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Deaths in the District.

The following deaths were reported to the
health office for the forty-eight hours ended
at noon today:
Margaret Cole. 43 years 327 F street
southwest. colored.
Catherine De Chard, AZ years, 1OO311 9th
street southwest, white.
John r.. Egan, 25 days, 1112 E street
southeast, white.
James Green, years, 400 Kings Palace,
colored.
Pearl Gibson, 3 years, 331 Pleasant court
southwest. colored
Margaret T. Hemmeter, ! month, 619
Massachusetts avenue northeast, white.
Leon HILL 2 days. Summer avenue. Hills
dale, D. c., colored.
Webster Jackson, 10 months 1902 New
Jersey avenue southeast, colored.
Agnes johnson, 2 years, 736 Navy place
southeast, colored
Lena Johnson, p years. 1923 Sd street
northwest. colored.
Henry Jones, % years, $40 4th street
northwest, colo-ed.
Morris Lewis, 35 years, 1886 11th street
northwest. colored.
Robert Marshall IL years, Emergency
Hospital, colored.
Priscilla Mitchell, 81 years, Government
Hospital for the Insane, colored.
Thomas Moten, days, 9O5 New Jersey
avenue southeast, colored.
George w. McCracken, &C years, 10 East
Capitol street, white.
Mary c. Power, year, 453 o street north
east. white.
Mary E. Shoemaker months, 1881 o
street northwest, white.
Elite Smith, 1 month, GIT Goat alley
northwest, colored.
Francois Viboud. ca years, 727 18th street
northwest, white.
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STRATUM OF MUD FOUND.
Soft Gray Clay Discovered by Work
men on Union Station Approaches.

Biologists and others interested in the
earth's formation would find something to
arouse their curiosity and command their
study in the subsoil that has been struck
by the workmen engaged in building the
foundations for the union station ap-
proaches in the vicinity of K and 1st streets
northeast. AS will be remembered, the
grade of X street was dropped fifteen
twenty feet below its original level and on
each side of the new level of the street
thick stone walls were to be erected to sup
port the approaches to the station proper.
Workmen have been engaged In digging
the foundations for these walls for several
weeks, and portions of the walls have been
erected. The workmen found the usual
strata Of gravel and clay in digging the
most of the foundations, but at a point
about a line with what had been LIST
street a soft clay was found about twenty
five feet below the level which became softer
and safer as the workmen descended. The
further down they went the further they
seemed to get from the bottom The clay
was gray in color and water ooZed from
II at numerous points The stratum seemed
to run north and south 1t stuck to the
feet of the workmen and their weight sunk
them uncomfortably deep in its Shiny sur
face. The contractors kept their men at
work in the trenches, however and after
going a few feet through the clay stratum
of vegetable matter was found, and then a
stratum of a soft stone, something like
SOapStOne.
The vegetable matter was brought out
and examined and 1t was determined by
those who inspected 1t that it must
have been in its place undisturbed many
hundreds of years There was moth
ing remarkable about the stratum ex-
cept that 1t showed where the level of
that particular section had once been There
was no indication of water in the earth at
this point, except that which oozed slowly
through the sticky clay. The vegetable
matter was about forty-f1ve feet below the
original level of X street and about on a
line with LIST street.
The width of the space that has been I'M
covered so far is about 100 feet. Below the
stratum of soft stone already mentioned the
earth became sticky and soft again. Be-
fore proceeding further with the digging
when this point was reached the contractor
called the attention of the railroad engin-
GERS and others in authority to the condi-
ton of things, and a test hole was sunk.
1t was found that the soft stratum COM
menced about twenty-five feet below the
present level of the street and that the
stratum of soft earth and stone was about
ten feet in width. A harder soil was struck
today after that depth was reached, and
II is stated that good bottom has at last
been found
1t is the belief Of persons who have ex-
amined the place that the spot where the
soft earth has been uncovered was origin
ally valley running between two lines of
hills. The foundations for the walls east
of what would be the intersection with LIST
street have been erected to within few
feet Of the center of the LIST street line
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Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following:
George G. Biser of Elk Leck. Pa, and
Laura r. Grove of Lime Kiln. Md.
Otta A F. -Russow and Bertha c. Hon.
chens both of Charlottesville, Va.
William Johnson and Maggie Thomas.
James H. Plather and Mary F. Thomas.
Robert D. Wright and Maggie b. Hicks,
both of Fredericksburg, Va.
James Menser of Leechburg Pa, and
Esther Franklin of Elba, Pa.
Joseph Melton and Hattie King.
Rayburn NJ Perkins and Lacy NJ. Cof-
fey, both of Nelson county, Virginia
Irwin F. Haskins and Florence Land
voigt.
John Langstream and Sophia Nolte
Henry S. Everett and Margaret Hale.
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FORTY MILES IN "a MINUTES.
Proposed Fast Railway Transit Be.
tween Washington and Baltimore.

