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CONGER R ETl R ES
AMDASSADOR TO MEXICO TENDERS -
ERS HIS RESIGNATION.
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TO T AIE ( EFFEOT OCTOBER 18
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# Personal Duslnen : , Given as a Reason
for Stepping Down and Out-Will
Probably Not Go to China as Spe.
clal Commissioner.
OYSTEIt DA Y-Belwln H. Conger
o [ Iowa ha ! ! resign ell hlH IIHt UA
Amerlcnn nmlJl\H'iI\elor to Moxlco , to
tnlw effect Odoller 18 next , nnll
Presldont Hoosovelt hnalccepted / the
resignation.
Mr. Conger's. . retlrCluenl from the
dlplOlnatlc servlco was Corosl1nl1owel1
last wee ] ( , It was Indlcnted then lhnt
ho might 110 sent. to Petlng ] as a ape-
clal cOlnlr..ssloner of lho Ilroshlent to
niljnst , If pOHslhle. the dllTorencr.s lie.
tween this country nnd Chinn over
the boycott or Amerlc/ln goods by
so'mo ot the Chinese commerclnl
gulllls. Whllo no oml'lal stntement
Is olltalnnllle hero rognrdlng thO' mls.
alon , there nro reasons for the stnto.
men ! . that It has elthor heen allan-
doneel hy the Ilrosidont or declined
h ) ' Mr , CongoI' . At nny rate , It Is hOt
1I0ved Mr. Conger wl11 not go to
China ,
In connection with the nppoln tmen t
to name of Franclp 11. Loomis , as.
alstant flecrotar ) ' of state , has heen
montloned , lIut It can bo lIald prelly
doflnltoly that 1\11' . LoomlH wl11 not 110
allllolntel1. Ills resignation ns asalst-
nnt Recretnry of state may be oXllect-
ed at nn ) ' time.
The Ilresidont authorized the pub-
IIcntlon of the corresllOndonco which
IIMsed between him nnd Ambassl1llor
Conger with regard to the ] aUer's
rORhnntlon. 1'he lelters follow :
" ' ' ' Proslelont
"W ASIIING'l'ON-'rho :
POI' reaBons portalnlng to my prlvnto
huslness and personnl nlTalrs , I have
the honor to tendoI' horewlth my
ro lgnation as ambassador oxtraordl-
nary and Illenlpotontlary to Moxlco ,
to tlllco olTect on the expiration ot my
] eave of allsence , which w\II \ termlnato
October 18 , l10G ! , or at such n date as
will slIlt your convenlonco ,
"It Is with feelln s of regret th/lt
I ] eave a scrvlco the dlltles or which
I hllve fOllnd 80 Interesting and In
which I have recolvcrl so many evl.
donccs of YOlIl' confidence , and sllch
Invllrlablo cOlII'tesy and Idndness at
your hUIIls of which I shall alwn's
cherish most valllllhlo and pleasant
recollectlolls , for all or which I thnnk
: rOIl , 1\11' . PI'eslllont , with all my II\1rt ,
and I IIl\vo the honor to remain , Your
ollelllcnt lIorvant.
" , II. CONGBn. "
"OYS1'EIt DAY-My Dear Mr. Con-
goI' : I narocolvl'd 'Olll' reslrnatlon
to tale olTeet October 18. 1005 , and
I1CCellt It f l' that dato. In tllIlS ac.
cellt1ng It I deslro 10 express to YOIl
my corilial allpre'lntlon of the work
that ) ' 0" have 11orformell In China , as
prevlollsly In Drazll. In zoa ] . effi-
. cloncy 11.1111 slnglo.mlnded dovotlon to
I111hlle dilly : Oll have heen the Idnd
of officln ] or whom Amerlcnns hnvo n
right to feel 111'011\1. and I congl'\tll-
late the cOlin try Ullon having ] 11\11
'Olll' Rcrvlces.
"With all gooll wishes COl' 'our fll-
tm'e , b\lIovo me , slncclelY YOllrR ,
"THEODOl1E nOOSBVliJI..T , "
lIABILlTIE OF $292,677
AIID ASSETS UF $50
nOSTON - Llab\Htles \ of $212G77 !
and nssots of $ GO were sclwelllled In n
110tltlon III banlcl'lIlltey filed here by
Gcorgo D , Appleton , of Cambrldgo ,
Allploton . waAn ; ple\l \ ( In the olllco of
Arthm . . AIll1le'al'll , the street 1'11.1\ \ ,
Wa ) ' I1rom ter , who Is now contestln
oxtradltlon to the state or New Yorl ( ,
wlloro he If ! wnuted on a charge oj
grnnd Illrceuy from a Duffnlo hnnlc
Allpleton , It all pears , nl80 figurell IU
treasllrer of varlolls Al1llloyal' ( ] rend
In Ohio , anll ho heltl sto'lcs In thoSE
1'a.llways , Inchllllnk the Ohio Tmctlor
( 'omll1\n ) ' and the Da.ton. Lebanon
Cincinnati Rnllwny com pan ) ' .
