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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-29

Americans and one Englishman-ga
this government several small islands,
but awarded to Great Britain the much
coveted Grand Menan. The second
commission under the treaty of Client
dealt with the St Croix river matter
After six years of surveying and argu-
ment the commission reported that it
was unable to agree, and the entire
matter was referred to the king of Hol-
land. with the absurd outcome already
mentioned. The third commission I'M
der the same treaty had as its principal
work the fixing OF a boundary between
the United States and Canada along the
great lakes and the St. Lawrence river.
This was arranged by dividing the wa
ter equally.
In 1912 the old northeast boundary
question, left in an unsettled condition
by the decision of the king Of the Meth
erlands, was fixed by the Webster-Ash-
burton treaty, by which the United
States sustained a loss of several hun
dred square miles of territory as COM
pared with the kings award.
The next boundary dispute between
England and this country came near re-
sulting in war. It concerned the bound
airy from the great lakes TO the Pacific
ocean Oregon at that time including
much of what is now British territory.
Diplomacy was efTicacious in settling
most of the differences, but the owner
ship of San Juan island remained in
controversy until the emperor of Ger
many. to whom the matter was refer
red. decided in favor Of the United
States.
Arbitration was also responsible for
the settlement of the indemnity for
slaves taken by England in the war Of
1872. but as late as 1853 there were still
remaining unsettled between the two
countries 115 matters. The historical
London commission was appointed to
settle these claims, and Joshua Bates. a
Massachusetts man who had become
the head Of one of the largest banking
firms in England. was chosen as un-
pire His decision upheld the conten-
ton of the United states in forty cases
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-29

Kirin IS the capital The northwestern
province, being rugged and mountain
Gus, bordering as It does on the AIonso-
Ian desert. and offering fewer agricul-
tural opportunities, has the smallest
population, the number of persons lfv-
ing within its borders being about 3. 0oo.-
000- Measured up by the Chinese stand
ard, however. these people are about as
good citizens as one would wish to see.
They viii work whenever work offers.
and the low wages demanded by them
constitutes not unimportant factor Of
Russiass obvious anxiety to hold on to
them and their country.
Manchuria is rich in minerals OF
these coal has been mined successfully.
1t is found in great veins extending for
hundreds of miles and offers few obsta-
cles to the engineer since 1t usually par
ailels the surface of the earth at a
depth OF from thirty-five to $50 feet
Gold and some precious stones have
also been found in Manchuria, and it is
likely that within few years the out
put of the yellow metal will be consider
able, especially when It is remembered
that whatever mining has been done
there hitherto has been scarcely more
thorough than the average American
miners prospecting.
One of the unique features of Man
churia is the city of DaIny. on the line
of the great st. Petersburg Picking rail-
road. This place was built by order of
the car, and it was not until every
building in the city had been completed
that the opportunity to purchase prop-
erty there was afforded.
Considered as a whole. Ndanehurfa is
a very tempting proposition for a ma
ton with land grabbing proclivities.
and it is not surprising that Russia is
reluctant to let it go. But unless all
signs fail she viii have to do so short
" or else fight Japan, which after all.
is perhaps just what she is aiming for
RUTHERFORD M. NEVILLE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-29

HHfILLIAM RAINEY HARPER, pres
ny dent of the University of Chi
cago, is an Ohio man who has
attained international fame as a He
braist, it being doubtful if any other
college professor in America ranks
higher as an authority on Semitic Ian
quages. He was but thirty years old
when Yale conferred on him the signal
honor of inviting him to the Semitic
chair and was only five years older
when in 1891 he accepted his present
post. Since then he is best known to
the general public as the man who has
hypnotized John D. Rockefeller into
contributing fortune for the support
of the university.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-29

a RTHUR TWINlNc HADLEY,
A president of Yale, author and
public speaker, is Yale man
from the ground up. He was born
not far from the university, was edu-
Gated there, was graduated in 1876,
became q tutor in 1879 and was elect
ed president of Yale in 1899, when he
When he begins to talk on the plat
form he seems to have a we'll devei-
oped case of stage fright, but he
doesn't suecumb, gathers strength as
he continues and before he concludes
gets himself under such thorough
control that he almost appears at
ease. He is an authority on railroads.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-29

