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THE MOANING OREGON! AJS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1901. STRIKE MAY BE SETTLED SHAFFER HAS A TELEPHONE CON FERENCE WITH SCHWAB. Amalgamated Board May Visit New York to Confer With Steel Trust Officials. - -NEW YORK, Sept. 6. The "World, In an article on the steel strike to appear to morrow morning, "will say rhat there is strong "hope for settlement of the strike. It says: "Hope for a favorable outcome "was In creased when, early this afternoon. Presi dent Schwab received a. "phone call from air. Shaffer, who said he desired to speak -with him personally. Details of what passed between the men have not been learned, ""but it was reported that Mr. Shaffer had asked for another conference between the steel trust officers and Amal gamated board and that the board would come here today for that purpose. Im mediately after Mr. Shaffer telephoned Mr. Schwab went to Mr. Morgan's office a.nd remained closeted with him for some time. The nature of the news he carried seemed to be highly satisfactory to both him and (Mr. Morgan." SITUATION AT PITTSBURG. It-Is Believed There All Negotiations Are Off. PITTSBURG, Sept. -6. In spite of the fact that ttie terms offered by the Steel Corporation for the settlement of the strike were limited to 6 o'clock last night, the executive board of the Amalgamated Association, after remaining in session'&ll day, adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning without reaching a decision. The negotiations are regarded as practically dead. The situation is said to be this: The association had to reject the terms offered by President Schwab and the Tiegotiations terminated; the of ficers of the Steel Corporation had been instructed to start up the plants with non union men. Just what the proposition of Mr. Schwab was could not be learned. Those who know its details declined to say anything about it. It was stated, however, that President Schwab practically reiterated the offer made by Mr. Morgan that the corporation would sign the scale for all mills that It had signed for before the strike and that union wages would be paid in all nonunion mills affected in this controversy. Every move made by mill officials today indicated that the peace negotiations -were all off. Orders have been given to start all Idle plants immediately, and the superintend ents of the various works in this district at once began to make preparations for resuming immediately with nonunion men and all strikers who desire to return to their former places. It is strongly Intimated that a number of men have agreed to return to work In the event of a failure to settle by the peace committee of the National Civic Federation. The local officers of the Steel Corpora tion were unusually busy this afternoon. All who were seen declined to discuss the plans except to say that all the woiks are to be put in operation at once, and that no further propositions are to be made by the United States Steel Corpora tion. The Demmler Tinplate "Works, at Mc Keesport, resumed operations tills morn ing. Six mills out of 15 were started, with nearly 100 men, many of them being old employes. There was no disorder. The deputies were on duly, but only a few strikers were about. At noon a notice was posted a.t the Demmler works calling the attention of the old employes to the fact that the plant had resumed and re questing all who wished to return to work to rej-ort for duty not later than next Monday morning, or their places would be tilled by other workmen. The notice was Eigned by the American Tinplate Company. Manager Lauck stated at that time that he had seven mills running and had enough men fully to operate them. Five hundred more men were at work In the National Tube Company's plant at McKeesport this morning, making 1000 men now In the plant. Many others ap plied for work, but they were turned hack because the mill was not In shape to take on any more men. It was stated in McKeesport that the strikers seemed to feel that their fight was lost, though they would continue their picket duty and endeavor to Induce the men not to re turn to work in the mill. At the Painter works in this city the management announced today that It had enough men to double turn, and five mills will be put on at night next week. Rumors were current on the South Side today that the Monongahela tinplate works would be started In a few days. Sleeping and eating Quarters are being erected in the mill for the use of the im ported men to he brought here to break the strike. Twenty more men returned to the Penn sylvania tube works today, and over 200 men are now at work. Manager Latscaw will have a conference with the men who are still out tomorrow. A Canal Dover, O., dispatch says Gen eral Manager Cline, of the American Sheet Steel Company's plant, was assaulted by a striker this morning and carried to his carriage unconscious. It is not known how seriously he was injured. Two sheet mills were going this morning and preparations-wore made to