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
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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.
BOGOTA, Colombia, Aug. 2S. Up to to
day the committee of three members ot
the Colombian Congress which had been
appointed to devise a plan which would
save the canal treaty from destruction
has not yet reported.
Kaiser Banquets Ten Thousand.
-BERLIN, Aug. 2S. Emperor William
banquetted 10,000 civil officials and prom
inent inhabitants of the province of Hessa
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