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VOL. XXIX-NO. 4606
CHARLOTTE, N. C, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 7, 1904
PRICE: 3 CENTS
HARLO
iEW YORK SDN
IS MIGHTY SORRY
MR,
IS
SICK
j change in their method of living. He
Th -i 9nn icfnr Panama Pan a I does not believe in following too
I IK1 OUM ISTOr ranam?l Uanai closely the adage, "When in Rome,
hut Thinks an Fnpmv nf do as the Romans do," especially not
DUt IHIllKb dll Lliemy OT in religious matters, and those who
PrPQlHpnt Rnt him tn 9nrl ikaow him bes at home will not be
rresiaent uot mm io ona surprised to learn that although iw-
Thaf Fafal Mpccacro tn tho ing in a hotel, he assembles Ms family
mat ratal Message 0 tne in nis apartments every evening be-
9pnatP fore retiring to bow the knee at the
oc,ia c altar of family prayer.
j Senator Overman is a man who will
, I most assuredly give North Carolina
Senator uverman has his,a ,ace honor among the states-
. , mm ! mer of the nation if her people are
baV ADOUt the IVleSSage- j' wise enoung to keep him here several
Jn iij nil terms in succession. For while length
10 "reSS the HOar neSOlU- 'of service dees net take the place of
t0tl I lie WCaragtian Ahj
ternative Yec Before us.
(A. W. Hughes.)
Washington, Jan. 6. Those
who
heard or have read the speeh deliv-
ered in the Senate yesterday by Sena- j
tor Lodge, the President's own per-
sonal friend and counsellor, will hard- j
ly agree with the opinion expressed I
by the New York Sun in its exceeding j
brief but petinent editorial. After pre- j
dieting that President Roosevelt's I
special message on Panama will be
. - i
read all over the world with universal
interest, the Sun continues:
"We wish we could add that it will
be read with profound statisfaction
as a convincing document by those
who agree in the main with the Ad
ministration in its Panama policy.
'Mr. Hay is away. sick, but the
President is not bereft of safe and !
sane counsellors in Washington.
"The message need not have been i
written at this time. It need not have j
been sent to the Congress at this j
time. What enemy of the President
persuaded him to write it and send
it? j
Senator Overman, who was a most !
attentive listener both to the Presi-:
dent's message and Senator Lodge's
speech, said this afternoon- that he
regarded Mr. Rcosevelt's message as
nothing more than a stump speech.
"Why is he keeping such a naval
force on both sides of the Isthmus,"
said the Senator, "if the President's )
only- -purpose . is, - as?lie "-declares; to
protect the Isthmian Railway? His
message may be satisfactory to his
own party, but it does not give the mi
nority the desired information by any
umiiiiei ui nidus.. sengers in the wreck at Willard, Kans.,
Mr. Overman further asserted that j received injuries which made him a
while they may not succeed in get- crippie jn a railroad wreck nine
ting the resolution presented by Mr. j mcnths ago. Bell is said to be an
Gorman yesterday through the Sen-j electrician and inventor, having stu
ate, the Democratic Senators intend died hospital work as a pastime. He
to use every possible means to encom- is a native of Alabama.
pass it, as it is this resolution which
covers the situation fully. DEATH OF MAJOR McTEER.
As to the President's statement that
the question is now whether we will The Mayor of Knoxville Dies of Stom
build a canal at all, implying that it S ache Trouble at Hoffman House,, N. J.
must be the Panama canal or none. J (By Associated Press.)
Mr. Overman regards that as a mere j New York, Jan. 7. Major McTeer,
bluff, for he said, if the Senate fails j Mayor of Knoxville, Tenn., is dead at
to ratify the Panama route, the Pres-'the Hoffman House of stomach trou
ident is compelled by the law to turn ; ble. Last summer the Major came to
to Nicaragua, so that it appears at this city under the care of specialists
present to be a question of whether and a short time after was able to re
we shall fall in with the plans of the turn home. Abut two months ago he
French Panama Canal Company to , came back in such serious condition it
obtain that $4,000,000 of good Ameri-!
