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Mr. Conger of 'Iowa Declines
I
, Ambassadorship to
Mexico.
OYSTER BAY Edwin H. Conger
of Iowa lias roslgned liln post as
American ambassador to Moxtco, to
taK6 offoct October 18 noxt, and
President Itoosovelt has accepted tlio
resignation.
Sir. Conger's retirement from tho
diplomatic sorvico was foreshadowed
last week. It 'was Indicated then that
too might bo sent to raking as a Bpe--clat
commlBBlonor of tho president to
adjust, if possible tho differences bo
tween this country and China over
tho boycott of American goods by
Bomo of tho Chinese commercial
guilds, While no ofllclal stalemont
is obtainable hero regarding tho mis
sion, there aro reasons for tho state
men, that it has cither been aban
doned by tho prosldont or declined
hy( Mr. Conger. At any rate, it is bo
Iloyed Mr. Conger will not go to
China.
In connection with tho appointment
to nnmo of Francta D. Loomls, as
Distant sccrotary of ntatb, has been
mentioned, but it can bo said protty
definitely thnt Mr. Loomls will not bo
appointed. Ills resignation as assist
ant secrotnry of stnto may bo expect
ed at any time.
Tho president authorized tho pub
lication of tho correspondence which
passed between him and Ambassador
Conger with regard to tho lattcr's
resignation. Tho letters follow:
"WASHINGTON Tho Prosldent:
For roasons porfainjng to ray private
business and personal affairs, I havo
tho honor to tender horowlth my
resignation ns ambassador extraordi
nary nnd plenipotentiary to Mexico,
to talto effect on tho oxpiratlon of my
leave of absence, which will terminate
October 18, 1005, or at such a dato ns
(will suit your convonlonco.
"It is with feelings of regret that
I leavo a service tho dutlos of which
l havo found so interesting and in
'which I havo received so many ovl
doncos of your confidence, nnd such
invariable courtesy and kindness at
your hands of Which I shnll alwnyB
cherish most valuablo and plensant
recolloctlonB, for all of which I thank
you, Mr. Prosldont, with all my heart,
nnd I havo tho honor to remain, Your
obedient servant.
"B. H. CONGER."
"OYSTER BAY My Dear Mr. Con
gor: I navo received your resignation
to tako effect October 18, 1905, and
nccopt it for that dato. In thus ac
cepting it I desire to express to you
my cordial appreciation of tho work
that you havo performed in China, as
previously in Brazil. In zeal, effl
cloncy and single-minded devotion to
public duty you havo boon tho kind
of official of whom Amorlcans havo a
right to foel proud, and I congratu
late tho country upon having had
your servlcog.
"With all good wishes for your fu
ture, bcllovo mo, sincerely yours,
. "THEODORE ROOSEVELT."
DECLARE FOR JOINT STATEHOOD
Indian Territory Willing to Double
Up with Oklahoma.
MUSKOGEE, I. T. Resolutions de
claring for immediate statehood for
Oklahoma and Indian Territory us ono
Btato wero adopted by tho statehood
nnd constitutional convention of tho
Indians of the five civilized tribes.
Then, after Uio appolntmont of a com
mltteo of flfty-ono, which is to draft
n constitution for presentation to tho
-convention, tho gathering adjourned
to await tho work of tho committee.
The committee will meet dally,' di
viding tho work of drafting tho con
stitution among subcommittees. This,
It is believed, will consumo two or
throe weeks' tlmo. Tho prohlbltlon
ills apparently havo won thoir fight
and -will bo pormltted to proparo a
strong prohibition plank.
! REMEDY FOR CONSUMPTION.
Good Results Follow Use of Vegetable
J Juices.
'"NEW YORK Physicians of this
city aro much interested in a circular
issuod yesterday by tho Now York
Post Graduato hospital announcing
tho discovery of a now euro for con
sumption. This new remedy Is the
juice of raw tablo vegetables pota
toes, beets, carrots, onions, celery and
tho like, procured by grinding and
squeezing. & dose being two ounces
after meals.
