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Show Remember tiitf either the Examiner or Standard has a larger paying subscrip- Utah Weather Forecast tion fist than all other papers combined in Weber county. .. Pont forget j VOL. D. NO. (RECEIVES FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES) OGDEN 253 NEWS OF PEACE CITY. UTAH. MONDAY MORNING. SITUATION RECEIVED IN BAKU IS KANEKO TELLS HIS IMPROVING IN RUSSIAN CAMPS St. Petersburg, Sept. 10. Fail, Manchuria, Saturday. having been received Sept. I. News that peace negotiations at Portsare approaching a mouth the correspondent of the Associated Press has made a survey of all the Russian positions from Mongolia to Headquarters, the object In part being to ascertain tlie manner in which the efforts making for peace were viewed by the at my. The negotiation received no official recognition in the field prior to their auecres-fu- l conclusion, the army keeping In a nate of preparedness fur a kattlo until the receipt by General Uneviicb of a telegram from En petor Nicholas treaty had been declaring that Ihe signed and that hi majesty accepted This telethe condition! arrived gram was officially published in the army aewspapera on September 6ih, and the outlines of tbe peace conditions were printed in the seme publication today. The officer thereafter observed military decorum in the strictest sense, but the aoldters, with ihe consent of the o Ulcers, engaged iu feasting and It will ethrr forme of celebration. befote the entire be a week more army la fully Informed of the ronclu-sioif peace, but the news was long since by the prevailing conviction that since ihe appointment of tbe plenipotentiaririe peace was a J: may be eaU foregone conclusion. that to the great majority of the officers and men, so far informed, the con-cluti- B news that the war le at an end ia most welcome. Thou sands are daily d: Inking to the health of President Roosevelt, The correspondent who is the only remaini- - ng foreign newspaper man with the Russian army, waa every where asked hj th. men if he was an American, aid, being answered In tbe affirmative, they captured him anu tossed him many times in the air after the manner of the Cossacks, while their officers gently protested against the seemingly questionable form of their admiration. Everywhere along the railway where newspapers could be obtained the soldiers eagerly scanned the nuwe and then expressed llitir Joy by singing, which continued late Into the night, at intervals cheering for President Roosevelt. With the exception of. a lose of a captain and two orderlloi on the east front within the past two weeks and of nine men In the center a week ago, there have been no casualties. The cessation of hostilities waa preceded only by unimportant roeonnaimnncee. Involving small parties of scouts. Care has been taken to prevent further loss of life. enormous tract of Owing to tb. country east of Hallung Cleng and between the Russian lines along the Vladivostok railroad and the Japanese position on the Cheng Palshan range. It will require some time to reach all the elements operating in the Interests of both armies end In testorlng the regions occupied by both flanks to order. The officers are holding races at Toer-h- u and at other plat es. The fourth Siberian ermy corps, which played a conspicuous part throughout the war, waa reviewed September Sth by lta commander. General Zaroubaleff, who has won high fame throughout the army because of his prominence In the battle of n and Liao Yang, .in the of Mukden and in the retreat from that place. The general Is mentioned an among the first who will return home. The disability of Grnoral hsc steadily increased, anil ne will lie rnmprlled lo teiiirn to This officer was noted for hla riiieular bravery throughout the war. II" was wounded at Mukden, when he tort of am lenih army o pro-'criio- Ku-rm- r. three-fourth- rps. it j, leported that General Lnevi'ch will leave noon. The gen-''H- i staff is engaged in plans for rUnping the