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New-York tribune., 1903-08-20
RUNANIA IN QUARREL.
g0 MOLD BACK BULGARIA..
austrian Empcror's PiGn-Nat'0"S
Fleets Made Ready.

,,o 1q-The .'Ve5omosu," the organ CT
-. Danef party. discussing the situation III
,,..,o.,is in the event Of war with TURKEY says
-. recent visit Of the King Of Rumahl" ="
,-,,ncror Francis Joseph at lschl the mo'iai ems
-..i-el m ar understanding that in the case Oh
,.b Mar Rumania should mobilize heF a'i'S
.-f c5euyy the triangular territory "s'" "
1,rstr7uk. Vagna and Silistria, including 'ieS,
,.,,re in order to maintain the equh"IIul" u
,.o7-er II. the Balkans Il Macedonia shouiu 'e
come an autonomous province other"'se Du
.,aria would have too great an influence 'i ''le
peninsula
The "VedomostI' points out the lsola'e1 po-
.s,,or that Bulgaria occupies. Austria, II says
Is determined To repress the SlaF PoNe'' M
,,,esfo has no confidence in Prince FERDINAND
.-.7 r,-ance is backing Russa. Now is the most
critical moment in Bulgaria's affairs ana fI'ii'e
7-er4frana is away He is a German remarAS
.,.. ..,-e5omosu" without any sympathy Win
r. Slavs.
E,ror-fer Petron and the Minister OF the III
te~tor N Pctkof. viii start to-moFro" on an
.,.,,f.,-,a-fno campaign through the CHIEF towns
@. Bulgaria. ,r-
Tho evolutionary "Autononye' says the IN
-,.s o., zer are using small quick hrlng
Austrian cannon. and that the insurgents caP'-
,,~a5 near Rcsen a Turkish courier mo was car
-,-f-g ir-.ortaut orders 10 the Turkish troops
AT Okhrida. - ,.,.,.,..o.
r.r.or,e from Alonastir say that two hundred
-, who have arrived there from the Bull
..- .slisqa of Rakovo have presented a petit
-. ~ the Russian and Austrian consuls and 70
nm. psc5a the inspector general. setting forth
+Ls. ,-e3r village has been burned and that all
.be r,o1e mart of the population has been massa-
cred
Fif,een villages in the district Of Okhrida,
three IN the district Of Lerin and three in the
district Of Rezen have been destroyed.
Further details of the fighting at Krushevo
show that the insurgents retired to point near
the town after losing GO men killed and Il
wounded The Turkish loss was go men killed
OF wounded
A band OF seventy insurgents, near kojie in
the yilayet 81 Uskub fought detachment OF
Turks all day None Of the insurgents were
killed The Turkish losses are not known. On
the following day 2 party of bashbazouks en-
tered the village and slaughtered all the in
habitants
Severe fighting is reported TO have occurred
near VetarsIlo. The result is not known.
The general situation is regarded in official
circles here as being distinctly less dangerous
than IL was a week ago. Now that unanimity Of
action on the part Of the most interested powers
toward a speedier enforcement Of the reforms in
Macedonia seems assured, there is a more hope
ful feeling that the trouble will be confined TO its
present bounds
New-York tribune., 1903-08-20
MADE C4PTOR PRISONER.
Sleepy DetectiUe Woke Up Shackled
to Steam Pipe.

Cheyenne, Wyo. Aug. 19,-Alhert Ecklund.
alias George Johnson who captured at
Rawlins and was being taken to Chicago to
answer 10 the charge of grand larceny, effected
a remarkable escape from Detective William
Marsden. who left Rawlins last night with Eek
lund, and to make sure of his man, shackled
him to a seat in the smoking compartment of a
chair car While Marsden was sleeping beside
his prisoner, Ecklund went through the detec-
tive's pockets, secured the keys to the shackles,
released himself and then shackled the officer
TO the steam pipes. Having relieved the officer
of his weapons and other property, Ecklund left
the train at Laramie
Marsdeu was not awakened by the conductor
until the train reached here AS the detective
had nothing on his person to prove that he was
not a prisoner the trainmen would not release
him The railroad officials telegraphed to Chi
caro for Instructions and when the train
reached Sydney Marsden was finally released
from his predcament. Tonight he passed
through here on the way to Laramie TO try TO
effect the recapture OF his prisoner.
New-York tribune., 1903-08-20
4 BIG TEARING DOWN JOB.
Many Buildings to Make Way for
Ne1C-YOrk Central Terminal.