The statement Is made that eleven
patients with well doveloped pulmon
ary tuberculosis have been absolutely
cured and are now good subjects for
life Insurance risks. Fifty other pa
tlqnts aro still xmder treatment and
are said to be progressing satisfac
torily. KING OSCAR CHANGES HIS MIND.
Said to Be Willing Son Shall Become
King of Norway.
STOCKHOLM According to good
authority the feeling In government
.circles regarding tho accosslon by a
Bernadotto prince to tho Norwegian
ithrono has undorgone a complete
-change. King Oscar no longer op-
posgsjtke acceptance of the crown by
iJTssou Charles. Aa soon as tho
union between Norway and Sweden Is
dissolved his answer will be given,
.and.lt, probably will be affirmed.
ASIATIC CHOLERA IN GERMANY.
Causes Alarm and Russian Raftsmen
Are Isolated.
DANZIG, Prussia Two Russian
raftsmen recently died at Clum, West
Prussia, of what waB diagnosed ns
Asiatic cholera. All Russian rafts
men there, including thoso recently
arrived, havo been detained or iso
lated and energetic measures aro be
ing taken by the health authorities
to discover any cases of tho disease
and to prevent its spread.
Tho decision of tho conference of
health authorities, in which tho Privy
Councilor, Prof. KIrschnor, and Prof.
Gaffky, chief of tho buroau of infec
tious diseases in tho Prussian minis
try of education, worship and health,
took pari, was that thoro was no dan
ger of tho discaso spreading.. They
agreed that it existed, however, and
considerable local alarm is felt
PROTECTION FOR THE 8OLDIER0.
Ruling Ma4e Concerning Uintah Home,
steads.
PROVO, Utah To afford protection
to soldiers and sailors who acquired
tho right in tho drawing just closed to
locato homesteads on tho "Uintah In
dian reservation? Commissioner Rich
nrds of tho general land office has rul
ed that soldiers and sailors who regis
tered by proxy aro not compelled to
mnko thoir filings through tho agent
who registered them, but that they
may file for themselves, or may omploy
another agent to file for them.
Mnny of tho numerous agonts hero
havo represented thnt when thoy so
cured tho power of attorney nnd reg
istered tho veternns, thoy alone could
enter tho lnnd. Somo of theso agents
even havo tried to extort $50 to $100
or a half Interest in tho claims from
tho votoraus who havo secured tho
rights to enter homesteads.
NICHOLAS EXPLAINS REASON.
It
Would Only Whet Japan's Ambi
tion for Fresh Conquests.
PARIS Tho St. Petersburg corre
spondent of tho Temps telegraphs
that Emperor Nicholas, while express
ing to Ambassador Meyer his deep ap
preciation of Prosldent Roosevelt's
efforts, explained that Russia was un
ablo to mnko further concessions. His
mnjesty said that tho payment of an
indemnity would bo contrary to tho
fundamental lntorests of the nation,
while it would only further tho ambi
tion of tho Jnpanoso for fresh terri
torial conquests, and lnvolvo tho pos
sibility of a recommencement of war
in tho near futuro with tho balanco of
tho powers In their favor Instead of
an equalized strength, as at present.
Tho deslro of tho Russian people for
poaco, tho omperor told tho ambassa
dor, did not supersedo tho national
intorosts,
MIGHT HAVE SAVED INMATES.
Workmen In Albany Store Sought
Only Self-Preservation.
ALBANY, N. Y. Tho coroner's ex
amination of workmen who wore dig
ging a collar undor tho Myors depart
ment storo at tho tlmo of Its collapse
rocontly shows that tho men wero
warned of tho approaching disaster,
nearly a hour boforo tho structuro
fell and killed thirteen porsons. When
It was noticed that tho earth was
crumbling away from two of tho big
piers In tho cellar tho wholo force of
mon was put to work to braco theso
piors. Tho mon continued their work
till tho last mlnuto when, realizing
thnt their efforts to save tho building
woro useless, thoy rushed ouL
LINEVITCH CLAIMS SUCCESS.
Reports to the Emperor on Number
of Recent Engagements.