can monev and possibly never get a :
canal by the Panama route after all
the expensive sche,mes of the adminis
tration or turn to what is declared a
much more feasible route through
Nicaragua territory and certainly one
which so far has not been shadowed
by any cloud of dishonoring suspi
cion. Washington, Jan. 6. The North
Carolinians residing and visiting in
Washington were delighted by and
felt themselves honored in the honors
accorded Mrs. Lee S. Overman, the
popular young wife of the junior Sen-
iIUI iMOrui Biaie at uie
reception to natives of the Southern ,
oicn.e& jitnu me evening ueiuutj i-mgw :
i ear's at Mt. Verncm Place M. E
church.
It was estimated that at least a
thousand former residents of the
Sunny Southland were present 'during
the evening.
Around the sides of the room were
arranged small booths, which were
designed as headquarters for the va
rious States. These booths were taste
fully decorated with flags and bunting
and foliage, and above the curtain
doorway was placed the name of the
State in large letters and a large
shield containing a representation of
the coat-of-armc, of the State. Booths
were arranged for the following
States: Mississippi, Alabama, Mary
land, West Virginia, Virginia, North
and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida,
Louisiana, Texas, Kentucky, Tenne
see, Missouri and Arkansas.
Mrs. Overman had been earnestly
requested by the North Carolina con
tingent to preside over the booth for
that State as "Matron of Honor,"
which she did with her usual cordial
and hearty yet dignified manner,
making friends of every one present
who had the pleasure of being intro
duced to her.
With Mrs. Latimer, wife of Senator
Latimer, of South Carolina, Mrs.
Overman occupied a seat on the plat-
form during the brief addresses of j
Bishop Hoss, of Dallas, Texas; Dr.
jDubose, of Nashville, Tenn.; and
'other Southerners.
It was hoped that Senator Overman
might be induced to address the
company but he was absent in North
Carolina on a business trip.
By the way, Senator Overman is
It at
uue oi me iew men wnose coming
to Washington in an official capacity
t with the consequent demands upon
j their time and thought makes little
history of the men now prominent
i mcuiucio ui nictL mjuy tuu leaueis ill
; their party's councils whether Demo
crats or Republicans, will show that
they have not only intellects but have
had lone: experience in the handling
of" public affairs at United States
Representatives and Senators.
Two well-known Washington
sportsmen, Fred. Rupertu3 and C. L.
Duke, have returned from a ten days
hunting trip to Salisbury, N. C, where
they were the guests of Mr. J. C.
Duke. They bagged over two hundred
quail and more than thirty rabbits.
iney report game in that part of
AT4-U itrrtli 1i-S,,l
North Carolina as very plentiful.
INDIANS UNFRIENDLY.
The Panama Indians Do Not Seem to
Share in the Panama Unanimity.
,(By Associated Press.)
Colon, Jan. 7. The U. S. Gunboat
Bancroft returned from a cruise along
tne coast ot Caledonia, wmcn was
made to investigate the circumstances
of the alleged abduction of an Indian
Chief Inanaquina, reported from San
Blas. The Indians were found to be
!nenly- ey V?eCtld t0
the landing of the Bancroft s officers
their remaining ashore They also
refs.ed, to sell frult or fresh ter-
mei inanaquina appearea in tne
distance wearing a fine new Colom-
bian unform.
FRANK BELL A CRIPPLE.
i The Hero of the "Rock Island Wreck
.Yesterday-.is. -Himself .a Cr.pple-
(By Associated Press.)
New York. Jan. 7. Frank - Bell.
j mentioned in the dispatches from To-
i nptfa as havin? Knvp-rl frnm Haath
many of the injured Rock Island pas-
was considered best to operate upon
him. A chill contracted a week ago
proved fatal. The body will be ship
ped to Knoxville today.
Palma Vetoes Lottery Bill.
(By Associated Press.)
Havana, Jan. 7. President Palma
today signed his veto of the lottery
bill as announced. He had prepared it
last month in expectation of the pas
sage of the bill.
