BLOODSHED
Mutiny on Board of a Ship
Results in a (Number
of Deaths'.
WILMINGTON, N. C. Hor docks
and cabins splotched with blood from
tho fearful butchery nmldshlp early
Tuesday morning oft tho North Caro
lina coast, the four-masted schooner
Harry A. Berwlnd, of Philadelphia,
was towed Into Southport Thursday
by Wilmington tugs. Aboard wcro tho
prlzo crow of tho Now York schooner
Blanche H. King, who were wanted as
witnesses against tho three negroes
shackled and brought to the Capo
Fear quarantine station on Wednesday
charged with mutiny and murder.
At tho preliminary Investigation bo
foro United States Commlsssloners
Collier of Wilmington and Pinner of
Southport, the men who boarded the
Berwlnd told tho story of conditions
on the vessel as they found them and
tho three prisoners wero Introduced nt
their own request. They gnvo tlielr
names as Roflort Sawyer, Henry Scott
and Arthur Adams, all negroes nnd
under 40 years of age.
Sawyer and Adams employed coun
sel nnd both chnrged that Scott did
tho killing of tho five men, with the
exception of Captain Rumlll, who dis
appeared before daybreak Tuesday
morning In a manner of which they
knew nothing. Each said ho saw
Scott shoot tho mate on tho leo side
of tho ship and throw his body over
bonrd. Then he killed the engineer
nnd went down tho companlonwny.
Vehy soon they heard Bhots bolow deck
In the galley and a short whllo there
after Scott came up again, bearing
tho body of tho cook, a small white
man, In his arm, depositing his bur
den over the rail.. They afterward
bound Scott and wero steering tho ves
sel as best thoy could until overhauled
by the Blanche H. King.
Scott says all the seamen, four
negroes formed n conspiracy soon af
ter leaving Mobllo September 23, feel
ing outraged becnuso of short rations.
Ho said that ho Idled no one except
Cokeley, the seaman found on deck,
and that he killed him In solf-dofenso.
Cokeley, ho c'nimed struck him with
a stick and shot nt him while ho was
bound. Ho attempted no explnnntlon
of why ho had been bound except that
nls companions wanted to get rid of
nlm after tho trouble Ho salr ho
aw Cokeley shoot tho mnto nnd saw
Adams kill the engineer. He does not
know how tho cook was killed, as
tho shooting was dono bolow tho
deck.
CASE OF PACKERO
Intimation That Counts of Conspiracy
Are Good.
CHICAGO Tho hearing of nrgu
ments on tho demurrorB to the Indict
ment returned by tho federal grand
Jury aglnst five of tho big packing
concerns nnd seventeen of their em
ployes was closed lato Wednesday af
ternoon and If Judge Humphrey, bo
foro whom tho arguments were made,
retnlns his present Impression of tho
case one-half of tho Indictments chnrg
Ing the packers with conspiracy In re
straint of trndo will bo sustained and
tho romalnlng counts overruled. Whon
It wnB announced that tho paso had
been closed Judgo Humphrey said:
"As It now looks to tho court tho odd
numbered counts aro sufficient. Tho
argument has been so clear that this
Is my present Impression.
"I will faithfully read tho authori
ties cited by either sldo of tho case.
When I am ready to render my deci
sion In tho caso I will- notify tho dis
trict nttomcy and attorney for tho de
fendants."
Tho odd numbered Indictments
which may be considered sufllclent by
tho court chargo conspiracy among
th6 defendants In restraint of trade.
Tho even numbered counts chargo a
monopoly. Tho first count fn tho In
dictment Is not to bo considered In tho
decision of Judgo Humphrey, ns to
this count tho packers are to plead
.lot guilty and go to trial Immediately.
Edward Tllden, presldont of tho Chi
cago Doard of Education nnd head of
tho National Packing company and
Llbby, McNellll & Llbby, has been
served with a subpoena to appear as
a witness In tho trial of tho packers,
their agents and attorneys, who wero
Indicted on chnrgo of conspiracy to
monopolize tho meat business.
