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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL , . , , . , XOHKOUx NKHISKI'KIDAY { - JULY Us. l m : > BOTH HOUSES OF THE SWEDISH LEGISLATURE. ARE WILLING TO NEGOTIATE The Report of the Special Committee Appointed to Deal With the Crisis In the Norway Sweden ! Difficulty Is Adopted. Stockholm , Sweden , July 27. Both houses of the Swedish riksdag today approved the report of the special com mittee appointed to deal with the cris is between Norway and Sweden. The report of tbo committee was de livered Tuesday. It declared unani mously that the government bill could not be adopted lu the form In which It was delivered to the riksdag. Tbe committee nroposed that the riksdag ' ' signify it' ' to negotiate with Non ty < \ . dissolution of the f union if the ° elected storthing request repeal o. of union and dissolution of the ti. / 'f ' H ch request - quest Is received froti. % , . .ay after the Norwegians , by plei/Hclto , have declared in favor of a dissolution of the union. Riksdag Meets in Secret. Stockholm , July 27. Both house * of the riksdag have held ei ret ses sions to discuss tbe report presented by the special committee appointed to deal with the crisis between Nor way and Sweden. It Is understood tbat the report was approved In prin ciple. Some regret Is expressed at the resignation of the Swedish gov- ernmi nt before the riksdag had acted an the committee's report , as it is feared it may impede progress toward a solution of the difficulties between Sweden and Norway. Mutiny at Panama Quelled. Panama , July 27. A mutiny tooV place among the police force here , but It was quelled almost at tbe be ginning by Santiago de la Guardia , secretary of war , who faced the mu tineers with a drawn revolve"- and backed by the ofllcers of tbe force brought them to submission. The principal leaders were severely chas tised by th ? secretary , and the other mutineers were placed in irons. Pol itics had nothing to do with tbe mu tiny. Mobcrly Elevator Burns. Moborly. Mo. , July 27. Fira do- Btroyed tbe Missouri Grain company's elevator , containing a Icrgc amount of train. Loss , $200.000. YEL'.OW FEVCR TAKING EPl DEMIC FORM AT NEW ORLEANS. CORDON DRAWN AROUND CITY Health Officials H"pe to Restrict In faction Marine Hospital Service Investigating Suspicious Case In Northern Louisiana. New Orleans , July 27. Six more deaths from yellow lever were 10 corded , making a total to date of for ty-five. The number of new cases re ported is eleven , making all told to date 165. There are now nineteen foci of Infection. The organization ot forces for fighting tbe spread of the Infection ajid for a campaign oi cduca tion and practical application of tbo mosquito extermination plaws has been completed , and besides 100 men put on as extras to clean gutters by tbo city , 350 men are working as par of the system of sanitation. Citizens are being organized in wauls and these ward clubs will form precinc clubs , and a bouse to house canvasi will be made to assure the screening of every cistern and the oiling every very cesspool and water pond. Yielding to the sentiment of th community , the state board of health adopted new regulations for the frill ships , providing they should remain six days at sea between tbe last per and Now Orleans , and requiring fural gallon at port of departure and fum ration here after the discharge of th cargo. The people are convinced tha the Infection was brought by the frui steamers and If It became nocessar ; to make the regulations so stringun ng to drive them away , In the presen feeling such regulations would be en forced. On all sides there is a sent : inent tbat nothing shall stand In th way of future Immunity from qulto fever , as It is called now. The olllclnls of the marine hospita service are investigating a reportc suspicious case of fever which 1 said to have developed on the lln of the Texas Pacific rallroSd aboi : seventy-five miles from Now Orleans. In view of the many quarantine com plications which have arisen , Dr. Bouchon has called a conference here next Sunday of tbe health odlcers of Ttxas , Mississippi and Alabama tc dUcuss quarantine regulations and de- Yls a system by which travelers can be admitted with certificate * of ma rina hospital sor/lco. NEW YORKINNO DANGER _ _ Health Officer Doty Says There Is No Occasion for Alarm. New York , July 27. Health Olllcor Doty gave out tbe following statement