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MS VOIi. XLV.-KO. 13,959. PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, SEPKBIfflBER 4, 1905. PRICE FIVE CENTS. IPEREROPOF THENOflTHWEST Wheat Harvest Will Ex ceed All Before. ABOUT 50,000,000 BUSHELS Oregon Yield About the Same as Last Year. LARGER ' IN WASHINGTON Much New Land in the Eastern. Part of Our Northern Neighbor Is Coming; Into Bearing for the First Time. The Oregonian'a estimate of the -wheat yield of 1005 In Oregon, Washington and Idaho, baed on returns received up to Soptember 1, la as follows:. ?m if State Bushel. uregon .........is.-iw.uw Washington 32,800,000 Idaho -. 4,800,000 Total 50.000.000 Crop of 1004 M.000,000 Crop of 1008 ...... 34,785,000 Crop of 1002 41,000.000 Crop of 1001 .....48,000,000 Crop of 1900 37.000,000 Crop of 1800 30.200.000 Crop of 160S - 30,400,000 Unless there should be some unex pected light returns from the late sown grain not yet harvested, it now seems quite probable that the throe states, Orogon, Washington and Idaho, will for the first time on record har vest a crop of approximately 50,000,000 bushels of wheat. The figures now submitted by The Orogonlan do, not, of course, possess the snme degree of accuracy that would be possible a. month later. However, they have been compiled from informa--tion secured by a large, number of men very- xaxjarr -touch with tlie'8ltuatlon a$d The Orogonlan lias no hesitancy In submitting them as Indicating the probable out-turn for the three states with reasonable accuracy. The increasing numbor of receiving stations near county lines makes It much more diffioult than formerly to satlefy local pride by segregating the crop by counties. Washtucno, In Adams County, Washington, for instance will this year handle considerably more than 500.000 bushols," and less than half of. it will come out of the county in which the town is located. Hartllne, in Douglas County, will also make some liberal drafts on Lincoln County, and along the Columbia "River there will be the usual Morrow County wheat mixed with that of Gilliam, and vice versa. The prestige of Klickitat and Ya kima has been marred slightly by the carving of the new county of Benton out of a portion of the other counties. The crop of Klickitat is so good, how over, that even after losing a portion of Its territory the yield will total much greater than that of last year. As outlined by Information received to September 1, and verified by an exam ination of the principal wheat districts of the three states, the crop by coun ties is approximately as follows: Oregon. County. - Bushels. Umatilla 4,500.000 Sherman 1.500.000 Gilliam 0,100,000 Vnlon 800,000 Morrow 700,000 Wasoo . 600,000 Polk 450,000 Marion 450.000 Bonton 400.000 Linn 400.000 Lane 400,000 anihlll 350.000 Washington 350 000 Other counties... 400,000 Total 12,400,000 Washington. County. Bushels. Whitman 8,000,000 Lincoln 7,500.000 Walla Walla 4,000,000 Adams 4.000.000 3oulas 2,000,000 Franklin 1,600.000 Spokane 1,000.000 Garfield .1.000.000 Yakima 750.000 Columbia 750.000 Asotin G00.000 Klickitat -. G50.000 Benton .. 500.000 Kittitas 250.000 Other counties 300,000 Total '. .32,800.000 Idaho ; 4.800.000 Oregon 12,400,000 Total Indicated yield of three states 50.000,000 The Oregonlan submits these figures, not with the belief that they are ac curate to a bushel, for there Is still considerable Spring wheat to be cut, and much threshing to be done. The estimate, however. Is believed to be approximately correct, as the data on "which It was based were gathered wherever possible from the same sources as in former years. The dis crepancy between The Oregpnlan's Sep tember estimate and the actual out turn for the past five years has never been so pronounced as to cause any hesitation in submitting the estimate compiled by the same methods followed In previous years. Far Greater Than Last Year. The crop, if thae figures are sub stantiated by the final returns, avail able at the close of the season, trill be more than 3,000.000 bushels greater than any of its predecessors and will be nearly 6,000,300 bushels greater than that of last year. As will be noted br tho acoompanying tables, practically all of the Increase is In the State of Washington, Oregon falling slightlybe hind last year's figure. This shortage In Oregon Ic 'due to the damage by hot weather in. the river counties, where tho crop was exceptionally heavy last year. The Willamette Valley, while turning out a very disappointing yield compared with that which was-expected early In the season, has a better crop than that of last year, and the Grand Bonde probably has twice as much wheat as It produced last year. The big