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WEDNESDAY. MORNING. AUGUST 23, 1905.
TflNETY-TJIGHTH YEAT.
HUNDREDS OF CASES OF YELLOW FEVER OUTSIDE OF NEW ORLEANS;
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TO-DAY MAY SEE CRISIS OF THE PORTSMOUTH FfcAfc tAJiNrEKCic
SUMMARY OP
The St Louis Republic
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St. I.la aa VIelatty.
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Partly cloudy, ccatlrised
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Far Mlaaoui-tffclr to-day
to-E-orrow.
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VT-alber: Forenoon, eloady.
reclsc clear. Totaperattire: Mai
Iraum. M degree-: minimum.
drjrm. Wlea: U!rectl-n. Ui
and Miuiheut: icuuium Telocity,
twelve mile an boar it i L D.
Precipitation: At i . n, . X
an incd: at 7 p. m.. .St of an Inch.
Humidity: Maximum. 17 per cent
at I a. m.; tj r cent at p. m.
Barometer: At . a- nu SX Inenaa
at 7 p. xa.. 21.- Inches. Stag C
we river. . feet at 7 a. m.
rtjn rises S2d; sua arts d:M:
lensth of dar. tt-M. Moon Hues
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11:15; taut quarter. Aagust 3: new
moon. Aiuun jo: nrax tuinn-,
f-l-tiJ-r 1; bill taoua. September
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Washington. Aug. at Vtarecast:
liera Texae Fair, continued warm to-toy
anl probably to-morrow: fre-h aouta winds oa
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Kuau, Oklahoma sad tadtaa Territory
Partly cloudy today: continued wtra. To
morrow fair.
Arii-juw.-Partly cloudy to-day: warmer In
central and vast portion. To-t-orrow fair.
UIInc4a Fair; warmer to-day. To-morrow
partly cloudy: probably ahawera and cooler In
nerth portico; light to fresh sooth winds.
Indiana Fair to-day: wanner ta extreme
north portlcn. To-morrow fair; Ilgfet to fresh
south wlsda.
WIST ABS.
Oa racei 13 aad IX Birth.
aad Barlal Mrearaa aai Scay
aoratloaa oa Page 12 Dw4li Kattewa
an Pac 7. Vraacl Marcateata aa
aceZ.
FEATCIES f Tw-lArS NEHSL
ra:.
1. r'arffctla Hla Ufe far Reieaea.
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t'ataalle Kfaratar ladlctea.
.taahaaaaaar Caaicer Mawlsaa Fat.
2. 'a Rrrlararltr at Haaaca.
Marai Fallaira Karthaak.
. IJa-Evaalaaj Claaa Haltea.
(iaatallaa; Aaaaaa; Street Car Men.
Enalarer Telia Hla raerleaea.
B.la4laa Ktateaaaa Caaveatlaa.
White aa KaaalM Sltaattaa.
7.lm Proaaeeta la tke Saatk.
GnM Head W
In.Takea Blai
Rajaaer Cars Crap Esaeete.
Ta Chaaae Slew Haaaltal Slta.
Id. May Traaafer Laadl Flllaaw.
raaeal Raperta PraaBatlaa.
Ta rnre Craae-Craaalaar Lawa.
tateratate Xerraaata Meetlar.
KusreRai wjul.
rui!CVa final replr ta Jara.n'a peacd
trnrs anJ to I'rt'sldenfa Mtntioa for I
compromise 1 recelred by Mr. WItte. It
Is said to be flat refusal oa part of Crar
to makn further conceMlona. PAGB L'
No -ss!onof Peace Conference was held
y sterday. Korostuit(. secretary to
TV'tte. drclarea that crisis will come at to-
liy's mectltui of entvys. PAGB L
rOREIGW.
Anthony Flil.i at Hull. Knrland. tdls
of lib )iards!ilrp while endeavorlna; to
I'MCh the North Pole PAGES.
iflru n stmaiu.
r(ctcr Will Klnlncor. Marton-JStriB pre-if-T
Is klUnl by Intiallas; blaalnc ben
zlnn while making; microscopic study of
oonmnirvtlnn In his laboratory. PAGE I.
International Metal Worker Union de
cJI's tn aid f.-iiows on strike at store
m..rkj at Newark. O. PAGE 3.
