ENVOYS AGREE

UPON

PEACE

Jtpiocse ud RdssIid PlenipotentiiriR Com to Term >t Portsmoott, N fl.

IfilUIPH m iOSEVEll

• Qn—tUf. .. — Portsmoutti. X, II.—ITw,w»r botwef* Cmsia ai»d Japan to ov»P. The peace eoror* reached ai^uKreemnit at the morniag teastoD u,J ahunj; after nooa

'tfflcUl hoOetin: rad at reaplete ouj. and It ba> to the elabora'jllettn wai fol-

’ilJoDrum-nt of the conock in the afttrLnoicz of th» morning - ! e ontleok for peace ira* t rerr bright There trat a trell(leaned undi-ratandlng That the Japenear enror*. conrtn.-id that Witte araa immotabi- in hii l-term!nation to refuse to agree to paying iademnitj upon Japanese terms, bad been authorised to «f“aire*tb» Indemnity feature nod propose that Banit but back fie. northern lie If of SnkhaHen at n price 1 to be agreed upon by arbitration. Those in the couBdettce of ibe Bus » i an enToTs.Mid that thi! [iroposition u onM not be agreeable, but apparently b egs put in socb a way as to break lo'ra 4 tbeir apposition. Of cdbrse. the, ••tact terms upon which peace hat i-rti reached cannot be ascertained onto the envoys consent to make them public, bat it to unite safe to say that Knuia has wot on the indemnity qnesTbe succfssfnl termination of the rsafertace Id,In the uatnrr of a personal triumph for President BoosereU. To him Is given the credit for working sat concessions on both sides. Undoubtedly be will be consulted In the naming of the arbitration

•be receipt of the news in the lobby of ; * fhe Hotel Wentworth. The official bel-

nary yard Is attend the afternoon tee

skm.

The pssre conference was rerameo at 3 o'clock, and It was then agreed tc Wave tbs drafting of the treaty to M. de Martens and Ur. Dennison and tc « irn •abject to call- Sereral lBint matters 'were brought up tot discussion and agreed upon In prlnd pie They included arrangement* for through traffic over the railway Mom la the possession of Busali and Jspan. taking Kwang-cbeng-Tse as the Jointag point. It was agresd I hat each power should grant to the other the most-favored-nation treatment until a new commercial treaty coaid be signed. In the meanwhile Portsmouth was celebrating the restoration of peace by ringing all the bells and blowing all tbe whistles. This was by order of ths Mayor, and began at 3J0 o'clock, laating till S 30. The Pan! Iterere bell In tbe Old North Church, a bell cast by the famous Kerolntlonary hero, was rung continuously during that time. At J30 o'clock tbs Japanese returned to tbs hotel, and were rreeired by a cheering crowd. Tbe enthusiasm was not much less than that shown when tbe Buasians a triced, but Baron KoS uravand Minister Takahira inarched rough ths crowd without looking to the right or to the left and without moving a muscle of their faces. There was nothing to show that they bad heard a sound. Five minutes later Mr. Sato, who bad bseu with them, came down stairs with the statement of the afteruoon's proceedings Surrounded by tbe corre■pondeuts and the nsnal crowd of curiosity seekers, he went out on tbe rear veranda and read it as follows: "The question of the Una I disposition of the Island of Sakha Hen and the reimbursement to Japan ftw her war expenses hive from tbe first been lanes upon which an absolute dirergdcs of views existed. Tbe difference t opinion upon these points—not one. but both—has frequently threatened tbe existence of tbe conference. But His Majesty the Emperor of Japan, reapondmg to the dictates of humanity and civilization. has. In a spirit of perfect conciliation and in the Interests of peace, authorised his plenipotentiaries to waive the question of reimbursement of war expenses and has consented (0 a division of Sakhalien upon terms Tvhtch are Jniotually acceptable, thus making it possible to bring the Important work of tbe conference to a sue resits! Issue." Ur. Sato was asked: "How to Sakhs en to be divided T’ .The northern part goes tc Bussla akd the southern part to Japan. The boundary to to be tbe fiftieth degree, that has been agreed upon and will be placed in the treaty." "Will anything be submitted to arbitration or to tbe decision of a mixed commission V • So." said Ur Sato. "Bossia and Japan will settle It between themselves. No outsiders whatever; will have anything to do with it.” "How about tbe payment of money for the care of prisoner* T' • We will pay Bussla the actual cost of the keep of the prisoners she has taken, and she will pay us the actual of hers. No maximum or mlnil was fixed. It is simply a matter of bookkeeping. The bills will be sent ' i and a balance will be struck." The question whether it was to be peace or war. was decided it a private meeting of the envoys in the morning after the secretaries had withdrawn from the coafaresce room. It is an-

FULL ECLIPSE OPTHE SUN

Solar Data Obtained From DHtrrent Points the-World Over.

