MILWAUKEE’S PLAN
IS NOT DIFFICULT
Wall Street Journal Says It Can
Reach Pacific Without
Building Many Miles.
NOT MENACE TO OTHERS
■New Lins Simply Opens a New Field
and Does Not Particularly Injure
Woll Established Transcon
tinental Lines.
New York, June 14.—The Wall Street
Journal says:
"The plan of the St. Paul manage
ment to reach the Pacific ocean is be
lieved to be fairly definite. So far as
can be learned the plan contemplates
an extension of the main line of the
St. Paul across Wyoming to a connec
tion in -he Snake liver valley with the
main line under control of Oregon
Short Line. The objective point is Bel
lingham Bay, Wash.
"The plan does not appear to con
template any great am- nt of new
building. The St. Paul will probably
push its own lines west from Chamber
lain via the Black Hills to a connection
with the Oregon line in the southeast
ern corner in Idaho. It is understood
that right cf way will be granted on re
auest either by the Union Pacific lines
’ by the Great Northern and Northern
Pacific lines in Washington.
"The plan carries no threat to either
the Union Pacific of the Hill systems.
The new line of the St. Paul will open
entirely new territory and will not be
an Invasion of either Hill or Harrlman
country. Undoubtedly the building of
the Great Northern was the cause of
the great boom in the northwest which
has created the new .Northern Pacific.
As the northwest grows so will not only
the new line, but also the Great North
ern and the Northern Pacific prosper.
“In the Columbia river valley 30,000,
000 bushels of wheat are now grown,
and the state of Washington sold $100,
000,000 of the products of her forests in
1804.
"Millions of dollars worth of fish are
yearly shipped from Puget Sound to
■Chicago, Boston and New York. The
markets of Chicago, St. Paul, Boston,
Buffalo and New York are supplied
with the wonderfully fine fruit raised
in the Columbia river valley, and the
hops of Washington are famous the
■world over. The St. Paul wants to have
a share of the fish and fruit, eggs and
poultry and vegetables of the Columbia
and Puget Sound country to Chicago.
It wants a share of the Pacific trade,
and therefore it is going to Puget
Soun i, but there is room enough for
the St. Paul and for tmy other railroad
seeking to share in the good fortune of
the wonderful state of Washington.”
BREAKS THE RECORD
Pennsylvania's New Limited Between
Chicago and New York Makes
127 Miles an Hour.
New York, June 14.—The first east
bound train of the Pennsylvania’s new
eighteen hour service between New
York and Chicago arrived in Jersey
■City three minutes ahead of schedule
time. The engineer on the train said
on arriving that a short distance east
of Hobart, Ind., the train covered a
mile in thirty-five seconds.
Chicago, June 14.—The Pennsylvania
eighteen-hour train from New York ar
rived here three minutes ahead of
time. Between Pittsburg and Crest
line twenty-six minutes was lost
through delay caused by a hotbox on
the engine. The run from Crestline to
Fort Wayne, 131 miles, was made in
114% minutes and 16% minutes was thus
made ap. The remainder of the jour
ney was made at an average speed of a
mile a minute, although miles were
frequently negotiated in from 44 to 50
seconds.
Fort Wayne, Ind., June 14.—Aii
world's railway .speed records were,
broken this morning by the Pennsyl
vania special in a run from Crestline to
Fort Wayne. Three miles in 1:28%, or a
■speed rate, of 127.3 miles per hour was
shown in the vicinity of Elida, O.
SUBWAY FLOODED.
Traffic Was Practically at a Standstill
Caused by the Bursting of a
Water Pipe.
New York. June 14.—Underground
traffic in New York was practically at
a standstill today. For more than a
mile in the center of the main line of
tube which connects downtown New
York with Harlem and Bronx, the
tracks were covered to a depth of sev
eral feet with water, which poured
down in a flood when a big main broke
at Park avenue yesterday. All night
long steam pumps worked to overcome
the tide, but even after the main was
closed it was estimated many hours
would be required to free the tunnel
•of water. Elevated and surface lines
were taxed as they have not been in
months.