Pr"itilent Porman will ask City Couccll
t apxviir.t rommlulon to provide means
to abolish grade crossings. PAGE 14.
t'ltr fi:TlcI.i! will Inspect Quarantine to
rh.H).se liojpltaJ lti. PAGE .
Judpe McEIhlnney calls a halt on haste
with hl-h socIji1 cluts in cminty are ap
pljlns for pro forma Incorporation char
ters. PAGE X
Wife asks prtflce to arrest husband, sar
ins h rn awsy Willi thlr child after
hrr i-lirjoI frlrnJ vllte.l Uiem. PAGE 3.
Policeman lis:ulwd as mtomtan se
runs cxldrcce on uhlch mloonk'vir Is
ur:-5Uil ou rla.-fn of making handbook
for strr't car eini!oe. PAGE J.
William II. TliumiMMin. prraiilent of Na
tional lU:ik of Commerce, who was crit
ically III at Uaushter's home at Aven-by-thc-fia.
N. J.. U rrcoerinc. l'AUB 1.
Texas and Mltoouri buyers are In the
majority amor.i: Ulturs. PAGE 14.
The HraJth lVsrtmt Intends ta put
bait up-n tramps mho inhale this city
fiom the featti. PAGB Z.
UKXCR.tL DOHRSTIC.
Herman 1L Dietrich of UUca. Ma. Con
sul Genrral at c:uaaiuli. expects promo
Uon to Minister, ta Ecuador. 1AGE II.
Disri Commission Issues order permit
ting claimants to transfer tltr.as on im
proved land to members of their .families.
afT'cU Ccerokees. PAGE 14.
AnilvmaJar Conser restr.s hi dlplo
eaaUc position at Meslco. and It la cer
tain ha -ll net to to Chica aa repre
entatlte o: United States. PAGE 1.
t Fedtral Grand Jury at Washtcirtoc re
tursa lu-Mcsncsi aa;'alst Thomas K. Was
sraroan. farmer treasurer of Catholic I'al-
verity of America. jPAGE Ju
rcsirucUr stotsi follows earthquake.
Turnado strikes Holt. Mo. PAGE i.
Com makes aatlafactory procres oier
catlre belt and bumper crop Is expected,
despite damage by storm. PAGE lu.
Andrew X. White, former AmbaaaaJor
to Balsi sees In Cxar's cccccsslin Kract
tca: a rearasentaUve parliament hcp that
Emptrs smay some day secure a suluble
cuasUraUast- PAGB i.
Wealthy aB!arr of MarpSysboro. Hi, d'.rs
In suaior. PAGE a.
auhmartne torpedo boat la ready fcr
itcuioi's test. PAGE C
fVvcr sttuatios ia LuUiaca oaulde of
New Organs Is more desperate thaa In
city. Hoadreds of cases are reported frosa
rral dlsttlcts. PAGE X.
apoMT.
Deleree th SVw Bias HU1 perse
on tfee opcnlac day of the ReadriQe.
tasa.. Grand Circuit neetiac PAGE .
CanUnaU. Taylor pitcrdsc bea: Boston
l toe. PAGBV
:,! atcNaamara. ex-solf tastractar.
drapa dsata ta St. Uuia. PAGB a.
traia St. JLaaEt Asarxlitkia
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CONGER RESIGNS;
NO TRIP 10 CHINA
Iowa Statesman Gives Up Post
as Ambassador to Mcx-
ico.
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PRIVATE AFFAIRS CLAIM HIM.
Journey to Lift American Boy
cott in China Apparently Aban
doned Thompson May
Succeed.
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EDWIN H. CONGER.
Of Iowa, who yesterday retdgned hla pott
as Aiaboj3ador to Mexico. It hail been
tntende4 by Prwldent Roosevelt that
Mr. Ccncr should make a trip to China
as tho representatlva of the United
State, but this Is also said to have been
abandoned.
Oyster Pay. N. T.. Aur. 2. niwln H.
Conger of Iowa has rlgnd his post as
American Ambassador to Mexico, to tak
effect October IS next, and President
Roosevelt has accepted tha resignation.
Wr. CbnKers retirement from the dlp
lotcatlo service was foreshadowed In these
dlspatchea last week. It was Indicated
thn that be rnlcht be "nt ta Pekln aa a
pedal cntnmlsnoner of tha President to
adjust. If possible, the differences which
have arisen between this country and
China over the boycott of American poods
by sntne of the Chinese commercial icullds.