commanders throughout 'h army preparatory to evacuation. Aiming the soldier generally there a feeling of reprehension regarding V imirnal affairs of Russia and t. nr.y of them have expressed a desire remain in Manchnrla indefinitely. I'riiice Frederick Leopold of Prussia. ho ha been wriih the army since 'to1 beginning of May. ha. announced i"'n-ioof returning in Germany. Af'cr a prolonged war on an enor-'ie spfli(. s aflPr (ue great recently made to continue 'i;e xtrucgle. thc.Rux-iain army, ''riit'lyieic wl'h the rotit'riilonz of peace two com pin? with fieri works of vast cxtn' and even Jr"7. iitricaie than I bore of Liao Yang ,r'iic of great strength T,' ".i,lng - cmnmiinii- iiions but 'hi the torrespoudent ipri tm'h off.ri and men a Pti al'v prevailing mu.m; of the h'.p i.ilvncss of conditions v b:cb R ; terrlhio nar has been to a close. ovoraTea of further fighting. ' ,n convinced that - f'lSHt of the Jap;ies army had f only old ree.-nriand ir !: s. whll the constant : of the lii'.ssians with Tg recruit, they believed gave ""vi large bai-r- e, f power which ' d ham enabled . teem not only r fh one more g.-hattle. hut - ure pr(,e,. thereafter The impres-rrcviiietlre-e among advocates c a my rap. its I nfi this f. !! of strength pre-:ov- - 1 t toa-.in- re.-r'i- i ii ' '' F.ipp-ke- , pr YEAR'S GOLD AND SILVER PRODUCTION Washington, Sept. 10. Dineclor of the Mint Roberts today made public hia estimate of the production of gold and ailver in tile United States for the calendar year 1904. These figures show an increased production over the calendar year 19(13 of $7.131.5oo gold and 134.084.000 fine ounces of ailrrr. The largeal gold gain was by FIND PARTS than iu thr previous year and a larger amount than in any year since ihe Tills gain," Ihe director say, sixties. oanie chiefly from dredge operations and a further gain is expected during the current year and for some years to come. Te California state mining bureau cellmates the oxlble output of ihe dredgi'S at $7.000, Ouo a year for thirty years. Colorado shows an increase of nearly 2,000,000 dollars gold and .3oo,nnu ounces of silver; Alaska a gain of $70O,0O0 gold; Monlana a gain of 2,000.000 ounces of ailver; I'tah a gnin of 1,300,000 ounces of silver; Idaho a gain of 1,300,000 ounces of silver. Forty-eigh- t per cent of the silver produced from lead ores, 3d per cent from copper ores and the rest largely from ores which also carried gold. The following tahle shows the approximate distribution by the leading producing states and territories: Silver Gold values, fine ounces. Slates. WITTE Wai to Cement it' 3 p. n Tiiuayuhl Ttikio, Friendly Relatar.j rf Trade BeAikirhi, Uief of ihe potween Two Countfe. lice. lint ami Klyohido Seki, ssueriinr if Nagano ;ir feolure, ho s. 10 Barou hiti a,iKmue, as b's uccesor. It Oyster Bay, N Kjiitko, the sp'v.al nmtmprcial en- U i v. ,t ih.it Mncoutit Yusltlkawa, i. I i:i;.-.- l voy of Japan t Sutra, lumikier i hiiiiie nfftii; s, has leudtr-e- d hi w i.icb it ts speut three hoc - tn.i.r, with Presi, , rl will liu lhouglti Isahuro dent Roosevelt. Tiirnunhinil th.. 1 ntinisur of tlie home peace ucgoitdrintin iki'on Kaneko depart , lav will .lily Miccivd maintained the tio-rwith liwbiuawa. The ptiiij of ihe Blmve na tb,- - president, a "itt r oied efticials in the result of a an iuicrine-rturjiri ln-li- - - . rr-ct'- uii-iit- si s week of lui'nioil. Yo.hlksw and Ati.iilii at'i'iii-U- " niosj id ihe lKipular dinnaiinriii-itoon accc-uu- i of ihe closprcsidi-ut- . it cm . I.i ing of lliiiira park to public meetings. komuru trusted h.tu at ,te iruted The against ihe newspaelse. Yctx.dzn, Niiroku Ha run Kaneko .vivc.i the 13:30 pers Nippon. Jiiunra. withdrawn Vu:t. Awutiing ami The Misk-- i have p. m. train from V hint ur the ein ".mi one of the and Huy hate all rcnuiurd publication. Tlie A s;t hi and Nippo, ptthlinhed president's rarri.iKt in aliich be wus at and the K iniiir.it. ptihlishiil After conveyed lo fkiKtlumv lllil. luncheon (he Pusiiln., and Huron al Sltinionoseki, have