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#o m es tom of decent Ing direction. hfim west. â€" essarily m lrie commando Re the senior ] principally en; London, July 25.â€"In a despatch From Pretoria The Times‘ special corâ€" respondent gives the position of the frincipal groups of Boers as follows : Viljoen succeeded in moving north Of the Middleburg line. By this move the force immediately north of this line has been augmented to approxiâ€" mately 700 men. These are split into three main commandoss, under Triâ€" chardt and Hinton, Muller and Vilâ€" Joen himself. Probably the object of this northern dash is to replenish the ammunition supply, as ammuniâ€" tion is known to be buried in _ the Tantesberg district. Viljoen has gone in the direction of Sekukuni‘s counâ€" try. He is probably making for amâ€" munition cackes in the Zoutpansberg. Botha, with the Cape carts and male trolly, which represents Schalk Burgher‘s Boer tGovernment, is proâ€" bably at Ermelo or in the flcinlty.‘ Beyer‘s commando in the northwest Pransvaal followed the usual â€" cusâ€" tom of decentralization when changâ€" E‘ .eirectk:n. _Pelarey is now back Botha, with the C male trolly, which re Burgher‘s Boer Gove: bably at Ermelo or â€" rcum west. His presence does not essarily mark the presence . of lrie commando in"fighting strength, he the senior Boor Generals are now jyincipally engaged in moriag from swer circles there, and Mr. Kruger‘s entourage and several of the exâ€"presiâ€" flent‘s advisers share the opinion bat General Botha would now be Latmed in ordering British prisonâ€" ers to be shot and in resorting to all methods of retaliation. The Boer Generalissimo has addressed to Lord Kitchener a protest against the exâ€" reution of rebels. TLondon, July 26.â€"In answor to an Enquiry in the House of Commons as ko the shooting of the Rritish woundâ€" ®d at Vlak{ontein, Mr. â€" Brodrick ted that in réply to his inquiry $\J Kitchener first telegraphed : bBave made no communication â€" to the Boer leaders as to the shooting t Vlak{fontein, as it is very unlikeâ€" Eto hbave any effect, as, even if the leaders disapprove of the atâ€" Rocities, they have no control over meen." Mr. Brodrick stated that g“l:.d later received the following telegram : "I _ am sending copy of Bworn depositions as to Boers shootâ€" Ing our wounded to Detarey." Mr. Brodrick further stated that ithe Daily News‘ story of the proâ€". posed withdrawal of 70,000 infantry from South Africa and the abandonâ€" ment of certain lines of communicaâ€" klion between Pretoria and the south was unauthorized and inaccurate. Mr. Brodrick, in answer to Colonel Erookheld, said the question of proâ€" iding dental surgical attendance Kor the troops in South Africa has been, and is, receiving carefal attenâ€" ktion. Four dentists were despatchâ€" pd on June 17, and in addition, a numâ€" ber of refugee dentists have been enâ€" gaged and employed» | A Brussels despatch to The Standâ€" Ard states that the execution of seyâ€" eral rebel Afrikanders in Cape Colâ€" :xly has created great excitement in Rt Vlakiontel g. to have at leaders gocities, they edr men." ) had later telegram : "I Bworn deposit Ing oor wou: London, July 26.â€"The War Office publishes the following list of casualâ€" ties to the South African Constabulâ€" mry, A Division, at Voreeniging, on July 11: 1613, Sergeantâ€"Major Wilâ€" lHam Chalmers, killed ; Constables, 1,780 Harry John Sproule, and 1,260 George Sythes, killed ; 1,680 4. T. Herschner, _ dangerously wounded : 1,669 Thomas Dillon Curtis: 1,729 Robert H. Mecintyre: 1,669 James Bravely, and 1,458 Corporal Alfred John Hill, severely wounded. London, July 26.