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A <w®B> V- - - :A,,/ VOL. XXVI. NO. 38/°/ BULGARIAN AND TURK V/eek of Correspondence, Un- rest and Atrocities. Sofla. Bulgaria, September 14.—The Bul garian government through its foreign has addressed a note to the great powers declaring that the porte is systematically devastating Macedonia and massacreing the Christian population Further it says Turkey has mobilized her whole army, which cannot possibly be for tiie sole purpose of suppressing the revo lution. Therefore, the Bulgarian govern ment appeals to the itnmane sentiment of Europe to prevent the continuance of the massacres ami devastation and to stop the mobilization of the Turkish army. The memorandum conclud-s with the plain statement that ttnl’-'S th* powers in tervene Bulgaria will be forced to take such measures as she may deem necessa- ry. Advised To Remain Quiet. Sofia, Bulgaria, September 16. Although no forma! replies have been reeiived to the Bulgarian governments note, it is said that the representatives of three great powers have repeated tl.eir counsels 10 Bulgaria to > main quiet, as hi the event of a war with Turkey Bulgaria need not expect any help in foreign quarters. It is further reported, that the same diplo mats visited Genera! Petri,ff and endeav ored to persuade him to postpone the mobilization of Bulgaria,, forces, but the premier declined. Ono of the ministerial organs, in an edi torial on the government s note, says It hopes it will b lb>> last time that tlio Bulgarian government will issue a note. If the powers do not intervene to restore order tn Macedonia, Bulgaria will under take, with tin feohh fort she possesses, to do what as cxfucted of her and give Europe th- Measure of witnessing it blooey drama in Macedonia. A tel- gram from Burgas reports (hat a general massacn b ginning throughout ■he district of Losengrad. Turkish tioops and bashi-bazo k- attacked a Greek tillage near Losengrad killed twenty-five p( asant ■ and d< st: >i ed the church, ( man) 1 he T urks at- ta< ked the . liiag< of Baoulevo and kill' d everybody they found !-< the streets. \ tight is icporte-l trom Petchonitza ■r.etween a band <4 100 i: .- :: gents and 300 Turks. Th* Insurgents, v.lio occupied a strong position, killed twenty-five lurks. \ telegram fi mi t skub -,iys the mobili zation of the T .rkish army s ■rapidlv, while dispatches :-'tn Constant! noylr assert that the military party is urging the sultan to order his troops to tb< Bulgarian irontor without a de. la-. Her ' wt. wh'ch the party r -gards .is mine -s,.t' !■• </niuc'. as Bul garia is a miz.ral . state o *1 urkey. the suits--. Is said to bo hesitating. arrived w, todaj 1 rom Enxinograd. \ svmi-ofiTe'.s; rt.uom.mt just issued ’ details 1 'Oiv-'.l of the atrocities m miffed by Tu-kish -i-.11-rs pass f f imagination. The general opini.r, ■- that Adrianople will t, tiroi? oepopulated -.f the Christian ele- How London Views Situation. London. September 15.-Tho important note sent b-- Bulgaria t,, the pow rs, de daring that ess the latter intervene Macedonia Bulgaria will be forced to mke su.h incisure,- as slm may de*m necessary is h< .d to be a prelude to Um mcbiliz-iti-m of t”' Bulgarian army un less Europe exerts herself In some way to prevent a conflict and there is probably pome conncti n betwee; thi eventuahty ■nd t ] e deci i m >f Go revolutionists to revert to guerilla tactics which may be in order to r-serw- ti .Ir resources so- coop.-ratio-. with Bulgaria. It is announced in Sofia this morning that Prince Ferdinand will return to the . llgar j .. n from Euxingrad In a tew days when th" government will ~ih< tome d> '-is:v< steps. Th. Jlaib- Mai understands that the British • ibim yesterday r-solv. d upon ■* t -n .-r ition with th, powers in w eastern wab a that British war ships will shortly a-at ’ ’? ' The Turkish ■ mb-issy in Eondon ha again issued 1-mg statement warning J 7 g . • th< ■ 'f ■ • ded reports and slander- of Bulgarian f ‘p Ge £ .''i ../‘Jp, 'Y ur ii4 l . b«»-n <>rrh'rr*d to <-r«»ss int«» eastern K<?u mai’da in order to cut oft the insurgent “ The’ statement further gives accounts cf Turkish successes against the Bul garian ■•origami- ' and represents the bands as demoralized, hiding and sur fiaiering. Suggestion to the Powers. Bcr!in September !7—The military oc- - mate *n B-win It r-aehed here some . „„„ :»-e result -f an inquiry- bays VTcnn-.*’ to th- •‘oreigti offic- as to from ' icnna v> o, Xxt G I-•.■■•:•-■ rit of th" two pow " < inurventior.. A h intervention to fi. barely long er.migh to restore order and reorganize th" Turkish constabulary vroperly. Th- inquiry. It was assumed, nested upon Russia Austrian agret rnen-. Th.- Wentl-al qui-tlon practically wfil be put * •”- il G’* '-'KUU’ ' ! \ ies o£ the wlrliu ti eat'- IT man rcfilv appears Be been ■ .mdltionally artirmative. 1° „ fcriltor to "be occupied was Turk ?.‘n Turkey’s ■ Kbt to be se- o.red Germany then womd have no ob ' 'i-n Tiirkey !>'.;> not agreed io ♦ ms‘°t’he reason put forward being that Turkey's prestig- i£ ...Lingered, the i„- ZS-Wtton having gone too far for Tur key to withdraw. She aas been told Che must put down th. rising promptly and was doing so. It was nearly stamp ed out, and the p • *■ P it entirely com petent to finish the work, and also to defend itself against Bulgarian aggres sion. German View of Situation. Berlin. September 18 The German gov ernment holds in view four points in the Balkan situation: I Does Russia regard that the time f.