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JNO. 31. jtnn m ii i it Japan Materially Modifies Terms of Peace Proposition Euvoy Komura Will Offer Entoy Witte a Waiver of the Claim to "Roimbuuise' for the Cost of the War" and Will Propose to Refer to Arbitration the Amount to bo Paid Japan for Evacuating the Northern Ha,Jf of Sakhalin. Portsmouth, N. H., Special.? Tuesday morning Baron Komura, acting upon instructions received from Tokio as a arotiiilt of Monday's meeting of thfe cabi net and "elder statesmen" under the dircct presidency ot the Emperor of Japan, submitted to Mr. Witte a now basis of compromise, and thai compro mise, it, is firmly believed, will insure peace. The revelation contained In the an nouncement that President Roosevelt had already informed Emperor Nich olas, through Ambassador Meyer, that Japau -was ready to waive the question of Indemnity and submit the price to paid ror the northern half of Sa khalin to the judgment of a mixed com mission but prepared the way for Ja pan's back down upon tho main Issue. It had met with denials high and low. It was declared to be impossible and incredible. The Japanese declined to admit it and tho Russians said they had no confirmation. Mr. Witte Inti mated strongly that St. Petersburg has not apprised him to any such action by tho President. There was even a dis position to ridicule the Idea of arbitrat ing tho pjlc(e of half of tho islands. Nevertheless, on .ill hands It was ad mitted If Japan took this position, tho ground was cu*> out from under Czar ^jNicholas. RESPONSIBILITY NOW RUSSIA'S Mr. Witte, by consummate skill In conceding all tho demands of Japan involving the real issues of the war, had manoeuvered hWf adversaries into a position where, unless they abandon ed the claim l'or indemnity, they could be held responsible for continuing the war for money. The Japanese, by now forgoing the demand fou- indemnity, practically turn the tables upon Russia and shift the burden back to her shoulders If she does not consent to submit a minor i issue to the impartial judgment of a tribunal. '^Ir. Witte publicly, dissents vigorously" from the proposition, and their will still he a struggle with Pe terhof, but if Japan agrees to formally renounce all claims for direct or indi rect compensation for the expenses of the war tho big stumbling block to peae?j Is out of the way. s RUSSIAN WAR PARTLY ACTIVE. Everything wili depend upon the v form in which the proposed Is submit ted. Shuld the renunciation be so cou pled with the other . proposition that Russia could claim it was still only a disguised demand for tribute, the gulf might only be narrowed, not bridged. All the private advices that reach thOr ' Russian mission from St. Petersburg indicate that military party is bellicose,* insistent that Linevitch be ' given a chanco, and actives In its insistence thft negotiations be broken off. Mr. Witte feels the pressure of this ?sentiment and as a man of ambition he may not feel that he can afford .to lay Xhlmself open to the charge that he is temporizing with the situation. He has .power under his instructions to reject /out of hand any proposition Involving the payment of a kopeck of tribute. "Ho need not consult his imperial mater. '.He la a man of Inspiration and he Is quite capable, if the Japanese proposi tion savors still of "blood money." to 'refuse even to accept It for transmis sion to St. Petersburg. But such a strike ts not expected. Mr. Witte knows that public opinion, both In America and Europe, as well as In Russia, would condemn him if he broke off the negotiations just as the way was opened for a possible accord. IJbau, Russia, Aug. 26. ? The court martial of 137 mutineers of the battle ship Knlaz Potcmklne has just been ""completed. Eight of the prisoners were sentenced to be shot, but It was recom mended that, their sentence lie com muted to life imprisonment. Others were sentenced to various terms of im prisonment at hard* labor. FOJEGOCS QUESTION OF INDEMNITY Mutineers Turfman Gets Jail Scntcncc. Now York. Special. ? John' 15. Mad den. {he Kentucky turlman. owner of " several fast horses, two of which were ^^ntered In the futurity, was coavlctc<? ^of criminal -contempt of court. fineJ <250 and sentenced to serve thirty dayb '1 nthe Raymond llreet jail in Brook-. Jyn tc -day for Ignoring a subj>P??u <f the Supreme Court of thi^^feT Mid den was Bummyp**^ u>^ppear before a oommir-slonnjpn Sirato^a during the racing^aoatrtffl there to bo questioned I#" wife's suit for divorce, bat respond. "ft * ? ? Lynching at Newbern, N. C. f: i Newbern, Special.? John Moore, the 7 negfo who brutally assaulted tho wlf'e dTPdfj! master ^Jeorge T. Knbanks, a, ? ; Clanks, with a meat axe, was taken ? ; 1w? the Craven county jail at 1:30 Vclock Sunday morning and lynchcl. Was corapoeert mostly of Eubank a eftfsonn An TSe farmer^ arrive <u \ WASHINGTON. 