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The Washington times., 1903-09-11
WAR CLOUD IN THE BALKANS CROWS;
DIPLOMATS FEAR FOR THE WORST
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astir vilayet. The number who have lost
their lives there was doubtless greatly
exaggerated by the reports of the early
part of the week, but the fact still
stands that the Turkish officials will
not permit any foreigners to enter the
district and obtain details. All that
can be obtained is through Turkish and
Bulgarian quarters. and the one is in
clined to minimize as much as the other
is inclined to exaggerate.
There is on controverting the fact,
however that the Christian inhabitants
have passed through an ordeal of fire
and slaughter in which great numbers
have succumbed. The exact figures may
never be known, but the uncertainty has
as great an effect in rousing the hatred
Of the people against the porte as the
knowledge of the extent of the massa-
cres would
A dispatch received here this after
noon states that official news has been
received in Constantinople of the re-
capture by Turkish troops of Vasiliko
on the Black Sea.
The Washington times., 1903-09-11
QUIET At Beirut AND
CONDITIONS IMPROVE
Dispatches to Turkish Minister
and Navy Department.

Chekib Bey, Turkish minister 10 rhe
United States, called at the State De-
partment this morning and presented q
dispatch which he had received from bis
government concerning the riot of last
Sunday at Beirut. The dispatch gays
eight persons were killed, one of whom
was a soldier. the remaining seven be-
ing civilians. and fifty were injured. The
dispatch continues:
The incident had no other bad re-
suits Many OF the persons who fed at
the time TO Lebanon are returning and
a state of perfect calm has been estab-
iished These troubles were greatly ex-
aggerated by some of the consuls. who
received their information from panic
stricken persons and sent 1t TO their
governments without confirmation.
Chekib Bey says NaZin, the governor
general OF Damascus, who has been ap-
pointed acting governor general OF
Beirut, is an exceedingly capable OFF,
ciai He was for several years chief of
police at COnstantinOple. The minister
knows him personally, and expresses
the greatest confidence in his ability TO
maintain order and 10 settle the case
OF United States Vice Consul Magelssen
satisfactorily TO this government.
The Washington times., 1903-09-11

Will be far-reaching in its scope and
terrible in its results.
This latter possibility should be
avoided if there is any means Of 1ojns
So A war between Bulgaria and the
porte would be one in which hatred
would have the leading part and hatred.
ranking in the Eastern breast. would
urge the fighters on to atrocities that
would make the civilized world skudder
with horror"
There are those who believe that even
foreign interference cannot avert the
struggle. In the Bulgarian army the
sympathy for the Macedonians is strong
and nothing but a complete cessation of
operations in Macedonia could prevent a
large number of Bulgarian soldiers and
officers from joining their fate with that
of the insurgents. In that case Prince
Ferdinand and his government would
be forced into supporting their army and
war would result.
Dispatches received from Constantine
pie still tend to minimize the amount of
suffering among the Christians of Mon
The Washington times., 1903-09-11
CHICAGO UNIONlSTS
NOW AID EMPLOYERS

CHICAGO. Sept. 1.-THE executive
board OF the Amalgamated Meat Cut
ters' and Butchers Workmen's Union in
their determination to stand by prom
ise mads TO the Chicago packers that
they can avert constant strikes of local
unions and continuous trouble. such as
characterized the situation at the stock
yards in the past year. yesterday re-
voked the charter OF the Butcher Lug
gers Local Union, an organization of
!, 500 men. The reason was that the lug
gers refused to work last Sunday TO load
cars to be shipped out Monday for eX-
port trade.
Monday being Labor Day, and also the
regular day for export shipments. he
packers asked the luggers 10 work Sun
Gay, the butchers having promised to
work Saturday night. This the luggers
refused to do Then the executive board
OF the union requested the luggers to do
the Sunday work, the case being an
emergency. The luggers refused the re-
quest of their own officers. As a con-
sequence the national executive board
and President Michael Donnelly deter
mined TO oust the organization.
The Washington times., 1903-09-11

VIENNA. Sept. 1.-THE war cloud IN
the Balkans is today looming up blacker
than ever Even those who have main
tanned an optimistic attitude toward the
affair are beginning to weaken and ex-
press fears of trouble far worse than
anything that has yet occurred.
This spirit has been heightened by re-
ports. current yesterday, and not denied.
that the Bulgarian government has in
formally told the representatives of the
powers that unless Turkey desists from
her massacre OF Christians Bulgaria
will be compelled to step in and inter
fere- A dipIomatist, speaking of this
report today. said:
''If this report is true. one of two
things must happen within the coming
week. Either the powers, seeing that
Prince Ferdinand and his officials have
been tried beyond endurance. will take
a hand in the matter and propose a
new scheme for the paciflcation Of the
disturbed territory. or Bulgaria VII
challenge the porte TO combat that
The Washington times., 1903-09-11
BOOKBINDERS SUBMIT
FURTHER EVIDENCE
No Action Likely in Miller Case for
a Week or Two.

