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tereess were consulted in framing the
treaty Of ISIS, and related an event which
occurred soon after the expiration OF the
ten years privilege enjoyed by British ves-
sells ana traders 10 visit the finland seas,
the CULTS, Ravens and creeks inclosed by
the Russian strip on the mainland. and
which is decisive of the Interpretation OF
the treaty given TO 1t by the two nations
who were the contracting parties.
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of the treaty than the complete sover-
eighty OF Russia over not only strip OF
territory on the mainland which follows
around the sinuosities of the sea, but al
so of the waters of all bays or inlets
extending from the ocean into the main
land. At the expiration of the term OF
ten years the Russian minister in Wash
ington gave notice TO the government OF
the United States that the privilege had
expired, and a notification to that effect
WAS made In the public press of the
United States. Persistent efforts were
made by the United States 10 have the
privilege extended for another period OF
ten years, but IL was firmly refused by
Russia. The British privilege was like
wise terminated upon the expiration of
the ten years mentioned. and this article
of the treaty was never again revived.
Having reviewed the negotiations pre-
ceding the treaty of 1926. and examined
the provisions of that instrument now in
dispute. l pass to statement OF facts
since the celebration of the treaty, show
ing the views of the high contracting
parties and those claiming under them as
to the stpulations of that convention.
AS soon after the treaty as the data
could be compiled. to wit, in 1897. a map
was published In ST. Petersburg by or
der of his imperial majesty. on which
the boundary line of the Russian posses
sions on the continent of North America
was drawn from the head OF Portland
channel, at a distance of ten marine
leagues from tidewater. around the head
of all the inlets to the l4lst degree OF
longitude, and thence following that Ion
gitude to the Arctic ocean. So far from
this map exciting any protest or crii-
cism, its delineation was adopted and fol-
lowed by the photographers of his Brit
annie majesty. Of the government OF
Canada, and by all the map makers OF
the world.
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constructed links would carry the route
to the Dismal Swamp canal. Through
this canal To the Chesapeake hay, Balti-
more IS reached: Philadelphia by way Of
the Delaware and Chesapeake canal. and
the Delaware and Rarifan canal thence
affords an inland protected waterway 10
New York.
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GYNRS CANNOT LAST MUCH LON([g
Scientist Declares That the Marvellous Natural ArMtbG YesWaM l6n1
Are Inevitably Doomed

New Zealand In most timely. 40 Y
story Ia we'll told by q. r. Fslconer u
last issue of the Windsor ~ n
These geysers and terraces Of ~
Lake district were distant ID ME-
Auckland. and no traveller ever noes
OF leaving the island without seelng =
wild and Inaccessible though The dl1u'S
was.
What Investigation DistloeeA
June 10, 1886, the night VS. clss -.
calm. Heavy rumbiing soun0s - p.
OF distant thunder filed the ar. ous ~. ~
was no very great alarm. Ine - -
dawned dull and gloomy. AooW
o'clock the morning grew dafhm I, -
light gray ash. very fine, began
4 day or two later the COVE j. -
geologist arrived and preparations -.
apect the seat of the dfsAssH -
pushed rapidly forward I'm .ne $3.50
day after the eruption tne pai1 -
at Wairoa, the Maori village. -. !. s.
scarcely a vestige of the settis fsss 49,
seen; the whole village haa oesh - -
beneath the volcanic lava. ~. ,se,1
charred and battered remains =. - -.
village church and other nai.as s--,.k
truded above the surface OF 'n - =
which at first measured ioss 49, >
thickness. but afferward sessisa -
half that depth. One young Ens -
was killed, as well as the 49, -
lived In the district and sxas -
from visitors TO the hot IA. - -
scene was the wiiaes. imsssns ..ws =.
air had rushed over tbs lana s~1h-
cionic fury, uprootiug. tearing sna - 4
ing trees that had survived w .rsr,ed
rocks. leaving here and thefs $50
and Jagged trunk aenuded o.
and stripped OK is bark -. ssle-
The next day the party se' - - ~
nahana. AS they approaehsd - 4
Lakes huge cracks extsndins ~ g -
yards ia length and about ioo - 8 80
were seen In an directions -
was one IT The strange sraasseo. 3 seou1s
int desolatlon. The uptesvsn = IS =
had blown The wonderful - sa1s6e
atoms: steam was rising In - .
from one end OF the area 20
distance Of about nine miies'
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Three Fact, Established.

