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Columbus Journal Co.,
(t.NluM'UllUJ.U )
rrnMBorM U'iriiii-.m.s.
Oiinjrnr.li mull, I iwlw" i nitil
ri.i miiiitti"
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will li -hnliit-.l iif-rnliliKl
1IISCON I'lVUAM M lt.;-.iilll""" l rl -,
r. ill . ..mlnni. In n . . It.; ll.i" Jt.utiiiil null l .
jiilill.li.-ri.iit.. imtilivd I.J li-ti-r n. .Iihn.ri Iriiin.
will. lli Ji.ntnil I-OHIIIIU.-.I fnr iui.illi.-r .ir nr.
1,1 Urn.. .ii- f" " M-lt.-l, ) "Il.iiI.I
llllllll) IHilll) llht".ll"l,.lllllll'',l'-
uiwm: in nnnrsH when r,',:rif" "
rliiuiM.' I H'"'i'l li.-.Mii'--ril--r.i.li"il'l 1m- f ur
In !. Ilii-it ol.l ii well i" 'I'""- '"' " I'ln-i-"-
r J 9 ntiHJKTi wvm
Tho World Herald's iinlittnil editor
who has Ih'CII MnuuliiK hitnsoir lor
severnl yean lo dig P examples ol
corrtipiloii resulting liom yearn of n
liiilili'iiii control In state government,
is advised to turn his skilled optics
on Urn i;nnd cilil ilumocmtir county of
IMiilln
Tlm World-Herald Ih out again will'
Is busker gnthoiing odiloihtl chips
rotn republican iui Whpiipi.rH in its
iiiiiiiiI nttotnpt to Mart ti "Miuiiliro"
o "suioko out " miiiio of tlm republi
can statu nlUoem. Tim lonrnocl editor
nf tlm "senior yellow" should have
discovered before MiIh tlmt those chips
aro' sinokolius He will lnivn to lium
up those railroad usM'SMiie'tit nu-onls
Hindu by n fusion administration ii
foro ho mil siurt much of n sniolco In
til., ropuhtkaii uiiiip
Tiir mill fiuthors Ih u treatment too
nillil for tlm wife beater. Hut iv lopo
mid u ti'l.'plioiui polo nro just its iiiucIi
too mild tor tint "mti, who if hn Iiivh
... ..i i... . rl....
lOIJVU'lll'K ovlliriimi iiuiiiiim nimnum-
iIit.Ih Iiio i owunlly lon)i;n u compliiint
or it ho Iu-Ish mi'h itltwiro will nA
in i-irculiiiliiL' mii'Ii u i-orioiiH Hcmidnl.
Wlii-n tho IiiikIiiiiiiI mid wifo who nro
tho jiirh.'H to u uifo hiiit In,; ht-utidnl.
urKi'ii in ilnnyinu tlm truth of tin
M'ttmliilouN rumor, mid tho njo-wlt-ih-huh.
it tlmro rro miVi lui'l; tho cour
niti to coiiin forwittd with tho fitotH,
thi'ii tlm wimlo miittor hinkn lo tho lovol
of dirtost kind of j0hhii which In
Imnrikth tlm itiimlty of n imsvr-pupi r to
t'ivo ptihlicntiou
..WM.V'.S IXH'l'HIXi:.
"At-ia tor AMiittlo-.' TIiIh Ik tlm
.liipaunHo "Mnurno Dnctiino" wliii'h
imoordiiiK to MtuhmtN of tlm ciiHtoni
iimKtion, will ho ciiforci'd in nvnut of
.lapmi'H holni; k ran toil Imr dumiuidr.
nt tlm J'ortHiiioulh pnaun confornuoc
I Ih intnniHtini; to nolo that while an
Ailntlo "Mimriin Doutrluu" Ih hoin
ilovnlopod, our Aumricaii "Mouron
nontriim" Ih ijrovsliik' wouknr. Amor
iuiui capitaliHtH urn nvplottiuj; forniKii
landi morn and morn and luouppniillnc
for tlm prntncliou ot thu Amnrii-mi llui;
in their o.ploilalloiiH It is hnVh
I'oiiHiHtnnt for this nut ion to iui' lmi
llni; to protiuit her ritlPiiH ui i:ulnin;:
a foothold in fornltu count rk'H mid at
tlm Milan tinm to tinny tho miiiio prl
ilein to foreign nations iu tlm promo
tion of their citUetiH on tlm Ami'i icun
oontinent.
Would it not hn well tor tins coun
try to ko i littlu blow iu U'ttliu; pi ol
tho Mouron Oonlriun.' If I ho Morcmi
mid Hocknfnllor intnro(.! wmit ilmir
propi.rty protnetnd hv tli.i Airmi. u
IhiK, let thmu keep timir pri p.itv i n
der tlm tlai;, mid not ihl; tin- timi wi'i
tnxpuynrN to taliu tho tli to iheu
property iu tlm (JhlunKO cu pirn.
