ANOTHER WAR
IS IMMINENT
;FBANCE IS NOW CONVINCED THAT
GERMANY INTENDS TO PRO
VOKE A CRASH.
Great Britain Believes Aggression Is
Aimed at Her as Much as Against
the French Republic,
New York, June 17. A special to
:the Sun from London says: It can no
longer be denied that we are In the
presence of an International crisis of
the first magnitude. Paris wires that
the French government is almost con
vinced It is Germany's deliberate in
tention to provoke war. Orders were
given by the minister of war on Wed
nesday to make every prepartion to
resist attack, all the officers and men
on leave were ordered to rejoin their
coters instantly,vaud special trains In
all parts of the country have been fa
ciltating the execution of the instruc
tions. Prime Minister Rouvler has adopted
a most conciliatory attitude towardGer
many, but every concession he makus
inspires fresh demands unttll now the
emperor asks in effect the cancella
tion of the Anglo-French entente.
The British government is fully
aware that Germany's aggression la
aimed quite as much at Great Britain
as against France. Lord Lansdowne
: la all for peace, but the remainder of
the cabinet are determined tto resist
with all the resources of the empire
any serious encroachments on British
interests.
Lansdowne has counseled France
"while avoiding all provocation, to pre
serve a firm attitude in the face of
1 German aggression. Britain has also
taken important Independent action
which ia not yet disclosed. It will
become known when the China squad
ron and other ships of the British
navy, which are hastening homeward
at top speed, approach their destina
tion. It will be found aB significant
as the mobilization of the flying squad
ron, which was Great Britain's re
sponse to the, kaiser's famous Kruger
: letter.
There is reason also to believe that
If France yields to German pressure
in the matter of the international con
ference in regard to Morocco, Great
Britain will veto It even If she stands
alone. The British government and
people were never more anxlons for
peace than now, but if the kaiser
should attempt to deal with this
country as he is dealing with France,
war would be a question only of hours.
Acute Rheumatism.
Deep tearing or wrenching p.tins,
occasioned by getting wet through,
worse when at rest, or on Brat moving
the limbs or in cold or damp weather,
is cured quickly by Ballard's Soow
Liniment. Oscar Oleson, Gibson City,
Illinois, writes, February 10, 1MB, a
year ajro I was troubled with a pain in
my back. It soon got so bad that I
could not bend over. One bottle of
Ballard's Snow Liniment cured me. lo
cents. 50 genu, $1.00. Sold by Chaa.
Strang. ,
Forced Japanese to Retire.
St. Petersburg, June 17. General
Linevitch in a dispatch to the emper
or dated June 15 reports that a Rus
sian turning movement forced the
Japanese to retire from Iulantlzl
.June 11 after burning their supplies.
Another Russian force June 12 ad
vanced from the valley of the Tzln
liver to the village of Vanloungow,
pushing back the Japanese posts. Th)
same day the Russian cavalry occu
pying Nanshantclienzi retired slightly
northward.
CRUISER BEGS COAL SUPPLY.
Russian Warship Stops at Saigon on
Her Way to Home Port.
Saigon, Cochin China, June 17 The
Russian auxiliary cruiser Kouban,
formerly the Hamburg-American line
steamer Augusta Victoria, has ar
rived off this port and asked to be
DO IT TO-DAY! "
"And to think that ten months airo I looked like
this 1 I owe It to German Syrup."
The time-worn injnnction, "Never put
off 'til to-morrow what you can do to
day," is now generally presented in this
form : " Do it to-day 1" That is the terse
advice we want to give you about that
hacking cough or demoralizing cold with
which you have been struggling for sev
eral days, perhaps weeks. Take some
reliable remedy for it to-day and let
that remedy be Dr. Boschee's German
Syrup, which has been in use for over
thirty-five years. A few doses of it will
undoubtedly relieve your cough or cold,
and its continued use for a few days will
cure you completely. No matter how
deep-seated your cough, even if dread
consumption has attacked your lungs,
German Syrup will surely effect a cure
as it has done before in thousands of ap
parently hopeless cases of lung trouble.
New trial bottles, 95c; regular size,
75c. At all druggists.
RtiiMiliod' with crml sufiVc'.out lo reach
tli.1 nearest .Russian port. Her ro
quest is boing couddnred.
