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SALE OF a s DOUBLE
- TENIIM EMIT HOUSE, NOS. 1911 "a sd
1919 tBAINBRIDGE STREET. IN 5THE
CITY OF MANCHEsTER. VA. ON
SEPTEMEF,Tt 14TI1, 1901,
AT $50. O'CLOCK p, NJ, ON THE
PREMISES.
BY, virtue Of q deed Of trust, dated Juno
10Th, 1904. and recorded In the Corporation
Court, clerks office, for said city, will
sell at public auction. OH the day, hour
and place named above, that valuable
property, Nos, 1911 and 1913 Bninbridge
Street. between Fifteenth Street and Co.
wardin Avenue. Tho lot fronts fifty-two
6?) feet, more or less, on north side Of
I3ainbridge Street by ono hundred and
sixty-flve l65) feet deep. On this lot Is
a large double tenement frame building,
TITRNIS-One- fourth cash. balance at s,
IL and is months for notes, per cent.
interest added. secured BY trust deed.
WM. a. MoNCURE, Trustee.
sept 9.l0.ll 1891
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AUCTION SALES, Future Days
BY Richmond Auction Co.,
Geo. IL. Valentine, Auctioncer.

Auction Sale Of u General Assort-
ncnt of Household Furniture, Car
pets, Rugs, Piano, Very Handsome
and High Cost Mahogany Dining
Table, Walnut Tennessee Marble
Top Buffet, Crockery and Glass
ware, etc,
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AUCTION SALES, Future Days
BY Richmond Auction Co.
1905 =. Main Street Phone ALL
Geo. II. Valentine. Auctioneer.as
Auction Sale Extraordinary for Ac-
count of a Transportation Co. To
the Trade: Opening Fall Sale We'd
ncsday, September Ia, 1904. J

company OF, the date above men.
toned, at our auction rooms, 1905 East
Main street, on second and third iro iioo rs
unusually large aud very attractive STOCK .a..
Of general merchandise. embracing over Owe.
400 cases and representing several thou l
- y u01s SHOES AND BOOTS,
consisting in part Of 80 cases Mems,
Ladies, and Childrer'sT Shoes. both me-.
dunn and high grade; 8 cases Rubber 1l9't
iii HARNESS AND sADDLERY.
10 cases Ladies' and 81 Gents Saddles,
dRridles. Horse Blankets, a II grades. 96s
CLOTHING.
800 Suits Mems, Boys, Ladies and chit
i DRY, GOODS AND NOTIONS.
This line embraces an extra large. assert
ment. such al s, Underwear u al Klnd mus
He'd Ticking, Shawlss Quilts, Bedsprcads,
Glassware, Crockcry and Tinwarc,l
Lamps and Toys.
Under this heading the line Is too n ,l,r
erous to mention. We have everything
YOU M HARDWARE AND GUNS
also very numerous. ernb.acing cutery
Of every descriptlon--Lock, Pistol and Gun
Pictures and Picture Frames.
About 500 assorted Pictures and Era mes.
E,3i1ll DECORATING GOODS.
Bunting, Flags, Shields, etc. Of great
s'''Ss DRUGS.
Nice assortment Of Drugs. =,
SEVERAL NEW SEWING 4 MACHINES
and SHOW CASES. ,sSS i5f IL #
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BY Richmond Auction Company
1905 e. Main Street. Phone. AIS,
Auction Sale Of Roll Top
Desk, Parlor Suits, Libra
ry Tables, Iron and Brass
Beds, Odd Bureaus and
Washtsands, Oh am b er
Suits, Books, Bookcases
Secretaries, Mattress, etc.,
ETC., TUESDAY, SEPT.
18TH, at our warerooms,
1905 F.. Main, at 1890 A.
M.
Al RICHMOND AUCTION COMPANY,
Geo. II. Valentine, Auctioneer.
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TOMORROW M oNDAY,8 September
II, commencing al 1880 a.. NJ. at our
$warerooms. No. 612 East Broad Street.
we will sell 70 Solid Oak Round lee
cream Tables, 3 dozen Viena Chairs 2
dozen Cane Seat and Oak Chairs, g. Fold
ing Chairs, large handsome Mirror. hand
some Oak Chamber Suit. Oak and Wal
nut Secretaries and Book Cases. Oak
Mantel Folding Bed 8 Oak and Walnut
wardrobes. large Massive CHARTERED Oak
Solid Brass and Iron Beds, handsome limo
4 or new Brussels, Velvet and Administer
art Squares, new Mating, large number
sot second,hand CARPETS. Sewing Ma Ma (
Also a complete Tailoring and Clothes
Pressing Outfit. consisting of large Mrs
,or, large, q Display Table, Table, Gasoline
Board and Irons. Clothes Rack, etc.
Also on fine : osherN Surry, compare
lively new, With SIDE Curtains, etc. Sale
positive.
PIT THE VALENTINE AUCTION CO,
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II. b. Chaffln & Co., Inc,
Real Estate Aucti0ncers, Z