10(1 win S. Holmes, Jr.. t !??.? form or as soclute Statistician of the Agricultural Department, w;n indlct<i\ fur conspir acy to defn- ? 1 t ho Uovernment in con nection \vli. ? cotton leak. I A Vet urn of Mimmer heat nas driven all persons, who are able, out of the city to cooler clime*. The White House is undergoing its usual annual overhauling during the 'ihsencQ of the President and family. Edwin H. Conger, Ambassador to Mexico, resigned from the diplomatic service, to take effect October is. ouit adopt is i) Islands, The cruise? Ilainb<Av, the llagship of the Philippine squadron, with Hear Admiral George C. Keller on board, went ashore at the mouth of the Agu sail Klver, Kutuan Kay, In Northern Mindanao. Admiral Train dispatched tugs to the assistance of the Kaipbow. The Taft party wa? welcomeunt De gaspi, on Luzon Island. Advices from Zamboanga say that three great demonstrations were held there in honor of Secretary Taft and party. All the tribes in the Moro provinces and the lending Dattos were represented. The steamer Siberia, which sailed from San Francisco, Cal., on August 10 made the trip to Honolulu In four days, nineteen hours and twenty min utes. DOMESTIC. Word wrtx received at Wllkesbarre, Pa., that In response to a request to the President the name would be changed to Wllkes-Karre. During a terrific electric storm at Atlanta, On.. Jaanes MoDaniel was killed by lightning. 1000 telephones were burned out and many buildings were damaged. George L. Marsh, arrested at Brock ton. Mass., on suspicion that he was connected with the Kate murder in Illi nois, was released, Chicago ottteers be* ing unable to identify him. The Jefferson Club, of Chicago, 1 't - will on September 1!) give a farewell banquet to W. J. Bryan, prior to his departure for a trip around the world. Wayne Keattle, a Brooklyn National Guardsman, in camp at New City Fair Ground, New York, was drowned while bathing. Ex- Mayor Truman H. Newberry, of Detroit, vMlch., is slated as Postmaster* General Cortelyou's successor. ? There were many new cases and sev eral deaths from yellow fever in New Orleans. Wrfftace Mncfnrlnne, counsel for the Equitable Llf^ Assurance Society, filed answer to the suit brought against the society by Attorney-General Mayer in New York City. .. Figures showed that four-fifths of the babies born in Manhattan, New York City, are of foreign parentage. Samuel M. Clemens ("Mark Twain") is slowly" recovering from a severe at tack of gout at his summer home, at Edgewood, Va. V ' 1 Baron Kaneko, the Japanese stated man, visited the President' 'at Oyster Bay, N. Y. The funeral of Vinson Walsh, who met with death in an automobile ae .cldent, was held at Newport, It: I. The bodies of Harris Lindsley and his fiance, who were killed in an auto mobile crash, were burled together at Manchester, N. II. The court of inquiry on the explo sion on tho gunboat Bennington found that the vessel's boilers were not de fective, and suggested a court-martial for Ensign Charles T. Wade, the only one surviving of those wliQjpn the court held responsible for the accident. , The Lake Erie Sanger Bezirk, with 500 members attending, held a two days' session at Detroit, Mich. Hugh McMulliu, U structural iron worker, of New York City, was cut to pieces by a train at North Branch, Md. After a week's search, Frank Iloban, who escaped from the State Hospital at Scranton, Pa., Avas found near Mos cow, Pa. Charged with stealing Jewels worth $1000 from Miss Grace Wills, in Bal timore, Md., Edward Grhham, alias Jamea Maynard, was arested at Sara toga, N. Y. The Trans-Mississippi Congress voted to meet in Kansas City, Mo., In 1000. Apache Indians are reported to be committing all sorts of depredations in Southwestern Socorro County of New Mexico, and rangers will be sent after them. ? While the "death watch" locked on Lambert Nichaus, who was to be hanged, killed himself in his cell in the Jail at St. Louis, Mo., by stabbing himself In the abdomen. I ?