The executive committee OF the Book
binders Union called upon Secretary
Cortelyou this morning and conferred
with him on the progress which is be-
ing made in the case of Assistant Fore
man Miller. Just what phase OF the
case was discussed neither side would
say, but it is understood the union
is furnishing additional evidence to dis
prove the assertions made by Miller that
the employees of the Government Print
ing ONCE are not doing as much work
as they should.
1t is known Secretary Cortelyou end
other officers of the Government are still
investigating certain conditions in the
Office
While Secretary COrtelyou was absent
an officer of the Printing ONCE asserted
that the Miller case would be disposed
of as, soon as the Secretary returned.
At the Department of Commerce and
Labor. however, II was said today no
action would be taken in the matter COR
a week or two.
The Washington times., 1903-09-11
TERRIFIC GALE DOES
DAMAGE IN ENGLAND
Dover Breakwater Washed AWAY
and Lightship Drifts.

LONDON, Sept. 1.-THE terrific gale
which swept over England last night
did great damage throughout the coun-
Try. The lifeboats all along the coast
were kept busy throughout the night.
and many sailors and passengers aboard
the coast vessels were narrowly saved
from death. There appears TO be no
let-up in the gale. which is today blow
ing at a velocity of seventy miles an
hour at Plymouth.
The lightship at South Sand, of Ram s
Gate. which has withstood many furious
blows, was sent adrift during the night
An excursion boat, laden with holiday
excursionists from FoIkestone for Hast
ings, was unable to make any port and
was finally compelled to anchor. The sea
and wind were so terrific. however. that
two anchors and twenty-eight fathoms
of chain were lost. The passengers were
finally landed at Dover this morning in
a sorry plight.
The heaviest damage was along the
Dover coast The breakwater there.
which cost thousands of pounds, was
entirely swept away and several small
boats broke away from their anchorage
and were damaged.
The Washington times., 1903-09-11
RAILROADS TO RAISE
RATES 5 PER Gent
Tariff to Be Increased on Both Pas
sengers and Freight.

II was reported in local railroad cir
cles this morning that as a result CT
the recent meeting in Washington of the
passenger and freight agents and the
traffic managers of the railroads in the
different southeastern associations, rates
are TO be raised. The report came from
Norfolk. where a number of the impor-
tant officers of the Southern lines are
located 1t could not be verified in
Washington.
The agents talked over propositions.
and these were finally laid before the
general officers of the companies. Ac-
cording to the reports these officers have
decided to put up passenger and freight
rates about per cent. This increase
amounts TO a great deal, as il is on an
annual business amounting to nearly
$500. .OO0, 600.
The railroads affected are the South
ern, the Chesapeake and Ohio, the Sea-
board. the Baltimore and Ohio, the
Washington. Fredericksburg and Po-
tomac. the Atlantic Coast Line, the
Central of Georgia, and a number OF
smaller lines.
The raise is to be made in such way
that cannot bring down upon the roads
the wrath of the Interstate Commerce
Commission under the Elkins law.
The Washington times., 1903-09-11
JERSEY WINS FIRST STAGE
OF THE DRYDEN MATCH
District Team Finishes Only One
Point Behind.