start several more. The advisory board or general execu tive committee of the Amalgamated Asso ciation met in this city this morning, it is said, to consider what is believed to be the practical ultimatum of the United States Steel Corporation. Those aiready hore are: "W. G. Davis, of Chicago; C. B. Xais, of Newport, Ky.; "Walter Lar kins, of Martin' Ferry, O.; John Mor gan, Cambridge, O.; John F. "Ward, Youngstown, O.; Clem Jarvls, Anderson, Ind.; EHas Jennings, Youngstown, O.; David Reese, Pittsburg; John Chappelle, of Newcastle, Pa,, and F. J. "Williams, of Birmingham, Ala. President Shaffer refused to give any information or admit that a conference had 'been called. The others were equally reticent. Among the rumors current was one to the effect that a plan for the set tlement of the strike would be decided upon that -would be acceptable to the steel officials. The board, as far as can be learned, is complete with the exception of two vice-presidents. "When the conference adjourned for lunch an effort was made to get an ex pression from President Shaffer on the an nouncement from the steel officials that the Amalgamated having rejected the last proposal there would be nb further peace discussions and "preparations would im mediately be made to open all mills. He had nothing to say on this, or any other subject. ' BOARD'S WORK ENDS. Gompcrs and Mitchell Will Go About Tlieir Ovtji Business. NEW YORK, Sept. 6. It is understooa here that it is highly improbable that the United States Steel Corporation will take any cognizance of the Amalgamated As sociation executive board at Pittsburg, whatever the conclusion may be. It was learned today from an authoritative source that the time named In the tentative agreement reached by the conference here on "Wednesday had expired; that the steel corporation had decided to participate In no further peace discussions, and that there would be an immediate move for the general resumption of work with non union men and such strikers as were will ing to return to their places. The re sumption at Demmler was instanced as the first move in the general plan of the steel corporation to proceed in its opera tions irrespective of the Amalgamated As sociation. Samuel Gompers, president of the Amer ican Federation of labor, said today that the work of the conciliation "board had come to an end. Asked whether the board would again act In the capacity of peace makers, Mr. Gompers replied: "If called upon again, we will be glad to act. Personally, I will always be glad to use my best efforts for industrial peace in the interests of the laboring man. As a laboring man myself, as president of the American Federation of Labor, as a member of the conciliation board of the National Civic Federation, and as a man, I certainly will do all in my power to bring about peace between the working man and his employer." Mr. Gompers and President Mitchell, of the United Mlneworkers of America, will go Into the hard-coal region of Pennsyl vania in connection with the work of his organization, devoting particular atten tion to Hazleton. Mr. Gompers said he would stay in New York today and to. morrow, hut how much longer he could not say. Snlt Against PIcheters. CHICAGO, Sept. 6. Bills were filed here today in the Superior Court and the United States Circuit Court against A. -R. Ireland, business agent of the Ma chinists' Union, and John Beaton and J. J. Kepler, strike committee of the Ma chinists' Union, to recover $10,000 dam ages for malicious combination to Inter fere with the business of Robert Tar rant and the Allls-Chalmers Company. It was against this union that an injunction against picketing was issued recently. Tinplate Mills Operated. CAMBRIDGE, O., Sept. 6. Two mills are being operated by the American Tin plate Company at their local plant and "notices were posted today announcing that all men employed there will be pro tected. No Miners' Strike This Year. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Sept. 6. The United Mlneworkers Journal in this city, the organ of the National organization, In its issue of today says: "It Is considered improbable that there will be a general strike in the anthracite coal region before April 1, 1902. An earn est effort will be made by a committee appointed at yesterday's session of the United Mlneworkers' convention at Hazle-' ton to persuade the heads of the coal companies to agree to a joint conference with delegates from the miners before April. 