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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-26
STOPS
CHINESE THREATS
Issues Orders Regarding Ad-
mission of Immigrants
LAWS MUST BE OBEYED
Certificates to Be Issued Will Guar
antee Bearer Against Any
Harsh Or Discourteous
Treatment.
LAWS MUST BE oBEYED

Washington, June 25-By direction of
President Roosevelt action has been taken
by the administration which not only
Will facilitate the landing in this coun-
try of Chinese of the exempt classes. but
will also eliminate from the emigration
bureau such administrative features as
have been the subject of criticism by
chinese. 1t is the declared intention of
the President that Chinese merchants
travellers, students and others of the ex-
empt classes shall have the same cour-
tesy shown them by officers of the emf
grafton bureau as is accorded to citizens
of the most favored nations.
Representations have been made to the
President that In view of the alleged
harsh treatment accorded to many Chi
nese seeking a landing in the United
States. the commercial guilds of China
have determined to institute a boycott on
American manufacturers.
President Issues Orders.
The representations, backed by the au-
thority of the American Asiatic society
and commercial bodies throughout the
country induced the President to make
an investigation of the situation. AS a
result of the inquiry have been issued to
the diplomatic and consular representa-
tives In China by the President himself
that they must look closely to the per-
formance of their duties under the ex
clusion law and to see to it that the eX-
empt classe coming to this country are
provided with proper certificates. These
certificates will be accepted at any port
of the United States and will guarantee
the bearer against any harsh or dis
courteous treatment. Such treatment,
indeed, will be the cause of the immediate
dismissal OF the offending official whoever
he may be.
Will Prevent Trade Difficulties
In addition to the Presidents orders
Secretary Metcalf issued instructions to
the immigration officers. 1t is expected
that the prompt action taken by the
government TO meet the objections made
by China will eliminate a possibility of
serious trade difficulties between China
and the manufacturers of this country
The text of the official correspondence
and orders on the subject were made
ident. The orders to the diplomtic and
consular officers of this country in China
were transmitted through the State De-
partment, a certificate of which becomes
prima faeae evidences of the facts set
forth therein.
This certificate is not to be unless good
reason can be shown for so doing. I'm
fortunately in the past 1t has been found
that officials of the Chinese government
have recklessly issued thousands of such
certificates which were not true, and reck-
lesness also has been shown in the past
by representatives of the American con-
sular service The diplomatic and consul
lar offices must not issue a certificate
unless they are satisfied that the person
to whom 1t is issued is entitled to re-
ceive it and they will be held to the
most rigid accountability for the manner
in which they perform this duty
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-26
PARIS STILL HAS
ANX|OUSFEEL|NC
Germany Has Not Yet Replied
TO French Note
.BERL N PAPERS SHOW CHOLER
Attempt Is Made to Shift the Respon-
sibility for the War Panic to
Articles Appearing in
British Press.

Paris. June 25.-Speeulatin is rife re-
garding the purport of Germany's reply
TO the French note regarding the pro-
posed international conference over Mo-
roccan affairs, which reply has not yet
been received.
The statement that Germany would re-
frain from replying before further verbal
explanation took place between Premier
Rouvier and Prince Radolin, the German
ambassador is not regarded seriously in
well informed circles where it is thought
probable that an interview will not take
place before Wednesday, when the reply
from Berlin may reach Paris, but the
officials are without definite information
on this point.
1t is alleged that the contents of the
reply of the French programme for Mo-
rocean affairs, suggesting that each SUBJ
ject be discussed separately in accor-
dance with the terms of the Madrid con-
vention. the two points principally refer
red to being coast trading and frontiers,
and that should France accept Germany
would abandon the idea of the confer
ence. This, however, is regarded as a
surmise.
Anxiety l. Still Intense.
Meanwhile public anxiety relative to
eventualities, though somewhat abated
is still intense. The press continues to
advise patience and confidence in the eff
fort of the French government to arrive
at a pacific settlement. 1t is pointed out
that the negotiations have heretofore
heen conducted In a enfri+ of co,trtoev and
that appearances show that everything Is
being done by both sides to reach an
amicabe agreement.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-26
Russians Are Now Considering
Date for Meeting
LAMSDORFF is STILL ILL
One Russian journal Presents AS An
Argument for Peace the Fact
That oyama Has 100000
Men In the Field.