SAUK Ol I) U.MI'l
Tho llmnpl -'V Democrat Mid ufew
wnnlcH m;o that Hiero would hu'Souie
thini; iluiiiK"iu tlm net deuuu-tatie
comity convention.
Thn ColumhiiN '1'eli (,! un hind lust
woel; tl-U I Inn e would he imi tiiiiu hcl
Imriuunv iu that convention Iju-li
Hpnkn tlm truth from tho luht it IipiI
at tlm time Kditur l'ratt huil.n I u iv,
iiiK' that tlm rtun itowd tlmt i.mfn,
Hoottulmr, had a louder Km'n out '"
Dieilrioh Hechcr mid thm ihey wnii,i
kill him in thu convention ik they (n,;
Hoottotmr if thuy could acciiiunHfli
thoir work in tho dm I; lu fact IMiior
Pratt know tlm nmtmi of tin uicii
luoutioncd to micccoi! Hie, Inch Hcchur
and ho know thu' th- liouei-t la'iuern
in tlm limnooratio pvrty would not
Htauit fnr thu nuti Heclu-r p.-oruui
outlined hy tho 'rln " Now it tunu
oat thm just hecaui-u tlm i;inik' found
out tlmt tlmy cou'd not "Kill oil"
Uoolior without i HtrupRlo iu win h
thpy would coum out micouiI hcht, thj
(leciilid to lmvo "hivrniony." In fuot
thor feared tlmt Hnclmr, if ih-fcfttcil at
tho convention would run by imtitiou
and that tho roinbUcmi vouhl mi.
dorse biro. Thoy thrrrforo decided
3 itttim
it ov I'M' MX I In. i1nl- iflll" iiltr JifiMif ti
...nr'uiiior .r rnp r i-l,w to wl.nt lltii" 'i.ur
iXrV?i'n..ii I- ii.i n.n. Ji.;n ; . '';'
.iimu'lit lm '-" tui'le."! "I, " '"" '""V
I.. II... ,ll ul.hli llflxMlTK If II ll('ll.t.
tonpponr to hoKOod mid puriuit licoli
cr'N uoiiilnr.tiuu and enrry to thu polh
tbu knifu which I hoy ,m (liarpiineil
for tho convention.
It rctnniiiH to ho m-uii whothcr thu
wint; ol tho domof rntir- jm-'tv rup'o
I'liti'il hy surh moil as Hi cIrt,
lioottolior, Hnchur, (iocl, tuid Ivlcniim
will niviillow thu KUL'iir (.uiK d ill dm
"organization" wiP rittnmpt lo f.-rd
tht-iii hy roiiininiu 1-iy.il to tln
"iiou'h" cniidiilntoi, whilu tho tviitii;
i,'oci to tho polN mid trudfs off Hi rhor
for county JhiIko or nhrriff or miiiiu
other cniidldatn.
Af for tho .lotiriitil fprukin;;
only for HFilf vmi loliuvu that i Iran
county L'ovnitiout Ih mnro to builcf trod
thi'ti iiiurti party vlotorv. Whon i' innn
lilto llochur ih to liu ttiruol down lv it
"riii" simply liuciiuan thov i-un't
control him, and when that man hn
madn an i In il olimor wh i hu unforccil
th'i l-iwii in tlm in iro-t of th i i-mnry
wo Imlii'vo it limn for oti-rs to forunt
p.irlv nail mult run that man f'-r n
-iiiroud tnrui lhn . Journal, ituxloru.
without anv it.Mirriflnii orconlition
will uw lhn r.'p'.i . mi party to i-n-
dorno tlm nomination of Died toll
Hi'dmr, whothut tl.ut mmiinaiion
coiiioh at tho hands of hi ciiciiiIch Iii
th'i ilomocrntio ort'ii'iiutlon or not
tuiArv
'llnru aiis crufl in tho umioiI old
lluinn, tno 'J'hiK in to bo riiiuoiiihrrod
not to in.d.n tin hntishril (villi prcMrnt
K'raftiiiK, hut only lo pinvint iltt-eour
aitemont. l'rofisor Hhoiaii.ou of
(Jhir.i;: unlverntly, .-alls Mtnntiou to
tlm fact that l-'anouil hall, tlm cradle
of lihnrtv, wiih built by it Hiiuor dull
er, mid not mi himnM liii.or drithr,
uilhnr, for I'otnr Fmnio mumiih to havn
Ih-cii one or thn hurt that iluliuhteil to
beat the rovoiiuo ollluor Tlm pro
feHhor, thorntoro, llnds comfort in tho
n Unction that our cradle of liberty
wiih founded on tainted money. It
appear that one of tlm hiitimrH of thu
Declaration of liidependnncoj wiih
afterward found Knilty of Miiunuliiii;,
thoti'li it iiuiM bn rniiinnihnred that
HiiuiMKlinK wan in tho-o dayri much
HUi-li it "conventional" erium iih Ik
bribery now in Kinin htmi-H Tlmru
wiih it laud Hcandal iu.MlHKisHlppI in mi
eiirly liny that fell not far I'iiort of
those with which our faith is hnini;
Hhalten nowadavH, for nvnry inuinbur
of tho MiHiRNipp1 lcKiHlutuio but 0110
wiih involved in tlm nteal Tlmio are
UHiially many morn than ouu le;ir,lutoi
in thn worht nlitlii iimiadayit who in-
fiiMm to uraft to tlm extent ol ovnn it
railroad puss Tho capititlihtH who
In tlm earlv days ot thn inpublio hcnt
couriorn to nil purtti ot iiio couutiy to
buy up tlm (iiutincnlul cuirnucv at
low prici'N beforu thn peoplo could hem
that coiiKiohs had voted to rcdootu II
at par worn not to much butter than
tlm Nnuators who i;aiiiblo in MiK.ir dur
ing tartll dihounhtoiii that wn nerd not
ho hiidilened Dhpnoially by thu coiupar
ihini Them was wild cat currency
th. n iiihteitd ol tlm wild e.it htounh
that wo li.ivn now I hum were honcht
citi.eiiH then who weru couviiu-eii that
tho ciiinty was joIiik to tho do,'n,juM
iih tlinie are uniin of that i-ort now . -State
Juu'iiul.