LITTIE SEEN IN THIS COUNTRY

• women actually wept .. . .. _ a rush for tbe telegraph offices, and la in instani the new* was speeding to ihe remotest comer* of the earth. For tbr satai pf peace, the Japanr«(. with a magnaotmity worthy of their Heroic achievement* in the war. met the nltimatinra of the <'iar and abandoned their demand*, not only for reimbursement for the aost of tbe war. ant for tbe repurchase cf tbe-northern naif of tbe island of Baku alien. Russia • : tbe same tin^ ngftbfng to divtaton

M tbe lalanfi.^; . «

e Tbe Japanese also orttbdrrw Articles i 10 and 11 of tbe peace conditions erigntally proposed, the demand for the •urrendcr of (he ‘uterned warships and twnltation of the BossUn naval power

£ h tbe Far East.

Mr. Witte, accompanied hy Baron O Cosen, came lo the hotel for luncheon. npsn Vb«lr arrival. A great crowd had ■•olMsted tinder tbe porte cochere of the nRSex where (he Kciuans are quartered. and when their antMbobOr draw. he stepped our of the motor car seemed qnite srerrome. He could only grasp and shake the hands that were exteooed to him. Baron Boses also was greatly moved, ami received the ron- ■ . eratnlstlofis of tbe crowd la alienee. For about tire minute* the two plenl- ■ potentisrle* were kept upon the porch listening to the incoherent praise* of the hotel guests , -i . ■ -Do you pay Indea&tyf - was *.be

f general iLtmogaikm.

'* "Pis un sou" taot a ctoth sM* his re forcing his wsy to the door. Mr. Witte raceanterad the members of the he gave them tbe Joyful tiding*. Then

more than one proposal to M. Witte conce tiing the-money payment to be made by Russia. The Russian envoy .rejected them all. and then handed to Baron Komars a written reply la which be stated that Russia hod gone ns far as she Intended to go. M. Witte offered to cede rise southern end of B*kbalien. which Japan held prior lo J8t5. but absolutely refused to make ahy

loner payment.

(t wad on reading this note that Barn Komnra said. "We accept your conditions." Tbe scene took t>laee in tbe presence of the envoys alone, the secrets rie* being excluded from tbe rooffiT So record of it Kanalns. Tbe secretaries were then called In and the formal proceedings of the conference were begun, exactly as if no agreement had been privately reached between the envoys First the protocol of the tost meeting was read and ■Igned. then the question of Sakhalien and a money payment was taken np aud discussed fully, and Baron Komura

“We ha*)f made you several off era. What to your riplyr M. Witte answered: “1 regret very much, but the Busslan Government cannot accept year proposals." — — w— quietly

other offer—to waive lent and give yon half of Sakl -I aoc^t thr offer," asid the It"wa* the tra&F'sf fate Jbat the words withdrawing Japan’s demands should be spoken by a man blltecty opposed to the surrender be was making, ven as the man who was pushing the Russian ultimatum to a glorious result was the most prominent opponent of -* -at In Kuaala- It was probably a without a parallel. Witte, who acutrtd little less than dlagrage by his opposition to tbe war. had won the only victory gained toy hla nation.

elUhsk TOsir tl

k mt TaklBK Tboto

• North of Alrlca

Guelma. Algeria.—Tbe American astronomical expedition headed by BearAdmiral Chester. BuperlWendect of the United States Navel Observatory, succeeded in obtaining a splendid pboto-

Trtpoil.—The American, Italian and French expeditious observed the eclipee here In a clear *1 Biosphere, it lasted three minutes end four second*. The •hsdow band* were particularly fine, beginning ten minute* before tbe totality. Bailey's beads were not seen. Tbe corona was evenly developed. Professor Todd, of Amherst College, bead of tbe American expedition, took many

photographs.

Assouan. Egypt—The eclipse was ob-

RACE SUICIDE INCREASES Proportion of Children to idulU Steadily Decreasing.