The correspondence and documents
thus reviewed by me clearly establish
three facts as the result q: the negotia-
tons: First that Russia was to have
continuous strip al territory on the main
land around all the inleis or arms OF the
sea. The purpose for which the strip was
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Stricken by panic. the audience was jam
ming itself into the exits.
The celebrated funny comedian went on
with his turn cool. calm and collected.
Run fer your iife,' shouted the proper
~ man In a whisper. DE house Is aflre.''
Gee. said the comedian. Il thought Il
was Just the usual ush."-Indanapois
Journal
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Charles Baxot. the English pienipotentiary
in the negotiations, would be instructed
TO admit, with certain qualifications, the
terms last proposed by the Russian gov
ernnent.' The qualifications related TO
the width ''of the strip OF land required by
Russia on the contlnsnt.T TO the boundary
In the vicinity Of nj St Elias, and the
free Use OF the rivers. seas. straits and
waters which the limits assigned TO Rus
ala would comprehend In his instructions
10 Sir Charles Bagot. Secretary Canning
said. There are tive Joints which arc kfS
TO be settled BY your exceIency; The
nrst. the eastern boundary Of the strip
OF land 10 re occupied hy Russia on the
coast" and the second. the right Of re-
sorting TO the territory and waters con-
coded 70 Russia
The second negotiations" said the
speaker. were mainly confined 10 the Sec
ond point. In the interval treaty had
been signed between Russia and the Uni-
ted States. whereby the iattsr had secured
the right for ten years 10 frequent the IN
terrier seas, gtIiDas. harDours and creeks
upon the coast north Of ~ degrees ~ min
ntes} for the purpose OF trading with the
natives OF the country Bagos was In
strucsed 10 obtain like privilege Tor
Great Britain. but TO secure a longer term
than ten years IL possible. A demand was
refused. and negotiations were again brok-
en- OF.
Sir STAFFORD Canning, one Of the ahlest
British diplomats OF the century, replaced
Bagot when negotiations were again re-
stunned and the matter of the width Of the
strip demanded by Russia on the coast did
not receive serious consideration until the
final stage or the negotiations was UNDER
taken by him. and as Great Britain had
by that time receded from all the other
contentious, IL only remained for him 70
adjust the eastern line of the strip of the
mainland which was 10 be held by Russia
In his draft of treaty IL was proposed that
the line should follow the crest OF the
mountains. provided that IL the crest Of the
mountains should be more than ten marine
leagues from tn. ocean the line should fol-
low the sinuosities OF the coast. so that it
should at no point be more than ten
leagues from the coast The Russian ne
gotiators objected 10 the proyiso and in
sisted that the crest of the mountains
should be the invariabs line, arguing that
the natural frontier was the mountains fol-
lowing the coast.
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Company a Power IN Politics

50 rsch ard ;osxerss, Gas the company
become that e~s0Tw long * was n great
fartcr gn southern politics. NEd each ttsfae
November reEltd around fhF eoHsrAns
was accused AZ bribery 2D8 carrlPgtou 3u
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Russia's Position.

Russia declared It could grant no further
concession. and was authorized To expect
some concessions on the part of England
In the month following the Russian am
bassador in Lonfen was informed that Sir
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property. and may speak conductor twenty
miles distance readily II he stood his elbow In
addition these advantages telephone the engineers
inform him Of the approach of another train
behind his and enable him
his speed considerations
safety dictate The claims az Prot DAzar
based upon theory alone He has given his system a
az railroads running
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OF the failure OF the United states con-
rress to vote the appropriation. This fact
is cited To show that N 1878 the British
and Canadian officials understood that the
eastern boundary of the strip crossed the
river named at some point above their
mouths, which are at the mead OF inlets.
including Lynn canal. and that the bound
ary could not. therefore. cross any OF these
iniefS
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Citation Of an Incident

