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BIG EQUITABLE SHAKE-UP'
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Paul Morton Chosen as Head of Lite
Assurance Society.
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HYDE AND ALEXANDER RESIGN
Tar bell and Ct~ier Former Cflicer* AI?o
Out?Grover Cleveland, Ccorje West- '
in^hoiiRc and Justice O'Brien Are ^
Askc.l to Serve as Trustees?Hyde Ke- t
tains Seventy-five Shares oi His Stock t
e
New York City. ? Matters of the
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greatest importance to the policy baldtire
r>r tiio Fnnit.iblp Life Assurance
Society and to tiio public generally ]
were announced after the meeting of ,
the society's Board of Directors, j
Briefly, they were: (
1. James Ilazen Hyde. the society's
first vice-president and the controlling j
factor in its management, lias sold n c
majority of the society's capital stock t
to a group of policy holders represented i
by Thomas F. Ryan, vice-president of ?
the Morton Trust Company. t
2. One of the conditions of the sale
is that the stock shall be placed in the t
hands of trustees in perpetuity, these i
trustees to bp vested with power to I
elect twenty-eight directors as dosig- i
nated by the policy holders. t
o. Paul Morton. Secretary -of the
Navy, has been elected Chairman of J
the Equitable Board of Directors, with ^
plenary power over all the officers and t
affairs of the society. a
4. The resignations of James W. i
Alexander, president; James Hazen c
Hyde, vice-president: Gage E. Tarbell. a
second vice-president; George T. Wil- i
sou. third vice-president, and Win. H. t
Mclutyre. fourth vice-president, have
been placed in the hands of Mr. Mor- i
ton. subject to whatever action he may t
deem necessary after State Superin- i
tendent Francis E. Hendricks has c
made public his report on the iuvesti- r
gation of the Equitable's affairs. s
Secretary Morton was the almost c
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unanimous cnoice 01 iiil* uuaiu. xjiujton
Ives, who was a member of the 2
Frick investigating committee, voted 1
against him. It was reported that t
Charles Stewart Smith also voted s
against Mr. Morton, but he said that as s
soon as the move was fully explained a
he joined the majority. 1
August Belmont voted for Mr. Mor- i
ton. He had opposed in every way in 1
the meeting of the nominating com- i
mittee any chtnge which would load to a
the selection of Paul Mcrton or of the
trustees who are to rehabilitate the so- \
ciety, and it was not until Mr. Belmont a
saw that ho could not stem the Nia- (
gara which insisted on a thorough i
house-cleaning so that the society may I;
begin all over again with economical d
measures and strict life insurance
methods that he succumbed. As a mat- a
ter of fact it was only at the very last t
momeut that Mr. Belmont seemed to v
see the handwriting on the wall and o
accepted it. b
Mr. .Morton was escorted into the ii
board room by a committee of three a
directors, and accepted the place after s
he had made it plain that lie would I
come into ihe society only with the uu- V
derstanding that there should b? no
strings on him and that he would be 0
free to recommend the retirement of J
the present officers as he saw fit. >
Mr. Morton announced after the b
meeting that he would resign the posi- 3
tion wllic-h he accepted recently as head
of the Metropolitan syndicate for the h
construction of the new subway in this i
city. At that time he said that he J
would retire from the Cabinet on July b
3. and it is understood that he will not d
assume control of Equitable affairs un- 5
til after that date. , V
lean's Eleven Associate*. h
Associated with Mr. Ryan in the s
group of policy holders who have a
bought Mr. Hyde's stock are eleven vi
men. Among them are George West- \
inghouse, who carries $100,000 insur- a
unco in the Equitable: Samuel New- 5
lionse. of Salt Lake City, who has a U
policy for $430,000. and Justice Mor- :>
gau J. O'Brien, of tht- Supreme Court, 5
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IWIU IS UJdUU'U JLV/l V1UV,VW\'. ?
The exact number of shares which
the group bought from Mr. Hyde is
501. the total issue of tho capital stock
l>oing 1000 shares. The price paid was c
not stated officially, but it w:is reported
to be between $3,000,000 and
$4,000,000.
On behalf of Mr. Hyde it was said
that he was well satisfied with the u
deal, although more than he got from P
the policy holders' syndicate had been 11
offered by two other persons, both rep- *
resenting railroad interests. E. H. .
Harriman and George J. Gouid. It "
was said that each had offered Mr. ''
Mr. Ilyde $5,000,000 for his holdings. ~
Hyde Keeps Seventy-five Shares. P
Mr. Hyde retains seventy-five shares
of stock and is himself a member of
the policy holders' syndicate. If Mr.
Morton decides to accept Hyde's resig 1
nation, and it was said that Mr. Hyde
was pretty thoroughly reconciled to
the belief that he will, Mr. Hyde will f
continue to be a director of the so ^
ciety. ?
Mr. Ryan announced later the j
names of the men who had been asked
to serve as trustees of the stock with s
power lo elect the twenfy-eight direct- ..
ors designated by the policy holders I
They are Grover Cleveland. ex-Frcsident
of the United States: Justice Mor
gan J. O'Brien, and George Westing
Lfruse. of Pittsburg.
