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VOL. IV. NO, 147.
PORTLAND, OREGON. THURSDAY EVEIUNQ, AUGUST 4, 1805 SIXTEEN PAGES.
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' County Court I Find rSh ' Was
Domiciled in Oregon and Mil
) . lion-Dollar Reed Institute
Will Be Built
OPINION SHORT AND ' .
GOES STRAIGHT TO POINT
Fully - Carrie Out .- Intent -Vol- Taa-
t ; tatrix. Who Desired ': to Have
Erected Great Educational Inatltn.
don in Honor of Her Husband
. WD1 to Stand. '-- 'A---V
,)Iri. Amanda W. Reed'a mllUon-dol--
lar bequest for tha eatabllshmsnt of tha
Reed Institute in Portland wee austaineo.
thia morning by- County Judge I R.
Wabatar. ' .. . .
Tha decision was adverse to the con
tearing- relatives of the ; testatrix who
are Becking to divert nearly $360,000 of
the aetata from the purposes eat forth
; In the will and to divide It among them
' selvsa -..,... ...
It waa asserted " by the contestants
that Mrs. Reed at the tlma of her death
had har domlcllo In Pasadena, Califor
nia, and that in consequence, under the
general rule that pereonal property icu
.Iowa tie residence pf the owner, about
YiSlf a' million' dollara of -personalty In
'.Oregon muat be administered under the
laws of California. Under thoaa la we
tha 'amount that can ba, devised for be-
, nevolent purpoaaa la restricted ' to one
lrd of the eetate, eo that if the ooa-
taatants could sustain thai nf contention
( nearly f S60.000 would be dlrertad from
the Read tnatltute and divided am one
- theee heirs. On the other hand, there la
, 4 no euchreetrlctlon In the lawa of Ore
t ton. ,Mif the personal property alt
uata hare la to te administered eocora-
. stltute will receive the endowment ln-
, tended by 1U founder. .''. ;,
, "OeeUiom ta Btief aa4 Vetnted.
i rnnninnntrn the IrltBl an-rtfUm irr
, whether- Mra. Reed'a legal domicile, at
the time of bar death, waa Oregon or
California- A maae of conflicting tae-
tlmony on this point waa aubmlttad ,te
- the county Judge when the matter oame
rp laet May. In the laat years of. her
i Ufa Mra. Reed a pant moot of the time
in Pasadena, and whether aha regarded
Paaadena or Portland aa her home waa
'the dlaputed queetlonv-- - -.
Judge Webater's daclalon waa very
' brief and he merely gave his conclusion
.without any review of. the testimony.
'. Martin Winch, executor of the will, waa
present with - bis attorneys, ex-Senator
; Joseph Simon. C A. Dolph and M. I
' Pipes. Tlfe eonteetanta were represented
by W. M. Gregory. .Judge .Webster
said: -... '
"In the matter of the will of the late
Mrs, Amanda W. Reed the eaee la not
by any means free from doubt, but af
ter giving to It the best and most care
ful conalderation that I am able I have
concluded that, the legal domicile of
Mra Reed at the time of her death wae
In tble atata. -1 see no necessity for a
. lengthy opinion or a review of the. tes
timony. The decision of the court will
be as Indicated, that Mra. Reed wae
domiciled In this atata." '
W. H. Gregory of oounsel for the eon-
teetanta , geva notice of an appeal and
tbe case will be carried to the circuit
- court. If the dectelon of .the couyity
court should be euefalned In the circuit
court a further appeal might be taken to
the state supreme court. , .
QaeaUom Was am the Haas lolls. ',
Mrs. Reed's will waa probated In com
mon ' form In 104. Subsequently the
. California ' heirs and next of kin of
the testatrix instituted a eonteet against
the former probate of the will and ques
tioned the Jurisdiction of the court In
" probating It. However, at the hearing It
was conceded by all parties that the only
question to be determined was ths legal
domicile of Mrs. Reed. The California
heirs wanted the court to find that at
the time of her death Mrs. Reed wae
a resident of Pasadena, California, ' In
order that personal property of the stats
situate In Oregon might be drawn ander
"the Jurisdiction of the "California-law.
Because the California law restricts tne
s mount of property that can be devised
to benevolent purposes, the result of the
contention would be that the California
. halra would be entitled, to , a . large
amount of property that would other
wise go to the trustees Of the Reed In
stitute la Portland.