SEA GIRT. y. J., Sept. 1.-THE Dry
den Trophy Match is. with the exception
of the continuous individual matches
the only contest on the program of the
National Rife Tournament today. This
match is for the 81 900 trophy presented
by United States Senator John F. Dry
den OF New Jersey. The contest is ten
shots at 200, 500. and 600 yards. In ad-
dition to the trophy the winner gets
$3.50 and the team making the second
best score 500.
The entries IN the Dryden match are:
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland,
District of Columbia. Ohio. Rhode ISL
and. Connecticut. Massachusetts,, the Ma
rine Corps, Navy, and two teams from
the army. Very favorable conditions pre-
vailed.
The first stage of the match was won
by New Jersey, which scored $50. The
District of Columbia was second, 349 i;
try team from the army fourth. 34I.
The other scores were: Pennsylvania
339; Ohio, 1886; Maryland, 329; United
States Marine Corps. 327: Connecticut,
S25; Rhode Island, 325; Army cavalry.
32l; Navy, 307.
The New Jersey scores were: Private
Hubschmidt. AZ: Lieutenant Smith, -;
Major Rowland, IL; Private Gensch. IS
Lieutenant Towes. 45: Sergeant Phillips
A; Captain Martin. 40, Private Hudson,
The Washington times., 1903-09-11
Chinese DiplomatiSts Are
Sure Promise to Evacu-
ate Was in Earnest.
MAY NOT CHANGE DATE
Conditions Imposed onChina
in ReSuming Admins
trative Right.

"Russia's promise to evacuate the
Kirin and Amur districts of Manchuria
on October was made to the world.
and not alone to China. Any proposed
postponement of such evacuation would
be as much an affront to the world
powers as It would TO the Chinese En-
pire. We believe here that Russia was
sincere in its promise, and that it win
be fulfilled
The foregoing statement was made at
the Chinese legation this morning when
Yokohama and London dispatches were
shown to the Chinese minister, Sir
Chentung Liang -Cheng. The minister
was not at all alarmed by these reports
and believed they emanated wholly from
correspondents in China, who based them
upon vague rumors. Chow Tszchi. the
first secretary of the legation. who has
made close study OF the Manchurian
affairs and its relations TO the conten-
tions of the State Department. said:
No Intimation of Delay.
ut s,too early 70 look for change of
program even If Russia had any idea of
asking for an extension of time Such
a change would not be made public un-
til the date set for evacuation, October
s, or few days before that time We
have been informed by the State Depart
ment that the Washington Government
has received no information from its
minister at Pekin. indicating that a de-
lay in withdrawing troops will be asked
by the Russian minister"
AT the State Department no dispatches
have been received confirming a Pekin
dispatch to the ''London Times" saying
the Russian minister at the Chinese
capital. in his note to the Chinese for
eign Office enga ging that Niuchwang
and Moukden shall be evacuated by the
Russians on October s. Understood China
should be permitted to resume admin
istrative right in the three provinces of
Manchuria. under certain conditions. II
is believed here, however, that the re-
port is well founded.
The conditions said to be exacted in
administrative right provide that on her
part China undertakes no portion OF the
territory shall be conceded TO any other
power; no concession shall be granted
TO Great Britain unless granted equally
to Russia; there shall be no increase in
the present import tariff on goods enter
ing Manchuria by railroad; in the event
of an epidemic at Niuchwang a Russian
health officer shall be appointed to deal
with II. Russia shall retain her own
military telegraph along the railway.
and agencies Of the Russo Chinese bank
Chinese soldiers.
The Washington times., 1903-09-11
PSEUDO DORSEY FOOLTz
SEEKS COMMISSIONER
Finds Mr.. West Out and OBJ
jects to Absence.
SAYS He PAYS HIS WAGES
White Crank Pays Most of District
Taxes-Wants Officials to Be
at Work Early.

The even tenor of things at the Dis
trict Building was rudely disturbed this
morning by the appearance in Commits
sioner Vests office OF a crank. who.
although white man, gave his name as
Dorsey Foultz. and claimed to be the
long lost negro criminal. Foultz brush
ed his way into Commissioner West 3
anteroom at about II o'clock this fore
noon, and approached Private Secretary
Wilson:
Where is this man west?" he in
quired.
Mr. Wilson, thinking the man, who
was very we'll dressed. might be a close
personal friend of the Commissioner
replied that he had not yet arrived.
Objects to Absence.
Not yet arrived" came the response.
do you mean to tell me that it is
II O'Clock and this man West
is not yet at his desk. want you to un-
derstand that l pay MS salary. and he
has got to come. to work earlier, or not
al all. Where is he; taking his morning. S
nap?"
All this time FouItz was nervously
lingering his watch and glancing from it
to Secretary Wilson, who. by this time.
had begun TO lose patience with the Wis
itor
"Mr. West is on tour of inspection
with the Engineer Commissioner and
the Chief of Police. and is liable to re
turn at any moment" Foultz was told.
Pays District Taxes.
Inspection. nothing / pay the ma
jority OF taxes in the District of CoIum-
bia. / pay this man Vests salary, and
l demand that he be at his desk during
working hours. You tell him I said so.
and / will see that he does ii. My
name is Dorsey FOultz, and | am a white
man. too, but that don't make any diff
ference. Remember what l have told
you" and Foultz swung open the door
and marched out into the hall, his nose
high in the air.
The Washington times., 1903-09-11
To Probe MotiOeS Of
Irrigation Congress
Officials of Agricultural Department ConUnced That Or
ganLzaflon FaoorS Land GTabbers

