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THE MORNING OREGONIAN. SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 1903. WILLSPftREN Turkey Orders All Bul garians Slain. TORCH TO FINISH WORK Rebels' Apearance in District of Seresh the Signal. ADB1AHP0LE SITUATION GRAVE Saltan Finds All Ills Pouts Alonjr the Frontier Destroyed HIh Subjects Are Fleelnjj Toward Constantinople. SOFIA, Aug. 28. The general situation In the vilayet of Adrlanople continues alarming-. The revolutionaries have de-Ft-oj" all the Turkish posts along the frontier. The Autonomye says the Turkish Com mander of the district of Serosh has or dered his subordinate? to kill and destroy everybody and everything Bulgarian Im mediately the Insurgent liands appear. Eight hundred men. women and children have gone to Yaslllkl. and the Turkish government l arranging to send them to Asia illnor. The Turkish population Is fleeing toward Constantinople. A fierce light occurred at Passaqual, 20 miles from Adrlanople, where three Turk ish battalions surrounded n body of in surgents. A second band came to the assistance of their comrades, who there upon broke through the cordon, killing 150 Turks. The Macedonian organization Is reported to be planning a big movement. General Zontchieff is said to-be organizing a body of 5000 Macedonians to cross the frontier. The Macedonian Committee has urgently appealed to Prince Ferdinand to show greater Interest in the Macedonian situa tion, saying If Macedonia is not soon lib erated the position of Bulgaria will be ccmo exceedingly critical. The Dnevnlk prints today what purports to be the accurate details of the train outrage near Kulcli Bugas. It says a package was placed in the restaurant car of the train at Budu Pert containing a bomb with a clockwork attachment which was timed to explode as the train was crossing the bridge at'Marltza. It was intended to destroy the bridge and cut oft communication between Adrlanople and Salonlca. REBELS FORMULATE I'EACE I'LAX. Autonomous Government Ih Axked for All the Province. LONDON, Aug. 2S. It Is announced that the Macedonian committee has formulated a scheme of autonomous government for the European provinces of Turkey. The plan consists of 12 articles, which have been submitted to the Sultan and the Eu ropean Chancellories. The project provider for the formation of four autonomous provinces Albania, consisting of the vilayets of Scutari and Jennina; Macedonia, consisting of -Bltolia and Salonlca; OldServla, vllajet of Kos sovo and Thrace, or vilayet of Adrlano ple. Other provisions nre: The Sultan to pro vide defense of the land and sea frontiers: internal order to be maintained by an Internal and local policy; the powers to appoint a European High Commissioner for three yeara; the Porte to nominate, with the consent of the powers, a Euro pean Governor-General for each province; a European commission, assisted by elect ed native delegations, to work out the de limitation, organization and administra tion of the provinces until their organ ization Is completed, and for this purpose an intcrnitionHl army of 45.000 men. all Eurrpeans, shall occupy the provinces, the Sultan In the meantime to withdraw all his troops except those needed for frontier defence. The provinces are to defray the cost of the army occupation, whose Generals sbBll belong to one of the neutral states of Europe, the provinces also to contribute to the Sultan's civil list, to the main ter.once of the imperial army and navy, nri to be Included in all treaties and corventions concluded by Turkey. The European commission In all matters to work In accord with the Porte. The document is signed by E. Lazaro Vich. Tno London papers comment on the project as being too crude and ambiguous to be workable, though doubtless embody ing the aspirations of a largo section of the Insurgents. DYNAMITERS PLOT DEEP. Principal Train AVnn to He Blown Vp to Show "World Strenjcth of Rebel. PARIS, Aug. 2S. The increasing gravity of the conditions in Turkey is further shown by an official report Just received from Phlllppopolis, giving details of the revolutionary plot to blow up the Oriental Express. One of the plotters had been designated to sacrifice his life by boarding the train and throwing the bombs. This plot probably was connected with the dy namiting of the omnibus train at Kulell Burgas, but the Philippopolis report es tablishes the fact that the original plan wns aimed against the leading trans European express for the purpose of Im pressing the world with the magnitude of the disorder. Reports received here from the French Consuls at Salonlca and Monastir are more reassuring. They say they have no further fear for their lives, unless the Turkish soldiery become more lawless. The reports add that 49 Turkish bat talions have been withdrawn from Alba nia and concentrated around Calonlca. ai the Albanian disorders have been crushed. The most remarkable feature of the re ports discloses the fact that the Turkish force, which totalled 50,000 men when