RED PLAGS
Theyare Waved in St.Peters
burg and Troops and
. Strikers Clash
DOMINICAN LANDS ARE SOLD
MEAT FAMINE IN GERMANY
Is
Horse Flesh Rises and Dog Flesh
No Longer Attainable.
BERLIN There is much ovldenco
to show that Germany's meat famlno
Is growing worse. Reports from nil
parts of tho country mnko mention of
tho measures that nro being taken to
abato tho famine. At E'.scnach a con
ferehco of tho municipal authorities
In thnt region decided to establish
regular rabbit markets and In tho
Munich public mnrkets also public
rnblt stalls hnvo been opened.
Since horso floah hns risen In prlco
and dog flesh Is no longer obtalnablo
a number of municipalities began buy
ing carloads of sea fish ot tho coast
towns nnd selling them nt cost to
citizens. This expedient wns first
adopted at Sollngcn. but has now
spread to various Westphallan cities,
to oscn nnd oven to Bavarian towns.
MARKEL CONTRACT ANNULLED.
FOR A NATIONAL ARMY.
Arnold Foster Seeks to Strengthen
England's Military Scheme.
LONDON Tho Dally Chronlclo
announces that Arnold .Forstcr, secre
tary of state for war, Is working out
with an army council now scheme to
organize a "national army," of a
million of mon to be composed of
militia and suplemented by regulars
and volunteers avnllablo for foreign
service Tho project, tho paper says,
Includes tho building of barracks
throughout tho country for tho now
forco with special dopots..
Present Arrangement for Feeding Em
ployes Is Found Sufficient.
PANAMA The last action of tho
Panama canal commission before sail
ing from Colon for New York was tho
annulment of tho contract awarded
to J . E. Markel of Omaha for feeding
and caring for tho employes of tho
canal. The reason for this action Is
Chief Englnced Stevens, through tho
doartment of materials and supplies
under Messrs. Jackson nnd Smith, Is
handling tho commissaries successful
ly, rendering unnecessary the arrange
ment with Mr. Mnrkcl. Protests mndo
by tho employes against tho arrange
ment. It Is believed also influenced
tho decision.
8T. PETERSBURG, For tho first
tlmo Blnco tho ndvent of M, Tropoft
ns head of tho government of St. Pet
ersburg, demonstrations on a largo
scale took place hero Sunday, tho oc
casion being the removal of
tho body of Prince Troubotsky
to Moscow. Students, workmen nnd
Bpotators gathered by thousands
In the streets, and demonstrators with
red flags paraded boldly through tho
Nevsky prospect, tho city's main
avenue. The crowds and tho proces
sions wero several times charged nnd
dispersed by mounted police, but for
tunatoly with no grave consequences.
Tho most grave Injuries are those sus
tained by two men who were slashed
with sabres. FIroarmB were not cm
ployed by tho gendarmes or military
nnd thought the first collision waB pro
voked by a Bhot from the crowd and a
few cases of stoning occurred, the
crowd manifested no inclination to re
sist tho police and troops.
Tho students aro exasperated over
tho attackB by tho police and the ar
rest of several members of a coalition
committee chosen by n student meet
ing September C nnd a renewal of tho
disorders Is not improbable.
Tho serious feature of the situation
is that a strike of printers was de
clared on political grounds, which Is
to last for a period of three days,
but It may bo continued longer in
caso of repressive measures or ar
rests. A fow of tho leading dally news
papers hope to be dole to Issue a
slnglo sheet giving telegraphic news,
but tho others will suspend publica
tion entirely. The employes of sev
eral factories are ready to follow the
lead of' tho printers and the authori
ties arc fully alive to the dangei that
tho strike may become general.
There were no disturbances in the
Industrial quarters of tho city. Large
forces of troops wero held In readi
ness In tho court yards of the bar
racks and In the Bquares in vnrious
parts of the city to deal with any dis
order. From tho Nevsky prospoct a
band of studentB and workmen car
rying red flags and chanting revolu
tionary songs marched across tho
river and began nn open air meeting
In tho squaro In front of the university.