The President in stating his reasons
for his veto holds that a lottery is a
lowering and corrupting device and
that the government would be culpa
ble in taking money out of the people
obtained through such a scheme,
pw-nt Pahna has Haph assuror!
that the bm be repassed over
Veto
COLLISION ON ELEVATED.
Three Trainmen Were Killed in a
Collision on the Brooklyn Elevated.
(By Associated Press.)
New York, Jan. 7. Three trainmen
were killed in a collision on the Brook
lyn Elevated this morning. No passen
gers were seriously hurt, A crowded
train dashed into a line of empty cars
in the last car of which were the em
ployees who were killed.
ERUPTIONS IN MEXICO.
Mount Colima in Erupion and Earth
quakes Add to the Terror of People.
(By Associated Press.)
Guaanalajara, Mexico, Jan. 7. Vio
lent eruptions of Mount-Colima have
caused the inhabitants of the immedi
ate surroundings great alarm. Many
left their homes. The terroizing feature
was earthquakes accompanying the
eruptions.
. i
Russians Marching on Seoul.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Jan. 7 Minister Allen
at Seoul has cabled the State Depart
ment, dated the seventh, that the Rus
sian marines who landed at Chemulpo
and were refused transportation to
fipnnl nver the railwav are marching
overland.
CORONER'S INQUEST
OH mOQIIOISVICTIMS
COSTKIO' TODAY
Technically the Inquest is
Held Over the Body of Miss
Mary Edna Torney and
Five Hundred and Sixty
Four Others.
Evidence of Locked Door That
cut Off the Escape of Hun
dreds of People Separate
Verdict in the Case of Each
Victim.
(By Associated Press.)
Chicago, Jan. 7. The coroner's in
quest over the remains of victims of
the Iroquois theatre fire began at the
city council chambers today. The
coroner's list of dead for use of in
quest contains just 565 names. Pre
vious police reports indicating 591
dead are declared now to be inaccur-.
ate, and due to shifting of bodies from
one morgue to another. Coroner
Traeger presided over the investiga
tion. It is estimated it will require
at least six days for the jury to hear j
the testimony of two hundred wit
nesses. A provision of the law says
the jury shall view the bodies over
which inquest is held, having already
been complied with, Coroner Traeger
entered at once upon the examination
of witnesses to determine the cause of
the fire and the responsibility for the
loss of life. Technically the inquest
was held over "the body of Miss Mary
Edna Torney and 564 others." Deputy
Coroner Buckley knew Miss Torney
and arrived at the scene of the fire a
few minutes after the body had been
carried out. He was able to locate
two policemen, who had handled the
body. Precise evidence can therefore
be deducted from the circumstances
of death and these circumstancs will
be interpreted to apply in general to
the 564 - others. The jury will find
that the death of each of the 565 cases
jj-esulied -f rem- "shocks-and-injery ."
The jury ; will sign a separate ver
dict for each victim. State's Attorney
Dineon instructed Coroner Traeger to
SECRETARY HAY
ANSWERS REYES
The Answer is Couched in
Diplomatic Terms but
Postively Declines to Re
open the Panama Question
-Violation of Treaty.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Jan. 7. Gen. Rejes,
Colombian envoy, has received the
answer of this Government to his note
charging the United States with open
violation of the Treaty of 1846. The
answer was prepared by Secretary Hay
and couched in the most diplomatic
terms and .expressing the wish of this
government to deal justly with Co
lombia, is emphatic in refusal to re
open the Panama question. Pritor to
the receipts of the reply General Reyes
requested the State Department that
the correspondence be transmitted to
the senate for its consideration. Pend
ing answer to this request the corres
pondence he got will be made public.
SCHWAB ON STAND.
The Slick Manipulator of tl)e Ship
building Shares Testifies Today.
(By Associated Press.)
New York, Jan. 7. Chas. M. Schwab,
former President United States Steel
Corporation is on the stand today in
the hearing to make permanent the
receivership of this company. His ap
pearance attracted much attention and
large crowds. He was examined con
cerning his connection "with the sale
of Bethlehem Steel Co. -
Fire in Augusta, Maine.
(By Associated Press.) -Augusta,
Maine, January 7. Two
large brick business blocks were
burned here this morning. The loss is
three hundred thousand dollars.