The Kouban 1b fitted with a wire
loss telegraph apparatus and carries
sixteen guns gf small calibre. The
Kouban did not participate In-the bat
tle of the Sea of Japan, having been
dispatched from the Russian fleet to
reconnolter the east coast of Japan
as far as Yokohama. On returning
she learned of the disaster to Vice
Admiral Rojestvensky and steamed to
Cape St. James, near here.
Cuban Diarrhoea.
U. P. Boldlera who bur veil In Cuba
durimr the Spnniah war kno.vs what
'bis dleoiiee is, and that ordinary rem
dies have little more effect than so
much wtiiur, Cuban diurrhoea its al
most na 8tvHe and iluiiirt'inua as a mild
attack of cholera, , There le one remedy
however, that (tan always be depended
upon as will be seen hy the following
certificate from Mrs. Minnie Jacobs, o
Houeton Texas: "I hereby certify that
Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and J)hv
rrboea Remedy cured iny husband of a
eevere attack of Cuban diarrhoea, which
he brought home from Cuba. We had
several doctors but they did him no
good. On bottle of this remedy cured
him, as our noghbors will testify. I
ttiuuk lioti fur so valuable a mediuine."
For pale by Chae. Strang.
NEW JUDGE FOR OREGON.
Will be Apolnted to Succeed Judge
Bellinger, Deceased.
Portland, June 17. Senator Fulton
has announced that President Roose
velt would appoint W. W. Cotton of
this city United States District Judge
to succeed the late Charles B. Bel
linger. It was before Judge Bellinger
that the land fraud cases, in which
Senator Mitchell Is one of the defend
ants, were to be tried. His death
made necessary the selection of a
judge to try the cases and Judge De
Haven of California was chosen.
" As the new appointment will not
take effect until September, It Is be
lieved that Judge De Haven will con
tinue to hear the cases.
W. W. Cotton is the head of the le
gal department of the Oregon Railway
and Navigation company. He Ik a law
yer of great ability and was associated
with the late Judge Bellinger In codify
ing the laws of Oregon.
Cures OH1 hurra.
WestmirHlani. Kan-j., May 5. 1W12
Rallards Snow Liniment Co: Your
Snow Liniment cured an old ti 're on
the aide of my chin tbal was su mst
to oe a cancer. J he eore wus stubborn
and would not yield to treatment, until
1 tried Snow Liniment, wmuh did the
work in short order. My sister, Mrs.
Sophia J. Carson. AUensvllle. Mnlin
Co., Pa., has a sore and mistrus t that
it is a cancer. Please oped her a 60c
bottle. Sold by Chas. Strang.
CHOLERA ON THE INCREASE
Presence of Disease in Poland Alarms
Stv Petersburg.
St. Petersburg, June 17. The an
xiety caused by the danger of an epi
demic of cholera is growing. A dis
patch from Sosnovf.ee, Poland, re
ports that deaths from cholera are oc
curring daily there, and three sus
peoted cases are reported at Tula.
Th authorities of both these cities
have ordered anti-oholera inocula
tions In the lnfooted regions, but the
warm, moist weather prevailing la fa
vorable to the spread of the dtseaso.
The Salve Ihat Penetrates.
D Witt's Witch Hazel Salve ppnetrates
the pores of the Bkin, and by its anti
septic, rubifooient and healing influ
ence it subdues inftamaMon and cures
Boils, Burns, Cuts, Lczema, Tetter,
King Worm and all skin diseases. A
a pec i fit; for blind, bleeding, itching and
nrotrudine Piles. The oricional and
genuine Witch Hozel Salve is made bv
E. C. EeWitt & Co., and sola bv Chns.
Strang.
WARSHIPS VISIT PORTLAND.
Webfoot Metropolis Honored by Visit
of Uncle Sam's Fighting Machines.
Portland, June 17. The United
States cruisers Chicago and Boston
are anchored in the Willamette In
front of the city. These vessels, with
the torpedo boat Perry and the reve
nue cutter McCulloch, form an impos
ing fleet of warships which are swing
ing at their anchorage within sight of
the Lewis and Clark centennial expo
sition grounds.
Next week the fleet will be added
to by the presence of the Italian war
ship Umbria, which will arrive from
the north to visit the exposition. Rear
Admiral Goodrich and the executive
staffs of the visiting cruisers were wel
comed to the city by a party of busi
ness men headed by President Goode
of the exposition.