regarding the yellow fever situation at Colon and New Orleans : "I have received no ofllclal notice ( bat ono or more CUSPS of yellow fever \\eio re moved from the steamer Sc-gurnnlu before her departure troni Colon on July 22. If this disease Is found on board when the vessel referred to reaches tbo New York quarantine sta tion , the patient or patients will bo re moved to the Swinburne IslHnd hos pital and all persons on hoard whose temperatures are above the normal register will be removed to Hoffman Island for observation. There Is no danger whatever that an outbreak In the north would bo followed by any serious results to the public , princi pally for thr mason that the variety of mosquito which transmits tbe ills ease Is not found In this section ol the country. " Earthquake In Michigan. Marquette , Mich. . July 27. The Marquette lion range experienced a distinct shock of earthquake. A dull rumbling noise accompanied the dis turbance. Tall buildings were swaotl , dishes rattled and windows shaken , but no damage Is repotted. EMPEROR OF JAPAN ENTERTAINS AMERICAN VISITORS. LUNCH AT IMPERIAL PALACE Crowds of People Line the 8tre t > aE Party Passes By Will Sail for Kobe July 31 , Arriving at Manila About Aug. 6. Toklo , July 27. The emperor and ompreas of Japan received , in audl- once and entertained at luncheon the oflicial members of the party of Sec retary Tail. Shortly before noon See rotary Taft was driven to tbe 1m perial palace In tbe state carriage. Lloyd C. Onscom , tbe American min ster to Japan , escorted Miss Alice Hoohevelt to tbe palace. Crowds of people lined tbe streets during the passage of the distinguished visitors along the streets to tbe palace. At the palace the Imperial prlncea and piinctbht's , attended by tbe royal rhonases of-the emperor's house hold , tbo military and naval staffs members of the cabinet and council of statesmen , assisted in the rccep tion of Secretary Taft and his party Minister Griscom made the presenta- tioiib to the emperor , while Madame Orlscom performed a like olllce when the visitors appeared before the em press. The court presented a brilliant spectacle during the ceremonies. A garden party succeeded the lunch eon. The emperor ordered his pri vate park opened and the Americans were driven through the grounds. The park was completed 300 years ago and no foreigners were ever before admitted to it. Premier Katsura banqnctted Secre tary Taft and the members of his party at the Imperial hotel last night Madame Takalilra , the wife of tht Japanese minister at Washington , act ing as hostess. The dining hall was decorated with the national colors of Japan and America. Premier Katsura accompanied Miss Hoosevelt to the banquet and Secretary Taft accompa nled Madame Takalilra. Premier Katsura proposed In a to/it the healtl of President Hoosevelt , and Minister Griscom proposed the health of tbo emperor amidst the cheers of the Americans. Premier Katsura , in pro posing the health of Miss Ronsovelt and Secretuiy Taft Jointly , said that tbo reception given Secretary Tafl and the members of his- party was a tribute of Japan's respect for Presi dent Hoosevelt. Referring to the visit of Commodore Perry to Japan , he said that America was Japan's sponsor. Secretary Taft , responding , congratu lated Japan's marvelous progress dur ing the past half century and ex pressed the hope that the friendly re lations between the two countries would always exist. A special train will take the party to Kyoto tomorrow night , whore they will remain until Sunday , and on the 31st they will sail for Kobe. On Aug. 1 they will leave for Manila , which will be reached Aug. 6. Funeral of Daniel Lament. Mlllbrook , N. Y. , July 27. In the presence ol his family and many men high In public and private lite , simple funeral services were conducted over the body of forme.- Secretary of War Daniel S. Lament bore. Immediately after the ceremony the body was transferred to a special funeral train to Now York. Interment will be in Woodlawn cemetery. Morton Is Now President. New York , July 27. At a two hours' session of the directors of the Uqult- able Life Assurance society the resig nations of former President James W. Alexander and Nevada B. Stranahan as director were accepted. Paul Mor ton was elected president of tbe so ciety , retain ! ! ! ? . It Is understood , tbe chairmanship as well. SOLDIERS MOVE ALONG A FORTY MILE FRONT. NOT FAR FROM RIVER MOUTH According to Reports From Korea , the Japanese are Still on tbe March Ko reans Estimate the Jap Strength at Forty Thousand Men. Kuangtjchangtsu , Manchuria , July J7. According to reports from Korea , the Japanese continue advancing along i forty mlle front. The vanguard nro now about eighty miles Irom the mouth of the Tumen river. Their main force is concentrat ed at Kenuhen. The Koreans estimate the strength of the Japanese at 10,000 men. JAPS SEIZE A LIBHTHOUSF Land a Battalion on Siberian Coast Near Vladivostok. St. Petersburg , July 27.