rRusTEE.s AUCTION SALE OF ~
ACRES ON OSBORNE RO.Aa;D,,
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BY Augustine Royal q Company,
Real Estate Agents and Auctioneers.
ONCE: Leader Bldg, Manchester, Va.
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n ID. C. CARTER, I
30 and 30 E. Twenty-t1rsts ST.
K & New York City.
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by Richmond Auction Company.
1905 e. Main Street. Phone. AIS,
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2. G. Carl GARRISON, II. G. G. r.
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d BY Richmond Auction Company,
1905 East Main Street.
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Take Westllamptonssc Carr First house
on car line a ftGr8 asslng Belt Line. 754 M
THE VALENTINE 3AUCTIONECO.,
.5Gta I}5S N. S5ig & 81 W. S& AuctiOneerS
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FOR RENT,
TWO 10 r. Sll ~ Ky
srno,ysnience No. West Cary Street,
s N0 ~ ~ BUTTON g. COMPANY
10 n, Ninth 81.
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HIGH coNsTABLE's SALE.

Z .,THE VALENTINE AUCTION Cl
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SENATE COMMITTEE DECIDES ON
COMPLETE INVESTIGATION 4
OF sMooT CHARGES.
HEARING WILL Be OPEN TO PUBLIC
MAJORITY OF THE WITNESSES
SUMMONED ARE MEMBERS
OF MORMON CHURCH.

Washington, Feb. 8.-Complete in.
vestigauion of the protests against
Senator Reed Smoot retaining his
seat in the United States senate will
begin March before the committee
on privileges and elections. The COM
mittee agreed to this date at meet
ing held during the day and Chairman
Burrows, was given unlimited power
to summon witnesses and to appoint
a subcommittee to go to Utah to take
testimony, II necessary The hearing
of the case will be public.
The protestants who are now organ
izing to make the fight against Sen
-ator Smoot have declared that it is
not their intention to enter into what
are known as the Leilich charges. For
mer Representative r. w. Tayler has
announced that 1t is the intention OF
his clients to try the case as respects
the relations of the Mormon church
to the United States government and
the intrusion of a great hierarchy into
the political affairs of the nation.
The witnesses to be summoned are
for the most part members Of the
Mormon church. Among them are
children alleged to be the offspring OF
polygamous marriages contracted since
the manifesto of 1890.
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PEOPLE or ISLAND MUST CEASE
TO MENACE LIFE AND PROP
ERTY OF AMERICANS.
FULL REpARA1loN 10 Be DEMANDED
sEcRETARY MOODY ASKS FOR DE-
TAILS OF KILLING OF EN-
GINEER JOHNSTON.


Washington, Feb. 8.-"Send full par
ticulars about assassination OF john
ston' is the substance Of 2 cablegram
which Secretary Moody has dispatched
to Commander Lewis G. Heilner, COM
manding the gunboat Yankee at Santo
Domingo City. When the details OF
the assassination have arrived the
secretary will then be in a position
to give specific instructions as to the
course to be followed.
Deliberation, it can be stated, will
be observed in the handling of the
Dominican situation. If the press dis
patches are confirmed it can be stated
that the naval commanders will be In
structed to demand to obtain the full
est reparation. Nor will they stop
with this. Before the American war
ships leave Dominican waters the in
habitants will have been made to
know that the Washington govern
ment's patience has been exhausted
and the menacing Of American life
and property must cease or the people
Of the island stand the consequences.
What additional warships shall 20
to San Domingo will be decided when
the official detailed report has arrive.
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RUSSIA SEEKING WAR.
Opinion Expressed by Japanese Minis
ter at Washington.

washington, Feb. S.-Mr. Takahira,
the Japanese minister, has not been
informed by his government of the re-
ceipt Of the Russian reply, but he has
received advices from Toxic which
show the feeling there to be one OF
great evaporation at the delay in the
receipt of the Russian reply, for which
no explanation has been given. He
described the situation as being very
grave. He was not surprised to hear
that M. Kurino, the japanese minis
ter, was preparing to depart from the
Russian capital In view of the actly-
ity of the Russian military forces the
Japanese believe that Russia is bent
on war. Special emphasis is placed
by Japanese officials upon the forward
ing Of the reply to Admiral Alexiefft,
head of the war party, for final rev..
sion. Another strong indication OF
war, in the opinion of the Japanese, is
the warning given by the Russian Off
Gals to the Japanese officials at Vladl-
vostock and to the Japanese CONNER
cial agent that state Of siege might
be expected any time.
Mr.. Takahira had a conference last
ing about half an hour with Acting
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MEASURES FOR DEFENSE.
Forces at vIadivostock Ready to Repel
Hostile Attack.

