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IOKNING ' OREGONIAN, .FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1903. ECON IN RAG Bid Made for Next Irri gation Congress. SUPPORT IS GIVEN FREELY Fighton Repeal of Three Land Laws Grows Warmer. COMMITTEE UNABLE TO AGREE Two Reports Forthcoming on Um ber and Stone Act and Commuta tion Clatine of Homestead Measure Wefofoot Apples. ! STAND OF OREGON MEN. OGDEN, Sept. 17. (Special. The Oregon delegation caucused today 7 and decided to favor the repeal o v nil exlstlmr land laws and the re- enactment of the old flve-year homestead law. The delegation also conferred with the Government engineers in regard to Oregon irrigation, which resulted in a satisfactory understanding. Oregon, so far as the future is con cerned, is in better shape than any of the arid states. Ex-Congressman Moody, Hon. Sam White, Professor Toung, J. M. Church, C. Vr. Mallett and D. C Brownell composed the committee that conferred with the engineers. j OGDEN, Utah, Sept 17. (Special.) Ore fon would have captured the Clark lovlngr sup for the best fresh fruit display at the Irrigation Congress today, if she had Bent enough fruit to comply with the regulations. Twenty-four apples of each variety -were required, and while Oregon was conceded the finest lot of apples on exhibition, Colonel Dosch did not enter them because he did not have enough for a general display. Oregon was conceded several medals for choice varieties and the special prizes for the best display of commercially packed fruits in boxes. All the other states were delighted because Oregon did not enter for the big prize. The Hood River apples are the finest in the fair, in size, color and freeness from defects of any kind. IDAHO WASTS LAWS TO STAXD. French Will Lead the Fight Against The Repeal of Three Land Acts. OGDEN, Utah, Sept 17. That there will be a determined fight against any action by the National Irrigation Congress favoring a repeal or modification of the existing land laws, was made evident to day. The committee on resolutions, after practically an all-day session, found it aelf hopelessly divided on two of the three great questions before It the desert land act and the commutation clause of the homestead law and tomorrow majority and minority reports will be pre sented. The vote on these two questions was 12 for and 9- against The sentiment In favor of the repeal of the timber and Uone act, under which the opinion was expressed, great frauds were being per petrated against the Government was al most unanimous. 'Nevertheless, on this, as well as other recommendations, a .sharp fight will be waged, with the out come In doubt Idaho Will Lead the Fight. The Idaho delegation held a caucus this afternoon and instructed Congressman French to lead the fight against action in favor of the repeal of the existing laws, ind members of other Northwestern del egations are also preparing to oppose to the last any such action. An attempt It is stated, will be made to bring the subject before the Congress the moment next year's meeting place, the vote on which will be taken immediately on con vening in the morning, has been decided upon, and a protracted debate Is looked for before the National Irrigation Con gress takes Its stand as a body on the existing national land law. Oregon in Favor for Next Meeting The fight for the honor of entertain ing the National Irrigation Congress In 1904 has been quite bitter. Tonight the sit uation seems to be El Paso against tho field, with the field of unknown strength. Friends of the Texas city confidently claim a victory on the first ballot assert ing that over 200 delegates have pledged their support to El Paso. Late this after noon, however, a movement was started by members of the Oregon delegation to bring the Congress to the Northwest which rapidly cystallized. A caucus will probably be held by delegates from the Western and Northwestern states to agree upon a plan of action for tomor ffow. The general idea, as expressed to night Is to endeavor to decide upon some Isorthwestern city. If this be not possible. then the entire strength of the state's pledge is to be thrown in favor of St Louis. Illustrations of Irrigation. Practical illustrations of what irrigation will do for Western land and the best methods of supplying the needed moist ure to the arid stretches of the West as well as the theoretical science of Irriga tion, were set before the delegates to the National Irrigation Congress at today's sessions. This morning's session was almost en tirely devoted to the reading of papers by Government experts in irrigation and forestry, headed by their chief. Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson, who gave a very comprehensive description of tho great work tho Department of Agricul ture is doing in the matter of irrigation. No session of the Congress was sched uled for this afternoon, almost the entire body of delegates instead taking carriages for a model farm of 40 acre3 conducted by the stato at the Doaf, Dumb and Blind Institute. This entire tract has been devoted to experiments in various methods or irrigation, and the delegates tramped over the grounds all afternoon, examining with much interest the work done by the state. Senator Francis G. Newlands, of Ne vada, was the first speaker on the long programme for today. Ho spoke on "State Co-opcratlon With National Irri gatlon." Wilson' Views Indorsed. Resolutions of indorsement of Secretary Wilson's views of irrigation, and thanks for his address, were unanimously adopt ed. A motion to make the question of se lection of next year's meeting place a special order for 10 A. M. tomorrow was adopted. At the evening session the Congress ac cepted an invitation to visit on next Sat urday the Agricultural College at Logan, Vs3x, and the great' irrigation works of the Bear River "Valley.. Frederick W. Tay lor, Chief of tho Department of Agricul ture at the "World's Fair, St. Louis, then spoke on agricultures under Irrigation as shown at the "World's Fair. George H. Maxwell, of the National Ir rigation Association, spoke on "The Vic tories of Peace." Right here tho fight on tho land law question was brought before the convention. Mr. Maxwell brought the delegates to their feet in an eloquent plea to act, not for themselves, but for future generations, and the Irrigation expert was wildly cheered when he concluded. Will iam B. Smythe, of San Diego, then spoke on "The Influence of Irrigation on the American Ideal." Brief addresses were also made by Con gressman F. EL Brooks, of Colorado, and Thomas H. Means, of- the Bu'reau-of Soils, Fresno, Cal. Adjournment was then taken until 9 A. M. tomorrow when the speeches of the Agricultural Bureau ex perts will be heard. - Tho committee on resolutions of the National Irrigation Congress tomorrow will recommend the election of the follow ing officers for the ensuing year: President. "W. A. Clark, Montana; first vice-president, 1. "W. Shurtllff, Utah-, second vice-president, "W. C Johnston, Denver; third vice-president, John Hall, Texas; secretary, H. B. Maxon, Reno, Nev. There Is no opposition to the re-election of Senator Clark as president of the con gress, and It Is expected the list of offi cers presented will be adopted by the convention by a unanimous vote. The codlln moth ruined the chances of Utah to win the Clark cup for the fruit exhibit of the arid states display. Al though the exhibit was by far the most elaborate, the examining board promptly turned it down on discovering the moth, and the beautiful trophy was awarded to Idaho. The Anheuser-Busch cup for the best display of hops was awarded to McNeff Bros., of North Yakima, Wash., and the Pabst cup for the best barley exhibit from the arid states was given to the Manhattan Milling Company, of Manhattan, Mont. The sugar beet award may not be made until Saturday, as an elaborate system of testing Is being made. Peru Wants Irrigation Engineers. OGDEN, Utah, Sept 17.-Chief Engineer Wolcott head of .the United States Geo logical Survey, has received a letter from the Peruvian Government, asking that he appoint two engineers to take charge of the reclamation work In Peru. The po sitions are permanent and carry a large salary. The announcement was made at the meeting of the engineers here today. Chief Engineer Newell will probably sug gest the names pi two members of the party of 29 engineers now holding ses sions in this city. ADDRESS OF SECRETARY "WILSOX. Resume of Irrigation Investigations Made by the Government. OGDEN, Sept 17. Secretary of Agri culture Wilson, In discussing "Irrigation Investigations Made by the United States Department of Agriculture," said in part: "The husbanding of our waters that go to waste when the snow melts In the mountains, through Government agencies. Is a new departure for which we may thank President Roosevelt All other in fluences combined would have failed to secure . legislation. It was a wise move ment It will result in making homes for millions more people. It will make mar kets for manufactures and business for commerce. It will help to balance off the growth of our cities. It will result In producing the hundred million dollars' worth of sugar we now buy abroad. It will do all this and much more and stllLI leave large areas that cannot be irrigated. "Up to the present time a large part of the field work of the department has been measuring the quantities of water used In irrigation. Such measurements made, up to and including the season of 1901, shovy that the percentage of lossesifrom small canals is much greater than' those from large canals. Averages of our measure ments show, that: "Canals carrying 100 cubic feet per sec ond or more lose .98 per cent per mile. "Canals carrying trom ou to 100 cubic feet per second lose 2.67 per cent per mile. "Canals carrying from 2o to 50 cubic feet per second lose 5.22 per cent per mile. "Canals carrying less than 2o cubic feet per second lose 7.4S per cent per mile. "Various experiments have been made in lining ditches to prevent loss, and the department is collecting all available In formation on this subject The problem Is not to find means of conveying water without loss, but to find a cheap means of doing this. Its solution means, as has been shown, an addition of at least one-third to the area which can be reclaimed. "The East has one great advantage of the West in irrigation It has a much larger water supply, owing to the heavier rainfall. The question of a water supply Is therefore of much -less relative Impor tance than it is In the West. In the East the main question is the agricultural one: Will Irrigation pay? This of course In cludes the study of methods which will make it most profitable. Our work in the East has gone far enough to show that In raising small fruits and vegetables at least Irrigation pays well. Experiments have been carried on In New Jersey for a number of years. Our reports show that for the years 1S3S ana 1BU3 irrigated black berries-yielded about M per centlnore than unirrigated, the increased yield being worth more than 593 per acre. The in creased yield of currants was 43 per cent, worth $42.60 per acre. The Increased yield of sweet corn was 51.5 per cent;- sweet potatoes, 72.6 per cent worth J43.6S per acre; lima beans, 23.8 per cent; water melons, 40 per cent; and Irish potatoes, 36.4 per cent "It is estimated that about 600,000 acres of land at present under irrigation in the Western United States are lying idle sole ly because they contain too much alkali to permit paying crops being produced. Whenever practicable It is advisable to reclaim land of this character by wash ing and drainage. Nevertheless in much of this land and that which may "be Irri gated In the future, the establishment of a proper drainage system could not be profitably undertaken uner existing con ditions; The question Is, can anything else be done with such land? "To answer this query the Bureau of Plant Industry Is endeavoring to secure crops suitable for cultivation In alkali soils. As a result seed of resist ant alfalfa has been obtained from Algeria and Turkestan, cotton from Egypt for trial in the warmer parts of the Southwest and promising varieties oi wneat ana barley from axl ous countries of the Old World. Resist ant fruit trees, such as the date palm and the plstache, have also been Imported. "It is not proposed merely to distribute these things as they are received by the department Plants breeding methods are being resorted to in order to fix and. if possible by careful selection, increase their alkali resistant qualities. Small tracts of alkali land are being .planted with the Imported seed and from the best Individuals that survive seed Is taken for continuing the experiment Similar breed ing and selection work Is In progress to secure greater alkali resistance In our native crops as sugar beet alfalfa, etc In this way we expect to breed in a few years alkali-resistant strains of some of the most Important field crops grown in the soml-arid parts of the West "In the United States alfalfa does not generally stand more than one-half per cent of 'white alkali' in the upper six feet of soIL In tho oases in the Sahara Desert, a kind has been found which thrives In soli c6ntainlng as much as 1 per cent of these salts in the surface foot. If this alfalfa can bo adapted to American condi tions and retains here its high degree of resistance, a large per cent of the entire 600,000 acres of alkali land already men tioned could be put Into this crop. In the great increase in lrrigatedarea which Is bound to come in the near future, this work will become still greater In Impor tance, when alkali has to be contended I with and drainage is not practicable." MAKE CHINESE FLEE Nevada Mob Clubs and Robs Those Who Hang Back. CITIZENS RISE IN INDIGNATION Eighteen Men, Mostly Cooks and Waiters, vAre Arrested Celestials' Representative at Washington Aslcs for Protection. V TONOPAH, Nev., September 17. A mob of 12 or 15 men invaded Chinatown at this place yesterday afternoon, and at the point of guns compelled the occupants of a number of houses to dress, and ordered them to leave the town at once. A number of Chinamen, not complying at onco were struck over the head. and dragged from their habitations and forced to accompany the mob to the out skirts of the town and told to take the road to Sodavllle. Later, all the Chinese but one returned to town and notified the officers. The Chinese stated that