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AMBASSADOR JUesERAND.
Who Signed the Franco-American Arbitra-
ton Treaty For France.
value, but 1t Is not likely to do any
HARM" indulgently remarks the Brook
Ign Citizen; and the New York Evening
Mail finds It hard. at this juncture OF at
fairs, to imagine disagreement be-
tween these two countries which should
really menace the vital interests, the in
dependence, or the honor Of either"
The New York Globe. however, thinks
that such treaties do much toward
keeping down the pinpricking diher-
ences which, unimportant In them
Selves, do so much to inflame national
ill-will and are thus contributory TO
war;" and so Secretary Hay Is doing
great work not only for this generation
but for all following ones-not only for
this country, but for the world" The
officials here" says a dispatch from
Paris, "have made sufncient inquiry In
regard to the sentiment of the French
parliament to show that the treaty WILL
be ratified promptly and perhaps unan-
imously."
An arbitration treaty with Great Brit
ain would be regarded by our newspa-
pers as more important, to Judge from
their handling of the subject, and the
idea IL expressed that tho state depart
ment hopes to work the senate around
to a ratification of IN Anglo-American
arbitration treaty by getting favorable
action first upon treaties with France.
Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, etc.
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japanese ivory CaTFeIS dI "oIA AZ A~o"
York City.
position. In fact, this talent has run
in the family for generations.
When Mogi was 10 an American trav-
eler in Japan found him eager to travel
and see other lands and peoples. This
American had tried many times to per-
suade some Japanese artist in ivory
to come to the United States, but none
Of them wanted to leave his home and
friends and go ali ong strangers. Be-
sides, the government which protects
and fosters art-egen more earnestly
than does the government of France or
any other European country-would
not permit an artist to 60 from japan
on pure venture.
The American traveller appealed to
the government, and brought strong in
fluence to bear. Then tho government
wanted to be assured that Mogi would
be we'll cared for, II he cxme to this
country. So cable messages were sent
to Washington, and kilograms from
Washington to New York, and when
it had been learned, beyond question,
that Mogi's welfare was assured, per-
mission was at last given for him to
travel.
To aid him in his work, Mogi brought
with him models Of designs drawn on
thin rice paper. They illustrate the
legends which are as old as Japan itself.
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WITH FRANCE
The Two Largest Republics q 10
World Take Lead for World
PeacA

Neutrality-suspicious. nrst wa1, aceW
gaining our independence. was with
France "a brush SO slight that only one
or two papers recall IT,: and II the SEN
ate ratifes the treaty signed in Wash
ington last week. our first arbitration
treaty will be concluded with the same
country. Relations with France were
somewhat strained In Jackson's time.
and again when Napoleon III. tried to
place Macmillan upon the throne Of
Mexico; but the feeling between the
worlds two greatest republics II at
present so cordial that most Of our news
papers have to branch out into general
tiles to find any special significance or
practical worth in such treaty between
France and America. It us Of not great
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4 PROTOTYPE OF DEPEW.
King Da-Udu, Who Flourished Thou.
sands Of Years Ago, Was tho
Senator's Original