HAcoB COULD scHURMAN, presl-
q dent of Cornell since 1892, has be-
come widely known through his
work on the Philippine commission. He
is a striking instance of the self made
man. Beginning life without a dollar,
he is now recognized as one of the Lead
ing men of the country. He declares
that the career of Abraham Lincoln was
the incentive that spurred him to rise
from country store cierkshiP at $50 a
year to his present eminence as an edu-
cationaiist. A man of pronounced ideas,
he is a born diplomat, an acceptable
speaker and close student Of foreign
affairs. He was born in Prince Edward
Island forty-nine years ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-29

RREooDRoW WILSON, president
WW OF Princeton, historian and
lecturer, is the first Princeton
chief executive not an ordained min
lister and the first president chosen
from the university's own graduates
in thirty-five years. He studied first
in North Carolina college, received
his academic degree from Princeton,
his law degree from the University of
Virginia, his native state, and has re-
ceived degrees from other colleges.
He is very fond Of baseball, and
Princeton's fairness is shown by the
fact that after he had umpired many
games there he was still considered
worthy of the college presidency.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-29

NAvID STARR JORDAN, president
of Leland Stanford, Jr., univer-
sity, is many sided man, BIZ
oIoaist, a botanist, naturalist, athlete,
author, lecturer and fisherman. The
farm life of his youth has left its
traces in his still boYish ardor for out
door sports and nature in all her
phases. He studied under Agassiz
and has explored the waters of nearly
every western and southern state for
the United States fish commission.
In many other ways he has had a pic
turesque career. He is of fine pres
ence, an easy, graceful writer and a
delightful speaker. He was born in
Gainesville, NJ ". in 1851.
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EDMUND JAMES JAMES, president
of Northwestern university, is an
up to date American savant who
does not, like many worthy gentlemen
Of learning, turn up his nose at politics
and dismiss it with the epithet dirty"
He would have every decent man take
4 hand at politics. For over twenty
years he has studied economic, social
and educational questions in which
Americans are vitality interested, and
his name is associated with many gen.
uine reforms in civic administration.
President James has a keen sense Of
humor and is deservedIy popular with
all who have dealings with him. He
is native of Illinois.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-29

OHARLES WILLIAM ELIOT, Presi-
dent of Harvard, is one of the
most fearless speakers in Amer
lean public life. He has strong opin-
ions concerning many delicate national
questions, and he airs them regardless
of popularity or unpopularity, stirring
up G. A. r. veterans on pensions,
trades unionists on labor questions
and most everybody else on one thing
or another. "Eliot has turned the
whole university over like flap Jack"
said DR.. Holmes when Eliot, aged
thirty-fVe, took the presidency. He
has been turning things over ever
since. President Roosevelt has been
talked Of as Eiiot's successor.
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True

Is n-I7S~AF Russia and Japan
=: e. e: ! :" :. :. :.
< SSCS should 90 to war over
9I24@ AIanchuria, it would
iE1NSX surprise no one. In
WV deed. ia European dip
lfI~~- lomatic circles it is
recognized that these
two nations must clash sooner or later
Manchuria may furnish the pretext or
the warrantable cause. but that there
VIII before long be armed conflict be-
tween Russia and Japan is as certain
anything can be.
Japan has never forgiven Russia for
the contemplate part that country
played in the settlement between China
and Japan. When the Chino-Japanese
war began, there was not one military
man out of 100 who did not think that
China would project her hordes into
Korea and literally sweep the timorOus
Japs into the sea. Those who called
attention to the fact that Japan had
succeeded in getting together the nu-
cleus Of a very respectable navy were
met with the statement that China had
been doing something along that line
herself and that even on the sea she
was apt to demonstrate that numbers
would count over the slight additional
Intelligence which it was conceded that
Japan possessed. The battle of the
Talu put to rout the supporters of the
Chinese navy, and the fight at Port Ar
thur disposed of whatever considera-
ton the Chinese army might previously
have been entitled to. But, after all. it
was not that China's prowess had been
everest imat ted. Japan's simply had
been underestimate. In short. it was
The same old China which went to war,
but a different, a very different, Japan.
When Japan. flushed with victory and
anxious to emulate the example of the
more liberal larger nations in her peace
settlement, suggested terms which were
so generous that China naturally would
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ish America. There were one American
and one British representative. These
appointed a third. Britisher, and the
commission finally decided in favor of
the English contention
Under the treaty OF Client. which sig
nalized the close OF the war Of 1872,
three commissions were held to decide
vexed points. The first had to do with
the possession of certain islands in
Passamaquoddy bay. The United States
was particularly anxious to get Grand
Menzm The commission of three-tvo
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Japan was mad. She was ready to
fight and would have fought right there
and then had it not been that at the
head of her government there were men
thoroughly equipped to hold their own
in diplomacy with the best European
masters of the art of concealing
facts These men decided to bide their
time and ever since Japan has been
building ships. ships. ships. until today
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the mines of Manchuria9 came as a
thunderclap from a clear sky to the
few dfpIomatists who occasionally. se-
riously regard the utterances of the
cars government. 1t was to be ex-
pected that this should be denounced
as a canard. hut it is pretty well under
stood that the statement was inspired
and was issued as a feeler. If it was de-
signed to produce results it disappoint-
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course, be smothered. but the point OF
which she has never lost sight is that
Russia must send her troops a long dis
lance in order to get at her. whereas
Japan is, so to speak. right on the
spot
Russia's Observation-Disclosures was ex-
posed when on the pretext of ..pacify-
ing" Manchuria she poured 100000 men
into that country in 1900 and then after
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DaZnu

