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Show Remember that either the Utah Weather Smmer or Standard has Ifcrger pay'm subscnp-lio-n fist Forecast than a3 other papers nbined in Weber county. Pont forget- - (RECEIVES FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES) VOL n. NO. 233 OGDEN MED TO RUSSIA But Her Acceptance of Roosevelts Suggestion Seems Unlikely as Linevitch Implores Chance to Retrieve Armys Honor. telegraphed If. Witte to come to an understanding with the Japanese. M. Witte said: The report is a pure Invention. Thera is not a word of truth lu it. The national council for defenses has held no meeting. The Orend Duke Nicholas never uttered a statement like that attributed to him. On the contrary the news from Gen. Unevilch Is entirely reassuring I am not a mill tary man and I cannot therefore give or express opinions on military affairs, but wbat I know is that tho whole Russian army and especially Gen. Linevitch, his officers and the so Idlers under their command, are Insistent that peace should not be concluded." The Issue will not neoeesarily be decided on Tuesday. Indeed. It is quite likely that there may bo some delay in the answer frgm St. Petersburg In which case an excuse will be found to adjourn the meeting over from day to day. The Japanese will not bo Impatient but ihe final lucishm will without doubt come this week. One of the members of the Japanese mission tonight expressed the opinion that whether a treaty was signed or not, the conference would complete Its labors by the end of the yeek. Once the bases are agreed to," said he, few details remain to be arrang- com-vromi- their lrreconcilnble dlffereu-Lbut the result ie still in suspense. Ths ultimate decision of the issue iefacto. if not de jure paaaed, lu Iroa ib plenipotentiaries to their to St. Ktadpals from Portsmouth PMnburc and perhaps in n lesser to Tokio. Although there are edhtieral evidences that pressure both h. president Roosevelt end neutral mca Including Japan's ully. Great griffis, whose minister. Sir Claude jlKDouald, according to a dispatch tteuni here had a tang conference tus afternoon with Mr. Kataura, theti Jspsuese premier, ie still being at Tokio to induce Japan to jMHlyrit her demands, there :a also to believe that President teen Boossrolt was able at this interview with Baron de Rosen to practically nmnnilmn to the latter's senior. )L Witte, Japan's Irreducible minium whst she would yield, but the beyond which she would not pot tf.t ex-en- go, an actual basis of comwaa proposed by the presides! esunot be stated definitely. The only thing that can be affirmed post tlnly is that if Russia refuses to act upoatht suggestion or proposition of Pndint Roosevelt the peace conferee will end in failure. Aat la the Russian camp llttla la given. Baron da Rosen rsscM here after an all night ride tom Oyster Bay, shortly beiore noon immediately went into conference ui with M. Witte. They remained oios-ete- d ilmost three hours during which was reviewed. Ihs whole situation Bason de Rosen communicated to hi chief the presidents message and it was transmitted to the emperor, together with If. Witte's recommendation. No elue to the nature of this But recommendation haa transpired. it caa be said that M. Witte, no matview the ter how he personally may proposition, is distinctly pessimistic, as to the character of tho response, which will come from St. Peters" burg To a confidential friend this after-noo- n hs offered little hope of a change In the situation. The Japanese, it Is firmly believed, dlag to the substance of the form of their demand for remuneration for the cost of the war.' Perhaps they are willing to decrease the sum asked, but substantial comWhether promise u b-- 1- la ait-utiiao-ik- e " y IS HELD FOR SCORCHING unborn Intant. Whin s Olid is bom wa will he able to w!bether it is hoy or a girl. Emperor Nicholas decision upon fete of the conference seems now Ora according to the best med Russians it upon emfitiou at home anddepends these condi-Ethey do not believe are propitious big factors are the Internal dltlons and the reports from the as to military situation. The bus been ameliorated by last manifesto end the charac-v- l ,lie sports by his inajeety from are known to be good expresaed aliao-t- e eonndence hi victory and since e eoalerence began be and his gen-L- ,, Te nt only reassured his the army was never in bet. mes-t- o ssTtI M' ',Sl tber bvo sent him not. Imploring a, Th an to etneve tho honor and ths lrm.r and in