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ptttatt. VOL. XLV.-NO. 13,951. PORTLAJTD, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1905. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ROOSEVELT TRIES TO IDEE GULF New Effort to Bring Nations Together.. JAPAN MAKES FALSE STEP Changes His Proposal for Sale of Sakhalin. DID KAISER CAUSE BLOCK? Witte's Orders Made 3Iore Stringent After Interview With Czar. President Appeals to Both Czar and Mikado. PORTSMOUTH. X H.. Aup. 24. f p to 11 o'clock tonight six cable prams had boon received by Mr. Witte from St. Petersburg. All oamo from Count Lamsdorn and all were opposed to the Japanese compromise proposi tion as presentod at yesterday's meeting. However, it Is positively stated that the cablegrams announce that direct pourparlers are now In progress be tween Emperor Nicholas and Presi dent Roosevelt. PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Aug. 24. The prospects of peace seom desperate, but they are not hopeless, despite the prevail Ins pessimism. There Is still a chance. and the forces working for peace are continuing their labors. The President lauea twice, but he is fighting on. The result of Ambassador Meyer's audionce at Peterhof yesterday was unsatisfactory. but at least it was not a rebuff. It left the door open, and within a few hours after the receipt at Oyster Bay of Mr. Meyer's account of his audience, the Pres ident had. sent a new appeal, through Mr. Witte, who received it from Mr. Peirce about 3 o'clock this morning. Th? Emppror had already Ju effect de clined the proposed compromise Offered by Japan. He had refused it, because. under a disguise Japan offered to with draw an, article asking remuneration for the cost of the war on condition that Russia repurchase from the military pos session of Japan the northern part of Sakhalin at fixed price of $1,200,000,000 yen the estimated cost of the war. IDvery message received from Peterhof, including those that came early today, was lnflcx ible upon that point. Had Japan not in serted the sum; had that been left for future adjustment, the proposition would undoubtedly have proved more palatable. Japan Caused the Hitch. The Associated Press is in apposition to state that the divergence between the compromise-as suggested by the President and offered by Japan at the conference, which was mentioned in these dispatches last night, touched this very point. Tho President did not suggest a price or the Jlxlng of a price, and it is believed, al though this cannot be affirmed, that his latest effort. was to secure the consent of the Emperor to agree to accept the Japanese proposition with the amount subject to further adjustment by an arbi tration board or otherwise. According to the Japanese, Mr. Witte has already of fered to divide Sakhalin. If the repur chase of Sakhalin was placed upon a pur chasable basi6, the following lines from the authorized statement of the Russian version given to the Associated Press last night should be borne in mind: All that Japan does is to Join the question c Sakhalin with that of a cash payment and to Insist upon war costs under the name ct purchase money. The transaction Is fictitious and the terminology misleading. If what Is proposed be in truth a purchase and sale. It should be treated as such, and there fore should Russia docllne to buy the terri tory, Japan ehould keep It and conclude peace on . the basis, of the concessions al ready made. Japan's Last "Word Not Said.. Japan, it is believed, would make tho further concession suggested if Emperor Nicholas would commit himself to this so lution. This statement is based on the words of the Japanese authority most competent to speak. "When asked if it was correct, as reported, that the Jap anese had said their last word, and that all hope was over, he replied: "No, we have not declared our proposi tion of Wednesday was our irreducible minimum. We are not assuming a threat ening attitude. That is not the way to make peace." The plenipotentiaries have no longer control on either side. The negotiations have passed from their hands to their principals at Peterhof and Toklo. Most persistently the report continues to be circulated here that Emperor William has been one of the main obstacles to peace; that, while ostensibly in sympathy with the President's efforts, he is advising Emperor Nicholas not to yield. The foundation for tho bollef is the fact, which appears fully confirmed, that Mr. Witte's instructions