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AS PEACEMAKER Aa Effort to Bring the Two Warring Powers Together. j SANGUINE HOPES OF SUCCESS An Identical Note Dispatched to Russin und Japan, trying Them, iu the Name of Humanity, to Conclude Peace. Washington, June 10.—When Presi dent Roosevelt left Washington, Fri day, on a two days' trip to Virginia, he was confident that the result of the international negotiations for peace in the far east had been successful and that the final blow in the Russo-Jap anese war had been struck. While extreme reticence is manifest ed in every official and diplomatic quarter, it is known authoritatively that the exchanges which have been in progress for the last ten days between the Washington government and the powers of the world, including the two belligerent nations, has been success ful to an unexpected degree. Presi dent Roosevelt, who has taken the lead in the negotiations, has been accorded the cordial support of the great conti nental powers, including Russia's near est friend, France. The direct repre sentations made through Ambassador Meyer, at St. Petersburg, to the czar, were received by Emperor Nicholas in a most friendly spirit. Tokio respond ed in an equally amicable way. So near are the two warring powers to amicable contact at this moment that in all Washington circles, official and diplomatic, mere hopefulness has given way to notable optimism. It is not unlikely that within. 48 hours a definite statement of the situa tion may be issued from St. Peters burg, Tokio or Washington which will throw' clear light on it. It can be said that only Tokio remains yet to be heard from regarding a phase of the negotiations. That the response of the mikado's government will be favorable, no doubt is entertained. "On June 8th the following dispatch was sent by the president, through dip lomatic channels, to the Japanese and Russian governments: " 'The president feels that the time has come when In the inter est of all mankind he must endeav or to see if it is not possible to bring to an end the terrible and lamentable conflict now being waged. With both Russia and Ja pan the United States has inherit ed ties of friendship and good will. It hopes for the prosperity and welfare of each, and it feels that the progress of the world is set back by the war between these two great nations. The president, ac cordingly, urges the Russian and Japanese governments not only for their own salves, but In the interest of the whole civilized world, to open direct negotiations for peace with one another. The president suggests that these negotiations be conducted directly and exclu sively between the belligerents; in other words, that there may be a meeting of Russian and Japanese plenipotentaries or delegates with out any intermediary, in order to see if it is not possible for these representatives of the two powers to agree to terms of peace. The president earnestly asks that the (Russian), (Japanese) government do now agree to such a meeting, and is asking the (Japanese),(Rus sian) government likewise to agree. While the president does not feel that any intermediary should be called in in respect to the peace negotiations themselves, he is en tirely willing to do what he prop erly can if the powers concerned feel that his services will be of aid in arranging the preliminaries as to the time and place of meet ing. But if even these prelimina ries can be arranged directly be tween the two powers, or in any other way, the president, will be glad, as his sole purpose is to bring about a meeting which the whole civilized world wall pray may re sult in peace." l'he foregoing note was forwarded to ifte Russian and Japanese governments Thursday afternoon. It is rendered especially significant by the fact that it was prepared and sent only after as surances had been received from To kio and St. Petersburg that such a proposition would be welcomed. While both Count Cassini, the Russian am bassador, and Minister Takahira of Japan were cognizant of the nature of the note, it was not sent to their re spective governments through them. It was cabled by direction of the presi dent to St. Petersburg and to Tokio, end there delivered directly to the Rus sian and Japanese governments, re spectively by Ambassador Meyer and Minister Griseom. Was Just in Time. Des Moines, la., June 10.