Nebraska Newspapers

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THE UNITAH LAND
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT MODI.
FIES PR CLAMATION.
HE RESTORES 85,000 AORES
Not NecessMY for Irrigation Purpose
-Action Tnken at Request of In.
terlor Department Af er Report by
Geological Survey.
W ASlllNO'l'ON-Tho prcslllont has
modlOoll his proclnmnllon of AlIgllst 6
withdrawing from cntry cortnln InllllR
In the Ulntnh Indlnn roscrvnllon nnd
hnll rcslrcIl nhollt 86,000 noros. Fol.
towln ! ; Is the In lerlor depnrtJllcnt's
officlnl stntoJllont of the ncllon tnwn :
'I'ho nct oC Mnrch 3 , 100 , provlllc. . :
I'TIJI\l hoforo the opening of the Uln.
tnh hllllnn rescl'Vntlon the president
mny set nllllrf IUlII reserve nllY rl'lIer'
VoIr alto or o her Inllds necessnry to
conserve nnd IlI'otert the wntor Allp-
Illy Cor the lIulln ns or for general ngrl-
cllltllrni dovoloIIJllt'nt. "
Aocordh\Lly \ the UnltcIl SlnlcII Geo-
loglcnl Sllrvoy , nnor Invcsllgnllon ,
mndo report 10 the Bccrotnry of the
Intorlor recomtT1onl1lng thnt cortnln
dcscrlbcd Innds covcrlng over 200,000
ncrcs , Inclllllln ( ; n Inrgo Illfmuty : or
ngrll'lIlturnl InndH , ho rescrvotl 1I\1I1er \
anld IJI'ovlslon of Inw. Upon this rec-
ommcndatlon the nctln ! ; sOl'I'etnry or
the Intmlor rOllucstocl the Ilrrsldont to
Issue his IlroclnIl1l1t10\1 mnlelng auch
tOfwrvallon , nnll nccore1lngly the presIdent -
Idont IRRllOl1 his IJI'oclnmnllon oC Au-
'gURt lJO ! .
SlIbReqllontly' complnlnts hnvlng
renchell the department UilLt the snld
agricultural landa Ilroperly shollld not
bo IlIchllled In snld reservntlon , Mr.
. . Rynn , thu acting secretary , toole the
sultjoct up for Curthcr consldoratlon
and dlrocted the United Stntes Oeo-
logical Rurvoy to mnlw a s\1pplomental
report atallllg speclfllcally whether
the resorvatlon oC these agrlellltllrni
lnnds la necessnry for "tho conservlI-
tlon and Ilrolectlon of n water SUII-
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This sllilplementlll report has been
m llo and shows thnt the reservation
ot these lands Is not necessary for
tltnt IJllrposo , but thllt they were Included -
cluded In the aurvey'a orlglnlll report
on the nssumlltlon thnt the uct authorized -
thorized tholt. I'oaervutlon for "agrl.
cultural development , " which was
specifically slutol..ln ! It. . The acting
aoel'etary docldoll that their reserva.
tlon was made only "If necessnry to
conserve IInd protect the water tlUII-
] ) Iy , " nnd requested the llresldent to
roleaao them Crom resorvatlon , which
, vna dOL'e todny b ) ' tlupplo'mentlll Ilrac-
lamatlon tllIlt now tho'le agrlenltural
lands IIro Hllh'oct to dls11Ositlon In the
manner provhlC11 by the law.
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THE 'INVESTIOATION
MAY REAOH NEBRASKA
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Nmw YOnK-Inslll'aJl ( o Commls.
missioner n. E. Fall , of 'l'ellnos8eo ,
who with the In811ranco COll1l11lsl\lon-
ers of five othpr 81atos Is In this clt ) ' ,
slIld .that Investigations of the In8111"
nnco buslnoss almllnr to the one IIbollt
to bogln In Now Yorle ma ) ' nlso ho
commenced In the stntes rOllresented
by the VIlttlIKcomll1lt1slollers. ; . llo-
aides the In8uranco commla81oners or
'Vlscollsln , 1\1lnnesota , KOlltuclty IInd
Tennessee , there WOl'O IIlso lIre sent to ,
dny Commissioners Plerco of Ne-
braslt1l and McGlbney of IAulsltmu.
