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JAPAN FOR PEACE
BARON KANEKO TALKS ABOUT
CONDITIONS. ,
MAKES VISIT TO THE PRESIDENT
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Merely a Man of LeIsure Stopping In
ThlD Country-Japan Not Anxious ,
Being Confident of Winning In Any
Event.
OYSTEIt DJY , N. Y.-Daron la.
nol < o , the JalJRnOIlO financial eXllert ,
vlsltod Sagnmoro Hill Into Monday
by alJpolntment for n conference with
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the IJrosldent. ' 1'ho llreclso nature
ot : his mission Is not disclosed , nelth.
er ho nor the presldont caring to dls.
cuss It , cxcoptlng In genol'al allll nega.
tlvo torms. Assurnnco was , ; Ivcn
both by the pfl\sldont nnd Daron KIl'
nelto that the visit had nothing to do
with the pending pence negotlatlone
or with the rnlslnlt or money by a
Joan Cor olther Jnpnn or RnRsln.
Daron Kanol < o chattcd with nppnr.
< Jnt frnnlmcso nbout hlmsclt and
nbont the conditione or his country.
"A financial ngont or Jnpan , " ho roe
llcated In responeo to a suggestion.
"Oh , no , I nm not a filanclal c < pert.
Tal < nhnshl was n financial cxport , but
I nm morcly n man or lolsuro , stopping -
ping In this country because I enjoy
being horo. This la n. wondorrul coun.
try Itnd the Amerlcane are a wonderful -
ful IJCoplo. Their friendship will
never be forgotten by .Tapan , no not
flO long ns the sun shall shlno. The
noble work Prosldent Hoosevolt has
< 1ono lu the IntOl'eRt ot : IJeaCO wlli bo
t'omembored alwaya. It Is the prayer
'Ot : all or ue that his efforts may bo
.crownolJ with succeas. "
"What do 'ou thlnle or the posslblo
Tosult or the peace negotiations ? "
Daron Kanelco was aslOd.
: 'Doubtls c.-xpressed wllother the l'n.
voys cnn reach an agreement , " ho 1'0'
plied caullously. "The Iroro 1 rend
nnd hear or what Witte anll Sr.to liar ,
the moro II\17.z1ed I.become. . . I do 1I0t
think anybodY Imows. "
"What Is the Cooling In Japan na to
n contlnuanco oC the wn\'j"
Ho rOlJlIed :
, "Oh , I thlnle there Is UlUo general
enllmellt about It. Our peopll ) are
Dot seriously concerned , helng cprtnln
'Of the ultlmate-I'osuU. Of course we
should 111\0 to hnvo 110nce , but In Japan -
an there aro. no IJeOIJlo , who Ileslro
IJOnCO at any IlI'lcc. 'fhey are willing
tbnt the war should go on Jr necei-
Bl\ry nnd are prolJl1red to fight It out.
The Russians. we uro told. are too
JJoor or too Ilroud to Imy the Indemnity
Japan will asle. "
liAs much as $1,000OOOOOO ? " was
suggested. .
"No , too 1)001' ) to Imy the Indemnity
Jnpan will ask , " Insisted Daron Ka-
nelto. "But who can tell what Indem.
nlty JalJl1n will demand. As I said.
nobody but the cnvoys 1m ow whnt It
may be. 'I tlo not nnd Imow nobody
who oos. "
YELLOW FEVER QUARANTINE
EXTENDED TO MISSOURI
S1' . LOUIS-Tho quarantlno order
Issued by the Missouri board oC health
against districts arrected by yellow
fever will bo enforced along the east.
ern boarder of the atato ns rnr north
ns St. Louis , along the cntlro south ,
orn border , and along the western
border as far north aa Kar.sas City ,
. The establlshment of quarnntlno sta'
tlons or detention cnmps will bo In
the hands of the Ilirrerent local boards
of health , unless It Is found necessary
by the state board to Intorvene. In
clUle 11ersons succeed Ir. onterlng th
state from the danger zone of th
south they will bo dotaned ! In cities 01
town's fnrther In the Interior If unable
to exhibit a bill of health.