By the will the residuum of the estate,
after the payment of a number of spe
cific legacies, was to' be devoted to the
creation and maintenance of a great In
stitution of learning In Portland, to be
called the Reed institute In memory of
Mrs, Reed's husband, Simeon O. Reed,
who died eome years ago.:
Carries Oat Mrs. "meed's tntem.
The decision of Judge Webster find
ing that Mrs. Reed was . domiciled In
Portland has ths effect tor retain wlthTn
the Jurisdiction of ths county court all
of the property in Oregon that la sub
ject to be devoted to the purpoeea de
scribed In tha will. . .
The decision- fully earrlee out .the la-
lens 01 aire, nmu H h.i
" l.., will mrA testament, whereas a con
trary ruling would havs defeated ber
purpose. The conclusion of the county
judge wae received with great aatlefae
tlon by Martin Winch, executor of the
' will, and by hie counsel. They feel
confident that the decision wUl be sus
tained on appeal. '
laveetlgeAtmr Xnearmoe. . t ;
i-' ' Jmrsal Special Berries.)
New York, Aug. 14. The legislative
committee to' inveetigata Insurance
companies' met today and began ite In
quiry. The committee went to the of
fice of C R. Huhw.na. consulted with
him end also with Joseph H. Chests,
whom It is propeeel to hire as oounsel.
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tuGGiiRriiisirTO
Old Mammy Testifies , That
Major Struck Wife; Pulled Her ;
- Hair and Tore Clothing Off. ;
MAJOR WAS VERY FOND ;
' OF FILIPINO SERVANT
Rvtbera Denies Charges Against Him
f and Says That Midnight Visit Was
Caused ' by , Illness of One of the
Taggatt aChildren. ' ,. X'- 'v"t "
- (Jearaal Speslal Barries.) '
Wooeter. Aug. S4.-The deposition of
Miss Anna Berry waa read In. the Tag
gart eaae this morning and deecrlbed
Taggart as "irritable and peevish." .Miss
Berry's father. Ex-Congreaatnan, now
Judge, Berry, teetlfled by -deposition
that: ..J- ,
"Major Taggart - waa fond of liquor.
but X never sew him .drunk. I enter
tained Mrs. Taggart at my home In
Newport. Kentucky. She alwaya eon.
ducted herself ae a lady of refinement."
Mrs. Tacgart la expected to testify on
Saturday.- Mrs. Emma Iytle, for nine
rears-nnrse-or cook, in the Taggart
household, testified that" much liquor
was kept In the house, though not much,
she said, at Manila, out declared rthat
the captain drank ' lots of It in the
tropica v ,-.- .
' rneadly WrU Servaat.
Mrs. LrtlS la a tVDlcal M anntharn
"Mimmr," . She Bald that in Manila
Taggart waafcross with his wife. She
thought It was on account of the Fili
pino servant . Augustlna. The major
jua-uana wsrs vsry Intimate. ' She
saw them sit very close together In. the
n"y- one never eaw Mrs. , Taggart
rm or anaoas at nignt. Mra-Taggart
came horn late ones with Lieutenant
Forteaque. - The-major -rrabbed her and
ehouted bad words at her, struck her,
pulled her hair and tore her clothes off."
The major wae harsh many other times,
Bythars trea Testlmomy.
.. cp,uln D- w- Rrthera who waa men.
tloned as coreapondant. but the charges
against him wars dismissed by the
court, testified this afternoon. Hs said
that hs never witnessed Impropriety on
the part of Mrs. Taggart Hs explained
hie late visit to Mrs. Taggart. -
"I had been at ths Taggart house with
other callera earlier In ths night. Ons
of ths children became ill. The other
callers went home. I went to the hos
pital snd got medicine for. the boy
Hor"1 JJrt. major's brother,
saw ua there. '
CASE OF YELLOW FEVfeR ' .
: FOUND IN MICHIGAN
(Joeraal Specie! Berries.) .
. Detroit, Aug. . A case of yellow
fever waa today discovered In Ottawa
county, near Grand Rap I da. Godfrey
Llmburg, - a lineman, who left New
Orleans a week tto. la the natfant
' " Jsastgwaa May Seelgm. . "
. (Jearaal Bpaelal games.)
