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VOLUME 58
CREDENTIALS ARE SATISFAC
TORY AND 'iN' JYS ARE READY
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FIRST SESSION OF PEACE
CONFERENCE FINISHED
A E O W E S
Representatives of Japan and Those
of Russia are Able to Conclude
Peace—Wltte Wants to Learn Japa-
nese Terms—English and French
Languages to Be Used.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 9.—Gen.
Linevitch In a telegram to the em
peror, dated August 8, reports that
Russian forces operating east of
the Mandarin road advanced Au
gust towards a defile near Cha
rt gon. The Japanese assumed the
... offensive and turned both flanks,
compelling the Russians to retreat
-, to the northward.
Portsmouth, N: H., Aug. 9.—The
day which was to bring the initial
meeting of the Russian-Japanese
peace plenipotentiaries at the
navy yard here opened with de
lightful weather conditions.
Barpn Komura and Mr. Taka
hira and Secretary Adatoi left
the hotel Wentworth by automo
bile for the navy yard at 10
o'clock. Witte and Baron Rosen
departed shortly after in another
automobile, leaving by the second
ary entrance, which leads to their
apartments.
With the approach of the hour
of the meeting the feeling became
more pronounced that an armis
tice would not be agreed upon
until the success of the negotia
tions is assured.
Portsmouth, Aug. 9.—The first ses
^ion of'the peace" torrference has been
^concluded. It lasted about an. hour,
No business was done besides the ex
changing of credentials and arranging
the program for future sessions.
Credentials Are Satisfactory.
The. credentials were found to be en
tirely satisfactory. The.next meeting
•will be held tomorrow at 9:30. a. m.
After the conference the envoys spent
some time in. their respective offices.
Leaving the general" stores building
shortly after noon they returned to
New Castle by launch. The Japanese
.were first to leave the naval yard land
ing. The Russians followed shortly
e. afterwards, the trip to the hotel being
made by the Russians and Japanese in
,u separate boats.
French, and English Language.
The enyoys agreed that the English
and French language should be used
jointly and that the official minutes of
"the meetings shall be recorded in both
languages.
Credentials Closely Scrutinized.
Each side scrutinized with the
-greatest care the credentials brought
-Ijy the other. The Japanese remem
bered that China, in the hope of de
veloping Japan's terms, following the
-rtrar of 1894-'95, provided Li Hung
Chang with credentials which did not
•bear the signature of the emperor.
They were rejected, and before nego
tiations could be institute 1 the Chi
nese envoy was compelled to obtain
new powers from Peking. On this
score there was no difficulty on either
.side. Both the parties are possessed
.of full powers.
Move for Suppression of Debates.
It is quite likely that a committee
.will be appointed to frame rules and
-jf regulations for the conferences, and
Jhat a resolution will be proposed sup
pressing debates so that the discus
sions may be full, frank ,and friendly.
Only the decisions that may be reach
ed and the memoranda which will be
filled will be made a part of the offl
cial protocols. A protocol which is
really a record of what is done is to
be prepared following each confer
ence.
It will be the aim of the Russians to
throw upon Japan from the outset of
the negotiations the responsibility for
•the inauguration of the war. M.
,Witte proposes to make an emphatic
presentation of Russia's peace atti
tude preceding the attack on Rusian
--warships at Port Arthur by Japanese
'.torpedo boats.
The Japanese expect something of
vthP kind and will await M.Witte's state
.vment with a great deal of interest,
less because they attach importance
to this aspect of the negotiations than
on account of the developments which
-will point to whether M. Witte has
merged his personal views with the
opinions of Russian officialdom.
Those who know M. Witte's opposi
tion to the course of the Russian gov
•ernment prior to the war, and the re
peated predictions that Japan would
be forced into hostilities with the
•,Slav empire, should the policy of
.(Grand Dukes Alexander Michaelo
vvitch and Alexieft not be abandoned,
appreciate where he will find diffi
culty in upholding with any degree of
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STORM DAMAGES CROPS.
Tobacco and Corn Are Beaten Down
by Terrific Hail.
£parta, Wis., Aug. 9.—Much
damage has been done to tobacco
and corn all along the Viroqua
branch of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul railway, by a terrific
hail storm. The tracks are badly
damaged in several places.