THE KOREAUS WANT
PRESI DENT'S HELF
OYBTEIt DAY , N. Y.-Preslden
Roosevelt rocelved Syngamon Hhol
and Rev. P. K. Yoon two Koreans whe
nrrlved here to IJresent him a memor
tal I\sltlng him to loole after the Interests
terosts of Korea In the 11rocecdlngs 0
the forthcoming IJOaco conforenclJ
They Ilresontol } to the Ilresident a letter
ter of Introduction from Seorotar :
Taft which secured ror thom a perS011
al hearIng. Mr. Rhee Is a student I :
tilO Goorso Washington university 0
Wahlngton.
Entitled to Further Pay.
WAS I1NGTON-Tho 1\rm \ of Ca
boun & Sizer , attornoys.at.law of th !
city , rocelved notlco from the nudll (
tor the War department that the of
cers and tPon of the First and SOC011
Nebrllsleo. reglmenta , which served j
the Spanlsh.Amorlcan war , have bee
n110wod U10 sum oC $8,012.86 , bolng U
nmount duo them untler a recent te
caso. Governor Mlcleoy belloved U
troops were ontltled to addltlonnl pn
nnd nsleed the firm oC Calboun
Sizer to look Into the mntter.
Texas Fever In Kansas.
TOPEKA , Kan.-Toxas tovor h :
nppenrod In a berd oC 400 cattle
Orand Summit , Kan. , nenr the Ole ]
bema lIne , and J. D. Daltcr , state 11'
atock Inapc tor , has quarantined tJ
, nnlmals. Thlrty.threo oC the catt
ihavo tbo rover. A few hnvo died wi
, the disorder. "Thill Is the first D
.pearnnco of the Texas fever In tl
, atato this year , " snld Mr. Dnker , "al
' 1 do not thlnle there Is any danger
or Its spreadIng. The federnl Rutho
tlell nlao are wath ng the cnttlo. "
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FAVOR NEW TIEUP ,
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Rusola SaId to Long For Alliance with
AmerIca.
ST. PWfmllSntJllG-Tho rcpubllcn. .
Uon hero todny by the Novoo Vr.ymt\
of nn artlclo wrltton In 1859 by Alex.
ander I1ert1.en , the Husslnn author
and polltlcnl ngltntoT , In which a
Btrong plea la mndo for a Russo.
American alllanco , anll In which the
Amerlclln and European systems oC
government nro compared , Is not with.
out Interest and Is oC conslderablu
algnlflcaneo , IJarticulnrly In view of
the present IJolltical nltuatlon and the
fact thnt llussla III today upon th6
rl lnt of establishing n general nssem.
hly nnd granting the country SOl11O
Bert ot a constitution. 'fho Ilresonco
of the IluRllnn ! pcaco plenlpotcntlarios ,
In the United states also adds slgnlfi.
cnnco to ropuhllcatlon oC tbo artlclo ,
as lIIeowlso does the Novoo Vromya'n
relations with the government. 'fho
Novoo Vremya In tully awnl'O that the
rolaunchlng today of Hortzen's Idens
Is acceptable to the govel'l1l1lcnt , nnd
In fact , the printing of It may bo call.
ed oml.ofllcla1.
Hortzon died In Paris January 21 ,
1870 , nnd n.rtor many years or oxllo becauSe -
cauSe or his ndvaMed Itleas , which
were not nccoptalJle to the Husslan
government. During hl'l exllo ho
publlshell In London n. 110wspaper of
IIboral tendencies called Kololcol ( the
Doll ) nnd In which lie carrlell on are-
1l1ntlosll propagandn for the constitutionalism -
tionalism of HUllsla. The clrculnr on
Hortzen's worles In Russia was pro. .
hlblted until within the past few
months , when the ban was removcd.
'fho opening paragraph or tbo artl.
clo publlahed by the Novoo Vrem'a
todny Is a strong and 10lcal ! plan. for
an alliance hetween Itussla and AmerIca -
Ica quoted by IIertzon from n. Phlln.-
dollJhla newspaper IJrlntedln 1S58 , and
citing IJhyslcal and' political r < 'l1l1ons
therofor. : fho Idea of pOlllllble alii.
anco Is ono of the prlnclml ) .thom08
.
of the nrtlcle , which , continuing , sa.s
that Russin should fl'ce herself trom
old world projudlces nnd fallncles and
turn to her grcmt neighbor across the
Pacific nnd learn a good lesson rrom
her political IIIld commercial succes.
seB.
REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR RUSSIAN PEOPLE
ST. PETERSDUItG-After months
of proparatlons and anxIous waiting
the project for a new popular repro.
aUlltntivo IIssomhly , an Innovation to
the Husslan llolltlcal systcm ot great.
or ImlJOrtance than the emanclpltlon
or the pensantry or the ostnlJlIshment
of zemstvos In the IJlxlles , Is now
unllergolng finnl re"lslol1 nnd Its ( ,0111'
plotlon and IJrol1lul ntlon are thought
to bo a matter of c1nys only. The om.
IJI'Or , It Is well Imown , hopes to alg.
nallzo the first hll'lhday ot the Infant
holr nlJlJarently by n. manifesto sum.
monlng the l'e\1rOsentatlvos \ oC the
Ileo\1lo \ and dmlng the long meetings
ot the commission at Potorhof last
weele ho has drlvon the work or revision -
vision as fast M It wnR 110sslble In
order to have It finlshod by August 12.
WILL LEASE BIG PASTURE.
Over 400,000 Acres of Klowa.Com.
matlche to Be Farmcd.
W ASIIlNG'l'ON-'l'ho secretary ot
the Intorlor has ordered the leasing of
over 400OpO acres of the Kiowa. . and
Comanche lands In Oklahoma fOl' agrl.
cultmal pl1l'poses , the leascs to run
for five years Crom January 1 next. At
tUo oxplratlon oC the term the lcsseos
will bo granted the preference , right
to renew at nn appraised vnlue to be
I \11aced \ upon the lands by the secro'
tary.
COURT RULES AGAINST
BERMUDEZ ASPHALT CO. .
OYSTER nAY , N. Y.I'ealtlen
Hoosovelt hat ! been illformetl througl
the DOllal'tment or State that the ( ed
cral COlll't of Venezuela 111\8 renderel
a decision agalnRt the Dermudoz A
I1halt cJJI11mny In the IIIIO InvlJvlni
the so-ca1led Hamilton concesslonf
annu11lng the coocollalon.
What nctlon mny bo talen by thl
government regarding the matter cal1
I. not bo announced at thla tlmo , In tllcl
so far as can bo ascortulnell here , n
I. dotormlnn.tton of the quostton hn
been roached. It Is quite probabl
Umt will not bo done until Secretar
Root , who Is now on a vacation I
Labrador , shall have returned an
conshlerell the sUbject with the lIros
dont.
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Close Call for Paul Morton.
NEW YOHK-Paul Morton. pres
dent or the Equltablo Life Assuranc
socloty , and Mrs. Morton had n na
) r row escape from serious Injury 0
11. Sunday night , WhOll their automobll
Id ran into an Eighth avenue cllr I
In Forty.Courth 'Strcot. Mr. I1nd Mr
m Morton were on their way across tow
10 with two Crlends whom they 1ll1d m
st at the Pennsylvania railroad depo
10 when , tn attoll1lUng , to avoid a sout'
y , bound car. the wheels slipped and t1
& lI1aehlno strncle the cllr 8. glanclt
blow anll was tllsabled.
Seven Mills on the Dollar.
IlS CLEVEJ ND , a.-Creditors of Mr
nt Cnsslo L. Chadwick will recolve a t
tnl dlvh\end of about seven mills (
III.-
the doUar wIlen tile mllttcr Is finnl
I'e sottled. Net assets will amount
110 aobut $26,000 against $2,000,000 in del
, Ie edness .
th
, I ) . Stockholders Must Pay.
be TOPEKA , Kan.-Tho stocleholde
I1d of the } "Irat National bank will bo IJ
er Bessod the full amount oC their bo ]
rl , Ings AUGust 7 , according to Recelv
Drndloy.
DEMANDS OF JAPS. .
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DASIS UPON WHICH THE MIKADO
WILL NEGOTIATE.
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PAY FOR EXPENSES OF THE WAR
Specific Sum Is Not Mentioned and
Word Indemnity Is Not Used-Rus.
slans Are to Rctlre trom Manchuria
and Turn LeaCtcs to Japan.