Frcmco. Demands Indemnity.
T ANGmn , Morocco-'l'ho l roncl
minister , St , none ' 1'l\l\1nnder \ , ha !
IIl'es'ontod to the snltan , Mlllal Abl
E1 ilz , , a \ norgotlc demand for I\l
Inde l1nlt ) : of $2,000 for the recent ar
rest , ' r n 'I" anco.Aherhin citizen , Thl
mlritstor" niso demnnds the 11I1I11sh
Inent of 'th omclal rcslion1lblo ! for the
; arrest and an l\ellllllonal h1tlolllnlt ' 0
100- dally until the Ill'lsoner Is re
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'lenself. '
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. Inc're'a'ses 'Pesslmlsm.
ST. PIJ'l'EnSDURG-Tho : sudden lle
parturo for SllIorla ot Prlnco IIlIIcofl
mln1stor of railroads , Is connectel
110rQ with the pur1oso of sendln fm
thoI' relnforcel11unts to General LIne
vlt'h. As 0. consequence Incrensel
llOsslmlsm Is \ ovillent regllrdlng tll' '
prosllccts of Deaco.
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New Loan Author1zed.
ST. PETEnSnUnG- hnperl
\llmso , was Ifll\ued forma1ly authOl'I
Ine the Issuance or the now Intol'nIJ
lqan of $100.000.000 nt GpOI' cont.
Up to Its Capacity.
" \VASIIINGTON--Ch lrman S1Iont
of the IBtlunlnn Cnrnl C'ommlaslon hll
reh\rIlotl to Washlnljto\l fl'01ll a trl
to tllo IsthmuH , Hu fin R UlIlt III
Panama rall1'olll1 wns Oll'l"'tftl ! to on1
(1) 1101' cent of Ita { 'o1IacHy. and h
tends that this sha1l , ho corro < 'te(1 ( 11
once. '
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cd a111.11 \ to 1)\\8h \ " 118:111 I ulllo worll
In Or\l' \ to , [ { Ive on"loYIJ : t to m t :
o tllo 'fninluo Htr' H" nntl rdlrvIJ th
' -Btrc'sa h AndnJ\1du. !
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IS UI ! MANIFESTO.
National Asscmbly HClreafter Granted
In RussIa.
RT. PWI'ImSBUnO-Husslu's nil'
tlonnl roprqsenlatlvo assemhly , the
fruit of 11erallel ! at atrosa anll strlv-
Int ; for reform which enllows the Hus-
alau lJollle with the right of holng
consultoll throul1 ; thclr chosen 1'0111'0-
nontlltlves In the SUmORtlon , Ilreparll-
lion nnel repeal or ] eglalatlon , today
Illlces Its place among the flll1tamon- ]
tnl Instltutlonfl of the empire.
In solemn manlfelto ! gmporor
Nlrhola'l nnnounces to nls sullject9
lho fruition of his plllns summoning
the rOllroaontntlves of the peopo ] , as
outllnell hy him In n roscrlpt Issuell
on Murch 3 ] nst , and fixeR the llate for
the first convocation as mldJnnuary
anll In a ulms 'addrelsed ! to the sen.
ate formally orders that belly to regIster -
Istor as the 1Inperla ] will a ] aw project -
ject fnrmulUng the nature , Ilowers
anll procelluro of the now govornmen-
ta ] organization ,
The manlfosto , ulmso ami project
are llllllllshell In Rpeclal editions ot
the Ontcln ] Messenger In st. Peters.
burg nnd Moscow. They will 110 glvon
ont for publication nt noon to all
nOWSl1apers throughout the omplro ,
mllny of whIch nro preparlflg to Issue
oxlm ellitionl ! to slgnallzo a momentous -
tous historical event , ovorshadowlng
In I1nl1Ortllnco the IIlIeration of the
serfs In 18G1. , The l.1ato of the occasion -
sion has been happily chosen with
duo regard to the lloetlcnl symbolism
ao dear to the Hus81an heart , for on
this l.1ay Is celollrated the rellKlous
feast of the transfiguration of Christ ,
with the hrJn llIg 10 the church of the
firRt fruits or the now harvest ,
'rho n tlollal tlssembly will bo a
consultatlvo organization , In connection - I
tion with the council or the omplre ,
and not a ] erlsllltive bOtly , The pow. I
ors of the empcror remain theoretically -
ally absoluto. As the emperor Is the
supreme ] Ilw-glvor and autocrat , the
IIecl810ns of the couucll have only a. .