A NEW ERA
FOR RUSSIA
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY WILL
PROCLAIMED NEXT
SATURDAY.
BE
St. Petersburg, Aug. 9.—The
rumors of serious trouble at Riga
are today officially confirmed.
Twenty thousand men are on a
strike there. Two million dollars'
worth of perishable merchandise
is awaiting loading and reloading
and the merchants have applied
for soldiers to act as Btevedores
in order to save the property.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 9.—The' Rus
sian national assembly, the first gath
ering together of the representatives
of the Muscovite people since Em
peror Alexel Michaelovitch, the Sec
ond of the Romanoffs, summoned the
last zemsky sobor in the seventeenth
century, will be proclaimed on Satur
day next.
The final session of the special com
mission which has been considering
the project as drafted by Minister of
the Interior Bouligin and elaborated
by the council of ministers was held
at Peterhof yesterday. Its verdict
upon the project as a whole was fav
orable, and at the conclusion* of- the
session, before the assembled grand
dukes, ministers, senators and other
members of the commission, Emperor
Nicholas set the seal of his approval
thereto.
To Prepare Manifesto.
The sitting yesterday continued from
2:30 in the afternoon until 8 o'clock at
night, when the commission finished
the labors upon which it has been en
gaged constantly for the past week.
Several of the members in whom the
emperor reposes special confidence
were requested by him to return today
to Peterhof to assist him in the pre
paration of a solemn manifesto through
which the summons to the representa
tives of the people will be issued.
PLAN FAILS
THIRD ATTEMPT TO KIDNAP SON
OF NEW MEXICO GOVERNOR.
»S UNSUCCESSFUL.
Santa Fe, Aug. 9.—The third at
tempt in recent months to kidnap
Miguel A. Otero, the son of Governor
Otero, of New Mexico, has been de
feated by the temporary absence of
the boy from the summer home of
Mrs. W. B. Childers, where he has
been a guest. Six armed men rode to
the Childers cottage on the Pecos
river yesterday and demanded the
boy. They searched the buildings and
then rode away. The boy was on a
fishing trip at the time.
Harper Hospital, Detroit No, my
time has not come yet. Guess I bear
a charmed life. Today's accident
was the wort I ever had. Thank God
no spectators were kilied. I will not
quit racing. As soon as I am out of
the hospital I shall begin again.
For the fourth time in his racing
career as an autoist Oldfleld has met
with an accident while tearing around
the track here yesterday. Although
Oldfield has escaped dangerous injury
each time, three men have been
killed. On each occasion Oldfield's
machine was running almost at a mile
a minute rate. Notwithstanding his
narrow escapes from death, he will
not give up the hazardous sport.
Collides With Another Machine.
In the first heat of the five mile
race yesterday Oldfield's machine col-
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FEVER IS
SPREADING
SEVENTY-TWO NEW CASES
YELLOW FEVER CONDITIONS AT
NEW ORLEANS TO NOON, AUG.9.
New cases since 6 p. m. Aug. 8 12
Deaths since Aug. 8 3
Total Cases to date 628
Total deaths 115
New Orleans, Aug. 9.—Arch
bishop Chappelle, archbishop of
the Catholic diocese of-New Or
leans, died this afternoon of yellow
fever. He was well known
among Catholics all over the
United States and had been hon
ored both by the church and the
nation. He took a prominent part
in the settlement between the
United States government and the
pope regarding the friars' lands in
the Phillipines.
Dr. George Tichenor, Jr., and
two trained yellow fever nurses,
left today on a special train for
Bon Ami, La., where it is under
stood that the fever is increasing.
Jackson, Miss., Aug. 9.—Sur
geon Young, of the marine hospi
tal service, left on a special train
today to investigate the suspi
cious cases at Yazoo City, Miss.
New Orleans, Aug. 9.—The report
of sixty new cases of fever in New Or
leans yesterday and of twelve up to
noon today shows how complete the
infection Is In the district below Canal
street very few afflicted being found
outside" eMMr-ioeaaity, where thr dis
ease was ofirst discovered. American
and French names are beginning to
appear In the list of those strickeq.'
Fever In Mississippi..