ALiOE T AUS { WITH HER
FATHER'S WAR COMRADES
MANIl..A-'rho ROllgh HIIlora now
l'esll1lnl ; hero , hCI\led by Colonel Alox-
nnder Drodlo , ox.govcrnor oC Arizona
nnd now IIttuched to the mllltnry sec-
rotary's delH\rtment , unci Governor
General Curry of the Island of Snmal' ,
called Ul10n 1\IIss Hoosovert IInd dls ,
cuslled the tlmo served under her dls ,
tlngulshod fnther. They In'oRented
her with a Ilhotograph ot 1\IIIn\II\'s \ 110-
lIce launch , numed the nucle ) ' O'Neal.
Roar Admlml 'I'raln und Roprosen ,
tlltlVO Foss , chairman of the house
commltteo on nnvlllnltnlrs , who Is nat ,
urally Intoreslt'll In nllvlIl matters ,
paid a visit to the Olongapo , IInd the
university club held a recoptlon.
ProhIbit the Meeting.
HONG KONO-A meeting oC Chi ,
, neso called tor MondllY to discuss the
boycott of American goods WIIS not
-pormlttod by. the government nnd the
'Chlnoso then formally presented II pe.
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dUon prllylng for 'permission to moot ,
t : New 're'aty with Germany.
WASHINGTON - The Post 01 :
Thl1l'sday sn's , on the authorlt ) ' of 11
high govornmollt officlul , tlJ t In vlo"
of the prospect oC heavy loss s Cron
the Chlneso boycott IInd the declslor
ot the German government to onll tlu
tnrlfr arrangement under whleh thll
government and Germany now Oller
nto , prosldent Roosevelt has partlall )
dochlod to negotlato an entlroly no\ '
treaty of amity IInd commerce , wltl
Germnny . and t submit It to the sen
ute at the next sosslon In Decembe
for ratification.
Fish Trust Flies Answer.
COLUMDUS , O.-A. nooth & Cc
or Chicago , a corporation pOIJIIlarl
doslgnatod "Tho Plah Trust , " agalnq
which a' suit In ollster was recontl :
filed by the attorney gonoml on th
grounds that It wns In rostralnt ( J
trade , filed un IImonded anBwer In th
circuit court. The answer admit
that the deCendant Is Incorporalo
under the laws of Illinois with n cal
I tal stacie of $5,500,000 nnd tllllt I
Jtn8 purchascd twent.tour filh con
panlos. ' ThO' 'answer .denlol ! It Is
trust In rostralnt of business.
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UNITES THE nUSSIAN PEOPLE.
All Are Opposed to Accepting Japan' .
Proposalo.
ST. pg'rJmSBUHO-'ho ] news or
the spoelly cOJIIJletlon ) or 1\1. Wltto'
reply cnmo nil a flurprlse to the Hus-
sinn IJuhllc , as a delay at lenst until
1\Iondny WIIS IIntlclpalod to permit , n
consultation nt Petcrhof.
'fhough M. Wltto had IImplo power
to liraft n reply at Portsmouth , the
forel/n / offil'o ahnred the view thnt the
rt\'Iponse would bo withheld until 1\Iou-
dny. . >
1\1. Wltto's Inlllatlvo nnd decision
hnvo ovoleed the admlrntlon ot the
Husslnns , accustomed nil they nro to
dolaya In mntters of a shnllar nature.
.Taplln's demnnds , as Irelllctel ( , have
lIer'ell to array the Husslnn govorn.
ment IInll the people under the Hnmo
hanner for th\ first limo alnce the
holnnln ! ! ; of the Wllr , anll It , Is evl-
1I0nt thnt 1\1. Willo will finll IIlmost
so1l11 SUPPolt at his baele In whatever
nrlfnver ho may maleo 1.0 nllron Ko-
mUTll's conllllunl ntlon. 'ho govern-
'ment IJ rnlllled anel encollragcd the
puhllcatlon of the Cull Associated
Press 11Is(1ntrhes ( containing the Japanese -
paneso conditions , which , 1IIO a fiery
cross , milled HlIssla'a disunited clanlJ
-rlJlctlonnr ! ) ' , ClJn3ervutlvo , lIherlil
nnd mtlll'nl. . With scnrcrly an exception -
tion , o VOl' ) ' volco Is raised 11\ urging
the ! ; ovornment to hold ollt agnl1l8t
JlllJan's Ilrlnclpal domnnlla.
'I'ho A8soelliled Press talled with
lealllng men oC vnrlollB clllsses , lawyers -
yers , doctors. r.erchnnts IInd jOllrnal.