â€"General Arthur Menry Paget has received a command in South Africa. Ho sails on August 10 to take up his noew duties. Justly and wisely, the rest will be easy. Depend upon it, in the end we will win over the Boers to our, side." Gen. Badenâ€"Powell has not yet gone ko London. He will go to the country Yor a while for rest. + Refoerring to Lord Milner‘s speech at the Guildhall, he said that its effect must be to give an object lesson in wood government in South Africa. He added : _ "Lord Milner, to whom the Emplire owes an everlasting debt of gratitude, exactly hit the nail on the head. Once give the Boers to underâ€" stand that they will be governed Gen. Badenâ€"Powell spoke with reâ€" wpect and admiration of the Boer as an individual. â€" He said : ‘"They have been most terribly misled. I do not Ithink that the time is remote when the Boer and Briton will settle peaceâ€" ably #side by side, and cordially work kogether for the good of South Afâ€" gica." In an interview Gen. Badenâ€"Powell Sauld he did not care to prophesy the ud of the war. It was easy in such & country for small roving bands to wlude defeat or capture. Nevertheless, be was inclined to think that unless khere is an earlier dramatic ending, the Boer resistance will have been gompletely crushed in three or four onths from now. Ceualities Among t he Constabularyâ€" Bhooting the Woundedâ€"Kruger Wants Botha to Shoot British Prisonersâ€"W here the Booer Leadâ€" ers Areâ€"The Refugee Camps. ‘ Houthampton, July 26. â€"Gen. Badenâ€" bbwell. the hero of Mafeking, and mow chiet of the Transvaal police, Banded here at 4.30 this afternoon. He was received with the greatest enâ€" khusiasm. l Location of Boer WILL MAKE COOD SUBJECTS e Doesn‘t Think the Boer War Will Last Long. BAOENâ€"POWELL _ i MRANEGS HOME. South African Constabuilary. Bhooting the Wounded. aget Gets a Command. %@A ‘s as follows : moving north By this move north of this Leaders. Cape Town, July 28.â€"Replying to appeal by the Mayor that the Duke of Edinburgh‘s Volunteer Rifles, _ a local corps, be relieved from active duty, after twerty months‘ service, Gen. Kitchener has pointed â€" out that the present disturbed state of the colony makes any reduction of strength very difficult and most unâ€" desira ble. upper districts of Cape “aolony in small marauding parties. Some are within a few miles of Indwe. Others a&re around Jamestown, and between Moitenc and © Burghersinem Cacmsal London, July 28.â€"The latest peace rumor, to the effect that Mr. Choate, the American Ambassador, had gone to Holland to act as an intermediary between Great Britain and the Boers at the request of Mr. Kruger, is altoâ€" gether without .oundation. Mr. Choate is attending to his business in Lonâ€" Called Kruger ©"*President.‘" Berlin, July 28.â€"The official North German Gazette announces that on the death of Mrs. Kruger on July 20th, Count vyon Buelow, the Imperial Chancellor, conveyed his cordial symâ€" pathy to "President Kruger" through the German Minister at The Hague. To this message Mr. Kruger replied, expressing his hearty thanks through Dr. Leyds, representative of the Boer Republics. becoming a confirmed hypochondriac. H»r brought with him from South Alrica his own chef, his own poultry, and his own cow, and he lives wholly on what they produce. The King held a gpecial meeting of the Privy Council last Tuesday to swear in Rhodes. This is bitterly reâ€" sonted by Radicals, who mean to proâ€" test against his continuance in the Privy Council after the deceptions which they allege he practised on the Imperial and Cape Ministers over the Jameson raid. L Rhodes a Hypochondriac. London, July 28.â€"Cecil Rhodes, who is staying quietly at the Burlington, is don, says: "Mail advices say it is reported in Pretoria that Lord Kitchâ€" ener will give up his command Aug. 31 and proceed to England, where he will remain five months, then taking over the supremecommand in India, and that Sir Bindon Blood is expectâ€" Lonton, July 28.â€"The Cape Town corresponmnmient of the Standard, conâ€" firming the rumors which have been ltvr circulation for a fortnight in Lonâ€" gdelberg line, Johannesburg, July 28.â€"Boer Comâ€" mandant Spruyt was killed on Friday v_vl_n_ilo end_gn.voring to cross the Heiâ€" A military census Inly 31. , Caves that were occupied by Boers have been discovered in the Lydenâ€" burg district. ‘They were hurriedly vacated by their occupants when the British approached,. The caves wore well furnished and stocked with [woâ€" visions. A quantity of silks and taâ€" tins were also found in them, and it is supposed that these were icoted from stores, 4 From July 1 to July 22 the number of Boers captured, wounded, or surâ€" rendering was 1,068. Fimonstown, July 26.