Citation Of an Incident
I'm 1876 a Canadian official was conduct
ing one Peter Martin. charged with some
ofrense from Canadian territory across the
strip OF American territory traversed by
the Stickeen river. Having camped for the
night at a point thirteen miles above the
mouth az the river Martin. in an attempt
TO escape. committed an assault on the Of
ticer. for which, on his arrival at Victoria.
r. c., he was tried and condemned to I'M
prisonment Martin complained to the con-
su! that he was an American citizen, and
the secretary of state presented the case
to the British government. A surveyor
was dispatched TO the Stickeen river to To-
carte the exact spot Of the assault. which
he reported TO be in United States terri
tory under the treaty of 1925 Thereupon
the Canadian privy council. following the
indication of the British foreign office. de-
cided that as the offense for which Martin
was convicted was committed in American
territory, he must be released. and he was
accordingly set at liberty.
The speaker made several such citations
to show that whenever the British govern
ment or those holding interests under Ii
have had occasion to express their views
as to the strip Of territory secured to Rus
sia under the treaty of 1925 they have made
IL plain that they regarded II as an I'M
broken strip on the mainland, following
around the inlets of the sea, and that the
interior waters inclosed in such strip were
Russian or American territorial waters.
when, in 1872, the Duke of Wellington
was about to depart as the British pleni
potentiary to the international congress OF
Verona he carried with him an instruction
from Secretary Canning to bring the pro-
test OF his government against the ukase
OF 1921 to the attention Of the Russian
plenipotentiaries at that congress. After
obtaining the opinion Of the great English
lawyer, Lord Stowell. he wrote:
Enlightened statesmen and jurists
have long held as insignificant all titles of
territory that are not founded on actual
occupation. and that title is. In the opin-
ion of the most esteemed writers on pub
lie law, to be established by practical
use.
There is no claim or pretense that the
British authorities or subjects ever occu-
pied any of the territory now in dispute
except under the lease cited. or ever exer-
cised or attempted to exercise any acts of
sovereignty over the strip Of waters In
closed by it,"
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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-01
REBELLION is CRUSHED.
Signal Corps Lieutenant Says General
Otis Has Broken Up Aguin-
aldO's Organization.

CHICAGO. July 31.-Lieutenant Edward
E. Kelly, of the volunteer signal corps,
who has just returned from Manila, is in
this city visiting friends en- route to his
hime at Darlington, n. d. The lieutenant
enlisted in the North Dakota volunteers
at the outbreak of the war and was after
ward transferred to the signal corps. in
which service he was promoted to a lieu
tenancy. Lieutenant Kelly said:
THE newspaper stories have been great
ly exaggerated. There is no organized re-
bellion in the island at this time There
are a few bands of insurgents continuing
bushwacking warfare, but there is not a
force of Filipinos in the islands which will
make stand against the American troops
General Otis has broken up their organiza-
ton and when he receives enough troops
to garrison the towns and maintain law
and order. what is now left of the insur-
rection viii disappear. General Otis has
been unduly criticised. He is hard work
ing man. He can be found at his office
from a m. until midnight. It is my opn-
ion II Will require at least 100000 men to
hold the islands for time, but the troops
fighting"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-01
KATE CHASE SPRAGUE DEAD.
Queen of Washington Society During
the War Passes Away n
Pensioner.