recommendatory rmd not a binding
torco , though the rojectlon of nny leg-
Islatlvo measurcs by a two.thlrds majority -
jority ot both houses Is sufficient to
pIovont : thllt measllro from becoming
] I1W , The represontntlvos of the pea ,
plo will hllvo not only the rlgt. ' : to bo
heard on any 10giRlatlcIIl prol10sed by
the go\'ornment , but nlso cl\n volco
theIr desires on now Illws and will
have the right to exert n cerln su-
porvlslon oval' blldsetary oxpendl.
tures.
DETALS ! OF MEMORIAL
ClVEt'1 TO THE PUBLIO
ASDURY pAUK , N. J.-Tho , two
Koreans , S'ngman Hheo of Seoul , and
the Hov. P. 1\1. Yoon ot HawaII , wilO
recently I1resented President Hootie-
velt a memorial , m'lo ( } I II 1 > 11 0 the 110.
tails of this momol'lal , The potltlon
says that the Koreans made n , treaty
with the Japancso for olTonslvo and
dutonslvo ImrlOaes Ilnd that Korea
was pened to the Japanese armIes.
.Tallan In alllu'eclation of this , was to Introduce -
troduco reforms In governmental IHI-
ministration along the lines of the
modern civilization or 11urol1e : and
Amorlca. 'I'ho llelltlon says the Japanese -
ese government has done nothing toward -
ward Improving the condition of the
Korean } leOlllo , On the coutrnry , It Is
declared In the memorial , Japan has
turned 100so several thousand rough
and disorderly mon \ Korea who al'o
treating Uw InolTl'nslvo Korellns In 1m
outrageous manner.
Seized Russian Transport.
TOKlO-'l'ho commander or the
squadron Bcnt to Knmehatlm roport.i
that ho selzcd the Husslan transpol t
Aualralla In Petrolla vovsl ] { harbor on
August 13 ,
AtllMPORTAHT OONCESSION
EXPECTED PRPM RUSSIA
ST. pgTml1SmmG-'fho Assoclat-
ell Press Is Informed thllt M. Wilto
soon will malco an official announce.
ment In Amerlcn or a reduction by
nussln. In the dulles on Amerlclln n1l\ '
chin cry , tools , etc. , which IInvo heon
ol101'ativo slncl } 1101. ! Ambassador
Me 'OI' secured this concosslon nftol
oxtondoll negotlntlons with the minIs
lrl'is of fll1an'o and foreiGn n.ffnlrs ,
' ! 'hrough Amlmasador l\1eyor th
- 'Unltod States pl'oposell to Husslll [ ]
) comm01'clal arrangement belweon the
- two countrIes under section 3 ot the
tarlrt act of 18 ! > 7. 'l'hls wnR ngreed
r to , Ilnd In anticipation ot such nn 111'
' : rangomont nussla 110chl011 upon tilt
reduction.
A&ks Receiver for Bank.
I' DENVER-Attornoy Edwin II. Parle
for Wllllnm Corbott nnd others , mell [
Bult In the dfstrct court on Frlda
' - :1.lldn for the nlllointmont oC n 1'0
! - cclver for the Denver Sllvlnfs hnnl (
Io'ra 1\(1 ( , connlvnflcc. disregard of till
Colorado laws reardnl : : ; savings banl,1
and lI1egal l > rof01'cnco for cOl'taln del
l osltors on the Imrt of the lll1n1c's at
ceril are the nllegatlons In the com
l > lalnt. It Is charged that Leonard D
Imlloden atlll asoclato ! ; obtained fron
I the brml , . on quostlonahlo socurltlos
lorms nlllll''gntng ! $ GIiG.OOO.
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Fatal Wrecl < In Montana.
nUT1'E. Mont.-Nlno 1)01'80ns wel'l
1l11od , ono fi\tl\\1 \ > ' Injured nnd abou
tllrtol'n ] moro or loss Injured In a col
1I110n bctwl1cn a street car fllll'll witl
ret\11'nlnr men' ) ' n1l\Icors frQm the Co
Inmllla ! nu'll' l1i nnd a freight trlltn 01
the Dutle , . nncontla & Pacific rullwn'
SlIIdll ) ' ul ht.
The Prt.llhlent In AdmIred.
PAH.1B-.fho morning I'apora 110
y vote lengthy leaders to exprcsstnl
e \lChI1rati , n fOl' Prosldent Ro sovelt 11
l hIs efforts to hrlng a.lout ! l1ellCO.
