Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-12-11
CAR SIGNS AGREEMENT
PRELIMINARY RUSSO JAPANESE
CONDITIONS APPROVED.
Riot Of Union Sympathizers in Chica.
go-More U. S. Marines Despatched
to the Isthmus-Chinese Army to Be
Reorganized Immediately.

to the Isthmus-chinese Army to Be
Reorganized Immediately.
The czar of Russia has signed his
approval of the general conditions pre-
liminary to a Russo ia panese agree
ment. Further information received
shows them to be on the same general
line of the peace negotiations as al
ready outlined. The Japanese emperor.
in opening the diet at Toxic yesterday
referred to the Russian situation say
ing only that his ministers were now
conducting with prudence and circum-
spectfon important international ne
gotiations for the preservation of peace
in the Far East ana of Japan's rights
and interests.
Yuan Shi Kai, governor of Chi LII
province. China. has been promoted
10 the entire command of the imperial
army and navy. the highest rank in
I China. An edict issued Dec 5, ap-
I pointed Prince Ching grand secretary.
and Yuan Shi Kai TO be a committee
I to reorganize the army OF all the
/ Chinese provinces on national basis,
with similar arms. equipments and or
ganization-
In riot at Chicago yesterday grow
ing out of the recent strike on the
street railway, a car was wrecked by a
mob of union synlpathizers, who fu-
riously attacked the non-union con-
ductor and motorman, badly iniuring
both. The few passengers in the car
escaped into a nearby building where
they We're guarded by the police. Street
car traffic was suspended for nearly
an hour. The trouble was caused by the
refusal of passengers to pay fares to
conductor who wore no union button.
No further news of the movement of
Colombian troops to Panama has been
received by the state department. At
the navy department it was announced
yesterday that the marine contingent
on the isthmus would be re-enforced
by 300 men on the Prairie orders hav-
ing been sent to Admiral Baker. COM
manding the north Atlantic squadron,
now at Guantanamo to despatch the
Prairie to the isthmus. She will leave
to-day and viii reach Colon by Monday
next. II is felt that thus REINFORCED
the marines now on the isthmus win
be fully competent to maintain order
and prevent any invasion.
The condition of Emperor william
is reported as less satisfactory than
is officially admitted. 1t is said the
emperor himself is seriously apprehen-
sive.
Edward L. Wentz. the young Phila-
delphia millionaire who has been miss
ing since Oct, IA, is reported from Big
Stone gap, Tennessee. to have been
found but probably demented.
The Standard and Producers and Re-
finer Oil companies wednesday ad-
vanced the quotation of Pennsylvania
oil three cents bringing the price up
to s190, the highest since May, 1895.
The democratic national committee
has been called to meet in Washington,
Jan. II. for the purpose of deciding up
on the time and place of holding the
next democratic national convention.
The internal condition of Russia is
reported as worse than ever before.
induced by famine and lack
of employment has reached a point
where il is regarded as. certain that the
winter cannot elapse without a terrible
involving widespread blood
shed.
The attempt of Clara Barton to con-
ciliate the suspended members of the
American Red Cross society has failed.
The minority which Miss Barton in
vited back into the fold approved the
declination of Miss Barton's invita-
ton in which was embodied the sug-
gestion of the society to ask congress
to make thorough investigation of its
affairs if it desires to regain confidence
Of the public.