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New-York tribune., 1903-08-30
FEW WERE DISAPPOINTED.
Early Announcement of Race Postponement
Kept Crowds at Home.

The announcement having been made early
yesterday that because of the storm raging at
Sandy Hook the yachts Reliance and Shamrock
III would not attempt to race. there was little
disappointment the part OF the admirers of
the competing sloops Less than two hundred
persons tried to get down TO Sandy Hook. but
they were unable TO obtain transportation.
The Angler was the only craft that vsntured
to the Battery pier and at first Captain Billy
Foster said that, sink or swim. he would go
down to the sea; but later. when told that the
race was of. he gave back the fares paid by his
twenty passengers ard returned to Thirty-frst-
st. East River and tied UP to await better
weather. Between fifty and sixty excursionists
presented themselves at the Fall River pier.
but they were told that the Plymouth was out
OF commission for the day because of the storm.
A few steam yachts went down to the Bay.
but when they saw the mo race signals flying
their shippers returned to the regular anchor
New-York tribune., 1903-08-30
JOY BOAT STORMBOUND
The fremont at NorthpOrt ma
chinery Damaged.

Northport. Long Island, Aug. ga heavy
storm has been raging along the Long Island
Sound since yesterday morning. The wind has
been blowing at the rate of thirty-hve miles an
hour kicking up an ugly and making navi-
cation dangerous. The Joy steamer fremont
has been stormbound in the bay since early
hour this morning. when she put in here be
cause of a slight accident to her machinery
and the heavy sea.
The fremont is a combination passenger and
freight boat She left New-York for Providence
late yesterday afternoon. She is a side wheeler
She had hard trip. Off Huntington Harbor
a part of the machinery gave out. The accident
not serious, but the captain decided to put
in here until the weather cleared. He sent a
ashore at daylight to telephone to New
York He said the machinery had been re-
paired, and that the passengers the boat
were willing to stay on board until the storm
passed.
The fremont is still at anchor about mile
and a half off shore tonight. She is not dis
playing any signals. but a tug, evidently sent
from New York is near her
New-York tribune., 1903-08-30
TRIBUTE TO Upton.
Committee Being Formed to Get Up
Testimonial for Sir Thomas.

committee. with the Western National Baha
Of New-YOrk City as treasurer is being toFmsa
for the purpose of raising a popular suoscIiF
tion with which to secure a testimonial TO -
Thomas Upton A silver service for the Ern
has been suggested as suitable, and 1t IS pI0'
posed that all letters accompanying su0sefp'
tions be bound and presented with the tssU-
moniaL The plan is to have the subscrpuO"'
in small amounts. from 81 up, so that It nAs
become a popular movement. General Joseph
Wheeler, TO represent the South. and Senator
Kearns. of Utah. TO represent the Far Wes'
have already been selected as members OF w
committee. Colonel Henry Watterson viii .
asked to act as a representative Of the Mida''
West, and Timothy D. Woodruff and Lindsay
Russell as representatives OF the East. Tnsr'
Will also be other members.
New-York tribune., 1903-08-30
NEXT RACE TOMORROW.
Continued from flrst page.

to see it go every minute. 1 have been hurt
.veral times on board the Shamrock, the in
formation being withheld, and I would never
forgive myself if permitted the Shamrock to
go to the starting line to-day and serious ae-
cident should occur"
When asked yesterday whether the Reliance
could have reefed her mainsail, Captain Barr
at Sandy Hook said that the mainsail now bent
could not be reefed. but that the yacht had two
mainsails that could be reefed. When asked II
he would take the Reliance out in sueh weather
that of yesterday, Captain Barr said:
why not? The Reliance was not built TO sail
in Prospect Park lake. She can stand a bit or
knocking about as we'll the next one. don't
know what kind of weather the Shamrock likes
best. / wish 1 did,
Captain Wringe said Shamrock III had two
mainsaiIs that could be single reefed He ex-
other yacht did.
New-York tribune., 1903-08-30
NEIGHBoRs HURT IN SIMILAR WAY.
Boys Fall Over Spiral Banisters-0ne Is
Killed.