Many Lives Endangered.
It is estimated the loss to the sub
way alone will be $100,000. Hundreds
•of persons were caught in blockaded
trains and almost smothered before
they were able to reach fresh air by
wading through eighteen inches of wa
ter to the nearest station. Many women
had their clothing practically ruined by
water.
FULL OF DROWNED STOCK
Aftsr Reaching Eighteen Foot Mark,
Mississippi Starts to Fall Leaving
in Its Wake a Tale of Ruin.
Keokuk. Ia., June 14.—After reaching
•the 13-foot mark the Mississippi river
here is now falling. The Des Moines
river is also falling after reaching the
highest mark ever known here, break
ing the levees in three places and flood
ing the town of Alexandria, Mo. The
•river is ten miles wide, extending from
Warsaw. 111., to Bluffs, Mo. Hundreds
.if acres of growing crops were inun
dated. A farmer named Smallwood
was drowned near Alexandria. Several
other, persons are reported missing.
Hannibal. Mo.. June 12.—Great num
bers of bodies of all kinds of live stock
are floating past Hannibal and from
Alexandria, <'anion, Memphis, West
•Quincy and Keokuk reports have been
.received of general loss of live stock.
The river continues to rise here at a
rate of three Inches an hour. Railroad
yards and the factory district are inun
dated.
All available boats are making trips
Up and down the river rescuing persons
who escaped to points above the water
line.
PLUNGE OFF OPEN DRAW
Shocking Accident Sends Throe of Five
Occupants of an Automobile
to Eternity.
Chicago, June 14.—Three more vic
tims wore claimed by the Rush street
bridge Saturday night when a large
touring car with five occupants
swerved on the slippery brink of the
open draw and then plunged into the
rive-.
The accident occurred at 8 o'clock,
when William Hoops, jr., driver of an
automobile in which a party was re
turning from a North Side wedding,
failing to see the red lights ahead,
passed several slowly moving vehicles
on the embankment and then tried to
turn his machine as he saw death a
foot ahead. Tne car partly turned, and
then as the tires skidded over the wet
paving it topped sideways over the
abutment into the water.
Those drowned were:
HARTLEY. W. A., 1710 Michigan av
enue.
KURTZMAN. JEROME G., Del Pra
do hotel
KURTZMAN. MRS. JEROME C...
Del Prado hotel.
Those rescued were:
Hoops, William H., jr., 4105 Drexel
boulevard, treasurer of the Cadillac
Automobile company.
Runyan. Mrs. Jeremiah. New York,
guest at Lexington hotel.
Mr. and Mrs. Kurtzman came to
Chicago last November and lived for a
time at the New Southern hotel, then
went to the Del Prado. Kurtzman was
an official of the I.iquozone company.
He came to Chicago from Cedar Rap
ids. Ia.. and his wife formerly lived In
Philadelphia. Kurtzman is believed to
have lived in Minneapolis prior to
lag to Cedar Rapids. He was about 34
Shears old. Mr. Hartley was in the
automobile business at 1710 Michigan
avenue, and his home was in Indian
apolis. Ind. His Chicago address was
the New Southern hotel.
THREE MET DEATH
Were Shot in a Southern Tennessee
Town During a Quarrol—Another
- Lies Dangerously Wounded.
Knoxville, Term.. June !4.—Three
men met instant death and a fourth
was dangerously wounded in a desper
ate shooting affray in a blacksmith
?hop at Thornhill, four mile^from Tate
Springs. Tenn., and sixty r.nles east of
this city. The dead are:
JOHN AND WILLIAM HOLLAND,
brothers, and
WILL BUNDREN. all white and
jnembers of well known families.
‘ The wounded man is Clink Winkle,
a negro reported to have been in the
employ of Bundren.