The situation in Mississippi is not
so favorable today, as suspicious sick
ness is reported at Yazoo City and
Holly Springs. Within an hour after
this report had been received, Jack
son, Miss., had quarantined against
Yazoo City.
Cleaning the Streets.
The great street cleaning campaign
was inaugurated early today, to con
tinue until night fall. Besides the paid
laborers of the city and prisoners from
the jails, thousands of volunteers took
oft their coats and went to work to
give New Orleans a thorough scrub
bing. Hundreds of carts and wagons
are carrying off the refuse.
May Relax Quarantine.
The state board of health is in re
ceipt of advices from a number of par
ishes notifying it of their disposition
to modify the quarantine regulations.
All foreign immigration into New Or
leans is to be stopped until the fever
is stamped out.
The state board of health may ask
Governor Blanchard to call out troops
to.prevent the stopping of traffic be
tween this city and other points in
Louisiana. The civil powers first will
be appealed to. aould they fail to
handle the situation immediately and
effectively military protection will be
sought.
The present chaotic condition of
quarantine matters within the state
not only threatens to ruin the busi-
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HE IS STILL GAME
Barney Oldfield, After Fourth Auto Accident,
Retains His Nerve.
BARNEY OLDFIELD.
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lided with that run by Dan Wurgis on
the stretch, and both machines went
through the fence. Oldfleld received
severe scalp wounds and his arm was
cut. Wurgis yas not injured.
Oldfield's first escape was in De
troit in September, 1903, while his ma
chine was running sixty miles an
hour-
The
Detroit, Mich, Aug. 9.—The above Dragon. One man was killed and
is the message Barney Oldfleld gave
to a newspaper reporter when asked
if he would quit racing since the ac
cident here yesterday.
machine was the Green
Oldfield was badly hurt.
In San Diego, Cal., two months later
Oldfield was again going at a hair
raising speed when his machine struck
a mound of earth, when the auto
swerved from the track. Oldfleld was
hurled through the air like a toy, but
escaped injury.
It was in St. Louis, August 27, 1904
that Oldfleld again dashed through the
fence and his Green Dragon reaped its
harvest of two more deaths. This time
the heavy dust of the machine
ahead blinded Oldfleld, but in
the inflnitestimal fraction of a second
preceeding the accident he retained
his presence of mind and saved many
from death.
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NEW ORLEANS IN TWO
DAYS.
OTHER TOWNS STRICKEN
Yazoo City and Holly Springs, in Mis
sissippi, Report Suspicious Cases—
Archbishop Chappelle Dies From Ef
fects of the Disease.
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OTTUMWA, WAPEIiLO COUNTY, JOWA, THURSDAY, AUG-UST 10, 1905
PFISTER IN
DENIAL
MILWAUKEE POLITICIAN" SAYS
CHARGES AGAINST HIM ARE
GROUNDLESS.
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WANTS TRIAL AT ONCE
Wants His Name Cleared of Accusa
tions Which he Declares Untrue and
Which, If True Would Unfit Him for
Positions of Trust He Holda&-:
Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 9.—Charles
F. Pflster will ask for an immediate
trial on the charge ,of larceny as
bailee, on -wrhlch he was indicted by
the last grand jury.
Mr. Pflster was at his office ,ln the
Herman building yesterday, lor the
first time since his illness. After a
conference, his attorneys authorized
the following statement:
"As soon as Judge Brazee returns,
Mr. Pflster will appear and request to
bo arraigned and enter his plea of not
guilty to the indictment.
Gives Reason for Action.
"He will then ask that the/charge
against him be set down for trial at
the earliest possible day. This re
quest will be made not only because of
Mr. Pflster's constitutional right to
have his character cleared from the
unjust aspersions cast upon him, but
also because the charge against Mr.
Pflster is one which, if true, renders
him unfit to occupy the positions of
trust in connection with the business
interests of this city which he now
holdB.
"The thousands of people who have
reposed, and still do repose, confi
dence in him have a right to learn at
the earliest possible moment whether
that confidence has been misplaced
Makes Emphatic Denial.
