North Carolina Newspapers

. . . - - . . ' - ; .. . . -. - , .- . . . ' . , v - ., . : SECTION ONE ? fl - '-Tr' , " FT . - - ' ' - .... . : TF -i..-v- .. I T' BUTLER AGAIN IN LIE LIGHT Stands Spcnsor for the Re publican Industrial News ' : " DOES TALKING BY PROXY McNeil Says the Paper Is Not to Be . , , ' the Organ OI a r action Blackburn t j j. " Was Invited to Go into the Com - T ' , p-'ny Judge Adams Reserves His Remarks By WILLIS G. BRIGG5 Washington, D. C, June 3. Special. Ex-Senator Marion Butler has re-en-ttrt l North Carolina politics with a vim. After a few years eclipse he comes i:n under the full glow of the lime this time as a pioneer in form corporation, of which Repub- S tute Chairman T. i5. Rollins is t, ftr the purpose of publish ;: x The Industrial News, a Republi .a; daily, at Greensboro. The ex Sru'iist leader Is a full-fledged Roose vf It Republican and has seemingly Minified himself with the present Re publican state organization, rather than on the side of the "outs' headed by congressman Spencer Blackburn. The former senator was caught to- ! r'ly in his suite of office rooms in the I'nnd Building. He was in extellent Mints, reading The Morning Post and wugning nearuiy wun a iew inenaa r er the unique bi-paper situation in hi? native state. No, I have nothing to say for print,' he said, "but I sup- T'-o wnatever Mr. aiciMeiu nere or Jurlge S. B. Adams says is about cor- I . Ml-. Robert H. McNeill, formerly s retary of the Republican state exe- ' u ive committee and now occupyfng MtU-es here opening into Senator But- c.and,''be the guest, of Congressman; i waa made public. The government, how ler was much more communicative" Blackburn, ; who ' had J Vice President j ever, did not Klve publicity - to all its ar.i left no, room- to doubt where he Fairbanks as his guet .last Jlarclu .- Information, and the portion suppressed in this fight 1Jiough--he. -tried -to. rnv.r on on the troubled waters. The charge that the Industrial X- w . originally proposed to be organiz- el mi i with the establishment of which have had something to do, was or- c : hizel for the purpose of promoting tke interests of any faction of the Re rublicant party in North Carolina, or perpetuating in office any individual or fct of" Individuals is ' unqualifiedly false," said Mr. 'McNeill. "My record :.r working in the ranks of the Repub lican party in North Carolina, where I have served all my life, and my earn pst efforts to promote harmony in the party, is sufficient answer to such an in-putation. "My. connection with the proposed flaily industrial newspaper at Greens- 1 V. 3 1 . . To rVS,' pressive city an up-to-dae newspaper the mission of which is to be the up building of my party and state. "In sending out letters' to the party lf-aders in North Carolina every faction v.-as fully represented. Mr. Blackburn's friends were ae fully recognized as any othprs and n-prp as much dpsired to he- come stockholders. Many of his best friends are my best friends and live in the eight district, where I have l Dtike were served ; today on Mrs; rpent my entire life Mr. Blackburn j y Webfe rke, whose marriage .to was included in the list to whom these , 4U letters went, and he having failed to Mr. Duke in December last was the be re.pond to the first appeal made to ginning of seasationa litigation him to co-operate in the movement, A1' -tne same , time it became known a second Jetter dated May 31st was sent , ttatproc pending against Mr to him and others who had not re sponded." Letter Sent to Blackburn . a With this Mr. McNeill handed out a whose instigation the-suit was begun, ropy of the letter sighed by Marion , His property, however, is now held by Sutler and himself and addressed to trustees.. .H, 'nnpressman Blackburn. The letter! Mrs. Alice Webb was married to Bro rf,;ld. die L. Duke in this city December 19, , "Recently we wrote you, at the same As soon as the i1 heard of time that we wrote to a large number i the marriage they secured an order -f other leading and prominent Re- from the Supreme Court in this county, Publicans in the state, requesting your, which Brodie Duke was com subscription to the proposed morning mitted Phnff-.an inquiry as to-his ri,n ,o v -Ji sanity. He was confined in a sanitar- j ijc v puauci at uiccnouuiu auu soliciting your co-operation in the ninvement. . , "We are very much gratified at the larfre number of responses which we iav received and the hearty approval 5f the enterprise from every one who ias responded. . . . "As shown by our letter, accompa nied by a partial list of names of par 's to whom we Avere writing, our de-' :ire was not only the establishment of 3 high-class morning industrial news- rorisi-. 