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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-25
Close of the Incident.

With the order of the czar to lower the
flags on the Russian ships Grozovoi and
Askold in the harbor at Shanghai, it Is be-
Iieved that all the clouds of international
complications growing out of the neutrality
of China have blown away for the present.
Incidentally this depletes the already
crippled Russian naval forces in far east
ern waters to the extent of two additional
warships and with the Diana practically
out of commission at Saigon, the Port Ar
thur and Vladivostok sauadrons are in
pretty bad shape The disarmament of the
Grozovoi and the Askold closes remark
able incident, that at one time threatened
to embrace other powers than the actual
belligerents. These two ships took part in
the disastrous sortie of the Russian ships
from Port Arthur August 10, and were
among the few vessels that were not driven
back to the harbor. The Askold and the
Grozovoi reached Shanghai August II. the
AskoId being greatly damaged by the shells
from Togos warships. August IL the AS
kold went into the dry dock and the Gro
zovoi went up the river and berthed along
side the dismantled Russian gunboat Mand-
jur
sian ships be compelled either to leave
Shanghai or disarm. The Shanghai taotai
was apparently unable to make up his
mind what to do, and the Russians made
various excuses for not leaving the port or
dismantling the ships
The Russians paid no attention to the de-
mands of the taotai that they depart. .
Consul General GOodnow has informed
the State Department that the Russian
consul general at Shanghai has notified the
taotai at Shanghai that the Russian ships
Grozovoi and Askold, now In the port at
Shanghai, will be disarmed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-25
TALKEDFAR INTONIGHT
PRESIDENT HAD CONFERENCE
WITH ROOT AND CoRTELYoU.
Look Over the Letter Of Acceptance
Roosevelt" to Leave New
York Politics Alone.

OYSTER BAY, L. l.. August 25.-After
conference with the President, which ex-
tended far into last night and was resumed
early today, National Chairman George B.
Cortelyou and former Secretary Of War
Elihu Root left today for New York.
At the station before their departure they
declined to discuss the details Of their con-
ference. part of their mission to Sag
amore Hill, it was said, was to look over
the Presidents letter of acceptance. Mr..
Root had not seen the letter before, and as
he expects shortly to leave on an extended
trip the President invited him to come to
Oyster Bay at this time in order that he
might have the benefit of his counsel and
suggestion.
While it is known that New York politics
was one of the subjects under considera-
ton, neither Chairman Cortelyou nor Mr.
Root could be induced to make any definite
statement bearing upon the situation.
President to Keep Hands Off.
The President it was stated today, is de-
termined not to interfere in the New York
situation, and hopes the delegates to the
Saratoga convention may be left to make
the nomination for themselves.
Secretary Root said today:
Il can say nothing more than l have
said already. l have nothing to add to
that. The convention will nominate good
man, and a man, I doubt not, who will be
satisfactory to the people. 1 shall not at
tend the convention. One convention a
year is enough for me. l will not be in
the state when the convention is held. l
am going up to Newfoundland for a few
weeks in company with William Cary
Sanger, formerly assistant secretary of
war. We expect to leave In a few days,
and probably will not return before the
1st of October"
Takes His Daily Exercise.
After the departure of his visitors Pres
ident Roosevelt devoted few hours to ex-
ercise about the Sycamore Hill grounds.
AT the executive offices the mail was COM
paratively light today, and Secretary Loeb
did not go out to the Presidents home un-
til late In the afternoon. No visitors are
expected by the President today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-25
POPUL|ST MOVEMENT
1t is of Decided Importance
This Year.
AID REPUBLICANS
HAVE oReAN1zAT1eazs N TWEEN
TY-THREE STATES.
Every Vote Taken From the Democrats
is That Much Gain for the
Republican Ticket.

