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Ameryka. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1893-1902, 1901-03-09
UCTECZkA EWETTA.

General Dewett. pobity przcz Anglik6w
przyparty do rzeki Oranaowej, byi przez
lakis czas W rozpaczliwem potozeniu. Po-
lowano na niego re wszystkich stron ida
wafo sic iepodobienstwem umknat "a re
ke. Tymczasem okazafo sic. ze Dewett
Herzog jednak przedostaI sic ma druga
strone rzeki i obr6cili sic ma p61noc z
sifami wynoszQcemi przeszfo 2OOO ludzi.
Jest to ostatnie wojsko burskie, gdyz inne
|drobniejsze oddzia}y, trzymaiqce sic tn i
6wdzie, ME majq juz zadnego znaczenia
Nalezy spodziewac sic, ze genialny par
tyzant jeszcze narobi ktopotu AngIkom
lecz przewazyc lOs6w wOlny ME potrafi.
krytycy wojskowi obliczaja, re opor De-
wetta moze potrwac jeszcZo ze diva miesia-
ce, poczem woina W Transwaalu zamrzc Sd
ma racyi braku wojuiacych. TIE przypusz-
czenia znajduja poparcie take i W naino-
wszej polityce prezydenta kruegera. Me
zwraca sic on juz do Anglii, co czynii IVY
| kle W chwilach powodzenia, lecz do gl6-
wnego jej nieprzyjaciela Rosy. Pisma
europejskie donosza, ze Kruger zn6w ape
lowaf do cara Mikofaia prosba o inter
wencye lecz otrzymaf stanowcza odmowe
Zbyt dobre many wyobrazenie rozumie
politycznym prezydenta Transwaalu. ably
Sliy PILJ PuoASHdil. Lc, LNldNdlGS olF w
Rosyi, fudzif sic chot ma chwile nadziejq
Rosya nigdy ME zrobi mic dIa idci. Gdyby
uwazafa "a dobre dla siebie zaczepic te
chwili Anglie, uczynifaby to, bez zadne
prosby re strony kruegera. Skoro zas nie
czyni tego, wiec ME uwaza tego "a mozli
we W takim razie zadne starania ME pc
moga. Vie to doskonale starry prezydent
jezeli vice zwraca sic jeszcze do cara, te
czyni ten krok jedynie dla spokoju sumie
MIA. Mech Mkt ME bedzie m6gl zarzuci
mu, re ME uczynif wszystkiego, co byfo v
jego mocy.
Bfad kruegera, czy wog6le rzadu Trans
waalskiego i Oranii polegaf ma TEN, IL
zaczei oni wojne Anglia, wierzac obie
tnicom Rosy Francyi. Niepodobiehstwen
jest przypuscit, re Burowie porwali sic n
Anglie, ME otrzymawszy uprzednio jakiej
zachety cd jej przeciwnik6w. Gdyby zacze
kali ma wojne Anglii kimkolwiek bqdz
mieliby piekna szanse wygrania. Ola ma
jest to nauka. Zupefnie tax samo byf'
u mas W roku 1S63cim. Zaczelismy wojne
Rosya, lczac ma wywofanie ogolno euro
peiskiei wojny zawiellismy sic komple
tnie. Przykfad Transwaalu wzmocni ma
. jeszcze W tenn przekonaniu, ze z nasza przy
szfa walka niepodleglost trzeba bedzi
czekac az do 'wielkiego roku,' W ktory1
poi swiata zabierze sic do obrachunku
druga polowa. Ale wtedy trzeba bedzi
koniecznie wystapic czynnie pod kara utr;
cenia wszelkich praw do korzystania Z
4 zwyciestwa
Ameryka. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1893-1902, 1901-03-09