Whllo tho speeches wero in procrcss
tho police again charged and dis
persed tho crowds. In the nuMee a
workman and a student received sabre
cuts. Tho crowd took refuge In the
university buildings, and the meeting
was continued there without being dis
turbed by the police.
Secretary Taft Completes the Purchase
of the Philippine Tracts.
WASHINGTON Secretary Taft has
approved, a settlement arranged by the
the Philippine government which com
pletes tho purchase of the Dominican
friar lands In tho 1'hlllpplno islands.
Those lands Include nenrly half of
those purchased from the frlara and
amount to about 200,000 acres. After
the contracts wore signed it was
found thnt a mistake hnd occurred by
reason of a difference in tho Spanish
and English versions of tho surveys.
Tho Spanish version made tho price
$200,000 more than the English ver
sion. It was also found that the titles
to eight different tracts wero defective
Whllo Secretary Taft was In the is
lands he effected a' compromlo by
which tho titles were to be made com
plete and the purchae money paid ac
cording to tho English version while
the $200,000 In controversy was to be
submitted to arbitration. Since his
return the secretury hns received a ca
ble from Governor Wright Raying thnt
the Dominican agents offered to com
promise by accepting $50,000. Sec
retary Tnft today cabled Governor
Wright approving tho compromise.
The total amount to be paid In the
Dominicans Is $3 050,000. The money
will be paid In New York nbout Oct.
20.
CLOSE CALL
France and Germany Nar
rowly Averted War in
the Morocco Affair
STAND SQUARELY BEHIND HIM
GREATEST ACTOR OF HIS DAY
President Assured of 8upport F,rom
Kansas. -WASHINGTON
Railroad rate leg
lslatlon, and the oil situation with
special reference to the "middle west
ern Held, were discussed today by the
president and Representative Camp
bell of Kansas. Mr. Campbell talked
briefly of railroad rates and of the
contest between tho state of Kansas
and tho oil combination. He assured
the president that the people of Kan
sas stood squarely at his buck on the
question of railroad rate legislation.
CAPT. TAGGART WINS OUT
PROFITS IN COTTON SWINDLE
Gets Divorce and is Granted Custody
of the Children.
WOOSTER, O. Judge Eason, who
heard the divorce case of Captain El
more F. Taggart against his wife, ren
dered his decision Friday afternoon.
The court grants Captain Taggart tho
divorce and the custody of the two
children, Culver, nged 11, and Charles,
aged 7. Although Mrs. Taggart Is de
nied possession of the children she will
be permitted to see them. Captain
Taggart was In court during the read
ing of the decision. Mrs. Taggart is
ill and was not present.
PARIS Tho French government
continues Bllcnt concerning tho alleged
relations of Great Britain's ofTer of
naval and military aid to Franco If Ger
many assumed a belligerent ntttltudo
over Morocco. In the meantime tho
newspapers add new phases td tho dis
closures. The Figaro gives a detailed
version even more sensational than the
previous alleged disclosures of tho
Matin. It says that tho previous re
port of Great Br'taln offering to mobf
llze Its navy and land British forces in
Germnny 1b not correct, but that tho
actual occurrence was as follows:
"Beforo tho Moroccan crisis became
acute the British government mndo
three distinct overtures to learn If
Franco was disposed to conclude a
treaty of defensive ullinnce. France
declined to consider the question. Later
when the Moroccan crisis became
acuto Paul Cambon, tho French am
bassador to Great Britain, reopened
the question nnd obtained verbal as
surances from Secretary Lansdowno
of Great Brltln's effective concourse In
tho event of a conflagration. M. Cam
bon was thereupon nble to announce to
M. Delcasse (who was then foreign
minister) ihat If a casus foederis
(ca3e coming within a treaty) was de
sired, Great Britain would relteratouts
nssurnnce In writing.
The German ambassador In London
Count Worff-Mettcrnich, learned of
these assurances and informed Berlin.
Emperor William decided on a counter
move and made Italy tho medium of Its
execution. He Informed Italy that any
treaty whereby Great Britain gavo
France military support relative to.
Morocco would constitute a casuB
belli.
