North Carolina Newspapers

THE WEATHER TODAY For North Carolina: Showers; cooler For Raleigh Showers; cooler. : . f III? ' AvCnvfeiTTivrrN. Post. TEMPERATURE; r- Temperature for the past 24 Hours: Maximum, 93. Minimum, 74. Vol. IX 1 i ., . , , . OUR PLACE IN THE BIG WORL! Prime Minister Balfour Gives a Broad Hint i END TO ISOLATION The United States Should Assume Responsibility for a Share in the Great Matters That Concern the Family of NationsAmbassador Reid Welcomed to Englanc T.-orulon, June 23. The banquet of the P. -rims Club at Claridges Hotel to-'-it, welcoming Ambassador Rcid, - -red an occasion of great inter- nonal significance. Not only was the .- markable tribute to the new am- 1 issador participated in by one of the , ot distinguished companies that ever tethered in London, but it gained al most historic importance from Prime !;. lifter Balfour's solemn declaration ihat- America's duty to civilization and the cause of peace must soon impel r.er to abandon her traditional policy ct isolation and accept rightful respon sibilities in the family of nations. His words constituted almost an in vitation for America to enter into- a compact or alliance for safeguarding Ihe world's peace. They were so interp reted at least, by the distinguished Anglo-American assembly which ire jived them with a great demonstra :ku of enthusiasm. Field Marshal (."I'd Roberts presided. The company ir.rluded almost every one j of promi rep.ee in English politics, .art, letters fcr.d science, as well as many visiting ymericans. - Mr. Balfour proposed the toast of :he evening. After a high personal r mpliment and a warm welcome to Mr. ReTd, he said: "Immemorial traditions have indica 1 the desire of the United States to themselves as little entangled as ray be with the complex political re lations of the older world on this side )f the Atlantic. I doubt whether in 'ts absolute and extreme purity that loetrine is likely to be permanently a;aintaincrl. So great a nation as you (Mr. Reid) represent, owing so much ind giving so much to the civilization )f old Europe, sharing its learning and advancing its science, can hardly ex poot to be able to share all these things p.n l yet take ho part whatever in the political life which is an inseparable ?! merit of them. "It is almost as inconceivable that he United States should remain in :'.,at ideal isolation as that some vast ' .r."t suddenly introduced into the 'ystm shoufd not have its perturbing !'!.! nee on other planets. I do not ' ink that either America or Europe 1 regard this inevitable contingency ?i"h other feeling than gratification, 1 so far as we in Great Britain are y r rned, with pride." Mr. Balfour then referred to the ef f'Tts made by President Roosevelt to about peace between Russia and " !, and said that every man in the ;vi'izrd world desired that the negoti- ' should end the war. -Mr. Reid was given an enthusiastic ''nme. After acknowledging the Tvonq.! greeting, he said: "I ? rj 1 1 not equal -my distinguished )r-'lrr.nr in winning your plaudits. K'hnt American of this generation an? r.ut in one thing he shall not iurpas.s me; in pride alike in the coun try that fends me and the country that mroivep mo, as well as in the, proud onvjr-tiim ' that what is in a large .r,y fr,r tne roai interest of one will fif Kii.--ally found for the real inter- t ef boT.h, and that common institu character and aspirations must i Vkp our great advances lie hence 7." :i along parallel lines. And now, as to the business which ' hears on everv hnd is the ereat of American ambassadors, the inf p of laboring in season ,and out r-nson with the sole thougM and ' ' of bringing about friendly rela- between the two countries. Now, , ver, is surely .a time when one i not weary you by saying at length ' h "an undisputed thing in such a ' mn way. Of course we pught to be ! pood term?. Why not let me put ' a. little differently. We are on good us. Why not? What conceivable -on is there now why the two great ' '''h-s of the English-speaking fam ; should not have been, as they . are ' "ially, enjoying the friendly rcla :; .aj -wo are told it is our duty (o - about? That is their nonr-d ,!r. Reid went on to discuss the du 1 f - of the American ambassador to :r';'r.d, and said that his chief duty ; - to raise himself to the demands t: a. British welcome and a British :''--r'!tUty. He expressed pleasure at : fact and closed by saying that ' '-r brought the church of the ; oijptrc-is together would clasp the ' English-speaking family in a v bond, the strongest that ever ' : tiif in or ever will, a bond of his- n. veren.ee of race, for conscience 'r George Wood, General Woodford, S2iCSS!! !d'SI'r Henry Camp-, .uiau iiiSO spoke. Russian Cruisers to Go Home PtersburS June 23.