1t is stated in railroad circles here that
'vast sums of Astor money" are going into
the building and operating of the Tunis
monorail railway, and the assertion is made
that within year trains will be running
between Baltimore and Washington. cover
ing the forty intervening miles In twenty
four minutes, at the rate of 100 miles
an hour.
1T is said that J. Coleman Drayton, who
heads party of New York capitalists, has
closed the deal with Howard H. Tunis of
Baltimore. the inventor of the system. Mr..
Drayton said the Aston family have taken
a lively interest in the monorail system
for years. 1t Is claimed that the system can
be constructed for $4,000 per mile and op-
Grated at one-half the expense that present
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"a Ijroad sysfe1,s have to meet.

railroad systems have to meet.
Mr.. Drayton is reported to. have stated
that the right of way between Baltimore
and Washington had been secured, and that
the work of grading would soon be started.
The cars are to run upon single rail-
fastened to ties instead of being suspended
from an overhead structure, similar to the
systems in operation in some parts of Eu-
rope. II is stated that the cars will be so
nicely balanced that the whole weight OF
the train, even when rounding curves, would
not be ten pounds"
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and the. Misses Bessie and Roberta John
son, Mr.. Joe Winnie, Mr.. Jack Swami.
Mr. Lou Ostermayer. Mr.. Joe Simpson, Mr.
Tom Gebbs and Mr.. Harry Emerson.
Miss Elizabeth Howe of Allegheny. Pa.
whose engagement to Count Cini grand
nephew of Pope Leo XIII. was recently an
nounced, is expected at her home shortly.
She is. with several friends, for trip to
Japan before her marriage.
Last Friday night at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank ]. Watts, in St. Louis.
their daughter, Miss Mabel Watts, and Mr..
married. The bride wore a beautiful gown
of white silk null and carried bride roses
and ferns Miss Carrie Fay of Jefferson
City served maid of honor, wearing
white silk She carried white roses. Mr.
Bernard Hunt of Columbia, Mo-, was best
man for Mr.. Conger. Rev. Mr.. ]. Twyman
Boyer of the Cook Avenue Presbyterian
Church performed the ceremony. The par
lor was decorated with flowers and ferns.
and after the ceremony large reception
was held. Mr.. and Mrs. Conger left late
the same night for Washington, their
The Latin-American Club is arranging a
large reception for the evening of October
1 at the Buckingham Club in st. Louis In
honor OF Senior Don Manuel Aspiroz. Mex
lean ambassador to the United States
Mr.. and Mrs. P. G. Nash of the East End.
Pittsburg, announce the marriage of their
daughter. Miss Genevieve Regina Nash, to
Allan Moran of Washington, D. c., Tues
day, September 90. Mr.. and Mrs. Moran
will reside in Washington.
Mrs Middleton of Washington, widow of
Rear Admiral Middleton, passed the sum-
mer at Gloucester. Mass. and Is now in
New York. with her daughter. Miss Eme-
line Middleton. They will return here next
month. Miss Middleton returned last week
from Europe. where she Travelled during
the summer with party of Massachusetts
friends.
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Miss Flora Wilson went to New York
yesterday, accompanying Miss Evelyn
Walsh, who was her guest here last week.
They sail on Thursday to spend the winter
in Paris and will be with Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas F. Walsh in New York until then.
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THE WORLD. OF SOCIETY
SEVERAL FRIENDS STAYED OVER
SUNDAY AT WHITE HOUSE.
OF for New York to Sail for Europe
Travel Plans-Per-
sonal Notes.

Mrs. j. West Roosevelt and Mr.. Joseph
Timer were guests over Sunday of the
President and Mrs. Roosevelt.
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MooR-CLEMENTS. On September 81. 1904, by
Rev. Thomas q. Smyth. WILLIAM T. MOOR
and ISABELLE MARIE CLEMENTS
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BORN.
MARRIED.

