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Vol. IX
raleigh n. c.. . Thursday; august 10, 1905.
No. 61
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ROANOKE GIVES
SHAW A BOOST
Virylnia Republicans Encour
oije Presidential Hopes
"-
RESIGNATION
The Secretary Ignored by the Presi
dent in ecard to theT Yellow
Fever Situation Mrs. Peck's. Re
lations to the Cotton Leak Scandal
Kay Come Out Before Grand Jury
By THOMAS J. PENCE V
TTr..hir.gton, Aug. 8. Special. Sec
retary !iav of "the treasury depart
ment returned to Washington today
from F.oanoke, where he attended the
Virginia Republican state convention.
Mr. tl.aw did not speak with reference
to the yubject-r-but it is evident that he
was pleased with the manner in which
he va? received and hailed as a presi
dential candidate. Qf course he pats
the Virginia Republicans on the back,
for he i? looking for their support in
lrOS at the Republican national con
vention. Mr. Shaw is modest enough
r.i't to claim Virginia for the Republi
cs.?, thereby displaying more judg
ment than the average Republican
from the Old Dominion. In speaking
of the convention. Secretary Shaw
sai'l:
"i was told that the gathering was
th? rr.o.-t rerresentative one the state
has had in many years, either Demo-
eratie or Republican.' The night was'
exceedingly warm, but so much inter
est was shown that men stood for over
fxo hours listening to the speeches
ani proceedings. Representative
blemp is a wonderful organizer, and
an astute man and politician. I talked
with a good many Democrats and ask-1
ed them as to the Republican pros-1
poets, one of them cared to ajdmit
that the state would go . Republican
this year,-hut all of them said the Re
publicans would make great gains,
an I am sure this is apparent. The
Republican leaders were hopeful, en
thusiastic and willing to work, and
that means a great deal. I am . certain
TALK OF
that the Democrats of Virginia are at j New York, Aug. 9. The officers
least assurred of a general fight, and 'about the Brooklyn navy yard are
that in the future they will have to &reatiy interested at present in the
fight for control of affairs in the, iu , - -
state"' 1 rather unusual orders that have been
The story was repeated several times j
today that Secretary Shaw was on the
point of resigning from the cabinet j
tocauae.of the fact that President !
Koo,:velt ignored him in dealing with
the yellow fever situation at New Or-
h-ns. This is what caused Mr. Shaw's
visit to Oyster Eay Monday, according
to the story told here. The direct cause
cf the trouble was the president's giv
: ifi? ordtrs to Surgeon General Wyman
of the marine hospital service over
he head of Secretary Shaw. Mr. Shaw
if the immediate superior of Dr. Wy
an, who has been in charge of the
fe-Jeral end of the yellow fever mat
icr, and it was to the secretary that
he looked for orders. He was quite
furprised, therefore when he began
receiving instructions direct from the
president regarding the conditions at
the Louisiana port. It is understood
that the orders from Oyster Bay con
futed in some degree, though not serl
usly, with those -already issued by
the secretary himself, and this annoy
ed Mr. Shaw considerably.
riir mi-c .. -P iu. nn.1nn j-v UTra
Fred.ri.k A. P..khnm tr -thA cotton!
" v.lCl.V KJL nit; ICiailUIlO VI I.
crop report leak scandal may yet be
Bolvod. irs peckham suspected of
.boms' able fo throw light on the re-
liMo,rln 0f various people who were
-r.volved' in the leaks, has been served
K'ith a summons to appear before the
federal; grand jury here August 15.
Just what the officials expect to prove
th
r, -i . .
tit-ar, Because o the wen recog-
nized rile of law in the District of
Columbia that a wife can not testify
gainst her husband, or in a case in
""',' nusoana, or m a case mi
ich .her husband is involved. Justice I
rtght has held that Mr. Peckham is,
Practicnlly under accusation, and law- j
fer? interested in the caSe are inclined
! merit expects to rely to any appreci
able extent upon the testimony Mrs.
Peckham might be able to give.
In addition to the subpoena for Mrs.
Peekham it is understood that several
lrp!oyes of the bureau of statistics
''ill be summoned to testify before the
frand jury. Mrs. Peckham's name lhas
PP?wed several times during the
Jourae of the investigation! She was,
BP to a short time ago, extVemely
rienfily with Mr. and Mrs. Holmes.