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PRESIDENT'S DAUGHTER WILL
VISIT DOWAGER EMPRESS.
PARTY SEPARATES TIIEMSELYES
The Secretary and a Lar er Number
Will ncturn to AmerIca , While oth.
ers of'the Pary Will Go to the Chinese -
neso Capital.
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T ACr..OIJAN-VIIl Mnnlla.-'l'ho ;
transport Logan arrlvcll hero at 10
o'cocThuraday ] \ mornln with Secro.
tary Taft on board , The 11Isllngulsh-
ed visitors , nfter enjoyIng a rldo
through San Juanlco strait on coast
guard cultors , wltnossed a' ' great pa-
rallo at cltlzenR of Tncoban ] , who
ahowed every 81gn of busln ss llrol ! '
IlOrlty. 'rhey were Rubsequently en.
torlalned at luncheon , nftor which
they wItnessed a dance ot nattvo
schoo ] children.
Govcrnor Curr : ' ot Samar Island Introduced -
troduced a delegation ot 1i00 natives
from that IInco ] , Whoso apl1caranco
eonstltuted ono ot the most plctur-
esquo features of the festlvlt les.
The transport Logan will sail for
Legaspi , on the Island at Luzon , August -
gust 26.
'I'ho party will separate nt Hong
Kong. 'fho following will then return
on the Paclfle Mall stcamer Korea ,
sailing on Soutem her G : Seorotary
'I'att , Senators Patterson , Poster , Du-
vols , Scott nnd Long. Represontntlves
Pnlno , Grosvonor , Curtis , Smith , Do-
Armonl.1 , H011burn , Jones , Loud , Dris-
cell , 11111. CoolieI' , Scott , Gilbert , Ot-
jen , Howard , Wiley , 1\IcKInloy , Sher-
ley and Foss : Coonol ] Edwl1rds , Ma-
jar Edle , Captains Thompson and Kel-
Joy and Sccrotarles CarDentor and
Pedigo.
The following memhers or the party
will proceed to POldng to bo royally
ontertnln'ed by the dowager empress
of China , nccompanylng 1\IIss Roosevelt -
velt , the sl1eclallY Invltod guest of the
empress : Senators Newands ] nnd
Wnrren and Represontatlves Long-
worth , Glllotto and Cockrnn. The party -
ty will bo In charge of Major General
and 1\Irs , Corbin antI 1\Irs , Slocum.
The Pacific Mall steamer Korea. . wl11
tmll Crom Yolwhama on September 17
direct for the United Stntes nnd wll1
attempt to malco a record run across
the Paclfle , MlsH Roosevet ] and party -
ty will sail from Yolwhama for Amel'-
Ica on the Pacific Mall company'g
steamer Siberia , leavIng October 7.
TWO TERRITORIES
WArn JOINT STATEHOOD
MUSKOGEE , 1. T-Hesoutlons ] tIe-
elnrlng for Immedlato statohooll for
OIc1ahoma anl IndIan 'I'errltory as ono
state were ndopted by the statehood
and constitutional convention or the
Indians of the five elvllletI trlhes ,
Then , after the allpolntment of [ ) . com-
mlUeo of fiftyono , which Is to I.1raft
constitution for presentation to the
crll\ventlon , the gathering adjourned
to await the worl { oC the commltteo ,
'I'he commltteo will meet dally , dl.
vldlnr. the wor ] { or drarun the constitution -
stitution among subcommittees , This ,
It 15 believed , will , consume two or
tbroweecs' ] time. The prohlhltlon-
Ists alllmrent1)- have won their light
and will bo 11ermltted to prepare n
Gtrong prohibition plank.
Fever In IllinoIs.
nnOWNSVILLB , -With ever
300 ] alwrors exposed to the contagion
by negro trom Shreveport , who ad.
mlts that ho cnmo from nn Infected
ye110w fever point In the south , and
who now lies crltlca11y 1\1 \ with the
fever at a camp near here , the peopo ]
of Drownsvl11o 0.1'0 In fear of the opl-
domlc becoming general at this 110lnt ,
StrIct quarantlno regullltions have
h\\o been Instituted. "
SEN TOR FROM KANSAS a
. AGAIN In TROU BLE
WASHINGTON-'l'ho Post sa's
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that omeers of the department or lus-
. tlco and of t110 tlelmrtment or the InterIor -
terIor who have been Investlgnthu ;
the Chlclmsaw school warran : cases
have made 11l\b1l0 portions of the rec.
ords which have been unearth ell I\S
11cgell to Inlll1cato Senator .1. D.
Ourton or Kllnsas with pressing thp.se
- claims before the government while
) hodlng ] the 110sltlon or senntor In con ,
travohtlon or law.