iin n suspended. Kuneko rumbled tlmmi-the woods" Tokio continues to ho qii'it, The of tmithle in (lie Fukusswu for more than ho,. is. returning to the President - Iti'i .e in time lo diKtrict last niclit w ax rot realised. rtach Ihe village lor il.v b:t3 train for Paris, Sept, lu. Mr. McCormick. Ihe New York. ambassador, on the lnvlu-Howld Ihe Anierir.'in My visit to the lresi.ieit . of Minixttr of War toHu inBaron, "was pittel k.n'.uI. vited me to take with hint, day aceiioiplued tlie American military tiiixxion hradi'd liy Lieutenant and 1 came toduy, Titote was noth- General Chaffee, wlticli ia fullowiug n imiMirunt the ing significant or One of ihe about my call. 1 xivt-'1- . however, principal feat nianeuvo. tires of these maneuvers 1 to leave for Jsiwu ai-to will consist of experiments iu rapid hay farewell to Ihe President. 1 have bridge building by a retreating army. not decided definitely when 1 shall leave A marina, inn it v I'l lie soon. was "My mission to this country simply to do what I rotiid to cultivate between Anterieu an l .luptin, cordial commercial and irstle rrinifoiis. Trade and commerce nth- - tin- world, it is . ihe grculcst fartor in a nation's between and '.! Baroi .lwtuni-- 1 y siiMik-nsion- .' 'u u . iicrli-aux- ca.-.ler- do-lr- ed mm , LINOTYPE ? replied. America auslains Vi ry friendly relations in trade anil nx eommerre with Japan. 1 'haw formed many charming acquaiutanre-- , iu thin country and my sojourn Y. re lut been very pleasant Ramil Kaneko was Bhked If Japan wa interested Iu thr oiieratlons of railroads of China or Iu the concession in the empire. No, not at all: not th.it I know of." he Of course, by tbe terms of the treaty Ju-- t concluded with Russia we take over a part of Manchuria railway, but lust ia Japan's only railroad inusst In China as far Connellsvllle, Pa., Bept. 18. The as 1 know." Oyster Bay, N. Y-- , Sept. 1. Presiscenes of complete devastation at tbe Referring to the recent rioting In dent. Roosevelt today commented on tho report of the Keep commission on site of tbe Rand Powder works, wlilch Tokht. Baron Kaneko said: 1 lutve received its recent investigation of affairs ill were destroyed by an explosion yes- no While personally on the subject. 1 am lb government office al terday, beggar description. Men were assured that the rioliug which oc- Washington. The printing waa made at work today ploughing over and dig- curred wns only a ipiinlaneouti it ti- by specliU direction inquiry of Hie President ging in the debris In the hope of find- nea vs of Kcm'ment due in a misun- on account of a protest which he bad a mom arm, derstanding of the sltiiHfioib, bodies, but only ing to the received from officials of tlio llorgen-Ihal'boulder, foot, ci portion of charred treaty roiiclnded at. Pi.rthinnuth. Now Type Betting Machine company bone could lie found now and then, that n corn-et- . unden-tcr.illnof the against ihe award or a contract by end It la likely that iiiu bodies of tbe situntinn is becoming genera the Public Printer W. Palmer to six missing will never be identified. trouble has There i no the J am x ton Monotype comitany for disappeared. Tbe dead bodh-- now lvceynixed nummaehini'S of its make. rentimeut in Japan. Our seveiiiy-iwber twelve, while (here are six un- people have the greatest respect and By order of the lTesldent tho conidentified, and adding the lit lie child admiration for President Roosevelt tract with ihe cirnipany was who was killed by a wagon, tbe death and the could f..r America." held up until an investigation highest regard list numbers nineteen. lie made with lb! view of ascertaining A revised lint of the identified dead whether the charge of favoritism and shows the following: corruption in the letting of the contract were subsequently founded, as Clyde Wood, stenographer. heretofore chronicled In thess George Liewrcllin. The President decided, after Charles Bartlett. Albert Woods. an examination of the Keep report At Lanston Contract To Stand Says The President. Explosion. T