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POltTSI\IOUTH , N. H.-Rolmburso.
mont for the oxpenscs sustained In the
prosccllt.ton of tJlO wnr nnd the ces-
Dlon of the IBland or Salhalln constl-
tuto the mnln features of the peace
condltlon handed by Daron 1omurl\
to M. Wltto at the conclusIon of the
morning session or the 1110nlpotentln. .
rlos In the renornl storcs buildIng oC
the Portsmouth nnvy yard. The word
"Indemnity" Is carehtlb' avoided , the
term employed being "relmburaoment
for the cost of the war. " No sum Is
fixed , the nmount bolng distinctly n .1
journed tor - mutunl adjustment between -
tweon the two countrlet ! nfter tho. . .
Japanese expendlturo hns been nscor.
talned.
Those nrc UIO two nll Important
conditions and these which the Rus.
Dln.n plenlpotentiarlcJ find nbsol'ltely
unacceptnblo. Inacceptnblo ns they
f\ro , however , It can be stated that
these two principal conditions did not
como ns a surprise to the Russlnn
plenlpotontlarles , The friendly fash.
Ion In which Daron Komurn explnlned
the conditions bef"ro 111\n lng thorn to
M. Wltto nnd the avoldanco of the use
of the word "Indemnlt } . " In the pre--
Bentntlon of Japan's bllt for the cost
or the war leaves the way open for
negotiations and constitutes the main
hOIJe that a final nreement ! Is possl-
blo. Certainly the danger of a sudden
rupture , no matter whnt the ultlmato
result may be , Is precluded by today's
dovelopmonts.
The other terms nro substnntlnll ) '
what the world expocte , nnd with
ono or porhnps two oxceptlons could
probn.bly he entertained ns a basis of
negotiation. They Include the Collow.
Ing :
"Tho cosslon or the Russian leases
to the Lill.o Tung penlnsuln comprls.
Ing Port Arthur nnd Dalny. ' 1'ho evac-
untlon of the entire province or Man-
churIa. the rotrocesslon to China or
nny prlvllo os Russia may have In , the
province anl1 the rocognltlon b ) ' Rus.
SJI1. or the principle or the 'open door. '
U'ho cession to .Tapan or the Chinese
Eastern rallroa below Hnrbln , the
mnln lIne through northern Manchuria - ,
ria to Vladlvostole to remain Russian I
proporty. The recognition at the
Japanese protectorate ever Korea.
The grant ot fishing rights to , Tapan ,
In the waters of the Russian lIteral
northward from Vladlvostole to the
Dehrlng Rea.
"Tho relinquishment to Japan of the
Itusslan warship. ' . ! Interned In neutral
ports. Flnany a limitation upon the
naval strength lro fur enstern wators. "
As 11. whole the terms nre re arled (
os oxceodlll h' mrd by the 'Russlans.
In addition to the two principal con.
dltlons which , cannot boo accepted
under 1\1 : . Witte's Instructloas , those
relating to the limiting or Russian
naval power 111 the rar cast end the
granting or fishing rights UllOn the
, Russian 1IttorIJI are considered par.
, tlculnrly otrensh.e to the amour pro pre
or their country and oC sitch a humlll.
atlng character ns to be Inndmlsslble.
Rus..da's statement will bo given
Saturday or Mondny.
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GOMMISS1ONER SHONTS
. HEARS STEAMSHIP AGENTS
COLON - DeCoro salting for the
Unltod States on the flteamshlp Mex.
: co , Theodore P. Shonts , chairman or
the Panama Canal commission , gave a
: learlng to the Bteamshlp agents , who
urged him to use his best errorts to
SOCll\'e bettor docldng facllltics horo.
Superintendent H. G. Prescott , representing -
senting the } > anama rnl1roa , nnd Mr.
Garland , of the Pacific ! : al1 Steamship
ompany , also were IJrSent at the
zonterenco. After lIstonlll to the
statement or the agent relative to the
dotentlon of Rteamers , Mr. Shonts ex.
pessod. his I egrets at Ule 11resent In.
adequate dock nccommodatJons , which
ho conCessed wns prlmarlly 11uo to the
filling ot lal'gO orders for cimnl pur ,
poses. Ho said that an adequnte
number of derrlcles would not only b (
built , but l1roper Ilousln8 ot : the cann'
omployes together with modern Bani
tary arrnngements would all be at
tended to.
Hangs HImself hi a Grove.