-.r the break up of Turkey shas arrived? The German ministers have been unable to penetrate Russia's ultimate Intentions, and. not with displeasure, the concerted attacks of the St Perersburg pap. on Germany, which is being de scribed as beginning the background, ami taking pleasure in the extirpation of Slavs tn European Turkey. 2. If Prince Ferdinand is persuaded that his throng is dependent on a war with Turkey then war is certain. Every ef fort should be made to tra.nquilize Prince Ferdinand's mind 3. The m-xetlna of the sovereigns attend- i ed by their foreign ministers is expected ! to clear up the obscurities of the situation and enable German statesmen to forecast [ the future. The emperors of Germany : and Austria meet at Vienna today. The czar meets Emperor Francis Joseph Sep tember 29. and will then visit the king of i Italy. ■ 4 The project for an Austrian-Russian : joint occupation of Macedonia has been wholy abandoned, and there is not tha ' least likeljhood of a. renewal of the prep . aratlon. Despite the fact that the Balkan situa tion has grown worse. Turkish funds ' rose again on the bourse today. Petroff on Bulg-arian Note. i Sofia. September 15.—Premier Petroft I was interviewed today by the correspond | ent of the Associated Press on the rea i sons which induced the Bulgarian govern, i ment to issue yesterday's note to the ! powers. He said: “It lias from the first plainly been evl ! dent that the policy of Turkey was to hin- ■ der the development of the Bulgarian ■ race in Macedonia, which was the strong est national element there. With this -••••«• • ••• • • ••• • • •». e •••«•• • ••• • ••. • * » • TURKISH MASSACRES • AN APPALLING LIST, j ’ • Smerdcsch. May 21 l5O. i i . Saida. Algeria. June 2—60. • 1 * Monastir, August 23 -450. ' a Solonica. August 24, Bulgarians ? i • -300. » • Saloniea, August 24 Greeks--60. ? • Salonica. August 24, Vlachs—3o. i • Sofia. Bulgaria. August 23 650. i • Sofia, Bulgaria. August 30—650. $ t Sofia Bulgaria, S.«ptomb r I, j • men—l 80. ? ; ’ Sofia. Bulgaria. September I. t men and women 200. • a Sofia. Bulgaria. September 8. ? • Bulgarians—6s,ooo. T • Soiin, Bulgaria, September 12. * • general report -60,000. • Kastoria. September 15—10,000. • j • The names us th- towns Indicate • from whence reports reached . . America. : . 1 Killed by disease and .b-pr.’va- e , x thm. women and chlldr n- 50,000. w ! • Villages plundered and burnt—lll • : f Kec«*’H separate Bulgarian gov- • q erumnt rep°rts of massacre, mur- ♦ i ? der ami rapine—l3l. ® © Mwem-n and < liihiron driven • ; • 11 < o ter ' tri 3.000. ? • I'c-t into prison 2.800 ■ Shot nri'l burned in Smerdesch— • • 200 * ■ Houses sch -250. : ■ • fir < burned i ; Salonica. Au- a . « gust 24 575 | * • Sofia. Bulgaria, report <>t Au- • ) • g 23. towhs b irued- 22. • ! • Turkls h ti’onp: §ngag< d in mur- • , • i- ring uid piihigii.g -200 000 i .« » . » •■• •■O'. ' end in view, the Turks proceeded to <!•’• i yastute trie country and kill the Bulga- I riar Christians, driving ■be survivor s in." > the moui.'.ai; and forests where the;, ; will be either perisled of hunger or else ! crossed the Bilg.iri.in frontier anti thi.- ' burden to the Bulgarian natiui. In the meanwhile th p-'wers had not paid tie slightest attention to the Bulgarian not-- i or Jun- 29, but rather encouraged the Turks, who adopted the most sever' 1 measures to suppress the outbreak. Ihe Bulgarian g v<mm«nt is now compelled not only to protect Bulgaria itself, but also the Bulgarian element in Macedonia . It is further evident that Turkey has ■li re tly encouraged the revolution a.- with ten tini's as many guards on the frontier as Bulgaria employed, the Turks never stopped a single ,- volutionary band nor ■an individual crossing the frontier. Th* parte was only too anxious to have a pretext for continuing the massacres and the extermination of the Bulgarian pc<>- , pie. Turkey lias now concentrated 300.- 000 troops m Macedonia, only about 25,- COO of wh en are engaged in the suppres sion of the revolt. There is no attempt t > tight the insurgents, but the troops attack it. accent women and children. The L Bulgarian gin rnmi'iit is forced to pel <•» iv«‘ th!, t -\< -ssiv mobilization, a cicu ‘ i ign of Turkey s desire after she has mjc ceded in suppressing the outbreak m . Mae donia, p> attack Bulgaria and exter minute the- Bulgarian race. All our late.-t I informatoii f rom Ma edema mid Const.au - . : tump.a confirms tins vi> w. Hi.ma Pasha, the vali of Salonlea, has Ji openly declared that war with Bulgaria ‘ is the only way of settling the Macedon ian question. Tie- Constantinople press, i which is under the rm st severe censor ‘ ship, was recently allowed to publish the most sensational reports with the object io.' increasing tie Mussulmans’ fanatic ' hatred of the Bulgarian Christians. ‘'The latest news from Constantinople ; says the porto is mobilzing the Mustahfus or last line of reserves, including men of about 50 years of ag > "Yesterday came a telegram from Bur gas saying that, a company of Turkish ■ troops, while passing near a frontier post, was saluted by the Bulgarian guard, but the Turkish did not acknowledge the salute, turned his back and after- i wards remarked to the Bulgarian officer : in command of the post. ; "'When we hay finished here we will I come and see you!’ ■ "U ports also have been received of I Turkish troops crossing the Bulgarian ' frontier, carrying off sheep and commit ting other depredations. "Confronted by such conditions, Bul garia is forced to tile conviction that Tur- • key is eager to attack her and the Sofia government ha takin tills last siep of asking the powers to interfere. Other- j wise, Bulgaria must take measures for , her >wn protection." Bulgaria's Answer to Turkey. \ Sofia, Bulgaria, September 15 -Replying io notes of the Turkish representatives ! Imre, in whch it was alleged that the In j surrection in Macedonia was the work ■ of Bulgarian bands who had crossed the i front i-r, the Bulgarian government on : Saturday last replied, refuting the aceu i sat lons, reviewing the history of the in surrection and claiming that the outbreak I was the direct result of the existing form i of government in Macedonia which had i forced the youth of the country to flee i abroad and gradually organize the insur i ret lion. Bulgaria also declined all respon j sibiiity for events at Adrianople, which, 1 it is declared, are dm- to the persecu | tion of the Bulgarian population. Finally, I Bulgaria, stated that the Turkish govern i merit was prolonging n situation filled ! with perils to the principality and point- ■ lug out. that there was danger of a ca ■ tastrophe disastrous to both countries. Prince Ferdinand returns here tomor row. The revolutionary headquarters have received news of a terrible situation at Losingrad. The whole district is filled with Turkish and Albanian troops and bashi-bazouks. Twelve villages have been i burned and over one hundred families ■ have been massacred. Many of the women I and girls captured have been sent to va- • nous harems. About four hundred widows ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1903. and orphans have arrived at the frontier village of Tckenjo from Losengrad. All the Bulgarian prisoners in the town jail at Losing rad have been killed by Mussulman prisoners, aided by the prison guards. _ It is expected that a week will stiflieo to enable the ministry to judge of the extent to which its final appeal to the powers Is likely to prove successful. Doubts are expressed in diplomatic cir cles whether the Bulgarian note will bring any decisive results, but there Is every disposition to recognize the sin cerity of the ministry's attitude and its complete justification for issuing such a document in view of the immense forces that Turkey is gathering In threateningly close proximity to the Bulgarian fron tier. It is Stated that the porte has protest ed to Austria against Austrian and Hun garian firms being allowed to furnish tlio Bulgarian government with catrfdges at the present time. Absent Officers Recnlled by Bulgaria Sofia, September 17. -The foreign office here has received reliable information that the Turks have destroyed the town of Kastoria. 36 miles south of Monastir and have massacred the population. The report of a massacre at Kastoria comes from sources admitting of little doubt, though the details are lacking. It was received with the gravest con cern by officials here. The population of Kastoria num bers about 10.000 and the massacre of such a number in one place, if the report, be true, exceeds anything which has yet occurred in Macedonia At the present critical moment, when pop Bar feeling is intense, the effect of the report of such stupendous slangh- i ter may be most serious. The press is assuming a bellicose tenor. The Devnick tonight complains that the ■ government's partial mobilization of three divisions is utterly inadequate and urges the immediate mobilization of the whole Bulgarian army, pointing out that the experience of other nations, France, the United States and Austria has prov ed that it is always necessary to display strength when dealing with Turkey. The papers advise the government to act now “as a favorable moment, when the people of Europe are evidencing encouragement of Bulgaria." Tiv government, while steadily pro ceeding vVh the partial mobilization ; plans. Is endeavoring to avoid unnec- ; essarby oxcitiijg the people and conse quently has resolved not to mobilize anv part of the Sofia garrison The war office has recalled the Bui- ■ gnrian officers who wore studying in i the militnrv schools of Russia. France, ’ Austria and Italy. General Rising’ Is Looked For. Sot!:;. Bulgaria, September 19.—The rev- i olutionarles are now concentrating all : their operations In njstern .Macedonia, .-ay latest' dispatches from which lo ■ ility a ger.oral rising was fixed to : begin teilny. I'he insurgents • 'a'.tn <o have accumulated vast stores of arms an I ammunition and dynamite nn.l to be entering upon a seriou:; campaign. Fight ing already is pro Ung at Melnik, prov • Ince of Seres, which place is b< sieged by bands of insurgents under the leadership •f St >vanoft, Znn iff. Zografnff and I' ir vinhuff, all ot wnom formerly were offi cers in the Bulgarian army. t The town of Melt.ik Is a very Important ; strategic point in th-: mountains, com- ! manding the road between Demirhlssar I and Razlog. Those besieging it m rnber . 1,500. while the Turkish garrison is be- I lieved to consist only of one batalmn I The result .the attack upon the town Is not yet known, but a b legrji'.i trom KctebarimiV'i says that additional Turk- ] . ?. troops arc going thence to .Me'nik. ■ Sei er. fighting !