il cannot forget it. see 1t before me
now. There he comes the benefactor
and sl forward. Now / think to myself it is
because of his splitting, He first turned his
| Suddenly saw how all at once he sinks or
one side. then sits straight again and ther
falls SO much on one side that he seems
EGns Erong to fs er se oh The an IS p6e
or something. else. Wait. think, / will
jump down from the cart. So l jumped
| down and at the same moment, pale, sc
pale that cannot compare il. to anything
he nearly falls off and on his white uni.
form coat there is blood.
air1 a
simple woman, was certainly timid about
speaking to him, but It is as II somebody
says to me, Go near him, go near him.
4 do not know where l got the courage
but came near and just then he fell into
my hands, his eyes wide open. He looks
at me and over his face fly little spots. One
little spot trickles; then another; they mee'
and grow. l look at the little spots on his
brow. Then also I held his hands. Hi.
nails seem to darken. His eyes seem to bt
looking at me and yet he does not see me
His lips are bathed in blood. He sighs ant
one hears as if something is bubbling, like
when water boils. ran to my cart, seized
a pitcher and drew water.
Drink l say, and he raises his hant
just a little. When l put the jug to hi.
mouth it seems to me he has clenched hi.
teeth and so I do not hear a word from
him. l saw how his arms became veal
and dropped like whips; It seemed to grow
dark before my eyes. l do not know wha
turns his head a little on one side ant
seems as if he were still looking at me.
AT last. 1 do not know how It cam
about but 1 offer to run as fast as cal
in the direction of the castle. and 1 or.
aloud for help
Dassojewa, still hoping to save the car
to the Cossack sentinels at the palace
When assistance arrived. the czarewitcl
was dead.
The abnormal weather Is seriously at
fecting the health of Europe, and the pro
longed heat and drouth threaten waite
famines at various points. The factorie
requiring large supplies, are. already dis
cussing closing. Some idea of the weathe
is gatherable from the fact that Thursda.
absolutely no rain was recorded in an,
part of Western Europe except at Bodo
within the Arctic circle.
Richard Croker, before leaving L .ndol
; New York on board the American lin
steamer ST. Paul, said to representativ
of the Associated Press, who asked him i
had purchased the Lakes of Killarney: ''
never heard Of, or knew anything about
any sale of the Lakes of Killarney o
Muckross abbey until read about it il
| the English newspapers
II expect to come back to London mex
spring for the usual three months racing
The New York newspapers won't allow m
PEELED to come over here for It.. In En-
J gland. the newspapers do not NEEDLE witt
} mans private affairs, while In Americ'
reporters are watching my house and fol
lowing me about the streets In cabs ant
why. can't even go out of town with
out having a lot of reporters on the trail
with me- who are going to print the name
of everybody speak to and publish every
thing l do.
my pleasure, and then am accused OF beinl
, un-American because l come over here TO
"i am perfectly satisfied with my treat
, | r,ent here. i have not won many race