were made more im perative and intransigent upon the ques tion of indemnity and cession of territory after the Kaiser's interview with the Russian Emperor in the Gulf of Finland. Beyqnd this, no evidence is offered. Witte Discredits Story. It is significant that Mr. Witte, made it a point to express his disbelief in the re port from St. Petersburg, which caused considerable consternation . here, jUiat Count Lamsdorff had authorized Reuter's agent to declare that Russia under no circumstances would pay a contribution. either direct or indirect, or make any cession of territory whatever. Mr. Witte said he could not Imagine that Count Lamsdorff could have authorized such a statement without informing him (Witte) APPEALS TO BOTH EMPERORS President Still Strives for Peace and Receives Meyer's Report. OYSTER BAY, Aug. 24. A crisis in the peace negotiations is approaching rapidly. Whether there is to be peace between Russian and Japan or a continuance of the war will be determined very likely within a few days. Since he made his direct appeal to Emperor Nicholas. President Roosevelt has been awaiting developments, hopeful that such efforts as he has felt proper to avert a failure of tho Washington con ference, might not be futile. Today these developments began to appear. A report from Ambassador Meyer at St. Peters burg of his audience with Emperor Nicholas was received and, in addition, some Important advices from Portsmouth reached the President. They were re garded as so urgent that, as soon as they were received in tho executive office in the village, they were carried to Saga more Hill by a trusted executive clerk. The utmost secrecy is maintained re garding the communications, not the slightest intimation of the nature -of their contents being permitted to become pub lic Appeals to Both Emperors. It is quite certain that in addition to making a direct appeal to the Russian Emperor to take such measures as may bring the pending negotiations to a suc cessful ireue. President Roosevelt has communicated with the Japanese govern ment along similar lines. Whether that appeal was made directly to the Emperor of Japan, as in the case of Emperor Nicholas, cannot be ascertained, as no official confirmation is given of the state ment that such a communication has been forwarded. An impression is likely to be created by some recent reports of the President's activity m tho peace proceedings that he Is exerting the powerful influence he wields to force the envoys into some sort of an ngreemont No such impression is warranted by the efforts he has made. From the inciniency of the negotiations the President has been actuated by mo tives of the slncerest friendship for both of the belligerents and by a desire to do all that In him lies to terminate a conflict so sanguinary that It has shocked the entire civilized world. In the identical note which he directed to the St. Peters burg and Toklo governments he expressed the hope that their representatives might come together and settle their differences themselves. Since the envoys assembled in America, in an effort to carry out that suggestion, he has followed In snirit and in principle the ideas he enunciated In his Identical note, in tho negotiations pre liminary to the conference, the President acted in the capacity of an intermediary between Russia and Japan: Assistance Gladly Accepted. When the plenipotentiaries, . arrived n America and wore received' by the Pres ident, he assured them- that they would be free absolutely from interference in their deliberations. He made it clear to ithem at the same time that, if he could be of any assistance to them in the ac complishment of their great mission, that assistance would be extended gladly In any proper effort to solve their differ ences. The President's offer was appre ciated to the fullest by the conferees, and later they availed themselves of It. Moved by a profound desire to restore peace, the President has lent his good offices to the representatives of both the warring , powers, but he has refrained from any effort which might be regarded as offen sive either by Russia or Japan. He has maintained his position as an interme diary, making suggestions when sugges tions were requested, and giving counsel when it was sought. . Impressed by the belief that an agree ment can be reached by the envoys after full discussion and thorough consideration of all phases of the question at Issue, President Roosevelt finally has appealed for peace to the St. Petersburg and Toklo governments, communicating his appeals simultaneously to the envoys themselves. Such suggestions as he has offered, and such propositions as he has made were for thp consideration of the plenipoten tiaries, and wore presented with a view to facilitating their labors. It is known that both the Russian and Japanese govern ments appreciate the disinterested friend ship of the President, and that both "have expressed .that appreciation of his efforts to insure "a lasting and honorable peace." HE ADVISES ARBITRATION". Russian Correspondent Says Itoose- v velt's Plan Should Be Adopted. PORTSMOUTH. N. H.. Aug. 24.