Justice O'Brien and Mr. Westing 1
house, as stated above, are members l1
of the policy holders' group which pur
chased the stock. These trustees, il
.was said the other night, would be
vested with the power of electing theii ?
successors. *
The details of how the policy holders
directors are to ue uesignateci uave noi
been arranged yet. but. whether it is
bv a proxy committee or by a direci t
rote, ample precaution? will be taken a
it was declared, to prevent the contro j
of the election from falling into th<
hands of the society's agents or cx
ecutive officers.
Mr. Chcate Home.
Mr. Joseph H. Choate. who had jusi
completed six years of service as Am
bassador to the Court of St. .Tames, re
turned to New York City on the steam
cr Caronia. 1
Labor World.
'All of the mines of the steel corpora (
tion in the Hibbing (Miuu.) district an
closed.
The Sterling Colliery, at Siinmokin
Pa., has resumed operation after at
idleness cf five months.
The Cudahy Company, of Soutl
Omaha, Neb., has put 150 Japanese a
Twork in its meat packing plant. \
v T. C. Wheaton & Co., or Millville, N
J., will operate their glass factories da; "
and night, instead x>f day alone.
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VUTOMOBILE HIT BY TRAIN
S. Sayer and Wife Killed, Theii
Two Sons Injured.
Lccideut Occurred Near Goshen, X. V.?
rarty Was on Way to Summer
Camp.
Goshen, Is". Y.?An automobile in
vhich Richard S. Sayer. Treasurer of
he Rider-Ericsson Engine Company
>f New York City, his wife and twe
?ns, were passing over the Erie Raiload
tracks at Seeley's Crossing, neai
lere, at night, vras struck by a fast
rain. Mr. Sayer and his wife were
nstantly killed. The two sons. Rich
ird, Jr.. aged thirteen, and Ray. sever
rears old. were injured. The colored
hauffeur escaped unhurt.
The family were on their way from
2nglewood, N. J., to Goshen, where
nembers of the respective families
. e \Trc Snror rpsirlp. It was
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he intention of tlie party to spend the
light at Goshen, leaving for Mr. Sayt's
camp in the Shawangunk Mounains.
Ulster County, the next day.
The party loft Englewood early in
he day, intending to spend a few
lours at Walden, N. Y? where the
ilider-Ericsson engine factories are sit
latcd. They left for Goshen late in
he afternoon.
How the accident occurred is not
'et known, except that the automobile
vas in the middle of the tracks when
lie fast train of the Erie road came
ilong. The heavy train struck the car
n the middle and shattered it. The
iccupants were thrown for a distance,
tnd parts of the automobile were carled
for several hundred yards along
he track on the pilot of the engine.
When the train was stopped the
lews of the accident was telephoned
0 Goshen. A special train was imnediately
prepared, but Dr. D. T. Conlict,
the regular surgeon of the Erie
oad stationed here, arrived at the
icene of the accident in an automobile
ihead of the train.
Dr. Condict found that both Mr. and
"" ? ' ?5 ino+onllxr
urs. sayer uuu ut-cu iwucu.
riae young son, Ray, it was feared,
lad also sustained a fracture of the
kull. Richard. Jr., was found in a
lemi-conscious state, and was only
ible to ask for water when picked up
The chauffeur was standing near by.
inhurt, but too frightened to speak.
Dhe baggage which the party had had
n the automobile, was scattered fai
md wide.
The bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Sayei
vere placed in a car of the relief trair
,nd brought with the injured boys tc
Joshen. When the train arrived here
t was thought best to send the injured
ads on to the Thrall Hospital at Midlletown.
Mr. Sayer was fifty-five years old and
native of Goshen, where his father
he late William M. Sayer, was a
wealthy and much-respected lumbei
aerchant. Richard Sayer and his
irother; William M. Sayer, Jr., wenl
Kntlnoco nhniit Hrontl* ve.irs aSTO
UlU UUOIUCOO Uk/wu u w .. ?w
nd were successful. William M;
layer, Jr., is now the President of thf
lider-Ericsson Engine Company, of 33
barren street, New York City.
Mrs. Sayer was before lier marriage
'ranees Lowe, drughter of the late
udge Lowe, who was prominent in
liddletown law and politics. The two
oyx were the- only children of the
ouple.
Besides the aged Mrs. Sayer, who
as lived here for the last fifty years,
Ir. Sayer leaves three sisters, Mrs
. W. Gott and Mrs. Joseph Coates,
oth well-known in Goshen and Midletown,
and Mrs. Hitchcock, the wife
f Dr. Hitchcock, of St. Johnsbury,
rt.
"We were coming down a slighl
ill." said Chauffeur Charles F. Jackon.
"As we approached the crossing
re were warned by people on the sideralk
that there was a train coming.
Ir. Sayer, who was o*i the seat with
ie, told me to go on, as there was lota
f time. As we hit the track I saw
tie train and tried to turn, but instead
f sheering clear of the track the autc
lid in front of the train. I jumped
USl in urne auu wus uui nan.