Harriman Elected.
(By Associated Press.)
New York, Jan. 7. E. H. Harriman
was elected President this morning of
the Union Pacific Railroad Comany.
THE WEATHER.
Rain Tonight,
Fair Friday.
establish the identity of some person
or persons found at end of passage
leading South from entrance of second
balcony. There was a locked door
which cut off the escape of hundreds ;
whose bodies were found against the ;
barricaded door. The coroner sue-!
ceeded in gathering this evidence. '
Mrs. Strong, of Chicago, and her ;
neice, Vera Strong, of Americus, Ga., I
died at the foot of the stairway. The
story of their death before the locked
exit has been told the coroner bv ;
James Strong, son of the elder vie-
tim Mr. strong, who is a board of
uaue viem, cuuseaieu to tesury.
BACKWARD AND FORTH.
That is the Way the Markets Went
Today.
- The rumors of wars today caused a
decidedly unsettled market. In fact j
iiic& vvruL uacuwaiu mm lurin. wix.il
the regularity of the clock's pendu-
At the opening this morning the cot-
luu luariiet went auoui xo poims aDOve
yesterday's close. This, however, was ;
for only a few minutes as the down-
ward flurry was again started and ;
there was a drop of nearly 30 points, j
The early news from the Far East !
was considered encouraging in that ;
everything tended to show no warlike I
spirit. As the day grew older additional j
war preparations were flashed over the
wires and' the prices of cotton and i
stocks continued to waver.
The wheat market continues about :
at last night's prices. Traders realize
that should war be declared between
Russia and Japan, all bread stuffs will
go up with lightning-like rapidity. The
wheat and corn market are simply i
waiting some war-cry when both will .
mount up in the scale of prices. -
Some Charlotte traders believe that
wheat will go to $1 a bushel and that
corn will go to about 60 cents. If war
is declared there would seem to be no
trouble to realize these prices.
ARSON IS CHARGED
AGAINST HIS NEGRO
A Bold Attempt to Burn the
Home of Mr-Amos Leitch
in Dilworth -The Presence!
of a Negro Butler Probably
Saved the Home,
One-of the boldest attempts at
arson that has ever been' made here
was discovered last night when Robert
McNeely, a colored boy about 16 years
of age, went to the home of Mr. Amos
Leitch in Dilworth, and set fire to a
barrel of excelsior in the basement
and then went to a negro church to
attend prayer meeting.
The negro was discharged yesterday
morning on a charge of stealing
money.
McNeely, in the Recorder's court
this morning, was contradicted by two
witnesses who swore that they knew
nothing whatever of the story as he
told it in court today. The boy claim
ed that Mary Hawfield, the cook, met
him on South Tryon street and asked
him to go to the house and bring in
some stove wood for her, after she had
left the house for the day. The wo
man swears that this is not true and
she is corroborated by an old colored
man who was with her. Further, Mc
Neely told the court that he threw a
match into the barrel and finding that
he could not put the lire out reported
it to a man who was sawing wood in
the yard and that the man said he
hadn't time to look into the matter.
This story was also denied by he man,
Chas. Wright, today. The story of
,:: Vi J"' " ri ' r
lviciN evjiy la mua swum lu uv; iaioc uj
three witnesses. The boy was locked
upiuuMuuu 4Uuuumt,.
The boy, who had been working.
around the place for about a . week, ;
had learned the ways of the house
Mr.
Leitch was away on business and Mrs.
Leitch and her mother, Mrs. Richard
son, were left alone in the house.
Shnrtlv nftfir tho r.nnk had left, thev
went up stairs to one of the front
rooms looking out upon the porch.