1902." Shop Helpers Strike. WASHINGTON, Sept. 6. Two hundred helpers in the Baltimore & Ohio- shops have struck for higher wages today. THE BUFFALO SPEECH. How McKInley's Views Were Inter peted in Cermnny. (BERLIN, Sept 6. President McKInley's speech at Buffalo attracts general atten tion here, though few of the evening pa pers comment upon it. The Post says: "It is striking that President McKinley expresses himself decisively for the ex tension of American markets and cor respondingly will no longer exclude the produots of other nations from the United States with a high tariff wall. The Ding ley tariff period appears to be approach ing Its end, particularly since the people of the United States are gradually reach ing the conclusion that It Is by no means advantageous for commercial development if a country insists upon producing every thing at home. Mr. McKinley knows very weli why the United States has hitherto been behind in the competition with oth er countries. He also knows the means for preventing the same conditions In the future, and Insists upon applying the rem edy." The Vosslsche Zeltung says the speech gives evidence that the United States is ready to adopt the commercial treaty pol icy which Germany forwarded so success fully under Chancellor von Caprlvl. The paper admits the extraordinary economic progress of the United States, and con cludes: "It would be singular If Ger many adopted a high tariff system at the very moment when the traditional coun try of that system is preparing a freer policy and commercial treaties." The Deutsche Tages Zeltung says: "There is absolutely no occasion to sup pose that President McKinley Is about abandoning the prohibitive system. The speech is much commented on upon the bourse, where Mr. McKInley's advocacy of a subsidy bill Is Interpreted as meani ing competition for German lines. There upon the transportation shares weakened." The Lokal Anzeiger's bourse report says: "The great republic's rapidly grow ing productive power compels the radical protectionist, McKinley, to break with thB old love and turn In the direction of free trade. Herein is a new proof tof Yankee common sense and adaptability." BritlNh Comment on the Speech. LONDON, Sept 6.-A.ddltlonal English press comments upon President McKIn ley's Buffalo speech continue to attract attention. The Post, among other things, considers that It bears a resemblance to the one delivered Wednesday night by the English Home Secretary at Notting ham. Both speakers urged the necessity of opening new markets for trade and each admitted that his Governments had a certain responsibility In the matter. The Standard says that the aim of the United States to be the predominant po litical and commercial power is decided by an economic need of finding an outlet for her Increasing surplus products. "As military power and commercial en terprise must go hand in hand," says the St James's Gazette, "the importance of the statements upon the world of politics, as revealing the new epoch upon which America is entering, must be Immense." The Evening Standard inquires if the reference to the Isthmian Canal is a "hint to England that the Clayton-Bulwer treaty will have to go. It looks like It." The paper considers that the "'determina tion of the United States to be uppermost In Central and South America, both com mercially and politically, Is one of ttie hardest, facts of our times." The Globe thinks President McKInley's programme forecasts the severe rivalry which Grfpt Britain must expect from the United States, amounting, as the paper be lieves, to a definite abandonment of ex treme protection. Scbnstopol to Be a Naval Harbor. LONDON, Sept 6. It is announced in Odessa, according to a dispatch from that city to the Times, that the Russian Gov ernment intends to take over practically the whole private quay proper.ty at Se bastopol with a view to converting the port into a naval harbor. Italian Medal for Marconi. LONDON, Sept. 6. The Marquis de Lau In behalf of the Italian foreign of fice has presented to Signor Marconi the gold medal of the Italian Science Society. Countess Rnssell Is 111. LONDON, Sept. 6. Gountess Russell, (formerly Mrs. Somerville), Is seriously 111 at Chester. Danish Island Transfer. WASHINGTON, Sept 6. Owing to the fact that Mr. Swenson, our Minister to Denmark, Is at present on a leave of ,ab sence from his post at his home In Min nesota. It has not been possible for the Governments of the United States and Denmark to make final arrangements for the transfer of the Danish West Indian Islands to the United States, but when he returns to Copenhagen the treaty will be drafted. WHAT DO THE CHILDREN DRINK f Don't give them tea or coffee. Have you tried the new food drink called GRAIN-O? It Is de licious and nourishing and take the place of coffee. The more Graln-O you eive the chil dren the more health you distribute through their systems. Graln-O Is made of pure grains, and when properly prepared tastes Ilka the choice crades of coffee but costs about as much. All grocers sell it. 15c and 25c. "Webfoot" Hard-Wheat Flour Is best for health; best ior pocketbook. PROTOCOL MAKES CHANGE CONGER WIRES OP THE SYSTEM REGARDING IMPORTS. . All Ad Valorem Duties Are to Be Converted Into Specific Duties as Soon as Possible. WASHINGTON, Sept. 6. The State Department has received a telegram from Mr. Conger stating that the proto col with China provides that all ad valo rem duties on Imports shall be converted as soon as possible Into specific duties. Conversion Is to be made In the follow ing manner: Average value of merchan dise at the time of landing during