the troops entered Albania six months aso. has been reduced to 35,009 men. Few of the soldiers died of disease. The loss was chlelK in men killed while crushing the Albanian uprising. REBELS KILL AXD BOO". Persecution of Christians by Bashl Uniuuks Is AvciiRed. SuFIA. Aug. 25. Fights are reported from several districts around Adrlanople. The insurgents are now besieging the town of MaJkotentovo. The Autonomye elates that at Ziknlsher. near Malkoter novo. after an engagement lasting 11 hours, the revolutionists killed 40 Turkish soldiers and also burned the village of Hodgotalashnan because Its Bashl Ba zauk inhabitants had terrorized the Chris--t.an population in the neighborhood. The Turkish guards along the Bulgarian fron tier have fled before the revolutionists, who aro in possession of all the villages around Malkoternovo. yiw Turkish government Is making the utmost efforts to snpprtss the rebellion la the vilayet of Uskub. Every available man has been called out, from the last line of reserves to the rawest recruits. The train outrage near Kulell Burgas will have. It is thought, a very damaging effect on the Turkish government, show ing at once the strength of the Insur gents and the weakness of the Turkish au thorities, who, in spite of warnings re ceived days ago that the trains would ba attacked, have proved themselves unable to protect the passengers. Porte Tell of Rebels' Dolnns. CONSTANTINOPLE. Aug. 23. The Porte has communicated to the Embassies of Austria and Russia a memorandum de scribing the doings of the insurgents In the vilayet of Adrlanople. The Porte is not losing any time in adopting the strongest measures to sup press the outbreak in the vilayet of Adrl anople. Maklr Pasha, commanding' tho artillery, and Sadik Pasha, commanding the infantry forces, have started from Adrlanople for the center of the disturb ance at Kirk KillsehL Reports from the frontier Indicate that increased numbers of recruits are cross ing in small parties into Macedonia. Strong; Defense for Constantinople. CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 23. Consid erable forces of troops have been stationed in the various suburbs of Constantinople as a precautionary measure in view of the appearance of insurgents less than 300 miles from the capital. A tralnload .of troops was dispatched yoeterday from this city to Tschereskekol, Vilayet of Adrlanople. near which place three Bulgarian villages were recently at tacked by Circassians and their inhabi tants massacred. The troops sent to re inforce the garrison at Kirk KHisseh. 22 miles from Adrlanople, were routed by In surgents, whose number In the Vilayet of Adrlanople ara estimated to be 6000. Concentration Orders to Insurgents. SALONICA, Aug. 2S. About 2000 In surgents near Vodeaa have been ordered to concentrate in the mountains of Mo vlhovo. They are expected to attack Tlkvesh and Shevgheli. During the even ing of August 25 a force of insurgents attacked Neveska, where 4210 soldiers wore stationed, and 200 of whom were killed. The insurgents have constructed earthworks. Seven battalions of Turkish troops which arrived at Neveska this morning an now bombarding the de fenses. BulRnria In Strengthening Frontier. SOFIA, Aug. 2S. The government has dispatched two regiments to the frontier to strengthen the guards and enable them to exercise greater vigilance in view of the anticipated attempts of additional bands of Insurgents to enter Macedonia. Turkey "Will Punish Ofilcers. CONSTANTINOPLE. Aug. 2S.-Forty Turkish ofilcers liavc been orrtired to re turn to Constantinople to answer for the outrages committed at Krushevo. WHY THIS BOER WAR FAILED. RohertH, Kitchener, Wolseley and Other Generals Give Reasons. LONDON, Aug. 2S. The evidence before the Royal Commission on the South Af rican war is Issued today In the form of three Dlue books containing over 1700 pages. Field Marshal Lord Roberts, Lord Kitchener, Field Marshal Lord Wolseley and other Generals gave various reasons for the failures of the war. Losd Rob erts gave especially long opinions regard ing the most important lessons learned from the war. He considered the initial crrorf strategy was practically irretriev able. He criticized the Wai Office with regard to the general preparations and equipment, the first plan of campaign, the understanding of the enemy, and ig norance as to the geography and extent of the country, and the lack of artillery and mounted infantry. General Sir Redvers Buller said ho was hampered by the failure of the War Of fice to accept his plans, and the failure on the part of tho War Office to give him definite instructions and information. Lord Kitchener said the officers hi many cases were not qualified for their work, and expressed tho opinion that the Juniors were better than the seniors. He praised the men. but said the chief difficulty was the lack of training of the reservists and volunteers. Lord Wolsc-ley. in a memorandum, com plains that the Commander-in-Chief has become the fifth wheel to the coach, and that the