4. 1 A. . . 1 Jl J a. ' -kni"-' wouia HUVwaie me pun- cies that you and we , , . , . . UC1ICVC VVUU1U uc fiost effective in developing the great ndustrial resources of the state, but "hat we desired especially to have all irrnents, classes and factions" if there - such of the Republican party and f the business world in sympathy with hp policies that we favor, to unite Jolidly behind this enterprise and co rporate harmoniously and-'earhestly to make it an assured . success, thereby neatly redounding to the growth and progress of the Republican party and the welfare of the state. "We are sure you will agree with us the best Interests of tjhe . party ;and tLj state require the establlshm i.uw paper on such, broad and high lines,' .and therefore we earnestly hope to have your helr and I furthering the enterprise which is now ceriain to be establ'shed, but which we wish to make reach the highest meas ure of success. ' ' - i , "Trusting to hear from you soon with a substantial subscription-of ybur own and also suggestions at least as to the names of others, who would subscribe if we would write to them, we beg to remain." etc. - After disclaiming that he would toler ate a factional organ and declaring that he would repudiate the Industrial News if it became such a paper, Mr. McNeill squarely planted himself with the present state oreaniv.atlon bv sav- ins: - i "The Industrial News, incornorated by Judge Spencer B. Adams, has my hearty support, and my best efforts shall be urged to; make It a live, pro gressive and successful paper. as I be- , HpVA It in moon of my party than any other possible i movement. It wiU be established at an early day, has aready contracted I with the Associated Press for the morn- ing news service at Greensboro, and jhas behind it the real leaders of the Republican party and the best busi ness Interests of the state. ' "I am proud of my connection with its promotion, and If it has the success, which I fiere prophesy and for which I shall exert myself to the utmost, it J will mark an epoch in the uplifting of that party which stands for the great est development of free thought, tha industrial resources and the general welfare of the state's citizenship." Adams Holds Thunder in Reserve Judge Adams, who is here on legal business, dropped into the joint offices of Mr. Btitler and Mr. McNeill about this time. "I shall not say anything now," he answered the reporter's ques tion, "but if Mr. Blackburn "continues to throw stones, I shall do some loud talking." Politicians here are generally discuss ing the North Carolina row, and both, factions have friends at the national canital. Secretary of the Treasury Shaw does not propose to let the other aspirants for the Republican presidential nomi- nation s-pt ahpnd nf him. TTi will Start t rv,,wr v,A -rat r vice President Fairbanks through the ! 0-et aaiTa n im. nrMS thu natives and confuse the scent, Mr. Shaw will make the commence- ment address at Grant University, Chattanooga, Tuesday, and from there) he will sro to Jacksonville to speak be-1 fore the Joint session of the Georgia and Florida bankers. On . his return trip he wll stop over in Greensboro, N. HMr. and MrsrTVR-Cratrford,- Jr.T'Ot (Raleigh will leave tomorrow for New York after spending a few days here. Mrs'. ' John ' Nichols of Raleigh left 'here today for Waterbury, Conn. - j - - - "- DUKE WANTS A DIVORCE Papers Served on Mrs. Alice Webb Duke in New York Sequel to Sensational Marriage ri Confinement of Duke in a Sanita rium Interview With His Di vorced Wife . New York, June 3. Papers in., action for absolute divorce brought by Brodie ; liukb 111 mis city, mc uujcti ui ""-" were to have him declared incompetent to manage his affairs,. have been aban doned by a member of his family, at . , t . being in communication with any one. I When Duke was arrested the whole story came out aid furnished one of the sensations of the year. Duke final ly was released by direction of the court. The suit for divorce brought" by 'Duke is based upon statutory grounas. j Those who were acting for Mr. Duke found out some, time ago through tele grams that Mrs." Duke, was com ing to New York. It was anticipated that she would communicate with her , tmr'o TTn lawyers, ine uintva wi. ' j o.iv ger were watched, and last Thursday. she appeared there. From that time on she was trailed until Friday evening, when accompanied by another woman, she went to the BijoU' Theater. Just as she entered the vestibule the papers were handed to her. She became very much excited,, weeping londly and ap parently being on the verge of hys terics. The calmedmhtlhe: turnec terics. She calmed down, however, and