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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-28
OUR INDEBTEDNESS
TO RUSSIAN BEAR
John BigeIow Gives Proof of
Russia's Friendship.
In SITUATION OF 1862
England and France Forced
toHoId Off,
IN SITUATION OF 1862

The New York Daily Globe Says:
John Bigelow, LII. D., who during the
civil war at first charge do affaires of
the American legation at Paris and then
envoy extraordinary and minister pleni-
potentiary to France, spoke today about
the attitude of Russia toward the United
Estates during the rebellion. He furnished
historical facts, some of which have not
been published hitherto, to support his
belief that Russia intimated that in case
OF interference by England and France in
support of the confederacy, she would
take up arms with the United States.
This information, gathered by DR.. Bige-
low, in an official capacity. is striking at
present, in view of American sentiment
toward Russia
Though now past eighty-seven years Of
age, DR.. Bigelow seems twenty years
younger, and spoke with exceptional Wig
or and directness. When asked If he had
''any official or authentic evidence that
Russia had as often rumored and by
come denied, been especially friendly to
the United States during the civil war;
he said in substance:
81 have no doubt that it was the i'm
preston of the Washington government
that Russia wished to be regarded as
friendly to the Union cause, and allowed
the opinion to prevail In the state de-
psrtment that in case Of any interference
In behalf of the Confederate states by
France or England, which at one time
appeared imminent, they would have TO
reckon with her"
Have you any objection TO telling any
conclusion"
mo. / have none. I have been asked
this question before, and answered it. In
the summer of 1862. and before we had
heard in Paris of the arrival of a Russian
squadron in the harbor of New York.
received a letter from Mr. Seward sec
retary of state. replying to rumors which
j had communicated to him of conditions
and combinations against the United
States. put into circulation by Confeder-
ate agencies in London and Paris. At the
close of his letter, referring to these ru-
mors and combinations. he wrote:
Propositions and debates about medi-
alton and recognition do not make our
-people amiable. If the debates are kept
up abroad we shall have a navy that
viii be worthy of a great maritime power.
1t might perhaps be well if it were known
in Europe that we are no longer alarmed
by demonstrations of interference. Be /
tween you and myself alone. have be-
lief that the European state, whichever
one it may be, that commits itself TO in
Prevention anywhere in North America
will sooner or later fetch up in the arms
of a native Of an Oriental country not
especially distinguished for amiabil;ty of
manners or temper
These lines. / believed then and stin
believe are a sufficient warrant for the
inference that Mr. Seward had an under
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-28

standing with the Russian government
implying much more than could be in
ferred from a simple display of the flag
of the car in the harbor of New York.
This impression was confirmed by obser-
vations made in Washington shortly af-
ter my return from France in 1861 at
which time l had frequent interviews
with Mr.. Seward and several times met
at his house Mr.. Bodisco, the Russian
minister at Washington
The purchase of Alaska from Russia
had then just been consummated. OF
course neither Mr.. Seward nor Mr.. b.
disco said distinctly TO me that that pur-
chase was made as a gracious recognition
on the part of the United States of the
cars attitude toward US in 1862, but l
doubt if there was any member of either
house of congress who supposed that our
government had any other motive for the
purchase of that as territory Of Alaska
had any substantial value except as rid
ding US of an alient neighbor
"A single paragraph from a letter writ
ten by Charles Francis Adams, the Amer
lean ambassador to London, to Mr.. Sew
ard as early as November, 1861, and i'm
mediately after a conference with Earl
Russell minister of foreign affairs Of
England, helps to justify the interpreta-
ton / have put on Mr.. Stewards letter TO
me, if it needs any justification. Mr..
Adams wrote
" I ought to add that in going into the
ante-room, previous to the conference, 1
met there Baron Rrunnow, the Russian
ambassador, who siezed the occasion to
express his great regret as the misunder-
standing which is taking place, and his
earnest offer Of any services on the part
of himself or his government that might
have the effect to restore friendly rela-
lions between the two countries.
"Parenthetically it may be explained
that at his early date both France and
England gave signs of friendliness to-
wards the confederacy, which led to some
ill-feeling toward these two countries and
the United States.
These words from an ambassador I'M
der any circumstances" continued DR..
Bigelow. could hardly be regarded as
commonplace assurance, but illumined by
the light of what followed. leaves no
doubt in my mind that they were the
shadows of coming events"
DO you think that the ships sent to
the United States by Russia were intend
ed. in case of necessity, to be used for
the assistance of the United States?"
Il think they may have been intended
to give notice to the world and especially
to France and England, that the car
was not to be an Indifferent spectator of
this attempt to break up our union. for in
the first place he sent no ship of war into
waters. and when j. Q. c. La
Mar was sent abroad by Jefferson Davis
with a commission as minister plenipo-
Tertiary to the Russian government, he
received notice before entering Russia
that he would not be received"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-28
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-28

year the survivors Of the Wyoming expe-
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-28
AUTOGRAPH ALBUM