country !l she bulwark ct the ;be wishes of its generals re to be lisrcgafdcJ by reawT,ri En not only t0 neke tribute pay to the ene- - 15 - Chicago, 111 Aug. 20. Mayor Dunn of Chicago, was arrested this afternoon In the suburb of Evanston for violating the ordinance regarding the peed of automobiles. The mayor, in company with his friend, John Boylston. waa riding through Evanston, when he waa stopped by a policeman who accused the chauffeur, Edward Sykea, of going too fast All three men were taken to the police station. The mayor remained outeide In the automobile while the other two went In to appear before the Justice. I don't know anything about the peed of these things. said the mayor, but I do not think we were going very fast However, we may have been, and I guesa we will have to pay our fines like anybody else." Bykea was unable to decide whether he should pay the fine of $10 which was placed on him by the Justice and came out to consult the mayor about P !t v "" at op-e-.- ., . ,u 'I connection ,ook oocaskm today to hW,T. dea7 throngn the Associated that M fwmtii. " it ' i Go ahead and pay the fine," advis-- . ed the mayor, and it waa paid and the machine moved away after Mr. Dunne had solicitously Inquired concerning the 'speed limit in bie own city, ssy-- i ing that he did not desire to be ar-- ' rested again. reburar? PrporU bat,rouiat a rttorrf h! nrl1 for 0,0 Mtionai Milan, Aug. 20. Francisco Tsma-go- . Airru ?wVt:' bT lh Grand the tenor, is in a dying condition the emperor haa at his residence in Varez. IW5. BY TRAINS Deep Cellar. OWNS THE DIAMONa TO SLAVS If Nicholas Consents to Proposal, Japan Cannot Refuse. the other. To Emperor Nicholas the author of the Hague peace conference, the suggestion of arbitration, which will neoeesarily' Immediately command the sympathy of the public opinion of the world, will be particularly hard to reject. If he agrees Japan If the has not already done so, will be all the more bound to submit her claim to the deoision of an impartial arbitrator. Acceptance by both idee would Involve a great extension of the principle of arbitration as nations have heretofore declined to arbitrate questions involving their honor and dignity," Both Mr. Takahira and M. Witte, In the early etagee of the conference absolutely rejected the Idea of arbitration and only yesterday both reiterated their disbelief in such a solution. It waa noticed however, that M. Witte's opinion waa not expressed as strongly aa it waa last week. FAMOUS MARRIAGE . CASE OVER Tangle glioslo In Wedding te of Prince Mias Reid Over Cultue Ended. Respl- e eeeeeesaasaeeees Pittsburg, Aug. 20. More than firs hundred men, women end children were precipitated ftif- teen feet into a cellar by the col- lapse of a platform today during exercises Incident to laying of the cornerstone of the Deth Dsv- Id Russian Hebrew Orthodox church on Miller street near to Washington. Nearly all of them were cut and bruised but It Is believed no one was fatally hurt. Three rabbis were among those who went down, and though Injured they concluded the ceremony after the panic had subsided, Among the mors teriously In- jured are Rabbis Ashinsky, 8, Grsffman and A. Bloom, Abra- ham Nathanson, Paitor of the congregation, and Policeman Ad- - am LsftcweskL The platform, which was fifty feet square, had ben construct- cd over the foundation walls for the accommodation of the rabbis and officers of the church and is- vited guests, prior to the cor- nr rs tone ceremony s brass band 800 Zionists arrived. leading When the Zionists were Invited to pass over the platform in order to sign their nomas to the roll to be placed in tha stone, a mad rush was made by the thousands of person, gathered to secure the seme privilege. The policemen were overwhelmed. Ia a moment the platform was packed and the frail structure collapsed. The panic that followed at- - traded thousands of persons to the spot and the polios had great in extricating the difficulty creaming and groaning victims from tha wreckage. When the cellar hsd been cleared It was found that cores were hart, their injuries consisting of bruises and cute about the head and body. ' Some of the Injuries were due to the panic that folkisred the crash, many being trampled and unable to escape, Rabbi Ashynl was trampled severe Injuries. and suffered Tha fact that there were no fa- talliies Is a marvel as when tbs platform broke it clotted up like a Jack knife, throwing the peo- pie into a struggling mesa in ' Aug. 20. Sir Michael