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CZAR'S AMOR H[e[! ,NSURANC L^ QU,RV 0N

Lagislfttire Committee to Hold lU Sergius Witte »nd Hu Suite Arri»e 1 Sessions in Hew York City, in Ne.< York City ! .

HOPES FOR SUCCESSFUL MISSION

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f tlie mrmotcrancr In-

at mjtbl Aitesblj maii Jiiaio T Rostra. Speaker Nixon and Archie E Baxter. Clerk of lbo Aueoiblj. went to the Hotel Cadillac The party wat lomed later by Senator* William W. Armttrop*. the Chairman. and Wll'iam J. Tally Ataemblytneb Ezra 1* rrentico William W. i Wemple Robert !.. Cox. Frank John- ' bly. and C It Hotallng. Seigi ant-af-went to a theatre Assemblyman Mc-Keop-an .iud Senator Ulordan came 1 down from Albany by boat, arriving

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<J neveral hour*, lent It waa agreed ? New Vork City oy-Ceneral at in a* agreed that no adqua'rters ot the nmlttee. bnt that :t the hotel of hi:

. Witt

It

read t

um by Professor do M

i copy of the gtabUshed telegram liad work be fen handed, and after he had heard • view of i through Professor Martens said ! selection M. Witte In*truct* me to say that he | be dlfflc icrer made any *ucli atatemeut How ilered th ould be do so without a knowledge of | ought to

Attorney-Ceneral Mayer sat with Hit eight committeemen during their de liberations but said that nothing ol any Importance «vns transacted, tin matter of organizing and getting to

NATION TO TIGHT FETES

Governor of Louisiana Wires Petit’on of Peoole to President.

MISSISSIPPI FLEET IS CAPTURED

•IXhborlng Slat** C

CHY'S MAYOR ABSCONDS

Chi at Executive'of Paterson, H. I Disappears.

lhnlte<l appropriation the the principal cohnsel will The committeemen be wo or three good lawyers

leoired.

wast Japan * terms arer j -The big insurance companies will On the revenue cutter wh.ch went | be represented by prominent lawyers." down the b»y to meet the Kaiser WII- eald Senator Rlordau. "and our combelm were M. Nicholas de Ladygeo- | mlttee should have all the assistance It sky, Cousal-lleneral of liuaala in this j con get I am ill favor of employing city. Baron Schllppenbnch Russian | the very best lawyers it is possible to

Consul-General in Chicago. Ill . Baron secure."

-Schilling, Vice-Consul in this city; M. i Several stenographer* will be necesKutxleb. agent of the Russo-Chlnese j sary. For the places applications were Bank, and Gregory WUenktn. Russian received from Burt Sackett. the Senate dnancial agent In Washington. j stenographer George E Sbotwell.

J stenographer of the Senate Finance a c—nmsiMilag firnrs. g | Committee. Henry Ijtmmert. steno-

Standing on the port side of the ship I Cipher of the Assembly, and George

n the party from tbc cutter board 1

ed her was the commanding figure M Witte, who Is almost universally admitted to be the foremost man In Russia. HU personality Is striking and commands Instant .-mention, at though he looks little like a Russian He Is a man of heroic proportions, be mg more than six fee; tall and ot

heavy build.

Hla head and face -trongly resemble

W. Henderson, of- the Law' Reporting Company. Incorporated, of New Tori; The offlclal Senate and Assembly stenographers and Mr -Sbotwell. Senator Malby'* stenographer, bad everything “fired, a* they believed, to be named the official stenographers of the

committee

Their fond dreams were Shattered, however, when J Calvin McKnigbt appeared before the committee in ad-

Roscoe Conkilng’s. With his quiet ' ™<*< - y of the offer of the I-aw Reportdignity Is s manner which seems al l ln * Company Mr. McKoight. who most like settled melancholy Thir | , * >cnl tke day with Chairman Odell at impression is heightened by liU eyes, i Saratoga, came to Albany on an early which are particularly soft and kindly j ,rs * n au, l wt Ur- Henderson. When and tad. A sparse, grizzled beard cot I tb * committee was ready to take tip

n behind.

re a weR-fittlng suit of grayish tint, a round Panama hat. upstanding collar, a ready-tied black four-ln hand scarf and brown silk gloves. Hi leaned heavily on a black malacca

walking stick.

