THIS MORNING OHEGONIANi THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1903.
T5 LIKELY
TO COMPROMISE
Laboring Hard to Agree on
Basis for Peace in
Far East.
CRISIS COMING ON MONDAY
Then Conference Will Reach Condi
tions Russia Rejected Agree
ment Reached on 3Ian
churian Railroad.
CHICAGO. Aug. 16. (Special.)-A.
Dally News special cablegram from St.
Petersburg says:
The peace outlook is brightening:,
according to persons prominent In
court circles. Opinion at Peterhof Is
not tinged with the prevailing pesel
sRilrm of this city.
The Daily Xcwb correspondent Is In
formed from a reliable source that Mr.
"Wltte will offer to pay a milliard of
roubles ($510.T00.000) as "war expenses
and grant to Japan a lease of Sak
halin. Count Lamsdorff is understood to be
lieve that Baron Komura trill accept
these terms, as otherwise a coalition
of the powers would impose upon the
Japanese government a lees advan
tageous peace.
PORTSMOUTH. 2. H., Aug. 16. The
prospects of peace are distinctly brighter
tonight. The plenipotentiaries are labor
ing -with a seriousness and earnestness
which leave not the slightest doubt that
both are anxious to conclude a treaty.
Though the main points remain to be
contested and the plenipotentiaries speak
as though the conference would go to
pieces unless the other side gave way,
the spirit of compromise Is In the air.
"When he returned to the hotel tonight,
Mr. "Wltte, who was tired out with his
hard day's work, said:
"I am doing all I can do for peace.
Of the eight articles we have already
considered, I have yielded seven. No
other statesman in Russia would have
dared to do so much and I have done
what I have done on my own respon
sibility." Crisis Will Come Monday.
From an authoritative source, it Ik now
possible to forecast with a fair degree
of accuracy that the crisis will come on
next Monday. Articles 7 and 8, dealing
with the fate of the Chinese Eastern
Railway, having been disposed of today,
there remain in addition to the cession of
Sakhalin, which was passed over, the
question of indemnity, which comes up
tomorrow as article 9, the limitation ot !
Russia's sea power In the Far Bast, the
surrender of the Interned warships ana
the grant to Japan of fishing rights on
the coast north of Vladivostok.
To all except the last, to which Russia
will agree, a negative answer has been
returned absolutely, as In the case of In
demnity and Sakhalin. Perhaps both the
others may be modified and accepted by
3Ir. Wltte in order to strengthen his po
sition In Insisting upon a concession from
Japan regarding its demands of an In
demnity and Sakhalin. Before yielding
on either of the latter. It can be regarded
as practically certain that Mr. Wltte
would consult the Emperor. The ex
change of views on the Ave remaining
articles is exDected to be completed on
Friday or Saturday morning at the latest.
The plenipotentiaries will then adjourn
until Mondav and the Interim will prob
ably be used by the nleniootentlarles to
consult with their respective govern
ments. When they meet on Monday, their
last cards will be thrown upon the table.
If there Is to be banrainlnsr. It will corns
then, and suddenly the conference will
be over and peace will be assured. The
plenipotentiaries will come together with
protocols drawn up to sign and proceed
to the elaboration of the "Treaty of
Washington."
Railroad Question Settled.
Articles 7 and S were disposed of to
day, the former "In principle," the lat
ter "unanimously," according to the of
ficial bulletins. Article 7 provides for the
cession to China of the branch of the
Chinese Eastern Railroad, . running south
from Harbin to Port Arthur and Dalny,
with a branch line connecting at NIu
Chwang with the Shan Hal Kwan-TIen
Tsln road. Article 8 provides for reten
tion by Russia of the line through North
ern Manchuria, which forms the con
necting link of the main line of the trans-.
Siberian and the Ussurl Railroad with
Its terminal at Vladivostok and Har
borovsk. From both' sides the Associated Press
Is informed that the acceptance "In prin
ciple" of article seven only means that
certain phases remain to be elaborated,
not that a dispute still exists. But this
may be possibly only a convenient meth
od of postponing until the final struggle
the acceptance of an article which would
be used in the ultimate compromise.
End of Manchurlan Adventure.
