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PRESIDENT CAsTRo's DEMAND.
Will Sue New York Asphalt Compazay
for so. .OOO. 900 Bolivars.

President Castro of Venezuela has de-
manded $4,000, 900 bolivars from the New
York and BermudeZ Asphalt Company, ana
has given notice through one of his cabinet
ministers of his intention to proceed legally
before the Venezuelan courts to obtain the
money. The president bases his claim uDon
the allegation that the asphalt company
gave material aid to the late revolutionary
movement and especially to Gen. Matos,
whereby the Castro government was put to
the necessity of expending the sum OF
money named to suppress the rebellion.
The suit Is the elimination of a long
series of litigations growing out Of the
claim of a rival concern-the Warner-Qu!n-
Ian Syndicate-to part of the asphalt lake
at Felicidad, exploited by the New York
company.
Finally last winter the supreme court OF
Venezuela gave judgment i'm favor of the
New York company to the alleged chaSrln
of Gen Castro, who was said to be actively
using his influence in behalf of The rival
concern. The suit for damages which he
is now about to institute is said to be the
outcome of the failure of the other proceed
ings before the supreme court. The State
Department will watch developments in
Caracas to see that there is no miscarriage
of Justice.
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STEAMSHIP rs BURNED
SAN JACINTo DAMAGED BY
FIRE AT RoAcH's SHIP YARD.
Launched About Year Ago at Cost
of More Than Half
Million Dollars.

PHILADELPHIA, DULY 12.-The steam
ship San Jacinto of the Mallory line was
damaged to the extent of $40, ,O0O by fire to-
day while lying at Roaeh's ship yard, Ches-
ter, Pa, where she was laid up for repairs
The vessel was built by the Roach Ship
building Company at q cost Of over half a
million dollars and was launched about a
year ago. When completed the San ia
einto was placed on the !ine between New
York and Galveston. She was brought te
Chester on June 8, for repairs, and would
have been ready to take her regular run
within a week.
The fire originated In a room used for
storing oil and varnish .and had gained
such headway before the. arrival Of the
fire engines that the aremen divided their
attention between the big vessel and the
property Of the shipbulding company ad-
jacent to the dock
The flames were confined to the after par.
of the vessel between decks. The electrical
plant was badly damaged A score of fire.
men were overcome from the heat and
smoke.
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Treaty Promulgated.
WARSHIPS AT TRIESTE.
Nine Arrived at the Austrian Port
This Mornfnp

According to cable message received at
the Navy Department today nine United
States warships arrived at the Austrian
port of Trieste, at the head of the Adriatic
sea- this morning. and the number will be
increased to ten by TIE arrival of the battle
ship illinois this evening or tomorrow morn
ing The fleet now anchored In the harbor
of Trieste consists of the battle ships Kear-
sarge, Alabama, Maine, Iowa and Missouri
recently from the port of Athens and the
cruisers Olympia, Baltimore, Cleveland and
Mayflower. from Gibraltar. Rear Admiral
Barker, commanding the North Atlantic
station, Is in supreme command Of the COM
bfned fleet, with Rear Admiral Jewell COM
manding the European station, in command
of the cruiser division. The Illinois left Glib
ratar one day behind the cruiser squadron
Rear Admiral Barker simply notified the
department of the arrival Of the ships, and
said nothing as to his plans for the future.
1t is regarded as probable. however that
the entire fleet will remain at Trieste two or
three weeks, during which period the crews
will be given shore liberty In order that
they may v'~it Venice and other points of
interest In the vicinity. Unless circum-
stances should arise to necessitate differ
ent course, it is expected that the fleet, on
leaving Trieste, will make its way slowly
through the Mediterranean in the direction
of Gibraltar. from which point all the bat
tie ships Will return TO their regular station
in the North Atlantic.
Never before in its history has the United
States been represented in a European port
by such a large and powerful fleet of war
ships that now anchored off Trieste.
The port regulations of Austria prohibit the
assembling of more than six foreign war
ships on it's coast at the same time, and do
not permit more than two such ships to
visit its ports in company. These regula-
tions were courteously waived by the Aus
trian government, however, in the case OF
the present visit of United States warships.
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Palma Trophy Contest Abortive.