New York.-A remarkable resem.
blance to Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew
appears in statue unearthed by the
expedition Of the General Exploration
Fund of the University Of Chicago,
now at Bagdad. The statue Is believed
to be the oldest in the world.
DR.. E. J. Banks, field director OF the
expedition, has sent to the university
q detailed report Of the hnd and his
estimate that the statue has been COW
cred up for thousands OF years.
Hieroglyphic inscriptions on the arm
of the figure denote that it is the
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Recently Unearthed In Egypt, and Said to
Resemble Senator Depew.
ef1gy of King Da-Uda, who, the report
adds, may have been David, a king Of
Ud-nun, the ancient name of the
Babylonian city of Bismya, where the
statue was discovered.
OF white marble, the statue was
found in fragments several feet apart
and secretly conveyed at night to the
house of the explorers because Of the
superstition of the native diggers,
says the Herald. Its antiquity ex-
ceeds, the director says, that Of any
other known king OF Babylonia, and
when the expedition returns to the
United States the marble statue will
be its chief treasure.
Not only in the form of the CHS
eled face does the resemblance to the
junior senator from New York find
expression. The curved lines of risi-
bility that marked the living king as
q fit companion In laughter to Mr.
Depew at once attracted the attention
of the explorers and were the subject
Of special mention.
"From beneath the thick coating OF
dirt" the explorers account says, 1.-THE
marble face seemed to light up with g
wonderful smile Of qualification, fol
the long sleep Of thousands of years
was at an end, and the long lost head
restored; or, perhaps, the smile was
the reflection of our own feelings"
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form that he has already decided to
initiate and push through as governor.
"As for any further plans which l
may desire to initiate" he said. In an
interview, 1T would be unwise and I'M
becoming in me to advance them until
after Inauguration as governor.
1T IL my purpose as governor
said Mr.. Douglas, Ito serve the people
as a whole; to do what l may to ad-
vance Massachusetts interests in an
industrial manner, and through these
and other channels am confident that
the people of the state will benefit to
q large and appreciate extent.
II feel that in the choice of me a.
governor by the people, Of Massachu-
sets there is q lesson. 1t 10 protest
against the failure Of the national
government in the past to heed the
call Of Massachusetts, Industries for
reciprocal relations with Canada and
other tariff corrections that are es-
sential to our future success.
II felt throughout the campaign
that the issues I tried to present to
the people of Massachusetts, were mat
ters of concern to every one with tho
Industrial interests of the state at
heart What I have said in the past
I shall carry out as governor Of Mas
sachusetts."
"Any comment 1T this time as to
Mr.. Douglas views of new democ-
racy would be unbecoming," said Mr..
Buchanan, private secretary to the
Regarding the causes
that led TO his election, there are sew
eral things that tended to this result
The workingmen Of tho state support
ed Mr.. Douglas very strongly, large
business interests supported his stand
for reciprocity with Canada His
election demonstrates that they agreed
with him that something ought to be
done toward relief from the Dingley
tariff and its effect on Massachusetts,
industries"
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Gov ELECT DOUGLAS.
THE NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Receiv ed the Largest Plurality Ever
Given q Democratic Guberna-
torial Candidate in
That State.

Boston. Mass.-Willlam L. Douglas.
the Brockton manufacturer. who was
elected governor of Massachusetts,. re-
ceived the largest plurality, 1924.
ever given q democratic gubernatorial
candidate In this state.
Although he will not say so public
ly, no one In the state was more sur
prised than Mr.. Douglas when the re-
suit of the vote became known. He
was informed several days before the
election by the members of the demo-
cratic state committee that he would
defeat Gov. Bates by 10000 votes.
Had Mr.. Douglas cut Mr.. Bates plur-
atty over Col. CASTOR last year by
10000 he would have been satisfied
that his campaign had been success.
The election of Mr.. Douglas is con-
coded to be the most amazing thing In
the history of Massachusetts politics.
The pluralities Of the last democratic
governor appear puny beside the vote
Of the recent election. In 1890, when
Russell, the democratic candidate, de-
feated Bracket for governor, his plur-
Ality was 9,053. In 1891 Russell de-
feated Allen by plurality of 6.467
In 1892 the plurality for Russell grew
still less, being only 1854.
Should Mr.. Douglas die In ONCE
Massachusetts, would temporarily have
Z republican governor, as Lieut. Gov
Curtis Guild has been reelected by
about $1,000 plurality over. John G.
Crosby. the democratic candidate.
Governor-elect Douglas will present
. Elan for q commission to inquire
into the industrial needs of Massa'
chusetts upon his assumption OF office
next year. This is In line with his
purpose as outlined during the recent
campaign to obtain, II possible, q re-
vision Of tariff laws and the estab'
lishment Of reciprocity with Canadian
interests. Such q commission will, If
the opinion of Mr.. Douglas, have
great influence toward these reforms
Then through q submission Of thu
results to the people Of the state fo1
referendum vote much will be gained
Mr. Douglas believes, for Massachu
SETS industrial and commercial In
terests. This is the one definite re-
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BRAVE GENERAL NOGI
rHE ARBITER or THE FATE OF
PORT ARTHUR.
4 Nan Of Simple Tastes But . Great
Fighter and 0rgan1zer-His
Conception Of .
Soldier.

