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22". mwtnr VOL. XLV.-T0. 13,940. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 1905. PRICE FIVE CENTS. JW fJG WORDS i VITAL ISSUE! President's Speech at Chautauqua. WARNING IS GIVEN TRUSTS Turns to Them After .Talking on Monroe Doctrine. DRASTIC LAW MAY PASS Big Corporations' Illegal Schemes to Escape Punishment Santo Do mingo's Dishonest Creditors Try to Defeat Treaty. CHAUTAUQUA, N. T., Aug. 11 Presi dent Roosevelt today delivered a most vigorous and significant spoeoh at the Chautauqua Assembly, dealing with the Monroe dectrino and the relations of the Government to trusts and corpora tions. On the former subject he made plain his views that in order to maintain the Monroe dectrine it is necessary that tho United States must use its Influ ence to cause the other American re publics to live up to their obligations, and applied this principle at length to the case of Santo Domingo. He said plainly that some claimants against that re public, whose claims were not Just, were using their influence to kill or nullify tho treaty In the Senate. In regard to trusts," Ijo accused them of defying or obstructing the law and warned them that. If they persisted in fhls policy, they might pro voke more drastic legislation than he himself would prefer. Ho insisted on the Tieed of laws providing closer suDor Tvlslon of interstate corporations. Given Chautauqua Salute. "Let us give President Roosevelt the Chautauqua salute at its best." With these words, Bishop John H. Vin cent today closed his brief introduction of the President to the Chautauqua As sembly. Instantly,., .10,000 white handker chiefs fluttered in the air over the heads of the vast audience In the great ampi thcater. It was an inspiring sight and, as President Roosevelt stepped forward smiling, the audience rose as one person and cheered. The President began his address at 11:05. President Roosevelt arrived here at 8:45 A. II. on a special car over tho Chau tuqua traction line. The Presidential train arrived at Lakewood at 2:05 A. M., over the Brie Railroad and was placed upon a siding. The trip from Bast Waverly, the last previous stop, was without special Incident. During the night, after the ar rival of the train at Lakewood, one of the Secret Service officers was robbed of a valuable watch while asleep. At 7 o'clock President Roosevelt ap peared on tho platform of his car for a breath of fresh air. The rain, which had been falling for several hours, was then coming down in torrents, and the hills about Lakewood reverberated with almost continuous rolls of thunder. The Chau tauqua committee, composed of Bishop John H. "Vincent, Dr. George T. Vincent, Ira Miller and J. C Neville, waited upon President Roosevolt at 7:30. After an ex change of greetings, the President was escorfed to a private car on the trolley line and the short trip to the assembly grounds was begun. As early as 8 o'clock fully 10,000 persons had assembled at the camp theater to secure' seats.. The route over which the President was to come to the grounds had not been made public, and only a few hundred peo ple greeted him when the car arrived at the road gate. The party at once entered .carriages and were escorted to the Hlg glns Hall, where a breakfast was given by the Chautauqua trustees. Young America Recognized. The breakfast was served in tho depart ment of domestic science, the waiters being young women of well-known Chau tauqua families. At 9:30 the President and party were taken for a 30-mlnute drive through the Chautauqua grounds, eecorted by a guard of honor from the 13 separate companies. As the President alighted from his carriage he discovered a. bright 2-year-old child waving an American flag in the arms of his father. "Ah," said the President, "here Is a little Chautauquan who is going to grow into a good American citizen." To the delight of the father and mother, the President chucked the young Amer ican under the chin. Through a line of 800 boys and girls the President was escorted to the assembly amphitheater, his way being strewn with flowers. Bishop Vincent introduced, him to the great audience in a few simple sentences. The President was given an oration. He spoke as follows: Defines Monroe Doctrine. Today I wl6h to speak to you on onS fea ture of our National foreign policy and one feature of our National domestic policy. The Monroe Doctrine Is not a part of in ternational