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E OF PEACE
SITS TREMBLIK
!ope Looks to
Roosevelt's Efforts"
ENVOYS'. IN DEADLOCK'!
Nothing Is Known of the Interview
Between the President and Baron
Rosen, but It Is Believed That Mr.
Roosevelt Had a Definite Plan for
Untangling the Situation
r, tel Went worth, Portsmouth, N. H.,
.a- 19. The status of .the peace nego-i'K-ns
has not been changed by the
ru n of President Roosevelt in sum
.v.ins Baron Rosen, one of the Rus-
plenipotentiaries, to -Oyster Bay,
rhe hope of a successful outcome-
been greatly strengthened through!
president's decision not to stand
; and idle if the time came when
mediation might be necessary to
? the day. More than on.ee it has
predicted' in Portsmouth dis
aes that Mr. Roosevelt would make
rial effort to produce harmony be
a the envoys- if the- worst came
,:ihe worst, and that the prediction j
uis been verinea nas created no sur
:a - among those who were aware
i a w deeply he was concerned in the
fa ieavor to see a termination of the
'ii- eastern -hostilities. His conference
r.i'h Baron Rosen tonight marks the
v ginning of a supreme effort on the
president's part to bring success out
f the Portsmouth .conference.
Although the center of interest and
n.portance Incidental with the nego
iutions has been transferred for tha
:nr.f
from Portsmouth to Sagamore
Jill; enough developed here today to
confirm the impression that the Rus
;i.ms are honest in their , declaration
that 'hey regard the conference . as
h.rvina virtually ended with tle--ses-Fifn
of yesterday. Accepting their
the president succeeds in bringing j
about a favorable change in the situa
tion the war will go on; provided, al-v.-ays,
however, that the Japanese-are
liot withholding until the very last
pome great surprise that will serve
to prevent the conference from being
an utter failure. .
To those who earnestly desire peace
there is much cause for
hope ih.the
iw!ed?re that Japan regards Amer- 1
as one of her best friends, whose ,
J. a
: n,-i -opinion she is anxious to retain, j
i n l in this lies the likelihood that Mr. j
l.nospvc t m;iv snr'PPd in. seciirlnfir !
i:f'in tho mikado sufficient concessions
to Russia to prevent a break in the
: zotiittions. No reasonable nerson
doubt that the president in his j
conference with Baron Kaneko, the
Japanese financial agent in the United
Ftates, expressed the same views that
3) laid before Baron Rosen of. the
3:ns?i.in mission in- the interview to
cl !-. Baron Kaneko appears to be the
preeident's unofficial channel of.com
- tnunk-ation. with- the government at
Tokio, and this apparently accounts
f r the fact that no - member of. the
J " panose peace entourage was sum
r. on,.ri t0 oyster' Bay.
Those who are acquainted with the
sfdeiu's earnest wish to prevent a
( ' Dtiuance of the Russian Japanese
,, v; , . . n i
f'. his wav nf rloitis' hnsinpss nrft con- I
f.dent that he has not assumed a prom
i '' -i:t part in the effort to obtain peaca
vr.hout any practical plan in mind to
: 'mpli.sh the result upon which ho
l as fc-t his heart. v That the president
M-imrnoned Baron Rosen merely to ex-
rss to him the hope that the con
f r nee would not adjourn without
f.7;-iir,er a treaty of peace is inconsist-
r.t i-itV Af nnniuirsU'ci m.thna
N.-mrHiiv th. rr.ozt fluoo Y, -im
thuVffnirfi th wnriri n s tli nrps- :
I lent "of the United States is sufficient
cause other nations to give careful i
r rvl respectful attention Ao whatever
-:?estions he may bring to their at-.,
' - 'ion. But so determined is the pres-
1-nt to stop the bloody confdet in!
China that he will hardly be limited j
v- what some people may consider to
k- the proper function of a neutral.
