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THE WEATHER TODAY . Fcr North Carolina; Fair, For Raleigh Fs'.r. ' TEMPERATURE; "ratiir for tht Maxim. -Minimum t. 761 IX RALEIGH. N.- C.FEIDAY, JUNE 1 6. 1 905. No. 14 ' !i ! il I'AGHERS ELECT THEIR OFFICERS Ksasures for More Effective Organization IMS AND ADDRESSES Nature Study Section One of the Most Enjoyable of the Session. Brooklyn Magazine Writer Cap tures the AudienceIncidents'and Side Lights ' By PRUCE CRAVEN Orrrnsboro, N. C, June 15.- -Special. Teachers' Assembly was called to r by President Foust in the i house at 10:30 this morning and Egbert .W. Smith conducted the or ,ntional exercises. F;rst was neid tne Dusiness meeung - 1 Dr. J. B. Carlyle of Wake Forest -..minated for president by Dr. W. T. V'ctt -of Whitsett Institute. Tne r., ". uicauiu ux vw. rr vion was seconded, and Mr. R. D. W. j There should be among us a spirit that ;!ior moyea to maite u uiiaiuuiuuB, ; . 1 it was so settled. Prof. M. H. Holt i , n-inated for first vice-president t. J. A. Miatheson of the Durham ' school and he also- received a i mimous vote. Prof. Carmichael, '.).. so efficient services as secretary J.;aing the past year have been gen rally praised, nominated Mr. R. D. v. Connor for secretary for the en ding year, and he was accepted as .-.re-the others. With the same j . tnimity, a resolution by Prof. C. L. ;.--on thanking Prof. Carmichael wan i pted. Prof. Coon also moved that vays and means be devised for a more vrmal and permanent organization of he assembly, and this was endorsed ?y Dr. Mclver and Mr. R. B. White of anklinton. Mr. White moved that i committee of seven be appointed to carry the organization into effect and rf port Friday morning, and this was curried. Prof. M.-H.-Holt of the nom- v - 1 A - . . A u 1 ... j-t committee reported the names a. - v, trnin rvii tt n npr. i cHve things that are imperceptible to others. The deeper vision come, by . ,W!nnmMt'.i.nrt culture. A naintinff mav seem a at a dis- ! i -a riiiT srui v i r t ifi incn kj . iiului v : sr. closer inspection. He pleaded fori i . j. i . nninnoi mv.Mc.iyio fnr- mn-o arpumtp Invest!- ' mtln-,1 o vi A tViq. rlovolnnmPnt rt thfTlPT- , V nv " wle I. a t4! thinker, and his. strong argument vrj. mjoyed by all who were ame to .'o'low his line of thought with the nec-?.--ary attention. Dean Russell of the Teachers Col cf Columbia read his address from rr.nrmsrrint. his sublect being "What il In Education." The merefact j that he read rather than spoKe, cnar- i torizes the man. He is exact, ac- "urat-, correct, and though he appeared to have a sense of humor he did not ? nrk it much. He discussed the things ir;ot worth while in education, and the f 'inUirlv mnpr o.-riilfl nnrvear well in n. South Atlantic Quarterly or some- , ng similar. Shall we send the boys , 1 girls to college? How shall we in them at home? The child should sriven training from the nursery with a view to his maturity. He ' : ; hasized as important elements in l ''nation, good health, manners and morals, veracity, temperance, etc., "lil.h should come from cuture and not from font nf rnnapniipnpAs. "Thft M' f oncl of education is not as many i !" 1 'to earn,' but 'to, spend' to 'r :k1 wisely and generously that the ?rt ...tp?t number may be thereby bene Vp,i." it is needful to be able to'dis 'rinfn.'Vte between what life offers." finn of the most enjoyable of the UfM n meetings was that for nature ,,!i !y In the opera house this afternoon, ''?Mefl over by Dr. F. L. Stevens. Mr. h-i '.klin Sherman' gave a practical de T" st ration of catching and preserv insects, and Mrs. F. L. Stevens and Edith Rovster of Raleigh ' ore- . tf-rl 1 papers on the general subjects ,r a ttire study. Both the ladies read . !!rntlv and delie-hted the a.udience.4 a -- . , was given the lantern lecture of. Crosbv. whi.ch was nostDoned 5y T Mi last nlsrht. and this was also . j Marie Adele Shaw of Brooklyn tho next sneaker, and for flatter- 'rth Carolina she heads the list. "isr chf v.oci ictuiiio horoif hv ' 11UO UiOLlllg UlOiiVU V-. J h r writings, but she speaks better in.' n hp T,-rHa. Hor v,,rt is finp nf a fl v that have been distinctly heard aI1 'vor the auditorium, and she is tn-"Hy one of the most enteriaiMng "takers of the assembly. It was al-' of vio presidents as renows, ana mey ; ncuiany aunng me reign oi me iaie sank at 3 p. m. We pressed the enemy . lected: Prof. D. H. Hill, Dr. E. 1 Queen Victoria, was in holiday attire southward, firing when any of their W. Sikes. Dr. W. P. Few, Prof. J. C. 1 today for the wedding of Princess Mar- ships were visible. By 3 o'clock we had H- i nVr, Prof. E. C. Brooks and Prof. ' garet of Connaught to Prince Gustavua already appeared in front of the ene W. A. Harper.