COUNCIL DLUFFS-Gulded b ) ' thl
:6 : bnrlung or a dog. two men toda
r- round the body or Paul DeMay hang
In Ing to . tree In a thick growth 0
16 timber nenr his farm , west oC Denl
lt son. DeMay committed a murderou
s. Msn\tlt on his wife , fracturing he
'n skull with n hatcllet , and then Insnr
t peared. Evldontly believing 110' ha' '
It , It1l1cd the wootan , ho ! 'rocured a plec
h. of rope fl'om a bn'stacle nnd with I
10 hanged himself. The bbdy was b (
II : ginning to Imtrlty when tound. N
Inqueat. was 110ttl.
Decide to Limit Boycott.
' 5. YOKOIIOMA-'fho meeting of Ch
0-
neso , which It was announced woul
n b hold , resolved to boycott America
y hankers , shlpperl and Insnranc
t : agents , but dererred nctlon with 1"
I' cllrd to other lines of business.
cner611 Roy Stone Dead.
rs NEW YORl-General Hey Ston
LS. a veteran. ot the clvl1 and the Spanls'
Idv American wars and n dlstlngulsh (
er civil onglneer , Is deall In bls slxt
. . . .n. VAO"
BEES THE PRESIDENT.
J. Pierpont Morgan Make a Call on
Roosevelt.
OYSTER BA \ ' , N. Y.-J. Pierpont
Morgan hod a confercnco with Pres.
Ident Rooaovelt lasting an hour nnd a
haIr. 'fho presIdent hlmseIr Is au.
thorlty for the statement that It re-
Inted practlcnlly entirelY to the cnse
of the 1Ianlow rallrond or Chinn , a
controlling Interest In which Is owned
by J. P. Morinn & Co. IncldentnllY ,
nnd ns relntlng In 11 measure to the
railroad Interests hold by Amerlcnns
In China , the pondlng peace negotln.
tlons formed. a topic or conversation
by the preBldent an Mr. Morgan.
Mr. Morgan came to Oyster Day un.
hernlded. 'Whllo his visit wns by np-
polntmont , nothing concerning It wns
permitted to leale through official
sources unU larter he had gone. Short.
ly nfter noon Mr. Morgan's hlg atenm
yacht , Corsair , anchored In the lower
bay nbout three-qunrters or a. mlle
from the docle of the Son.wankha.
Corinthian yncht club. When observe
cd trom the shore she wns flying the
absent fiag , Indicating ordlnnrlly thnt
her owner was not nboard. Naver.
theless he was there , and In [ \ tow
mlnuteB entered a stenm launch and
WIlS tnltCn nshoro. Ono of the presl.
dent's cnrrlnges wns In wnlUng tor
him. lIe was driven dlrcctly to Saga.
more Hill , reaching there about 1
o'clock.
He remn.lned Cor lunchcon With
Prosltlont. , and Mrs. Roosovelt. and for
some time arter. The uggestlon was
made thatl\lr. Morgan's visit nnd that
or Secretary Sha'w a little cnrller
might bo more than n colncldenco , but
It can be said nuthorltatlvely that
they had no relntlons with each other ,
Secretary Shnw and Mr. Morgan did
not meet nnd the purposes of their
visits were entirely dltrerent.
The president and Mr. Morgan dls.
cussed fully the Hanltow railroad con.
cern. This wns not the first time the
subject had lIeen discussed 'by ' tbo
presl ont. Several months ngo the
quostlon was taltCn up by the presl.
dent nnd his cablnot nnd considered
thorougblY. An effort Is being made
by the Chinese government to pur.
chnse the concession from the Amerl-
cnn.Chlna Developmont. company ,
which owns the railroad and the con.
trlbutory concessions. The rnllrond
now Is In operation between Hankow
nnl1 Cnnton , a dlstanco of only about
thirty miles , but the compnny , which.
Is absolutely controlled by Amerlcnn
capltallsts , owns concessions and .has
made surveys for so.oral hundred
miles at : railroad 11 nos.
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A DEAL CONCLUDED
WITH THE NORTHWESTERN
SIOUX CITY , la. - Confirmation
was obtained of the report that the
Northwestern railroad ha purchased
the right-qt-way of the Rapid City ,
l\Ilssourl RIver & st. Paul railroad.
When the Dalcota & Wyoming rail.
way excitement was nt Its height
elgbteen ml10s 'of grade' was construc.
ted , from Rapid City to Spring Creek.
The Rnpld City citizens who held
stocle In this road supposed their
money had been sunk beyond redomp.
tlon. Unexpectedly they received an
offer of $40,000 for the grade and right-
oC.way to Cheyenne river Inst week
rrom tbo Northwestern nnd the deal
was concluded.