P.oosevclt has never paid much at
''ion to precedents. He said once
t 1 1 1 he made his own precedents and
J.-: '-.if?ed to get along pretty well, not
v i'. Iistandine. That he has some prac-
ii suggestion to make to the peace
-r.vc tkod. n.mo la rnt
' V ' 1 111C11 KVtrilllliVlHO 1 ' J V . I
be doubted, and Baron Rosen, it is
s-.nable to suppose, will carry away
a Oyster Bay a message that will
1 ' 11IWI L 1 1 U. 1 L llltl j
I '-n U i. XI.- A lrv. xVitaf I
nrr.in mrLt Vio o mavn nvnrMcmn nr !
f " state that the plenipotentiaries of
iM:-ia and Jaran will make anothier
t"ri t to get together upon the point of
--rgence" between them. As the rep
ntative of a government which, in
:t of its belief in the justice of the
on one belligerent, has oberved
- neutrality of the most correct char- ment of the peape envoys on the out- know what became of it.- The where
i -r between both of them, the presi-' standing questions, btit the possibility abouts of the order will be one of th
it is in a position to do wonders in of a breakdown of ' the negotiations matters the coroner's- jury will iavesp
iie yresent case. There are many creates no excitement. I tigat for the engineer claims that he
practical ways for a settlement -iVhirh
he could advance, arid it is to be ex
pected that he has set about his work
in a practical way, " -
The prevailing opinion,, here is that
the president is noAV in touch with tho
Japanese government through iBaron
j Kaneko to ascertain what concessions
Japan will be willing to make in the
way of a compromise with Russia.
That he has already ascertained them
is quite, probable, and it is suggested
rfiere that' the conference with Baron
Rosen wUl be for the purpose of let-
ting the Russian envoys know what
Japan is prepared to offer. . ' ;
- In. summoning a representative of
Russia to Oyster Bay the president did
not disclose his purpose. He ' merely
sent a mesage to M. Witts through
H. Pierce, the, federal government's
representative at the peace conference,
saying that he had an important com
munication to make and asking that
Baron Rosen be sent to Oyster Bay
if ; possible.
Portsmouth, which includes M. Witte
and Baron Rosen, was therefore in
the dark as to the exact purpose of the
president in calling for . one. of the
Russian representatives. . The presi
dent's choice of Baron Rosen for this
important mission was based, of course,
upon the fact that Baron Rosen is the
diplomatic representative of Russia in
the United States, and as such the
pioper person to treat with the head
of the nation to which he is accredited.
Through him' the president can com
municate directly with the czar, al
though it is unlikely that any mes
sage will be sent by Baron Rosen to
his emperor without the concurrence
of M. Witte. -. . '
' The reason of the president's desire
to deliver his communication to Barcn
Roserr personally, and probably orally,1
is easily : understood. He could con
duct the exchanges through Mr. Meyer,
the American ambassador at St.
Petersburg, but to do so would give a
formal official status, to whatever the
president has to say, and the position
which Mr. Roosevelt - occupies in. the
peace negotiations as a neutrai is a
mte t0Q deljcate to permit that, ;ac-
cording to the views of .those acquaint
ed with the proprieties of diplomatic
usages. -
There has been much said here to
day as to whether the president will
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BIG AUTO TURNS OVER
One Occupant Hilled and
Four Injured
Tire, Burst as the Machine Struck a
Bridge Everybody Dumped into
the Creek With the Vehicle on
Top of Them v
Newport, R. I., Aug. 19. The worst
f ... -..M.n WMV, over hnr-
1
PeneJ ln Newport was that which took
place thls afternoon at Easton Beach,
in which five occupants of a large ma-
I chine were thrown out, one killed and
! the others more or less Inju
the otYera more or less inured. The
i person killed, or who died as a result
of his injuries, was Vincent Walsh, son
of he millionalre Thomas F. Walsh,
who is spending the summer a the
William Astoria vifTla with his wife. He
died shortly after his arrival at the
Newport Hospital. Those injured were
Miss Evalyn Walsh, Mrs. James L.
Kernochan, Harry Oelrlch, -Herbert
Pell, the chauffeur. Miss Walsh was
the most severly injured.
The party was returning - from the
Clam Bake Club in Mr. Walsh's 40 horse
power machine, Mr. Walsh drivin gr and
was coming towards Newport. A the
end of Easton's Beach there is a creek,
which is crossed by a wooden bridge
and the scene of many a death. As the
machine approached this point
one
of the rear tires burst, the machine
slid to one side, went through the
wooden rail on the "right . side of the
bridge, into the creek. As. it. went
through the rail 'of the bridge part of
the rail went through the side' of the
machine, another i'art striking Mr.
Walsh. The machine turned over and
the occupants w buried underneath.
As the automobile went through the
bridge there Vas a loud crash, which
was heard along the
beach,' which
-wits crowded with bathers
of tnem hurried to the s
A number
scene, r ortu-
nateiy tnere was- ow.vwo.w l
lnl the creek at th time, and thej-e
TO no danger of the people drowning.