—Just in time to stop what would have beeE the first legal hanging in Iowa in ten ycars an appeal was filed with the supreme court, Friday, in the case of j Charles Rockef, of Rock Rapids, under j sentence for murder. Rocker was to, have been hanged at Anamosa Friday, To Succeed Gen. Boynton. Washington, June 10.—Secretary Taft has appointed Gen. Ezra A. Car man as chairman of the Chickamauga Militas* Park association to succeed the late Gen. H. V. Boynton. Church Separation Bill. Paris, June 10.—The chamber of dep uties adopted sections of the church : tud separation bill, placing the state churches gratuitously at the dispos'- ; tion of the parochial societies for the exercise of religion. A Telegram of Sympathy. Des Moines, la., June 10.—A telegram of sympathy to King Oscar of Sweden 1 on account of the secession of Norway wa3 sent by the Augustana synod of the Swedish Lutheran church which » evened In Stanton. Ia. i GETTING OUT OF THE WOODS Radical Move Mai« in Reorgani zation of the Equitable. Paul Mono 3 the Hoard Elected Chairman of • fÇüirectoi Old Officials Resign. and the ÏCeur York, June 10.—Paul Morton, who retires from the secretaryship of the navy on July 1, was, on Friday, elected chairman of the board of di rectors of the Equitable Life As surance society. His election marks the first and most 'mportant step in the reorganization of the society, and was followed by the tender of the res ignations of President James W. Alex ander, Vice-President James H. Hyde, Second VicePresident G. E. Tarbell, Third Vice-President George T. Wilson and Fourth Vice-President William H. McIntyre. ♦ ■ « f, v' I Jj, : j jj- !j Jp . Hi /// / 1 wM% W.m V f IF mm yj T /% HON. PAUL MORTON. The New Head of the Equitable Life Assurance Society. The new chairman, to further quote Senator Depew, did not consent to take office until he had received positive as surances that he would have a "free hand as to measures and men." Mr. Hyde "divested" himself of the majority control, but, as made clear in his letter to the board, retains a sub statial interest in the society. All of the resignations submitted to the meeting are subject to the pleasure of Chairman Morton, »ad none has yet been accepted. Just what action Mr. Morton will take as to these resignations was not disclosed, but it was strongly intimated that President Alexander and Vice Presidents Tarbell, Wilson and McIn tyre retired with the belief that their executive relations with the Equitable had ended. The interests to which Mr. Hyde dis posed of his stock number some two score individuals, led by Thomas F. Ryan, vice-president of the Morton Trust Co., which has close relations with the Mutual Life Insurance Co., one of the Equitable society's principal rivals. The men requested to hold the ma jority stock by Mr. Ryan are former President Grover Cleveland, George Westinghouse, of Pittsburg, and Mor gan J. OBrien, recently elevated to the chief justiceship of the appellate divi sion of the supreme court of this dis trict. BETTER FEELING" EXISTS. A. Seasonable ther Ha« Wt More Drought About a ''Better Feel ing" in Uusincfts. New York, June* 10.—Bradstreet's weekly review says: The situation this week may be summed up in the phrase, "better feel ing," which is predicated on rather more seasonable weather, allowing bet ter crop progress, a larger volume oi retail trade and improved re-arder business at wholesale. These in turn are reflected in, a more assured tone as to fall business in distributive lines. Relatively best advices come from sur plus cereal ciop producing regions, but the feeling at the south is likewise better. Against this is to be noted some temporary quieting, due to rains or cold W'eather in the northwest, the lake region and the east, while new business in iron and steel is smaller and prices are easing. All measures of trade movement still point unmistak ably to large gains in all lines over a year ago. Crop reports confirm last week's In timations of a turn for tho better in winter wheat,- corn and cotton crop prospects. NO HOPE FOR MRS. ROGERS. Supreme Court of United StAtej Re fuse* to Interfere in Rogers* Behalf. M.-l. Albany, N. Y., June 10.—Judge Rufus W. Peckman, of the United States su preme court, has declined, to grant a writ of error which would allow the case of Mrs. Mary Rogers, of Vermont, now' under sentence for the murder of her husband, to go to the United States court. The decision means that the last hope, except the governor inter venes, of saving the woman's life is gone. Fort Worth, Tex., June 10.