= New York.-One day-lt was toward
The close OF the fifth moon of the thirty
seventh year OF Meiti (that is to say.
1904 Of the year Of Christian grace)-
Gen. Nogi received q message from
his majesty the emperor. 1t was tho
pleasure of his majesty, so the mes
sage ran, to confer upon Gen. Nogi the
highest distinction for the fighting men
Of Nippon. His majesty appointed him
- the commander in chief of our forces
besieging Port Arthur, says japanese
writer In the New York Independent.
Gen. Nogi was happy. On the same day
came the news of the battle OF the
Nanshan. To Gen. Nogi the report Of
the Nanshan battle brought the news
Of the heroic death Of his son, Shoten.
The general said:
Il am glad he died 80 splendidly. It
was the greatest honor he could have.
A for the funeral rites over his MEM
DRY, they might as we'll be postponed
for awhile. A little later on they may
be performed in conjunction with those
Of the two other members OF his fam
ily-of Hoten. his brother, aud Of my
SELF"
Gen. Nogi is the type Of soldier upon
which the ideals of the elder days Of the
samura would look down with pleas
ure. Some say he is somewhat out Of
place In the waking days Of the new CEN
tury. Simple. with that ragged SIM
plicity OF q man who Is too great for
adjectives. his heart Is In somewhat
greater things than the polite accom-
plishments Of the day. Both his friends
and foes have styled him = peculiar
man. Hs IL peculiar In many things.
He is peculiar In his conception Of the
life Of q soldier. In these happy days
when tho soldiers of so many countries
Ill over the world are given to the gold
cloth and parade, he has put his con-
ception of the soldier in tho following
sentences:
"A soldier il soldier. after all. and
after a man becomes soldier hs must
be perfectly. willing to lead a life that
Is somewhat different from the life of
an ordinary man in society. It 10 i'm
possible for him to enjoy liberty and
wealth such as so many OF his fellow
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JAPANESE IVORY cARvERs,
Young Oriental Transplanting One q
Fine Arts Of His Country to
American Soil.

New York-Up in a tall building o
New York city, where many artists havt
their studios, young japanese name'
Mogi is transplantiug one of the fin'
arts of Japan and causing it to flourish
under American conditions, says q spe
ctal from this city to the Chicago Jour
nal. From this shop issue some O
the daintiest works of carved ivory eve'
seen in this country. Mogi does no.
think 1t necessary to have his design
copyrighted. He considers the wors
Of his hands, and those of his two assist
ants, Mkt and Sango, incapable OF du'
plication.
The circumstances under which Mogs
came to America are somewhat roman
tic. His father is ivory carver to thu
mikado. His grandfather held the SAINT
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ODD FREAK OF NATURE.
A Vivid Picture of the Crucidxion II
Shown on q Massachusetts
Mans Back.

Boston.-Almost as strange as fiction
Is the case OF Abbott Parker, Of Charles
town. Mass, who will visit Chicago this
week to undergo treatment by local spe-
cialists for the removal Of a figure on
his back resembling the cruciixion due
to q stroke of lightning which result
ed in his confinement in hospital in
Morristown, N. j., for six weeks.
The case has bafiled the medical fra
ternity in the east, prominent doctors
in New York, Boston and Philadelphia
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HE IS OF LEGAL AGE.
Congressman-Elect Rives, Of IllinoiA,
Is Entitled to Q Seat in
Congress.

