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$? * I Russians Break Into Rejoicing Over I the Victory of Portsmouth, Which They Consider an Offset to TsushiMa, Liao Yang and Mukden, and a Diplomatic Triumph of the First ^ Magnitude. r Portsmouth. N. H.. Special.?The long and bloody war between Japan and Russia is ended. The terms of peace were settled by Mr. Witte and . Baron Kcmura at the session of the conference Tuesday morning and Tues\ <3av afternoon preliminary arrange| ments for an armistice were concluded and the actual work of framing the "Treaty of Portsmouth" was by mutual agreement turned over to Mr. D. Martens, Russia's great international lawyer, and Mr. Dennison. who for 25 years has acted as the legal adviser of the Japanese Foreign Office. The treaty is expected to be com! pleted by the end of the week. This happy conclusion of the conference. which a week ago, would have been shipwrecked had it not been for the heroic Intercession of President Roosevelt, was sudden and dramatic. For the sake of peace, Japan, with the magnanimity of a victor, at the last moment yielded everything still in is sue. Russia reiusea iu uuugc uum mc ^limatum of the Czar, given to President Roosevelt through Ambassador Meyer. No indemnity under any .guise, but an agreement to divide Sakhalin and reimburse Japan for the maintenance of the Russian prisoners, were his last words. They had been repeatedly reiterated in Mr. Witte's e instructions, and in the form of a written reply to the Japanese compromise proposals of last Wednesday they were delivered to Baron Komura this morning. TOTAL SURPRISE TO WITTE. !Mf. Witte went to the conference declaring he was powerless to change the dot of an "1" or the cross of a "t" in his instructions. Czar Nicholas' word % had been given not only to him but to President Roosevelt, the head of a foreign state. When Baron Komura. j therefore first offerer the new W basis of compromise, outlined in the dispatches (the complete renunciation of indemnity, coupled with a proposition for the redemption or sax ha'.in at a price to be fixed by a mixed tribunal consisting of representatives cf the neutral power?in fact, if not in words, the solution offered by President Roosevelt) Mr. Witte again returned a non possumus. It was what Mr. Witte termed in an interview with the press the "pyscologlcal moment." Mr. Witte did not flinch. He expected a rupture and as he expressed it afterward he was stunned by what happen, >N^ed. Baron Komura gave way on all 7* the disputed points. With the prescience that has enabled the Japanese to gauge the mental processes of their adversaries on the field of battle and upon the sea, they had realized in advance that peace could be obtained in ? TKAtf KA/1 tVinir _ , X1U UlUtrr \Vtt> . a UCJ jiuu iuvii gviviu ment. President Roosevelt, had also. It is said, advised Japan that it was better to meet the Russian positions than to take the responsibility of continuing the war for the purpose of collecting tribute. The Mikado, at the session of the cabinet end elder statesmen yesterday, had sanctioned the final concession. When Baron Koccra yielded, the rest was mere child's play. By Wire and Cable. Secretary of the Treasury Shaw makes public his letter to Governor Cummins, cf Iowa, in answer to the latter's criticism of his alleged remarks concerning the French treaty. The Secretary claims to have been misquoted. A mob of 50 men at Newbern, N. C.. hung to a bridge John Moore, a negro who attacked Mrs. Eubanks. postmistress at Clark, N. C. There were 13 deaths of yellow rever at New Orleans, the largest number yet reported in one day. Ellis Glenn, the "man woman," who has been in so many escapedes in West Virginia, is said to have been arrested in Michigan. The explosion of a stereopticon in the First Baptist church at Norfolk last night caused a panic. \ Capt. E. W. Jones, of Norfolk, who killed Maud Robinson and then cut his own throat, is recovering. A new 40 mile railroad is to be built from Town Creek to Stuart's Knob, in Patrick county. Va. The French liner La Savoie arrived at Newport News to have a new propeller put in. Popular opinion in Japan is reported - - ? ttmir>ot o HR-iainr) Of lO oe vei> SUUU& agamoi u. V..., Sakhalin Island, and surprise is expressed that sale of a part of it should have been proposed. Agrarian disorders throughout Russia are greatly on the increase, and the nobles are subjected to all kinds ofrexactions cn the part of the peasantry, collisions with Cossacks also being reported. Both armies in Manchuria have received reinforcements and the fronts have been greatly extended. There is reported to be much feeling among the Chinese against the