Washington, Aug. It. It la reported
that' Frank' T. Bargent. ' commissioner
of Immigration, will realm on account
of hie opposition to changing tbe rulee
to sdmlt Chinese exempt classes aa de
sired, by. tbe president. t
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W, Reed.
(fflU)SS
Oliver's Warehouse and Its En-
tire Contents Destroyed by
Flames This Morning;.
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PORTLAND MERCHANTS "
AMONG HEAVY LOSERS
A
Luckel, King ft Cake Soap Company,
Mason,' Erhman ft ' Co,' Allen ft
r'Lawis and- W.. A Meara Have
r Stocks Destroyed. t ,,. ' , ,
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(Bpaelal Dispatch The JearaaL)
Ls. Grande. Or-. Aug. 14. At an early
hour this morning, fir totally deetroyed
A. V. Oliver's warehouse and 1U enUre
contents. ' Mr. Oliver - ls distributing
agent for , the . following wholesale
houses, who had largs stocas or goous
stored for distribution: f- T, ' '
LtQckel. King at uae soap oorapsn.
Mason. Ehrman Co, Allen Lewis and
W. A. Meara of Portland, also the Cud
ahy Packing company of South Omaha,
Nebraska. Oliver's loss Is estimated
at 11.000, with insurance of 14.100.
The combined lose of wholesale nouses
Is estimated at HO.ueO, supposed to be
fully cover by-Insurance, r
O. r. Cooled re or . tnie ' piaee jtaa.
plaster and cement stored to ths value
of il.lOO.i with no Insurance: ' Several
persons had household goods stored end
lost alL- The value of this class 7 of
property destroyed, is not 1 known.. . r
The origin or tne urs jiiuiwihwii.
Ofarohsat xanrs sTJiswetf.,
.(Joarasl Special Serrlea.! .
Sacramento, Aug.' 14. 8. J. Jackaon,
aged 71, a prominent merchant, snd
pioneer, hanged himself In tne basement
of- his -store- this morning. -r Necause
Is aaslgned. J", .1 ' 1" ' ' '
SEWER SCANDAL IS
Again the Tanner creek sewer and the
malodorous scandal connected therewith
have been brought before ths publlo In
an attempt to get -the city to pay for
extraa on the conduit. ' At the meeting
of the city council yesterday, a a ordi
nance was Introduced by Councilman
Mastere, by request, providing for the
payment of tl.oeo to the United States
Fidelity Gusratity empany, bonds
men for R. M. Rlner Son. contractors,
who were forced by the city to recon
struct ths drain under the direction of
City Engineer Wenser. ,
The- ordinance was Introduced only
after- an Ineffectual request had been
made to City Engineer Wanser to recom
mend the payment 0f the money, which
ls seUt to be for backfilling the big tube,
which was not called for In the plana
and specifications under which the con
trect was originally let. .
After the eewer wae found to be jto
defectively constructed as to bs ttnsafs
ths city demanded that ths United States
Fidelity s Guaranty company, the
bondsmen of the contractors, furnish
ths money to rebuild the sewer or do
ths work-Itself under tbe direction of
the city,, engineer. - Before it consented,
'.
Idaho's Capital Gets the Irriga
- tionists, Denver, Chicago ,
and Spokane With- v
' f drawing.
ATTACK IS MADE ON
v CONGRESS' SECRETARY
GovernorPardee Named for elec
tion and Resolutions Offered Ask
1. ing Oovernment Aid and Informing
. World That This Body. Is Distinct
From NationaIMoclati6n.; .'-
Boise will be the next masting place
of the National Irrigation congress; the
choloe was mads at this morning's busi
ness session. Denver was In ths fight
until Just before the vote was taken.
Neither the resolutions nor ths noml
natlona for officers were disposed of
this morning, and at 1:60 o'clock the
congress met to consider these Impor
tant, matters. . It Is probable that over
some of the reeolutlone and the nomina
tion, for secretary debate and contests
will arise, and that the afternoon es
sion may not result in definite action.