-Alex- andre N. Brlahtchaninoff, special corre spondent of the St. Petersburg Slovo, tel egraphing to his paper tonight, says: 'After the extrcmo optimism caused by the news of President Roosevelt's active Intervention, a reaction was natural. However, its importance must not be ex aggerated, and whoever knows the tena cious character of the head of the creat and energetic American' Republic will not doubt that the President, once entered into the game, will not surrender, as often do the reasonable but always too humble advisers of the Czar. 'It seems certain that, when the Rus sian chief plenipotentiaries left St. Pet ersburg, and even Paris, the instructions which limited -and circumscribed his ac tion were more conciliatory than the -intransigent policy which has now been forced upon him from St Petersburg. I am even tempted to suppose that the original Instructions would haev allowed our representatives to enter into negotia tions regarding the delicate but vital questions presented now by Japan with out having to apply to St Petersburg. The Japanese, as clever in diplomacy as they are on tho battlefield, in nroDosInc a compromise upon Sakhalin made a very able move. They practically argue thus: " '.Russia 'will not admit the .principle of a war indemnity: well. m n-in . speak of It that way; Russia will not re- UK WILL E BIG CUT One and One-Tenth Fare for the Round Trip to the Exposition. ALL NORTHWEST INCLUDED New Tariff Goes Into Effect on All Lines September 1, and Will Continue Throughout the Season. An unusually and exceptionally low pas senger rate In the' Pacific Northwest will become effective on September 1. when round-trip tickets will be sold from all points in Oregon, Washington; Idaho and British Columbia to tho Exposition for one and one-tenth of the usual fare. This reduction is tho direct outcome of the ef forts of the Exposition to maintain the general local Interest in the Fair and to tho endeavors of tho various railroads to do all possible to aid In the success of the West's great show. Under the announcement Issued by the Hani man linos, which Include the O. R. & N. and the Southern Pacific and the Northern Pacific, beginning on September 1, round-trip tickets will be sold from all points In Oregon, Washington, Idaho and British Columbia to Portland- for one and one-tenth the usual fare, these tickets having a time limit of 30 days and to be sold daily from September 1 to Octo ber 15. This action of the railroads will have the effect of aiding very materially In the success of the Fair and will result in largely increased attendance. Through out the territory embraced by this rate there are many people who, while desir ing to visit the Exposition, could not well afford the expense of a trip as it stands at present This reduced rate will enable many of such people to come to Portland and will also be an inducement for many to make a second trip. In speaking of the new rate, A. I. Craig, general passenger agent of the O. R. & N., said: "We have made this rate for the sole purpose of benefitting the Fair. For months past we have been advertising the Exposition throughout the East and offering inducements for Easterners to come to Portland. Thin travel Is about at an end now. There are only a few more days until it wilt be too late for Eastern people to think of coming to th6 Cc-ait. and In any event woti . .... T. . . . . . : i n&Te naa noariy an oi mat ciass oi visi tors we can expect Now, there Is over a month of the Exposition's lite left and we are going, to make the local public turn out In force. We are going to offer a railroad inducement, not only to the people in this section who have not yet seen the Fair, but to all others as well. and we think the inducement is such that It will add greatly to the attendance statistics of the Fair during the latter