ii u no a i) Aitaruhwr
ToKitu .loiirual roadeiH a lulr noihni
of thn nut urn of tlm litniatnin with
which thu iiiilroadH am lloodiiiK thn
novhpaper olllcim of tl.e country, in an
endeavor to NWitv puhlio opinion
against l'rnRiiluut Uon'evidtV nillroiid
proijriMii, vii lcpriut a part d u tyjn
Wi itlen loiter incnuilv tecnivnl Irotn
tlm olll'ii of lUthonn mi I (.Vawford,
Oinaha Nohrnhkit "To plum tlm
pownr to tunkn railway .ateti iu thn
haiiilh ol it political coiuiuinhiou would
insult in morn disaster to thn country
ami its eoiuiuer.e, many timet, ovi r,
than wouM hn tlm cam if thn miiiiu
policy weic appluni to iho li'Kulation
of larMl Milunlules. Il would confer a
pov 1 1 over tlm i-ouunercn ot thin conn-ir-
., , mil no railway bus ever iiilhcsh'iI
. winch a completn cnntiol of all
ilm liiilwms by ouu owner could not
iilimn, l'.n thn railway, even if li
wiin i"i itliMilutti iiionopoly, would
nill bo lOMimno.l by the law ol mlf
presnitntiou, while a politim! coin
inisvtciii. lospvinsihlo lo no one lint tin
political power w hlch en-iited ir.wuuld
hn rtt liberty to omuoisj simh m tlouitl
fatoriilhin u its own i lith ul eien
clus inltjlit uictato. If ilm power to
li lailwnv rateN i. over vested in it
political cniiiuttsMun. mid lhn com
inero-i of tlili. cniniry thus pluui;cil
i no the droit channelH it p-illtii-al
wm turn, we shall mo in tho United
M.tle-. a m I'ttonnlisiii bcido which all
thn ilitlori-uceH ot our past hit-tmy wili
seem lo lmvo been mere p.issiujj pleas
aniilos, mut tim d-n.iNtiitli'ii ot .ur
itholf will hu piosju'rouh ptoduepvo
ncss in cotnpurisou '
The railioads citnnot bn hlmued for
soiiliiiK such Ittoritturi., mitt ,it iiiusi
bo admitted that they arn p:o ot titii;
thoarijnineut on thoir snloof tho iiuc
tion most nbly
lo oiiluiKO tlio powo.s of thn i..tor
stntot'ouinmrco coiuinisHion as deiumid
cil hy Hocsiivolt, will ttml ultimately
o pi no lailwnv protits on a hitbis of
actcal v.thus nint lo hiuuvo tho mill
inns of dollars worth of witer out of
i all road stocks
'lo tnaui;ur.ito I'jonlilmt Hoosotult's
railroad proKTnin, is to oiulorso tno
theory that thu public hits Krontor iu-
turestH iu tlm railroads than thotu low
men who hold tho property tiflo to
them And to adopt thfs fheory by
imlloiml leislntion is to pivo tho pub
lio tho rlht ntiiotiL otlmrH to impnm
Into tlm JuhUcu ot tlio falmlouH b.il
itrlca now paid to railroad tire'identH
Just iih thu policy holders iu tho bl
wiMiriincj conipitnk'H nro doninndinj,' it
rltfhf to ijtiostlon tho wnstliiK or thiir
million", to Kiipport mi army of tdio
oillclalH Iu luxury. Ii short tlm adop
tion of tho Koos'jvclt tiiojrifiiu, l to
wrni-t tro:u tho lintiiln of the railroad
kiiiKH, tlm power nnil the profits which
lirivu mailo railroad lnvestiurnts do
Kirahlo anil to ptvn tho way to ov
grnment control if not uovtit titnont
ownership of railroads
Tlm fiht for tlm rallroailH is tlmro
for", in lhn nature of a Iiio mid ilratb
struutflo mid tlii-v eminot bo hlmuril
for doini: their best
Hut on thn other hand, tlm public
Will not bn iilarmi d 1-y lhn liim warn
ins of tlm railroads It will Imri.