government because of the awarding of a railroad contract to Americans. ) A government bulletin shows that the number of school teachers in the country exceeds the total of preachers, doctors and lawyers combined. Edwin S. Holmes, Jr., is said to be in Washington and is expected to surrender himself today. Many members of Congress ami of the parliaments of various countries are at Brussels where the Inter-parliamentary Congress will begin its sessions today. H: Settled Their Differences ar is Over CZAR KEEPS INTEIwx'ED SHIPS. Articles 10 and 11 (interned warships and the limitation of Russia's sea power in the far East) were withdrawn? Japan agreed that only that portion of the Chinese Eastern Railroad south of Chantufu, the position occupied by Oyama, should be ceded to Japan. Both sides, once the deadlock was broken, wanted a "just and lasting" peace, and in that spirit it was decided to practically neutralize Sakhalin, each country binding itself not to fortifv its half of the island, and Japan assuming an obligation not to fortify the La Perouse strait between Sakhalin and Hokkaido, which would bar Russia's commercial route to the Pacific. The plenipotentiaries went father. They decided to add a new clause in the nature of a broad provision for mutual commercial privileges by which each country will secure for the othei : the benefit of the "most favored nation clause," and the "open door." LOOKS RATHER LIKE ALLIANCE. The new treaty therefore will be a ; wonderfully friendly document, ol character almost to raise the suspicion that the two countries have not negotiated peace but have concluded the basis of a future alliance. There is. however, no evidence as rumored that any secret clauses are to be appended to the present treaty. Before leaving the conference build ir.g. felicitations were exchanged with the President at Oyster Bay. Both Baron Komura and Mr. Witte telegraphed. The former eoiffined himselt to apprising Mr. Roosevelt of the conditions upon which peace had been concluded. Mr. Witte frankly laid his tribute at the President's feet. In his I message he said: "History will ascribe to you the glo- I ry." and added the expression of Rus- | sia's hearty appreciation of the President's "generous initiative." Mr. Roosevelt replied with words of thauks and congratulation. RUSSIANS DAZED WITH JOY. Then began the jubilation. Mr. Witte and Baron de Rosen returned to the hotel for luncheon, xne Japanese nau remained at the conference hall to lunch with Mr. Pierce. The news that peace had been concluded had preceded the Russian plenipotentiaries, and such scenes of wild rejoicing have never before been witnessed in the State of New Hampshire as greeted them upon their arrival at the hotel. Mr. Witte. dazed at the sudden and happy termi' nation of the conference, was fairly overpowered by the tremendous ovai tion he received. He could only express his gratitude by shaking the hands of ! everybody, and in response to the vol' ley of questions fired at him as to the terms murmur. "We pay not a kopeck and we get half of Sakalin." Later in his room, when he had par; tially recovered himself, he declared i that he could not have dreamed of such ! a victory?for that he regards it as a 1 diplomatic triumph of the first magnitude. he makes no attempt to conceal. I And that is the general verdict here to; night. The Russians are overjoyed at the result. "We have had our Liao Yangs and Mukdens." they say. "and our Tsus- j hlmas on sea. but the Japanese have 1 had their Portsmouth." JAPS BLUNDERED AT START. Although Mr. Witte is not a diplomatist. they declare that he has outmanoeuvered the Japanese, yielding one by one to the conditions until he : forced them into a corner on the main : 1 issue of indemnity and left them no escape, except surrender or to convert the war into a war to collect tribute. The Russians declared that dip! lomaticaliy the Japanese made their ; colossal blunder when they agreed to consider the conditions seriatim. The Japanese correspondents, though thev said little, plainly showed their dissatisfaction with the terms during the afternoon. They stood aloof, silent in the midst of the general jubi-1 ! lation. for as the afternoon advanced | the air was filled with the sounds of | rejoicing. Bells were ringing in PortsFever at Pensocola, Florida. i Pensacola, Fla., Special.?Dr. Joseph Y. Porter, State health officer, has is- i sued a card to the public in which he says that three Greeks with symptoms j of yellow fever have been found in Pensacola. The cases were discovered j [ by Dr. Warren E. Anderson, and agent; I here for the State board of health, and j Dr. Porter confirms Dr. Anderson'3 diagnosis of the