> P ? FOREIGN. Russian Rokllers, made drunk for the purpose, butchered Jews in Biallstock, It was reported. Charles King, the American who was to be hapged at Edmonton, Canada. Reptcmljer\J, has beau granted a re prieve until 'September 3<\ on account of the inauguration of a new Governor on September 1.' The British steamer Haralong and tUe Japanese transport Minglo collided r1n the Island Sea. The transport was sunk and ICO men were drowned. Emperor Nicholas, at St. Petersburg, Russia. ?<Ias accepted the resignation of M. Bouligtn as Minister of the In terior. Count Alexis IgnatiefT. a mem ber of the Council of the Empire and former Governor General of Klelf, it is thought, will probably succeed him. It was announced in London, Eng? land, that a new treaty of alliance be tween England and' Japan bad been signed. In a conflict between Russian troops occupying Crete and insurrectionists the Russians lost twenty soldiers 'and the Cretans six killed. A conspiracy among troop* encamped near Moscow was discovered and twenty-six arrests were made. At a mass meeting in Monco# the Cxar's Assembly project was de pounced and MS' verbal; to vr*t demanded IM1 FEVER'S !?? Conditions (fare Not Improved as Expected MANY NEW CASES DEVELOPED Chief Mississippi's Board of Health Announces tho Presence of the Yel low Fever and From Six to Ten Cases ? New Cases in New Orleans Droptt to 31 and Deaths Reach ttcc ord Number Thus Far of 13. Now Orleans, Special. ? Official re port to 6 p. in.: Now eases, 31. Total to date, 1,743. Death, 13. Total, 402. Now fool, 12. Total, 402. Remaining under treatment, 10!). Board of health at Natchez, Miss., pronouncos six to ten cases yellow fever there. Tho record shows the smallest num ber of new cases since August (?, and the largest number of deaths on any day Klnce the fever made its appear ance. Tho unusual number of deaths Is attributed, In a measure, to the change in the weather, Sunday being cool and pleasant, In great contrast to the weather of the preceding week. Three well-known merchants are among the new cases. Only two names that can be traced lt> Italian origin are Among the 31. Of the deaths, eight are Italians. Two died in tho Charity Hospital and two In tho Emergency. All but two of the deaths were down tow n. The principal news from outside the cify was the announcement, from Nat chez of tho discovery of six cases there, Oth6r reports from tho country are as follows Amelia ? two cases. Bayou Boeuf, one case. Prean Grove, three cases and one death. Elizabeth plantation, one death. Hanson City, four cases and one death, St. Itose, two cases. Port Barrow, two cases. Ninth ward of Jefferson parish, one case. Lake Providence, three cases. Gulfport, three cases. Mississippi City, no now coses. Tho Southern Pacific Railroad, at the request of the State board of health, has put on a special coach for tho accommodation of people travel ing between infected points on that road. It will be run every other day. Quite a controversy has developed between City Health Officer Kohnike and Dr. Joseph H. Holt, at one time president of the State Board of health. Dr. Holt, in the course of an address before a meeting, passed some severe strictures on the city health officer, who, when he heard the report of the address in tho morning papers, wrote him, asking if he had been correctly quoted. Dr. Holt has made a rather warm reply. Fever Until Cold Weather. r> Pensacola, Fla., Special. ? Dr. Porter, State health officer and assistant sur geon of the Marine Hospital Service, who is here expressed the opinion that yellow fever is not likely to spread in New Orleans as it. has in the past, but he docs not believe the disease will be entirely stamped out before cold weath er. Dr. Porter said: "The tim^ \o com mence work to eradicate the mosquito and to clean up is winter. This was shown by the "manner In which Ha vana was cleaned. Most of tho work was done during the winter season and when summer appeared it found the city in good condition. You. cannot ex pect any city if any size to be cleaned in a month or two months, as It re quires time and hard work to place U in condition." Strike in Foctory. Warsaw, Ry Cable. ? The strikes in tho factories at Warsaw and IxmIz have ended. Trains aro running from Warsaw on time. They aro guarded and driven by soldiers. Tho wholesale arrests which have been made here In clude leading members of the Polish Socialist parly. Soveral persons have been conveyed to to the Fortress of Modlln, because jails set apart for po litical offenders are full. Kills Two and is Killed. Solma, Ala., Special. ? Oliver I./0tt, a negro laborer at tho lumber mill of Q. Talley In Tunnel Springs, during a