law. But It Ik the fundamental feature of our entire foreign policy so far as the "Western Hemisphere is concerned, and It has more- and more been meeting with recognition abroad. The reason why It Is meeting with this recognition is be cause we have not allowed it to become fos silized, but have adapted our construction of It to meet tho growing, changing needs of this hemisphere. Fosslllzatlon, of course, means death, whether to an individual, a government, or a doctrine. It Is out of tho question to claim a right and yet shirk the responsibility for exer cising that right. "When we announce a policy such as the Monroe .Doctrine ' w thereby commit ourselves to -accepting th consequences, of the policy, and these con sequences from time to time alter. t us look for a moment at 'what the i Monroe Doctrine really Is. it forbids the territorial encroachment of non-American powers on American soil. Its purpose ! partly to secure this Nation against reelnc great military powers obtain new foothold in the "Western Hemisphere, and partly to secui to our fellow-republics south of us the chance to develop along their own line without being oppressed or conquered by non-American powers. As we have grown more and more powerful our advocacy of this doctrine has been received with mer and more respect; but what has tended most to give the doctrine standing- among the nations is our growing willingness to show that we not only mean what we say and are prepared to back it up, but that we mean to recognize our obligations to foreign peoples no less than to insist upon our own rights. now to Maintain Monrorlsm. "We cannot permanently adhere to the Monroe Doctrine unless we succeed In mak ing it evident in the first place that we do not Intend to treat It in any shape or way as an excuse for aggrandizement on our part at the expense of the republics to the south of us; second, thai we do not Intend to permit It to be used hy any of those re publics as a shield to protect that republic from the consequences of its own misdeeds against foreign nations; third, that, inas much as by this doctrine we prevent other nations from interfering on this side of the water, we shall ourselves in good faith try to help those of our Bister republics, which need such help, upward toward peace and ordor- As regards the first point we must recog nize the fact that in some South American countries there has been much suspicion lest we should interpret the Monroe Doctrine In some way inimical to their interests. Now let it be understood once for all that no Just and orderly government on this conti nent has anything to fear from us. There are certain of the republics south of us which have already reached such a point of stability, order, and prosperity that they arc themselxcs, although as yet hardly con sciously, among the guarantors of this doc trine. No stable and growing American re? public wishes to see some great non-American military power acquire territory in it neighborhood. Will Not Crab Territory. It is the Interest of all of us en this con tinent that no euch event should occur, and in addition to our own Republic there are now already republics in the regions south of us which have reached a point of pros perity and power that enables them to bo considerable factors in maintaining this doc trine which Is so much to the advantage of all of us. It must be understood that undor no circumstances will the United States uee, the Monroe Doctrine as a cloak for terri torial aggrossJon. Should any of our neigh bors, no matter how turbulent, how dlsrc gardful of our rights, finally get Into such a position that tho utmost limits of our for bearance are reached, all the people south of us may rest assured that no action will ever be taken save what Is absolutely de manded by our self-respect; that this action will not take the form of territorial aggran dizement on our part, and that it will only be taken at all with the most extreme re luctance and not without having exhausted everj effort to avert It. As to the second point. If a republic to the south of us commits a tort against a foreign nation, such, for instance, as wrongful ac tion against the persons of citizens of that nation, then the Monroe Dectrine does not forco us to interfere to prevent punishment of the tort, save to see that the punishment does not Ulrectly or indirectly assume tho form of territorial occupation of the offend ing country. The