Mrs. Leitch says that a good while
afterward she thought she heard the
srate click but believed that it was the
rins. About twentv minutes after that
she heard some one ringing the door
bell as if in a hurry and upon opening
the door she found it to be Mr. C. B. i
Bryant's colored butler. He showed j
great presence of mind in telling the
ladies that he did not think that it was
any thing serious but he believed he
saw a light in the basement. Running
through the hall he seized a bucket
and filling it with water ran into the cupants heard the approach 4 of the
basement and threw it upon the blaze. train When the engine was a short
In the meantime several of the neigh- -
bors had arrived and after some trou- space from the crossing, the woman
ble the fire was extinguished. Chief who was driving, pulled the mule di
Irwin was telephoned for and arrived ; rectly across the track. Before the air
in a very few minutes. When the brakes could be applied the pilot of
cause -iie uia&v waa luvtsngaicu xi.
found that an orange box had
was
been placed upon a barrel of excel -
sior which had been used as a dog box
and the two had been ignited. If the
fire had burned for a few minutes
longer the house would probably have
been lost. Had not the fire been found
when it was the ladies would have
been placed in a very great danger for
the fim had hfien started directlv be-!
neath the only sairway which is in the j bodies was literally mashed to pulp,
back part of the hall and as the ladies The head, arms and legs were sever
were in the front part of the house ed from the and tne track for
they would have known nothing about ...
it until it had reached their very some distance was strewn with the
doors. ' mangled remains of the unfortunates.
RUTH CLENLMD
DIES SUDDENLY
OF DIPHTHERIA
The Eldest Child of Ex-Presi-
dent and Mrs- Grover
Claveiand Succumb;, to a
Mild Attack of Diphtheria
at the Princeton Home-
j.
j
!The Physician States That a
Heart Affect; on That wasj
not Anticipated was the
uuu ii uui
Death.
(.By Associated Press.)
I Princeton, N. J., Jan. 7. Ruth Cleve
land, eldest child of former President
Cleveland, died at the Cleveland home
today unexpectedly, the immediate
j cause of death being the weakening of
the heart action during a mild attack
of diphtheria. Dr. Wycoff, the attend
ing physician, said that Miss Cleve
land had been ill with a mild form of
diphtheria four days, and heart affec
i tion was not anticipated. She was 15
years old.
Gas Explosion.
(By Associated Press.)
Oliver Springs, Tenn., Jan. 7. Ex
plosion of gas in Big Mountain Mine
of Poplar Creek Coal Company this
j morning, killed tnree men. xne mine
was idle several days and the men
entered today to resume work. Sup
posed accumulation of gas ignited.
General Gordon 111.
jay Associaea tress.j veterans for the purpose of organizing
Miami, Fla., Jan. 7. Gen. John B. a j, of gong 0f Confederate Veter
Gordon was taken suddenly ill yes- aIls
terday, and his condition is regarded " :
as critical.He is at his plantation sev- j Tne Finance Committee,
eral miles from this city, and definite ! The county finance committee met
particulars are not available until late tis morning in' semi-annual session
this afternoon,- on return of his phys- in w office of the -county -treasurer.
ician.
TWO WOMEN KILLI 0
T
Train No. 11 That Left Char-,
lotte This Afternoon
Ploughs Through a Buggy
IMi: T.., M,, Mmnn
NEAR GAS
ruiiint: i wu iicriu iiumcnicciwe.
and a Mule.
No 11, the local passenger train on
the Southern that left Charlotte today
at noon, ran over and killed two ne- j
gro woman and their mule one mile j
north of Bessemer City. The unfortu- j
nate women were named Pressley. j
They were driving a mule to a bug-
gy and as the train emerged from a
I deen mt. thev attempted to cross the
( -
j track. The pilot of the engine struck
the buggy and Dotn women were,
terrible violence against 1
. ,
: the head or tne engine, isom were m -
stantly killed, one of the bodies was
horribly mangled.
The bodies of the two women were
- left in charge of section hands, who
-were working on the track close to
where the accident occurred,
: , .. . . . tUn
i The mule that was attached to the
bugsy was killed instantly and its!
body was thrown some distance from
the track.
So far as can be learned no one but
the engineer of No. 11 saw the horri
ble accident. His statement is to the
effect that he saw the buggy moving
. , . ., . ,
ahead of him and he felt sure the oa-
1 the engine struck tne buggy, killing
' the occupants and the mule.
One report is to the effect that the
woman who was driving, was hard of
hearing and did not realize that the
engine was so close,
i A telephone message to The News
this afternoon states that one of the
A DARING ROBBERY.