Ists , and all declnred thnt a contlnu.
ance of the war woulc1 bo better than
the IIccoptanco oC SlIch terms. 'fho
sllmo spirit Is IIl11nlfested In IIlmoat
every nowspnper Q.mco. the radical or-
gnull rangln ! ; IIlongsldo the Novoe
Vromya , whllo the Russ todny do.
clares :
" 1f the80 al'o .lapnn's conditions , all
hope oC peace hns vanished. "
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PEAOE OOMMISSIONERS
DELUGED WITH lETTERS
PORTSMOUTH , N. H.-Tho pellco
plonlpotcntlarlc3 hllve been Calrly de-
IIIfod : wIth mnl1 from ull pllrts oC the
Unltell states , nnd now letters are :
beginning to arrlvo Crom the olher I
homlsphero. ' ] 'hollsI1l\lls or letters
reach thom ench day. 1\Iost of thom
lire addressed to the chiefs of the
ml slons , Bllronomllrn ) : amI 1\11' .
Witte , They' IIro oC over ) ' description
-frlonllly tenIOrA ( of IIdvlco regarding
the negotlntlol\s , requestA for auto-
grapha IInd 11hotogl'nlJhs , words of wel.
come , oC pralso , IIdvortlAements nnd
Invitations to VnrhJll9 , cities ot the
United Stntes , The mlljorIty , so Car
liS the negotllltlons IIrt ) concerned ,
on I ) ' OXprelB ! the hOl1es oC the world
fOl' lICllce. Numerous are the lelters
fl'om } J Htors of churches telling ot
In'nyer ! ! for 11eace. ' 1'h n there are
the usunl crank lelters. No threat
of I I\ , serious nnturo has been received
either b ) ' Baron Komura or 1\11' \ .
Witte.
TO INVESTIGATE IN OCTOBER.
Western States to Take Peep In on
Insurance Matters.
S'f. PAUl. . , 1\lInn.--Stnto Insurnnco
COlllml sloner O'nl'lon returned from I
New Yorle IInd conllrmelll the report
that the Investigation of the hi ! ; eastern -
ern Insurance cOlllllllnles by Insurance -
ance depnrtments of so\'oral western
stntos , Inclul1ln ! ; 1\lInne80tll , ' will not
comlllonco before Oct01l0r. Thp first
cOlll11llny to bo hweltlgntell ! will bo
the New Yorle Life , nnd It wl11 bo
followed by the others If the showing
of the Now Yorle Lifo delllluHls It. lIe
oXlllnlnod :
" 1'ho IJrOposod Invostlgntlon wns de-
Illyed to a1Tow the New Yorle leflsla- :
tlvo committee , which Is now at worle ,
to proceed unhnml1ered with drnmng
new le lslallon for the future conduct
ot all lIfo comIJ nlos. "
LIFE WAS IN DANGER
FROM AN INSANE MAN
W ASHlNOTON-1\tlnlster Deaupro
I at Duenos Ayres cublos the State do-
llIll'llllent that a Illhoror nnmed
, Blanas Vlcello nttomllted to assassl-
I nnto PresJclont Manu)1 ) Quintana liS
the preslllont's cnrrillgo wnA IJ Rsing
" 11elll'o IJ rl ( . The assailant rushed
from hohlJ1l1 II. mO\1ument with n re-
\'olver In. his hand , but the presl-
I dOl\t's alllo.do.cnml ) throw himself
Cram the carrlago Ullon the assallnnt ,
I overpowered him I\Iltl t prevented him
Cram shoaling. The man was arrost-
, ed. Ho Is SUIposed to bo Insllno.
Yaqui Indians for Peace.
MEXICO CITy-It Is reported that
the Yaqui Indians of Sonomll , tired
of long disastrous wllrfaro carried on
against UIO government , are now ask-
In ! ; pence und thllt the nogotlatlons
, _ IIro IIctually bolng carried on loollng
to that nu\ch \ , loslrell end. The war
canled on ngalnst the Yaquls' has
done Incalculnblo damage to the state ,
of Sonora 11.(1 hns rohmled the de-
r veloplllent oC Its resources to a grent-
or extent thnn Is genorall ) ' believed.
Venezuela. Will Buy Guns.
CAHAOAS , Vonezuola-- gov.
ernment hils slgnod a $1,0000 con ,
tract with the Schnehler compnny 01
Cousoto , France , for olght bnttorles 01
sovent-fivo ml11lmetor campaln !
guns 11.(1 Cour batterlos of mountllin
guns oC the sllmo cnllbor.
! 3erlous , Offense.
LONDON-Tho Dally Telograph'f
Shnnghlll corresl1Ontlent sa's the go\ "
ornor oC Now Chwang has warnet ]
bo'cotters oC American goods thnl
their nctlon Is IJllnlahnble by death.