gains in Washington were largely due to an immense amount of new land that Is this year turning oft its first crop, and also to excellent yields where crops were very poor last year. The greator part of this new land is in the Big Bend, but there Is also a large amount of new acreage In the Washtucna and Horse Heaven dis tricts. Record Crop In Klickitat. Klickitat County, our nearest neigh bor In Washington, has a record crop even after making allowance for some territory that waa cut off in making the new county of Benton. Whitman, the banner wheat county of the North west, was estimated at 9,000,030 bush els last year, but failed to come up to expectations. The crop this year is ex pected to bo equal to that of last year, but on account of a light yield In some sections will be no greater, and the final returns will undoubtedly 'show that it is not much ahead of that of Lincoln County. The Clearwater crop In most locali ties is not so good as that of last year, but a large acreage will bring the totals up close to last year's figures, and an inoreased yield in the vicinity of Moscow and Genesee will aid in giv ing Idaho a slight Increase over last year. Asotin County, Washington, Just across the river from Lewlston, has a very heavy crop this yoar, and a large amount of it finds its way to market through the Idaho shipping point, where it will probably get mixed with the Idaho ylold and add some confu sion to the statistics. From present Indications the crop will move slowly, but none of it will go East, and both Portland and Ta coma will handle more wheat than from an previous crop. FIRE ON THE RESERVISTS ilBAU SOCLLISTS SHOOT FBOSI A HOUSETOP. Ten Persons -Are Killed unci Fifty Wounded in the Riot That Follows. LIBATJ, Sept. 3. The departure of re servists Saturday night was marked by socialistic rioting. In which ten persons were killed and 50 wounded. The agitators fired from a house upon the militia, who replied with a volley. The cavalry then charged, using their sa bers on the crowd. A detachment of troops stormed the house from which the shots were fired. One policeman was killed and several soldiers wore wounded. Twenty-one wounded persons wore taken to the hospital. Tho reservists did not anticipate that rioting would occur. They had Just been entertained by the city, and were accom panied by their wives and children. Thorc wore many Innocent victims, women being included among them. Police Stopped a Meeting. MOSCOW. Sept. 3. The police tonight entered a private house and stopped a meeting of members of the Mosoow Zomstvo Congress, which had been called to discuss tho attitude the Zemstvolsts should take toward the projected National Assembly. Among, those at the meeting were Prince DolgoroukI, Prince Troubet skoy and Prince Ivoff. The three Princes named In the fore going dispatch are marshals of the no bility. They were delegates from the all Russlan Zemstvo Congress, which In June last presented an address to Emperor Nicholas calling for reforms, to which the Emperor cordially replied. Honorary Place for Llnlcvitch. SPECIAL CABLE ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 4. It Is persistently rumored that the election of members "to the proposed general as sembly may be postponed a year. General Linlevltch, on his return from Manchuria, will be given an hon orary appointment as Viceroy to Sibe ria, as a reward for reorganizing the army. Join Forces Against Tartars. LONDON, Sept. 4. The Tlflls corre spondent of the Times says that in the encounters of September 1, 11 Cossacks. 85 Tartars and 10 Armenians were killed, and that tho Cossacks and Armenians fought together against the Tartars. Sailors to Bo Put in Array. ST." PETERSBURG. Sept. 3. One thou sand sailors who participated in the mu tinous disorders at Llbau and In tho Black Sea will bo transferred to the army and be sent to the Far East to serve In the army of occupation. COLLISION IN THE HUDSON Pleasure Steamer Sunk and Three Young Women Drowned. HUDSON, N. Y., Sept. 3. In the Hudson River here today the small pleasure steamer Toung America was run down and sunk by the ferryboat George H. Power. Mary Z. Deddel, Jennie L Bejl and Sarah Brown, all of New York City, and Margaret McKay, of Coxsackie, young women, were drowned. Three other persons on the steamer, including the captain and engineer, were rescued. The two boats were attempting to pass in fL narrow strip of water Just below this city. The swift current threw them to gether heavily, and the Young America sank almost Immediately, carrying the four young women to their deaths. Two of the.young women were returning- from their father funeral. WITNESSES IN SITE OFFEfil Barn -Burning