went on into the theatre, where she sat through the pray. ' ' , , . Speaking of the notes which Mr. Continued on page two.) RUSSIANS IN Three Stragglers From Great Sea Battle A PUZZLING QUESTION What to Do With the Ships Compli cated by the Actions of the Com mander, Who Represented That is Vessels were French Bad;n, mnn r,miv a,o i- Faith Supposed "Washington, June 3. A new and in teresting phase of the great naval bat tle in the Corean Strait which immedi. ately concerns the government of the United States has arisen through the presence at Manila of three Russian warships that escaped the terrible de struction inflicted by -the guns of the Japanese fleet under Admiral Togo. In connection with the arrival of these Russian ships at an American port the government at Washington is not only confronted with the embar rassment of determining what shall be done with them, but with a serious and' mucJi more lar-reaching question in-' volved in the suspicion that the com mander of the Russians attempted a grave violation of international law. The problem which the administration 1 may have to determine is " not only whether these Russian vessels shall be mei ely subjected to internment until the end of the war if they do not "choose , Manila TiHthrmt Hcbv. 1 ihut whether thev have forfeited the rleht to such considerate treatment by the alleged violation mentioned. -.. -., The navy department today received a dispatch, or dispatches, from Rear Admiral Train, commander" of the American naval force on! the Aslastic station, on the subject, part of which 1s tnuch the more interesting. -." According to the official advices from Manila, three war vessels put into the harbor f Sual, a town in the province of Pangasinan, in the Island of Luzon, situated about 125 miles from Manila, and an officer who came ashore repre sented that they were French vessels. The officer said that he wished, totbe directed to a telgraph office. It was observed, however, that the flags which the vessels were flying were not the well-known tri-color of-France, but no body at Sual was able to say what nationality they indicated- Suspicion was caused by this circumstance, and the 'governor of the province was in formed. He immediately telegraphed the authorities at Manila, and as a re sult Admiral Tram was notified and started out with a squadron in the dl- of sua. That part r Adm.ra, Train's telegram which was made pub lie tells the rest of the story: ' "While cruising off Lingayen Gulf en countered' three Russian cruisers close in shore. Aurora, flagship of Bear Ad miral Enqulst, Oleg and Zemtchug, all more or less damaged, and many wounded. Accompanied them to . Ma nila. Further particulars tomorrow." -r Soon after the receipt of the advices concerning the- Russian cruisers Secre tary of the Navy Morton had a confer ence with . the President on the subject, and instructions were sent to-Admiral Train to send a full report without oe lay; This report is expected to reach here tomorrow. ' f,' The question which has arisen In con--nection -with the presence of these , Rus sian, ships at Manila, and upon which ?Tie government is anxious to obtain de tails. Is whether an attempt was made by Ihe Russians to conceal their na tionality at Sual in order to - obtjUn privileges which cannot properly be al lowed by a neutral nation to "the ves sels of a nation engaged in war. Should it appear that it was for the purpose of securing coal and supplies under the claim that the vessels were French .the United States government mayV feel compelled to treat the matter as a seri ous breach of international law arid observance, and to act accordingly. This position may be regarded as ab solutely necessary, particularly on ac count of the criticism to which the French government was subjected for apparently making no effort to prevent Admiral Ro jestvensky's Baltic fleet from coaling in the territorial waters of the French possessions in China. What action the United States govern- men t'wnuTd feel lustifled in takimr in thes circumstances has not anneared. That is the problem which the govern ment will have to determine if . the ad ditional advices show that the alleged pretense at Sual that the Russian cruisers belonged to the French navy was made for the purpose of securing privileges which could not have been obtained if it were known that thecitlzens of Greensboro, died this morn strange vessels belonged to the navy of , Ing at. 1 o'clock after a lingering ill a belligerent engaged in war with a 'ness. Her age was 73 years. She had nation with which the United States .been in feeble health for two years, and was on friendly terms. . ' .suffered a