-As a result of the British protest against the sink ing of British merchant vessels by Russian warships it. has been arranged that British warships shall convey or ders to the Russian cruisers Dneipir and Lion to cease meddling with ship Ping1 and return home immediately. Expulsion Report Untrue London, June 23. Replying to a question in the House of Commons to day in regard to the reported expul sion of American and K from" Port Arthur, the under-secretary j uo. lureign arcairs, Karl Percy, said the government had been informed that no such orders yhad been given by the Japanese authorities. Russia Wants an Armistice Paris, June 23. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Echo de Paris says that Russia will ask President Roosevelt to obtain an armistice. The correspondent says he is assured that the czar has commanded Foreign Min ister Lamsdorff to write to Ambassador Meyer to this effect. RUSSIA'S NAVAL PROGRAM The .Emperor Appoints a Commission on Construction Plans St. Petersburg, June' 23. The admi ralty announces that the emperor has appointed a commission on naval con struction to which will be entrusted all building proposals. It will shortly begin work. It includes Admiral Tch ouknine, commander of the Black Sea fleet, Admiral Dubassoff and Admiral Avellan, formerly minister of marino. The admiralty states that all reports of arrangements with, foreign com panies for the rebuilding of the navy are unfounded. Accord ingt to the Novoe Vremya the rumors of the transfer of local ship building yards to steel or shipbuild ing trusts emanate from Charles M. Schwab, who, when he was in St. Pe tersburg recently, made a proposal with regard to such transfer, which the ad miralty did not accept or even take into consideration. KAISER'S YACHT WINS Meteor III Beats the Ham burg by a" Minute The Emperor Entertains American Yachtsmen and Presents His Pho tograph to Non-winners in the Ocean Race for the Cup Imperial Yacht Club, Kiel, Germany, June 23. Emperor William today raced his yacht Meteor Hl.against the schooner-yacht Hamburg, owned by the Zefahrt and belonging to the Nord Deutscher Regetta Verien. On board the Meteor with the emperor were Am bassador Tower, Cornelius Vanderbllt, Wilson Marshall and George Lauder, Jr. The Meteor III. beat the Hamburg by a minute. Prince Henry of Prussia sailed the Orion, which went over the course alone in her class. In the prince's party were Allison V. Armour and Jordan Mott. R. W. Goelet sailed the Swan, the only, American entry, against Thyra Capri, Alexander and Brand. Among the steamers following the race was the Princess Victoria, with the directors of the Hamburg-American Line and a large party on board. Emperor William, at the conclusion of the dinner, which he gave on board the imperial yacht Hohenzollern last night to the yachtsmen who had taken part in the trans-Atlantic race, arose and said that as there were more Americans present than persons of any other nationality, he would, with the consent of Lord Brassey, who was one of the guests, propose the health of the president of the United States. Privately, the emperor said he was delighted with the success of the race, which' had attracted more entries and had turned out to be more interesting than he expected. He added that be felt indebted to Allison V. Armour and C. B. F. Robinson, the American mem bers of the committee, and the Ameri cans had occasion to say tht Com mander H. G. Hebbinghaus had handled the question's connected with the race with much tact and judg ment. ' The emperor presented to each of the non-winning owners of yachts which competed in the trans-Atlantic ! race and who were present at the din ner, his photograph bearing his . auto graph, simply framed, as a souvenir of the contest. New Position for Admiral Alexieff St. Petersburg, June 23. The vice royalty of the far east having been abolished by the imperial ukase of June 21, Admiral Alexieff. has been appointed a-member of the council of the empire and will continue his position as aide de camp general to the emperor. The minister of the interior has pro hibited the publication of, the Russ for a month: RALEIGH. JEROME