meinboreil that thn railroads warned
tlm public ul thn timet ol tno (!rmii;tr
movement, that rallrcinl huililiiiK
would ceitso if thn status wurc Kivon
thn Jpowor to niiiur timximum ntto
laws or .to appoint 'tato railroad
commifsioiiH with power to pass on
rutos Ii will be rtmiuiiiborud uho
that Hi, y forcsit . uttur destruction of
iuteif ,.iu iDi.iim-rco, iu tlm establish
m. nf of mi mierstnto coniumrco com-
nii-sion And it is cituilty wll rt -
iiieiiiheinl that this 1 Kislution iu
which tho railroitilH saw so many
ilmiKorH, was tollowtd by mi em of
railroad building in this couutiy t n
o'liialloil in tho histoiy ol tlm world.
W'hllo Ilm railioiids urn doulitliM
rii;ht in pointing out tlmt llirruui..
dmiiJoiH in vestiiik' tho intii-miil:iu;
power in a political couinilHsioii, jet
tlm public would bo open fn fewer
dmiKors under n competent commission
whoso duty it would ho to secure th
puhlio tlio lovv't possihlo rates, con
sistont with it fair mid reasonable pti.
lit on invoHtiimnt, thnti thoy aro now
under a few railroadorosidontswhoM.
salary r'lil leputatlon urn in tliiei t
tinipurtioiijo thoir nbliiy toeollect the
liiahcst rutos tho trufllu will hrnr.
Tho ruilroads mo untitled to a fair
mid impartial tmariuK hut tlmy muv
us won sin o ineir run nas 'po
puoplo aio with Uoosnvrlt on tho
imiHtion Thuy will i,-ivo tlm railroads
a solium deal, but they don't want tho
tho raili.mds to do all tho "doalinj;. "
FEMES HOW FEW l NCDRASXJ
Proc3cutions by Uncle Sam Cauaei
Thcni to Fall Very Fast.
Omaha. Awjr 1.". The uithlty ol
the i'nllcil Stall's ill-liii t uttomey's!
olllic In puisiMiiliiiK the laud fern imj
t'.isi-s Is lui; no little tlibllliilloii
to (hi eutili tui-ii In tin. Ninth I'l.nt
Villi iitinc ami Allliiuio dlstilct.s, mid
repoils trom hpeeiiil iicnts ol- tlm
Kind depiwlmiut now Iu theso tl"ll
linllcale that the it-nn..-, aio (Oiniu,;
tlnuit i.-iphllt.
It Is known thm Ii-.iiIIiik repiesenta
tlws of tlu cutlleiiit.n Iiai been It:
WuhhtiiKtnii to ti id al oil the pio-,
u-utlniis, ami It Is liKldont.ili) iu
moi ml that a strcnn ofioit has been
nuulo lo tecum the lotnowil or the or
tlelals who luivo het'ii so e.nniMt lu
feiu-thiK out those eiihi s. As nothing
has e (oiue of this, tho liiteiemr
fullowH Hi.,! th. dep.iitnii-ni ot justlcn
dots not liitetul to hiiiuliiMp tho ot!l
clals In their woil, lu tlm sliKhtcat.
StonoKiuplmr lUvo Dh l.iiisuu nt tlm
tllstiht nttiini(.y't oilhi. ti:is ju t ic
turned liom ii nip thmni'li n,,, ninth
era pint or iho ,tate and he report.)
that tomes h.i i bn otiio a i hi an n
milt lo In lint socilon. whh li ho at
tributes In the ailhlty of the dep.nt
nmnt of Justl.-o la r.-ipililni; the re
moval of all illcKiil I'oiiios.
Special ni.strlct Attoinet Itush i"X
pei t.? to I.ilt the cattle lounii.t within
a low thus to lamllimio hlini". If with
tlm i" n J this up theio mn in useei
tain h w iii-i rly tlm caltlemen ai'
coiutihln; w ih th -'r pioinhes to
take i n u i,( r ; -n, h
HFA7-QHAZE!i MAN Um AMUCK
0:. Jcs.'ph L lor;r Inj ire) To-ir P
60113 V.c OKI lie li t lihdt,' d.
St. .losipli. .Mo Auk r Wll' am
A. I.lnu. a l.iboioi, i r.ieu b tin ur
lille heat and Kipmi. utimkul and fi
t.lll.t ht.ibbod Mai i y .liu ohs, an lined
moi hauic An nlllcoi- mid two iltleaa
attempted to appnlnud him. but ho
esiap. d ami l.uei .ipiie.ind at his
homo, win n ,e . iiK.ii;, , a a blomlt
b.iulo wiih his l.nliei. nii.ther mil
wilo. Tho police went tailed and alt
or holiiK heal on Into mi unn i umii.able
mass i mis -unl biinxs, i.lnu win
tlnallv can led to a iell litu iij- the
lliihi lo suhiiuo Unn a uowd lolleited
and thlnkiuj; ho was neihiuK hiutnl
tre.itiutni woio on iho point ol mob
biin; the olliuon win u inattirs ,vm
explained
Diocuca Treatment of Jews In Riusla.