Secretary of State for War is the actual Commander-in-Chief. Replying to this criticism. Lord Lansdowne, War Sec retary during the early part of the South African War, and Mr. Brodrick, presont War Secretary, and Lord Lansdowne's successor, suggested that Lord Wolseley was Ignorant of many of the powers of a Commandof-ln-Chlef, or failed to use them. The whole publication teems with evi dence of mistakes and failures in the field and at home, resulting in the report of the Royal Commission embodying Its rec ommendations which were cabled August 25. VICEROY IX SUPREJIE POWER. Russian I lease Defining the Duties ot Kwiiik T11115 Official. ST. PETERS BURG, Aug. 2S. The re cent Imperial ukase placing the Amur dis trict and the Kwang Tung province under vice-Admlral Alexieff. whu will assume the title of Imperial Lieutenant of the ter ritories, declares: "Our Lieutenant In the far East Is In vested with supreme power In all matters appertaining to the civil administration or the country Intrusted to him, and this ad ministration is removed from the jurisdic tion of the ministries. On the Imperial Lieutenant is also conferred the supreme power with respect to the maintenance of order and security within the zone of the Chinese Eastern Railroad, as well as the care of providing for the needs of the Russian population in the possessions bor dering on the Imperial lieutenancy. "Until the promulgation of a law deal Ing with the administration of -the far Eastern territories, the limits of the Im perial Lieutenant's powers, rights and ob ligations with regard to the- higher lnstl tutions as well as the local Institutions. shall be determined in accordance with the general principles set forth in the im perial rescript of January 30. 1S45, issued on the occasion of the institution of a Lieutenancy for the Caucasus. The instl tutions and functionaries of the state. placed under the imperial Lieutenant, may enter into relations with the ministries and general admissions solely through the medium of the Imperial Lieutenants, "Diplomatic negotiations regarding the affairs of these territories with neighbor ing states are placed in the hands of the Imperial Lieutenant in the far East. "The Imperial Lieutenant is intrusted with the command of the naval forces in the Pacific and all the troops stationed in the territory placed tinder his Jurisdic tion." AMERICA WILL XOT COXSEXT. Chinese Reformers Xot to Be Sur rendered for Execution. WASHINGTON. Aug. 25. It was said today at the State Department that Mln ister Conger had been instructed that he should not be a consenting party to the surrender qf the six Chinese subjects who were arretted by the authorities of the foreign settlement In Shanghai In Julv last and put on trial on a charge of se dition before the mixed court of the set tlement, and whom the consular body of Shanghai refused to surrender on the de mand or tne enmese government for pun Ishment according to Chinese custom. Minister Conger was instructed that he should take the ground that the judicial procedure wmcn was adopted under a for mal agreement with the Taotal of Shanghai should be carried out. with ap propriate punishment In the settlement in case of conviction. This government, it was statud, has never departed from Its 1 it W&PfziMM2D cruise &o3X2Awi mlllligl pSi f- original position in the matter, and never has had any intention of giving up these men. WILL XOT BEHEAD THEM. Chlim Agrees If It Gets Reformers Only to Send Them to Prison. LONDON. Aug. 2S. The Shanghai correspondent of the Times says Vice roy Chan Chi Tung has informed the Taotal of Shanghai that if the Consular body will surrender the editors of the re form paper Supao, who are accused of seditious writings, the Chinese Govern ment will give an undertaking that they shall only be sentenced to Imprisonment. It is to be hoped, adds the correspondent, that Great Britain will not accede to the Chinese request, because summary exe cution would be more merciful than Chinese imprisonment. The Viceroy of Nankin has ordered the re-arrest and trial of the four reform ers who were recently arrested for de livering subversive lectures and liberated on the American missionaries guarantee ing their reappearance. RUSSIAN DEAL IS DEXIED. Coren Hus Xot Leased Lnrne Tract of Land at YoiJKnmpho. LONDON, Aug. 23. The Tokio corre spondent of the Times says the signature of the Russian agreement with Corea with regard to the leasing of land at Yon gampho to the Russians Is seml-offlclally denied. It is understood that Japan threatens that if the agreemont Is con cluded she will regard Corea as wholly open to foreign trade. It is stated that bills will be introduced in the Japanese Diet providing for a rad ical reform in the system of. collecting the taxes on saki and tobaccoj by which 50.000.000 yen will be added to the revenue. This increase will be devoted to reducing taxation and carrying out public works. Free Traders Curry Election. LONDON, Aug. 2S. The Liberals gained a victory In Argyllshire, whBrV on