Mr., Walsh was seen to be the most
severely injured, and he was the first
attended. He was piacea in an am
bulance and hyrried; off to Newport
Hospital, where he died shortly after.
The rest of the party were wet through,,
and all were more or' legs injured. Mis3
Walsh was bruised about the body and
1 had a fractured leg. Mrs. Kernocnen
was Dacuy Druisea ana cui,
Oolrloti n.nrl T,Tr Pell., tho Chauffer. The
. . . . . H.O. - - - w
fall of the machine had been about six
feet and it had' turned completely over.
It is thought that Mr. Walsh must
hava ri&crk stTiirir nn T HP neau uy
wbw.. "...
.In'.. a Un tArr. mill Q a ho TVS S Un-
conscious, when picked up. He is aoouc
18 years old and was looked upon as
one of the most expert chauffers in the
cottage. ... .
Tokio, Aug. 19. Pessimism Is now
expressed" here regarding an agree-
RALEIGH
CZAR'S REFORM
SMALL
Tkn
1 lib
Manifesto Grants But
little After Ail
GRUDGINGLY GIVEN TOO
Voting Qualification Very HighAr
tisan Crass Entirely Ignored.
Problem of Non-Russian Subjects
Postponed All Real Powers Re-
- served to the Throne X. ;
St. Petersburg, Aug. 19.The crisis of
the peace conference is ignored as
trivial compared with the epoch-making
Importance of the czar's manifesto,
...
which absorbs public attention. An
observer's- first effort must be to resist
sharing the attitude of 'cynical suspi
cion which the entire population : im
mediately assumes toward everything i
issuing from the government.', When
this has been overcome it is abundant
ly clear that a great- historic event
has happened in Russia, : and today,
which is the Feast of the Transfigura
tion, will stand among the anniversa
ries which great nations celebrate in
honor of a dely in - the struggle for
self-government. This can be said de
spitemany limitations which' surround
the emperor's scheme. : J
Foremost among these, is the ominous
fact that the great industrial army,
whose restless agitation has so ofteh
paralyzed the authorities, is complete
ly left out. The artisans who,, tried t
reach the emperor in January,; and the
working population who were In a
chronic struggle with the Cossaeks at
Moscow, Warsaw, Odessa and else
where, remain just where they are now.
Because they have ceased to. share in
the life of their native villages they
are not allowed the , fractional hare
In the, franchise , which' the villages may
enjoy as collective- units. 'V
In every other respect; the voting:
qualification is . extremely high. Where
only men ocpupying town property a-t
an annual rental of 1660 or possessing
an agrarian . estate worth $7,600 have
votes it may be assumed that not five
per cent, of the adult male population
will receive .the suffrage. This, Is true
even when remembering that a peasant :
with $750 . worth .of . real estate may.
have a tenth part of a vote in electing
the. first assembly electors, who .will
then choose a member of the imperial
duma. The present manifesto, more
over, defers grappling with, the prob
lem of how- the Poles, Finns, . Tartars
and other non-Russian nationalities
shall be placed in the new scheme. The.
word "Jew" appears nowhere, thus
classing the Jews for the purpose of
suffrage with the orthodox Russians.
The general poverty of the Jews - will
permit only a few merchants of their
race in large cities to vote. '
There remains, however, the great es-.
sen tial fact that for the first time in
the history of the Russian empire an
assembly for the discussion of public
affairs by representatives of the people
is lawfully permitted. The right is
grudgingly given. Its intrinsic political
value Is practically nil, but it is all
that was expected, and it at least fur
nishes machinery which will be used
for gaining real reforms and a' real
expression of the popular will. It is .
beyond question that the imperial duma
will from the first moment of its mjset-
ing struggle for greater powers,' and it.-.
is scarcely less doubtful that the autOr'
crat will not long withhold them. i
BODY OF JOLLY FOUND
The Coroner Decides to Postpone In
quest on Train Dieaster w
Norfolk, Va.,' Aug. 19. The body of
W. E. Jolly of Greenville, N. C, C the
promoter of the Kinston and Greenville
excursion which was-wrecked ' in the
western branch of the Elizabeth riyer
near Portsmouth Thursday, was found
early this morning floating - in the
river. The body was taken to'Ports
mouth to be prepared for shipment to
his home. - ' . j ' . . ;
Jolly's body was the first found today,
though divers are at work looking for
other bodies' and preparing the bot
tom, of the river for the driving of
piles for rebuilding the draw through
which th-excursion train plunged K:
The coroner summoned a jury of in
quest this afternoon, but after yiewing
the: body of Atkinson the jury 'was
adjourned until such time as there can
be a joint Inquest by the city and
county authorities.
