Show autocrat of the dussias will call a second peace conference at the hague will invite japan st petersburg 18 emperor nicholas today appears before the corid as a promoter of universal peace no sooner is the russo japanese war over and even before the peace treaty has been ratified when his majesty issues invitations to a second peace convention at the haduo that the emperor has done so was learned from a source which leaves no shade of doubt as to its authenticity it is announced that the russian government purposes to address all the foreign powers with a vew to holding a second peace conte Fence at the hague but it is known that negotiations preceding announcement that the government purposes to address the powers were into especially with the united states and were conducted with the greatest se crooy there being not the slightest inkling that russia contemplated any thing of the kind the news created the greatest surprise hare and that russia should plan a second conference despite the steps already taken by president roosevelt was also heard with amazement it Is clear that the step could not be taken by russia without first reaching a complete understanding with president roosevelt the tact that president roosevelt is reported as being entirely in sympathy with the proposal and that he Is said to be even the initiator 0 the first hague conference should belong the bohor of convoking the second and readily and gladly acceded to the russian proposition ie clear proof that the conference has been called and that president ident rozevelt relinquished his parti in it to the emperor there la amstrong reason to believe the news even it the intention ot the russian government would abot be but until invitations had already been sent to the powers and possibly their answers had been received it is an interesting question as to how the invitation was communicated to japan in view of the lack 0 diplomatic relations but the invitation may have been delayed until such relations have been resumed or it may have been forwarded through the united states it was impossible to learn tonight the proposed date of the second conference or to gain even an approximate idea regarding it but it will not probably be greatly delayed russia as the power convoking the conference will probably submit an official program to the other powers submitting suggestions stimulates RUSS TRADE st petersburg sept 18 the removal of retaliatory duties on american imports has already proved a great stimulus to american trade here the agents of american houses have wired directions for the shipment of engine pumps and other machinery as soon as the order rescind ing the duties takes effect this prompt of the agents necessary in order to land goods at cron stadt before the close of navigation so as to avoid the heavy casts of railroad transportation from the ice free ports in the southern baltic and also in order to take advantage of tho favorable rates under existing treaties as before navigation Is reopened the new schedule of duties based on the treaty recently made with germany will be in effect the treaty provides increases from 10 to 20 per cent on machinery the result of this increase however will be less cal to american trade that would be equivalent to retaliatory duties as the increases affect all nationalities equally and as americans since the opening of the peace negotiations and the favorable impression received by the russian members of the peace mission in the united states are rapidly their old status in commercial and industrial centers tho baku district will indirectly be a benefit to american commerce as it will stimulate the trade in american pumps which aro largely used in the oil district REGULATE RAILROAD RATES chicago sept 18 delegates representing the various trade industrial and producing interests of the country are to hold a convention in chicago october 2627 26 27 the object of the convention is to impress upon congress the extent of the demand of the people of all parts of the country for legislation outlined in the presidents last annual message to congress as follows the interstate commerce commission should bo vested with the power here a given rate has been challenged and after full hearing found to be unreasonable to decide subject to judicial review what shall be a reasonable rate to take its place the ruling of the commission to take effect immediately and to obtain until it is reversed by the court of review the convention will also endeavor to arouse public interest in the movement DOUBLE TRAGEDY IN MONTANA pony mont sept 18 W S crews an old and prominent resident of this place aho and killed his wife then turning 0 gun on himself put i bullet into hla own head and died an hour afterward the tragedy occurred early lust evening at tho acme the crews were married about three bein agthe widow years ago sirs crews of the late 0 W jay on their marriage crews made over 10 his wife all of his property but the management of his possessions has been one cause of their differences OIL ADVANCED clevel aid 0 sept IS the standard oil company today advanced the helling price on all grades of refined 12 1 2 cent per gallon is advanced 1 cent per gallon tho quotations on the various grades of re lined oil now as fol 1 lows ohio state aehl oil 8 12 1 2 water white ohio state test oil 9 as head light degree 1 11 12 1 2 V M and P naphtha II 11 deo stove casolin ga solin 12 74 0 76 degree gasoline if PROMINENT GERMAN DEAD st paul sept IS F W berg acier aged 41 years general manager and secretary treasurer of the company which publishes the tire only dally german newspaper in ane twin cities died this morning at his residence in this city RUSSIAN SQUADRON SIGHTED seoul icoria sept 18 A russian squadron was sighted sunday off seoung ching korea its mission wa to communicate the ot hii armistice to the russian forces on the river GEN macarthur entertained boklo sept IS 7 p m chief of the general staff today aavo a luncheon in honor of major genera macarthur on wednesday the ter of war will give an official dinner in honor of general macarthur victoria Vic torSa B 0 sept thomas president ot the canadian pacific railway Is here to inspect the recently purchased esqui mau nanaimo railroad service and the hotel being erected by his company in this city he said there was not the slightest foundation for the report that his company was to ac quire the bay line into seattle EXPERTS RUSH INTO BULLFROG attracted by the recent discovery of rich tellurium special correspondence 1 nev sept IS the dia covery of tellurium ore that asas 82 per cent pure gold on the property of the bullfrog extension alining corn pany at bullfrog sixty five miles south of goldfield has been responsible tor a rush to the district of some of the worlds greatest experts in mining for the purpose of makine a close study of the geological formation of that sec tion speculators and merchants arp also crowding into the district b scores interest attaches to the strike aside from its importance to the bullfrog extension mining company in adding immensely to ohp the already famous bullfrog district R mchugh the royal school of mines of london who is making an exhaustive examina tion of prominent mining properties in southern nevada in he interests of an english syndicate of millionaire mine operators has just returned from u second examination of the strike mi lp confirms the arst reports anil declares the find to be of exceptional importance 10 the bullfrog district as it proves conclusively the occurrence of gold in the form of tell urides one of the richest classifications of the basic minerals with which the yellow metal associates in speaking of the characteristic tea tures of formation of that particular parti cula section in which the tellurium was found mr said the narrow seam was in the tunnel and at first was though to be on iron sulphide in fact ver little attention was paid to 1 miner employed on the property suy that it resembled certain helln ride ores that he had seen in creek this led to an assay not so much to determine the value of the ore as its character two assay tests made that gave returns of 82 per ceni pure gold these of course were from picked samples weighing not more than a few ounces and were taken from the cleavage or seam oc a of rock that bad been split open alon the fissure so astonished were cupi tradell and his force of miners con tided mr scoville Scovil te that a further exploration of the seam was prosecuted STILL AT IT madison wis sept 18 tha methodist episcopal conference adopted a resolution asking the united states to declare the seat of reed smoot va cant and asking tor a constitutional amendment polygamy cincinnati sept 18 the union mea employed in job printing establishments in this city walked out for an eight hour day QUEEN elenah LITTLE JOKE rome sept 17 queen elena played an amusing trick upon her guard yea berday her majesty who has lately been staying at tho villa savoia near gres soney took a walk in the neighbor neigh bot hood followed at a certain distant a by two carbine ers in plain clothes the queen entered a peasant cottager cott but tailed to return to the surprise tind alarm of the carbine ers who bad waited over an hour for her majesty the soldiers on entering the cottage were informed by the peasant woman that the lady had gone the guards then remembered having seen a woman in the ordinary dress 0 a savoyard peasant leave the cottage and hastened to the villa savoia where they found the queen boated a the window laughing heartily at way in which sho had tricked he guards london sept IS the correspondent of the morning post at shanghai says ante first public sale oc american oil since the boycott waa declared took place saturday when cases sold topeka kas sept Is A special to the capitol from that railroad tracks and telephone anil telegraph lines have oui in ail directions from thac |