TTherk Secretary "Wilson was at Oys
ter Bay a week or so ago, he assert
that the cotton scandal would never
&av materialized had not "two New
ark gamblers quarrelled over a wo
The secretary declined today
My whether or not 'he had Mrs.
poekham irr mind whn Tie made that
Jtatement "I do not wish to prejudice
ess one way or the other," said
wnson, "by making ai
5.clwatien84 or admissions.
by making any further !
The secretarv Aavaa
is no ground for the rumor that Mr.
"yde former statistician, will not re
turn Immediately to the United States,
we received Mr TTvriP
'the secretary, "jn which, he said he
vvuum come as .soon as' possible. I
have received no word from him one
vvay or the other except the cable, and
I have every reason to believe he will
keep his word.'
P. L. Hutchins of New Orleans, the
third member of the recently organized
board to prepare future cotton statis
tics, has reported to Secretary Wilson,
and will be assigned to the southern
districts. The other two members of
the board alrea,dy appointed are Victor
Olmsted and Stephen IX Fessenden.
The fourth member has not been se
lected. "I am doiriCT 'nil T ra r in'ct.
j lectihg this board," said Mr. Wilson
today. "I am setting- the best men
in the south; men of character and
ability and education; men in whom the
south must have confidence. If their
work is not satisfactory I don't know
what else can be done."
James T. Farrell is appointed rural
carrier on route No. 1 from' Rich.
Square, and Claudius Grant is named
i alternate. . --...
Richard Cheatham, secretary of the
Southern Cotton Association, has re
turned to Washington. Department of
agriculture officials have not forgotten
that he is responsible for the present
agitation, and now they say that he
is a "messenger boy" between District
Attorney Beach and the clique of New
York brokers who were involved in the
cotton leak charges.
Ministerial Order Reversed
St. Petersburg, Aug. 9. The emperor
has ordered Senator Postovsky to visit
the leaders of the recent congress of
Zemstvos and Dumas at Moscow and
ascertain and communicate to him their
views. This is a complete reversal
of the last order of the minister of the
interior, which was to seize the rec
ords of the congress and hand j them
over for inspection by the ministry of
justice, with a view of prosecuting the
membersof the congress for participat
ing in an illegal assembly. .
ORDERED TO OYSTERBAY
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Submarine Boat to Report to
the President
a ' .
Naval Officers Puzzled Perhaps the
President Intends to Take a Dive,
but Possibly He Only Wants to
See Some Stunts .
received by Lieutenant Charles Nel-1
son, in Command of the submarine
boat pIunger. The orders came from
'
the secretary of the navy and read:
"You are to proceed, as soon as pos
sible to Oyster Bay and report to the
sresident."
The general impression is that Mr.
Roosevelt would like very much to take
a trip in a submarine if he were not
president and wants to see anyway
what this crack boat can do. Three
years ago he went to Annapolis, fully
expecting to go down in the Holland,
but was persuaded not to do so by
certain members of the cabinet who
had accompanied him. On- this par
ticular occasion the president is report
ed to have turned on his heel rather
sharply and remarked that some day
he would have a chance. -
When the orders came for the Plun
ger to -hurry to Oyster Bay the boat
fvas in dry dock being overhauled.
She was yanked out and is now lying
4n the waterway that runs througn.
. - . . , , 1 4 1
the center or me navy yu.
iorce ot expen uugiucuia anu. m-
chanics are working night and day get
ting the little craft in tiptop shapa
An entire set of new and heavily in
sulated electric light wires is bein
put in heV, and tho gasoline engine is
undergoing a complete revamping. Ev
ery bolt and rivet -isi being subjected
to a thorough resold ering and the tor-
noAn tiil-i srets tests molten. it
wiil
- - AA Pir wm
n nve uava uciui c uo j. iu"a' ...
be in condition to make the run to
Oyster Bay.
, . T, r nmmflnfl
Lieutenat Nelso ca ands
her, is . conBlde erf the
Perts , m nanunng ;.u. -
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r t i r i t-a i 1 1 i m m r- u-vv w
J - v v-x- - -
on the trip. Both Nelson ana onapiey
would be glad if the president would
make the dive, but they fear is a
case of no such luck. Anyway they
(hope to show him a few stunts.
