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The Washington times., 1905-07-05
BERLIN SURPRISED
BY MORGAN DEAL
Wonders at AnnuIlment of
China Railway Contract.

BERLIN. July 5.-Astonishment is ex-
pressed here at j. Pierpont Morgan hav-
ing accepted cash in order to annul his
contract for the Canton-Hankow rail-
road. which it was pointed out in teIe-
gram from here a month ago was the
first step Of the Chinese to oust all for
e;gn undertakings from the Celestial
Empire
The fact is, it is the thin end of the
wedge of the yellow peril and means
the first step toward boycotting Ameri-
can trade in China. 1t lis, grand tri-
umpfn of the Chinese closed door policy
as against the American open door pro-
gram
The view of this is that it is astound-
Ing that for any cash consideration
whatsoever man in the position OF Mr.
Morgan should have allowed himself to
be ousted by the Chinese or that the
United Sta tes Government should moi
have called a halt upon any such ar
rangement which is bound eventually
TO disastcously affect American trade
In the far East.
The Washington times., 1905-07-05
D[vLIN'S OPERATIONS
WRECKED THREE BANKS
Last Two to Close Their Doors Were
Spring Valley and Toluca
National Banks.

The Comptroller of the Currency has
appointed National Bank Examiner D.
a Cook. receiver of the Spring Valley
National Bank, Of Spring Valley, ILL.,,
Epon advice received from Examiner
Cock that the bank had closed.
The Comptroller has also appointed
National Bank Examiner J. MacSholi
receiver Of the First National Bark, of
Toluca, H., upon advice from the vice
president of the bank that it would not
cpen for business this morning, and a
request 10 have an examiner take
charge.
The suspension of these banks is due
to the failure of c. J. Deviin, who was
president of both of them. and whose
Indebtedness to the First National
Pank OF Topeka, Kan, caused the sus
pension of that institution on Monday.
The capital of the Spring Valley Ma
tionaI Bank is $4,000, and OF the First
National Bank of Toluca 100000.
The Washington times., 1905-07-05
Root Is REGARDED
As Ro0sepeIfs Faporite
1t Is Predicted He Will Become Secretary of
State and Candidate for pTe5dent-Iaft
to Go to Supreme Court.

Here is the summary of. the Cabinet
situation offered by public officer who
Is credited with being. on important cco
casions, able TO guess accurately at po-
fiticaI developments dependen. upon the
Presidential initiative:
Elihu Rect will return to the Cabinet
as Secretary of State.
Secretary of War TAFT will in due time
receive a judicial appointment.
Secretary Root will be the Adm.nistra
ton candidate for President in 1905.
According 10 this theory. Secretary
Root retired from the Cabinet with The
distinct understanding that ne would
return to il later. It IS intimated that
Root laid down the portfolio OF war be-
cause he wanted to go TO New York and
make some monesi, opportunity to do
which was presented IN such attractive
fern that he WAS certain of getting him.
self iu comfortable financial circum-
stances in q short time.
Administration Real Candidate.
1t is furt, e- alleged that Mr. Root was
then. and has been since, the Admins
tration's real candidate for the Repub-
Iican nomination in 1858. When Secretary
Root left the Cabinei, it is explained.
| the President had in mind to make hin,
Secretary cf the Trea sury on his return
probably next February. There will be
a vacancy TT that time, due to the i'm
pending retirement OF Secretary OF tho
Treasury Shaw
! Rut the death of Secretary Of State
! Hay opened the way to appoint Mr.
Root to the Cabinet premiership. anC
/ tt.s is expected to be done. Secretary
Taft will then remain at the War Office
until such time as it is possible to pro
mote him to the Supreme Court.
| Anether bit of gossip is to the effec
that Secretary Shaw may, under thes
The Washington times., 1905-07-05
NEWS OF ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 5.-Justice
Cation this morning had twenty-five
prisoners before him. Most of them
werei charged with drunkenness on the
Four4h.
Mal&in Mayhew and 5ennie Allen. two
little boys, whose cases were continued
frcYf yesterday. were this morning or
dea3d to be sent to an industrial school
ID boys The lads had quite a career,
h34Sing entered several houses in this
city and stolen rugs, rubber hose, and
toy banks. The lads acknowledged the
tEefts, and implicated two other boys
George Massey and Clarence KltIend
SEstice Cation will hear the cases Of the
other boys tonight
The Washington times., 1905-07-05
AUSTRIAN ARMY READY
TO MARCH ON HUNGARY
Archduke Francis Ferdinand Preparing
Troops to Fight Plan of Seeding
From His Country.
Especial Copyright Cable.l

