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Show j I NEWSOF THE WORLD, j DOMESTIC ! Drafting of Russo-Japanese treaty completed ; will be ready for signatures as soon as engrossed: makes no provision for observation of Chinese integrity, recognizing rec-ognizing open door only in Manchuria. Peace in far east of inestimable benefit to western Europe, dissipating war clouds which have banked i horizon: Japan se s dawn of great career. ! Governor Vardaman accused New Orl.ns health officers of being responsible for introduction of yellow i fever in Mississippi. j Young woman rescued from drowning by hotel employe em-ploye at Chicago. John F. Finerty filed application for position of superintendent of Chicago bridewell. All men who are to be involved in printers' strike called out by typographical union at Chicago. Cleveland man has mad: defense of John D. Rocke-felW Rocke-felW in hook soon to be issued. Eclipse of sun object of observation by many astronomers as-tronomers and laymen Aug. 31. Agricultural department revealed new scandal until un-til seven charges are named against Us bureaus. Mysterious woman in blue foiled after many attempts at-tempts to see president at Oyster Bay. Secretary Bonaparte of navy ordered court martial mar-tial of Commander Yovig and Ensign Wade in Ben-1 Ben-1 nington disaster. Maniac Peter Pitts, who terrorized Ohio country-j country-j side, killed himself to prevent capture by posse. ; Italians at Patterson, La., threatened to burn emer- gency hospital, where countrymen died. Seattle man found gold dust and nuggets over-I over-I flowing Alaskan bank vaults and piled everywhere, j Prisoner released from Marquette (Mich.) institu-i institu-i tion charged many cases of brutality. I Attorney General Moody completed plans for trial I of packers indicted in beef trust investigation; trial . postponed to Sept. 15 at Chicago. I Burglars' loot in two weeks at New York reached $200,000; many rich hauls. , Subpoenas served on nearly all officers of life insurance in-surance companies in New York to appear before legislative insurance commissions. Surgeon of marine hospital corps at New Orleans stricken with yellow fever. Bandits rob real estate dealer at Chicago, tie him in buggy, and lash horse into run. Boys "vigilance committees" were urged for Chicago Chi-cago public schools as means of ending the destroying of property by unruly students. Metal workers on 100 buildings in New York on strike for higher wages. Keep commission still find slovenly methods prevailing pre-vailing in departments at Washington;,, too ' many clerks and lack of system for expediting public1 'business, 'busi-ness, i Carnegie foundation at New York offered $15 000 m prizes to architects for plans for The Hague peace palace. President Roosevelt, through Keep commission, attempting at-tempting to cleanse governmental departments of red tape and bureaucratic methods. . Conference of expert engineers from America and Europe met to advise president and commission on Panama canal work! Dun & Co. predicted that close of Russo-Japanese war will stimulate American commerce. FOREIGN. . . . Cholera grew in Germany in spite of government's campaign against it; America took precaution. Dispensation granted by Archbishop of Canterbury for marriage of Marshall Field and Mrs. Caton rare; issued but once before. Cholera swept four European countries in spite of precautionary measures; United States officers feared plague might reach America. Russian sentiment in favor of national assembly growing rapidly. France willing to accord title of "the peacemaker' to President Roosevelt in view of peace efforts. Earthquake in Italy caused panic; two persons killed and 100 injured; volcanoes Vesuvius and Strom-boli Strom-boli are active. |