*• c p >rted to h o taken ! place .'ll okrida. A band of involution- . ari. ■•. operating near Brij. nl surrounded a force of Turkish troops and a fight on- . sued which lasted throughout ..n entire day In the evening the Insurgents, re in forced by bands under Sar if 'ff. at tacked the Turks on ail sides and rout’d them The Turks lost ninety killed. It i. reported tb it the troop., will now move only it; bodies of from three to four thou- i sand i Turkish soldiers ar,, report-d to have i luirned five villages in the district ot | Turkey Cannot Occupy Bulgaria. London. September 19.- The Associated : Press learns that war between Turkey - and Bulgaria is not now regarded as I Immtne. t by llm foreign office or other ; diplomatic circles in London. It i« stated j that under no circumstances will the pow ers permit Turkey to occupy Bulgari.in ' territory, hone.- T irkev hati nothing to gain by hostilities. 1 Regarding the renewed rumors t.iat a British ft '“t Is going to Turkish waters, the Associated Press is officially informed that us Balkan matters have been left In the hands of and Austria, such action Is not contemplated Uy Groat Brit Rin or so far ns known, by any other power.' In the meantime, the powers are dally exchanging communications with the view of determining on some possible means of restoring order in European Turkey, but so far they have devised no plan that would not be likely to increase, rather than diminish the gravity of the situation. From Admiral Cotton. Washington, September 14—The navy department today posted the following bulletin. ■'Admiral Cotton telegraphs from Bei rut' 12th instant, that, he had exchanged ver’v satisfactory visits with the governor general. The governor general has per sonal charge of the vice consul case. The late chief of police has been deposed. Twenty-eighl persons, including th., prin cipals In the disturbances of last Sun day, have been arrested. Beirut is quiet Th.' .administration the new governor general inspires confidence. The former governor genera! left on the 12th instant for Constantinople.” Reshid Pasha’s Successor. Beirut. September 14.—1 tis reported that Kiazim Bey. governor of Palestine, will succeed Reshid Pasha as vail of Beirut, relieving Nazim Pasha, vail of Syria, who is now acting vali of Bei rut. Kiazim Bey lias evinced great admin istrative ability and has maintained ex cellent order in Palestine. Sir Knights Would Fight Turks. Chicago, September 15.—(Special.)- A twentieth century crusade against the!' ancient enemy, the Turk. Is being planned by Knights Templars, with the Balkans in place of Palestine as the field in whb h they will protect Christians against t.ho oppressions of infidels. Prominent members of the order arc agitating the formation of a league that will send regiments of well drilled fight ers to the aid of Bulgaria and the cru sades of the twelfth century may have thicr modern portotype in a movement of the Templars against the troops of the porte. The plan has received considera tion by the Chicago members ot the or- CHAMBERLAIN, HAMILTON AND RITCHIE QUIT CABINET LONDON. September 17.—The resignations of Joseph Chamberlain ‘ as secretary for the colonies; C. T. Ritchie, as chancellor of the ex chequer. and Lord George Hamilton, as secretary for India, were officially announced this evening. King Ed ward has accepted the resignations. The official announcement of the resig nations of Mr. Chamberlain and two other members of the cabinet, which wor.’ announmd bi the Associated Press earlier j in the day. was made late tonight at ‘ Downing street in th? following com- . munieation: “The following ministers have offered , their re. ignntions. which have been an- ; copied by the king: "Right Hon Joseph Chamberlain, seer?- i iarv for the colonies; Right Hon. (... 1 Ritchie, chancellor of the exchequer, and - Lord George Hamilton, s- . rotary for In- I dla. ’ “The accompanying corresponded' passed between the premier. Right Hon. i A. J. Balfour, and Mr. Chamberlain." Chamberlain to Balfour. Thon follows Mr. <'liamberlaln's lett-r. , dated Birmingham. Septtmber 9. oom- : m-nolng: “Mv Dear Balfour," in which he ; sets forth his r-'asems for his resign;:- i tion. A feature of I' l ’' lettei is th" fol- I | lowing statement, concerning a preferen- | tial tariff: . “For the present at any rate <a prefer- ] ential agreement with our colonies involv- i Ing any new duty, however small, on ar- • tides of food hitherto ur.faxed, even if accompanied by >< reduction of taxation on other articles of fond > finally universal In their consumption , would be unaecept . al b- t n the majority of the constituencies. However much we may regret the decis ion. however mistaken we may think it, no good government in a detn. cratic coun try car: ignore, it. 1 feel, tin ret ore. that , as an immediate prm tb' il policy, the I i question of preference to the colonies cannot be pressed with any hope of sue- i cess at the present tlm- , although there is a verv strong loellng In favor of the , other branch of fiscal reform which would give fuller discretion to the government In negotiating with foreign countries for ' a freer exchange of commodites and which j would enable our repr" "Utativcs to re- ■ taliate if no concession was made to our ' just demands. ■ „ „ i ; "If. as 1 believe, you share these views. ■ It seems b> ni" that '■ > i will be absolute ! lv justifiei. in •< ".ptmg tin a; o tim . , . ,■ . got . ahh :gl It . .. . ssarlly In ' ■ "' 7.. 