"Mr. Pflster wishes it stAted in the
most emphatic terms that he did not
steal the sum of $14,000 from the Wis
consin Rendering company, or any
sum and that he did not use that
amount of money or any other amount
of money received from, the comply
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Attorney F. W- von Cotzenhausen,
representing Frank F. Schultz, has
taken up the cudgel against'the grand
jury and declares he will appeal to the
supreme court against the methods of
that body.
WILL NOT
INTERFERE
GOVERNMENT LEARNS THAT TEL-
EGRAPH STRIKE CONDITIONS
ARE BETTER.
Washington, D. C., Aug. 9.—The at
torney general has received a number
of telegrams from United States attor
neys giving the information that the
telegraphers' strike stituation on the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
lines shows improvement in condition
and therefore it is said to be quite
improbable that the department of jus
tice will take any action in the matter
unless the situation becomes worse
There, was a possibility that the gov
ernment would interfere in the strike
if interstate commerce had been dis
turbed.
NEW FAILURE
A SECOND DENVER BANK CLOSES
DOORS—THE RUN
CONTINUES.
Denver, Aug. 9.—The Western bank
a state institution, failed to open to
day. It is announced that Henry
Beatty, assistant cashier, has been
appointed assignee.
The Western bank's deposits are
about $1,000,000.
Run Continues.
The run on the Denver savings
bank, which began yesterday, was re
sumed today.
The Central Stops Run.
The Central Savings bank also ex
perienced a run today, but. paid its de
positors in full on demand.
WILL ENTERTAIN KING.
Mrs. Potter Palmer to Entertain King
Edward VII.
London, Aug. 9.—Mrs. Potter Pal
mer, of Chicago, expects to entertain
King Edward at Egypt House, Cowes
which she has tiken for the season
This is one of the most desirable res
idences for entertaining purposes in
England's famous beauty spot, the
Isle of Wight. There It is confidently
anticipated that the new tenant will
pursue her career .s one of the most
magnificent hostesses who ever de
lighted London.
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NEW LAW ON
INSURANCE
COMMITTEE WILL RECOMMEND
CHANGES TO AMERICAN BAR
ASSOCIATION,
GOVERNMENT CONTROL
Congresslonal Action Is to be Recom­
mended In Committee's Report, as
Well as Other Radical Changes—
Minority Report Will Also be Made
Omaha, Neb., Aug. 9. Ralph W.
Breckinridge of Omaha, chairman of
the- committee on insurance of the
American Bar association, has com
pleted the report of that committee,
which is to be presented to the an
nual convention at Narragansett
Pier, which will be held August 23 to
25.
The report makes five specific
recommendations, as follows:
First—Legislation by congress pro
viding for the supervision of Insur
ance.
Second—The reapeal of all valued
policy laws.
Third A uniform fire policy, thQ
term of which shall be specifically de
fined.
Fourth The repeal of all retalia
tory tax laws.
Fifth—Stricter incorporation laws
in the several states as they affect
the creation of insurance compa
nies and a federal statute prohibit
ing the use of the malls to all per
sons, associations or corporations
transacting the business of insurance
in disregard of state or federal regu
lations.
President Roosevelt is quoted as
having said to the committee that he
is very much In favor of federal su
pervision of insurance companies.
The committee would require re
ports to a governmental department,
showing the amount of money col
lected, for what purposes used show
ing honest management and the pro
tection of policy holders.
-A., Xi, JBvans. .of-- Virginia, a. member
•of the committee, re!ex$ent§ff to' pre
sent a ihinority report, In which he
will differ with the committee, not on
its general findings, but on the propo
sition that there is no constitutional
obstacle existing to the inauguration
of federal supervision of the insur
ance business.
Wildcat insurance companies are
strongly criticised, and the report says
that state laws denying companies the
right to defend against death claims
in suicide cases encourages self-de
struction.
RIOTING IS RESUMED.
Union Teamsters Renew Fighting
That Characterized 8trike.
Chicago, Aug. 9.—Scenes of rioting
which ushered la the recent team
sters' strike were renewed last even
ing, when five nonunion teamsters em
ployed by Montgomery Ward & Co.
were attacked by union men at St.
Clair and .Indiana streets, near the
barns of the firm. The nonunion
teamsters have been driving trucks of
the mail order house ever since the
union drivers were called out. Last
evening as they were leaving the the
barns after putting up teams and wa
gons for the night they were attacked
by a crowd. A running fight followed
during which several shots were fired.