- A resolution was Adolphus, eldest son of Crown Prince my's line of advance, our course being nir.pted expressing the thanks of the Gustavus of Sweden, all the arrange- about southwest. t irhers for Greensboro's hospitality : ments for which were made under the "Suddenly the: enemy headed north, er.i for the consideration shown by the personal direction of King Edward, evidenly planning to escape in that di- raiiroarlp. " j who is the bride's uncle. recvTjn around our rear. Our main President R P. Venable of the State Magnificent summer weather greeted squadron turned sixteen points to port,? r.iiverpity spoke of "Deeper visions the young couple, and showed the reversing its order and steering 'north into things that are, that have been pretty town, of Windsor at its best. west. Our armored cruisers also th.it nre to be." The trained eye The scene in St George's chapel, which changed front, following the same most entirely, a ladles' meeting, ar, the three on the program did honor to the convention. Dr. Hughes v de livered a scholarly lecture on Charles Dickens, whom he called the greatest educator England has produced. Night Sessien : ' The session this evening at 8: SO o'clock was the occasion for the largest audience that has yet assembled, tha Grand Opera House being well fllied. Dr. Edwin Mlms of the Trinity College' faculty, formerly president of the Teachers' Assembly, and a writer of national reputation, ,was the first speaker. His subject was "Two Kinds of " Education Progressive and Con servative." The remarks were clear and concise and eloquently presented, and his pleasing mode of address gained attention. xThe gist of his excellent re marks is as follows: v ; 7 "At every period of. history and among all people there may be distinguished two main types the conservative and the progressive, the one satisfied with, present and past attainments, the other reaching out after new methods, new ideas, new achievements. "There are various shades of each type. The conservative ranges all tho way from the steadfast opponent of everything that means progress to the genuine conservative who knows that to conserve the best he must destroy the defects of the past. The progres sive type ranges all the .way from the radical and unwise revolutionist to the open minded, enlightened reformer and worker. "Self satisfaction, either with ro'ard 'to our own development, or our schools ' "T-.JjL .TV"! t.?! uiiu,iuv.u iiiuu:u uc nic muLlu ui every, I true teacher. A refusal to see facts as mey are is a guarantee that we shall -iever attain the things that ought to bev Prejudice should be supplanted by (Contiued on Page Two.) WEDDING IN WINDSOR Royal Couple Mated With Grand Display Son of the Crown Pririce of Sweden . ' j battleship 'Oslyabia caught fire and left Weds a Niece Of the King Of Eng- ;the line. Meantime our cruisers ap i j , . , , ;peared in the enemy's rear. As we land Many . Hlgn Lords and neared our fire increased in effective- Dames Present concealed them. Therefore we sus Wlndsor, . . Eng., . June 15. Windsor, vended fire. The result of the battl the M-ene of many historic events, par- i 1 n 1 . . a .! nnt dwnratPfi u-tth thp PTCPnt nn of scattered flowers, 1 was exceedingly brilliant, being a blaze of uniforms and de.coratidns. and ladies in full court dress, with coronets of tiaras and wear - , iiiti i mil v i cia. Shortly after the guests were seated a - u v.uj. moi n o t3 it -b S i aipnmmnlpd hv his siirvnnrters. Princes I 'Ciicfono nnrl "WIIUflTnof Sweden. With Th7 B;nt emen ' attindance.' The bridesroom was ' follody fhe .royal t ' party, including u ng wwara - wu n Alexandra Princess . Victoria, the crown prince and crown Princess of Sweden, the Duchess of Connaught , the Prince of Wales, the Landgrave of Hesse, the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Baden and the Khedive of a .3 m V 2 11! - A. The bridal party passed up tne aisie preceded by the choir, singing "When the God of old," to the Chancel, where a quarter of a' century. ago the bride's mother and father Went' throusrh the same ceremony. The .Archbishop of Canterbury,, assisted by the Bishop of Oxford and others, read the service or the Church of England, - The weddins dress was a cloud of pure white Irish lace, posed over white igypt. an accompamea oy ormiant was sunk 0ur armored cruisers, pur suites, suing the enemy southward, observed satin, strewn with garlands of orange the Russian rear May 27. Describing blossoms" and myrtles. The corsage the events of Sunday, Admiral Togo was