sian representatives, to whom every
thing must be reported Indeed. the
governor OF one of the provinces was
compelled to 60 through a lot of red
tape in order to get permission to bring
his wife in after the "pacification.'
Pressure, however, finally became SO
strong and the other nations so in
sistent Tor some expression of Russia s
ultimate intentions concerning Man
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donation of 81, 500, 00o for the erection of
a Palace of Peace in or near The Hague.
Hitherto the sessions of the interna-
tional peace tribunal have been held in
the House In the Woods, not because
that was an ideal building for the pur-
pose. but because there was no other
place available The powers of the
earth had taken advantage of the hos
pitality of the government of Holland
when they accepted the invitation of
the car Of Russia to organize an inter
national court of arbitration. but they
had not gone through the little formal
ity of buying a building in which to
meet. Indeed, after the court became
an established fact nothing in the di-
rection Of securing a permanent home
was done with the logical result that
Queen Wilhelmina's ministers have
been sorely put to it to find a council
chamber for the delegates 1t will thus
be seen that Mr.. Carnegie's gift in ev-
cry sense fills a long felt want"
Perhaps the most gratifying feature
of Mr.. Carnegie's donation is the ac-
companying letter of transmittal This
is remarkable for the fact that it does
not contain a single condition, lfmita-
ton or qualification. The gift is abso-
lutte Hollands draft for the amount
will be honored, and Holland viii put
up such a building as in her opinion
VIII best conserve the convenience of
the delegates. Naturally Holland will
also be the custodian during the in
TERMS between the sessions. and it goes
without saying that she viii reserve
from the 81 100000 given by Mr.. Carne-
gle sum sufficient to keep it in proper
repair.
Already It has been urged that Mr.
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tween the United states and Great
Britain over the northeastern boundary.
His finding was politically and geo
graphically impossible.
Some notable instances in which arbi-
ttafion did what diplomacy had been
inadequate to effect are the following.
The United States first experience
with arbitration occurred IN 1886 over
the identity of the river st. Croix.
mentioned in the treaty of peace with
England as the boundary between GER
tain portions of this country and Brit
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have been delighted to accept them. Rus
STA coolIy stepped in and practically told
Japan that she should have nothing for
her trouble If she cared TO take For
mosa. all well and good, but the small
est piece of the Chinese mainland-nev-
err. Russia protested to be acting in the
interest of the integrity of the Chinese
empire but she deceived no one.
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the war of the allied nations against
China contrived by every artifee known
to diplomacy to hold on TO Manchuria.
She had her railroad connecting the
Russian and Chinese capitals. and nat
urally she was anxious to hold on to the
territory il traversed. Since then. while
the local authorities have been Chinese.
they are merely underlings Of the Rus
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LATEST PORTRAIT OF ANDREW CARNEGIE.

ply turn the matter over to their legal
advisers and have nothing more to do
with the business except to sign the fnd-
ings. This is bad enough. but it is not
half so bad as when the ruler takes his
selection seriously and proceeds. despite
the fact that he does not possess the
slightest knowledge OF international
law, to settle the case out of hand
A notable example of this sort was
the decision OF the late King William
of Holland Wilhelminas father. who
y as asked to a. citrate the dispute be-
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D Z r W Q a RN EGIE
has given away $40
600, 900 in the effort to
live up to his theory
that the man who dies
rich dies disgraced,
but no one of his gifts
has attracted the at
-antinn aecnrded his
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-15
Annual Athletic Meet.