ON THE NT OF GRAFT District Attorney Looking into the Equitable's Affairs INDICTMENT TO FOLLOW Searching Inquiry to Be Made into the Relations of the Company With Men in High PlacesAttor ney General Mayer Working on a Different Line New York, June 23. A thorough In vestigation of the old management of the Equitable Life Society is to be made by District Attorney Jerome for the purpose of finding out if any crimi nal charge can be lodged against any officer or director or any set of ihem. Mr. Jerome will give the affairs of the Equitable a complete overhauling-, andi it is his intention to spare no one. The investigation may take some time, but when he Is through with it Mr. Jerome will have decided if there has been any criminal mismanagement of the affairs of the company. If there has, those responsible for it will be Indicted. The preliminary movement was taken by Mr. Jerome today when Ihe asked Justice Davis in the supreme court, criminal branch, and Recorder Goff to continue their courts in session during the summer months, which they con sented to do. These courts will not be open for routine business, but if Mr. Jerome should need them for the Equi table affair they will be convened at once. While Mr. Jerome refused to outline his plans today, it is pretty definitely known what he is going to do. He has already got Superintendent Hendricks preliminary report, and tomorrow he will write to Governor HIgglns- asking him for the evidence gathered by Mr. Hendricks. Then Mr. Jerome will get a copy of the Frick report and collect v, hatever other evidence he can get be tween now and next-Tuesday. Then he intends to take two weeks off and de vote most of the time to the Equitable investigation. If, after going over the evidence carefully, he finds on the face of it that criminal offenses have been committed, indictments will be drawn. Mr. Jerome will submit the case to the grand jury then in session, but this Will not be done unless there is com plete evidence of crime. Should Mr. Jerome decide that crimes have been committed but that pro longed investigation will be necessary to fix .the responsibility, a special grand jury will probably be called. Before he takes any action, it is understood that Mr. Jerome will first communicate his findings to Governor Higglns Mr. Jerome realizes that the interests of f.00,000 policy holders must be consid ered, and he will make no move until he knows his ground thoroughly. A man familiar with the Equitable situation is authority for the statement that a group of policy holders have re tained a well known criminal lawyer in this city to overhaul the Hendricks report and the evidence upon which it was based, with a view to obtaining grounds for appearing before a police magistrate and asking for warrants for the arrest of some of the Equitable grafters. Attorney General Mayer spent a busy day today at his offices, going over evi dence in the Equitable ascandal and making preparations for the suits which he has announced he will bring against the faithless officers and di rectors of the society to compel them to make restitution, to oust them from the society and. to force an accounting of money's wasted. He said he would bring suit against Hyde without delSy to establish the society's ownership ' of the $65,000 which Hyde refunded to the society as profits on underwriting transactions. This means that suits will also be filed 'against, all the other members of the James H. Hyde and Associates syndicate named in the i Hendricks report. It was said today that the attorney general, in his suits for an accounting, would undoubtedly strike among others, Senator Cha$n cey M. DePew, who has drawn a salary of $20,000 a year for several years, ana probably David B. Hill, who also has received a retainer from the society. Mr. Mayer, it was said, had Jacob H. Schiff marked and would bring a suit against him to compel him to turn back to the policy holders his share of the profits made by the firm' of Kuhn, Loeb & Company and its sale of bonds to the Eauitable. Officials Want Fast Train . Chicago, June 23. In the face of an order of President Newman of the Lake Shore system, taking the eighteen hour train between New York and Chi cago off the road, western officials, headed by Vice Presidents Brown and G. J. Brammer, are going to appear be fore a special meeting of the directory in New York next Sunday and fight to have the eighteen hour schedule re- SCE