Forces at VIadivostock Ready to HepeI
Hostile Attack.
Vladivostock, Feb. 8.-Even the al.
thorities here apparently are without
information in regard to the general
situation. They receive casual tn.
structions from which it is apparent
that preparations are on the increase
to repe! a hostile attack, but no COM
prehensive steps have been taken, nor
has there been any specific allotment
of funds without which many things
are impossible. The movement OF
troops toward Korea has been stopped.
The public is greatly depressed by
the uncertainty and banking and mer'
camille operations are at q standstill.
II Vladivostock Is blockaded the
Offices Of the ussuri railroad and the
law courts will be transferred to Kha-
barovosk and the administrative Offices
to Nikolsk, Ussuri.
It is rnmored that all strangers,
whether Russian or foreign, will be re-
quested to leave the precincts Of the
Notifications and the native residents
will be required to provide quarters
for 5000 soldiers, with horses, with
orders to mobilize the reserves being
expected hourly.
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COTTON PRICES LOWER.
Extremely Bearish News Causes a
Weak Market.


New York, Feb 8.--Extremely bear
ish news caused weak opening in
the cotton market. Prices showed q
loss of Az to SIS points at the begin
ming, which led been tRcreasea 60 81
to 7G points on the active months be-
fore the call was completed, with
March selling as low as 1888, May at
1905 and July at laos. Later there
was a small rally on covering. but the
market ruled feverish.
Later New Orleans became 1rmer
and a covering movement set In here
that, in connection with local and
Southern bull support, rallied the mar
ket about 20 to 45opoints. The ad-
vance met very heavy selling, chiefly
from outside sources, and In the late
trading tho market was very weak. be-
ing finally easy at a net decline OF 40
to 85 points.
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BUTLER is ACQUITTED.
st. Louis Millionaire on Trial for Al
legged Bribery.

Fulton, Mo-, Feb S.-Edward But
ler, the ST. Louis millionaire, tried on
a charge Of bribing members Of the
ST. Louis house of delegates to secure
the passage Of city lighting bill in
1899, was found not guilty by jury
which had been out about twenty
hours.
Previous to the finding of the jury
it had reported to the court that no
verdict could be reached. Judge
Graves thereupon requested the jury
to retire again, saying he would recall
them in short time.
The jury was brought in quickly and
the verdict was read by Judge Graves.
AS it's import was realized dozen of
Colonel Buffers friends gave forth a
wild shout and dashed into the street
to spread the news. Butler shook
hands with the jurors. after which
Judge Graves polled and discharged
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OFFICIALS ARE INDICTED.
Oklahoma City Men Charged With Va.
rfous Crimes.

Oklahoma City. Okla, Feb. Silk
indictments have been returned by
the grand jury which for three
weeks has been investigating alleged
boodling and corruption In the city
administration. The men indicted
were Charles s. Wadsworth. city en-
gineer, charged with bribery; Dr. j.
s. Osborne, grand larceny; Patrick
OShea, street commissioner, embez-
element, and three councilmen, Hugh
McCredie, Andrew Burns and Daniel
Phillips, who, it is charged, irregular
ly procured contracts from the city.
Wadsworth, Osborne and O'Shea were
arractad q
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THOROUGH INVESTIGATION.
Recent Explosion on the Iowa to Be
Looked Into.

washington, Feb. s.-As soon as the
Iowa arrives at the Brooklyn navy
yard. for which port she is now bound
Rear Admiral Rodgers, the senior Off.
Ger at that yard, will direct thorough
inquiry to be made into the recent ac.
cident to the eight-inch guns OF the
starboard forward turret. The ord
nance officers here decline to discuss
the matter, being left completely in
the dark as to the cause OF such acct
dents, even after a most sweeping In
vestigation into the former explosion
1t Is felt now that to prevent a loss
OF confidence on the part of the sailors
in the safety Of their weapons it will
be necessary to get at the real weak
ness Of the naval guns and take i'm
mediate steps to correct them. even II
it involves the replacement Of the old
guns by newer and heavier weapons
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PROBABLY FATALLY WOUNDED.
Street Car Conductor Shot While Pro.
- tecting Passengers.