WASHINGTON July S1-AIrs. Kate
Chase Sprague, wife of a former governor
of Rhode Island and the daughter of the
late Salmon P. Chase, governor of Ohio,
United States senator and chief justice of
the United States supreme court died at
her homestead, "Edgewood," in Washing
aon suburbs, early this morning She was
81 years old. For three months she had been
ten days ago. She grew steadily worse.
ana the end came a few minutes after 2
o'clock this morning. At the bedside were
her three daughters, Miss Kittie Sprasue
who lived with her mother: Miss Porlia
Sprague. of Narragansett Pier, and Mrs
Donaldson, of Brooklyn, n. Y.
Kate Chase began a brilliant social ca
reer when her father. Salmon p Chase
then a widower, was selected for governor
of Ohio. When Mr.. Chase was made sec-
retary OF the treasury under Lincoln, the
family removed here, and his daughter was
soon acknowledged to be one of the most
heautiful women at the capital With the
outbreak OF the war she married the young
governor of Rhode Island, William n
Sprague. When Governor Sprague was
elected to the senate, their home was a
gathering place of the foremost men and
women of that day.
At the height of the social and political
success which they attained, domestic
cloud made its appearance. resulting in "A
oiVorce. Mrs. Sprague then made her
nome at Edgewood. country place left
her by her father Financial reverses
clouded her later years. the homestead
was mortgaged and disaster was impend-
ing, when. year ago. old friends came to
ranged for her an allowance of 5000 a
year T' -
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-01
MATCH WAR AT AN END.
Diamond Match Company Absorbs
Edwin Gould and His Conti-
mental Match COMPANY.

CHICAGO, July 31.-Edwin Gould of
New York, for many years considered the
relentless and implacable enemy of the
Diamond Match Company, of Chicago, was
admitted into the directorate of that com
pany by vote of the stockholders at a spe-
cial meeting held here to-day Mr.. Goulds
admission TO the Diamond match board.
following upon the absorption of his match
properties into. the Diamond Match Com
pany. marks the final and formal ending
of the war" which has bitterly vexed
and troubled stockholders in Diamond
Match; James Hopkins, of st. Louis, was
also elected to be a new director of the
company. his election and Gould's being
to fill the two new places provided for by
the vote passed by the stockholders IN
creasing the number of directors from
five to seven. Mr.. Hopkins was one of the
original large stockholders of the Diamond
Match Company and until three years ago
was also g. director of the company
1t is said that Mr.. Gould will be given
nearly $1,000.000 in Diamond Match stock
for his interest in the Continental Match
Company.
Besides the election of the two new di-
rectors, the Diamond Match stockholders
passed resolution increasing the capital
stock from $l1,0oo.000 to s15,0O0, 900, to take
effect September Is.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-01
NOTABLE PASSENGER LIST.
millionaire Tourists and Japanese
diplomats Sail From San Fran
cisco for Orient.

VANCOUVER, b. C., July 81. - The
steamer Empress of India sailed this after
noon. for Yokohama and Hong Kong. She
carried a distinguished passenger list, in
Guiding the Vanderbilt party of young col
lege graduates who are on tour around
the world Those in the party are:
- Alfred c. Vanderbilt, son of Cornelius
Vanderbilt; Douglas Cochrane. the well
known football player: William P. Burden
and Ernest Iselin, nephew of Colonel Oliver
Iselin. They intend visiting the Philippines
and Siberia, and will finish with hunting
tour through Abyssinia.
d. D. Mann, the Canadian railway con-
tractor. was also a passenger. He is going
to China 10 look after some railway con-
tracts, including some 500 miles of lines
X. kaneko, a distinguished Japanese
diplomat, is returning home. Mr.. Nosse
formerly Japanese consul at this port and
more recently at Chicago. is en- route to
Korea. having been appointed Japanese
consular representative there.
Claude Lee Kun also returned home on
the Empress. He is Kang Yu Wei's private
secretary. and on arriving in China will
actively engage in propagating the reform
idea of the noted Kang. who will remain
in Canada for some little time perfecting
the organization of the Chinese Reform
League. to which belong most of the prin.
cipal Cinnamon in this and other coast
ri
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-01
FROM A DEMOCRAT AT MANILA.
Omcer in n Volunteer Regiment
Writes Concerning the Phil
ippiue Situation.