At the Sarah Leigh Hospital it wm,
stated by the house physisian that
no -railroad order was In any, of the
engineer's pockets when his jclo$hej
were searched upon the patient arryV"
ing there. Reig, himself, it is' said.
admitted he had an order but aid not
APPEARS
K. p.:NDymQWST
had" no 'advices regarding the draw
and had no orders " to stop a-nywhere.
It is further understoo that the dan
ger flag, or portions .of lt which were
set in" the track to sto the : train, will
be; introduced at' the croner's inquest
In ; order; to show . that its color -'was
hardly discernible," even at short dis
tances, from a nuWiri train. "
.- " Hunting for BodtMCntifM
Norfolk, Va.:; Aug. ii9. the work of
hunting jfor the bodies in tjie submerged
cars of the Atlantic Coast Xrine ' at
Bruce station .continued today with the
result of finding two-more bodies,- mak
ing 14 in all, .one them. W E. Joiiy,
the , r white man wh -organized - the ne
gro excursion from-Kinston. - '.
The sunken coach was made fast to
a tug and dragged a hundred feet down
the westfcrn-branch ; with a strong cur
rent Vppufing; through 4t In jthe opposite
airectlon; ; Fifteen , or twenty minutes
later it was dragged- t dry land by a
locomq,tiye. . , The rear; end of the car
was -completely knocked but, and
through .this hole all the bodies were
washed iout. .Of the fifty . peopje esti
mated' to ha ve been ln . this coach,
thirty-two were reseued, eleven , were
found dead and nine were, missing. .
SEARCHING FOR AN ACTRESS
Blanche '' Homan the Heroine of a
'..,f.K "Chicago Sensation
. Chicago, Aug. 19. Search is being
made for Blanche Homan, a . well
know'n actress, and . William Sells, one
of tho millionaire owners of : Sells
Brothers' circus. - Qeorg B. Walker,
city ealesman for ; the Shaw-Walker
Company, is seeking to have papers
served in a suit for4. 523,000 damages
against; Sells.. I ;r r'
Walker, who is confined to - his 'bed
with a .fractured skull and other in
juries, "charges that he sustained these
injuries at the hands of Sells in the
apartments of Miss -Hornan.
He charges that when Sells dicov
ered him with the -.young woman he
attacked him with ai revolver, beatVhg
him to the floor ands. injuring him so
severely -that it was. at first thought
thiat : he would die. He promises
criminal action also.
NERVED FOR FIGHTING
Japanese Army Ready to
Carry; on IIieJlfaf A.
Oyami's tajef of Staff SSJs tfi JTa-
tlon Appreciates President Roose
Yelt's Efforts In Behalf , of Peace.
All Classes Love America
Chicago, Aug. 19. The Dally News? to
night publishes a cablegram fromf its
correspondent with General Oyama's
army in Manchuria. In the -dispatch
the " correspondent gives an interview
with Marshal Oj-ama and with General
Kodama.
Marshal Oyama, the correspondent
says, spoke enthusiastically of the
United States and of President Roose
velt' and expressed regret that he had
not . been in Tokio to entertain . Secre
tary ,Taft during his recent visit. He
recalled that he had met General Grant.
With Kodama, Marshal Oyama's chief
of staff, the correspondent talked for
nearly an hour. In words of undoubted
sincerity-he expressed the deep grati
tude to 'America, which he said was
felt by all the-Japanese. "Though you
do not aid Japan as an ally," said he,
"you have given an equivalent in your
sympathy and in your support of the
Japanese war loans. The - love which
all classes of the Japanese feel -for
America; was testified by tho great en
thusiasm of the people in their wel
come of 'the Taft party. .
"We; greatly appreciate President
RopseVelfs motive in bringing - about
peace negotiations, and therefore have
accepted, his Invitation to these con
ferences." Our representatives there will
do all; they can- consistently to obtain
peace for the good of humanity and the
cause of justice. We should regret the
losses of brave men and officers that
another, battle would entallr but It. the
Russians are unwilling to make peace
on fair" terms Japan will have no al
ternative but to continue the war. If
further fighting shall prove necessary
Japan will continue to practice the
principle of humanity and justice which
President Roosevelt urges."