ST. PETERSBURG Tho emperor
has rocolved tho following report from
Goneral Llnovltch, dated August 22:
"Advanced Russian detachment on
August 20 drovo back the Japaneso
from threo positions. Ono detachment
in tho Tzzlncho valley occupied tho
vlllogo of Lagovtseakzy, another op
crated In tho direction of Schlratndzy,
and a third dislodged tho Japaneso
from their position to tho southward
of Mopoyschan. Tho threo Russian
columns drovo tho Japanese back to
their position near Sondjan."
General Llnovltch also reports tho
rcpulso of n detachmont of Japaneso
which was advancing on Klajourou
Jon, in Korea.
YELLOW FEVER IN MICHIGAN.
Patient Is a Telephone Lineman Who
Left New Orleans.
DETROIT. Mich. A Dotvoit News
special from Grand Rapids, Mich,
says:
A case of yellow fevor has boou dis
covered in Crockery township, Ottawa
county, ten 'miles from bore. The pa
tient Is Godfrey Llmburg, a teleVn-i
lineman, who left New Orleans a week
ago last Tuesday. He was taken sick
Saturday, but a physician was not
ed for sovoral days, Wednesday
hid temperature reached 105.
Prepare to Move Troops.
ODESSA The export trade in grain
from Black Bea ports Is paralyzed by
lack of railway facilities, tho govern
ment having retained all the rolling
stock for military contingencies,
either the return of the troops in
evont of peace or tho forwarding of
reinforcements should the war con
tinue. Many thousands of car loads
of grain havo accumulated along tho
southern linos and all the warehouses
are overflowing with grain awaiting
transport to tho sea. Exporters will
sustain heavy, losses.
INO PEACE
It Looks Now as If the on-
voys Cannot Amicably
Settle their Difference
PORTSMOUTH, N. H. The Ufo of
tho pence conference seems to hang by
a thread, but the thread will not he
broken Monday. At JO o clock Sun
day night, after a conference between
Mr. Taka,hlra and M. Witto in tho lat
tcr's room in tho hotel annex, tho an
nouncement of a postponement was
made, M. Witto explained to tho As
sociated Press that Mr. Takahira had
told him that no now instructions had
reached him from Tokio and fearing
none might bo recoiled boforo tho
meeting scheduled for Monday after
noon, ho had suggested tho propriety
of postponing tho meeting until Tues
day. To this Mf. Witto said ho had
readily assented. Mr. Takahira mado
tho following statement to tho Asso
ciated Press:
"Inasmuch as this conference was
Initiated by tho friendly offices of your
president, after consultation wo felt
that we should lie cautlbns about term
inating its labors."
Pressed as to whether ho regarded
tho situation as hopeless, Mr. Taka
hira said: "No, not hopeless, but al
most hopeless."
This In Itself from ono who has al
ways apoken in tho most guarded man
ner, is sufficient to show the desperate
ness of tho situation. Tho real crisis
In tho negotiations is at hand. It Is
very acute, but will not bo over for
several days, and without a rupture a
basis of peace acceptable to both sides
may come very suddenly. But to save
the situation now Japan must speak.
If on Tuesday it has nothing to offer,
all is ovoi.
M. Witte, oven if ho would, Is pow
erless to take a now step, Ho now
occupies tho rolo of an imperial mes
senger who transmits his master's or
ders to Baron Komura and Baron Ko
mura turnB them over to Tokio for the
response. Tho conference room hah
ceased to bon place for negotiations.
It Is simply tho place where tho em
perors of tho warring countries ex
change their communications by tho
hands of their envoys, nnd upon the
point of indemnity or reimbursement
of the cost of tho war, under any dis
guise, Emporor Nicholas has given tho
Japanoso emperor his last word. M.
Witto accepts it as final, and In writ
ing yesterday informed tho Japaneso
plenipotentiaries that Russia would
havo nothing further on this subject.
Russia would cede half of Sakhalin
and pay tho cost of tho maintenance
of the Russian prisoners, but that was
all. Emperor Nicholas had given the
same response to tho president
through Ambassador Meyer.