N. C. SATURDAY JUNE stored The western men think the eighteen hour train is as safe as the twenty-four hour train, and there is a strong possibility that they will win J their ' point and influence President Newman and the directory to re-establish it. . Attorney Transgressed the Rules Norfolk, Ya., June 23 Judge Hanckel this afternoon allowed a new trial to O. M. Baldinger, convicted of forgery in ar election fraud case here and given two years in the penitentiary. The court allowed a new- trial upon the ground that Attorney Hicks, for the prosecution,' referred to the fact that Baldinger did not take the wit ness stand in his own defense. Governor of Hawaii Resigns Honolulu, June 23. George R. Carter has resigned the governorship of Hawaii. His resignation went forward to Washington on the steamer which left here Wednesday. The governor has received by cable from the presi dent permission to come to Washing ton and discuss the matter with him. The governor's resignation was the re sult of antagonism to other members of his party. . , . Bloody Riots in Lodz Lodz, Russian Poland, June 23 Prac tically the .whole working section of the city is in revolt. All factories warehouses and shops are closed, and public conveyances stopped. There has been street fighting in various parts of the city all day. The rioters con structed barricades in fifteen places. ! These were stormed by troops this af ternoon and bloody struggles followed. It is known that forty or fifty persons were killed and two hundred wounded. There is a general panic in the city. Martial law will be declared. ? Farmer "Assassinated Wilmington, N. C, June 23. Special. Passengers who arrived this afternoon from the south report a tragedy this morning near Sanford, S. C, between Chadbourn and Conway. It Is reported that this morning about 9 o'clock a farmer of that vicinity, H. G. Grainger, was shot and killed by some one whose i name Is not known at this waiting. ! It is said he was shot from ambush j while he was at work ploughing in a field. Grainger 'was also a preacher and was about 40 years of age. A diligent search for the assassin was in stituted. KILLED IN THE DARK A Citizen's life Lost in As sisting the Sheriff George C. Bass Riddled With Buck shot Not Known Whether He Was Killed by the Criminal or One of the Sheriff's Party Dunn, N. C, June 23. Special. Geo. i C. Bass, a rural free- delivery mail car rier, was shot to death this morning between one and two o'clock about seven miles from here while assisting the sheriff and his deputies to capture William Henry Smith, an ecaped con vict from the chain gang of Wayne county. Smith isa notorious, desper ate and violent criminal, and the sheriff had several deputies and assistants, all! well armed, to assist him. An exami- nation ; shows that 'Bass was riddled! with buckshot from the head down; several entered the back of his hey d. He died in about two minutes after it was found out that he was shot. It all occurred in the dark and several thots were fired. It seems that Smith was up and apprehending trouble; it is not known who nor. how many were there to assist him in resisting the attack of the officers. ' At present it is not known who did the fatal shooting, whether it was an accidental shot by one of the sheriff's posse or by some- one stationed outside of the negro hut toprevent the arrest of "Smith. It'' is reported here today that the posse bocame scattered or di vided, and no one knows who fired, the fchot. Vle facts in full will doubtless come out before the coroner's inquest. The scene of this sail-affair was in what is called the "neck" section be tween Cape Fear River and the Bee ver Iams, and also between Upper and Lower Little Rivers. The negro house i;; situated in a cotton field and an orchard surrounds the house. Bass was about 30 -years of age and of good character. He was highly re garded here and his death is greatly deplored. He leaves a wife and small child. Train Runs Over Children New York, June 23. In their eager ness to secure the coins thrown from one of the race trains, four children were run down on the Brooklyn and Rockaway Beach Railroad in East New, York this afternoon, and two of them were removed to St. Mary's Hos pital'in a dying condition. Ever since the racing season opened in Grave send hundreds of children watch for the return of trains, jas some of the passengers usually throw them coins. Parallel with the tracks of the Long Island" road are the tracks of the Brooklyn and Rockaway Beach road. The children were running along the tracks today after a race train when a Rockaway train ran them down, 24. 