Timber Snle Is Postponed.
MINNEApOI.IS-A sllCclal to the
frlbuno from WnshlnHton says the
_ bl gsalo of tlmher on stul1111 adver ,
. tlsod to tale Illaco at Whlto Earth
September 6 noxt. whell $3,000OQC
worth of whlla. antI Norway Illne. jaell
plno antI 00.1 , was to have heen altered
od , has been reca1led. Judge Thorn
. as Ryan , acting secretnr ) ' of the In
. orlor , after consultation with Com
missioner of lndlnn Affairs I..oupp , do
, chlell to llostpono the sale nn tIglvo tIll
matter further 1mbllclty.
Viceroy to Suppress Doycott.
SlIANGlIAI-It Is understood tho.
the viceroy a1\l1 governor of this 111'0"
, - Ineo hllvo agreed to suppress the bo
cott against American gooels. . wlllcl
will llrohahly bo ended bl'foro Amer
can Mlnlstor Conger nrrlves In P <
king ,
Russians Are Cautious.
B'I' . pE'l'EHSBURG-It Is annOUnt
Icd from Moscow that subscrhlt10n
th o to the now Intornatlonnl Ion
are unsatlsfactorq , The subscrIption
thus tar amount to only $100,000.
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HOCH'S CASE WILL GO UP ,
Supersedeas Issued by IllinoIs Judge
Delays Execution.
CIIICAGO-Johann Hoch. the man
ot many wives , convlctell of the murder -
der at ono of thorn nnd under sentence -
tonco of denUt. has escaped the ga- ]
lows a third time. Ho wl\a to hnvo
, been hnnged hero Frll1ay , but a SUllOr-
solloas was Issued on an arlieI' or Jus-
tlco Magrul.1er of the supreme court.
The justlco saltl ho had carefully
examined the record presented by
1I0ch's nttornoys and his Rtudy of It
satisfied him there was enough doubt
to justifY a rovlew of the entlro case
by the sUI1romo court. . The case
will como up at the October term of
the court nt Sprlngfied ] , JII. Hoch
has been confident that the sentence
or hanging would not bo Inflicted. Ho
had very 1Itt10 to say when Informed
or the _ action of the justice. Jailer
Whitman Iald It was the Mst tlmo In
his experlenco that a prlsonor exhlll-
ited no concern about his fate the
dny provlous to xecutlon.
FRANOE WANTS INDEMNITY
FOR UDWARRANTED ARREST
TANGIEn , Morocco-Tho French
minister , st. Rello Talllandlor , has
presented to the suHlln , Mual ] Abdol-
Azlz , an enorgetlc demanll for an In-
domnlty of $2,000 for the recent nr-
rest of. a Franco-Algerian clllzen. The
minister also demands the punlsh- '
ment of the officlnl responslbo ] tor the
arrest and an addltlona ] indemnity of
$100 llally until the prisoner Is re-
] ol1sed. It Is bolloved thnt the sultan
wl1l promptly grant the llemand of
the minister. It Is definltey ] l(1\own
that the French government means
to adopt forclblo metholls to bring , the
sultan to terms should satlsCnction
1Iot bo Immedlatoy ] given , Including ,
If necessary , the occupation of a. . Moroccan -
roccan port.
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PROPOSE INTERNATIONAL. BANK.
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gary Will Be Sought by Concern.
NEW YORK-An Internatl nnl blllll ,
with a capital of $1,000,000 Is being
formed for the purpose or carrying on
bandng ] operations between the United -
ted Etates nnd Hungary and to han-
1110 the accounts of Immlgrllnts to thIs
country from the DaBcan peninsula.
The new bank Is bolnl : organized b ) '
Interests Identified with the Hungarian -
rian General Credit banlt of Budapest
In co-oporatlon with a number of
promlnont New Yort ] banldng houscs ,
Heretofore banldng buslnoss that
has been done with thell\ homo countries -
trios by Enrol1en.n Immlgrnnts to
America has been transacted almost
entlroly through prlvato banldn ;
houses. Whllo ! the new Institution
will bo estahllshed largely with AmerIcan -
Ican capital , It will mnlntn.ln close re-
Illtlons with Hungary anti will have Its
head offices In .Budapost. with branches -
es at various points In the United
States.
PANAMA OANAL DIGGERS
TO BE WELL FED
W ASHINGTOChalrman Shonts
of the Isthmian canal commission has
gene to New Yor ] , to nrrango for the
equhlll1ent or some or the steamers
nd railroad cars beonglng ] to ho
commIssion with rOfrlgeratlnJ ; apparatus -
atus , It Is the Imrposo to Insure an
n.dequato supply of fresh meats a d
other staple foods to the empo'cs ] on
the entire line or railroad bolween Co-
Jon and Panama llurlng the construction -
tion or the Panama canal.