- Ths paper of James J. Hill, preeldent
of the Northern Paclfle and allied lines,
eras read this morning by C W. Eber
11ns of San Franclaco; ths subject was
Irrigation, and attracted much in'
tereet. -. - .-, -
A disagreement in ths nominations
committee brought on ths contest over
tha next meeting place early in tha fore
noon session. The nominating apeeches
wars limited to five minutes; telegrams
were- -read from commercial organism
tlons In Chicago, Spokane and Bismarck.
iorui uaaoia, rn.ua isenver ana xmjis
were presented by eloquent orators.
' P. C Gourd r spoke for ths Colorado
city and Judge J. H. Richards and J. H.
mreniKwaoraep
Boise ta Chose.
Then It. X. Booney of .the Denver
Times) epsnklag fee ths Dew
club, seconded the . nomination of hla
city. - Mr. Booney caused ..prolonged
laughter when he asserted that ths ell
mate of Denver-was ths finest in ths
world.- -
Mr. Nasi of Iowa seconded the nomi
nation -of Boise.- r r -
Otla Benton of Kansas seconded Den
ver. , .
Ex-Governor T. .Br Prtnee rf Vm
Mexico 1 spoke briefly In favor of Den
ver, arguing that the congress had met
in the extreme west; that two con
gresses hsld In successive years in ths
same section -would -doom-the second
congress to defeat..
General William of Bismarck with
drew that city and threw ths vote of
North, Dakota to Boise. ' -
Mr. Jones of Oklahoma accused ex
Governor Prince of ateallng his speech.
and seconded Denver.
B. I Smith of Oregon brought forth
a storm or applause when hs declared
that Idsho "Is ths peerless daughter of
Oregon," and seconded the nomination
Of Boise.
John Henry Smith of Salt Lake cham
pioned Boise. -
Spokane withdrew In favor of Boise,
Wisconsin seconded Boise and the con
gress was ready to vote. - .
Denver withdrew and Boise waa de
clared the unanlmoue choloe; F. C
Gowdy- made the announcement and
moved : that - the fourteenth congress
meet In Boise. Me then Invited the dele
gates to attend tbe Immigration con
gress In pOsnver In January. .
' Tick Ore aoretaryahlp. , '
' The nominations committee by George
B. Baratow of Texas, chairman, and B.
P. Lyntp of California, secretary, re
ported ths following nominations for tbe
coming year: ..
' Governor George C1 Pardee of California,-preeldent;
tk W, Shurtltff of
Utah, first vlce-preatdent; J. H. Stephana
of Texas, second vlna-preeldent 1, I
Smith of Oregotvthlrd vlce-presldentTlCT
B. Maxon of Nevada, secretary.
Fred J. Kleael of Utah submitted a
minority - report in' which he advocated
the election of a secretary living In the
town.. where the next .conxresa is.to-.be
held, and therefore he naked ths post
ponement of ths election of a secretary
until the next meeting place had been de
cided on. ' ...j - -i
(Continued on Page Two.)
to do the work a conference waa held by
the Portland representatives of the
bonding companyCity -Attorney Mc
Nary and City Engineer Wanser. ' The
bonding company desired to know If ths
elty engineer would allow the pay for
extras as had W. C Elliott, who had
bean-forced to resign from the office ol
city engineer because of his alleged
negligence in not forcing the contractors
to properly construct the drain. The
city engineer eald hs would bs willing
to allow for the extras providing they
wars legitimate. ' , f
"After I had gone Into the sewer and
found that msny of tbs extraa for
which the elty had been charged were
not there I changed my mind. said
City Engineer Wanser today. Tor in
stance, charge wae mede for elx man
holes at 30 apiece, while the contract
called for four. Several of the man
holee had not 'been built more tbaa m
few.' feet high, and In fact were not
manholes at all. - Then there were not
so many rest of new sewer built as Were
charged "lor. -
Tf course, the plane and specifica
tions did not call for back-filling ths
drain, and technically, the contractors
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MARK OF BEAST IS
UPON THEr.l ALL
Sinister Hands of Railroad Trust
Shown in Stories Regarding
Panama Canal. , .
WOULD DIVERT PUBUC
I FROM RATE AGITATION
Whenever Papers Are Vigorous in
Demanding Oovernment '- Regula
tion of Traffic Tales of Scandal in
Isthmus Arc Circulated. . Y
(Joaraal Special Berries.) '-.