Ping Ling, an old man 73 years of age, and the proprietor of a wash-house, was one of the victims and they believed he had perished on the road. Searching parties were sent out this morning, and they found his body horribly mutilated a short distance from the road, three miles west of town. The Chinamen were also robbed of several hundred dollars "before being sent out of town. Eighteen men, mostly cooks and waiters, have been arrested, and are now in Jail. Among the number Is F. M. Arandall, president of a labor union. A meeting of the citizens of Tonapah was held today, at which 1000 or more were present and a committee was ap pointed to adopt resolutions denuncia tory of the action of the mob. The fol lowing was adopted as the sentiment of the 5000 residents of the district: "Resolved, That the citizens of Tona pah view with horror and denounce in unmeasured terms, tho outrages and bru tal acts which, according to all present evidence, have been committed; that the citizens of Tonopah regard this act as not alone an atrocious violation of the law, but also a heinous crime against in offensive people, but against society and civilization; that the people ot Tonopah will support the officers of the law In all possible ways in their e'fforts to bring the criminals to Justice." CinXESE WANT PROTECTION. Attach: of Nevada Labor Union Called Jto Attention of Government. WASHINGTON, Sept 17. The Chinese Minister called at the State Department this morning and laid before Acting Sec retary Adee a dispatch which he had re ceived from the Chinese Consul-General at San Francisco detailing an attack made last night on a number of Chinese at Tonopah, Nev. The Consul reported that the labor union at that place drove all the Chinese away, and that seven or eight were seriously wounded, one, an old man, being nearly killed. He reports that five Chinese are missing and asked" for protection. Acting Secretary Adee wired the Gover nor of Nevada asking for an immediate investigation and requestingthat he afford every protection in his power to the uninese resiaents or xonopan. LABOR. TO PETITION PRESIDENT. General War Is Urged Against Bookbinder Miller. WASHINGTON, Sept 17. The case of W. A. Miller, the assistant foreman in the bindery of the Government printing office, has been taken up by the Central Labor Union of this city. That body has adopt ed a resolution, and has sent a copy to each of the Central Labor Unions In the United States calling attention to the Mil ler case, declaring the qpder of the Presi dent cannot be regarded In any but an unfriendly light anji urging organized la bor to petition the President to modify his order of no discrimination, and to order W. A. Miller's dismissal from the Govern ment service, to promote the efficiency of that service." A preamble to the resolutions declares that the President has seen lit to reinstate Miller, who Is an expelled member of a trade's organization, notwithstanding tho overwhelming evidence of his moral tur pitude. Aid for San Francisco Strikers. SALT LAKE CITY, Sept 17. The Inter national Brotherhood of Electrical Work ers, In convention here, have voted $5000 in aid of the San Francisco Electrical Workers, on strike against the telephone company. The incoming president of the brotherhood was also authorized to expend whatever additional sum he may consider necessary after he has thoroughly gone over the situation In San Francisco. OUT OF CABINET. (Continued from First Page.) a taxation, however light, upon food stuffs, I am convinced, with you, that public opinion is not yet ripe for such an arrangement The reasons may easily bo found in past political battles and pres cnt political misrepresentations. If, then, this branch of fiscal reform Is not, at present, within the limits of practical pol itics, you are surely right In your ad vice not to treat it as indlsolubly con nected with, that other branch of fiscal reform to which we both attach impor tance, and which wo believe tho country Is prepared to consider without prejudice, "I feel, however, deeply concerned that you should regard this conclusion, how ever well founded, aB one making It dif ficult In your very special circumstances for you to remain a member of the Gov eminent Yet, I do not venture In a mat ter so strictly personal to raise any ob Jectlon If you think you can best serve the interests of Imperial unity for which you have done so much by expressing your views on colonial preference with the freedom which is possible In an lnde pendent position, but hardly compatiblo with office. "How jean I criticise your determine tion? The loss to the Government Is great, Indeed, but the gain to tho cause you have at heart may be greater still If so, what can I do but acquiesce? "Yours very sincerely, "A. J. BALFOUR.' "P. S. May I say with what gratifica