VIENNA, July 5--Austria does not in
tend that Hungary shall set up sep
arate government without a fight
That the Hungarian leaders anticipate
making such q move is not doubted
here. IN fact, it. is believed that plans
already have been made to announce a
Hungarian republic.
In preparation for such action, the
Austrian army is quietly being placed
on fooung which will permit OF its be-
ing mobilized along the Hungarian from
tier with little loss of time.
The Archduke Francis Ferdinand has
charge OF this work, and those who are
acquainted with what is being done, say
he is doing his work thoroughly.
The Washington times., 1905-07-05
CARBONDALE ENTIRELY
DESTROYED BY FLAMES

GLENWOOD, Col, July 5-The entire
town of Casbondale. fifteen miles south
of here, is believed to have been de-
stroyed by fire The flames were caused
by the explosion of gasolene in a tank
and spread rapidly.
A large part of the town had been de-
stroyed when communication by wire
was cut off at IL o'clock last right, and
the fire was spreading rapidly to the
remaining buildings, which were mostly
frame.
Carbondaie is coal. mining town of
about Loco Inhabitants.
The Washington times., 1905-07-05
RICHARD COVERT
HIGHLY HONOREO
Made a Chief in Postoffice
Department.
WAS BRlsToW's SECRETARY
Worked Thirty six Hours Without
Leaving His Desk When Bristow's
Report Was Prepared.
WAS BRlsT0W's SECRETARY

"Uncie Sam" has rewarded Richard
Perry Covert, the young man who rem
dercd valuable services as confidential
stenographer for Fourth Assistant Post
master General Bristow during the long
investigation conducted by Mr.. Bristow
in the Postofiice scandals of 1903.
He has been appointed to the office of
chief of the appointment division.
Young Covert entered the Government
employ in January, 1902 as stenographer
in the office of J. E. Stuart, postoff1ce
inspector at Chicago, Ill.,, and gained an
enviable reputation as a fast worker and
a man in whom absolute trust could be
placed. The department was not slow
in appreciating his worth
When Mr. Bristow was looking around
for man in whom all confidence could
be placed Covert's record appealed to
him and he was temporarily transferred
from the Chicago Office to the oface of
Mr.. Bristow.
A Hard Test.
Throughout the investigation young
Covert's ability as q stenographer and
worker was tested to the utmost. He
worked from sixteen to twenty hours a
day, climbing up from the menial posi-
Dental secretary to the Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General.
When Mr. Bristow was preparing his
final report, which contained more than
100000 words, Covert worked for thirty
six hours without leaving his desk.
Il is in recognition OF this valuable
service that Mr.. De Graw, Fourth As
sistant Postmaster General. recommend
ed f1irs for his new appointment. which
is one of the best positions in Che depart
n1ent, carrying with it a salary OF 2,0Ot
per year.
In his new office. Mr. Covert has Juris-
diction over about 6S.Go0 postnlasters OF
all classes, also the appointment OF
changing the names of postoilces, and
many other matters pertaining to- The
establishing or abolishing of 'postoffices
and rOstroadS.
Wisconsin Man.
AIR. Covert was born at Racine. Wis.
In 1875. and received high school ant
business education. but business life die
not wholly appeal to HIM and he enlist
1887. to serve three years. Covert has tn,
distinction of being one OF the heroes o.
the battle of Manila. being one of tn,
seven Americans who were wounded IL
that battle. He was knocked down b,
the concussion of one of the O.. S. S
Baltimore's heavy guns, and sustained .
severe bone fracture in his right leg
He served throughout Ibis eniistmen
on the T. S. s. Baltimore and was hon
oTably discharged IN August, 1900
various other vocations tempted him
but 1T was not until he entered the Gov
eminent employ that he found the pIac
OF his liking.
The Washington times., 1905-07-05