The space required TO make the terminal
changes for the New-York Central Railroad is
rapidly being cleared The contract for remov-
ing all buildings between Forty-htth and Forty
seventh sts.. LexnSton-ave. and the railroad
yards calls for clearing the space in thirty days
Two church buildings and one hundred houses
will be demolished. The churches to go are St
Peters German Lutheran Church, at LeXing-
ton-ave and Forty-siXth-st.. and the old St
Adams Chapel. in West Forty -seventh-st The
latter is about sixty years old, and has been used
a mission of the Church of the Heavenly
Rest.
Several hundred men are laborirg rapidly to
have the area clear in the time specified.
New-York tribune., 1903-08-20
THE NICARAGUA ROUTE.
DR.. COrea's Government WI Not
Take Lead in Negotiations.

Paris, Aug. 19.-Dr. Corea, the Minister OF
Nicaragua 10 the United States. is here on a
vacation trip but. owing to his extended nego-
tiations with Secretary Hay the subject of
the Nicaragua route for an interoceanic canal,
he is closely following the reports Of the rejec-
tion Of the canal treaty by the Colombian Sen
ate. as il is said that one of the seques may be
the resumption of active negotiations with Mic
aragua. The minister declined to discuss Co
lombias action. but when asked if Nicaragua
was ready 10 reopen negotiations he said:
l am not authorized by my government 10 re-
open negotiations to take any action on the
subject In fact, my instructions are TO remain
entirely inactive. Nicaragua occupies the dig
nifed position of not wishing TO thrust her route
upon the consideration of the United states
We believe our route TO be superior from every
point of view Ii should be fully understood
that the last two isthmian canal commissions
pronounced the Nicaragua route TO be sup eIior
the only reason for conclusion taNora Die 10
Panama being the difference OF about S1.oOdOOD
IA the item of cost. Therefore the statement
that the United States is not likely 10 turn 10
Nicaragua because of the notorious inferiortty
Of its physical conditions is contrary 10 aI the
highest official authority. If any initiative Is
taken toward renewing the negotiations on the
Nicaragua route it will have TO come from the
United States, Nicaragua Will continue to
occupy her position Of digniied reserve.
.
New-York tribune., 1903-08-20
TO STOP OTERCROWDING.
Inspectors to Keep Close Watch on
Excursion Steamers.

Seven inspectors OF the Steamboat Inspection
Squad have been sent to this port to see that no
excursion steamer goes to the yacht races over
laden with passengers.
They will enforce the orders recently issued by
Mr. Uhler. supervising inspector general OF the
Steamboat Inspection Service
Secretary Cortelyou's order that every precau-
tion be taken to prevent the overcrowdIng Of ex-
cursion boats was printed recently in The Trib
une. The order. while primarily instigated by
the overcrowding of excursion boats in previous
iflternat tionaI races far beyond safety. applied
also to the boats which TO the various sea-
side resorts. Complaints against several or
these steamers have been lodged by the in
spectOrs.
on every one of the excursion fleet to-day
there VIII be inspector TO see that the law ls
enforced and that there are no more passengers
on each steamer than II safely carry
New-York tribune., 1903-08-20
CHALLENGER GETS MORE TIME
SHAMROCK Starts TO-DAY WITH MINUTE IND 81
SECONDS ALLOW ANCE-ODDS FAVOR RELIANCE.

SECONDS 4LLOW4NCE-ODDS FAVOR RELIANCE
Change English Teser Rig Make Ne7c Necessary
Sag They Yctory
WEATHER FORECAST FOR YACHT
pdbe NTH
frekw res to 6nOrtkui
CONDITIONS THE RACES
href the America Cup
NewYor No
ALLOWANCE
The Reliance allows Shamrock III I and
From Sandy Lghtshp al I a m No star after p
COURSE.
miles to windwar rIeewa7d and
FNe andone hal hours
STARTING SIGNALS
nil
NEW-YORK BOATS
omnHtc The tug Navigaor
tug Coasws
tug 5. ScuIv.
Boat tug Unique
New-York tribune., 1903-08-20