Negro Held Up by Masked Men and
Robbed of $200.
Parties from Columbia this morning
informed The News of a daring rob
bery that was committed at Society
Hill, S. C, last night
Two masked men . entered the store
i oi j. ;. jJicKSon. a well-known nlnro-rl
man, and at the point of pistols forced
him to unlock his safe and hand over
to them about $250 in cash, all of the
contents of the safe.
The occurrence took place at about
eight o'clock last night. As soon as
the masked men disappeared Dickson
telephoned for some blood hounds, and
a number joined in the chase after the
robbers.
Dickson is a highly respected negro,
and owns considerable property near
! Society Hill.
READ OWN OBITUARY.
Mr.
Neely Carries it Around With
Him These Days.
Mr. G. W. Neely, of Belk Bros., who
has been so ill at his home in Steel
Creek, is now able to be out. He came
; auu coiuuu veicume oy nis
many
friends.
It will be remembered that a Char
lotte paper published that' Mr. Neely
was dead, and that his friends had
"purchased beautiful flqwers for the
funeral, that according to the Char
lotte paper, would be ,, ; held several
Sabbaths ago.
Mr. Neely's friends cut the notice
out of the paper and sent it -to him.
Ha now carries it with him, and re
marks that he is among the very few
who are permitted to read their own
obituary.
. To Organize Tonight.
This evening in the Wilkinson build
ing the Mecklenburg Camp of Confed
, erate Veterans will hold an important
i meeting for the purpose of arousing in.
terest in the organization of a camp
! of Sons of Veterans, which will be for
mally launched this evening after the
veterans adjourn.
A very elaborate program has been
prepared, and several well-known
speakers will take part in the exer
cises. The meeting is open to the pub
lic and all are invited to attend. Com
mander Harrison Watts -will preside
over the Veterans' meeting, and at the
conclusion of the formal program the
Tinli -will Ve turned over to the Sons of
The comBuistee , at once.be.gan , the
task of 'auditing and examining the
books of the county treasurer and it
will probably require several days to
complete this work. The committee
will also examine the financial reports
submitted by the clerk of the court
and the register of deeds covering all
monies handled by these officers in
the way of fees, etc.
Capt. J. H. McClintock is the
chairman of the committee.
Presbyterian College Notes.
President Bridges is sick and was
not able to attend lectures today.
Miss Courtney Irvine, of Virginia,
a last years student, is oacK at me
Miss Jfoe regained ner voice, wuicu
she had lost for eight days.
Miss Kidde, who has been sick for
several days, is better.
There are two new students and
fourteen are expected before the be
ginning of the next term.
Dr. Vines Declines Norfolk Call.
The Baptists of Charlotte will be
interested in the news that Rev. W. M.
I Vines, of Asheville, has been called by
i the congregation of the Freemason
; Baptist church of Norfolk, Va.
! Dr. Vines states that he has declined
the call and will remain
church at Asheville.
with the
The Freemason Baptist church is
the largest of that denomination in
; "o"""'
To Apportion School Fund.
The January meeting of the county
board of education will be held on next
Monday in the office of the county su
perintendent of education. The meet
ing will be one of the most important
held in some time and consider able
business will be transacted that of
most interest being the apportionment
ot" the countv school money among the
j various districts of the county.
Taken to Gastonia.
Officer Carroll, of Gastonia, came
over this morning and returned today
at noon, having in custody W. D.
. Deadman, the man who was arrested
i yesieruay at lriiieviiie iry uiutci ouxxx-
rnw
Deadman is charged with running a
"blind tiger" near Gastonia, and ne
stands indicted on about fifty differ
ent counts for retailing.
Fireman Badly Injured.
A gentleman who was a passenger
... . i P XT
. Nf)rth ast gtates tne fire
nn n.ne or tne late irains iruiu luc
man, whose name was not iearneu,
was, badly injured by jumping from
his engine. One of the rods in the
locomotive, it seems, broke, and the
fireman thinking that a wreck had oc
curred, leaped from the cab, sustaining
serious injuries. ;
Sleet Fell Last Night.