1 la Its constitution. As secreta: 1 tot the colonies during the lasi eight years. I hav" b-ei, in a -pe- lai sense the repre |;,tiV" o! the poll .■ of a Closer a wbl.'h l' firmlv heli, ve to be e.ju.nll,'' necessary in tin interests it the clo nic- ami ourselves. I belt V" it is T ,l; ’ todav. -.mi m. v be impossib"' ■- rnm-row. to make nrrang m< ot- XJ', 1 I unior I have had unexampled oppor- I (unities for watching events and ap i pr"e!ating the feelings ot om beyond the S'as. I stand, tl'en f.'.c. I ;■ dift'cr.nt position to any ruy i lea"'h < and I think that I shomu Justb I be blamed if I ."maim'd in offi. <; and I thus formally m' opted the ~,, mv pollt ' . ■ "gramm- of so Im- [ portant a part thereof. ; I "I think tha will: absolute b.ymtl m and with no lea --ing if hi ,i'iy way I ■an | t.i" lt ..a the. • a-'' I ’U"' 1,1 hear, .rom th. ..utsid". ar.d I can not hope that m ~ ~,.r’ ctli independent position n:y argu .. . .. ■. ceived with less p Jv... than would attach to those of a ' • load": A -ordingly. I would sug- I gest that von limit the present policy of ■ :!:■ governoie.it t,o an assertion of our ■’ fr.'edom in' the ease of all commercial I relations wi 1: f-r.'-lgn eo intrl<‘s. am! that I you should agree to my tendering my I resignation from my presenf office to hifi I map- t\ ae.d devol ii’.g mvself to the work lof • xulaiurtig and : .nularizing these I prim lph s of imp. rial union whl. ii ex | nerionce h..s convim-d me are esson- ' fial to 'nr future welfare and prosperity, i Yours verv sincerely “JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN.'' Balfour to Chamberlain. I M Balfour, in l. t'.er to Mr. <'hnm- ganization for soul" tune, .-'.nd tonight ; it is expected to !>-■ formally broached at 1 th" meeting of St. Bernard comnr.ir.derv. ' With 50.000 mend’. rs under oath to ' I “be ready to go and fight the em-tny of | Christ, even to the death." it is expected that rm Int. rnatiomtl inter.<t will be ■ stirred in the movement ;.md 200.000 ' Knights from the United Stat"-: :< ‘1 E'i- I rope may be rnass.fi in M-teefioma to ■ to tight against the soldiery of Turkey. 1 Among the 20.000 Knights Templars tn ■ Chicago the. outrage.', at Beirut and .Adria nople have revived the spirit that led to the formation of the order eight cen turies ago. At the convention at Peo ria leading members of the organization discussed seriously the expediency of issuing a call for volunteer regiments to l" sent to the seem >f dcpradatlons, with j the result that tonight one of the eleven : local commanderies will asked to take 1 As yet the schem •is not perft ted. but | the general .plan Is to muster regiments . ■ .if Templars and send thorn to enlist tin- ! der th. Bulgarian government. TWELVE VILLAGES BURNED; WOMEN SENT TO HAREMS SOFIA, September 15.—The revo- ■ lutionary headquarters have received news cf a terrible situation at Losen grad. The whole district is filled . with Turkish and Albanian troops ■ and Bashl Bazottks. Twelve villages have been burned and over one hundred families have been massacred. Many of the women and girls cap- I tured have been sent to various ha- , rems. Abcut one hundred widows and ■ j orphans have arrived at the frontier j ! village of Tekendge from Losengrad. A telegram from Burgas says the I authorities of the town of Losengrad have ordered the Bulgarian families to be removed from the Greek dis tricts. The decree causes great fear among the Bulgarians. All the Bulgarian prisoners in the town jail at Losengrad have been killed by Mussulman prisoners, aid | ed by the prison guards. j ' berlaln. date! September 16. explains that he did not reply earlier because he knew he would have soon an opportunity of talking over the important issues with which the letter deals. "Therefore, this reply rathe- embodies the results of our conversations than adds anything to them." Mr. Balfour continues: “Agreeing as 1 do with you that tha time lias come when a change should be I made in fiscal canons by winch we | ti'un.l ourselves in our commercial dea' I | iags with . ther governments, it seems : ; paradoxical. Indeed, that you should leave ■ : the ca inet at the same time that other ; j of my colleagues are leaving it who dis- . . agree on the very point with us both. ! i Yet. I cannot but. admit that there is ■ I seme force in your arguments in support ■ ' of that course, based as they are upon ‘ : ycur special and personal relation with that portion of the controversy which i 'deals with colonial preference. \ou have ; ' dene more than any man living or dead to j bring home to the citizens of the em- ’ pit-" the consciousness of imjierial obli- j ■ gallons ami interdependence between the ; various fragments into which the empire ' I is geographically divided. | "1 believe you to be right, it noiding ■ ! that this interdependence should find ex- I : jiression in our eommeiei.il as weli as in 1 our political and military relations. J : 1 believe with you that a closer fiscal union between die mother country and 1 the colonies would benefit the trade of I i both and that It s.p'li closed union could ! be estamn-iied on lilting terms its a.dvanl- ; ■ige to both parties would increase with ' joars and as the colonies grew m wealth . and population. "If there has ever been any .lifferenc.' b.'tw en ns 111 connection wlt.i this matter ■ it has only been with regard to the prac ticability of your proposal which would seem to require on the part of the colonies a limitation in the all round d.