Washington, Aug. 14. Friends of the
Penama canal believe tbey have discov
ered tbe sinister hands of the railroads
In tbe constant "knocking" of ths news
papers sgalnst the canal project and the
commission. . Washing-ton papers have
gone to- the extent of declaring there is
graft in Panama and that a sweeping
Investigation ahould bs made by con
gress. Ths canal - people - strenuously
deny this and intimate that tha trans-
eowUnewtal reads bays a lobby, already
t work trying to discredit ths canal en
terpriae.
It Is significant thst whenever east
ern aewspapere are especially vigorous
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REVIVED
could not be forced to put it In. but com
mon sense would lead anybody to know
that the eewer ehould have been back
filled, and It waa dons by ths bondsmen
unuer my directions. .
"When It came to a settlement It wsa
found that the. bondsmen were out about
tl.OOO-after taking over all the war
rants. They desired me to allow for
extras, but I refused to do so. They
claimed that the back-fill Ing was not
called for In the plana and specifica
tions, and put In a claim to the city for
1 1.000. the amount they are out, ' al
though the back-filling coat much more
than that ,
"The claim has been In my office for
some time, but I refused to approve
snd recommend It for payment. I con
sented to say," however, that tha back
filling coat at least 1 1.000. They have
now cauaed the ordinance to be Intro
duced eaklng for the payment of that
amount to them." -r
The claim has attracted considerable
attention, and ite payment may be pro
tested by the taxpayers on ths ground
that the bonding company was. under
obligations to put the sewer in good
condition, according to the terms of Its
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GUIDE DON GETS
BIG FORTUHE
Heirs of Late Steel ' King Allan
Wood Give Widow a Quarter
of Large Estate. ,
FROM CHORUS CIRL.TO
MISTRESS OF MILLIONS
Developed iThat Iron -Magnate For
T merly Loved Mother of Actress
; Who Jilted Him to Elope With An-
other Many Years Ago.- -
'(Joaraal Special service.) ,
... j New 1 ore. Aug. " 1 4. Golrtle Mohr
Wood ths former variety actress who
recently became the bride and ls now
ths widow of Allan W. Wood, ths Pitts
burg steel magnate, yesterday accepted
tbe offer made by the children of ber
husband by his first marriage to settle
upon her one fourth of the entire eetate
which is valued at from 110.000,000 to
tli.000.t00. ' Mrs.-. Wood demanded one
third. j-Uml- estate ae the widow's
dOwer. then compromised when ths chil
dren, to avoid ths notoriety of a lawsuit,
offered to concede one fourth-,. '
In dividing the estate. Wood provided
that his wlfs should" recet-re-equal por
tion with the eight children or one ninth
of the eetate, and if she did not accept
this without a contest she ehould lose
alL - By the agreement now reached the
will Is outlined. , . .j' "
. a touch of romance Is added to the
marriage of ths sged millionaire ' and
the former chorus girl by the. discovery
that Allan Wood, while a atudent at Al
lentown, Pennsylvania, In ltd, waa en
raged to ' marry the mother ' of Miss
Mohr, who was st that time the belle
of the little Pennsylvania town, and who
jilted Wood end eloped with Theodore
Mohr, father of the girl whom Wood
married at the beginning of the present
year. '
. , Called See Kls Xerrlnr Wife.
In the will the testator refers to the
former actresa ae hla 'loving wife."
The reason for hla cutting her off with
a ninth (hare in the eetate waa said to
be that ha regarded her In the light of
one of his own children. - trader the
lawa of New-York, where the will waa
drawn. ' the widow la sntttled to one
third of the eetate.
Tbe story of ths rise of Ooldle Mohr
from a tit a week chorus girl st Weber
Field's to the mistress of million
reeds like a romance. From the day
that the pretty show girl became Mrs.
Wood e ?- 1 f a oil I'.fe aa If she
bad V- w 1. c'i. frlee-,
the t !tt
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President. Hopeful of Outcom;g
Continues His Labors Throujh
" Meyer; With Emperor i -,
.. Nicholas. ; -.r';;'::V
DELEGATES ENJOYIKQ,
DAY OF RECREATION
Though ,Witte States Latest Terms
-Submitted by Japanese Will Ba Ee .
fuseUand No Tribute Paid, Gen
" erally Conceded That They Can' Bo
Accepted as Base for Negotiations.