three years, 1897, 1S9S and 1899. That is to say, the market price, less the amount of import duties, and incidental expenses, shall be taken as the basis for the valua tion of merchandise. Pending the result of the work of conversion, duties shall be levied ad valorem. No plan for the work of conversion Is provided by the protocol, nor has one, as yet, been agreed upon on the part of the powers. Views of the Chun Incident. NEW YORK, Sept. 6. Discussing the Prince Chun Incident and the reception of the famous Chinaman by the German Emperor, the London correspondent of the Tribune says: The German Emperor will be fortunate If he escapes the caricaturist's art, for the leader writers are unable to resist the temptation to ridicule the Chinese melo drama or farce stage managed by him. Domestic view of this theatrical Incident differs from the press opinion. The Ger man Emperor is credited with having shown astutenessand cleverness In mak ing something out of a bad and apparent ly hopeless situation. The Empress Dow ager and Prince Chun had baffled the re sources of European diplomacy, and had forced from the German Emperor conces sions which took the sting of humiliation out of the mission of reparation; The diplomatic view is that the Emperor saved the situation where any other sovereign in Europe would have failed from lack of inventive skill and dramatic sense. It Is not easy for the English critics to be just In their estimation of a sov ereign whom they have underrated for years. He has made more reputation, first and last, cut of the Chinese complications than anybody else, and while he has scored heavily off England, and Is being admitted Into the partnership of Middle China, he has not excited Russian resent ment In Northern China. He Is also steadily restoring good relations between Germany and France, and possibly will exert his Influence strongly upon Con stantinople toward a settlement of the existing dispute. Apologizing: to Japan. YOKOHAMA, Sept. 6. The Chinese mis sion of explatipn, immediately on Its ar rival at the capltol. Toklo, Informed the Japanese 'Foreign Office, through the Chi nese Legation, that the object of the mission was to express condolence and apologize for the murder of Sugi Tama Akira, who was chancellor of the lega tion of Japan at Pekln prior to the up rising of the Boxers, and to convey the thanks of China for Japan's assistance in preserving order at Pekln. No arrange ments has been made up to the present for the reception of the mission by the Emperor. Garrisons at Shanghai. SHANGHAI, Sept 6. The Rajputs have left here, reducing the British garrison in Shanghai to one native regiment. The German garrison Is 800 strong, and Is showing great activity. The Germans have leased for three years, with the option of six, a large tract Inside the gen eral settlement They are fencing It and building barracks and storehouses. The British community strongly objects. Will SIgrn Protocol Today. PEKIN, Sept. 6. The Foreign Ministers have accepted the Imperial edicts and have arranged to sign the peace protocol tomorrow. Invitation to Prince Chun. BERLIN, Sept. 6. A special to the Lokalanzelger, from Dantzlc, says Em peror William has Invited Prince Chun to witness the Autumn maneuvers. METHODISTS TALKED OF WAR. Strong: Meeting: of the Ecumenical Conference. LONDON, Sept. 6. A stormy meeting of the Ecumenical Methodist Conference resulted today from the reading, by the Rev. C. W. Smith, of Pittsburg, Pn,, of a paper on "The Influences of Metholsra in the Promotion of International Peaces" The flve-mlnute rule was adopted, and the pastors made fiery speeches for and against the war in South Africa. The campaign came in for a lot of criticism, and finally the chairman ruled reference to It out of order. Many Americans took part in the discussions, but none of the more prominent bishops spoke. The speeches were punctuated by frequent, noisy Interruptions and counter cheers. The discussion terminated without any conclusion being reached. The Rev. George Elliott, of Michigan, saying he had often been called a little American, bitterly denounced the war. The Rev. S. J. Cooke, of Chattanooga, defended the necessity of hostilities to vindicate a principle. The Rev. J. M. King, of Philadelphia, said the best solu tion of the question was In President McKInley's sentences uttered at Buffalo, as follows: "The period of excluslveness Is past. The expansion of our, trade and commerce Is the pressing problem. Commercial wars are unprofitable. A policy of good will and friendly trade relations will pre vent reprisals. Reciprocity treaties are In harmony with the spirit of the times; measures of retaliation are not" The reading of President McKInley's remarks brought forth loud applause. Robert W. Perks, a member of Parlia ment, a prominent contractor and vice president of the Liberal Imperial Coun cil, deprecated the usefulness of clerical manifestoes. He believed that some wars were necessary, but the growing ten dency toward unnecessary strife was due greatly to