ing the only outlet for our rapidly IN
creasing population. the real reason for
this visit is to learn the full plans OF
the great land companies which are
supporting this congress. Government
officials want to discover for themselves
whether. under existing statutes, sgcA
as the desert land law, the timber and
stone act, and the eommutation clause
OF the homestead act. II viii be safe to
divulge the plans for the Goyernmen.
work. There is apprehension that this
information will enable the land COM
panies on the scenes of the Govern
ment's labors to gobble up great tracts
in the vicinity of the big bitches the
national appropriations are to be used
in reclaiming.
The result of the land grabbing will
be. il is feared. fatal to the ambition
of this and former Administrations. In
stead of furnishing homes to landless
millions the danger is that the only val
liable lands for settlements will be in
the hands OF spectators. who will hold
them at such high prices as TO discour-
age small settlers. or they Will go TO
make huge ranches asd landed estates,
thus preventing full settlement and de-
velopment of the West.
An authority on the workings of the
present land laws said:
This acquisition of land is done in a
manner so glaringly fraudulent as to
make the rottenness OF some OF our
municipal governments seem mild in
comparison. The land laws have been so
perverted from the original intent of
their trainers that they have become a
positive menace ~ the country"
The Washington times., 1903-09-11
KINGS TO CONFER
TO CHECK PORTUGAL

MADRID, Sept liking Alfonso will
probably visit England during his Euro
pean tour. which begins at the end OF
next month. Spain is uneasy lest Eng
land should lend her moral support to
the reported movement OF Portugal 20
reconvert the peninsula into the old
time Iberian empire. The government
believes that a friendly meeting between
Alfonso and King Edward would allay
this suspicion and take the wind out of
the sails of the Spanish socialists and
republicans who are working to assist
Portugal's designs.
The Washington times., 1903-09-11

Smooth sailing for the Eleventh Ma
be in session at ogden, Utah. September
1913, is in danger of interruption. The
delegation of Government officials. rep
resenting the Department of Agricul-
ture, promises to be responsible for the
rough seas.
1t was learned here today that the at
tendance of Secretary Wilson, Clifford
Pinchot, forester for the Department:
Frederick H. Newell, photographer for
the Geological Survey. in charge Of the
reclamation service; Thomas Means.
chief of the Bureau of Soils, and other
students of the Governments interest
In agriculture. arid lands, and forestry.
was not prompted because of uncondi-
tional Endorsement of the plans of the
congress
From a high official of the Department
of Agriculture the information was had
today that opposing recommendations
regarding irrigation legislation will he
presented to the Fifty-eighth United
States Congress. Prominent officials
are firmly convinced that the attitude
of the Irrigation Congress is in favor
of the large land grabber. and il ac-
cepted by the United States Congress
will result in the use of the nations s
money to enrich a comparatively few
greedy individuals. and not to the bene-
fit of millions Of men, women and chill
dren.
While a number Of the Government
officials have gone to Utah ostensibly to
take part in the program, and will make
speeches indorsing the general proposi-
tion Of national irrigation as furnish
The Washington times., 1903-09-11
FRENCH PORT DEVASTATED.

TREPORT. France. Sept. 1.--Serious
anxiety is felt regarding the fate of
numerous fishers who went to sea be-
fore yesterdays tempest. and have not
since been heard from. A large portion
of this town was wrecked by the temp
est, including the casino and other beach
buildings.
The Washington times., 1903-09-11
PANAMA CANAL TREATY
PRACTICALLY DEAD
Ratification Cannot Be EX-
changed by Final Date.
MUST AGAIN GO TO SENATE
Belief Entertained Extension of Time
for Ratifying Convention Not Diff
fcult to Obtain.