cia, bywa nedza, lecz ME bywa tego, ably
raptem, wskutek nieurodzaju ju ludonsc VIE
lomilionowa ma wielkiej przestrzeni zaczy-
nala mrzet giodem. Cziowiek cywilizowa-
ny inaczej uprawia glebe niz barbarzynca.
Ume on przystosowaG sic do warunk6w
klimatycznych umie walczyc natura
Iwyciagat z niej korzyst wielostronna. Me
przej jada tez ME przepija caiego plonu
odrazu. 4 roku dobrego umie odloayc cos
niecoS ma rok niepomyslny. Barbarzynca
przecwnie. Bierze od natury co ia mu dac
raczy Zdarzy sic rok dobry vice pie i
hula; przyjdzie nieurodzaj, vice kiadzie
sic ma ziemi czeka smierci albo faski
carskiej. Mic oprocz oswiaty zmiany sto
sunk6w politycznych W Rosy ME usunle
chronicznego gfodu.
A jak stoi Z oswiata, wlasnie dowiaduJe-
my sic pism europejskich. Miodziez uni
wcrsytcck, kwiat caiego narodu, car Cd
daje W soidaty IA drobnc przekroczemia
dyscyplinarne Me "a spiski na Jego Aycie,
lub ma caiost panstwa, broh Boae, gdyz nj
to Jest W Rosyi Sybir lub szubienica; lecz
"a takie rzeczy, o kt6re W krajach cywih-
zowanych mkt ME dba. Mic wiec tez dzi-
wnego, ae mlodziez broni sic iak moze
Strajkuje t. j. przestaje chodzic ma wy
kiady, protestujc, urzqdza zebrania kt6re
kozacy rozpedzaja nahaj jkami, czasem SIG
ga nawet pc sztylct albo revolver. Oflara
prawdopodobnie zemsty studcnckiej padi
wiasnie obccnie minister oswiaty Bogolc-
pow Student wygnany uniwcrsytctu ME
jaSi karpowicz, ME mogac doprosit sic,
ably mu otwarto napowr6t wstPp do przyby-
tllu nauki, wpadf W rozpacz wpakowai
kule kark panu minstrowi podczas au-
| ..|> l,,,,, nl,J
/ "a meczrnnika swego obowiazku, "a ofiare
przewrotnosci rewolucyonistdw inni utrzy-
muja 90 W tenn przekonaniu. Tymczasem
J gdziez tn przewrotnosc? Mfodzlenlec chce
sic uczyt. Lud postawil re swcj krwawicy
szkoiy uniwersytety. Ale minister odpy-
cha tcgo miodzienca od tych szk6f Jedynie
dla tego. ze mu sic ME podobalq jego pre-
konania. Przestepca TAXI miodzicniec ME
. jest nawct W rosyiskim znaczeniu tcgc
= wyrazu. Gdyby MIN byl, siedziaiby Ju5
= dawno W fortccy, a ME chodzif po ullcacf
: Petersburga. Dla czego vice ME wolno mt
l. uczyG sic. skoro wOlno mu mieszkac W sto
e Icy pod bokiem samego cara? Takiego mi
= nstra lud zlynczowalby gdzieindziej. "
J. Rosyi lud Jest nieiny, gluchy SLEEPY. Ope
: sam pokrzywclzony strzela do ministr'
= ~ TtWOlWtEu. 20 W ulliSl Dit IA Map "
J, Ia nar6d, gdzic studenci, ludzie naukl
e strzelajq od min'str6w oswiaty, take ludz
: nauki, tylko W wyzszym stopniu. take
o mu krajowi wolno jest rzadzit inneml kra
!. jami, gclzie tradycyjnie zawsze panowat'
y mifosG zgoda miedzy uczQcq sic mfo
j dziezq i jej kierownikami Kara "a utrzy
j mywanic tolerowanie tego barbarzyhstwa
e ktdre panuje W stosunkach szkomych re
j. syjskich, juz spada ma nar6d rosyJskl
j. wciqz spadat bedzic. Przez polityke szko
t ma Rad systematycznie odsuwa od nauk
to mfodzicz zdoniejszq szlachetniejsza. Dy
E. plomy dostajq sic tym, co ME czuJq nc
ic pr6cz karyery. Ci to dyplomowani karryerc
W wicze dostajq sic potem ma urzedy plJ
przez cafe zycie krew ludu tucza sic leg
S. praca. Oni to zostaja ministrami, do kt(
ze rych p6zniei musZa strzelac studenci.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-10