cut low, and' there was the regu- declares that his battleships, Kami laton court train. . mura's cruisers, Uriu's division and the The bride carried a bouquet consist- ing of a sheath of -madonna lilies, tied with white satin. - V : ' The wedding cake formed the center piece of - .. . - which followed. Trading in Seaboard Stocks Baltimore, June' 15. The street is nuzzled over the large amount of Sea board free stock that is being traded in and is wondering, where all of the stock is coming from- Before the Ryan-Blair consolidation plan was abandoned it vas. estimated that the stock which refused to assent to me terms offered under that plan, ., . ,j.v, ua- which also refused to "e 3 wir Rhhstrat committee, , did not exceed 10.000 shares of-common and preierrea. Within the last eight weeks consider- ably more than 13,000 shares of this class of stock have changed hands, and tne explanation generally txvyx ia that much of ther stock has been with- ' drawn from the Ryan-Blair agreement and sold In the onen market. St F'etefTsburg Tnri TT-Grand Duke Alexia-lias resigned hisk commander-in-chief .pf the navy. . TOGO TELLS HO Vi BATTLE VAS WON Fought the Russians While Any Were Afloat ISSUE SOON DECIDE The Fight Was Opened at 2:08 and at 2:45 the Fate , of the Russians Was Settled Six of the Enemy's Ships Caught Running From the Battle and Were Sunk ' 1 London, June 15. Following is Ad- imiral Togo's official report of the bat- ; tie of the Sea of Japan: -"Our order . for action was given at 1:55 p. m. We headed southwest for a short time as if taking a course di rectly opposite to that of the enemy. Suddenly at 2:05 we "turned east, changing front, and pressed diagonally 'against the enemy's head. Our armor- ea cruiser squaaon , cioseiy followed our course, while the divisions of Ad mirals Dewa and Urui, the cruiser squadron and the division commanded by the younger Togo followed a course previously planned and proceeded southward to attack the enemy's rear. "The enemy openea nre . at z:w p m. We did not reply until we- had brought, our ships within 6,000 metres. Then we concentrated our fire. on the two leading ships. The enemy found himself pressed more toward the southeast, and both his lines veered gradually to the eastward, assuming a.i irregular vertical . formation. 'In this .position the enemy continued' a 'course parallel to ours. The Russian ' mi T7- j . . ea V. A t uciss. xvnia.21 . ou vtii uit anu tne Al exander III burned fiercely. The ene- my's line became confused and smoke was decided at 2:45 p. m. The Oslyabia course and oresslner the enemy south- .ward, lhe enemy then changed to the east and we promptly turned 6Lxteen Pints to starboard, our armored - u'ocls 1U"U,,",8:BU1U " '.Lat" we losti sight smoke and mist. ' " w rnfi pnpm v sppmpn to hp npanpn.sn of him in the By 4:30 o'clock our mam -squadron again steaming northward .in "t the wain body of the enemy. "J??J?.?ru'leIi,rov,e J0 - V t I I I I M IIP MIIMIII J W IM'II !:u f-m . llir squadron sank the Ural and fQund gix Qf the-nem- .g shlps runnmg northeast We and a ht them and opened fire. The -enemy changed his course westward and-then north westward Omp nf v's batleshlos was disabled arid another the Alexander III approach the Ad- miral Nakimoff and overturn and sink i "At twilie-ht Olir riPstrnvers and tnr. pedo boats gradually closed iV from th northeast and smith. Tflndino- tVmm placed, our main squadron let loose their horde of torpedoes. I ordered all my ships to assemble at Ullen Island i next morning." I Admiral Togo then describes the at- tack of Admirals Dewa and Uriu .upon younger Togo's division completely en- ) veloped Admiral Niebogatoff's ships, i rendering resistance , useless. r The Japanese commander-in-chief approved ri'of the surrender and allowed Admiral . . ... Niebogatoff and his officers to retain their .swords. Figuring on Short Crop Austin, Tex., June 15. The Farmer the most offensive of the false histor Union 'has received reports from 15,000 ies have been driven from southern of its members scattered throughout schools. the south on the condition of the cotton "Since co-operation among those who crop. The manager, of the Union says desire impartial history, which will in that 15,000 reports shows a reduction; spTe -all citizens of our country with in cotton acreage of 30 per cent. He says that at the present outlook this - says iiiitL n. l liic yicocm. uuuuuiv una year's crop will not exceed eight million ' bales. Premier Died jn Poverty . . Athens, June 15. Prime Minister I nelvannis. who was killed bv an assas. ' 4 V "j . ln Tuesday, died in absolute poverty. He did not leave a penny. Parliament cv-ill vote a nension to two of his nieces 'who were dependent upon him, and win great enthusiasm. An s the deceased the highest honorsc 1.1 IK H STORES What le Report of the Com mittee Shows ; - ' said-he had 'some time ago written a THE BATTLE ABBEY mftZTJl C ; - . . . pos at Madison, Ind., was read, and " j received a moderate cheer. ' r ' ' ". '' j The report of the battle abbey com- Jefferson Davis Monument to Be mittee, of wrxichGfen. Evans is chair- J . . man, was read. It shows that the com- Unveiled in Richmond Two '.Years mittee " If 8 p"01" a"d , s money, Including the Charles Broad- Hence Memorial Service in Place 4 7af ,Rouss . ucription. 