New-York tribune., 1906-08-19
,vINE EXPECTS TIDINGS
OF "SEAQU4KE."
rs,,eial hy French Cable to rhe Tribune
.c,,rr,sas 1906. By Tho Tribune Association. !


:. elus The cable dispatches received by mer-
-.-,il. firms are still meagre. but encourage the
80 that the earliest reports have been exag-
-,-s.ed and that the world has been spared the
s..-ors OK a second San Francisco calamity
,-,-.sluly the monetary losses VIII be Insfg-
.,srsnt IN comparison with that catastrophe,
s-sn IL the nitrate ports are included within
=. ranse OF the earthquake. Professor Mines
.-,ruinent indicates as great a seismic disturb
-,s ia South America as the recent earth VI
.-,.ion IN California. He is inclined TO expect
ssinrs Of what he calls a "seaquake." with
-,v,s which VIII travel thousands OF miles.
=, recurrence OF these terrific phenomena tends
!, increase the Importance OF seismology. As
,scientihc study the government has neglected
-sking adequate provision for systematic OBJ
,.1s;ion az Greenwich Of earth vibrations. but
gossssor Milne has shown on the Isle OF Wight
.sst much practical work can be done. The
,ubsbsence Of emanations on the sea bottom,
.ith the crumpling up OF coast formations. is
generally accepted among men OF science as the
most plausible explanation for earthquakes and
i, b..ter theory than the variation OF the eartil's
hat. whether caused by the evolution OF radium
fom nllium. or as Lord Kelvin prefers TO be-
1--we from gravitation.
BARON KONCRA'S ARRTVAL
a
hassador is followed by tributes from the press
e his sagacity IL making peace at Portsmouth.
~ which the main objects Of the war with Rus
sa we're secured. while something was done TO
ave the face Of Russia. The Times" has been
telling IN its Toxic dispatches, the secret his
,ory Of the peace. which bears out the opinion
hsss at the time by the best informed observers,
that an indemnity was never seriously consid-
.red ars5 that the conditions Of the settlement
we're virtually arranged before the conference
assembled. There are well founded reports that
tie japanese Embassy viii require larger ac-
conmodarions than it now has in order TO main
trin ,s dignity. as the alliance with England is
probably permanent. An embassy house will be
purchased
DIPLOMACT At STAHDSTILL.
Diplomacy IS stagnant, and the Foreign once
f occupied by permanent officials. There are
n apprehensions here Of serious complications
from the seal poachers' raid in the Bering Sea
Islands. British officials will not be surprised If
The American government offers voluntarily 10
pay the japanese government a reasonable bill
q damages. There are no proofs that the For
sgn once here has been consulted on the sub
kG
NETTING OF KING AND KAISER.
The meeting Of King D5ward and the German
Emperor has been a godsend for the brevet
aglomatists Of the press. but the value Of their
concentrates on the results accomplished is
mcsrrain- The generalization that the reIa-
TINS Of England and Germany have improved
Z consequence Of the friendly talk between the
FTsreigns is safe enough
THE KING OF SPAIN POPULAR.
The King OF Spain continues 10 be a popular
- FT---
asserting with a suggestion OF self-interest that
hs will restore the prestige Of sherry, and make
4 again indispensable at dinner parties This
may be premature. but he has shown himself q
good shot in The Highlands. and he won golden
opinions in Aberdeenshire by an unaffected
charm Of manner. AS Alfonso's host LORD
Lsirh. Of Fy'vie, has American wife. the cour-
issiea extended TO the young monarch may
almost De regarded as international.
TIE PRINCE OF WALES HUNTING.
The Prince Of Wales has been having some big
shooting the Duke of Devonshire's grouse
nOors. az Bolton Abbey. and is heading north
ward Scotland is swarming with the smart
''t with many Americans among them. for the
EOoting season is now at its best.
AMERICANS N ENGLAND.
General Miles IS in London for a few days, and
spects 10 go 10 Ireland for the horse show and
fsi Scotland subsequently. He talks about
making Z journey 10 Russia, but has not made
any cehnite plan Assstan. Attorney General
F2rcy is here for a brief holiday. and Mr.. Ander-
IN who is an expert on the sealing question
al Carlton DR.. ST. Clair NcKelway, arriving
g The Celtic, viii represent the Board Of Re-
sents o the University Of the STATE Of New
ioFk at the 400th anniversary of Aberdeen
rer-F~r
~eAelWay viii accompany him TO Scotland. E
4 Kennedy has been visiting H G. Selfridge
~ Warnings partner from Chicago who is
OEanizing a drygoods business in london on the
hss o. Marshall FIELDS establishment Mr
Asanedy viii return on Friday by the Celtic
4Ae Lucania. sailing to-day. is crammed with
Nl'eflcans whose vacations have ended and
@'sr liners are crowded. the westward move
-sa' having begrn unusually early.
The DEATH OF MRS. CRAIGIE.
American residents in London have been sad
-nea by the premature death Of Mrs Craigie
mo vas brilliant woman. She was thoroughly
american in spirit. with all the refinements of
S'hanen'ai education and English social life of
ne highest order
AAERTCAN RAILWAY BOON
me American railway boom has caused an
Apee'ed furry Of excitement IN the jaded and
s1ant stock exchanges, when the main oper-
are in Switzerland or Scotland The
.g writer's urge caution, on the ground that
- u'ldends Of the Pacific railways are sus-
ssiy large ana that every cloud has not
-ppeafed from the American sky. There is the
- TAX about inside operators making large
L--saases IN advance OF dividends. but the great
O'einent 80 in business is generally admitted,
ne rise IN stocks IS reSarIad by close OBJ
sna Prosperity