An autograph letter from Thomas JEFF
ferson. written hundred years ago to
the Indians of the Louisiana Purchase.
has recently been unearther from the
archives OF the Sac and Fox Indians in
Oklahoma. The letter viii he an interest
ing feature of the Oklahoma historic ex-
hibit.
The Indians in whose possession the
document has been for a century. did not
know its import. but intuitively they care
fully kept the letter during all their mi
grat;ons
The letter. which IS quite lengthy. re-
veals Mr. Jenerson's astuteness IN deal
ing with the Indians At his invitation
several powerful chiefs journeyed TO
WASHINGTON. and were royalty entertain
ed at the nations capital When they
started on their journey home they car
ried the Presidents autograph letter.
Mr.. Jefferson called attention &c the long
Journey they had made through the white
mans territory and how the whites had
grow nand expanded during the short
while they had been IN possession Of the
land The letter tactfully shows u the
Indians how hopeless would b. contest
against the whites The President calls
the Indians his children and advises
against tribal wars
Quite an extraordinary scene for Cape
Ann WIS presented near the electric rail-
ways power house at Gloucester when
hundreds. perhaps thousands. % crows
lined the seashore. and filed the adjoin-
- ala -.-f.S .Azsr Afa-k haralso-S They
we're after FISH scraps and waste % any
kind they could get 10 devour- man
remarked. If man lay down them they
would eat him Up inside Of an hour
In Iee. $4,000 II Italys people ezai-
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-28

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-25
NOTIFICATION PLANS.
The Ceremony at Oyster Bay on
Wednesday.
Try TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNE. J

Oyster Bay, July 24.-Secretary Leslie NJ
Shaw concluded his conference with President
Roosevelt to-day and departed for the West on
an afternoon train There nothing OF public
interest in his visit. Secretary Shaw said. but
he had had a very pleasant conference, during
which a number Of departmental matters had
been discussed.
When President and Mrs. Roosevelt reached
Christ Church for service this morning they
found sixty little boys in uniform lined up at
the entrance. The boys saluted the President
passed in. and received i'm return smiles and
bows from the President and his wife. The
little military band was St Georges cadet bat
talon from New-YOrl1 which has been i'm camp
at West Neck, near Sycamore Hill. for the last
two weeks. The boys are TO return home to-
morrow morning in the steamer Sycamore, and
wished to see the President before they left his
neighborhood.
Plans practically complete for the
notification ceremony at the Presidents home
on Wednesday afternoon The special train
bearing the notification committee will leave
Long Island City at 1890 a. m. and will arrive
at Oyster Bay an hour later. Carriages win be
waiting for the committeeman at the station to
take them to Sycamore Hill. and at 12:30 o'clock
Chairman Cannon will make his address to the
President. The President viii then deliver his
speech of acceptance which will be followed by
a light luncheon the veranda. If the
weather is fair the speeches will be delivered
from the porch TO the assemblage on the lawn.
If inclement. the committeeman. invited guests
and speakers will dispose themselves as best
they on the veranda
Among those present will he Chairman George
b. Corteiyou OF the Republican Nationa, Com
mittee. Governor Odell and Senator Platt. of
New-York: Cornelius y Bliss. treasurer of the
Republican National Committee; William l..
Ward. national committeeman for New-York:
William Barnes. jr-. chairman of the Republican
Executive Committee OF New-York. and other
prominent men from all parts Of the country. It
is probable that no member of the Cabinet win
he present. Several of them are now on their
vacations. and the President did not care to cut
short their vacations by inviting them to attend
the notification ceremonies. a ma jOrity Of them.
however. viii meet the President on his return
to Washington the latter part of the present
week.
Chairman COrteyOu will arrive here, according
to present plans. on Tuesday, and will be a
guest of the President until after the notifica-
tion. He expects then to start Immediately for
Chicago. where he will formally open the West
ern headquarters for the campaign.
The special train will take the notification
committee away from Oyster Bay at $50 p m
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-25
BIG FORCES ENG4GED.
Report That Oku's Position Is Peril
0uS-W mShips IN 4cti0n.