Owing to the narrow channel and
shallow water it is out of the question
to dive in Oyster Bay, so the - sound
will be used. The-Plunger is consid
ered the finest type of our -submarine
boats.
Russians Forced to Retire
St. Petersburg, Aug- 9. A dispatch
from General Linievitch, dated yes
terday, says that a -Russian force op
erating east of the Mandarin road,
advanced August 5 A to near the vil
lage of Chagon, south of Taulu. Tho
Japanese thereupon resumed the offen
sive and turned both flanks of the Rus-
Bian force, -obliging it to retire north-
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SENSELESS
Local Quarantine Hepiations
Vigorously Opposed ; -
EXPERIENCE OF A JUB0E1
Barred Out of His Home .Town and
Finds Members ' of His "Family
Manacled in a Detention Camp.
Fruit Steamer Arrives at Mobile
With Fever on Board
New Orleans, Aug. 9. The yellow
fever record for today was 63 new
cases and 7 deaths.
New Orleans, Aug. 9. The ; state
board of health announces its inten
tion to break up what is styled t3ie
unbearable situation produced , by the
brutal and senseless quarantines, and
cites the case of Judge J. Li. Gaudel
as an instance. Gaudel is judge of
the district court, which- includes the
three parishes of Jefferson, St. Charles
and St. John the Baptist. He held
court in Jefferson, from which he re
turned to his home in St. John, pro
vided with the necessary certificate
from the health officers of Jefferson.
He was informed that St. John no
longer recognized those Jefferson cer
tificates and was violently and brutally
assaulted by the health officers. Of
these, he. said, many are grossly illiter
ate and unable to read the certificate.
The detention camp is without protec
tion from the rain, and In it he found
his daughter-in-law, a feeble woman,
and child, manacled by the health
guards. ...
The yellow fever emergency hospital,
established by the citizens' , committee
and operated by the city" board joif
health, was turned over today to the
United States marine hospital service.
Two cases of yellow fever are re
ported from Tulla, Madison v parish.
La., on the Vicksburg, Shreveport and
Pacific f Railroad, about twenty miles
from Vicksburg. A case of yellow
fever is reported from St. Gabriel,
Iberville parish. There have been
three cases in all there. " ,
While the Xduisiana legislature and
the New Orleans city council have
agreed to give $10,000 and $50,000, re
spectively, to the yellow fever fund it
is not probable that all or any portion
of these appropriations will be needed.
It is thought that the popular sub
scription will cover all expenses.
Physicians and nurses have been sent
to Bon Ami, where several cases of
fever have been reported.
Governor Vardaman indignantly re
pudiates the suggestion of some of the
Mississippi press that he should re
taliate on Louisiana with a quaran
tine embargo as punishment for the
act of Governor Blanchard in seizing
the Mississippi quarantine patrol boats.
"Retaliation in such emergencies is,
the weapon of the small minded, soul
quenched and cowardly man," said
Governor Vardaman. - '
"Regardless7 of the bad faith which;
characterizes the conduct of the Louisi
ana health officers, or however men
dacious and scurriilous any criticism
of me may have been (and it was in
famous), or whatever may have been
the spirit which inspired or the mo
tive behind the acts and utterance
of Louisiana's governor, the Mississippi
state board of health will not be guilty
of anything even tainted with the spirit
of retaliation. Such perfidious acts
hurt only trie man or men who com
mit them'." ".
The arrival of fruit vessels at
bile from Bocas del Toro, Panama,
with yellow fever aboard, led to the
detention of the vessel and the removal
of the sick sailors to the quarantine
station."" In the case of the steamer
Harojd of the United Fruit Company
the entire cargo of bananas was 'or
dered dumped into the bay.