Russia by tho acceptance of these two
articles in connection with articles 2, 3,
A and 6, surrenders every vestige of her
ambition In Manchuria. She closes the
door to the warm-water Ice-free port of
Dalny, upon which she lavished her mil
lions, and retains only the link of the
railroad connecting her European pos
sessions with the maritime provinces
upon the Pacific The right to police It
with Russian troops or railroad guards
is given up and its protection will become
the duty of China.
The Chinese Eastern road is T-shaped.
The stem runs south from Harbin, the
top from the station Manchuria on the
Amur to Pogranltchania, where it con
nects with the government-owned Ussurl
road to the coast. It was this "cut-off"
which, more than anything else, paved
the way for what is known as tho "Man
churlan adventure," changing the whole
plan of Sir. Wltte while Minister of Fi
nance. His object had been only to make
of Tallen Wan or Dalny "a commercial
entry-port for foreign trade," but with
jjhe strategic railroad behind it the War
party's aggressive policy began. TWe orig
inal Intention had been to build the Trans
Siberian road entirely in Russian territory
north of the Amur River, which makos a
great curve northward, forming- the Man
churlan boundary. When the concession
of the "cut-off" was obtalnedlrom China
through Lioung Chafig, the Chinese East
ern Railroad Company was formed by
Mr. Wltte, then Minister of Finance, to
build It and later another concession was
obtained to connect It with Port Arthur
and Dalny.
The shares of the Chinese Eastern Com
pany consist of ?24.COO.O. which in the
form of a single certificate are held in
the coffers of the Russo-Chlnese Bank
as trustee. The i per cent bonds Issued
from time to time for Its construction
were guaranteed by the Russian govern
ment and amount to over $2W.O0O,O0&. The
bonds, as far as possible, were sold to
bankers and the public They were listed
on the stock exchanges in Russia, Ber
lin and Paris and arc now selling at be
tween 82 and S3.
The Russian Minister of Finance has
actually paid not only the lntorest on the
bonds but the deficits In the operating ex
penses, which have been heavy. As half
this money went Into the Port Arthur
branch, the Russian treasury Is out of
pocket about half the total outlay. Her
only hope of saving anything Is to arrange
with China. Japan, too, will have her
claim against the Pekin government for
the restoration of the road after it was
destroyed by the Russian army, the re
building of the bridges and the change
in the gauge.
Must Settle With China.
It Is believed these two questions are
left by the articles for each country to
arrange with the Celestial empire. Rus
sia will also have to settle a traffic ar
rangement with China, as the two roads
together will constitute the world's best
highway from Europe to the Pacific, and
upon the operation and co-operation of
the two roads their future success will de
pend. It Is suggested that It was this
very question of consulting China which
caused the postponement of tire final ac
ceptance of this article, but there Is noth
ing substantial to support the suggestion.
The question is complicated, and it re
quired all the morning and the major por
tion of the afternoon session to come to
the agreement "in principle."
It can be stated that the Chinese East
ern road has never been under the admin
istration of the Minister of Ways and
Communications. Prince Hilkoff. but al
ways under the control of a director nom
inated by the Ministry of Finance.
Probable Basis of Compromise.
There were porsistent rumors about the
hotel late today that sevoral powers. In
eluding the Washington Government, are
bringing pressure to bear upon Japan to
forego "the cost of the war" and content
herself with such other compensation as
she can secure out of the railroad, the
Russian property In Port Arthur and Dal
ny, and the cost of the maintenance of
Russian prisoners In Japan, this only on
the theory that Russia will eventually
agree to cede Sakhalin, which Is now po
tentially conquered territory. This is un
doubtedly the line of ultimate compro
mise. If compromise there Is to be.
The Associated Press can state au
thoritatively that neither the question
of making Vladivostok an "open port,"
or the Amur RIer an International
waterway, as some papers have stated.
Is Included In the Japanese terms,
which, as developments have demon
strated, were given by the 'Associated
Press the day they were submitted by
Japan.
Stifr Fight for Interned Ships.