Fj-an- s o n OTTOMAN CLAIMS OUR FIRING CONTINUES IN BAKU Fred Wateratrw. Jr. Harry Underwood. car- rying his father's dinner to the works. A child of Isaac Mathews of Leith, waa run over by a wagon on its way to the acme of tbe explosion and PROTECTION killed. Sept. 9 (Delayed In Mr. Leishnisn, the transmission.! American minister, had a long Interview Friday with Tewflx Pasha. The Turkish foreign minister, with reference to the principle involved In the eases of Ghirkis Vfrtanian, claiming to lie a naturalised American, who It is alleged shot and killed Aplk Vndiqtan. a prominent Armenian, on August 20, and of sn other Armenian, also said to be n naturalised American, who was for connection with the attempt on the life of the snlian on July 21. Conataninople. d The Forte persists in its refusal lo recognise foreign naturalisation of Otwho return to Turkey, toman and the American minister adheres lo the stipulation of the treaty of 1892, which does not make distinctions as cl'lzna of the republic. Ia the absence of a naturalisation treaty It is difficult to see how tbe matter can be settled except by reference of the question to arbitration. re-gsr- Turklrti-Amer-ica- n CAPTAINS SUICIDE AT SEA Booih Rav Harbor. Maine. Sept. 10. The fishing schooner Ella J. King, arrived here todav Captain from the Georges Hanks with th eight men of the crew of the Horn on fishing schooner Joseph V. Cromwell. The crew arrived at Huston yesterday and reported that her commander. Captain suicide it sea Fra:r. hud committru and that, the eight men had been lost in the fefe while flshfng from dories. The fishermen were picked up last IVelnesdsy shout sigh-- miles southwest of Ural Isiand. Tney bad been in their dory two days and a night without food. Captain Fraser committed suicide after he i earned that eight of the men were missing. The missing ere: Frank Ryeland. William Llewellyn. Charles Elfritx. Fred Waters: raw, Sr. Isaac Medereft. Homer Bwam-y- . KEEP GREEN THE MEMORY OF PERRY Newport, R. I., Sept. Iff. The cos Ft squadron of the North Atlantic fleet, In command of Rear Admiral Francis W. Dickens, consisting of the flagship Texss and the monitors Nevada. Arkansas and Florida, arrived here today to participate in the Old Home week" exerelses. which began tonight with special services in all tbe church, rs. The city Is thronged with visitors. I he chief feature tonight was a special service in the First Baptist church. Tbe soldiers, msrins and blue Jackets front the forts, lrainmg and torpedo stations were in si tendance. The sermon wss preached by the pastor. Rev. Dr. Edward A. Johnson, whose theme Oliver Hazard Perry, Commodore Rhode Island's gallant son. and his Erie." The church victory of was handsomely decorated. Special scats were reserved for Perry Belmont, a descendant of tho commodore, and Mrs. Belmont. Mr. Belmont today made public a letter sent to him by Baron Kaneko, who was unable to accept an invitation lo be present at the celebration of Perry Day" tomorrow. Baron Kaneko wrote; You know what a Keen interest the Japanese people slwsys take In what ever Is connected with Commodore Perry, whose memorable service hsi to closely cemrnfed the friendly relations between this great republic and Japan and particularly you know what s unique privilege I had In our grareft.1 appreciation of the commodore's service to our empire. Therefore, you Moscow. Sept. can well Imagine mr disappointment who on July Jllh lari I an engagement a; Major General Count S.iuralnff. has when explain that lipen sentenced to imprisonment for Ovster Hay proven me front bavin;: the pleasure 'u sect1 pi the inviiarion. life. 10. M. KiilikoTsky. aarinad Tiflis. S""it. 10. The governor of Baku report the firing continued last night and today, though on a smaller scale, and that few were killed or wounded. The troops and police, be says arc still engaged In prerenting incendiarism and pilfering. The director of tbe fechnlcoiogical InBiiLule We are at Baku telegraphs saying: starving