BISLEY, England, July 12.-The council
of the National Rifle Association today de-
cided that last years contest for the Palma
trophy should be considered abortive and
that the trophy shall be retained by Eng
land, as custodian, until another match is
arranged.
In replying to the letter from the Ameri-
can National Rife Association accompany
ing the returned trophy the members of
the council say they are unable to hold
it as accredited winners for 1903, but they
are prepared to act as it's custodians pro-
visionally and pending any future arrange
ments which might be made in connection
with another match.
The letter concluded with saying that the
council was unanimously in accord with
the American committee as to the i'm
portance in the interest of international
rifle shooting, of terminating the corre-
spondence regarding this controversy as
speedily as possible.
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Commercial Combinations in Hungary

The Hungarian minister of industry and
commerce has informed the Hungarian
house of representatives that it is his IN
tention to introduce a bill covering meas
ures to control and regulate Industrial and
commercial combinations. remarking at the
same time that the sooner such law is
ena cted the better 1t will be for the country.
Hungary passed a Iaw about three years
ago forbidding a national representative
from introducing or attempting to secure
the passage of any act which would, d.
rectly or indirectly. benefit himself or any
company with which he might be associat-
ed or connected.
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PONIES AND BRoNcHos FOR JAPs
Texas Farm Figuring on Shipment to
Far East.

CHICAGO, July IA dispatch to the
Tribune from New Orleans says creole
ponies from the prairies Of southwest Loui-
siana and bronchoes from the plains Of
Texas may be fighting the battles of Japan
within two months 1t is learned that a
Texas firm has been approached by Minis
ter Takahira Of Japan with view to Sc
curing 100000 head OF horses Of the type
now used by the Japanese cavalry.
The creole ponies and Texas bronchos.
with wonderful staying qualities. easily fed
and kept, are censidered Ideal mounts for
the Japanese sabernaen, and 1t is under
stood that negotiations have been opened
with the traffic departnent OF the Southern
Pacific railroad for a large amount of stock
cars. so that everything -nay be In readi-
ness to rush the ponies to San Francisco.
thence by ship direct 10 Korea.
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CONFERENCE AT SYCAMORE HILL
President, Senator Fairbanks and
Chairman Cortelyou Confer Late.

OYSTER BAY, L. l., July Ex-senator
Fairbanks and National Chairman George
b. Cortelyou, who were overnight guests of
President Roosevelt at Sycamore Hill, left
here for New York today Senator Fair
banks will remain in New York until this
evening, when he will return direct to In
dianapolis. Chairman Cortelyou will stop
in New York for several days to make
preliminary arrangements for the work of
the campaign. Before the party left Saga
more Hill today the President, Senator
Fairbanks and Chairman Cortelyou were
photographed.
The conference at Sycamore Hill con-
tinued until an early hour this morning,
but no information concerning 1t was OBJ
tainable.
Judge William H. Hunt. who, until July
I. was governor of Porto Rico arrived
mere today He came to pay his respects
to the President and to discuss Porto Rican
affairs with him.
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MADE RESTITUTION.
It Will Make No Difference in Taylor's
Trial.

ST. LOUIS, July 12.-Robert B. Taylor
of New York, who confessed stealing un-
signed bank notes to the amount of s6, ,12O
from the Citizens Central National Bank
of New York city, today made restitution,
having given his check for 500 to Henry
DENSE, cashier Of the bank, to make good
the difference between the amount Of the
notes found upon him when arrested and
the amount stolen. The fact that restitu-
ton has been made will make no differ
ence In the prosecution of the case as the
United States district attorney says that
Taylor will be brought before the Noven-
Der federal grand jury.
Taylor desires to be taken to New York
for trial but as he has already waived a
preliminary hearing before the United
States commissioner here the prosecution
will continue in this city. Taylor is charg-
ed with having in his possession forged
and altered bank notes of the Tnrted
States.
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is ANYBODY'S FIGHT
Each Side Claiming Victory
at Wheeling.
TALK OF A THIRD MAN
NOMINEE LIKELY TO BE EITHER
TETER OR DAWSON.
Assembling of State Convention-Ad-
dress on Issues of the Day by Sem
ator Elkins, Temporary Chairman