NEWTON'MAN LEADS.
J. W. Hunter May Head Iowa Knights
of Pythias.
Davenport, Aug. 9.—(Special.)—J.
W. Hunter, of Newton, leads in the
race for the office of'grand chancellor
of the Knights of Pythias. Iowa City
will probably get the next convention.
This, in effect, is. the belief of Prof.
Francis W. Shepardson of the Univer
sity of Chicago, an authority on United
States history and one of the foremost
historians of the country. He is the
leading man in the history department
of the institution, and is said to be
slated for the headship of the depart
ment, which is. now vacant.
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MAY STOP PLAY.
Rain Threatens Golfers After the Na
tional Championship.
Chicago, III,, August 9.—With
a cloudy sky and prospects
good for showers the six score
golfers still In the qualifying
round for the national golf cham
plonshlp resumed play today In
the last half of the big medal
scoring test.
ENDORSE
PLATFORM
REPUBLICANS OF OLD DOMINION
MEET IN CONVENTION.
AT ROANOKE.
Roanoke, Va., Aug. 9.—The republi
can state convention assembled here
at 9:30 a. m. for Its second days'
work. The platform adopted en
dorses the national republican plat
form, especially sound currency, pro
tective tariff, expansion, the Monroe
doctrine, the Panama canal and the
provision for a larger navy it en
dorses Roosevelt's administration and
his "determination to give every one
a square deal."
Judge L. L. Lewis of Richmond was
nominated for governor.
A BRILLIANT RECEPTION.
Members of Taft Party Royally En
tertained at Manila.
Manila, Aug. P.—Thousands of peo
ple attended a reception given to Sec
retary Taft, Miss Alice Roosevelt and
members of their party at the Army
and Navy club tonight. Rear Admiral
Enquist, of the Russian navy, and his
staff were present. The reception
waa.-.tbe. most brUliant in the history
of Manila.
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GRANTS INJUNCTION.
Judge M. A. Roberts Gives Decision
in Albia Liquor Case.
Judge M. A- Roberts today granted
the injunction asked for by Rev. C. S.
Cooper and Rev. Winfleld Allison, of
Albia, restraining the auditor of Mon
roe county from preventing people
from examining the mulct petition. In
the petition asking for an injunction
restraining the board of supervisors
from canvassing the petition Judge
Roberts decided for the defendants,
Judge Roberts held that the right to
inspect the petition carried the right
to copy any or all of it.
NAVALREVIEW
KING EDWARD VISIT8 PORTS­
One of a Class Thought Extinct Found in
Chicago.
Chicago, Aug. 9—It was worse.than:
this in the good old days. Graft, tainted
money, vulgar commercialism all
flourished in those rare days when
George Washington waved the presi
dential scepter.
"That was the age of graft—not this.
Today we are comparatively pure.
What few blemishes mar our current
record can be and will be obliterated."
His views were expressed yesterday
in an address on "Graft" at a gather
ing of junior and senior students. They
stamp him as an optimist, one of those
people who are of a class this country
seems to have lost. Every new claim
to fame lately has been on the ground
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MOUTH ON ANNIVERSARY OF
CORONATION.
Portsmouth, Eng., Aug. 9.—King Ed
ward celebrated the anniversary of his
coronation here today by reviewing the
combined French and British fleets,
aggregating some seventy ships. As a
spectacle the event was somewhat
marred by the gloomy and showery
weather. Enormous masses of people
thronged both shores and there was
a fleet of excursion boats filled to their
capacity.
AT LAST-AN OPTIMIST!
Later the king proceeded to the bat
tleship Massena, the French flagship,
where he was the guest of Vice Ad
miral Caillard at luncheon.
of pessimism, but Prof. Shepardson
has taken a ne-Sv tack.
Peter Faneull Smuggled Liquor.
"Peter Faneull, as we all know,built
Faneuil hall, which we historians
have termed the 'cradle of liberty,''
declared Dr. Shepardson. "Now there
is on record a leter written by Peter
which shows he was engaged in the
liquor business. It shows he was not
what we would call an honest liquor
merchant. He made his money in an
illegal way—namely by beating the
government. This fact is brought out
clearly in the letter. Therefore it can
be said that Faneuil hall was founded
on tainted money.
