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e - ej s r 1 I T - 1 .TV f vb ... I V tonf-bt aad'.Tp:!?y! north- -V . ; r; POSTLAKti CZrCCri, MONDAY EVENING. AUGUST 21, leCJ.-FOUKTEEK PACES. prigs two czrjrs. n .... k. ' - COIGIESS ill I OFFICERS AND DELEGATES AT NATIONALiRRiGATlOH CONGRESS I TRlf Tfl P E Thirteenth Annual Convention or Irrijatlonlsts Meets With' " Over One Thousand Dele- - gates In Attendance.'-. EMPIRE BUILDERS , ' FROM FORTY STATES . , ' ' i ' ' ;.." .4" Member ' Are , Welcomed by . Ex ecutive Officere of Fair,' City and State, Responses " Are' " Made and ' Work of Session Begins With Ad - v drees 'ef President Pardee. ' A thousand man from 4 0 states, dele . gates to the thirteenth annual conven tion of tha National Irrigation congress, - arose- this morning - tn -the - exposition auditorium aa De Ceprlo'e band played Star Spangled Banner,' and listened to tha Invocation of Rer. F. McDevltt. . ' Governor Pardee .of California, preel- dent of tha congress,' waa In the chair and- on the -platform and in .tha. audi' ence - vara men famed throughout tha nation a experts (a tha scienca of reclamation of arid lands, government SDectallsts. . engineers .who: have - built great canala and made many -blades of ' grass grow where before none bad ever grown. . practical lrrlgationiata, promi nent business men and the governors of Oregon. Washington and. California. . Welcoming addresses and. responses, . the tepert of Secretary- Richardson.- toe annual eddreae of President Pardee and - addreaae by chairmen r.the ve seo- tlona were beard today. Governor Pardee's addreaa la pub- . llahed en another page of -thla Issue. Governor Chamberlain told 'the-, dele gates that'- no voluntary ; organlaatlon existed to whoa recommendations tha federal congress paid aueh-heed aa It did to -those of .the national Irrigation eenareaa. r i - -- ' ,., .--.: -. r , 'Tbera are,- al4' he1ll.7 acrea , of land io .tha eastern and outheastern i parte ef thla -atat -ready- for reclama- Muii, the uiatiuiiiau sesin having bs taken -ta bring thsaa under waters The .sute government t aJaout t-appreve - Itl.lOf .acres, and action on something Ilka J7,00i aores Is pending before the aaiaa.'slj(Ue..lLvW(kehtnaton for . wmcn' application aas oaan maaw,, , . ' - 'v-r.-Waa U SMaaT.sMa) Sfar. -f " "lr Croak ' county alone ' ?B0,000 acres arev actually ' in - process of reclamation; the-principal dltchss-having been built . and'-eapltai eubacrlbed for carrying the . projecta ' to aucceaa. - , - - ; TO fhs north are-the agency-plains, - an immense area, that can be reached by - the 'aarae companies. " " r .i . "Elsewhere '.In'.Oregbn are other, pro; Jects, notsblyi, one In Malheur county that has been blocked by the -non-resident land owners who are demanding too high price for their lands before tha : plana of the - federal- government can ".. be carried out.".- '-. ' . 'It Is to be hoped that tha coming con. gress will amend the reclamation laws so as to make It possible to force thoee non-resident nwners "to accept a' Joint valuation ' on their- landa , so thai tha amaller holders may have their right to - go ahead, and develop their region which " haa such wonderful possibilities. It Is not conflscatiqn that Is desired, but only to -have the federal 'congress make ' It possible to realise the hopes If tha states whose future) depanda so much od carry- lng out of trriggtioyplans.'r. . - mepotts StuprlM Bbav':.. ' ; ' " Presldjfnt H. M. Cake of tha Portland Commercial .club also welcomed tha dele gates. - ,' ' V "I was surprised," said ha," to"read . this morning In a local paper that ex Governor Crittenden of - Missouri was complaining that ho and other eaatern delegatea to the Trsns-Mlsslsslppl Cora . merclal congress had not been properly recognised while here. -1 think there . muat be soma mistake about thla. Port-. land - welcomes you and will withhold . no courtesy; -no attention, no act that . will make your stay vleasant." Mayor Lane, In addition to greeting ' the congress, said: -1 , want ' to aay that I believe thla nation would ' better ; apend ,. Its . mil- Hons In reclaiming its vaat areas of arid land than' to go to tha Phillpplnee and apend It there as it now is doing." Colonel Dosch, representing President Goodau welcomed tha delegates in . be ;halt of tha exposition. t.