in Crook Is Thouglft to Be Act of -Revenge. W. J. .CRAIN THE VICTIM 3Ien Called to Testify in Land-Fraud Cases Regard Incendiarism In the Light jof a -"Prophecy Which Is Fulfilled. The witnesses for tho Government in the third trial of the Willlamrson-Gcsner-Blggs case .are panicstrlcken, and. like a herd of cattle from the ranges whence they come, have to be milled and sung Into quiet by the voices of the Government officials to prevent a wild stampede toward their homes. The cause of all the excite ment Is tho news received Friday by Wilford J. Crain that his barn, six miles from Prinevllle, had been burned, together with its store of this yoar's produce, while tho house was saved only by the timely arrival of Charles Crain, a brother, who checked the ad vance of the names. This news, com ing in the light of prophecy fulfilled to many of those, now In Portland to give tholr testimony beforo the grand Jury, has created a panic and a great desire to hasten to protect their homes from the three men whose tracks were found leading from the ruins of the Crain storehouse 'into tho town of Prinevllle. Fear Added to Reluctance. From tho first, when the men were summoned before the first grand Jury to tell what they knew about the oper ations of the firm of Williamson and Gesner, through the first and the sec ond trials and up to this time during the sessions of the present grand Jury it has been a hard task to hold thn witnesses for the Government to their tasks. The defendants were their friends, in some cases their benefac tors, and It was only the fear of tho Jaw that forced them to tell their story in the first instance and in the last. But added to this cause of reticence and reluctance la another, that of fear. During the first tsrotrftkis there have bean two witnesses, who have been threatened with vengeance unless they changed their testimony, so It Is said. One of these men was Wilford J. Crain. the other was George Gaylord. both of whom testified to having had conver sations with Gesner and Williamson in their offices at Prinevllle. at which time Wllllara80n read them tho state ment of Secretary Hitchcock declaring war on Western timber frauds. The witnesses testified that Williamson had told them to relinquish their claims and that la the future, when things. be came quiet once more, it would be pos sible for them to take the lands again. At the. time this testimony was given, so the story runs, several of the Government witnesses were told, Crain and Gaylord being among the number, that unless their testimony was given "right" a way could be found to "get even" with them for the harm done. Then the Government had more trouble in keeping Its men In lino, and it was so evident that the witnesses would not tell what they knew that Judge De Haven Instructed the Dis trict Attorney to lead them In their testimony. Sheriff Smith's Advice. During the time of the first and the second, trials and during the sessions of the present grand Jury, C Sam Smith, the Sheriff of Crook County, was and Is In Portland working upon the sympathies of the Crook County witnesses. He has reminded thom of the favors shown them in the past, of their friendship, and, it is said, has also had other threats in his argu ments. Friday Campbell Duncan received a letter telling of the destruction of C rain's barn, and on tho same day Crain himself received word from his wife telling of the Are. Like the greater number of the witnesses in at tendance upon the grand Jury, Crain had his crops gathered either in stacks or stowed away In barn's and store houses. One night last week, accord ing to the letter, the barn belonging to Crain was discovered to be on fire and in a short time was a total loss. The flames, spreading over Ihe stubble field surrounding, were sweeping to ward the house, and had almost reached the building when Charles Crain reached the scene from a neigh boring farm and, after a hard fight, succeeded in quenching them. Tracks of Three Men. After the fire had been extinguished and the barn had been destroyed an examination of the premises showed the tracks of three men whloh were followed through the dust to Prine vllle, more than six miles away. Tho news of this fire and the knowl edge of its Incendiary origin, coupled with things that have gone before, has thrown the witnesses from Crook County Into consternation so - great that they have been kept in the "city only by the greatest efforts on the part of the Government. They remain, waiting for tho beginning of tho third trial tomorrow morning, but deep in the mind of each is the fear that other disastrous news will be 'received be fore its end. Iunex Party Opens Headquarters. HAVANA, Sept. 