former chancellor of the d exchequer la a panaengttr on the line steamer Umbria, which soiled from here today. He ) en route for Singapore by way of the United Queenstown. Hickt-Ueac- Cu-nar- States. VICEROY INDIA Of HAS much-diacusa- st Over Score Are Injured, Some Fatally, by Freight Dashing Into Trolley tCar in Butte. Butte, Mont Aug. 20. Ten persons were killed and more than a score were injured, some fatally, here tonight as the result of a freight rar dashing into a crowded open trolley car at the crossing of the street car and Great Korthiyu railroad tracks on Utah stivet. Passengers on the ear, men, women ud children, were returning from Columbia gardens Tha motoriuan aa usual stopped hie car before reaching the railroad rroealng. At that moment a Butte, Anaconda A Pacific yard engine waa making a flying switch of loaded freight care across Utah' street. The motoriuan, thiuklng everything wsa clear, started acroas the railroad track when the trolley car waa atruck by a freight car, thrown twenty-fiv- e feet and crumbled into kindling wood, the freight rar piling on top of tho mangled passengers. ' BOURGEREAU DEAD, The newspapers aver that a constitution providing for on hundred and eighty voters in auch eltiea as 8t. Petersburg and Moscow to ludicrous. The North German Casette coni! d ore that Emperor Nicholas by a stroke, baa placed Russia among the constitutional governments of the wortd. It regards the document as drawu with wisdom and inspired by sincere purpos to begin self govern-a ment and yet taking due account of the Incapability of Rseslaue aa a whole to govern themselves. Between these two extremes of ion ore ol her which voice the opinthat Russia his at but bagnn thehore deof constitutional velopment instil a development that must be slow and experimental tions. PRAISES FOR DOUMA Famous French Painter Buffered from Heart Dieeaae. Confidence in Him Had Been Transferred to Kitchener. London, Aug. 20. The resignation of Lord Curson of Kedlestoue as viceroy at India and the appointment at the Earl at Miulo a his mere nor was announced at the Indip office today. According to the corieapond-enc- a which is issued in the form of s white booh, it appears that Cursone resignation was cabled to that office on AugUht 12. The correaKind-enc- e shows a decidedly blttsr feeling between Lord Curson, the India Office and Lord Kitchener, commander ia chief of the forces In India, over a new plan of army administration In India. Lord Curson's dissatisfaction cams to a head with the refusal nf the cabinet to appoint Major General Sir Edmund Barrow on Lord Curson's recommendation, military supply member of the council. Replying on Aug. 2 to the refusal of Mr. Broderick, secretary of staff of India, to make this requests appointment. Lord Curson rd that the cabinet reconsider lu Paris, Aug. 20. Announcement was received here today of the death st Rochelle of Adoplhn William Bourger-eau- , the painter. The news was received with universal regret la the Ararricen colony, where M Hourgcraau waa greatly reapected. Bnurperaau married an American woman, Elisabeth J. Gardner, M. Itourgeraau had been s sufferer fivta heart disease the last two years, and this was aggravated three months ago by a shook to hi nervous system sustained during a burglary In bie Paris residence. At the end of July the painter went to La Rochelle, hie birthplace, and had been bedridden lnoe. Despite hie weakness caused by hie illness, M. Rouraereau retained ooneclousueH until the end. During Saturday night he called for a notary and made final dl spool tloa of hi estate. He' died et midnight surThe burial rounded by his family. will be at Mont Parnasse cemetery, Paris, nest Wednesday. . RRlAliON deci- sion, "In order to enable me to acInfer cept the responsibility which his majesty's government still dewlres f The policeman had aa exclt-ing time in handling the great crowd. A rumor gained credence eeeeeesaeeesseeeeaa PRESIDENT HEARS OF NO DEVELOPMENT PROJECT 8t Petersburg, Aug. 20. The Novo the Russky Slovo today unneervedly praise the doums project. The other 8t. Petersburg nowspapera. however, fall to eliow much eathual-asVramya end While tbat the project make for admitting Improvethose ment, latter papers criticise the limitation of tbe freely powers of the dauma and ask for a exteusioa of the freedom of the press, freedom of meeting and political amnesty. The Novoe Vreraya declares that the wall which for centuries had eepare ated the nation and the sovereign haa fnllee