- . ' i . .' Governor- McDonald of Colorado waa - detained In a railway wrack and thus "" could not respond to tha welcoming address.- ',- : y -..., . - ; . Governor Mead of Washington was - IntrodMced to apeak for tha delegatea. lie told about Washington's- deep Inter- ' est In Irrigation and expreeaed tha hope that the mllliona of dollars how' avail . able for reclamation of lands . would soon be applied in tha Paciflo northwest. ... Texas 'Waste Basogmitlom, v Congressman J., H. Stevens of. Texae, after acknowledging tha courtesies of - fared, said that Texas had oome here to - ask that tha irrigation congress Indorse tha petition of his atate to be Inolnded in 'the territory In which tha federal government will . reclaim . tha . arid " wastee. . k ' ' ' , " "Only an Imaginary Una dlvldea . Texas from its neighbor atates," said , Mrf- Steven a, "yet, when' the engineers i coma southwsrd', thy stop- at our - boundary Una and- beyond that can, do nothing." - V ' ! : -' ' Colonel R. D. Loveland, preeldent of the Pacific Coast Jobbers' and Manufac . turera' aaaoolatlon. spoke of tha changes -that had taken place la tha -great weat and predicted tha more wonderful prog ress that la to be .accomplished In tha . years to come, largely through Irriga tion, r-. , ;. .:'.''. 'J ."Changes -in the character-of. com-' (Continued. on. Page Two.) t 1 ; "" A MESSAGE FROM ROOSEVELT 1- ' Glfford Wnchot, as tha apeclal rep reaentatlva of President Roosevelt." waa presented ' to the congress , to read a message from the president and algned by him -personally. Tha message , wa a as follows:. .. - -t "To the President and Members of the Thirteenth Irrigation Congress)' I send you-,' by the forester, my sincere con gratulatlona on the development of ir rigation during the past year. V ; Great strides hays been made. - The governor of , California, - your honored president, together with a distinguished psrty of senators,' representatives and other pub lie men. commemorated, on June. IT. last, tha third anniversary of tha reclamation act, . by assembling at tha opening of the first -works- completed nnder that acC Next year, other works, Willi be ready for, use. j Actual- construction is in - progress in ' most of tba states - and territories to which1 tha act applies."- All tba' fund available and mora than five years of time will he required. to com plete tha works already begun. -' A com petent, well organised reclamation serv ice is st .work. its ' results are perma nent, and steady and' fruitful . progress along aafe end well-established lines Is sure.--.--A- - ,.-.r.v;,w:,'.. - '...'; ' "Yet many. thlnga remain to, be dona. The flrat of them la to have patience till the good results of the act appear in their completeness. Works built to last are slow In i building, and . these must be of the most permanent charao 'ter. "'"'. 'y -,w -. . ' .,;' ? -- -"The reclamation act is hot valuable only and solely because It will reclaim arid lands otherwise irreclaimable, great as that service lav - It does much more. It unites -tba east and the west. ... East and - wast ' Joined In paaatng it becauae what is 'good for one part of our country- is gocd 'or- all the rest- , 1 1. de stroys v the narrow sectionalism1 that would 'rnnnno -,the use of tha ' waters to one state or one-locality, becauae the great drainage systems ' are not re strained by state lines. It enforces tha principle of the greaUat good'- to - tha greatest number, becauae under- it 'the small - private - schemes which would limit; development- for personal gain SULTATJ OF SULU tMrA0k rnAVt KJlaiket Bf I Dam -l?Who Refines to