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jlxjci ja.oxtJxJtu UKgixUJXlAAy FHIDAY, JTJLT 31, 15105. 3 1 ON W TO CONFERENCE Japanese Peace Envoy Arrives at Seattle and Begins Journey East. WANTS POUND OF FLESH He Refuses to Talk, but Straws Show Unbending Purpose to ' Make Russia Pay Com position of Party. SEATTLE, Wash., July 20.-(Bpedal.V-Japan Intends to demand her "pound of flesh" In the forthcoming- negotiations be tween Japanese and Russian peace en voys. That is apparent, more from the attitude than the comment made by Baron Jutaro Komura's party, -which left here tonight for Washington. There is that In the "bearing of the en'oys and the man ner in which guarded comment on peace negotiations Is given that speaks almost as- plainly as words. Discuss the proposal for peace Baron Komura will not, and he has given posi tive orders that no one else shall. Even the casual story of the trip must be told by A. Sato. Baron Komura is affable, and the grim K. W. Denison is just a trifle unbending, but actual comment on peace terms made by the party is lack ing. Joy at Wittc's Appointment Tet, when the party was told that M. Wltte had succeeded to a place with Baron Rosen, there were unmistakable symptom,s of pleasure, and, when the London dispatch quoting the Japanese Minister in favor of Imposing strict terms had been read, shortly after midnight this TOornlng, the explanation that Baron Hayash! stood high in the empire's coun sel had a soutad that was light, though it was delivered with a gesture that was significant. It is undoubtedly true that the confer ence at Washington between the Jap anese envoys will practically determine Japan's position to be assumed at the out set. Those Japanese not tied by secrecy pledges say so, and the Komura purty in fers as much. The dispatches Baron Ko mura received in cipher here were sig nificant, but he showed plainly he was impatient for something else. Party Starts for tlie Bast. Baron Komura and party left Seattle tonight for Washington. Major Francis B. Clarke, formerly general traffic man ager of the Great Northern, accompany ing them as the personal representative of President James J. Hill, . to see that they are granted every courtesy. Both Mr. Hill and Howard James, president of the Northern Steamship Company, opera ting the HJU line on the Great Lakes, urged through Major Clarke that the Great Lakes trip be taken, but tho diplo matic party was in too much haste to,get East. Baron Komura Is the only member of the party that will actually sit m the peace conference. He Joins the Japanese Minister at Washington in representing his government, and the two may choose one or more legation secretaries for cleri cal work. The big party of counselors that Baron Komura brought to America, together with others that have been called at Washington, will sit in the dally confei tnces between the Japanese representa tives. All points ralsefl In the negotia tions will be canvassed by Baron Ko mura's advisers, and action will be de cided upon at these meetings before the Russian embassy is met again. Members of the Party. Baron Komura has surrounded himself with officials representing every depart ment of the Japanese government, and two of the men in his party have had previous experience In negotiations for peace. H. W. Denison, the American legal adviBer In the Foreign Office, and A. Sato, unattached Minister, were with the Jap anese commission that negotiated peace after the war with China had been ter minated. Baron Komura himself has Keen no other service similar to that on whlcn he is now engaged. Mr. Sato is an ex-secretary of the Jap anese Legation at Washington, and his last diplomatic mission was that of Min ister to Mexico. Mr. Denison was a New Hampshire at torney, when sent to China to succeed Consul-General Lyons, of The Dalles, in 1E69. Ten years later Mr. Denison left the diplomatic service of this Govern ment, practiced for a year as an attorney before consular courts, and was then ten dered the post of legal adviser to the For eign Office, a post he has - held for 2S years. During that time he has made a number of diplomatic trips abroad for tnt Japanese government. His position Is similar to that of Solicitor-General in th Secretary of State's office of this coun try. JTo Chance for Americans. Despite the fact that he has won dis tinction himself, Mr. Denison advises American professional men not to go to Japan. "My advice to the American profession al man Is to stay at home." was the blunt, though frank, comment of Mr. Denison. "Litigation is now handled be fore Japanese courts, and to practice there requires a knowledge of Japanese laws and customs, together with the language. There are no more Consular, courts where attorneys could succeed. A few physicians may find profitable em ployment, but the Japanese progress In medicine is rapid, and they naturally pre fer their own people. "Japan will always want a certain num ber .of college instructors, but these will be sent for by the government. Japan is educating her diplomats In the colleges cf this country, and th'ls reduces the num ber of professors needed In the Japanese universities. ', "Next to the Japanese language. Eng lish