Wednesday was held the first parliamen tary bye-election fought on the fiscal question raised by Colonial Secretary Chamberlain. J. S. AInsworth, the Liberal cantildate, who represented free trade, was elected by the great majority of 15S6 over Charles Stewart, Unionist, who stood for protection. At the previous election the Unionist majority was GOO. The re sult Is considered a clear indication of the feeling of the constltutency on the subject ofMr. Chamberlain's fiscal pro posals, on which the campaign was main tained. French Protest Against Axnerlcnns. ST. JOHNS, N. F.. Aug. 2S. The French commodore on the Newfoundland station has protested against the building by an American mining company of a shipping pier at York Harbor, on the French shore, where the company is now work ing a copper mine. The French assert that the pier is an infringement of their fishery rights. The matter promises an international CCfnculty, as tho American company threatens to appeal to Washing ton If Its work on the pier is stopped. Reminiscent. "I have beon in the newspaper business for twenty-five years, principally in the East and on daily papers, but have never run up against the Chamberlain Medicine Company of Des Moines. Iowa, until re cently," says George E. Boomer, publisher of the Prosser. "Wash.. Record. T havo always wanted to know this company slnce 1SSL when Chamberlain's Colic. Chol era and Diarrhoea Remedy saved my life. I was working on the Wheeling. W. Va Register at the time. Another printer and myself were taken down with a disease resembling cholera. He went to the hos- Eltal and died. I went to a boarding ouse and after I got so weak I could hardly button my clothes, I tried this remeay. As I remember I only took three doses before the diarrhoea was checked. In two days more I was back at work. Since then I have always had a warm feel ing for Chamberlcln'a Remedies." For sale by all druggists. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ORDERS AMERICAN FLEET TO TURKISH WATERS. DEEP PLOTOFTURKS Consuls May Be Slain to Make Investments Safe. LITTLE FAITH IN HOME RULE Property-Owners at Monnstir Earn estly Desire Foreign Intervention AVI do w of Russian Consul De clines the Blood Money. BOSTON, Aug. 2S. Letters received here from Monastir indicate that the assassina tion of Consuls would not surprise the English-speaking people there. For a long time It has been understood that the na tive property-owners, feeling that their in vestments were insecure under Turkish rule, have been working to secure foreign intervention, and of late rumors of a plot Involving the assassination of Consuls have been frequently heard. In fact, re- ports had become so well grounded that tho Consuls had considered the advisa bility of asking their governments for national guards, but bad delayed taking definite action. Investigations into the assassination of M. Rostkovoskl at Monastir, August S, has shown that theer is no reason to be lieve that the Russian Consul made any uso of a cane or a revolver on the Turkish guard. The advocates also state that M. Rost kovoski. M. Krai, the Austrian Consul, and Mr. McGregor, the British Vice-Consul, were looked upon with suspicion by the Turks because of supposed sympathy with Bulgarians and that recently an assassin was appointed to kill the British officer as he was taking his customary walk, but that the plot failed because Mr. McGregor on that day took an unusual route. Slaying of Russian Consal. The advices received hero say that the Russian Consul had driven into the city from the Bukovo Monaster', in company with a Bulgarian teacher named Mislrkaf f. Outside of tho city, on the way to the railroad station, is a Turkish guardhouse. On passing this house, the Russian Consul observed that the policeman on duty failed to give him the ordinary salute. He stopped his carriage, walked back to the policeman, and asked the latter why he failed to show the courtesy. The police man answered the Consul that he did not know. M. Rostkovoskl then asked the po liceman for his name, and for an answer received a bullet in his side and another through the head, causing Instant death. The teacher, who had also alighted, either from extreme fright or presence of mind, fell prone in the road ditch and remained until the Turkish officials and others ap peared and he could escape without fear of meeting death. Dog Wus Killed by Turks. On the forenoon ot the same day, some women observed five armed Turks In the quarters at the guardhouse, and when the shooting occurred one Turk asked another "What is the matter?" One of the five armed men replied. "A dog was killed," after which the five men went away. The Vail received the remains, evidently much disturbed, and remarked that the Consul was to blame for not using his re volver on the policeman. When the body of the Consul was brought home; ltwas found he had not only been shot, but his head had been crushed In from a blow from tho bun. of the policeman's rifle. On the following Monday Hllmi Pasha sought