SOLDIERS LOOTED.
Jause of Fatalities iii Fight at Brest
Litovsk.
Warsaw. Russian Poland.?The outreak
of rioting at Brest-Litovsk durQg
which, according to reports, many
ersons were killed or wounded, origuated
in a conflict between Jews and
rmy reserve men bound for the Fat
Jast. The soldiers are said to have
x>ted provision stores, and the Jews,
a defending their property, are alleged
o have fired on the troops, who reurned
the fire. The town is now occulied
by the military.
BURSTING SHELL WOUNDS IS.
Explosion on British Battleship Due
to Defect in Gun.
Gibraltar.?Eighteen men, including
our officers, Avere wounded by the
ursting. inside the gun. of a six-inch
hell on board the first-class battleship
lagnificent. The accident occurred at
;un practice off Tetuan.
The explosion was due to a defect in
he breach. All the wounded were
irought ashore here.
Russia's Reply Forwarded.
Russia's formal response to President
Roosevelt's appeal to the belligerent
owers was forwarded to Tokio, Japan,
Oyama Advances.
Oyama was ready to attack Line-itch
all along the line and began to
idvance.
Emperor Postpones Congress.
The reception of the delegates from
he Moscow Congress by the Emperor
it St. Petersburg has been postponed,
wing to a disagreement.
West Pointers Graduate.
The annual graduating exercises look
>l.iop nt the Military Aeademv at Weal
?oint. X. Y.
Fire at Syracuse University.
A serious fire at Syracuse (N. Y.)
.-Diversity was narrowly averted.
The Field of Sports.
William B. Leeds and Andrew Miller
vill dissolve their racing partnership.
Governor Higgins, of Hew York, has
retood tne Frawley boxing bill.
St. Bartholomew's Athletic Club won
he point trophy at the games at Celtic
/ark.
Mr. Eben D. Jordan won four blue
ibbons .it the Philadelphia Horse
show and Mr. Alfred G. Yanderbilt
>ne.
Bryn Mawr, on its own field, defeated
he Country Club by 17 goals to 9, in
he opening match of the Philadelphia
:olo season.
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ACCIDENTS PROVE FATAL
Brooklyn Girl Killed and Others Hurt
in Collision,
DRAWBRIDGE BREAKS IN JERSEY
Baby Injured in Runaway?Trolley Car
Smashes into Wagon Throwing Out
Simon Michaels and His FamilyChild
Has Narrow Escape at Dover,
New Jersey.
New York City.?A Franklin avenue
car, in Brooklyn, dashing over slippery
rails at high speed collided, with a
wagon containing Simon Michaels, a
Gravesend fruit vendor, and his wife
and throe daughters, at Avenue V and
Coney Island avenue. The wagon was
smashed and the occupants thrown
wagon literally aemonsuea ana me occupants
thrown in all directions. The
scene of the accident is in the centre
Df a residence district, and in a few
minutes scores of women were at hand
trying to aid the injured ones. Oppo
site the place is the home of Mrs. 1
James Blule, and it was in her house
that Sadie Michaels died.
The police reserves from tho Sheepsiiead
Bay station were summoned with (
an ambulance and a surgeon. Dr. Clay
found that Sadie Michaels' skull had '
been fractured and her spine broken. 1
He found that both of Sara Michaels' '
legs and both of Essie's arms were bro- '
ken, in addition to serious internal injuries
and contusions of the head and j
body in each case. Mrs. Michaels was '
internally iujured and suffered from
severe shock. Michaels escaped un- 1
hurt.
The motorman and the conductor of '
the car were arrested and locked up in J
the Sheepsbead Bay station, charged 1
with homicide. Hansen told the police ?'
that he tried to stop the car, but was 1
innhln +/-V <7rt Crt /->n-inrr tn Mio Elinnoi'
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iness of the rails, due to the rain.
Drawbridge Demolished.
Dover, N. J.?A down grade, slippery i
tracks, and defective air brakes were ,
factors in the destruction of a draw- ^
bridge over the Morris Canal lock east j
3f the Dover station on the Highbridgo j
branch of the New Jersey Centra!.
Incidentally a camel-back engine i
tender and gondola were wrecked and (
the after half of a canal boat was j
sunk. In the cabin of the boat was
a child four years old, who was barely
saved from drowning, after an equally
narrow escape from beiug crushed to ?
death by the trucks of the wrecked
tender.
The drawbridge was at an angle of
about 45 degrees, and a loaded canal $
boat was in the lock when an engine i
drawing nine loaded coal cars came t
along. Seeing the signals set against ]
him. Engineer Schaffer tried to stop f
his train, but the brakes failed. 1
Within about fifty feet of the draw ?
Schaffer leaped, and in the next in- t
stant both engine and draw came to a t
stop about a car's length the other side \
Df the lock, the engine bavins carried t
the bridge with it. A new bridge will \
have to be built.
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Knnaway Upset Babies. (
Mount Vernon.?A horse attached to 1
a road wagon driven by E. T. Nord- '
m.inn, of Wakefield, ran away at West (
Mount Vernon, throwing Mr. Nord- t
mann out. It then upset two baby
carriages, spilling out the infants.