M- Witte was tbe lion of the ship

e consideration of selection of

ographers a letter from, the Le w Reporting Company was read which seut cold cilUls up and down the spines of

the committeemen jrbe had pledged Ihetr support to the legislative stem,

grapher*. This corporation naked to

be.made tbe official stenographer of

^ „.. the committee, offering to perform the the voyage, and his affability, his con- | " ol J k for IWO cents a folio fof'theoHgunned good humor and bis democratic j lnal copy and two cents a folio for

ways were commented on freely. | tflcb »<lditlonal copy. Every day. and for tbe greater part of i .tch day. he was in the cafe and the yBlck •aioo. where he evidently took mnrh „ ,

pleasure fn .-onverslng on many snb- ! , T “ U B 8“ r ' - for 5 stenographic report Jecta with those who -poke French 1 oT P^eidlngs Is perhgps the smallest In none of these conversations wae , f. v " maile In thU or any other State, the subjec; of the peace conferencer J!J* eXp Ji ln 'Z 1 T " 1 J ,he '^ed by

touched on unless M. Witte gave 1 '•* or ~ w

New Orleans, La.—With a desire to atop the panir Ihroughout the South, which has demoralized business and already has caused enormous fiuancir! losses, leaders In olficial and business life in btmltjana have aaked the Cniled States Government to ‘take ‘full control of tbe fight against tbe yellow The meeting to determine on mean* to meet the panic conditions was held at the Cotton Exchange. The president and three delegates from all commercial and some professional organisation*. Mayor Bahrman. President Kohnke. of the City Board of Health. President Souehon. of the State Board of Health, and some physicians were present. This resolution was unanimously adopted"Resolved. Thffi this meeting indorses the proposition to ask the Cuitrd State* Government to take bontrol of the yellow fever sltiiaHon in New Orleans, and that the Governor of tbe State and the Mayor of New Orleans lie requested to take immediate steps io carry this proposition Into effect. "Further. That the hearty co-opera-tion of the State and city governments. State and city health beards. Pariah Medical Society and merchants and people generally be pledged in such .iction as may be taken by the (soveraA telegram was sent to Governor Blanchard apprising him of the action of the meeting. He wired to the President at Oyster Bay expressing his apA yellow fever and quarantine expert lu the city, whose i»osltion with the Government forbids the use of his name, ha* estimated that the probable cost to the Government of the effort to stamp out the fever will be about Il.OOU.OOO. exclusive of the money: that the localities will be called on ti

expend.

The Louisiana Naval Reserves cap>Tired or drore from the Louisiana lakes Jhe entire force of .the Mississippi quarantine patrol. The crews of tbe two boats captured—the Grace and tbe Tlpsey—are In Ihe pariah prison of 8t Bernard parish, below the city, under charge* ranging from piracy to assault and battery. The Oyster Commlaalen boat Grace, flying.the Mississippi quarantine flag, was caught at the'Rigolets. At a conference at the City Hall it was decided that Mayor Barbman should Issue a proclamation requiring every business house in the city to close one dav so that employes anight take a hand in the general cleaning movement Merchants are to be asked to furnish carts to carry away refute. Hundreds of persons are temporarily moving from New Orleans to 8t. Tamj many Parish, the only near haven to which they can ao The parish has opened its dobnrTo all refugees. Tellow fever has cover developed in St. Tammany Pariah during the most serious epidemics. Extreme measures which some of the country districts are taking to guard t Item selves from yellow fever threaten to pnt a stop to train service.