No canal news was received from Bo-
gotta today either at the Colombian Iega-
tion or at the State Department. Dr..
Herran has received no dispatches of
any character from his government for
several days, nor has any Interchange of
correspondence taken place between
Minister Beaupre and Acting Secretary
OF State Loomis within that period II
cannot be said whether the fault rests
with the officials at Bogota or with the
cable company, which has given more
OF less trouble in the transmission of
dispatches ever since the Colombian con-
gress convened.
An erroneous impression has prevail
ed generally in this country in relation
TO the exchange of the treaty after it
has been ratified. No authority was sent
to Minister Beaupre to make the ex-
change at Bogota. The State Department
discussed the advisability of doing this.
but on account of the terms of the
treaty decided not TO do so.
Terms of Treaty.
The Hay-Herran convention. provides
The exchange shall be made in Washing
ton not later than September %. and
the treaty was ratified in that form by
the United States Senate.
II authority were given to Minister
Beaupre TO make the exchange at
Bogota, such action would have TO he
approved by the United States Senate.
II rs also certain if the treaty is rati-
fed in It's original form il cannot ar
rive in Washington for exchange by the
time specified in the convention, so in
any event the measure must again 90
before the United States Senate. At the
State Department it is believed it would
be as easy to extend the time for rati-
fcation, II request for such an exten-
sion were to be made by the Colombiail
government, as il would be TO change
the place for exchanging the ratified
convention
Senate Must Act.
With but eleven days remaining for
the treaty TO be ratified and forwarded
TO this country for exchange in Wash
ington, there is no longer any doubt but
the United States Senate will again have
the canal question TO meet. II is be-
lieved certain. however, II the question
of extension OF time is all the modifca-
tion made in the convention, the ap-
proval by the Government would be 4
matter of course and would hardly occa-
sion debate in the Senate.
The Washington times., 1903-09-11
FIND NIAGARA VICTIM.

NIAGARA FALLS. Sept. 1.-THE body
OF woman. supposed to be that of Mrs.
Chester c. Mcclure, of Buffalo, who
went over the Horseshoe Fails last
week, was found in the Niagara River
yesterday.
The Washington times., 1903-09-11
REPORTS CALLED FOR
FROM NATIONAL BANKS

The Comptroller of the Currency this
morning issued a call for reports on the
condition OF national banks at the close
of business on Wednesday, September 9.
The Washington times., 1903-09-11
BATES NAMES JUDGES.

BOSTON, Sept. lit was announced
az the State House today that Governor
Bates has decided to appoint Homer Al
bers. of Boston, and Lloyd E. Waite. of
Taunton. as judges OF the superior court.
The Washington times., 1903-09-11
WEATHER REPORT.

A disturbance. evidently of market
character. has been central near the
western Bahamas since Thursday morn
ing, and the pressure has fallen on the
east Florida coast. with some high winds
over the southern portion. There have
been quite general showers in the mid
die Atlantic States. There will be
showers Saturday along the south At
lantic coast. IL Ttll be somewhat cooler
tonight IN the middle Atlantic States.
The Washington times., 1903-09-11
BOON FOR WEST INDIES.

COPENHAGEN, Sept. 1.-THE report
of the West Indian commission was pub
lished today. The abolition OF the ma
jority of the direct taxes and the export
duty on sugar. rum and molasses is
recommended,
The Washington times., 1903-09-11
HEAD DROPS
IN LAND FRAUD CASE
Town Site Commissioner
Summarily Dismissed.
NEGLECT OF DUTY CHARGED
Resignation Requested When Explana
tiOn Was Observation-Disclosures
to Get Out.

That Secretary Hitchcock has not been
idle in investigating the land frauds in
the Indian Territory was again proved
this morning when it was announced
that Town Site Commissioner Sterrit,
of the Cherokee Nation. had been sum-
marily dismissed by the President. and
Dwight Tuttle, of Connecticut. appoint
ed TO Oil the vacancy.
Charges against Mr.. sterritt were
made to Secretary Hitchcock some
weeks ago in the form of affdavits. The
Secretary Instituted an investigation.
and was trying to get at the bottom OF
the charges when the charges and affi-
davits were suddenly withdrawn.
Ordered to Answer Charges.
Although the charges were thus with
drawn, they had been read by the Sec
retary. and he was not convinced that
because the persons making the affida-
Wits had manifested desire to drop
the matter the affidavits did not contain
the truth. He ordered Mr.. Sterritt to
answer the charges and to explain Ger
tain statements in them.
The explanations in some cases were
unsatisfactory. and in others they were
not forthcoming. Secretary Hitchcock
refused to accept this state Of affairs,
and ordered Mr.. Sterritt to send in his
resignation.