tion both on personal and public grounds I learn that Austen Chamberlain is ready to remain a member of the Government There could be no more conclusive evl dence that in your Judgment as in mine the exclusion of the taxation of food from the party programme Is, in tho existing. circumstances, a course best fitted, nrac tlcally, to "further the cause of (fiscal re form." MORE RESIGNATIONS IMMINENT. Curiosity Centers on the Attitude of Lord President of Council. LONDON, Sept 18. Tho retirement of Colonial Secretary .Chamberlain, which precipitates the most dramatic crisis and tho hltterest nartv struccrlo lnra Viin . cession from Mr. .Gladstone's home-rule cabinet and which was announced by the Associated Press yesterday afternoon. was unknown and unsuspected In London- until the official announcement was Issued late at night, too lato for the- evening papers. It will only become known, to the general public from this morning's papers.) There had been much exchanging of political visits early in the day, but as- Premier Balfour and his "brother. ueraia, left foe their home at Whlttwg ham early in the afternoon. It was tthought that nothing would happen for a day or two. Late in tho evening, how ever, the King's acceptance of the resig nations of Mr. Chamberlain', Mr.' Ritchie and Lord George Hamilton arrived from Balmoral, enabling the Premier's secre tary to make the official announcement It is understood the resignations of some other members of the Cabinet are imminent and that Lord Balfour, of Bur leigh, , secretary" for Scotland, has actu ally resigned, although the fact has not et been formally given out Lord Lans- downe, the Foreign Secretary, left last night for Balmoral, whither Premier Bal four and his brother are also expected to proceed Immediately. In the Conservative clubs last night the manner in which the crisis was projected was almost as great a surprise as in Liberal quarters. Curiosity -centers on the attitude of the Duke of Devonshire, Lord President of the Council, whose resignation has been fully expected. It was supposed by some that he would take the present opportunity of retiring from, politics on the ground of his advanced years. As to the reconstruction of the Cabi net no great Interest Is excited, because it Is recognized as impossible that an appeal to the country can be much longer delayed, and the general opinion Is that in the present shattered condition of the Unionist party the Liberals will be re turned to power. LIBERALS SURE TO TRIUMPH. iovernment Organs Recognize That Great Changes Must Occur. LONDON, Sept IS. The editorials In the government organs this morning prac tically recognizing the certainty of the Liberals coming Into power, while admit ting that Mr. Chamberlain has gained a brilliant triumph by winning Mr. Balfour over to his opinions. Mr. Balfour s letter, In this sense, Is considered vastly more Important than his recent pamphlet, be cause in it he unhesitatingly admits the principle of Mr. Chamberlain's project, only contending that the country is not yet ripe for it It Is clear, however, that he regards retaliation as a stepping stone to a preferential tariff and the taxation of food. That the Unionist party as a whole does not agree with this view) is equany seir-eviaent. The Conservative .papers, while congratu lating Mr. Chamberlain on his courage and devotion to his prlncples regret his action, because It is their belief that the country will never consent to the taxation of food. Tho Standard declares the raising of the preferential issue was perfectly gra tuitous. There was never the smallest evidence that either the mother country or the colonies were pressing for it To throw his apple of discord into the arena of party politics, the Standard thinks. was an unfortunate error, all the more regrettable because the statesman who did so much to create a solid Unionist column has been the one to shake Its foundation. It is this element of doubt regarding the wisdom of Mr. Chamberlajri's course, in spite of his tremendous personality which leads the. Unionists to count more upon the weakness of the Liberal party, due to Its internal divisions, than to the strength of their own party in the coming contest. Liberals, on the other hand, are Jubilant With the discredit attaching to the gov ernment, as the result of tho report of the South African War Commission and the strong free trade tendency in the country. as revealed by the recent bye-elections. they look forward to an appeal to the country with the utmost confidence. The Radical Daily News, in its Joy, declares: 'Mr. Chamberlain has met. his water- loo, and. In his heart, he knows it His campaign will be Invested with deep per sonal interest, but it will be the cam paign of a lost cause." Earl Spencer. Liberal leader In tho House of Lords, in an