tAciAtNA
ton
Panama Aug. 19.-The Colombian House OF
Representatives can do nothing il regard to the
canal treaty unless the Senate reconsiders it,
Many instances are on record of bills becoming
law after having been twice rejected.
Washington, Aug 19.-UnoficiaI. but what is
considered entirely trustworthy information has
been received by DR.. Herran. the Colombian
charge d'affaires here. indicating an intention
on the part of the Colombian Senate TO resume
consideration of the subject of a Panama Canal
treaty in place of the one disapproved by tnat
body on August y. This shows a decided chanse
in the turn of affairs and leads DR. Herran 10
hope that measure will yet be passed by
Congress which will form the basis for the
ratification of a treaty. between Colomhi2 and
the United States for the construction OF an
isthmian canal
Dr. Herran's information is that on August
13. the day after the disapproval Of the treaty
by the Senate, that body voted to appoint a
committee of three members TO act jointly with
q committee from the House of Representatives
in the formation of measure having for It's
object the ratification of a treaty between the
two countries by the President of Colombia
after the two houses of the Colombian Congress
DaSSPQ
and conditions on which a treaty should be
drawn.
The President of Colombia by this act would
have full power in the premises and the treaty
,yould not have to be afterward submitted TO
the Colombian Congress. The scheme is SINH
lar in its intent to the provisions of the Dingley
Tariff act which gave authority to the Presi-
dent 70 negotiate reciprocity treaties with for
eien mowers. except that in that case they had
to be ratified by the United States Senate. Ihe
idea contained H. the proposition is not dlsslm-
liar to the Spooner act, as this act gave author
itv to the President to begin negotiations with
the governments of Nicaragua and Costa Rica
if he was unable to reach a satisfactory agree
ment with Colombia for a right OF way LOT Ihe
Panama Canal
The press dispatch from Bogota, 1t Is eX-
planned, would indicate that perhaps the mi
tiative taken by the Colombian Senate, accord
ing 10 Dr. Herran's information had ALREADY
borne fruit and that committees from the two
houses of the Colombian Congress have agreed
on a measure making possible the preparation
and ratification of a treaty. The question Oh
sovereignty having been the chief one in the
debates at Bogota the presumption here is that
whatever measure is agreed on as basis for a
treaty will be along lines that will not offeho
Colombian sensitiveness
A more careful reading of the dispatch which
DR.. Herran received early in the week an
nouncing the action OF the Senate on the treaty,
shows that what that body really did was TO
''dsaprrove" the instrument, and not reject
it, as has been heretofore stated.
New-York tribune., 1903-08-20
A SETBACK FOR MURPHY.
DECISION AGAINST HIN
old Dock Board Graft" Hearings
to Continue Secret.

Justice Mayer, in Special Sessions, yesterday
handed down a decision denying the motion of
Mr. Deering counsel for Charles F. Murphy in
the Dock Board investigation, for an open hear
ing. The ground for denial was that the law
regarding a preliminary investigation clearly
demanded secrecy and that the present investi-
cation is entirely within the bounds of the
New-York tribune., 1903-08-20
ITALY IN ACCORD WITH POWERS

Rome. Aug. l9-Italy. 1t was announced To-
DAY has decided 10 act in accord with the otbar
powers in the Balkan situation
ne Italian Ambassador at ConstantinopIe has
.eiesraphed 20 the Foreign Office, saying that
'ne Porte has declared it will soon be able TO
'e-eStab'lsh order in Macedonia. anG that it
-&iREed second pasa.
New-York tribune., 1903-08-20
A NEW CANAL TREATY.
BILL RE4DY At BOGOTA.

Bogota Aug. IA bill is ready authorizing
with the United States on fixed bases, and also
New-York tribune., 1903-08-20

BUILDINGS TO GIVE WAY TO THE NEW
YORK CENTRAL.
Chapel of the Church of the Heavenly Rest, in
East Forty-ffth-st.. already torn down.
New-York tribune., 1903-08-20
z1nN,s HOSTS ARE COMING.

Chicago. Aug. l9-Passenser representatives Of
Eastern roads received notice to-day that when
Dowies expedition starts for New-1ork on Oc-
tober a. at least four thousand persons will have
been moved instead of twenty-four hundred as
was originally announced. Not all the crusaders
viii come from here and Zion City.
Special rates OF for the round trip have
bean granted bv the railroads from nearly all the
Western States this city, and from contiguous
territory 10 all the large cities between here and
NeW-York.
New-York tribune., 1903-08-20
7 RICHFIELp sPRINGs.

HEALTH AT RICHFIELD SPRINGS
Magnificent bathing establishment; excellent
hotels Through sleepers daily va LackaWahna
Railroad S Is p m. Parlor on 10 a. m train
New-York tribune., 1903-08-20

Take the EDUCATIONAL SIGHTSEEING NEW
YORK YACHT; l00J points of interest explained
by expert lecturer hours sail. From foot IND
ST. y. T.. 10 a. and 2;30 p m.-Advt.
New-York tribune., 1903-08-20

Remember all r. r tickets bet y Y and Albany
are good via Day Line steamers. Musie.-(Advt.
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-@iaEed on second page.
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Continued on third page.
New-York tribune., 1903-08-20

Change in English Vessels Rig Make No Measurement Necessary
Cs SAY They Confident of Vctory
New-York tribune., 1903-08-20

Panama Aug. 19.-The Colombian House OF
Representatives can do nothing ii regard to the
canal treaty unless the Senate reconsiders it,
Many instances are on record of bills becoming
law after having been twice rejected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-14
LONDON STOCK MARKET.
Exchange Very Sensitive to the Far
 Eastern Situation.