5206 oco sub- r-, - ject to a claim in suit for $16,000 by of Afternoon Session Touching John .c.:; underwood; for commissions. . and in which an appeal has beenn Meeting of Former Foes Louisvile, Ky., June 15. With a de termination to finish today the routine business ,. of . the Confederate reunion, the old soldiers were present in goodly numbers at . the Horse Show building when today's session was called, to or- der by Commander-in-Chief Lee: New ,. . Orleans and Nasnvine are tne enter candidates for the next reunion. A personal and remarkable reunion of the blue and gray took place when a general of the Confederacy and a gen eral of the United States army met after more than forty years prnd em braced each other in the joy of fellow- J shi It waa one of lhe most t0UChing Incidents of the reunion. "The senti ment of the thing is, I think," said one of them, "that the hearts of those who wore the blue are bound to the hearts of those who wore the gray with ties 1 that.nothing but death can break." ' On the afternoon of 'September 1. 1864, a Michigan regiment under the command of Henry Minzer, now a brigadier -general U. S. A., retired, stormed the Confederate fortifications at Jonesboro, Ga., after a rapid charge captured the battery and General D. C. Go van, who was in charge. The next morning the two commanders met and talked over the events of the day before. At the residence of John C. Davidson, ints city, these two vet erans tmct-'againfor thefirst ""time "n fortv-one years'. A The meeting had been arranged, and it could not have been more cordial or affecting had the men been brothers. v The first business of the' convention today after the invocation, which was led by Rev. James P. Smith of Rich - mond Va., one of the two surviving taff officers of Stonewall Jackson, was the reading of the report-on creden- tials. . 'As there were no contests this business was ouicklv disposed of. There was considerable confusion among the . ( delegates and General Lee topk the veterans 'sharply to task for. delaying the business of the convention. isusi - iness was about to De resumea eni the arrival o.f a dm playing "Dixie" set the veterans wild, j wu1Cl xCOl, uw w..- :inr v. ns mp n rum corns man neu uui I - -- t " x a four minntoe l;iter rennnraprfl . . : ! escorting a group oi sponsors to me""::11-" cm-cucc, uuo- : platform The report of the history committee was' then submitted by General Evans become more manifest since the anni of Georgia, its chairman. The object 'hilation. of the Baltic fleet. Her ob of the committee is to secure accurateb"ect is to deal a blow at' the Anglo history, which is to be. incorporated in , French entente, and if 'possible, to de the text books in southern schools. The tach France from her friendship with reoort savs in part: ; .England.' The. time, has come for plain "During the first two decades after the surrender an effort was evidently j ranee to this "end and Morocco is made to cast the general record of the : merely a pretext. southern states into an opprobrious j If the French government were to shadow and also to infect the minds of ,make every possible, concession in re the youth of the country with the opin- gard to Morocco to Germany, the latter ion that there was nothing true, noth- would not be satisfied. It is even re ing good in the Confederatecause. The ported that Germany wants a guaran attempted perversions -of history were! lee of the pacific nature of the Anglo resented, but the south was without .French'" entente, but it is an exaggera- facilities for reaching, y any kind or,uon. . vvnai is true is mai sne is mas- seCond choice. Japan suggested the literature, the masses of their country-ling herself intensely disagreeable, andlUnited states! When this preference men of the northern- states to correct the errors into which, they. were led. "Therefore, unfair history and other pernicious publications gained entrance into the schools and homes of nearly every section, north and south, and a disastrous inflammation of the section al spirit was theirs. The protest of rWifeHprate aRsoHaHnns cansPrl Inves- tigations which resulted in the dis- covery that the south was permitting Us -sons and daughters to be taught that the gross charges against the ! southern people of rebellion treason f.;ffnCT oii v. iiv. .