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The Laclede blade., 1905-09-02
WHY DIVIDE SAKHALINr
Members of Nippon Club Look Upon
Terms as Anything hut sJust
and Lasting Peace"

New York. Aug. 30.-At the Nippon
club, composed of Japanese residents
Of New York, the announcement of the
terms upon which the peace agreement
was based was not received with sat
isfaction.
While all agreed with enthusiasm in
giving credit to President Roosevelt
for the success of his efforts in behalf
OF peace, they also agreed that under
the terms as announced they could not
admit there had been reached what
the president had asked for in his
toast on the Maytlower--'a just and
lasting peace"
Members of the club made the fol-
lowing statement of their views on the
peace terms:
While peace is to be desired above
all things, the younger men of Japan
are asking what has Japan to show
for her splendid victories on land and.
seas? We can agree with Baron Ka-
neko that the question of indemnity
is minor one, but we are at loss to
know why we should surrender any
part of the island of Sal lShalin, after
We have won the island from the en-
emy. The question is, what has ia
pan gained by her victory, and what
shall we tell the soldiers in the field
when they ask the basis on which the
peace terms have been concluded?
ut is plainly to be seen that whole
sale suicides will follow How can
you make these men in the battlefield
understand their tremendous victories
when you tell them that we have
gracefully given back to Russia what
belongs to japan and What,
after being stolen from Japan by Rus
sia, we again came into possession off,"
The Laclede blade., 1905-09-02
Norwegian Bark Abandoned.

London, Aug. 2S.-When passing
Lizard Head Sunday on her voyage
from Baltimore to London, the At
lantic transport line steamer Mary
land signalled that she had on board
the crew of the Norwegian bark F. c..
Sieben. which she rescued In mid
ocean. She reported that she fell in
with the Sieben August "a in latitude
40 degrees north, longitude 20 degrees
west (about 900 miles west of Lizard
Head, and took the crew from their
waterlogged vessel. Before being
abandoned the hulk was set on fire
When last seen the derelict was blaz-
ing fiercely.
The Laclede blade., 1905-09-02
HIGH APPRECIATION.
President Is Complimented by Inter-
Parliamentary Peace Congress.
Action I'm Calling y Second Peace
Conference mt The Hague and
Efforts to END Present War
Commended.

Brussels, Aug. 29.-The opening OF
the nter-Parliamentary congress in the
National palace here Monday morning
was the occasion for notable demon
stration in behalf of President Roose-
velt and the success of the peace con-
ference at Portsmouth. The session
was held in the senate chamber of the
palace. Large delegations represent
ing practically the leading parIiaments
were present. The welcoming ad-
dress delivered by Minister of State
Beernaert aroused storm of applause
when he referred to President Roose-
velt's two conspicuous movements in
behalf of peace in first calling another
meeting of The Hague conference and
secondly, in bringing together the
plenipotentiaries of Russia and Japan.
Baron de Favereau, the Belgian minis
ter for foreign affairs added flattering
tributes to the American presidents
efforts The congress then adopted
amid enthusiasm resolutions of thanks
to President Roosevelt and the secre-
tary was instructed to cable the. fol-
lowing: president Roosevelt Oyster
Bay, New York:-The Inter-Parlia-
mentary congress at Brussels assembled
sends greetings and has the honor to
advise You that it has passed resolu-
tions expressing its high appreciation
of your action in calling second con-
ference at the Hague in the interest of |
international peace and its profound
thanks for your noble efforts in the
interests of humanity to terminate the
Russo-Japanese war"
The congress afterward discussed the
American proposition for model ar
bitration treaty. Congressman Rich
ard Bartholdt spoke in favor OF it. Herr
Won Pk,ner, president OF the Austrian
upper house opposed immediate action
owing to the magnitude of the subject
The Laclede blade., 1905-09-02
Run on Topeka Rank

Topeka. Kan. Aug. sO.-As the re-
suit OF an absurd rumor circulated by
unknown parties TO the effect that the
condition of the Bank of Topeka was
shaky. there was a run on that banL
tuesday. At opening time depositors
began drawing out their money and
the run continued until time for the
bank TO close. Those who withdrpw
tneir money wure all. small depositors
and there is no indication that the run
VIII have q serious effect upon the
bank.
The Laclede blade., 1905-09-02
Adoptine a Name.