SAN FRANCISCO. July 31-An officer Of
one of the volunteer regiments in the Phil
ippines has written the following letter to
the Associated Press:
Manila. June 27.-The arrival of the
rainy season finds the insurrection as Wig
orous as it has been at any time since the
outbreak. The insurgent armies are well
recruited. notwithstanding their heavy loss
es, and are well fed and clothed. They have
protited by their five months of warfare
against the Americans. They are fast
adopting American tactics, and are becom-
ing better disciplined and more skillful in
the use of their weapons every day.
"One hundred thousand soldiers should be
here ready for business by the beginning of
the dry season in November. Garrisons
could then be stationed at stra tegic points.
A CONTINUOUS warfare cannot be carried on
in this enervating climate by the same
troops. Frequent reliefs are necessary.
Troops should not be kept here longer
than year. Men from Northern climate
retain their native vigor for six or eight
months after arrival here, and then begin
tropical weather. This is exemplified in
the cases of the volunteers and those resI,-
lars who have been in the Philippines since
last summer. The most of them are satll-
rated with malaria, many have rheumatism
and all are greatly debilitated. They are
unit for further duty. and recuperation
seems SLOW ana unsatisfactory. As 1t is
with them, so it is likely to be with their
The 10000 people of the Philippines are
as highly civilized as the 12,000,OG0 of Mex
IF American people will imag gine United
states to have acquired Mexico against
her Will and to be engaged in an attempt
leans with 2O,COO troops they will have a
duplicate picture at close range of the
si.Iaaion snntid I'm In the Philippines with the ex>
cepuon that the climate of the Philippines
Is from ten to fifteen degrees more tropical
than that of Mexico"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-01
SUBJECT TO SECRETARY.
Mr.. Alger to Issue an Order Defining
Position of Inspector
General.

WASHINGTON. July S1.-Secretary AL
ger and Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn
were in conference to-day and finally de-
termined upon an order fixing the status
of the inspector general of the army and
the officers of his corps. This matter has
been under consideration for some time and
the order propably will be promulgated
tomorrow. This action was made neces-
sary by the unsettled conditions of the in
spector generals office, as result of the
Spanish war, when many officers of the
corps were detailed for other duty, includ-
ing Inspector General Breckenridge, who
was made a major general of volunteers.
An order was issued some months ago by
Secretary Alger directing that no officer
should be detailed for any duty without
the sanction of the secretary of war.
This order was designed to limit the pow
er assumed by the Inspector general to send
officers of his corps on inspection duty
without authority of the secretary. Cen
eral Breckenridge has maintained that his
corps should have charge of all inspection
work. The order prepared and approved
to-day settles the controversy by making
it plain that the inspector general and Of
ficers of his corps shall be subject to or
ders of the secretary of war.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-01
sHAcKLEFoRD STILL LEADS.
II In Not Impossible, However, for
the Field to Beat Him by
Combining.

JEFFERSON CITY, July s1.-(Special)
The fight for the Democratic nomination
for congress continues to be Judge Shack
leford against the field. He has now thirty
eight instructed delegates, but It takes
ffty-three to nominate, so a combination of
the other candidates could defeat him
easily. He is second choice in number
OF counties, and his friends predict that
these counties could not be led into a
combine To defeat him.
The fight in the convention will be over
the seating of one of the contesting dele
cations from Cooper county. There will be
lo4 delegates to the convention and II Will
take hfty-three votes TO nominate But
1t will take only forty-eight delegates to or
Sanize the convention and seat the Cooper
county Shackleford delegation from that
county. This would then give him the NOM
ination. The fight will be to prevent this
A deadlock Is predicted by many Demo-
Gratis
The indications still point to the nomina-
the Republican candidate. Instructions
nave been given for him in several coun-
ties, and his friends say the convention
here on Friday will nominate him by accla-
nation.
The middle of -the-road Populists propose
to take a hand in the fight. Information
comes from st. Louis that Frank r. Ritch-
ey. of the state committee has called IL
convention 20 meet in Jefferson City on
August to nominate a candidate for this
position. 1t Is estimated that a candidate
of this party will poll 2009 votes in the
district and as they will come largely from
the Democratic party they will be sufii-
clent to defeat the Democratic candidate.
1t Is believed that no other Democrat will
be as popular Bland was. and hence
900 IN the district for the Republican cans
dldate to overcome