While no official statement Is obtain
able here reeardlns; the mission, there are
reasons for the statement that It either
has been abandoned by the President, or
that It has been declined by Mr. Conger.
At sny rate. It la believed Mr. Conser
will not bo to China as a representatlva
of the Government.
It has not oeem tfetermlned definitely
vet who will succeed Mr. Conger as Am
bassador to Mexico, but, as heretofore
stated. It probably will be Iavll E.
Thompson of Nebraska, now American
Amha-sadnr to Ttrazll. It Is known that
Amhisador Thompson desires the Mex
ico post.
In connection with the appointment, the
name of Francis M. I.oomls. Andstant
Secretary of State, bis been tnentlored.
but It can be said pretty definitely that
Mr. Uwm'.s will not be appointed. Ills
reslcT.ation as Assistant 'Secretary of
State may be expected at any time. It
Is certain that he Is to retire from the
State Department, but whether he will
receive an appointment In the diplomatic
service, as has been ainrcested. Is thought
to be jsB'vhtt problematical.
CONGER'S RESIGNATION.
The President to-nleht authorized the
publication of the correrondence which
nnse.l between him and Ambassador
Concer with rerard to the tetters resig
nation The letter falloas: t
"Washington. Aug 15. 1WL The President-
Tor reasons pertaln'Tir to mr pri
vate buIi:es and peronal affairs. I hnve
the her.or to tender herewith my resigna
tion as Ambas. :t F?xtraordlnary and
Plen'roter.tlrv to Mexico, to take effect
on the exrlratloTi of my leave of absence.
which will germinate Ortober 1 ism. or
at uch a date as will suit your conveni
ence. "It Is with feelings of regret that I
leave Tt eerv!c ths duties of which I
have found ro lnterestine. and in which T
have received so many evidence of vnur
conf.lnce. and such Invariable courtesy
vnd klr.'lr.es at our hands, cf which I
shall always chrish most valuable and
pleasant recollections, fcr all of which I
thank vetj. Mr. rrsMnt. with nil my
fc-vrt. and T have the honor to remain,
your cbd!ent servant.
-E. CONGER.
RtVSEVEI,T REPI.T
-Oyster Uay. Ac, t. VH-My IVar
Mr. Cor-ger- I have receive! vcttr re!c
rutlcs. to take effect October 15. IXC. and
I accept It for that date. In thus ac
cepting it I delr to express to you my
eord'al appreciation of th- vrtrk that yea
Save performed in China, as prv!oas!y In
Brazil In xeaU efflcirocy and s'nele-mrnd-ed
devotion to ruhll: duty you have been
the kind of official cf whom Americaes
have a right to feel proud, and I con
gratulate the country r3 having had
your services-
-With all oa wishes fpr your future,
believe ta. sincerely yours.
-THEODORE KOOSSVEI.T."
ONE KILLED. FOUR "MISSING.
Freight Train Collide Head-On
3ear Rossville. Kas.
Kansas Orj-. Mo, Aug. S. Union Pa
cific officials here have reports that two
freight trains collided -head-on near Ro-vJH-
Kas last night. an that Wreinaa
WSliam li. Gibson of Kansas City. Xaa.
was killed.
Fear other tremoers of the um are
fissing. tct the cOdals say tiat the raea
probably abanCoel the wreck ta avoal
rcapoaaiwaty tor tSc coCiatos.
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FORFEITS LIFE FOR
CONSUMPTION CORE
Dr. Will Riniager, Marioa-Sina
Professor, Killed While Study
ing Tuberculosis.
INHALES BLAZING BENZINE.
Walks Upstairs to Bedroom Aft
er Explosion, bat Dies Soon
Afterwards Baraed From
Head to Waist
Doctor WIU Rlnlnger. a member t
the faculty of the Marion-Sims Medical
College, was killed by an explosion of
benzine In bis laboratory at bis home. No.
1H Madison street, yesterday afternoon.
The sacrifice of bis life was Indirectly
due to his zeal In prosecuting a systematic
study of the symptoms and cure of con
sumption. He was cleaning the lens of his entero
scope br the light of a gas jet. when th
fumes ot the benzine which he was using
aa a cleansing agent became ignitea.