= Washington, June 25.-It is report =
= ed unofficially that President Roose- =
= velt, at a late hour tonight was =
= informed by Mr.. Meyer, the Ameri- =
= can ambassador at st. Petersburg, =
= of the selection of the Russian peace =
> plenipotentiaries. =
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-26
News From LODI is Prohibited.

St Petersburg, June 26.--3.S5 a. m.-Be-
yond the bare announcement that firing
was again heard Saturday night in the
Jewish quarter at Lodz. nothing is known
about the situation at Lodz and the de-
velopments OF Saturday and Sunday
Even an adequate estimate of the mag
nitude of Fridays fierce struggle in the
streets and the extent of the casualties
cannot be obtained here, as practically
all telegrams except brief and unsatis-
factory messages to the agencies are held
up by the internal censorship. The news
papers are without information and Gen.
Trepon's adiutant told the Associated
Press that the chancelorie of police had
nothing to communicate. Ambassador
Meyer also is without news. though
American consuls are under orders to
telegraph immediate happenings of i'm
portance in their districts.
The lack Of information prevented any
manifestation of feeling on the part OF
the workmen of st. Petersburg, many of
whom are in sympathy with revolutionary
doctrines, and at the same time there
is little discussion in the clubs or cafe.
most people not being aware that any
thing unusual Is happening in Poland.
Will Create Great Sensation.
When the details become known it may
be expected that the news will create
The greatest sensation in all sections of
Russia and bring about disorders which
would be particularly unfortunate COM
ing at this juncture when the government
is bending every effort to induce the
people to be patient and to await the is
suance OF a ukase announcing the con-
vocation of a national assembly, the
proclamation regarding which cannot be
long delayed. The date for the convoea-
tion was some time ago tentatively fixed
for June 28, but the final revision OF the
project is taking longer than had been
expected and the ukase probably will
have to be postponed.
In Poland itself the events at Lodz
may initiate an era of open resistance
to the troops lasting for months. Be-
sides Lodz, Warsaw and other manufac-
turing centers have been on the verge of
anarchy for several months, and disturb
ances similar to those at Lodz on a
greater or smaller scale are to be feared
wherever and whenever military condi-
tlons give the slightest encouragement.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-30
QUESTIONS OF A MOST SlGNlFl-
CANT NATURE ASKED WIT.
NESSES.
MORE SUBPOENAS ARE ISSUED
BIG BATCH OF EVIDENCE TAKEN
IN OMAHA is RECEIVED IN
CHICAGO.

Chicago, March 26. - "From the
trend of questions asked me, believe
that the grand jury is seeking to in
dict, and is not making plain inves-
tigation for purposes of general II
formation" said Michael r. Murps
Cudahy's general manager in t
West, after he left the grand jury
room yesterday at the beef trust in
vestigation. while the questions
asked We're general in nature, some
points raised showed clearly that the
jury is going deeply into the subject,
and the incidents upon which informa-
ton is being sought are of the most
significant nature.
Jury Means Business.
"The jury means business. I was
even questioned about the crop con-
ditions. Sales and shipping were two
subjects touched"
Manager Murphy was closely ex-
amined regarding the cost of slaugh-
tering and dressing beef, and careful
inquiry was made into the details of
the business, it's profits from dressed
meat and byproducts. Murphy was
on the stand for more than an hour.
He said that the cost estimated for
killing and dressing single beef was
asked and that the business methods
used in ciey sales at Omaha, together
with the source of fixed scale prices,
were desired, but he was unable to
give that information.
F. Wilkins, manager of the beef de-
partment in the same plant, working
under Murphy, was asked as to the
handling of beef, it's cost on the hoof,
sale prices. yield of profits for meat
and by-products. He was in the wit
ness room only a short time.
More Witnesses Called.
Robert Hall, a Kansas City cattle
dealer; General Auditor j. G. Gown of
Armour & Co., and R. Beedatz, depart
ment manager for Armour's Omaha
plant were among the witnesses eX-
amined by the jury during the day.
Late yesterday afternoon five SUBJ
poenas were issued by Special Agent
St Clair for employees of the Nelson
Morris company. No information look
ing to their identity would be given in
the marshal's office.
United States District Attorney
Irving F. Baxter Of Omaha arrived in
the city yesterday and turned over a
mass of evidence to District Attorney
Morrison which he obtained at the ses-
sion of the jury in Omaha.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-30
PROMOTER is ARRESTED.
Charged With Using Mails for Fraud.