—Mrs. Sul Ross, wife of former Gov. Ross, died i n Bryan. She was Miss Lizzie Tins iey, daughter of Dr. Tinsley, who came to Texas from Georgia in 1854. She married L. S. Ross in 1861. Five chil dren survive her. Death wa3 due to paralysis. Wile of Former Texas Governor. loans Woman's Sadden Death. Taylorville, Bl., June 10.—Miss Mag gie Parrish, the 18-year-old daughter of B. F. Parrish, died suddenly of ptomaine poisoning as a result of eat ing canned peas. Met On Amicable Ground. St. Louis, June 10.—'Typograhpical Union No. 8 and the employers have eettled their differences. A three years' contract has been signed, increasing the scale of job printers $1.50 per week, the closed shop and a nine-hour day. The Steel Trn»t'* New President. Youngstown, O., June 10.—The Tele gram says: Frank Baackes, of the American Steel and Wire Co., will be the new president of the Republic Iron and Steel Co. after its reorganization next falL MRS. MYERS WAS CONVICTED Tt»e Jury at Liberty, Mo., Fouud Her (iiiilty of î lu» Murtler of Her llusbaiiil. Liberty, Mo., June 12.—The jury which has been sitting for the past we< V in the case of Agnes Myers, of Kansas City, charged with the murder of her husband, Clarence Myers, re turned a verdict, Sunday, of guilty of murder in the first degree. The verdict means that the death penalty-hang ing—is to be inflicted. When the jury retired ai 11 o'clock Saturday night it stood ten for conviction and two for acquittal. The Jury continued its con sideration of the case intermittently throughout the night, and the deliber ations continued for several hours Sunday. It was not until the most urg ent arguments were presented by the ten men in favor of conviction that the other two were prevailed upon to change their votes. The crime for which Mrs. Myers was convicted was one of the most atro cious ever committed. According to the story of her paramour, Frank Hott man, who confessed to being an ac complice with Mrs. Myers in the mur der of her husband, the crime was pre meditated and was executed in the most brutal manner. Hottman was tried last February for the crime and was convicted, and is now- awaiting the death penalty. . FIRE IN ST. LOUIS SUBURB. Two Ten muter» Keiiorteil MUmIuk in a Fire Wliieli llarned Stuhle» at Wellstou« Ho. St. Louis, June 12.—Fire which sup posai)!)' originated from an overturned lantern in tile stable in the rear of No. 6223 Easton avenue, spread to four brick buildings and threatened with destruction that section of Wellston for a time at 1U:30 o'clock last night. Early this morning it was reported by the police that two of the half dozen teamsters who have been sleep ing in the Motts & Forrest stable were missing. Fully 5,000 visitors to west end summer gardens were marooned for several hours on account of the trolley wires being burned away. LOSSES REACH MILLIONS. of Acre» of It Ich Farm in Northeast )lim»nri Inder Water. TUousa il d» Rands Quincy, 111., June 12.—Thousands of acres of rich farming land with grow ing crops of corn, wheat and oats, in northeast Missouri, are covered with water, ranging in depth from a few inches to ten feet. The losses in the various flooded sections will reach mill ions. Many heads of cattle and other stock have been drowned, and large quanti ties of personal property have been lost or destroyed by the high water in the Mississippi river and tributary streams. Seven persons are reported missing in the vicinity of Alexandria, Mo. TEN YEARS FOR BIGELOW. Tlie Milwaukee Hank Hefnnlter Goe* to Fort I-envenworth Prison for Ten Year». Milwaukee, June 12.—Frank G. Bige low, self-confessed defaulter of the funds of the First national bank to the amount of a million and a half dollars, pleaded guilty to an Indictment of the federal grand jury containing ten counts, each a violation of the national banking laws, and was sentenced by United States District Judge Joseph V. Quarles to ten years' imprisonment at hard labor in the penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth, Kas. Bigelow arrived at Fort Leavenworth Sunday night. GOLDEN STATE LAND FRAUDS Investigator Declare** Tl»o»c of Oregon—Scrit Agiiin»t Ofllciitl». They Dwarf Charges San Francisco, June 12.—Francis J. Heany, United States district attorney, appointed to prosecute the land fraud cases in Oregon, who has been investi gating similar frauds in California, declared that the California frauds dwarf those of Oregon. It is alleged that, some officials of the state land office are involved in frauds and their assistance made the work of the land grabbers easy. A BIT OF FRENCH COURTESY. They Tender 11 Torpedo Boat to Cnr »* llod y Down the River Seine. ry Paul .Ji Paris, June 12.