The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-15
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TURKEY COMEDIES TO US.
II. d, Minister to Turkey Lcshmatl has
obtained important concessions from the
| sultan, including official recognition OF
American medical diplomas and permits
s,or for the wives and children Of Armo-
MANS t,aturalzed In America to leave
thc Empire and Join their husbands and
Ii fathers. American religious, educational
and charitable institutions have been rec
ocnized by the Ministers and arc now
awaiting Imperial approval.
i GAG RULE IN THE REICI1STAG.
4 Il During the debate OF the army bill
4 In the German Reichstag, Monday, tho
Socialist member, Kuncrt, was ruled out
i of~ order by the speaker whom no at
4 tempted to crticisc the Kalser's military
skill during the recent manoeuvres.
IIhereupon 1Sunert rctdrtod: II Infer
from your ruling that we can mention
4 God here but not William H." rule
analogous to this exists In the Austrian
4 Parliament. NJ ~ 5.GS Il
ENGLAND,s NAVAL PROGRAM.
i THE British navy estimates for 10000
i provide for an expenditure OF $l19,1S4,205
i an increase OF s16,0l0oOo over last year
and 1.-THE maintenance of 1000 officers
Il and men, an Increase Of 4, GOO. The con-
\ fstruction program includes three battle
i ships, seven cruisers, fifteen torpedo boat
destroyers and ten submarine torpedo
Ibonts. A South African squadron Is to
4 lie formed. IL 45 q Il
i gAMERICAN no ADVISE SIAM.
n II was reported at Boston, Monday,
i that Professor Strobel, of Harvard's In
i ternational Law Department., had been
slfoftered position as legal I'D wiser to the
u King Of Slam. Professor Strobel has had
II much experience in diplomatic affairs,
/ having represented tho United States In
several countries ..8 - II
BELGIAN PROTOCOL SIGNED.
4 Minister Bowen and the Belgian Minis
! ter, Baron Moncheur,N signed the protocol
j for. the set Element Of the Belgian claims
a aagainst Venezuela at washington,
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/ ECUBAN TREATY FOR TRUSTS.
Il During the debate on the reciprocity
~ treaty.Swith the United n States in the
Cuban Senate. Monday. Senior sanguilly
! commended that reciprocity was not q
necessity to Cuba's progress. he denied
that the treaty would benefit either the
~ Cuban producer or the American con-
: sllmer,d and said the trusts would be the
SOLD benen Charles. He said the business
interests In the United States aspired to
make Cuba an economic colony, and ex-
4 pressed surprise that as good a friend to
Cuba. as President Roosevelt had been
4 led into such an imbrolgo.
AMERICAN PANIC PREDICTED.
! The London Times, commenting on the
4 reduced deposits In New York banks dur
ing the last quarter. says this has been
I the result administering q Indebtedness
to European capitalists, and that the
Hunted States business world has bitten
!, off more than 1t can cheW.'' II fears
I thatMan American economic crisis Is lat
hand. B.5 NJ 4.
j TURKISH TROOPS TO FRONT.
Notwithstanding the Sultan's accept
ance of the Austro- Russian reform scheme
. for Macedonia, the revolutionary actiy1-
titles Fin Y the Balkan provinces have CON
tinued; rand as further evidence of ex-
Il from Constantnople D, that 10000 Redfs
from Asia had been ordered to the front
at Mona stir. IN XXI
q tyDNBzUELA,s WAR TAX.
4 The State Depar tments has received from
Caracas notice OF, n 30 per, cent. increase
a in import duties levied by the Venezue-
4 Ian Government. Also heavy taxes on ex-
Il ports are imposed. M
1 tits reported that revolutionary forces
hold al the Eastern part OF Venezu ela, an
are approaching Caracas, while Castro IS
unable to call Congress for lack OF q
d quorum. H3
4 ANOTHER LABOR NJ p.
4 william Crooks, a labor candidate for
Parliament from the sWoolwlch.s District
( of London, was elected Wednesday By z
majority Of 1928 votes to succeed Lore!
4 Beresford, who retired to take command
of the Channel Squadron ). Ii33sS IL
MAD MULLAH LOST 1000.
Wednesday $ advices from somalland
said that the mad Mullah" hal lost
! 600 men In the recent fight with the
Il tAbyssinian forces which are cooperating
/. with the British. Tho Mullah Is main
tanning his authority with mcrclless So
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A REVOLT or UNIONIsT MEMBERS.
While the House OF Common rejected
\ Wednesday the motion to reduce the army
by q, 900 men, the division showed O con-
I siderable number Of Unlonists voting
I against the government.
The Cuban Senate Wednesday,, by q
vote OF 10 to IS, exactly two-thtrds. ratified
the reciprocity treaty with the United
States, Those against It were National
). ists
WAR FOR DEBT DDPLoRED.
The Argentine Legation at Washington
made public Wednesday communtca-
tion which the Argentine Republic had
sent TO its minister at washington, IN
which tho attitude of the European cred!-
1 tors OF Venezuela was deplored. This
! message had been communicated to the
! / state Depnrtment but was In no sense
, a request for an alliance with the United
4 stntes as had been rumored. An impor'
}, tnnt feature Of tho Argentine note is the
recognition of the Monroe Doctrine as
, principle for the first time by a nation
Of South America, .2
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