quarrel with John and Henry Helton over a debt, opened Are on them, killing John Helton an<J seriously wounding Henry Helton. The negro then fled and barricaded himself in a house. A posse of citizens under the leadership of G. Talley attempted to arrest him. They surrounded the house, but Lott refused to surrender, and flred on the crowd. Talley was mortally wounded and died a few hours later. The posse then flred on the negro and his body was afterwards found riddled with bullets. Bad Freight Wreck'. Charleston, S. C., Special. ? A local freight on tho Greenville A Laurens Railroad was wrecked near Barksdale fonr miles from Lanrcns. It Is thought that the accident occurred on account of ma Iron bolt on the track. Tho colored fireman was killed and Engineer J. L. nearden badly Injured. The engine and seven cars cars were demolished. There hare been three wrecks near this point within the past six moaths J CITY WATCHES AIRSHIP Roy Knftb:nshu3 Make? Snooesslul Flight Over New Yorki i Va?t CrowiU Ktu|> iiml (im? ill tl?e Hovel Kiicclacli*? Artmmiil Sullvd A l.oiiK Dltlaiii'vt Now York City.? For the second time since )?is arrival in this illy, A. l(<>y Knabonabue treated Now Yorkers to n view of a real airship soaring thou sands of foot above tlioiu and re sponding to the demands of the daring .navigator in almost perfect fashion. The exhibition was even more riajuyk ablo than the previous oi>^ when Knabenshuc sailed around iKi.onga<re Square skyscraper. * : Almost 10,000 persons pad gathered near the lot at Slxty-secohd street and (Yntfal Park u est long before the hour foi' the start* and, after the ship ascended, business in one of the busiest sections of the city, from Fourteenth to Seventy-second streets and from Klghth avenue to the Kast Itivor, prac tically was suspended. The I net that an airship was sailing over the city seemed to have a magic elmmi. As it appeared in the xky fac tories, stores, hotels and cars were emptied, and every one stood still with eyes turned toward the strange era ft. lOvon Bellovue Hospital foil the thrill, and as soon as the ship was sighicd at tendants, surgeons and many patients rushed for the street. The police bad their hands full along the entire lane of (light, and when the craff finally was carried back to its tout the general marvel was that no one had been injured severely In the many crushes. Additional excitement was caused by the announcement that Knabenshue would throw' cheeks for $100 apiece from his ship on tne voyage, lie scat tered u mass of papers, and every titue anything white descended there was a mad scramble for possession, instead of checks the crowd found most of tne white sheets were pieces of newspaper, and there was anger at the manner in which the crowds had been fooled. It was a little after 2 p. in. that tho airship was ready to go up. Knaben shue stepped on the thin framework attached to the balloon, tilted the nose of .lho fhip upward and began to as cend. The Craft left the lot gracefully, responding to every movement of the navigator, and in less than a minute it had Cleared {lie fence and was sailing over Central Park. A crowd of An, 000 watched the start, and a grpa* cheer wont up as tho aeronaut Appeared. The reserves from live precincts were on hand to maintain order, but the tlrst view of the ship caused the pflticcmen to lose all interest in the crowd and de vote their uttentlon to watching tho flight. . After going up about 1500 feet Kna benshue started in a northerly direc tion, heading against the wind. lie went through several inaneuvrcs to show the dirigibllity of Ills balloon; then, turning around, he went south east. As he started down town the cheers that went<up were deafening. As soou as the ship was sighted in upper Broadway business and traffic came practically to a standstill. Mo tormen stopped their cars and Jumped to the street to gfcjt a better view of the strange craft. Passengers sprang from their seats, and in a moment the tradi tional hurry of New Yorkers wfrs for gotten. ? No one seemed to care about anything except the airship. It was Knabenshue'* intention to cir cle the Flatiron building, but because of the strong wind he was unable to do so. In his efforts to accomplish the feat he rose to a*belght of 5000 feet, until the big ship looked no bljiger than the ordinary toy balloon. When he gave up the attempt he turned north at Twenty-third street and Third uve nue. ? , The ship had descended to about 1000 feet Just before reaching Twenty-third street, when