PATRIOTIC COWS
Painted, in the National Colors and
. Named Appropriately
-. Paterson, N. J., Aug. 19. Nathan
Gaxfunkle nainted his cows red. white
and blue and then named them "Old
Glory,;" f"Star Spangled Banner," "Stars
and: Stripes," "Flag of the Free" -and.
"Long May She wave." This patriotic
eccentricity was attributed to Gar
funkle. in. the session of court yesterday.
Other-conventionalities were laid
at his door, such as beating his wife
and 'lowering his child into a well.
TTit -fiirtc-ft' xentt .informed that Gar
, r -
funkle had been arraigned once before j charge made against vr. . wo. a.
on these accusations, had given bail Moore, who recently resigned from the
and; then gone to Baltimore. His bonds- . bureau v of ; pla.nt Industry. Mr. Mc
man brought him back. Hewa sent Reynolds says that nothing has been
ith -hide?, ordered that his '. r.,Krufpd to him which indicates any
voionno i c .i"nM n fj
2bV 1905
10 M
WRINKLE
NO Action Looking to a New
Treaty
AN OFFSET TO BOYCOTT
The American Government Refuses
to Be- BluffeS China Claims That
There Is No Way to Control Mer
chantsWho Do Not Want Impor
tations From the United States
Washington, Aug! 19. Until the pres
t ti-American movement in China
subsides and the boycott comes to an
end, either through failure in itself or
by some action on the part of the Chi
nese -government, no action will be
taken to renew the negotiations for
the new exclusion .treaty China de
mands. This can be said on the au
thority of the Chinese legation here,
and it is believed that such notice has
been sent from Oyster Bay through
Minister Rockhlll to the Chinese gov
ernment. Press dispatches from Pekin
today state that the notice has
been served' and" thereby President
Roosevelt has delivered a bio" n re
taliation to the Chinese boycott. The
president has, in effect, notified China
that this government can not be bluffed
by any such movement as the boycott.
Government officials hope that the
movement will die a natural death, and
those who are familiar with the Chi
nese, way of doing things believe that
it . Will.
- Sir. Chen Tung Liang Cheng, the
Chinese minister here, came to Wash
ington today on a brief business trip.
He will return to Amherst, Mass.,
where his summer home is, in a few
days. He called at the state depart
ment, but he said . that there was no
significance "attached to his visit at
this tlma and that he merely paid his
respects to the acting secretary of "state.
The minister said that , "his ' country
could 'do nothing toward putting an
end to the boycott; that the merchants
in China were absolutely free to buy
whatever, goods they, chose, and that
the matter could not be controlled by
the government at Pekin.' He said
his government had already done all
that was possible by instructing the
governors and viceroys of the various
provinces to allay the movement 17
any way possible. . .
The present status of the negotia
tiations for the exclusion treaty is ap
parently very simple. The Chines
government asks that the treaty shall
provide merely for the exclusion of
the laboring classes, with the specifi
cations as to just -what should con
stitute a laborer. The 'Chinese min
ister has said that this point could be
governed by the definition of the word
by' American law. The United States
government contends that those who
may be permitted to enter should be
specified by classes. The Chinese re
fuse to concede this point, maintaining
that some class would be sure to bo
left out, , At present the laws of this
country, permit the free entry of five
classes, viz.-: merchants, students, trav
elers, officials and teachers. If a man
happens to be a banker, or possibly a
scientist, there is no way he can come
into the United States. There are so
many classes which are entitled to
enter free, according to the Chinese
view, that' if any effort were to be
made to make a distinct list of those
who mjffht come in there would be no
end ' of confusion and dispute. The
Chinese minister has had no instruc
tions recently concerning the treaty,
but he expects some word from his gov
ernment before returning to Amherst.
It became known today that the in
flamed minds of the Chinese against
Americans is to some extent due to
the fact that reports were sent out
that' the negotiations for the treaty
were to be transferred from .Washing
ton, to Pekin. These reports were pub
lished when Minister Rockhill left
Washington for Pekin to assume his
duties there,-and , were reproduced in
Chinese newspapers. ' It was. said that
he would endeavor to. solve matters at
Pekin. Such was not the case, but
for some reason -the Chinese merchants
did not like- the' reports- and thought
that it was an attempt on the part of
this country to obtain some vision
ary advancage. ' They believed that it
woftld be far- better to, trust the matter
f Ha minister here. . It became known
Jj, n the 'minister twice
l.r vw
com-
l (,VUV ;
plained to Secretary-Hay concerning
the" report which emanated from the
state department.
