Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-06
TALE OF ARCTIC SUFFERING
Caught in an Ice Jam, Captain and
Sailors Abandon Ship.
ARE RESCUED BY AN EXPLORER
Failing to Force Discouraged Crew to
stand by the ship He Takes Pos
session and Thus saves
the Party.
BY EMIL ANDRAssY.

VIENNA. Nov. Especial to The BeeD
That the craftsmanship Of Count Won
Aerenthal has SO clarified The near eastern
situation that war in the Balkans has
been eliminated, for q long time, at least,
Is generally felt in diplomatic circles here.
This impression has been strengthened
by a recent statement made by Count Won
Aerenthal to the foreign commute OF
the Hungarian delegation. lie said
I'VE can give the new regime In Turkey
our friendship and support have the
satisfaction to know that complete
understanding with Constaptinople eN-
lists. Like other powers, we have deep
interest I'm the consolidation of Turkey,
as thereby we shall be relieved OF the
trouble and danger OF concerning our
selves with the internal affairs Of that
empire. Immediately after the events Of
1908 the Vienna cabinet recognized that a
totally altered situation had been created
in regard to which a material change in
the position Of the powers had become
Inevitable a point Of view in which the
other powers conCurred. l can only ~
peat, we follow the efforts Of the new
regime in Turkey with sincere good will
and await from it the establishment Of
good government and the strengthen
ing of its power within and without"
Concerning Crete.
Turning to the Cretan question Count
Won Aehrenthal stated that Austria Hun
gary withdrew in 1898 from the provisional
occupation and administration of that
island with the single reservation that a
change in the legal position OF the island
should not take place without its assent.
| This position she still maintained while
always ready to accept any solution which
takes the maintenance of the sovereign
rights OF Turkey as its starting point and
results in a mutual understanding between
the four powers and the Porte.
My meetings this year with Herr Won
Bethmann Hollweg and the Marquis di
San Guiulana gave me the desired oppor-
tunity to enter upon an intimate eM-
change of views. The maintenance OF
these alliances-it ia not necessary for me
to emphasize twill form the lmmOvable
basis OF our policy. ...
POstOffLce to Handle Hats.
SO gallantly disposed is the Austrian
government towards its fairer subjects
! that the postal authorities have decided to
devote special parcel delivery vans to the
! transport OF the extremely. large. hats
which are the mode in Austria just now.
Many complaints were received from
their customers by the leading millinery
firms Of Vienna that these costly "cros
tons reached their destination in the
form OF an unacceptable tangle of velvet
and feathers.
Representations were thereupOn made to
the pOstoffice, with the result that special
hat collecting vans" are to be brought
into service In Vienna.
Prince In Dead.
Prince Henry XIV OF Reuss- Kostritz is
dead at Schloss Ernstbrunn his seat in
lower Russia He was head of the younger
branches of the Reuss family, all the mem
beTs Of which bear the name Of Henry, in
honor Of their ancestor, the Emperor
Henry ". He succeeded his father I'm the
extensive family estates in 1891. He took
no prominent part in public affairs. The
Queen of Bulgaria is his sister
Chinese TO Learn Postal Service,
Nineteen young Chinese postal off! cial,
are about to undergo a six months train
ing in all branches of the Austrian posta
service, with view, on returning home
to undertake the reorganization Of tn,
Chinese postal service.