. and It was said that no one ibused bit affability to the extent ol asking any Impertinent questions. The envoy and his culte dined in their private dining -oom. but on thi •jecaaion of tbe Captain's dinner one ol th* passengers at the Captain's tabic offered M. Witte his seat. He accept ■■d on tbe condition that he should not t>e expected to wear evening dress make an address, and In return asked (be gentleman who made the offer tc dine with him in his private suite. As the ship passed up the bay ■he skyscrapers of dbe city came lnt< View M. Witte expressed a desire ti go up on the bridge and view the vas» panorama of craft and edifice He and the reporters and the secretaries of the party went up to the place where th* captain stood, and sa each of the gtesd buildings was pointed opt to him b< expressed his delight and wondertnent Am th' vessel came up to tbe dock the band on board played the Roatiat nsBonal anthem. There was a grew r°sr from the pier, where s crowd oi Russians who had followed tbe Tease’ in the lug Lewis Polver up the bay had gathered. When tbe gangplank yas let down there was a rush of the** members of the Slavonic Society to ge* on board in order to perform the ritei of “Chleb a Sul." the ancient Slavonic custom of presenting bread and tall

to the guest.

A slight accident to the running geat of the vehicle In which they were be tag driven to the St. Begis caused M Witte and hi* secretary to change « another cab at Twenty-third street ant

Brand way.

M. Witte and the members af bb suite were guests at an informal dlnnet given that night by Baron Boten at the

(~nlon Club.

contract to supply fifty copies New Tort City News Association ten minutes after each word Is uttered nnd sixteen extra copies to various organ!

ration* and individual*.

Tbe company stipulate! to supply eight expert court stenographers and twelve typewriter operators, nnd to deliver ten minutes after tbe adjournment of each cession of the committee the original nnd as many extra copies of a verbatim transcript of tbe proceedings as the committee desired. Tbe first matter settled was tbe seIredgk of -Sergeant-at-Ams and hit •Want. The men chosen • were Frank W. Johnaon. of Buffalo, nnd Charles R. Hotallng. of .Selkirk, the Sergeants-at-Annx of the Assembly and Senate, respectively. Mr. Hotallng is tqbe the Assistant Sergcant-at-Arms to the committee, and win re-

•*day* ,U * 1 W wlth Mr

COACH GOES OVEB A CUFF.

Cody. Wyo.—Weed has boon receive* bon of a taralwceldent which occim U» the Yellowstone Natlffml Park. A dfhnhta drirer with a six 'Mrs# coach Ifftto- The eotlrv mm* wemt la I* hattara «f the ettff, U*af three pas M*re sod lajanag sre*. Mbwv **

Chairman Armstrong said it would be necessary to took up the records of befor * too king a selection. "The question Is. does life insurance -onstitute a private business, or is K la a sense a public trust and should we safeguard tie Interests of the policy holders si we would thf depositor* of a savings bank?" said Assemblyman Cox. “The matter of Investments and expenditures must be taken Into account, and any leguiatloo innfiiiU should have the security of pmlcy holders In view. "But there Is another, subject which roust be dtamssed. That Is tbb fraternal and assessment Insurance comps-

SURRENDER AT SAOHALIEN.

Tokio. Japan.—The bulk of tbe Bussian garrison on Saghallen Island surrendered to the Japanese «n July 31. A report giving detalU of their final pursuit and surrender has been re-

ceived. as follows:

"An independent cavalry column

enemy south of Pnleo and routed him. , TfJ ,

Pnleo and routed him.

driving him southward, capturing two field gnu*, besides a number of rifles

and a quantity of ammunition. "On July 20 the cavalry, being rein-

forced. vigorously pursued the enemy south of Taylan. which Res twenty-fire

miles south of Bykoff.

"The enemy lialted at Onol. twentyfive miles south of Taylan. and at fi o'clock on the morning of July 30 sent a letter under a flag of truce to the Japanese commanding officer from Genera! Llapnoff. tbe Buaslau Governor, saying that the-lack of bandage material and medicines, and the cAseqnent inability to succor tbe wounded, compelled him. from a sense of humanity,

to terminate hoa till ties.