circumstances. remain longer in the
Cabinet than he otherwise would. beca use
there is no pressing need for his posi-
ton. When it was wanted to afford a
political locus standi to Mr.. Root in his
capacity as a Presidential candidate,
Secretary Shaws retirement was pre-
djcted But now another and better po-
sition is opened for ad-. Root. and the
problem of tilIi1g the place of a Secre-
tary of the Treasury is never so inviting
as 10 warrant ch;rnge unless there is
some good reason for it. Secretary Shaw
is entirely acceptable to large influences
which the President has no occasion TO
:.nt:igonize. and 1t is pointed out that
it might prove much easier to leave him
where he is than to make q change.
Foreeasters' Plans Disturbed.
In this connection the political fore
casters are having their plans interfered
with by the sudden shift in the Cabi-
Let situation Taking raft out of the
race and putting Root in. changes the
| situation greatly. 1t substitutes a New
Yorker for an Ohioan; there is thought
! t.. be little doubt of Roots aplilty 10
| GET New York. while Taft had a big
| fight with Foraker to make and win be-
fore he could get Ohio
| Root is universally regarded as emf
rently qualified TO be rresident MT
/ Roosevelt IS credited with declaring him
/ the best fitted man in the country Tor
| the position. Nevertheless. he stands In
| q different position before the country
! He does not appeal to the radicals IN
| the Roosevelt following so well as Taf.
does. and he appeals rather more
strongly to the distinctly conservative
| elements of the party.
Root, it is urged. would be distinctive
ly the Eastern candidate. He woule
i draw away from Fairbanks and Shaw
and Foraker much Of that share of con
/ seryative. financial vested interest sup
port on n hich all OF them have counted
/ His sudden projection into the Presl
Genital list will disarrange all plans anf
add new elements of large interest t.
/ the situation.
The Washington times., 1905-07-05
FIRE DAMAGES CHURCH
TO EXTENT OF 100000

NASHVILLE, Tenn, July Sire last
night destroyed the McKendrie Metho-
dist Church and threatened section OF
the retail district. The Arlington Ho-
tel was in danger and considerable con-
fusion prevailed for some time among
the guests
The flames were. however. confined to
the church, the loss on which is esti-
mated at $50 900.
The Washington times., 1905-07-05
TRIED TO BksAK JAIL.

An attempted Jail delivery was frus-
trated Monday by Jailer Collins at Fair
fax Courthouse. Three men who were
awaiting trial on the charge OF rob-
hing freight cars. sawed through the
bars of their window with penknife
And were just on the point of getting
their liberty when they were discovered
by Jailer Collins. The men were taken
TO Fort Myer Courthouse for safe keep
ing
The Washington times., 1905-07-05
SAMOA DEVASTATED,

SYDNEY, N S. W., July 5--Many
lives are reported to have been lost and
much property destroyed by a cyclone
which swept over Samoa. No details
Of the disaster have been received.
The Washington times., 1905-07-05
vANpERBILrs AND RoYALrY.

KIEL. July 5.-Mr and Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt have gone to Hemmelmark.
where they viii be entertained fer sew
ersl days by Prince and Princess Henry
Of Prussia.
The Washington times., 1905-07-05
CUT MR.. BALTIMORE.

Harry Davis, coiored, vas arrested b,
Policeman Ferguson, on the charge o
afsaulting Charles Baltimore with
knife. He was fined $40 py Justic
Cation this morning.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-01-20
ASSEMBLY BEGINS WORK.
Utah's Lawmakers Are Now Read,
for Business.

utah's Lawmakers Are Now Ready
for Business.
The Sixth general assembly of Utah
perfected its organization on Monday,
and, after hearing the governors mes.
sage and selecting senator to sue.
coed Senator Kearns, will be ready to
make new laws for the state. Thomas
Hull was selected speaker of the
house and Stephen Fl. Love president
of the senate.
For the second time the legislature
is without a woman member. State
finances will, in all probability, re-
ceive more attention from the legisla.
ture than the more picturesque and
interesting subjects for debate. There
is widespread feeling that the reve-
nues must be applied where they will
do the most good, and that expendi.
lures for ornamental and sentimental
purpose must be cut out.
The labor organizations will have a
stronger lobby than ever before. Their
demands, in the main, will be con-
sentative, the most radical request be-
ing that for the adoption of law put
ting into effect the constitutional
amendment authorizing direct legisla.
ton.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-01-20
BALKANS PREPARE FOR WAR
LARGE SHIPMENTS OF ARMS BE.
ING MADE.
Three-cornered Guerrilla Warfare Be
tween BuIgarians, Greeks ard
Turks Threatens to Assume
Bloody Phase.