LORD CURZON QUITS
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VIceroy of India Cables His R sJgna-
tlon to the King.
LONDON-Tho resignation ot Lord
Curzon of Kedleston , as the vleero ) ' of
Indl\ . and the appointment or the Earl
or 1\IInto as his successor , was announced -
nounced at the India ol11co. According
to the corresl1ondenco , which Is issued
In the form or 0. whlto boole , It appenrs
that Lord Curzon's resignation wns
cnbled to that olllco on .August 12. The
correspondence shows deeldedy ] hlttcr
feeling between Lorll Curzon. the
Indlll office and Lord Kltchener , com ,
mnnder In chler or the forGes In IndIn ,
over the new 111nn of arm ) ' admlnlstra'
tlon In Indln , Lord Curzon's dlssatls'
faction came to n head with the re.
I fusal of the cablnot to appoint Major
I General Sir Edmund Dllrrow" on Lord
Curzon's recommondatlon , military
supply member of the council.
DIes at 101 Years.
FREDEHICTON , N. D-Hon , David
Wark , the oldest ] eglslntor In the
world , died nt his , homo In this city
Sunday. Mr. 'Varle was 0. member 01
the Canadian 'Senato at Ottawa. 0. life
office. Ono hundred and ono 'carf
Ilnd six months was his ngo.
Chinese Doycott Weal < enlng.
SHANGHAI-Tho bo'cott aJlllnsl
- American goods Is evidently weaken
Ing nnd the Intended mission of for
) mer 1\1lnlster Conger Is consldored t (
ho entirelY sllper11uolls.
Russia Pontpones Meeting.
W ASIIJNGTON-Tho state dopl1rt
ment haa been Informed that the Rus
sian government has 110Dtponed fo
one ) 'ear the meotlng of the fifth In
tOl'natlonal congress of obstetrics nn. .
( ; ) 'necolog ) ' .
Russian Securities StronRer.
ST. PETlmSmmG-Russlnn value
atitTonOlI on the bourse WrldaFourE
which advancell % Thursdn ) ' . showel
a similar Incrensfl Frldn ) ' and close ,
11rm nt 85 % .
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JAPAN'S PROPOSITION IS RE.
FUSED BY RUSSIA.
MAY BE PARTING OF THE WAYS
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One Side or the Other Must Now
Make a Move or the Extraordinary
Meeting Is L.lkely to End Without
Accomplishing the End DesIred.
PORTSMOU'rH - The Japanese
plenlpotontlnrles at the concuslon 01
the afternoon session 'Vednesday 'oi
the DellCo conf010nco threw the card
upon the tnbo. ] It was the llramatlc
moment-tho moment t1) which nIl
the provlous proceedings of the can-
forenco had led. The protocols In-
vovlng ] agreement upon eight or. the
twelve conditions originally prosent-
oil by Jnpan had been signed.
Ono sldo or the other must malte
a move or the penlpotentlarles ] had
reaehed the parting or the ways. The
advorsllrles fnced ellch ether ncross
the tabo. ] Of course It wns well
understood what woud ] hnppen , but
thnt In n wny only made It moro drn-
mntlc. Flguratlvey ] , Prosldent Roosevelt -
velt suddeny ] entered the conference
room. M. Witte sat silent nnd the
move In , the great dlpomatlc ] game
passed to JaDan. Baron Komura , In
n few words , expalned ] that Jnpan in
her great desire for peace was ready
to malco cortaln "modifications" or the
original articles In the hope that Rus-
sin cou1l1 find It 110sslblo to nccopt
them. Ho then presented In writing
to 1\I. Wltto the compromlso proposl.
tlon which Presldont Roosovot ] had
suggested. It wns concrete and spe-
clfie , and It fol owed the lInes outlIned -
lIned In these dlsplltclws. It ortered
to wlthllrnw Ilrtlele lx , pro.vldlng for
the payment by Russin of Japan's bill
tor the cost of war , on conditions that
Russia would nccept artleo ] v , which
provhles for the cession of the islander
or Sakhallll , so modified ns to include
nn arrangement for the repurehaso bi
Russin of the northern half of the Island -
and for 1,200,000,000 yen. In addition
It oCered to withdraw entirely articles -
cles xl and xII ( surrender or the Interned -
torned war ships and limitation upon
Russia's sen power In the far oast. )
It was PreRldent Roosevelt's compromise -
mise , and 1,1. Witte Imew Its contents
as well as Daron Komura.