the influence of corrupt, un licensed Journalism. The Rev. E. Hoss, of Nashville, Tenn., said It would be Im pertinence for the conference to tell Great Britain what to do In South Africa. The delegates during the afternoon de voted themselves to the discussion of the question of Christian unity, a paper on which was read by Bishop D. S. Williams, of Augusta, Ga. The Rev. F. M. Borth, of New York, explained at length the sys tem employed In New York to promote unity. Boer Commando Captured, MHDDELBURG, Cape Colony, Sept. 6. Lotter's entire commando has been taken by Major Scholl of Pietersburg. One hundred and three prisoners were cap tured, 12 Roers were killed and 46 wound ed. Two hundred horses also were cap tured. LONDON, Sept "6. Lord Kitchener's re port from Pretoria to the War Office cov ering the capture pt Lotter's commando gives the figures as 19 killed, 42 wounded and 62 captured unwounded. The prison ers include Commandants Lotter and Breedt, Field Cornets J. Kruger and W. Kruger, and Lieutenant Shoeman. Among the killed were the two Vaslers, notable rebels. The casualties were 10 killed and eight wounded. Pauper Labor Made Profitable. NEW YORK, Sept. 6. According to the London correspondent of the Times, the Holborn poor-law guardians have found a way to make pauper labor profitable. At their farm at Mltcham, south of Lon don, the Inmates are engaged in gas mak ing, tailoring, shoemaklng, matmaklng, stonebreaklng and farming. A report just Issued says the profits for the past year amount to 3400 for all the Industries, the cost of labor, had It been paid for, been reckoned. A Brilliant Wedding: in London. NEW YORK. Sept 6. There was a brilliant array of scarlet uniform and gold lace at St. Mark's, Audley street, says the Tribune's London representative, when Captain Oswald Ames, the tallest officer of the British Army, and the first man In Queen Victoria's jubilee procession, J married Violet Dorothea Cecil, the daugh- ( nt Wa Into T.orrl TTranoIc: Pepll The church was welt filled with fashionable people, and the wedding was a picturesque ceremony. Advice to German Exporters. BERLIN, Sept. 6. The Society of Mer chants and Industrials of Berlin has ad dressed a circular to exporters advising them when protesting against United States customs decisions to give the full est possible Information regarding each case, thereby rendering a thorough Inves tigation by the United States possible. AT THE HOTELS. THE PORTLAND. A H Higbee, St Louis IJ R Young. Chicago J L Pendleton, Sara- Geo E Gross & wife, toga, Cal Oakland R P Lewis. San Fran iDr C S Stone. Wallace XI Sachs. Jr. Reading A Winter. 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Rates, SOo and up- CAPTURED BY BRIGANDS KIDXAPIXG OF AX A3IERICAX WOMAX COXFIRMED. Was Traveling: as a Missionary In Macedonia United States Minis ter Looklngr Into the Matter. WASHINGTON, Sept. 6. The State De partment has received information from the United States legation at Constanti nople confirming the press report of the capture of an American missionary by brlgands. The dispatch from Minister Leishmann reports that brigands captured Miss Stone, an American missionary, who was traveling with a woman companion. In the vilayet of Salonica. The depart ment adds that the matter has received the Immediate and earnest attention, of Minister Leishmann. Held for Ransom. BOSTON, Sept. 6. The American Board of Foreign Missions has received a cable message . from Rev. J. H. House, one of the missionaries at Salonica, in Mace donia, saying: "Brigands took Miss Stone and compan ion between Bansko and DJoumanla." These places are situated about 100 miles northeast of Salonica in a' country long familiar to the missionaries of the Amer ican Board Miss Ellen H. Stone is one of the fried' missionaries of the American Board, having been In. this mission since 1S78. Missionaries now in Boston from Bulgaria are confident that no ill treat ment will be given the ladles, but think It Is simply a case In which ransom Is sought for by the robbers. Sultan Orders Their Release. CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. C The Sul tan, Immediately upon hearing of the ab duction of Miss Stone and her companion, peremptorialy ordered the Vail of Salon ika to secure their release and to exer cise every care for their comfort and safety. IXVASIOX OF EXGLAXD. What France Could Do In Event of War. PARIS, Sept. 6 Colonel de Launey, of the French Army, publishes a re markable article In La Vie Illustre In which he says the real object of the re cent disembarkation of troops and other operations In the west of France was to show the English that a possible conflict with England was taken Into considera tion and precautions are being adopted for' such a contingency, among them be ing the Invasion of England. De Launey refers to the schemes of the first Na poleon for crofalng the channel and throw ing an army upon England's territory. What was not practicable for Na poleon because he hadno steam at his disposal la, De Launey thinks, now with