Special Dispatch From a staT Correspondent.
WHEELING, w. Va. July 12-Wheeling
is entertaining a large crowd today, dele
gates and spectators attracted here TO at
tend officially and otherwise the republican
convention called to nominate state officers.
At this juncture, according to an express
sion of opinion which is believed TO be I'M
partial 1t is anybodys fight. An ardent
partisan of Mr.. Dawson, candidate Tor gov
ernor, informed The Star correspondent
that his candidate would win by 100 ma
tority An equally jealous friend of Mr..
Teter, also candidate for governor. pre-
dicted that Teter's majority would be 10
Every Delegates Choice Made.
The convention is composed of nearly 800
delegates The man who wants to shout
for the winner may take his choice and
have but scant margin to crow over. There
are those here who do not hesitate to say
that neither of the two principal candidates
should be nominated but those holding this
view are spectators, not delegates. 1t Is
stated that every delegate has made up his
mind to vote for one or the other Dawson
or Teter. Some of them may be persuaded
that the making up process was merely ten
tative that 1t is subject to revision. but
there are not many who have any changes
to make In the program. 1t will be Daw-
son or Teter with the majority.
Statement of Senator Elkins.
Senator ElIlns, who presided today over
the temporary organization convention,
said this morning that in his opinion no
attempt will be made to compromise upch
another candidate. He does not see how 1t
is possible to switch the delegates to a
third man nor did he know of any effort In
that direction. His mission here. he said.
is to preach peace and enjoin harmony. He
said this is necessary now that the national
democratic party has established cam
paign in West Virginias front door yard
Delegates Confident About the State.
There is buoyancy and confidence among
the delegates generally. No one comedies
that there is danger of losing the state 10
the democracy. Mr.. George c. Sturgiss or
MorEantown, who strenuously advocates
the Dawson nomination, said the state Will
give 30 eco ma jority for the republican tick
ct and that there is not the slightest dan
ger of the democrats obtaining control even
with the influence of a national nomination
confident.
Most OF the state leaders are here. the
state officers and representatives in Con-
gress included. Senator Scott is in Colo
RADIO taking a rest He has business inter-
ests there and finds it necessary to give
them some attention, but he Is yielding as
little time as possible to business.
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Carroll D. Wright Opens Convention

CONCORD, N. H., July R-The twenti-
eth annual convention of the Association
Of officials of Bureaus of Labor Statistics
of America opened in the senate chamber
at the state house today, the president,
Carroll d. Wright of Washington, d. c., in
the chair
President William j. Tucker of Dart
mouth College delivered an address, taking
for his subject ''The Mind of the Wage
Garner" He urged upon the worker lhe
duty of giving to the mind freedom,
breadth and expansion, and to incorporate
the wage Garner as he grows strong" he
said. "a helper all round, a partner in all
the serious work of the republic, an ac-
tive force in that commonwealth which
of man."
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TO BE REISSUED.
Philippine Bonds Becoming Due /
September Will Not Be Paid.

On the 1st of September next $3,OOOOOO
short term Philippine bonds will become
due and it is the present intention of the
War Department to resell them. although
the Philippine government has not yet for
mally directed ruch course. The insular
government could easily take up these
bonds when they fall due out of funds in
the Philippine treasury, but it is deemed
wise not to reduce the reserve fund to that
extent 1t is probable that the proposal
for the resale of the bonds will be issued
in the course of a week or two, and bids
will be opened about August II next.
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SUCCESSFUL RUSSIAN soRTIE.
Paris Reports That Port Arthur
Squadron Put to Sea.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, July ia cablegram from
Paris says: The Petit Par:sien reports that
a rumor is current in st. Petersburg of the
combined triumphal sortie of the Port Ar
thur squadron and part of the garrison.
Russian ships are said to have succeeded in
putting to sea in the direction of Korea
strait. The sortie of General Stoessers
troops is reported to have been attended
with success. A strong attack on the town
by the Japanese followed the sortie. 1t is
also stated that the Vladivostok squadron
has made another raid on Gensan.
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TO INSPECT NEW NAVAL DOCKS
Japanese Legation Attaches sojourn-
ing at Ocean Beach.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NORFOLK, Va, July R.-Rear Admiral
Taylor, chief Of the bureau .of navigation,
will arrive here tomorrow from Washing
ton for an inspection of the new naval
docks on the st. Helena reservation, oppo-
site the Norfolk navy Yard
Several members Of the Japanese lega-
ton at Washington are spending few days
at Virginia Beach, and are thoroughly en-
joying their recreation along the seashore,
after many months of busy work, occa-
stoned by the troubles of their country
in the far east. Mr.. Takainra the Jap
anese minister, did not accompany the
party. The minister from Siam sojourned
there last winter, and the Persian minis
ter some time ago,
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EARL's DAUGHTER WEDs.
Marriage of Lady Marjorie Gordon in
London Today.