an interview with Madame Rost kovoskl. At first th& grieved woman re fused to see the. Pasha, hut on being In formed that he came as a representative of the Sultan, she met him In the presence of two Russian noblemen. The Pasha ex pressed regret aCJ-he "unfortunate" affair. " 'Unfortunate V Infamous affair," . ex claimed Madame Rostkovoskl. After some further remarks, the Pasha, with much embarrassment, produced a check for 2C0.030 francs ($40,000) and explained, with much stammering, that the Sultan had or dered him to give It to the unfortunate widow for herself and children. Consul's "Widow Refuses Gold. Madame Rostkovoskf, who Is a princess by birth, asked If she rightly understood he was offering "backsheesh." The blood of my husband cannot be paid for by Turkish money." she said. "Give the check back to your master, and if he does not know what to do with it, tell him to give It to his soldiers, who have received no pay for so many months. Here are the decorations which the Sultan bestowed on my husband and myself. I return them through you. Tomorrow I will advise the Sultan by telegraph that I have given them back." This ended the interview. On Saturday. August 8, five towns in the district of Mogilay were burned by the revolutionists, who took the wheat from the Turkish proprietors and gave it to the Bulgarian villagers. COREA, AS AX EMPIRE, DOOMED. Russia Is Gaining a, Great Foothold, nftd Japan Must Follow Salt. LONDON, Aug. 28. The Pekln corre spondent of the Times ridicules the Idea that the Manchurlan question will be set tled by the opening of two Manchurlan ports. AH the approaches to Mukden are In the hands of the Russians, he says, while Tatungkao is a small port without an anchorage, unapproachable within sev eral miles by steamers of the shallowest draught and already open to trade under the inland sea navigation rules. The correspondent contends that an amicable agreement between Japan and Russia Is Impossible, and that It is equally Impossible that Japan will remain passive. Unless she Is content to sink to the posi tion of an inferior power, she is compelled to seek advantages in Corea equivalent to those which Russia has secured in Manchuria. If the scornful attltudfe of the Russians In the Far East toward Jap anese pretentions reflects the opinions of the authorities- at St. Petersburg, there can be little reason to expect an amicable settlement of the proposals for the modus Vivendi presented by the Japanese Min ister. St. Petersburg, Aug. 12. These proposals embodied a reciprocal recognition of the respective rights of the two powers in Manchuria and Corea. "Whatever happens, Corea's existence as an independent Empire Is doomed," says the correspondent. DUTIES CHAMBERLAIN FAVORS. Outline of FIscnl Proposals of the Colonial Secretary. LONDON. Aug. 2S. The Daily Mall has obtained what purports to be an outline of Colonial Secretary Chamberlain's fiscal proposals. They are said to be as follows: A duty of two to three shillings on wheat and a heavier duty on flour; small duties on meat, eggs ,and dairy products, and equivalent remissions of duty on tea. su gar and tobacco; also two scales of duties on manufactured products, 10 and 20 per cent, with a -view of securing reciprocity treaties with foreign nations, the proceeds of these duties to be devoted to a relief of Income lax or further remission of the duties on tea. sugar and tobacco. Servant Fires Crown Buildings. BERLIN. AUg. 29. The buildings on the Prussian Crown Estate at Boonham, near Potsdam, have been set on fire by a fe male servant. The crops and machinery stored In the buildings have been de stroy td. Pnlsful urination, too frequent, jexnty. ret tlur un it nlxht. cored br Oresoa Kidaer Tta. WIND YACHTS WANT Thirty-Two Mile Breeze Pre vails Off Sandy Hook. LIPT0N ABANDONS ALL HOPE Will Xevcr Again Challenge for the America's Cap Until England Produces' the Equal of Xnt Herrcshoff. NEW YORK, Aug. 28. The wind off Sandy Hook at midnight was east, north east, with a velocity of 32 miles. It was raining and thick off shore, with a heavy sea running. The local Weather Bureau has received the following special from Washington: "The wind over the international yacht course Saturday will be rrcsh and mostly easterly. with unsettled, showery weather." Sir Thomas Lipton, aboard the Erin, de clared today in an interview that he would never challenge again for the America's cup until a man had been found In England who could equal Nat Herrcshoff In yacht-baildlng. The Baro net admitted his disappointment at his failure, and frankly said that be had no hope of winning even a single race. He said: "American brains and development have us beaten.' If the day ever comes when England produces a Herreshoff then I will challenge for tne cup again. It will not be until then. It is unpleasant to be compelled to admit it, but the brains in boatbuilding are on this side of the wa ter. "Herreshoff Is a wizard. Hl3 work Is wonderful. None can have admired Re liance more than I have. She is