Next the horse knocked down a boy
and had smashed a picket fence be- 1
fore it was captured.
The horse became unmanageable on
North Hiprh street when a bolt dropped (
out of the shafts, causing them to j
strike against its legs. It swerved to ,the
sidewalk in front cf^the residence I
of Henry Eckert. The wagon crashed t
into a lamppost, and Mr. Nordinann f
was thrown t? the sidewalk. j
In front of a flathouse on South
High street was Minnie Lampus tak- ?
ing care of Mildred Rayman, ten ^
months old. and the four-months-old -j
baby of James Fallon. The girl tried x
to drag the carriages one of the path of
the animal, but was not quick enough, j
One of the babies fell on .1 pillow and
escaped with a gash in the head. The !
other was more seriously injured.
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TIGHT WITH CATTLE THIEVES. ]
Ranchmen in Sixty-Mile Chase?Three
Dead, Several Wounded. t
P.! n fonf .V lintHn irnc 5
fought near the edge of Jackson's (
Hole. Wyoming, between cattle rust- 1
ler.s and ranchers.
The outlaws rounded up ninety f
steers. The ranchmen to whom the <
cattle belonged pursued, and there was
a running tight for sixty miles. Two
rustlers and one ranchman were killed
and numerous wounds were sustained, 1
No New Trial For Patrick.
The Court of Appeals at Albany. N.
i'.. handed down a decision refusing to ;
grant a new trial to Albert T. Patrick,
convicted of murdering Albert Marsh
Rice in New York City in 1000. David
B. Hill announced that a move for a
Hfttv i 1 ii-fi'il/l Kr\ oi-irln i
ut ?> Uiai *? UL IXitiUV . I
Deputy State Controller Resigns.
Deputy State Controller Tim merman
anne-.incod at Rult.ilo. X. Y., that he
wou.d resign on July 1 nest. (
Education Brevities.
0. A. Molateh and V/. M. Kelsey are
appointed assistants in chemistry at ,
Cornell.
The class of 1904. college, is to present
to the University of Pennsylvania j
a statue of Benjamin Franklin, the
founder.
The Modern Language Association 1
of America will hold its next annual ]
meeting at Haverford, December 27,
-!S and 2[). i
The appeal to the senior class to con- '
tinue the time-honored custom of wearing
caps and gowns has met with a
hearty response at Harvard.
out. Sadie Michaels, one of the girls,
was so severely injured that she died a
few minutes after the accident.
Michaels and his family left the
Gravescnd race track about G o'clock
for their home, on Avenue T, near East
Seventeenth street, Homecrest, Coney
Island, iu their one-horse wagon. Mr.
Michaels drove down Avenue V, and
when he came to Coney Island avenue,
turned east, to drive across the tracks,
remembering that all cars are required
to come to a stop just before reaching
this crossing. He was in the middle of
the south-bound track when Car No.
318. in charge of Motorman William
Hansen and Conductor James Wall,
came along. The car did not stop, and
a moment later crashed with a terrific
impact into the wagon.
The horse was killed instantly, the
MILLIONS LOST IN FLOODS
Western Territory Deluged?G real
Damage to Crops.
Rapid liise iu Mississippi Kiver Forte,
Water Through Levees and Covers
the Lowlands
Chicago, 111.?Millions of dollars in
crop losses, the probable sacrifice ol
several lives, the sweeping away ol
miles of tracks and many bridges ol
the Rock Island, Burlington and othei
voads, were reported in the flood ter
ritory covered in the rapid rise of waters
at Keokuk, Hannibal, Quin?y and
other Mississippi River cities.
From Keokuk came word that Riiey
Small wood, seventy-five years old. was
drowned in a flood that covered twenty
thousand acres of farm land in Mis
souri. Seven persons living near Alex
andria were unaccounted for aftei
making a flight for their lives from the
advancing deluge. The loss of crops in
Chirlc County. Mo., aione is estimated
at a million dollars and the railroads
entering Keokuk are said to have iost
as much more.
The Wabash is the only line at Keokuk
that escaped damage. The flood,
which raised the waters of tin Mississippi
eight and half feet in six hours,
swept away three miles of the Burlington
tracks. The Rock Island
bridges were said to be gone as far
west as Eldon. Iowa.
Alarming reports came from Major
M. Meigs, Government Engineer, who
made a trip to the Lima Lake levee
on the Illinois side of the river. He said
water was sweeping through the levee,
although hundreds of men were working
day and night to strengthen the
weak placcs.
Farmers in the low lands fled for
their lives, taking as much property
with them as possible.
Captain Caperton. of the Government
lighthouse tender Lily, had an exciting
i>vnpvinnr>o when tlif? hn.-it iv,is pfllisrht
in a Vortex and came near being
dragged to the bottom of the river.
He saved the lives of his wife and
laughter and the crew.
The river is five to eight miles wide
it Quincy, III. The gage the other
night was eighteen feet. Water was
breaking through the Indian Grave
levee just north of the town, and, as
i twenty-foot rise was anticipated,
there was scarcely a hope that the
janks would stand the strain.