G0ENNER. On September Is. 1904, to Mr.. ant
Mrs. A. Goenner, "a daughter.
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Miss Emma Shaw, the second daughte
of Secretary and Mrs. Shaw, has gone to ;
boarding school near New York.
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Col. and Mrs. Robert I. Fleming gave a
beautiful dinner Saturday night at OAK
View in honor of their guest. Capt. George
II. McMaster, U. S. A., who spent last
week with them. The others present were
Gen. and Miss Wilcox, Maj. and Mrs. Will
liam c.. Borden, Capt. and Mrs. Charles B.
Wheeler, Miss Anna Long and Miss India
Bell Fleming.
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The Latin-American Club is arranging a
| large reception for the evening of October
| 1 at the Buckingham Club, in st. Louis, in
honor OF Senior Don Manuel Aspiroz. Mex
| lean ambassador to the United States.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman T. Lake, Mr.. and
Mrs Charles Gibson, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Trouty, DIR. and Mrs. James Chestley and
Mr.. Wedding have returned after spending
six weeks at Berkeley Springs and front
Royal, Va.
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Mrs. Walter w. McCaffrey of Alexandria
and Miss Maud Weldon of this city left
today for Atlantic City for stay of sew
eTal weeks
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Mrs. Hormess has returned from Haven,
Me- where she has been the guest of Miss
Margaret Key of Chattanooga, Tenn.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Levi P. Morton and their
daughters, Nine. H. Morton, formerly
Duchess de Valencay, and Miss Mary Nor
ton, may return to Europe forth winter
They are now at Ellerslfe, their country
place at Rhinebeck-on-the-Hu Hudson.
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Miss Bessie I. Johnson Of F street south
Mr.. Joseph WINNIE of Philadelphia and
Miss Hoffer. The latl>r leaves for her
home today at Reading. Pa. After music
and dancing a buffet supper was served.
Among those present were Miss Mabel
Jacobs, Miss MacButt. Miss Mayme Hotter
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Mrs William Gross entertained her Sun
day school class on Friday evening. After
music and games refreshments were served.
Among those present were Misses Clara
Mansfield. Amelia Mansfield, Anna Volker,
Florence Sando, Eliza Bettenbender, Ruth
Branson. Ethel Batson, Olga Melick, Emma
Rothwell. May Roper and Master Harry
and Charles Gross.
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Mrs. M. Hull, with her daughter, Mrs.
Courtnage of Hagerville, Ontario, who has
been visiting her son, Mr.. Harry Hull of
lit U street northwest, will leave for home
tomorrow.
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Mrs. c. Chatfield-Taylor gave a dinner
last Saturday night at the Onwentsia Club
Chicago, at (which the Count de Reilly wa.
one of the guests of honor.
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and the Misses Bessie and Roberta John
son, Mr.. Joe Winnie, Mr.. Jack Swami
Mr.. Lou Ostermayer, Mr.. Joe Simpson, Mr.
Tom Gebbs and Mr.. Harry Emerson.
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Mrs ]. L. Harmon is seriously Ill will
typhoid fever.
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to the city, after an absence of three
months in different parts of New York
state
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Mr. and Mrs. Maurice e. Miller and Mrs
NJ. w. Beveridge have returned home.
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In Memoriam

! Funeral Tuesday, September q, from Zion Baptist
Church at o'clock pm. Friends invited TO at
i tend
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-05-16
CENSOR EXTREMELY BUSY.
Russians Threaten to Expel NeWspa-
per Correspondents.

Newchwang, May 16.-Therc is a
persistent rumor here of sharp fight
between the Russians and Japanese
near Liaoyang, which it is impossible
to confirm officially. Otherwise, ac-
cording to the latest authentic infor.
nation regarding the movements of
the Japanese army, it is believed that
If the three divisions had passed Feng-
huancheng toward Liaoyang they
would have to go through the diffioelt
mountain pass of Maotienling, where
they would be forced to turn ba"k 1t
is not believed that they would at
tempt this now, but rather turn to-
wards Newchwang, establishing base
there and using the Lao river to get
;.bove to Mukden.
The censor here Is passing almost
nothing In the form of news and cor
respondents are threatened with eX-
pulsion. The Russian agent is watch
ing the telegraph cMces on the rail
road between Newchwang and Shan
haikwan and reporting all messages
filed to the local censors. Supplies are
being rushed out of this place and the
Russian authorities are busy disman-
Ting the gaDboat Sivouch, preparatory
to her ultimate destruction.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-05-16
COMBINED ATTACK LIKELY
HUNDRED THOUSAND JAPANESE
SAID TO BE MARCHING
ON LIAOYANG.