Enmity ha-A existed between the Hol
' mnd and Bundren families for the past
i four years. It grew out of a killing
! several years ago, for which crime the
I eider Bundren is serving a life sen
| fence. The Hollands used Winchesters
: and Bundren and Winkle used pistols.
The death of Holland wiped out the
entire family, with the exception of the
tiarents.
BIGELOW IN PRISON.
' Former Millionaire Banker of Milwau
" kee Must Serve Long Sentence.
Leavenworth, Kan., June 14.—Frank
3. Bigelow, the former Milwaukee
j hanker, was brought to the United
j States penitentiary at Fort Leaven
j worth at 7: 4U o’clock last night to be
! gin serving a ten’year sentence for
i misuse of bank funds, to which charge
; ^ie had pleaded guilty,
j John A. Speclale, a counterfeiter un
: der a five year sentence, was brought
; C Ion g as a fellow prisoner.
Bigelow bore up fairly well during
! the trip except at Moline, 111., where
! he broke down and wept. At another
i point the son, Gordon Bigelow, broke
! down and the marshals informed him
! he was having a bad effect on his fa
I ther.
District Judge Joseph V. Quarles
j sentenced him to ten years’ imprison
i ment at hard labor. The proceedings
i in the court were impressive in the ex
j treme. Judge Quarles, in passing sen
I tence, dwelt at some length on the cir
I cumstances surrounding the case and
in a voice Indicating strong emotion
referred to his own long personal
friendship for the ruined man who
faced him awaiting his sentence. Bige
low was visibly affected, although he
bore himself with remarkable fortitude.
The court room was crowded. Every
member of the grand jury which re
turned tlte indictment against Bigelow
was present and the space within the
bar of the court was occupied by many
j Veil known attorneys.
VICTORY FOR TEAMSTERS
Team Owners to Force Their Employes
to Deliver to Boycotted Houses.
Chicago, June 14.—The Chicago Team
Owners' association, an organization
employing 8,000 union teamsters, has
decided to remain neutral in the pres
ent labor struggle now in progress in
(Chicago. Ever since the commence
ment of the teamsters’ strike the team
owners' association has been anxious
Vo h ave the question of making de
liveries to strike-bound houses sub
knitted to arbitration. The teamsters,
by a unanimous vote, refused to agree
to the proposition, and for a time it
was believed that the team owners'
rssociation would force a strike of these
8.C00 drivers by ordering them to make
deliveries to firms involved in the
strike.
In an effort to learn the sentiment
if the members of the association re
garding the matter it was decided to
,ake a referendum vote on tlie ques
‘ ion. This vote was completed yester
day, and resulted In 155 of the mem
bers voting to remain neutral during
he trouble and in three members vot
!ng to compel the teamsters to obey or
ders. The decision reached by the own
ers means that there will be no strike
of ttiese men, and the threatened ex
pansion of the trouble In this direction
lias been averted.
Negotiations for peace, which prom
sed for a time last week to be suc
’essful, have apparently been aban
loned, for the present at least, as both
ddes are so far apart on any plans of
settlement by mediation that further
ifforts in this direction are believed to
pe futile.
The employers declare that they have
■onceded every point possible. The
itrikers assert that a settlement along
he lines proposed by the employers
would mean “dishonorable surrender,”
md this, the officials of the teamsters'
mlon emphatically declare, they will
pever do.
NANSEN FAVORS REPUBLIC
But Norwegians Are Not Educated Up
to It—Sweden Still Resists.
Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, in an interview,
expressed his personal opinion that a
■■epubllo would be as convenient a form
of government for a democratic coun
try like Norway as a monarchy, but
said that something was due to the
feeling of other Scandinavian coun
tries, which were occustomed to a mon
arehi&l form of governmenl
f I
•4 New York, June 12.—Old-time financiers have been astounded by the 4
4- triumph of Hyde, the 29-year-old boy, who has Just put numerous vet- 4
4- erans of great prominence to utter rout in the campaign for control or «
4- the Equitable Insurance company. He succeeded quite as much by
4- sheer ability and force of character as by the prestige which the con
4- trolling shares of stock left him by his father gave him. He had been +
4- classed as little better than a spendthrift. He Is now rated as a great 4
4- factor in the financial world. *
WAR GAME ATTACK ON
WASHINGTON BEGINS
■•■wo of Attacking Fleet Theoret
ically Sunk by the Fort
Howard Guns.