The populst campaign is expected to ma
terially aid the republicans in the results
Of the coming elections The structures
upon the democracy by: the populist candi-
date for President, Mr. Tom Watson, are
being sent broadcast by the republicans,
and it is said the republicans expect Mr..
Watson to ALLEVIATE many democratic votes
from the Parker ticket in the west.
The Importance of the populist movement
this year is daily becoming more in evil
dence. The populists have established po-
litical organizations in tTenty-three states.
They have a national gGommittse at work
in Omaha, and well-known populist ed
itor who was in Washington a few days
ago, having just returned from Omaha,
said that the populst national committee
was getting money for the circulation Of Its
literature and the expenses Of campaign
orators.
Bitterly Incensed Against Democrats.
Mr.. Watson and the populist leaders
seem to be more bitterly incensed against
the democrats than against the republicans.
In fact. Mr. Watson In specific terms ex-
pressed his admiration Of President Roose-
welt as an honest and conscientious man.
He also gave the republican party credit
for being courageous and sincere, and, al
though he did not agree with It's policies,
he admired the party for having the cOur-
age to stand by its beliefs in sunshine and
In storm, as he put 1t. 80
But for the democratic party as at pres
ent organized Mr.. Watson has nothing but
scorn. He vigorously attacks 1t from every
quarter and concludes with the remark
that 1t passes his untutored conapre hension
now any man can vote the national dem
ocratic ticket this year. q
Those sentiments will be well circulated
among the voters with the expectation that
they shed off some of SIX and one-half
million Bryanites, to whom Mr.. Watson ad-
dresses himself Wherever there. is a pop
ulist ticket 1t will be helped along; there
is no need for the widows cruise Of oil to
run dry, and 1t is quite probable that
mamma will be found in the desert.
What the Republicans Think.
Naturally the republican managers do
not expect the popuiists to vote the republi-
can ticket, after the unkind things said
about it by Mr.. Watson, but they think
that II one reason was advanced against
the republican ticket, tel, were advanced
against the democratic ticket Every dem
ocrat1c vote that goes on the p0puliSt bal
lot is so much clear gain to the, republi-
cans. G@an1
The reasoning of Mr.. watson is ssexpected
to be especially appreciated IA the far
western states That is lust where 1t will
be most acceptable to TIE republcans, for
there are some uneertaiix ,borOskhs In the
mountain states a4fected by local condi-
tions which may feel the effects of demo-
cratic disaffection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-25
Personal Mention.

Mr. Alfred H. Terry has returned from
visit of several weeks at Atlantic City,
N. J.
Mr. Emory E. Thomas Of Keedysville
Md, who has been spending some time
here with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry F. Thomas
4S5 street southwest, has returned to his
home.
Capt ]. r. NJ. Taylor and Mr.. w. Leon
Pepperman, assistants to Col. Edwards In
insular affairs, have been ordered to New
York on official business.
Mr.. Thomas W. Smith of Capitol Hill has
gone to his summer home, Arundel-on-th
Bay, to be absent several days.
Mr. w. B. Johnson, passenger agent OF
the Atlantic Coast Line, and wife have just
returned from an extended trip through
California and Mexico.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-25
MINDANAo BAND1rs 'uooTINa.
Detail Of Native Constabu1ary Am.
bushed-Captain was Killed.

MANILA, August Pa detail of native
constabulary has been .ambushed on the
Island OF Leyte by superior force OF ban
larry was killed in the fighting.
There has been trouble II, the province
of Misamis. Island of Mindanao, where
bandits have looted several towns. The
native authorities were defied and Pablo
Mercado and his family were kidnapped
Mercado was accused Of being too friendly
with the Americans. Three Chinese stores
were burned. -Four natives were murdered
the rest OF them being buried alive. Colo
mel Harbord of the eonstabulary Is now on
the trailaof the bandits.
Lieutenant Thornton OF the constabuiary
Island Of Luxon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-25
MILITARY ACADEMY PLANS.
The War Departments Policy to Garry
Them Out Unchanged.

Representations having been made to the
Secretary of War to the effect that the
plan of improvements at the United States
Military Academy ought to be materially
modified, Secretary Taft has definitely dis
posed of the matter by advising the super
intendent of the academy that there is no
intention on the part of the War Depart
ment to alter in any material respect the
general plan of those improvements, as de-
veloped from the competitive design and
approved by the Secretary OF War, January
%, 1904, but that it will be the policy OF
the department faithfully to adhere to this
general plan in carrying on the Improve
ments at the Military Academy, subject
only to such changes as may be necessary
to bring the cost of the work WITHIN tne
amount appropriated therefor by Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-25
FEARS OF TRICKERY
FIRM STAND TO BE TAKEN IN THE
ASPHALT CONTROVERSY,
This Government Will Resist Delay Of
the Case in the Venezuelan
Supreme Court.