Montgomery, Ala., has prohibited
the importation of bananas from any
where, following in this respect the
embargo of Chattanooga, Jackson and
other places. '
9 Dr. White is endeavoring to persuade
the Mississippi authorities to adopt a
uniform system of quarantine for the
state, accepting the health , certificates
of the United States marine hospital
service.' " . :- ', -J- v
Asphalt Company Protests ;
Washington, Aug. 9. The state de
partment has been informed that the
agents of the" New York and Bermudez
Asphalt Company, in Caracas : have
lodged a formal protest against s the
decision rendered by the Venezuelan
federal court of cassation .Monday,
which upheld the findings of the - lower
court annulling the concessions of the
American Asphalt Company."-The' as
phalt company can appeal no further
to the courts of the South iAmericaff
republic, the court of cassation being
the highest tribunal. The company will
probably again appeal; to the United
States for assistance. . J
FIRST MEETING
GOiSMOOTHli
The Credentials Found
tually Satisfactory
Mu-
ENVOYS i BEGIN WORK
Two Sessions to Be Held Daily-Any
Language N May Be Spoken, but
Writing to Be in French Armis
tice May Be Arranged Prospect
of Peace Treaty Not Encouraging
Hotel Ventworth, Portsmouth, N. H.,
Aug. i.Just at the moment when an
optimistio feeling as to the outcome of
the peace, negotiatiois was in the as
cendant and with substantial cause, ad
vices received by tho Russian , pleni
potentiaries have cast a cloud over
those who had hope for a happy culmi
nation of the, Portsmouth conference.
Thees advices are saicT to have come
from tbe czar and are regarded as in
the nature of instructions or commands
to M. Witte and Baron Rosen for their
guidance in the conduct of the ex
changes. They, aro told that the inac
tivity of Oyama' armies had revived
hope forvRussia, audi the prevaleRCo
of a sanguine feeling throughout the
empire had brought many petitions to
Emperor Nicholas praying that peace
tex-ms which would be humiliating to
Russia should not be accepted.
These disquieting words came towards
the close of the day when the hopes
of all parties to the conference had
been raised to a marked degree, for the
first session of the plenipotentiaries was
remarkable for its display of cordiality
and expression of good will. The Rus
sian entourage is considerably de
pressed, for the promise of a successful
outcome of the exchanges had been
held out. It is now declared that the
advices from St. Petersburg must nec
essarily, cause the czar's envoys to re
ject at once . any terms demanded by
the "Japehiese which might be construed
by the world as aTstigma'on Russian
pride. The sudden change in the sit
uation has-borne its fruit in a more
determined intention on the part of the
Russian emissaries to resist the pay
ment of a cash indemnity. .
The information from St. Petersburg
is regarded by some of those who are
here as placing M. Witte and Baron"
Rosen in a position where they will
virtually be obliged to reject nearly all
the conditions suggested by their op
ponents. The "hope of a successful termi.
nation of the conference was stronger
than ever before when the envoys ended
their rather brief session today. An
optimistical feeling was in the very air,
and it did not arise from mere intangi
ble and unexplainable ideas with no
substantial foundation. On the con
trary there . was ample evidence upon
which to base the view that the chances
of an understanding between the en
voys were very good Indeed.
It became apparent almost from the
moment "that the plenipotentiaries of
the belligerents began theirx first busi
ness session this morning that both
sides were possessed of an earnest
wish to como to an agreement. Any
suspicion that may have existed on
either side as to the good faith on the
other, seemed to vanish before the
meeting was over,-and there was from
all outward appearance every promise
of a successful and fairly harmonious
ending. -
, Prospects for an Armistice
Leaving out of consideration the per
turbing tidings from the Russian capi
tal, to which undue importance may
have been attached at a moment when
hope of peace was exceedingly strong,
the prospects of a successful outcome
of ,the conference may be regarded as
fairly satisfactory. In the happy, con
ditions that were initiated today the
oances for an early arrangement of
an armistice were regarded as exceed
ingly satisfactory, and there is still
the possibility that the negotiations
will prosper so rapidly that the envoys
at no distant day may lay aside tem
porarily the work of treaty making
and devote themselves to the arrange
ment of articles for tse suspension of
hostilities.
. The failure to officially halt the war
faro in the far east has been due in
the main to mutual suspicion between
the warring nations, stronger, unques
tionably, on the part of Japan. In
this ; connection it may be well to ex
plain that so marked was the sus
picion that the present meeting would
hardly have been possible if both Rus
sia and, Japan had not been confronted
with the embarrassing .ntingency
that a , disinclination to accept the
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rriencny advances maae ay me presi
dent of the United States might have
given J offense to a great government
with which both were and are anxious
to be oh the best of relations.