THE PLAY IS IMPORTANT
It Will Disclose Weakness in the De
fense of the National Capital—
Novel Method of Defending
the Potomac.
Baltimore, June 14.—Admiral Dickins'
squadron made a demonstration on lo
cal fortifications early this morning
and four t rpedoboat destroyers were
theoretically blown out of the water by
artillerymen stationed at Fort Howard.
Then -he battleship Texas made a
frontal demonstration and from a sev
en-foot knoll fired her big and little
guns at Fort Howard. While the Texas
was making this demonstration a swift
cruiser made a flank movement and
went up the bay toward Rooles island.
It was discovered in the nick of time
by men at Fort Howard, who fired on
the ship. The fire was returned and
after a li- iy skirmish the gunners at
the fort theoretically sent both the
Texas and the cruiser to the bottom.
Expected a Night Attack.
Fort Monroe, Ya., June 14.—The T,igil
of searchlights of the artillery defenses
here last night was fruitless. None of
the units of Admiral Dickins’ fleet, con
stituting the naval side of the joint ex
ercises of the army and navy, was
picked up during the night. The prac
tice of the searchlights was declared to
be most satisfactory. Their range,
however, is far short of the twelve
mile channel available to Admiral Dick
ins and the supposition is the could
itave run the capes and proceeded to
Washington and Baltimore from the
ocean unobserved if he had so elected.
Could bink I hem on rotomac.
Washington, June 14.—Washington
according to American military sci
entists, is as perfectly fortified a city
as there is in tlie world. It is, in mili
tary equipment and scientific organiza
tion of defenses, what the Russians
thought. Port Arthur was, and what, the
Japanese proved Port Arthur was not.
The combined naval and military ma
neuvers which will be held during the
week beginning June 11 are designed to
determine to what extent the Americans
have been guilty of the Russian crime
of overconfidence. It is claimed that
Washington is constructively impreg
nable to a sea attack. The navy will
conduct an attack and the land forces
will undertake the defense. The move
ment is intended to test the defensible
ness of both Washington and Balti
more, but especial attention will be giv
en to the capital.
Probably nowhere in the world is
there to be seen a better example of
the method of modern coast defense
than in the protection of the Chesa
peake bay cities. If you will take a
large map showing the coast region
from Fortress Monroe, at the mouth of
the bay, up to Baltimore, and will, with
a ruler and pencil, cover it with a
myriad of little squares, you will have
the basis of the modern plan of de
fense. Tlyese squares, as they are drawn
and numbered and carefully recorded
on the military maps, are of about 150
yards.
Now imagine a series of forts along
the Chesapeake bay and the Potomac
river, in which huge guns, many of
them of the disappearing pattern, are
mounted. Add to this a conception of
many skilfully concealed observation
points. These observation points are all
connected by telegraph and telephone
wires, and in addition wireless equip
ments are now installed at many
points.
How the Plan Works.
Imagine a hostile fleet to have passed
Fortress Monroe, as it might easily do,
and to attempt to sail up the Potomac.
From the nearest point of observation
a telephone message would be sent to
every company In charge of a huge
battery of coast defense artillery, stat
ing that hostile ships were in squares
Nos. 112, 346 and 12,784, for instance.
The men behind the gun would not
see any of the ships: they would not
need to see them. They would raise
their pieces, aim them a't the designat
ed squares, insert the proper charges,
and fire into the air. But the huge
shells would come down exactly where
they were wanted, maybe ten, maybe
fifteen miles away. As the hostile
ships change their positions the gun
ners, under the wired instructions,
change range and elevation and charge.