1905. CRISIS AGAIN AVE PHASE France Stands Firm With British Support PRESS BACKS ROUVIER The Premier Consents to an Inter- j national Conference On Morocco, ! DUt Will Not Consent tO Open j Matters Covered by -the Treaty With England London, June 2?- The crisis 'be tween France and Germany has again assumed a grave phase. This is due to the fact that Great Britain has again assured the French government in unqualified terms that she will sup port France unequivocally in a policy of defence of all the terms of the Moroccan agreement. Moreover, France has recovered from ' the war panic of a week ago. She has recog nized Germany's real object to be the destruction of the Anglo-French en tente and has determined for the time beins at all events to maintain her right of independent action.' The at titude towards Germany is still most courteous and conciliatory. Prime Minister Rouvier, in a long discussior with the German ambassa- IN UK dor last Saturday, expressed an earn- ; bureau, with forgery in causing the est desire to meet Germany's wishes utterance and publication of false rec on every possible. point regarding . ords Qf work clone by Daniel J. Me Morocco. This, interview led Germany Nichol, a contractor, for the purpose of to believe that France was ready to I defrauding the city, concede all her demands. It was j The contracts In connection with found this week, however, when ; Which the alleged offense was commlt France reduced the conversation to ted are not specified in the affidavit, writing, that while she was willing toj , . .. I.U115C1IL L J i L unci iiaviiui r- wnj-v i . to concede- the sovereignty of the sul- tan and the principle of the open door, she refused to reopen any of the matters covered by her Morocco agree ment wUh England and Spain. The terms of that instrument were for the first time detailed to Germany, to-gc.-her with the whole history of the question. This answer really con cedes nothing. Germany, if she accepts it. agrees formally to approve: the agreement which she now denounces. The French position is further era-; pharized by a remarkable chorus of j press utterances in favor of maintain-j i - mg the entente with iiingiana against Germany. Journals Which always heretofore have been Anglophobe have joined this almost unanimous opinion. It would not De saie to ainrrn mai. M. Rouvier will maintain his firm at- Cleveland, O., June 23. H. S. Storrs, titude if the kaiser renews his virtual general superintendent of the Lake threat of war. He might give way : Shore road, said tonight he believed he completely despite the assurances of knew the man who opened the switch England's assistance if he is con- ! at Mentor and l&cked it open, thereby vinoed that Germany is really deter-' wrecking the Twentieth Century flyer, mined to invade France. j Detectives of , the road have been work- English opinion inclines to the be- ing hard upon the theory that a cer lief that Germany will not dare to tain man. had a motive for wrecking as-sume the responsibility for break ing European. peace on such a pretext. This view nndoubteJv has been lm. pressed upon the French government, j that switch had a key. This limits the There is little question,- however, that ' scope of our investigations very mate the kaiser will press his bluff, if bluff rially." it bev a step further. , j Perhaps the investigation will be pro- A Berlin correspondent telegraphs j longed some days .before the gmilt 13 an inspired statement tonight saying: "It is difficult to see how, after MC Rouvier's note, the opposing interests can be adjusted, the more as England i3 apparently strengthening France's resistance." - The correspondent says that the French note does not meet German wishe-3. The result creates disap pointment and, for the first time, un easiness. . The Berlin correspondent of the Daily News quotes a diplomatist be longing to Chancellor Von Buelow's in timate circle who is well informed as to the chancellor's views, as saying it was undoubtely true that the Morocco ouestion had certain aspects that had been dangerous. It was also true that the daneer was not yet quite averted, but the , assumption that German policy wished to pick a quarrel with England or France in oraer to aeaij the latter a'-deadly blow while her . Rusirn ally would have to remain; passive was utterly groundless. Rome, June 23.