Show ASSAULTED CLERGYMAN AND WIFE negro resisting arrest for fatally injuring two people ralston N Y aug 13 rev bernard and wife of new york were attacked at last night and probably fatally injured by W curels a neg ro who was today shot and killed in saratoga sanatoga Sana toga while resisting arrest mr schulte came to recently to take temporary charge ot the episcopalian church early last evening curels presented himself at the door of the rectory and asked for a drink of water mr schulte was in the act of turning back to get the water when the negro felled the clergyman with a piece ot lead pipe rendering him unconscious mrs schulte appeared a moment later and the negro struck her down he beat her with the lead pipe inflecting probably fatal injuries the clergyman and his wife lying unconscious and covered with blood were discovered by neighbors later A policeman found curtis today in a negro colony at saratoga and arrested him the negro however broke away when the officer snot and killed him ST petersburg IN DARK st petersburg aug 13 the russian capital is in the dark regarding the meaning of the prolonged conference at portsmouth on saturday the purport of 1 wittes message received here has been imparted only to a few officials nevertheless in high quarters today there is a certain feeling of hopefulness noticeable which Is not altogether accounted tor on the ground that there has been no rupture thus far and the terms are still under consideration with a chance of a undertaking being reached the only comment vouchsafed officially was that M witter answer seemed not altogether unacceptable to the japanese else the conference would have ended ahen and there count vino is deping close touch with the emperors empe went again to today bearing the latest message but apparently there were no important developments here affecting the negotiations the emperor has seen the other ministers also during the last two days but has found no occasion to summon a council of ministers and M wittes course seems to be meeting with his full approval all official dispatches received from portsmouth after being deciphered ara forwarded to the emperor whose comment and suggestion thereon are sometimes expressed in marginal notations there is reason to believe that no manifesto on the subject of a national assembly will be issued until definite news Is received from portsmouth so that it pac negotiations tall the of a national assembly and the publication ot the rejected japanese terms made simultaneously will combine to stir up tha patriotism ot the country KISER WILL RECOVER cleveland ohio aug 13 earl kiser the automobile racer who lost hla leg as the result ot an accident to his machine Is resting comfortably physicians stated today that he would recover unless unforeseen complications set in LANDSLIDE val VAGE winnipeg man aug 13 at today a tremendous landslide came down about half a mile west of spencer near ah croft B 3 sweeping the waters of UK thompson river over the entire indian village leaving nothing but wreck in its path the landslide caused a wave from ten to fifteen feet high up the river carding ferry and all small boats before it fifteen indiana are reported killed and twelve injured doctors have been seat from kam hoops and ashcroft |