--Dispatches from Mum Inn lu report the landing of a Japanese haltalli.n and the sel/.mo of a Unlit house on the Siberian const near DeKuslries , 700 miles north of Vladivostok , alter a preliminary shell ing by torpedo boat destroyers. London , July 27. Tbe Japancso landing at Dekastrics , which Is tbo terminus of tbo only cable line con necting the mainland with the Island of Sakhalin , is regarded by the Lon don morning newspapers as an at tempt to seize tbe mouth of the Amur river , to enable the Japanese to dis patch an army up that great waterway for the purpose of threatening tbo Russian communication. Japanese gunboats and torper. * bouts could thus reach Harbin ami give effectual assistance to any attack on tbo Rus sian fortifications. Roth the Usurl and Sungari rivers aie navigable for vessels of light dralt and the Jai-a nes-c could advance Inland In three dlffcicnt directions for a cc islderablo distance. If , as Is supposed , Japan has a river expedition in readiness , the mere threat of its advance miy Kiiirice to change the pians of the Rus sians and comp 1 their retirement from the Kirin nnd Feng Wang dis tricts upon Harbin. Witto Sails for America. - Cherbourg , July 27. Owing to tbe non arrhal hi-t nii-iu of Hie Kaiser Wilhrlni der Oross-e , which was fog bound at Southampton , M. Witte did not sail until this morning. The sen ior Russian pence plenipotentiary ami his party spent the night nt Hie Hotel Casino , whence an extensive dispatch in cipher was forwarded to St. Peters burg. Japs Attack Russian Position. Ivondon , July 27. The correspond cnt of the Dally Telegraph at Toklo sends a report received from Osaka , Japan , to the effect that a Japanese army of many thousand men Is attackIng - Ing the Russian position on tbe Tu men river. Operation on Rojestvensky. Toklo. July 27. Ren- Admiral Ro- Jpslvensky has undergone a success- lul operation. A wound on his tore I f ( i was opened and a small ple < e of ! > one was removed. Ills condition IK considered satifiiactorv. Important Witness Missing. Portland , Ore. , July 27. Krnest Starr , nephew of Congressman Will lamson and an important witness for Iho government In the Williamson Gessner-IIlggs trial , is missing. It Is stated that last Thursday , when Starr found that the Williamson jury was likely to disagree , he left Portland going from here to Eugene , Ore. where bo struck out Into ( lie iiioun tains. The secret service agents , as sisted by local ofiicers , are following in pursuit. Redmond Withdraws Opposition. London , .Inly 27. John Redmond tbe National leader , and bis followers continued their obstructionist tactics of blocking private bills in the lions of commons , but , according to tb Morning Io t , as the result of remon strancfs which have reached them from all parts of the country , repre senting the Injustice which such tac tics Inflict on a lars * body of work Ingmen , they h.ve decided to with draw all further opposition to such bills. New Version of Interview. London , July 27. The correspond ent of the Dally Mall at Stockholn says : "Tbe object of Kmporor Will lam's Interview with Kmperor Nich olas was to obtain the consent of th latter for a prince of the house o Hohcnzollom to ascend the throne o Norway. It Is possible that the RUB slan emperor will consent , provldei Russia bo permitted to slightly rectify her frontier on the Atlantic. " Probing Bank Wrecking. Richmond , Ind. , July 27. Jndg Fox of the Wayne circuit court ii structed the grand jury to make complete investigation of the wreck Ing of the Commercial bank a Hagerstown , whose cashier , Job Bowman , recently killed Uitmelf. BUILDING AND LOA ! M ITING National Association Hears Reports of President and Secretary. Now York. July 27. Thuio was a BIRO uiiU icprcscutatlvo gathcilnc : of Ilk-lain of co operative bunking Instl- utlons of tlu > United Hlnten ul the pulling HUSslon ( ) f the. UllllUUl COIlVI'll- Ion