“The commander of tbe Japanese force replied, demanding the delivery of all war supplies and property of the Russian Government, the uninjured, and the delivery of all maps, record* and papers routing to the BussUn eliil nnd military administration, and requiring their delivery In reply st 10 o'clock on tbe morning of July 31. otherwise an attacking movement would

Immediately be started.

“Colonel Toilritch. on behalf of Goternor LUpnoff. met Colonel Koisnmh Japanese chief of staff, on the morning of Inly 31. and Accepted the proposed

terms.

"Governor LUpnoff. seventy officers and 3200 men of tbe Russian garrison

then surreodsred.

“The spoils, consisting of clothing. —Italy supplies, are now

itton."

under inrestlgaUc

available tor indicate that a bettor

□ ish flatus Nwaap* tbs Oeuial irks Ha* Uasa Afcucd of

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Paterson’. S'. J.—The unlawful financiering of Mayor Belcher, of Paterson, has left many victims, who have loti an amount far in excess of nuv estimate* heretofore given. Mayor Belcher, who was looked upon a* a highly moral eitlseu nnd elected to office a* (orm'rnndldnte. has, according latest ■ catimates, • fleeced friend* nnd client* out of uot lea* than SI00,000. Auembiymna Wright ha* been engaged by the Department of Banking and inxurauce to make a Keercb-of all the mortgage* nnd deed* affecting the Manchester Building nnd Loan Association, of which Belcher wa* President and counsel. Half a doseu fraudulent mortgage* have beeu uncovered. Nearly all of the Mayor'* personal and political friend* have lo*t money. mo*t of which was loaned without seen rl ty. When he left Pnteraon. Mayor Belcher borrowed from Lawyer J. Willard De Toe $1300. Prior to that he had obtained from De Toe $1200 on personal no*e* Thomas F. Morgan, a grocer, lent to the Mayor $3000 without "Tee, and I am ready to give h'm $3000 more if he needs it." wa* the only comment of Mr. Morgan. He la on* of the few men lu Paterson who Htlll ha* faith In the Mayor. Mr. Belcher's loans from lawyers and other* having offices in the Savings Institution'Building aggregate more than

$10,000.

At a meeting ot the directors of tbe Mutual Building and Loan Association It was decided to call In all the passbook*. This decision was brought about by the knowledge that 1 money had beeu reguUrly paid as does to Bflcber at bU office: that the due* were credited on the shareholder*’ books, bat not on tbe books of tbe aa«Delation. In 'this tray It is believed that Belcher has collected hundreds of dollar* that did not find their way to tbe association's treasury. The largest Individual loss has beeu sustained by Mrs. Henry Latham, a widow.. Belcher had charge of the I-atham estate, valued at $13,000. Mrs. Latham frequently asked for n settlement. but Belcher managed to put her off. Mr*. Latham believe* that her estate'is-toit to her.' The rotate of Ule late Congressman James F. Stewart la also Involved. It is ralurd at $10,000. Each hour brings fresh revelations of the swindling transactions of Mayor Belcher. The bank officials from whose Institution* about $10,000 wa* obtained by Belcher, on fraudulent securities. have been compensated apparently. At least they deflare that they have uo Intention of bringing criminal proceedings against him. But It has been learned that tbn score* of ether victims, some of entrusted all their savings to Belcher, and now find that they are the owners of worthless sscurlties. These victims are ready to make complaint. Alphonse Maneve, a hard-working man. nnd hi* wife managed to save $2000 by depositing $10 monthly In the Manchester Building and Loan Association. When the shares matured they suggested that Mayor Belcher, who was President of the association, invest the money for them. Belcher Bare Meneve a “fake" mortgage - pronerty on East Thirtieth utreet. Tlie searrh indicated that the title came from Catherine Van Winkle, vrtio sold the property to George S. Berdan. Berdan turns out to be a mythical perAttached to the mortgage was n search on which the name of former Tax Beceiver Chester D. Ely wa* forged. The mortgage bear* the forged signature of County Clerk John J.