Chicago. Feb. S.--Two masked men
who attempted to hold up Western
avenue trolley car near Diversity
street, within stones throw of Car
Barn Bandit Neidermeier's home, shot
and probably fatally wounded George
Becker, the conductor, who resisted
them. The dozen passengers in the
car were panic stricken and dufing the
excitement the robbers escaped.
Becker was taken to st. Elizabeth's s
hospital, where 1t was found that he
had been shot beneath the heart The
physicians said he probably would die.
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BULLETS TO KILL TWO. !.
American Poisoners viii BE Shot to
Death by Mexicans.


New York, Feb. 8.--Leslie w. Hull
bert. formerly of the district attorneys
Office of New York, and DR.. G. r..
Harle. physician Of E Paso. Tex,
will be shot during the next few days
at Chihuahua. Mex. for many murders
committed by means of slow poison.
With their death the New York Life
Insurance company will conclude the
final chapter of one of the most SEN
saticnal life insurance swindles In the
history of this country.
While these men were charged with
but TWO specific murders they have adj
mitted seven and have confessed also
that they collected insurance fraud-
ulently on score Of persons. They
have admitted also that fraudulent in
surance was procured on consumptives
by having DR.. Harle pass on them.
Then they collected all or part OF
the premium.
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SENATOR HANNA WEAKER.
His Physician, However, Is confiden
Of Recovery.

Of Recovery.
Washington, Feb 8.-Senator Han
ma is in an extremely weak condition,
but the attending physician. DR.. Rix-
ey, continues to view the outcome
with confidence The senator had a
comfortable night, but the fever gained
q little ground and Is somewhat
higher.
At 10 o'clock the following bulletin
was issued by DR.. Rixey:
Senator Hanna rested we'll TEN
perature 101. pulse 80.
This brief announcement was all
that wAs given out When the crucial
point will be passed is problematical.
as 1t Is not known positively where or
when the typhoid was acquired. The
senator's stomach is in better condi.
tion and he is taking nourishment
much more satisfactorily than hereto
fore.
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BRYAN TELLS OF BENNETT WILL.
He Wants His Political Foes to Stick
to the Facts.


Louisville, Feb. 8.-W. ]. Bryan has
dictated the following statement In
explanation of the Bennett bequest:
"Philo S. Bennett died leaving an
estate valued at about 100000 He
beuueathed 100000 to his widow. WHO
is past sixty years of age and without
children.
He left me $4,000, with sugges-
ton as 10 it's division.
Had accepted the $4,000 direct,
as he requested me to, there could
have been no contest.
"He then gave me the alternative
OF distributing 1t among institutions
as saw fit. am willing that my
political opponents shall have the
facts, but 1t is only fair that they
should state the facts -
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term1ning on action to be taken in
case of q rupture in negotiations,
which it is believed will be immedi-
ately followed by the breaking off OF
diplomatic relations. In this event M.
Kurino will ask for his passports and
will leave st. Petersburg at once. The
minister has already anticipated such
q contingency and is making arrange.
ments to vacate the legation building.
Under the terms of the lease this may
be given up. It is even reported on
apparently good authority that M, Ku-
rino has ordered special car to be in
readiness at the Warsaw station to
take him to Germany. The current at
fairs of the Japanese legation will be
turned over to the British embassy If
the worst happens.
The absence of M. Kurino from the
theatricals given at the Winter palace
during the evening. which were attend.
ed by all the other ministers and by
the ambassadors, was generally re-
marked. 1t was the first court 'func-
ton he had missed this season.
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SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED.
Steamship Dakota Takes Initial Dip
at Groton, Conn.