the best boat by all odds,' and has won on strict merit. "I am a most disappointed man. My hopes were high when I left home, for I surely believed we would carry back the cup. Yesterday's fluke only prolonged the agony for me. I do not want to win on any slips, and I regretted Reliance's failure to get over the line as much as any one else could.' Sir Thomas was asked why it was that Shamrock III was not elven more sail area. He replied that he trusted every thing regarding construction and design to tne best of England s talent. He com pllmented Captain Barr, and said that he had no fault to find with the way In which Shamrock had been handled. "I hope," he said, "that we will get a good 2o-knot breeze and a heavy sea to morrow. Then we will have had all the chances on the calendar to try out Sham rock's qualities." The Baronet praised the hospitality and generosity of Americans, and expressed the belief that many of them wanted to see him take the cup. "They would push Shamrock over the line ahead If they could. I believe." A driving rain-storm from east by southeast swept across Sandy Hook this morning and increased in vio lence as the day advanced. There was no danger to the racers, how ever, for although the storm was bad out side the hook, the bay was quite calm owing to the direction of the wind. There was absolutely nothing being done, the crews and owners alike, keeping in doors. Every woman should know that Carter's Little Liver Pills are a specific for sick headache. Only one pill a dose. A woman can't stand evervtbiiuc GROWS TOO SOON Coghlan Thinks He Has Won in the War Game. UMPIRES SOON UNDECEIVE HM Marines Make a Bold AttacJi on Port last!, Me., but Fail to Make a. Landing Maneuvers Will End Today. morrow the mimic war waged off this port since midnight Tuesday, with all manner of maneuvers by the Navy, will come to an end. and the several thousaad men hurried to the defense of the city will be withdrawn from the harbor defenses. Today's movements consisted of a fierce engagement, during which a landing party of 1S0O men under Rear-Admiral Coghlan captured all the stations and defenses of the Scape and Spurloln. These marines and jackles landed almost at dawn, and were engaged until afternoon, when they returned to the fleet, which had remained off Richmond's Island all day. Rear-Ad miral Coghlan believed he had achieved the grandest victory of the Navy, bat at 3:45 Lieutenant Jordan, in command ot the Engineer Corps at the Two Lights, was informed by telephone that the um pires had decided that no landing was ef fected by the invaders, as the men and boats had been put out of action before the landing was attempted. Therefore the capture of all the points on the Scape. Including the signal, search light and fire control station at Two Lights, the defenses at Silver Springs and the searchlight at Pond Cove was void, and they stand as If no attempt had been made at their capture. This left the Im mense searchlights in action for a dem onstration tonight. Reports that the in vaders were marching upon the forts prevailed, but If such had been the intention It was not carried out. the men returning to the ships at 3:-l5. The men standing at the entrenchments on Meetlng-House Hill, three miles from the city, were reinforced by 600 men from the forts, in anticipation of an assault from the Invaders or an attempt to march upon the city proper. The capture of this force would require more than 6000 in vaders. Admiral Barker began his last demon stration shortly before midnight. A part of the fleet appeared opposite the Two Lights on the cape from Richmond's Is land, and at 10:30 was fired upon from Fort McKlnley. The firing of small arms at Fort Leavitt was distinguished at 11:10. and It was reported general quarters were sounded there at 12:30. The Fort Preble batteries commenced firing at 12 o'clock and kept up a constant roar. McKlnley and Williams about this time joined In the engagement, the purpose of which was unknown at 1 o'clock. The Panther was the first vessel to appear around the cape. and. together with another cruiser, passed the Two Lights, going in the direction of Halfway Rock. The destroyer. Worden. flying the white flag of truce, came Into the harbor at noon and anchored eff Fort Preble. A beat was sent ashore bearing a messenger who carried a message from Rear Admiral Barker, commanding the fleet, to General Chaffee, commanding the Department of the East. General Chaffee was at Fort Preble and soon afterward received tho message. He refused to giva out Its ccntents, saying It In no way Interested tho public. An official message from tno Olyrapla to the Kearsarge, intercepted at the wireless telegraph station at tort Preble and made public tonight, officially confirms tne report of the grounding tor four minutes during the maneuvers of the Olympla, The message read: "We are on tho rocks. Double-bottom leaking. Can get oft without assistance." Canal Treaty Plan Xot Yet Formed. 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