For every square of the thousands on
their maps, the exact range, elevation.
depression and charge is figured In ad
vance.
What chance would a fleet of any
sort of vessels have in traversing fifty I
miles of a narrow river, mined and lined
with concealed batteries? Military men
declare it as impossible as for a frigate
of 1812 to take the Gibraltar of today.
But all this is to be tested. There
may be weak spots in the armor of
defense, and if so the attacking fleet
is expected to find them. Washington
was taken with ease by the English in
the war of 1812, and their victorious
progress was stopped only at Baltimore.
Not Sure of Fortress Monroe.
Today Fortress Monroe is powerful
enough, but its availability for defense
of the bay is matter of conjecture, be
cause it is rather antiquated and the
sweep of waters in front of it is so
wide. Washington's most important
defenses are Forts Hunt and Washing
ton, on the Potomac. Baltimore is de
fended by Forts Smallwood, Howard,
Carroll and Armistead. All these, as
well as the stations where disappearing
guns are placed, and the minor forts,
are connected by the service of electric
wires. Torpedo stations are located at
points where they are needed, and the
vessels of the attar king fleet In the
coming war game must dodge the
blank torpedoes or go out of action
whenever they have been constructive
ly blown up.
STANDARD OIL GETS IT
Purchase of Hyde’s Stock by Ryan Is
at Last Fully Under
stood.
New Y'ork, June 14.—Why. If the
Equitable is to be mutualized and its
control turned over to its 600,000
policyholders did Thomas Fortune
Ryan pay to James Razen Hyde four
or live millions of dollars for stock in
the society having a par value of only
$51,000?
Samuel Untermeyer, Mr. Hyde's
counsel, gives an explanation that is
very much to the credit of human
nature. "I regard Mr. Ryan’s action,”
he says, "as the most magnificent ex
hibition of public spirit and unselfish
ness that I have ever encountered
within 100 miles of Wall street.”
But, "the street,” being a bit cynical,
doesn’t take Mr. Untermeyer’s explana
tion seriously and seeks a motive in
$413,953,020 of assets that ever have
been the coveted clay of the potters
who mold giant enterprises. “The
street” sees no sudden turn to philan
trophy on the part of Mr. Ryan, but
only the cold, calculating man of busi
ness, who has risen from poverty to
the foremost ranks among the organ
izers of railroads and public utility
corporations generally.
Mr. Ryan is for the instant the cen
tral figure on the stage of high finance,
but to those who look deepest into the
situation his present commanding posi
tion only accentuates the increasing
centralization of power in the hands
of the group that is reaching for the
control of all the public utilities of
the country.
Nominally Mr. Ryan represented the
policyholders of the Equitable society
in his purchase of thp Hyde stock and
its conveyance to trustees who are to
carry out plans of mutualization. But
he particularly represents the traction
interests, the gas and electric light
interests, the railroad Interests and the
Industrial trust interests of the United
States.
The subgroups embraced in the grand
scheme of centralized power are not
fixed quantities, but they shift with
conditions and are all united In times of
crisis by an inner governing board.
One hears of the Rockefeller group, of
which Thomas F. Ryan is Just now said
to be a favored lieutenant, the leaders
of which, aside from the Rockefellers,
are H. H. Rogers. James Stillman and
a few bankers identified with Standard
Oil institutions.
DEATH RECONCILED THEM
rrtr. and Mrs. Richard Croker Dwell in
Harmony Once More.
New York, June 14.—It became
known today that Mrs. Rlcnard Crok
er, with her two daughters, Ethel and
Florence, have Joined the former Tam
many chieftain on his Irish estate, near
Dublin, and that the reconciliation be
tween them, brought about by the
tragic death of their son Frank. Is now
complete.
The family became alarmed when !