The rise in the lasl twenty-four hours
it Hannibal, Mo., was five feet and a
:wenty-foot stage was predicted, which
s seven feet above the danger line.
t\u tue lowianus were suoiuerfceu,
ailroad traffic was badly interrupted
md three* bridges near Hannibal were
ivnshed away.
The greatest damage around Burington,
Iowa, has been caused thus far
>y the small streams swollen by roin:all.
The Wisconsin River at Portage,
CVis., and Kilbourne was at the liighest
stage known in many years. A hunIred
feet of the Milwaukee'road have
>een swept away 0:1 the Madison &
Portage branch. ,
Part of the city levee at Hardens.
Wis., was washed out for a distance
>f a hundred feot. and the entire lowands
in that vicinity were submerged.
CHILDREN DIE ON BEACH.
["hey Had Dug a Cave in a Jetty and
Were Smothered by a Fire. .
% Atlantic City. X. .1.?Ordney Delaney,
ipvpn vp.qps nlil son nf O. .T_ DflnnPV.
rice-president ami general manager of
he Wliarton Fisheries Company, of
Philadelphia, Pa., and William Jcf'rit?s.
four years old, son of .Mrs. Elizajctli
Jeffries, a widow, left their homes
ibout 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and
ook with them a hatchet with which
hey cut into a jetty on the beach. A
ire in the cedar bush which concealed
hem attracted a squad of liremen. who
lsed sand in smothering the flames.
While stamping out sparks Foreman
>tephany discovered a skuli. Later
lie charred bodies of both children
vere uncovered. It is supposed that
hey started the fire in the cavity they
lug into the jetty and that it set fire
:o their clothing and smothered them.
52G MILES IN 470 MINUTES,
Lake Shore Special's Trip From Buffalo
to Chicago.
Chicago. 111.?On a Lake Shore special,
consisting of an engine and three
leavy private cars, General Manager
MarshaII. Chief Engineer Handy and
/ImmcIah c-nnnvi nfftiir'Ante inOfln tfl?*
iiict: ui) ioiun cii|/viiiiivuuriiio *?*w
un l'rom Buffalo, N. Y.. to Chicago in
.oven hours and fifty minutes?a (Usance
of ">2<? miles in 470 minutes.
Included in this time are the usual
.tops and slow-downs made by the
rwontieth Century and Lake Shore
Limited trains, in addition to ten miiiites
lost at Cleveland. No efforts were
made to break any records or to see
iow fast tne trip could be made, the
larty being on an ordinary inspection
rip.
iVORLD ASSEMBLY OF FARMERS.
international Agricultural Conference
Decides on a Permanent Organization.
Rome, Italy.?The International Ag icultural
Conference concluded its .sessions.
A permanent assembly will be
o if Pntr/jrc
n ?i juu, ji iuw
represented in the conference approve.
The delegates were feted daily. The
general public doubt the- success of the
colossal undertaking.
Mont Telee Active.
Mont Telee's dome collapsed amid
enewed volcanic activity.
New Hungarian Premier.
Baron Fejervary kns appointed Hungarian
Premier in succession to Count
risza at Budapest.
Robbed of $123,000 in Securities.
Col. Comstock. miw* owner, was
n/\1 r\f iii crmirifioo ni> n
Fall River steamer.
R. H. Plurul) Dead.
Ralph H. Plumb, president of the
Buffalo (X. Y.) Fine Arts Academy,
lied in that city.
People Talked About.
Whistler is said to have had 100 sittings
tor one portrait.
Samuel Bowles, a banker, will establish
a school of modeling in Rutland,
Vt.
Charles Lindley Wood, second Viscount
Halifax, will visit this country
next fall.
George S. Elgood. an English artist,
is said to be the greatest living painter
of gardens.
Colonel "Bill" Sapp, a leading Kansas
Democrat, is a descendant of a
royal French house.
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' ROOSEVELT WAITS PEACE
Direct Plea to Russia and Japan to
Cease Warring.
NEUTRAL POWERS ARE BARRED
Jupan Would Not Consent to Any Intervention?Mr.
Koonevelt Learned That
a >'ote on tbo Possibilities of a Peace,
ful Settlement Would Be Acceptable
to Both Powers Before He Setat It.
Washington, D. C.?The text of a
note sent by President Roosevelt to
the Russian and Japanese Governments
"was made public at the White
House. This note was dispatched ;
through diplomatic channels as the re- :
suit of the President's various conferences
with diplomats during the last .
week and of cable messages interchanged
with the two Governments 1
concerned. The note Is as follows:
"The President feels that the time ! '
has come when in the interest of all
mankind he must endeavor to see if it <
is not possible to bring: io an end the \
terrible and lamentable conflict now <
being waged. With both Russia and j
Japan the United States has inherited ]
ties of friendship and good-will. It <
hopes for the prosperity and welfare (
of each, and it feels that the progress of
the world is set back by the war ]
between these two great nations.