London. December 1S.-The stock mar ket last week continued very sensitive to the far eastern situation and was strong ly affected by the varying reports of the probabilities of peace or war between Russia and Japan, notwithstanding the fact that the highest financial authori- ties in Paris. who would likely be well informed because of war with Russia, would be obliged to look to Paris for a loan. were confident that peace would be preserved.
 The markets fluctuated in accordance with the varying reports, Russian securi- ties again being much steadier than those of Japan On the whole, however. the tendency of the market continues up ward and the greatest revival in business was witnessed in Argentine and Ameri- cans and American railroad securities. The latter. however, moved irregular be- Ing kept back by the weakness in steel bonds The annual report of Leslie NJ. Shaw United States secretary of the treasury. had a good effect The market generally. however. is quiet and no ac- cession to business is expected until the new year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-14
WILLIAM CHEERED
 BY BERLIN CROWDS

Berlin, December 13.-Emperor William arrived in Berlin yesterday from Potsdam accompanied by the empress The royal couple were heartily cheered as they drove through the streets. It was the Emper- or's first appearance outside of the park of the new palace at Potsdam since the operation on his throat. He looked per fectly strong and healthy his cheeks hay ing good color such as he would nat urally have from hours spent every day in the open air of the park
 The emperor and empress came to Rer- lin on a special train which arrived at D. m. The emperor walked briskly, al- most jauntly in the private entrance of the state to a closed court carriage, paus- ing for an instant to acknowledge a mill tary salute. The cheers came from the accidental crowds attracted by the sight Of the court equippage and the unusual detail of police, for no one knew precisely what member of the royal family was ex- pected.
 Spontaneous cheers broke out as the emperor became visible in the doorway The Inhabitants of Berlin are not much given to cheering and the outburst, there- fore, was remarkable Similar demon- strations took place along the thorough fares from the station to the royal acad- emy of arts on the part of the crowds of Christmas shoppers. most of whom, how ever, could barely catch glimpse of the emperor's features through the windows of his carriage. His majesty was receiv- ed at the academy by the director and the members of his staff. He went spe- cially to see the Mural decorations for the new cathedral and commented on them, it is said, with his usual animation. not speaking a great deal, but occasional ly making a comment in a natural tone of voice, so far as the members of the academy staff were able to observe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-14
PASTELS OF BIRMINGHAM
BY ETHEL ARMIES.

his part then drifted on down the long iron ridge, off beyond to the biz ore field.
 It has no name,-perhaps never will have any. The Twentieth street road is the main highway up there, but one per- son out of ten finds the camp. Strangers are liable to be hoodooed, so the darl1es say, by the singed black cat that lives in the commissary, along with Irish and his three partners, who are baching it. for better or for worse,-chiefiy worse, they say.
 The hybrid shacks hobble up and down among the stumps, fore and aft the com missary They look like tramps, like the darkies themselves, who live in them. The corral, criss-cross pine logs slides off down the slope to the right. A ghost ly white mule, by the name of "Old Pard," stands leader among his fellows here He is the oldest inhabitant of the camp,-and so Irish declares, the wsest one. A bit of folklore of this region, dat ing from the earliest furnace days en- dows the white and gray mules with more than mortal's knowledge of the mines, and of matters of coal and iron, because, so the story goes every white mule is the reincarnation of a Birmingham pudder.
 Often the mist stretching long fingers through "Old Pard's'' corral, stirs into the very fires in front of the cabins, shuts out with gray arms all the city below and the sky above,-frames in the little camp,-a picture on the mountain top. And, wierd picture it is,-all done in that gloom of red the beggar shacks curving in line with the corral. the grim rocks and boulders grouped in mass,-- around them running the frightened little paths,-over them flying, like bats in the night, stories of the mines, behold. the 1 little camp is a new and a wonderful l thing. It is a dreamer, savage and poeti- | cal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-14

tradition treaties heretofore, as the neces- sity for it has not arisen. While there may have been as much official corrup- ton in former years, there has been more developed and brought to light in the immediate past than in the preceding century of our country's history"
 Ordinarily plagiarism is considered breach of literary honesty, but the fact that republican President accepts the views of an honest democrat as his own ought to be encouraging to the average American. What if MT. Roosevelt is lacking in original power as ideas?
 It was Herbert Spencer who originated the now much over-worked expression or phrase: "The survival of the fttest;" but he strenuously objected to it's use in all kinds of spoilation of the weak by the strong. He insisted that 'fittest'' did not mean strongest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-14