Become , lll..fll UJIlllll'LIILI I -nrrM'tl "-' l - - LJIiiil 111 III! liillliil Ull v - and Potentate Ir Offended by Rejection. , r , : - (Jearaal apeetsl aerviee.) -' 1 - Jolo, P. I., Aug. It. The sultan of SulU offered hl hand in marriage to Alice Roosevelt when tha Taf t party, waa weU corned hare, but the offer waa refused, Mlae Roosevelt havtnr -no desire to be come a member of. the dusky chieftain's harbm. The- sultan "r was persistent, however, and -did -not - want ' to take no for. an answer, urging as arguments for the match that Ms people honored the preaident and wanted his daughter" to remain, among them. '.:.-.,'," ...,. 'A r.,, The offer was mrds 'publicly at the reception tendered the distinguished guests by his majesty, Ki Ram, and SUas Alice was not a little surprised by tha fervid oratory and rapid gestures of her suitor, whose remarka war interpreted to the aatoniahed young woman. The aultan was equally aurptised at her re fusal of the high honor, and not a flttle crestfallen and chagrined. Ha explained the advantages and emoluments, of the Job' Of sultans, and it required all of Secretary Taft's' diplomacy to heal his wounded vanity. : ' ',. . It was evidently a case of lova at flrat sight with his Imperial highness. uRS. TABBART WAS BADLY BEATEN DECLARES CAPTAIN POOR ' ' .-!- . ......... ,,r . . . 1 . '. . , Major Bruised His Wife and Pulled Out Her Hair in a Scuffle, De , clares a Subordinate Court Refuses to Throw Out . 1 r "Mrs. Taggatt's Cross Petition. (foeraal Spedel Berries.) Wtoster, Aug. II. Major Taggart's attorneya thla morning filed a motion to throw his wife's cross netltlon for divorce out of court. . Anticipating such a , move, , Mrs. Taggart's attorneys -re called the major and naked three questions.- .'. ! .'.-'v . " First "Do you want a - divorce. should your grounds prove aufflclentl" It. Is known that both parties are fight ing for the custody of the children -rather than divorce. Taggart hesitated. end then answered "yes.," ' ecoad "If you cannot have a divorce and your wife has grounds, do you want her given a divorcer Taggart waa not allowed to answer. :r . Answering the third question. Taggart said that he wanted a decree granted, according to evidence. The court re fused to dismiss the cross bill. Tha deposition of Captain Poor waa read -eoncemlnr the trouble after he had taken Mra. Taggart home.. He said that he heard , tha sound-of a strusala- and loud voloes, which soon -ceased. -"The next morning' said . Poor, ."Mrs. . Poor went -to Taggart's home, f was called to procure protection for Mra, Taggart and reported to Colonel Miner. Taggart said that he was nearly erased snd feared that he had used violence. He aaked eondonement and promlaed never to repeat 'the scene,".. , ,.' : v-. - mus.' give way to. larger works - and greater general benefits. - "Finally, becauae It gives each man land enough to aupport his family in comfort.' and' no mora; the reclamation act la the moat powerful of all foea to monopoly of the land. Forest destruc tion and land monopoly are among the most actively dangeroue of all enemies to the prosperity of the great; weat. Land monopoly In various forms and by various devtcea haa been and atlll is an ooureged or permitted by the land laws. This must - be stopped, and - whatever changes are required to stop It must be made. - 'Upon this point I commend tha report of the publle lands, eommlaalon to your .careful - attention.- No map should be permitted- to take or occupy more of tha public land than he can put to benefloUl use. And so far as it can be done with safety- to tha great In terests of the- nation every man who will put publlo land to ita highest use by making his permeaxent ' homo upon it should be allowed to take enough oflt to support that home, of course under tha necessary restrictions. . '"On the other hand, wa must-beware of letting- the publle lands pass into pri vate - hands for flotltlous reaaona. Such as have commonly and successfully been urged in -the past,- Above all, -the- gov ernment must us no undue haste in getting rid of its lands, but muat make absolutely sure that t her land It parts with shall 'go to. the making of homes, and not only that, but to the making of the largest number- of tha best homes that each particular kind of land can be made to aupport."