I'oitsmoiiih. N .,,K r.-Arioe
cm IiaiiKo of tlotvi, on iho .subject of
the loudliiou aiul tientiuoiit of iho
Jews iu Uiissia was had In a i outer
once bet wiin M. Witto, Haion Kommi
mid Osuir Stmus, Jaiob II Sihlff.
Isaac N Sollmuan ami dolph Low
isohn of Now Yuik and Adolph Kraus
nf Chicago. Tho .st.iteiuent was nnuln
by the doli'sathm railing on the Has
Blau plcnlpotontlarles that nothinj;
tanr.lhlo rcsultod I'toni-tho iliscussioa.
but future bonotlt was looknl for Tlm
flnmichil condition of Kusslu was not
menUouoil iu tho discussion.
IS il IS HI
PEACE ENVOY3 AGHEC UPON
FtflST IHRCC ARTICLC3.
6TATU3 OF i;ORCA 16 DEFINED
Both Powers to Eivcuatc Manchuria
and Chinese Eastern Railway Be
low Harbin to Be Ceded to China.
Cakhalln May Cacie Rupture,
Portsmouth, N. II., An;;. 15. Al
though ciy rapid pronrosa was maili)
with tho peace nej;otlatloiis, three of
the twilw aitldes which constllutii
tho lapano.u' oondltloiiH of ponco hav
luc bion ii'-'iei-d to by M. Witto and
Ilm on Itobcu mi behalf of Htissla
in Itlu i- of tho two aitk-lea to whlili
X Wltlo, In his reply, leturnod an
abo'iito ni'KittiM', was reached. The
iii I., ihfieli-ii', Is still to (omo. II
may be iiaclmil thin iitteinoon, an thn
crsslnti oi Sakhalin lotnm tifth in thu
lb I. Tho thioo aitk-liH. as thoy am
oillcially doslKiinteil iu tho brief com
muniiailons itithuti.i'il to bo rIvuii
to the press, which wore dlBposcd of,
aio, lu Hiibstaiieo, us lollows.
("list Hu lsla's loiOKiiltlon of ,Ia
p-in s "nrt noiiik latlni: inlliienco" and
ipiiial posllli.u In Koiea, which Hus
hla In nt-efciih inircos li out side of hor
spin id of Inlliii'iice, Japan blndliiK
liti-.-lf to rtioj;nivo the sii.et.ilnty of
tbt idr,iiin; family, hut with the rli;ht
to j;lo ail", ice mill assl.itunc o to tin
plow tho cltll ailinlnlstialloii of tho
implio
Stioml- Mutual obllallou lo evac
uate .Mam'hi.ria, each lo utiriondor all
t-piilnl prUih'Ki's lu Unit piovinco,
muii'iil ohllKatic.u to it-sped tho "tor
i In. i III Intc-m lty" of China and to
n .nnliilii tin piiti(ldo of eipial op
pni'uiity lor the coinincieo and In
i'ii .ti v of all natiotii In that piovinco
(t :eii door)
Third The cos-'on to China of tho
Clnii' s K-istorn lallioad lioni Har
bin "-(.utiiwai il.
Little Difference on These Points.
Tlmre wa never i.'iy (iiioinion about
tho .it-i optani-o on tlio pmt of M. Witto
Ot these "aitleles," lilt- ill. si two COV
t'lii.i; in r. mi oiuphaiie lonn tho con
("tiiions of Japan in thn diplomatic
'iiui;')' whh h piec-t ilotl hostilities.
'I in ihii'd Is a iiaiina: t-onsciiueimu of
tho icsiilt of tl i- win. The cession of
i lie lallroad. liu- buildim; of which
unl Itii-sinii nn immense miiii. esti
mated by s'ltiie at li-twoin $100,000,
(iih) and JuiiMiiiiititii). is t) China. Ja
pan and China, tie lofoio, will m tango
bitwuin IUmiiIu'j thu niotho-.l by
which tbo fnimer Is to bo loiuuneiatod
and through this ilnaiu-lal opoiatlon
Jaii.in nilKht lime a wry coildoiahlo
poitlon of hci- (hum lor tho expenses
of Iho war liquldat. d.
Il'ilh sessions of tho confoii'tico aro
(U'.si'ill'oil as "amit able" Thoro woro
H'toial slight jar. hut nono of thorn
mm ions. Tho p'.oiilpotc-ntlailos urn
bhowliii; admlrablo tompor. Tho
ehanco In tlio wo.illmr may ho partial
lv responsible tor tho seionlty mani
fest oil at Iho eonl'oronee table, but It
would bo peihaps too much to say that
tho lain of such a gigantic negotia
tion had been unnoted by a fpv de
gioes of totnporatuic and a few thou.
Baud mosqultos.
Question of Sakhalin Island.