cases. Ambassador Sees Czar. St. Petrsburg, By Cable.?Mr. Meyer, the American ambassador, had an; audience with the Emperor at Peterhof Wednesday afternoon, which lasted three hours. Presumably the mat- j ter of peace was discussed at length, | but nothing can be ascertained at present regarding what actually j took place, as the embassy declines j to give out any statement. It is known, 1 ; however, that a long cablegram has been sent to Washington giving the , results of the conference. The Emper-! or attended the manoeuvres in the j morning, and returned to Peterhof just i in time to receive Air. Meyer. Decision Against Southern Road. Washington, D. C., Special.?The InI ter-Statc Commerce Commission de| oided fcur cases brought by T. M. Ke! hoe & Company, of Terra Haute. Ind., | against the Charleston & Western railway Companj-. the Seaboard Air Line Railway, and the Philadelphia &' Reading Railway Company, the decis-1 ion declaring that the dcfcn'ants' es- j tahlished charge of $1.00 per day for j | car demurrage is just and reasonable, j | j To Act on Bennington Report. Washington. Special.?Secretary j ; Bonaparte has just completed a thcr-, i ough examination of the record of the i ! proceedings of the court of inquiry in ! ! the case of the disastrous boiler ex-1 plosion on the Bennington at San ; Diego, Cal? July 21 last, aud will announce his action in a day or two. It i is understood that he dee* net agree : with the court in several of its con elusions in the matter <*f the individual j responsibility of various officers and men of the vessel for the conditions which resulted in the explosion. , Japanese, however, gave the true note when he remarked: IF MIKADO APPROVES, GOOD. "Tell me that the Mikado ha9 ap?roved it and I shall be satisfied." In that sentence was compressed the Spartan heroism of the Japanese nation, and later when Mr. Sato issued the official explanation of the reasons that moved the Japanese plenipotentiaries and it showed that the Emperor had approved, there was a perceptible change in the feelings of the Japanese. Considerable disappointment, however, continued to be manifested. Baron Komura following the rule he has set himself, declined to make any statement, and Mr. Takahira would only say when asked to make a statement: "For the sake of humanity and civilization. and as we believe, in the interest of both countries and the world, we have made peace." A scene of the greatest excitement followed the receipt, of the news in the lobby of the Hotel Wentworth. The official bulletin telephoned from the conference room at the navy yard by Mr. Sato and like an electric thrill flooded through the room. There were streams of iov. Men threw their hats aloft, women actually wept. Then there was a rush for the telegraph offices and in an instant the news was speeding to the remotest corners of the earth. JAP CORRESPONDENTS GLOOMY. "We did *ot believe it this morning," said Mr. Fukotomi, correspondent for The Osaki Asahi. as ho walked away sinking his head. Japan expected a great deal more than this. Division of j Sakhalin was not to be thought of. It | was ours by the blood of our soldiers and we should have kept it. Russia brought on this war; she should have paid for it." He was interrupted by another correspondent. But the Emperor has ordered it." "Yes," said another, "it is the Emperor's word." The attitude of ths group at the mention of the Emperor's name immediately changed. "Yes," assented one, "the Emperor has spoken and Japan will obey. The Emperor is all-wise and Japan is satisfied." The incident was a striking illustration of that wonderful devotion of the Japanese for their sovereign and of the implicit confidence they place in his every action. Both Countries May Borrow. New York, Special.?Well-informed banking interests are of the opinion that the treaty of peace between Rus* 2,1 La f/\1lATrad hv sia ana japan win suuu u<= ivnvnvu a Russian loan and with another later by Japan. The extent of the loans will depend largely upon the provisions of the agreement between the two countries. Bankers believe that Russia will make liberal compensation to Japan, although this may be provided for in a separate understanding. It is known that Russia has made all preparations for placing part of a loan here, and it is well understood that Japan contemplates raising more money to pay internal obligations. To Draft Treaty Promptly Portsmouth, N. H., Special.?The official account of Monday afternoon's meeting was given by Mr. Sato oil his arrival at the hotel. It is as follows: "In the afternoon session of August 29, the conference has discussed the de tails of the treaty of peace. It has been decided to entrust the