Muskogee. ]. T., Aug. 2s.-The consti-
tional convention subcommittee ON
preamble has adopted ''Sequoyah" as
the name for the new state in honor
OF a great Cherokee scholar and the
inventor of the Cherokee written Ian
guage. 1t is probable the convention
as whole which meets September S. will
provide several other names to be pre-
scented as alternatives probably Jener-
Bon and Seminole.
The Laclede blade., 1905-09-02
Rogers in Providence. r. /.

Providence, R. l., Aug. 3O.-Mr. and
Mrs. John w. Rogers, who disappear
ed Friday night from the Hotel Ten
Eyck. Albany, NJ Y. leaving their
two children, are in this city penni-
less and, according to Rogers's confess
ion to DR.. NJ w. Houghton, an old
friend, he is in momentary fear of ar
rest The couple came here Monday
from Boston. they said. having walked
the distance.
The Laclede blade., 1905-09-02
O0f WNNtIfU
SUE KELLY's BoNDsMEE.
Attorney General Coleman Brings
Action 60 Recover Kansas
state Funds.

Topeka, Kan, Aug. 27.--Three suits,
aggregating $S50,000, were commenced
In the district court here Friday by
Attorney General C. @. Coleman, rep
resenting the state of Kansas against
the bondsmen of State Treasurer T. T.
Kelly to recover state funds which
were in the hands of the First Ma
tional bank Of Topeka at the time Of
its failure.
The first suit is for $500, 900 and is
brought against the Title Guaranty
and Trust company of Scranton, Pa
and T. T. Kelly.
The second suit Is for $250,000 and
is brought against the Fidelity and
Guaranty company of Baltimore, Md,
and T. T. Kelly.
The third suit is for 100000 and is
brought against the First National
bank, VIM. Sims, G. e. Noel, w. H.
Rossingtcn and G. H. Devlin. This
action is brought to collect the amount
of the bond given by the bank Off
cials to secure state deposits.
The amount of state money in the
First National at the time of the fail
ure was $547, ,575.06.
In speaking about the suits, Gov
Hoch said: 1--WE tried to collect the
bonds in every way before we decid
ed to bring suit. The state has to re-
cover the lost funds and the only way
in which we can make the bonding
companies pay Is to sue them"
The First National bank, in which
the state funds were lost, is the insti-
rution which was carried down by the
operator
The Laclede blade., 1905-09-02
HoImes Out on Bond.

Washington, Aug. 29-Former AS
sistant Statistician E. S. Holmes, Jr.,
of the department of agriculture, in
dicted together with F. A. Pacl1ham
and Moses Haas of New York on the
charge of conspiring to defraud the
government by prematurely divulging
the department cotton crop reports,
surrendered to the United States mar
shal Monday and later appeared before
Justice Stafford and gave bond in the
sum of $4,000.
The Laclede blade., 1905-09-02
No Delay for the EngIishmnn.

New York, Aug. 2S.-Sir Michael
Hicks-Beach, former chancellor of the
exchequer of Great Britain, with his
wife and two daughters, arrived here
on the Umbria Sunday and went di-
rectly to the Grand Central station,
where they took the first train for
Vancouver. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach
is on his way to Singapore on a gov
ernment mission. Every courtesy was
granted to him by the customs Off
cials and he left the station without
the customary delay.
The Laclede blade., 1905-09-02
SELECT STATE DEPOsIToRIEs.
Many Kansas Banks Bid for the
the States Money Under the
New Law.