LONDON. July 12ALady Marjorie Cor
don, the only daughter of the Earl of
Aberdeen. formerly governor general of
Canada, was married in London today to
John Sinclair, member of parliament for
Forfarshire, and a former captain of the
Royal Irish Lancers.= The archbishop of
Canterbury, DR.. Davidson, officiated. The
church was filled with distinguished peo-
pie. Mr.. Sinclair has long been connected
with Lord Aberdeen, He was the latter s
aide-de-camp when fhe earl was lord lieu
tenant of Ireland, in 1856, and was score
tary to the earl in 1S93-9S; when the latter
was governor general of Canada.
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would think would have driven them apart
is really drawing them together.
Protest Against Minister Denied.

ROME, July 12.-At the Japanese lesa-
ton here 1T was learned today that there Is
no truth in the report published in the
United States that Japan had protested to
Italy against the transferring of Signor
Melegari, the Italian minister at Tokyo, to
ST. Petersburg. owing to his pro-Japanese
attitude. On the contrary, the Italian gov
ernment consulted on the subject with the
government at Tokyo. which replied that
1t had no objection to the transfer of Sig-
nor Melegari to the Russian capital The
Japanese legation officials here added that
there was no truth in the further report
that the Japanese minister at Rome would
be withdrawn.
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PARKER CONGRATULATIONS.
kilograms Continue to Pour in for the
Judge,

ESOPUS, N. Y, July 12.-Telegrams of
congratulation continue to pour In upon
Judge Parker Judge George Gray wired
as follows from Wilmington. Del: Hearty
congratulations on your nomination and on
your brave and manly telegram"
Mayor Carter H. Harrison of Chicago tel
egraphed: please accept my congratula-
tions on your nomination"
j. N. Street. Belair, Nd: 1.-THE democratic
editors of Maryland, through their pres
ident, congratulate you on your nominal
ton and telegram"
Edward L. Merritt. Springfield, Ill: .Tlli-
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DYING FROM ForsoN.
Victim Left on, the Sidewalk by a
Mysterious Woman.<

NEW YORK, July II Minnie Bardorf.
twenty-seven years Old, A hairdresser re-
siding her with her mother, Is dying from
the effects of poison alleged to have been
administered by woman, whose identity
has not yet been learned by the police.
Miss Bardorf was brought home yester-
day by the mysterious woman. who left her
On the stoop Of the house IN a state of col
lapse. The woman called some children
who were playing near by. and leaving Miss
Bardorf with them, hurried away When
Miss Bardorfs condition was ascertained
by physician she was hurried to hos
pital, where she has not since regained
consciousness.
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SICK AND WOUNDED.
Increase in Sickness of Soldiers After
Rains

MAINS.
ST. PETERSBURG. July 12 1:5O pm
An official statement of the number of
sick and wounded belonging to the Man
churian army shows n great increase in
sickness after few days rain and also a
large proportion of sick and wounded Off
GERS compared with men. The figures are
according to the listed strength of the
army. Before the rains to June 90 the
total was: officers II and men 80 per thou
sand, of whom wounded officers numbered
10 and men 6 per thousand; suffering from
contagious diseases, per thousand, of
whom one-half were suffering from dySen-
terry and one-tenth from typhus. There was
one case of plague and not single case of
smallpox.
After the rains July o. the figures were:
Off1cers, "a per thousand; men, As, of whom
the wounded officers numbered 23 per thou
sand and the men per thousand Con-
taSious cases had risen to 0 per thousand,
affecting in equal proportions dysentery and
typhus and introducing scurvy and small
pox. of which there were three cases, and
bringing up the plague to seven cases
Twenty-Five cases of horse and cattle
plague were also reported.
Treaty Promulgated.
The corporation treaty between the
United States and Russia, negotiated by
Ambassador Mccormick, was formally pro-
mulgated today.
American and Russian corporations NAV
sue in the courts of both Russia and the
United States. Previous to the promulga-
ton of the treaty American concerns could
be sued in Russia but could not bring suit
In that country.
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BRYAN REACHES HOME.
Reception Was Quiet Because of His
Exhausted Condition.