and that the new reform opens the wey for the development of national Individuality and genius which is necessary for ths evolution of a grrot people. The Sknro says the new dnuma will bring Russia into line with the western nation - "If the war eontinusn" it aays, the army will be vlvjfled by the of the impualbiMty of the continuation at administrative vices which have produced the army's dey fects." Prince Oukfomeky, editor of the Viedomoeti, says: "The project dlsslpatae tho Utoslon thst the go re nun wit would meet tbe hope of the liberal majority. Tha doums question has been settled by admitting only loyal subjects, and cultivating Ideals of autocracy." The Russ concludes a lengthy are tide aa follows : "All adversaries of .the bureaucrat- ic regime are now relegated te tho archives The Byn TO e s Baltimore. Md Aug. 20. It may he authoritatively stated that the Rospigllosio case ie finally settled that it will not be Gibbons Cardinal today had the following statements of the facts prepared for the Associated Press: In 1887 the late Archbishop Chappells at that time rector of 8L Matthews church, Washington, D. C applied to the cardinal for dispensation in dispart tate cultus for the mar rtage of Miss Reid and Col. ParkhursL A dispensation in dispart tate cultus la the form required for the marriage of a Catholic to aa nnbaptised person and was the dispensation asked for and granted in the case In question. It la ro recorded In the chancery book at the cathedral. Col. and Mrs. Park-hurwere divorced and subsequently she and Prince Roeplglioslo went through a form of marriage. It was thla form of marriage that they attempted to have validated at Rome on the plea that the proper dispensation in din pari tate cultus had not been granted In the first Instance. The cardinal was consulted by the propaganda, and a special messenger. Mgr. Marchlttl came to Baltimore and examined the chancery book and found tbat the dispensation in dispamtate cultus had bees duly granted and recorded. The case was finally brought before the pope who decided that the marriage with Col. Parkhurst was valid and that therefore the second marriage could not be recognised. His holiness also declared that no further appeals should be entertained. Mrs. Parkhurst is said to have alleged that not the propel but another dispensation had been asked. The whole case rests on this point. The chsncery book of Baltimore has always been kept with the greatest rare and exactucss as to every detail. TRAIN ANO TROLLEY ADOLPH me to assume. Mr. Broderick again refused to comply with the request for ths appointment of Major General Barrow and follows: Lord Curson replied that several children were bur- led In the rulna nnd frenzied fa-It is apparent that bis majesty's government denlee me that confht-ncthen and mothers who oould which alone ran enable me to serve not locate their children were them, end attach a fundamentally diffrestrained with difficulty. erent interpretation from myself to the modifications, upon the acceptance of which stlone I consented to remain In office. The situation, themore, remains where It was when I realgned In June. If the government are unable to accept my views 1 request the premier to place my resignation in the hands of his majesty." To this Mr. Broderick replied that there was a request from Mr. Balfour that liord Curson reconsider his deOyster Bay, Aug. 20. No news of termination. In s final dlapalch, howdevelopments in tho negotiations for ever, dated Aug. 12, Lord Curson says: Is not ths "The main question peac In the Far East reached President Rooaevelt today. The president oholee of an individual but one of the remained quietly at Sagamore Hill principles underlying a future change during the greater part of the day end in our administration. I am driven the executive office In the village was to the conclusion that the, policy of hta cloned except for a hour or two. A majesty's government ia baaed on prinfew dispatches were tent and some ciples that I could not ooneelputiouhly were received, hot they are understood carry into execution. Ip he interest to bare been of a routine character. at the new organisation it is desirable The presidents effort to bring about tbat 1 should be relieved of my dutk-confera successful lsse of the peace with a little delay aa possible. ence was practically concluded with To this Mr. Balfour himself replied his Interview with Baron De Rosen. that he had "with the most profound will The proposition then submitted