st. Petersburg, May 16.-The Army
Organ is disinclined to believe that
Haicheng is the Japanese objective. II
says the division of guards now march
ing In that direction probably will
swerve northward toward Liaoyang,
followed by the forces now at Suyan
chow, and, combining with the divi
sion reported to be at SomaitZi, make
q combined attack on Liaoyang.
The Novoe Vremya's expert esti
mates the forces advancing against
Liaoyang at 100000 men. with $4,000
horses and 270 guns, and believes the
Russians are retiring upon their base.
"It Is critical and anxious mo-
ment." the paper continues, General
Kuropatkin, allowing the enemy to
take the offensive, watching for a
favorable moment to strike decisive
blow"
The army medical department has
completed it's prophylact measures Tor
the Far East and is now able to cope
with any epidemic among the troops.
A disinfecting apparatus has been sent
to every point in Manchuria and also
every kind of serum, to the total value
of $4,000. Every soldier was vacci-
mated after passing Baikal. Smallpox
is the only contagious disease report
ed by the Siberian hospitals. There
have been three cases at Chita, four
teen at Verkhneudinsk and fifteen al
Allan
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-05-16
CONDITIONS AT PORT ARTHUR
Everything as Well as Could Be Ex-
pected.


st. Petersburg, May 16.-The ad-
miralty denies the rumored engage
ment of Rear Admiral Jessen's squad
ron. A telegram from Vladiyostok re-
ports all well there.
Grand Duke Alexis, the high ad-
miral, has been at Cronstadt since FRI
day with Vice Admiral Rojestvensky,
the commander of the Baltic fleet, and
Vice Admiral Avellan, the chief OF the
admiralty, inspecting the new Paclhc
squadron.
The admiralty admits having re-
ceived a message from Port Arthur
several days old in which Rear Ad-
miral Wittsoeft reports that every
thing was as well as could be expected.
There IS no further information re-
garding japanese activity around Port
Arthur. The Toxic dispatch recording
Admiral Kataoka's operations and the
loss of the Japanese torpedo boat In
Kerr bay, near Port Dalny, was read
by the admiralty with the greatest at
tention and some satisfaction. IL was
considered to indicate that determined
operations will be taken against the
fortress.
The general staff approves OF the de-
struction of the piers at Port Dalny.
member of the staff said to the cor
respondent of the Associated Press:
Port Dalny would not be of the
slightest use in the defense of Port
Arthur, while it would be a splendid
place for the besiegers to land
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-05-16
WILL NUMBER FORTY THOUSAND.
Japanese Force Preparing to Attack
Port Arthur.

Chefoo, May 16.-The Japanese con-
troll of the Liaotung peninsula outside
OF Port Arthur is complete and rein
forcements are being rushed to the
army which Is investing the Russian
fortress. Indications from private
sources are that General Oki will him
self command the investing force,
which is placed now at $4,000 men,
and which will within three or four
days be increased to nearly 10000 men.
1t is not believed the Russians have
more than $4,000 men in Port Arthur.
including sailors from the fleet. Jap
anese advices say that all the efforts
to clear the Port Arthur channel have
been unavailing and that nothing
larger than a torpedo boat destroyer
can get out.
The Japanese feet Is keeping close
watch on the port and, in the event OF
the blockade being removed, the Rus
SLAMS would find themselves facing
an Overwhelming force.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-05-16
REPORT OF SEVERE ENGAGE
MENT BETWEEN RUSSIANS
AND JAPANESE.
LATTER SAID TO Be VICTORIOUS
OCCUPY HSlUYEN AFTER ROUT-
ING THE ENEMY WITH SE-
WE'RE LOSSES.

Shanhaikwan, May ia report of
a severe engagement in the hills
around Hsiuyen last Thursday has
been received here. 1t lacks veriflca-
tion, but according to it the Russians
lost 1.500 men killed and wounded and
the Japanese occupied the town OF
Hsiuyen. The Japanese loss Is not
given.
1t is impossible to obtain confirma-
tion here of the reported fighting near
Hsiu yen, but battle there is not un-
likely as the place is in the path of
the advance of the First Japanese
army corps. Haicheng is the apparent
objective of this corps.
Hsiuyen Is situated In the midst of
rugged hills. where small force could
resist the enemy with telling effect be-
fore being compelled to retreat.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-05-16
JAPANESE TROOPS GO ASHORE
UNDER COVER OF BoMBARD-
MENTs BY WARSHiPS.
COMBINED ATTACK MADE ON CITY
INDICATIONS THAT MIkADo's SOL
DiERs ARE NOW IN POSSES
SION OF THE PLACE.