Japan will make a stiff fight for the
possession of the interned Russian war
ships. Mr. Denlson. the American legal
advjser of the Japanese mission, spent
most of the day in his office looking up
the precedents on the -subject. Japan Is
exceedingly anxious to obtain those
ships and in her argument will quote
several international precedents In sup
port of her demand. One reason why
the Japanese are so Insistent upon this
article Is because of their Intention not
to apply the Indemnity, in case ono
shall be received, to the increase of the(
navy. The indemnity will be used for
paying off financial obligations Incurred
for the war, the granting of pensions
and the development of the Japanese
educational system. To replace losses
to the fleet incurred In the war and to
maintain the fleet up to a standard of
strength and efficiency sufficient to
defend herself. Japan needs additional
battleships and cruisers. If she obtains
all of the Russian ships now In tor nod
in neutral harbors and succeeds In rais
ing a number of those -sunk In battle.
he will have saved the necessity, for
the present at least, of a large naval
budget for construction. The London
government is strongly In favor of ln
elstence upon this article and Japan
seems to have set her heart upon tho
surrender of the ships by Russia.
Mr. Wltte has provisionally arranged
to go with Baron Rosen to Magnolia
on Sunday to spend the day with Baron
ess Rosen.
were late for dinner tonight, having
stopped at the cottage of Mrs. Pierce for
a cup of tea and to apologize for not
having reached there In time for a lormai
reception earlier In tho afternoon.
The weather this afternoon was all
that could be desired and the envoys
greatly enjoyed their ride home. There
was an informal dance in the ball room
this evening with several of the Japan
ese In attendance.
Although the plenlpoysntlarles generally
finish their session between 6 and 7
o'clock, the secretaries, whose duty it Is
to prepare the protocols and cable tho
results home, seldom see their beds be
fore 2 o'clock In the morning. As the
must be up before 9 In the morning In
order to reach the Navy Yard by 9:3), they
are beginning to show the strain.
The mosquito pest has not yet returned,
but In case It should. Baron Komura and
Mr. Wltte, If they follow the gratuitous
advice they have received, will know how
to cope with the Invaders. Next to the
sea, mosqultos are Mr. Wltte's most
dreaded enemy.
BOTH SIDES EXPECT RUPTURE
Wltte and Jnpnnese Join in Predict
ing Failure of Conference,
PARIS, Aug. 17. The Matin states that
Mr. Wltte Informed Its Portsmouth cor
respondent that he expects to leave on
August 21, that he never thought there
would be a happy Issue to the conference
and that he did not understand why the
Japaneya wished to continue the discus
sion after the delivers' of the Russian note
last Saturday, rejecting the two most Im
portant clauses of the conditions.
The Matin corretpondent was Informed
by Mr. Matsumoto, a Japanese deputy who
accompanied the mission unofficially, that
It was difficult to see now accord could
be arranged. Within a few days, he said,
the plenipotentiaries would have eight
clauses adopted and four clauses rejected.
"Supposing Japan waives the clauses
bearing on the surrender of the interned
warships and the limitation of Russia's
navy In the Far East," said Mr. Matsu
moto, "will Russia accept the other two
objectionable clauses relative to the re
imbursement and the cession of
Sakahalln. Everybody tells us," he
continued, "that Mr. Wltte will not
listen to such a proposition. Con
sequently I believe there wlll.be a rupture,
but do not say on what day. Why lose
time In discussion when It is known It
Is Impossible to reach an agreement on
the main points?"
3IOURXS LOSS TO CIVILIZATION
Russian Correspondent Wants Japan
to Control Port, Arthur Railroad.
PORTSMOUTH. N. H.. Aug. 16. Alex
andre E. Bryantchanlnoff, correspondent
of the St. Petersburg Slavo, writing on
the questions Involved in the surrender of
the Chinese Eastern Railway, which Is
bIng considered by the peace conference
today, and also regarding the general
question of the restoration of Chinese
sovereignty In Manchuria, says:
Notwithstanding the secrecy se strictly ob
served in the present conference. It 1c now
known that the second article under discus
sion contained the question of returning
Manchuria to China and that the article
has been agreed upon. So it is understood
that Manchuria Is going to be restored under
the charming administration of China. For
fear of Rurel&'s enlargement, she has been
prevented from completing her work of
civilization In that province, where she peat
millions of Russian roubles, retalalng- in
return only unpleasant memories, and now
they say that It is better to give Manchuria
to nobody than to Rusrla. for to return Man
churia to China means to return that prov
ince to the state of barbarism.