oT Ilio United Slates Co-opcrutlvo nvhiKH anil Building 1/ians snoela- Inn. The iinnitul address of the prosl- ent of tlui league was delivered by \ . I , . ( Jutlell of Sholbyvllle. Itul. II. I-1. Ccllarlus of Cincinnati. O. , pcietary of the ( Hague , mild In lUs an nual report : "Tlio last your IIUH boon a successful ono for the local build- ne and loan associations of the Unit ed States. Tht total assets of ( ho oral bulldluK associations In tlio JnltPil States Is now $ fiOO,342.r.rS , whlcti In a not Increase for tlio year of $20.780.474. Tlio total niombernhi- > B 1.031.040. a not Increase of OI.34D. " Treasurer J. K. nninbln ieul : bis an nual rt'porl. nfliir which ( li nne \ ! > . Gllmoro of Omaha read a pnpci on 'Withdrawals of Mnn-'v Krnni riulld- nn and Loan A soelat1 i" " Two Sisters Drowned. Lacygne. Kan. , .Inly 27Miitlle nnd Grace \Vlini'r ; , siMers , aged touilocii ind sixteen years iCKpecllvely , wore lriMit ! | \\hllt" HllcmptliiK to lord n lei'U.vest of here Tbe stream bad ) ern . . 'vollen by n heavy rain. DEMANDS THAT WILL E MADE A7 PEACE CONFERENCE. INDEMNITY OF ONE BILLION Wants Pay for Cost of War , Cession of Sakhalin , Llao Tung Peninsula and the Railway as Far North SB Harbin. Waihlngton , July 27. Whet her there Is to bo peace In tlio far easier or a continuance of tlio war will bo practically decided at the first bus ! ness meeting of tlio Washington con fcienco , which will convene at thu navy yard , Portsmouth , N. II. , about AUK. 5. Union Kcnuira will on I bat occasion communicate to M.ViUo tbe essentials of Japan's pen. " * ? terms for further negotiations. This , It Is declared , will not be done In a spirit of defiance. Indeed there- are many evidences In the pus- si-ion : of the neutral Governments that .lapun is coming to the Washing ton CDiilcrence , not Imbued with a de sire to humiliate Ru = Fia , but only tt evnct terms which will Insure n last In : ; peace In the far east , and wblcl will , In a measure , compensate Japan for the financial losses In the present conflict. Throughout the preliminary ncgo tlatloiiR , however , Japan bus made II clear at Washington that she wished to avoid unnecessary tedious nogotla tlons. "We are not going to tbe confer cure to write Into the law of nation.- ! n new chapter , " said a high Japanese official. For this ren on the Japanese plenipotentiaries will adopt the pie gram of at once laying on the con ference table those terms , the accept nnce of which , without modification tlifv are Instructed to insist upon as n bnsls for further negotiations. It Is known that Jaimn will demnni on Indemnity that will approximately cover the cost of tlio war to date This was communicated to Itussla mrlv in the prel'mliiary negotiations The amount is still a secret , but it i : based up"ii I'IP ' niot fireful estimates of tbe erst of the war and will ' nc cnmpanied bv a more or IPSS detailei Kfplrmert , > how'np the method bv wh'rh tbe flnil flenres were commit" ! ] Tt will not fall far short of $ lnni.onn. 000. neror 'Ii' r to advices re"fhf > i' , hn-e from w"ll lnformed sources , lie rfdeq the In'VmH'v , | t jg bnlleved .Tn van's other essont'p'f ' ' to the cont'mi-I ' nnce of tl1" negotiations are fbe cos- Blon to Jnrnn of Fnkrnlln and the transfer of v l ° isf > of the Line Tune ipi ) i. > c..in onrt of | i , , ralwiv ! ai fnr a * H'i. . the r o-tnltlon of Ja pan's r-n'"Tifno'lns tfli" ] Tipp ( n Ko- r"n aiid tV > return of Manchuria to Cbi'iii. I1 ' Ilusslin plnninn entlnrlcs are preprr"l to accept these esRentl"l' ' . the O" ' < | TS ! here are con"'en * that tbf > b' 's v.Hll ] ) r > 1ad ! for ni > ' ) tl"ti > . i sure to lea-1 to the slenlit ; of the trootv of v'n'liiTslon ; , bringing peace In th * far east. Double Trr jedy at St. Louis. St. l.ouiB. Jul > 27. Prank W. Card , formeily a railroad conductor , livlns at Coino , Colo. , thot and killed a woman named nnclah Croft and flrcd three bullets Into bis head in an ef fort at suicide , and later tried to teir open his wounds at tha city hospital. It became Accessary to strap his hands to the cot. The tragedy took place in the woman's home. Moonshiner Kills Deputy Marshal. Hoanoko , Va. . July 27. At Union Hall , Kranklln county , United States Deputy Marshal / . T. Wada was shot and killed by a nugro named Xeph-ts Polndexter , an alleged Illicit whisky distiller. Wadn went to arrest Poin- dexter and the negro flrcd on him with a shotgun. The negro then made . bis