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AMD ARGUS VOL. LIV. NO. 259. THE ARGUS. WEDNESDAY, .AUGUST 10. 1005. PRICE TWO CENTS. ROCK CHINESE RAILWAY TAKE UP TIE Being in Other Words Article Seven of Japan's Terms. OF GREAT IMPORTANCE Involving System Jointly Owned by Rus sia. SIGNIFICANT BULLETINS ON PROSPECT. I'urUmiiilh. A ax. 16. It la kMi I hat the Japaaeae plealpoteatlarlea day mrmt tu Waaainitloa fur virrkamt paper, aurk aa la awed la the emarea neat uf treat lea. Thla la rearaMtotl aa alKnlflraat. Toklo. Aaa. 16 Ike Mrale .Mteale tomorrow mill aayt "The cunllBuairr of the ewafereuee la Indicative of hope ful or proper rouel union." Pari a. A 1. Well laformed elr- rlea here dlaplay optlmlam relative to the outeoame of the pea re eoafereaee, ad Keaeral aatlafaetloa la uelaaT ! preaaed vtlth the proicreaa already made. Portsmouth. Aug. 1C The Japanese envoys, after a trip from Newcastle in uncovered motor cars, though cold rain prevailed, arrived at the navy yards at 9:4 today. The Russian commissioners reached there a few minutes afterward. It is understood the subject considered today was num ber seven of peace conditions, which Is the one relating to the cession of the Chinese Eastern railway to China. Mljralfleaaee of the Article. The article before the plenipoten tiaries today, number seven, covering the question of the cession to China of the Chinese railroad which runs south from Harbin to Port Arthur and Dal ny with a spur to New Chwang. where it connects with the Shanghai & Tien Tsin road, was conditionally accepted by the Russian reply, but agreement to It was bound up with considerations involving the fate of the whole nego tiations, and it is certain to lead to a long and earnest discussion. Russia will not admit the Japanese contention that the road is wholly a government Institution, as all the shares in the corporation are owned by the Russo Chinese bank. The government's In terest fu fche road, however, will prob ably not be denied, but will so far as It Is private property it is not confis cable. Still lader t'oaalderatlon. The following statement was made by Mr. Korostevex at the close of this morning's session: "In the morning sitting the conference has taken up liscusHion of article seven, the dis cussion not having been finished, the conference has taken a recess until 3 p. m." W. SANGER PULLMAN IS DEAD Son of Late Palace Car Magnate Suc cumbs to Injuries. San Francisco. Cal.. Aug. 10. San ger Pullman, son of the late palace car magnate, died last night at his country residence at Belniont. 30 miles from this city. Mr. Pullman was thrown from his buggy Sunday evening while returning home from San Mateo, being unable to control his horse, which ran away. He struck the ground on his face and is believed to have sustained a fracture of the skull. NEW ORLEANS PHYSICIANS DOWN ON ARSENIC SPECIALIST New Orleans. Aug. 1C After dining uu arsenic pills for three days and preparing himself to blunt the drills of the yellow fever inosquitos. Dr. Reg inald Rarkley Ieach of St. Paul has been advised to return to Minnesota to conduct his experiments with the pest. liocal physicians have guaran teed to send him a case full of genu iue untamed "stegomyia fasclata" to play with on the prairies if he will on ly go back to St. Paul. While Dr. Ieach is offering to make himself a martyr to science to demonstrate whether there is anything la hl the ory that arsenic eaters are immune from the plague the medical fraternity takes the position that they have no time to experiment while they have their hands full fighting the disease. ropuUre With II I at. The populace, on the other hand, is cheering the St. Paul specialist on. urging him to carry out his experi ments in the interests of humanity. Bat here Dr. Leach balks. He will OF SESSION TO HOLD IT LATE Democratic Congressional Con vention Called Sept. 28. MONMOUTH IS THE PLACE Result of Today's Meeting of the Committee to Deter mine. Monmouth. Aug. 1C. (Special) The congressional democratic commit tee of the Fourteenth district met here today and selected Monmouth as the place and Thursday, Sept. 28 as the date of the convention. The basis of representation is one delegate for each 200 votes or the major fraction of the Tote for Parker. The county committees are to act in conjunction with the county congres sional committeemen to call the con ventions or select the delegates them selves at their option. All Prraent But Oae. All the committee were present ex cept J. P. Sexton, of Rock