At No. 223 East Ninety-seventh-st.. a tenement
house the stairs run spirally around open well
that runs to the roof from the first floor entrance
At No. 1872 East One-hundred-a d-and-Nineteenth-st.
the stairs the same.
On the third floor Of the Ninety-seventh-st tene-
ment house lives Nuncia Asalonio, ten years old
Last evening, while playing in the hall outside of
his home on the third floor he fell over the banister
down the well to the ground floor. He received
fracture of the skull
On the same floor Of the Observation-Disclosures
feminist tenement house lived George Chinsky.
six years old. Last night he too playing on the
third floor. He died instantly of fractured skull
Dr. Krauskopf who attended both boys in re-
spouse to an ambulance call to the Harlem Hospi-
tai, took Asalonio to the Hospital The child has
chance to live.
New-York tribune., 1903-08-30
PREVIOUS ATTACK ON Mr.. mAeELssEN

Chicago. Aug. "a dispatch 10 The Record
Herald" from Joliet, Ill, says that Miss Alice
Barber who missionary for eighteen years
at Beirut and is well acquainted with Vice-Consal
Magessen is at present visiting her parents in that
city. The present difficulty she attributes to the
lower classes the outlaws and foOtpads who in
fest that city and make II exceedingly dangerous.
for foreigners especially. at all times. She says:
About two years ago attack was made upon
Mr. Magelssen while he his way from the
cane where the Emerican College Is located 10
the main part Of the city: Three men sprang from
a thicket, knocked him down and took his watch
and chain. He was young man of powerful
build and formerly football player AS
he recovered from his surprise he at
tackled his assailants, recovered his watch and
gave all three of the robbers a severe beating
A commotion raised at the time, and the
college instructors appealed to the local authori-
ties for better protection. As result police
station was established there and . detail of
soldiers stationed in that locality. In spite of this
It became dangerous for the instructors, and
none of them ventured out at night unless they
armed with stout walking sticks.
New-York tribune., 1903-08-30
AMERICAN CITIZEN IMPRISONED.
Constantinople Authorities Disregard of
Passport-Released by Consul.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNE.i

BY IELEGRAPH 10 THE thlbUHE4
Hartford, Conn, Aug %9-According TO a let
ter received here to-day by his business partner,
Stephen H. Sachaklian of this city. natural
ized American, has been subjected to the indig-
nifty Of seizure and Imprisonment at Constanti-
nople in an effort on the part Of the Turkish
authorities to compel him to renounce his Amer
lean citizenship and remain in Turkey. He has
also been prevented from visiting his aged
mother who lives in Alexandrietta and will be
compelled to leave the country without hope Of
ever seeing her again.
Mr. Sachaklian is a member Of the firm of
Gueserain & Sachaklian. rug importers, and
was born in Alexandrietta. He was naturalized
in this country, and lived in New-York four
years before coming here. He has been here
seven years. He recently went to Turkey on
business trip and to see his mother.
In his letter he says he was seized, his pass
port and papers of identity were disregarded
and he was thrown into prison. He managed to
get into communication with the American Con-
sui and his release finally followed, though the
officials have shadowed him ever since and have
given him two weeks in which to leave the
country,
New-York tribune., 1903-08-30
GENERAL GREELY BACK.
american Delegates We'll Treated at
WreIess Congress in Berlin.

General A. W. Greedy, Of the United States Sig
nal Corps, returned yesterday from Berlin on the
Moltke bringing with him the report of the Amerl-
can delegates the International Wireless Con-
gress The general went at once to Washington
to hand in his report
When seen at the pier he said that he could
make no comment on the results of the congress
until the report had been handed in. He spoke OF
the cordial treatment received from everybody.
and especially of the courtesy OF the Spanish OFF,
GERS who were the first to call the Americans,
and OF the congress. which agreed to delay the
publishing of it's reports until the American officers
could file theirs, so that all could be made public
a. the same time The American delegates were
much pleased with the compliment paid the United
States in the selection General Greedy TO preside
a a dinner given for Herr Kraetke the Minister
of Posts
Another passenger on the Moltke DR., Howard
Atwood Kelly, who is gynecologist in chief at
Johns Hopkins Hospital, and also professor of
gynecology at Johns Hopkins University. He has
been attending the International Medical Con-
gress, at Madrid. and, while he spoke highly Of
the treatment given to the delegates by the Span
iaFds, he had much to complain of in regard to the
management OF the congress. He said that the hail
where II was held was poor one, ana situated IN
a place difficult of access so that few attended, and
the reading of papers not a success After
leaving Madrid Dr. Kelly went to Paris, giving
clinics in that city at the request of the French
medical fraternity. He also performed three sue
cessful operations in the Royal Infrmary in Edin-
burgh before large audiences.
President Baer OF the Reading Railroad Com
spending several weeks in Homburg with his
family enjoying himself. He said that he had
not taken the baths. as he did not need them. he
had comments TO make on public affairs
New-York tribune., 1903-08-30
PACKING HOUSE STRIKE HINTED.
Butchers Say Crisis in Their Affairs Will
Be Reached This Week.