drafting of the clauses of* Privy Councillors De Martens and Mr. Dennison, legal advisor of the Foreign Office of Japan. witS instructions to finish the work as soon as possible." Surprise in St Petersburg. St. Petersburg. By Cable.?The dispatches from Portsmouth brought the first news of the result of the conference. The news came as an electric surprise, as official and diplomatic circles had been practically without hopes of peace all during the (lay. The result will only become known at night to comparatively few persons. Million Dollar Fire at Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Johnstown, Pa.. Special.?A serious fire is raging in the Pennsylvania Traffic Stores, which arc owned by the Cambria Steel Company. The firemen seem to have lcet control of the flames and it is apparent that the entire property will be destroyed. The loss may approximate a million dollars. Boycott Partly Off. Washington, Special.?Of particular importance to the Southern cotton spinners and weavers is the announcement by Minister Rockhill Monday that the Chinese boycott on American piece goods is about to be lifted. Cabling from Pekin, the minister says his information is to the effect that the anti-American boycott as a whole is gradually subsiding. T'e Chinese merchants of Shanghai 'aling in piece I goods are strongly . posing the boycott. and taking ste. which Minister Rockhill believes are likely to break it. so far ar piece goods are concerned. Case3 Continued. Fayetteville, Special.?In tho Superior Court here Monday afternoon Judge Moore made an order continuing till the next term of court, the cases against Mr. J. C. Kaigh and Mr. G. G. Myrovcr. cashier and teller, respectively. of the Bank of Fayetteville. for alleged embezzlement cf funds of the bank. Messrs Haigh and Myrovcr were indicted about four months ago on an alleged shortage of about $00,000 in their accounts. Strange Murder in Ashcvillc, N. C. Ashevillc. X. C.. Special.?"Death at the hands of a person unknown." was the coroner's verdict at an inquest held Monday night on the body of Jas. Daughtry. v.-hose lifeless body was found in the hall of a ^hoarding house in the city early Monday morning. An ; autopsy hc-lj Monday on the corpse revealed two large clots at the base of the brain, which were evidently caused by blows with a blunt instrument. Evidence adduced at the inquest tailed to throw any light on the mystery of the man's death. MBWWfqjpr flis Efforts In Behaif of Peace ^re Highly Commended BY THE WORLD'S GREAT RULERS ? - c pi Congratulatory Messages Pour in c< From All Parts of the World, Com- 01 mending Mr. Roosevelt on His Ac- p, tion. ai ^ tt ri Oyster Bay, L. I., Special. ? The c< crowned heads of the world unite with ni P distinguished statesmen of America *c and Europe in according the glory of peace between Russia and Japan to R President Roosevelt. Telegrams of ** congratulation have been pouring in ~ upon the President in a great flood. 0, They came from persons of high degree and low from all quarters of the world. Among the first letters received i? was onp from the King of England, as tt follows: ip "Marienbad, August 29. ji "The President: ic "Let me be one of the first to congratulate you on the successful issue of the peace conference, to which you have so greatly contributed. -EDWARD, R. I." K Soon afterwards a notably cordial al cablegram was received from Emperor " William, of Germany. It read: P( "Neues Palais, August T9. "President Theodore Roosevelt: P "Just received cable from Amer. ^a st announcing agreement of peace coa- cl ference on preliminaries of peace: I'm tl overjoyed, and express most sincere Q' congratulations at the great success is due to your untiring Jcfforts^ The whole of mankind must unite, and will cl do so, in thanking you for the good b< boon you have given it. b; "WILLIAM, I. V President Loubet, of France, extend "i ed his congratulations in this message! vi "La berguae, Presidence, August 50. p: "President Roosevelt: n Your excellency has Just rendered to humanity an excellent service, for tl which I fecilitate you heartily. Tht fc French Republic rejoices in the role bet, but the text of his responses is this historic event. "EMILE LOUBOT." The President has acknowledged (he ai messages received from King Edward, Emperor William and President Loubet, but the text of his responses is not made public here. 1) Then came cablegrams from diplomatic representatives of foreign gov- b ernments in this country?From Sir n Mortimer Durand, the British ambassador; from M. Jesserand, the French a ambassador; from Mayor des Plan- c< cbes, ambassador of Italy, and from a: Sir Chentung. the Chinese minister. Count Cassini, who