regret submitted Lord Curon'e resighave to he passed on not only by the nation to the king Russlm envoys hut probably EmperSupplementary dlipMches, after the or Nicholas hhnself. On the determin- receipt nf the resignation, show, finalation as that proposition very likely ly, that Lord Curson and Lord Kitchwill depend pence or an Indefinite con- ener were unable to agree over the tinuation of the war. details of the reorganisation; and secIt is not expected that the pres- ondly, that Lord Curson at the time ident .will receive further visits from he left England expresaed his entire cither Russian or Japanese represen- disagreement with the plan. tations prior to the meeting at the But, he says, I loyally commenced the undertaking and resigned only conferees next Tuesday morning. Thera is general belief that the Ja- when I realied that conflict were cerpanese plenipotentiaries were cogn- tain to arise between the commander isant of the details at the presklsnt's in chief and the rest of the government effort to prevent a rapture of the con- of India HU concluding sentence reads: ference and are prepared' aa far as I reflect with Borrow how little their government is concerned to carthere haa been for the claim ry Into effect tbs proposition be subNo tbat you have rendered me your conmitted to the Russian envoys. intimation of the nature of that propo- st sat support. sition is given berm Crsdit for Curxoa. President Roosevelt, after attending London, Aug. 21. Ths resignation the morning service at Christ church with his family, remained at home of Lord Curson a viceroy of India, with hi personal guest, Dr. Alexander which Is the chief theme of the mornLambert of New Tork, until late is ing newspapers, was discounted by the afternon when he and Dr. Lambert previous reports that a disagreementa waa impending or thst his mdgnu-tlowent for a long walk. had been tendered, all of which Scores of people visited the Sagamore Hill grounds today on foot and bad been steadily and flatly denied by Pedestrians Mr. Broderick, Secretary of state for In all sorts of vehicles. are not permitted to wander about India. The correspondence given- - in the grounds, but vehicles if kept mov- the White Book, however, makes it has been en ing may follow the driveway around clear that the situation impossible one for some time tnd the Sagamore Hill. Tha submarine torpedo boat Plun- breach between Lord Curson and Ixird Bay Kitchener could not have beea patchger was to have arrived off Oysterevened up. by minor concessions to Lord from Brooklyn navy yard this ing, bnt some proposed changes In her Curson. All of the articles praise unCurson's administration machinery made It necessary for her Lord having to remain nt the yard until tomorrow stintedly and credit him withIndia as afternoon. Her testa In the presence done aa great service In nf the presldant will isko place next acy of his predecessors. If not great r9 Wednesday or Thursday. ' the cellar. Of leaves a widow and one Railroad detectives are Investigating the case. St Paul, Aug. 20. A man to whom diamonds are sent with the option of buying any or all of them is for the purpoee of the customs laws, the owner of the gems. This new and most Important principle of law has been laid down by the I'nited States Circuit court of Appeals In a decision by Judge L. Sanborn. eject. child. CENTS KILLEDlN COLLISION TEN TO DEATH Five Hundred People Precipitated Into Monday and Tuesday. PRICE FIVE Misaoula. Mont., 20 Florence r- - laJeune. one of Aug. the most popular railroad men on the Rocky Mountain diusiou of the Northern Pacific, was ground u pieces by trains some time last night near CUuton. The remains were found tLia morning scattered along the track. At least three trains hod passed over him as ha went out lest night on a freight and when his watch was found It had stopped at 12:35. A rumor is current here that iJuene had been pushed from the freight by hoboes whom he tried to ac-wp- DUNNE 21, Missoula. Mont. Aug. 20. Notwithstanding the telegraphers strike has not been called off the men have been applying to Superintendent Gibson of the Rocky Mountain division of the Northern Pacific for their old porliloo. Very few have been reinstated, the proportion being less than one In ten. The majority of the men who went out on strike have left here to secure post i ions on other lines. All trains are still running behind time and it it believed it will be erven! daye before traffic will be in Its normal condition. s, Jepsn