Mr. Broker's health forbade his com- j
ing here when his second son. Herbert,
died, and two weeks ago Mrs. Croker,
accompanied by her daughters, Ethel
and Florence, sailed for Europe on the
White Star liner Baltic. Richard
Croker, Jr., and John Fox. president of
the Democratic club, sailed on the Oce
anic last Wednesday. Mr. Fox exerted
every effort for years to bring Mr. and
Mrs. Croker together again.
It is authoritatively announced that
Mr. Croker will return to this country
with his family In September. After
that he and his wife will divide their
time between this c ity and their Irish
estate. Mr. Croker has been urged for
years to return by his former political
followers, and, though he will never
again be active in politics, his advice
and c ounsel are expected to be of much
assistance to Tammany.
PACKITG PLANT
BEE IS BUZZING
Sioux Fails Is Making a Deter
mined Effort to Launch
Big Industry There.
ARMOURSCONSIDERING IT
But the Sioux Falls People Seem to
See the Greatest Hope, and That
a Remote One, in Independ
ent New York Butchers.
New York, June 14.—Efforts to se
tablish another northwestern live stock
and packing center, this time at Sioux
Falls, are afoot, and the movers In the
matter include former Senator It. F.
Pettigrew, representatives of Armour
& Co., and the Independent Butchers'
organization of this city.
The utmost secrecy has been ob
served by the Sioux Falls people who
are conducting the negotiations. They
are working with several strings to
their bow, but the basis of elr plan
Is the big packing house that eastern
capitalists built in Sioux Falls about
llfteen years ago, and that practically
was never operated.
This plant was one of the largest in
the west when built, though later ones
are much larger. It is big enough,
however, to be made the basis of a good
live stock business if it could be turned
over to one of the great packing con
cerns and operated at Its full possible
capacity. <
The Imminence of developments at
this time Is due to the fact that the lit
igation which for many years has tied
up the property Is about to be settled.
The fall term of federal court In Sioux
Falls will dispose of the last of the
pending cases, and a clear title to the
property will thereafter he possible.
Exactly what Interest will take over
the plant Is still unknown even by the
Sioux Falls people who are on the in
side. *
Senator Pettigrew recently stated,that
negotiations were uloot with the New
York Butchers' association, which Is
powerful and rich, and more than will
ing to try its strength with the trust
firms. The butchers, if they should
take over the plant, would operate it
for the purpose of supplying part of
their own demands for meat. Their offi
cers have been seriously interested in
the project, but it is said that no con
tract has yet been made. One objection
cited by them to establishing their
western packing headquarters at Sioux
Falls is that the town is so far north
that, while it would probably be pos
sible to secure tlie necessary supply of
hogs, it Is doubted if fat cattle would
be at hand. Moreover, there Is also fear
that the hog supply would not be large
enough to operate a larger house, or a
second one If if should ever be wanted.
The butchers' association has back of
it tlie tremendous market represented
by the retail concerns of tlie metropolis,
and could keep two or three big packing
plants in operation if it should take the
final determination to slaughter its own
meat instead of buying from the trust
firms.
In addition to tlie New York butch
ers. Armour & Co. have negotiated
with the Sioux Falls ppople with a
view to taking over and operating the
plant. It is understood that Pettigrew,
R. H. Lien and other capitalists of
Sioux Falls are interested and will try
to secure control of the plant after tlie
litigation Is concluded, and use it as
an Inducement to some packing Inter
est. Secrecy has been observed because
of fear that St. Paul. Sioux City and
Omaha might use their influence to
prevent carrying out the scheme.
There is considerable difference of
opinion as to tlie condition of the Sioux
Falls plant. It was built a long time
ago and has stood id!?. On one hand it
is alleged to lie old fashioned and to
require remodeling and refitting at
great cost before it can compete with
modern plants. On the other hand
tlie interested Sioux Falls people in
sist that it is a good establishment and
can at small expense be made equal to
any on the Missouri river.