are quite a large number Of children in
this city, who are qualified under said
act to attend but are not found in our
schools, public or private.
Wherefore. your committee recon-
mends as follows:
First-That this report be published IN
the city papers. at least twice per week
for two consecutive weeks, and that the
parents and others in control Of children
coming within the provisions Of sam
Compulsory School Attendance Act. living
in the city, be and hereby are arged and
respectfully required TO have their child
rem enter the schools of the city, at once.
and if prevented, by poverty, from so
doing, that they report the fact 70 the
Secretary Of the Board Of Education.
whose Office is in the City Building. and
provisions viii be promptly made for
necessary clothing and books 70 permit
such child or children 20 attend school.
The Associated Charities Of the city have
kindly volunteered 70 provide such cloth
ing and books.
Second That the President Of the Board
Of Education confer with and request the
cooperation of the police authorities OF
the city. IN the enectuaI enforcement Of
said act.
Third-That all parents. guardians and
all good citizens unite with the board IN
administering this law. which has for ifs
purpose the lessening OF youthful
Migrants. decreasing matured tramps. the
improving Of public morals. lettering
citizenship and the lessening Of our taxes
for maintenance and punishment OF VIC
lat0rs Of an laws.
Respectfully submitted.
EODOLPH HATFIELD
n a. MCCLELLAN.
LEVI HoRECR.
Committee.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-10
COMPULSORY EDUCATION.
Report of the Committee on Teachers
and Salaries.

Mr.. President:-The question of compul-
sorry education, referred to this commit
tee, has been under consideration and the
following report is submitted:
First: The law governing the question
is as follows. being AN Act Requiring the
Education of all Healthy Children" chap
ter 123. Laws of 1874.
Section l. That every parent. guard
ian, or other person in the state of Kan
sas, having any control of any child or
children between the ages of eight and
fourteen years, shall be required TO send
such child or children to a public school
or private school, taught by a competent
instructor. for a period Of at least twelve
weeks in a year, six weeks OF when time
shall be consecutive. unless such child or
children are excused from such attend
ance by the board of the school district.
or the Board of Education of the city in
which such parent. guardian or person
having control resides. upon its being
shown to their satisfaction that such
parent or guardian was not able, by
reason of poverty, to clothe such child
properly, or that such child's bodily or
mental condition has been such as 10
prevent his attendance at school or appli-
cation to study for the period required,
or that such child or children are taught
at home in such branches as arc usually
taught in the public schools. subject to
the same examination as other pupils OF
the district or city in which the child re-
sides, or that he has already acquired
the ordinary branches required by law.
or that there is no school taught within
two miles by the nearest Travelled road
Sec ,. Any parent. guardian or other
person failing to comply with the nrovis-
ions OF this act shall upon conviction be
deemed guilty Of a nisdemeanor. and
fined in sum not less than five nor more
than ten dollars FOR the first oIense. ror
less than ten nor more than twenty dol
lars for the second and every subsequent
oIense. said action shall be prosecuted
in the name Of the state OF kansas be-
fore any court Of competent jurisdiction.
and all fines so collected shan be paid
into the county treasury for the Support
of common schools.
Sec. 2. X shall ~ the dirty ~ any
school director or president az the Board
Of Education 10 inquire into an eases ol
neglect OF the duty prescribed in this act.
and ascertain from the person neslec-ir-.
the reason Il any. therefor and shan
forthwith proceed 70 secure the pr1sec,.-
ton OF aay ofense occurring under this
act; and any director or presi1eut ae--
lecting 70 secure such prosecution Tor
sGch oHeasc within sen days after a E
written notice has been ser7,ed or him b- f
any taxpayer ~ said district c- ci-y. M
less the person 50 complained 81 shaI D.
excused 81 Tho district or Cry b1-rt *
education Tor reasons hereiufafrFe stlt-
j.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-10