Chicago, May ia special cable
Admiral Kataoka's fleet, the Third
Japanese squadron, began a fierce
bombardment of the defenses Of Dalny
les were speedily silenced.
Russian troops were again seen in
the neighborhood and driven out of
their positions by shells.
Under the cover of the fire from the
ships troops were landed and COM
bined attack on the city undertaken.
There Is every indication that the
town Is now in the possession of the
japanese.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-05-16
RAILROAD LINE DESTROYED.
Japs Tear Up Seventeen Miles of
Track Near PitseWo.

Newchwang, May 16.-The japanese
troops continue landing at Pitsewo
and the railroad has been cut again,
seventeen miles of track being gone.
Communication, however, for that dis
tance has been kept open by the aid
of carts. The Port Arthur mail is
about thirty-six hours old when it gets
to Newchwang.
During the morning few more
troops left and moved to the Russian
camp three miles east of the city,
which is now practically unprotected.
Two correspondents went over the en-
tire town during the night and did
not see a single sentry on duty. The
natives are growing more restless as
the Russians continue to move out.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-05-16
JAPAN CERTAIN TO WIN.
Opinion Of Retired Officer Of the Brit
ish Army.

New York, May 16.-Lieutenant Gen.
eral Sir Henry Clement Wilkinson, K.
c. r., retired officer of the British
army, who was a passenger on the
steamship Campania from Liverpool,
expressed strong pro-Japanese SYM
pathies. He said in an interview that
Russia is practically sure to be beaten
by the Japanese in the present strug-
gle. He was equally sure that Russia
will not be able to recover her lost
prestige. He said the sentiments he
expressed were the sentiments of the
officers of the English army and navy,
who know how well Japan was pre-
pared for war and how helpless Russia
was and is He said further that Rus
sia has been living for long time on
her past and that money supposed to
be spent on munitions of war and
fighting ships was squandered or
stolen. General Wilkinson declared
that Japan, who is M tn the most mod
ern military tactics, will defeat Russia
both on land and sea as easily as she
did China.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-05-16

Correspondent Makes Serious Charges
Against Russians.

Toxic, May ia correspondent OF
the Kokoumin Sheabun OF Toxic, whc
is with General Kuroki, has made the
charge that the Russians mutilated
Japanese dead at the Yalu river he
SAYS that when the detachment OF the
Fourth regiment of the imperial
guards. which occupied kasan, re-
ceiyed the counter attack from the
Russians three Japanese soldiers fell
into the hands OF the enemy and were
taken prisoners. The mutilated corpse
OF one OF them, named Tatsukiro
Watanabe. was afterwards found, ac-
cording to the correspondent, caught
In q tree on the bank Of the Yalu.
"The dead mans face had been
stripped of its skin, his stomach had
been gouged out" continues the COR
respondent, "and his feet had been
cut. The mutilations were horrible.
II Is believed that the other two men
met the same fate, but when the
corpses Of the three were rolled over
the bank only that OF Watanabe caught
on a tree, the others falling into the
river"
The publication Of these charges has
caused intense indignation.
The above rumcr is propabiy false.
Neither st. Petersburg nor Toxic have
had any intimation OF the beginning
OF an attack on Port Arthur.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-05-16
CLOSE WATCH ON CHINA.
Minister Conger Advises State Depart
ment Of Conditions There.

Washington, May 16.-Minister Con-
ger reports by cable to the state de-
partment from Peking that the Chi
nese government has reiterated its de-
termination to observe the strictest
neutrality and has asserted its ability
to do so.
In view of the leading part taken by
the United States government in Sc
curing the international pledge of the
naturalization of China the state de-
partment has felt deep concern In the
reports of agitation among the Chi
nese military forces near the seat OF
war and the danger of their violating
neutrality, thus releasing the powers
from the engagement into which they
entered. MIR. Conger Is keeping the
department closely advised of the sit.
uation in China from that point OF
view and his news is received with
satisfaction here.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-05-16

War Party Urges czar to Make Terms
With Japan.

st. Petersburg, May 16.-On excel
lent authority the statement is made
that there is a strong possibility OF
peace. What makes the news doubly
interesting is the fact that the war
party has urged the czar to end the
struggle.
The basis of settlement Is to be the
Independence of Korea under the pro-
tectorate of Japan, and Manchuria TO
remain Chinese territory. In secret
treaty between China and Japan the In