escape and is bolng hunted by a I JO3I9. I I CHARGED WITH CUTTING FENCES IN DOYD COUNTY. QUEER CASE IS UP AT DUTTE Trouble Grows Out of the HomesteadIng - Ing Near Gross , Where Cox la Al leged to Have Employed Claim Hold ers Men Held to Court. Ilutto. Nob. . July 27. Special to The NOWH : Yesterday In court hoforo Tudgo Leo at Ilutto thorn wore brought IH prlsonorH Mr. and Mrw. Ouvo Miller , Mr. and Mrs. Wollw , fieorun Wells , Mr. and Mrs.'an Kirk and an 8-year- ) ld sou of WellH. Thesi ) parlies Hv ! > ii'iir flross , thin county. They were 'harmed with cultltiK wlren and do- ttroyliiK posts , by Mr. fox. It seems that the foncefl obstructed ho | ialliH leading to school last win- or. The trouble all originated from ' 'ov'ti alli'Ked omfdoyment of several mrlloH to hold government claims for ilm. Some of these parties founil their conscience prevented them currying out these contracts and they retained the lands. Others wore contested and Iheio have been repeated arrests and trlnls. Kvon the homestead of Cox , him self , was contented and lost to him , as bo was the owner at the tlmu of liiK of ' - ' acres of land. It seems lie bad sold thin land , apparently In iood faith , but convoyed the title only by Hiving a contract or bond for deed. This lias been appealed to the secre tary of the Interior. Tlio county attorney ban refused to prosecute ) these parties nnd Cox has employed Attorney Tingle for prosecu tion. The defense baa employed D. A. IIurrliiKtnn. After hearing the case , the Judge- hold all the male prisoners to district court under bonds , letting the women go free. Buttc Notes. W. T. Wills returned from Omaha last night. J. U. Davis loft for Seattle last night Alliance Sailor Is Dead. Alliance , Nib. . July 2"--Ward V. Kennedy of this city , who was amoiiR the M'riouMy injured victims of the Bennliuitnn disavti-r , died at San Di ego. He witl bo burled here Saturday ' ' * 'Gnoollnc Kills Arjed Woman. Omi.MU. Jnl > 27 Mis. N. A. .Innes seM pi ) vi urn of due , died at Ihe CVll trnl ImMi'lal ' Irom tbe effects of so vcre Inirns cause I by tbe Ipnlllnn o gasoline over wblcb the woman was standing on the floor of tbe Klichcu ENGLAND AND URUGUAY Erltisli Vi nrshUi IV.ay AC Sent t South American Waters. Washington , July 27. Olllclal ad rices reai hlng Washington fall to show any ilicl lu tlio acute situation which bus been developing for some time between the British and Uru giiuyan governments over the impris onment in I'liiguny of the captain am crew of tin * Canadian fishing vesse Agnes Donnhoo for alleged poaching Sevepil months ago the British gov eminent laid before the state depart- rneni a full statement of Its side of the case and tbo Amerl'an minister to Uruguay was Instructed to use his good o"'cos to assist in an amlcabln seltlcmrnt. Despite strong representations , however , tbo Canadian captain re mains In prison and Ixmdon Is now considering tbe advisability of send ing a warship d < wn through the Amer ican coast. This step , however , will bo taken only after every dljilomutic method has been tried to obtain Hio release of ihe prisoners. The Uru guayan government has thus far refused fused to arbltiate. MURDERER ATJAY IN SW/MP / Posse Sets Fire to Woods to Smoki Out Negro. Plalnfleld. N. J. , July 27. Baffled by trpai beroufi swamps and thick woods , a posse of farmers and police has sur rounded Oiailes Ixing , a netro , ac cused of murdering Matthew Cunning ham of Trunlon. They set fire to more than fifteen acres of shrubs and brushes on tbe outskirts of the swamp in an effort to drive tbe man out of his hiding place. A brisk wind blow ing over the swamp from the direction In which the fire was started took the smokf through the woods and It Is not thought that Long will be able to stay whore he Is and live. New Chief Raids Gambling Clubs. Chicaso. July 27. John Collins , the newly installed chlof of police of this city , startled the gambling fraternity by leading a comprehensive raid against the largest poker rooms to bo found in thu downtown section of the city. Headed by Chief Collins in per son , the police descended upon four prominent gambling clubs , and ar rested about 100 men and confiscated large quantities of gambling parapher nalia and destroyed all of the furni ture to be found in the places. Chief Collins announced that ho proposed to suppress all gambling ; In the city , and the raid was the unit step taken in that direction. THE CONDITION