stands in Japan. The public men of that nation are being educated In Eng lish, and the language Is spoken more than any other foreign tongue." Komura 'a Harvard Man. Baron Komura Is himself a graduate of Harvard, a classmate of Samuel Hill, of Seattle. Most of the members of his party speak English well, ad aboard the steamship Minnesota they were a part of the social life of the big ves sel. In a personal letter to Captain Binder wherein Baron Komura enthusi astically commends the vessel and the courtesies shown his party, excellent English is used. All the members f the .Japanese party signed a testkBenlal to tse captain In American, characters. RetaralBg on the sasae boat wRa the peace onmmlatkiatrs from tfce vkrts Japanese nation were Dr. Karloff aad I. N. Alexleff, tho former a surgeon- on the Russian cruifer Svietlana and the latter a paymaster aboard the hospital ship Orel. Both are paroled prisoners, captured after the fight of May 38. Dr. Karloff, was seven hours In the water al ter the cruiser was sunk by her crew to avoid capture. She was badly damaged and could not escape. The American Maru picked up Dr. Karloff and of the crew of 400 but 200 were saved. The Rus sians were treated throughout the voy age with every courtesy by the Japanese when they met. but the two kept pretty close to their stateroom. Minister Allen Returns. Dr. H. N. Allen. ex-United States Min ister to Corea, also came home on the Minnesota. He has been succeeded by G. V. Morgan. ex-Secretary of the Corean Embassy, and Dr. Allen is hurrying to Washington to ask the reason for his dismissal from the service. He blamed Senator Foraker in 'private talks with the passengers. It was Dr. Allen, then a medical mis sionary, who saved the life of the Crown Prince of Corea when his life was at tempted during an insurrection shortly after Dr. Allen arrived In 1SS4. The as sassins left their victim almost dead, but the Missionary restored him to health. The Corean government sent Dr. Allen to Washington In charge ot the embassy when representation was granted in 1BSS. Dr. Allen went back to -Corea as secre tary of the American Embassy in 1837, and seven years later was, made Minis ter by President McKlnley. His station was raised to that of an Ambassador In UXfl. and Dr. Allen was reappointed. When the Minnesota reached here ship ping in the harbor was decorated., and the .Great Northern docks displayed bunt ing In honor of the Japanese passengers. From a tug in the harbor day fireworks were exploded and on shore an American band played Japanese and American airs. More than 1000 Japanese welcomed the peace party, but beyond bowing acknowl edgements Baron Komura did not respond to the cries of "banzai." He was taken by special train to tho depot, then to a hotel and later to Consul Hlsamidzu home, where his party spent the entire day on diplomatic correspondence. HOLD OUT FOR NO CvDEMXITY Russia Willing to PayWar Expenses and Cede Sakhalin. ST. PETERSBURG. July 2L (Special.) Russia has issued absolute Instructions to M. Wltte. chief plenipotentiary, to hold out to the last. Insofar as the Jap anese demand for a money Indemnity Is concerned. The nation Is willing to con sent to the cession of Sakhalin, Inasmuch as It would be necessary to raise the point that the Japanese attacked the Island while the peace negotiations were in progress and this It Is not considered advisable to haggle over at present. Of course, should Japan absolutely de mand the ceding of the island and the turning over, of the Vladivostok-Harbin railway, and aluo the Harbin-Port Arthur railway, and phou'.d her instructions to her peace plenipotentiary be absolute, then Russia would not be In a position to contest, but. should M. Witte and his associates succeed in postponing or abso lutely averting any direct demand by Japan, they will gain a distinct victory that will ave the face of the Russian government. Russia will pay Japan's war expense but Is hardly willing to go any further. It now seems certain that the negotia tions will either be concluded with 4S hours or they Kill result In an open rupture. Such is the present status, and so it will remain until M. Witte and his staff reach Portnouth. Nothing will be done regarding an armistice pending the first meeting of the plenipotentiaries early next month. Rus sia has never asked for any cessation of hostilities, neither has the Japanese gov ernment taken up the subject. In fact, until the peace advocates meet, there seems no reason for cither side to con sider the subject. LIKES HIE STRONG Japanese Have Impregnable Positions at Front. RUSSIANS SCORN PEACE RECKLESS AUT01ST DEAD Millionaire Hancock's Machine Hits Busgy Entire Family Injured. LOS ANGELES. July 20. M. T. Han cock, the .well-known millionaire plow Inventor and manufacturer, is dead as the result of an automobile accident late tonight, in which also his wife, son. and daughter were seriously Injured. Han cock himself sustained two fractures of the skull and concussion of the brain. He died at the receiving hospital without recovering consciousness. The party, in a large machine, were traveling 40 miles an hour on South Main street, near 40th, when the machine collided with a buggy. The car