London. July 23.-Dispatches to the London
morning papers confirm the news Of active oper-
atoms al the seat Of var.
The Daily Chronicles" Ying-Kow correspon-
Gent reports that there was heavy fighting on
Saturday and Sunday in the neighDorhood Of
Tashi-Chiao. with General Stakelberg's force.
listing OF twenty battalions of infantry, a
brigade Of artillery and division of Cossacl<s.
and that the Russians appeared to be drawing
the Gordon tighter around the japanese positions.
The Daily Telegraph's" Che-Foo correspond
ent, under date of July 23. says:
a junk from Dalny reports that last night a
Japarese fleet Of twenty warships and twenty
hvHrs and the forts replied.
Tie same correspondent learns that the Jap
aaose nrst army is being largely reinforced by
Veterans from the reserves.
The correspondent Of The standard with the
japanese army, under date OF July %. says.
IL j. difficult to understand the Intentions Of
tie Russians. KuropatiIin Is evidently bent on
. retreat Horthward, yet he fingers in the south
attracted, apparently, ny Port Arthur.
The correspondent OF The paiiy Chronicle" in
Dispatch dated ~ Mao-Tien Pass on July %,
ic52-ds General KuropatI,in AS outmanoeuvrad
and anxious 10 abandon Lao Yang without
fighting. Dut also reluctant to retire while Po.t
Arthur remains uncaptu.ed
The correspondent or the Times" with Cen
e-al Kurokrs army says:
chinese report that General I1uropatkin with
i"o'o troops is AZ Liao-Yang while his second
IN command With many men is still al Hal
Cheng l still adhere 10 the oDjnion that the
Russians are not abe seriously to oppose tla
Jap.nese advance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-25
JUMPS FROM WINDOW.
Brooklyn Nan, Temporarily Insane
from Blood Poisoning.

While suffering from temporary dementia
brough, on. It is believed. by blood pois onng.
caused by a scratch on his nose. Charles Knau +
leapec into the backward from the third story of
his home No -. Lincoln Place Brooklyn. yes
terday afternoon. BY good fortune he fel! on
bed of soft turf ana is not thought 10 have been
seriously injured beyond a severe shaking up
Internal injuries may develop. however. He was
taken to the Kings County Hospital, where he
will bo placed unde~ treatment.
Mr. Knauer. who is twenty-slx years old, Is
gardener by profession. A week ago, while
pruning n new shrub which had been imported
into this country. he scrat tched his nose on
thorn. Blood poisoning set in, and causing him
great pain had affected his mind at times
After dinner yesterday he complained of feeling
badly and went to his room. Samuel o. Rowe.
lawyer, with whom he lived and Mrs. Rowe
who is his sister, remained downstairs Mr.
Rowe went to look for him in bout ten minutes
and reached the room just in time 10 the
young man leap from the window.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-25
THE lSC.4NDII SET FREE
Gcrmany's Protest Granted-Shots
Fired at the 1rdOuq.

Port Said July 24.-The Hamburg American
Line steamer Scandia has been released The
Russian crew which manned her has landed
here and will proceed to Odessa by the next mail
boat The Scandia is awaiting orders from her
owners.
Advices received here say that the Russian
volunteer fleet steamer Smolensk fired three
blank shots across the bows Of the British
steamer Ardova from New-York on June Is
FOR Manila The Ardova's cargo consisted Of
coal and explosives, and the vessel not stop
ping the Srnolensk sent two loaded shots at her,
one Of them passing over her amdships and the
other over her stern.
The Ardova was then seized and her crew
transferred 10 the Smoensk The vessel will
be taken 10 Suel
Berlin July 24.-The Russian government has
ordered the immediate release of the Hamburg
American Line steamship Scandal which ar
rived at Suez yesterday flying the Russian flag
and manned by a Russian crew.
The official report of the seizure OF the Scan
dia. received from the German consul at Suez.
saws that the Russian volunteer fleet steamer
smolenslx encountered the vessel off the island
Of Perrin. and that she was seized, notwith-
standing the fact that her captain showed from
the manifest that there no contrabanG of
war on board the Scandia. twenty-five Rus
sian officers and SeaTaen were on board the
Scandia when the report was sent. and it was
the intention of the Russians To land the pas
seneers and 4 part OF the German crew a Port
Said.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-25
RUSSIA YIELDS CLAIM.
British Protest Needed By Council
Steamers Set Free.