â€"The 3rd Stafâ€" fords have replaced the 3rd Queen‘s in guarding the Boer prisoners‘ camp. Pretoria, July 28.â€"Col. Garrett has had a _ succesgsful skirmish â€" near Vereeniging. His force captured 25 Boers and a number of cattie and wagouns, to raid a big berd of cattle near Pretoria. After sharp handâ€"toâ€"hand fighting the Boers were driven off with loss, Coh Cape Town, July 26.â€"A daring atâ€" tempt has been made by the Boers Tired of the War. Graaf Reinet, Cape Colony, July 26. â€"Gert Van Vuren, a rebel who is lying wounded in hospital here, says that the Boers are short of rifle ammunition and foodstuffs and that the majority are tired enough of the war and anxious for the end. He declares that the proâ€"Boer {farmâ€" ers at Cambdeboo, where the enemy laagered, had a rough time at the hands of the Boers, many of whom are little better than desperadoes. ’ In the Refugee Camps. Potche{fstroom, July 26.â€"There are now 6,500 persons in the refugee camp here, Recently 180 cases of clothing were distributed by a comâ€" mittee formed by the refugees themâ€" selves. Several Boers have recently surrendered, and a large number of burghers have taken the oath of allegiance. Over 600 Boer refugees have been brought into the town from the Lichtenburg and Ventersâ€" dorp districts, 4 are stores or a minor to succeed him in South Avf-l'lI(â€";l" There still seem to be about the same number of the enemy in Cape Coldny, following their old tactics of dispersion, followed by a renâ€" dezvous after a few days, and then & da{h upon some post where there Fourie was deposed for advising the Burghers to surrender. He was tried at Parys by Deleary and Dewet, and group to group, with the object of infusing confidence. In the Orange River Colony, on the east, there is some accumulation of the enemy in the Brandwater basin, where the difficulties of the country favor the Boer movement. It has now been ascertained that there was a foundation for the report that Will Not Visit Kruger. Cannot Spare Them Kitchoner for India. Boer General Killed. Guard at Simonstown. Boer Raid Repulsed. scattered throughout the the will be taken on township. émep 3. 2,___ _ _4 5* 4t« AHqIL CIOrK, ning between Montreal and Tor dropped dead at his residence in city toâ€"day. Em Fok s w a ho 0 Sol Oe C Pel ce â€" HBS â€"CCH is the only one occupied on the corâ€" ridor. He is given this place, Aot be. cause he was suspected of insanity, but because the confinement would be far more solitary there than in any other part of the prison. Montreal, Jnl; -?:8'.â€".101.; Ford, a w;dl .known G: T- R- ml Clork snn In Solitary Confinement. Kingston, July 28.â€"Frederick Rice, the Toronto burglar, is in solitary confinement in Kingston â€" Penitenâ€" tiary, ln_the insane ward. His cell _ _ "CCRCeguon thus commenced beâ€" tween Canada and South Africa is but an augury of a close and profitâ€" able connmection in the future. I am, sir, yours faithfully (signed) R. Badenâ€" Powell, Inspectorâ€"General South Afâ€" rican Constabulary." . the connection thus tween Canada and but an augury of a { THE CANADIAN MEN wELcomME. f A Letter From Majorâ€"General Badenâ€"Powell. THANKS According to present indication the next move by Italy will be a certain matrimonial _ alliance uniting the princely houses of Montenegro and Bulgaria and a deal with the Sultan giving Italy a protectorate over Alâ€" bania, a country long coveted by Ausâ€" trla as a natural consequence of the acquisition of Bosnia â€" and Herzegoâ€" vina. Outsiders, of course, see only a part of the game, and reason by anâ€" alogy as to the rest. According to that process Italy is playing a danâ€" gerous game unless she has some sort of an understanding with Russia. yE orend oi ulsnt ced td MBEA s c hi d i i is 1 Triple Alliance was last renewed. __London, July 28.