stroke of apoplexy last April, Lingayen Gulf, upon which' SuaL is from the effects of which she died. ; The located, and where the Russian squad- funeral will take place from her resi ron was encountered by the squadron dehce, 218 North Elm - street, Sunday under command of Rear Admiral Train, afternoon at 5 o'clock, conducted by is between 1,200 and 1,400 miles from Rev. C. E. -Hfldgln. the CoreanrrStrarts,' where the great naval ngaJemen'tflweeTi'th'(e' Japan-" ese' and Russian fleets was fought, and fSriinJured vessels I'thaTAurora. the Oleg and the 1 Zemtchu' made pretty good time in covering -the distance in the Cse,v?n.day"nce ;UHy fled : to escape the Japanese. "What became of the Aurora after . the .battle '.was . a deep mystery. -The Oleg was mentioned as haying , supposedly - foundered : while Rear Admiral Shimamura, one of the til ft, reported poaitivelyf that the Zemtchug '"'".had, been sunk., llis report, which ap peared in" the Moving Post this morn ing sounds rathert'funny in view of the news that the Zenjtchug had arrived at Manila, He. saldr,;. 'During the battle on May 27, at 3.07 p. m Iwate vigorously attacked cruiser Zemtchug at a distance of 3,000 metres. Zemtchug sank In one minute." The Russian Slips Bally Battered Manila, Sunday. June 4,--The execu tive - officer of "Rear Admiral Enqulst in an -interview said the cruiser Oleg was hit several times at the beginning of the. battle with-big shot while a per- fct Aettrcrit- of snot frnm tVi Toti nuia f Awami- 1 Jl 1 - rair-al Enqulst, who was on v board, transferred. his flag to the Aurora. Af ter this trahsfervthe Aurora drew the combined lire of many torpedo boat destroyers at close range, arid the at tack of submaries and torpedo boats "Taking advantage of a mist," the officer added, "we nadea dash for the open sea and were followed by the Oleg and Zemtchug. Three officers of the Aurora were - wounded and twenty- of the crew killed arid eighty wounded. The captain of jthe Aurora was killed, but Admiral ,Enqulst escaped unin jured. ; . .;; '"; " " The funnels of. tlje Russian ships are all badly riddled but apparently suffer ed no damage below the : water line. A number of Russian officers asserted that the Japanese used a large number of , submarines;, and to the, confusion caused byy these they attributed their defeat. ; JARS IB THE JtUNNING Difficulties in Adminis tering Reve- nues of Santo Domingo Washington, June S.Tthe arrange ment .nlade by this government and that of Santo Domingo for the adjust ment of the debts of. the Dominican government is not running as smooth ly as might 'be. Thomas Dawson,, United Stales ministers to Santo Domin gnC who;; .nei: tfted,: th jnodus Vivendi foX;-. the control of -the'customs of the republic until the senate has had an other chance to act on the Dominican treaty,- called on the president today and reported a disagreement which has arise between Colonel Colton, collec tor in thief of Domonican customs,1 and Rear Admiral Sigsbee, until recently in cotripiand tf the Carribean squadron, concerning the plans of Col. Colton to retain native collectors at various ports and, to use the American members of his staff asinspectors. Minister Daw son supported Col Colton, and today President Roosevelt decided that Col. Colton's plan Is the better way to handle the situation. It was also decided today to withdraw from Dominican waters all the Ameri can warships now there .except one, probably a small cruiser or gunboat, which will be stationed 'a.t Santo Do mingo City. Minister Daw'son point ed out that the conditions in Santo Domingo are so peaceful and quiet that it was not necessary to maintain a large squadron there. COTTON CROP ESTIMATES Two Reports Differing Widely on Reduction of Acreage Washington, June 3. Owing to a dif ference of per cent, in the govern ment Teport issued Thursday and the Southern Cotton Association report is sued .May 31, on the reduction in cotton acreage, the Southern Cotton Associa tion has taken action looking to a veri fication of the two reports. ' Secretary Richard Cheatham of the Southern Cotton Association has writ ten Statistician Hyde here as follows-: "The government report on reduction in cotton acreage for 1905, issued from your department at noon today, shows a difference of 7 per cent, less than one report issued by the Southern Cotton Association at New Orleans May 31. The! association has been most pains takii'Jtnd conservative in its report, and uesifes to verify with that of the goveent, and will ask that you for ward to this office a copy of the de tailed sources from which your report was made and the manner of its final tabulation: "The association also