The Arundel Athletic Association is
holding its annual athletic meet today at
ATundel-on-the- Bay. There will be four.
teen events consisting of soyd. dash,
running high jump. Iooyd. dash. wheel
barrow race. 27oyd. hurdle, putting shot.
2zoyd. dash. quarter mile run, running
broad jump. half mile run, pole vault,
swimming race, &c.
The participants are members Of the
Arundel, Chain and Sprocket and Mt.
Pleasant Clubs of Washington, and are
fifteen in number as follows: Messrs.
Matthews, Fitzpatrick, Baker, Weller.
Shea, Kipp. Kent, Noble. Milans. Hall.
Linkins, Kraak. Van Zan.. .Bain and
Lang. Mr.. T. w. Smith will be referee.
and the judges are Messrs. {. A. Nc
Carthy, w. T. Carswell and Mr.. Kipp.
The following are the officers OF the asso-
citation: president, Thomas w. Smith;
treasurer. Lewis (. Payson; secretary, g.
Milton Thomas. A large number OF An
napolitans went down to the meet.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-15
Remains To Be Brought Here.

The remains OF Mrs. Mary c. Hopkins
one OF the lew woman restorers of oil
painting IN this county. who died yes
leIday morning after long illness at
her home, $40 -. Paul street, Baltimore,
will be brought hele tomorrow tor inter
ment IN 81. Anne's Cemetery. The fun
sfai will take place Immediately on the
ainval ct The body which will be taken
direcs 10 The cemetery where the burial
services will be conducted by the Rev.
1. r. Pe'ers. pastor OF NJ nyland Avenue
M. L Church. The pallbearers will be
Major James {. Porter. Captain sP. +
Porter. Messr.. John w. Wood, Louis
Clayton. Robert V. Clayton ana Lewis
Gardiner.
Mrs. Hopkins was 90 years old and
the widow OF John q. Hopkins, a we'll
known artist and festoIer. who died in
1891. She was born in Annapolis and
was the daughter OF the late Capt. lanes
Harrison. of Talbot county. Mrs. Hop
kins was related TO the Ridgeleys and
other prominent Maryland families. She
had lived in Baltimore about Is years.
When Mrs. Hopkins took up the
work OF her husband years ago, she at
tracted much attention from the fact thai
she was said to be at that time the only
woman engaged in that occupation in
American.
The deceased leaves one son, Mr..
Henry {. Hopkins. himself an artist and
IestoTer.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-15
General Saunders Ill.

Adjuiant General John S. Saunders.
the aole and efficient head of the Mar, :
land National Guard. lies very i'll at the
Union Protestant In6rmary. Baltimore.
He is suffering with an acute form OF in
testinal trouble. said to be strangulation
OF the bowels, but was reported to be
resting easily yesterday by those in at
tendance at the hospital.
1t is gravely feared that an operation
will be necessary in the near future, and
in his present condition OF health it i
awaited With much perturbation by his
relatives and hosts Of friends.
General Saunders. despite his 6o.odd
years, insisted upon spending the entire
III days OF the slate encampment of the
state guard at Belair last month, and the
i'll effects OF this exposure appeared when
he was taken sick Immediately after his
return to the city. On last Tuesday be
had to be taken TO the infirmary by Sergt.
John c. Marshall and two surgeons.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-15
Church Notes.