LINCOLN. Neb., July l.. William J.
Bryan returned to his home from St. Louis
today. He was met at the station by his
family and large number of friends, but
the reception was very quiet. 1t was de
oided that on account of Mr.. Bryan's ex-
haUsted condition he would prefer to come
home quietly rather than have dem 1ns; ra-
ton. He said he was tired, but otherwise
was all right.
Mr.. Bryan went to his home at Fair
view and Immediately began work on
formal statement concerning the acts of
the convention.
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is there that the democrats will hurl their
best forces.
weeks before the campaign issues shape
themselves. No one knows the ultimate ef-
feet the Parker telegram will have upon
the situation. The democrats insist, how
ever that the issues involved in the forth
coming campaign are identical with those
of 1892, and they are locking hopefully
ahead to victory.
For the first time since 1902 the democrats
will have q b0lging t'bar'l." They will be
aggressive than any since 1892,
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MUST PROVIDE AGAINST FLOODS.
Recent Disaster Leads to Joint Action
at Kansas City.

KANSAS CITY. Mo, July 12-This years
recurrence of disastrous foods in the Kaw
valley has brought the two cities, Kansas
City, Mo-, and Kansas City. Kan, face to
face with the vital importance Of providing
a practical plan for the betterment Of the
situation here.
The council of Kansas City, Mo-, has
passed a resolution providing that joint
and the two states be held at once with a
view to providing laws which will protect
this district from the ravages of floods.
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Opposing Armies Are Grimly
Facing Each Other.
THE BURNING QUESTION
WHO WILL FIRST CROSS VALLEY
OF THE LIANK RIVERP
Gen. Keller and Gen. Kuroki In
trenched With Formidable Forces
on Opposite Sides of Stream.

HEADQUARTERS OF GEN. COUNT
KELLER, Nlut-Kiay, eleven miles west of
-Dian-Sian, July 12-The opposing
armies grimly facing each other on the
heights across the Liank river, ready TO
engage in a death grapple.
The Liank crosses the main Liao-Yang,
Feng-Wang -Cheng road. twenty-eight miles
east of LiaoYang. 1t flows north into the
Tai-Ese river which passes through Lao
Yang and emptes into the Lao river.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press, who arrived here after thirty-five
mile run from Saao-Lindj saw long lines
OF infantry and transport trains winding
through the mountains.
At Liam -Dian-Sian lookout, stationed In
tree-top. pointed out the way to Gen.
Keller's headquarters, near Niut-kiay.
There the Russian eastern army was found.
hidden In the hills. In a plain tent the
correspondent saw Gen. Keller. living like
a simple soldier, his staff being quartered in
q native hut near by. The general looked
cheerful and was bronzed by exposure. he
talked enthusiastically of the engagement
at Hoi-Yan.
Around the generals tent were many
officers OF the guards. the pride of st.
Petersburg. To see them as weatherbeaten
as the Cossack officers one could scarcely
believe them to be the dashing guardsmen
hardened fighters for hardly a day passes
without collisions between the advance
posts Of the eastern army and the Japa-
The whole army is anxious to fight Gen.
Kuroki, whose headquarters are at Van
diapudZe and whose men are entrenched
on the other side of the river. The burning
question Is who will be the first to cross
the dread valley of the Liank river.
Cruisers Shell Jap Positions.
CHE FOO July II, I p.m.-It Is reported
that five Russian cruisers and several tor
pedo boats left Port Arthur at 8 o'clock on
Saturday morning last and shelled the
enemys positions on the east coast. return
ing undamaged at 6 o'clock in the evening.
1t Is believed they encountered Admiral
Togo's ships and were forced to return.
junk, which arrived here this morning,
reports hearing two terrific explosions at
Port Arthur yesterday.
Jap Torpedo Boats Attack Boom.
TOKYO, July IL. noon.-Admiral Togo re-
ports that at midnight, July II. torpedo
boats approached the boom which blocks the
entrance to Port Arthur harbor and attack
ed the guardship Diana with torpedoes. The
result has not been ascertained. The Japa-
nese boats returned undamaged.