Rochester. Aug. 29-The coming week. it is ex-
pected will see crisis in the trouble between the
striking butchers this city and the national as
sociation, on the hand, and the meat dealers
and Chicago packers, the other. State Organizer
Schneider says affairs will to crisis in
Cleveland next week. when the executive board OF
the National Association of Butchers meets 10 con-
slider the refusal of the Chicago packers to supply
union meat markets
If the Chicago packers continue to discriminate
against union markets. the national association, 1t
is said will call out every man in the big packing
houses. Three slaughter houses have been secured
by the union butchers in this city, and Will begin
on Monday to supply meat for the markets
c. Schmidt, OF South Omaha, and Homer Cal, or
Syracuse of the Butchers National Associauon'
were here to-day canvassing the strike situation.
New-York tribune., 1903-08-30
pRorEGEE OF SIR THOMAS ARRIVES.
When Without Friends in London, Girl
Violinist Was Aided by Him.

Miss Reata Winfield. protegee of Sir Thomas
Upton, arrived yesterday on the Philadelphia.
Miss Winfield is Southern girl, who went to
London in February, expecting TO play the violin
at a number Of concerts. The engagements failed
her and she says that starvation was staring her
in the face. Her last penny spent. and she had
been turned of her lodgings because OF her lack
of money to Fay her rent.
u took my little violin" said Miss Winfield, and
went cut 10 play or the street corners. hoping 70
secure enough 10 keep life in my body. The first
You can imagine the feelings o. Southern girl
Finally I caught severe cold and had attack
OF typhoid fever. cared for in Chartng Gross
Hospital. When recovered secured work at fl
a week in 2 restaurant. who heard my
story called the attention of Sir Thomas Upton 70
nv pIight and he came TO my assistance. II Is
through his kindness that I am once more in my
native land. He is the first person shall look up
and shall depend on his advice how and where TO
resume my musical career
New-York tribune., 1903-08-30

r3airr,t fo forna +. -roner II seems to
advisable TO keep ship within easy range OF
Turkish waters IN order to be in position 10 more
fully protect American citizens should the feFolu-
ton assume more alarming proportions :.
The insurgents have become more aggressive IN
Eastern Rumea since the visit OF Russian war @ ves-
sells and the passenger train from Europe was
blown up with dynamite this morning ABOUT HLty niy
miles from Constantnople, killing or w99nelIhg
most Of the passengers. LE1SaAAN'
Therapia, August 2, 1913
Secretary OF state Washington.
Minister for Foreign Affairs has just sent me
word stating that reported assassination OF amer
ican Vice-Consul entirely false. adding that Sc
cIrity Beirut district is perfect. Am without FUR
ther advices from Consul Ravndal. ana unaDie 10
account for such conflicting statements. NllI re-
port further as soon I can obtain necessary
Information. bS1shMAN'
New-York tribune., 1903-08-30
MORE COPPER RANGE STOCK.
Supposed To Be Behind the
Deal TO Take Tri-Mountain.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

Boston, Aug 29.-Stockholders in Copper Range
have been informed that special meeting would
be held in Jersey City. September 10 increase the
capital from 2s5c0 shares par value S2S5 O9O TO
Ss5Ooo par value $3.50 COO and TO take o. er the
Tri-Mountaln Mining Company. for which the ad-
ditional 10000 shares will be issued Proxies run
to William A. Paine. Frederic Stanwood and
Charles A. Snow. The additional capital it is said
VIII be sufficient 10 secure a controlling interest in
Tri-Mountain and TO take care Of any minority in
terests who wish TO exchange.
This is considered by the Street be the first step
in the ultimate taking of Copper Range and
Tri-Mountain by the Amalgama ted, that corpora
ton having been gunning'' for control OF some of
the lake properties for some time The basis of ex-
change between the two lake companies and Anal
gamated IS said TO be four shares Analgamated for
three Copper Range, and eight shares Anna ganated
for Eve Tri-Mountain.
New-York tribune., 1903-08-30
AN OIL TANK STEAMER ASHORE
Storm Drives Her in at Atlantic City-An,
other Vessel Reported on Strand

Atlantic City, n. J.. Aug. pa heavy rain ac-
companied by fierce gale. has been sweeping
along the Jersey all day and 1t is feared sew
eral vessels have been wrecked. One steamer is
reported ashore. Much wreckage is strewn along
the beach at Barnegat
Tank steamer No. 81 of the Standard Oil Com
pany is ashore at Bay Head. few miles below
here. She has cargo. and there is no crew
aboard. The steamer in tow, bound from Port
Arthur for New-York 1t is believed that she broke
away from the steamer towing her.
The life savers at Barnegat report that a deck
load of boards ashore there The patrols
have not sighted any vessels in distress.
New-York tribune., 1903-08-30
MINISTER LEIsHMAN's DISPATCHES.
The First Report Followed by Contradic-
ton