It Is. however, asked If even tho railroads
which out this province in three portions
and which should be an instrument of civili
zation and of development of her riches will
be abandoned to Chinese neglect. With re
gard to the Harbin-Llaotung Railway line,
the institution of & Chinese administration
can be understood, as this line has no
strategic legitimate value except for China.
But it Is quite different with the line uniting-
Vladivostok to Russia, which It is Impos
sible for the Muscovite Empire, because of
Us strategic value, to make dependent upon.
a Chinese administration. Technical re
searches have fhown the enormous difficulty
of uniting Vladivostok and Port Arthur with
Europe around the Amur. So the civilised
world welcomed the decision of Russia to
build a railway through Manchuria. Russia
made this Immense effort, which, considering
the policy of the open door, wilt be of .great
and equal advantage to the commerce of
the whole world. It is therefore Just that
Russia should .Jiave the material guaranty
that the railway line should sot run the
least risk of being destroyed or cut by the
brigands, or that It should suffer In case of
a mlsundevt&ndlng with China. The com
merce of the world will gain very much if
Japan should be entrusted with the guard
lag of the southern railway line and Russia
with the protection of the north line, mutu
ally pledging themselves to follow the policy
of the open door In the whole province.
Japanese Paper Expects Peace.
TOKIO. Aug. 16. The Nlchl Nlcbi to
morrow will say:
"Tho continuance of the conference Is
.Indicative of a hopeful prospect for the
conclusion of peace." The paper declares
that, if the Russians had rejected abso
lutely the questions of reimbursement and
the cession of Sakhalin Island, the Jap
anese would have withdrawn from the
conference. These demands are equally
Important with the Corcan and Manchu
rlan questions. Japan's victories have
been realized by the vast sacrifice of money
and blood., without the prospect of Rus
sia's compliance In the payment of war
expenses and the transfer of Sakhalin
Island. There Is no reason why the con
ference should not be continued."
The Nlchl Nlchl expresses the belief that
the Russian delegates divulged the nature
of the Japanese demands, and suggests
that the Japanese delegates abandon the
plan of secrecy and keep their people In
formed as to the progress of the con
ference.
Wants Open Door to Siberia.
TOKIO. Aug. 16. The Asia, In dls
cusslnsr the nroeeedlnir of th nMen
conference at Portsmouth, regrets that
Japan omitted to demand the open
door In Siberia and the opening of
Siberian rivers to the navigation of
the world. Vladivostok, as a free port.
it declares, would not benefit Japan
much, but It would greatly assist the
development oi American commerce.
Regulate Navigation in Corca.
SEOUL, Aug. 15. Delayed In trans
mission.) After repeated postponements.
Japan has signed an agreement with
Corea for the rogulatlon of navigation on
the coast and Interior rivers for a term
of 15 years.
Paris Optimistic of Pence.
PARIS. Aug. 16. Well-informed circles
here display optimism relative to the
outcome of the peace conference and gen
eral satisfaction is being expressed with
the progress already made.
TRADE AND IMMIGRATION
(Continued from First Page.)
ENVOYS AT TEA AND A1 DANCE
Prepared to Battle Willi Mosquitoes.
Hard Work for Secretaries.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H.. Aug. 16. Both
Japanese and Russian plenipotentiaries
this, gentlemen of the Congress. Let us
sound the note of alarm to our brethren
of the East, of the danger that threat
ens from that side."
The question will be fought out first In
the committee on resolutions which is to
be appointed today, and then In the open
Congress, when the committee shall make
Its report. Opinions differ among prom
inent delegates, on the ruling sentiment of
the body, on the subject. It Is quite prob
able that the Congress will take a mid
die course between the two extremes and
recommend less restricted admission of
mercantile classes of Chinese Into the
United States and continued exclusion of
coolies. Presidont Wilcox will make vlg'
orous recommendations. In his remarks
today concerning theneeds of amended
Immigration laws, and that a limited
number of Chinese laborers might be ad
mltted to advantage of this country
should China make such demand.