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DEAD LOOK IS ON
ENVOYS DISCUSS ARTICLES WITH.
OUT RESULT.
A DAY WITHOUT ANY PROGRESS
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Neither Side Would Make Any Concession -
cession and Issue Is Passed Over.-
pessimism Again Prevails , and the
Outlook Is not Encouraging.
POH.TSMOUTH , N. H.-Tho crisis
In the peace conCeronco has been
reached and pessimism Is again the
noto. Dut the darltest hour Is just bo-
Core the dawn nnd there la still h0110.
Predictions oC a finnl rupture tomorrow -
row certainly will not bo justlfiell un.
less Dnron Kom\lra figlJrallvely plcles
UI his hat nnd nnnounces that It 'Is
uselesA to proceed fnrther. 1\1. Witte
nt lellst will not bo Ilreclpitate. At to-
morrow's session after article H ( the
limitation of Russlll'a sea power In
the Car east ) rLnd IIrtlclo xII ( fishing
rIght on the IIttoroal ) are disposed eCho
ho will Cnvor nn ndjolJrllmellt until
Monday to hear the Inst word Cram St.
Potersburg.
Pessimism Is bllsocl on the Cnct that
no progres was mndo tIurlng the l ly.
'l'he exchange of views at the mornIng -
Ing session on IIrllclo Ix ( relllunera-
tlon Cor the "cost of the wnr" ) show-
(111 at OMO thnt the plenipotentiaries
were al ! far npart as the poles , nnd It
WI\S passed over. Artlclo x ( the surrender -
render oC the Intorncll Russlnn wllr-
ships ) was WSO IJIlssed , not In the
opinion of ono of the present plenlpo-
tentlarlos when the Assoclatod PreBs
correspondent SI\W him last nIght , because -
cause within the shadow oC the two
main points In dispute hanging over
the conCerence both sides were cau.
tlons nnd preCerred to p08tpono It to
the end.
Attlcle II ( llmHatlon of sea power )
Is also adjustable after modlficl\Uon
nnd n.rtlclo xII wl11 present no difficulties -
ties , So thnt last night the sltun.tlon
wns practically where It was when 1\1.
Wltto last Saturday presented the
Russian rOllly with Its non possulms
on nrtlcles v and Ix ( Salehalln and Indemnity -
demnity ) .
The only chance Is now compromlso
-Russia to yield Salhlllln 1111I1 .lapnn
Indemnity. NelUler will yield both IInd
perhalls Japnn at the flnal showing of
hn.nds will yield neither. 1\1. Wltto , un.
der tile Imperial Instructions given
him beCoro ho lert S1. Petersburg , can
IIgree neither to pay war trlbuto nor
cede n. Coot of Russian territory. St.
Petersburg there fore In the Illst resort
romalns to ho hellrd from. Doubtless
this Is the renson why he p'reCera lL
Ilostpollement tomorrow over Sunday.
Dllron KomurlIH'obahl ) ' will welcome
an adjournment oC two tIays In order
that he ulso may lay the sltuntlon be.
fore his government beCoro Its finnl'
decision.
THE OONSUl GENERAL
SAYS HE IS POWERLESS
WASHINGTON - Consul General
Hodger9 at Shanlehlll hns cabled the
DOl1l1rtment of Stnte thllt the Chinese i
Chamher or Commerce Is powerless to
stol ) the boycott IIgalnst Amerlclln
producta , IInd that the Chlneso stu.
dents really control the situation.
Chinese omclals IIro Inllctlvo In the
matter. 1\1r. HOllgers ndds tlmt other
natlonlllltles lit Shanhal ! are becomIng -
Ing apprehenslvo' the boycott
movement extentl to them.
'fho Amol'lcan charge at Danglml ,
ca letI the StlltO department today
thnt 3,000 Chlneso In that city hnve
communlcllted by telegraph t6 their
agents lit Singa11Oro and Hong Kong
orders to ship no moro American
goods to Slam.
MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM
TO BE THE WAR ORY
11INNEAPOLISPresident J. J.
Hill of Grent. Northern rOlld , who returned -
turned Sunda ) ' night t'Om Now Yorl"
gnvo out a short Interview upon the
crop sltulltlon nnd the trade prospects
Cor the coming year :
"If the hlneso boycott prevents
the expert of our 110ur 10 Chinn. . thIs
will Corco nbout 20,000,000 bushels of
wheat Into other marleets , mllinly In
Europe , the effect of which will be the
reduction of lrlces there , IIml In thut
way II will oltect the prices of brend-
stuffs In 1111 the whellt growing sec-
Llons of the United States. "
Sells Out for a Million.