â€"Some time ago atâ€" tention was drawn to the Monteneâ€" grin intrigue in the Balkans. Denials more or less official were given to similar accusations _ from Vienna, Rome and St. Petersburg, and to all appearance every body has been anxâ€" ious to prove thnat Montenegro is the most peaceâ€"loving and unambitious little state in Europe. The value of these denials may be Jjudged from a speech recently delivâ€" ered by the Crown Prince of Monâ€" tenegro, and only reported in the newspapers yesterday. " When Alâ€" INTRIGUE N Crown Prince Throws Down the Gauntlet. AUSTRIA AND MONTENEGRI T Fortyâ€"four _ officers, nonâ€"commisâ€" gioned officers and men of the Canaâ€" dian Scouts are on board the steamâ€" ship Numidian, due at Quebec this morning. In consequence of the action of the Daily Mail in first drawing public atâ€" tention to the Vlakfontein scandal, Mr. Brodrick has warned news agenâ€" cles that the paper is not in future to receive any official news. Mail Clerk Drops Dead Lord Reay as Governor of Bombay he was regarded as a man with a future. He has expressed himself in public as sanguine of a satisfactory settlement of the South African question in the long run, and he sees no reason why Briton and Foer should Bot live peaceably side by side. This is the proper spirit with which to apâ€" proach the situation, but the man to whom is really confided the task of solving the final problem is Lord Milâ€" ner, and he is well awara of the difâ€" ficulty of the task that awaits him on his return to South Africa. work under Sir Redvers Buller in the early days ol the war, but Liout.â€" Generals Forestierâ€"Walker and Lord Methuer are both senior to him. Neither of these men is, however, likely to be appointed, and it must be said in favor of the choice of General Lyttleton that he has alâ€" ready distinguished himself in civil life. When Military Secretary to Sir ._Iolu! Adye at Gibraltar and later to ht i N ARiall R. mail clerk, runâ€" Notes. THE â€" BALKANS TORONTO PREMIER, His cell the corâ€" , Aot be. of our dear *"We are glad the t We never had a mom the result. We knew l plun. ul 1Cs ~t S * ; Pouce ~want:‘ty send anything to me they know how to do it properly without notifying me by wire twentyâ€"four hours beâ€" fore, and then giving it out themâ€" selves to the newspapers," * The Family‘s Statement, ‘This afternoon the Fosburg {famâ€" ily gave out this statement : "If the New York police want send anything to me they know h to d_o it properly without notifv In explanation of this : Nicholson declared that h. not been treated right Titus. He said : One of the features of the brief sesâ€" sion of court this morning was the announcement to the newspaper men by Chief of Police John Nicholson, to the effect that the affidavits which had been sent to him yesterday by Chief Titus, of New York, had arâ€" rived in Pittsfield this morning by registered letter, but that he had refused to accept them and they would be returned to New York. Youug Robert Fosburg was then disâ€" charged from custody and court was adjourned. The great crowd then rushed Aas one person to shake the hand of the smiling young man, and it was seyâ€" eral minutes before the court room was cleared. f The crowd in the court room, which included hundreds of friends of the defendant, broke into loud applause which the court immediately quelled by sternly raising his finger and comâ€" manding the sheriff to see that the demonstration was not repeated. Robert Stewart Fosburg, the defenâ€" dant, was then ordered to stand while the foreman of the jury was asked "What is your verdict ?" Tho reply was "Not Gailty." Judge Sterens then in a few words expressed his thanks to the jurymen for their careful consideration of the‘ case during its presentation to them. shot by burglars ; it has endeavored to exclude all other members of the family from the affair, and, third, to prove that the shot was fired by her brother, Robert 8. Fosburg, Letting Nicholsoa Down. "The trial has proceeded _ someâ€" what in the form of an inquest and been tried with great pains on the 'part of_the Government and the deâ€" fence. There has been a desire to _obtain proof and so a great deal of evidence has been introduced and admitted without objection which . might have been excluded, under the strict rule of the lawk. I think I ought also to say to