swerved to the curbstone and crashed Into a telephone pole, demolishing It and hurl ing the occupants to the street. Follow ing are the injured: Mrs. M. T. H&ncock. cut and seriously bruised; Eugenia Hancock, left arm broken, concussion of the brain; M. T. Hancock. Jr.. severely cut and bruised; J. Saul, dairy man, scalp wound and Internal Injuries. Saul was the driver of the buggy Into which the automobile dashed. He was thrown from his vehicle to the street and. severely hurt. M. T. Hancock, Jr., a 16-year-old boy. was driving the machine at the time of the accident. With him in the front seat was his younger brother, Newton Hancock, who was the only member of the party to escape unhurt. In the rear seat was Hancock, his wife and daugh ter. All were hurled to the pavement by the tcrrlfio Impact of the machine against the curbing and telephone pole, and sev eral of them were rendered unconscious. They were promptly removed to the re ceiving hospital. The machine was wrecked. Hancock was known here as ne of the most reckless automobile drivers in the city. He had been in the Police Court on different occasions for driving his machine In excess of the speed limit, and on one occasion a few months ago was fined $150 for fast driving. He paid his fine at the time with a check which he Insisted should bear the Inscription across Its face: "For driving an . automobile 60 miles an hour In the City of Los Angeles." AUTO STARTS ITSELF. Shoots Across Street and Smashes Plate-Glass "Window. Starting of its own volition, a large automobile darted across Sixth street from the Hotel Portland at 2 o'clock this morning and, making a sharp turn, smashed Into a big pate-glass window In the store of the Alien & Gtlbcrt-Ramaker Company, in the Steams building, tearing out every particle of the glass, and wedg ing Itself into the aperture. The chauffeur, Clyde King, had left the auto to go into Nau's pharmacy fr a moment. Suddenly there was -a terrific crash of falling glass. King ran to the door, only to see his auto gone from the spot where he had left It and half way through the window across the street. It was backed out without difficulty, ' and not even a headlight was broken. The window was H-lnch plate glass. No one was near "by an Instant after the glass fell, and the only conclusion Is that the auto In some way started itself. Clark's Ofrer to Mormon Choir. OGDEN. July 20. Senator W. A. Clark, ef Montana, has offered to give the choir ef the Mormon Tabernacle S1W0 to help defray Its expenses to Portland- next J raised here for the same purpose. The choir will sing the Irrigation 0e at the! Lewi and Clark Exposition next month, and Seaator Clark has taken this occasioa to sfeow his great Interest In aaytMag that ycrtatac u rwtaa&tUMV, Officers Say They Will Fight for Years Till Victory jTomes Rus sians' Abandon and Burn - Captured Steamer. GUNSHU PASS. Manchuria. July 30. (6 P. M.) Since a month ago. when the army was under the Impression that It was about to advance, the commanders have been much annoyed by the talk of peace, but the appointment of M. Wltte as senior peace plenipotentiary appears to have convinced the commanders of the government's determination. The Russian army rests, as usual, with cavalry flanks slightly enveloping the Japanese, who remain within their de fensive lines. Tho correspondent of the Associated Press has made a tour, through mud and heat, paralleling the Japanese position for a distance of 75 miles. Their fortifi cations on the first line bisect Changtufu on the railroad and are growing daily, and Indications are that It would cost a third or a half of the Russian army to take them, while their second position, of equal strength. Is 11 miles farther back on the hills north of Kalyuan. Considerable confidence Is evidenced In the strength and stze of the Russian posi tion, and an example of the military spirit of the superior officers Is Indicated in the following declaration to the cor respondent of the Associated Press by ono of the leading commanders: "I have 150 machine guns and also strong artillery. I have received many men from Russia. All the Infantry com. panles are 230 men strong, and all th men are anxious to attack. Though th fituatlon is very bad In Russia, the army will advance here, regardless of the dis orders at home. It will fight one. two or three years, because the end must be victory. "The army does not share the peace desires of the government, which has never had a war so difficult as this. But in spite of all .difficulties, victory it must be." The civil and military red cross organ izations are working well and a alight Increase In their facilities will enable them to care for those suffering from Summer rickness. which Is now the sole malady. It Is believed that the danger of an epidemic Is creat on th Jananesn j side, because the region occupied by the j Japanese army contains to many corpses 1 buried In shallow ground, while the Rus- kh army is operaung on clean ground. OLDHAMIA BURNED OX BEACH Russian Crew Runs Captured Steam er Ashore on Sakhalin. TOKIO. July 20. Admiral Dewa reports ,that a Russian Lieutenant and marines formerly belonging to the battleship Knlaz Souvaroff. flag-hip of Vlce-Admlral