The Chicago and Boston will remain
here one week. A "naval day" will be
celebrated at the exposition to give
the men on board the vlBitfng war
ships an opportunity to visit the expo
sitloD. ,
Tired out, worn out woman cannot
sleep, eat or work ; Beems hb if she
would fly to pieces. Holllstcr's Rocky
Mountain Tea make? strong nerveR and
rich red blood. 35 cents tea or tablets
Dr. Hinkle's drug store Central Point
KIRKMAN MUST BE IMPRISONED
Committed to the Penitentiary With
Approval of the President,
Washington, June 17. The presi
dent has approved the findings in the
two trials of Captain George Kirkman
of the Twenty-fifth Infantry, sentenc
ing him to dlHmissal from the army
and confinement in the penitentiary at
Fort Leavenworth, Kan., for three
years.
Kirkman was connected with the
sensational case resulting in the sui
cide of the wife of another army of
ficer at Omaha, Neb.
mm
Will positively cure any case of Kidney
or Bladder disease not beyond the reach
of medicine. No medicine can do more.
FOLEY'S KIDNEY CURE
strengthens the urinary organs,
builds up the kidneys and invig
orates the whole system.
IT IS GUARANTEED
TWO SIZES 6O0 and $1.00
MANSLAUGHTER
MEN RESPONSIBLE FOR DEATHS
DRUNIQ TEAMSTERS' 8TRIKE
WILL BE INDICTED.
Chicago, June 17. The grand Jury
room, where witnesses are being ex
amined as to the payment of money
for the settlement of strikes and re
garding assaults upon non-union driv
ers, Ib still the center of Interest In
the teamsters' strike. The employers'
association 1b resting and the team
sters' joint council has decided to
meet only every other day. Nothing
was heard about peace yesterday and
there was no evidence of a strike on
the streets. Deliveries of goods in
all lines are almost normal.
While the statute of limitations may
bar Indictments for conspiracy to set
tle strikes by the use of money, It
Ib said to ba certain that quite a
number of Indictments for man
slaughter would be returned against
persons claimed to be responsible for
the deaths resulting from riots due
to tbe teamsters' strike.
A number of business men and two
women answered subpoenas to ap
pear before the grand jury yesterday.
The women were said to have lived at
a hotel frequented by labor leaders.
Astnma Suffer Should Know This.
Foley's Honey and Tar Iisb cured
many cases ot nfthroa that were con
sidered hopeless. Mrs. Adolph Buss
ing, 701 West 3rd st, Davenport, Iowa,
writes: "A severe cold contracted
twelve years ago was neglected until
It finally grew into asthma. The best
medical skill available could not give
mo more than temporary relief, Poleys
Honevand far as recommended and
one filly cent bottle entirely cured me
of asthma which had been growing on
me for twelve years, and if I had taken
it at the start I would have be.'n paved
vears of suffening. For Bale at the
Medford Pharmacy. :
SECRETARY HAY TAKES' A REST.
Plans to Stay With Daughter at the
Laurels for a Time.
New York, June 17. Secretary of
State John Hay has left the hotel In
this city where he stopped last night
and went to "The Laurels," the home
of his daughter in MIneola. When
asked as to his plnns for the Imme
diate future he said:
"I intend to remain with Mr. and
Mrs. Whitney for a time. I can't say
Just how long. It is probable that I
will run down to Washington for a
few days soon and look over matters
that need my attonllon In the state
department. I don't Intend to exert
myself too much at first, for you
know I am under orders from my
physician to take the 'rest cure.' "
Mo Secret About It.
It p no secret, that for Cuts, Burns
Ulcers. Fever Sores. Sore Eyes, Bolls,
etc., nothing is so effective as Buck'en's
Arnica alve. "It didn't take long to
cure a bad sore I bad, and it Is all G.
K. lor sore eyer," writes IJ. L, Uregory,
of Hbpe, Tex. 25o at Chas. Strangs drug
store.
COMMISSldVR ORDERS" "CHANGE.
Instructions for Medical Examination
8hall Emanate From Bureau
Washington, June 17 Commission
er of Pensions Warner has decided
that after July 1 all orders for the
medical examination of pension claims
shall emanate from the medical branch
of the bureau, under direction of the
medical referee. The proposed change
will dispense with the use of mote
than 200 rosters of examining sur
geons. The commissioner also contemplates
changing the present method ot keep
lng the records of claimants for pen
lion on large, cumbersome books to
the card system.