recently was sue- o ceeded by Baron Rosen as Russian 0 ambassador to the United States, ca- k bled as follows: k rans, August "President Roosevelt: " P "Profoundly happy at the result of V the negotiations, which assures a peace honorable to both nations and H in which you have taken so faithful *1 a part. "CASSINI." P William J. Bryan sent a message crediting the President with the peace ? agreement, as follows: ^ Janesville, Wis., August 29. "President Roosevelt: tl "Accept congratulations. Your sue- 5 cessful efforts to secure peace between Russia and Japan reflects credit on the nation. "WM. J. BRYAN." Cordial messages were received also from Senators and Representatives in v Congress congratulating the President n on his great triumph for peace, also d cne from former Secretary of State n John W. Foster. t Among the scores of messages P which were received by the President *1 under Wednesday's date, were con- n gratulations from General Booth, of t! the Salvation Army; General King, is commander-in-chief of the Grand Army ti of the Republic; from the archbishop e of Canterbury; Andrew Carnegie and h the latter's guests at fekibo Castle. F Among the Skibo guests are John Mor- ^ ley, Nicholas Murray Butler aud Cuar- F les Dabney. t! -v One More Case at Natchez. a Natchez, Miss., Special.?After 6 o'clock Wednesday evening one new t case of yellow fever, which was re- 0 ported convalescent, was discovered. Otherwise there has been no change in the local yellow fever situation. The work of fumigation is being carried on in every home. There has been no exodus. Only one special train left Natchez this month. This left Wednesday night s vvitb 150 passengers. c Tornado Strikes Town. Scranton, Pa.. Special.?A tornado occurred in Carbondale. Some frame houses were carried 200 feet and cars were toppled over. Many people were injujred. but fortunately no fatalities i occurred. j News of the Day.^ It is proposed to raise three British ; warships sunk in the i?t. Clair rivei j by Commodore Pern*, and the Cana- . diau (Sovcrnment may object. The President confered with Geuev- : al Wood, General Davis and others t at Sagamore Hill. , Cut Woman's Throat. Norfolk, Va.. Special.?Capt. E. W. Jones, of Company E. Seventy-first ; Regiment Virginia Volunteers, killed , ; Maud Robinson, better known as-$iaud I Cameron, by alrac;: severing the wo- i man's bead from her shoulders with a < razor, and then ntfmptel suicide by 3 cutting his ow ntrroac. The murdered ( woman was 2.) years old. Captain Jones 1 is a bid: t 3" yoi .s old and unmarried, s The tragedy occurred at the woman's t house. s Two Cases in Vicksburg. Vicksburg, Miss., Special.?Mr. John Goiteras, of the Marine Hospital Ser- 1 vice, reported tv.o positive cases of s yellow fever in Vicksburg. The sickness is of a very mild type. Local phy- ( sicians first diagnosed the disease as yellow fever this morning, the an- " nouncement creating somewhat of a * panic. The origin of the fever has not vet been fixed. Both patients arc white j and neither has been out of town for j months. i T "? ; ateresting Sidelights and Statistics That Xre Valuable. > The Cause. 1. Russia's policy of playing fast and use with her promises as to the racuation of Manchuria, whereby hina's sovereignty over that land was radically annulled, and. the equal jmmercial rights therein of the rest f the world seriously threatened. 2. Russia's refusal to recognize Jam's paramount interests in Korea id her own "diplomatic" moves in lat peninsula, looking toward treaty ghts, under which she might gain mtrol of the port of Fusan?the more orthern harbors or Vladivostok ana ort Arthur having proved less serveable than had been anticipated. 3. Japan's 7-year-old grudge against ussia for ousting her from Port Arlur at the close of her contest with hlna and (also) Russia's fatal ignorace of Japan's preparedness and her rer-confldenco in her own strength. The Duration. From February 5, 1904, to June 11, )05?493 days. Note:: June 11 is le date on which Russia and Japan ?reed to meet to consider peace, here has been no armistice since me 11, but there has been no figLtig The Results. 