Litchfield, Ill.-Following the news
of his election statement was circulat-
ed that Congressman-elect .Zeno J.
Rives, who will succeed Congressman
Caldwell as representative from the
Twenty-first district, could not be seat
ed, as he was but % years Of age, and
that another election would have to be
held. The statement is not true, for the
new congressman is 30 years Of age, and
fully entitled to seat in congress.
He defeated Congressman B. F. Cald-
well In the race last election and u q
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falling to ind any cause Of or treatment
for the puzzling phenomenon. Parker
vas struck down in tho streets OF Nor
ristown on August s Of this year.
At the hospital where he was taken
unconscious the figure Of man show
ink the extended arms hanging on .
cross with a crown Of thogns on the
head and wound in the side formed on
Parker's back. .-.- ..s
The most severe and exhaustive tests
were tried by physicians, suspect1nS
deception. but they failed to ind any
thing of tho kind and arc emphatic IN
declaring tho picture could not have
been printed on the back BY ARTIFICIAL
methodA
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men SVEN to enjoy. l re1or to
this point more especially because Of q
simple fact-namely, that the soldier
who would perform his duties with
credit on battlefield must, of necessity,
have truined himself to perform all that
is expected of him in the days Of peace.
There ought not to be any neglect or
any defects in his daily life. The con-
oueror of himself in the time Of peace
must b. a man If he would aspire to the
honor, with any right, Of being a fight
Ing mai under the sun-flag."
Unlike so many historic men Of fame,
who make free gifts Of splendid pre-
cepts and glittering periods and
straigh.way forget those beautiful viz
tues In the doings Of their daily life.
tho general did not stop with mere
words. There IL q famous story told Of
him OF his love for shojinryori. Nov,
shojinryori means the food prepared
for priests and monks.) 1t was upon his
return from Formosa. He was appoint
ed tho commander of the Eleventh d.
vision, stationed at Zentsuji. in the
province of Sanuki. The division in
question was passing through the busy
period Of organization. Devoted al
ways, first Of all. to his duty to the
state, the general left his family IN
Toxic. Only three servants accompa-
MED him. Not far from Zentsuji there
70 4 modest village called Kinzoji Mura;
In tho village stands humble temple
called Kinzoji. after which the village
10 named The general found . little
corner in tho temple which never was
meant to entertain anyone or anything
moro pretentious than an "out-of-the-
world" a. the monk is called In our
eountry-a man absolutely Indifferent
TO the luxuries Of this life. There was
q young priest In the temple Who did
the cooking for everyone who stayed
on the compound. Upon the food.
which 10 simple beyond all tho dreams
of simplicity, the commander Of the
Eleventh division sustained his life
For four years hs lived upon the simple
food Of thG monk.
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Volapuk to DATE.

Tho work of forming new and scien-
ti1c languages for universal use goes
merrily on, and the newest candidate
eor a position with Volapuk and ES-
peranto 10 Latin without Infections -
the result of the labors Of Prof. Giuseppe
Paano. q Mathematician or Turin. He
hs. proposed to DO away not only with
renders, persons and cases, ~ was sug-
rested by LeibnitE, but also with the
moods and lenses.
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an excellent record, was found one day
GEN. STOESSEL.
The Commander Of the Defending Forces
at Port Arthur.

The Commander Of the Defending Forces
at Port Arthur.
staggering about intoxicated. He Was
reported to the commanding general.
who sent for him as soon as he had
become sober, and everyone thought
that he would get OF with severe rep
rimand.
Gen. Stoessel lectured him severely
and did nothing further until q day
when the bombardment was unusually
hot. Then he ordered the Offending
lieutenant to sit upon the most exposed
place Of the Notifications, with a bottle
Of champagne in one hand and . tum-
bier in the other.
For two hours the Wretched man at
thus, with shells bursting al around
him. HIS agony was 1t last ended BY
4 shell, which mercifully burst within
a few yards Of him and blew him 70
pieces.
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o1u 4\dvy.
post of chief OF stan at the ministry
Of marine. In year he made reputa-
lion. He had fought well with his
sword, but fought a much harder battle
for efficiency. Had that battle been de-
cided before February, 1904, Russia's
naval disasters before Port Arthur
would probably never have taken place.
Rojestvensky is typical Russian and
. typical naval officer. His men call
him admiral Moltchalivi," the silent
admiral, and taciturnity goes we'll with
the reserved expression and manners
Of the Russian aristocrat. The naval
man shows himself in his tastes, for
he is devoted to the sea not merely
rs q profession but also as life passion.
Rojestvensky is always at sea- When
tied to the ministry of marine he spent
his leisure navigating experimental
craft and tiny sailing boats in the Gulf
Of Finland. He has written of the sea,
and it is said that his society friends
dreaded him because he insisted on
talking of nothing but the sea. Such a
man ought to prove good sailor, and,
In fact, as sailor and navigator not
even Makaroff surpassed him.
Rojestvensky is stern disciDlinari-
IN, but he differs from all discipline
riaps, past and present Blame in the
form of string of anathemas might be
expected from a silent admiral"
Rojestvensky. however. is a humorist.
and during the past six months he has
been worrying his ill-mated officers
and men into efficiency by characteris-
tic methods Instead of storming or
reprimanding he issued periodically
general ORDERS" holding up careless
and ignorant officers to the derision Of
the feet.
'The commander in chief Of the Sec
ond Pacific squadron" runs one Of these,
has to inform the fleet that study was
the purpose for which Cadets D. and
- were appointed to the cruiser
Aurora These young gentlemen have
been wrongly given excessive leave and
the commando in chief now proposes
to extend their holidays for such q
lengthy period that they will be as
weary Of play a. they now are Of work. /"
A whole series Of similar orders was
issued, with the result that shirkers
were terrified into hard work and igno-
ramuses into acquiring knowledge. II
the Baltic feet has been able to start
1t all it is due to Rojestvensky and to
no one else.
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A CAPABLE OFFICER.
A STRICT DISCIPLINARIAN AND
ABLE ORGANIZER.
Rojestvensky Loves the Sea and Has
Spent His Life in Naval Accom-
plishments-Tribute Paid
by London Press.