and dying." and imploring tbe dispatch of necessities. The worst news today cornea from the Beangswirski district, where it Is reported that many Armenian villas were wiped out and Hundreds of persons killed. Help is slow in reaching the there, owing to the distance from military centcra. The wbol- or population has risen and has been Joined by 4.000 armed Kurds from the Persian bank or the Atlas river. The viceroy has protested lo the Persian authorities. Grneral Bharlnkin has ordered the governor of Elixabethpol to investigate the trufh of accusations against some (ft tbe Tartar police commissaries that are cooperating with iho Insurgents. It la reported that the Armenians and Tartars in Shusaba have reconciled: that tho population has that the foreign been disarmed-anhave returned to their resident s General TaSalsehwl's homes. r that the disorders arc dry read- ing. DAM WASHED OUT. El rawi. Trx., Sept- - Iff. The Arizona Wiit"r comjiany's costly dam. furnishing water to irrigate many hundred! er acres oT la ml n sr Phis-ni- x wi-water from li;e Sail river, was washed out by jl hi'--' rise in the stream. The Anmago wBl lc Manchi'is. oelrsk thrs i Japanese commission- -er hearing a white flag and iscorted hy n soldier arrived at a post near 'he railway and hand' officers who went to the Rus-ia- n to meet him a leiter from Fi IdMarshal Oyama to General Unvltrh, cmgratula'ing him on the conclusion of peace and begging him to appoint Russian plenipo'-n. to an arrange tiarics Field Marshal Oyanu sppoin'ed General Tuklshlma as an- tlary for hi side, tiie nrrnced. and he KitEgested Ch:t!:- hedxaax :)e meeifttK place. C.oirisTianl, 9. SatnrdO. F'-p- At ! afU-rnooi- 1 artru-cice- r that the contract for me Lsnaton machines should stand. The Keep commission reported that, if the contract could be set. aside "such a course would lie desirable, although the commission stales expressly that no corruption, payment or promise passed from the lanston Monotype company lo the public printer or to any person in the government service." It developed by Ihe Investigation, however, that two important assistants of the public printer were Indienm-lnrectly interested in ihe Lanston their wives being slockholders therein." The commission show that a fair nd impartisl test of Ihe Lanston and Mergenthaler machines was not made and reports that, the purchase of so large a number of Ijmafnn machines was "Imprudent" and indicaie.J great patriality and Mas" on the part of the public printer. The commission regards tho purchase as malad ministration. The report, of the commission I voluminous, containing about Jfi.OfMl words. Accompanying a memoin RoosevoIL, It 1 randum bv President which he approves Ihe report, except as to the disposition of the contract for the Ijanston machines, which he has directed shall stand. The text of the President! memorandum follows: Ovster Bay, Sept. 9. ISO.i. The of tit? commission are hereby apptoved, save tlio latter part of It docs not appear that there of Is miv question a to the validity not had the com fact in question. If it Mergen-t luen for the conduct of the ' haler company in Pr 'iTlng2. thai cram rt scrim d by conclusion vlth the of corruption I should agree commission that it would bn desirable to set aside the non: .act- - 'f mf,b only course were legal. But second to corrunilon in a puh'ie office in point of Iniquity coins mailing a baseless what charge of corruption, and this is llte commission finds the Mergenthaler company ha1- done in this case, its comment being iu part: Hi-- ; In Ihe light of ihe failure of such of rvldcnre lo produce company the corruption it must be held that was recklessly, and the made charge seMergenthaler company should besuch mrlitding verely condemned forcommunication to s charge in a formal the President of th? United State, made as a basis for official action on his part. It Is fair also to the lanston Monotype edmpany to say no evidence was presented by the ofnor was any company, fered by Hie comapny