Washington, D. C-—That the proportion of children under ten yean old to the total poulatlon of tbe United States has decreased almost uninterruptedly lino the early part of the century la tbe startling Information contained in a report of the Bureau of Census of the Department of Commerce and Labor. • Believer* In the race suicide theory

graph of the eclipse of the son. Tbe Children under ten years old conadtut-'

ed approximately one-third of tbe population ot the United States at the beginning of tbe century, and tees than

one-fourth at the end.

The decrease has been “bra rapid during tbe last two decades than 1c those immediately preceding them.

The report says In part:

“The decrease In the corresponding proportion for white* began as early as 1810 and continued uninterruptedly until the end of the century. “Since 1830. when the figure* were first obtained, the proportion of tbe negro children under ten years of age to the total negro population has decreased. There was. however, an Increase from 1800 to 1880. On the other

Russians’ Loss In Cuns and Ammunition on Land. The Russian losses In guns and ammunition to land battlM up to and Ineindtog the rout at Mukden have been compiled as follows by a London military expert. The anna men* of captured ‘naval vessels is

not Included.

Bounds ot Kneads at ol Battle— Cons. Ammunition. Rifle*. Rifle Ass'ttoS.

Th. Y*l*..

ta.TU

181,000 37,29

112.082

1830.730 XJUDflOO SABPtt

.

Port Arthur, 029 200.735

Hcikaatai >

Mukden .v... « 227.700

Total 778 512.032

High Busslan officer* killed during the war: Ailmirt.1 Makaroff, Admiral Witsorft. Admiral Voelkersam. Admiral Molas. Commander Stephanoff. General Count Kellaf. General Kondratcbenko. General Pmolenikl.

General Beallnkln, General T»«rpltoff.

Several officers of high rank, tod uding Admiral Bojtatvensky, Admiral Nebogatoff. Admiral Ukbtomsky and Generals Hock and Pfiog, from Port Arthur, are held as prisoner* of war. •

served here by the British, American and Russian expeditions to perfect weather. The corona was of moderate aixe on account of the base. The tots lily of the edlpse lasted two minutes and twenty-four seconds. Tbe American expedition, headed by Professor Hussey, of Lick Observatory, carried out Its complete program. It obtained eight plaits with a forty toot lens, eight plates which were exposed foe' tbe totramercurial planet, with a composite battery of four telescopes, and one plate of the general

London. Eng.—The solar eclipse was not visible to London, owing to cloudy weather. Efforts were made to take obserrstlens from high altitudes by means of balloons. The eclipse was Jlsttoctly seen frojn point* to the northwest of Ireland The umbra at the greatest made the sun appear Ilk* a

crescent moux.

Porta, France.—The eclipse ot the ron was observed here under the moat favorable conditions. Dispatches from Burgos, Spain, import that excellent result* were obtained by ail the scientific expeditions. Military balloons took part to the ob-

hand, there was a rapid decrease from 1880 to 1000. “The proportion of white children under five years of age to the total population decreased steadily, except from 1850 to 1800, the number of such children being to 1000 about throefifths of what It was In 1830. Tbe dele during the last decade of the century was Insignificant. “The com spondlng proportion for negroes was at its height to 1830 and 1890 and except for 1870 was least to *980. “The decades ot great Immigration and the Civil War showed the greatest ratio of decrease to the proportloo of children. “Tbe decade* immediately following those of great Immigration showed a reduction to the rate of decrease, probably because of the high birth rate among the Immigrant*. Tbe reduction to the proportion of children to total population during tbe century suggests. ' nt does not prove, that tbe birth rate ras lower. “The Increase In the proportion of children among negroes from 1800 to 1880 and the decrease from 1880 to 1800 suggests a high birth rate during th* twenty year* following emancipation and a rapid fall to the birth rata

tlons of tbe eclipse of tbe sun, but lack of telegraphic communication with Labrador makes It impossible to learn If equally favorable result* marked tbe efforts of tiie scientific parties there. New York City.—Cloudlaeas made It Impossible to catch any satisfactory glimpse of the sun to or near this city at the time of the solar eclipse. Many people arose at an Inconreniontly early

“The proportion of children under fire years of age to women of child bearing age Increased from 1830 to

being to 1900 about three-fourths of what It was to I860. “The decline to tbe proportion ot utldron since 1880- has been less larked to tbe South than to the North and West Tbe proportion to the North and West to 1880 was abort five-, sixths, and to 1900 less than threefourth* of that to the Sooth."

bridges or elevations to tbe streets which commanded the eastern horizon, bat without avail.

fesPkUrJs* Total Jtpsnesc casual 6*s Cost at war to Japan. .81, Cost to Rasna 1.30

PARIS DEEPLY IMPRESSED,

president Roosevelt Praised by Pre-

mier Bonrier and Diplomats.