Interview last night admitted that the news cameras a com plete surprise to him, and though it was satisfactory, from a party point ot view, It would mean a very stiff election fight with such a powerful oppqnent as Chani berlaln. MEN WHO MAY ENTER CABINET. Strong Demands Are Mndc for the Elimination of Lansdovrne. LONDON, Sept IS. According to the Dally Telegraph, the contentts of Secre tary Chamberlain's letter to Mr. Balfour announcing his intention to resign were unknown to his colleagues at Monday's Cabinet council. As the Premier has known for so long-that Mr. Chamberlain would resign, it is supposed that all the details of the reconstruction of the min istry were practically arranged this week. and he will be able almost Immediately to submit a new Cabinet to the King. Strong demands are made in the papers for the elimination of Lord Lansdowne, Foreign Secretary, and the others con cerned In the report of the South Afri can War Commission. Rumors are cur rent that Viscount Milner, tho High Com missioner In South Africa, may be in vited o become Minister for the Colonies, that Mr. Brodrlck will take the India office, and that Arnold Foster will take the War portfolio. Mr. Chamberlain is at Birmingham, where, strangely enough, his resignation was a greater surprise even than in Lon abn. He is apparently busily engaged In preparing his campaign, but declined last night to make any public statement Tho by-electlon In the constituency of St Andrews, Scotland, to replace a Liberal-Unionist, which was held today, re sulted In a Liberal victory. Captain Elllce being elected with 1324 votes against 1288 given to Major Thompson, Unionist The election was fought with unparalleled keenness on the fiscal and educational questions and tho report of the South Af rican War Commission. WILL NOT AFFECT FINANCES. Lord Rothschild Discusses the Res. lgnatlon of Chamberlain. LONDON, Sept. 17. Lord Rothschild was Interviewed today as to the proba ble effect on the empire, especially the national finances, of Mr. Chamberlain's resignation. Ho said to a representative of the Associated. Press: "I am not saying he has resigned, but tho announcement would not surprise me. Tho Duke of Devonshire remains In the Cabinet, and Mr. Balfour's enunciated policy, which I take to mean no taxes on food or raw material In tho near future at any rate, seems popular. Over 1,000,000 copies of his pamphlet have been sold or applied for. "No, Mr. Chamberlain's resignation would not Affect consols. If the Duke of Devonshire had gotten out, and Mr. Bal four had not put his policy before the country, It might have been serious. "Why should not Mr. Chamberlain re sign? He believes his zollvereln Is essen tial to the empire. Ho canijot go on campaigning for It and remain in the Cabinet. Therefore, if ho continues to want tho zollvereln he must work for it outside." DEMOCRATS INDORSE LOW Prominent New York Independents Praise the 3Inyor. NEW YORK, Sept. 17. A number of prominent independent Democrats, includ ing S. Stanwood Menken, Charles S. Fair child, Wheeler H. Packham and Everett P. Wheeler today forwarded to Mayor Low a letter In which they Indorsed him for rcnomination on the fusion ticket, de claring his administration was such that all who supported him two years, ago should bedevilling to do so this year and urglrigUta to accept a renomlnation- LIPTON NEB CRISIS Condition of the Yachtsman Will Take a Turn Today. DOCTORS H0L0 ALL ISWELL Patient Know He Is Avrfully Sick, hut Is Resting Ensilj; Messages of Sympathy Give Him Great Satisfaction. . . CHICAGO, Sept 17. At 10 o'clock the physicians reported the condition of Sir Thomas Upton as entirely satisfactory, The crisis is expected within the next 24 hours. If no unforseen symptoms develop within that time, his speedy' recovery is said to be certain. i Sir Thomas passed a quiet -night. To Alexander H. Revell. Sir Thomas' host who was an. early caller, the patient said "I've been an awfully sick man, but I'm easier now. ' Mr. Revell said he considered the pa tlent's condition very encouraging. Dr. Thomas spent the night In a room of the Lipton suite, but aside from or dinary sickroom, duties there was no ur gent need for his services. A number of messages of sympathy from New York friends were received during the night and read with pleasure, by the recipient when he a woke this morning. Mr. Revell said that probably there would be no further formal consultations of the physicians, unless the unexpetted In the form of a change for the worse occured. It Is still believed that an oper ation will be unnecessary, as no pus has formed. At noon Dr. Thomas gave out the fol lowing statement: "Sir Thomas is resting much easier this morning, and his condition Is now per fectly satisfactory." TURKS SLAY ALL. (Continued from First Page.) resolved not to