stands ready to furnish your department with similar information, giving names 1 and post ofhee addresses of the 17,500 reporters and business in which they are engaged, from which reports the association tab ulated its final estimate." .Death of Miss Annie Dick Greensboro, N. C, June 3 Special. Miss Annie W. Dick, one of the-oldest R0LLIP1S HITS HEAVY UCKS The Republican State Chair man Whacks Blackburn BONE OF CONTENTION The Rival Dailies Incubating at Greensboro Blackburn Will be ' Permitted to Control Patronage in ' the,8tate mtmia a Pfce under Gen- 0 . erals Longstreet and Badger, and over His DistrlctHintS AbOUt Unsup-' threw the Republican state government. ported Statements Asheville, N. . C, June 3. Special. Republican State Chairman Rollins in an interview this evening gave out the following .statement , in regard to the proposed establishment of a daily Re publican paper: , ' ' J: . "Tes, a number of leading Republl cans in, this state have organized the Industrial Publishing Company with an authorized capital ; stock of $50,000 for the purpose of. printing and publish- ing a daily Republican paper at Greens- boro. The r company was incorporat- ed last Thursday. and was f orrnally or- jranlzed Hast night in Greensboro. I am informed that I was ( elected presi- dent, and that a board of directors country's humiliation. The Vast ranks was Elected, who will have charge of of officialism are looking on cynically the management , and policy of the to see if the reception of the news paper. ( throughout the country will "blow over The paper- has been named the In-! without endangering .. their' ' appOlnt dustrlal News, It will, contain the As- ments and salaries f roro the govern soclated Press dispatches each day, ment. - . '"--J ''- and will be thoroughly -up to date and i Awb rtlo n. in Qiramr rkanAAt T4- will Im . strictly a party paper, and will be de- irntoA n nnvrtlMlnQr nf n ntronnr. ! ...civ. n.n,iMn r,9rtv n Mnrth Carolina and to the advancement of iiata tho H.vlnnmnf nf our resources. The paper belongs to Groom, an employe of ; he. street, rajl no man, arid will advocate, the cause of wa company here, charged with em no one'.. It Is not a Rollins paper, a bezzlement., Young Croom was placed Butler paper nor a Blackburn paper. .ln jalt in default of bond, ; .W ATu,a An-1 i,inrA. i-A-rtWin--C The grand, jury-has returned a true . - -. w.... . or set -or men, out wui oca uocnu, - broad-gauged Republican paper. : "The statement that it was organiz- ed by federal office holders for the pur- pose of holding themselves In office Is obsolutely false and without foundatiort. I have taken stock in this companyv and have advised 'some of my friends to do likewise, but I am not ' collecting any money for it. That will be the duty of the business manager. Recent ly I did write several letters to some Republicans, requesting them to send the treasurer of our state committee a small contribution with which he could pays , stenographer's salary, postage, telegrams, etc;, but those contributions are to.be used by Mr. Bailey, and my self for the purpose for phlch they were collecedr and not one j cent of the money shall be diverted from Its proper use. "In this connection I desire to say that if Mr. Blackburn meant to in sinuate that I was soliciting -money to pay the expenses of the committee and using it for newspaper purposes, he ! stated what was absolutely and un- j nualifiedlv false. Se far . as the lastf campaign is concerned; I ran it ab- solutely . within the limited. -finances Intends' to erect a ljgntnouse uponuKino which we had at our command, and Island to commemorate the battle of there is nof a single debt Incurred In the Sea of Japan. The light is to coyer that campaign remaining unpaid, but.an area of eighty miles. It will be a on the other hand we settled our bills convenience to navigators, and in any and paid several hundred dollars .on the future war wffl'prevehl; disasters such old debts of the committee, contract- as those that befell the transports ed several years ago, before I was Hitachi and Sado. It. will be erected by chairman. Since the campaign we owe popular subscription.' our stenographer, for printing, postage St. Petersburg June 3.--Notwith-and telegrams, and It was for the pur- withstanding rumors to the ; contrary, pose of settling these.bills that I wrote 'Minister Meyer has received ln a few letters to certain. Republicans, structlons whatever from Washington requesting them to send a small amount o make any 'representations- to Russia to our state treasurer, Mr. C. G. Bailey. reference to peace negot!aons - at iflvii(' - St. Petersburg," June 3. A siege of "Who Im have charge of federal 'Vladivostok is imminent.