Island. H. H Barnes, of Hancock, acting as chair man. J. . Lusk. of Warren, was secretary. TEXAS MAN TO HEAD DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS Congressman Henry Said to Be Posi tively Slated for Chairmanship of House Body. Washington. Aug. 16. Robert Lee Henry, representative In congress from Texas, will be the chairman of the democratic house caucus during the next congress. This is said to have been practically settled in the last few weeks. Chairmanship of the caucus is at present a somewhat shadowy honor. because it carries with it little sub stantial power. Representative James Hay, of Virginia, has been three times chairman, and at present occupies the position. He do's not want it again, having declared that such honor ought to be passed around. Accordingly, the friends of Mr. Henry have been busy ing themselves. Representative Slayden, of Texas, a close friend of Mr. Henry, is handling the matter for the latter, and it is thought there will be only one candi date. Possibility of opposition to John Sharp Williams for house leader has about vanished, according to politicians who have been here lately. Clark or De Armond, of Missouri, might either of them make an effective fight on Wil liams, but neither of them has any designs on the leadership. At the last congress Mr. De Armond was said to have been approached about the matter and declined to ac cept the job. DIVING BOAT AT CLEVELAND Inventor Thompson Has Applied Prin ciples of Shark to His Craft. Cleveland. Aug. 1C Luther C. Thompson has invented a submarine boat which the United States govern ment is examining with a view to adapting it to the navy department. The new invention looks like a shark, and that is the name Mr. Thompson ha given the vessel. "I have studied the actions of the fish for 25 years, and my boat is construct ed to sink just as a fish does, by means of diving blades." said Thompson last night. "The present steering gear used on the submarines is not adapted to the kind of work that vessels of this class are expected to do." not make himself a martyr unless he has an audience. Until the local doc tors appoint a committee to watch him bare his arms and face to the beaks of the fever-laden insects he will not jour ney through the Italian quarter, nor will he seek to demonstrate the effect of the poison on the stegyomia bite. The doctor is ready for the test whenever the physicians relent. He took the last arsenic pellet last night and asserted that he was competent to poison the largest and most powerful mosquito that ever tried to bore its way into human flesh. He also said ha had three laymen among his dis ciples who had enlisted to take the treatment and then subject themselves to the bite of the pest-laden insect. The New Orleans Medical society and the Parish Medical society both hoot at his theory and refuse to lend sanction or support. They say they will not be parties to a suicide, wheth er it be tn the interests of science, hu manity or plain notoriety. CABINET CHANGE Cortelyou Said to be Slated for Shaw's Succes sor. HESITATES IN THE MATTER New, of Indiana, May Go Into the Government Official Fam ily. Washington, D. C. Aug. 16. It is rumored that President Roosevelt has tendered the secretaryship of the treas ury to Postmaster General George B Cortelyou. Mr. Cortelyou is hesitating about accepting. He knows the ins and outs of the postal service, as he grew up in that department. He feels that he can administer the affairs of that organization satisfactorily and hes itates about venturing into unknown fields, even though the move would place him nearer the head of the cab inet table and put him in touch with big financial interests. New for Cortelreu'a IMaee. It is said that If Mr. Cortelyou ac cepts the president's offer, Harry S New, of Indianapolis, will be invited to enter the cabinet as postmaster gen eral. The tender of the postmaster generalship has not been made to Capt New nor will it be until Mr. Cortelyou makes up his mind to take the treas ury portfolio. But there is good rea son to believe that the president would like to have Mr. New in his official family. ARMY TO TRY TAGGART Captain Must Face Court-Martial When Through With Divorce Suit. Washington, Aug. 16. When Capt E. F. Taggart gets through with the di vorce suit -which is being so hotly con tested by his wife at Wooster. Ohio, and which has brought out so many ugly stories regarding the daily lives of officers and their wives at army posts, he may have to face a court-mar tial