St Petersburg, July 24.-Russia has admitted
Great Brtain's contention regarding the status
of auxiliary cruisers from the Black Sea, and
orders have been gent to the St Petersburg and
the Smolensk to refrain from interference with
foreign shipping.
Grand Duke Alexis presided at yesterdays
council, which Count Lamsdorfr, the Foreign
Secretary; Vice-AdmiraI Avellan. chief of the
admiralty. and other high naval officers at
tended.
The result {: tn conference removes all doubts
concerning tn resent attitude OF Russia with
regard to the volunteer feet The validity of the
view expressed in the British note regarding the
irreguarity OF the position OF the vessels was Sd
far admitted that the council agreed TO waive
the right of search.
After long discussion. in which Count Lams
dorff took leading part it was decided that the
present status of the volunteer fleet was not
sufficiently we'll defined according to interna-
tional law to render further searches and seiz-
advisable. and that. therefore. Russia. in
the interests Of friendly relations with the pow
ers, should withdraw the authority given the
volunteer feet in this respect
Great credit for the satisfactory termination
OF this incident is due to Count Lamsdorff. who,
il Is admitted. acted in the calm and concilin
tory spirit worthy of 4 great statesman. The
attitude of Sir Charles Hardnge. the British
Ambassador both for moderation and dignity.
also evokes praise.
The negotiations Throughout. the crisis were
conducted in a most friendly spirt both
sides. and the story that there was a stormy
scene at the Foreign Office July 20, when
Sir Charles presented the British protest. has
not the slightest foundation
The relations between the Foreign Minister
and the British Ambassador are extremely
cordial Count Lamsdorff, although he rarely
makes visits, called al the British Embassy last
night and remained hour chatting with Sir
Charles Hardinge.
\ high official OF the Foreign Office said that
the council held yesterday upheld the principle
St. Petersburg and the SnOlensk to search for
contraband Of and that international law
fixed no limit of time for the transformation OF
merchantmen inscribed on the Admiralty regis
ters into warshps. but the decision of the council
was prompted by a spirit of conciliation. Russia
not desiring to raise international difficulties In
matter Of such importance.
II is expected that the St. Petersburg and the
Smolensk will join the Baltic fleet and be re-
placed by ordinary warships
II is now stated that the liberation Of the
Peninsular and Oriental steamship Maacca will
take place at Algiers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-25
PRICE THREE CENTS.
MURPHY BACK In TOWN.
My SEE P4RKER SOON.
The Judge Consents to Taggart. 1t
Is SAID.

Charles T. Murphy, leader of Tanmans
Hall, arrived home from Mount Clemens,
where he had been recuperating after his un-
successful struggle to defeat the nomination
of Judge Parker
Mr.. Murphy, when asked if he proposed to
visit EsOpus. said that he had mo present in
tention of going there, What may develop
after | have talked with tho leaders I cannot
predict" 1t was said by Nurphy's friends,
however. that the leader would visit Judge
Parker this week.
Several members Of the Democratic Ma
tiOnal Committee arrived in town. All seemed
to think that Thomas Taggart will be chosen
chairman.
A delegation of Chicago politicians visited
Chief Judge Parker to urge him to make
speech in Chicago on August 90. Judge Par
ker took the matter under advisement.
Richard Croker, it was reported yesterday,
will visit this country the latter part of next
month early in September.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-25
RUSSIANS DRIVEN BACK.
Their Losses on Saturday Placed at
SeTcn Hundred.

Ticn-Tsin. July 24--News has reached here
that battle is raging outside Of New-ChwanG
The hghtng can be seen from the housetors-
ia the enga cement Of yesterday the Russian
loesez are reported 20 have been seven hundred
The japanese aie slowly nearing New-Chwang
Great excitement prevailed in that city to-day
and Yesterday.
\ lepcrt from New-CAwang states that Satur-
days battle was at Ta-Hsui-Tong. six miles
distant and that-he japanese were successful
Many Chinese refugees arriving at New
Chwsng have reported that nine japanese gun
boats from Port Arthur have arrived at Tsh-
Ting-Shan.
New-Chwang. July IA battle was fought
yesterday Saturday near Tashi-Chiao at
tended, it is believed, with heavy losses. The
progress of the battle was watched by many
people in New-Chwang from the roofs of houses
The day was clear and the smoke of the guns
oouu be plainly seen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-25
THE BOST0NIANs" IN TROUBLE
Unable to Pay Board Bills After Singing
Three Weeks at Atlantic CITY.

Atlantic city. n !. July - (speclaD.-Trouble of
q fnarcial nature has overtaken The Bostonans' -
one os the oldest opera companies, and to night
after a seasons engagement, number OF the merl-
bers are stranded In this city, where they ended
three weeks run with money to pay their
board bills lratc landlords are demanding tho
money due them. while members of The company
have made repeated efforts to set back salary.
Charles Deacon, the manager OF tho company.
bad conference to-day with members OF The
3ostoniaus' at which time he ;old them he had
made several attempts to set the financial assist
ance of William Carleton. who * president of the
Rostonian stock Theatrical Company far is
known. Mr.. Deacon stated that hc received word
from President Carleton that he could not advance
any more money. and the chorus girls are With
out funds.
Henry G. Barnabee. one Of the oldest opera
singers on the stage to-day, has been in New-York
for some time. endcaVorng 10 get funds tor the
relief OF the members of the company and he IS
expected return To this city tomorrow. The
members of The company say that business has
been good all until the first two weeks at
the Colonial Theatre, Boston. when thet" run of
hard luck set in. and 1t has marked their engage
mep,s since that time.