The question of whether ho had
been "bluffing" was put to the tost.
Without n moment's hesitation M.
Wltto explained that the modification
proposed was -merey ] n sham , a
change of 'phraseololn , 0. dlpomatlo ]
attempt to "dorer a , lIule" and asked -
od Russin to pay war trlbuto under
another nllme , He could not accept
It. Ho told Daron lComura RussIa
wanted peace , It had given the proofs
in accoptlng every nrtlce ] Involving
the Issuoo UDon which the war wns
fought. hut It' could fight , and money
for trllluto It w.ould not pay , not a
kopeck. IIo aslCd Dllron Komnra to
withdraw all demand for trllluto ,
The outlook- bacle ] , Mnny bo-
1I0vo It was never so blac ] { as now. '
The Japanese nro not talldng , Indeed ,
they appear to be more taciturn and
maI'o resolute th111 ; over. - The only
posslblo lIne of further Japllneso concession -
cession Is considered to 110 In the diminution -
minution or the amount of the pur-
ehaso money demanded for the north
half of Sakhalin. _
INSURANCE OOMPANIES
UNDER FEDERAL OONTROL
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DENVEn , Colo.-Hal ph , W. Breck-
enrldgo or Omnha , chairman of the Insurance -
suranco conunltteo of the American
bar association , delivered nn address
on "Federal SlIporvlslon of Insurnnce"
beroro the nlltlonal Insurnnco agents'
convention. Ho made , a strong l1ea ] for
federal control of Insurmco. Ho said
the Insurance companies are handled
by state col1ectors as sheep to b'J
shorn , theIr money ! .Iolng wnnted to
pny political debts and the poopo's ] In-
teests going uncared for. Mr. Breel-
enrldgo quoted the statutes to provo
thllt floral control of Insurance Is
constitutional and Is perfectly lega ] .
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Rojeootvensky RecoverIng.
ST. PETEItSnURG-Vlco Admtral
Rojostvonslcy. In a ] ettor to his famIly -
Ily , S:1)'S he expects to have tu1y ! recovered -
covered from the wounds recolved In
the battle of the sell of Japlln , by the
mhldlo or September when , with the
permission of. the Japanes government -
ment , ho will start for Hussln.
NEBRASKA'S MR. BRYAN
TO BE ClVEN BANQUET
CHICAGO - Arrangements have
been made by the JolT < , ron : club for n
farewell banq ot here September 15
to William J. nr 'nn , provlous to' his
110parturo for an extended tour around
the world. Bosldes 1\11' . Bryan , Gov.
ornor Douglas of Massachusetts , ox.
_ Governor Hogg of Texas and ox-Sena-
- tor Pettigrew of South Dakota have
) been Invited to take part ! n the pro.
gram.
Cadets on Practice March.
\VEST POINT , N , Y.-Tho cadet
rlflo team started on I rlday' for' Sen
Girt. N. .1. . where It will partlclpato
In the national rlfio com etltlon on
A\lgUSt 2. The ontro ! corps of cadets
will cross the Hudson rIver on Saturday -
day to GarrIson , whence they will enter -
tor Ullon 11 five dars' I1rllctlce mareh ,
which will ! .Io devoted to practlca ] mills -
s tary exorcises. It Is Intended to rnalo
the trhl ono pure ! ) ' of Instruction.
Ever.thlng will conform as close ! ) ' as
posslblo to the actunl conditions ob.
talnlng In the tlmo ot war.
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GRAIN RATE WAR Is SNDED.
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Flgt Over Schedules Brought to n . . : t .
FinIsh by Conference. ,
OMAHA-Tho grnln rate war WM
sbort lived. Trnmc managers of nl1
western and southern lines got. together - .
gothor in Chicago Thursdny , anor
tbo announcement or the cut by the
Chicago Great \Vestorn , and the nn-
nouncoment or the intended further
cut by. the Burlington , and decided "
upon rates from the MIssouri river
points to Chicago , St. Paul nnd st.
Louis. The new rates form a reduction -
tion at 1 % cents , of just the SamO'I\3
the first cut by the ChlcDgO Grent :
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Western. The rates are now 10 % f
cents on wheat and 9 % cents on corn
to Chicago and 1 cent less thlln thab
from Omaha to 1\1Inneapolls and St.