case is more difficult when the trouble cornea from the failure to meet contractual obligations. Our own Govern ment has always refused to enforce such contractual obligations on behalf 'of its citi zens by the appeal to arms. It Is much to be wished that all foreign government would take the same view. But at present this country Would certainly not be wllllntf to go to war to prevent a foreign govern ment from- collecting a Just debt or to book up some one of our !ter republics In a re fusal to pay Just debts; and the alternative may in any case prove to be that we shall ourselves undertake to brlnsr about some arrangement by which so much as is possiblo of the Just obligations shall be paid. Per sonally I should always prefer to see thl country step In and put through auch fcn arrangement rather than let any foreign' country undertake it. I do not want to see any foreign power take possession permanently or temporarily of the custom-houses of an American repub lic in order to enforce Its obligations, and the alternative may at any time bo that wc "shall be forced to do so ourselves. Ethics Among Nation. Finally, and what is In my view really the njost Important thing of all. it is our duty, so far as we are able, to try to help upward our weaker brothers. Just as there has been & gradual growth of the ethical element In the relations of one Individual to another, so that with all the faults of our Christian civilization it yet remains true that we are, no matter how slowly, more and more coming to recognize the duty of bearing one another's burdens, rlmllarly I believe that the ethical element is by de grees entering into the dealings of one na tion with another. Under strain of emotion caused by sudden disaster this feeling is very evident A famine or a plague In "one country brings much pympathy and some assistance from other countries. Moreover, we are now be ginning to recognlzo that weaker peoples have a claim upon us, even when the appeal Is made, not to our emotions by some sudden calamity, but to our consciences by a long continuing condition of affairs. I do not mean to eay that nations have more than begun to approach the proper re lationship one to another, and I fully recog nize the folly of proceeding upon the as sumption that this ideal condition can now be realized in full for. in order to proceed upon such an assumption, we would first require some method of forcing recalcitrant nations to do their duty, as well as of see ing that they are protected in their rights. In the Interest of Justice, It is as neces- (Concluded on Page 4.) STRONG POINTS OF ROOSEVELTS SPEECH. Tho Monroe Doctrine, No Just and orderly government on this continent baa anything to fear from us. Undor no olrcumstances will the United States use the Monroe Doctrine as a cloak for territorial aggression. If a republic to the south of us commits a tort against a 'foreign nation, the Monroe Doctrine does not force us to interfere to prevent punishment. This country would certainly not be willing to go to war to prevent a foreign government from collecting a Just debt. I f do not want to see any foreign power take possession of the custom-houses of an American republic and tho alternative may be that wo shall "be forced Io do so ourelvcs. x The ethical element is by degrees entering Into tho dealings of one nation with another. t If It meets the views of the Senate, we shall ourselves thoroughly examine all claims (against Santo Domingo) and see that none that are improper are paid. ' Some of the creditors who do not 'dare expose their claims to honest scrutiny are endeavoring to stir up opposition to the treaty both, in Santo Domingo and here, trusting that it may be possible to secure either the rejection of the treaty or else Its amendment in such fashion as to be tantamount to rejection. If the arrangement is terminated, chaos will follow; and If chaos follows this Government may be involved in serious difficulties with foreign governments over the Island, or may be forced to intervene in the island. The Corporations. , 8ome corporations, and very wealthy ones at that, exhaust every effort which can be suggested by the highest ability, or secured by the most lavish expenditure of money, to defeat the purposes of the laws on the statute books. Many of these combinations by secret methods and by pretraot'ed litiga tion are still unwjsely seeking to avoid the consequences of their illegal