Rojestvensky. recently landed from a boat at Enduma Point, on the island of Sakhalin, and were taken prisoners. Ac cording to their statement, they were or dered to navigate the British earner Old hamla to Vladivostok, but encountered a. dense fog and ran aground on Urupp Island. They set Are to and abandoned the Oldhamla June 17. An officer of marines, with 17 men. took to a boat and made for Korsakovsk, but they have not tfnee been heard of. The captured Lieutenant left the same spot July 5 in search of the missing party of Russians, and fell into the hands of the Japanese. Two more Russian officers and H marines remain where the Oldhamla was burned. They had provisions for six weeks. JAPANESE ARE ADVANCING. Russians Expect Landing Near Vlad ivostok "Will Follow. RUSSIAN HEADQUARTERS AT THE FRONT. (Location not given.) July 20. The Japanese advance is taking on a more energetic character and Is being pushed toward Mousan, Nangan and Hasagaw. The Japanese seem to have received heavy reinforcements from Field Marshal Oyama's main army In front of General Llnlevitch. A landing of Japanese near Vladivo stok would not be surprising and their operations appear to be concentrating in that direction. The Japanese advance In the Island of Sakhalin has reached Vladimlroska. The Japanese atllllery includes 40 ma chine guns. Survivors of Xaval Rattle. SAN FRANCISCO. July 2D. Among Catarrlets Relieve Xasal Catarrh, allay infiamma- uuu, euuuie anu neat mc mucous mem- crane, sweeten anapnnty the breath. Best eargle lor core j.nroau ouc. or 51. Druggists or mail. Dyspeplets GIVE instant rl?lf in Kntir Rinrr lanfi Heartburn, Nausea, all discomforts of indigestion and dyspepsia. Pleasant and economical. Medium sixe, 25c; Large, $1; Pocket, handsome aluminum bonbonniere, 10c. Druggists or mail. 0. 1. 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Levinson, made a. most fortunate purchase in these fine Tan Covert Jackets. i While the quantity is large we earnestly advise an early selection as these Tan Covert Jackets at these prices will quickly find new owners. $20,522.50,825 Jackets $12.50 j $15, $12.50, $10 Jackets $6.50 Stoessel Not Given Command. ST. PETERSBURG. July 21 The report that Lleutenant-General 8toessel, who commanded at Port Arthur, has been ap pointed commander of the seventh army corps Is officially denied. DEATHS STILL CONTINUE AFTER EFFECTS OF TORRID WAVE FELT IX XEW YORK. Great Clean-Up Sale of Wash Goods Reg. 15c and 20c at 5c Reg. 25c and 35c at 10c Reg. 40c and 50c at 15c Reg. 60c and 75c at 25c Many Succumb to Exhaustion Ilea t 3Iodcratcs In Middle Atlantic and New England States. NEW YORK. July SX With the ther mometer reaching- a maximum of only S degrees today, there was general relief In New York and surrounding dtles from the withering heat of Tuesday and "Wednesday. Normal Summer weather prevailed throughout the day and" tonight the city lacks many of the scenes Inci dent to the crebi of the hot wave. Although the hot wave la a thing of the post. Its effect was still apparent to day. Up to 11 o'clock tonight 25 deaths bad been reported In Manhattan and Brooklyn, with several others reported In Jersey City and nearby towns. All these fatalities occurred after the cool weather had exerted Its saving In fluence for at least' 12 hours and death In nearly each Instance was due to ex haustion from the heat that prevailed early In the week. 3Iore Temperate on Atlantic Coast. WASHINGTON, July . That the hot wavo which spread over a great part 'of the country during the past few days was at least temporarily broken today Is Tutt's Pills Cure All Liver Ills. ARE YOU ' BANKRUPTinhealth, constitution undermined by ex travagance in eating, by disre garding the laws of nature, or physical capital all gone, if so, NEVER DESPAIR Tutt s Liver Pills will cure you. 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All through the South Atlantic states It Is still abnormally warm, but elsewhere the mercury dropped today and through out mcst of the Middle Atlantic and New England states moderate temperatures prevailed. Rain Cools Off St. Louis. ST. LOUIS. July 20. After several days of Intensely hot weather, the temperature was moderated today by rain and dropped to 71 degrees, minimum. LEAVES ALLT0 RELATIVES Hay's AVill Divides Estate Among Widow, Brothers and Sisters. WASHINGTON. July 20l The will of John Hay was filed for probate today In the office of the Registrar of Wills for the District of Columbia. The bene ficiaries are his widow and his brothers and sisters. His brother, Leonard Hay, and his sister, Mary Hay Woolfolk ars given all of the property at "Warsaw, I1L,,, and the sum of $23,000 each. His brother. Charles Edward Hay, is given 450,000. and Harwood Otis "Whitney, of Keokuk, la., is left J200O. All the rest of th nroDerty of all descriptions is left to Clara Stone Hay. his widow. Nothings j is contained In the will to Indicate the value of the estate. Payne "Whitney and James Wolcott "Wadsworth, Jr., sonsrln- law of the deceased, are named as ex ecutors of the estate. Cape "Horn was ao named by Sponten, a Dtltca nf htn hlrthnlai-c HoarciF- a vlllaee as the 1 Zuyder Zee. 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