you that it is due to the Chief of Police, who has stood behind this prosecution, that, in the view of the court, he has tried to do his duty with a single eye to ascertaining the truth. No Case Made Out. Now, Mr. Foreman and Gentleâ€" men, a motion has been made that this case be taken from the jury and it becomes my duty to say to you that in the opinion of the court the Government has not furnished proof sufficient to sustain a verâ€" dict of guilty against the defendâ€" ant, and, therefore, under the diâ€" rection of the court, in the indictâ€" ment oi" Robert 8. Fosburg, _ for killing his sister, you will return a verdict of not guilty." JUDGE W. A. STEVENS, presiding "Mr. Foreman â€" and Gentlemen,â€" During six days we have listened to a painful recital of one of the saddest tragedies ever presented to a jury. A beautiful girl, just budding into wa .anhood, was shot down, and her brother has been accused of the crime. The Government has endeaâ€" vored to prove that the girl was not seats. The verdict was received with shouts of applause, which the court immediately suppressed. The demonâ€" stration, however, was one of the most remarkable that has ever ocâ€" curred in a court of justice. The Judge‘s Remarks. Judge Stevens, in ordering the jury to bring in a prdict of acquittal, sauid : Pittwfield, Mass., July 26.â€"At the opening of court toâ€"day in the Fosâ€" burg trial Judge Stevens instructed the jury to bring in a verdict; of not guilty, and this was done, ending the trial. The jurymen did not leave their Remarks of the Judge to the Juryâ€" Letting the Police Down Sofilyâ€" There Was No Caseâ€"The Crowd Rushes to Congratulate the Acâ€" cused. VERDICT WAS APPLAUDED. Judge Instructs Jury to Say Not Guilty. FOGBURG CAE â€"Al AN END ‘ar May. Her ( a burglar was us all: but a Nicholson Hufted. Nation ol this action, Chief leclared that bhe felt he had tre:.;ted right by Chief glad the trial has cnded usc ue C222 oine PVX bura: truth moment‘s ?fo;f;t“ of we had told to the death _death at the 8 a crushing greater still in an4 1____7/(PC, Gisiocat. ing his hip, and breaking his beft arm in two places. He also received internal injuries which proved fatal, death relieving him of his sufferings at 7 o‘clock Sunday morning, smm nmemmmmimmmnttiniere, Hon. William ‘Mulock sails from Livâ€" erpool on the Lucania on August 10. He expects to reach Ottawa abont Anmenaot 14 .__ an NEZe* 70+» JWy 28.â€"While shingâ€" ling the roof of Johin Shiels‘ barn on the 4th concession of Huron, on Friâ€" day afternoon, James Bordan, in atâ€" tempting to catch a hammer that had stipped from him, lost his balance and slid down the roof, falling a disâ€" tance of 30 Or 40 fank L..09 4 Ripley Man ""7" 0 iTince Albert, the heirâ€"apparâ€" ent to the Crown of Belgium, _ and her third sister to the heirâ€"preosumpâ€" tive to the throne of Bavaria, is â€" a very attractive young woman, who, until her marriage, used to assist her Tather i0 his Grvang e o. V qPUaPigL Te bee press of Austri The latest victim of these Italian railroad brigands is the Duchess Soâ€" phia of Bavaria, married to Count MHans Torring, and daughter of Duke Charles Theodore of Bavaria, who is so famous as an ocalist,. and who is the eldest brother of the late Emâ€" munks w yuu% & FATAL FALL FROM A ROOF DUGHESS PREY OF BANDNTS, Vienna, July 28.â€"Italian railroads seem destined to maintain their reâ€" putation for insecurity, and those who travel on them are just as much in danger of brigands as were the tourists who in times gone by were wont when traveling by post chaise and by stage coach to be held up on the bandittiâ€"infested high roads of the Italian peninsula. ROBBED OF ALL HER JEWELRY Sophia of Bavaria Bound and Gagged on Train. Pittsburg, July 28.â€"Mr. Williams, Secretary of the Amailgamated Asâ€" sociation, was asked if the terms as printed in the papers this morning were correct. He replied that they were purely guesswork. No terms could possibly be made without the full consent of the general Execuâ€" tive Committee of the organization. It is learned here that a meeting of the Exceutive Board has been called for Tuesday. It is believed that before the end of the week the mills will be all ready to run again. 