In tlie coorse of Ha hearing lending to show any n..L1eratinu "f promise, pavm'nt or by the lanany kind wiutf's.v r made ston company, nr ary of its officers or l. - OYAMA TO LINEVITCH. Inspect Historic Points In Gty, See White House and Are Much Impressed by Gty and Institutions. t guveru-lmn- and the .u.d that Huron Kimiiiii-- uccctF-fillbeen your mist-iothe Baron was to bed. Vex. in a degtvr I teini; it has," he Homer Humphrey. George Martin. Elmer Hughes. William Me Inlyre. James Breaklron. Gilbert Mitchell, killed while ROSEN PAY A AND TO St-p- . I Tbe lotal gold production was silver, 75.780,100 fine ounces. The total amount of gold mined wns 3.904.980 ounces and the commercial value of the sliver produced waa making the total value of the two metals $114,239,138. CENTS RESIGN Viaita to Roesave't Has Scenes of Horror Site of Powder Monday and Tuesday. PRICE FIVE OFFICIALS prog-rmo- more 93.uOO.Oon 1905. JAPANESE - Cult-fnmi- which ix about JJf MISSION the Si. Petersburg represrnuuw of tbe Baku bourse, said to the Associated press today that the situation at Baku continued to show a distinct improvement. Teh grama received by M. Pappke today report the steudi arCorres- rival of troops, five further battalion reached Baku and the wurst having of Appreis believed to be over. Laier report show that in addition to the refineries in the Black town" district about 30 cent of the oil property In the well district escaped. A lamentable feature of the situation. according to M. Pappke, la the waa due to qo exaggerations of the condition of tbe vreremen, man) of whom are without sufficient clothing facts. and utterly destitute. . Since the reception of the emperM. Pappke paid a high complimeu: or testimony to the bravery and for the Kokovaoff to Finance Minister of tbe soldiers end the declaration of thr final acceptance of the energy with which he naa acted since visited the peace terms the army Las become the uprising. The minister him the before to twice, emperor, lay newa All obediently passive. peace of the situation as the result gravity from minister that the direct excipt of till1 emperor .a placed a the end if of which his majesty twice telegraphthe dispatches printed lu the army ed to the viceroy to spare no effort to publication. They are given as little protect every important Industry, prominence as possible. Victoria, B. ., Sept. ID. The steamer Iroquois, a small steamer pl ing between Sidney and Nanaimo, stranded during the heavy for last night off Beacon Hill within a short distance of Victoria liabor, whiilier she was bound for repairs. She is high and caught on some boulders within dry, . fifty yards of the shore. Cossa:ks Toss American Newspaper pondent In Blanket as Sign ciation of America's Aid. Gunabn M. SEPTEMBER Fair (Continued on Psge Four.J Washington, Bept. 10. Mr. Wit le and Baron Rosen, the Russian peace plenipotentiaries, accompanied by five of the former's suite, spent Sunday in Washington. They armed here at an curly hour ibis morning and spent the entire day visiting tha historic points lu and about tbe riiy and left again lale ibis afternoon for, New York, front shirk place Air. Wltie will sail for While here they were iu Hamburg. charge of Acting gorretary of State lxNintis and Major Charles McCauley of the marine corpa, who at the special request of the President acted at their pseuris to the various places visited. Beginning at the while house the party in turn wrnt to the Russian embassy, the rapliol, the congressional library. Mount Vernon, Arlington and Rikk Creek park. As lie left for New York, Mr. Witte expressed to $fr. laKiuiis bis keen appreciation of Ihe pleasure which bis brief slay in tlie American capllal had given him. it had he said beeu very interesting and very lusiruelive. and ne had been well r repaid for tha trip. The unique char-acieof Washington, in that It was mads up largely of government build pga and private residences. Impressed him very much, and he frequently made reference to ihe many beautiful