action. It has become our conviction that in some cases, such as that of at least certain of the beef packers recently Indicted in Chicago, it is impossible longer to show leniency. - Further legislation may bo more drastic than I would prefer. Jf so. It must be distinctly understood that it will be because of the stubborn determination of some of the great combinations In striving to prevent the enforcement of the lar as it stands, by every device, legal and Illegal. Either they will have to submit to reasonable supervision and regulation by the National authorities, or else they will ultimately have to submit to govern mental action of a far more drastic type. I believe that all corporations engaged in Interstate commerce should be under the supervision of the National Government. Tho only way effectively to meet this attitude on their part is to give to the executive department of the Government a more direct and therefore more efficient supervision and control of their management. Our Ideal must be the effort to combine all proper freedom forMridlvldual effort with some guar antee that the effort Is nojt exercised in contravention of the eternal and "immu table principles of Justice. HUM'S THUS- YIELD TO F Major Dashes, at His Wife's Scoffing Nephew in the Courtroom. HIS STORY OF WEDDED LIFE Recital of Scries of Intrigues Be tween AVlfe nnd Other 3Icn. Roosevclt's Nephew Among Her Alleged 1orers. VoOSTER, O., Aug. 1L (Special.) Sorrow was turned to fury in Major Tag gart's heart so quickly by a laugh this afternoon that a physical onceufftor be twoon him and C. R. Vosc, his wife's nephew, who is an Assistant Army Sur geon, was narrowly averted. Taggart, in reciting how his family was spirited away from him at Fort Loavonworth, was moved to tears. Instantly the Major sprang at the ma: who had offended him, and for a minuteJudge, 'lawyers and newspaper men had to restrain the wit ness. Vose was reprimanded by the Judge. Major Taggart occupied the stand the on tiro day, and laid bare the secrets of his married life, bringing in tho names of a Colonel of the United States Army, numerous Captains and XJcutenants and a civilian. Ho was forced to warn bis wife, ho said,' against associating with Clinton Spencer, of Chicago. He often had words with his wife regarding her association with .Captain Bash, and Anally he se cured from her, he said, a promise to have nothing more to do with him, when later, he testified, she came home at 2 o'clock In the morning, being escorted to the door by Captain Bash, and he shook and slapped his wife to make her tell whore she had been. Colonel Miner's Falling. VAt Fort Leavenworth, the witness said Mrs. Taggart, after a dinnor one ovonlng, told Miss Berry and the witness how Colonel A. C Miner, Tag part's superior officer, had made her leg sore from the knee up by rubbing his leg against hers under the table, how another woman had the same experience with Miner, and that the woman at the post all nicknamed him "the Leg-Feeler." "Colonel Miner afterward offered" her a rose and asked to come and see her somo time , when I was away," said TaggartC "I asked my wife about tho truth of tho story. She admitted the truth, but said: The old fool was drunk. I then threat ened to take a gun and blow his brains out." - Mrs. Taggart laughed heartily at this remark. "After some further conversation we agreed to say nothing more about it and protect Mr. Minor and the family," said Taggart. - "I saw my wife and Colonel Minor walk ing in the street together. "1 thought the Colonel acted in a most frivolous manner and that a man of that character de served to be killed." Captain Bash Found Out. Major Taggart said he knew Captain Bash both in the States and in Manila. He said: "I told Mrs. Taggart that, as I loft the house one day one of the servants said to me: 'Why don't you stay at home in the afternoons? The third time the servant said: 'If you would come home at 3 o'clock, you would find things that are not right, that a man came to my, house after I wont away and left bo fore I came home. "About ten days after this I saw Bash at my front door. He came in his carriage as we were starting for a drive. Mrsl Taggart and one of the children went with Captain Bash. Miss Shields, the other child and I went in the other carriage. Wc went to tho band concert, and after that to the of ficers mesa. "When I went home Bash's carriage was at the gate." Some, words passed and