Questions affecting railroad rates are
also understood to enter Into tlie nego
tiations at the present stage. Whether
the railroads will make the conditions
such as to encourage development of
Sioux Falls as a packing center is not
known, but it is certain that repre
sentations have been made to some of
them In the interest of the project.
TRY TO SAVE HIS NECK
Strenuous Effort Is Made to Prevent
the Hanging of Frank Barber at
Lincoln.
Lincoln, Neb., June 14.—The last at
tempt was made today to save the neck
of Frank Barber, doomed to be hanged
at the state penitentiary Friday. His
counsel, Judge Hamer, filed with the
district court a declaration that Barber
is insane and that a jury ought to be
called to pass upon the question of his
sanity. Under the law this Is made the
duty of the warden. Mr. Hamer al
leges th t Warden Beemer was ready to
tile this declaration, but that Governor
Mlckley declared him not to be insane.
WOULD HANG A WOMAN
Mrs. Myors Is Found Guilty of Atro
cious Murder of Husband.
Liberty. Mo., June 14.—The jury
which has been sitting for the past
week in the case of Agnes Myers of
Kansas City, charged %vith the murder
of her husband. Clarence Myers, re
turned a verdict of guilty of murder in
the first degree. This verdict means
that the death penalty by hanging is
to be inflicted.
The crime for which Mrs. Meyers was
convicted was one of the most atrocious
ever committed. According to the story
of her paramour, Frank Hottman, who
confessed to being an accomplice with
Mrs. Meyers In the murder of her hus
band, the crime was premeditated and
was executed in the most brutal man
ner. Hottman was tried last February
for the crime and was convicted and is
now awaiting the death penalty. Ac
cording to Hottman's confession he was
admitted to the Myers home at an
early hour on the morning of May 11),
1904, by Mrs. Myers, in accordance with
a prearranged plan to kill Clarence
Myers. After Mrs. Myers had adminis
tered a drug to her husband to compel
sleep Hottman went to the bedside of
the sleeping man and dealt him a blow
with a billiard cue. This served to
arouse Myers, who grappled with Hott
man, and as the la'jer was intoxicated
Myers was getting the better of the
fight, when Mrs. Myers struck her hus
band with a bed slat and later cut his
throat with a razor repeatedly. She
then stabbed the dying man In the back
» half dozen times with a pair of scis
sors.
ARE FAR APART ON
THE PEACE TERMS
--
Diplomats of Europe and Amer*
ica Are Striving Hard to
End War at Once.
ARMISTICE IS ASSURED
No Doubt That Plenipotentaries Will
Arrange One, but Russians and
Japs Don't Look for Blood
shed to Cease.
PARLIAMENT ASSURED.
St. Petersburg, June 14.—Rus
sian experiment in parliamentar
ism will begin in September. The
Associated Press is now in position
to make this positive announce
ment.
Washington. June 14.- Official assur
ance that the president’s efforts to
bring Russia and Japan together to dis
cuss peace will be crowned with suc
cess was brought to the White Houso
yesterday by Count Cassini, the Rus
sian ambassador, who called by ap
pointment and in the name of Kmperor
Nicholas formally accepted the presi
dent's "offer of good will.”
The following official statement re
garding the conference was Issued at
the White House:
"Ambassador Cassini has called to
express the Russian government’s as
sent to the president's proposition, and
to state that they would appoint pleni
potentiaries to meet plenipotentiaries of
Japan to discuss the question of peace.
The place of meeting Is at present be
ing discussed.”
During the past two weeks the pres
ident's efforts have been directed
toward bringing the belligerents Into
amicable content on the basis of a mu
tual agreement to consider terms of
p-ace. This he accomplished finally toe
day. It remains now for the belligerent
powers to name their plenipotentiaries,
and agree upon a time and place for
them to meet to discuss terms and to
negotiate a treaty of peace. These de
tails . re now under consideration with
a bright prospect that such minor dif
ferences as may exist will be dissolved
within a few days.
Story Was Unfounded.