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CHAPPELLE IS DEAD.
Archbishop of New Orleans Succumbs
to Attack of Yellow Fever.
NEW ORLEANS , La.-A sudden
change in his condition ThursdllY
speedily culmlnatcd In the death of
Archbishop P. L. Chnppel10 ot : the
diocese of Loulslnna. The end came
at 12 : 60 In the afternoon. 'rho news
of the archbishop's dcnth created 0
protound sbocle.
Monsignor Chappelle was tnleen 111
with yenow fever llUIt weele. Ho hnd
returned to the city tbree days berore ,
having jUBt completed a tour 01
I Loultnana and nnnounced on his ar
I rival his Intention of co-operating 111
I the etrorts then In fu11 awing to stam1
out the tever. The archbIshop , how
. ever , left his llouso only on one occa
I slon before ho was tnJeen 'SIck. Tha'
I was to tnlco a drlvo with his niece. Or
. Friday ho complalne ot : the symp
toms which are the torerunner ot : yel
low fever. Dr. Larue , the arch
bishop's pbyslclan , wns Immedlntel
. ca1led. On Friday he dlagnoBed thl
. case aII 11. genuine attack of ye110v
Cever.
' -'ncle ' Sam'e Cash.
W ASHINGTON-Today'a stntomen
ot treasury balnnces In the genera
fund , exclusive ot : the $160,000,00
gold reserve , shows : Available cas'
balance , $131,271,976 : gold coin an
bu11l0n , $49,460,989 : totnl , $180,732
965.
Desires No Concessions.
TANGIER , Morocco-Tho Germn
government hns Intlmatod to the MI
. roccan government that It does nc
o deslro any concosslons pondlng th
International conrorenc .
Want 6,000 Harvest Hands.
I. ST. PAUL , Minn.-Harvest hnnd
needed In the northwest are onume :
d
ated by stations In a circular Issue
n
by the Northern Pacific road. Wage
' ,
c. 'e rnnge from $1.71i to $2.50. Six thousan
are wantod.
8teps Down In September.
MADISON , Wis.-It Is nnnounclJ
0 , unofficla1ly , but from an authorltath
h. source , that GoI l"olletto will r
) d lInqulsh the ontce or governor enr :
y. In September nnd go to Washlngtc
1111 Unltl'd States senator In Octobe
.
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.FLOORS GIVE WAY
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MANY PERSONa. BURIED IN THE
DEBRIS.
PROBABLY TWO DOZEN KILLED
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Flfty.Slx Rescued Thus Far , Six of
Them Dead and Others Badly
Wounded-A MajorIty of the Vie.
tlms Are Girls.
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ALDANY , N. Y.-The middle sec.
tlon or the big dopnrtment Btoro of
the John G. Myors compauy In North
Pearl street collnpsed early Tues ny
cnrr'lng down with It over 100 per.
sons.
Caught In 11. chnos or brlcle , plnster
nnd wooden beams , betwcen twenty
and thirty men , ; : omen nnd children
met death. Twelve hours of frantic
worle on the part ot an army or res.
cuers dlsontangled fiUy people , siX ot
"them dead and many of the rcJt badly
Injured. Three more bodies were In
sight nt a late hour , but mnny bours' ,
worle will bo required to get them out.
Anything 1I1eo a complete list of tho.
killed and Injured .wlll bo unobtaln.
able until the workers bnve mnde
tholr way to the very bottom or tbe
mass of wreckage.
Wltb tew exceptions , those caught
In the ruins were omployes , a major. .
Ity of them girls. The col1apso oc.
curred shortly arter the opening hour ,
when barely a acoro of shoppers were
In the store. A clocle found In the do.
brls had stopped nt 8 : 48 , showIng
when the crash camo. Tbe best nc.
count of whnt probably caused the
ruin Is given by the head of tbe crocle.
ery , glass and drug department , which
occupied the basoment. He snld :
"Workmen were sawing at a wooli.