"The President accordingly urges the |
Russian and ."Japanese Governments
not only for their own sakes but in
the interest of the whole civilized
world, to open direct negotiations for
peace with one another.
"The President suggests that these
peace negotiations be conducted directly
and exclusively between the
belligerents; in other words, that there
be a meeting of Russian ana Japanese
plenipotentiaries or delegates without
any intermediary, in order to see if it is
not possible for these representatives
of the two powers to agree to terms of
peace.
"The President earnestly asks that
the (Japanese) (Russian) Government
do now agree to such meeting, and is
now asking the (Russian) (Japanese)
Government likewise to agree. While
the President does not feel that any
ifitermediary should be called in in
respect to peace negotiations themselves,
he is entirely willing to do
what he properly can Jf the two powers
concerned feel that his services will
be of aid in arranging the preliminaries
as to the time and place of meeting.
"But even if these preliminaries can
be arranged directly between the two
powers, or in any other way, the President
will be glad, as his sole purpose is
to bring about a meeting which the
whole civilized world will pray may
result in peace." .
Before sending it the President had
ascertained that such a note would not
be offensive to either Government.
Japan Wants No Interference. ,
All efforts to learn Japan's peace !
terms have been talked by' the deter- J
mined opposition which Japan has presented
to any such course. At every 1
stage of the negotiations she has ab- ^
solutely assumed the position that she
could not admit the intercession of any
other power nor present her peace
terms in any \vay except directly to ,
Russia. The President's identical note .
is framed in accordance -with this attitude
of Japan.
At the first attempt nfffle by the
President to broach the stibject of (
peace, a difficulty was found in the ,
suspicion with which Japan regarded \
every attempt made by any other na- ?(
tion than Russia to bring about peace.
The President learned that from the 1
very outset of the war Japan had been .
determined that the peace of 1S95, ,
when mediation robbed her of the
fruits of victory, should not be re- (
pcatcd, and she was ready to look (
askance at even the friendliest offers.
Three different cable messages have J
come from Japan to Minister Takahira .
in the last three days. In two of them
Japan's attitude on this question was
set forward with sufficient clearness \
to enable tlie President to frame his !
note in connection with it. (
Japan's final message on the subject .
was delivered by Minister Takahira ,
after the President's departure. The
Minister arrived at the White House ]
in the afternoon with the message from ]
Tokio and Secretary Taft, as acting j
head of the Government, was at once
sent for. He came to the White House, ,
received Mr. Takahira's message, and ,
communicated with the President by
telegraph. It was as a result of that
communication that the President au- J
thorized the publication of the note.
BOY KILLS TWO GIRLS. V 1
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Lad Whom Victim's Father Had Aided 1
Then Euds Own Life.
Hillsboro, Ohio.?Madge Dines, fourteen
years old, and Nellie Hart, .sixteen
years old. the former the daughter and
the latter the servant of Edward
Dines, a farmer, living a mile from
here, were killed by David Baldwin, a
farmhand, nineteen years old, who 1
then blew off his head by means of a <
shotgun. Investigation showed that it <
was thought at first that all three had
been murdered by some unknown as- (
sailant. 1
The girls were found shot dead in
their nisht clothing in their bedroom.
There was evidence of a desperate
struggle. Baldwin, who had been (
taken in as a tramp by the farmer, was ,
found in the living room with a dis- ,
charged shotgun by his side. He had ,
tied a small bottle on the trigger to aid
him in discharging tho weapon. (
Bandit Gets Fifty Years.
Clarence Young, who tried to rob an
express car on the Northern Pacific
road, near Bearinoutb, Mout., on May
27, after dynamiting the car. has been
sentenced to D<br Lodge Penitentiary
for fifty years. #
Big Kansas Apple Crop.
B. F. Combs, of Parker. Kas.. says
bis prospect for a big apple crop this
year is tbe best be ever bad. He expects
to raise 500 cars, which represents
S7.500 barrels.
The National Game.
Hillebrand, though left-handed, bats
from the right.
George Schlei has turned out to be a
first-class first baseman.
Fred Tenney is the best run getter
among the Boston Nationals.
Manager McGraw has turned over
Neal, his utility man, to Baltimore.
Manager Selee thinks that the two
major leagues should take some action
the spit ball.
The Brooklyn Club has released
Pitcher Poole and Catcher Jaekiitsch.
Both have signed .with Providence,
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PERISH IN A SUBMARINE 1
Over a Dozen Men Killed in British
War Boat
Disaster Occurs Off Plymouth, Knj;.?
Third Accident of the
Kind.
Plymouth. England. ? Fourteen officers
and men of the British Navy perished
under the waters of this historic
harbor when submarine boat A-S, in
which they had been sent down to participate
in some naval maneuvrcs, exploded.
Only four of those in the craft
escaped. The saving of one of them
adds another heroic deed to the many
recorded to the honor of officers of the
royal navy.
The loss of submarine A-8 is the
third disaster that has happened to
these freak vessels in English waters
within a year. Eleven men were entombed
at the bottom of the English &
Channel in one and six were killed off t
[>neenstown in another.