The Figaro asserts that this
amounted to an indirect ultimatum and
that the Italian government communi
cated the situation to M. Barrere, tho
French ambassador to Italy, who In
formed Paris June 4. Immediately
thereafter M. Dclcasso resigned (June
C) as a result of a violent scene In a
cabinet council. During this council
M. Delcasse Is alleged to have said:
"I have a formal assurance of Great
Britain's 'support."
London Newspapers Comment on Irv
Ing'a Death. J
LONDON Tho news of tho death of
Sir Henry Irving was received too lato
to permit more than brief announce
ments in this morning's London news
papers. Tho Dally Telegraph and the
Morning Post, however, print lengthy
memorlnls, speaking of him bb tho
greatest actor of his period. Tho Morn
ing Post says:
"No stronger personality, no more
unflagging activity has within living
memory adorned the English stage.
His death is a national loss and his
memory a national possession. Had
he gone to the bar ho would havo
reached the bench If Into the church
ho would surely have becomo n bishop.
Ho chose the stage and was easily tho
foremost actor .of his time.
The Times says:
"Henry Irving was a. great actor,
but his greatness sprung from a dif
ferent .source than that of any other
actor who can be mentioned. Tho suc
cess of his famous predecessors lay in
their power to affect the emotions or.
the audience through the strength of
their own emotions. Irving was not an
emotional actor or one who touched
tho emotions. His greatness lay In his
brain and not to tho emotions.
Whenever there was room for his brain
to work he was at home, while any
thing approaching the commonplace,
the full blooded or tho sensational
left his peculiar glftB unemployed.
HENDERSON'S DEATH IMMINENT
NO PROMISE OF IMMUNITY.
Former Speaker of House Barely Ablo
to Move.
DUBUQUE. IA. There Is very Httlo
change In the condition of ex-Speaker
David B. Henderson, although his
death may come at any time. Tues
day the ex-peaker had an unusually
hard day, which left him in a greatly
weakened condition. Dr; J. S. Han
cock, who recently took charge of his
case, Is of the opinion that death may
come at any time and tho patient may
yet live six months or more. A sud
den rush of blood to the head might
kill hlra Instantly. ' Trained nurses
aro constantly with him, tho ex
speaker being in such a weak condl-
is ua:
tlon that he
jarely ablo to move.
DEATH PREFERRED TO TRIAL
TO EXCHANGE WAR PRISONERS.
Japs Get 1,866 and Turn Over 64,000
Russians.
St. Petersburg Russia on Saturday
agreed to tho Japanese proposition to
exchange prisoners of war, vheroy
1.8CG Japanese prisoners in Russia will
bo delivered at somo, point on the west
em frontier of Russia, nud 64.000 Rus
sians will bo delivered at tho ports of
Kobe, Nagasaki and Yokohoma,
whonco they will bo convoyed to
Vladivostok In ten Russian transports
now interned at Shanghai and Saigon
and two or three other ships which
aro bc.&g sent from Odessa.
The contract with Mr. Markel was
to run five years, and It was estlmnted
that It would Involve $50,000,000.
Hudglns & Dumas, ono of tho other
linns bidding for tho contract, pro
tested against the award to Mr. Mar
kel, alleging favoritism and chnrglng
that tho lattor was ennblod through
n leak In tho office of Chairman Shonts
to gain Information about tho other
bidders which aided him In bidding
successfully. Tho protest wns for
warded to President Roosovelt, who
reforrod it to Chairman Shonts for
report, nnd later decided that the con
tract would stand.
Indictment Says Men Who Manipu
lated Government Report Made
$200,000.
NEW YORK the profits of the al
leged conspirators In the operations
based on the recent leak In the govern
ment cotton reports are placed at ap
proximately $200,000, according to nn
Indictment presented In court today on
tho nrralgnment beforo United States
Commissioner Rldgewny of Frederick
A. Peckham nnd Moses Haas. Accord
ing to charges made in this indictment
Edwin S. Holmes. Jr., associate statls
tlclnn of the Department of Agricul
ture, received $25,071.