end of Its season. We have Induced many Eastern people to visit the Exposition and now we are going after our neigh ixrs." A. D. Charlton, of the Northern Pacific, expressed himself In a similar vein. He said: "Our company has been actuated In this reduction by a desire to aid tho Fair. and we think that a great amount of good will come of this action not only to the Fair but to Portland as well. fThc re duced rate will be in effect for a month and a half, and as one and one-tenth is far below the usual excursion rate, we look to pee a big Increase In the travel to Portland along our lines. It has been said that the patronage of the surround Ing country has been slight and while I will hardly admit that, I will say that this new rate j&ould bring the people out, and that is what is wanted." The Fair officials. are highly gratified at this action of the railroads, which was voluntary. After the official announce ment was made yesterday it was the general expression that the rate would be the means of bringing many people to the Fair from the states affected by the rate. A new schedule for. special days for cities and towns will now be arranged and what has been thought to be the fag end of the Exposition will undoubtedly prove to be one of its biggest months. TWO REMEDIES FOR TRUSTS AMERICAN BAR MEETING CON SIDERS LIVE ISSUE. Minority of Committee Would Strengthen Law and Impose Graduated Tax. NARRAGANSETTE PIER, R. T., Any. 24. An address entitled "The American Lawyer." delivered today by Alfred Ilemenway. of Boston, in which the speaker touched upon many topics of interest to the legal profession, was the featuro of the second day's ses sion of the American Bar Association. The recommendation of the committee on International law that the associa tion oppose the repeal by Congress of the present bankruptcy law was adopt ed. A minority report by Walter H. Lo gan, of New York, urged the adoption of a resolution which proposed two specific remedies for unlawful combin ations which may threaten commerce, one being the extension of the equity Jurisdiction of the Sherman anti-trust law. the other the taxation of corpora tions at an increasing rate in propor tion to capital added. A majority and minority report of the committee on commercial lay wan presented. The majority report which was adopted, recommended that the association adhere to Its stronr tnnrf 'ito .'behalf p'a Uikruntry i&w ai" a? 1 part of the permanent Jurisprudence of the United States and in behalf of the present law, the repeal of which Is sought in a bill now pending. The committee also reported its disapproval of the pending- bill. The minority said, concerning the resolution passed by the committee in 1903, that they were not satisfied that there was any necessity for legislation relative to specific remedies for any unlawful commercial combination which may threaten commercial Inter course. The meeting adjourned at noon to accept an invitation of the Rhode Is land Bar Association to a steamer trip and a short dinner. An address by R. L. Hand, of Eliza - oethtown, N. Y on the topic. "Govern ment by the People." was delivered at tonight's meeting and was followed by a general discussion. The reception of reports of standing ana special committees closed the ses sion. The election of officers will be held tomorrow. NARRAGANSETTE PIER. Tt- T Aur 24. (Special.) Among those elected to the general council of the American Bar Association at today's session was Judge It S. Bean, of Salem, Or., repre senting his state. MAYORS DEBATE OWNERSHIP All Favor Dunne's Policy Except Woodardof Atlanta. TOLEDO, O., Aug. 24. The only voice raised at the convention of the League of American Municipalities today against municipal ownership of public utilities was that of Mayor Woodard, of Atlanta and the time limit cut him off before he had reached any definite point in his ar gument for private ownership. The prominent champion of municipal ownership waa Mayor Dunne, of Chicago but Vice-Mayor George D. Jones, of Col umbus. O., and F. S. Spciice. of Toronto. also made strong addresses favoring the municipal idea. Many of those who dis cussed the subject were not In favor of municipal ownership as an Ideal, but seemed to regard It as a last resort to which the municipality was being driven by the hopelessness of securing fair terms and honest fulfillment of obligations from the public-service corporations. CITIZENS CHOOSE JEROME. Nominated forNcrr York's Mayor. Fusion Against