Represent Chamber of Commerce.
The delegation, chosen yesterday to rep
resent the Portland Chamber of Com
merce at the Trans-Mississippi Commer
cial Congress. Is composed of the follow
ing members of that organization: Presl
dent W. D. Wheelwright, Vice-President
R. R. Hoge. Secretary E. C. Glltner. Ju
lius L. Meier, J. Earnest Laldlaw, Hugh
McGulre. S. M. Hears. W. J. Burns,
George Taylor and Jay Smith.
ALASKA EXCURSION.
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FEVER SPBERDS FAR
Government Surgeons Report
on New Orleans' Woe.
CONDITIONS FAVOR DISEASE
Marine Hospital Service Bulletin
Criticises Drainage and Water
Supply and Predicts a
Long FlghU
YELLOW FEVER RECORD.
NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 10. Following-
la the official record to G P. II.:
New cases - 36
Total cares to date 1.H6
Deaths
Total deaths to date 170
New disease centers.............. 19
Total disease centers 248
Cases under treatment..... 414
Principal Portland Agents for Butterick Patterns and Publications
WASHINGTON'. Aug. 15. Present con
ditions and probable future developments
In the yellow fever epidemic at New Or
leans are thus described In the weekly re
port of the Public Health and Marine Hos
pital Service, Just Issued, which says.
"It la evident that the Infection of the
disease Is quite widespread, and not con
fined, as was at first hoped, to a few city
blocks. There Is no doubt that the fever
existed In the city some time before It was
reported. The local conditions are favor
able for Its spread. New Orleans Is a
"frosh-watcr city." It has been officially
stated that there are 70.W0 cisterns In the
city.
"The drainage and water supply are far
from satisfactory, though new water sup
ply, sewerage and drainage systems are
under construction. While every effort Is
being made that science can suggest or
experience dictate, it Is not Improbable
that the fight In the City of New Orleans
may be a long one. To prevent the spread
of Infection to surrounding states and re
strict It within reasonable limits in the
city would be alone a great measure of
success." -
The reports bears date of August 11, but
Its publication was unavoidably delayed
until today.
SETTLES DOWN TO LONG FIGHT
New Orleans Is Encouraged by De
crease of Infection.
NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 16. The cam
paign against yellow fever has now re
solved itself Into dry routine and today
brought little In the way of new devel
opments. The fact that the deaths have
not risen In number Is considered an
Important sign and that, with the dis
appearance -of foci and the gradual
perfection of the system under which
the Federal authorities are battling to
prevent a. rapid multiplication of In
fected squares, was considered by Dr.
White today tobe sufficient to warrant
him In saying that the situation was
bright and the outlook hopeful.
In 187S at this time deaths were oc
curring at the rate of from 20 to 40 a
day, with a very much smaller popula
tion. Professor A. L Metz, of Tulane Uni
versity, was today put in full chargo
of the organization of the inspection
service. Under his direction, squads
will Inspect all houses to se that cis
terns have been screened and sanitary
conditions, enforced.
It was1 sid today that, while Dr.
ferrick. of tha Marine Hospital Serv
ice, who is In the Touro infirmary, has
not yet fully entered the stage of con
valescence, he Is doing well and confi
dence Is felt In his recovery.
Tho fact that the physicians are now
assisting the Marine Hospital Service
In turning up all tho existing cases of
yellow fever Is evidenced in an exam
ination of the report for the past 24
hours. Of 62 ca3es. 3J -were reported by
doctors as having come within tholr
practice.
Three cases of yellow fever have been
taken from the steamship Sapphire at
quarantine. The vessel was from Colon.
ES
FACTS ABOUT RAILROADS OF
UNITED STATES.
Interstate Commission Finds In
crease in Earnings, Decrease
of Employes.
Washington. Aug. 16. The annual re
port of trie Interstate Commerce Com
mission, giving the railroad statistics
for tho year 1904. shows that there
were at the end of that year 297.073
miles of railroad In the United States.
The number of railway corporations
Included In the report was 2104.