Groton, Conn, Feb. S.--The steam.
ship Dakota, built for the Great North
ern Steamship company, was success
fully launched from the yards of the
Eastern Shipbuilding company amid q
din of salutes from whistles OF vessels,
factories and locomotives and the
cheers OF fully 5000 spectators. Miss
Mary Flemington of Glendale, N. d..
was sponsor and as the great craft be.
gan to slip away from the christening
stand she broke bottle OF champagne
on the PROV, saying i christen thee
Dakota
In the christening stand were Gov.
ernor Abram Chamberlain, President
James j. Hill Of the Great Northern
Steamship company, many prominent
Dakotans and members Of. the boards
OF trade OF Minneapolis and St. Paul.
with ladies'.
The Dakota was launched In her
cradle and she took the water grace
fully. speeding out into midstream@
where, as the momentum decreased.
tugs hooked on and plated her under
control. Later she was towed back to
q berth beside the Minnesota.
The Dakota like her sister ship, the
Minnesota. which was launched at the
Eastern Shipbuilding company's yard
in April. 1903, is Of the largest type OF
cargo and passenger vessels built IN
the United States Their dimensions
are 630 feet over all, IS feet 6 inches
breadth, Sc feet moulded depth. 33
feet draught and gross tonnage 22.0oO.
Triple expansion engines OF 1900
horsepower. driving twin screws. are
expected to develop an average speed
of fourteen knots an hour It is esti-
mated that the Minnesota will be
ready for her trial next July and the
Dakota In September.
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GAS EXPLOSION IN MINE.
Fire Boss Killed and Three Mcn@Fa
tally Injured.

Scranton, Pa, Feb. 8.-Evan Gabriel,
fire boss at the Storrs shaft of the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Railroad company, was instantly killed
and James and Edward Weber, broth
ers, and William Jones were fatally
injured by an explosion OF gas. A
naked lamp carried by one of the men
ignited the gas, causing the fatalities.
The men knew of the dangerous condi-
tion of the mine and were warned not
to enter.
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Tieup Almost Complete.

Chicago, Feb. s.-The strike against
the American Can company, to resist
a 10 per cent reduction, has been -ex.
tended to the Illinois Can company
branch. The $50 men, boys and girls
employed there failed toreport for
duty. Seventeen hundred employees
are now involved in the strike. The
tieup is almost complete.
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Finest Vessel Gin the Lakes.

cleveland, Feb. 8.-The steamer
Umbria, one of the finest freight yes-
sells on the Great Lakes, was success
fully launched at the American skip
building company's yards here during
the day The new boat is owned by
II. A. Hawgood OF this city and cost
nearly 100000.
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secretary OF State Loomis during tES
afternoon. He left the department
greatly depressed over the situation
and will not be surprised to hear Of q
severance Of diplomatic relations be-
tween Russia and Japan at any mo.
ment.
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FIRE ON AMERICAN BOAT.
Dominican Insurgents Kill Engineer
Of Iaunck1,-=

y
of launch -
San Domingo, Feb. 81. G. John
ston, engineer on the auxiliary cruiser
Yankee, was shot and instantly killed
by Dominican insurgents, who fired
upon a launch from the cruiser
United States Minister Powell has
directed the captain of the Yankee to
take drastic measures to avenge john
ston,s death and this insult to the
American flag. Johnston was buried
on shore.
Great surprise is expressed by all
foreigners, and especially by Ameri-
cans, that the commander of the Yam
kee has not demanded immediate sat
isfaction for this act and for the fir
ing on the American flag by insur-
gents.
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FEAR WAR is At HAND.
Russia Standing on the Tiptoe OF Ap
prehension.

Z sa ~ *
st. Petersburg, Feb. 8.-Russia is
standing on the tiploe OF expectancy
and apprehension. Her reply having
now reached the hands Of the Japan.
ese government at Toxic word there
from is awaited with extreme anxiety.
The air is filled with grave fears
that it will mean the parting Of the
ways for Russia and Japan. The
strain is intensifying. The feeling
that Japan will stand firmly Lon. her
former demands against whatever con-
cessions Russia can offer consistent
with the maintenance Of her pride Is
becoming conviction here. An Off
cial OF the foreign Office said:
rThe world understands our posi-.
tion pretty we'll. There is no reason
why the situation should be consid-
cred changed, either for the better or
worse. SO far as the actual state Of
the negotiations is concerned matters
should be improved by the Russian
answer. which is framed in the
Most conciliatory Spirit.
Nevertheless, there is serious
doubt as to the course the Japanese
government will pursue. Russia has
done her utmost, but the other side
must yield If common ground is to
be found. The Japanese people and
press have been kept in a continual
state of excitement by false reports,
invented, we believe, to create distrust
of our purposes and pacific intentions.
How far the Japanese authorities can
withstand the popular tide is a ques-
ton"
nsharp contrast with this calm and
even hopeful view voiced by the Rus
sian official is the gloom which pre-
walls at the Japanese legation and
British embassy, where no efforts are
made to disguise the feeling Of pro-
found disquiet over the outlook.
The belief is almost openly ex-
pressed here that if Japan considers
the reply unsatisfactory 1t will be the
End Of Diplomatic Negotiations.
Minister Kuftno and Sir Charles Scott,
the British ambassador to Russia, have
A>NA.. IN close conference. avidantlv de-