Pau ] , and 3 cents less from Omahn'to
St. Louis. '
Rnllroads stili Day the same elevator -
vator charges , but they will pay thoml
! .Iut twlc..o Instead of three times as ;
tormer ] . They will now pay 1W
cents' each end of the haul. The {
now rates wlll bo ertecUvo August 19 ,
and stoppcd what , for a tlmo , looed ]
IIko n. . grain ra.to . war of lllrgo propor-
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UNOLE SAM PROTEOTS
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
PROVO , Utah-To acrorll I1rotectlon
to sodlers and sailors who acquired
the right In the drawing just cosed to
locate homesteads on the Ulntah In.
dlan reservation , Commlssionor Rich-
I ards of the general Illnd office has rul-
d thnt sodlers ] and sailors who registered -
tered by proxy are not compe1ed ! to
make their filings through the agent
who registered them , but that they
mllY file for thomseves ] , or may employ
another agent to file for them.
Many of the numerous agents hero -
have reprcsented that when they secured - .
cured the power of nttorney and regIstered -
! Istered the veterans , , they. alQno could
enter the land. Some or these agents -
even hnvo tried to extort $60 to $100
or n half Interest in th claims from
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the veterans who have secured the
rights to enter homesteads.
THE CZAR STANDS PAT.
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R sslan Envoys Receive Long Cipher
C blegram from st. Petersburg.
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POn'1'Sl\19UTH-A long ca1l10 message -
age from St. Petersburg. whleh is be-
1I0ved to bo the Russian reply , arrived -
ed about 10 o'clocl , TuesdllY night nntl
M. WlUe's secretaries , 1\1. Nabulmrt
Hnd III. Plan con , Immediately began de-
cll1herlng It.
Conslderabo ] excitement was apparent - "
ent In the annex where the Russian
headquarters are ] ocnted. Sheet by
sheet the transatlon ] was taleen to 1\f.
'Vltte'J ( room. 'fno rumor Is that , It t
0. refusal-a non posslmus-a reiteration -
tion or the Husslan 110sltlon that It has
given antpo ] I1roof of Its desires for
peace In the artlces already accepted if.
and more It could not accept with dig- .
nlty nnd honor.
No confirmation of the rumor that
Russia's repy ] Is 0. negative ono can
bo obtained and It must be accepted
with all reserve. The Hghts In the
rooms of 1\r. Wltto and Daron Hasen
were burning long after midnight.
In Interest of China.
VICTOnIA , D. C-Dr. T. T. Long ,
representing the Chlne3e board of revision - .
vision , arrived here Monday. Ho Is'
on his way to see President Roosevelt - . , ,
velt regarding Chinese exclusion. ' Ho
will also visit the laro ; : cities of the r
United States to Inyestlgato the matter -
ter of Industrial exports to Japan.
D Martens Gives Up Hope.
pOnTSl\IOUTH , N. H-Mr. Do
' I1Illrtens has abandoned , ovldently , all
'oxpectatlons of seeing a treaty of
Ileaco concluded at this time. He telegraphed -
egraphod his wlfo sa'lng ho hOl1ed to
be nbo ] to snl ! for homo next weee.
'ALL MATTERS SErTLED : "
IN BENNETT OASE
NEW HAVEN. Conn-All Htlgatlon
over the estate of Philo S , Dennett , n.
former merchant or Now York City , or
which Wl1\lam \ J. Dryan was executor ,
Is believed to ! .Io ended br th& f1l1n
of a. . notice In prohate court to the
effect thnt an appeal of 1\Irs , Grace
Imogeno Dennett , the widow. nnd other -
er heirs , to the nl1owanco of 1\11' . "Bry-
an's accounts. will be withdrawn. The
notlco of nn appe\l had been entered
for a hearIng and this nctlon by tl .
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h lrsVas expected ,
Will Form ColonIal Army.
BERLIN-Tho genoraI Rlafr Is workIng -
Ing out 0. Illan to organlzo a col nlaI \ . .
army from the present ostabllshmont. , .
Marines are to bo Included and tholr
number will bo Increased for the purpose -
pose of garrisoning the African and
Asiatic colonies. 'fhe ' will he pacell ]
on the regular bllSls , with l1erlodlc re-
Hefs. Lieutenant General van Thrn ,
commander of the forces In German
Southwest Africa , who Is now sup-
pressln , ; the Insurrection thero. will
probnbly bo placed In command of tl e
nrmy ,
Llnevltch's BIg Army. f )
LONDON-'fho 'rolcgral1h's Japan
ese correspondent at 1\lojl 'Says General -
al Llnovlteh's defense worl\s nre now
complete. Ills troops nllmber between
400,000 and l OOOOO. Train loada of
troops are arriving from nussla antI
being sent to the ' '
many are 'I'umcn.
Thanlsglvino Service.
ST. PE1'lmSDUnG-Thanlsglvln \
sorvlces were held In the municIpal .
hall In commemoration of the I1ro ,
mulgation of a nutlonal assomby. ]
Several o lcmls were presont.
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