This at toi noon. In tho ordinary
com so of pioi-eotllngs, tho llrst gicat
stumbling block to a ticaty of pouco
Mioiihl bo leachod. as after 1'ott Ar
thur and tlm leases of Mao Tung,
which aro Included In article 4 nnil
whk h M. Witto Is undoubtedly pro
p.urd with slight modllleallons to no-
opt toiiios article :. the cession of
Snl.haliii. Hut it Is by no means cer
tain that when this obstacle Is
n ached, It will not bo postponed until
all the ar'hlcs upon which iigioemiMii
is cast) or possible aro disposed of.
II this c-ouiso Is followed, and the As
sociated IMesrt bus high mithoiity for
tho onlnlou Hint It will bo, it will In
dliiito a disposition to put off tho real
st niggle tt the very last, mid the
longer tho couferonco onduies tho
blighter tho piospects of a tioaty ure
lIKely to hiiiome. "Hvory day they
lit." sild a eiy high authority, "In
c i eases the c-hancos of ponco."
Mr halo told the Associated Press
ii respondent that ho had conio to
Voitsinouth hopeful of a succosstiil Is
rue if the negotiatlontt ami that noth
ing had occurred to alter his on-
tlmlsui
The language of the throe articles
riiloiiti ti will mini prmtk.illy tho text
of the "iroatj of Washington." If one
Is siRnnl. Kiilijett. of course, to a Una!
revision Karh side hns agii-ed to the
iiitlcle.s and thoy aro tin hided in the
protocols of each da's session, which
aio otlli Lilly signed by the plenipo
tentiaries tho next morning.
Russians Claim One Victory.
In the disciihMon of the suconil ar
ticle (rnwrtiiK the ovai nation ol Man
rhuiU) It is positively btuti'.I that
RiissU won a vkior.v Haron Komiiia,
eo It Is iliM'l.u.'d wanted to limit the
obligation t.i e .unite Mam Inula and
to siirioiulir sP, ,i,,i piivtlogo., in the
province to Ku.s.sin, whernus M Wltte
roiiteuilfd that the obligation lor
evacuation uml the siirioiulir of spe
rial privileges should be mutual and
that the evacuation of the troops
Phoulil lal.o pl,uc (onciiiiemly M.
Wltte Is said to hate (ununited that
he was defending not only tho inter
esia of Uusiia. but ot all tho neutral
rower. On tho other hand, the Japa
nese claim not onl that they did not
resist the provlskn fur hiniult iiiooin
evacuation by the tioops t f both coun
tries, but claim the distinct audit for
tho Etron stipulations regarding the
sS.;:j
tlty of China.
Practically an
It Rccms to bo talu
moiijj the attaches of both the J-u i
nrsp and Russian mission that i
will bo no general battle in M:.'.
chtiria while the peace nettotlatii"
nro on. Oynnia Is known to ho pi
pared to strike the moment the ne-'o
tlatlons end, and there may be mi ri
or less skirmishing and out;io' cm
gagement while the troops are g ttla;
In position, hut It Is admitted on . n
tide that If either Ojainr. or Llnevi'c:i
should dellb'M.itely bring on a gen i
cral cngagomont, which might cnsi '
C0.000 or 100,000 lives his countrj
would bo nccused ot had faith lu tin
negotiations here and would Inevita
bly lose ptestlgo in the eyes ol tin
world. In the larger sense, thorefoio,
It ran bo snld that an nrml'tlcn a I
ready ovists In Manchiiilu. Hlinuli
,, " ,. ., ,;
the nogotlatlotiH bo tult.ly ptolongci
and It hecamo oMdent that they wnr
to he fruitless, tho advauco of Ovnim
rr l.ltmvltch mlRlit he the nlgnal foi
the final tupture.
RUSSIAN "VIEW OF PEAGE TERSnJ
6t. Peteraburtj Officials Kxpoct Ja
pan to Recede.
8t. I'l'teisbuig, Aug. 15. The Asso
elated Piess is iu a position to dochiM
iiuit piactlcally tho only hope c ntei
tallied In high Russian ofllclal tjuai
tors ror u peace agreoiuent at the ion
feietice nt I'oitsmoiith Ik -i In the o.v
pfctatlon that Jiumn v. Ill need.' m itc
rially (torn her tonus a.s puhllshoi!.
Olllclal and public ncntlmont tegan
lug tho posidbllitios ol pi at com
lined to the Assoclnteil iion.s by a.i
olllclal who has constant nnd olot-
relations with the highest untlunitlej,
Is as followa:
"That tho toiiiis aio leganled in
their ontliety as finite Impossible ol
ueeoptaiKo and close snuiln.t bus nol
reniotod tho veiv unlavoinhle lmpier
filou their Unit road In-; bus ptodiu.'l
here. If they mo not niodltlnl, espo
daily In the m.ilteis of iiuleni'ilty and
territorial coneosslons, pe.ite.lt l
thought. Is impossible, and th" nn
tlniiancci of the negnlialloiis iiseks.--Tho
more hopeful teollnir which i.4 no
ticeable here can he Hat oil lo tin'
cotn lotion that M. Wltte. who l.i Hit r
oughly cognizant of the lows oi th'
nusslan government, would not con
tlium negotiations at Poitsn'omh un
less ho hud n ason to hellove that .In
pan would reduce her ik-in-inds snft'.
elently to render them acceptable 'o '
rttishla."