on charges reflecting on his con duct as an officer. These charges, while not directly the outcome of the divorce suit, are being help up until that case is concluded, and there is a possibility, that the revelations made at Wooster may have much to do with the outcome of the court-martial. It was announced at the war department that the charges were filed last April. Just what they contain was not made public. Taggart also filed charges against Col. Miner some time ago, but they were considered trivial and were dis missed. GETS MILLIONS AFTER FIGHT Poor Veterinary of Springfield, III., Heir to Vast Estate. Springfield, 111., Aug. 1C. After a le gal battle lasting a quarter of a cen tury, Dr. Austin Drake, a veterinary surgeon of Springfield, has come Into a fortune of millions. Dr. Drake will leave Springfield soon for New York City, where he has been informed by attorneys- there that $3,om).00u in cash awaits his disposition. This vast sum, however, is only a portion of the for- une he will inherit, and it is said the remainder will exceed even- this amount. Dr. Drake is a poor man and practically his whole life has been spent in litigation with the hope of se curing the vast fortune to which he knew he was entitled. He Is now years old. His two sons are employed as motormen on a local street railway. The estate for which Dr. Drake has battled and won Is said to consist of real estate in the heart of the city of New York. DOWAGER EMPRESS ASKS ABOUT MISS ROOSEVELT Would Know If She Will Visit China Taft Party Sails from lloilo. Manila. Aug. 16. lloilo tendered the Taft party a magnificent reception yes terday. The transport Logan sailed to day for Bacolodak, capital of the Occi dental negroes. The dowager empress of China has inquired through the Chinese consul here desiring to know if Miss Roose velt will visit Pekin. MAKE C. J. BYRNES CHAIRMAN Heads Board of Directors of Modern Woodmen of America. The board of directors of the Mo dern Woodmen of America, which la in session at the head office this week. as elected C. J. Byrnes as chairman f the board. He succeeds G. C. Reilly a this position. Demand Powell's Resignation. La Crosse. Aug. 16 The city coun cil bv unanimous vote has demanaea hat Citv Eneineer Frank C. Powell either resign or subject himself to im peachment Powell was charged witn briberv in the interest of the city con tract and with improper conduct of the engineering department. Toe coun cil's action was precipitated by tne re cent scandal in which several leading men and women of La Crosse were in volved, and its development led Mrs. Powell to commit suicide. FIGHT WITH THEJEVER Continues About the Same in New Orleans. FRICTION IS STOPPED All Interests Workina in Har mony Against Common Enemy. New eaara jeatertlny 62 Ilea t ha yeaterday H Totnl number eaaea to date LlMMt Total deatha to date 177 ew fori of infection u New Orleans, Aug. 1C. The fact that physicians are now assisting the marine hospital service In turning up all existing cases 'of yellow fever Is evidenced in the (examination of the report for the past 24 hours . Of 62 cases. 30 are reported by the doctors as having come within their practice: of the other. Inspector Perkins pro duced 15 cases of yellow fever and cases presenting symptoms therefore two were returned by the war organ ization, two by the city board of health, five by the emergency hospital and four by Charity hospital. Harmony Now I'rrvatla. Any friction that has heretofore ex isted has passed away and perfect har mony exists in the work. The total number of cases treated in the emer gency hospital to date is 126, of which number 36 have died. Three cases of fever have been taken from the steam er Sapphire, from Colon, at quaran tine. The quarantine Improves in some directions and grows worse at others. At Monroe a conflict arose between a citizens' meeting and the authorities. The citizens, in a sudden spasm of alarm, decided to restore the shotgun quarantine. Mayor Forsythe objected and ordered the military to hold them selves in readiness. An appeal was made to the governor, who said the orders of the state board of health must be followed or soldiers would be mobilized. The citizens yielded. Shreveport Open a (in uuleation. Shreveport is again open to com munication with New Orleans, allow ing freight to come in that had been fumigated. TALKS OF THE DAVIS CAPTURE J. S. Steele In Cavalry That Followed Southern Commander Through Carolinas. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Steele, of South Bend. Ind., are visiting their son, F. J. Steele, in this city. Mr. Steele is one of the few survivors of the cavalry raid which resulted In the capture of Jeff Davis at Irvinsville, Ga., in the spring of 1865. He was a member of Com pany M, 4th Michigan Cavalry. Mr. Steele tells with enthusiasm of the his toric ride across North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, which the com mand of 6,000 cavalrymen made after the southern commander. For days the small company with which he was connected followed just behind the southern commander, and when they entered camp at night they would find the coals of the camp which Davis had just deserted ahead of them. At Irvinsville, Ga., they were told by the negroes, who proved of valuable as sistance throughout the march, that the southern camp had just been bro ken. They crossed Brown's ferry, and then learned that the man they were looking for had not crossed. They re turned, and made the capture about a mile from Irvinsville. According to Mr. Steele, the story that the southern general wore women's clothing is false. He says Davis wore a waterproof coat, but not women's clothing. Mr. Steele expects to be in the city for some time. He is exchanging rem iniscences with the veterans who live here, and has many interesting stories to tell of the scenes of the war along the border lines. MISSOURI AFTER STANDARD Attorney General Will Seek Evidence in New York to Oust Trust Jefferson City, Mo., Aug. 16. Attor ney General H. S. Hadley and Frank Blake, one of his assistants, leave to day for Cleveland, and thence to New York to look up evidence in the suit against the Standard Oil company. Mr. Hadley will seek not only to impose a heavy fine upon the company, but to oust it from its franchise a a corpora tion in Missouri and to permanently withdraw its privilege to do business in this state. SINGS IN STORK Brave Little Woman on Hurri cane Beaten Ves sel. DRIFTING IN HIGH SEA Indulges in Rag Time While Two Hundred Others Engage in Prayer. Buffalo. N. Y.. Aug. 16 With 200 excursionists on the disabled steamer Idlewild, in a panic yesterday, one courageous young woman sang rag time and danced in an effort to keep up the spirits of the other passengers Timid men and women prayed and many put on life preservers, while half a dozen tugs made futile efforts to get lines on the vessel for a tow. The steamer, which was carrying passen gers to Crystal beach, broke its rud der about twelve miles from Buffalo and drifted helplessly in the gale rag ing on the lake for about four and a half hours. l ne vessel w histled for assistance and was heard by the canoe club mem bers at Point Abino, who telephoned Buffalo. Life saving crews and small fleet of tugs and a sister boat the Darius Cole, went to the Idlewild's assistance. The life savers got a line aboard, but it snapped as thev laid alongside to render aid. The tug Bab cock got a hawser to the Idlewiltl. but. in turning, the slack caught in the tug's propeller and it was disabled, be ing towed back to Buffalo by the tng uelta. Capt. Cassin. of the Darius Colo, sent his big steamer, with 400 passen gers. within three feet of the Idlewild twice, each time getting a line aboard which snapped as the waves tore them apart. On the third trial the stern of the Cole struck the bow of the Idle wild, bending plates and smashing woodwork. The Idlewild Anally was towed in by the tugs Conneaut and Grace Dan- forth, but not until the smokestack had been blown off as the boat rolled in the trough near Waverly shoal. With the smokestack went "0 feet of the hurricane deck. The passengers warned by Capt. Joseph Ixnighridge, escaped injury when the stack fell. Yeaarl Una Turbulent Trip. Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 16. With her main shaft, broken, and heavily load ed with passengers and freight, the steamer State of New York was tossed about in a turbulent sea for 11 hours in the middle of Lake Erie, at Putin Bay. With only one wheel operating she had a difficult time making port When the shaft snapped the sea was so rough that the steamer was ship ping water. There was a general un easiness when the captain called all passengers on deck and told them that the shaft had broken and considerable delay would result before they could make port. Along the chain of Islands the ves sel sighted the State of Ohio and Im mediately hoisted a distress signal. This was answered and the State of Ohio convoyed the crippled steamer to Put-in Bay. Strainer 'a Knre