Tho Russians generally seem not
displeased with tho situation. Thoy
believe Japan has been diplomatically
maneuvered into a corner from which
if sho now persists in her attempt to
exact tribute with the alternative of a
continuance of tho war, Bhe cannot)
extricate herself before the public
opinion of the world.
FRANCE MAKfS A DEMAND.
Tells Morocco She Must Pay for Un
warranted Arrest.
TANGIER, Morocco Tho French
minister, St. Rone Talllandier, has
presented to tho sultan, Mulai Abdel
Azlz. an energetic domnnd for an In
demnity of $2,000 for tho recent ar
rest of a Franco-Algerian citizen. The
minister also demands the punish
ment of tho official responsible for tho
arrest and an additional Indemnity of
$100 dally until the prisoner is re
leased.' It Is belloved that tho sultan
will promptly grant tho demand of
tho minister. It la definitely known
that tho French government means
to adopt forcible methods to bring tho
Bultan to terms should satisfaction
not bo Immediately given, including,
If necessary, the occupation of a Mo
roccan port.
Done by Lone Highwayman.
BARTLESVILLE, I. T, An un
known man robbed the First National
bank of Colllnavllle, a small town
thirty mllOB south of Bartlesvllle, and
escaped with $1,200. Officers aro in
pursuit.
NEW CHARGE AGAINST BURTON.
Kansas Senator Implicated In Chicka
saw Warrant Cases.
WASHINGTON Tho Post says
that officers of the department ot Jus
tice and of tho department of tho in
terior who have been investigating
tho Chickasaw school warrant casca
havo mado public portions of the rec
ords which havo been uaeartVed ns
alleged to implicate Senator J. D.
Burton of Kansas with pressing theso
claims before tho government while
holding the position of senator in con
travention of law.
INDIAN KILL8 WHOLE FAMILY.
Shoots Father, Mother and Brother
While They Sleep.
ARDMORE, I. T, Clarence Brown,
a full blood Indian, twenty years or
ago, of Stonewall, I, T is in tho fed
eral Jail hero charged with the mur
der of hlB father, mother and brother.
Tho officers say that Brown has con
fessed that he shot his relatives at
night a they lay asleep so he would
come In possession of tho entlro es
tate of the famllv.
NO BLOODSHED IN COSTA RICA.
Denial Made of Disturbances at the
Elections.
NEW YORK Dr. Juan J. Ulloa,
consul gcnornl of Costa Rica at Now
York, said that tho prlvato advices
from Costa Rica to tho offect that
tho clerical party had won a victory
and that there had been bloodshed as
a result of tho election wero incor
rect. Tho 'consul general made the
following statement:
"The election of first degreo took
plaro in Costa Rica on tho 20th, 21st
and 22d Instant, but no official ad
vices havo como ns yet reporting tho
results. During the days mentioned
abovo tho contestant parties elected
tho members of tho electoral collego
who will elect In tho month of April
next tho president of tho republic and
tho congressmen for tho new presiden
tial period. As Dr. Panfllo J. Valverdo
was not tho candidate of any of tho
contending parties, I. do not see how
ho could havo received tho majority
of votes nt tho polls. To say that tho
elections in Costa Rica havo ended
with serious disturbances and blood
shed is false; tho Costa Rlcans re
spect their laws and Institutions; they
aro very peaceful and they hold regu
larly every four years elections for
tho renewal of tho president and of
tho members of congress."
HOCH'S CASE WILL GO UP.
Supersedeas Issued by Illinois Judge
Delays Execution.
CHICAGO Johann Hoch. tho man
of many wives, convicted of he mur
der of ono of tbem and undor sen
tence of death, has escaped tho gal
lows a third time. Ho was to havo
boon hanged hero Friday, but a super
sedeas was Issued on an order of Jus
tice Magruder of tho supremo court.
Tho Justice said ho had carefully
examined tho record presented by
Hoch'B attorneys and his study of It
satisfied him there was enough doubt
to Justify a revle of tho entlro case
by tho supremo court. . Tho case
will como up at tho October term of
tho court at Springfield, 111. Hoch
has been confident that tho sentence
of hanging would not bo inflicted. He
had very llttlo to say when informed
of the action of the Justice. Jailer
Whitman said it was the rirst time in
his experience that a prisoner exhib
ited no concern about his fato tho
day provlous to execution.