Washington. Aug. 29.-The State Department to-
day received a cabegram from Minister Leshman
IN which he stated that advices from the American
thet while the Americans in those places are in
danger OF suffering from uprising at any time
the situation not the time OF sending the
dispatches grave earlier reports would ndi-
cate MI Lelshman has been Instructed TO inform
the Turkish Government that It must keep the
peace and that ii viii be held strict account
ability for any iawless toward American citi-
The full text Of the dispatches OF Minister Leish-
man. bearing on the Magelssea affair. with the
exception OF he one received last night saying
that the yice-consul had been killed. is fol-
lows:
Therapia. August q. 1903.
secretary OF State. Washington.
Just received telegram from consul Of the United
States al Beirut advising that vice-consul
in carriage. Murderer unseen and unknown. No
explanation is given for delay in reporting the
case. but consul adds that reply OF Governor is
unsatisfactory. Have asked for further particu-
tons al the Sublime Porte. LEISHMAN.
Therapia. August a. 1903.
lime Porte with reference 10 the assassination OF
gce-conSu, hut pending reception fuller details
ana also your instructions have made demands
other than asking for investigation and explana-
suTed ne viii be given immediate attention
The troubles IN Macedonia become worse ana
more extended each day and outside Of the neces-
atty which may present itself Of sending a ship to
New-York tribune., 1903-08-30
OFFERS FOR SHAMROCKS.
american Yachtsmen Want to Buy
the First TzCo. E.

That American yachtsmen have an eye
bargains in 9O-footers is evident from the a.
that offers have been made through II
Davies, Sir Thomas Lipton's representa-
for Shamrocks and II Negotiations have -
pending for some time but Mr.. Davies says y.
sale is being held in aheyance until the - -.
are over. as he does not think II wise TO uou0s
Sir Thomas Upton at present with the aetsi''
the offers he has received. -,
No otter has yet been made for shaniroeS -.
Mr.. Davies says. and there will be time e'O-s
10 speak OF that when the races are over -.
not certain that STR Thomas Upton VII a. 49, sss
any OF the offers mads. The only reason = Ns,-eii
for wishing 20 dispose OF the yachts - %
towing them across the Atlantic aGair
New-York tribune., 1903-08-30
DANGER PAST AT KANSAS CITY.

Bureau to-day predicted that the Kansas River at
this point would reach its greatest height this
evening when il would begin fall slowly, and
that the Missouri. after rising about another foot
within the next twenty-four hours, would be at a
standstin. Kansas streams west OF here continue
10 fall fast and all danger of rise that would
wreck Kansas City's bridges seems 10 have passed.
New-York tribune., 1903-08-30
GERMANS sCoFF AT MISTAKE,

Berlin, Aug. 29.-The German newspapers
scof at the error in deciphering the Beirut dis
patch received by Minister Leshman at Con-
stantinopIe The National Zeitung calls Mr..
Leishman's explanation a "mystifcation,' and
lectures the authorities at Washington on the
desirability of care in these critical times"
Another newspaper comments on the "ner-
vousness Of the diplomats at Constantinople.'
and attributes to that feeling the mistake made
in deciphering the Beirut dispatch.
New-York tribune., 1903-08-30

Members OF the New-York Yacht Club. when
the foregoing dispatch was shown to them last
night simply laughed at the idea OF any ex-
change of crews being taken seriously by any
one who knows anything about yachting. They
treated it as a huge joke. not worthy Of consid-
Grafton c. Oliver Isslin was not in the city.
but a we'll known yachtsnan, who has sailed
with him on the Reliance and who knows his
ideas on the subject. said last night:
You may say. without fear OF contradiction.
that Mr. Isslin would nevsr consent to Put his
crew on board Shamrock III Tor any purpose
whatever. much less to race her against the
Reliance. Why. the idea is too silly 10 be given
serious consideration for minute. Such thing
viii never be done with Mr.. Iselins consent, and
I'm sure Upton is too sensible TO be party TO
any such tommyrot as changing crews.
Sir Thomas Upton has been quoted as having
said that he would do anything for the sake OF
sport, but when asked II he would change crews
ne hesitated a moment. and then said; Il don Z
see that anything could be gained by doing IL
but II the owners OF the Rslianee wiah 70 do IT,
willing 10 do anything TO make q rses
New-York tribune., 1903-08-30
HEAVY powNPouR IN PENNSYLVANIA.