in the bounds of possibility. He is of the opinion of the French naval people, wri told him that even if Trance was defeated at sea, It would still be possible to land invading forces along the English coast and fight with success. The French Ad miral said: "To disembark troops In England would be the work of a single moonless night" De Launey does not think the French navy could be beaten, as It is in a highly efficient state. He says: "In considering the value of our officers and crews, the excellent quality of our Ironclad defenses and the Immense su periority of our naval guns I cannot help being full of confidence, in view of the day our navy shall have to try conclu sions with Britain's. I am glad to say that I am not the only person who has this conviction, for, after the last fleet operations In the Mediterranean, Vlce Admlral Gervals, the commander-in-chief, in bidding farewell to his officers and men and commemorating the great deeds 'accomplished, concluded with this sen sational phrase: 'All hopes are permis sible.' " HOPE DIVORCE SUIT. Lord Francis Will File a Petition In a Feiv Days. NEW YORK, Sept. 6. According to the London correspondent of the Herald, the divorce petition of Lord Francis Hope will be filed here In a few days, Immediately after his return from the Continent, whence he has been summoned In order to sign the petition. His solicitors, Messrs. Maddlson, decline to furnish any particu lars of the allegations put forward In the petition or to mention the name of the co-respondent until the document Is filed, when It becomes public property. It is reported that the decision to begin divorce proceedings was an afterthought, owing to the publicity given to May Yohe's movements In California and Yo kohama, as well as "to paragraphs to the effect that she Is about to sue for her freedom. It Is understood that one rea son for the proceedings not having been begun sooner was owing to the Duke of Newcastle's opposition to his brother's name being paraded through the courts. The husband has been anxious since his wife left him to begin the suit Immedi ately, but being dependent on the head of the family, he refrained out of defer ence to the Duke's wishes. Since the newspaper reports appeared, however, It Is said the Duke of Newcastle has with drawn his opposition. "Down With the Imperial Veto." LONDON, Sept 6. The Melbourne cor respondent of the Times says that in the debate on the postal bill in the Federal Parliament, a Labor member proposed an amendment prohibiting colored labor nn TnnU stpnm(rs. The ministers sympa thized with the object of the amendment,, iV j. 3 It .lA .sm,.i1 fknt ik Insertion of the clause would probably lead to the royal assent to the bill not being granted. The Labor party pressed the amendment, and Mr. Barton, the Pre mier, then accepted It, saying that If the bill were veteod the House must remem ber the warning that had been given. One Labor member thereupon cried: "Down with the Imperial veto." The correspondent goes on to say that It Is believed that the Federal tariff bill now under consideration by the Cabinet comprehends substantial protection for exotic Industries: other duties purely for revenue, and a low dragnet duty on mer chandise otherwise unprovided for. The dragnet duty is disapproved by commer cial circles. The terms of the tariff bill will probably be decided on late next week. Coming Berlin Election. nttvw YORK. Sent. 6. It aoDears cer tain that the election next Thursday of a Burgomaster of Berlin In place of Herr Kauffman, whose election the Emperor refused to confirm, will result In the re election of Kauffman by an overwhelming majority, says the Berlin correspondent of the Times. It Is the general belief that the Emperor's refusal to consent to Kauff man's appointment was not due to the fact that Kauffman had Socialist support, but because it was reported that he was deprived of his commission of office 20 years ago for taking part in the agita tion against tle Government tobacc'o mo nopoly. The proposal to re-elect Kauff man causes a lively discussion in the press. The Radical newspapers all sup port him, Insisting that the Emperor was misinformed and should get information on the subject from his responsible Min sters, not hte military Cabinet: Japanese Treatment of a Britisher. LONDON, Sept. 6. The Japanese au thorities are not Invariably polite or even fair to foreigners, says the Yokohama correspondent of the Times. Mr. Gllmore, an officer of the British steamer Ajax, was endeavoring to get the vessel's cargo discharged quickly at Yokohama, when he was balked by an Insolent coolie, whom he struck In self-defense. The Englishman was arrested, examined and discharged. The day before the Ajax To Soften and.Whiten the To Stop Falling M , jU I To Beautify the MAPS W ) Standard Snin LjW W Y ' .MILLIONS USE CU- V$?$&$ fc?V- JT T1CURA SOAP, assisted ?ii Ea jf by CuncDm. Ointment, for Jpl5vWf73 ft:V Jr beautifying the skia, for the !