1. Japan has reacquired control of orea, establishing a protectorate, and ^pointing an American, Durham 'hite Stevens, as advisor to the Emaror, YI Heui. 2. Japan has regained possession of ort Arthur and the Lio-Tung peninlla and has forced the return of Manluria to China with "open doors" for le trade of the world. Japan also aciiired the northern half of Sakhalin land. 3. International law has gained a leared knowledge than has before een had of what constitutes "contraand of war" and to what lengths a aval officer may properly go In the right to search." Both of these adances were made largely through the rompt diplomacy of the late Secreta y of State Hay. 4. Russia certainly will not get on le Pacific coast the "ice-free port" >r which she has so long been looking. The Cost. Russia had in Manchuria in Februry, 1904, 60,000 men. She has since sent out to the front, 50,000 men. Japan is said to have mobilized nearr 700,000 men. Total force engaged since the outreak of the war (about) 1,540,000 len. Of these the killed, permanently disbled and invalided home have been Dmputed at 625,000; 375,000 Russians nd 250,000 Japanese. Japan has suffered the loss of only ne promiifent officer, Commander da; the Russian officers of rank illed are Count Keller, General Rutovsky, Smolensky, Rialinkin, Tserpity, Kondratshenko, Commander Steanofi and Admirals Makaroff, Molas oslkersham and Withofft. In money, according to figures pubshed in The Gazette, ot St. Petersburg tie war has cost Russia (inciuding roperty destroyed) $1,075,000,000. On the 5th of June it was estimated t Tokio that the cost to Japan had een close in the neighborhood of 475,00.000. r>_i??i?? +V.O trvtnl monev cost (al DiiugiU5 ? "*- - ? he agreement to peace parleys) to $1,50,000,000. Actual Work- of Peace. Portsmouth. N. H., Special.?Actual fork of drafting the treaty of Ports louth began Wednesday. It is being one by Mr. De Martens and Mr. Dec ?onn nrHnj? as leeal advisors for th< espeetive sides. While the "bases" ol eace have been accepted by the plen potentiaries, considerable detail re lains to be wonted out in the elabora Ion of the articles of the treaty. This s especially true in regard to the ar icles dealing with the Chinese East rn Railway, and the surrender of tht sases of the LiaoTung peninsula and 'ort Arthur and Talienwan (Dalny.) Ir. Pokotiloff, the Russian minister tc 'ekin, who was formerly manager ol he Russo-Chinese Bank at Pekin, and rho has intimate knowledge of all th( letalls relating to these matters, i: ,S8isting Mr. De Martens. A very anomalous situation exists a.< o the impression created by the con lusion of peace. While the outside corld applauds, in Japan there is ev dently great disappointment In the erms, and in Russia, wehero i could seem that there should be uni ersal rejoicing over the great diplo natic victory Mr. Witte has won, the ;overnment seems to have received i oldly. To Voto on Dispensary. Spartanburg, S. C., Special.?Super " ? - fool risor Miles announced tnai, aia-> ng satisfied that the required one ourth of the qualified voters of thi ounty had signed the petition callinj or an election on dispensary or no dis >ensary, te would accordingly order ai lection. The day for the same ha jeen named, the time being Tuesday S'overaber 14. At this time H. B. Car isl^ and J. S. Turner, who were nom nated in the primary ror county sena :or and coroner :espectively. will b .'oted on. Brass Staple in His Head. Winston-Salem, Special.?air. jom S'ail, who was struck on the hear! b 1 brass staple and seriously injured a drown & Williamson's tobacco far :o:y a few weeks ago. was carried ti jreensbo:o by his physic-mi. !")r. _ By num. He go?s there for the pur p.): jf having his heai examined by I<: Long's X-ray machine, to are if t'.i staple is in the head. Mr. Nail state ;hat, at times, his head gives him con iiderable pain. Czar Surprised and Delighted. St. Petersburg. By Cable.?The Em jeror visited Biorkoe to inspect a crui ter In course of construction there. Be ore leaving Peterhof his majest: ablcd M. Witte to fcreal; off the nego iations and leave wortsmouth if th iapanese plenipotentmries insisted oi in indemnity. Wh^She returned t Peterhof the Emperer found M. Witte' ablegram announcing the success o die negotiations and was delighted. 11 mmediately cabled M. Witte approv ug the conditions. ? 2 New Orleans Situation Continues to Improve?Priest Goes to Patterson to Avert Italians' Threatened Riot ?Work of Salting Gutters Pushed in the City. New Oleans, Special.?Official report to 6 p. m.: New cases, 29; total to (late, 2,024. Deaths. 3; total death, 287. New foci, 11. Cases under treatment, 303. Cases discharged, 1,432. For the first time in over a month the number of new cases was in the twenties. With only three deaths, comciilman E. T. Dunn is alco on the list, the feeling of confidence that the fever is heine wined out is growing. Among the new cases is that of Captain B. F. Clayton, U. S. A., the quartermaster in charge of this department. City Councilman E. T. Dunn is also on the list Of the deaths, one occurred at the emregency hospital. The country situation is improving somewhat, though the discovery of new foci causes some little anxiety. The situation at Patterson where it was feared the ignorant Italians contemplated trouble has developed nothing new. No overt act has been committed, and it is believed that danger is over. Father "Widman, the Jesuit priest went there Sunday and met the citizens and a number of leading Italian and proposes to make a perrsonal nvass of th9 town, to talk to every i Italian, and convince him of the good intentions of the health authorities. A heavy downpour of rain prevented the mass-meeting which it was proposed to hold here today. 