There was a muffled report which attrart
cd the physician's wife to the laboratory
Finding her husband lying unconscious
on the floor. Mrs. Rlnlnger called for help.
Her cries were hoard by Robert It. Har
mon of No. ISM'.: Maolson street.
When Harmon reached the scene of the
explosion Doctor Rlnlnger had regained
consciousness, but he waa still lying on
the floor. While Harmon waa trying to
remove the clothing of the Injured man
the phystean persisted In saying that he
was not badly hurt.
"Help me to my feet and I will so up
stairs." he said.
Without assistance he walked up to his
bedroom. Shortly after reaching there lie
romnlalned of great pain and Harmon
summoned Doctor John II. Kern of No.
1317 Madison street, who at once saw that
the case was very serious. It waa ap
parent that Itctor Rlnlnger hafl Inhaled
the names of the burning benzine and
nothing could be done to save him. He
died within half an hour after the explo
sion. An examination showed that his
body had ben burned from head to waist,
but tiso r xterral Injuries would not neces
sarily have proved fatal.
ONB OF ItRIOHTEST STUDENTS.
Doctor John C. Hallam. a former class
mate of Doctor Rlnlnser's. arrived In re
sponse to A.tilcphor.e call a few minutes
tw-fomtheWtiired man expired.
Three months, ago Doctor Rlnlnger con
tracted ptomaine poisoning as a result of
eating a can of sanllnrs. and for a time
It was thousttt that he would die.
He was regarded as one of the brightest
students ever graduated by the Marion
Sims Medical College, where be received
his degree In :5.
For the last six years he had served
his alma mater as assistant professor in
nervous dtsrases. He was an enthusiastic
mlcroscoplst. nnd In the last six months
he had devoted much of his leisure time
to the study of consumption. It was
while examining tuberculosis specimens
that lie met his death.
Doctor RInltrer was 31 years old. He
came to St. Ixula from Tyro. O.. eight
years ego. He ltaves a wife and an In
fant son.
U. S. GOVERNMENT
BUILDING IS SOLD
Structure at World Fair, Which
Cost Nearly 9500,000, Goes to
Chicago House Wrecking Com
pany for f 10,frC0.
After much conjecture as to the ultl
attnte disposal of the United States Gov
ernment building at the World's Fair,
that structure has at last been sold for
salvage. The Chicago House Wrecking
Company Is the purchaser.
The building was knocked down to this
concern, which also has purchased all
the salvage of the World's Fair, for SK.SaV.
their bid being the highest submitted.
The .bids for the structure were opened
Tuesday week. Augun li. bids having
been Invited July IS. Many offers were
received and among them several from St.
laouis concerns.
The Government building was ona Of
the most beautiful and majestic oa th
entire World's Fair groutids. Its cost is
estimated at nearly half a million dollars.
the steel trusses alone having cost mora
than Sli3l.SK).
Frank Harris of the Chicago House
Wrecking Company said yesterday that
while the bid of that concern for the
building 'had been accepted, they had not
yet obtained possession. He said that It
was not decided what would be done with
the structure but that, becaure of the
solid c-tructioa of the edifice, the
wrecking company ttere- considering Its
sale to the city for use aa an armory.
In the event that thU was not dona or
that it was not purchased by citizens of
St. Louis as a convention halt he said
that it would be torn down like the other
exposition structures and the salvage dis
posed of.
SIX ITALIANS AT
GREGORY, M0., ESCAPE.
f the Sevea Wh
slppl Bevel Tel-
lew Fever Bthera Plaappeared.
XrCBLXC CTIXIAL,
Qulncy. VU Aug. S.-S1X of th seven
Italian laborers who are quarantined st
Gregcry. Mo., as yellow fever aatpacts
have escaped and cannot be foosd.
One cf the Italians died from th
scourge.
Noae of th others have taken sick. Th
health boards 'of Outcry aad sTfcksk have
ssroed orders probJMttas train or steas-
aeata frosa Gresory frosa stspffsag at
WM. H, THOMPSON
IS
Relatives f St. Loais Baaker
Were Saauaoaed to Bedside
at Area by tbeSea, ". J.
BEUEVED OUT OFi DANGER.
Ardooas Duties as Tteasarer of
World . Fair Said to Hare lla-
dermiaed Health Saffer
From Kidney Troable.
:
WUVUAM H. THOMPSON.