&fj; 0g) r stopping of falling hair, for soften- liQ' JSccy. r jag nad whitening red, rough, and soro c$-VKVK&i stopping handa. for babv nil tho n. of tho sailed, however, he was seized and sen tenced to 15 clays Imprisonment. He was stripped and put Into convict clothes, and was Informed that the coolie had recov ered damages through a civil suit, to pay which Mr. Gilmore's watch and clothes had been taken. The Merchant Service Guild has brought the matter to the at tention of the Government, which has in structed the British Charge d'Affalres at Toklo to make representations to the Japanese Government. Europe Standing ToRether. NEW YORK, Sept 6. A dispatch from Paris to the Times gives the following additional details regarding the Franco Turkish political situation: The report that the Sultan of Turkey asked the Kaiser to intercede on his be half with France, and that Emperor "Wil liam refused the request" advising the Porte to yield. Is confirmed. The Paris Temps says Europe In general has be come alive to the necessity of standing shoulder to shoulder whenever the Sul tan's obstinacy places a latent menace to any Individual power. A Russian paper seeks to break the harmony of this- pro visional agreement by the Insinuation that Great Britain. Is whispering In the Sultan's ear that there Is no danger of Franco attempting to exercise coercion. In Paris, however, even the Russian press is un heeded in view of the attitude of the British press and the real gratitude toward Great Britain for her moral support. The request that Munlr Bey. the Turk ish Ambassador, leave Paris has nat urally brought about a change In the po sition of the young Turks and Ottoman refugees In that city. Paris was the cen ter of the Turkish espionage system In Europe and the survellance of exiles was almost the sole function, of Munlr Bey. Now that he has been ordered home and the spies expelled to Nice, the members of the young Turkish party can hold re unions, publish pamphlets and worry the Sultan as much as they like. Tlie Mnrten and Hlckel Cases. BERLIN, Sept. G. Sergeant Marten, who was condemned to death for the murder of Captain von Krosiglk, has been removed to the military prison at As a factor in so-called Cannot be -iLSA'r jfr h-nda-forbabvraahes.andchafinjrs.andfor C.--JsV Disorders of Men i I Mw TAI cott I 1 i " A Damaged Prostate i I ta Assuming that the functions of the Prostate Gland, so-called neck of the bladder, are understood, it should be apparent that when damaged through long continued und too-often repeated excitement or contracted diseases, that disordered function must result. The first symptoms pointing to this prostatic disorder are referable to the reproductive system. It is first noticed that pa tients suffering from this disease are embarrassed by Prematureness. This is invariably followed, sooner or later, by loss of vitality and power, to gether with all those symptoms known as "Weakness." Tho most common form of damage to the gland is congestion, of more or less severity, which finally becomes localized as prostatic catarrh, and If this catarrh once be comes chronic, then various nervous symptoms arise, which are known to physicians as Neurasthenia, or exhausted nerve force. The greater number of patients suffering from this so-called weakness are healthy and robust men In every other respect, men who. possibly, have been treated by" tonics, elec tricity, etc., for a weakness which, If the above has been made clear, will ba understood never to have existed. Some years ago we called the attention of the medical profession and others to the fact that the above well-defined symptoms were not weaknesses, but results of inflammation, and that drugs could not cure, but procedures directed toward repairing the damage always proved successful, was known as the "Talcott Theory." 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Miss Crawford left Engelberg early Wednesday without a guide. Intending to sleep at the Alplnu Clubhouse, and proceed via the Schless berg Glacier Into the Erstfeld Valley. They accomplished most of the dscent and actually reached the extremity or the glacier, when the elder sister slipped and fell into a crevasse In the glacier. The fall was witnessed by a sheepherd er. who obtained the assistance of five men and recovered the body, after much difficulty. The other sister had entirely disap peared. A search was made and she was discovered by a goatherder In a half demented state from fright and grlef hav ing tied wildly from the scene of her sis ter's death. KinR Edward's Throat o Better. LONDON, Sept. 6. Though King Ed ward Is consciously submitting to tne light, water and massage "cura" at Hom burg. the Candid Friend, a weekly paper, says the throat trouble from which ho has suffered since and before his acces sion shows no improvement. Saltan's Proposed Scheme. CONSTANTINOPLE. Sept. S. The Porte. It is said. Is endeavoring to come to a direct understanding with the French claimants against the Ottoman Govern ment, hoping thus to deprive the Frencn. Government of Us grounds for action. "Weakness" too highly emphasized