Tho indictment which was found by
a grand Jury in Washington on Octo
ber 3, is against Edwin S. Holmes, Jr.,
and L. C. Van Riper, as well as against
Haas and Peckham, and charges all
four collectively with having con
spired to defraud by procuring advance
Information from Holmes concerning
tho government's cotton crop report.
Hyde Will Testify to Insurance
Matters.
NEW YORK Charles E. Hughes,
counsel to the legislative insurance
Inquiry, and Samuel Untermeyer, coun
sel to James H. Hyde had a confer
ence in Mr. Hughes' office today. While
neither lawyer would discuss the mat
ter It Is said as a result of tho meeting
Hyde probably will appear voluntarily
as a witness beforo the Investigation
committee, although It Is likely he will
not be summoned inthe Immediate
future.
Hughes has gone on record ns re
fusing to promise Hyde any special
immunity or privileges as a witness
and It is understood that when ho ap
pears to testify he will stand on tho
snmo footing as others.
New York Lawyer Commits Suicide
Rather Than Face a Jury.
NEW YORK Rather than face- trial
on the 'Indictment charging him with
fraudulently taking money from the
fcVelssel estate, Armltnge Mathews,
fyfawyer and secretary of tho county
republican committee, committed sui
cide today by Jumping from a window
In his apartment to a stono paved
court yard. He struck on his head,
fracturing the skull and died In a
short time. Mathews, who was a
young man, had advanced rapidly,
both In tfco practlco of his profession
and in politics. He was a friend of
former Governor Black and Abraham
Gruber and they wero loyal to him
In his trouble.
BOB EVANS MEETS BATTLESHIP
English Officer Will Call on tho
President.
NEW YORK Admiral Evans' bat
tleship squadron left Its anchorage in
the North river and headed for Hamp
ton Roads. Thence the squadron will
go to Annapolis, arriving there Octo
ber 21, where It will meet the British
fleet under Prince Louis of Batten
burg. While the fleets are lying off An
napolis Prlnco Louis and his officers
will ,go to Washington to be received
by the president Escorted by Rear
Admiral Branson's division of four
urmored cruisers, the British Bquadron
will leave Annapolis on November 8,
arriving there the next day, the 9th,
the king's birthday.
ARMY OF THE PHILIPPINES
DOWN IN DIXIE LAND
MANILA RAILWAY PAYS WELL
ENDORSE THE PRESIDENT.
Net Profit for Year of 1904 of 10
Per Cent.
WASHINGTON According to tho
anuunl report for the year 1901 of tho
Manila Railway company, owning tho
line connecting Manila on tho south
with Dogupan on the north, the road
paid 15 per cent net profit. The total
receipts were $1,145,000 and tho ex
penditures $GC0,724, leaving a not pro
(It of $814,345. Tho original cost ot
tho road was $5,3G3,700.
It Is stated that by Americnn moth-
sds of accounting the property would
havo paid almost 35 per cent on the
Investment It Is thought at tho In
sular bureau that this showing may
save an Important Influonco on bidding
next month by American capitalists
!or the right to construct additional
railways in the Philippines.
Lumber Interests Favor His Attitude
Toward the Railroads.
Washington President Roosevelt
hns received further Indorsement of
his nttlaudo toward the enactment of
railroad ruto legislation from thu big
lumber Interests of tho country. Louis
Dill, president, and Robert W Hlgbie,
a membor of tho National Wholo3alo
Lumber Dealors' association, and
Georgo Gar.dnor nnd Silas Gardner,
roprosentlng tho Contrnl Yellow Pino
association of Mississippi, told tho
president that their associations ap
proved heartily of his courso In tho
rate legislation question.
GOVERNMENT HELPS OIL MEN
Taft Going to Panama.
WASHINGTON Secretary Taft
will sail on a naval vessel from New
Orleans for Panama about Novomber
u He goos to look after tho canal
lituation as It now exists in tho way
tf construction and proparat on. At
he conference with the president,
when It was decided to leave the ad
ministration of tho canal to the secre
tary of war. Secretary Taft made it
plain that If ho was to havo tho re
sponsibility for the canal ho would bo
supremo In Its command and there
would be no intermediary.
Aged Warrier Dead.