Slater.

Tbe stamp on the bogus document Belcher Usd made for the purpose. This _> wns found -at Belcher's office. U U a square robber affair nnd red

ENVOVS OE PEACE BEET M, Witte and Btron Komura and * 7fair Suites Presented. PRESIDENT’S PART IS ENDED

OOlrlkl C oar Will.out a Blag: Xraocbooo SottmI Attar Hi. llo»—ConllsUlx shown by A

appear that Belcher

had been guilty of two serious crimes, first, that of robbing Maneve out of $2000, and the other, ot falsifying nnd forging public documents. Maneve lias laid the nutter before the Prosecutor and will make a criminal comn'.aint. Another mortgage trail taction has been brought to .light. Belcher gare a mortgage on thffWfaerty of the Mrserve Land Cowflatiy. of which he was President, to tbe Manchester Building and Loan Association, of which be was also President. It was for $3400. No one knows who got the money, and K is presumed that It went into Belcher’s pocket. A rubber stamp w*s used lu this ease, and tbe name of the iate County Clerk Winfield was forged. lawyers who have made an Investigation learn that tbe property of Mayor Belcher has been mortgaged for far more than it Is worth. His home in Pateraon Is worth about $10,000. but the mortgages on It aggregate $18,000. Belcher carried a life Insurance policy

of $83,000.

Belcher maintained three country Places, one at Midvale, another St Btoatebnrg. N. Y_ and a third at Wayne township, N. J. He spent considerable money on these placet, but not enough to Involve him in hla present financial troubles. *-TCropa Increase Confidence. Confidence expands as the crops are secured, each day putting a large quantity of grain beyond danger and mak- . *—“ — 5 u «r loss 1<

Boy of Fifteen Abate* Father. Alfred Price. Jr, of New York City, tlx foot, flrteeo-year-old eon. waa uot to'tjto Juvenile asylum for abusing his J. P'.erpont Morgan Back. J. Piervoot Morgan returned to *«ew York City oa the Oceonte aft* warty three months la Barege.

rsrtle*

Oyster Bay. X. T.—History waa mn^e in this unpretentious fishing town,

which by chance h** t>ecome tbc capital of the'United States, o’clock In the afternoon on board

the yacht Mayflower, anchored In the shadow of Sagamore Hill. Japanese ind Russian envoy* clasped hands and President Roosevelt took the final step* In hi* effort to end the wnr by formally ’ringing the peace plenipotentiaries toThe ushering to of tbe historic conference took place finder the happiest Usplees. If the sentiment that per • '’Ailed the Initial ceremony aboard tbe Mayflower can be taken to signify anything, li should augur well for the fu1 e and go far to shatter the pesslmi*

prophesies of the last few days th President Roosevelt doing the lors, both tbe Russian and Japanese

envoy*soon put aside the formal manner that goes with diplomatic function* and greeted each other almost "eninlly lu the cabin of the President’s acbl. It was evident that President Roosevelt was making a special effort :> finish off with as much grace ns

osslhle his share of the’work.

Fully n hundred yachts were present ith sightseers on board who were ager to catch a glimpse of the Prexi dent and the peace envoy* as they

1 oarded the Mayflower

The President's yacht, with her white ides and her liras* work gleaming lu Ihe strong sunlight, wa* the handsomest craft In the bay. She was riding gracefully al anchor near tbe Inlet about a mile out from the President'll seminar home. The dispatch boat Dolphin. reserved for the Japanese peace mvoys on their trip to Portsmouth, lay anchored near by. not quite *o graceful, but every bit as spick and

<pan.