Every once in a while, a few dark struggling curls of smoke blow over the mountains head like witches hair. That is all that the world in the valley ever sees or knows of the wild little mining camp that crouches there on the red hills crest like thing lost, hiding behind the purple rocks in very sight and sound of the city but silent remote as a star It trembles on the brink of Shades Valley into whose depths all the little hill paths with a glad spring, dive headlong, only to get drowned in the vast sea of mist and fallen leaves.
 It is true mountain growth,-by the col or of it.-dyed in and out with that dull red of the iron ore, that deep, eternal sombre tone.--the voice in which the old masters spoke the crueifixion.
 The sense and the smell of pine, spray of the long-eaf pine breaks over it. The great log fires burn by day and night. Sometimes at evening the faint tinkle of a banjo played by one of the old darkies dances like a melodous sunbeam through the fog that wraps in a thick gray cloak the pigmy mine at the foot of the camp.
 And, the little camp.
 There is not another in the entire Bir- mingham district more primitive. more crude, more picturesque. By day, it is dead in it's boots. the very wrath of a mining camp, a tale of '49 comes back God-forsaken, desolate. It is crazy quilt of settlement Years ago, some pine logs. slate rock, canvas, tin, mud and loose bits of iron ore were flung like dice on the plateu there and done into shacks into commissary and corral by Pete. Irish Junket, Noah, Long Jim and any and every other miner, mucker and mule driver who blew into the works, played
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-14
May Portend War.

Washington, December 1S.-The coming of General Bell to Washington, while 1t has more or less to do with matters con- nected with the general staff college, IS admitted tonight by officers of the gen. era, staff to be for the purpose of con sulting with she officials regarding prob- able campaign against Colombia, should that country continue the movement of troops towards the isthmus
 It was .. intimated that matters had reached the point where it might be nee essary to move troops at any time, which would seem to indicate that the depart ment is in possession of information. the tenor of which iustifies actual prepara- tions for the movement or united States troops towards Panama.
 Although the fact would not be dis closed. the presumption is that in the event troops are sent. General Bell would be put in command.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-14
DISSEHSIoNS ARISE.
Grave Crisis in the Portuguese Minis.
 try Is Imminent.

New York, December 1S.-Grave dissen- sions have arisen in the Portuguese cabi- net, according to a Herald dispatch from Lisbon. crisis in the ministry has been latent for some months and is ex- pected to manifest itself openly upon the return, about January 1, of Don Car los from Villa Viacosa.
 The state of health of Luciano De Cas- tro. chief of the progressionist or liberal party, and his advanced age, make it im- possible for him to entertain the idea of putting himself again at the head of a ministry. task which will, therefore, in all probability, fall to Viega Beirao of the same party. who is considered an able statesman among the younger element.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-14
SLY LAWYER DUPED
 BY SLICK SWINDLER

New York December 13.-A prosperous looking man, giving the name of Gottman, and bearing with him q touching tale Of domestic infelicity. has found profitable field for the accumulation of the ready money among the shrewd lawyers of the East Side. These men of legal gift are said to have shown great willingness to part with sums ranging up to $50 in ex- change for bad checks, and refrained from making the tale public until some one told it on his partner as a joke. Then reports of Gottmans operations came from many leading law offices along Broadway, showing that the swindler had been acting for several weeks on the same plan.
 Gottman's scheme was to visit lawyer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-14
MANCHESTER CLOTH MARKET.
Wide Fuctuaton In Cotton and High
 Levels Interfere With Business.

Manchester, Eng, December 1s.-The wide fluctuations in cotton and the high level of values materially interfered with business in the cloth market last week, especially in the higher grades. The latest adviees causes various manufac- tories to raise quotations to the highest of the week. Transactions which were restricted to better lots were executed by means of concessions and anticipa- tions. There was a fair trade for India throughout the week in cheaper and light CT fabrics. makers being engaged for some time, but most of the injury was unavoidable Little was done for China, merchants declaring the present figures prohibitive. Trading for the smaller out lets was quiet.
 Yarns were quiet throughout the week. Buyers were operating cautiously in view of the uncertainty regarding the Liver pool market and purchased little beyond their urgent requirements.