for Safety. Block Island. R. I.. Aug. 16 The steamer New Shoreham while entering the harbor on its trip from Providence with 100 passengers struck on a sunk en wreck and after an exciting run to the dock sank to the main deck just as it ran alongside the pier. The pas sengers were able to land safely. The steamer was the only one to reach the island, owing to the heavy weather, and as a result of the acci dent many who had finished their va cations are detained here. The collision ripped a hole several feet wide in the bottom of the vessel, but notwithstanding the inrush of the water the fireroom men and the engin eer, headed by Chief Engineer John Quinlan. of Providence, stuck to their posts. When the steamer was within H)t yards of the dock the water put out the fires, and when the vessel reached the dock Engineer Quinlan was standing in water up to his waist. He was still at his post when the gangplank was pushed ashore. PLAN IMMENSE COAL MERGER Capitalists Engaged in Effort to Unite Big Indiana Companies. Terre Haute. Ind., Aug. 16. Prelim inary steps are being taken to form a company with not less than $50,ooo,ooo capital to take over the seven or eight merger companies incorporated in the last six months, and which took over from six to 12 Indiana coal mining in panies. Since then there has been a war of prices coal being tent to Chi cago at less than cost. Several rail road companies are interested in the deal. SUICIDES U A COFFIN lova Man Takes Life in Casket He Had Made for Himself. Sioux City. Iowa. Aug. 16. Lars Pe terson, a carpenter, committed suicide in a coffin which he made to order for himself according to measurements of his body. After attaching a rubber hose to a gas jet and passing it through a small bole in the lid, he lay down in the casket and was asphyxiated in a few moments. OPENING OF CONFERENCE TO SECURE RECIPROCITY KILLED IN QUARRY Disaster Results in Loss of at Least Fifteen Men. RECOVERING THE BODIES Fear That Many Are Yet To Found Rockslide the Cause. Be Allentown. Pa.. Aug 16. A quarry accident incurred this afternoon at Ormrod. site of the Lehigh Portland Cement company's big mill. Report says 15 were killed. The coroner left for the scene. A local hospital receiv ed instructions to prepare to receive six Injured men. Thirty-five men were caught in a rockslide. Klfteea Ilodlea Iteroverril. Fifteen bodies have been recovered. Out of 20 stilt in the quarry it is feared many are dead. TWO CHILDREN ARE KILLED BY AUTO RACE Fatal Consequence of a Run In diana Chauffeur to Be Ex tradited. In- Baden Baden, Aug. 16. Two child ren were killed during the motor car reliability run from Baden Baden to Nuremberg on the second stage of the competition for the Herkomer trophy. The accident occurred at Herrenalb. five miles from the start ol the race, while a car was rounding a corner. Albany. N. Y.. Aug. 16. Gov. Hig- gins has signed a requisition for Frank E. Hodge, under arrest at Buffalo charged with running down and injur ing Angelo Delcha in a Pittsburg park. He left Pennsylvania before he could be apprehended. COMMERCE COMMISSION AFTER PRIVATE CAR LINES Starts an Investigation As to Violation of Inter-State Regula tions. Washington. Aug. 16. The inter state commerce commission on its own initiative and as the result of complaints against private car lines has unexpectedly begun an inves- igation of the relations between the railroads and the refrigerator lines, by which It is charged an act to regulate nterstate commerce is being violated n several specineii particulars. The complaints set forth by the com mission are directed against the Ar mour car line, the American Refriger ator Importation company, the Santa e Refrigerator Despatch, and the fol- owing raiiroaos: lit. iouis v ran Francisco; Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe; St. Iouis. Iron Mountain & South- rn; Central of Georgia. Southern; At lantic Coast Line; Seaboard Air Line; ennsylvania; Southern Pacific Ac Kansas City Southern. HELD FOR HUSBAND'S DEATH Kansas Woman and Farm Hand Ac cused of Murder of H. M. Null. Pratt, Kans. Aug. 10. Mrs. Harvey McPh-rson Null, charged with poison ing her husband, a farmer, and H. t. Kelley, a farm hand, charged with aid ng her in the crime, have been arrest ed here. Mrs. Null was rel aed on bond. Kelley. who is several years her unior, was unable to furnish bond. Null died suddenly on Aug. 6 after eating a supper cooke'i tiy nis wire. An analysis of the contents of his stom- ch showed 24 grains of arsenic. TAFT