All fashionable dances taught quickly
at Prot and Mrs. NelT.ns private schoo.
of d-acias. seiswioS Music han. we
guarantee TO teach anyone. OLD or youag.
the slide waltz ana two-step thoroughly.
with correct reverse. in six lessons. Tor s..
ins- Class LESSONS. @ cents each; twelve
tar 3. Manaa,. wednesday, ana SATURDAY
sega ssa 80 q s S-tls.aeti3a gaas-
auteei. Soe.1I dance "Wednesday. S - =
'cloei- Strictly priyst Apply lo- iuvi-
Ja-ioa cards e. hal lsl-tf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-10

Sqw Is ere lue o. hass yol- rrlrlr
made a1L-freezrE Give v14- orde- 81
A. - W- q TOO Lace Us s.
1fain r-o-e Et r-i-t
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-10

Il WIZ soon he WINTER So letter hare
yenr pflmP made auti-freez.nc. 4 X
West looks afser those thlngs Us ;
Aain Phone st l5l-It
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-10

Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS
b. MILLIONS OF MOTHERS for thsi-
CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING. with
PERFECT SUCCESS. i SOOTHEs the
CHILD. SQFTENS the GUNS. ALLAYs
al PAIN. CURES WIND collie ard Is
tne bes- remedy for DEARREfoEA. sod
- druggists ia every part % The World
BE sure ana ask for Mrs sviasloxs
Soothing Syrup and take 40 other kind.
-slSy-liFe cents bottle.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-10

Wax FOR the big Hat sale wednesday,.
~ Warren 5. - North Ma.a. 1z-.t
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-10

Remember the fine Sunday dinner ~
the Newport. 207 North Lawrence. Only
. cents
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Terms Of subscrintlon.
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One copy. one vesr.

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- nc Tribune Building. New York City;
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Using.
Readers OF the Eagle. when in New
York City or Chicago. san see copies Of
he paper at the office of our agents at
The address given above
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Prompt service. careful men. The cts
Transfer. phone lo7 lE-tf
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Attend Wichita business College. Wall
building, ll4-lls North Market ST a-n
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\ good word Of advice is often OF much
value II your pump IS not anti-freezing.
can on A. y West. He viii make it
right. us :. Main. Phone ss8. l5l-1t
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-10

Ladies hats trimmed over hy expert
enced trimmer, latest styles. at Ies North
Topeka avenue. l51-3ts
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Coal TO burn. TheCity Transfer, phone
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-10
Special Musical Features, Special Scenery.
New and Handsome Costumes.
Miss stewart Gowns a Marvel
of Artistic Elegance.

Seats on sale at Howe's iewelry store
Prices. 81. 75c, zoe, &c.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-10

Miss Downing's chndren's classes meet
each Saturday in Garfield hall from .
T. m. To 5. and the adult classes SAT
urday ard Monday evenings, from 7.3o
TO D. m, and social dances from 9 TO
= o'clock. y special interest has been
taken II dancing this season and Miss
Downing is sparing no effort 20 make
her classes and social events the finest
and most popular Of the season. 1885,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-10

IF 3 4 Z 4 4 + 1000
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-13
DETROIT'S BAD FIRE
OVER ssOn.0Oo WORTH of PROP
ERTY BURNED.
WESTERN UNION A BIG LOSER.
TIMER AND SAW MILL PROPERTY
DESTROYED.