About two miles further out toward ’he Sound the United States cruiser Galveston lay lu readiness to take up aer duty of escort ins the vessels bearng the two peace delegations to Portsmouth. At noon sharp' the Marflower *ent a iauneh to the J. West Booserelt pier for Ihe President. The moment the President stenned on he Mayflower's deck the Presidential janner was broken out at her main ruck, the baud broke ont into the itrain of “The Star-Spangled Banner.’ rod her guns commenced tc speak. I. was a deafening salute of twenty-one runs, with all the warship* joining in 'be chorus until a pall of blue smoke lung over the entire fleet and the treen-clad hills reverberated with the •oboe*. The President, after exchanging greethgs with General Grant. Admirals Joghlan and Slgabee. and Commander Winslow, disappeared Into th“ cabin of :he Mayflower with Mr. Peirce to iwalt the coming of tbe Japanese con

roys.

The Japanese sun flag flak ted from tbe masthead of the Tacoma, and ■verybody gaxtd out toward her

taller ’

SHOT IN CHINESE THEATRE

Three Killed in flew York City'. Celestial Quarter.

Unlry BotwM* Two brrxri socleu«s

At •12.30 the Japanese party filed up' ^ Ator • rfhhtnadous meq. . . . r. Thou w-A*» -iftumlMt Hv itru-tnt-s

he gangway and were met by Secreary Peirce, who shook hands with every me of the fonrteen men as they filed iy. Then, bowing right nnd left to tbe line of officers on each side, they entered the small cabin nnd waited. Soon Secretary Peirce took the Japroeae in charge and led them into the

large saloon below, aft.

Tbc President stood there, looking

serious and alert

Presentations were then In order. In tbe meanwhile, nt LOS. the Chat--rnnooga. bearing the Rosatau envoys, lad entered, and was reported by Lieutenant Phelps to have come to anchor. At 153 the Buaslans left tbe Chattanooga upon a signal from the Mayfiower and the Chattanooga’s salute of nineteen guns again filled the placid hay with reverberations and blue

imokr.

The launch, with the Russian flag of white, bine and red. soon came along-

side.

Secretary Peirce met them, took them to tbe small reception room and formally presented them with the same xremony a* before. They followed the President to Hie

smaU anteroom was opened and the Japanese party entered In a cluster, with Baron Komura and Minister Takahlra in the van. For one moment tbe two seta of envoys gazed at each other blankly. Then tbe President came to the rescue. ‘Baron Komura.” he said, “I have he honor to present yon to Mr. Witts ind Baron Rosen.” The ‘test waa easy. Baron Komura presented his entire suit to Mr. Witte rod Baron Bosui. Mr. Witte presented his entire suite to Baron Komura and Minister Takahlra. Handshaking was general. All four envoys thanked the President cordially. And all the member* of both suites surged about him nd smiled admiringly. Luncheon followed In the mess room.

Roosevelt Deliver President Booaevdt delivered a s

- MINE KILLS SEVEN BAILORS. Boat Blown Into the Air to the Course of Practice Near Stockholm illars

*toUes*.

New Vork Ciry - Three •Chinamen were killed nnd possibly a score wounded with bullets lu tbe Chinese Theatre at 7 Layers street at night. The Hip Ping Tong league of ao-cnKed ••reformers.” of whom Mod; Duck 1* leader, fired upon tbe On Leone Tonga, of -whom Tom Lee la li-ader. Mock Duck.’ who ha* been figuring In the courts • and police rase* for moutk*. was 'arrested Two of lli-.-rOu Leons Tongs'charged him with eaSUtoeriug the slaughte-. The trouble was started -with the tiring of tome big fir- (Tucker* near the stage of the thentre. widen wa* crowded by 4tK) Chinamen. It wax quelled by the nppearar.ee of Reserve* from the down town police pt-eelc-t*. Pistols were freely used, hut bow were actually Injured iu the affray could not be asceriaiued. owing the fart that as sjoa at the police appeared on the scene the partlclpau:*

fled.