I ordered Bash to leave and not come back. Mrs. Taggart snid, if she had been Mr. Bash, she'd have given ma a good thrashing- for. talking as I did. We became very angry and I forbade her having anything' to do with Cap tain Bash. She became hysterical. She promised me afterward to keep away from Bash. Good Night at 3 A. M. "Again, early In August, I came home late from theoffice. Mrs. Taggart had gone driving-. I retired about 1 o'clock. About 3 A. M. I was awakened by a knocking- on the front door. I heard Mr. Bash say goodnlgh't. She admitted It was she. I questioned her about where she had been. She refused to say. I shook her nnd slapped her on the left cheek with the tips ofmy fingers. She said she had been driving. I told her I npw believed what I heard about her relations with Bash. She once more promised never to go with Bash again. Drunk and Fled Upstairs. He then detailed the story of how Lieutenant Fortescue brought Mrs. Taggart home Intoxicated at 1:30 on the morning; of July 1, 1903. She re fused to give an account of herself and started to run up stairs, when he grabbed her and pulled both of her skirts off. She Jerked away and ho pulled the sleeves off her waist. Lieu tenant Fortescue is said to be a nephew of President Roosevelt. ' Major Tassart said he had especially forbidden his wife to associate with Clinton J. Spencer, of Highland Park, I1L, as no woman had a reputation after being- seen with Spencer. The courtroom was crowded to suffo cation all - of tho day, a majority of those present being women, who craned their necks and stretched their ears not to mlsj -a" syllable of the salacious testimony. Mrs. Taggart Gains n Point. WOOSTER. Or., Aug. 11. At the opening- of court today in the Taggart divorce case. Judge Easton, citing- au thority of the Ohio Supreme Court, ruled out the testimony of Detectives Mabo and Morris, by whom the plaintiff expected to. show misbehavior on Mrs. Taggarfs part The ground was that the young man In question, son of a Wooster clergyman, had not been named in the pleadings. CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER The Weather TESTERDATS Maximum temperature, SO dog.; minimum, 3S. TODAT'S Fait. "cth-st winds,- The Prace Conference. . Wllte positively rejects two of Japanese con - dltiens. Page 1. Russian reply to be considered Monday. Page 1. Japanese delegate says Japan wilt not yield a point from terms offered. Page 4. Russian opinion united against terms. Pago A. Witte scores a point on credentials. Page 4. Porelxn. Heavy vote expected on referendum In Nor way. Page 4. Story of Flala'a expedition In Arctic. Pago 2. National. President Roosevelt makes vigorous speech on Monroe Doctrine and trusts. Page 1. Government Irrigation scheme on Upper Co lumbia. Page 0. Taft explains Government policy to Fili pinos. Page 3. Roosevelt tells China boycott Is violation of treaty. Page 3. Politics. Governor Folk fears to leave Missouri lejt gambling revive. Page 1. Senator Bailey defends Southern statesmen. Page C. Domestic. Major Taggart testifies in his divorce suit. Page 1. Many firemen terribly burned in New York. Page 6. Government surgeon at New Orleans takes yellow fever. Page 6. Hani man arranges with engineer for build ing Oregon roads. Page 3. Perham gives telegraphers' version of strike. Page 3. Sport. Los Angeles defeats Portland. Pago 11. George Luders wins Junior singles at Vic toria, B. C.. regatta. Page 11. Pacific Coast League scores: Iki s Angeles 5. Portland 3; San Francisco 8, Seattle 3: Tacoma 3, Oakland L. Page 11. Gus Ruhlln knocks out Jim McCormlck In ISth round of poor exhibition. Page 11. Pacific Coast. Mystery of Aberdeen factory building Is ex plained. Page 5. Benton's offer to turn state's evidence In land-fraud cases Is refused by Govern ment officials. Page 4- Democrats figuring" on successor to Judge Bean, should he be promoted. Page 5. Forest fires choke miners In Mulien, Idaho, mine. Page S. Toppenlsh. Wash-, School , Clerk accused of using school money. Page 5. Woman entombed in Montana glacier two hours. Pago- 5. Commercial aad Marino. Hopbuyers turn their attention to Washing ton. Page 13. Russian crop news stimulates Chicago wheat prices. Page 18 Active grain speculation ax San Francisco. Tage 13. Irregular strength of stocks at New York. Page 13. Favorable reports by mercantile agencies. Page 13. Two steamships chartered to load barley at Portland; for Japan. Page 11.. Lewis and Clark Kx posit a. Admissions. 