The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-22
PERSIA THE BONE
Of CONTENTION
Russia Resents the Intervention
of Germany as Wholly
UnWarranted.
NEW PERSIAN LOAN
THE CAUSE OF STRIFE
China's Regulations for the
Navigation Of the Sungari
to Be Disregarded.
BY GEORGE FRASER.

Special Cable TO The Tribune.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 2I-The Per- ,
sian situation has been still further COM
plicated by German intervention. AS |
wrote last week, tho Cars government
WAS worried by the effort of a German
concern. acting. 1t is believed. at the suE-
gestion OF the Berlin government, to
cure concessions in Persia, with the idea
OF giving Germany standing in the
seltlnInent OF the troubles In the states
dominion. Now persistent rumors are
current that the Persian government has
concluded a. loan with group Of Ger
man bankers. The Bourse Gazette learns
that Persia has promised to repay at
once. with the German money, E1,225,-
! 900 owing 10 British bank and 1900
| 600 owing to u Russian bank.
The Russian foreign office has no of
| ficial confirmation of the German loan.
| but considers such a loan possible. ] an,
assured In German quarters that Ger
| sian loan and Will not allow Persia 10
| become a second Morocco
Becomes Nun.
The widowed Grand Duchess Scrgius.
who IL daughter Of Princess Alice OF
England and Grand Duchess Of Hessc,
yesterday took formal vows Of devotion
! 60 the service OF God and ones neigh
| bors. Tho Community of Saints Martha.
| founded, and Of which she is now mother
! superior, numbers f6rty-f1ve members. in
Guiding Princess Obolcnsky and other
| aristocrats
The Cathedral Robber.
The man who stole the jewels in the
| Cspensd cathedral at Moscow was a
young peasant named Femin. He was ar
rested IN the building itself 4 watch
In the cathedral. heard suspicious noise
| near the ikon screen, and on approach
| ing that place they discovered Fenin
| hiding in a niche. The policeman threat
| i'm Ia a. nd 6y-p6 gss.r-
eral shots TO raise an alarm. the bullets
striking two ikons which are objects OF
nation supplied by Femln. the police
| found some OF the missing jewels hidden
behind a cabinet containing church can
| dies and some in tomb.
Shot at Little Girl.
The Interpretations committee Of the
Interpolation concerning the shooting OF
4 little girl of in Garoslay prison. The
child was accompanying her mother, a
peasant woman. who Was lodged in tho
| jail. Hearing the tramp OF conYictS, the
| child approached the cell window and
warder below fired at her. The bullet
bars. but the child received a deep wound
on the head from an iron splinter
Crimean Veteran Welcomed.
General Arbuthnot. a Crimean veteran.
who has been visiting Sevastopol with his
| son, au officer in the Indian army. re
| Russian garrison there. The officers OF
| the Fiftieth (Bielostot) regiment enter
| tanned them 10 luncheon at their mess,
those present including General Webcl.
| commanding the Russian division. and
| Colonel Liakhoff, The health OF the Wis
itors was proposed in most cordial torms.
hearty cheers were given. and the reci-
mental band played the British national
! anthem. Colonel LlaShoff presented Cen
| erdl Arbuthnot with u Bible found in the
| British trenches as souvenir OF his
| visit.
viii Ignore China.
Instructions have been sent 10 NJ.
| Korostovetz. Russian minister at PelSing,
| To inform the Chinese government that
| unless the question OF navigation on the
| Sunsari is settled with Russia by the
/ end of June this country will after that
date ignore the regulations arbitrarily
| imposed by China. and the customs dues
b, win ne deposited in the Russo Chinese
| bank Russia rescrvinG the right TO de-
| mand repayment on the dues alresdy paid
| 10 the Chinese customs.