Part*. France.-Tbe new* of :h# successful termination of the conference

nr*mouth produced• profound Im-

ibers ot the Diplomatic Corps and the high officials of the Government. who unanimously expressed tbe keenest satisfaction that the heavy strain and anxiety bad b

fittopOM— have been the main fact) about th* result.

BUASIAN WAR PABTY ANGST. Best of Osar - * People Expected to Wei-

ALL HONOR TO ROOSEVELT

Pretident Deluged W/th Note? of Congratulation at Oyster Bay. RECOGNITION OF HIS EFFORTS

Call# la Vraising O

Oyeter Bay. N. Y —From out of the whir! of excitement and the rlopd* of doubt arises a solitary figure, majestic in Its JnA pride of accomplishment, simple In its pore American democracypresident Roosevelt stands-to-day to the eyes of the entire world, the most potent figure In current history. While the telegraph wires leading Into tills little village on tbe shores of the Sound were bumming With congratulatory message* from the mighty ones of the world, tbe Preiii^nt might have been seen dressed to khaki and carrying an axe. striding down the wooded slope near his summer home. A henry drisxle was falling. It was but a few mlnntes before the axe awakened the echoes. Two boors later, at 8 o - dock to the morning. Secretary Loeb arrived at Hag*more HIM for his dally session of executive business with the President. He carried a handbag filled with congratulations from crowned beads of Europe, from men occupying exalted places to State and church the world over, and letter* that came dfom men and women to hutpWef station Mr. Loeb found the President heir hidden behind a pile of wood. Thus it was that the man on whom Is centred the gase of the world received the official thanks ot Ihe world. “Whistle softly. We are getting Into the thin timber, bnt we are not yet ont of the woods." This homely admonition is said have been used by President Roosevelt to speaking of the situation at Portsmouth. Peace was to sight, but was not yet an accomplished fact. The telegraphic force at the et tire office was swamped with messages from those who wished to congratulate tbe President on the happy outcome of bis efforts for peace. Among them were the following: Peterbof. Alexandria. Accept my congratulations sod warm- . est thanks for having brought, the peace negotiations to a successful con elusion owing to your personal energetic efforts. My^onntry wlll gratefully recognise tbe great pert yon hare played to tbe Portsmouth peace conference, NICHOLAS. Marten bad. Tbe President: Let me be one of the flirt to congratulate yon bn the successful Issue of the peace conference, to which you have so greatly contributed. EDWARD E_ L

Neues Palais. President Theodore Roosevelt: Jus: received cable from America anBouncing agreement of peace confer fuce on prellmlnarlee of peace. I am overjoyed: express most sincere congratulations at tbe greet success due to your untiring efforts. Tbe whole of yrtfi w Vi nil must Unite Slid Will do BO In thanking yon- for the great boon yon' hare given it WILLIAM. L R.

La Begude, Proaldenee.

Your Excellency has Jqyt rendered to humanity an eminent service for which I felicitate you heartily. Tbe French republic rejoices to the role that her slstrr America has played to this historic ■event

EMILE LOUBET. Ischel. Austria.

On tbe occasion of the peace just cor eluded I wish. Mr. President to send you my friendliest felicitations on the result of your Intervention. May the world be blessed with many years' continuance of peace undisturbed. FRANCIS JOSEPH. • i-* Janesville, Wi*. •reflect Booscvell: Accept congratulations. Your sui cessful efforts to secure peace betwre Bussla and Japan reflects credit on the nation. WILLIAM J. BRYAN. Secretary Loeb. who win see that all the congratulatory messages a awered, began the task at once. Tbe earnestness of endeavor a: cerity of purpose of tbe Chief Execntive In bis efforts on behalf of peace are shown in his prayer before tbe opening of the negotiations when the plenipotentiaries met on the President's yacht arOyster Bay. He said: “Gentlemen. I propose a toast to which there will be no answer and which I a Ik you to drink to sUeace, standing. I drink to the welfare and prosperity of tbe sovereigns and peoples ot the two great nations whose representative* hare met one another — »*.*- u la my most earnest i smi et. to the Interest of not — w these two gnat power* bat ot all mpuktad. that a Just and lasting peace may speedily be concluded between