1 - (Jonraat Ipadal Sarrtoa.1
St Petersburg. Aug. 1 (Bulletin)
The foreign office announces the out
look for; peace Is brighter. Ambassa
dor Meyer is making daily visits to con
sult the cxar. ; : v :V. ' V ' .
' (Journal Specie! Barries.)
Washington, Aug.. 14. Bulletln)
Ambassador -. Meyer's report of hie
three-hours' conference with :. the csar
has been forwarded to tbs president.
The state-department- thie- morning au
thor! red the following: "Meyer has been
acting under . instructions direct from .
the president in the manipulation of the
St. Petersburg end of tbe effort to bring
about peace at the Portsmouth confer-
arice." ; ,; .... ';, . ..
- " IJooniisT apeclal Sarvlee.1
Portsmouth. ..Aug.. Jt.-r-The Japanese
and Russian envoys are resting today.
Witt and Rosen, In beautiful weather,
went In an automobile to Magnolia, tbe
summer home of : the Russian ambas
sador. The Japanese remained at taeir
hotel today and go tomorrow to Man
cheater.. New Hsmpshlre, to visit the
factories which Komura Is anxious to
m. It la aenerallv conceded that the
latest ' e'r'ma suBmlttM W TM JapHTWee"
can be accepted i by Russia as a basis
for negotiations.
-esailu
of Tokio, In answer to an inquiry, has
received a cablegram from hla paper to
the effect that Japan will not view with
rave an- modification of the peace de-
Unands that Include the sale of part of
Sakhalin, or' the waiving or the claim
for reimbursement of war expenses.
' - Japan ass Tlew'ef eaeev--; -The
reply says: ' "Sakhalin Is a vital
necessity to the Japanese people and ,
cannot be divided. Forty-nve years ago
Russia DroDOsed to divide the island.
japan would not consent declaring the
whole belonged to Japan.' The pro
posed Indemnity of f 1,000.000,000 would
not meet the cost or the war. i ao not
like the attitude of the Russians. If -
Russia maintains her present attitude it
la doubtful If there will bs peace. We
muat fight for lasting peace.".
The Shimbun is the organ of Count
Okuma, former prime minister, and tbe
expression Is regarded, ss Okuma's.
Both Russian and Japanese envoys
sent long messages to their-sjeepective
governments today and it la expected -that
the final reply, which will definitely .
settle the question of war or peace will
be received before ths peace plenipoten
tiaries meet again on Saturday, when-.
Mr. Witts will place In writing hla reply
to ths Japanese compromise proposition.
Unless Emperor Nicholas yields before
Saturday the end le likely Jto come on
that day.
president Zs'Mopefal. --
President Roosevelt hss not lost hope.
Through Ambassador - Meyer, who ht
again cloaeted with the emperor today,
a new compromise proposal la said to
be in process of formation upon which
a final appeal for peace will bs made
to both belligerents. '
Mr. Witts has rejected the eompro
mlat proposition offered yesterday by
Baron Komura for Japan providing for
the withdrawal of article nine providing
for tha payment by Russia of ths" cost
of the war to Japan on condition that
Russia would accept article five) pro- .
vldlng a cession of Sakhalin so modi
fled ss to Include an arrangement for
the repurchase by Russia of ths north
ern part of the island by 1,100,000.000
yen. . In addition Japan offered to with
draw entirely articles II and IX provld-.
Ing for the eurrender of the Interned
warships and limitation of Russia's sea
power in the far east 'ins proposal
mad by Japan was- a compromise sug
gested by . President Roosevelt
, Witts explained that the modlflcatlone
proposed . wss merely a - chsnge In
phraseology and that the Japanese had
merely - eubmttted the old propositions
in a new form and that Russia could
not accept a payment of war tribute un
der name or. device and asked Bamn
Komura. to withdraw all demands for
tribute. " :',
, atassta's Official Ststeaesii
In- an official statement Issued by the
Russian envoys it la stated that the
compromise suggested yesterday la In
all essentials identical with the pre
poaal already rejected by the Riisaliin
plenipotentiaries, although the word I r
la- seductively misleading- The ei n- -nation,
of the two clauses ""P"!"'
that the dlarmed warealpa be band
over td Japan and e naval atren
on the Paclfle be restricted la a
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