The active preparations already re
ported to have been made both in Tur
key and Bulgaria for a possible wal
this year are fully confirmed by q
private letter received in London from
a minister accredited to the Balkan
courts.
This minister, who has Just com
pleted tour OF the Balkan capitals
writes that the Turkish and Bulgarian
governments are energetically prepar.
ing for eventualities. Large shipments
Of arms and ammunition have been
made and recruits from Asia Minor
are arriving at Salonica weekly for
service in the Turkish army. The Bull
garian and Greek bands in Macedonia
are increasing daily and are fighting
each other and the Turks. This three
cornered guerrilla warfare threatens
to assume the bloodiest phase in the
spring.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-01-20
lnvaIids Caught in Flood.

A Phoenix, Arizona, special says:
Light rain has continued to fall at in.
tervals today, adding to the already
flooded condition of the country. Last
night an area five miles square, north.
west of Phoenix, was under water
from six inches to two feet, and in
places is still standing. This over
flow was mainly caused by a freshet
from Cave creek, which comes from
the mountain and sinks into the desert
above Glendale. Considerable dam
age has been done to farm crops and
irrigation bitches through broken
banks. One end of the flood crossed
the west side of Phoenix, surrounding
many houses with water, but doing lit
tie damage excepting to a colony OF
invalids who lived in tents in the
suburbs, and who had to be carried
from their beds, which were surround
ed by water Some of them are very
i'll, and the experience may prove
fatal in one or two cases.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-01-20
PREDICTS RUSSIAN SUCCESS.
French Military Attache Thinks Por,
Arthur Helped Out kuropatkIn.

French Military Attache Thinks Port
Arthur Helped Out kuropatkIn.
A French military attache who has
just returned from the far east, in
an interview in St.: Petersburg, ex.
pressed the firmest confidence that,
despite the reverses suffered by the
Russians on land and sea, they would
prosecute the war to successful fin.
ish. The fall of Port Arthur, he
added, would change nothing. The
fortress had in reality somewhat en-
barrassed the plan of campaign, but
it had also served its purpose by hold.
ing out long enough to enable General
Kuropatkin to receive reinforcements
and prevent operations against Vladi.
vostok. Even with the men drawn
from before Port Arthur, the Officer
said, he believed that when the cam.
paign reopens in the spring General
will have a numerical su-
periority and will begin to roll back
the Japanese.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-01-20
Wouldn't Work While Doctor Locke,

Wouldn't Work While Doctor Looked.
A physician in South Baltimore.
having decided that flagpole on his
house would add to it's good appear
ance, employed man to rig the STAFF
to his roof. This man had for his as
sistant six-foot negro imbued with
all the superstitions of his race.
The big staff had been hoisted to
the roof and was nearly in place
when the negro happened to glance
down at the crowd that had collected
In the street to view the work.
The physician, desiring to see how
the work of setting up the pole was
progressing, had gone to the opposite
corner to see the work, when the ne.
gro saw him. The crowd saw the
darby stop working and say some.
thing to his employer. Then the ne.
gro left the roof, and the work was
postponed. The negro had said:
Look, boss, dere's dat doctor down
dare, lookin' TO- a job. knows Use
agwine to fall off dis roof and dat
manH cut me up. Deed, I amt
agwine to strike another. lick O. work
while dat mans down dere."
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-01-20
WOOL GROWERS IN SESSION.
Consider Reorganization Of the Ma.
tionai Live Stock Association.

Consider Reorganization Of the Ma.
tional Live Stock Association.
The fortieth annual convention OF
the National Wool Growers associa-
ton opened Monday in the Tabor
Grand opera house, Denver, the meet
ing being called to order by Jesse M.
Smith, of Utah, who is vice president
of the association. After the annual
reports of the officers had been read
a committee of seven was appointed
to consider the proposed reorganiza-
ton of the National Live Stock asso.
citation, with instructions to report to
the general body of the Wool Grow
ers' association at as early a date as
possible.
There is sharp division between
the cattlemen as to the advisability
of allowing railroads and packers to
have representation in the governing
body of the association, If the new
plan Of organization is carried
through. President Frank J. Hagen.
barth of the Live Stock association is
strongly in favor of admitting them,
and he has numerous following.
Many western stockmen, while not
opposing the proposed organization,
are against allowing either railroads
or packers to have anything to say
about the affairs of live stock men.
They contend that the railroads, work.
ing in conjunction with the packers,
have compelled them to sell their
cattle at the lowest possible prices,
and they object to an alliance with
either of them.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-01-20
+ EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS.
Unless Legislation Should Be Enected
Reuulatinu Ereiuht Rates.