Dfi Moore's Case Dropped
waBMrrton. Aug. 19. Secretary- f
Agriculture Wilson this morning re
ceived' from . Acting Attorney General
i-.n T.TT?vnolds a report on the
Laming) option on the- Dart oz ur.
Moore, and that he does not find "any
thing in the matter submitted to him
which justifies the institution -of legal
proceedings in this case.
Dr. Moore discovered av soil inocula
tor and his business relations with the
Nitro-Culture Company of West Ches
ter, Pa., formed the basis of the
charges made against him. 'The Mfc
Reynolds report terminates the pro
ceedings in this case.
... Steamboat Runs Aground
New York, Aug. 19. The steamboat
Thomas Patten, plying bteween New
York and Pleasure Bay, N. J., carry
ing about 1500 passengers, were ground
on Raccoon Island Point, about a mile
frcm Pleasure Bay, tonight. Previous
ly: she had gone on a reef at Atlantic
Highlands; but was easily Coated.
Passengers became panic-stricken
when she ran -on Radeon Island Point.
They were taken off in small boats with
the greatest difficulty. The men re
mained on board until the women and
children were taken off. An effort will
be made to pull the steamer off at high
tide.
CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS
Papers Filed in the Case of Certain
Western Railroads
Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 19. Contempt
proceedings charging violations of the
order "of District Judge John F.
Phillips, issued in March, 1902, restrain
ing the defendant from giving rebates
in violation of the interstate commerce
law, were filed here today ln the United
States district court against the Chi
cago and Alton, the Chicago, Burling--.ton
and Quincy, the Missouri Pacific,
the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
and the Atchison Topeka and Santa F?
Railway companies. The court is tasked
to cite them for contempt.
t The contempt proceedings allege
specifically in the case of the Chicago
and Alton that the company granted re
bates amounting to many thousands of
dollars on shipments of agricultural
and farming machinery to the Inter
national Harvester Company, "which
owns and controls the Deering Harvester
Company, the McCormick Harvester
Company and the Illinois Northern
Railroad Company."
DEMAND FOR DAMAGES
China Has Claims on Russia
S :; y and Japan - -
- ,
The War in Manchuria Has Resulted
in Loss to Chinese Suhjects It Is
Expected That a Large Amount
Will Be Demanded
Washington, Aug. 19. There is good
reason to believe that theChinese gov
ernment will shortly make demands on
both Russia and Japan for damages
sustained by the Chinese citizens of
Manchuria during the operations there
by the armies ofthe two belligerent
nations.
If the conference at Portsmouth re
sults in a treaty of peace the govern
ment at Pekin is likely to make its
claim as soon as the peace negotiations
between Japan and Russia are con
cluded. The amount of the claim is
a matter of pure speculation, although
that it will be very large is beyond
doubt. The crops of two seasons have
been ruined for the Chinese who. live
within the hostile zone in' Manchuria,
and many of them are destitute. The
Chinese government, it is believed here,
will hold both belligerents liable for
the damages sustained by its citizens,
although the demands on the Japanese
may be smaller than those - upon the
Russians, inasmuch as it is by virtue
of the Japanese operations that Man
churia will be returned unincumbered
to China in case peace is made at
Portsmouth.
China maintains that it wap not by
any invitation from Pekin that the two
governments began war in Manchuria.
Aside from the damages in Manchuria
the Chinese government has claims
upon Russia at least for damage in
flicted in Mongolia. Early this v year
when Russia in a circular note com
plained to the powers that Japan was
violating the neutrality of China by
entering Mongolia the Chinese govern
ment refuted the Russian charges with
specific incidents of foraging and pil
laging by the Russians in Mongolia,
and outside the agreed war zone.
Minister Paralyzed in Church
Statesville, N.. C, Aug. 19. Special.
Rev. R. B. Hines of Mt. Airy suffered
a stroke of paralysis in Trinity Metho
dist church, Concord township, this
county, yesterday about . noon. Mr.
Hines had been assisting Rev. R. M.