John Bassett Moore, special counsel for
the American Asphalt Company. the parent
concern of the New York and Bermudez
Asphalt Company, called at the State De-
partment today and had long conference
with Solicitor Penfield respecting the de-
partment's intentions relative to the pro-
lection Of the company's interests in Ven
ezuela. The company has already submit
ted to the State Department in condensed
form the facts set out in the recently pub
lished stockholders statement, and there
is said to be nothing to add at this juno
ture In answer to President Castro's state
ment which is understood to have been en-
bodied in recent issue of the Venezuelan
Herald.
Next Steps Undetermined.
The State Department has come to no de-
cision as to what the next steps shall be in
this matter. Minister Bowen requested
Castro to restore the companys property
pending the issue of legal proceedings.
Mr.. Bowen has informed the department
that Castro fatty refused to do this. His
answer was very emphatic and almost sar-
castle in tone, for he advised the State De-
partment to submit itself to the decisions
of the Venezuelan court, and asserted that
meanwhile he would hold on to the COM
pany's property. His receiver is said by
the companyS attorneys to be digging
asphalt at a lively rate from Lake Ber-
mudez, and he is trying to market it. A
ship is said to be on its way from one of
our ports to Guanoco to bring away a cargo
of this asphalt, and the companys attor-
neys, having served public notice that the
asphalt is their property ana cannot legally
be acquired by any American citizen, are
making ready to begin civil action in this
country If any cargoes arrive.
Delay Of Hearing Apprehended.
The Venezuelan high court will meet
again September Is, but while the asphalt
case stands high up on the docket, the
company's attorneys assert that in view of
the fact that the Venezuelan government
expects to receive a considerable income
through the sale of asphalt while the case
is pending, no effort will be made by it to
obtain speedy trial In fact, they assert
that the Venezuelan government may pre-
fer to continue the present state of affairs
indefinitely. But the State Department
with all due respect to legal tribunals and
their methods, is not disposed to witness a
denial of justice through refusal to try a
case of this Importance, and it is probable
that soon after the court reconvenes If no
motion is made to- try the case, the State
Department will make a peremptory de-
mand that action be had at once and this
will probably bring the issue to head
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-25

Capt j. r. M. Taylor and Mr.. Wheon
Pepperman, assistants to Col. Clarence r.
Edwards Of the bureau of insular affairs,
War Department, have been ordered to
New York on Official business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-25
SENATOR HoAR's CONDITION.
Passed Comfortable Night-Took Hi
Nourishment Today.

WORCESTER, Mass, August 25.-The
morning bulletin from the bedside of Sena-
tor George F. Hoar today read:
..The senator had comfortable night.
He took his nourishment this morning.
The prospects are that he will have COM
Portable day."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-25
RUSSIAN CRUISERS REPORTED.
Three Said to Be Coaling Off Cape
Judy

LAS PALMAS. Canary Islands, August
zJ.-Fishermen report that three Russian
cruisers are eoaling from the German
steamer Valesia at Cape Juby, on the
south coast Of Morocco.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-25
THE STAR BY MAIL.

The Star will be mailed to any ad-
dress In the United States or Canada
for 13 cents per week. 25 cents for
two weeks or 30 cents per month.
postage prepaid. Payment to be
The address may be changed as fire.
Quently as desired. Always give the
old as well as the new address.
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Submitted an Agreement.

At a meeting today of delegates Of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen ana
the Amalgamated Association of Street
and Electric Railway Employees. an agree
ment was decided on which will be sub
mitted to officials of the Interborough
Rapid Transit Company today. The de-
mands decided on are, in part:
Nine hours or less to constitute days
work at $3.50 per day for motormen, those
promoted to motormen to receive $3 for
first six months, $3.25 for next six months
and $3.50 after first year. Overwork tor
ten minutes to constitute a half hour and
oyerwork for 80 minutes to constitute an
hour,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-25
WEINSEIMER HELD.
Three Motions for Dismissal Overruled
Bonds. 2,OOO

NEW YORK, August 25.-Philip Vein
seimer, president of the Building Trades
Alliance under indictment on a charge OF
extortion, entered a plea of not guilty 10
the indictment in the court of general ses-
sions today. His counsel made three dis
tinct and separate motions for dismissal
and delay all of which were overruled.
Weinseimer was released on 5000 bonds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-25
Pickets Patrol Roads to Plant.

YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio, August 25.-Amal-
gamated pickets have been thrown around
the upper mill of the American Steel Hoop
Company and every point leading TO the
plant is being closely patrolled by the
strikers The contingent of strike break
ers received by the company from Pitts
burg last night are being housed in the
mills hunks having been erected for sleep
ing, and a full supply of provisions sent
with the men has been placed in stock.
Every move being made by the officials OF
the corporation shows careful preparation
with a view of securing a complete force
of men in every department to operate the
mills on double turn.
No disturbance of any kind has occurred
in or around the upper mill and the only
police force on duty in that section of the
cfty are the special officers In the employ
of the American Steel Hoop Company.
Statement From Carnegie Agents.
PITTSBURG, Pa, August 25-Concerning
the strike at Youngstown, Warren and Cir
ard. the Carnegie Steel Company today is
sued the following statement:
There are 2.15O men employed in the
mills affected by the proposed cut These
mills are are follows: Warren, Girard and
upper and lower Union at YOUNGSTOWN.
''Of this total number but 155 mems wages
are reduced, leaving 1885 out of 2,15O not
affected.
viz: Rollers, heaters, roughers and run
downs, the proposed reductions being: To-
tai employees, 2,15O; one man, Il per cent:
eleven men, 43 per cent; eleven men, "a
DER cent; thirty men, 20 per cent? SEVENTY
tewo men, 35 per cent; thirty men, 25 per
cent; 155 men affected. 1.99o men not al
fected.
Affects Only Steel Workers.
Mote should be de of the fact that the
wage change affects only work ON steel.
For pudding and finishing iron the COM
pany offered to pay amalgamated associ-
alton scale prices.
..seven per cent of the total employees are
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-04
Stated That the Candidate Was
Drunk Here Yesterday.
Kelly Bros. Say Princetonite
Did Not Visit Saloon.
Retailer of SIander Should Be
Made to Apologize.
From Thursdays Daily.

The Free Press has it upon reliable au-
thority that travelling man named
Ruth, who is in the employ of Melady &
Casey, wholesale paper dealers of st.
Paul, is the person, who circulated the
lying story that r. c. Dunn was drunk
in Kelly Bros saloon yesterday after
noon and that Mr. Dunn made slanderous
remarks about the Swedes and Norweg-
ians. This fellow Ruth told this disrep-
utable yarn to Joseph Stahl, proprietor
of the Stahl house, and the clerk. These
gentlemen informed John Kleinschmidt,
secretary of the republican county COM
mittee, and the story was later repeated
to Mr.. Dunn himself.
This afternoon The Free Press learned
from Kelly Bros. that Mr.. Dunn was not
in their place of business at any time
during his stay here. In fact he never
was in their saloon.
This character assassin, Ruth, should be
made to eat his own words. He is one
of the fellows who is going about re-
failing outrageous and disgraceful state
ments rejecting upon the personality of
the republican candidate for governor. He
is one of the warts that should be elimin
ated from the body polite.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-04
A MODEL SCHOOL.

From time to time, The Free Press
has called the attention of it's readers to
the Toland Business schools, especially
to the Toland University at MankatO,
believing that in so doing it was confer
ring favor on those desiring practical
business education. For more than a
quarter of a century Mr.. Toland has pre-
pared young men and women for bust
ness life, and during all that time he
has never allowed his name to be con-
nected with school that was not first
class in every particular. So well has
this fact become known that diploma
from Toland school is positive guar
antee of proficiency and insures its hold
er lucrative employment. Firms having
once employed Toland graduate, in
variably call on him when in need of
clerical help. This is attested by the
fact that the Swift company of South
St. Paul have now in their employ p;
the G. n R. R., Al; Studebaker Bros,
South Bend, Ind, 8 the Gund Brewing
company, La Crosse, Wis, 81; the State
school at Faribault, Mimi, 6. Hundreds
of other firms employ from three to ten.
We do not believe any young person can
make better investment of time and
money than in attending the Toland
Business University at Mankato, and are
positive that an investigation will sat
isfy them such is the case.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-04
The Youths Companion in 1905.