-velojimerit ot a protective policy, and on the part of i this country the establishment ot a prof it fence for important, colonial products. : On the fust of these requirements 1 say ; nothing, but if the second involves, .is it: most certainly does a taxation however: i light 'upop food stuffs 1 am convinced ■ 'with you that public opinion is not ripe for 'such an arrangement. The teas >ns I mac easily be found in past political ba'-; ties and present political mlsrepresenta- < tlons. If. t'ne'n, this branch of fiscal re-■ form Is not at present within the limits' of practical policies, you are surely right ■ in your advice not to treat it as In -1 dtssolubly connected with that otiier branch of fiscal reform to wh‘ch we both attach importance and wlrb h we belioi e the country is prepared to consider with i ■ ut pr-.i'cllec. I "How nui 1 criticise 5 >ttf determtua- I tion. Th' loss to the government is gn.'r j ■ Indeed, but the gain to the ;ti; -e y■ 1 have ; iat heart may be greater still. If so, wb ■* , can I do i>ut acq'tiesci?? Yours very ' Hncerelv. \ J. BALFOUR.” j i'. S. May I say with what grattflea-: I>oth on personal ami public grounds. I learn that Austin < 'hr.mjiet la in is ready I t<> remain .1 member of the government?; I Ther be no more .-on< '.ntiv. evl- , : den. .. that In your Judgment, as in .mine. ; : ill" exclusion of thf taxation of food . I from th. party programme is In th'.: exis'- i |ii<' .-in tiinstances, a course best fitted pnetic.Ty to further the cause of fiscal 1 reform.’* . , , : : lord Rothschild was asked today is, ! t( , , . possib 1 " effect on tie: empire, es- ; ! pecialiy in thf national financ- s. o' Mr ■ : Chand'.'Hain's resignation. ' “Th' 'iml'o of Devons'uirc remains in ' tb. .'abii'Ct and Mr Balfour's enunel- ] atod policv. which I ,;ik ' to me;ln no taxes on food or raw material m tha : near future, at r.ny rate, sn'tns popu- I'.r Over a million copies of his Jinm phlet 'nave bo-m sold or applied for ■ -.Mr Chamberlain's resignation wb. not ,ff..t confls. If the Duke of Dev onshire had got mH and Mr. Baltour . had not mH his policy oefore the coun- , try it might have been set loti.. J iberals Will Return To Power 1 lon S" .tornber 17 The rmlr- ~f Colonial Secretary Cham- U.lain whirl pr-elplmb-s tic most dramaiic crisis nnd the bitterest trty struggle since his sei.e-ssmti trom ->.r. Gladstone's home rule cabinet was un known ami unsuspect'J. In Lorn! m lint!, the ..ffi'-ial announcement w.-s issued bit" at night, too late for the evening pa ll v. 11l 1> w - to Hi" general public frqm this morning’s pa- ■ ‘"it,”"is understood that the resignations of some other members of the cabinet .’ire imminent and that Lord Ba.imir, of 1 Burleigh, secretary for Scotland, has ac i tually resigned, although the fact hast > not "Ct been formally given out. ! Curiosity centers on tlie attitude of the duke ol’ Devonshire, whose resignation ha* fully oxp*’-cten. A? to the reconstruction of the cab inet. no great interest is excited, al though the political prophets are alien.iy busy appointing Austen Chamberlain chancellor of the cxcU.eQ u ‘’ r - th o earl of Selborne as secretary for the colonics. . to., because it is recognized as Impossi ble that an appeal to the country can i be much longer delayed, and the gen i era! opinion u- that itj the present shat -1 tered condition of the unionist party the I liberals will be returned to power. i Thu editorials in th** government I journals this morning practically ncog- ■ nize the certainty ot the liberals coming : uno pvwe?, while admitting that Mr. ' Chamberlain has gained .1 brilliant I triunipn by winning .vtr. Balfour over to j his opinion. Mr. Balfour's leßter, In ■ this sense, is admitted to bo vastly more I important than his recent pamphlet, be- I c-Liise in It no. unhesitatingly admits the I priiicil'le “f 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 10 a. preferential tariff and the taxation of food. That the unionist party, as n whole, does not agree with this view !is equally self-evident The conservative i p.tners, w'nbst congratulating Mr. Cham- > berlaln os his courage ami devotion to his ! principles, regret bis action, because It is i their belief that the country will never . consent to the taxation of food. I The Associated Press h-arns detlnit'lv that Mr. Chamberlain urged his col leagues to appeal to the country I’ll the prefi rential trade issue. He admitted they would be defeated, but maintained j that six months of weak, liberal gov- ! ernment would put the party ba.k in : power with an imjirove.l standing. Balfour Visits King at Balmoral. London, September _ 19.—The political I crisis is still the sole topic of discussion j : in the United Kingdom. Premier Bal- j If. ur had an audience with King Edward . al Balmoral today, when doubtless ho 1 ONLY TEN SEPTEMBER DAYS Time Growing Short on Second Period of SIO,OOO Contest Secretary Hester’s Latest Figures on th? New Crop. The SIO.OCO Port Rec ipts contest has only ten days remaining, counting today and next Sn day, for thi second pcrio 1 of the contest. We have a spe tal S2OO cash prize offered for the n. at '.st c-ti rnate ve may r> eiv.- du-mg Sept- .über. If you have not figured ,n your ..