Who Is seriously ill hi New Jersey.
EEPCBUC EPECIAU
Asbury Park. N. J.. Aug. a-WIUIass
IL Tf.ompson. president of the National
Bank of Commerce of St. bouis ts recover,
lng from a serious attack of kidney
trouble at the summer home of his son-in-law.
Doctor Luylies. at Avon-by-the-Sea.
Ten days ago Mr. Thompson was seized
with the attack. For a time he was se
riously 111 and his relatives were much
alarmed over the outcane. . For the last
two or three days, however. Mr. Thomp
son has Improved steadily, and the mem
bers of his family believe he has passed
the danger point.
Unless there should be a relapse, they
feel confident that Mr. Thompson will be
as well as he was before the recent sick
spell. He has been a sufferer from kid- t
ney trouble for several year.
William IL Thompson, president of the
National Bank of Commerce and treas
urer or the Louisiana Purchase Exposi
tion Company, has been critically ill at the
summer home of bis daughter. Mrs. A. F.
Luyties. Avon-by-the-Sea. N. J.
Telegrams summoned to his bedside his
daughter. Mrs. Iuyties. her husband and
others of his family. Mrs. Thompson, wife
the banker. Is also In feeble health, and
their friends have been worried over the
condition of both.
Mr. Thompson kas been In falling health
since last fall, and has been In Avon rince
last May. The tax of hi official duties as
treasurer of the World's Fair Company,
with those of his position In the National
Bank of Commerce and the World's Fair
Bank, Is said to have told on his strength.
He began to show evidences or physical
decline near the close of the Exposition
and continued almost an invalid until his
departure for Avon.
The rest and change are said to have
resulted beneficially, but several days ago
an acute turn was noted In his Illness and
bis family became greatly alarmed.
Mr. Thompson Is more than 70 years old.
but Is of rugged constitution and his
friends In St. Louis believe be will recover.
TO BUILD TWO MORE BASINS
AT CHAIN OF ROCKS STATION
Beeervelra WIM Bld JSSg.BSS al-
laaa Bach aad WIU Sapply Xeeda
t City tmw Maay Tears.
Contracts for the construction of two
additional basins at the Cham of Rock
will be let by the Beard of Public Im
provements September 13.
An appropriation of tTS.0w has been
made for the Improvement, but Ben C
Adklns. Water Commissioner, said yester
day that the cost will be considerably less
than half a million dollars.
The specifications call for a capacity
of S.ws.n gallons each. Whea complet
ed the basin will be adequate far ths
needs of the city far many years.
THREAT OF WAR
AGAINST AMERICA
Buenos Ayres Newspaper Says
South Asaerica Will Not Ac
cept Roosevelt's Protectorate
Talks ot Arms.
SPECIAL IJT CABLE.
Buenos Ayres. Aug. S.-Copyrighf. IBS.)
Under the htadmg "Th Monroeism of
Roosevelt.' the Prensa editorially says:
'America's power, although so immense,
is not sufficient to pat the whole of the
Latin-American continent beyond the pale
of International law. The kind of pro
tectorate proclaimed by President Roose
velt would hava for Its first effect to pro
doc an eatraaajement between North and
South America.
-Moreover. Bcath America wlU not ac
cept it, and the United States will be
bound to emoloy arms. Bwrope would not
remain mdierent la view of tb Impor
tant Interests ac akuopean saute.
-rortmnately. the nisimla sense f th
American nation wSs ast aatacrtas him t
earrr ut that aUsaMaa f
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CZAR'S REPLY RECEIVED;
IS SAID TO BE REFUSAL TO
MAKE MORE CONCESSIONS
Great Excitement at Russian Headquarters When
Long Cablegram From
--Witte's Secretaries Busy Translating It
Rumor Declares It Is an Abso
lute Non Possumus.
KOMURA MAY OFFER TO COMPROMISE
Pawlssaaatk 9. H-. Awfj. SX ..
nksa aarssagi traaa St. reteraka
la kcUaarwa tw k
ily, swrlve akawt lw
Vclk ta-
lariat, aaal Mr. Witt
ikaaTaadMr.
lately keaa slapherlast H.
CoaaJderakl eseUae
parent la tfc aauaez where the Baw
alaa. hcadwartera aur taraaeaU Sheet
by sheet th trasaJatl- waa take.