1 Today nearly all of the dirt carts were used in the work of salting the gutters. It has been found that since the mosquietos have been deprived of > their favorite breeding places, the stagnant gutters on cross streets are filled with wiggle-tails, so special efforts are being made to render these unsuitable. Over a thousand tons of salt have been used so far and the work will continue. There is much interest in the case of Dr. Philip Berge, the physician who was arrested late Sunday night on the charge of failing to report three ((cases of yellow fever. He was paroled by the inspector, but will have to answer to the charge Monday morning before the second recorder. He says that he reported the cases oy 1 mail, but the Marine Hospital Service has no record of them. There has been a recrudescence at : Tallulah, in Madison parish, not far from Vicksburg, three cases having been diagnosed by Dr. Krauss, of the Marine Hospital Service. A report from Leeville, under date of September 1, shows that there have ; been 312 cases there so far, and 29 ' deaths, with 145 cases under treatI ment. 1 To End Oil Inquiry. : Birmingham, Special.?H. M. Beck, ' of this city who is representing minority stockholders of the United Oil and Land Company, of Columtus, Ga., states that the flnal hearing in the in1 vestigation proceedings against the of^ fleers of the company is to be given | in Columbus. Ga., on September 7. A , temporary injunction has been in force \ since last fall which restrains the majority stockholders from disposing of the company's properties at Mokiin th<* Rakersfleld t district. The Associated Oil Company, which is the largest prroducer in California, now operrates wells which . oil daily and the companlespra oer I turn out about |,000 to 1,500 barrels of oil daily and the officers of the Asso' ciated Company are the majority t stockholders in the United Oil and I^and I Company. > j No Spread of Disease at Notchez. Natchez, Miss., Special.?This is the 5 - fifth day since the promulgation of the 5 report of yellow fever in Natchez, since ? which time no new cases have been re1 ported. All of the patients are doing . well, the fever being of an exceedingly j mild type. Fifty-three volunteers made 1 a house to house canvass and reported very littlt sickness. Bomb Explodes in Crowd. Barcelona. Special.?A bomb explod. ed with terrific force Sunday afternoon on the marine parade, which was - thronged with holiday makerrs. A e panic ensued and the air was rent with ; shrieks and groans of the victims, who lumbered 21, including one woman, killed and five persons mortally woundi ed. The bomb was conical in shape a and was covered with cement. The perpetrator of the outrage is unknown. n.itnnoo ctntpa that earlv this UUC TTIIUVVO UVMVVW ? morning a child was seen to deposit a - bomb at the foot of a tree, while an ether version is that the bomb was plac e ed at the foot of a tree this afternoon and that the man who was seen to place it there was injured n Doubt Cast on Story. y Fernandina. Fla.? Special.?The two t men from the ill-fated ship Peconic. which they say sank near this shore ? last Sunday, are still here, and, in ; obedience to orders received from New Vv.iir from the vessel's owners, will e ton and several thousand dollars' worth :1 until the truth of their story is fully - established. No bodies have yet washed ashore and no wreckage from the vessel has been seen. Lost $15,000 by Fire. Albany, Ga., Special.?Captain Boyd, of Lear, Ga.. was the victim Sunday night of one of the most disastrous incendiary fires ever known in this see tion, suffering the loss of a modern e n barn, stockade and other outbuildings, together with 23 fine mule3, twelve milk cows with calves, ten bales of cot, ton and several thousand dollars' with '' of wagons, buggies, farm implements 0 and foodstuffs. Captain Boyd estimates his loss at $15,000, without insurance. American Seaport Towns Seriously j Menaced By the Piayve j IT GETS BOLD IN GERMAN PORTS Plague Record Stands at 51 Oases and 19 Deaths, Two Cases Existing at Hamburg, But the Greatest Danger to American Ports is Believed to Lie in the Austrian Port of Trieste. Berlin, By Cable?Dr. Nocht, harbor