5. Tho followers of Governor Nunez, in the Nationalist party, opened a. national headquarters here to- night At a banquet fallowing the speak ers declared for the maintenance of the old Liberal-Nationalist party of the late Gomez, while at the same time announc ing their determination to Join the Mod erates in tbe forthcoming Presidential campaign against the Liberal fuslonists. BATTLE-GALE ALL NIGHT - Survivors or ScVonla Beach Shore In a' Small Boat. ASHLAND. Wis.. Sept. 3. Five men who loft the wreck of tho freight steam- "er Sevonla in a small boat are believed to have been lost in the furious gale that has been prevailing on Lake Superior. Another boat containing 11 people. In cluding four women, reached shore after battling with the heavy cas all Friday night, during which they suffered ter ribly from cold and exposure. Six mem bers of the crew, Including the captain, two mates, two wheelmen and a deck hand, are still on the wreck and It la feared they may succumb before assist ance reaches them. The Sevonla which was bound from Al louot to Erie with a cargo of Iron ore, ran ashore during the galo Friday night on York Island. Soon after striking the boat broke In two, the after end sink ing. Two boats put off from the doomed craft. The first contained 11 people, in cluding a number of passengers. When dawn broke a landing was made at Little Sand Bay. No word has as yet been heard from the othor boat and it Is supposed that she has foundered. A special to the News-Tribune from Ashland, Wis-, says: There Is now every Indication that 11 lives were lost as a result of the wreck of the Sevonla, which went ashore on Sand Island reef In Lake Superior. The tug Harrow, which went out from Bayfielu" with a rescuing party, returned at 10 o'clock tonight In charge of Captain Barrows, of Bayfield, and accompanied by Englner Philips, of the doomed steamer, who guided the craft to the scene of the disaster. Theyre port that nothing was seen of Jfea men on the boat when the two yawls were lowered. It Is believed that Captain McDonald, of Northeast, Pa.; First Mate Lewis Darwin, of'Modlna, O., tho second mate and two watchmen have been lost as was the men on the sec ond boat that left the Sevonla when she sank. They were a fireman, name unknown, shipped at Cloveland, Au gust 23; Van Vleck. Erie, Pa.; Oiler, name unknown, shipped at Cleveland; deckhand, name unknown, of North east Pa., and two others, unknown. Fifteen men composed the rescuing party. They made the trip In two hours in the teeth of a blinding north east gale. When they reached the Sevonla only a small portion of her was visible above the waves. Wrecked as She Enters Port. DULUTH, Minn.. Sept. 3. The steel steamer North Wind. Captain Thomas Stevenson, of the Mutual Transit Com pany, met with serious disaster after having ridden out the gale on Lake Su perior Just as she w-s entering the Du luth ship canal early today. The steamer was lifted by huge wave and thrown violently against the pier. A hole was stove in her ipdrt bow, whicu caused her to Wnk ixifeSM-t of aw . Nobody was injured. "The cargo is now being lightered. CARRIED MILES ON A PILOT Sedalia Man Picked Up by Engine on Street-Crossing. SEDALIA. Mo., Sopt. 3. (Special.) Warren Paine, a resident of Sedalia, was found lying beside the Missouri Pacific tracks near Tipton today In an uncon scious condition. When he regained con sciousness he said: "The last thing I remember -was being struck by a passenger train on a street crossing In Sedalia about 9 o'clock last night, and being thrown upon the pilot of the engine." The place where Paine was found Is 20 miles from Sedalia. CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER The Weather. TOD AT 5 Fair anfl wanner; northwest winds. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 70 deg-.; minimum, 81 &eg. Peace Conference. Japanese are insistent on their Ideas of the phraseology of the peace treaty. Page 1. Bmperer ef Japan sends cable message of tjaaaks te President Roosevelt. Page 2. Japanese proposed 3 o'clo&k this afternoon as time for signing the peace document. Page. 1. Russian' writer says Slavs must shake off the German Influence. Page 2. Foreign. Beyeett circular that was spread broadcast In China. Page 1. Trans-shipment of Russian emigrants for America Is stopped at Hamburg. Page 4. Hamburg government takes prompt action against cholera-Infected Immigrants. Page 2. Bomb explodes among merrymakers at Bar celona, killing many. Page 2. Pacific Coast. Oregon. Washington and Idaho will produce 50,000,000 bushels of wheat. Page 1. Fire at Pendleton. Or., destroys tho Matlock". Taylor building. Page 1. . Sarmers Institutes to be held in Rogue River Valley. Page 2. Northern Pacific has choice of four routes in the Nez Ferccs oountry. Page 4. s Sports. Pacific Coast Scores: Oakland 3, Portland 2;. Tacoma 7, Los Angeles 1; Seattle 7-2. San Francisco 0-3. Page 5. Oakland wins by score of 3 to 2. Page 5. Domestic Effort to repeal the Philadelphia election rolls Is prevented. Page 2.