- ; - . ' "By your advocacy - Of - forest protec tion (you are doing a great service to the west. Give your hearty support to the forest service,:- which , Is engaged - is protecting - both. ' the ; present and ' the future of irrigation, by protecting and using the forests. Ita task, like that of the 'reclamation aervice is a difficult- one.-' Both services -need, both da serve, and-1 am certain both will liave your vigorous backing and asatetance.. r.T congratulate you again upon what has already been eeomplished. and I Join you In -tha confident expectation of still greater and more beneficent sueceas. - : - ."THEODORB ROOSEVELT." OFFERS TO L1ARRY Dt a Sr OM.UH4fA r. .U. Member of the Imperial Harem Seated -. oriental faahion on the royal divan, surrounded by his savage 'retinue glittering - in ' barbario adornment,- the aultan.-received Secretary-. Taft, Gov ernor-General ; Wright .and other mem bers of the, party, but when Kl Ram'e eye caught that of tho president's daughter other guests got Slight atten tion, -ana His majesty devoted himself to her throughout the visit, showering every attention upon her and on her departure sending valuable gifts to her father,; Miss Alice havtnr refused to ac cept anything for, herself, and having nara wore to- control her laughter. - Under .the aultan'a . guidance Miss Roosevelt inspected the summer palace at joio. ana vtsitea , the harem, and was evidently much . impressed with what she saw, though It did not cause her to change her mind toward her royal euttor. - . ' . . -This is not tha first time that R Ram ' has' become enamored with - an American girl. - It Is a favoMto weak neaa of his and disappolntmantg .do not seem to-dim the royal ardor... A few years ago he loaded Colonel Sweet's daughter with valuable pearla while her father was governor of Jolo. , y -., - Poor' saw- Taggart at - the hospital and later - he "aaked me to take the letter to hl wife begging her not to take the children from him. . I told him I would take the meaaage, but would uaa my Influence to have her leave, so that both might think over events and do aa was beat for them.. Taggart drank about the same aa other officers." Mr. Poor told of his wife's visit to Mr.s Taggart the " morning after the quarrel.' She said Mrs. Taggart's body waa - brulaed and her hair pulled out and her hands black and blue. It was previously testified by another witness . that Mrs. , Taggart had aaid that -Mrs.. Poor defeated her in a drink ing bout at Fort Thomas. Mrs. poor said: "I never heard of such a eon test." . ..-'- - .'. Taggart's attorneys say they will re new the motion that Mra. Taggart's cross-bill be thrown out and make the motion after the evidence le all In. IS HANGED f OR MURDER : OF AGED FATHER-IN-LAW ' St. Louis, Aug. 11.-Henry Heuaack was hanged this morning for tha mur der.' of his - ortogemartan - father-in-law on March 1104. He protested his In nocence en the. icaffol- . , -.v.,-. - .- ii ;....4-i i r r - : ' " . Fttd.rick H. Ntw.Il. " . Gilford Ptochot. ' ' L. W. Shurtlilt . - . ' 'C. B.' Booth. ATTEMPT TO KILL Mother of King Victor Emanuel Haa Narrovscape From Assassination. AUTOMOBILE WRECKED BY STONE BARRICADE Motor. Car Overturned ' by Obstruc tion Raised at Dangerous Turning . Point in Road Up ' the ' Little . St. Bernard Two Arrests Mede." ' ... (Jooraal Bpadal Servlce.l -., Turin, Aug. :i. An -attempt was made to assassinate Queen Margherlta, mother of King Victor Emanuel, who is making a tour of- tha Alps on sn auto mobile. The news is contained in a telegram- received- -from A iota at tha royal palace of Racconigik.. near here, i Queen Margherlta