physician at Hamburg, in reply to inquiries made by the press concerning cholera, telegraphs as follows: "The transhipment of Russian emigrants having been suspended at Hamburg, further cholera infection is im- ;,&fl probable. "The room companion of the first rase has a light attack, but otherwise all the emigrants are healthy. "Three emigrants due to sail last Thursday~on the steamer Moltke, (for New York,) were landed and since then have been under medical observation. All are healthy. The drinking water and the sanitary arrangements here are faultless, and conse- * quently an epidemic is unlikely. "Single instance, naturally, in spite M Df the greatest care, cannot always be prevented, but no danger exists for se* ? , r| traffic. I am convinced that all the means for opposing the cholera are in use. We are going to meet the future with tranquility and we hold that Americans have no grounds for disquietude. "NOCHT." The opinion is expressed in Berlin that the United States seaboard has more to fear from emigrants shipping -;S'j at Trieste than from German ports as cholera is already in Austria Poland. The record stands at 51 cholera cases and 19 deaths, a steady increase and a high percentage of mortality. The mcst uneasy news for America is that a second case exists at Hamburg. It was officially reported that a laborer in St. George's Hospital where the Russian emigrant died, has cholera, but It is added that the seizure is of a milder iurm lnull iuk pieviuua uuca. inu ui the other fresh cases are in east Prussia, indicating that the infected area ( -jjj has widened. The imperial health office,. as shown by the statement made, is confident that it has the disease in hand. The most recently reported rictims are among the Russian rivermen in quarantine. Professor Adolph Kafa, * Prof. Koch's successor as head of the t x .Jj Institute of Infectious Diseases, has gone to the infected district to direct the measures to confinct the disease. The Institute of Infectious Diseases will be open all night examining secretions taken from the digestive tubes of persons who have died under cir- *j8 cumstances suggesting cholera. From time to time couriers arrive from some port of Germany with portions of bodies done up hermetically. ' *3 The Minister of the Interior has issued an order covering all Prussia, requiring physicians immediately after the death of any. suspected patient to send a messenger with sections of the almentary canal to the Institute of Infectious Diseases for through examination. Gets Lower Duty. I Mexico City, Special?In consequence of a treaty recently made between French and Mexico, the former country is now imposing the minimum duty on Mexico coffee shipped from a Mexican to a French port. Exports of coffee to France show a considerable increase at very good prices. New Casses in Mississippi Jackson, Miss., Special.?Surgeon Wasdin reports three new cases of yellow fever at Gulport and states that the situation is well in hand along the Gulf coast. Dr. Labanon report one case of fever at Pearlington, near the Louisiana line, and has taken charge as State health officer. Three new suspicious cases are under observation at Vicksburg. Peppered tho Bridegroom. ~ ? VUle. Kicnmoaa, \ a., ap^wi.?juuu iuu- a er was shot and painfully wounded in ^he left shoulder with a shotgun by W. L. Mason, at Lacross. Va.. Sunday afternoon. He went to Mason's to be married to Miss Lula A. Hirris. who was living at Mason's. It is said Mason had notified Kiaker that he would kill him if he came on to his yard. On Kinker entering the yard. Mason fired on him twice, as above stated. Kinker was subsequently married to Mis3 Harris and is doing well. Mason is under arrest. Case in Indian Territory Little Rock. Ark., Special.?Major General W. H. Haynes, commanding i the Arkansas muiua, waicu 10 iu?nishing the guards to enforce the State quarintine, was officially informed today of the existence of a case of yellow fever at Mayesville, I. T.. and immediately gave orders to the guards to tighten the quarantine. Mississippi and Louisiana. Florida and Atlanta, Ga.. have been declared infected territory by the State board of health. Mexico Wants Immigrants. Mexico City, Special.?In view of the large number of European emigrants who are flocking to South America, especially to Brazil. Senor Joaquin Torrres. has been in consultation with interested parties in thisSpountry with a view to diverting the tjre of immigra- M tion to Mexico. It is probable that a committee will be formed for the purpose of heading some of the desirable emigrants in this direction, as there U a good demand on the various plantartlons of steady agricultural laborers