Topeka, Kan, Aug. 30.-Forty- five
Kansas banks were selected Tuesday
as state repositories under the new
depository law. Every bank that bid
was selected and the funds were dis
tributed accordingly. All told, the
banks bid for 81 1,226,O00 of funds. The
board decided that there would never
be to exceed $1,000,0OO on hand at
any one time, so all bids over per cent
were accepted in full and all per cent
bids were scaled down about 20 per
cent.
Most of the bids hovered closely
around 2 per cent interest basis
Two banks bid per cent and one
bid 3h.
The board had two propositions for
consideration. One was to award the
money to the banks bidding the high
est rate of interest. This would cut
out several strong financial institutions
in the state, including W. R. Stubbs'
bank at Lawrence, and the Mulvane
bank at Topeka. If the Topeka bank
had been cut out, the state would have
had to pay exchange in clearing its
paper Stubs said he wasn't particu-
lar whether he got any funds. He put
in bid simply to help in case of a
scarcity of bidders. Auditor Wells
wanted to cut Lawrence out of the
bidding altogether because that town
had repudiated 100000 in bonds which
it owed the state school fund, but Law
renee was not cut out.
The other proposition was to scale
down the bids of all banks and name
them all as repositories. After
lengthy discussion the board adopted
this plan.
The Laclede blade., 1905-09-02

Washington, Aug. 2S.-The census
bureau has just published as bulle-
tin an analysis by Prof. Walter f.
Wilcox, Of Cornell university, of the
census statistics relating to teachers
Calculating the school age as from
five to "a. the report finds that. TAX
ing the country as a whole, there is
an average of one teacher to every Il
pupils, or 140 for every 10000. The
computation shows that the supply
OF teachers in proportion to school
population has more than doubled in
the last 80 years and that teachers
exceed the total number of clergymen,
lawyers and physicians.
The Laclede blade., 1905-09-02

The park commissioners of Buffalo,
N. Y, have increased the speed limit
for vehicles in the parks from eight
TO fifteen miles an hour. The decision
was arrived at after lengthy hear
ing, at which Augustus H. Knoll,
president of the club, testified, and
as result of a series of tests recent
ly run off for the benefit Of that
worthy body, which was by these
means convinced, once and for all.
that the metor-car, when driven at
speeds not exceeding Is miles an hour,
is not a menace to civilization.
The Laclede blade., 1905-09-02
SIZED UP FILIPINOS.
Agitators for Immediate Independ-
ence Address Visitors.
Ask to he Granted Self Government
but the Senator's and Congress.
men Were Not Impressed
With Their Fitness.

Manila, Aug. 30.-The marble hall OF
the municipal building was crowded
all day with the followers or the pro-
fessional agitation for the independ-
ence of the Philippines who had been
invited by Gov. Gen. Wright to air
their grievances against the insular and
federal government before the visiting
congressman. The meeting was called
to order by Senator Scott of West
Virginia who acted as chairman during
the meeting The speakers urged the
immediate independence of the islands,
Nothing new developed in the argu-
ments, which were the same rs have
been put forward since the civil gov
ernment was instituted. One speaker
until lately member of the Hongkong
lunta maintained that the Filipinos
were better fitted for elf-government
than the Greeks, Bulgarians and Per-
slams and would be willing to accept
independence under an American pro.
tectorate or system of perpetual neu-
trality arranged by the United States
with the leading powers which guaran-
tee non-interference on the part of the
ambitious powers. The same speaker
said that one reason advanced by
Americans for not granting the Fill
pines independence was their lack of
a common language. He referred to
their dialect comparing the Filipinos
with their multitude Of tribal tongues
with the three languages spoken in
Great Britain, English, Scotch and
Irish. saying that nation met with diff
ficulties in the matter of language. !
This statement aroused uprOariOus
laughter on the part of the congress-
men. All the speakers were subjected |
10 volleys of questions by Messrs
Warren. Hepburn, Grosve-
nor, Payne and Cooper, all finally ad
mitting that they had not given the
subject sufficient study to determine
just how to handle independence if
given to the Filipinos.
Congressman Cooper of Wisconsin, in
an ineerview said: at is quite appar.
ent to any one who has looked into
the matter even specifically that self
government for the Filipinos at the
present time is out of the question and
hat within very few months after
he granting of independence there
would be fractional fight, similar to
he kguinaldo-Luna feud which would
give the powers an excuse TO inter
7ene and absorb the islands" The ses.
ion will be continued Wednesday.
The Laclede blade., 1905-09-02
MAPPING THE NEW STATE.
to Divide Territory into AZ COun-
ties-Average Population 1G, 900.