London.-The Chronicle of this city
pays striking tribute to the capabili-
ties of Admiral Rojestvensky, COM
manding the Russian Baltic squadron.
It says:
Never has an armada started for war
with such an ominous presage OF disas-
ter as has descended upon Russia's
Baltic squadron on it's emergence into
the open sea. The man of the hour Is
emphatically its commander, Rear Ad-
miral z. P. Rojestvensky, who is now
continuing his three months voyage
to the Pacific with death in his rear
and the menace of irretrievable ruin in
front.
Incensed as it is at the North sea
tragedy, English public opinion is too
Just to arraign personally the Russian
admiral before determining how far
he and how far some of his reckless
or "panicky" subordinates are RESPONSE
BILE. The restraint is creditable and will
certainly be justified. Rojestvensky is
the last Russian on earth to fight an
imaginary danger by wreaking indis-
criminate destruction. When the facts
come out it will probably be found that
certain Russian officers nerves were
too much for them, that they acted
without orders and that so far from the
firing beginning through the admiral's
orders it ceased as soon as his flagship
became aware of the facts.
For a few weeks to come Rojestven-
sky's name will be associated exclusive
ly with the North sea blunder. But
that is not his position in history. AS
commander in chief of what Russians
denominate the second Pacific squad
ron" his fortune is bound up with
bloodier If less exceptional events. His
heterogeneous feet is Russia's last hope
and he himself is an essential part of
that hope
Rojestvensky is comparatively
young man. He was born near Mos
COW in 1S4S, and after getting the the
oretical, impracticable education Of
Russian naval officer blossomed out
suddenly as a hero. For two unexam-
pied feats OF bravery in the war of
1S77-7S he gained the St. Georges cross.
He served in the Black and Baltic seas,
gaining high reputation as seaman,
and in 100? abandoned seagoing for the
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GEN. STOEsSEL'S DISCIPLINE
He Used Severe Methods to Maintain
It in Face Of Japs at Port
Arthur.

st. Petersburg.-It is with good rea-
son that Gen. Stoesse1, the heroic de-
fender of Port Arthur, holds the repu-
tation Of being the strictest discipline
rian in the Russian army, and the fol-
lowing story, which was told by ref
ugee from the besieged fortress, illus.
trates strikingly his. Draconian 50.
verify:
A lieutenant of artillery, who bore
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A Shoe Thief.

An English thief Vas arrested the
other day whose method was to induee
little boys to take OF their shoss In order
to run q race, and leave him in charge d
the shoes. When they returned. breath
Len. he and the Shoes Wero gone.
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Hov, Norway Encourages Thrift

To encourage working people TO estab-
lish homes Of their own. Norway has
Hourued Q bank for working men. Il
lends money at 3H and 1 per cent. and
gives the borrower q years IN which 70
pay the loan. The total cost OF the house
must not excesd $500. and the area of
sad must not b more than I'VE acroA
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first Illinois District.
republican. He was born in Hancock
county, Indiana. February %, 1874, and
came here with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Rives, when he was six
years of age. He attended the city
schools and in 1898 began the study Of
law. when he knew not where to look
for assistance of any kind, financial or
otherwise. He completed his studies IL
1901. being admitted to the bar October
II Of that year. Shortly afterward he
formed 4 partnership with A. H. White,
which continued until June. 1903. when
M. Rives was appointed to the ONCE
of city clerk.