BLASTS THE OF FILIPINOS FOR FREEDOM Hollo. P. I.. Aug. 10. At a banquet given in honor of Secretary Taft and party, two natives rf Panay asked hat the United States promise the r U- Iplnos early self-government, to be fol lowed by Independence. The secretary of war replied by reiterating that the United States will not tolerate inter ference in its policy of preparing the Filipinos for self government. Hence, he advised them to work instead of ag itating. He urged the fosteriug of ed ucation, the maintenance of order, and the Improvement of labor conditions. t raea Mrapeet of r'la. Senator Scott, of West Virginia, said : "Teach the Filipinos to respect the flag protecting your islands, for I be lieve It will protect you for at least 50 or low years while the country gradu ally is developing." Six Hundred Delegates Present in Chicago. FOREIGN CONSULS IN IT Dr John E. Wilder Chosen Temporary Chair man. Chicago. Aug. 16. The National Reciprocity conference began a two days" session here today. Six hundred delegates from all parts of the coun try assembled to discuss reciprocal trade relations with other countries, amendment of the Dingley tariff law, alterations of interstate commerce laws, and kindred matters. A notable feature of the conference was the attendance of foreign consuls resident in Chicago representing near ly every country in the world. The conference was called to order by A. 1. Sanders, of Chicago. John E. Wilder, president of the Illinois Manufacturers' association, was rluv sen temporary chairman. Dr. l!flrra Iteiaarka. Ir. Wilder said among other things: "Individualism must give way to the association of interests. We shall gain nothing as a result of these delib erations ami discussions unless the de sire of the- associations to see their particular needs brought forward and advocated, give way u a full, free and unselfish discussion of the needs of the whole couutry. "With this element safeguarded, this conference will become a means of education to the entire country, and from It must spring an inspiration to our legislative bodies, which s4iall make it possible: for them to frame wise, just and sane laws governing our reciprocal relations with other na tions." Considerable excitement was caused before the proceedings started by the distribution of a pamphlet signed by Albert Clarke, secretary of the Home Market club, of Boston, assailing the reciprocate movement and backing up the attack with an alleged letter from John M. Carson, chief of the bureau of manufactures in the department of commerce and labor. Carson's letter was dated July 22, and declared: "The department has no information regard ing an option by the principal nations of continental Europe of high tariff rates." The communication further sets, forth that the department had "no copies of the (Jerman tariff." This admission was taken by Clarke as a basis of argument seeking to show there was no need of a reciprocity conference. Following appointment of commit tees, CJov. Mickey, of Nebraska, was In troduced. S. H. Packard, of Iowa, also talked. Ilraolut ion, lltr. A number of resolutions, memorials and petitions were read and referred to the committee on resolutions. Five luinute. addresses from different dele gations were then railed for and re sponded to by various speaker. Ex liov. Larrabee. of Iowa, naid among other things that while the protective policy has brought great prosperity to this country, other nations are. realiz ing the fact that such a policy will bring prosperity to them and it had become necessary to have, reciprocal rclatfrms and a "square deal" with other nations Trans-Mississippi Congress. Portland, Ore.. Aug. 16. The trans Mitsistipi congress began a four days' session here today. The attend ance is large. HOPES Representative Grosvenor urged those representing industrial int rests to state their need. frankly. He de clared that the congressmen tempor arily are suppressing political differ ences and unanimously are seeking honest information. He said they rap idly were getting better ideas on the ability and character of the Filipinos. No I'.xtra eaaloo la I'roapeet. At a luncheon cm the transjort jo gan S-cretary Taft read a cable mes sage from President Roobevelt, which said : "I am of the opinion that an extra tenion will be unnecessary." This communication was received with applause by the senators, repre sentatives and others present. It Is probable that several congressmen will take advantage of this to prolong their tour in the orient.