KANSAS CITY , Mo.-.The People's
Gas company ot COfCo'v1l1o , I\an. : , sold
to the Kansns Nntural Gas company
tor n. consideration of $1,000,000 Its
gas territory at 60,000 ncres In 1\1ont.
gomery count } ' . Kllnsns , containing
128 wells with n present dall'y capdc-
It ) ' oC 600,000,000 cubic Ceet oC natural
flow prQssure gas. 1t will ho the aim
oC the Kansas Natllral Gns com pan ) '
to supply all the towns In ens tern
Kansas wIth gns , The compnny now
has a dally enp l'ltr of 2,000,000,000 I
cubic Ceel at gas a da ) ' .
SafeguardIng Crews.
WASHINGTON-The Nav ) ' deparl.
ment has approved recommendlltlons
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which were mnde hy the navnl honrd
, on construction with a vlow to safe ,
I guarding the cr ws ot the submarlnc
I torpedo boats. The board recommend ,
etl that submarine boats maneuver h ,
water not more tlmn eight fathollll
deep antI that the ) ' be provided. wltli
I lifting shucldos antI bo nccompnnfel
. by a vessel provldud with lifting ap
I IJ ratus , so that the submarine ma )
bo promptly hrought to the lIurfacc
Ihould nnv accident occur.
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ALONG THE : : : LINE OF BATTLE ,
Japanese Report Three Minor Rus.
sian Attacks Repulsed.
TOKIO-An official report says :
"I nrl ) ' In August 14 , In the direction
oC Ohnntll , Husslan force consisting
oC a battalion oC Infantry , two sections -
tions ot cavnlry , olght fiettl guns and
six machine gllns , attacltcd our position -
tion nt Erhshlpllpa , eight miles north
of Changtu , but wo..q Immodlately ro-
pulsed. Our casualties amounted to
ono nnd the Russians lost thlrtY-fivo.
"Slmultanoollsly , three companies
of Infllntry and two squadrons of cavalry -
alry attn ked us eight miles north.
west of Changtu. This IIttncle was repulsed -
pulsed nnd at 2 : 30 o'clocle the Rus-
slnns retreated northward.
"Tho Husslans Illso made n. small
attacle on Wel IIuan Pilei on , which
wn.s ropulsed. "
THE CHINESE BOYOOTT
Will AFFEOT BREADSTUFFS
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ClIICAGO-"Dual TarIff" In all
probahlllty' la the wnr cry tha.t will
ring through the United stn.tos Cor
omo years to como Instead of the fa-
mlllnr call for reciprocity.
The now slognn means the passage
oC a "maximum IInd minimum" tllrIff
law permitting the establishment or
reciprocal trade relations with friendly -
ly Corolgn countries by the vote of
congress.
Alvin H. Sanders , chairman of the
national reciprocity conference , which
opened Its two. days' session at the
Illinois theater , Is credited wIth orIgInatIng -
InatIng the war cry. Mr. Snnders
broached his suggestion to n. few
friends nfter the word "roclproclly"
had recolved Eromo rough handling on
the floor at the convention , nnd It mot
approval among the delegatos.
OITY OF WASHINGTON
WRESTLlHG WITH TYPHOID
W ASHINOTON - Twenty.nlno now
cas os of ty.phold Cover IInd two dea hs
were reported to the health omcers
Monday. The outbreak has passed In
soverlty that of 1J03. ! when the greater -
or number of persons and the tren.t-
monte for the disease at any ono tlmo
was 224 , and hils spread rnpldl ) ' .
Health officials nro bending every eC.
Cart to fight the disease , Including 'n
hOllse to house Inspection of back
) 'ards and cellars wIth n. vlow to rem.
edylng unsanItary conditions. Ono bed
of the new flirtation plant will be op.
ern.ted . , thus reducIng to that extent
the dnnger from typhoid fever and
other' dlsen.so . germs , which It Is believed -
lieved coines from drlnltlng water
which It Is unfit to drlnle.
RUSSIA TO REDUCE DUT.lES
M. Witte May Make Announcement of
This Soon.
ST. PETERSDURG-Tho Associated -
ciated Press Is Informed that l\1. Witte
will soon malQ an omclal announcement -
ment In America of a reduction by
Russin : In the duties on Amerlcn.n mn. .
chlner ) , tools , etc. , which have been
operatlvo slnco 1J01. !
Ambasslldor 1\1e'er secured this can.
cession lifter extended negotiations
with the ministries of finance and for.
ogn ! altalrs , Through Ambn.ssn.dor .