- Oelegatea gathering for the 30th annual en campment of tha Grand Army of the Re public. Page 3. Rockefeller's bald pate Is covered with a -wig. Page 2. Yellow fever Is checked at New Orleans. Page 3. Santa Fe train with O. A. R. excursionists aboard wrecked near Borne, Colo. Page 2. Lewis and Clark Exposition. Admissions. 11,207. Page 10. . Battle between Monitor and Merrlmac will be feature on Guild's Lake. Page 10. Representatives of foreign nations banquet President Goods. Page, 10. Portias aaa Vicinity. Barn-burning and threats terrorize witnesses. In land-fraud cases. Page L Letter-carrier arrive for convention. Page 12. 1 Pastors and visiting clergymen preach in .City churches. Page 12. Hop battle begins.. Paga 12. , St. Johns Council prepares for battle tonight. Page 10. Grand officers of the" Order of.B'nal B'rlth. speak'' at TetksU Sits. IsrxeL1 Pag 12. JAPANESE CLING TD THEIR IDEAS Plenipotentiaries of Mikado Prove to Be Great Stick lers for Words. CALM IN THEIR INSISTENCE During the Peace Conference, Ko- inura Carefully Avoided De hate, In Which TVitto Was Easily His Master. PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 3. After being treated to every variety of weather, 'the peace conference promises to end In the midst of a raging northeaster. Since last night it has been blowing a gale, accom panied by torrents of rain. According to local traditions, such northeasters con tinue for three days, so that It probably will last over the day on which the treaty is signed. The plenipotentiaries and the attaches of the two missions seem to be fully as anxious for the curtain to ring down on the final act of tho drama as the little colony of newspaper correspondents and Summer guests who are waiting to be "In at the death." The work of engrossing the treaty has already begun, Mr. Rojestvensky doing the callgraphlc work of the Freneh and Mr. Adashi that of the English text Con troversies over the phraseology still con tinue, and there wore several conferences today between Mr. De Martens and Mr. Dennlson, differences being referred for adjustment to the principals. The Japanese are proving great sticklers for words. They cling tenaciously to their Ideas. Careful preparation and methods have been the secret of their auccepsos on land and sea. and . In their diplomatic strugles at Portsmouth the same qualities have been displayed. Witte's Offlcinl Manner. In the sittings of the conference Baron Komura always stated tho Japanese posi tion upon a glvon..polnt briefly, but with great care, and when Mr. Wltte, whose method was entirely differont, would try to draw out explanations, he would stick tenaciously to the statement he had made. Mr. Wltte. a mar of affairs, resourcsful and tsjlented.as he" Is admitted to be, had his case In his head. He never brought any papers with him. He mot everything which came up in an offhand way, weigh ing It Instantly In his mind, analyzing It, arguing the logic, pro and con. and stat ing his view quite bluntly, never asking for time to consider. Baron Komura, on the other hand, could with the greatest difficulty be Induced to enter into the argument. He had tho brief before him. Speaking always quite slowly, he would repeat over and over again what he had stated, as If he had learned his lesson by role. Several times Mr. Wltte would say: "Yes, I understand perfectly what you say, but what do you mean what la your real object?" " Ready "With Counter Proposal. Then Baron Komura would go back and restate his proposition almost exactly as he had done originally. Both systems had their advantages. By Insisting, Insisting. Insisting, Baron Komura would sometimes catch Mr. Wltte off his guard and provoke him Into statements which were always eagerly seized upon. As a final resort Baron Komura was always ready with a 'written solution of a question and would produce It suddenly, saying: "This is what, we propose. What have you got to offer?" Then the value of preparation and fore slghtednc&s was apparent. Mr. Witte sel dom had a crystallized counter proposition to make. But, on the other hand, when ever Mr. Wltto succeeded In leading his adversary into the realm of argument, which, previous preparation availed, he had Baron Komura at a disadvantage. One of those present likened Baron Ko mura to a horse In "blinkers." As long as ho was on a beaten