Taylor in a meeting since Sunday. At
the close of his sermon yesterday hie
called on Mr. ; Taylor to pray, and it
was during the prayer that 'the stroke
occurred. A couch was prepared for
Mr. Hines, and he has not been, re
moved from the church. He was not
able to speak yesterday and has only
been able to speak a few rational
words today. Mrs. Hines has been
notified of her husband's condition.
She is expected here toniglvt. Mr.
Kines Is about 52 years old.
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No. 70
ANOTHER PLACE
MING FEVER
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One Hundred Cases in a Fish
ing Settlement .
DOCTORS ARE STRICKEN
Yellow Fever Broke Out at Lee in
June and Was Kept in the Dark
Two Months Sporadic Cases in
Suburbs of New Orleans Gov.
Vardaman Orders an Investigation
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Now Orleans, Aug. 19. Yellow fevei
record :
New cases 58.
Deaths 5.
A party of fifty Italians reached here
today over the Mississippi Valley Rail
road, who say they were driven out
Of,; the towns of Baker and Zachary,
a., at the point of a shotgun.- They
tried to leave the train at several points
before reaching New Orleans, but were
not allowed to do so and were compelled
to come to New Orleans. They were all
healthy and no objection was mado to
their landing here. -
The situation at Lee, in LaFourch
parish, Is unfavorable. The place is
a fishing settlement of the gulf coast
near the mouth of Bayou La Fourch.
Dr. Stark, health officer at La Fourch.
hearing that there was much sickness
there, went down to investigate. He
found a hundfed persons sick, some
of them unquestionably from yellow
fever, and some apparently from den
gue fever. The situation was aggra
vated by the fact that five local doctors
were among the" first prostrated by th
fever. Little difficulty was encountered
In tracing the disease to New Orleans,
as the landing for fish boats from Lel
In New Orleans is immediately in front
of the French market, the original cen
ter of infection in New Orleans.
Dr. Stark found that .the fever haj
broken but at Lee in June, three weeki
-or more before its existence was known,
to the health authorities of New Or
leans, and two months before it was
brought to light.
Five sporadic cases of yellow fever
have been found in Jefferson parish,
at Hanson City, Shrewsbury and Mc
Donoughville, which are suburbs of
New .Orleans. In St. Charles, just above
Jefferson, five more sporadic cases have
been found.
Governor Vardaman has ordered art
investigation to be made of the out
break at Mississippi City with the pur- '
pose of criminally prosecuting any phy
sician of that town who failed to re
port any case of yellow fever- as re
quired by law. The Louisiana board ol
health has ordered the Calcasieu parisi
board to disregard the quarantine es
tablished by the city council of Lake
Charles against all freight from New
Orleans, it being beyond the powei
of the council to declare such quaran
tine. Adams county, Mississippi, has -increased
its quarantine force and now
has a cordon of armed guards drawn
around the entire county.
Vicksburg has quarantined against
the coast because of the outbreak at'
Mississippi City.
THE VIRGINIA CAMPAIGN
Hot Contest for the Democratic Horn-
ination for Senator
- Richmond, Va., Aug. 19 Today marks
the close of the hottest campaign the
state has seen In fifty years. It is a
campaign in which only Democrats
have figured, and it is the' first timt
that the state's candidates have bee?
voted for in primary. The Democrats
are sore Over the bitterness which ha
developed in the campaign, some de.
nouncing the plan in severe terms. The
chief interest centers in the fight for
United States senator.
Governor A. J. Montague, who la
now closing his last year as governor
is opposing Senator Thomas S. Martin
for the nomination.
; The party plan provides that the can
didate getting the largest vote shall re
ceive the vote 'of the members of th
general assembly. They have been con-
ducting a vigorous campaign, the gov
ernor attacking the senator, and the
latter replying in terms that leave no
doubt as to ,the Intention and meaning""
of the language employed in making
the denials and defense.
The Republicans have carefully
watched the campaign, have preserved
all the printed speeches, and are get
ting ready to attack the Democrats
with their own speeches when the cam
paign for office begins, which will im
mediately follow the Democratic pri
mary of next Tuesday.
Norfolk, Va., Aug. 19. Henry St
Ooorsre Tucker, dean of the School ol
j Law and Diplomacy of George Wash
ington University (formerly Columbia
University), Washington, was unani
mously elected president of the James
Jtown Exposition Company today by th(
J board of directors. -
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