Muscogee, I. T., Aug. 2S.-The first
complete map of the proposed naw
state shows AZ counties, with an aver
age population of 10000 This is great
er than the average in Arkansas, hich
is II 800, or Kansas, which is 14,001.
This is based on an estimated popula-
ton of 10000, which is considered
very conservative. No two recording
towns are placed in the same county,
though some of them are very close to
the county line. The average is 6G6
square miles
An estimate of the tax values Of the
entire territory is placed at from $780,
100000 to s500,OOG, 900. The taxable
value of Muscogee alone is placed at
over S10,000.000 by City Assessor Zu-
fall.
Only two committees were in session
Saturday, the apportionment and jul
dietary, and most Of the day was .1e-
voted to minor details. They have
practically completed their reports to
the constitution committee, having di-
vided the territory into counties, iu-
dicial and congressional districts.
The prohibition committee meets
here Monday morning to take up the
liquor and other questions, while the
legislative committee will submit sew
cral reports, one of which will provide
for minority representation similar to
Illinois. The Texas corporation law
will be incorporated in the constitution.
but further than this nothing definite
Is known.
The Laclede blade., 1905-09-02
Must Quit Piece worL

Iopeka, Kan, Aug. 26.-Accordire
to j. d. Buckalew, fourth vice nresi-
dent OF the international order of ma
chinlsts, on September the Santa Fe.
oiacksmiths must quit the Santa F.,
snops or the Federation Of Labor. The
men are working on piece work. which
is strictly prohibited by the labor
federation. Buckalew says the men
are quitting now and getting positions
elsewhere in order to avoid the ex-.
pected clash.
The Laclede blade., 1905-09-02
China Take. the Rond.

Oyster, Bay, L. l., Aug. 30.-It was
announced here by President Roosevelt
Tuesday afternoon that the empire of
China has cancelled the rights and
concession of the Canton -Hankow rail-
road, operating between Canton and
Hankow in China, and that. as an
indemnity, the Chinese government
will pay to the owners of the road,
the China Development com
pany, $6,750, 900.
The Laclede blade., 1905-09-02
Kansas Health Renort.

Topeka, Aug. 30.-Tke bulletin is
sued by the state board of health Tues
day shows that during the month of
July there were 132 cases of consump>
lion and 53 deaths; 165 cases of ty>
phoid fever and 16 deaths; AZ cases of
diphtheria and three deaths; 81 cases
OF scarlet fever and one death: Is cases
OF measles and no deaths; and 1863 cases
OF smallpox and four deaths.
The Laclede blade., 1905-09-02

What is believed to be the largest
family in Wisconsin, and possibly in
the Northwest, has been discovered at
the Holland village of Little Chute by
census takers. Mr. and Mrs. Anton
Verkullen are parents of 27 children,
all but three Of whom are living and
most of whom are still under the par
entail roof. Mr.. Verkullen is "a years
of age and his wife is one year his
senior. The date of their marriage
was June l. 1876. In the family are
three sets of twins.
The Laclede blade., 1905-09-02