-r.o and war atrocities and the like were historical facts. This discovery was . followed by appeals to the boards of : education and other civil authorities1 to southern self-respect and to honor-'j able publishers, with the result that , - similar -patriotic spirit is a consum - mation most earnestly sought for by this . association especially is this de sirable in all histories tNaat strife whi;Jiwas the greatest Aican war. May riot the story of that struggle be told with fairness to both sections? On the part of the south there is nothing landed. 'reason for the failure of the American to fear from truthful history. We ask Mr. Hay did not at all look like the governnfnt to give the public any in for historical generosity, and will give sick man that he was when he was formation regarding the progress of th as much without stint." j carried aboard .the. Ship that took him exchanges conducted through the me- The report' recommends that each abroad last March in search of health, diation of President Roosevelt. All th? 'state establish a department of nr- .chives and history. The reading of the amendment by Davenporjt, of Ameri- ! cus, Ga., a member ' of , the committee, that the -future histories show that Jefferson Davis was cruelly, treated and unnecessarily shackled, was ac cepted and the report was adopted. A call of the ' resolutions committee -developed the presence of a Federal of ficer on. that important body. His , name Is Col. S C. Russell and he i3 accrediiced to Indian ' Territory.' Com ! rade B B. Paddock of Fort Worth de clined to sit in the same room with Col. . Russell.' and v in , response to a chorus of "Take him, off," "take him off," General Lee substituted the name of Capt. J. J. Kendall of Indian Terri tory. ' Gen. Lee, 'however, took occasion, to pay a compliment to Col. Russell, and imade. Trustees will "attempt to raise a further fund of $50,000. The battle ab- bey. will be built in Richmond, Va. The report of the Jefferson Davis Monument Association of the United Daughters showed that the committee now has $69,000, and that the contract tentiaries entrusted with the mo has been sierned for the unveiliner in mentous duty of negotiating a treatj Richmond, June 3, 1907. The report was unanimously adopted. Gen. Lee instructed Gen: LoWry of Mississippi ? J. MUp 5tB"ont f lf " the ladies. "Make it strong!" yelled comrade Crow of Sheffield, Ala., and it was so ordered. . The business of the convention was suspended this afternoon and the an nual memorial service was held. TROUBLES OF FRANCE Germany Is Showing a Bad ' Disposition An Alliance v Between France and'regarded as too much of a hardship . . . , T , TTT, . I to impose upon the elderly men who Great Britain Said to Exist, Which . will compose the joint peae commis-r.v--uw t?- u xr,v sion to have them perform their ex- riuuttuiv iaiud d Attitude Paris June 15. Nationalist news- papers assert that 'an -offensive and. de- fensive treaty was , recently concluded 'between 't' Great Britain and France, which like' .the Franco-Russian treaty, .is secret, j.ne newspapers pmi" - against parliament not Deing consuiwu in the. matter. It is declared that tne kaiser's threatening attitude was due to his discovery of the existence, of the .treaty. , -The Paris corres- ponaent oi me leiegrapn, ireaung 01 the relations between France and Ger- ' " . rrr 1 - m ' . . j X C ."w"y. - uy attitude a more conci iatory attitude and tnat sne is evidently resolved upon.1""1- ...w. v... . - - - - w.. axwi nniuiivu wj. FranCC GermanY t- . . i , i.i3-.--- T5c isla's forces were shattered at Mukden she began to show her hand, which has ! speaking. Pressure is being put on ner aiuiuae is Keeping up tne reeling of : nervousness, not, to say alarm. Equitable Trustees Organize New York, June - 15. Thomas Ryan. In a letter to the three trustees Ui "1S JUUiiauie muck, louay statea "'"Vrc . ui w ares f,urfa s ro, ' ilJ I , that he had paid $2,500,000 for the stock. The trustees met and organized under the .presidency, of Grover Cleveland. 