5. The Steel Company will permit the organization of men when they manifest i# desire to join the Amailâ€" gamated or other associations expects to ust 19 or : 4. All mills shall be open to all men with or without union~ cards. The association shall not attempt to force men into the union or to oblige the Steel Company to employ only union men. 8. The Steel Company will pay the scale in all mills, union or nonâ€" union. 2. The Amailgamated _ Association will recede from its demand that the Steel Company sign the seale for all mills. The World says the basis of settleâ€" ment is a compromise, concessions beâ€" ing made by both sides. The terms, it is understood, avill be about as folâ€" lows : (1) The mills recognized _ as nonâ€"union on Jaly ist will be conâ€" tinued as such save, possibly, where the Amaigamated Association has efâ€" fected strong organization. _â€"â€"New York, July 28.â€"A conference on the steel strike was held yesterâ€" day afternoon by J. Pierpont Morâ€" gan, President Schwab, of the United States Steel Corporation, President Shaffer and Secretary Williams of the Amalgamated Association, and exâ€" Judge E. H. Gary, Chairman, of ‘the Board of Directors of the _ United States Steel Corporation. The conâ€" ference will probably be resumed toâ€" morrow, with the same officials preâ€" sent. The meeting was conducted with the utmost secrecy. It is believâ€" ed that while no agreement was efâ€". fected between Messrs. Morgan and Shaffer, substantial progress to-‘ ward a settlement was made, and the formal announcement of the comâ€" pact of peace will come in a few tays. The conference yesterday was preâ€" arranged. BASIS CF THE COMPROMISE, Officers of the Trust Meet Labor, Leaders. SETTLING STEEL STRIKE. It is understood that Robert S. Fosburg. the defendant, wili make no statement personally, and that the statement given out this afterâ€" noon will be the only official one to come from the Fosburgs. was our anguish when one of our mombers was accused of killing her, but, through it all, God‘s infinite love and power has sustained us. "To that portion of public, press and the kind fcriends who have so nobly stood by us, we extend our sincere thanks." F This statement was signed "Robt. L. Fosturg and family." It is understood that Robert S. Fosburg. the defendant, wili make no statement personally, and that 3 feL receiving a the temple, dislocat. breaking his â€" left HMe Tells of His Impressions During Mis Recent HMiness, Paris, July 28.â€"A despatch to tho Temps from â€" Moscow says Count Tolstoi, who has â€" partly recovered from his illness and is able to «1: _ Up, on Friday told a friend the im pressions he gained. HMe said : "I did not recognize those around me distinctly. I seemed to be slip ping softly but surely into . beauiâ€" tude. Now there is the painful im pression of returning through bogs and quagmires to terrestrial existâ€" ence. I regret every moment of the time between this world and the next. Iwill write something on this subject to teach men that death is not terrible, ~because there is anâ€" other and a better life," The chief cause for alarm ct;nh- cerning Count ‘Tolstoi lies in extreme weakness. His body is emaciated and his skin is sallowr ; his eyes alone retain their brilâ€" liancy, while his mind is perfectly cleag. + â€" j mous cathedrais. It is owing to this thai the whole structure is manifesting a disposition to slip down toward the river, whil the safety of the cathedral is graveâ€" ly endangered by the immense fi= sures in the ground due to the subâ€" sidence, _ This announcemest, comâ€" ing so soon after the fall of a huge mass of stone in Westminster Abâ€" bey, due to the destruction by rou=t of the iron clamps by which the stones were fastened in their place bhundreds of years ago, has given rise to very serious alarm â€" amoug the English people with regard to the met! of their two most faâ€" ALARMING BREAKS IN WALis London, July 28.