Eagles Flocking to Denver.
Denver. Aug. 15. This eltj'.s main
thoroughfares mo hoaiitltiiliy ik co
rated lu honor of the Fiuti-rtml Order
of Kaglcs, whoso giaud .it-rio will hold
Its annual meeting hoio this wee..
tho sessions beginning to lay and con
tinning until Satin dat. Tiioiimi'ls- (,l
Eagles fioni all patts of tho I'nitt d
States and Canada have at lived ami
tlio credentials committee aniioiintel
that over ."..liOo necndlf.-d iltle,;itej
will be pjosont at th- opening ;ie .
filon of the enliven' i- n. The onl- i.
which was founded in lS's, now num
ber 9T.T local aeries, c oimjij l.-lni; 17".
000 members and dip burses over f !( .
000 annunlly In benevolence and (h:;.
Ity. CU;llfi:lN6, ilkA GF PRIMARY
Declares for Noailnatior. cf All Candi
dates by Direct Vote.
Dos Molnos, Au 15. In hu an.
dross at tho Chmitauiiuii at Ames
Governor Cummins outlined tin tlm
first time what he pioposed to rot tun
mend to the next le,;l.slatuie In tlm
way of a primary election law. Th
governor sas: "lly a prlunij cle.
tion law 1 do not inean those wialt
and Ineffettual expalments wlilcli up
ply to but ti single pmty una whlih
are limited to a county. 1 mean a
primal y election law prevailing
throughout the state which will n
quite all political oiganliitloiis to
nominate their candidates on the
mime clay hy direct vote ol the nun
who live within the tenltory lowied
by tho olllce. I mean a system so
broad and compioheiislve that when
tho bun goes down on the primal y
election clay, when the votei.s hate
deposited their ballots, tho ni.mlnii
tlons mid all tho nominations will
have been made and nothing will re
main hut to dcdaio the les'ilt I
moan a si;tem that will shut the i!nt,r
In the fnios o tho (orpoiatlons or
persons who attempt to Inlliionio in
pei veil the public will thioiigh hiils
eiy of delegates to conventions."
Plead Bona Fide Purchase.
Helena, Mont.. Aiir 15 in tho
United States coin t .liulue wninm.
.. . '
Hunt made an order lu the suit of
mo Liiui'ii ni.ites against William A
Cl.uk and U. M Cobban, ginntlng the I
motion of the defense tor pamlssh n '
to file a plea of bona tkl, punhiisi- '
The case is similar to that ot the gov
einmeiit against William A. ChuU, In'
which suit was brought to cam el n !
luucni to ceitaln timber lands in
western Montana, on the giound thai
fraud had been committed by the in
trymen Tho United States dlstiiet
court of Montana and tho circuit court
of appeals at San Prancl.sc o each th
rideil Senator Clark was an lunoc.-nl
purchaser in the (list sijt Tha
giantlng ot the motion by Judge Hum
takes the element of train! In tl.
eutrles out of the caso.
Landlords Seek Safety in Flight.
Madrid. Aug. 15 The newspapers
declare that 100.000 l.iiniri. i e..
dulusla aro without the not. nies' .,r
life. Several dlstikte . .,. ...,.
inercy of tho rioters and mum land
.oida' are seeKIne safety m flUjht.
lii'etorvatlon of tho t
i HP ii
GOOD MARVtCT OF DHAD
GRAINS FOR 10CO.
NCREACE IN CHEAT BRITAIN
Djnpor CrO) In Manltcba and North
Vict Vcrriloiy Outlook lu Kr.ld to
He Proinisinij In Manitoba and Gat
Ijfactory in Rucsln.
Wnihliicton, Au-;. 15. Tho foreign
nop icpoil to tho department of ag
ile allure announces that "In the coun
tries of kugest production the ciops
ot t'i" principal brtad m-ain.s iminot
bo call.-d abiitidant, but on a goneinl
"'iii oi inc neiii n Beeini: proiiaiuu
Uml thlJ hr.nwl of ,n3 Wll not on
lhe uhoI(, ,,e a lia(, .,.
tortiy of the Hold It seeiiii: probaiilu
Iu clival lit Haiti and Ireland tho
me i under wheat in ("tlnmted at
l.S.iiMiio acies and the yu-hl at r,:'
umnuu bushels, ni;.iln?t an aiea last
year of l.loo.uoo Peres mid a. yield of
K'MMi'.OOU bushels. Th" area undor
On at in Manitoba and the N'oithwest
teirltoiy In fully lo -per emit better
I ban over boloie. The area In placed
ut lOOO.iioo iieies mid the ciop at "0,
uoo.ono or SO.oOo.oo i bushels, nnd by
Eomo as high us loo.unoooi hiioheh.