Mr. Wltia rsasa,
The rasa as that kha refaaas
m. . asasassat a retterattoa f the
Basslaa paaltlwa that ahe had ajlve
maewie araaf at her desire Ir peacw
la the astlelea already steeple.
that sar ahe ewald m yleM wMh
Ugalty aatd heaar.
S eaaarsasitlwsi f the rwssae that
Ba la reply la a aearataae eaa he
htalaed. aaal It aaaat he.areeptea
with all reserve. The Ushta la the
raesaa mt Mr. WItte aad Baraa Baae
were haralasr ! after aalaalcht.
It la stated that Baraa Kaaaara
has aareed t esTer at the aesalea at
isu ta.aaairraw saaralaat the
deaf cssprsalse prapaaltt .
A hlach aatharlty heUcvea It tail
alhle that a Baal I
ta-aay. a ssatter what the charac
ter cf the Bsaperera aaal laatracttoa
ta Mr. Witt aaay he.
-If the swswtsatsaaa eaa he pra
(aged lata aest week," he aald. "
saaeh preasare wlU be acaaght t
bear apea the Eatpeswr that he will
act he able ta stslst.-
K0R0ST0V1TZ SAYS THIS
IS THE CRITICAL DAY.
REIUHUC SPECIAL.
Portsmouth. N. II, As. St It would
seem to-night that peace or war hangs on
the possibility of the Rmwtaa aad Jap
anese, envoys getting together on the pro
posal made by President Roosevelt which
will require Japan to yield up Sakhalin
Island to Russia, and accepting la lieu
of war expenses the purchase price or
that Island.
If this scheme could be carried through.
and there are indications to-night that it
will be. both nations would meet each
other half way on the two Texed points
of dispute.
We trill come to-morrow." said Mr. Ko
rostovltz, secretary of the Russian envoys,
to th critical day."
When all Is said as, to expression re
garding the probable oatcome of to-morrow's
deferred session of th peace envoys
the foregoing remark sums up the situa
tion as It Is expressed officially.
Japan and Russia both admit this ts the
crisis. They admit It glomUy because
both have grave apprehension as to the
result.
The Japanese" do not expect any com
promise. The Russians flatly declare that
ther do not see how peace Is possible un
less Japan recedes from her desnand for
indemnity. Japan declares that sa wiu
never recede. And there the matter rest.
pRr.sinF.'rrs ivT urpaaT
e behalt er PEACB.
True to his habit of sticking to a dlm
cult problem untU an recourses kav been
exhausted. President Roosevelt has con
tinued to labor on th peace problem to
day. Following his interview yesterday at
Oyster Bay with Baron Kaneko th Pres
ident to-day sent a special messenger with
a written communication addressed to the
Russian envoys. This messenger was Mr.
Vrflrue of the Whltehous clerical staff.
What communication the President had
to mak la. aa usual, entirely speca-auoa.
and. of cours. nothing can even ha safely
guessed as to Its character. It la enough
to know, in calculating th prospects of
an Immedlat break-up of th coaxeranc.
that President Roosevelt, and. presuma
bly tho heads of other nations, acting In
concert with him. are stai stxlrlag ta avert
th calamity of a fal'ur of tb pane
COQlVFBBCs,
JAPS MAT t-SUESsstlT
sew rnvrasiii to-bat.
Ther Is a strong probabUty that th
Japan etrroye at to-morrow's session
will present a new propoelton. This may
require a reconstderatioa of asm of the
clauses In the Japanese term wktck kav
already been disposed of by agrirmMit or
disagreement.
What the nature of thai teopoattion ts
will be kept very clea by Baron Komura
and Mr. Taklharla. If It la any way in
volves the payment to Japan of remu
neration tor the war tt would' hardly
seem within the bounds of petvTMl'ty that
Russia would accept ft. unless the Oar
should send to th envoys speclSe In
structions to yield on th qcestlon of tn
damnlty and to mak th heat terms they
can.
There are a larg number of persons
who believe that eventually one aide or
the other will ykld.. desalt their pro
testation to the contrary aad despite tb
gloomy view of peace pnsptet take at
Portsmouth and at aU the capitals of
Europe.