Last night after midnight there was
a brisk fall of sleet, lasting,, however,
only a few minutes. - The weather
cleared again before morning, and few
signs of the sleet were visible except
to the early risers.
RUSSIA TQ MOVE
BLACK SEA FLEETi
MARCHING Oil SEOUL
Negotiating t0 That End With
Constantinople-War News
From Various . Points A
Li tle More Favorable To
day. Nevertheless R li s s i a is
M a r c h i n g Troops on
Seoul and the Situation is
S rained Almost, to the
Breaking Point,
(By Associated Press.)
Tokio, Jan. 7. The Government is
still silent concerning the terms of the
Russian rejoinder. High authority
here, however, says reply is unsatis
factory to Japan especially in the fea
tures bearing upon the question of
Corea. It says RRussian Government
in their communication expresses the
desire for a peaceful settlement of the
matter in dispute. Japan has taken
the reply under consideration and is
convinced that Russia's protestations
are honest and that there is a chance
for peace. She will continue negotia
tions. At the same time the ministry
unqualifiedly opposed the long delay
It is becomming apparent that Japan
will resent any intervention on thd
part of any outside powers in the ex
tremity of their crisis. It is thought
possible that the United States might
intervene. Such intervention, the Ja
panese say, will be unjust and only
create a delay which will be advan
tageous to Russia.
No News in Londan.
London, Jan. 7 No further news
frcm the far east has been received
this morning at the Japanese legation.
The Japanese minister, Baron Hayashi,
says thai, he fails to see how the Jap
anese railroad could refuse to '. trans
port Russian troops from Chemulpo to
Seoul, as it is not "reported what ob
ject could be palfteaToPthftuelans
could easily go to Seoul on foot. ,
Russians Keeping Christmas.
St. Petersburg, Jan. .7. Russian of
ficials are invisible today, on account
of the Russian . Christmas holiday.
The situation remains unchanged.
Diplomats declare that war with Japan
is not likely. People generally are
' apathetic, except, that merchants of all
classes would welcome a peaceful so
lution. Black Sea Fleet.
Constantinople, Jan. 7.-Russia is ne
erotiatine: with Turkev to secure the
j passage through the Dardannelles for
j her Blacik Sea fleet of seventy-six ves
sels. The , general basis or this cpra
muncation is already complete, but de
tails, vessels being.
Cabinet Meeting Postponed.
London, Jan.7. Jlhe meeting of the
British cabinet, set for Saturday, has
been postponed. This is interpreted
to mean the amelioration-of the east
ern crisis, coupled with better reports
from Paris, saying that the foreign
office there has received advices favor
able to a peaceful settlement This
led to an improvement in prices in the
stock exchange.
Reply Received.
St. Petersburg. Jan. 7. The War
ministry received a dispatch from To
kio that Baron Derosen, the Russian
minister, presented Russia's reply to
the Japanese cabinet meeting yester
day. -
Slight Hooes of Peace.
Paris, '.Jan. 7.-Ofiicial and diplo
matic circles here claim without in
formation regarding contents of Rus
sian reply to Japan but talk is distinct
ly pessimistic and but slight hopes of
peaceful exit from position in which
Russia and Japan find themselves.
Morgan on the Floor.
(By Associated Press.)
" Washington, Jan. 7 When tho Sen
ate cqnvened this morning, Senator
Morgan took the floor to answer the
speech Mr. Lodge made Tuesday on
Morgan's resolution declaring that
neither the President nor the Presi
dent and Senate as a treaty-power has
lawful right to declare war against a
foreign- country without the consent
cf Congress when such country is at
peace with the United States. He .said
the President is not justified in mak
ing facts to give him the right to
recognize a government best suited
for his purposes.
- House in Session.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Jan. 7 The House
was in session but twenty minutes this
morning. Mr. Hemenway, Chairman
of Committee on Appropriations, ob-
tainea cuusexiL iui ux "x,"o
tomorrow to be devoted to considera
hni tn maka available at once
two hundred and fifty thousand dollars
to meet emergency caused by tne
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