DYNAMITE PROVES FATAL! NEW WARSHIP LAUNCHED

I

Aeronaut Blown to Piece* Whila 1500 Fset in the Air

John a. Balawln Mm

Greenville. Ohio.—John £ Baldwin. a airship navigator, waa blown to atoms here while 10( feet in tbe sir by the explosion of 'six sticks ot dynamite. UU wife 'aud two children were among the 23 000 apectatora who wltneued hit death. Baldwin -had been giving dally ex'hlMtiogi at tbe county fair here He would ascend *ereral thousand feet and .explode dynamite at totrrvala Thi* time he had goftewp-IfiOO feel.'and hla airship wa* soaring birdlike. Every eye among tbe thrilled spectators below watched him until be became almost a speck. Suddenly a great cloud of amoke appeared. -It hid the airship from view, tbe spectator* supposed, a* tbe balloon had vanished In another moment tbe sound of the explosion reached tbe straining ear*. The airship did not appear again to talon. For a moment th,- crowd waited expectantly. Chinking that a view of tbe aeronaut would be obtained through a rift to the amoke . A second—iwo— three and. finally, a minute passed and tbe supposed smoke did not clear. Then a groan of horror rose from the multitude. The airship had vanished. Where It had been but a moment before was only space. Twenty-five thousand pair* of eye* searched in vain over the heavens for the apeck which had been human Ilf A woman's shriek broke the spell. The practiced eye of Baldwin's wife told ber of the tragedy In the clouds before the crowd could fully comprehend. With one piercing scream the fell In a dead faint. * Searcher* Immediately began looking for fragment* of the wrecked airship. A half mile away they found pieces of silk cloth, of which the balloon waa made, and splinters of the baaket-llke frame work on which tbe aeronant had been perched. Scattered About a twen ty-acre field were fragment* of Baldwin'* body. The distance was so great that thb crowd* had da t seen them fall When they realized what had happened. forty or more women., fainted, while the faces of the men*tfl*nchedTbe tragedy occurred at the pffit of t day's program, and the eitrad w quickly dismissed from the grounds. No one can tell bow the accident occurred. Tbe six (ticks of dynamite whlqh Baldwin carried with him must have exploded simultaneously, as only one report was beard. It I* supposed that in Igniting tbr fuse connected with the dynamite be set fire to a leak of hydrogen gas from tbe balloon, tbe gas fonplug an explosive mixture with the air. sad that this explosion set 00 tbe dynamite also. Baldwin was engaged to a demon atration of the possibilities of aerial warfare. For almost twenty years he had been giving balloon and airship ex hibltlou* about the country, for the most part at county fairs. He war thirty-seven yean old. and his home waa at LosantivUle. Ind.

PRESIDENT RECEIVES NEWS. Message of Peace Readier Him at Oyster Bay. Oyster Bay. N. Y.—President Boose velt' received his first news of thi agreement between the envoys of Bus sis and Japan oa terms of peace al 12.50 o'clock to the afternoon. Tbe President waa In the library al Sagamore Hill dictating letter* having an important bearing on the peace nc Solution*. The telephone rang. Secretary Loet dropped hi* pen aud stepped up to receive the message, and tbe next mo ment Hr. Roosevelt knew that the efforts In which be had set hla heart had finally borne fruit.

EARTHQUAKE IN PORTSMOUTH

Portsmouth. N. H.—Three eartbquakt shocks, which began at 5.40 o'clock 1c the afternoon and followed eadt othei in rapid succession, caused great ala nr here. Building* trembled perceptibly . dishes were shaken from shelves, anc in many cases people rushed to terror

from their *-*- —

-s luo the street

TO CALL STATE SEQUOYAH.

Muskogee, I. T.-Tbe Statehood Coo «ti tut tonal Committee agreed on 8e qnoyab for the name of the Common

wealth.

It also waa decided to make prohibition a part of tbe organic law and to issue bonds tor 828.000,000. BIO PRIZE FOB WRECKERS. '

BaUleoliip Vermont Take* the Water at Ouinoy. Mass.