'ihey drew un a ncen or irust, uooer "hov nrpw. -in a. i which they will discharge their dut'es. The deed provides for everything as promised by Ryan in his statement last week, and the opinion was expressed tonight that the new plan would re- suit in a better and safer plan of ultimately overcame the difficulties mutulization than would have existed that had been encountered by agree under the, .terms of the , amended ing to the proposal that the peace com- charter. Secretary Hay Returns New Tork," June " 15. Secretary of State John Hay returned from Europe on the White Star steamship Baltic, which docked by moonlight this even- ing. It was 10:30 before her passengers it was annarent that he had erained much in strength and health during his stay in Europe, although he is not al - together a well man yet. A SECOND STEP TOWARD PEACE Belligerents Agree to Nego tiate in Washington ARMISTICE COMES NEXT It Is Assumed That There Will Be No More Fighting The Treatj Will Be Signed in Washington but Commissioners May Meet at 4 Summer Resort Washington, June 15. Washingtoi has been determined on as jthe place of the Russian and Japanese plenipo of peace. . The selection of this capital was the logical outcome of Japan's 6b je.ction to Europe and Russia's objec l? afty place in, far, Formal announcement of the selection . of Washington was made this after- (noon at the White House in the fol- lowing statement: "When the govern ments were unable to agree upon eithei Chefoo or Paris the president suggest ed The Hague, but both government! have now requested that Washington be chosen as the place of meeting and "the president has accordingly formalls ( notified both governments that Wash J ington will be selected." j "While the treaty of peace will be signed in Washington It is. quite prob able that the actual negotiations will take place at some cool summering re sort on the Atlantic coast. The original objection of the two belligerents to this city was that the summer here is usually vprv Vint nnrl pnprvntintr. n.nd It wns ; ceedine.lv onerous duties in such cli mate. That it is the expectation 6! those "who are concerned in the pres cient phase of r the peace exchanges that 'the negotiators will spend little time in c Wfl-sTiinerfcm waj? indicated nv the fol lowing semi-official statement obtained at the White House: "Afer meeting and organizing in Washington if it is found to be, too hot here the meeting , can be adjourned to some summer re- sort in the north. As has been stated in these dls patches, Russia first suggested Purla and Japan first suggested Chefoo! Ob jection was immediately raised by eaclj of the belligerents to the meeting plac named by the other. Russia was de cidedly opposed to Chefoo or. any othei ntafp in thn fhr past." nnrtlv on ujCm , count of its remoteness from St, 'Petersburg, thus making it probablo b, . ' j th . ranita, wonM he Biow an(i tedious. - .4-1 w A 4-1 r T - Duma m did not desire the neeotlations to ba j - conducted at any place within or neai the scene of recent hostilities. Then again Chefoo is a Chinese town where the pro-Japanese sentiment is ex tremely marked, and Russia naturally did not desire to take the chance thai her negotiators might be influenced bj that sentiment remote as such a chanct must necessarily have been. Japan'! objection to Paris was that it was the capital of Russia's ally and the place in Europe outside the czar's do minions where sympathy for Russia and hatred of Japan were most .ram pant. Realizing that neither would accept the other's suggestion as to the place of meeting, each belligerent made a : was lndicated to President Roosevelt, he made It plain that if Russia and Ja pan agreed that the negotiations should be. held in this country and re- quested him to designate the particular .p, place, he would name Washington. xvussia, However, im tiung iu tne iuca that the negotiations should be held in TPiivn-na TPrmm Vi a . first 'Precis o n t Roosevelt did not favor having the negotiators meet in the United States, and presumabiy in order to counteract th -,lf.,,PRtton of Jaoan. he indicated to both partIes his belIef that The Haeue was the Droner Place for hold- ing the negotiations. Japan, however, still objected to the selection of any piace in Europe, and Russia, whose opposition to a conference in the far east remained as steadfast as . ever. mission should assemble in the capital of the United States. " . . Mr. Takahira, the Japanese minister, called at the White House this morn ing and personally notified '. the presi dent that his government formally ac cepted the conditions under which Rus sia agreed to participate in the peace conference. The delay In hearing from japan on this point has been the main nreliminarv difficulties now seem to have been cleared .away, and it is coh- - fidently believed here that ..peace be- (Contiued on Page Two.) lit