GRAIN RATE WAR SETTLED.
Gulf Roads Make Concessions
to
Roads from Missouri River.
CHICAGO Tho long-standing war
between the western roads and tho
Gulf lines over domestic and export
grain rates was finally settled Satur
day and formal announcement of the
agreement "will be made as soon as
the vote of the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas and Kansas City Southern
roads Is received. Under tho settle
ment, tho lines operating to the Gulf
of Mexico ports mado a slight con
cession to the roads from the Mis
souri river to Chicago and connec
tions to . all eastern porta, nnd the
latter give something to tho gulf
lines. The new tariffs will go Into
eltect October 1.
LITTLE TYPHOID AMONG JAPS
r.Woablo Machines for Boiling Water
Being Established.
ihDIAPUDZE, Manchuria Reports
telling of a large amount of typhoid
cases among tho soldiers have been
oxaggorated. There are some cases,
but tho general state of health In tho
army Is excellont.
As typhoid generally arises through
the soldiers drinking unboiled water
movable machines for tho boiling of
water aro being rapidly established.
Tho Japanese advance along tho
railroad has ceased. They havo with
drawn to Shahedzy.
RIGID QUARANTINE IN CAIRO
Many Persons Were Detained Be
cause They Had No Permits.
CAIRO,, 111. Tho waiting room at
Central station, where quarantine per
mits aro issued, gave strong evidence
thnt Cairo has a rigid quarantine in
existence, crowds of through passen
geers being detained at headquarters
because they wero not supplied with
permits nnd a guard was placed over
them until thoy could be sent on their
way. A number of arrests were mado,
In each case persons who wero try
ing to evade the officers.
SAVES MILLION TO OREGON.
Judge
Holds Mrs. Reed Resident cf
That State.
PORTLAND, Ore. County Judgo
vbBter Thursday handed down his
derision In the celebrated Reed will
case, ruling that Mrs. Amanda Reed'
legal domicile at tho time of her
death was In Portland and that the
totms of her will, in which moro than
$1 000,000 was riven for tho estab
lishment of an educational Institution
In Oregon, will thus stand. Tho case
will bo appealed to tho state circuit
court.
Bryan Principal Speaker.
"WINONA LAKE, Ind. "The Prince
of Peace" was tho subject of an ad
dress by William J. Bryan, who was
the principal speaker at tho session of
tho Winona Bible conference.' Several
other addresses wero dellveed.
Up to the Santa Fe Men.
TOPEKA, Kan. According to J.
D. Buckalew, fourth vice president of
tho International Order of Machinists,
tho Santa Fo blacksmiths must, on
September 1, quit the Santa Fo shops
or tho American Federation of Labor,
HER VISIT
Doughter of President
Roosevelt Going to See
Dowager Empress
TACLOBAN (Via Manila.) Tho
transport Logan arrived hero at 10
o'clock Thursday morning with Secre
tary Taft on board. Tho distinguish
ed visitors, after enjoying a rido
through San Juanico strait on coast
guard cutters, witnessed a great pa
rado of citizens of Tacloban, wire
showed every sign of business pros
perity. They wero subsequently en
tertained nt luncheon, after which
they witnessed a dance of nativo
school children.
Governor Curry of Samar island in
troduced a delegation of 500 natives
from that placo, whoso appearance
constituted ono of tho most plctur
esquo features of the festivities.
Tho transport 'Logan will sail for
Legaspl, on tho Island of Luzon, Au
gust 25.
Tho party will separate at Hong
Kong. Tho following will then return
on tho Pacific Mall steamer Korea,
sailing on September C: Secretary
Taft, Senators Patterson, Foster, Du
vols, Scott 'and Long. Representatives
Paine, Grosvenor, Curtis, Smith, Do
Armond, Hepburn, Jones, Loud, Drls
coll, Hill, Cooper, Scott, Gilbert, Ot
Jen, Howard, Wiley, McKinley, Sher
loy and Foss; Colonel Edwards, Ma
jor Edio, Captains Thompson nnd Kel
ler and Secretaries Carpenter and
Pedlgo.