the navigator slipped to tho rear of the framework and tilted its nose upward. It rose almost per pendicularly, and to those in t lie street It seemed the young man surely would be killed. He remained in that posi tion until the ship had descended about 3000 feet.. Then he headed back to ward the starting, point. ? Reaching tho park, Knabenshue steered tho ship over the trees to the ball grouud. As he came down it looked as If he would land on top of the trees, but by deft manipulation he guided his ship upward again until ho had passed them. Then he descended slowly aud gracefully to a knoll, on which the ship landed. A? it came down every one in the street rushed for the ball ground. The 200 bluecoats who had been sent to the park were helpUss units in the sea of humanity. As Knabenshue de scended he was greeted with round after round of cheers, and men and women fairly mobbed him in their ef forts to shake his hands. Before the police could interfere the crowd had pushed the navigator back on the framework of the ship. Then, lifting it on their shoulders, they carried him | In triumph back to the lot. OUR MINISTER IN VENEZUELA. Mr. .AVilllnm W. Knssoll Presents His Credentials. / Caracas.? William W. Rusiell, the now Amor lean Minister to Venezuela, presented hiH credentials to President Castro, by whom ii2 was cordially rc* cclvcd. Prices of Hides Soar. Prices of hides are ut the highest po sition since The Civil War. ^ Sartios-Pumont's New Trial. M. Santos-Dumont made au ascent a: Tronvllle, France, venturing over the sea with his latest model airship. Snltnn Proposes to Miss Rooafcvelt. The Sultan of Sulu. who haa six, wives, proponed marriage to Mist Alloc Roosevelt. ~ Government Painter* Strike. Tba painters ?mplo^d at U* W?ik initon (D. . C.) Navy Yard want on ttill* for an lacraM* wt M1SIIII1 BUS SCHOONER' Battleship Kearsargo Kuock^ Holo ' In tlio N, S, Ball ut. ! HtLD VESSEL WITH CRANES Diver* Went Over tlie Ride of (lie Wur mikI Hf |iMlre<l iliu Ditiuuf e Don*, Ku?liU?i|r tho Injured Ve??,.| to <sa|| tvitlilil An Hour'* Time ?- DUrijillne ?>f tli? Crew. Newport, H. I.-Hat! If not been for the perfect discipline on tho battleship Ivearsurgo five men, the ci'ew of tlu\ two-masted schooner, N. S. Rnllut. would have bene drowned when, In a dense fog, the warship ripped a big hole in the side of the smaller craft. As it was, the men were all rescued from the Water Jive miles ?mmI of Point Judith, and the schooner, which ordin arily would have sunk, was held on tho surface while the carpenters and divers from the Kearsarg? repaired her so thoroughly that she" was able within a few hours to proceed on lier wav. It I was one of (he most unusual marine t accident* over recorded. The Kearsarge, one of the battleship fleet of the North Atlantic .Squadron commanded by Itcar-Admlral Evans, had taken a short practice spin at sea and when thy weather became bad the Signal to run for Newport IJarlmr was given. 1 he fleet proceeded under full steam until the fog suddenly descend ed, when the boats reduced lo half speed. The big horns and whistles of the Kearsarge were kept at work, but the fog was so thick that Captain John Andrews, of the Hallut. who, with bis Ron and three men, had been on a tlsh lng cruise, could not locate the battle* Ship. Captaiil Raymond ltodgers, of the Kearsarge, as sfym as ho ?n w the Schooner ahead, gave the order to re verse. A moment later the steel prow t)t the battleship cut through the port aide of the Hallut. Captain Rodgers gave the command nt once to lower away all boats. The warship's crew fairly, flew to the small boats and had them oVer the side be fore they stopped to see what had hap ,fJ found tho ltallut qulcklv lillltig, listed badly to one side and in imminent danger of sinking. Captain Andrews and his son had been thrown | Into the sea and the three other men were struggling hear them. The small boats picked them up within rt few mo ments and carried them back to the Ivearsarge. CaptaU) Rodgers then ran his ship alongside the sinking schooner and swung his big steel cranes into action They wero capable of lifting a dozen times the weight of the schooner, and when chains were passed under the Hallut she was safe. The divers and mechanics from the warship then set to work. The latter boarded the damaged vessel while she hung suspended from the monster cranes, and after the hold was pumped out began to patch up the big hole stove In the schooner's side by the bat tleship's steel prow. The divers worked from the