Patriot Indicted for Smuggling.
"There is also proof that one of the
men who signed the declaration of in
dependence was indicted for smug
gling. Just who it was I cannot
name now, but it is certain that one
of the country's most illustrious men
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THIRTEEN DEAD ARE TAKEN*
FROM WRECK OF BIG STORE
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WORKERS STILL TOIL IN THB
RUINS, SEARCHING FOR BOD­
IES OF VICTIMS.
THIRTY BOYS MISSING
Not Al! of These, However, Are B®
lieved to Have Been Killed or In*
Jured, as Proportion of Boys Who
Are known to Have Been Victims la
Small—To Fix Blame, ..
This morning found 220 men still
toilng over the wreckage of John G.
Myers' department store. Eleven
bodies had been taken from the ruins
thus far and one woman had died af
ter beng carred to a hospital. The
known death list, which last night
numbered five, this morning numbered
twelve, all employes.
In addition to these it is almost
certain that some bodies still remain
in the wreckage. The injured In the
hospitals are doing well with two ex
ceptions. It is thought scarcely pos
sible that any of those now imprisoned
in the debris can be alive. Since mid
night only disfigured corpses have
been taken out.
Father Identlftei^ (Jfrt's'^or'pae.
At 16 o'clock thirteen bodies had'
been found and identified. The last
was that of Miss Winifred Kelly,
which was identified by her father,
who had watched the wreckage all'*
night.
Anything like a complete list of the
kilied and injured will be unobtainable
until the workers have made their way
to the bottom of the mass of wreckage.
With a few exceptions those caught in
the ruin were employes, a large ma
jority of them girls.
Among those taken from the ruln&
were: $
BULLMAN, MINNIE, single.
FITZGERALD, MICHAEL, aged 40,
married.
LEONARD, FRANK, aged 15, cash'
boy.
SHARP, ANNA L, single.
W.HITBECK, ANNA, single.
Seventy-five Are Injured.
The more or less Injured numbered
upwards of seventy-five, but only twen
ty-flve found it necessary to go'to the
hopltals. These Included thirteen men
and twelve women, all employes,
Those most seriously injured were:
Donahue, Helen, back broken and In-•
jured internally.
Malone, Miss, badly crushed.
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McCavery, Miss, legs bruised. 3
So far as known only two shopper!
were injured. One of them was Mrs
Borst of Windham, Minn., who stopped
in the store for a moment to buy a
hat pin while on the way to the rail
road station to take a train for home.
She was injured, though not seriously,
but suffered more from shock. Thfl
other was Mrs. Richard O. Brass, the
wife of an Albany attorney, who was
slightly hurt.
All of the killed or Injured, so far an
known, lived in Albany or across the
river in Renselaer, and all were em
ployes: A few suffered broken arms
or broken legs.
TWOSPEECHES
PRESIDENT ROSEVELT WILL VI8
IT WILKESBARRE, PA., ANrr~«
CHAUTAUQUA, N. Y,
Oyster Bay, Aug. 9.—President
Roosevelt will leave at 8 a. m. tomop
row for Wilkesbarre, Pa., where, at
about 4 in the afternoon he will de
liver an address to the United Mine*
Workers and the members of the
Catholic Abstinence union. Tomor
row evening he will leave Wilkesbarre
for Chautauqua, N. Y., where on Fri
day morning he will addresp the ,Chau
tauqua assembly.
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Albany, Aug. 9.—A thorough search
has revealed the fact that all the men
and all but "one of the women em
ployed in the Myers' department
store, which collapsed yesterday, are
accounted for. About thirty cash
boys have not yet reported but It is
thought scarcely possible that many
of them are in the ruins, for the pro
portion of boys thus far known to be
killed or Injured Is small. These facts Vyi
lead to the belief that the number of
deaths will prove considerably less
than it was feared. The dead thus far
number thirteen. fell
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Catholic Organization Meets.
Wilkesbarre, Pa„ Aug. 9.—The nat
tional convention of the Catholic To
tal Abstinence Union of America was
formally opened today with over 800
delegates present. All the arrange*
ments for the coming of President
Koosevelt tomorrow are completed,
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