1\1oyor , the United States proposed to
Russia a commercllli arrangement between -
tween the two countrIes under section
3 of the tarllt act of 18J7. ! This WIIS
agreed to and , In antlcl11lltlon of such
IIn IIrrangement , Russia decided on
the l'eductlon.
Stand By the Elght.Hour Day
TORONTO , Ont.-Tho convention
of the International Typographical
union decided to meet In Colorado
Springs next : rear. At the afternoon
session of the Internlltlonal T'po-
graphical union the elght.hour com-
mltteo presented Its report , which en.
dorses the elght.hour campn.lgn now
being wnged and recommends a strlleo
on .lnn , I , lJOG ! , IIgnlnst emplorers who
do not accept the new hours laid down
by the union , Samuel dompers com.
mended the stnnd the union hns taken
on the elght.hour fight.
New Loan Authorized.
S'l' . pE'l'EnSDURG-An Imperial
ulenso , WIIS Issued formally uuthorlz'
Ing the Issullnce oC the new Internnl
loan of $100,000,000 at I ) per cenl.
Turks Favor Armenians.
CONST ANTINOPLF.-An 1mperial
ulenso wns Issuell restorIng to the AI"
monillns theil' school and church prop.
orty In the Caucasus.
No More Banana Trains.
OAIRO , IlI-Socretllry Eglin of the
Illinois StlltO Doard of Health IIn.
nounced thnt Surgeon General Wy ,
mlln at the United Stlltes navy had
ordered the tllscontlnuanco at banana
shipments Crom Now Orleans.
Sugar Rate War Stili On.
NIAGARA F..LLS , N. Y.-A con ,
Cerenco of tralfle officials ropresentlng
western trunk and gulf railroad lines ,
was held hero today to settle the
sugar rllto war. 'l'lIe gulf lines do ,
cllned to malO IIn ) ' concessions ;
Jerome for Mayor.
NEW YOnK-in helmlf ot the cm
I zens' union a stlltomont wns'lssued tG
I Proilrlcl W. Hlnrlehs. calling Cor the
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nomination oC DIstrict Attorney Je
! rome tor ma'ol' by the CItizens
union.
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RussIans Retiring.
TOKID-lt Is reported that the Rlls
slans lire retll'lng across the TumQ
, \'h'el' 1\1)(1 thnt the ) ' will nvold a baUI <
3 In Northern Koren. Confirmation 0 :
the rumor Is not obtalnablo
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A BRIGHTER LOOK' '
PROSPECTS OF PEACE MORE EN-
COURAGING.
TWO ARTICLES AGREED UPON
Chinese Eastern Railway South of
HarbIn Goes to China-Crisis In Deliberations -
liberations Expected to , Como on
Monday.
PORTSMOUTH , N. H.-Tho pros.
pects ot peace are distinctly brlghtor.
The plenlpotontlarlos are 'laboring
wllh n sorlousnoss and earnestness
which len.vo not the 8"lIghtest doubt
that both are anxious to conclude n.
treaty. Though the mnln points re-
mdln to bo contcsted IInd the plenipotentiaries -
tentiaries of each aldo speak as
though the conference would go to
pieces , unless the other sldo gave
wa ) ' , the spirit of compromlso Is In
the air. When ho returned to the
hotel tonight,1Witte , who wns Ured
out wllh his hard tIay's worle , said :
"I am doing nll I cnn for pen.ce. .
OC the eight nrtlcles we hnvo already
considered I have ) 'Ielded sovon. No
other statesmnn In Hussln. would have
dared to do .so much , IInd I have done
what I have done upon my own re-
sponslblUty. "
From nn lIuthorltntlvo source It Is
now posslblo to Corecast with n fair
degree of accuracy thllt the crisis
will como on next Monday. ArtIcles
vII and vUl dealing with the Cate of
the Chinese Eastern railroad havIng
been disposed ot today , there remains
In addition to the cession of Sakhn-
lIn which was passed over , the question -
tion or Indemnity , which comps up tomorrow -
morrow as artlclo Ix , the limitation of
RUBsin's sea power In the far east ,
the surrender ot the Interned warships -
ships and the grant to Japan of flsh-
Ing rights In the littoral north or
Vladlvostol , .
To aU except the last , to whleh
Russin wlll agree , n negatlvo nnswor
hM been returned , n.bsoluto In the
case or Indemnity and Saleha1ln. Perhaps - ,
haps both the others may bo modified
and accepted by M. Wltto , In order to
strengthen his Ilosltlon In Inslsllng
upon a concession from Japan regard.