-tim.it yet or have not examined tin <• fit n -I'j ttstics, it. Is tlm. you were getting your i pencil and paper. I Peerelary H.-sir's I'.irient statement gives tb ' re-all:- for tlm present season ■ forth" first eighteen days, that ended ' Friday night. i Th< total amount of cotton brought into i sight for these .ighieen days is 216. ■ 663 bales, as ag linst 596.592 bah - las*. : year. 319.427 yea r before last and 380.- j 607 the same time in 1900. Tills shows : a falling off in th" total brought into .'C;.':iit from last year of 379.924 bal« J . i 102,759 below year before last an ! 163.- I 939 he’< w 1900. ■ The amount of cotton brought into sight : covers every bale that has been brought 'lnto market this season, it inelutl. ' port . rec» ipts. Southern Mill takings <:ml t.i" overland movement—the cotton from all | sources. j The ■ otton r<.',i[>ls at all Unit/'I Stabs l ports fur these eighteen days (and the I port reci.jpts. you will remember, cov: :' | the present t."n thousand dollar cont» st > ' w'-re 119.607 bib s, against 409.310 bah s Hast year. 101.696 bales ■■ •ar before i•; i and 212.047 bales in 1900. This r"pr< - , s-nts a falling off of 259.703 bales from : press-:>1 the nominations for trie ia!ii;'.t j ■vacancies. The exact na'ure of the ap- ' pclntments still "ont. a mailer of - surmise. The Associated Press learns from an ' authoritalive source th it -Mt- Balfour expects Mr. (lhatnberlain t > reenter the : cabinet in th event that an appeal i ' the country r* turns Mr. Balfour to power. Both desire, however, that the elections : be postponed so long as possible in or i der to give Mr. c- lain the oppor i tunity to impress his i lews on the people ' If the government Is returned, or if a ' weak, libetal minis’ r?' is retained in I power only a short time. M ' Balf'>ur an ' ticipates that he and M: chamberlain ‘ will reorganize a new niiiiblrj’. Ac- i cording to an authority thoroughly cogrl- : zarit with Mr. t'hamtii'rlnin’s plans, Mr 1 Baifo might then tln'.l Mr. Chamberlain - unwilling to jolt. him. "It las been Mr. Chamberlain's pur pose," said the oers-. : qu'defi. “to ''orin j a partv of his own end in. may tike al- I vantage of the present opportunity 'o car iry out his intention. His reputation as I tit.? on!" public mar hi England with • : ilefinl'e policv, coupled wit 1 ; I'.is -firi ugth jot will and ability, may < rabl? him o j achieve his ambition. In case r tlie su - ! cess at the elections of his advatictnl ■ programme of preferential tariffs he may ; f< rm his own . abirie; and probri iy dis i place Mr. Balfour as premier " Two More Resignations. I Londoti. Sepiembcj- 20. -Lord Ba.f 'tr, j of Burleigh, secretary for Scotland, and Arthui R ■ ■ . i secretary to th- tr.-as iry. have resigned i and their resigmttions have been an- ■ ptl 1 by tin king. Mr. Elliot wa_. not in th.: i cabinet. ' Those two resignations mak' a total ot I four vacant cabinet posts and one. sec : retarys..,p at Mr, Balfour's -ispositfon. i With the resignation of L -rd Balf- I "'.' : and Financial S- cretary Elliot. both . strong ft traders. It is understood I the irjinlstorial resignations arc complet i ■'<!. and apparently tl’> fiuki of De'.-on : shire has decided to remain Ir. the eab -1 inet. I It is practically certain ’hat Austen ! Cltanjberlain, Lord Milner, and Mt. Brod i rick will tak" the exchequer, . ..>lonies and l India portfalios, respectively, and th" only surprise in the ti.-w appointments Is likely to be the m>mito, ’ ■■■ of strong man to th" war ..ill deti-rntinc how f..r the r> cprnmi-ndati,ms o: th" South African war eommis:-i..n r-.-u be otirricd j out. .—— I PLUCKY JAPAN TS IMPATIENT. | Delays by Russia Are Not Regarded Kindly by Japs. London. September 14 - T'n A ltd I I’ress is informed that Japan and Gr at j Britain have ex-thang'd views on the j latest demands made by Russia on china ! anil that they decided to protest ,--'pa- I rately to fit" Pekin government ag.ii' t I their acceptance. In case this should j prove fruitless and Russia continues her occupation of Manchuria. Japan proposes i to break off the negotiations with. Russia. ■ for a definition of their respective rights in Manchuria and Korea and to di ' of the St. Petersburg government that it. i order the evacuation -,f Chinese b’-rri- < i "We cannot permit the postponement j I of the evacuation.” said a .Tapanes" au- ; i thorlty, “for Russia would utilize the - I additional time to strengthen her fleet. ; ■ and army In the Far East. Already her i : naval tonnage there Is equal io ours, i Public senliment h; Japan is deeply I stirred bv Russia's failure to earr,.’ mil I her promises to . vac mte M.inchurifl and i demands the withdrawal of her troops i on the date fixed a year ago.” ROCKEFELLER SKY SCRAPERS. I Said That He Will Erect Fifteen Large Buildings. Clevelanil. Ohio. September 19. -Tt . ' su’d that John D. Rockefeller has d elded to erect no fewer than fifteen l.i' ; office buildings and business blocks in the tov n district of Cleveland at a cost .., i gregating more than $30,000,000 Mr. : Rockefeller or his agents will neither coa ; firm nor deny the report. Sir Thomas Has Appendicitis. I Chicago. September 17.—Sir Thomas i Lipton, who is ill of < itarrhal append! 