The suburb of DcIray PracticnIIy
Cleaned Out-Western Union TcIe-
graph Company Loses 100000
Poles. valued mt 1900 ,0OO-Detroit's
BiR Fire Bont PowerIess 10 Check
the FInmes-Fire Originated I'm
Roof of Unused Saw Mill and
Spread Rapidly.
Detroit, Mich. May 12.-Fanned by
thirty-fve miie an hour wind fire this
afternoon swept the west bank of the
Rouge river in Delray. suburb to the
south of Detroit. for three quarters of
mile. and destroyed over ssO0,OOO worth OF
property. Following are the losses:
Salliotte and Ferguson, lumber mill,
$4,000, covered by insurance. Brovnlee S
Co, saw mill. salt block and part Of their
stock of lumber, $4,000, insured for $l5.-
COO; the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, loss on poles stored in a yard
which was swept By the flames, about
s6oO0CO, insurance unknown: Carkin,
Suckney & Cram. loss on dredge which
was tied M at sailiotte &c Fergasons
dock $4,000, insurance unknown Maltby
Lumber Company poles and saw mill,
$4,000. insurance $4,000.
The fire originated after o'clock in the
roof of the Salliotte and Ferguson lumber
NAL. The mill had not been running for
several months, and the roof was as dry
as tindcr. The building was soon in
ashes ana the fire swept across a dock to
where dTedge No. 5 of the Carkin, Stick
ney X CIam fleet Of dredges was tied up.
Thence it went to Brownlee e Co.'S mill
and salt block.
Dclray has a very small fire department
and call for help was sent to the De-
trot ueI artment which responded with
three engines and the fire boat Battle.
Even the great streams from the fire
boat were poweress to check the flames
which were rolling down the river bank
for hundreds of feet.
From the Brownlee property the fire
jumped over into the large yard which
the Western Union Telegraph Company
used as a storage point for their tele-
graph poles. The yard Is the distrihut-
ing point for ten states and over 10000
poles were stored there. The fire swept
through the great yard, which comprises
about eight acres, in less than two hours.
but the poles burned until far into the
night.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-13
MAY Be Big STRIKE
10000 MACHINIsTs MAY GO OUT
MAY 20.
0'C0NNELL ISSUES THE ORDER
THEY ASK TEN HOURS PAY For
NINE HOURS WORK.

The Men Demand n Working Day of
I2ia Per Cent. in WaGeS-COnfer-
ence Held i'm New York with EN-
pIOyers, but the Latter Declined
to Arbitrate NatiOnaIIY-They Arc
willing to Deal with Their own
Employees.
Washington. May IA general strike
involving. directly, 10000 machinists and
indirectly 100000 men in metal trade IS
expected to take place on May 20, unless
some arrangement is effected in the
r.eantime.
This is the statement made> tonight by
President James O'Connen OF the Inter
rational Association of Nlachinists who
has headquarters in this city. The de-
mands of the men, the refusal of which
threatens to precipitate the strike, Mr..
O'Connell said are for a working day OF
nine hours and a increase of 1919 per cent.
in wages. or in other words, ten hours
pay for nine hours work. The matter. he
said, has been under consideration for
made by the Machnists Association to
avoid resorting to a strike, but such ac-
tion he says is now necessary If the
working men hope to attain the end they
are striving for
Yesterday the representative of the
Metal Trades Association and the Inter
national Association of Machinists held
a conference in New York, at which an
attempt was made to reach an agreement
on the wage matter so that the strike
proposed for May 20 could be avoided. MIR.
O'Conne.l, however, says that the en-
ployers refused to arbitrate the question
OF wages nationally, but that they OK
pressed a willingness that this matter
should be settled by employers locally,
each individual case to be treated as
such. This method is unsatisfactory to
sociation, who express the opinion that
this would prolong indefinitely the settle
ment of the question. Upon his return Ia
the city Mr.. O'Connell promptly preplr.
ed the order for the strike and II was
sent out by mail to-day.
Mr.. OConnen says that about 200 firms
whose employees represent PROBABLY 20 pei
cent of the 100000 men who will be effect.
ed by the proposed strike, have signed
agreements for the reduction in hours oi
labor and the increase of pay.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-13
WEALTHY FARMERS CRIME.
stabs and Beats His wife TO Dentb
In FIT of Rage.