Ing Ils demands of an Indemnlt ) " n.nd
the cession of Sakhalin. neCore yieldIng -
Ing on eIther of the mallers , It can
he regarded as practically certain
that 1\1. Witte wlll consult the em-
peror.
Artlclo v and "II were disposed of
Wednesdn.y , the Cormer "In principle -
ple , " the Illtter "unanimously , " according -
cording to official bulletins. Article
vII provides for the cession to Chinn.
of , the branch of the Chinese En.st .
orn railroad runnIng south from Har-
bin to Port Arthur and Dalny , and
wIth n branch line connecting , lit Now
Chwnng with the Shan Hal Kwan
TienTsIn railroad.
Article vUl provldos for the retention -
tion by Russia of the line through
northern 1\lanchurln. which forms the
connecting link of the main IIno of
the trans.Slberian and the Usurrl
railroad with Its termini at Vladlvo.
stole and Harborovsk.
PEOPLE STARVING IN FARMING -
ING OOM'I ' UtHTIES OF SPAIN
MADRID-'fhe sltun.tlon . In the provInces -
Inces arising from the seml.starvlng
condition of mllny fllrmlng communI.
tlos Is becoming alllrming.
DIspatches from Malaga report that
3,000 laborers are overrunning that
district and threatonlng pro pert ) ' . In
the communes of Junguera , Alolzana
and Plzllra the lIuthorltles are powerless -
less to cope with the rlo\ers. \
The agrIcultural population around
Cndlz Is Increasingly turbulent and
begging Is the enl ) ' means ot llvo11-
hood In the province of Sevllle.
Hoports have been recelvetI' serl-
ous outbreaks to Osuna and Carmon 11. . ,
where 4,000 laborers IIUacled the
fllrms , carried olt cattle and supp11ed
themselves with food.
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Dr. R. M. Stone Dead.
Ol\IAHA. Neb-Dr. R. M. Stonoono
oC the pioneer physicians of Omaha ,
who has been III for about two weeks
with Drlght's dlseaso , passed nway
l\Ionday.
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Iowa Tennis Ch mplon.
ROCK VALLEY , Ia.-Dy dOfeatlng
Dalror at 810ux City Walter T. Hayes
oC 'I'oledo won the tltlQ of tennis
champion ot Iowa.
Charge of Graft In Kansae. .
I TOPEKA , Kan.-Olmrles of Irregularity -
larity In tho'manllgement oC the State
Industrial Shool for DO'B were filed
with the board oC control hero by a
Topel\l1 physician , against H _ W.
Charles , the superintendent. It Is
charged that Charles confiscn.ted .
liquor sent to the fiood sufferers In
1J03 ! ; that "brnss lcnucls" have been
; used on the bo's by the officers of the
, Institution ; that ono officer has been
drllwlng two salaries ; that three officers -
. cers are tlrunlmrds and that the boys
are underfed.
Feeding In Transit Rules.
. W ASIIINGTON-Secretnry Wllson
I nnd Dr , D. E , Salmon , chlof or the
I burellu ot animal Industry of the de ,
; pnrtment oC agl'lculluro , left on Sun.
da ) ' for Chlcllgo to IIttend a conterenco
with the tramc managers of rail-
rends entering Chicago nnd representatives -
atives oC the National Llvo Stocle as-
. Imclatlon next TueBtla ) ' . The canCer-
L enco rellltes to rules recentl ) ' made
) by Dr. Salmon ns to "stablo cars" In
f connection with recent leslslatlon . to
protect cattle In transll.
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AN o'XTRA ESSION.
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President U declded on Calling I
Meeting. ' ) . .
OYSTER DAY. N. Y.-Notwlth"
Htanding the moro or less dofinlto nnJ
nouncement which has emanated from
vnrlous sources during the last fowl
months , congress may not bo called. ,
Into oxtrnordlnnr ) ' seAslon next No" ,
vember. Indeed , the Indications arol
now that no oxtraordlnary session
wlll bo llOld this year. I
The stlltement Is made on the authority -
thority of President Roosevelt him.
selC. Ho has not decided the question -
tion definltoly yet and probably will.
not roach a detormlnatlon at It untll " 7 . z
he shall hl\\o returned to W shlngton
the laller part of Soptember. ,
The chances of an'oxtraordlnary
session alpear , however , to , bo fading.