parks, with their wealth of trees and flowers. The weather waa very pleasant throughout the day. Mr. Witte and hla associates occupied the prlvatr Pullman car lolantRs alluebed lo the second serilnn of tlii Pennsylvania train which reached here at 7:80 this morning. Tim parly en mule waa in J. charge of J. K. Hard, of th firm of Co. After being welP. Morgan comed by Mr. Ijnomla, the visitor wcul to tha Arlington hotel, which they made tltelr headquarters while in the cliy. They remained mere nniil aboul 9 o'clock, when they Blared on their trip, all of which with tit except ion of Hi. tour to Mount Verflon waa made in automobiles. Al Ihe While hmii tha party war escorted through the various public and portions, including tlie east room Foltlie red, blue and green parlors. lowing these Iher was a hurried dash to Ihe Russian embassy, situated in th beautiful residential section of Ihe occliy. The bouse Is on formerly was cupied by Iel P. Morton, when h. vice president and It was very much admired by Mr. Wilts. The visit to Ihe cspitol and the conl gressional library. Just across the square, was of particular Itilerexl to the Russians. Mr. Wilt leading Ihe and party through the capitol building the making many inquiries regarding senals and house chambers. The whole building was thrown open to the visitors and the oldest guide waa asAl signed to show them the sights. the congressional library tho party was shown the method employed for the and delivery and return of the books, for transporting hook under ground to and from the rjpilol building. Ono of the party remarked that this was one of the most Interesting feature pf Mr. Wltlo's visit. From the congressional library the visitors went to Mount Vernon, going first to lh nay ysrd. where about noon they Isisrded the naval tug Klren. The party arrived at Mount Vernon n hour and a half 1 o'clock and spent and alut mansion the through going A feature of the stay the grounds. there was the planting of fine, healon thy ash tre? ou a commanding site Ihe terrace in front of the mansion and overlooking the water. Mr. Witt Baron Rosen each handled Ihe spade Ja filling the ground auout the root of ihe tree after it had ncen planted, and tbe former ashsd that when It attained be sent growth some branches of It It, wss to him for transplanting. of through the courtesy of the ladles slghl-sceln- esp-llo- the Mount. Vernon Regent association that the buildings were opened today, and Mr. Wiitc asked his thanks be rent, to them. The trip from Mount Yernon lo tho national cemetery at Arlington was made In a specially chartered trolley car and here the visitors remained refor some tim. after which they turned to Washington in automobile. A trip to Rock Creek park, whleh took the visitor through the residential districts of Ihe city, ended the trip, after which the party relumed to Hie railroad s's'ion and entered their private car. which had been attached to the 5:3i! local train for New York. Just before the train eiarted ihe ItalMayer Dt ian ambassador. Baron Planches, came to the stalion and moments' conversation heM a few with Mr. Witte. The presence of Mr. WHlc and par-tin Washington was no' generally known, though a they rndo through the city he waa recognized by a number of penpK Mr. Wine manifested a great deal of Interest in the children ho saw and whenever the party alighted from their automobiles h always shook hands and smiled at parsons A small who were standing about. crowd gathered at the station at the time the envoys departed for New York and Mr. Witte acknowledged their salutations and che'rs from the platform of his car. v RUSSIA REDUCES DUTIES. Ovster Bay, N. Y., Sept. 10. At the conference last night between President Roosevelt and the Ruswian reace the envoys, M. Witte, by direction ofcomemperor of Russia, presented tit munication: Bonis years no. having a misunderstanding in the interpretation of the most favored nation clause, ihere were csablished in Russia on -- evrral nr-- i etc of Amtriran