Tammany. NEW YORK, Aug. 24. The city com mtttee of the Citizen's Union, tonight by a vote of 30 to 16. decided to offer the nomination for the Mayoralty to District Attorney William Travers Jerome Tho executive committee of the Repub lican city committee today decided in fa vor of fusion against Tammany In the coming Mayoralty campaign. All anti- Tammany organizations were requested. In a resolution, to meet at the Republican club, August SL KING OSCAR'S SON WILIj BE COME KING OF NORWAY. Swedish' Royalty Changes Front. Negotiations for -Dissolution of Union Soon to Begin! STOCKHOLM, Aug. 24. According to good authority., the feeling in government circles regarding the accession of a Bernadotte Prince to the Norwegian throne has undergone a complete chance. King Oscar no longer opposes the accept ance of the crown by his son Charles. As soon as the union between Norway and Sweden Is dissolved, his answer will be given and It probably will be in tho affirmative. SWEDEN WILD NEGOTIATE. Council of State Takes Step to Ar range for Dissolution. STOCKHOLM, Sweden. August 24. At a meeting of the Council of State today Minister of Justice Berger presented a re port on the decision of the ' Norwegian Storthing approving the proposals of the government for :ther formal opening of negotiations with Sweden for the dissolu tion of the union. At the some time he proposed that King Oscar be requested to empower the CounclMo enter Into ne gotiations with the Norwegian govern ment for the settlement of the questions In dispute and also to authorize the gov ernment to appoint delegates to meet the Norwegian representatives. On the recommendation of the Council. the regent Crown Prince Gustavo, gave his consent to the proposals. LOST IN NO MAN'S LAND Camping Party Wanders Into Swamp in Search of Blueberries. ESCANABA- Mich.. Aur. 24 TTmM1iw together within an open dry spot only a few feet square In the immense blueberry swamps nortn or this city, a searching' party today found Mrs. J. A. Fisher, wife Of Bernard Fisher, chief -tns4npr of th Northwestern road; Mrs. B. J. Snow, wife or a Northwestern railway engineer; Ar thur Snow, aged 12; Bessie Snow, aged 8: Miss Evelyn Doyle, aged 19: and a child of Mrs. Fisher, aged 7, who had become lost in the swamps. The party was camping and wanted blueberries for lunch. Deserting camp Wednesday, it struck out Into the forest and -lost its way. A special train with 200 searches found the sextet of mirror tn. day four miles from camp, headed into "o iiaa's Landi ' whence no one has ever returned. Though badlv scratched and comDletnlv prostrated, all of the members will re-. cover MANY SOLDIERS DROWNED Japanese Transport Sunk In Colli sion With British Steamer. TOKIO. Auc. 2L The J&naneso tmna Dort Klnio was sunk In a collision trtth the British steamer Baratong on August 22, in the Indian sea. One hundred and twenty-seven invalided Japanese soldier were drowned. Tower Family Coming Home. HAMBURG. Axis. 1 Mrs. ChftrlnmaimA Tower, wife of the American Ambassa dor, waa a passenger on the steamer Bluecher. which " sailed' today for New York. She was accompanied. by .her. sons lE&Urp lAEivpt-ajii-- HIS HEART NEEDS SALVE OF MONEY Rich St. Louis Man Sues Wo man Who Jilted Him for. Breach of Promise. SAYS PASTOR CUT HIM OUT Got Back All Presents Except Dog and Will Shoot That Church He Founded Was His Undoing. ST. LOUIS. Aug. 24. (SpeclaL)-Out stripped In the race for a young woman's affections, he says, by Rev. John Topping, "pastor of the Presbyterian Cfiurch In Jennings. Adolph Krels, one of the foun ders of the church, began a breach-of-pronjlse suit today, against Miss Mary J. Wilson, one of the leading workers in the congregation, for $25, COX Kreis is one of tho most prominent men of Jennings, a suburb-of this city, and Miss lIson Is the daughter of a wealthy furniture deal er. ex-nresldent of the Christian En deavor Society and a leader of the County Sunday School Association. The suit was preceded last week by the arrest of Krels on complaint of Mr. Top ping, who declared the former threatened to kill him. Tho case, however, did not come to trial, as the pastor withdrew his complaint All night Till Preacher Came. Krels declares that the course of his love for Miss Wilson ran smoothly until Mr. Topping appeared on the scene. The young woman, he said, had promised in 1S03 to marry him. but when Mr. Topping was called to take charge of the church and bocan to dlsnlar an Interest in Miss Wilson more personal than the regard of a pastor for a member of his flock, her affection for her former suitor began to wane. At his home. Krels said: "Miss Wilson promised in 1S03 to marry me 'in the Spring,' but she did not say what Spring. Three months ago the agreement waa broken by her after a scene at her home, when"I complained of the way I was being treated. "I made her costly presents, but I have them all back except two, and I CONTENTS TODAY'S. PAPER The Weal h or. TESTSRDAVS Maximum temperature, 71 deg.;lmlnlraura. 