—The French govern ment has indicated its willingness to assign a torpedo boat to carry the body Of Paul Jones down the River Seine from Paris to Havre, where a French squadron will deliver the body to an American squadron. This will necessitate a change in the rendezvous of the American squadron from Cherbourg to Havre, which Is now under consideration. Foretold Hour of Dentil. Palmyra, Mo,, June 12.—William G. •Rose, a well-known citizen of Palmyra, died of consumption. He announced that he could see his dead mother, was in communication with her and w'ould die at 2:15 a. m. He died at. exactly the time named. Had the Gold With Him. Naples, June 12.—The police have ar rested Giacomo Campoil, who arrived here by the steamer Italia from New York. Campoli is charged with the theft of two bars of gold valued at $12, 000 which were found in his valise. A Wlw Jud;re. St. Louis, June 12.—Police Judge Tracy holds that a man may whip his mules to make them obey the same as he would a refractory child. Thomas Moriarity was arrested at the instance of a humane society agent, for mule whipping, but the case was dismissed. A Tenamee .Iurl*t. Jackson, Tenn . June 12.—Judge John L. H. Tomlin, aged 84. died here. Be fore his retirement he was one of the most prominent jurists in this part of the country. i ; ! ; I I I I ■ ; j I SA AC and ISHMAEL OUR BIBLE STORY by the "Highway and Byway'* Preacher. ( A Vision Between the Lines of God's inspired Word.) (Copyright, iWôi, l*y J. fc*L>ou.) Scripture Authority:—"Ar.d Av.rafcam jailed the rarr.e of his son that w ,s born into him, » hem Sarah bare to l.:trt. Isaac . . . And the child grew, and was woared; ar.d Abraham made a great f«as:. the same day that Isaac w'as weaned. And Sarah saw the lian, which she had bora unto Abraham, mocking. Wherefore she said unto Abra ham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son; for the son of this bondwoman shall r.ot be heir with my son, even with Isaac. And the thing was very grievous in Abra ham's sight because of his son."— Gen. 21:3. HI. of Hagar the Kgyp son HE sweet, merry laughter of a lit tle child floated out upon the morning breeze, and a mother's tender voice could be heard, as she talked to and played with her darling. The sounds reached the ears of a woman seat ed in her tent at some little distance away, and, shift ing her position uneasily, as though the harmony and joy in the other tent had struck a discord in her own, she sighed, and muttered to herself: "And now what of Ishmael?" y gpÿ y/. \l /j tv \ 0 "What's that, mother?" quickly spoke up a boy who was tinkering over some boyish contrivance in the tent ! door, but who, at the sound of his | mother's sigh and half inaudible ; W'ords, dropped his work and looked j up at her, inquiringly. "Did you speak j my name?" I Tho woman started a3 one does j when suddenly made conscious that the inward emotions have been bo trayed. Instaniy his sympathetic na ture was aroused, and springing light ly to his feet, he went towards his mother, and, throwing himself at her feet and looking up into her face, he asked again, more insistently: "What is it. mother?" The relationship between the two was peculiarly close and tender, due largely to the circumstances surround ing the lives of both. The stern ser vice of her mistress Sarah had its recompense in the joy of the coming of the son into her life; and she pa tiently endured, and lavished her af fection upon the boy whom Sarah had coveted and then spurned. The touch of the boy's impulsive hand, his appealing look, his tone of sympathy, quite overcame her, and she burst into tears. Don't, mother, don't!" exclaimed the boy, in great distress, while at the same time he caressed her, tenderly. "What is troubling you? Has"— A little goo at the tent door startled them, and they both looked up just as a sturdy boy of between two and three years of age came toddling in. As he caught sight of Ishmael he uttered a gleeful shout, and came running to wards him with outstretched hands. A smile lit up the troubled face of the older boy, and for the instant, forget ting the distress of his mother, he stooped to take the baby and have a frolic with him, as was his wont, for ever since the coming of little Isaac, Ishmael had been his loyal admirer and faithful guardian and playfellow, but as he stooped