outside, and In about an hour the Hallut was ready to pro ceeds her way. In the meantime the rest of the bat tleship fleet had proceeded to this city to report the accident. The fog pre vented Captain Rodgers from using his wireless apparatus. The racing crew of the Kenrsnrge had been pitted to row a twelve-oared race with the Hibernian Hoat Club, of Newport the stake being $1000 a side. Captain Rodgers was anxious for his men to reach Newport ityy the race. Without a word, however, the men went at the work of standing by and repairing the Hallut while the cranes hold her lit), amVthere was not a murmur about the puise w hicli might have been for feited. ' When Admiral Evans reached here with his other whips, 1-1,000 persons lined the shores to see the cutter race and the local crew was rcadv for the contest. When Informed of 'the acci dent. however. th?y gladly agreed to the postponement of the race until the next morning. When the Kearsarge's divers report ed her in good shape, Captain Andrews and his crew returned to the Hallut and set sail for Portriiouth, ?R. I. DUN NIC SEES PROFIT. Chicago Mayor's Traction Expert Plans 'Jf?t Miles of Railway. Chicago, 111. ? Mayor Dunne's pro posed system of 2til miles of munici pal street railways enn In? built so ?s to be In operation by .Taminry 1, HMiS, and will shtnv a net pro II I to tlio city of more tluin $1,000,000 a year, after ttve per cent, has been paid to stock holders, under th? contract plan, ac cording to the report and estimates of A, It, .Dnpout. the Mayor'* traction ex pert. The report made public says the sys tem ean be built for *>25.000,1)00 if the overhead trolley is used within the down-town district as well ns reKldeuce districts. The estimated cost? $25,000, 000? includes the items of track, wire construction, iv.rs, power plant ami buildings. BRIEF FIRE ON 1 HE OCEANIC. Outbreak In Steerage at Liverpool Soon l*ut Out? Sailing Not Delayed. Liverpool, England.? Fire broke ouH in the steerage of the White Star Line steamer Oceanic, but It was promptly extinguished by the crew. The dam age was trifling. Cz?r Receives OUr Ambassador. Mr. Meyfr, the American AmbasFfl" dor, was received in audience by the Russian Emperor at Peterhof, Russia, And remained there three hours. A long dispatch was sent to President Roosevelt. Girl Slept in Park. A girl wfeo?ft|rf she was Florence Kelly told the police she had alept lr. Ceutral Park. New Xork City, for pa?t woiith and subsisted on ?crftpTp?. MISS ROOSEVELT'S TQUR Daughter <1 President l> Bo (iuest ol China's Djwagor Empr CSS. I'url; In nivlilf. Suiij? Iteltiritlng lloiiir, Wlillv Olliern Wilt Jviir* ury to IVItlu, Taeloban. via Manila. -~T1?o transport Logan arrived hero in the morning with Secretary Tuft and party on board. After a few more days spent in visit lug some of tin.' neighboring islands the f.ogjiu will proceed io Hong Kong, where t lie party will separate, Score* tary Taft, with most (if the Senators niul Representatives wtifo^jLavo boon making the* trip, returning -mLoot to liir Culled States, while M!k?N|U?8?* volt will proceed to lVkln as the^?o clally Invited guest <?f tin1 Dowager 10m press of China. She will sail for America on Octobcr 7 on the fJlcamef Siberia of tin* raclito Mall Company. Tlit' parly which will accompany tho daughter of the i'rosldont on this pe culiarly tuteivsUng Journey will b<3 small and select. Representatives J.ongworih or Coeh ran, both will bo ti iikiiik t l??k guests who will go on this visit to tho Kin press. Senators Nuwlands and Warron and Kcprortciitati I II ItM to \>l|l make up tho party, whlcli will bo lii rlMirgo of Major -Conoral and Mrs, (Jot'bin uitd Mrs. Sloenni. ' \ I Miss Roosevelt is keenly Interested in hot* prospective Introduction to tln? Km press Tsl All, the woman who is tho | rial ruler of China. It Is not easy to imagine a more dramatic mooting than this of the Kast and the West -tho one ttOrld- weary and cumbered w^' ?