40. TODAY'S Fair.- Northwest winds. Peace Conference. President renews effort lp arrange compro mise despite Czars uqiavoraoie repiy. Pao 1. Jspai. changed proposition and caused Rus sia to balk. Fa go 1. Russia a gain fetuses to yield and hurries preparations to continue war. Page 1. Japanes people oppose concessions and want war to go on. Page, 1. Forelxn. Franca threatens to selxe Moroccan town un less ber citizen Is surrendered. Page 4. Oscar willing- to let Prince Charles take throne of Norway. Page 4. National. Taft party pays last visit In Philippines. Page 3. Government denies new charge against Bur ton, but Moody says they are true. Page 3. More letter-carriers given Portland. Page 3. Chinese official tells cause of boycott Page 3. Polities. Bar Association discuses trusts and bank ruptcy. Page 3. Mayors convention debates municipal own ership. Page 3. Citizens nominate Jerome for Mayor of New York. Page 3. Domestic. Rich St Louisan suea woman for breach of promise. Pago l. Tellow fever still spreading In Louisiana, but not In New Orleans. Page 4. Lord Roberts soon will visit Pacific Coast. Page 1. Great flood In Colorado kills nine, persons and destroys much property. Page 5. Lightning burns naphtha ship and big ware houses In New York. FagSyS. Sport. Los Angeles loses its baseball franchise and Oakland may be transferred to Bakers field. Page 7. Portland suffers severe drubbing from Los Angeles In ball game. Page 7. Opening ox National rifle tournament at Set Girt. Page 7. Ean Francisco beats Tacoma, while Oak land whips Seattle. Page 7. Faclflo Coast. Judge Hanford decides that Chinese mer chant can do manual labor. Page 6. New boat Is put on Klamath Lake. Page 6. State Treasurer Moore says Klamath Lake Irrigation project Is certain. Page 6. Washington land receiver disbars Murphy for alleged sianaers. Page 6. Salem convicts beg drinks at midnight. Page fl. Commercial and Marine. Local hop market toucbes bottom. Page 15. Break In wheat at Chicago. Page 15. San Francisco hay market depressed. Page 13. Stocks make new high record. Page 15. Estimate of Oregon hop crop by M. H. Durst, or California, page IS. An old marine caje decided. Page 14. Battleship In collision. Page 14. Big rait arrives. Page 14. Lewis and Clark Exposition. Admissions. 27,4S3. Page 10. Spectacle of fall of Fort Moro and naval bat tle draws thousands to Fair. Page 14. Utah has great day at Fair. -Page 10. Maccabees celebrate at Exposition. Page 10. Portland and Ticlalty. Irrigation Congress elects officers and closes Its session. Page 11. Railways of Northwest make a cut to one and one-tenth rate for round trip during Exposition period. Page 1. Mayor signs ordinance and then recalls it to make Investigation. Page 0. Police determined to drive "stool-pigeons" irom rortiana despite the detectives. Page 16. Fraud charged In suit begun by mining com pany, .rage iz. Los Angeles woman who created .excitement In San Francisco by chartering skiff, row ing to Roanoke and climbing up rope lad der arrested .on arrival of steamer In Portland,- Pass 1L am going to get those. Tou see this clock here? I made that for her myself. The material alone cost more than 5100. There Isa music-box attachment, so arranged that It plays every hour. Then there was an expensive diamond ring, a china cab inet a dog and several other presents. I have them all back except the china cab inet and the dog, and I am going to get them. She gave up the other presents when I demanded them, but she thinks so much of the dog that I don't know whether or not she will want to give it up. But I'll get it or I'll shoot the dog dead. Organized Church for Her. "First she did not like the work I was doing, and I took up another profession. Then she objected to my church, the Lutheran, so I organized this new Pres byterian Church for her to work in. Then came the pastor and the end. "You see, everything waa all right be tween us until the minister appeared, and even then there