10.107. Page 12. Oakland. Berkeley and Alameda day at Fair. Page 12. Sunday-school children of First Presbyter ian Church received no badges. Page 12- Portland and Vicinity. , Mayor Lane demands Investigation of De tectives Kerrigan. Snow and Hartman. and hearing will be today. Page 1. Plana arranged for Irrigation Congress. Page 10. Dr. Hope asks Bishop Morris for hearing In Lloyd controversy, but It Is denied on the ground that be and other protestors acted within the law. Page S. Exposition will bring witnesses from Seattle to prosecute men arrested at the Fair. Page 12. Chief Grltxmacher saves Detective Day from whipping- Page 7. Erickson c&ae a test and music goes on In resorts. Page S. Spencer by affidavit denies District Attorney Manning's sworn statement. Pace 14. Wholesale removals made by Mayor Lane. Paxe.S. D ETEGTiVES ON THE CHILL NOW They Must Face the Police Commission to. Answer Charges. V THREE MEN ARE INVOLVED Kerrigan and Snow Must Explain Lapse In Mitchell. Case and Hnrtman Junket to Chicago When Ordered Back. DETECTIVES FACE TRIALS. Scandals and allegations of .startling misconduct on the part Of Detectives Kerrigan and Snow have been offi cially brought to tho attention of tho Board of Commissioners by Mayor Lane ana at a meeting to be held this afternoon the officers will have to explain why they neglected to bring witnesses into the Municipal Court to prosecute Francis Mitchell, charged with larceny In a dwelling. "Why I was gone to Chicago for two weeks without leave of absence from the Chief, and why I failed to com municate with him during that time," will be the theme on which Detective Hartmnn will talk before the Police Commissioners. Patrolman Peterson will be tried on. a charge of brutality. Detectives Kerrigan and Snow; of the headquarters staff, will have to explain their conduct in the case of Francis Mitchell to Mayor Lane and tho Police Commissioners at a session to be held this afternoon in the City HalL Detec tive Lewis Hartman will also be pres ent to tell why he spent two weeks in the East without communicating- to tha department, or having- leave of ab sence. Mayor Lane stated yesterday that Detectives Kerrigan and Snow would Detective Frank Snow. Photo by Davis. have to clear themselves of the charge of neglecting to produce witnesses in the Francis Mltcnell case, when It was called In the Municipal Court Thursday, for the third time. Arrest of Mitchell. Mitchell was arrested by Detectives Kerrigan and Snow and by them charged with larceny In a dwelling. This occurred Monday, and that night the prisoner secured a spoon which he used In an effort to tunnel out of his cell. He nonrly succeeded, but was de tected by a policeman. He had previ ously escaped from the City Jail at Ta coma, where he "was serving a term of 60 days on the rockpile. A ladlos' gold watch was found con- cealed in Mitchell's sock when he was searched at police headquarters. That it was stolen, is thought to be certain. However, the direct count against him was the theft of a watch and $15 in money from, the room of Leroy. Berry, in the Ross House. Mitchell was taken -into, the Munici ' T f Dctectlvo John Xerrigaa. ','t pal Court three times by Deputy Dis trict Attorney Haney, the third time being discharged by Judge Cameron for lack of evidence. Detectives Ker rigan and Snow -failed for three days to bring- Berry Into court, and the prosecution was compelled to dismiss. There is still a chargo of vagrancy against Mitchell. In their own defense," Kerrigan and Snow state that they did their best to convict Mitchell, but that Berry, the complaining witness, could not be found. They state that he Is working on a river steamer, and Chat although word was left for him to appear in court against the man alleged to havo robbed him, he failed to do so. Thi3 will be the defense set up by the detectives when they appear before the police commissioners. Detective Hartmnn's Excuse. Deteutive Hartman is the member of tho staff who was sent to Chicago after a prisoner, was wired the first day out that the man had been released on habeas corpus proceedings and to re turn to Portland. A telegram was sent him at Arlington, Or., in care of tne train conductor, but Chief Grits mucher received no reply. Two weeks passed without a word from Hartman, although Mrs. Hartman received occa sional letters. Detective Hartraan's defense 13 that he never received the