1t is impossible even to summarize in
single paragraph the many and varied
attractions which The Youths Compan-
ion announces for the coming year.
A series of articles planned to interest
especially the forty-five millions of
Americans who look directly to the soil
for their subsistence will treat of 'New
Fields for Young Farmers" "The San
itation of the Farm" "Ihe Future of
American Cotton" "How Women Make
Money on the Farm" etc.
Seven serial stories and $50 short
stories by the most talented and popular
American writers of fiction will form
part of the contents of the new volume
for 1905.
Full illustrated Announcements escrib
ing the principal features of The Com
panion's new volume for 1905 will be
sent with sample copies of the paper to
any address free.
The new subscriber who sends $l.75
now for a years subscription to The
Companion receives free all the issues of
The Companion for the remaining weeks
of 1904, also The Companion "Carna-
tions" Calendar for 1905, Autographed in
twelve colors and gold.
THE YOUTHS COMPANION,
IA Berkeley Street, Boston, Mass.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-04
STOCKING THE LAKES.
Game Warden Towne to Receive Fish
Fry From the State.
rom fridays Daily.

G. c. Towne, deputy state game war
den, has put in a requisition for 2,OOO,-
600 fish fry for the lakes in the vicinity
of Mankato. He has applied for pike,
bass and croppy fry. The lakes that
will be benefited by these shipments will
be Madison, Washington, Francis, Bal
lyntine and Duck.
Mr.. Towne expects to receive the first
100000 fry tomorrow, and will probably
take them to Lake Washington. They
will be black bass fry. The other lakes
will be stocked as fast as the shipments
are made.
Much of the fry is taken from the
Mississippi river, and the balance from
the state fish hatchery. 1t is thought
that the river fry will do better than
that taken from the large lakes, where the
water is so much colder than that in the
lakes in this vicinity.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-04
HOME ENDORSEMENT.
Hundreds of Mankato Citizens Can Tell
You All About 1t.

Home endorsement, the public express
sion of Mankato people, should be evil
dence beyond dispute for every Mankato
reader. Surely the experience of friends
and neighbors, cheerfully given by them,
will carry more weight than the utter
ances of strangers residing in far-away
places. Read the following:
Mrs. j. Jessup of 307 Minnesota
street, says: 81 used Doan's Kidney
pills for depressing backache and pain
in the back of my neck and head. 1 was
desperately tired mornings and had no
ambition or energy. We procured Doan's
Kidney Pills from J. c. Thro, on North
Front street, and l cannot too strongly
praise them. They relieved me of these
troubles and recurrence of my symptoms
shall certainly use Doan's Kidney
Pals, as no other medicine | ever took
proved so effective. l know Others who
have been freed from pain and lameness
in their backs by the use of this reliable
remedy.-Doan's Kidney Pills.
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y, sole
agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-04
SECURE ST. PETER ELEVATOR
Walter Bowman Company Of Mankato
Purchase Grain Warehouse.
From FRIDAYS Daily.

The Farmers elevator changed hands
again last week and the new owners
purpose converting the building into a
cleaning house. On Friday T.. H. McIn-
tyre of Minneapolis, who purchased the
elevator last April, closed deal with the
Walter Bowman Elevator company of
Mankato, whereby he disposed of the
property to them, they taking possession
Tuesday. The Mankato firm operates a
line of elevators along the Omaha road
and as this is their closest point to
the cities, they intend to repair the
building, install the machinery needed
and make cleaning house of it. All
the gram bought south of here will be
rehandled at this place and it will
probably be necessary to hire more help.
st. Peter Herald.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-04
Advertised Letters.

Advertised letters taken out for week
ending October 9th, 1904:
Anderson and Stenberg.
Briggs, Byron; Brooks, Henry; Brown,
Miss B. E.; Brown, Geo. A.; Buckley,
Daniel.
Carlson, Miss Minnie.
Diefendorf, B. j.
Gedneys, Miss a. L.
Hanson, Andrew A.; Heinze, Miss
Teresa; Hillstrom, Mrs. Nellie P.
Mayer & Co., j.. Meighen, Miss May.
Nixon, w. H.; Nitrower, Mrs.
Olson, Rev. H. M.
Paulson, John.
Raush, Miss Dorothy.
Schaap, j.
Thomas, E.
Williams, Jenkin.
Advertised list for week ending
In calling for the above letters please
say advertised" and name the day of
this list. One cent extra will be charged
for each advertised letter. Letters re.
naming unclaimed at the expiration OF
Is days from date will be sent to the
dead letter office.
C. L. BENEDICT, Postmaster