Americans looking after trade in
China are informed by our consular
agents IN that country that the intro
duction of an article into general use
there means an immense SALE. Where
population is counted by the hundred
millions, general use" means some
thing At the same time there is.
room for q very considerable amount
~ goods which can not be regarded az
actua1 necessities, and which in the
United States would be regarded in
the nature OF Injuries. The wealthy
class are ready to buy almost anything
which appeals to their fancy, and this
Glass II greatly on the increase.
The Laclede blade., 1905-09-02

The annual report of the appraiser
of the port of New York shows that
there is no decrease in the demand
for automobiles by the fact that 1856
cars, of the total value of $3,O00,0O0,
approximately, were imported in the
fiscal year, compared with 435 cars I'M
ported in 1904. From January to July
this year the imports were 445 cars,
compared with 261 cars in the same
period last year, and 151 cars in the
same six months in 1903.
The Laclede blade., 1905-09-02
Murderer Surrounded by Posse.

Muskogee, l. T., Aug. s29.-News was
been received here that Clement Tur-
ner, alleged to have killed his father-in
law at Henryetta last Monday, has
been located in the mountains near
Fayetteville, Ark The report stated
that the fugitive was surrounded, and
Deputy Adams left for Fayetteville
at noon to aid the posse.
The Laclede blade., 1905-09-02
The largest lot of frogs ever growr

The largest lot of frogs ever grown
in captivity in Pennsylvania is now
being distributed from the Pleasant
Mount hatchery, in Wayne county.
Fish Commissioner Meehan decided
last year to add frog culture to the
service rendered by the fish commits
sion, and few were raised at the
Cory and the Erie hatcheries and dis
tributed. The experiment was success
full.
The Laclede blade., 1905-09-02

1t is remarkable fact that of the
big army of ba1lplayers which has
Travelled from coast to coast, in all
kinds of weather, through blizzards,
cyclones and tornadoes, that few, if
any,, serious accidents have occurred
during the forty or more years of or
ganized baseball. Time and time again
circuses and theatrical companies
have been wrecked, with serious loss
Of life, but the ballplayer seems to
bear a charmed life.
The Laclede blade., 1905-09-02

A gentleman from the United States
who visited one of Belgium's famous
seaside resorts was greatly pleased to
find the American flag on sale in the
shops there, and that boys engaged
in mimic battles displayed it on their
little forts. The visitor at first sup
posed the youngsters were Americans,
but soon learned that they were Bel
gianS
The Laclede blade., 1905-09-02

'A-Shs hsa's ManufactUrfng Industries
washington. Aug. 30-A bulletin on
the manufacturing industries of Kan
sas was issued Monday by the census
bureau. 1t shows that in the state at
the beginning of the present year
were 2,472 manufacturing establish
ments, as against 1901 in 1900, and
that the value of the products has in
creased during the period of compari--
son from $154,005,304 to $193,473,117.
The wage earners in the state in this
line OF industry number 35,105 as
against 27,0S9 in 1900 and the wages
paid them aggregated s1s,65e .27s as.
against $12,795,331. The total cant
tai employed increased from s59,457.-
0S1 to $94,945, ,72O.
The Laclede blade., 1905-09-02

The archbishop of Canterbury is
said to be engaged in the formation Of
n league for the ob!iteration of the
goddess Sunday from society. The as
sociatlon is to consist exclusively Of
matrons In high life. and Lady VIM
borne is to be president. Cold dinners
will be one of the rules insisted upon.
The Laclede blade., 1905-09-02

London will soon put on its streets
a motor street cleaning machine that
will do the work of 500 men. 1t oper-
ates rakes for caked mud, "squeegees"
for wet weather, revolving brush and
a set of overlapping scrapers to COM
plete the cleaning operation. All the
refuse goes into a box. 1t works at
the rate Of eight miles an hour.
The Laclede blade., 1905-09-02

The demand for gas works in small
towns down to 5000 inhabitants is in
creasing in Germany. Last year 80
new gas works were established in
such towns at a cost of from $22,50O
to $4,000.
The Laclede blade., 1905-09-02
win Meet Next at st. Joseph. No.