HOLLISTER'S
Rocky Mountain Tea Nuggets
A Buijr Medioins for Bob Peopl.
Brlngi Golden Htslth ud Btnowed Vigor.
A wrwclfle forCoiMllnntton. In'Hpostlon, Ur
and Kidney Trouble. Pimple. Kozfcnvi, Impure
Ulood, Bud Ureal h, sWfrfflh Bowls, IlWlnclie
and ilackaehe. It's Hooky Mountain Ttt tu tab
let form, Xi en'. a d-it. 'I'-nuine made by
Hot, lister Dnvn C"WPA?T, Mmlivin, Win.
GOLDEN NUGGETS FOR SALLOW PEOPLff
Dr. Hinkle, Central Point, Oregon.
SOLD 1ND RECOMMENDED BY
Medford Pharmacy
REMARKABLE TRIAL ENDED.
Negro Acquitted After Death Warrant
Had Been Issued Ten Times.
Reading, Pa., June 17. Samuel
Grcason, colored, has been acquitted
of the murder of John Edwards. Mrs.
Kate Edwards, wife of tho murdered
man, whose testimony over three years
ago convicted G reason, yesterday com
pletely exonerated him. Edwards was
murdered nearly four years ago and
G reason was arrested several
months later. His death warrant had
been issued ten times and his case
has developed into one of the most
remarkable murder trials in this state.
Mrs. Edwards, the mother ot G rea
son's child, U under sentence of
death, and it is understood that the
governor will fix the date of her exe
cution within a short time. It was
postponed several months-ago so that
she could be used as a witness at the
trial of G reason.
Found a Cure for Dyspepsia.
Mrs, S. Lindsay, of Fort William,
Ontario, Canada, who has a uttered quite
a number of years from dvspepafa and
H)at pains iu tho stomach, was advis
ed by her druggist to take Chamber
Iain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. She
ilirl oo..0 til ik.., it.,... t,..
(lone me a great deal of good, I have
uau any huuurillLf BIUUO 1 UU(,rHIl
using them." If troubled with dyspep
sia or indigestion why not take these
tablets, get well and Btay well? For
sate by Chas. Strang.
CONFER WITH PRESIDENT.
P. M. 8. Company Wants Resumption
of Traffic Agreement.
Washington, June 17. Theodore
Shonts, chairman of tbe Isthmian Can
al commission; R. P. Schwerln, presi
dent of the Pacific Mail Steamship
company, and Maxwell Evarts of New
York, counsel for the Pacific Mail
Steamship company, have held a con
ference with the president relative
to the resumption of a traffic agree
ment between the steamship company
and the Panama Railroad company,
the latter now being In the absolute
control of the United Slates govern
ment. No definite determination of
the matter was reached.
Billious Bill the sleepy head,
Uearly loved to lay a-bed;
Coulun't wake bun if you shook hi:h.
Sudduuly he started waking
Ev'ry morn when day whs breaking.
What's this inagio necromancer?
Kariv Ulsurs that's the answer.
The Famous Little Pills "Early Risers"
cure Constipation, Sick iJuadtiche,
Billtousncss, etc., iff their tonic effect
on tho liver. They never gripe or
sicken, but impart early rising energy.
Good for children or adults. Sold oy
Chas. Strang.
LINES OF GRAY" FORM AGAIN
Confederate Veterans Cheered as They
March Through Louisville Streets.
Louisville, Ky., June 17. The large
crowd of soldiers and visitors In Louis
ville who attended the United Con
federate Veterans reunion have
been augmented by arrivals In great
numbers from many nearby .towns
who oame to see the great parade of
yesterday. The route covered three
miles. The sidewalks were Jammed
with people and windows along tho
line of march showed thousands of
spectators.
The parade started shortly before
noon. Commander-in-Chief Lee and
his staff, all on superb mounts, were
given a rousing cheer aa they took
places at the bead of the column.
Huge floats gaily decorated were pro
vided for the veterans who were un
able to walk.
Sprained Ankle. Stiff Neck, Lame
Shoulder.
These are three common ailments
for which Chamberlain's Pain Halm Is
especially valuable. If properly appli
ed It will save you time, moiev and
suffering when troubled with any one
of these ailments. For sale by Chaa,
Strang.