-The Italian govern ment has decided to propose to the powers the summoning of a European conference to discuss not only the Moroccan question but all questions that require soLution. -Situation Really Calmer Paris, June . SS.Although the papers are already giving maps of the fron tier, showing the" positions of the French and "German forces, thereby alarming the timid, the situation is really calmer today owing to the known moderation of Rouvier's note. Negro Ordered to Leave .Pelham, N. Y., June 23. Spencer Mil-k-.,'. - oniy negro living in North Pelham, has been served with notice to abandon the town before July L or his fiouse will be dynamited and he sLnd his family killed. Miller received the notice today, which is signed by i the "black hand society" and bears a skull and cross-bones. ' He is much ex- i ercised over the matter. Tonight he turned the note over to the chief of police ' of Pelham, who has been in j consultation with the Mount Sterling ponce, it is said that Miller recently, made a number of enemies when his dog t)It a neighbor. Initiation Fee Reduced Wilkesbarre, Pa., June 23. Upon the suggestion of President Mitchell of -the mine workers union the initiation fee of $10 will be reduced to" $2 In the anthracite region in an effort to quick ly Incrdase, the membership In the union. The aim is to increase the mem bership to 100,000, and thus secure from the operators an eight hour day. Lost Jewels Recovered Cleveland, O., June 23. A bag1 con tainine iewels valued at $32,000. the property of Samuel c Beckwitn of Nejv York, supposed to have been stolen from the wrecked" train at Men- tor, was found today. It had been picked up In the wreckage and brought to the Lake Shore claim agent's office in Cleveland. Before the whereabouts of the jewels was known a search had been started for them on behalf of Mrs. Beckwith. Mr. Beckwith died soon after being removed from the wreck. A GRAFTER'S TROUBLES Another Case of Forgery Against a Philadelphia Official Philadelphia, June 23. Much surprise was occasioned today by the issuance of an additional warrant for the ar- i rest of John W. Hill, former ohief of i the filtration bureau, on the charge of i forgery in connection with filtration I contracts. Hill, on Wednesday, was given a hearing before a magistrate on ., similar charges, and is now under $8,000 bail for his appearance at court. I As in the case of the previous war ! rant, the affidavit was signed by Cap , tain of Detectives James I. Donaghy, and charges Hill, as chief of the CLUE TO MENTOR WRECK The Switch Was Thrown and Locked Opeu ! officials Believe It Was Done by Some Person Who Had a Key A Sug gested Explanation Declared to Be Impossible the train. , "It. must not be forgotten," said Storrs, "that whoever tampered with fastened upon anybody, but on the other hand the culprit may be appre hended at any moment. Officials or the road will be much surprised if the suspicions they now entertain are not verified.' -. That D. W. Pardee is mistaken in be lieving the engineer of the ill-fated Twentieth Century flyer put on the emergency brakes a half a mile before the point of the switch was reached is the expressed opinion of Mr. Storrs. -"The point where Tyler began to throw sand on the track tells that story," said he. "That point is clearly perceptible and every one has noted it. It is not more than three or four rail lengths back of the point ' of the BWitch. The inference is clear and un answerable that t was there that Ty ler first noted the danger. He would, of course, and did, put the emergency orakeg jn operation and begirj to throw the sand at the same moment. - "There can be no question in my in mind that the switch was opened and locked at the last possible moment. The engineer looked down the track and saw all white lights. That meant that the track was clear. He reported a much in exchanging signals with. his fireman. That must have been a mile or two back. Between that time and the time of the accident the switch was thrown and locked. That could be done in an instant if a man knew how." A report was received today from Painesville that orders were received at Wickliffe Wednesday night direct ing a freight to make the siding at Mentor after No. 10, the Boston Mali, had passed, and immediately before the flyer. It was said the switch at Mentor had been thrown open xto receive the freight. The