This is the opinion of men concerned
in the negotiations whose views re
certainly entitled to respect for rea
sons other thian that they are In a
position to know something of the feel
in that exist In the ixcperial circles
at bt. Petersburg - and Toklo. To a
respect" for the standing and import--ance
of Mr. Roosevelt as the : chief
executive of ,the - government thp weU-
miormea attribute the willingness of
Russia and Japan to send plenipoten
tiaries -to - this quaint New England
town for the purpose of seeing, at
least, whether -ai peace could possibly
be arranged in existing circumstances.
Perhaps the most significant augury
of success in the negotiations was afforded,-
prior to the' receipt pfthe ad
vices referred to by the lack of friction
between the envoys in the mutual ac
ceptance of their : respective creden
tials. It had been the understand
that the Japanese envoys would not
treat with the Russian unless the lat
ter were clothed with plenary, powers,
and as the Russian letters of credit
were regarded by some as not meet
ing that condition there was uneasi
ness over the result." The Russian
plenipotentiaries held credentials giv
ing them authority to discuss terms of
peace ' and to negotiate and conclude
a treaty subject to the approval of the
emperor. If the Japanese found these
unsatisfactory they showed no disposi
tion to qulbblo, ' but consented to ac
cept them aa full and satisfactory.
Undue importance may (have been
attached to this matter, for it is now
declared that thero was never any
question . over the extent of the powers
that had been granted to each of the
peaee missions, but the disposition here
is to regard! the outcome as showing
an exceedingly strong disposition on
the part of the negotiators to act in
amicable manner toward each other.
First Session of the Conference
Thd initial session of the peace en
voys was begun shortJy after 10 o'clock
this morning and lasted little more
than an hour. It was harmonious from
the beginning to the end. The Russian
representatives. ' M. Witte and Baron
Rosen and the Japanese emissaries.
Baron Kcmura and Mr. TaJrahlra, were
token in separate automobiles from the
Hotel Wentworth to the storage ware
house in the Portsmouth na.Yy yard,
where . they are to ' conduct, their ne
gotiations. ; With the Russian envoys
(Continued On Page Two.)
THIRTEEN DEAD FOUND
Complete Results of Collapse
Not Yet Known
i ?
Another I Body Seen in the Ruins .
' Work of Exploring the Debris Sus-
spended While Workmen Pull
Down a Dangerqus Wall
Albany, Aug. 9. The number killed
in the collapse of the John G. Myers
Company department store will not be
nearly as large as anticipated. The
number of bodies taken out of the
ruins so far is thirteen. All the dead
were employes and residents of Al
bany. Miss McAvoy was the only one
of the twenty-five injured in the the
hospital to die. Her back was broken.
So is the back of Miss Ella Donahoe,
and it is expected that she will die.
The others will - recover.
At midnight last night six bodies
were taken out, the other seven were
recovered between that time and 11
o'clock this morning. They were fright
fully crushed and mutilated and many
could not be identified, except by cloth
ing . and jewelry. All " of the missing
employes have been accounted for, and
from this but few bodies are supposed
still to be in the ruins unless they be
those of customers. - This will not be
known before tcsnorrow. 'This after
noon the work of removing the debris
and the search for bodiw was abandon
ed to permit the tearing down of the
dangerous couth wall, which it wais
feared would topple over on the res
cuers. It will be tomorrow afternoon
before tho full death list will be com
pleted. . One additional body can be
seen beneath the ruins, but can not be
identified or reached.
So far as can be learned there have
been no Inquiries for, customers from
relatives, i
The property, loss is $250,000. The
Mers Company will rebuild. ;
ARCHBISHOP CHAPELLE DEAD
Distinguished Prelate Falls a Victim
" to the Yellow Fever
New Orleans, Aug. 9. Archbishop
Cha pelle, who was stricken with . yel
low fever last' Friday, died this after
noon. It had been ; thougnt that the
.crisis of his illness was past, but to
ri ay he took an alarming change for
the Avorse, and his physician, Dr.
Lame, hurriedly called a consultation
of other doctors. Their labors were
fruitless. . . .
Placide Louis Chapelle, a rich bishop
of New Orleans, was born In the dio
cese of Mende, France, August 8, 1842.