TolatoT finds Fault,
St. Petersburg, June 17. Count Tol
stoi, In an Interview published In the
Rusb, praises the United States' ten
der of her good offices and Russia's
consent to negotiate, but finds fault
with the whole roform movemQnt, pro
claiming that getting back to the soil
and sharing tbe land among tbe peas
ants ( the only panacea, for Russia's
political Ills.
Ptitid Stent and Gravel With Exoruelatlng Palm
A. H. Thurnes, Mgr. Wills Creek Cosl Co., Buffalo, O'., writes
"I h.ve been afflicted with kidney and bladder trouble for years, past
ing gravel or stones, with excruciating pains. Other medicines only
gave relief. After taking FOLEY'S' KIDNEY CURE the result wis
surprising. A few doses started the brick dust, like fine stones, etc.,
and now I have no pain across my kidneys and 1 feel like a new man.
FOLEY'S KIDNEY CURE has done me $ 1 ,000 worth of good."
lo Othir Rimtdy Can Compart With It
Thos. W. Carter, of Ashboro, N. C, had- Kidney Trouble and
one bottle of FOLEY'S KIDNEY CURE effected a perfect cure,. and
be says there Is no remedy that will compare with it.
Medford ' Oregon.
HANDS TIED BY COURT
MISSOURI COMMISSIONERS RE
STRAINED FROM ENFORCING
SCHEDULE
Kansas City, Mo., June 17. Judge
Smith McPherson of Red Oak, Iowa,
in the United States district court
here has Issued a temporary injunc
tion restraining the state railway and
warehouse commissioners and the at
torney general of the state from en
forcing the maximum freight law
which has just gone into effect, and
against three Kansas City shippers,
preventing thq latter from claiming
penalties under the law.
The injunction was granted at the
request of etghtoen railways doing
business in Missouri, who brought
suit against the slate officials on tho
ground that the rates provided In the
new law are prohibitive and would
amount to the confiscation of their
property.; Tho suit against the three
Kansas City shippers is intended to
cover the shippers of the staie as a
class, aud the order of the state
against them will restrain them from
bringing action against tho railways
under the law. Tbe order of tho court
is mude returnable on June 2G, when
the railroads will seek to have it made
permanent. At that time District Judge
John F. Phillips will hear the case
with Judge McPherson.
Huf?e Task.
It was a huge task, to undertake the
cure of such a hard case of kidney di
BeaBe, a that of C. F. Collier, of Chero
kee, la., hut electric Bitters did ft. Be
writeB: "My kidneys were so faro gone,
I could not Bit on a chair without a
cushion; and Buffcaed from dreadful
backache, headache, ana depression
In Electric Bitters, however, I found a
cure, and by them was restored to
perfect health. I recommend thin
great tonic medicine to ull with weak
kidneys, liver or stomach, uuaruntoea
by Chas. Strong, druggist; price BOo.
Contented In Spain.
There is one charming feature of
Spnln a fine capacity to Imagine your
self the center of the earth for the time
being and yet not be offensive. You
meet a man on a donkey in the In
terior and get to talking with him, and
soon you learn that he has the finest
donkey of tbe province, and so far from
envying any man he It Is who Is satis
lied that bo is exciting the admiration,
If not the envy, of his neighbors. If I
met that same sort of outfit In the
mountains of Colorado or Nevada, the
cavalier would bo sure lo hold his bur
ro In contempt and would talk of tho
tine horse lie meant to have when his
mtne had been developed. We Amer
icans preach contentment, but we de
spise the people who are contented.
Tbe true Spaniard is thoroughly con
tented. National Magazine. ,
Do Not Sleep on the Left Side.
There Is little doubt that an Immense
number of persons habitually sleep on
tbe left side," and those who do so can
never, It Is said, be strictly healthy. It
Is the most prolific cause of nightmare
and also of the unpleasant taste In the
mouth on arising In the morning. All
food enters and leaves the stomach on
Uie right side, and hence sleeping on
the left Bide soon after eating involves
a sort of pumping operation which Is
anything but conducive to sound re
pose. Tbe action of the hoart Is also
seriously Interfered with and the lungs
unduly compressed; hence It Is best to
cultivate tho habit of always sleeping
on tho right side.