This latest disaster occurred about C
10.30 a. m. A-8 had been ordered, in t
company with a sister boat, A-7, and a ^
:orpedo boat dcstroyen to proceed outside
the breakwater and practice. Just t
is she reached the open sea, with only d
tier conning tower above the surface, f
something went wrong on board. Those 1
>n the destroyer and naval officers s
ishore were startled by signals which B
read: fl
"We are submerged and cannot come i
to me sunace. e
Divers Sent For.
Instantly orders were flashed ashore ?
for diving parties and apparatus. While t
they were being organized and collectid
other signals were made conveying c
i message that served to allay the immediate
fears of those on the watch $
ind at the same tim$ tell of the cour- '
ige and coolness of the .men who in a
few seconds were to be plunged into g
iternity. They read:
"All right up to the present." I
The crew of the destroyer and comrades
ashore heaved a great sigh of relief.
They redoubled the efforts in (
tiurrying to the rescue, but worked
(vitlx lighter hearts. v . a
Suddenly a muffled explosion was
ieard and all signs of the submarine i
ranished. The destroyer on the sur- p
face and the A-7, which was following, t
svere shaken like leaves. Two other a
explosions followed in quick succession,
and then four men were shot to r
the surface and above it like rockets, i
Persons standing on the heights of the
Hoe saw them hurled in the air and *
Jisappear. Fishing boats entering the 1
iarbor picked them up. They were c
Lieutenant Candy, Sub-Lieutenant
Murdock and two of the crew. The g
'our were near the conning tower when t
the explosion occurred.
Qne of the survivors said he was un- j
ible to explain the cause of the accilent.
The boat suddenly dipped, filled
ind sank. The man said:
"Lieutenant Candy came to my asdistance
when I was almost exhausted t
and kept me afloat until we were
picked?up by the trawler." j,
The bodies of those who were carried f
b death in the wreck lay in the shat- c
tered hulk, which was under eighteen
fathoms of water. Divers were sent
for them. They consisted of the regular
crew of the A-8 and some men p
tvho were being trained for submarine t
ivork.
fanep of the Accident.
The accident, it is believed, -was
caused by the explosion of escaping y
gasolene. It serves to accentuate the f
extreme danger in -which a submarine f
crew stands at all times. In each of I
the three disasters to vessels of this 6
type the boat was taking part in 0
tnaneuvres to exemplify the mobility
and usefulness of the craft in warfare. f
The A-5, which was blown up off
Queenstown on February 1G, was ac- =
eompanled by her convoy, the Hazard.
An explosion occurred that was heard f
miles away, sent up great volumes of g
water and rocked the Hazard as if by t
the touching off of a mine. The cockpit
of the submarine was above water,
and a rescuing crew forced their way
through the smoke and gases, to find s
every one on board either dead or ^
wounded and only one man able to f
speak. While taking out the bodies a
second explosion occurred, wounding 0
several of the rescuers. The total re- t
suit of the two explosions was six J
killed and twelve injured. i
The submarine A-l was submerged i
near the Nab Lightship, outside Torts- \
mouth, and was run down by a South [
African liner. Nothing was known of .
liar- fnta fnr SPVPr.il hours and the
steamship's captain reported that lie D
liad run into a torpedo. She "was sub- *
merged in seven fathoms of water at
the time. The crew must have met
ileath slowly by suffocation, with no ?
means of saving themselves.
PRINCE LEOPOLD DEAD. c
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His Nomination For Spanish " rone d
Led to Franco-German War. 1
Eerlin. Germany.?Frince Leopold (k ,
Hohenzollern, whose nomination for '
the Spanish throne led to the Franco- i
German War, died here at the rcsi- v
Jence of his son, Frince Wilhelm. h
He came to Berlin to attend the wed- c
ling of the Crown Prince. He was n
born in 1S35. cj
Cigarette Law's Flaw.
Judge James Leathers, of the Marion J D
County (Ind.) Superior Court, decided ^
that tbe anti-cigarette law is constitu- .
tional, but smokers may import cigarettes
from other States and smoke n
them, but it is held unlawful to sell
>r give them away. /<
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SMITHSONIAN FUNDS SHORT. ti
YV. W. Karr. Disbursing Officer, riaccd
Under Arrest. t(
Washington, D. C.?A shortage in the I
funds of the Smithsonian Institution
* * r/vnva m
covering a ponou ot over imcc a
was discovered and was followed by n
the arrest of the disbursing officer, W. ^
W. Karr. j
According to statements by officials J"
the shortage amounts to about $46,000, Jr
and the money was taken from time to 'r
time, beginning about fifteen years ago. w
I
TURNS DOWN STANDARD OIL.