In Argentina the pica of winter
t'laln appeals larger than last year.
In Aiii'tialta the outlook ir more prom
ising than in ton jeers. Dcrpltu unfa
voiahlo weather n ports the outlool;
!n (icim.uiy Just mouth reemeil fair.
In Ihissl.i the crop prospects remain
generally Fatlsf.it ten j', the winter ce
ic-ih iiKiiiisIng nearly, and the spring
(c: t-als ahiite, en average jiold. In
Austil.-i It is pot yt t eeit.iin whether
winter t.-'uat and winter lyo can bo
ret down as cood uer,ige e rops. In
Hungary the piospett wis (onslder
ably w ouie tlren In Juno hut the total
grain ciop pionilsetl lo be bnger than
last jt.-t. Althoi-'th theio was n large
piopfittlun of loilvi'd wheat thioiigh
out tim great wheat-growing loglnui
In n HI- in l'r-uco, the giiiln wits In
n.i t d.s,- lully formed.
THAI?.' CRASHES INTO AUTO
Warri3 Llnrislcy of Ncv York and
Evelyn Willing of Chicago Killed.
Mi'iml'igton, "t., An,'. 1", Deputy
l'oiitt- Ci mniis.-loi.er Kanis l.imlsley
Ot New Vol It (ilv :ui, I MUa l.'t-i.K-ii
WllMn : ot Chicago weie almost in
sta.itlj killed at I'lke's ci-os..ing. when
u .Vol Hi Uiauch tialn on the Kutlaud
railroad siiuek the nulomo'iHu In
which tiny we.o tr.ivollni;.
Amhio-o Cianier of Chle-.,-r;, Urn
youni: nephew or Mi- Wllilir:, and J
Admiisou, the ( hauffeur, who tiuot.u
out and h-idly nt and hiiiisul Tho
1' ((motive nnd one uir wire thiown
from the mils, the engine lu lug over
tin nt-d and lolling a d! tmwo of ten
or liitiin lett liom the lalls, which
r.i', torn up fr: i.milv luu loot. Tho
tiii;l:iier i-nd lliemnu jumped tiom
i' e ( b and woio unhurt, while fit teen
pass. ,' -i-m nlso escnjii'd Injury. Th
nolo ii)!le un-, sniasheii to plot os and
ulti'i wards was deslioyetl by tire.
Hanley Held to Grand Jury.
St Paul, Aug i. -,.john C. limilev
was held to the Culled Stales gtand
Jury on the dim go of using the Unit
ed States malls to del rami The
dim go aiist.i tiom Il-mlej s Kinnei
tion with tli- Consolidated Putin and
Hunch company, a corporation with
an authorlyeil capital of ..".on.ooo
llanley Is alleged to have Mild slock
in the company bv n pit sontlng that
It had iinh.is-ed iho Montana Coop.
eimlw iuint-li inuipanj, but the re
Kiver ol the litter company testified
that no such sale had taken place.
Eight Arc Hurt in a Wreck.
Lincoln. Aug 15 At Ctka the de
railment ol a Hiiillngton wayear at
tached to a stock tiain resulted in n.
Jniy to eiglit peiMins. is. (Jnnior. a
biakcmau. ol Lincoln tectlveil a con
cussion ut tlm spine; Hon Wilght, an
llyannis stockinan, a com ussion ot
the bialn. mid Dan IJgan or I Ij minis
a Irar tin oil shoulder and lib. The in
jmiis ol the oiheis woio slight. Tho
derailment ot the car was caused by
tho bunking of the diawhar.
Flinch Squadron at Cherbourcj.
Ch.ihourg. riance. Aug. 15. Tho
Kienih northern squ.idion letuined
liom roit.snioiith ami the ollkors ant
new aio enthusiastic over their to.
toption by the Iiiitihh. -nl0 u,!lirn
was mailed somewhat by a collision
which ok lined b twecn a Ililtlsh nmt
di unman um the b.attlesiiii, .in,,,...
s"," UJ
not d.im.i-oii
lllherij Tho latter, houeior. -s-nu
Jail Break Frustrated.
M nihil r. Colo, Aug 15 A hieal:
f.i lilmij hy piw,mrs rnnllucd m
th. county jail heie was ilotiutid hy
Shuilt Haiti U Kiiel deputies, who fired
Into the coirldors of tho jail, killing
Louis Clnuiis. nwaltlnrf trial for toh
bety. and woundlnu .I.iines Itulan, con
fined tor assault with intent to kill.
Typhoid Epidemic In Washington.
Washington, Aug. 15.-Twcnty-nlno
new cases or ijphold ftvor nnd two
deaths fiom the disease woro teported
to tho health olllce. The oiitleak has
passed In sovulty that of 0u3, whim
the greatest nuinber of peiaoiis un
der treatment for the ,h,.so at anv
"th:a ""'I has .ip.ead ,ap.
I'H. Health nllleials a.o bending
"Miy effort . icht tbo disease. In
rlui Hliirji house t i,miho Inspection of
hack jams and cellars, with n view to
remedying unsanitary conditions.
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