THE WEATHER Temperature for Twenty-four Hours. Forecast for Nebraska. Condition of the weather as record ed for thu 21 bourn ending at 8 a. rn. oday : Maximum 7 < 5 Minimum 0'2 \vorago 01) ) 'otnl rainfall for mouth 2.01 'otal rainfall for yonr 2IU7 Inroinotor 29.02 larometor 21)91 ) Chicago , July 27. The bulletin Is- nod by the Chicago Htatlon of the Inlted Statoa woaffor bureau thin nornlng , glvoa the forecast for No- irasku an follows : Local rains tonight. Friday fair. A k Money tor Waterways , Cincinnati. July 27 Captain J H. Elllnon , chulrmnn of a Hiibcommlitrq appointed by the preliminary sesslou of the ItlvpfH and Harborx ussoclullou , which met here incrntly , l ( < rt for Hill- tlmoio In company with ether prom * llii'iil ' river miMi to muni ofllclaU of the National Rivers an llurbor nuso- elation. These olllcluln will bo asked to Ihsuo a cull lor it mentlng of tbo sfluclutlon at Washington dnrlng tbo next miHHlim of congieHS to makn pro * vlnlons for Increases In tbo appropria tion n to bo UHi'il for the Improvomnnt of waterways throughout the iutorlur of the Unllnd TWO TO THREE THOUSAND DELEGATES - EGATES PRESENT. FIFTY FROM THE UNITED STATES Propose to Further the Plan of Get ting Jerusalem for the Jews Ac ceptance or Rejection of British Of fer Is of Importance. Haslo , July 27. Hetweon two and Ihroo thousand delegates were present today at the opening of the slxtb world's congress of the Zionist move ment , which has for Us object the res toration of Jerusalem to the Jews Nearly every civilized country of the world Is represented at the congre-- the large attendance being an Indica tlon of the extraordinary Importune * * attached to the present session. Nearly fifty delegates are here from tbo United States alone. Included i-i the number nro Mrs. D. I.ovlnson of lies Molnes , William Morris of Phil.i delpbln , Dr. f'oblenU of New Yoil. City , Julius Singer of Imffalo , Dr. L. II. Landman of Cincinnati , 13. W. Lowln-lUpsteln of Now York City , Dr. Aaron Ember of naltlmoro. S. Shapln- sky of Louisville , Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Frank of I'lttsburg , Itnhhl Gorowltzof Hhodo Island , Dr. Stephen S. Wise of Portland , Ore. , Dr. H. P. Maudes of Now York City. Unmet Levy of Scranton - ton , Leon Xolotkoff of Chicago , and Miss Rvit Magnes of Brooklyn. Tiio congress was formally openecl by Dr. Max Nordau. The flrst feature of tbo piogram was the holding of ser vices In memory of Dr. Tlieodor Her/ ! , the founder of the Zionist movement , who died one year ago today. There aio many Important matters to come up for consideration at tbe present session. One of those Is the selection of a new president to succeed Dr. llcrzl. Two candidates are nien- tloncd for the position , Max Nordau , the eminent French doctor nnd author , and Herr Wolffsohn of Cologne. Another Important matter that must bo decided Is the acceptance or rejec tion of the offer of the British govern ment to furnish a largo tract of land In British Kast Africa for the estab lishment of a Zionist colony. The spe- clal commission sent to the site of the proposed colony by tlio Zionist move ment last spring has prepared a re port against the acceptance of the of fer of the British government and it is expected that the congress will adopt tbo report , though some opposi tion Is expected. Another matter that will receive at tention Is tbo proposed reorganization of tbo Xlonlst movement , the change to tend toward decentralization , which change Is regarded as necessary since tbo death of Dr. Hcrzl. The grand ex ecutive committee has prepared a re port advocating the appointment of a directorate for tbe guidance of the Zionist movement , composed of Max Nordan. Professor Wolffsohn of Col ogne , and Professor Warburg of Ber lin. Won an's Assailant Flees. I/tbeity. N. Y. . July 27. Cornelius McCormlck , a widely known real es tate dealer , IE a fugitive from Justice. Ho Is charged with attempt to murder i Miss Kltiio Murphy , whou. ho shot in the mouth on Main street In the presence of hundreds of persons. It Is said that M ( Connie-It had been dis carded by the girl. She Is at death's door. Guarding Louisiana Border. Houston , Tex , July 27. As a quar antine has been declared against tbe state of Loulslan.nvnnso of ber slowness In quarantining New Or leans , physicians and guards have been dispatched to tha Louisiana bor der , Dr. W. I * Cook of San Marcos be ing In charge of tbe Sablne rlrer