mobilize any part of tho Sofia garrison. The War Office has recalled the Bui garian officers who were studying in the military schools of Russia, France, Aus tria and Italy. ONLY" WAY" TO PREVENT WAR. Russo-Austrian Occupation Will Be Suggested by the , Powers. BERLIN, Sept. 17. The military occu patlon of Macedonia by Russia and Aus tria, is thought here to be the only expe dient sufficient to prevent war between Turkey and Bulgaria. This suggestion does not originate In Berlin. It reached here some days ago, as an inquiry from Vienna to the Foreign Office as to what Germany thought of the two powers intervening. such intervention to be barely long enough to restore order and reorganize the Turk lsh constabulary properly. The Inquiry, It was assumed, rested upon a Russian Austrian agreement. The Identical question will probably be put to all the signatory powers to the Berlin treaty. Tho German reply appears to have been considered affirmatively. Since the territory to be occupied was Turkish, Turkey's consent ought to bo se cured. Germany then would have no ob Jectlon. But Turkey has not agreed to this, the reason put forward being that Tiurkey's prestige is endangered, the in surrectlon having gone too far for Tur key to withdraw. She has been told she must put down the uprising pronfptly and was doing so. It was now nearly stamped out," and the Porte felt entirely competent to, finish the work, and also to defend It self against Bulgarian aggression. With the calling out of the Reserves of the Fourth and Sixth Corps, Turkey 13 now on a war footing, only two Arabian corps remaining at peace strength. Tho fresh mobilization, according to German military opinion, will take three weeks, but if the troops are to be employed In European Turkey It will take considerably longer. A month from now, however. Turkey will have all the reserves avail able The Ludwlg-Lowe Company, of Berlin has completed an order for 100,000,000 cartridges for Turkey. The last of them It Is understood, are In transit. This company Is also delivering to Turkey more of the single-shot Mausers formerly used by the German Army. GERMANY' WARNS BURGARIA. Eniphnsizes Rnsso-Austrlau Note Denying Aid in Event of War. SOUIA. sept. 17. The German repre sentatlve here has addressed a note to the Bulgarian government, in accordance with declarations of Russia and Austria saying England cannot expect assistance from any power In tho event of war with Turkey, and that the Austro-Hungarlan reform plan will be approved. The Austrian representative, Insisting on the necessity for Bulgaria remaining' calm, declared if the principality were powerless to prevent the passage of In surgent bands into Macedonia, Austria and Russia would take note of her power lessness and charge Turkey to exerclso her rights, defend her territory against foreign incursions and maintain order In the Interior. Dispatches from Uskub announce that since the calling out of the Turkish re serves the situation in the vicinity of Uskub has grown worse. Since the re serves were mustered, pillaging and mur-v ders havo been reported daily. Reports fom Monastir of the burning of villages and tho massacre of their inhabitants continue. The Autonomye publishes the names of 13 villages In the vilayet of Monastir which were recently destroyed by regula troops and Bashl Bazouks, and also an nouhces that the Monastery of the Holy of Holies near Okhrlda has been de stroyed. At the monastery Turkish sol dlers killed an entire family.- the Bui garian priests, his children and his grand children, 35 persons in all. A letter from Adrlanople says 1500 refu gees, mostly women and. children, hav arrived in that city, having escaped from tho general burning and massacre In the villages of Edlgn. Karadare and Mokus chevo by the Turkish troops. Many the children were horribly mutlliated. The insurgents have cut tho telegraph line be tween Voden and Ber In Albania. Great Britain Is Willing. LONDON, Sept. 17. The proposal that Austria and Russia occupy Macedonia was secelved here In tlmo to be submitted to the Cabinet at Its recent meeting. It Is understood that the reply of Great Britain states that she Is willing this. should be done, provided the other pow ers agree, and that Great Britain Is ready to assent to any proposition looking to settlement of the present situation in European Turkey, consonant with th views of the powers concerned. The Porte has expelled tho Dally Mall correspondence at Monastir, who has ap pealed to the British Ambassador. Italy Approves the Plan. PARIS. Sept. 17. Tho officials of the Foreign Office say Italy has approved tho Austria-Russian note regarding inter vention in Macedonia, and add that France will doubtless make similar rei resentatlons at Sofia and Constantinople. 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