It is pretty well settiea asr tnat at ta
last meeting of th conference the sag
gesttan was mad by Japan to wX back
part of the Island of Sakhalin for aa
amount equivalent to the cost of earrjtac
on the war by Japan. Thai was rejected
by Mr. WItte wttk th statement that
the acceptance of the oaTer woa-'d b an
agreement, by Russia, to pay Japan aa
Indemnity and this Russia would never
Ther has been talk to-day that Japan
mUbtmake a propssttioa to sea back to
Russia the entireTimad of Bakhalliu It
dTtUt seem likely that Japan w a
?hi? because she aeeda th southern tad
of the Island, a It coa
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THOS. E. WAGGAMAN
UNDER INDICTMENT
Former Treasurer of Catholic
University Is Formally
Charged With Embez
zlement. MAriY SUFFERED BY HIS ACTS.
Enjoyed Confidence of Church of
Borne From Pope Down to
Laymen and Was Custo
dian of Large Sums.
REPUBUC PFBTIAI.
Washington. Aug. St Thomas E. Wag
gaman. former treasurer and trustee of
the Catholic University of America. In
whose failure last year was Involved the
funds of many Catholic Institutions and
prelates, from the Pope down to pastors,
was to-day Indicted for embezzlement by
the Federal Grand Jury.
The findings came like a bolt from the
blue, for there had been no premonitory
rumor that criminal proeeedmca were to
be Instituted. 'For months II. Hosier Du-lanj-.
the trustee appointed Just after the
crash, has been patiently trying to un
ravel the tanc!ed affairs of Mr. Wagga
man, which In their complexity shownd
that all the tricks of "high financu' had
been resorted to. v
The Indictment reported to-day recites
that on June ST. 19vt. Thomas E. Wagga
man and John A. Heenaa were trustees
or the estate of the late Adete B. French.
Mr. Heenan had been named as trust--In
the last will of Adele B. French, while
Mr. Waggaman had been designated by
the Supreme Court of the District of Co
lumbia as a trustee In the place of Charles
R. Morgan.
OTHER FUNDS EMIIZZLETX
It further stated that they had. as a
result of their trusteeship. B2.Qa. the prop
erty of Mary Ellen French, Adele B..
Harry, and the Little Sisters of the Poor,
a Catholic corporation and that Mr. Wag
gaman "did unlawfully and fradulently
convert and appropriate the same to his
own us and did then and ther embezzle
the same.
There appeared as witnesses before the
Grand Jury Mr. Heenan. who waa Mr.
Waasamsn's co-trustee; Michael J. Keene.
aa attorney, and J. Galas Moore, cashier
of tb National Metropolitan Citizens
Mr. Waggaman. as trustee and treasurer
of the Catholic University of America at
Brookland. TA C. although bonded for
but K5.. persuaded tho board of trus
ts of which Cardinal Gibbons is the
head, and of which all the Catholic arch!
bishops la th United Wales are members.
ta permit him to Invest the funds In his cus
tody. He pat the money into a certain
tract of real estate he was developing
in Washington. At first he paid four per
cent, then only two per cent and Anally
announced his Inability to pay any Inter
ests.. WAOOAMAN'9 PAII.URBL
To safeguard the Interests of the unlver
dty. he then mad a leed of trust cover
ing valuable real estate estimated at a
value of more than XXV.VA. When that
was filed publicly, the failure came, sev
eral Washington banks beginning bank
ruptcy proceedings against Mr. Wagga
man. A petition was also filed on behalf
of other creditors for the setting aside
of the deed of trust filed for the protec
tion of the Catholic University.
To meet a portion of the liabilities. Mr.
Wsggaman's famous art collection was
sold in New Tork. and from this sale waa
netted nearly a,w.
R. B. SPEED SELLS PAPER.
E. E. Beaa Becomes Owner of the
Mail at Nevada, Mo.
aRpcBue eracxAL.
Nevada. Mew Aug. S.-R. B. Speed, who
has been connected with the daily aad
weakly Mas here since 1MB. sold his stock
In the oflte to-day and retired from ta
paper, which will hereafter be published
asd edited by Mr. KV s Bean. vW kas
keen 1es associated wKb the paper. Mr.
ased has csatesspkOed ratlrmg from ths
ssapar far ass last sbx years.
By aarchaam Mr. Speed's suck Mr.
sssi hseeaM ths aw swaar of ths
FEVER smMTn
OUTSIDE OF CITY
GROMMTE
Hsndkwsl. of Cm im Torwisi
aad PMikfccs of LonhlaWi.