road with his work cut out ahead of him he got along swim mingly; but the instant ho was oft the road into the woods with the blinkers removed he appeared to be confused and lost, and hastened back as speedily as possible to the road he had mentally traversed so often and with every foot of which he was familiar. Wltte Is Getting: inpatient. Now. when the Japanese are still con tinuing' their policy of insistence upon words or phrases. Mr. Witte is showing considerable Impatience. He is extremely anxious to have the treaty finished and signed at the earliest moment, to preclude tho possibility of pressure from the homo government upon minor points. Especially at St. Petersburg there Is constant danger that Instructions at the last moment may come to try to get this" concession or that concession, and thus bring only diplomatic discussions which might indefinitely prolong the negotia tions. One of the attaches Illustrated the po sition of the home government by telling the story of the man who had asked from a tailor a sack suit. He was satisfied with a sack suit until he returned with some friends to try on. th. coat. It was only when they suggested that a frock coat or a cutaway would have been more suitable that the man grew discontented. "We don't want that to arise," said the attache. "Tho plenipotentiaries are the tailors, and if their friends at home ob ject now they can only say, Tou should have thought of a tall coat before the cloth for the talis was cut off. " One of the articles in the treaty pro vides for tho protection of private rights and property acquired under Russian, con trol in South .Sakhalin and in Dalny, Port Arthur and other places In the Llaqtung L Peninsula. The Russian government has bad innumerable petitions-on thi subject. Several of them are from Americans who held concessions in Southern Sakhalin. Synopsis Will Bo Cabled. While a full synopsis of the treaty will be cabled to the goveniraents of the two countries, tho actual text will not be known at Tokio or St. Petersburg until the plenipotentiaries arrive. It is ex pected that to cable such a long docu ment textually would make It possible for an export, later, when tho text be comes public to work out the government cipher. Mr. Wltte will personally con vey the text to St. Petersburg, and Baron Komura to Tokio. This Is the reason why both are anxious to get home as soon as possible, as the treaty does not go Into force until the two Emperors have signed it. To avoid the delay of exchange of doc uments, which would Involve six weeks at least, the notification of the final ap proval by the Emperors will be - made through neutrals, tho United States In the case of Japan, and France In the case of Russia. Tho text of the treaty will not be made public at Portsmouth- If It ever Is, It will be after it has received the approval of the two Emperors. Mr. vltte. when questioned upon this subject by the Associated Press, remarked laugh ingly: "You are at liberty to announce, both In Europe and in America, that we are willing to make the 'treaty of Ports mouth public as soon as the new Anglo Japanese treaty Is given to the world." Treaty-Signing a Private Affair. The signing of the treaty Is to be a very exclusive affair. The Japanese ob jected to the presence of any newspaper correspondents or photographers, and It has therefore been decided that beside the plenipotentiaries and secretaries there shall be present only Assistant Secretary Polrce, representing the President; Gov ernor McLane, of New Hampshire, the "Mayor of Portsmouth, Admiral Mead, commander of the navy-yard, and th commanders of any united States ships In the harbor. In this case only Captain Wlnslow, of the Mayflower. Mr. Peiroe has procured four ordinary quill pens, with ono of which each of the plenipoten tiaries will sign. Baron Komura and Mr. Takahira. through Mr. Sato, have Invited the news paper correspondents and guests of the hotel and- the United States Government officials here to meet them In their quar ters tomorrow night for an Informal re ception. BREAKS NEWS TO THE ARMY" Czar Says He Could Not Fight' for n Part of Sakhalin. ST. PETERSBURG. Sept. 3. The Em peror Friday last telegraphed the follow ing toGoneral Llnevitch: "The" negotiations at Portsmouth led on August 19 to a refusal of the demands of the Japanese government regarding the cession of the Island of Sakhalin, the payment of a war Indemnity, the surren der of our ships lying In neutral harbors and th? limitation of our forces In th watersof the Pacific Ocean. After further, negotiations Japan, August 19, yielded ail our conditions, but asked for the return of that .portion ot Sakhalin occupied by Japanese