Bloomington, H., May . 12.-Merritt
Chism killed his wife in a most brutal
manner at his farm near Carter, in this
county, to-day. quarrel arose as Mrs.
Chism was starting for church in bug
gy. with her two little stepdaughters.
Chism jumped into the buggy, and with a
knife, cut his wife's face and neck to
pieces lie then threw her to the ground.
jumped on the PROSTATE body and sta bbed
her repea tedly. Her son Harvey. 12 years
old, struck a Chism with a baseball bat
the man wrested it from him and renew
ed his attack upon his wife. beating out
her brains. He again tried to stab the
women, when Harvey caught the
hand which held the knife This was
drawn through his fingers. almost sever
ing them Chism stabbed the boy in the
arm and then fed across the fields. IIc
tried Intellectually to drown himself in
shallow well Next he went to the house
of son, where he attempted to end his
life with a revolver but this the son
prevented.
He was overpowered and brought to
BLOOMINGTON, where he was surrendered
to the sheriff. Chism is one of the wealth
lest farmers of the county. having inherit
ed a large farm and 100000 He is
Iuan of quick temper, but has never be-
fore been gully of crime. He is 40 years
of age
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-13
ENGLISH BROKERS ASK DELAY.
seem to Have Been Badly Caught in
Northern Pacific Gamble.

London, May 15.-The Stock Exchange
committee has received a petition from
the members of the exchange in favor of
the delivery of Northern Pacific stock be-
ing deferred until the old shares can be
dispatched TO America and exchanged for
new shares, or, otherwise, to make the
non-voting shares good delivery" The
question will be discussed at to-day's
meeting
The Standards financial article says
that any extreme measure to force deliv-
cries of the stock would probably be
warmly resented by the Stock Exchange.
The Daily Mail considers that any such
arbitrary interference with customs
would have more ill effects than good
The Daily News in its financial article.
observes:
ne penalty of unpopularity and dis
credit arising from the enforcement of ex-
treme measures, such as are expressly
dlscountenanced in this market will not
be readily incurred by the powerful firms
concerned, even should the railway deal
be thereby imperlled."
1t is asserted that 10000 was quickly
subscribed in Capel Court Saturday in one
instance to avert a stoppages by a big op-
orator whose differences amount to f4O :
O00. Similar efforts are being made in one
or two other cases.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-13
THE TROLLEY CAR RAN AWAY.
Dashed Down Leonia HiIl with 11o
Passengers.

New York, May 12.-An open trolley car,
on which were packed about 115 persons,
got away from the motorman to-day near
Fort Lee, n. j., and dashed down Leonia
Hill. Every person on the car was
bruised, three were seriously hurt and
only one of them is likely to die. Frank
Sunstruck. the conductor, il is feared,
may lose his life on account of possible
internal injuries. and ]. E. Robinson and
his wife of this city are the two others
who were seriously hurt. The heavily
loaded car had started down an incline
quarter of a niae in length when the mo-
tormau lost control. II was fast no
one dared to jump off. The road is
winding one At the foot of the hill it
curves sharply. When the front trucks
hit the curve they started around 1t and
made it. The rear ones followed part of
the way. The wrench upon the car, how
ever, as it swung about was so great that
the body was lifted and torn from the
trucks and rolled over and hit the ground.
The passengers were caught in and un-
der the car and were piled in a heap.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-13
THE TURKISH POSToFFICE ROW
United states Has No Separate POST
Oihce of Its own There.

Washington. May 12.-Mr. Licschman,
time has not communicated with the
state Department respecting the trouble
at the Turkish capital over the efforts of
the Porte to suppress the foreign postof-
fices. Inquiry here discloses the fact
that the United States government is one
not maintain an absolutely independents
postal service between Constantinople ana
the outside world The others have sys-
tenn of closed mail pouches by which the
mails are not permitted to pass through
Turkish hands while in transit between
the border and the embassies at Constan-
tinople. The British government has a
fine postofice building not far from its
embassy and Austria and France also
have suitable postal establishments in
Constantinople These were established
originally not so much from lack of con
fidence in the integrity of the Turks as
from the very inferior character of the
Turkish postal service some years ESQ.
II is possible for any foreign citizen resi-
dent in Constantinople to receive his
mails directly upon application to the
postofiice at his embassy. The privilege
is not limited to embassy attaches or Of
hcial mail, and this fact long has been
a matter Of discomfort for the Turks who,
having sought to improve their own pos
tai service by placing 1t under the 1irec-
ton Of German experts, feel that they
have a right to get rid OF these foreign
offices which they claim facilitate snug
Cling.
The United States government not raw
ing a postoffice of its own, always has
do % Ia.
Austrian and British postal establish
ments in Constantinople.