Tho following members of tho party
will proceed to Peking to bo royally
entertained by the dowager empress
of China, accompanying Miss Roose
velt, tho specially Invited guest of tho
empress: Senators Newlands and
Warren and Representatives Long
worth, Gillette and Cockran. Tho par
ty will bo in chargo of Major General
and Mrs. Corbln and Mrs. Sloctim.
Tho Pacific Mall steamer Korea will
sail from Yokohama on September 17
direct for the United States and will
nttempt to mako a record run across
tho Pacific. Miss Roosevelt and par
ty will Ball from Yokohama for Amer
ica on tho Pacific Mall company 3
steamer Siberia, leaving October 7.
PRESENT BANKRUPT LAW GOOD.
American Bar Association Declares
Against Repeal.
NARAGANSETT PIER, R. I. An
address entitled "Tho American Law
yer," delivered by Alfred Hemenwny,
of Boston, In which tho speaker touch
ed upon many topics of interest to
tho legal profession, was the fcaturo
of the second day's session of tho
American bar. association.
A majority and minority report ot
tho committee on commercial law was
presented. Tho majority, which was
adopted, recommended that the as
sociation adhere to Its strong stand
In behalf of a bankrupt law ns a part
of tho permanent Jurisprudence of tho
United States and In behalf of tho
present law, tho repeal of which is
sought in a bill now ponding.
SUBMARINE BOAT PLUNGER.
President Roosevelt on Board During
Submersions.
OYSTER BAY. N. Y. Presldont
Roosevelt went out on tho submarine
boat Plunger, remaining on board tho
croft while it mado several submer
sions, ono of which lasted fifty min
utes. Tho Plunger's maneuvers" were
mado at the entrance to Oyster Bay
in Long Island sound, in about forty
feet of water.
When he returned to land President
Roosevelt expressed himself as being
very much Impressed with tho Plung
er's qualities.
What Lldzlapidzy Army Says.
LIDIZIAPUDZY Tho army is ex
pressing Indignation over what It
terms tho colossal demands of Japan,
and tho hopo that thp war will con
tinue Is expressed repeatedly.
John Glbb Is Dead.
NEW YORK John Glbb, a membor
of tho firms of Mills & Glbb and
Frederick Loeser & Co., the father of
tho late Howard Glbb of tho same
firms, died at Isllp, L. I.
FAREWELL BANQUET FOR BRYAN
Jefferson Club of Cicago Is Arranging
Elaborate Function.
CHICAGO Arrangements have
been made by tho Jefferson club for a
farewell banquet here September 15
to William J. Bryan, previous to his
departure for an extended tour ardand
tho world. Besides Mr. Bryan, Gov
ernor Douglas of Massachusetts, ex
Governor Hogg of Texas and ex-Senator
Pettlgrew of South Dakota have
been invfted to tako part' In the pro
gram. LAST HALF OF LIFE THE BEST.
Kansas City Doctor Replies to the
Osier Theory.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, la. A feature
o.t the Missouri Valley Medical socie
ty meeting, which opened here, was a
reply by President S. Grover Burnett
of Kansas City to the Osier chloro
form idea. Burnett declared that the
lost half of a nun's llfo was the best
and most frujtfu' part of it. Ho de
nounced faddiBin as the product oi
immature sentiment, which age and
experience would cure.
NO FUNDS TO FIGHT WITH.
Baron Hayashi Thinks Russia Bound
to Yield.
LONDON Baron Hayashi, Japan
eso mlnlstor to Great Britain, declares
to the Associated Press that tho pes
simistic dispatches from Portsmouth
wero not worthy of consideration.
"If tho war continues," said ho,
"our forces will capture Vladivostok
and Harbin, taking by force territory
of greater value than tho payments
demanded by Japan, after which our
army will entrench nn advantageous
lino from which it will require treble
tho number of tho enemy to dislodge
us.