was no trouble until about six months ago. Then I thought ho called too often. I begaqto complain, and then one day, about three months ago, I noticed that Miss Wilson was not wearing my engagement ring. I com plained 'about that, and she told me she had forgotten It. One word led to an other, until Anally she told me I might consider the engagement broken." She Denies She Promised. Miss Wilson 13 the daughter of John D. Wilson, a retired furniture dealer of St Louis, who Is said to be one of the wealthiest men In that part of the coun try. They live in a pretty home In Woodland, just beyond Jennings. Miss Wilson said today: "I have nothing to say except that at no time did I promise to marry Mr. Krels. My life as a consecrated Christinn Is devoted to the work of the church I and to my father and mother. Mr. Krels has been treated exceptionally well in this house, and this Is the thanks we get In return. "I do not know where he expects me to get the 525.CCO. Tou see I am only a music teacher, and have not yet been able to save that much." BOBS" COMING TO COAST ADORED BRITISH GENERAL- TO VISIT AMERICA. Will Investigate Canada's Military Forces and 3Iake Tour of Great American Battlefields. BOSTON, Mas3., Aug. 24. (Special.) Field Marshal Earl Roberts, commander of the British army, will sail for America In a few days for an extended tour "of the United States and Canada. In Can ada, he will Investigate the condition of miliary iorces, ipruucatlon and n-roy org-plzatlon. and In the United States he will visit the famous battlefields of the country besides visiting some of the lead ing Army officers as a guest His visit will take him as far as tho Pacific Coast, arid he may extend it to the Chinese possessions of Great Britain He is one of only two Generals of the first rank who have the Victoria Cross, the other being Sir George White, and he has besides the mutiny medal with Delhi and Lucknow clasps, won for bravery; tho .Indian frontier medal, the Abyssinian J -ghan War and Kabul-Kandahar med als, the Order of St Patrick, Grand Cross of the Bath, 'Star of India, the Garter, Order of Merit and other decora tlons. He wears them all with the aim pliclty of a great man. ALL HAVEJBEEN PAID. Wilson Denies Honolulu Doctor Charged for Stanford Autopsy. SAX FRANCISCO. Aug. 24. Referring to a cable dispatch from Honolulu which Intimated that efforts had been mado to induce the autopsy surgeon and physi cians who attended Mrs. Leland Stanford at the time of her death, to modify their first statements regarding poisoning. At torney Wilson, representing the Stanford estate, and Detective Captain Callundan deny that there was any such attemnt Tho statement was based on tho alleged rejection or a claim for remuneration pre sented oy Dr. c. it. wood, who performed the autopsy. "I did not know," said Attorney Wilson today, "that Dr. Wood had made a claim for remuneration for his services as an autopsy physician. There .was a claim from Wood and Day, who are partners, for $150, which has been paid. In fact all the physicians connected with the last Ill ness of Mra. Stanford have been paid. It Is hardly rearorwhle to expect the estate to compensate the autopsy surgeon, who was acting for the Government The'in timatlon that an effort has been made to have these physicians change their state ments Is too ridiculously absurd to require a denial." Captain Callundan said that every legit imate claim had been paid. JUMPERS ARE A NUISANCE Disturb Their Neighbors by Shrieks and "Unseemly Xoises. DENVER. Aug. 21. The Jumpers' Pen tecostal Mission, In this city, wag ad judged by Police Magistrate B. F. Staple ton today, on complaint of residents In the neighborhood, to be a public nuisance, and Rev. Kent White and wife, who con duct the mission, were fined 550 each for disturbing the peace. The fines were sus pended on condition that the Jumpers cease creating disturbance by their shriek ing and other unseemly noise. CRUISER RAINBOW ASHORE Philippine.. Squadron's Flagship Beached in Mindanao. MANILA. Aug. 25. The cruiser Rain bow, the flagship of the Philippine squad ron, with Rear-Admiral Relter on board, went ashore this morning at the mouth of the Agusan River, Butuan Bay, In Northern Mindanao. A report to Rear-Admiral Train says that the Rainbow Is not damaged and Is resting easily. He has dispatched" tugs to her assistance. CZAR'S BACKBONE IS FROZEN STIFF Says He Has Yielded AH He Will Yield. LINIEVITGH RAISES HOPES Strengthens Czar's Resolve to Pay Indemnity, RUSHING TROOPS TO FRONT Japan Also Opposes Further Conces sions, People Clamoring for Conclusive War AVlth Xo Danger of Renewal. ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 25.-(3:15 A M.) With regard to a dispatch that has been received here saying Mr. Witte was awaiting instructions, he Foreign Office says It Is daily in constant communica tion with Mr. Witte. and that he will bo fully able to go ahead on Saturday. The latest developments clearly indicate that the Associated Press dispatches declaring that Russia will never consent to the pay ment of an Indemnity In any form repre sent Russia's last word with reference to the principle of monetary compensation and the expenses of the war. The authoritative statement made to the Associated Press at Portsmouth, which is In the same tenor, was met last evening by a declaration from the official spokes man of the Foreign Office, which was made almost with the force of. a formal communication, that under no circum stances and under no disguises would the principle of indemnity be admitted, and this decision Is accepted by the Russian public as final. It was declared at the Foreign Office also that Russia's sincere desire for peace was manifested In the spirit of concession shown by the Russian mission on the other disputed points, and that, if Japan was willing to waive tbia demand, which was consistent with neithT er tha honor feor the dignity o Rusnia; there would bo no trouble In arranging peace, Japan's insistence- on indemnity being the only barrier to the termination of the war. , Iiinievltch Promises Victory. The Emperor's inflexible determination to continue tho war rather than yield to a demand which Is regarded as only war rantable In the case of a vanquished na tion Is strengthened by the latest, dis patches received from General Llniovitvb, In which he reports the strength of the Russian position and speaks favorably of the spirit and condition of his latest rein forcements and the morale of the entire; army. Reinforcements for the front are re ported as steadily arriving. Tho Thir teenth Corps Is on tho way, and the War Ministry Is preparing to dispatch a com posite corps, in case negotiations for peace fall. Only regular troops and re servists are now being forwarded, and it is reported that the City of Moscow Gren adiers have received marching orders. Vladivostok a Hard Xut. A competent military attache of a Eu ropean power, who is acquainted thor oughly with the defensive facilities at Vladivostok, has Informed the Associated Press that the Japanese will find that fortress a harder nut to crack than .Port Arthur, If they decide to break off nego tiations. This authority declares that the Japanese fleet will not be able to co operate with the attacking army except In the way of an Ineffective bombardment of the sea front, as the mine fields and heavy artillery make It out of the question for big ships to run by the fortress and get in touch' with the besiegers on the mainland. This attache noticed, during a trip through Russia, from which he has Just returned, that the southern fortresses were practically denuded of heavy artil lery, which has been emplaced at the ap proaches to the fortress at Vladivostok. "Vladivostok," he says, "Is a year's task, at least, and more expensive than Port Arthur." RUSSIA'S FACE ALREADY LOST- 1 Japan Scoffs at.Her Plea and Wnntg War Continued. PORTSMOUTH. N. H.. Aug. 24.-Ac- cording to Japanese information, Baron Komura and Mr. Takahira are opposed to the waiving of the demand for war expenditures. This authority said: In the conference the Japanese conten tion was that, in conceding the ante bellum demands of Japan, Russia admit ted either that she was beaten or tha her attitude prior to the war was unjus tified, and In either case Japan holds that Russia should pay the cost of tho war. Japan feels that Russia's talk of 'saving her face is hardly reasonable, claiming that her face was lost 'when she conceded the antebellum demands, which, consti tuted the real casus belli." Advices received by the Japanese mis sion from home say that Japanese publics opinion is not only bitterly opposed to fur ther concessions, but favors even harsher terms than those originally presented. The Japanese people feel, and their feel ings. It Is said, will be respected by tho government that to weaken now would mean that Japan must reopen the war In decade. "Better fight it pow, while we have an Concluded on Page 8.)