St. Petersburg, June 14.—All attempt*
to create an impression that there la
the slightest hitch In the preliminary
peace negotiations are absolutely with
out a shadow of foundation. Foreign
Minister Lamsdorff lias formally noti
fied several continental powers that a
meeting of plenipotentiaries to see
whether tt is possible to agree to term*
of peace is assured. %
There does not seem to be the slight
est warrant for the gratuitous idea
that some correspondents are putting
out that Russia Is only desirous of as
certaining Japanese conditions, and at
the same time to gain a better position
for her army in Manchuria.
Next Stsos to Be Taken.
The warring countries both having
formally agreed to conclude peace, the
next step, tt is explained here, will ba
the first direct exchange, in which
Japan is expected to take the Initiative
by indicating, doubtless through an In
termediary at Washington, her views
as to the time and place of meeting.
Russia will offer no objections to
any reasonable suggestion in this re
spect, being prepared to at once Issue
instructions to her preliminary pleni
potentiary. whose personality for the
moment depends upon the place Japan
names. t
Much Talk of Witte.
The statement Is now made that
M. Witte is going to Berlin to meet
Prince Arisugawa, who represented the
Japanese emperor at the wedding of
Crown Prince Frederick William, but
no confirmation of this can be ob
tained. In the public mind Witte stands
out prominently as the one Russian
statesman who should direct peace ne
gotiations. But an intimate friend of
the Russian statesman assures the As
sociated Press he knows Witte has not
been approached on the subject. Un
doubtedly court Influence would be
solid against his selection. Witte is
thoroughly familiar with the far east
ern question.
Armistice of Three to Eight Days.
St. Petersburg. June 12.—Russia’s
plenipotentiary will be clothed with full
power to receive Japan's terms and
give Russia’s answer, which will in
> !ve power to conclude a temporary
suspension of hostilities. Such suspen
sion. will probably be limited to from
three to eight days.
WILL NOT BE BUNCOED.
Japanese Public Demands That Fruit
of Victory Shall Be Great.
Toklo, June 14.—1The Japanese con
tinue to maintain an attitude of re
serve toward the question of peace.
There were demonstrations in the
streets of the eanitsl late Saturday
evening, anil touv.y students organized
a celebration, but a rainstorm speedily
cleared the streets. It seemed to be the
popular fear that Japan will sacrifice
the advantage of Admiral Togo’s vic
tory, as well as Field Marshal Oyatna’s
opportunity by consenting to an arm
stlce now. It is felt that Togo’s vic
tory opens the entire Russian Pacific
coast to invasion, and that Oyama la
capable of speedily taking Harbin, cut
ting the railroad and Isolating Vladi
vostok. It is also feared that the Rus
sians will take advantage of the am
ative to improve their positions and
strengthen their forces.
The Jlji says: “Japan has shown a
willingness to appoint plenipotentiaries
to meet the Russians and negotiate
peace, but it is premature to think this
will lead to the ultimate conclusion
of peace. Much as Japan would like
to see peace effected nothing short of
the full rights of victors and placing
the peace of the orient in a perma
nent basis will satisfy Japan. It is
premature to discuss the terms of
peace. It probably will become nec
essary to arrange an armslice at the
commencement of negotiations and it
will be essential to obtain some guar
antee before concluding an armstice in
order to prevent the interests and posi
tions of Japan from suffering in the
event of negotiations being broken off.
The great and unprecedented Japanese
victory must not be forgotten. Rus
sia’s great power is nearly broken
down. It might require years before
the ultimate result of the war is at
tained. Japan does not fear the pro
longation of the war, but the heavy loss
of live involved move the people from
the depths of their hearts."
The Jlji thanks President Roosevelt
and pays tribute to him for his action.
It concludes by warning the people to
be prepared for the non-success of
the negotiations and for the possible
necessity of continuing the struggle.
The Nichi Nichi write in the same
strain, warning the people not to count
on peace while the war party in Russia
continues to exert its Inrluence over tha
emperor.