was seconding .the little St Bernard in an automobile ac companied by Marquis di Vlllamartna another lady of her coart and two gen tlemen, when the machine etruck a stone barricade that had been erected in the middle of the Tadand waa overturned. Fortunately no one waa Injured, but all were greatly - alarmed. . The barricade had been placed at a dangerous turning point; where It was- impossible to see the road more than a few feet In advance. Police in another automobile following tho royal party at once, made ah lnves ttgatlon, resulting In the discovery that tho-barricade had without doubt been placed there to bring about a fatal acci dent to the queen, ' - Two arrests have boon made on-suapleioa. --rry ' LOST LIFE SAVING w:. : HIS DYING HORSE id'.-- - (Joaraal Special Barries, t Browley, Colo., Aug. tl. Harry How ard and William Faat left construction camp No. C of the water company at Pelican Lake Thursday last to hunt for loot horses . In the direction of Carlaso ereek. Howard's h or e waa overcome by heat Friday. Faat - returned' - for water, but Howard refused to leave his dying horse. - Faat finally reached camp Friday night :- . '"'. - A aearun party started ttaiuraay to find Howard, but failed. Another party left Sunday and found mm at noon in the ahade of a Mesqulte tree two miles from water. Howard died three minutes after having been found. Ha waa In hia underclothes and surrounded by empty revolver shells. '. He had been firing his pistol to attract attention. : ' TEN KILLED, SCORE HURT ' ; IN COLLISION AT BUTTE 'v.-?-' .. if '' " . ; ' IJoarnal Special aarvies.1 '-' Butte, Mont,- Aug. ' tl. ' Ten were killed and a score Injured, eome fatally, last night as the result of a freight ear daahlng into a trolley at the Utah atreet crossing. The paasengera on the trolley were returning from Columbia gardens. Tha motorman, thinking everything was clear, started across the railroad, track. when freight car thrown by switch engine struck It and crumbled it into kindling-wood; ". r , - Mayor Snnae Arrseted. - :', !- .' - ' (Jearaal Ssadal servtae.1 ' Chicago, Aug. II. Mayor Dunne was a treated yesterday at Evanston for vio lation of tha apeed ordinance while trav. ellng in hie automobile. J The fine of tig waa- paid by the chauffeur t on the mayor'a advice,. '. - . ,,..' X f'it-t-.j-; - - tv v -Ji':,' '-' ., ' , , . fMGIIERITA - . lri"',',,,ii -' . ...... . i .. -1 . H. D. Loveland. inliaw Governor George C , Pardee -:( lll-REW Practically' All Dependencies in Africa-. Openly '.Defying. Kaiser's Authority. '. COSTLY CAMPAIGN WAGED j WITH NOTHING TO SHOW Fifteen Thousand Troops Sent and Sixty Millions In'. Money Spent- Casualties , Increasing . With Sub- jugation of Rebels Not in Sight. -, . . (Jooraal oWlsI Scrvlea.) . Berlin. Aug.- 11. The situation In the German colonies of Africa la -worrying the emperor and the government to a greater extent than la generally sus pected. Almost all the colonies are now In revolt. The trouble Is due to the Oar man colonial methods. ' . The cruiser Adlet and reinforcements of troops will be sent to East Africa. Already 1S.00O troopa have been sent to Africa and the campaign In aouthweet Africa haa already coat I82.600.00o, with practically nothing to show for it. It haa also cost more than 1,009. German lives. Among 'the killed were many women and children who were massacred by the tribeamen. Casualties are Increasing.: Hundreds of deaths from dlaeaae and In battle have occurred within the last six weeks, snd- a' startling fsct " Is that fewer men were wounded than have died. In spite of frequent reports of German victories the subjugation of rebellious tribes, it appeals, la no nearer. It ia said that German troopa are In the habit of driv. lng-the nativea over the British border and then reporting a victory. WRECKERS IN CONTROL OF LABOR FEDERATION (Joersal Bnedsl arne.t : -Chicago, Aug. 11. Charles J. Cold, recently elected preaident ef the Federa tion of Labor, and his supporters failed to appear at the union federation meet ing yeaterday, with thr result that the "wreckera" are In complete control and a motion was passed to annul the alee, tlon held last Sunday and an entirely new set nt office re was chosen from the rankf the- wreckers. -The action means the disintegration of the Federa. tlon of tabor, once one of the strongest labor bodies of the country. ' EH COLONIES . E. A- Beala, . 