The theatre.-was Jammed when tbe firing began A very popular Celestial drama wa* being played. ‘ By some laneuvring it had come about that j<- members of the Hip Sing Tong vague occupied the front and tbe rear rat*, while the On Leong Tongs were i-the body of the theatre Shortly after 10 o'clock, while the play wax Interrupted by the explosion bunches of giant lire crackers n little to the left of the stage. . tmmedl•y tbe entire audience was in u panic. A rush wa* made for tbe door*. Simultaneously with the explosion f ive Are cracker* the Hip Sing Tongs sprang up at the front and rear of the theatre, and. drawing revolvers of large calibre, the favorite weapon of tbe Westernized Chinamen, barred tbe exit and retreat of tbe On Leoug The next moment there was a battle ' on In the theatr:-. Shots rang out from both side* until the place was. enveloped In dense cloud* of powder .smoke, through which came shouts, yell* and The two rival factions clenched and for -ten -mitnUos before the police arrived upon the scene the theatre was full of the gleam of knives and the Dashes of revolver Are Tbe rioting soon spread, too, to'the streets, which were Oiled with excited Chinese. The clamor ot the fight awakened all tbe Hfowery from Chatham Square to Houston atreet. The shots of the battle stirred the fireplug reserves of the Elizabeth street station fore tbe policemen on post could reach tbe scene of the fray. Tbe moment the alarm was givoa and tbe police precincts informed of what was really going on in Chinaberried from all in half an hour Mott. Pell and Doyfirs streets were fail of police. Tbe Chinamen, at tbe first sign of the law’s Interference, had fled their homes, carrying with them those who were more or less injured. lu the theatre, however, the police found four men unconscious on the eats, curtains and -with-lead. .The-floor, pra* littered with pigtails, pistols, hats, coats and debris which bad been shot from the celling.and,^raUs. In this

r^of/ne Teelo

WASHINGTON. Dr Salmon, chief of n Department Of Agrlcnllure bureau, admitted partnership with a man who got a contract to furnish labels to the Government. Secretary Wilson gave up his raestlon and will stay In Washington all through ihe inv-.iigaiioo of ihe Department of Agriculture. Government reports showed that an increase of more ihau *! ooo.iXM In Use Internal revenue* of this year over those of last. Secretary WiLon said be will remaiu at the head of ihe Agricultural Department and make It "dean and OCR ADOPTED ISLANDS. Secretary Taft rod his parly .arrived In ManHa on thi- ..earner Mcuchuria In the morning. Their arrival was made the occasion .. gorgeous wc:er

» Philippine 1*1-

Theae were attended by doctors and ritd by two ambulances to the Hud-

8treet Hospital.

II of the four men were alive when picked up. bnt two died on the way to tbe hospital: a third died soon after his nrriraL The dead were: Lee Tuck. Dee Tee Sing and Yu Tuck. The motive for the whole nffair. according to Gin Tun. who told the police be was the secretary of the On Leong Tongs, wns the jealousy existing between tbe rival factions of ChlTbelr hatred, he said, had been growing for yean. He said that recently It bad been accentuated by the fact that tbe On Leong Tongs had testified against Mock Duck and bis followers in a gambling case. Gin Tun told Captain Titus that Mock Duck personally had been responsible for the posting of the Hip Sing Tongs at •the frost and rear of the. theatre, nod also that"the fire crackers bad been the pre-arranged signal for the battle to

tegia.

DROP8 FROM BALLOON TO TRAIN Aeronaut Lands Safely on Rapidly Moving Freight With Small Shock. Muscatine. Iowa.—Descending from a balloon with the aid of a parachute. Claude Woods, an aeronaut, slighted on tbe top of a Bock Island freight train in safety, although the train was running twenty mile* an hour. Woods made an ascension In the afternoon, and bis balloon was swept down tbe river, along which the railroad tracks in. Finally he cut loose from tbc bag. and in falling the parachute was caught In A strong current of wind blowlnff in the same direction in which a freight beneath him was going. Woods deeceoded gradually and easily, traveling In the same direction ns the train. He experienced scarcely a shock when he struck th* train. He was carried to the first station and there released.