British Burma Takes Steps to Protect ai
Its Oil Iuuustry. si
London, England.?A dispatch to the p
Daily Mail from Simla says that the
Government of Burma, with the view "
to protecting the British Burma oil
industry, has refused the Standard Oil b
Company a license to establish a pe- fc<
troieum' store on the Rangoon River. I
p
Arms For Moroccan Troops. F
Arms have arrived at O-Jau for the
iioroccan troops,
lis Health Was Wrecked, j
HON. JOHN TIGHELfl
Assembly man Ttghe's letter ?fc?nl|
c read by every brain worker leam
ng a strenuous life. 1
Hon. John Tighe, No. 98 Remscn Si
^ohoes, N. Y., Member of Assembly frof
he Fourth District, Albany County, 4
I., writes as follows: . _. J
reruna nas my nearxy inaors?ui v
restorative t*?nic of superior merit, j
imes when I have been completely brok
lown from excess of work, so that n
acuities seemed, actually at a fltandsn
Jeruna has acted as a healing restOH
tarting the machinery of min d.andtwl
fresh with new life and energy.
"I recommend it to a man tired in mi
nd body as a tonic superior to anytfi
know of and well worthy serious com
ration."?J. Tighe.
Excess of wort, so common in our cot
ry, causes impaired nerves, leading to <
arrh and catarrhal nervousness?a disei
hat is responsible for half of all nervo
roubles.
Peruna cures this trouble because it cui
atarrh wherever located.
If you do not derive prompt and sat
actory results from the use pf Perm
/vnrta 4-a TVr? Tloffmon trirnnt* ft I
tatement of your case, and \e will
ileased to give you his valuable ach
ratis.
Address Dr. Hartman, President of J
lartman Sanitarium, Columbus, 0.
A Fly firm.
"I raise files on my farm--artlfi(
lies," he said, smiling. "I am, in ft
in artificial fly-farmer.
"That confuses you, doesn't It?
t is simple enough. I raise birds tl
rive those little delicate bright feath
hat compose fishermen's flies. Thai
ill. , /
"The finest birds I raise are golc
iheasants. You have seen sain
Ues? You know their beautiful t<
>lngs? Well, those toppings can 01
>e got from the golden pheasan
rest.
"At a certain season of the yeai
rather my golden pheasants arou
ue. I take one between my knees,
duck out his crest How mad he ge
wrap the crest in silver paper. A
o I go on till every bird has be
ilncked. Do vou know what I jfet 1
hese crests? I get $2.50 apiece \ 4
liem.
"I raise mynahs, finches, mallard
ays and green parrots. I supply t
ly-makers with all the feathers th
an use."?Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Bate of Hainan Growth.
"We grow at a uniform rate," said
hysician. "There are rules of grow
hat unconsciously we all obey. i
"Take the average man. He grox
is follows: . '
"First, year, eight Indies; seco
ear, six Inches; third year, five inch<
ourth year, four inches; fifth yei
our inches; sixth year, four inch
i'rom the sixth year on the growth
lower until the sixteenth year?It
nly one and a half inches a year. T
eventeenth year has a growth of t
nches. The eighteenth year has
~owtli of one inch.
"At eighteen the average man is fl
eet eight inches high. Thereafter
Tows no more."?Philadelphia Bul
In. ,
A Farmer's b?m. n
A riatte County man once h&dl
warm of bees settle on his head, tI
armer saw the bees in the air al
ollowed them. They settled on a til
f grass and he bent over to look I
hem. Suddenly they rose al
warmed on his head, covering his ll
ac The farmer remained quiet al
old his son to run and set a hil
Vhen the boy brought the box
nrmer, by giving a sudden Jerk, thrl
he bees into it He was stung ofl
nee and that was 011 the back.-pPlal
tounty (Mo.) Argus. fl
FEED YOUNC GIRLS. I
lust Have Bight Food While Growl
Great care should be taken at B
ritical period when the young girfl
ust merging into womanhood that H
iet shall contain all that is upbuildifl
,nd nothing harmful. M
At that age the structure is beH
jormed and if formed of a healtH
turdy character, health and happiiB
rill follow; on the other hand H
ealfehy cells may be built in and ajfl
ondition slowly supervene whicEM
ot checked, may ripen into a chrcH
isease and cause life-long sufferinH
4 vnnnir Inrtv savs: Sra
"Coffee began to have such an
n my stomacb a few years ago, thflj
ras compelled to quit using it
rought on headaches, pains in
luscles, and nervousness. jug
"I tried to use tea in its stead, H
)und its effects even worse tban tiaB
suffered from coffee. Tben for a lH|
me I drank milk alone at my tneH
ut it never helped me physically,
t last it palled on me. A friend ci^h
> the rescue with the suggestion t^H
try Postum Coffee.
"I did so, only to find at first, th^|
Idn't fancy it. But I had heard o^B
lany persons who bad been bene^H
y its use that I persevered, and w^B
liad it brewed right iounu u gruiM|
i flavor and soothing and strengtl^H
ig to my stomach. I can
ords to express my feeling of
owe to Postum Food Coffee!
"In every respect it has workeM|
onderful improvement ?the h^E
ches, nervousness, the pains in
de and back, all the distressing ?y^|
>ms yielded to the magic powe^d
ostuui. My brain seems also to slHS
i the betterment of my physical R
ition; it seems keener, more alert
rigliter. I am, in short, in b^H
ealth now than I ever was before,
am sure I owe it to the use of
ostum Food Coffee." Name give^H
ostum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. HS
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