1 ' tis in his apartments it the Auditorium ! annex, is doitnu well. a . riling to a state -1 ment made bv Dr. Thomas. To Alexander H. Revell. Sit Thomas' i host, who was a caller, th., patient slid: “I've been an awfully sick man. but I'm ; easier now." , Mr. Ib-vell said b" cm: i-'-erec the pa l tiont's condition verv em "investing. Lr. I Thomas spent the nif':: in a room ..f " I Linton sailt,-. but aside from ordinary : sick room duties there was no urgent : need for hi.s servi .-s. a number of mes- I sagos of sympathy from New I orj< i friends were received dvimz the night ; and road with pleasure by th- reei’dent | when lie awoke. It is believed that an ■ operation will noj be necessary, as no : pus has formed. PRICE: FIVE CENTS. last year; an increas of 43.911 bah? over year before last; and a falling off from 1900 of 62,440 bales. ' Th'..'ro is no problem more Int-.-resling . than the study of the cotton situation. There is nothing mor" widen: t ■■’n ti .it this yr;;.' is a pbenomt ■ d om- and ; r - seals more problems thin any icith n s son we have ever entered upon. Seer-ua; Hester's BV-. : kly Crop S' tem-nt. hl- : Statement ' f Spinners T kings of utt n and of the World’s Visible Supply of - will be. found on th" market page. Turn to t'nw, full reports and make i your own figures and let us have your • i's'imates with jour subscription by ~n ! ertly mail so that you will take your phi" ■ forth. S2OO "Xt;priz- or tin nearest e;qimato of 3epten-.il'Wit.; : the data given you should b-- able to make an intelligent estimate. i The terms of securing estimates ate i quite simp'" ami reasonable and y-ntr 1 ostim-jt's shc.ald b-* ' ir n<’ I a.t ? early date. The $3,000 first prize, r ~-v n t smull'est division of ■■■■■ i prize, will be very acceptable <arly n January. Do not fail to file vour e?: : mat" hiring Sepii mhev atal t..k- r ” i ortunit.v to secure th- S2OO cash prize ' It, ad the rules of the cutest, m.: i your figures plain, remit by safe tn■ > w-I land send ail. th" subscription. ..-Em.; " ; ! and the money in the same "nciope. ■ I dressed to THE ATI,ANTA ('ONSTITUTIt ’N. I Atlanta. Gi I mm. I GLOOMY VIEW OF THE WEEVILPEST. Charles P. McLane Declares That in Two Years Weevil Will Spread Over Texas and Arkansas, Makin? Cotton Rais ing Impossible. | Knoxville. Tenn. September '9 C! ; F* McLane, a chemist In the einy jth agricultural department of the U. . I States "Over-imer.l. arrived here tv i■ - ; T.-xai. and \ -k-i.isas. wtu.re h ’ I b»en -ent y the governm: :it to !’'.-- ■ ! gati th" damage done In the cotton ' ■' I by WC"ViI. ! He lias spent two months studying t* I insects, and aumi’.s that the future jibe cotton-growing c-tlon w-=t T i Mississippi is exceedingly gloomy. Mr M :Lane s- ivs that tin ■" n i in tiiimtv-six Texas counties will he ■ ! tot., fallut. , "! Z th..- th' '■ J i eru p.-rt of Arkansas, p"./'ill'-. 11-‘". 1 i stead county, pr- s>-nt.- a desolate app" . - I a-. H" prod: : that "it - -r x o Hn the southwiwill decline hi :!>•' 1 : I All efforts to destr.\'.- the weevil ba . ' pro; ■ d futile and the p- oph ai» :hs ' dirtig--i Arkansas has u-’t ■: liard I’.it this year as Texas, but ■: h r. diets that th- devastating weevil will j spread rapidly ov- r the <’ntir<: cottu i j lands of the southwest within two yer-, j Few if anv evidences of the appe.’. r.ir. ■ I.;' the w. "Vi: have been seen .-ast -f t.- j Mississippi. NEGRO LYNCHED BY NEGROES. ’ Assailant of Two Negro Girls Pays the Penalty. I Litxo’a. Ark., September 19.—(Spc-ial.) Tom Hell-nn. a negro who as.-aultefi j two negro girls, ages 5 and 10 y-"- - last night, wa-' lyiu-i-..'d by a mob whi- •; strung him up to th" wa er tank at: i then riddled his body with bullets -mi bu. kshot. Over five hundred shots were fir'd and th" mob then ’"tired leaving wh.i' was left of Hellom dangling from 'lo tank. It was cut down this morning. The negro had been arrested and "d in jail here. There was great indig nation against him among the negroes and a mob formed and demanded t ‘ sh.-riff to d.-’iver Hellom to them They threatened to batter down jail If refused and the sheriff gave t negro to them. FITTS IS GIVEN HIS FREEDOM ' Young’ South Carolina Teacher Whc Killed Pupil Acquitted. : Spartanburg. S. September 19 ‘ (Special.)—The trial of Reuben B. Pitts for murder it. having shot Eddie Foster, a. student, while chastising him, was concluded here this afternoon by a ver dict of not guilty b.-lng returned by the jury. The case has been the most exciting ) tried here in years. When the verdict i was read, about five hundred people w. : e lin the room, half of whom were la dies. The reading of the verdict was loudly applauded, despite the efforts of office: s to prevent It. The jury was out about an hour. Young Pitts will return to his home in Laurens with Ills parents tomor row. THEY PUT OUT STATE TICKET. Maryland Republicans Name Ticket and Adopt Platform. Baltimore, September 17.—The republi can state convention of Maryland today nominated the following state ticket: F r gov. rnor. Stephen X Wil.tarn:-, f Harford county; for attorney general. George A. Whitlock. Baltimore city; for state comptroller. 1,. E. P. Dennis, of Somerset county. i 'i'he platform indorses the administra tion of President Roosevelt and favors his nominati it in 1904; the present demo cratic administration in Maryland is de no.iced: a reform of the present election laws Is e.-riii d, and charges of corrupt law to prevent bribery in election is advo cated. Legislation on behalf of a sewer age system for Baltimore city and to encourage Chesapeake bay oyjgter Indus tries is favored.