Council Bluffs. Ia. Aug. 26.-After
electing officers for coming year the
Missouri Valley Medical society Friday
chose st Joseph as the place for hold
ing IFS spring meeting In 1906 and then
adjourned.
The Laclede blade., 1905-09-02

Toledo, O.. Aug. 26-The League of
American Municipalities concluded its
convention by selecting Chicago as the
next meeting place. R O. Rhett.
mayor Of Charleston. s. c., was elected
president.
The Laclede blade., 1905-09-02
India railroads have just adopted
standard time. which is FIVE and half
hours, ahead of Greenwich.

Sir Frederick Treves is authority for
the statement that the use of alcohol
has steadily decreased in the medical
profession the last 25 years.
The Laclede blade., 1905-09-02

1t has been estimated that should
any one desire to purchase the rail-
ways of the world his outlay would
amount to something like $36,6S0, ,OOO,-
000 &
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-17
Eclipse Of Sun ON August 80.

People rising at 5 O'Clock on
the morning of August Both, and
trying to see the sun, will find
the moon in the way. The eclip-
Sc will only be partial here, and
can be seen better with the aid
of smoked or colored glass. Half
of the sun will be observed when
it rises and the dark shadow will
grow until a bright crescent is
seen, then the shadow will re-
cede, and by 6 o'clock the disc
will be clear again,
Before the sun rises ON the
Rocky mountains, or, more ac-.
curately, before the earth turns
around in its constant west to
east rotation far enough for the
people on the Rockies to see the
sun, the moon win have passed
cut from behind the earth and
the sun, and the eclipse of 1906
will be over. Northern Spain
and Canada hold the luck spots
this time, where the eclipse will
be total, because the angles of
vision will be just right there
Universities and astronomical
societies all over the world will
send expensive expeditions to
these places, and continuous
photographs will be taken, for
a total eclipse never lasts over
six minutes, and this one lasts
only three.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-17
BIG TowBoAT SINKS.
Joe 3. Williams Went Down Near Col.
conds, IlI.-Dsmsss $4,000.

Paducah, KY, Aug. 10. The
steamer Joe b. Williams, one of
the coal combines largest tow
boats, struck a log six miles be-
low Golconda, H., this after
noon and sank, having about 6
feet of water over her boiler
deck.
The hole in her hull is about
40 feet, but she can be raised.
The Williams was going up with
a big tow of empties, for LOUIS
vile.
The officers and the crew Of the
Williams escaped. 1t is esti-
mated that the damage to the
boat is $4,000. The Williams is
valued at $4,000, was built in
1876 and rebuilt in 1908.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-17
MoRToNs GAP NEWS coLoRED

Our Sunday school is getting along
nicely. Thirty-eight enrolled last
Sunday. Welcome address by J. r..
Hall.
Mrs. Mary Patterson's funeral
will be attended at NortonviIle the
second Sunday in next month.
Those on the sick list are Mr.. Clay
Armstrong and Mary Bass.
Mr.. Alfred Patterson has gsse to
Darlington to make IT his future
home.
The s. M. r. will give a slipper at
the hall Tuesday night.
There was a social given at Mr.. e.
Vaughn's in honor of his son, who
came back from zeigler to spend
81 ort time and will leaye Thursday.
Misses Cornie l.. Martin and Birdie
l.. Graves will leave soon for Indian
apolis, Ind, to spend the winter.
Miss Ida Sharber was accompa-
MED last Saturday night by Cornie
Martin, Jno. l.. Yates, Birdie Graves,
Lawrence Vaughn, Halle Martin
and Walter Johnson.
Miss Birdie Dromen, of Crofton, is
visiting Mrs. Armstrong.
Ten days meeting started at the G.
M. e. church Sunday by Rev. r.
wins.
Belle Poindexter is visiting 10
Clarksvllle this week.
Robert Murphy is running ma
chine in Mortons now.
Mr.. P. H. Martin went to Evans
vile Sunday on business.