â€"The scare which Naw York has had in connection with the Brooklyn Bridge has had its counâ€" terpart here in 8t. Paul‘s Cathedral, and the public has been startled by the expert announcement that th» vast edifice is in danger of collapse | The enormous wall of the south transept, whichiseight to ten leet thick, 130 feet wide, and 150 feet high, is shoYing a number of very alarming breaks, due, it is believed, to the subsidence of the soil, whil~ the west front, with its heavy tow ers and bells, is also showing _ unâ€" mistakable signs of subsidence. The soil upon which the cathedral was built was never very good, and the architert, Sir Christopher Wren, took _ his precautions accordingly Had the subssil been left undisturbed these precautions might have sufâ€" ficed. â€" But not only has the water at the bottom of the sandy stratum beneath the catpedral been tapped, but the hillside on which the catheâ€" dral is built is now traversed by deep drains, and by several undergroun d railroads. England‘s Great Cathedral ® Has Been Undermined. FEARS FOR ST. PAUL‘S, ’ Then the officers present, watchins with interest the ticking and flashing of the instruments located in the lit_ tle house above the afterâ€"house on the German steamship, united in the expressed wish that this message should be sent to the Lucania, miles away â€" "A happy royage. Goodâ€"bye." Mr. Kroncke said yesterday that h« thought the exhibition a very sucâ€" cessful one, as there were so man 3 metal conductors about New York that tehded to divert the effort to communicate with the outgoing Engâ€" lish ship and interfered with her sizâ€" nails sent back. The tall stee!l masts of the vessels in port, the buildings, largely of metal construction, the iron roofs, and many other things, Mr. Kroncke said, all received a porâ€" tion of the electric impulses sent ont from the two vessels. R After this time, although the ei~ tric wave was recorded by the ma chine on the Kaiser Wilhelm 4« Grosse, the messages became indi« tinct, and were read with great diffi culty, and finally it was agreed be tween the two operators that th test should c>ase. boy ?" from the English ship, when that vessel headed down the harbor the messages ed between the two vessels as ursaly as it was possib\; to operate the dolicate mechanism rcoâ€" quired for their transmission or r/ ception, and there was not a hitch 0; break until a quarter . past . two o‘clock, when the operator on the Ly cania announced that the #steamship was passing out of the Narrows Agreed upon between the tito op~ ators, George Kroncke, of the (i»p man ship, and William Hepworth. on the Lucania, the test was a seniâ€" private affair, and the messagos were in the nature of friend|v greetings, with the excoption that several times during the passage of the Cunarder down the harbor Mr. Hepworth sent back to shore the e act position of the vessel. _ Beginning with, "How are you. ols ’ New York, July 28.â€"Between tho steamship Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosso of the North German Lioyd Line, an the Cunard steamship Lucania a ver, successful test of the operation of the Marconi wireless telegraph sys tem was made yesterday afternoo; in the water of New York Harbo: The Lucania sailed for Liverpool :i one . o‘clock yesterday afternoon while the Kaiser Wilhelm der Gross: remained berthed at Pier 51, Norti River, from which she will sail on Tuesday next. For more than an hour the two were in constant comâ€" munication with each other, and until the Lucania passed out of th, Narrows there was no difficalty in reading her signals. ONE WAS SAILING FOR EUROP: TOLSTOI ON DEATH Test of Wireless Telegrapn Between Two Steamship:. THE MARGONi‘5 SIBNMS, i t 14 [“ if Don‘ MONXNSOC AD The a prpk)c high farr | eult, OPdVe gran« more But qu it« ly you gxea rod whom doubt, aester 1 gua d ester WWaat w poxtidk rooared nedin . wl io i you uJ Ns wiulll! t« rival. "Miss Lkl triad Iw> prews ©Theer hb bt «ind C mx, 3 tricks« «Cw Cw Mirs ho w« feyal ." You 1 tow dn enoalg ONep taerse «o a s«seben s befo adml grea che Bof pa mt Rome suen B V tom from had any hn e ing, hous fath appe his n L T OWP ty N# King sta t @ T Ts @1 Y eing w‘ def ind Imj th air at a Wh ngz. oi det the Et me M« +« df ds Mi M