"Wo do not fear the threat pro
claimed in Inspired articles that tho
war will becomo popular in Russia.
Even if it should, how can the vast
army necessary to drive ub back bo
sustained by a government that Is
unable to obtain foreign loans, whllo
it attempts at homo meet with only
partial success, and famine and disaf
fection threaten tho country. Tho
Inspired dispatches contend that tho
Russian peoplo would not Buffer a
sacrifice of Sakhalin, but tho retention
of Sakhalin by Japan la n greater
point' of honor to the Japanese. It
was once an Integral part of the
Japaneso empire, while it has never
been moro than an outpost province
to Russia."
IMPROVEMENT IN RUSSIA.
Feeling Toward America of a Friendly
Character.
ST. PETERSBURG Charles R.
Flint of Now York was presented to
tho emperor at Petorhof and discuss
ed with him tho industrial conditions
of Russia with particular referenco to
Americans becoming Interested In In
dustrial projects In that country. Tho
presentation was arranged by Ambas
sador Meyer at tho suggestion of
Flnanco Minister Kokovsoff, who
wishes to foster tho spirit of' Invest
ment of American capital.
British, French and German com
mercial interests hero lately have been
especially active to secure a foothold
In tho empire, but the reception ac
corded M. Witte in the United States,
together with Russian appreciation of
the official and otherwise action of
President Roosevelt In bringing about
a peaco conference, has caused a cls
tlnct Improvement in tho Russian feel
ing toward America, which bids fair
to stimulate industrial enterprises in
which Americans are associated with
Russians.
PROPOSE INTERNATIONAL BANK.
Business Between America and Hun
gary Will Be Sought by Concern.
NEW YORK An International bank
with a capital of $1,000,000 Is being
formed for the purpose of carrying on
banking operations between the Uni
ted States and Hungary and to han
dle the accounts of Immigrants to this
country from .the Balkan peninsula.
Tho new hank is being organized by
interosts identified with tho Hunga
rian General Credit bank of Budapest
in co-operation with a number of
prominent New York banking houses.
Heretoforo banking business that
has been done with their home coun
tries by European immigrants to
America has been transacted almost
entirely through private banking
houses. Whllo tho new institution
will bp established largely with Amer
ican capital, it will maintain close re
lations with Hungary and will havo its
head offices in Budapest, with branch
es at various points in tho United
States.
ST. PETERSBURG HOPEFUL.
Despatch to M. Witte May Have Good
Outcome.
ST. PETERSBURG According to
Information coming from a member of
tho Imperial family, tho Associated
Press learns that a dispatch was sent
to M. Witto yesterday which is con
sidered at Peterhof as offering a deci
ded hopo of peace.
Tho Slovo's Portsmouth correspond
ent, reporting tho arrival of an "ea
gerly expected dispatch," quotes M.
Witto as saying that his endeavor to
influence St. Petersburg was moro suc
cessful than ho expected. Tho corre
spondent adds that thero Is ground
for hope, as an agreement In princi
ple has been reached and tho question
now hinges on tho amount of tho sum.
ALL LITIGATICM AT AN END.
Appeal In Bennett Will Case to Be
Withdrawn.
NEW HAVEN. Conn. All litigation
over the estate of Phllo S. Bennett, a
former merchant of Now York City, of
which 'William J. Bryan was executor,
is believed to be ended by tho flling
of a notice in probite court to tho
effect that an appeal of Mrs. Graco
Imogeno Bennett, tho widow, and oth
er heirs, to tho allowance of Mr. Bry
an's accounts, will be withdrawn. The
notice of an appeal had been entered
for a hearing and this action by tho
heirs was expected.
.Increases Pessimism.
ST. PETERSBURG The sudden do
pnrture for Siberia of Prince Hllkoff.
minister of railroads, Is connected
hero with tho purpose of sending fur
ther reinforcements to General Lino
vltch. As a consequence Jncreased
pessimism is evident regarding tho
prospects of peace.
Tariff Increases Imports.
MEXICO CITY Tho new changes
In tho tariff, which go into effect Sep
tember 1, have nad tho effect of mak
Ing largo Increases in Importations.
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