- The dmi V xtu -kitt. ralty has been informed that a Jap- appointments in .North Carolina, Mr. also. about to start for RfiinSuK ii,-.-- i-the river Amur and blockade it. "Mr. Blackburn will have contral of, M , o Mnnn, matters tn, Ws district, butoutside of that the State committee and the other candidates tor congress ana leading e- publlcanswill say what shall be done. thg Britlsh steamshlp Oldhamia. which "I notice- that -Mr. Blackburn says . was geized by Ro jest venskys fleet and he is-opposed to the one man power. afterward taken by a--Japanese war What have you -to say on that ques- sh,Dj were. found on' board a Russian tion?" - k y, 1 ! hospitar ship and have been released. "Well, he Is opposed to the one man Twenty.nlne of the crew, 'after the power, unless he can be that man, and Russana 8eized the ship, were put on, that Is the sole cause of Mfr. Black- board a Russian transport which left burn's dissatisfaction. But strange to the fleet May 25.' sayi only, a few years ago he was only i The rum0r of tlje sinking of an Amer too' glad . to ;accept ' a position at the jcan 8hlp by the Russians grew but' of haids ot. what he is now pleased to tne seizure of the Oldhamia. i term the . one man power. There are f The Oldhamia jeft New York March other Republicans in the state besides 26 bound for Hong Kong. Mrf Blaekburn and myself who are en- j Tokio, June 3. Admiral Rojestven tltlfed to be consulted relative to federal 8ky is. resting well and his speedy re appointments, outside of Mr. Black- covery is certain. bttfn's' district, ahd;i sh continue to; The officers of the battleship ,Orel, corner ith them In the tuture as In : when offered their parole," declined to the pasty Jir- Blackburn seeks to create ' accept the privilege. " ' ; , u the imp jession that the state commit- i federal office holders. This statement is without, foundation as !Mr. Blackburn 1 London, June 3. The . British bat well knows. The drily complaints-that tleship Caesar of 14,900 tons displace I have heard as. to the interference of ment collided thisf evening with the federal- office, holders in politics relate to the .manner ; by - which he secured his nomination and to their conduct tn the recent campaign'. ' I hope lthes com plaints are not true inasmuch as they are. calculated to bring our party Into disrepute. 1 " -. Mr. -Blackburn's statement that I am endeavoring to turn otir party over to (Senator Butler is false, and he knew it when he made the statement. Senator Butler .along . with other Republicans has signified a willingness. to aid In the establishment of a Republican paper, and Mr. Blackburn's uncalled for as- sault upon him will not deter the. Re publicans of the state from giving theit loyal support to an enterprise which has been organized for the sole purpose of promoting the welfare of the party. Famous White Leaguer Dead New, Orleans, June 3. Captain Doug lass Mitchell,. Kilpatrick, prominent In business and club circles, died 'here today,-aged 61." He was a native of New Orleans, entered the Confederate army at 16 and served; with distinction throughout the war, being twice left on the field as dead. . .1 In 1874 he commanded the ; company of the White . League ' which defeated Commerce - for: ten. years. ,Hwas also the organizer and director of the New Orleans carnival" and the Mardl Gras parade, and the balls were given un der his supervision and management. Exodus From St. Petersburg London, June 3.There has ' been . a large exodus from St. Petersburg dur , ing . the week of well-to-do residents. One man who arrived here today was obliged ? to , wait four days be2bre he could secure train accommodations, The correspondent of the Laffan Press at St. Petersburg says the capital is even yet bewildered at the complete- ness of the disaster of the Baltic fleet, People who earn their; living outside of government employment alone show that they are deeply wounded at '.their In Jail for Embezzlement Wilmington, N. C, June a.peciaL A rather sensational happening took PIace today when' with a capias. Deputy Sheriff Cox arrested T. C. tMi atrnmt th'-tiTifortunftte. 'Conductor . - .' . . Croom was recently married and Jai Deen a ident of this city all - his . lifer Friends are endeavoring to raise Uie amount of his bond. s-!