He came to the United States in 1859,
taking a complete course in theology
and physiology at St. Mary's College.
Bishop Chapelle taught in St. Charles
College from 1863 to 1868, and was- or
dained priest in 1865. He was made
doctor f divinity in 1868. - From 186
to 1870, he was engaged in missionary
work; later he became assistant pas
tor, and finally pastor of St. John's
church in Baltiroore.v
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Aldermen Unfavorable to
Granting of License "
r yv
C. B. Watson Declares That the
Whiskey Combine Could Afford to
...-."
Spend a Million to Promote Re
cent Legislation Believes It Is
Pushing the Revenue Inquiry
Winston Salem, N. C, Aug. 9. Spe
cial. Af ter the board of aldermen of
Winston had been in session for an
hour, and a half this morning and had
listened to speeches from a number of
prominent citiens, the motion to grant
license for a distillery was withdrawn
the status of the whiskey business n
Winston thereby remaining the same.
When Mayor Eaton called the speclr.l
meeting to order at ten o'clock evory
member of the board was in his scat
A large number of citizens were also
present, many of them standing m the
mayor's court room, the council
chamber being too. small. There was
intense interest manifested in the pro
ceedings, this being evidenced by the
large attendance upon the .meeting
and the close attention that was given
the various speakers. C. B. Watson, in
his address before the aldermen in op
position to the establishment of a
whiskey distillery--in North Winston,
said:
"If whiskey fs to, be sold in North
Carolina I see no reason why it should
not be manufactured in the state; out
I do not believe that the distilleries
should be located in, cities and towns
but out in the corn districts, so as to
furnish a local market for corn-raisers,
with proper state protection in thos
neighborhoods. I do not believe in th
recent state legislation on the subject:
I believe that the whiskey trust could
have well afforded to spend a million
dollars to bring about our recent state
legislation, and I do believe that, either
directly or indirectly, they have not
only aided in bringing about our state
legislation, but they, directly or indi
rectly, are pushing the internal revenue
prosecution In order to drive out Com
petition in the markets. We in this
city are managing the whiskey, traffio
just as we did before the passage of
the state laws. We are not a whiskey
town, and we do not want -to be so
considered. To invite the whiskey dis
tillers here Is offensive to the moral sen.
timents of many of our people and ta
many of the people of the whole state.
It does us no good, and may In the
future do us great harm. Let us leave
matters just as they are. We may
safely invite comparison with any city
of the same size in the United States.
We are practically free from drunken
ness and loafers. Our people will com
pare favorably with any people in the
world for sobriety and industry."
TOO LATE TO PROPHESY
Russian Official Willing to Leave It
to the Envoys
Boston, Aug. 9. From Manchuria, via
St. Petersburg, Commander Roussine,
former naval attache of the Russian
legation to Japan, and more recently
naval adviser of General Linievitch,
was in Boston today en route to Ports
mouth, , where he will advise with M. f
Witte, the Russian envoy, on all naval
matters. With him came A. J. Bouta
koff of the Washington embassy, who
is bearing dispatches to .the envoyl M.
Rouesine, when asked If Russia is de- -sirous"
for peace, said: - ' ,.''" ' ': . " .
"All nations desire peace. Russia
is not unlike the others. What is the
use of my predicting what results will .
come from the meeting of the ambas
sadors with those of Japan? If it wer-j
a month ago that you had asked mo
that would be all very well, I might
then have ventured to prophesy a little.
But now the negotiations have already
beguF-. M. Witte, Baron Rosen, Baron
Komura and Mr. Takahira have already
met each other and doubtless have ex-
changed ideas. They are off as you
say in English. -It is like a race, for ,
it would be useless to tryto predict
t,he finish." -
"And which horse are you putting
your stakes on?"
"The Russian," replied, the com
mander, emphatically. -
A Missionary's Mission
Seattle, Washn., Aug. 9. Dr. W. IL -Martin,
who for about forty years has'
been preaching and teaching in China,
is in this city en route to New York
and Washington In the latter city,
he will "call unon President Roosevelt
and Secretary Root relative to the
Chinese exclusion law. He will do po
'at the request of Chang' Chung, vice
'roy of two center provinces near Kan -jkow,
for whom he acted asvin3tructoi'
I during the last three yearsi
;. ! "
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