6RAUD JURY 17ILL SIT TOtiOilROn District ' Attorney ' Heney Arrives io rreaenx wore evidence of Land Fraodsr WILLIAMSON AND HIS COMPANIONS UNDER FIRE Their Dealings Certain to Be Sen , tiniaed ' Closely Alleged Tamper- ing With Wltnessea May Be In veatigated as WelL - t . ' x United - States Dletrtqt 1 Attorney Heney, who returned yesterday from San Francisco, refuses to give any Informa tion ar to the line of Investigation thsl will be followed by the new federal grand Jury, which convenes' at10 o'clock tomorrow-morning. To all inquiries on the ' subject - Mn Heney smllljigjlyrs pues: - - "I'm sure I don't know.. Why don't you dream something about HT"- - It la certainly no dream that the op erations of - Congressman Williamson, Dr. ' Van Gesner and. Marlon R. Biggs In government lands are to be subjected to the grand Jury'a scrutiny, for nearly all of the witnesses who.' appeared against them in their -recent - trials are again in tha city , in ' response to sub poenas.- t This -' fact lend - strong con tinuation to the. supposition that it la the Intention, of. the district ttornsy 4o reindict the "three defendanta, probably on the charge of conspiracy to- defraud the-government.'. . The former, indict ment . was for conspiracy ' to - suborn perjury .and - from ' the -nature of : the charge -.the scope of the evidence was much more circumscribed, than it would be on a trial for-conspiracy to defraud the government. ' ; ' ". ? In his address to : the Juryiln - the second Williamson trial District Attor ney 'Heney openly declared his belief that some of the government's witnesses had been tampered ' with by the attor. neys for the defense.- This haa led to the conjecture that evidence tn aupport of the charge may be submitted to the grand Jury. . . - , ' : It la reasonably certain that tha Jury will be aaked -to consider evidence against W. N. Jones, Thaddeus 8. Pot ter and othera - who were indicted by the former federal ; grand Jury on ac count of their operations In lands in the Sllets Indian reserve. ,That Indictment, which was drawn by Oliver K. Pa gin, waa quashed on account of fatal defects In Its construction, and It is expected that a-new indictment will be framed which will be free from error.- EDITOR CHARGED WITH ' ;k ATTEMPT TO MURDER v', '-.'."' (Jooraal Spadal Ben-Ire ) ..; San Francisco, Aug. tl. Clarence lid warda, -acting city- editor of the- San Franclaco Chronicle, appeared - before Judge Morgan's court this morning to answer to the charge of assault with Intent ' to ' commit murder. ' The com plaining witness la Charlea Harwood, a newspaper writer, wno changes that he was shot by Edwards last night In the editorial rooma of the Chronicle. The shooting Is the result of an old feud. The bullet was deflected by a button. Harwood failed to appear, but It la be lieved .ne will proaecute. Manila, AuJ. 11. 1 .a Tat nartv thla anernoon arrived at Overton from a trip' Into tie tesrt of the nrovlnce of aiinaa- . i r ' bnarded the trans; , r a csbu. President Hard at Work Arrar-s lng a SatisTactoryCtS3- ment of the Peace Con ' ference Problems. ENVOYS CABLE PROPOSAL TOor.:E GOVERf::.:ErJTC Both Nations .Will Refuse Artitraa , tion of Principles Involved, Thoch - Minor Points " May Be Left ta Tribunal Kaneko Pays Fifth VlfclJ to Rooeevelt at Oyster Bay.'