Strong pressure Is being brought to
bear upon the president to Induce him
not to cnU an extra session. So much
Interest lms been manifested In the
subject throughout the country that
the president has received n. largo ,
number of letters regarding It. Many
senators and representatlvos have
urged ngalnst an extra session. They
point out thnt 11ractlcaUy nothing wlll
be gllined U ) ' an extra session that Y
will begin not moro than three weeles ' }
before the opening of the regular ses.
slon , and that It wlll cause some In-
convenlenco to many members of congress -
gress In hoth brn.nches. Taldng these
things Into consldoratlon the . ' president -
dent has reserved dofinlto decision
: : If the mntter , the chi of as noted being
that the session will not be called. ,
Ln.st . sprIng , was the president's \
Idea to Issue at the proper tlmo a caU
Cor an extraordinary sesslo'n of congress -
gress to bo held In October for the
purpose ot onactlng , tr posslblo , rn.ll-
road leglsln.tlon. . Incidentally It was ,
expected that some recommendations
might bo made by the president ro-
gardlng proposed changes In Ule ex- "
Istlng tarIff law. '
The Idea of an October se9slon "
finally WIIS abandoned , and subsequently -
quently the president made arrnnso-j '
nents for a two weelts' trIp through , , ' ,
th south beginning on the 17th at 'f
October. It then was announced that '
the proposed xtraordlnary session
would not be held untll after the November -
vember elections.
If finally the president should de- .
cldo to caU congress together the session -
sion wlll begin the first
on Monday . '
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after the November elections , which 't-
will be just three weels beCore the
beginning of the regular sosslon In
Decomber.
MR. BRYAN TO HONOR '
HIS NATIVE ILLINOIS TOWN
- -
SPHlNGFIELD , lll , - 'A special
friend In this city of William J. .Dryan
states that 1\1r. Dr'an has decided to
bulld n. public IIbrar ) ' In Salem , Ill. ,
his birthplace , and present It to the
ell ) ' . The librar ) ' will stand on the .
slle of the house In which 1\11' . Dr'an U,1 \
WfiS born. The old Dryn.n . homestead . "t'
will bo moved to , the opposlto corner J
IInd will face the IIbrn.rr. . Ground for
the library bulldlng will be broleen
December 11 or 12 , on which occasion
Mr , Bryan will maIm a speech , Ho
will then depart for New Yorle , there
to depart for a European trip.
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GETTING HIS HANDS FREE.
Secretary Root Severing His Connection -
tion with Corporations.
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NEW YORK-Secretary of State
Elihu Root , who recently entered (
Presldont Roosevelt's cllblnet , has severed -
ered , sors the TImes today , all connections -
nections with a number of financllli
Institutions ot which he has been n.
director. 1\1r. Root recently resigned ,
It became Imown yesterday , from the
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boards ot the 1\1orton Trust compan } ' ,
the National Dank of Commerce , the
Continental Fire Insurance campnny ,
the Tltlo Guaranty & Trust company ,
IInd severlll other corporations.
HUNGER RIOTS IN SPAIN
O DAILY OOOURRENOE
LONDON-Tho Dally 1\1all's dl -
patches wllh regard to the tamlno
conditions In Antlalusla , Spain , state
that the Spanish government l\l1s entirely -
tirely Called to glvo relief and that ,
as the money grants are absolutely
Inadequate to meet the necessities ,
the resources are completely exhaust-
ed. Hunger rIots are ot dally occurrence -
renco IInd IIro becoming more and
moro serIous. Theft and plllago are
.
common and It. Is Imposslblo to enforce -
force order.
From Santa Fe to Galveston.
LOS ANGELES" Oal.-Announce-
ment Is made that the route tor n l )
new truule line at the Santa Fo to / \
GalvQston has been definitely decided
on. Surveys hllvo been completed and > ,
the rlght.oC-way Is being obtained. The
gap to bo closed Is 250 inlles long
over a pralrlo section almost as fiat
as a tal1lo. Active construction will
begin In a short tlmo , At present the
Santa Po has a IIno Crom Weather-
ford to Galveston. From 1\1exlco the
trunle IIno , It Is stilted , will tollow the
DelOn cut-ofC to Delen.
Extending the 'Boy ott. _
W ASH1NG'l'ON - The Amerlclln
charge ut Dangltole cabled the State
dopllrtmont that 3,000 Chlneso In that
city Imvo communicated by tOlegraph
to their agent In Singapore nnd Hong
. . .ong orders to ship no more American -
can goods to Slam.
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Was RIghtfully Removed.
HAY ANA-Tho supreme court de , 1
nled the claim of Juan O'Farrlll that .
Nunez acted lllegnll ' In '
Governor ) 1'0-
moving him ( rom the mayoralty at
Ho.Vllna.
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