down, his eye fell upon the face of his mother, who with dark, almost evil look, was taking in the : whole scene. Quickly checking hitn self, he turned toward his mother and studied the telltale emotions which w f ere playing across her face, while the disappointed baby tugged at his tunic and whined, impatiently. Ish mael had never before seen such looks upon his mother's face, but that they were in some way connected with the little fellow who had so unexpectedly broken in upon them he instinctively felt. At that Instant a shadow fell across the doorway, and the form of a woman appeared. Her quick eye took in the tableau before her. The strained, drawn, hard look on the face of the Egyptian mother, the puzzled, troubled expression in Ishmael's face, and the impatient wail of her little son as he tugged sturdily at the older boy's gar ments and sought to obtain the accus tomed attention which was for some reason he could not understand being withheld. "Ah,here you are.you little runaway! Come, see what mother has for you," holding up a new garment, of rich color ing and finest texture, which the proud mother was preparing for the great, fes tal occasion which was to mark the weaning of the befy and his formal rec ognition as the sole heir of Abraham's At the sound of Sarah's voice, Hagar looked up with a startled and guilty m pression, and, trying to smile, she bowed low, and then spreading a rug at Sarah's feet, she said, with an effort at compos are: possessions and position. "Will not my mistress be seated?" "Not this morning, Hagar, there is so much to do in preparation for Isaac's feast, which my hands alone must do, that. I cannot," end with a pretense of not having noticed the jealousy and un happiness of the other woman, she picked up her baby and hastened from the tent. Hagar, who had risen when her mis tress had entered, now paced the floor of her tent in great agitation, and the boy followed her movements in silence. the meanwhile pondering over the cir cumstances of the morning. Suddenly the mother stopped in front of him and exclaimed, fiercely, almost incoher entiy: "The new garment, the great feast? Do you not know what that means for you? Oh, Ishmael—'' And again sobs and tears broke forth, cutting short the mother's words. "But what of it, mother?" stammered the boy, in a dazed sort of way. The failure of the boy to appreciate the aituation seemed to exasperate the mother, and she exclaimed, passion ately: "What of It! Cannot you understand ^at you have no part or lot with Isaac? As son of Abraham thou art not to share In aught that Is his save b«c% beggarly portions as he may give you during his life. The new garment is for the heir! The feast is for the heir! And Abraham and the great sheiks of ail the country round will make merry as Isaac is proclaimed heir! And you." setting the boy by the shoulders and almost shaking him in the frenzy of her grief and despair, "and you are just Ishmael. son of the bond-slave!" The first dawning feelings of jeal oiisv and sense of wrong suffered began to rise in the boy's s >ul as bis mother's ; words and her bluer grief cut deep j into his sensitive nature. A feeling of resentment rose within him against those who could cause, his mother so much grief, and the fact that his mother's thought was for him. mads him ail the more responsive to her mood. And with the feelings of jeal ousy and resentment came a new stir ring within of self-reliance and inde pendence. The proud spirit of the boy was touched, and an ill-deflned, vague purpose took possession of him that day to achieve apart from anything that Abraham could or would do for him. On the day before the feast Sarah said to Abraham: "I like not the manner of Ishmael, of late. He cometh no more to our tent to visit Isaac, and I fear he is angry," And then Sarah went on to tell what she witnessed in Hagar's tent some time before, sinco which time Ishmael had not been the same. "It were better that he be not pres ent at the feast to-met row, lest the celebration in Isaac's honor cause the fires of jealousy to burn within his heart," Sarah continued. "He hath no part with thine heir. Let him go with the sheep herder who leaves with the flocks for tho distaut pastur age to-day." ! Abraham shook his head slowly, | while his countenance bore a troubled ; look. j j the pleasures of the morrow, "It seemeth hard to deny tho boy I fear I thou art needlessly anxious. Should j not Ishmael, my son, share In our joys