production eitstoms dutlea on a higher scale than thee levied oa tbe same articles whea imported from other countries. His majesty the emperor of Russia has commanded me to inform the president of the United 8tais that he baa of the pleased the discontinuance lev) ing of such higher duties on Am-lean products In order that henceforth American manufacturers should pay the same duties as imports from other . r couiurieii," Sugar Started Diaci'lminatien. Washington, Bept. 10. Aa understood here, the customs duties referred to by Mr. Win in his communication to tbe president and which by direction of the czar har b.rn discontinued, grew out of tlie imposition in Ihe early part of 1901 by IMa government of a differential duly on Russian sugar imported into the United States. this action of tbe United Following slates was the imuunn in retaliation of an order of the Russian minister of flnanre whlrh became effective March 10, 1901, Imimxtug maximum duties eu certain A inertran articles. Tha increases range from 20 to 38 per cent. Generally slated, thew article! were east Iron wares; manufactures of Iron and steel; iron and tv boilers, tanks, bridges, pipes, etc.; machinery, xewlng machines; motor, dynamos, portable rngiucx, locomotive and toco motive cars, locomobiles snd fire engines. The controversy wllh Russia which Involved the Importation by the United Rlates of a counter duty on Russian sugar hy ihe United Slates grew out of the allrgs'ion by Americas producers that Ruoala wa paying a bounty to her sugar producers. NUMBER OF DEATHS ON INCREASE New' Orleans, fever report Lai., Fcpt. 10. Tbs up to 6 p. m., guuday, U aa follows: New cases, 27. Total lo date, 3.2S9. Deaths, 7. s Total to dale; 61. New foci. 1L Cases under treatmeut, '24$, I Uncharged. 1,677. The unfavorable part, of Ihe Sunday report Is the unusually large number Another dlMlnguished of deaths. member of the Roman Cailiolic clergy Is In the 111, Father I W. Green of the Jusult college. 1 died at 4 oclock this afternoon after being ill exactly a week. The famous old French market wras fumigated this afternoon, a carload of sulphur being used. There waa litlle new from the country today, Tbe nmvL important was that from the hoalrit officer st La Fourche parish, rtporUng four There cases at La Fourche crov-lnwere two deaths In Hiat pariah one at La Rons and one at Midniid Leo i lie. way, heiwren Other country rcpoiia were: Palter-eo7 rases; i deaihs; Tallulah, 11 , 2 razes: 1 case; 2 dcaib-- : Kenu-rdeath; Hanson City. 4 cure; Donalds-ville-, 2 cases; Pe2 ran; Kt lloqii-;can Grove, 1 death. iHsixsIppi Gulfport, 1 case; Vick, lung, 4 cases; Naicbes, 1 rase. g. Run-da- y, Cut-of- f n, BARON KOMURA IS ILL New Y'ork. Sept. 111. Baron Konunx at his apartment at Hie Waldorf-Astori- a botrl. and uil ihj social entie gagements of tbe Japanese envois day were either canceled or indili-trite1 ill ly n Mr. 810, postponed. for Ihe Japanese j.urtv, snld Bar111 Saturon Kotinira became day night, and Dr. William B. I'rirrh-ar- d wsh called in attendance. Tlie senior envoy from the emperor is suffering from iniesilnal trouble. H'Vr, high trtnprralnre or last night, was considerably reduced today. not regarded a While 'he Hines rlouz. Baron Knmura has been told b must rcxl for a few days. The Japanese envov were 'o hava ben the guesis of General Piewart rt dinner "inigbi. snd were lxlnd toto have visl'eil morrow and dined al lieneral General xike-nia- h.iwr-eve- (rovi-rnnr- Frederick D. (irant. The Japannuc had planned to lean New York nexi. Thursday for SeaiH--- . home. whence they will 811 direct M. Sato today added the denial of the Japans envojs in ihai of lh Kuaxlans made eMerday that scerci, treaty of rear had been agreed upo:i by the emperora of Russia and Japan. r a TORNADO KILLS TWO. Ol'la.. fipl. 19- A i pusxeJ ,:vcr ihe miles of Walter, south of here last n'sht killing two person and seriously injarlna nine othera. The dead: Ijtwto". small tornaii-- Mr. E. M. Childcr. John Ro-w.-Several house dow n. i r |