troops, which Is the part held by Japan until 1870 and then ceded by treaty to Russia. "The self-sacriflclng army so dear to me withstood the assault of a numerically superior enemy In Man?huria step by step during 1& months, obstinately repuls ing his advances. Under your leadership the array was reorganized and strength ened by the arrival of troopa from Russia and It Is now greater in numbers and stronger than before. I and all Russia believe In the strength of my glorious army and In its readiness to sacrifice it self for the good of the fatherland, . but my duty to my conscience and to the people entrusted to mo by God commands me not to again put to the test the valor of Russian men so dear to my heart and not to expose them to fresh and endless horrors of war in order to retain half ot a remote island which Japan ceded to us In 1873. and I have therefore accepted the preliminary peace negotiations. "The Russian troop3 have repeatedly proved during this sanguinary conflict their valor and self-sacrlflco. "Convey this to my dear army. May it know that I and Russia value the sacri fices which it has made In this severe war." TREATY READY TIlis EVENING Hour of Five Is Suggested hy Ko- mnra for Signatures. PORTSMOUTH. N. H., Sept 3. The seventeenth and concluding article of the treaty provides that tho exchange of ratifications shall occur within SO days after Us signature by the plenipotentiar ies. The Russian ratification will be communicated to the Japanese Govern ment by the French Minister at Tokio. and Mr. Meyer, the American Ambas sador at St, Petersburg, will communi cate the Japanese ratification to the Russian government. If. the Russians are ready the treaty will be signed tomorrow afternoon at 5 o'clock, this date having been suggested by Baron Komura. Other wise the treaty will be signed Tuesday- morning. The plenipotentiaries have In vited Governor McLane to witness the signature of the treaty, and he has been telegraphed for. The Japanese hope to get away Tues day and the Russians Tuesday or Wed nesday. w Treaty Is Completed. PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 3. From an of ficial source the Associated Press Is in formed that the treaty is completed.. It consists of a preamble and 17 articles, the substance of all of which have been given in. the Associated Press dispatches. But "there were still differences about the wording of the protocol of the last sit ting, which must be signed before the treaty Itself can be signed. The Japanese presented a protocol to which the Russians took exception. The differences, however, are expected to be straightened out before noon tomorrow, and it seems quite possible the treaty will be signed tomorrow afternoon. Mr. de Martens, who is extremely anxious to get back to Russia, has engaged passage on La Lorraine, sailing from New York Thursday, and leaves' here on Wednes day. Contract to Take Prisoners Home. LIVERPOOL, Sept. 3. It- Is reported here, under the , Influence of a German Prince, the Hamburg-American Steam ship Company has secured large con tracts for the taking home of the Rus sian prisoners in Japan at $.50 per head. Government Using the Cable. NEW YORK. Sent. 3. The Commercial Cable Compuny Is 4dviscd by Hongkong. that for the present the Formosa cable is c!aed to all by. government traffic, l!TT LETTE USED fit CHINESE Accuses America of Jealousy and of Abuses to travel ers From Orient. CONTEMPT-OF WHITE RACE Courtesy Shown to Visitors to tho Flowery Kingdom Is Compared. ' With Alleged Discourtesy to Yellow People. CHICAGO, SepC 3. (SpecialOrTho es? sence of the argument used by the Chi nese merchants for the remarkable boy cott of American goods Is given in a circular letter Issued toy the Chinese Merchants' Guild and sent broadcast over the empire. A copy of It fell into tho hands of John Fowler, United States Con sul at Chefoo, who gave It to Rev. Mr. Lewis, Methodist missionary there. Tha latter translated It and sent a copy to his daughter. Miss Eleanor Lewis, 522 Church street, Evanston. The Iettor warns the Chinese that they are becoming slaves to America and. draws a picture of abuses and Ill-treatment of Chinamen in this country. It la as follows: Alas, we Chinese verily suffer the ex tremist Insult from tho Americans. Con sidering themselves to be a civilised coun try that exalts religion, enjoys liberty and has a reputation for law and order, they look down on other countries with the utmost contempt. If any other country ex cals them they are jealous to the last de gree. Jealousy of America. We Chlncae have a reputation as la borers all over the world, hence Ameri cans are jealous ot us and exclude us from their borders. And those who go there they oppress In every way, exclud ing them f.