and pleasures, and our plans?" Sarah, "but dost thou not remember that the "Nay," quickly responded son of the bondwoman can have no part with the son of promise? Hast thou forgotten how tho Lord hath spoken, saying that He would make His covenant with Isaac, and not Ish mael?" The force of Sarah's words evident ly Impressed Abraham deeply, for as he turned to go, he said in quiet, sad tone of voice: "1 will arrange it according to thy wish." Late Ishmael afternoon trudged along behind tho flocks, bitter resentment filling his heart. that "They are sending mo off to get rid of mo for the feast to-morrow," he muttered, "it is not fair! Mother says 1 have as good right to be there as Isaac, for am I not Abraham's son?" Such was the burden of Ishmael's thoughts, and the longer ho pondered the situation, and the farther he jour neyed from home, the more positive became the conviction that grievous injustice was being done him. Sud denly he stopped, as a thought flashed into his mind, and he exclaimed: "I'll do it! I'll do It!" That night when darkness had fal len and the herder was rounding up some of the scattering shoep, Ishmael back started and The next morning lie slipped towards heme, lingered on tho outskirts of the tented area, for he dared not make his pres ence known. As ho lay hidden in the bushes near enough to see and hear, he watched the guests arrive, and lis tened to the busy hum of voices as the visiting and merry-making went on. away : He saw the gifts as they were borne to Sarah's tent to be presented to little Isaac, and later he saw the latter in his gorgeous robes, such as the heir is ac customed to wear on such occasions, be ing borne aloft, while the assembled guests bowed before him and then with loud acclaim proclaimed him Abraham's heir and wished him long life and pros perit.y and power. Then came the feasting, and Ishmael, who bad eaten nothing since the night before, found his hunger overcoming his fears, and leaving his hiding place he crept in to where some of the servants were feast ing and making merry. Gladly they made place for him, for the boy was a general favorite with them, and while they cast knowing glances at each other, they plied him with questions as to where he had been and why he was not sharing in the festivities. With a sneer in the direction of Isaac, and a shrug of the shoulders, Ishmael snarled: "Why should all be given to Isaac? Am I not Abraham's son?" "The boy is right" chuckled one dark visaged fellow, by way of encourage ment, and then noting the responsive nods on every side, and the brightening of ishmael's countenance, becontlmied: j "Here's to Ishmael, Abraham's heir." ! The spirit of reckless fun then seized j the rest of the group. One fellow threw I over Ishniad's shoulders irt lieu of the j robes of the heir one of the brilliant rugs lying on the ground, and all bowed be fore him in mock solemnity. The corn : motion drew the attention of the rest of the company, and Sarah beholding, took in the situation at a glance, while the guest.s thinking it only some merry frolic of the servants turned again to their feasting and chatter. But not, so Sarah, and after the guests had all departed and she and Abraham j were nktne, her pent-up feelings burst ! f° rt k : i "Cast out this bondwoman and her son," she fiercely and abruptly ex claimed. "For the son of this bondwom I an shall not * ie ^ r w ' t * 1 my scm ' even 1 with Isaac!" ! In bewildered surprise and sorrow, I Abraham by questioning learned of the ; incidents of the afternoon, but the ' harsh measures which his wife proposed j seemed very grievous unto him, for he | loved Ishmael, but natural affection ; often brings one at cross purposes with faith and the plans of God. Abraham bowed his head in grief and spake not. r "Cast out this bondwoman and her son," again demanded Sarah, "for he shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac!" And Abraham, the father of Ishmael, the son of the bondwoman, and the fa ther of Isaac, the son of promise, strode out into the night in silence, to fighi out the issue aione with God. / -ixV I ferai TIME IS MONEY Sava the proverb—more so now than «ver. If ▼oil want a new watch—an accurate-to •the-seoond time-keeper, that will wear long and wall, call on us. We^ havo every kind in stock except bad ones, and at prices to suit all. If you have a watch or any article of jewlery that needs repairing, bring it here. 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