NEWYORK Col. William T. Clark
of Washington, D. C, died aged 74
years. lie was a mombor of congross
from Galveston, Texas, from 1809 to
1873. Ho was the last surviving adju
tant nnd chief of staff of General
Grant's Army of the Tennessee.
Russia Will Lend Money to Owners
to Make Repairs at Baku.
ST. PETERSBURG The govern
ment has decided to send the Baku
oil men tho money necessary to repair
ho damages caused during the recent
rioting there, but has declined their
request that the loans bo without in
terest. The sum necessary Is esti
mated at from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000,
on which 5 per cent will bo charged.
The minister of finance, has sent an
urgent telegram to tho viceroy or
Caucasus urging Immediate compli
ance with tho oil men's request that
the troops In tho pumping districts bo
strengthened.
President Roosevelt Will Be Given En
thusiastic Welcome. ,
LITTLE ROCK. ARK. Plans for the
reception nnd entertainment of Presi
dent Roosevelt in Little Rock on Octo
ber 25 were mapped out today and a
reception commttteo nppointed, com
posed of twenty-two men, headed ,by
Senators Berry and Clnrke and Gener
al Powell Clayton, former ambassador
of tho United State to Mexico. The
appointees nro notified that they aro
expected to remain with tho president
while ho is In tho city from 9 a. m.
to 9 p. m.
Tho president will be escorted first
to Fort Logan H. Root, which ho will
Inspect Then ho will go to tho city
park to address the people.
SIR HENRY IRVING IS DEAD
Des
LOW RATES TO PACIFIC COAST
Hill Buys Chicago Terminal.
CHICAGO Burlington passenger
trains soon will begin to nrrlvo and
depart from the Grand Contrnl pas
gor station, according to tho Record
Herald. Financial control of tho Chi
cago Terminal Transfer Railroad com
pany has been secured by James J.
T1111 ntnl lils nlllos for the benoflt of
the Burlington, which for a long tlmo !
has found tho Union station too great
ly orowded to glvo It sufficient room
for its trains. Tho change In stations
will be made as soon as tho affairs
I of the terminal company are adjusted. , cers.
One Trooper Kills Another.
JUNCTION CITY, KAS. Prlvato
Jamos A. Keoth, a negro trooper In the
Ninth cavalry, shot and killed Private
Manloy of tho samo organization as
tho rosult of a quarrel. Keoth has
boon arrested. Ho will bo tried by
the rogular federal court instead of
by court-martial.
MISS ROOSEVELT STARTS HOME
Daughter of President Sails With
Party From Japan.
One Way Price, Second Class, Every
Spring and Fall.
CHICAGO, 111. Officials of the Un
ion Pacific, Southern Pacific nnd Ore
gon Short Lino, at a conference hero
Friday, agreed that hereafter tho regu-
lar one-way second class passengor
rate between Chicago and all Pacific
coast points shall bo $33 for four
months of every year, spring and fall.
According to today's agreement tho
rato will be effective overy year from
September 1 to Octobor 31 and from
February 1 to April 7. Tho rates from
St Louis and New Orleans will bo cut
to $25 and $30 respectively and similar
low rates will apply from all western
points.
Sugar from Hawaii.
MAZATLAN, Mexico Reprosontd
tlvos of the American Hawaiian
Hawaiian Steamship company who
Distinguished Actor Passes Away Sud
denly at Bradford, England.
LONDON The English speaking
world has suffered an Irreparabble loss
by the sudden death of Sir Henry Irv
ing, who was universally regarded as
the most representative English actor
of contemporary limes. He died liter
ally In harness. He was giving a series
of farewell performances in tho Eng
lish provinces nnd this week was play
ing an engagement at Bradford, ap
pearing In several favorite roles.
Thursday ho presented "King Reno's
Daughter" and "Tho Bells," and
seemed to be In excellent health, tak
ing tho exhausting part of Matthias
in tho latter play, wlh all tho vigor of
youth. Tonight (Friday) beforo an
enthusiastic eudlcnce ho portrayed ono
of his most characteristically Intellec
tual parts, the title role In his own
Btago adaptation of Lord Ternyson's
"Becket" with marked success. After
the performance Sir Henry returned to
tho hotel, reaching there at 11:30 when
It was observed that ho was In great
pain. Physicians wero Immediately
summoned, but boforo they could ar
rive Sir Henry was seized with an at
tack of synocope and oxplred within
n few minutes, without having uttered
a woru.