en fiour beam which runs under tbo
northern end of the central 11111ars In
the middle oC the storo. Excayatlon
for II. cellar waB going on about the
base of this pll1ar. nnd I believe
thnt the jarring ot : the benm
beneatq the pl11nr dlsplacod the
foundation oC tlie , ' pillar. The
first thing I lcnow two ot : the
counters near the place where the men
were worlt1ng began to sag and several -
eral pieces of glassware slid off onto
the fioor' wltb a crnsh. I yel1ed to my
clerks to run for the front ot : the
storo. The words were not out of my
mouth when there came a crealclng
and everything around us began to
tall. The wreck came slowly , how.
ever , nnd I think everyone In my department -
partment escaped . , as weU as the
worlemen. "
The pl1lars which gave way sup.
ported the ends of two glnnt .glrders
and when It fel1 tho" main support of
the central part of the building wns
gone : With a nolso that could be
heard blocks away nnd which shook
the adjoining buildings , nearly halt :
of the great structure , from the cel.
lar to the roor and extending from
one side wall to the ether , came grind.
Ing down.
In a short time tbo city's entire
hospital nnd ambulance force wns on
the scene , aided by halt : a hundred
doctors from nl1 parts of the city.
A..BANY : , N. Y.-Tho col1npse of
the John G. Myers company depart.
ment store which resulted In the
death ot : thlrtoen persons , nnd probe
ably the tntnl Injury ot : two others ,
wl11 be Investigated by a special com.
mission.
To avoid the possibility of . pre.
jUdlced Inquiry , Mayor Gnus decided
tbat al1 the InvoBUgators shall bo out-
of-town men.
The discovery that the thirteen
bodies already taken out wl11 account
, probablY tor aU the victims or the ac.
'cldent Is a surprlso to Albanians , who
I until yesterdny expected that at least
I a dozen more mangled forms were
: burled benellth the ruins. So sure are
the wrecleers that no more bodies are
there thnt they have suspcnded their
lIearch.
. HONORS FROM FILIPINOS
TO AMERICAU VISITORS
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, MANILA-Thousands or people at.
. tended the r9ceptlon given to Secre.
. . tar ) ' TaCt. Miss Alice Roosevelt. and
t the ot..er members of their party by
1 the army and navy club. Rear Adml.
ral Enquist. pt : the Russian navy , and
. his sto.tf , were present. The reception
. was the most brllllnnt In the history
of Mnnna. During tbo morning tbe
party , In automobiles , Inspected new
Fort McKinley , and revlowed the
troops.
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Bureau of Animal Industry.
WASHINGTON - George H. Mc ,
Cabe , solicitor of the Department 01
Agrleullure , Ims been placed at thE
head of the Investigation or the bu
reau of animal In ustry by Secretal1
Wilson , with full authority to probe
mnttors there to the bottom. Inqulr
Into the atrolra of that burellu n01
only Involves the chnrges coneernln
the tags aUached to tbo ment Inspect
ed by the government , but also It II
charged thnt meat Inspection as no"
, ndmlnlstere redounds to the benefil
ot the so-cal1ed Deef trust.
Typhoid Fever In WashIngton.
W ASIIINGTON - There were 21
cases ot : typhoid fever reported to th
heallh office Thursday , the greatos
number for any cno day during thl
present outbreale of typhoid In thll
city. The District of Columbia com
missioners hnve directed tbo police 0
the city to join the health officials II
malting a house to house canyas8 tl
see that all premlscs are leept in I
sanitary eondltlon. As nn extra prlJ
caution for the protection of tb ,
healtb of numerous employes of th ,
11' . War depnrtment.
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REFUNDING PHILIPPINE DEBT.
Temp- ; ; k.
$3,000,000 TempCertificates to .
Be 'Replaced.
W ASHINGTON-J'nder ] the provisions -
sions of the Philippine currency net ,
the burenu of insular affairs or the
wnr departmcnt Is preparing to re.
place $3,000,000 or Phlllppino tempore
ary certificates oC indebtedness tnlllng
, duo September 1 next , by n new Issue .
bf one.hnIr that amount.
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HARRIMAN HAS PLANS
FOR SPENDING MUCH MONEY
POR1'LAND , Ora.-Tho Telegrnm
IInys : E. II. HarrlJ.1l1ln wll1 spend ' 10-
000,000 In rnllrond building In the
states ot Oregon , Wnshlngton nnd
Idaho within tho. next yenr. With the
official announcement of the fact thnt
the Southern Pacific is preparing to .
building from DraIn to Marsh field , on
Coos bay , connecting the main Uno
with the Coos Bny , Roseburg & East.
ern road , which extends trom Marsh.
field twenty.clght miles to Myrtle
Point , via. Coquille , and with a brnnch
to Deaver HIl1 , It Is stated Hnrrlman V
will 'Spend $10,000,000 In constructlo \
Included in whlcb will bo the cost ot
the dunl rand between Rlpara nnd
Grnngov1110 , the cost of which Is
shouldered jointly by Messrs. HI11 nnd
Hnrrlml1n.