"The Lout Chord'
Sir Arthur Sullivan was at one time
greatly worried about what appeared
to him to be a bad inconsistency in
"The Lost Chord." Sir John Robinson
tells tho story: "The words are, 'I
struck one chord of music like the
sound of a great amen Now, amen Is
a word of two syllables, so that there
must have been two chords. He did
not notice this, he said, until after tho
song bad been sung in public, and he
was terribly afraid ho would get laugh
ed at for ft. Btrongo to say, nobody
ever seemed to have found It out"
Not a Llnserlns Fault.
"Dear George has only one fault,"
said the bride of three short weeks.
"He Is such an awful flatterer."
"That fault," rejoined her elder sis
ter, who bad been up against the mat
rimonial game for three long years,
"will gradually disappear as tbe hon
eymoon wanes."
"On, dear,'' sighed tbe bride, "I was
In hopes tt would last forerer.' Chi
cago News.
Safe Deposit Vaults.
Did you over rent a sufe In a vault?
Well, sir, they are In great variety, the
annual charge being from $6 to $700.
The former Is about an inch and a
quarter deep, five Inches wide and
eighteen inches long. It might hold
half a dozen bonds. The latter Ib about
four feet high, three feet wide and two
feet deep; It might hold many millions
of securities. Both are fitted with key
or combination locks, as are all those
of Intermediate prices. New York
1W Tain of a Dollar.
There are three ways to learn tbe
value of a dollar. Tbe first is to spend
it and see what you get for It. The
second Is to earn it and see what you
give for It. The third is to save it and
yearn for all the things it might buy
If you were weak enough to Bpend it
Troy (Kan.) Chief.
A Loony ) vent Ion.
"Pa, began Bobby, "may I ask one
more question?"
"Urn!" replied pa, without looking up
from his book.
"Well," said Bobby, "if they had
clocks In the moon would tbey be lu
natics ?' Life.
We are never so ridiculous because
of tbe qualities we have as because of
those we affect to have. Rochefou
cauld. The laxative effect of Chamberlain'
Stomiiuh and Liver Tablets lb so aree
ablu anil ho iiu'iintl tlvat you do not
realize it is tbe effect of a medicine.
Kor sale bv Charles Strang,
Chicago Wants Peace Conference,
Chicago, Juno 17. A movement to
have the peace negotiations between
Russia and Japan take place In
Chicago, should a change from Wash
ington be desired, has been inaugurat
ed here. John M. Glenn, secretary of
the Illinois Manufacturers' association,
which represents $1,000,000,000 ot In
vested capital and employs 500,000
men, took the Initiative by asking the
governor of Illinois and the mayor
of Chicago to join In extending an
Invltatlou.
A Bad Scare.
Some day you wilt get n bad ecare,
when you I eel a pain in your bowels,
and lenr appendicitis. Safoty lies in
Dr. King's New Life PilN,.a sure euro,
for all bowel and ntoinuch dis(!asos,buoh
as hendachu, billtousncss, costivenoss,
otc. Guaranteed at Chut?. Strang's
drug store, onlv 25i . Try-tbem,
POPE MAY NOW MAKE"NOBLES.
Decided That Titles Bestowed by His
Holiness Are Valid.
Rome, June 17. Tho Italian Her
aldic court has decided, In accordance
with the privileges guaranteed to the
pope by the law of guarantees, to con
sider as valid a title of nobility con
ferred by Ills Holiness.
This doclslon Is considered of great
importance and is looked upon as a new
stop toward an understanding be
tweon church and Btate. '
Makes digestion and assimilation
Kerfcut. Mak c new red blood and
one. That's what Hollistar's Hocky
Mountain Tea will do. A Ionic for the
sick and weak. Jf5 cunts, Tea or Tablets
Dr. Hinkle's drug store, Central Point.
Will Indict Beef Trust Officials.
Chicago, Juno 17. Proposed Indict
ments against officials of at least five
paoklng firms were said to have been
presented to the members of the fed
eral grand jury yesterday by District
Attorney Morrison for consideration.
A report was ourrent that the indlot
moats had practically beon voted by
tho jury.
Mother Slays Four Children.
Dubinpio, Iowa, Juno 17. Mrs. Pnul
Class has killed her four children and
committed fi'itcldfl nl. her home near
KMcr. She used a butcher knife, cut
ting their throats. The oldest child
was ti and tho youngest a baby. Tho
woman had been In 111 health.
