Show last vestige of korean independence is vanishing seoul korea oct 12 japanese minister hayashi started for tokio today for the purpose of consulting the government and elder statesmen minister hayashi recently recommended the declaration of a japanese protectorate ate over korea as the only means of making effectual japanese projects in korea it is probable that the coming conference will definitely decide the political status of korea the japanese are anxious to obtain a firm hold on affairs before the return of the representatives 0 russia and the impending conference together with the absence of the british and italian ministers on a vacation encourage the local japanese to belleba belleva that eventually all the foreign legations will be withdrawn from seoul and that the diplomatic business of korea will be handled altogether in tokio the emperor and court officials are much worried oer the present torn of affairs more especially ally as they cling to their national representation abroad and to the residence of foreign ministers at seoul as the last vestige of their vanishing independence EDWARD M PAXSON DEAD he was at one time chief justice of court philadelphia oct 12 former chief justice edward M paxson of the pennsylvania supreme court died today at his homo in bacot pa death was due to a complication of diseases he was 81 years of age judge paxson was bora in buckingham bucks county pa he was educated in the quaker schools when IS years of age be established the new town journal at new town pa and later founded die dally ineda of this city he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1850 he was appointed judge in the common pleas court in 1869 to fiill the vacancy caused iby the resignation of F carroll brewster he was elected to office the following year in 1874 at the election under the new constitution judge paxson was elected to the supreme court in 1893 he was appointed one of the receivers of the philadelphia reading railroad company at which time ho resigned bla position as chief justice tho home tor aged and infirm members of the society of friends at now town pa was founded by judge REV ORR WROTE THE BEST bobki oct 12 dr richard D harlan at lake forest university will i announce today that the winner of the william bross prize for ohp i best book on a religious subject is rev james orr D 0 glasgow college in accordance with the conditions in the will of wm bross who died in 1879 and leffa a fund for the in memory 0 nathaniel bross his father ir orr will be required to come lake forest next year and deliver ot lectures in the content thye were competitors peti tors it Is heldy svery ten years TRAIN ROBBER SUSPECT seattle oct 12 L T camp was arrested late last by sergeant powers on suspicion of being one ot the men waited for the great northern holdup hold up which took place a few miles from her a week ago monday camp has a record and is known to have spent large sums of money lately railroad detectives delaney and saw the man in the city prison last night and say that they are satisfied he is pacot the gang he answers the description furnished by the and fireman ot ono of the train robbers DOUGHERTY CASE leorla oct 12 the third report of the grand lury which is considering si the dougherty case will be made tomorrow when about thirty additional dit ional indictments will be returned against dougherty joseph well doughertys Dougher tys attorney stated that he would not try to secure abond ohp cas will como tol trial next month |