Witte Meets President. M. Witte, chief Russian peace c

■urius. a special cable dispatrt from Naples. Italy, stated, has formed a new cone, with a beautiful tccandr*

Exportation froi and* of the dried

nut. known a* «-|.- • *!>..wiv by the recent Philippln-- -n*u* «o be stead-

ily iacreaxing

Victor S. Clark : the National Bureau of Labor, wh-i ha* been investigating labor cond.:ior.» in the liawaiian Islands, has completed bis work

DOMESTIC

Important law fir.-cx accepted service behalf of EqultaMe (Urenors in*At-toruey-General Mfiyer's suit. A new Herreshoff motor boat attained a speed of fnny mile* an fconr in a trial on Long Island Sound Mrs. John G. Carlisle died nt her Rummer home in Weal Islip. L. I. Mrs. J. Piieip* Stokes nnd ihnee other women, wives of summer residents of Greenwich. Conn., formed a bucket brigade and helped their husbands fight a fire at midnight. Israel Ludlow’s air ship had a successful ascension in New York City, but the navigator became frightened and slid to the ground. Engineer John Mooney saved all on the Atlantic City Special but-.himself when his train ran Into an open switch or obstruction or. the trestle across Newark Bay. N J. He and bis engine plunged to the bottom of tbe bay. New York’s cordial reception of Witte surprised th? Rcesians. who had been led to believe that American* were prejudiced 1-.: favor of the JnpnnCommauder Kamunurn. ot -the Japanese Navy, arrived in New York City on his way to England. Baron de Rosen. Russian Ambassador. was a gnesi of the President and Mrs. Roosevelt at Oyster Bay, N. T. The California Arrow, an airship, made a succeasfa! flight*tft Br.i-.ton Beach, New York. , New York Stale Attorney-Genera! Mayer sued the Equitable Life and it* directors to compel restitution of moo- r ej**’wrongfully acquired, lost or wasted.” and the application of the surplus for the benefit of polity holders. In a dense fog and high sea the Dominion Atlantic Railway steamer Prince George went ashore on a sand bar In lower Boston Bay, Mass. Angered because he had been awakened. Wesley Deal, colored, beat his • wife to death near Annapolis, Md. Los Angeles. Cal.. U to start on a new water system that will Insure for jalLtiae an unlimited supply, the e*titohted coat being $23,000,300 District Attorney Jerome, of New York City. In a public statement which defies and condemns local political factions and party bossc* announced bis candidary for re-election as an inde-

pendent.

FOREIGN. The Venezuelan Federal Court ot Cessation gave final Judgment iu tbe matter» of --proceedingx against the French Cable Company, confirming the dissolution of the Government 1 * contract with tbe corporation. Infante Fernando Maria Alfonso of Spain died at San Sebastian. The first Instalments of a fund raised among the offleiers and soldiers la the field to rebuild tbe navy, subscriptions having been opened after the battle of tbe See of Japan, have -been received In St. Petersburg. Russia. A coalition ministry baa been formed with Herr Lundeburg. Vice-President of the first chamber of the Riksdag and chairman of the special committee on negotiations with Norway, as Premier. Three abort were fired without effect at M. Stolypln. Governor of Saratoff Province, in Russia. Cossacks killed thirty strikers in the Caucasus, and the disorders la Ekaterinoslav are spree ding. Advocates of liberalism are apparently in control nt Peterbof. thirtyfour clauses of the scheme for a national assembly having been passM by the council Two destroyers from Vladivostok attacked the Kelsbo, n Japanese merchantman. on the Korean coast. She was struck seven time*, but was not Tbe executive board ot the

Northern Korea has been suffering tom floods that are the worst In tfairr year*. They thro*ton Runion com-

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