Moines Next Year, and Colonel
Frost Commander-in-Chief.
CHICAGO At today's session of tho
Army of the Philippines, Colonel S
A. Frost of Evanston, 111., was elected
commander-Inchlef, Colonel J. W.
Popo of tho United States volunteer
amy was Colonel Frost's opponent for
the position.
Other officers elected ere: Senior
vice commander, Captain H. A. Crow,
of Tenth Pennsylvania volunteers;
first Junior vice commander. Colonel
J C. Loper, Fifty-first Iowa volunteers;
second Junior vice commander, Lieu
tenant E. L. Hamilton, Thirtieth
United States volunteers; third Junior
vice commander, Captain Charles E.
Metz, First Minnesota volunteers;
fourth Junior vice commander, Scr
gant George J. Welnhoimer, United
Stites volunteer Infantry.
Des "Moines was chosen as tho placo
of tho next annual meeting.
Americans Get a Franchise.
MEXICO CITY Messrs. Scully,
Perry and Newell, Americans, havo
acquired for tho sum of $2,500,000 a
group of mining claims situated In the
state of Uurango. Tho first paymont
$1,400,000 has been placed with tho
national bank at Mexico.
Fines Two Communes.
MILAU, RUSSIA On account of tho
recent destruction by revolutionaries
of a railroad In this district and tho
failure of the local authorities to pre
vent it tho governor general has Im
posed fines of $1,500 on two communes.
ANXIOUS TO SEE OLD GLORY
Americans In Australia Want Ship to
Visit Them.
WASHINGTON Orders havo been
cabled to Rear Admiral Train, com
manding tho Atlantic squadron, di
recting him to detach a ship from Ills
fleet, for cruise In Australian waters
some time this fall.. There aro many
Americans In Australia, some of whom
have called nttentlon to tho fact that
tho American flag has not appeared
in those waters for somo time. Ad
miral Train has not yet advised tho
department of his solection for this
duty, but as tho mission is entirtly
friendly tho ship sent will not noco
sarily be a largo one.
YOKOH AM A-Tho Pacific Mall stopped at this port on their way from
Steamship Slborla sailed for San Fran
cisco at 3:25 o'clock Saturday after
noon, with Miss AHco Roosevelt and
hor traveling companions and E. II.
Harriman. president of tho Southern
Pacific company, and his party on
board, The distinguished Americans
were given a great stmdoff by tho
Japanese, the residential and civile of-
San Francisco to Sallna Cruz, say the
company expects to ship at least 300.
000 tons of Hawaiian sugar annually
across the Mexican isthmus under the
contract recently eutorod Into with
tho National railroad of Tehuantopec,
pending tho completion of tho Pana
ma canal. Two new steamers are be
ing built for tho company at Califor
nia yards.
Czar Cables President that He Has
Signed Document.
ST. PETERSBURG Tho ratifica
tion of the treaty of peace Is formally
announced In tho official Messenger,
which says that Its operation began
Saturday. The toxt of tho treaty is
not given.
As a graceful mark of appreciation
of tho part he took In bringing nbout
tho conference at Portsmouth and tho
rosultant peace, President Ttoosevelt
was the first person to be notified by
tho Russian government that Emperor
Nicholas had ratified tho treaty.
Bryan Family at Qokohama.
TOIO William J. Bryan and hia
family, who arrived at Yokohama Sat
urday will spend two wooks In Japan.
They will mako a visit of flvo days to
Toklo and Mnrqula Ito, president ot
tho privy council, and Count Okuma
leader of the progressive party, will
Invito Mr. Bryan to a dlnnor. The
Japan-American society will Invite Mr
Bryan to address Its mombers nt the
Young Men's hall on October 17. Count
Okuma will preside at tho function.
Mr. Bryan and family are In excellont
health.
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