Bradford, Penn, Aug. 29.-Last evening an unu-
sually heavy downpour of rain came upon this city
and just northwest of here a genuine cloudburst
flooded Bennett Brook Valley and carried away
every bridge along the stream The Maple Grove
ice plant and the Sheehy Ice Companys plant were
heavily damaged by the waters. The food swept
through portions of the city and overhowed the
Luna Valley below. Traffic on the Erie and the
Buffalo. Rochester and Ptttsburg railroads were
impeded BY their tracks being covered with Mater
New-York tribune., 1903-08-30
TURKISH cENsoRs DESTROY REPORTS
American Board of Missions Reports That
the Truth Is Suppressed.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl
Boston, Aug. E.-The American Board of Foreign
Missions reports that all letters and reports from
missionaries and other Americans in Turkey COM
ing to Boston intercepted by the Turkish CEN
sors and mutilated, in many cases destroyed
kilograms refused and all references to tho
revolving acts committed by Turkish troops are
blackened out the sheets cut to pieces
Many mutilated reports have been received at
the American Board of Foreign Missions, and the
missionaries have resorted to smuggling their let.
ters the frontier be forwarded 70 the United
States. The American Board officials viii send a
strong protest to President Roosevelt
New-York tribune., 1903-08-30
AERopRoME NOT HARMED.

Whitewater Va, Aug. 2s.-Professor Manley
stated to-day that no damage had been done to
Professor Iangleys aerodrome in the storm last
night He said the inventor would remain down
the river indicating that with good weather cond-
tions a launching will be attempted early next
week The sunken naphtha launch and the float
were recovered to-day. The boat not greatly
la,,
New-York tribune., 1903-08-30
ADVISES Upton TO QUIT.
English Newspaper Sees No Chance
for Lifting Cup.

London Aug. pa cable dispatch was sent
to Sir Thomas Upton to-day. Offering to guar
antee the expenses if he will arrange for series
of FIVE races between the Reliance and Sham
rock III with their crews exchanged.
In approving of Sir Thomass reported deter
mination not to challenge again for the Amer
icas Cup The Globe" this afternoon voices the
despair which marks all the comment on the
Cup racing. saying:
There comes time when constant and inevi-
table defeat wearies even the most enthusiastic.
and Sir Thomas is well advised 70 relinqutsh
the struggle while his pluck is so generally rec
ognized and before his failures have become
lest While the American yacht builders are so
superior TO their English rivals we are not like
ly to regain ths Cup.
New-York tribune., 1903-08-30
SAYS HE WAS ARRESTED FOR SPITE.
Hermann Threatens Trouble for Those Who
Are to Blame.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.I

Denver, Aug 29.--William Hermann. who was
arrested here yesterday for alleged frauds on
New-York bank and trust company declares
that his arrest is spite work He says that he
advanced money notes, which he took TO the
bank and trust company, and deposited with his
Endorsement to secure loans to himself. He says
that these notes are not due until November. when
they will be paid and insists that all his transao-
tions are legal.
He threatens TO make those who secured MS
-a.+ surfer dearly His recent failure he asserts
was with liabilities Of 5000, OF which S+ooO was
secured.
New-York tribune., 1903-08-30
PUZZLED OVER CIPHER ERROR.
Message Transmitted by British Ambassador
from British Consul.

London. Aug 29-The officials of the Foreign
Office here are greatly puzzled over the error
in its official cable message announcing the as
sassnation Of William c. Magelssen, the Amer
lean vice and deputy consul at Beirut, Syria.
They reiterated to-day that the message was
transmitted through the British Ambassador at
Constantinople from the British Consul at Bel
rut. No correction has been sent either by the
ambassador or by the consul.
New-York tribune., 1903-08-30
UNITE AGAINST THE "skEETERs."

Seabright. y. J.. Aug. % CspeciaD The death
knell 20 the mosquitoes along the North Jersey
coast between Rumson Neck and Little Neck was
sounded at a meeting held to-day. The Monmouth
Beach Protective Association. Of which Colonel
William Barbour is president, and tie ''skeeter
committee composed Of W. A Street f. D. Adams
and W. Z. Strong. OF New-fork who own country
raiss a fund and begin permanent work at onca-
New-York tribune., 1903-08-30
ASHORE IN CHESAPEAKE BAY.

Baltimore. Aug. 2s.-The schooner Ralph NJ. Hay
ward Captain Trimm bound from Bangor. Me. for
Baltimore. loaded with ice, is ashore of Three
Sisters, in Chesapeake Bay. The tug Tormentor is
trying to pull her of.
Late In the afternoon the schooner arrived here
in tow OF the tug Tormentor apparently uninjured.