Qnlnry. Maaa -The l>ai:ii*hip Vermont. built for tbe I'nitml Htetes Gov ernmeot, was launched at the y*nl of the Fore Riri-r Kblpbuud.ng Company. She was released from the stock* without mlahtp. aud slowly and smoothly gilded down the w*y«. Thousand* cheered a* the bull rushed into the water The gue*U of honor included Oov*r nor Cfltarle* .1 Bell of Vermont, Cover nor TV. L. Douglas of Massachusetts and Assistant Secretary of the N»vy Charles H. Darling They occupied a plattonu In the bow of the big vc***j. Mias Jennie C Bell, daughter of Gov ernor Bell and the sponsor of the ve»*el. wa* the central figure on th* pla» form. Beside her were the maid* of honor. Mlu Mary E. Moore, of Randolph Vt., and UiM Virginia E Perry, -f MtTndoea, Vt The Vermont Veteran Association of Mataachuietta. with the Vermont Association of Manacbuietla and the Maasacbusrtt* Daughter* of Vermont, occupied a »pe<.al revlewthg stand near the bow of tbe battleship The* shipbuilding company had opened the gates of the' yard to the ccneral public, and thousand* aaw the launching from the premise* When the new man of w»r wa* re leased. MU* Bell drew bark a bottle of American .wine suspended from the platform by ribbon*, and as the hnge craft dipped..**-* - -' * algh tide ibe st against the armored bo3 •truck squarely and broke upon Ihe •hip. as Mis* Be!! exclaimed. "I 'hristen thie Vermont." Tbe battleship is one of tbe largest end most powerful of the ships of war that hare been constructed for tbe United States Navy. She U of 1G.O00 tons bnrden. with a length of «r«t» firt And extreme breadth of 76 feet 10 inches. She will be required to sleam eighteen knots an hour for four consecutive hours. Tbe main battery of tbe Vermont will consist of four 12-lnrh brerchloadm; rifles, two mounted forward and two aft: eight 8-Inch breec blood tog rifles, and twelve " Inch breechloading rifle*. In tbe secondary battery will be twenty 3-inch. 14-pounder rapid fire rt>h*. twelve 3-pounder and semi-auto-matic guns, six 1-pounder automatic guns, two 1 pounder semi-automatic cuds, two 3-inrb field pieces, two mariilufr guns and six automatic guns. At the luncheon which followed Rear-Admiral Bowles. President of tho shipbuilding company, introduced Governor Douglas and Governor Bell to Ihr 500 persons present. Governor Bell (poke briefly. Rear-Admiral Bowles then proposed « toast to President Rooscvett The' least was: “I give you the health of a toildier. peacemaker, statesman and a brave and honest gentleman—Theodore Boosevclt, President of the United States." Au enthusiastic demonstration followed. Every one present arose and cheered. J Assistant Secretary Darling, in response. spoke of tbe President's part to the victory of San Juan and his courage to making the recent trip oa the submarine bool Plunger. Then liAkald: ' Buf!*re*icsf of all. he is an envoy of peace. Ta (uniting Bussla, ■UK longtime frieffiLfand Japan, uw foster child—the ^aBkee of the Eytt he baa added groat glory to himself." Tbe contract for the Vermont waa ilgned lu June, 1903. At her launching the vessel was about two-thlrda fin ■shed. She is to be ready for comtaisskm December 20, 1806. When completed the new battleship will have cost the United States 87.000.000. The ball of tbe battleship Is of steel throughout. It is protected at tbe water-Une by a complete belt of armor 3 feet 3 inches wide, haring a maximum thickness ot 11 todies for about 200 feet amidships. Forward and aft sf this tbe maximum thickness is 9 Inches within the limit of magazine*, from which point* the thickneo* la gradually decreased to 4 inches at tbe stem and stern. The engines are of the vertical, twto screw, four cylinder, triple expansion type, of a combined horae power of I6A00. There are twelve boilers placed to six water tight compartment*. There are tone funnels, each 100 feet high above the base Un^

YOUNG ROOSEVELT GOT BEAB. Kotos Big si President's. But a Bear.

Just the Same.

Dead wood. S. D—Kermlt Roosevelt son of tbe President, boa returned hero after a ten days' hunting trip with Captain Seth Bullock. The boy succeeded In killing a brown bear, half os big as that killed by his father to Colorado. and two wildcat*. V

810.000 SHver Service for Battleship. AdJotautiGeneral Breintnall.at Trenton. N. J.. wa* advised by tbe Secretary of tbe Navy that the batttertdp New Jersey probably will be placed to commission on April J. 1906. The State bat placed an order tor a 810.008 silver Barrier, which will be proeentod

to the battleship at that time.