In tho course of the year railway
companies owning over 500 miles were
reorganized, merged, etc The mileage
operated by receivers was 1312 miles.
The number of roads in the hands of
receivers was 28 and at the close of
the previous year-27.
The number of persons on tho pay
rolls of the railways was 1.294.121 or
611 per 100 miles of line, a decrease
for the year of 16.416, or 2S per 100
miles. The wages and salaries paid for
the year amounted to $817,598,810.
The par of the railway capital out
standing on June 30. 1904. was 313,213.
124.690, which represents a capitaliza
tion of 364.265 per mile. Of the total
capital stock outstanding. 32,696,472.010
or 43.53 per cent, paid dividends. The
amount of dividends declared during
the year was 3221.941.049, being equiv
alent to 6.09 per cent on dividend-paying
stock.
The gross earnings wero 31.935,574,
091. being 374.327.184 greater than for
the previous year. The operating ex
penses were 31,338,896,253, an Increase
of 381.357.401.
The total of casualties to persons on
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the railways was 94.201 of which 10.046
represented the number of persons
killed.
SELF-HELP F0H THE NEGRO
President Tells League It Is Foun
dation of Race Progress.
NEW YORK, Ayg. 16. Two hundred col
ored man opened the sixth annual session
of the National Negro Business League In
this city today. The object of the league
Is to bring together the negroes who are
engaged In business for themselves for
mutual help and support. Booker T.
Washington has been the president of the
league since Its Inception.
The following letter of President Roose
velt to Secretary Emmott J. Scott read:
"Oyster Bay. Aug. 12, 1905. My Dear
Mr. Scott: I wish all success to negro
business leagues. If your organiza
tion Is absolutely out of politics and is
stimulating activity among: your peo
ple and working to Increase their ef
ficiency in the Industrial world. It Is
also doing far-reaching work In the
way of giving tnem a realizing sense
of their responsibility as citizens and
power to meet these responsibilities.
1 iweJ hardly say that I put moral bet
terment above physical betterment.
But It is absolutely impossible to do
good work In promoting the spiritual
Improvement of any race unless there
is a foundation of material well-being,
bepause this foundation necessarily im
plies that the race has developed the
root qualities of thrift, energy and
business sense. It Is a3 true of a
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Means loss of vitality, vigor
or tone, and is often a pre
cursor of prostrating sick
ness. This is why it is
serious. The best, thing
you can do is to take the
great alterative and tonic
Hood's Sarsaparilk
Which has cured thousands.
AWARDED
Grand Prize
Louisiana Purchase
Exposition, St. Louis.
Paris 1900, Buffalo 1901,
Chicago 1893. '
ROSENTHAL'S
149 THIRD ST.
SOLE AGENTS
For These Celebrated Shoes
Experienced Salesmen Wanted
Right Prices
Right Ways
I If you have never patronized the
' Oregon Optical Co. you had better do
so at orfce and save your money.
yet the real help must come In tho
shape of self help.
"The success of your organization
and the development among your col
ored fellow-citizens of the very quali
ties for which you stand will mean
more for the solution of the race prob
lem than any philanthropic efforts
merely from outside could possibly do.
"Wishing you all success, I am,
"Sincerely yours.
THEODOUE ROOSEVELT."
SHUR-ON
Oregon Optical Co.
173 rourth St.. Y. M. C. A. Bldg.
SICK HEADACHE
Positively cured by these
Iiittlo Pills.
They also relieve Distress from Dyspepsia,
Indigestion and Too Hearty Eating. A per
fect remedy for Dizziness, Nausea, Drowsi
ness, Bad Taste in the Mouth, Coated Tongua
Pain in the Side. TORPID LIVER. They
Regulate the Bowels. Purely Vegetable!
Small PHI. Small Dos
Small Price.
G. P. RUMMELIN & SONS
126 2d Street, bet. Washington and Alder
ESTABLISHED 1ST0.
FURRIERS
We Carry Every Fur That Is
Fashionable.
Every Style That Is New.
Call and See Our Fin
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ALASKA WHITE FOX STOLES
Fancy Neckwear
In Sable. Mink. Per
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Larso Assortment of Fur Robes and Rugs.