to accept. The Japanese view of the situation authoritatively but ratber humor-lstated thus:. The result will be known soon. It to speculate ns well lor tbi Phyikiin to of give his opinion AUGUST GROUND ed." He added that he did not believe any member of the mission would go to Oyster Bay. The president fully understands our position, hs said. After h!s eoofc trace with M. Witte Portsmouth. N. H. Aug. 20. The Baron de Rosen went to Magnolia in Associated Press ie able to announce unsn automobile and will not return that the feature of the proposition of til tomorrow. Bweml o the Japanese Prealttaat Roosevelt communicated and Russian attaches made a cruise through Baron Rosen to M. Witte and on the Mayflower In the afternoon as by the latter to Emperor Nicholas, gueats of Co mounter Winsiow. M. waa based upon the principles of arWitte took an outing In an automo- bitration. Whether the president conbile, When he waa about ten mi'es templates arbitration of all articles from the hotel, one of the Urea burst on which the plenipotentiaries have and there waa some delay im getting failed to agree or only on the quesa conveyance to bring him to the ho- tion of indemnity cannot be stated tel. with poeitlveness, but It Is more then The Russian chief plenipotentiary probable that It relates only to Incomplained that he was not fseling demnity and the cesium of the Island very well tonight, but laid there was of Sakhalin. Neither is it possible to nothing serious the matter with him. ay whether the president has yet Baron Komura and M. Takahlra at- made a similar proposition to the Japtended church In Portsmouth to- anese, The customary diplomatic proday. ceedings in such a case would be to According to current gossip Baron submit the proposals simultaneously Komura told the president that Japan to both countriee but there would would yield on articles 10 end 11 an advantage in securing the adherIf Russia would accept five and nine ence of one before submitting it to (indemnity and Sakhalin) and this is considered certain, but reports pretending to describe with exactness the character of the presidents proposition to Baron de Rosen are probably M. Witte has never pensation under which ever guise it shrewd guesses. is obtained they decline to relinquish communicated It to the members of tnd they are also firm upon the cess- bis entourage and the Japanese are ion of Sakhalin. By the transfer of absolutely silent the southern branch of the Chinese Russias Attitude Unchanged. Eastern railway Arse to Japan for to China, St. Petersburg, Aug. 2L, 1:20 a. m. payment for the maintenance of the Russian pris-me- n Russia's official attitude regarding the and tho surrender of the Kue-d- Dial lejljr to i rr.adi. to JaiMU on uncut igci. Tbs impression warships, It is possible to figure Tuesday t a total transfer to Japan in money lirevsi.s as hevreftre that only a sal property of about 1250,000,000. very It--' great cotiestsicai on the But this is tho limit part of Japan on tbs qresiMn of inThe Japanese, as usual, are very demnity and the cession of Sakhalin Kticeat and it Is Impossible to tb-ts- will make peace possible. The quesfrom them the least indication of tions pertaining to the limitation of their views of the change in the titiula's uaval p.:wer and the surrender of her Interned warships are conproduced by the president's It la taken for granted that tho sidered here to ha quite susceptible of Ptweident'a appeal was made to Jasatisfactory arrangements and not able pan u it was to Russia but the Jap-to cause serious tremble. side of the negotiations looklrg An Interesting development of Sunto a compromise is almost was the statement on the best aucompletely day in the dark. It is understood that thority that tbs foreign office did not Baron Kaneko was able 10 explain the believe that August 22 would necessariJapanese views in the president. If ly sue ihe conclusion at Portsmouth of the president ie successful with Rus- tlie conference but there will hs fursia it may be that he will then turn ther exchanges between the plentipo-tntisrieto Japan. That would lie the natural lasting two and perhaps three wurie ff be has suggested to Russia days. In some quarters this la taken aa whst he regards as a fair compromise a sign that there Is still hope for a setnd has tlement on a basis of concessions. undertaken, if Russia to uae his Influence to Induce MORNING. STRIKE ENDS IN FAILURE HI M.