- - MAHERS OF WAR NEWS Stray Items Gathered Frotn Various Sources A Light House to Commemorate the Naval Victory Russians Believe a Siege of Vladivostock is Im minent Englishmen Released I TOklo, June 3. The navy department the British mInister to Japan, tele- graphed to the foreign office today that . QT,fo, QTW, tixrntk nf twf; crtw Qf bark Afghanistan c , Dungeness. The bark sank and twenty-three , persons were' drowned, . . PROSPECT FOR PEACE IS POOR Russian Ambassador Gives No Assurance Whatever SAME AS TO TAKAH1RA Visits to the White House Declared) to Be Without Significance Ger man Kaiser Wants the President to Take the Initiative Toward Reconciling the Belligerents , Washington, i June 3.Enough wat. learned today m goverftment and diplo-i ma tic circles to Justify the conclusion! that the prospects of peace betweenA Japan and Russia are exceedingly re-j mote. . The conversation at the White House yesterday between the president! and Russian ambassador was of then most general character. It did not re- BUlt in any. proposals or suggestions from either jside and is expected tot have no effect upon the. efforts o brinss about an ending of hostilities. ) Count Casslnl was besieged today y his colleagues of the diplomatlo corps,! of the ambassador's conference withi the president. To his diplomatic call- ers the ambassador repeated what he j said to the Morning Post last night that, his; visit to the White House hadf no significance. . " As lias been stated in Washington dispatches to the Morning Post,? the German government since the great; naval victory of Japan in the Corean Straits has shown a disposition to have' the Washington government take the ; initiative in efforts to bring about peace between the hostile nations. Emperor William has sent telegrams, to his ambassador here Indicating that f he believes that the president of the? United States was the person best sifu-J a ted to-make, the first direct move in,' the direction ot opening negotiations,. etit.-.-..; n. Viu,... I .crou vuu oieniuuig, tue b.o.joct. s tcy- VesentatlVelln'this capital who, has had' f Several talks with President Roosevelt since . the defeat' of Rojestvensky, . re-; fiirned from a brief visit to New York today and called on the Russian am bassador and the Japanese minister, hfe purpose being, it is understood,- to ascertain the prospects for the opening, of peace negotiations. There is reason' to believe that Baron Sternburg did noti receive any encouragement. . The German emperor is of the opln- ion that no power is as well situated' in its relations with both Russia and' Japan as the United States to act" ai an intermediary. He has adhered to' that idea since the beginning of hos- -' tilities, and it was in accordance with it that he asked the President to tak the initiative in an effort to secure (promises from Japan and Russia soon, . after the war commenced to respect' the neutrality of China and to limit their military operations to certain gen- erally defined territory. Russia ha. been displeased, with Germany ever1- . since she learned that the kaiser was responsible for the action of the United States, and this furnishes an additional reason . for the attitude of the German, sovereign in desiring President Roose-, velt to pave the way for bringing Japan and Russia together. The emperor has not sought to sug- -gest a way 1n which the president may; approach the belligerents, but he has sen assurances of his willingness ta assist in any efforts which the presi dent may believe it expedient to under take. '. Kogoro Takahira, the Japanese min ister, called at the White House by appointment tonight and was closeted., with President Roosevelt for more than an hqur. The meeting, coming so soon after, the visit of the Russian ambassa dor, is considered . as . significant, but Mr. Takahira when leaving said em phatically that there was nothing new j on the peace question. "St. Petersburg must take the first, step," he said. He denied that he ha! , had anything from his government rel ative to the ending' of the war, main taining the attitude that he has takew since the renewed peace talk hag arisen. The minister in his conversa tion with a group of newspaper men, just as he was departing said thati there was practically nothing now. This may mean that there have been devel opments, but his assertions that there, is nothing on foot, as far as he knows :or is concerned, tends to refute the placing of any such construction upon his words. ' ' An hour or so before going to the White House tonight Mr. Takahira said that he was aware of no move toward the resumption of peace between Rus- isia .and Japan. : ; i The Czar Decides to Continue the War London, June 3. -The destruction o Russia's navy will not bring the war tai an end, and it may even prolong ther conflict. The world has not yet learn ed that logic and sanity, much less humane motives, do not control .tha . Russian policy. There was an almost i universal expectation following th (Continued on pag Z.I 1