telegram sent him in care of the conductor, and that he did not-wire from Chicago for fear his message would be read and his ef forts to recapture his man be rujned. He also declares he wrote a letter to the Chief, but" the latter never re ceived itl Patrolman Ben Peterson will oIbo have a trial this afternoon. He is charged with brutality, it being alleged that he slapped a man on North Third street without any provocation. Peter son is a new officer. FEARS LIO W COME OFF FOLK MAY ABANDON TRIP TO PORTLAND FAIR. Gamblers, Bookmakers and Sunday Law Violators Might Brcut Out in His Absence. JEFFERSON CITY, Aug. 11. (Spe cial.) Although all arrangements havo been made for a two weeks' trip to Portland and other points of interest in the West for Governor and Mrs. Folk and the Governor's military staff, to begin September 10, it Is improbablo that the chief executive will be one of the party, notwithstanding he has been led to look with pleasurable an ticipations upon such a tour. Two weeks Is a long term, of ab sence for a Democratic Governor with a Republican Lieutenant-Governor in charge of the executive branch of gov ernment and a stato full of scheming politicians to Invent and execute a troublesome coup. With the state closed tight on Sunday, gambling and horse racing- stopped, there Is held to be danger In the Governor's leaving the saloon elements, alone for two weeks. ADMIRAL BEMHAM IS DEAD Hero or RIo Janeiro nnd Member of Schley Inquiry Court. WASHINGTON, Aug. 11. The death of Rear-Admirat Andrew E. K. Ben ham, retired, at Lake Mohopae. N. Y., was reported to the Navy Department today. He was a member of the Schley Court of Inquiry. Andrew Elllcott Kennedy Bonham was born In New York, April 10 1S82, and married Emma H. Seaman in 1863. He was appointed to the Navy from New York in 1847 and in the succeeding four years served in the East India squadron and assisted iry the capture of a piratical Chinese junk, in which action he was slightly wounded. He served In the home squadron in 1S51-2 and at the Naval Academy in the following year, being promoted to be passed midshipman in June. 1S53. He was commissioned lieu tenant in 1S55. lieutenant-commander in 1S62, captain in 1S75, commodore in 1SS3, rear-admiral in February. 18C0. During the Civil War Admiral Benham served in the South Atlantic and West ern Gulf blockading squadrons and took part In the battle of Port Royal and oth er engagements. He was In command of one of tho divisions In the Naval display near New York In April. 1S93. The event which 'contributed most re cently to Admiral Benham's fame was his action during the Naval revolt of Ad miral Mello at Rio Janeiro In 1KM. He was in command of the American squad ron there and, when Mello's fleet fired on American merchant vessels, compelled it to desist by threatening to shoot and to raise the blockade of the city. He was a member of the Court of Inquiry into the conduct of Admiral W. S. Schley at Santiago and was a prize commissioner at Savannah, Go., in 1SSS. He was re tired in April. ISM. FOUR DEATHS FROM HEAT Combination of Humidity Kills Ghl cagoans on Streets. CHICAGO, Aug. 1L Four persons died In this city as a result of the heat and 23 others were prostrated. The mercury did not rise above 90 on tho street level, but the high humidity made the day ex ceedingly uncomfortable. Eighty-seven degrees was the maximum recorded by the Weather Burrau. No relief Is promised for tomorrow or the day following. Negro Burned at Stake. SULPHUR SPRINGS, Tex..' Au 11. In the public Courthouse Square, chained to a stake and surrounded by an immense crowd of excited Tcxans, James Williams, a negro, was burned at the stake today. Officers made little attempt to save him from the mob. Williams attempted a criminal assault on the 14-year-old daugh ter of a widow living near Sulphur Springs. The attempted crime was com mitted this morning at a house near where the widow lived. An hour later the town was notified and roused, and armed horsemen went in pursuit. In every direction they sought their quarry until Anally one posse overtook him and brought him back. RUSSIA REJECTS II CONDITIONS Refuses to Give Up Money or Territory. PEAG PROSPECT IS BLACK Witte Will Deliver Reply to Komura Today. JAPANESE WILL NOT YIELD One of Their Delegates Snys Komura Would Be Murdered on Return If He Conceded Either Disputed Point. HERLW, Ausr. 12. The I.oknl Anxel KerVi correspondent at Portsmouth, N. 