| Show j UNITED STATES J NEW ISLANDS I They Llo Lie Just Off Iho Coast ot or 0 Borneo I SEIZED HE NY llY AM AW WARSHIPS W It h I Is ew lu In d To ro DC lie Thoo Ceded CedeLl by U Hplu The Thc Treat Tru of or larl Washington July 15 The reported ot of Islands ort oft the tho const coast of ot o Borneo by b American apparently was WIlS a P great surprise to In itt 11 Washington us Lt It Iti i was sva to member mel of ot parliament In IR loOn don No Information that such ut a II tcp step was wall contemplated hus hu come cOllie tram from the commanding the tha American fleet fice In Philippine lne waters and no ex cx exploitation x I aIon the lines Indicated has lias been bLen directed by thu Iho here no o otar tar far as could Lo hi lit ascertained tonight A very explanation of at the reported It Is that the tho com coin commanding manding In thu Rim Him pta Ply pi had hall sent ent ohe uhe or motu of at Ills his bl vessels ami hoisted holst tl the tho Hug IIa of the th United I 7 over some slime Islands near the tile of or Horne which Were purchased by b th d States staten train from Spain sub Rub subsequent Rubt t sequent to the th treaty of cit PuriM Park and that the of Ot thu United States Hates over them has been proclaimed for formally rort or t mally ilia 11 These wert eri the und anti 14 H w group Iou comprising one Line large smaller Island and the larger island shand t of n These Islands were nut not f comprehended within the boundaries of the Philippic archipelago when ht fl thu tho treaty or of Purls Was vas sinned The claim Wa made however r that they thc rightfully rightfUl belonged longed bt to Spain and Unit that they were formally ceded cede to the tha United by u a subsequent action of ot that I anti and our nur Congress made ma e an un appropriation and und paid paW thu purchase price agreed for or them theta H With WI II o New York ork July 15 In accordance with tilt thi understandings at ut Hay Buy Hayon 1111 Buyon on Tuesday fues Leon I on N l gave out the following statement regarding the con t rt I the hO president the this I Jewish Jewl h committee on op thu po JIO position lIlIon The conference was entirely I to tu ID us 11 Our views und hind those of or the I I nt are lire in perfect accord It has hns t I tc u Milled that 11 tt would nut not be It well wella 4 at a t present to make muke public any un an details IM det of ot otlie i the lie he conference In the meantime It in s desired and expected that the petitions now lOW being circulated for signatures should bo lie signed d and mailed to so as liS to reach me inc In ten t n days I venture to say Ray that the petition has lias not been ben modified hA u t tIt It should la be distinctly understood that flint the petition Is la neither a I protest nor nora a remonstrance It does dots not seek to Interfere In nu affair Finally 1 It ItI ItS I S 5 not a II petition by Jews Jer Je but In pf If them It is a I by liy Americans Americana regardless of ot religion rel affiliations III Toy TOT Pistol Viet Ian t July from rota lockjaw ns liS a IJ result of ot In n t day have been reported In lu this state tip lip to II tonight seven Levea pf Pt tho deaths in this thin City 1 S Butte Dutte Mont July 15 Information has lias been received here ot oh the death of at Andrew a aIL 14 lad of ot Billings Mont from tetanus the result of Injuries received from u a utoy utoy atoy toy pistol the tho Fourth I of ot July The TIle TIled I death d of ot another boy unknown from a similar causes cau e In Is h reported r near Hed Lodge I Portland Ore July Jub Wert f I and ami Thomas R Struble aged p ed 13 and 14 respectively tiled today as QS the result rosult of ut injuries Inflicted 1 with toy pistols on the I Fourth 1 of ot idlY J IY I Pasadena Cal Ca July 15 Kerr err 12 jeans ears of age oge Is 19 dead ead from I jaw jav the result of ot the th explosion lon of or a I toy I pistol on ott tte t fourth of or July i P v Arrested t San Slin an Francisco co July 15 William A has hUI received a 1 cablegram i 11 I from Hamburg stating theft that K t ii F I 1 Mas Ius on who Is wanted In III Ios Los Angeles In connection with the swindling of or the thO f 1 I Continental co Loan I then of ot San out oit of ot by false e r had been ar ste arrested I X rested in III Lunden Germany on n it I warrant ond lid would be f held until authority was wan tt te by b the United States tates consul COli sui nt sit k Hamburg from the state department to In n take him into custody pending the ar arrival arrival 1 rival of ot extradition The crime lot for which Masterson l Is II C wanted Is one Oil of nr the tile largest nod and best b st planned swindling operations ever eel eve per IH perpetrated on Oil the Pacific last Acting us its agent for the Continental Building I Ix Loan un association at lit Pasadena he lie nan Inan aged In Iii connection with A J 3 Taylor Talor and Henry Christie tle to 10 secure eUf from rein th concern cone rn the sum SUnt being ad Rd advanced anred supposedly as us II loans on real es estate e etall tate tall In and Ix 10 Loi Angeles were recommended commended r by Jr Masterson In his hl rapacity capacity as a agent All 11 of the tM property was ivas Il greatly over Oer heavy hM loans being advanced a vance on unimproved lots 1018 of at small value The sang ran continued operations for or six alx months mouths before detection At A t the fleet first Intimation of ot trouble the tIlt trio took light his way IY a to 10 Merit Meriti I i Ian wriTe he ht boarded a liner for tor ham j burc borc bu Detective were on 00 hits his trial J er anti and hi hl hili arrest win ves n econ J 1 d at lit Taylor T lor and Christie 1 HI er apprehended ansi bound Q or tor for forr r thai The operations ol of or the gang ex extended exy eXt y tended tn t d from front October Or tober IW to of ti This h year Har ear C |