President Roosevelt continued on
Wednesday his conference with mem
bers of congress on the subject of
tariff revision and of legislation pro-
viding for an increase of the powers
Of the interstate commerce commits.
sion. One statement, which stands
out almost with the prominence of
an official announcement, is that I'M
less congress at the present session
should enact legislation looking to
regulation of railroad freight rates, an
extraordinary session of the Fifty
ninth congress will be called by the
president to deal with that problem.
It. can be said that the president re-
CARDS the interstate commerce ques-
ton as the paramount issue now be.
fore the American people.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-01-20
To Make More Homes.

President Roosevelt has transmitted
to congress a communication from the
secretary If the interior requesting
the withdrawal Of certain lands in the
abandoned Fort Sherman military res
ervation, Washington, in view Of the
contemplated use of the lands in con-
nection with irrigation works. With
this communication was a protest
from Senator Hepburn Of Idaho
against the diversion of the water Of
lake Occur d'Alene for use in an irri-
CATION project in Washington.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-01-20
Coal Strike In Germany.

Both the coal miners and mine
owners throughout the Rhenish and
Westphalian districts, in Germany,
are preparing for a general strike. So
far only 10000 out of a total Of 270,-
900 men concerned have gone out. The
mine proprietors began rejecting re-
quests Tuesday AS soon as their re-
plies are received the miners do not
60 to work when 1t is time for their
next shift. The employers are noti-
flying the miners to return to work or
be discharged with the loss of six
days wages.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-01-20
Land Frauds In Oregon.

As the result Of investigation and
prosecution of land fraud cases in Ore
gon, the president has signed an order
suspending from Office James H.
Booth and Joseph T. Bridges, regis
ter and receiver of the United States
land Office at Roseburg, Ore The &C.
ton is on the recommendation of Sec
rotary Hitchcock, and was based on
a telegram from Assistant District At
torney Heney. who alleged that the
affairs of the Roseburg Office were in
bad condition.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-01-20
FRANTIC TO GET THEIR MONEY.
Remarkable Run on a Bank In Which
Several People Are Hurt.

Remarkable Run on a Bank In Which
Several People Are Hurt.
Three policemen and two Hebrew
women were injured in a run on the
State Bank in Grand street, In the
heart of the business section of the
east side of New York, on Wednes.
day.
The run was attended by some sen.
sational incidents. The 5000 persons
crowded about the bank became so in.
sistent that they broke down an iron
railing around light well in front OF
the building. and it was only by des-
perate clubbing on the part Of the pc.
lice that the excited. and unruly mob
was prevented from forcing many Of
its numbers into the well. The police
men and women were hurt at that
point. The emergency police detail of
the Delaney street station was final
ly called out, and policemen were sta
toned at intervals Of five or six feet
for two blocks on each side of the
bank.
Payment OF. depositors was made up
to o'clock at night. Officers of tho
bank declare it Is absolutely sound
and can pay 100000 at an hours
notice and that they received many
offers Of help and declined most of
them, g..
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-01-20
Express Messenger Murdered.

A telegram announcing the murder
of r. A. Latta, a Wells-Fargo messen-
ger, running between Ell Paso, Texas,
and Mexico City, has just been re-
ceived by the company in Ell Paso.
The dead body of the messenger was
discovered in his car. Latta's death
is believed to have been accomplished
by robbers, but the officials decline to
say whether the express car had been
robbed. They assert that no details
have as yet been received.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-01-20
Congo Free States Troopers Mutiny
and XIII Officers.

A dispatch to the Taglische Rund.
schau from Brussels says that the
news of the uprising in the Congo
Free State is not confirmed officially.
but that unofficial reports affirm in
the most positive manner that a revolt
has broken out in the Mongolia dis
trict. The Ababua tribe of native
troops lis said to have mutinied and
killed its officers, the American mis-
sion has been stormed and the posts
of the Kauai company destroyed.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-01-20
Appropriation for Indians.

The house committee on Indian af-
fairs on Monday completed the In
dian appropriation bill. It carries a
total Of $7,244,206. The appropriation
for the current year is $9,S7S,4SO. The
principal item of decrease in the bill
is that required by treaty stipulations,
the reduction being $2,000,0O0. There
is no decrease in the appropriation for
Indian schools. The bill provides for
opening to development of all Indian
mineral lands except those in the In
dian Territory.