.., - Oyster- Bay. Aug. tl.Bullettn. Be. fore . Kaneko left thla place today he aaid: ; "Japan -has offered Russia the falreat terma ' any;-vletorioue:',natlon could be expected to make."' Although he, did not say ao in so many words, these terms constituted an ultimatum. His manner . bears ,- out . the Impression that the question of peace or war rested with Russia alone. . Kaneko waa asked if he brought to the preaident a measage from the Tokie -government on the queetlonof indem nlty '.and answered, l"No." He also de. nled , that the preeldent 'bommunlcated anything important to him.; . . Secretary Loeb returned today from, hie vacation In the .Yellowstone park. "' .'v.- Waei'ssl gaumi atea. ' Portamoutb, Aug. II. Envoys are today discussing by cable with their governments, the auggestiona made by Preaident Roosevelt. The preaident did , not Interfere with the negotiations, but whatever action he has taken has been upon the initiative of .Japan. - The rea son, for the . circuitous routs is .the natural hesitation of the Japanese en voy a to approach the Ruesiaae directly, though their efforts might be. miscon strued. :-, - ' -i - - ,' ',.. -' Witt this morning said that It was IffllilllT -111 Hl nf sskmlttlng .tn J Hague- tribunal tha questions of inaeui bethat concessions may bring about a final adjustment Of details, .bringing the negotiations to an end. but neither eld will submit to -tha Hague any queAtlona involving principle. Tha Japanese and Kusslans must settle their present dif ferences without the eld of European countries, or .there - will be no settle ment. ';. ': - .' -. - Partial arbitrations of the polnte the commissioners are unable to settle may result The legal advisor of ona of the commissions thinks that a board -appointed by the belligerents may deelde j upon the value of the concessions, re- - missions and kindred things.. - Wltte - stated this , afternoon that Roosevelt had tendered his ' good of- . flees through Baron .Roaen in the in- -sets of peace, Hard as the Japanese terms may be and unyielding aa tha Russians are,-it la said that -the per sonal influence of the president - la counted here as the moat powerful ln-tereet-for- peeee. There . have, been a, number of situations during the eon- " ference. apparently Juat as hard as the present threatened deadlock, and they have alwaya been smoothed over by Roosevelt's tact and he believes that he can do. aa much at thla time. Kaneko made hie fifth vlait to the president st Oyster Boy thla morale .-, It is believed the president asked h! t to secure greater. - concessions . fro. i Japan for Russia, notably lowering toe demand for Indemnity by a few millions. POLAND PROTESTS. Oeaetal Strike Ordered Beoanae StVji ef Poles Are Slsregarded. (Jearaal Special Sarvtee.1 Warsaw, Aug. 11. A general strltta throughout Poland haa begun as a pro- teat against the disregard of tho rights of the Poles in the scheme for a repre sentative assembly. The Vistula, rail- war employes left, the tralna atandlng In the atatlons and Intermediate points. Martial law . haa . seen declared throughout the entire Baltic province of Courtland. , . - Cossacks opposed a - detachment . of armed Soclallats trying to enter the city and killed eight Socialists and arrested others. - Factory employes and more rail- road men nave joined the strike. your.a r.Errs institute COrJVENES AT SANTA CHl'I 'iSpachil D tape tea te Tke eearaet.) Santa. Cms. Aug. 1. The twen-ty-flrst annual grand council of the Toung Men's Institute, Psolflo Jurtsdla- tion. opened today with solesis hlfh maaa at the Holy Cross church, ksv. r. J. Fisher, celebrant, who also preached a sermon. - ,' . - . This afternoon st the Caalno, Grand Preeldent Fltagerald opened the oouncll and appointed committees. This even ing a reception will be held under the auspices of St. Agnew s Institute. , CASTRO PREPAHIO FC.T war with a::ziE t: ' Uoorssl special BsrHes.) New Tork. Aug. 11. Venesu placed ordera In Europe for t beats, guns and ammunition at a tlt00,eoe. Aa American retr 7, .t. lm authority f r 1 ffim.w. - , nent that Preaident Castro eently trt e we - v.kMa.' It II k I I t 1 heM f tie.. a-' -fa.journ as a . 1 e re'- jnt J.oeev i t- f , 1 t I - "V'