Not h Onlr On.
Tonkins I don't object ao much to
Fann? klsnlng her dog, but I prefer
ber to kias me before and not aftor.
Wllklna I know, but don't you sup
pose the dog has his preference too?
Tkwton Transcript.
CABTORIA.
JAPAN'S REPLY
IS ftlADE PUBLIC
DESIRES PEACE IN THE INTSREST
OF THE WORLD A8 WELL A&
IN THE INTEREST OF JAPAN:
Expected That Three PlenlpoteirUar
les Will be Chosen by Each Side
Ito and Nelldoff the Leader..
Washington. June 17. The' follow
lng Ib the text of the Japanese- reply
to President Roosevelt's Identloal noti
to Japan and Russia on the- subject ot
negotiations for peace:
"The Imperial government has
given to the suggestions of the presl
dent of the United States embodied In
the note handed to the minister ot
foreign affairs by the United Statos
minister on the 9th Inst, very serious
consideration to which, because of
Its source and Its Import, it Is justly
entitled. Desiring, In the Interest ot
the world, as well as in the interest
of Japan, the re-establishment of peaca
with Russia on terma and conditions
that will fully guarantee Its stability,
tbe Imperial government will, in re
sponse to the suggestion of the presi
dent, appoint plenipotentiaries of
Japan to meet the plenipotentiaries of
Russia at sueh time and place as may
be found to be mutually agreeable and
convenient for the purpose of negotiat
ing and oonoludtng terms of peace di
rectly and exclusively between the two
belligerent powers. ": ,
: Washington, June 17 Following the
selection of Washington aa the seat
of the conference whloh It Is hoped
may. eventuate In a permanent peace
In the Far East, there Is a luU In tae -negotiations.
"
It was Indicated that the selection
of the plenipotentiaries will be tho
next step.
It Is now expeoted that the announce
ment of the selection of the plenipot
entiaries will be promulgated In Wash
ington after the two governments
shall have communicated their fieleo-.
tlons to President Roosevelt.
It is probable that the formal announce
ment of the seleotlon will be made
here practically coincident with the
president's communications (o Rus
sia and Japan.
It is learned authoritatively that
M. Nelldoff, the Russian ambassador
to Paris, will begone of the plenipoten
tiaries for the St. Petersburg govern
ment, and that Marquis Ito will prob
ably be the principal representative
of Japan. Ito's selection is certain pro-'
vlded his health will permit him to
participate In the treaty negotiations.
Bo far as oan be ascertained here
the number of the plenipotentiaries to
be named by each government haa
not been determined, but It is ex
pected now that the number will not
exceed three each.
It Is not unlikely that the names ot
the plenipotentiaries and the time
agreed upon for the assembling of
the conference will be mado next
week. ,
Appropriation.
"Our language Is a strange thing.
When the Methodist board of missions
appropriates hundreds of thousands of
dollars for work among the heathen
there Is rejoicing nnioig church peo
ple. When congress appropriates a.
good sum for liver nnd harbor Im
provements we nil agree that It Is
quite a good thing. But wuou a clerk
appropriates a few hundred dollars of
his employer's money he Is sent to the
penitentiary. The tlrst sorts of appro
priations are quite appropriate, but the
lust sort is altogether Inappropriate.
Bavannnh News. "
Cnrrnn'N llctortj
Currnn's, frluud wuh tickled by the
orator's retort apropos of ttio Jury sys
tem. The frlcud was tmiKKlug of bis
attachment to It nnd said, "With trial
by Jury I have lived and, by tlio bless
ing of God, with trial by Jury 1 will
die!"
"Oh," said Currau . In umnzemcnt,
"then you've made up your mind to
be hanged, Dick!"
Amended.
When a Scotch schoolmaster entered
the temple of learning one morning he
rend on the blackboard, "Our teacher Is
a donkey."
The pupils expected there would be a
cyclono. hut the philosophic pedagogue
contented himself with adding the
word "driver" and opened tho school
as usual.
No (Jenlun Wanted.
"Really, 1 think your son Is n gen
ius," "Oh, don't say that! Wo have been
hoping nil along Unit ho may grow up
to be a good,, scnslblo man uud llually
succeed his father lu business." Chi
cago Record-Herald.
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