-om their labor unions. Some years ago the newspapers were constant ly reporting how Cnlnese workmen were maltreated In America. At that time Chi nese public opinion was undeveloped and our enlightenment Insufficient. But now public opinion Is stirred and our enlight enment Is greater. At the present time they are moving to revise the treaty. severely restricting (the entranco of) Cnlnese labor. Not only this but even merchants, travelers and scholars thoy are also sceklug a way to restrict. If any one seeks to enter the country, no matter who ho Is, or whether he ha a passport or not. they first shut him up In ennnement and treat htm as a criminal, keeping him In prison an in dotialte time before his case is heard. And when he Is tried he Is not allowed an advocate to take down the testimony but they at their own convenience givo sentence and execute it. Treated as Honored Guests. Consider how it is when they come to China. We show them all respect as honored guests, having never even ven tured to look askance at them. Why Is It that, when we go to their country, they treat us worse than chickens and dogs? (They hiss their dogs and chickens, but will not deign to speak to a Chinaman and on occasion will drive us off like dogs or call us as chickens. How detest able.) Even Americans living In China are constantly exhibiting their savagery, getting in a passion of anger and striking and abusing the Chinese this Is well known by all. Foreigners all say we are Inoffensive, which is but another way of saying that we are of no account. The method now proposed for thwarting them is, not to go to war, not to contend at law, but that all unite In not buying American goods. Inasmuch as China Is the great markot for American goods, Europe not taking them at present, Af rica taking but very little and China be ing the chief consumer in Asia. If all the people In North and South China unite in not buying American goods it will be like seizing them by the throat and tak ing away their living. Only a Million of Savings. Let us consider that China buys not lees than several hundred million dollars' worth of American goods each year, while the savings sent by Chlneso (in America) back to China Is not over a million of dollars, and even this million they seek to devise a now plan for pre venting a single cent of it from coming back. It will be further necessary to provide for BmaJI dealers, for If those who ordi narily sell American goods were suddenly to cease selling they would lose- heavily, and so In escaping one evil, another would bo incurred. If the guilds can And a way to prove satisfactorily or these small dealers, then It is safo to say this affair will be a success. Patronize Home Iudustxy. There is another matter against which It would be necessary for the -guilds ,to provide, otherwise the Americans will change the mark on their goods and get other nationalities to sell them to us for them. And so China will not only ba working for an empty name but will be getting a real harm. In a single word, it is better to use one's own goods than those of any other country whatever. It 13 not known whether the merchants" guilds can accomplish their part, but as for us people we will not fall to pray and in all things to do our duty. Many thousand copies of this letter have been sent out by the guild with tha hope that the recipients will refuse in fu ture to buy American goods. Boycott Is Weakening. VICTORIA, 3. C.r Sept. 3. Arrhrala from China by the Athenian today state that while the boycott was serious In deed, there were signs of weakening, ft Is reported that merchants seek to deal surreptitiously with Americans, and cases are quoted where contracts have been made and antedated prior to July 18, when the boycott began. The Japanese Adver tiser reports the loss sustained by Amer ican merchants at Shanghai. to August 16 amounted to $500,000. At Soocbow a Chinese merchant turned over all the American goods he had In stock for a public burning in front of a temple. The goods burned were mostly cigarettes and cologne. The North China Daily News points out that the influence of American training la strongly shown in the. manner in which the boycott Is being promoted, the major part of the organi zation being carried on by young men traveling In American missionary schools. Had Big Bunch of Pawn-Tickets. NEW YORK, Sept. 3. On suspicion ot-. connection with the plundering of the residence of Joseph Aimar, of arti cles of great value,, in this city Inst week, Elmer Bntrado. a young negro, has been taken Into custody by the Philadelphia J pollca. He had" 25 pawn-tickets, 7