11., cable that he nuked Mr. AVItte If the Jnpnnene temin presented d bajila for continuing: the ncRotlntlonfi and Mr. AVItte answered: "Ccrtnlnly." PORTSMOUTH, N. H.. Aug. 11. Rus sla's reply to the Japanese terms of peace will be delivered by Air. Witte to Baron Komura at 9:30 o'clock tomorrow. Tha reply Is written, there being two texts one In French, the other In English. Upon the two crucial points. Indemnity and tho cession of the Island of Sakhalin, the re ply Is an absolute nonpossumus. Other points are accepted as a basis for discus sion, while others are accepted condi tionally. The reply is rather long, because. In enumerating the conditions on which dis cussion I3 admitted and those on which consideration Is declined, reasons and ar guments are given. The Japanese pleni potentiaries are expected to ask for an Immediate adjournment to examine and prepare their reply. Mr. Witte will prob ably Intimate that. the Russian plenipo tentiaries expect the Japuncse to display as much expedition as they, "tho Rus sians, have shown in the preparation of Jheir response." Monday, therefore, is ex pected to be the day on which the real discussion of the negotiations will begin. Neither side wants to indulge in diplo matic sparring; The tlmo for fencing Is over and less than a week must decide whether a basis of peace is possible. The tactics of . tho Japanese are In scrutable. They have shown throughout the war their ability to guard their se crets, military, naval and diplomatic, and now not tho remotest clue comes from behind their closed doors as to whether they are prepared to make substantial concessions Silence and secrecy arc their watchwords. But, should the conditions as submitted constitute their last word, hope of peace may be regarded as hav ing, disappeared, If the feeling reflected In Russian circles Is a true criterion. And that no substantial concessions on the main issues will be made is the be lief both in Russian and Japanese circles. Pessimism In Both Camps. Tonight in the inner camps of both plenipotentiaries the deepest pessimism reigns. Mr. Witte, It Is positively known, believes tho prospects of an agreement are so remote as to be practically nlll. He has no desire to prolong the agony and. Instead of fencing when the envoys come together after tho Jnpunose have had the opportunity to examine the re ply, there is strong reason to believe he will not only welcome but will Insist upon an Immediate discussion of all the pro posed bases. So pessimistic is he that he has already been talking to his colleagues of his plans when the rupture come. Be fore sailing for home he contemplates a brief visit to Chicago. That the- Japanese terms, in so far aa they touch the main points, will not be withdrawn or materially modified Is the opinion of the most competent Japanese authority on the ground who will talk for publication, namely. Mr. Julel Kara pel Matsumoto. a member of the Japanese Parliament, who is hero as financial emis sary of Japan, and who I& In close com munication with Baron Komura and Mr. Takahlra. The reasons ho assigns are extremely Interesting. Would Kill Komura for Yielding. "The conditions In their broad out lines." said he to the Associated Press correspondent tonight, "have been sub stantially known to us in Japan, and tha Russians will be very much mistaken if they Imagine the Japanese will not insist upon the two chief points the Indemnity and the cession of Sakhalin. The surren der of either Is Impossible. If Baron Ko mura should yield on these points, public feeling in Japan would be so strong that he would be murdered upon his return to Japan. Wo must be reimbursed for the cost of the war, and wo have national claims to Sakhalin which we have never forgotten. "About 200 years ago the Island waa explored by a Japanese, Juzo Konda. who occupied and. called it Karafuto. the name bestowed upon It by the aboriginal Ino race, who at that time also Inhabited the .Island of Hokkaido. Finally it was dis covered by a Russian Captain, who oc cupied it in the name of Russia. Japan protested, and a long, desultory negotia tion followed. But Japan then was weak. She had neither army nor navy, nor In ternal organization. Indeed, she was al most on the verge of revolution. Japan could not resist, and the upshot of the whole matter was that Russia one day ended the controversy by announcing that she would take Sakhalin and give Japan (Concluded, on Paga 41