> tho dust of slothful centuries, roprosi ntod by the aged woman whose morcHos* Inst for power has made her one of tho wonders and the horrors of modern history, tho other, the living Now Wol'ld, typified by the young American girl. It is not many yearn ago that the Dowflgor Empress credibly was be lieved fo have boon tlu; prime Instlga tof of the Hoxor uprising; it at least is certain she bitterly listed tho "foreign devils," against whom the rising prln* cipally was diroetod. Since tho march of the allies to l'ckln, however, the Kmpress has shown a more friendly face toward Europeans. ami her special invitation to Miss Roosevelt well may have a significance that will win tho occasion 11 placo 111 Chinese history at a later date. The old Kmpress Is a unique person ality in tho world to day. More than seventy years old, she has exorcised prnetlenj sovereignty over the huge Chinese empire for more than forty years, and in such a masterful fashion that slio ban mado her power felt not only throughout the length and breadth of hor own empire, but In all the chan cellories of Kurope. Hhi? has been compared alike to Queen Elizabeth of Kngland and Catherine of Russia, and it may be added that she always took an almopt childish Interest in every thing thttx conoerncd Queen Victoria, keeping elaborate serapbooks tilled en tirely with pictures and clippings con cerned with the principal events of her life. Yet this woman, who has shown such a remarkable gift for governing, wus not born to tho purple. She was only one of the many secondary wives of the Emperor, Hien Fung, but It was her son who succeeded to the throne at the age of five, r,nd through his long minority she held the reigns of power. The mysterious death of tho your.g man shortly after lie Attained his ma jority und-assumod authority Is only one of the many crimes that have been laid at the door of tho Kmpress. It Is the contrast between such a char acter and such a career as that of Tsl An- and the natural environment and personality of an. American girl like Miss Itoosevelt that will go to make the meeting, between Jjte two so in tensely picturesque. MORl'f BURTON CHARGES. Assertion That the Kansas Senator Practiced Otlior Frauds. Washington, I). C. ? The puhiication Qf the charts against Senator Uurton of taking foes from the Chickasaw In dians while he wiis 'Senator mtIoosN> the tongues of high oliiclals In the In terior Department, and two other se rious chavgcs came out. One Is that Burton never made any appearance in business for the Chickasaws before the Interior Department, but (IVat he represented to the head men. of the tribe that lie did, and collected large fees from them for his alleged service*. Burton, before lie became Senior, represented to Secretary Hitchcock, it is said, that he had been selected by the Chickasaws as their counsel, and asked him, as Secretary of the Inter ior. to approve his contract with the tribe. Mr. Illtchcoek refused to do so on the ground that the Chickasaws did not need an attorney. Notwith standing this rebuff Burton, it is charged, maile 1 lie Indians think lie was looking after thelr'lnt^rests, and proceeded to collect Ills pay from their funds, which were not under the con trol of the Secretary of the Interior. Another charge against the Kansan Is that while he was Senator he pre sented a clalnr^from a ranchman in Textos to the eflfcct that the man lost 800 cattle during a tight between Uni ted States forces and ??Comanche In dians, which took place on his ranch. The/amount claimed was $2."?,00O, for whleff'^ljnrtou succeeded in getting jndgmgat in favor of hia client, A ndniber of men who lived In tha. vicinity are said to have -reported to the department that while there was a tight the claimant never hid 800 cat tle. but had at the time about eighty, nnd they were fully 200 miles away from the scene of the fight. Jap* Refloat Destroyer, The .Tnpanese reftoitterl the Rnsstan torpedo boat destroyer Sllnl at Port Arthur. American Bar Association Meets. The twentieth annuel sesaion of Iha American liar Association waa held at Xarragauaett Pier,. H Unlvfmlly of Chicago to Bnlhl. 7?*^ tVcsiUewt per .<n?*eui?ced that the University of Chicago, M Cbkin, 11L, Mtaflaanrt ta* - ' ? Wholesale I'riccs (luotcJ iu New York mi k. Tho Milk Exchange price for llandwd quality is 2 lie. per quait. IHJTTKO. Creamery ? Western, extra. $ 22 Firsts 20V6(?) 21 State daily luh, firsts..., 10V&6') 20 Tmitiition creamery 15 (?} ll) Vi JfaUOry, thirds to iirats..., 15 @ W/j rif).{-;s k. Pluto, full cream, fancy.#.. ? 10H Small . .. ? (?s l"s/i Part skitm, gone) to priiujj 0 ',&(</} 8 I' uJ, skiim*, common. , . . , ? - (<y />Vi Kail ftkim*.. W?<& F.(UiS. Jersey- Fancy 20 *.'8 Stale anil IV n u ~d (<l< 28 NVe?lein- t.lioiro. . .. "22 (14 23 III 'ANS and I'KAS. ? A Reans Marrow, ch ??u.v. . . . 3 <r>5 6% 3 CO } Medium, choice . ... 2 22 (rt> 2 25 1\ a, choit i? 1 7;> 1 i ? ?? 1 kidney, i !lOi('i'.. .... 3 10 \\ h 1 1 o kidncv 3 05 Yellow eye.. Rlaek turtle t-oiip 3 70 J.iiiiu, ? (a) I 77 >/j (<H 3 15 (?.' 3 7.