freight, it was said, had taken the siding at Willoughby, but the switch at Mentor was not closed and the limited ran into it. This report is denied by General Su perintendent Storrs, who says no such order wcro sent by the dispatcher. , 3STa 21 END OF WAR IS IT IN SIGHT Armistice Improbable Before Peace Commission Meets HOPE IS ABANDONED Some of the Difficulties in the Way The President Making Efforts f 01 an Early Assembling of the Plea ipotentiaries Japan Has Reasons for Pressing the War Washington, June 23. Reluctantly and Hngeringly, the administration has ' reached the conclusion that hepe efii an armistice between Russia and Japan-5, before the assemblinc of' the peace rep-', resentatives in Washington must fe abandoned. In view of this eonclusien ' representation have been made by! President Roosevelt to both belli-i gerents with a view to having them de-.' cide quickly upon the earliest practi-. j cable date for tha initial session of tha peace conference. Some difficulty in; securing an early response from Rus sia to these representations Is beini? encountered through the fact, of which! this government has been notified, that Count Lamsdorff, the Russian minister of foreign affairs, is ill and unable foe the present to give his personal atten tlon to the matter. 1 The administration, it is understood' has been given reason to hope that the Russian government will not be in-1 different to its suggestion of an af1 mistice, but the difficulty of securing' Japan's concurrence is believed to ba insuperable. Although it was some-; what unwilling, for reasons of pride, and international danger, to take the. initiative in this matter, Russia real-' izes that only in that way cn a ces-' sation of hostilities be secured. But' the Japanese government, even If it were not opposed to an agreement to cease fighting at this time, regard its position as such that it , feels that the war must go on until t'he peac plenipoentiaries meet in Washingtoa and draw up an agreement to suspen4 . hostile operations pending the negix tiation of peace and amity. Mr. Takahira, the Japanese minis ter, got back to Washington from hit . New England trip this evening and found awaiting him at the legation request from' the president that h come to the White house at his earllesi convenience. .-.Mr. Takahira promptly, complied with the president's desir and they were in conference for somi time. , . While it is stated that information has been received encouraging to th$ hope that Russia will be willing td consider the question of arranging at armistice beforr the peace plenipoten tairies meet, t re is reacon to believa that the pre ient's purpose in send ing for the apanese minister was ts emphasize the view" of the Washington government that the earliest possibla date should be fixed for tho envoy; o f Russia and Japan to meet. SQUARE DEAL WANTED The President Orders an Inquiry into Dock Construction Washington, June 23. A thoorugh in vestigation of the methods of Civil En gineer James G, Walker, who had su pervision of the building of the nev navy dock at Charleston, has been or dered and will begin Monday. Assist ant Secretary of the Navy Darling will have charge of. the investigation. Mr. Walker was transferred a little moral than a week ago to another post, tak- ing him away from Charlesrbon after he had considerable trouble with the offi cers of the New York firm having tha contract for t'he constructiom of th new dock. The offlcers of the company complain-, ed4o Walker that he was too severe in making them live up to their contract, and when he refused to be more lenient they threatened that they would hav him transferred. Rear Admiral EndU cott, chief of the bureau of yards nad docks of the navy department, refused, to remove Walker, but a transfer was ordered later by Secretary Morton, hi. petition then came to the president from citizens of Charleston, which asked for a "square deal" and the re tention of Walker at Charleston. Presi dent - Roosevelt directed the order transferring Walker be suspended, anil then ordered an investigation!. New Spanish Cabinet Madrid, June 23. King Alfonso. has approved the new cabinet formed by, Montero Rios, which is as follows: Pre mier, Montero Rios; interior, Garcia Prieto; foreign affairs, Sanchez Roman; finance, Senor Urzaiz; justice, Gonzales de La Pena; public instruction, Senop Mellado; war. General Weyler; marine, Senor Villanueva.; public) works, Senoc Romenonea. -I