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FOR THE BENEFIT OF
TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS
WASHINGTON-Tho recommendation -
tion for the establlshmont of a tuberculosis -
culosis outdoor hospltnl , and doten-
tlon camp tor the navy at Port Roynl ,
S. C. , wll1 bo renewed by Surgeon
General nlxey of the navy. It Is the
opinion of the surgeon enernl thnt a - _
farm or bospltal camp In connection
with n station nt Port Roynl could
be made self-supporting.
Surgeon General Rlxey nlso Is very
doslrlous of securing authorization
from congress for the construction of
a hospItal ship for the Pacific coaDt.
In pointing out the need of such .
vessel medical officers of the navy
say that 1t would provo ot : Inestlma-
blo vnlue In cases 1I1eo that ot : the
Donnlngton oxploslon. . . . . . . ,
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THE CHINESE BOYCOTT , -
ON AMERICAN GOODS
VICTORIA , B. C.-Advices from
Canton state thnt when n delegate of
the Chinese boycott movement against
America was explaining to students
In Canton schools the nature of the .
agitation he p lnted out that many
students wore tunics mnde of Ameri.
cnn cloth. ' 1'heso were at once torn
from the bacleB of tbo students. Varl-
,
ous verancular Chinese papers have .
given notlco that no American busl- -
ness notlco or nny news regnrdlng
Americans was to be pUblished nUer
July 18.
BOYCOTT CANNOT LAST LONG.
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John Barrett Believes ChInese Will
Soon Abandon It.
SAN FRANCISCO-John Barrett ,
the newly nppolnted minister' to Colombia -
ombia , Is here In connection with the
commercial relaUons oxlstlng be ween
the United States and China , partlcu- r
larly ns regards the boycott Inaugurated -
ated by the Chinese guilds ngaInst
American products. He Insists , how.
ever , that his mission Is not ot : an
official character , but simply to acquaint -
quaint himself with the feeling ot the
people ot : the coast ns to the boycott
and Interview some of the merchants
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who a.ro engaged In the orlentnl trade.
Minister Barrett , whllo concodlng
that the Chinese guilds are all.power-
ful In their country , Is of the opinion
that the present alarm shown by the .
people of this .country over tbo ncUon
ot the Chinese gunds' will soon b dls. .
pe1led when the ) . are mndo to realize
thnt government Is disposed to
nct fairly with them in the matter ot
Immigration.
Conger Home From Mexico.
MEXICO CiTY-American Ambassador -
dor Conger and family lert Tbursdny
for the United States , the ambassador -
dor having two montbs' leave 'oC ab.
I sence. Ho wl11 go directly to Wosh-
Ington and , It Is surmised , bo con-
I suIted on the Chlnose question. espee-
Inl1y on the boycott.
Vote In Favor of Strike ,
CLEVELAND-Five or the seven . .
members oC the executive board of ) . .
the Intornl1t1onlll association or brldgo
nnd structural Iron workers hnvo
,
voted In tavor : of a strike ngalnst the
! merlcnn Bridge company.
Mrs. John q. Carlisle Dies.
BABYLON , L. I.-Mrs. Mary J. Car-
11510 , wife oC former Secretary of the
Treasury Jobn G. Carlisle , died at her
country bome In West Isllp after an '
mness of three weeks.
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Attendance at Exposition. ' '
5 PORTLAND , Ore.-Tho Lowls and
[ ! Clnrle officlnls announce thnt wltb the
t attendance Wednesday ot : 27,426 , the
) million marle has been passed , the
total nttendnnco trom June 1 to date ,
I. Including passes , being 1,013,531.
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:1 : No Panama cn His Plate.
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[ ) I AWTON , O. T.-Stenographer 0. y
IS. . Kreider , of the government land ,
t. office here , rocelved word tram Wash. '
Ington offering him a position In
B Panama at a salary or $1,750 per year.
The offer was declined.
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