-> (d) 2 00 (ij) 3 75 ? i*i} 3 85 ikksh. i OJ (U) 3 00 i 25 (n) 3 00 ?r> <$ 11 . 25 (?> 1 25 (ttl# (X? ("' 12 i (" 1 75 I liLTt P A tN I > lifCUIUKS .Apples, Pippin, per bbl . . . . ( ?>< 1 1 i ??k"? pl r I'M 2 25 UuckleherriP/t, per ql 5 Muskmeloiis, per box '25 Watermelons, per 100...... (i <K) jlliicldmniH; p'*r ijt 10 Peachi s, pev basket . . ..... 35 Pears, Kit' ?or, per bbl 1 00 (ft 2 60 liartlett, per bid 3 00 (&} 1 25 Plums, per ij( 3 @ 5 j.ivj; roui/inr. ) Fowls', per lb (u) J31/ Spring ( liii-keiu . per lb.... 11 '/jOf! 15 Roosters, per lb . ? - v$ , 0 Turkeys, per lb ? Qi) 13 Ducks, pi;r pair (HI -ffi) 80 Ceese, per pair 1 00 (it) 1 '25 Pigeons, per pair ? (?) 20 DIIK88ED roiJL'lUV. | Tin keys, per lb 13 0$ 17 Chickens, 1'lnia.. per lb ... 18 (?> 20 Fowls, per lb 10 >?&(<# 13 Spring uueks, J... 1., per lb. - ? (tg 17 Squabs, per dozen 1^)0 (u) 2 50 no ra. State, 1004, choice. 23 (5) 24 Medium to prime.... .... 20 00 22 Pacific Coast, 1001, choice.. 23 (w 24 Old odds 0 Q$ 11 It A Y AND 8TUAW. * - llav, prime, per 100 lb...,. ? (a) 90 No. 1. per 100 lb 80 M 85 No. 2. |xy>. I?h) ||>. . .' 75 (?) 77*/ t'lovcr-ifiixed, per 100 lb. 85 (<t) 70 Straw, long rye GO ' !75 VKOKTADLES. Potatoes, ?leihcyl . ^ SweuU, p?-r basket 75 @ 1 60 Turnips, per bbl 1 00 ^ 1 25 ; H'fl, 1j. 1., peuMbbl. cy, per bbl. ^ Tomatoes, per box Kxh; plant, per b-,ix 25 P?pia?li, per bbl 75 60 20 Peas, per bag. . Peppers, per nox Lettuce, per basket 1 25 CubbageB, per 100. 4 00 String beans, per basket... \ 35. Onions, L. I., per bbl 1- 50 Conn., white, per bbl...". 2 00 Jersey, per basket. ...... CO Celery, per dozen bunches. 15 Carrots, per bbl.,.. ....... 1 25 Beets, per 100 bunches, .^v . 75 CucumberB, per bbl 1 50 Cucumber pickles, per 1000. 1 60 Lima beans, nor basket.... 60 Corn, per 100 60 Cauliflower, j>cr bbl 1 60 Radishes, per 100 bunchcs.. Okra, per basket 75 GRAIN, ETC. Flour? Winter patents .... 4 25 ( Hprinir pntcnts ..6 00 < Whet^t, rlo. 1 N. Duluth.,, ? ( No. 2 red 80^( Corn, No. 2 white ? ( Oats, mixed ' 30 ( Clipped white j.,,,,,,,,. 34 ( Xard* city ? ( lTvk Stock. Reeve?, city dressed 8 ( Calves, city.drussfd 0 ( Country dressed 8 'f Sheen, per 100 lb 3 AO C Lambs, per 100 lb 6 75 Hogs, live, per 100 lb 5 00 C?) 1 25 ; (") 60 ("> 1 00 1 25 . (a) 30 I M 1 75 - (a) 0 00 , ' (a} 1 00 1 (a) 2 00 1 0 3 GO ? ? i 00.,.:; (a) 60' (u) 1 60 -. on 1 00 Co) 3 60 * 3 00 ; 1 60 1 00 : 2 50 I g 1 00 I Ti 4 75 fl ozk 87*' @ ?1H @ 30 Mi @ as @ 7% j ' V ? 10 1 <$ ? 12^ & 1 1 Vfc of 5 00 @ 0 82', 4' @ 0 70 STORES IN WESTERN TOWNS. Efroct of tlio Wheat Craze nnd rros perlty. Kansas City, Mo.tr-Iu the small tow ii h new storra are belug opened everywhere. For several years im provements linve been chiefly confined to residences and repairs to buildings. Empty houses were filled, nnd ^unoc cupied fjtoretP began 1 6 have tenants. Now there is scarcely- an empty store building, and many new structures are seen In almost every village. 6ome little towns in the wheat belt have added a dozen store rooms, to ! capacity this year. ThiS means a great: denl of niWltional tiode. andis tboJieflfc-.. index of the effect of generous returns from the fields. ^ In the furnishing of their homes the farmers are also ma king' "great' strides." Common furniture of the vacnished oak*" variety is not Rood enough for the av crnKo farm house these days. Tho plush parlor suite is a drug oil the market. Coins Into a farm house 200 miles west of here the other day, a vis itor found it fitted out with mission furniture, with Flemish oak bookcases and Remington pMures on the wall. It was typical of the tendency toward be] tor taste- In adornment. This indi cates a new ora In buslness^'for It calls for a higher standard of supply in ^tliew hole snip market. -v ... ' Sardine Famine. Three years ago there was a famine among the fishiug folk in Brittany, ow. intr to the total disappearance ofiST dlnrs from the French waters. This year tho distress will be terrible, for : the sardine season is a complete fail ure. Sik hundred boats Were expected to. return to. Donarnenes, France, full of sardlneS, bfat tliey came ba<?k empty* with fhe exc^ption of afxrat fifty, and these had only small hauls. Tfcebalt - used by the fishermeu, which eoraes from Newfoundland, is also v?ry dear in Brittany, costing 47t.r or nearly |i(V * ton. . * ... ? i Tii i i't* trrfi ".I.".? i; ' Arrested For Cm ft cnndaJ. ? r - Frederick -A. PttfchMi in Baratom, N- ***** * ediin Wa^Woo, D. O,f0* to defraud the Gottquftent m tlou with the cotton crop igk ? ? ? : . x?!'