-- Tha Portsmouth, If. H, Aug. undoubtedly have of peace Boose-.til- l mb improved by Preeldent the in stepping Into action bnKfc in n la at heroic endeavor to indium the warring countriee 10 , CITY, UTAH, MONDAY fair Ogden Chair Will Be Heard Today at Portland. Portland, Ore., Aug. 20. The second great congress to meat in Portland within s week will be the national Irrigation congress wblnn will sasemble at the Lee auditorium tomorrow. As was the case with the congress the subjects to be treated pertain particularly to the west. Following the cue-toestablished last year st El Paso the business of the congress .will for the most part be transacted 'in sectional meetings. Two gennral ses slons will be held tomorrow, one In the forenoon and tha other at night. Both will be devoted more or less to an exchange of felicitation! and at the evening eesaion the famous Mormon choir of Ogden will participate by Another alnglng the Irrigation ode. feature of (his session will be the address of United States District At- torney Francis J. Honey, whose connection with the investigations into the land frauds iu Oregon bus given him wide prominence. The buainess of the congress will commence in earnest Tuesday in five These sections will considsections. er forestry, climate, rural settlement production by irrigation and engineering and mechanics. There will be no general sessions either Tuesday or Wednesday, but on Thursday Abe congress will meet la general session to sleet officers, select the next meeting place, hear reports of committees and transact and conclude business of the organization. The event of the lest day will undoubtedly be tbe reeding of tbe latter to tbe congress from President J. J. Hill, of the Great Northern railway. SOCIALISTS CALL IT A JOKE. Berlin. Aug. 20 Tbe Russian emper oris decree involving s national assembly was published in Germany yesterday evening and ia analysed by the newspaper of today. The conditions existing in the empire of her next door neighbor are probably aa well outside known in Germany aa In redate, yet opinion la me Invaried the garding the organic change as there are political goupe. The socialist newspapers, published by the powerful party organisation, mock at the decree and call it an Imperial joke of Emperor Nicholas designed to show those In bis empire struggling for constitutional liberty. Low little he cares for their asniia- Rue-syste- which, while criticising certain points in the project says: "August 18 wll ho reworded In history as a day of victory for the R union people over the dark powers which although stubbornly restating, sue yielding step by Tbs principal objection raised to the project Is the high qualification necessary for city voters, ranging from 8675 and annually in St. Petersburg and Moscow to 1400 iu tho smaller towns, Thla, It Is urged, wiH exclude tbe vs at majority of educated persons from suffrage. P turnout representation however, is folly Insured every share. Ote-heet- ela-p.- " ' EAGLES' GRAND OFFICERS Denver, Colo., Aug. 20. The grand eric of tha Fraternal Order of Eagles finished the balloting for officers at an early hour this morning after an almost continuous session beginning st 11 oclock Saturlay morning Milwaukee waa selected as the next meeting place by a bare majority over Ban The full list of new offFrancisco. icers Is as follow: Grand worthy president W. H. Davis, Cleveland, Ohio. EdGrand worthy ward Krause, Wilmington, Del. Grand worthy secretary A. E, Partridge, Kansas City. Grand worthy chaplain Joseph T. Hinkle, Pendleton, Ore. Grand worthy treasurer Flank EL Herring. South Bend, Ind. Grand worthy Inside guard W. G. Petti, Norfolk, Va. For grand worthy trustees: Joseph Ellis, Minneapolis. Minn, W. N. Ctrr, Unlontown, Pa, R. M. Minn eh an, Chicago, 111., M. H. McNahb. Wheeling, W. Va, and J. J. Kennedy, Buffalo, N. T. Kansas City aerie drill team was awarded the first prise for the best exemplification of the new ritual. Thl team scored 13 points out of a posl bie 100. Forth Worth scored 75. Tomorrow the grand aerie will continue consideration of the report of the judiciary committee revising the con- stitution and laws. SPARTAN GOES ASHORE. Honolulu. Aug. 20 The American ship Spartan from Newcastle, Aus, for Kaanapall went ashore yesterday on the coast of Manl, near Spreckles-villThe Spartan and her cargo of coal will ha a total loo. The crew have been saved.- a. in Bun The Spartan was owned and has had a memorable career. About thirty years ago she was sunk at the entrance of tbe New Tork harbor when on Toy age from Fran-cisc- i |