The usual services will be held in al
the churches tomorrow.
AT the Assembly Rooms the College
Avenue Baptist Church will hold service
morning and evening. The services will
be conducted by the Rev. w. b. White
side, OF Baltimore, who will preach morn
ing and evening at the Assembly Rooms.
The Sunday School at the Presbyter-
ian Church will be held in the morning
al 10 clock. and the Christian Endeay-
or service al the usual time in the even.
ing. There will be no church service
morning or evening.
Al st. Anne's Church, St. Anne's Mis-
sion Chapel and St. Luke's at Eastporl
The usual Sunday services will be con.
Quoted by the Rev. Lowndes Drew. as.
sisIant to the rector.
At the First NJ. Z. Church, Rev. Geo.
w. Miller, ID. ID. Paster-the services
will be conducted by Rev. w. w. Co.'S
tin. who will preach morning and even
ing. Mr.. Costin is one OF the strong
young men of the conference, and ali
should hear him; every body invited.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-15
millionaire Marine" A Bank
rupt.

Edwin l.. Dwyer. OF New York has
filed petition for bankruptcy. He has
had remarkable career. Born in Con-
necticut 43 years ago, he received a COM
mon-school education, and at 2s went 10
Mexico, where he developed &c, 900 acres
OF farming land and built a railroad. In
this he made 81 900 .ooo He then went
to Chicago and entered into wheat specu-
lation. and for sometime was known as
the Napoleon of the Wheat Pit" In his
wheat speculation. IL is said, he made
several million dollars. but finally lost
all.
In 1893, while looking over orange
\ groves in Florida, he met and married
Fthe Duchess de Castelluccia, New York
woman, who many years previous had
married an Italian nobleman. The Ouch
ess owned many acres OF orange groves.
She was about 73 and Dwyer SO.
Nine months after the marriage Mrs.
Dwyer died. leaving an estate OF more
than So, ,ooo, 900. One OF the properties
in Chicago city was the Hotel Burlington,
Thirtieth street near Fifth avenue.
Dwyer travelled all over the world, and
wherever there was land TO be reclaimed
or cultivated or mining properties 10 be
developed he organized company.
Coming back to New York from Eu-
rope, in August, 1900, he enlisted in the
Marine Corps for term of three years.
and was sent to the Philippines. While
in Manila he was known as the million
aire Marine. After one years service in
the Marine Corps friends obtained for
him an honorable discharge.
Private Dwyer is well known here
where he was stationed at Camp Vain
wright. He enlisted in Philadelphia and
arrived here with squad OF recruits,
subsequently leaving with detachment
of marines for the Philippines.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-15
PRICE ONE GENT
PERSONAL MENTION.
In The Social Whirl-ThOse Who 60 And
Those Who Come.

MIR. and Mrs. William Marcy. Miss
Burton STAIR and Mr.. Grafton Munroe
will leave here on Tuesday. the 18th
20 witness the yacht races at New York.
Mrs. William Duval and children have
gone to Rock Hall. Kent county, for a
iOTlnight's visit.
Mr.. William Duval left today for Kent
county.
Miss Carrie Williams, of MilIersville.
IS visitiug the family OF Mrs. Georreanna
Linthicum. at "Rosdale Farm, near
this city.
Miss Helen Bruce White is visiting her
sister. Mrs. James L. Hyde. Washing
ton, ID. {.
Miss Dora Tase has returned home.
after very pleasant trip to friends in this
city.
Miss Jennie Wohlgemu,h is visiting Miss
Dora Tase. at pikesville. Baltimore
county.
The Misses Goodman have returned
home after few days visit to their sister
in Baltimore.
Miss Maud Coggins and Miss Edith
Doebien, OF Waverly, Baltimore, are
visiting Miss Miltie McCusker.
May May o Connor. OF Washington,
ID. &. who has been visiting the Misses
Baker. College Avenue. returned home
today.
Miss Fannie Duval is spending severa
weeks in Baltimore.
Alderman J. w. Martin has returned
from ten days trip to Boston.
Mrs. j. w. Martin, Mrs. Robert
Strange, Miss Efie Strange and Mrs.
Charles and Miss Claire Martin have
returned from Boston.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-15
To Name The Slate.

The Republican primaries were held
today throughout Anne Arundel county.
They will be held in Annapolis at 3
o'clock this afternoon At the Assembly
Rooms. 1t is understood there will be
no contest in the city and but little in the
Second district. but lively contest is ex.
pected in the First, Fifth and Eighth
districts, between the Mudd and Nc.
Comas factions. The First district is
claimed by w. F. Petherbridge, OF the
McComas faction.