- -PlHkSfweaedsnc
Rat-idly.
URGENT-APPEALS FOR HELP.
Every Physician aad Sane That
Can Be Spared Is Being Seat
to the Kural Districts to Try
to Check Disease.
LEEVILLE HAS 200 PATIENTS.
More Than 10 Are Sick at Jlary-
ville Fifteen New -Cases in
Patterson Nine Deaths in
City Leach Controversy
Grows Bitter.
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New Orleans. La Aug. 3 Officials as
mit that the fever situation In the State
baa grown even more desperate than her
In New Orleans.
The first direct news from Leevlil. at
the mouth of Bayou La Fourche. waa re
ceived to-night through Doctor Starke
health officer of La Fourche.
There are more thaa 3a cases of sick
ness In the fishing camps of that settle
ment. Sixty-five have been diagnosed a
genuine fellow fever. Ms are put down as
dens, ue and sixty ethers are suspicious.
Fifteen new rases broke out m Patter
ten to-night and that town Is crying for
more help. It need doctors and Inimiia
nurses and supplies for fewer patlenba.
Another ease developed to-day ta St, Tam
many Parish, the osone belt, believed un
til this epidemic to be immune to aH fevep
Invasions.
There is also en case at MandevlH
on the take.
Willswood reports on new case. Han
son City six. Kenner one. Sarpy two. St.
Rose one case and on death. EHsabetrt
llantation one death. Port Barrow or
case. St. Bernard Parish one new case and
one death.
Mississippi City developed three new
cases to-day.
AUTHORITIES ANXIOUS.
The rapidity of the epidemic's spread tit
the lower parishes and the virulent nature
of the malady has created intense anxiety
among the authorities. Every trained
fever fighter the Marino Hospital Serv
ice can possibly spare from this dty ta
to-nlRht either at one of the pest-boles
In the Stat or In being carried to one
by an engine and caboose.
The Southern Pacific took out n special
train .to-day. carrying two additional
nurses to Patterson and three, one woman
and tw men. to Riverside plantation la
St, Mary's Pariah, where there are now
at least Mt case and possibly more.
Doctor Arthur Nolte of the State Board
went to Covington. La., another point la
tho famous Ft- Tammany osone belt wher
suspicious sickness had been reported, hat
he did not find any yellow fever.
CONTROVBRST OVER LEACH.
Locally the fever Interest centered
around Doctor Reginald B. Leech agahs
to-day. In the first place, doctors In tb
Orleans Medical Society have reports
twelve to fifteen ease of yellow fever
among persons who had been taatwagfciyi
-tnenb-d according to the Leach matruo
tlona One of these eases Is reported dy
ing with black vomit to-night. One f the
Leach disciples died Saturday night with
a desperate ease of fever.
Believing that local prejudice existed
against Leach, the committee of buetnes
men wired Surgeon Oeneral Wymaa that.
In their Judgment the Marine llaajHsl
Service had gone out of Its way to inter
fere with th Leaeh experiments aad
asked him to Interfere In the St. Paul
doctor's behalf nnd to call on the Sent
down here to far as R emanated from
the Federal authorities In charge.
To the surprise of the Leach committee.
Surgeon General Wyman turned them
down hard. He wired that be eoald not
see any virtu in the Leach arsenic tifitV
and that, while he believed Leach e b
honest, he was mistaken. He added that
Doctor Leach had attempted to get th
Varlna Hospital Department to take u
hla arsenic pills long ago. but the Aer
had been rejected.
With this rebuff from Wyman. th local
batteries started up agaJa to-night against
Doctor Leach. A series of letters was
given cut through the headquarters here
which are rare and racy. On letter ts
from Doctor Wyman. head of th depart
ment; anoth-r from Surgeon Sttraseigfr.
srtth a number from the Orleaaa Parish
Medical Society. They pitch mt Loach
unmercifully.
Doctor Wymaa suggtsts that should a
commission be appointed to test th m
trlnslc value of arsenlcatiea as a state of
aamuatty against yellow sever he ases
not consider Doctor Las oh aff
sdentate attamsseata ta i
coawinlsston.
NEW TOtftKER DtaVOF 1
Among the day's dead
young maa from New Tork.
cently
Hem
at at
Basset's BsTaay. m aaaawasj as tse
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