ulent Purposes.
Philadelphia. March Is. = Stanley
Francis, alias Arthur S. Foster a pro-
moter Of many companies, was arrest
ed by United States postal inspectors
yesterday on the charge of using the
mails for fraudulent purposes and at
ter hearing before United States
Commissioner Craig he was held in
100000 bail for further hearing.
FRANCIS was unable to furnish bail and
IN default was committed to the coun-
" prison. The postal authorities
charge that Francis is one of the lead
ing figures in the Storey Cotton COM
pany and the Provident Investment
company, which are alleged by the
postal inspectors to be fraudulent get
rlch-quick" concerns. Both companies
nave gone into the hands of receivers
and most of the men who were active
~ identified with the management Of
the concerns have disappeared Both
companies did an extensive mail bust
ness In all parts of the United States,
IN Canada. and in Europe. Hundreds
or creditors have visited the offices of
the companies in this city but could
get neither the money they invested
nor any promises of returns.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-30
HELD UP.
Order Relating to Fences Not to Be
Enforced.

Order Relating to Fences Not to Be
Enforced.
Secretary Wilson of the agricultural
department at Washington will hold
up the order requiring all fences to be
removed from ranches and farms in
the Black Hills which have not been
proved up on. A petition signed by
several thousand people in the Hills
was recently presented to the secre-
tary by Congressman Martin and
States Attorney Smith Of Custer coun-
ty, asking that the order be rescinded
The secretary consented to hold the
matter up for this year, and he init
mated that congress at its next ses-
sion might make some provision which
would not disturb the settlers, except
where tract of ground embraced
more than 1850 acres, when it would be
a question for special action by the
forest supervisor. 1t would be impos-
sible to reckon the hardship that this
order would have wrought had it been
enforced. There are several hundred
ranches in the Hills that have been oc-
cupied for twenty years or more and
have been improved with costly farm
buildings. For some reason the ground
had not been proved up on and the or
der to remove fences would have been
the same as to abandon the ground en-
tirely.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-30
THE MARKETS.
Latest Quotations From Grain and
Live Stock Centers,

Latest Quotations From Grain and
Live Stock Centers.
st. Paul, March 27.-Wheat-No 1
Northern, $1.o901.1O 1-2; No. Q North
ern. s1.o5 3-4@1 OF IL; No. 8, s1@LO3.
Corn-No. 3 yellow, 45@46c. Oats -
No. white, 30@31c.
Minneapolis, March 81. - Wheat -
No. hard, s1.14 ga No. / Northern.
SLIP "a; No. 2 Northern, $1.OS 1-2 @
1,o9 II. Oats-No. 8 white, soc.
Duluth, March 81. Wheat-No. 1
Northern, $107 Sd; No 2 Northern,
$1,o1 34@1.o5 Ii; fax, $1.4o3-4; rye,
TIC.
Milwaukee, March 27-Wheat-No
! Northern, $1.141-2; No. Northern,
$1.10@110 IL. Rye-No. 1, IS 1-2c.
Barley-No. 2, sic. Oats Standard
33 1908 lie. Corn-No. 9, 1920
4gc.
Chicago, March 27.-Wheat-No. 2
red, s1.13 1-2@115 1-2; No 8 red, s1.07
OILS; No. 2 hard, Sill 1-2@1.13 IL;
No. hard, $105@1.12; No. l North
ern, s1.14 1-201.15 IL; No. North
4,
4S 1-2c. Oats-No. 2, &c
Sioux City, Iowa, March 27-Cattle
.-Beeves. $3.50 % S: COWS, bulls and
mixed. S2.55 % 4: stockers and feed
ers, $2.75 @ 4; calves and yearlings.
s2.25 % 3.75. Hogs - Bulk. $3.50 a
495.
Chicago, March 27.-Cattle-Good to
prime steers, s5.10@6.25; stockers and
feeders. s2.50@4.60 cows, $2.75@4.5o;
heifers, SO a s. calves, SO q CTS.
Hogs = Mixed and butchers, $4.95 @
5.25; bulk, s5.10@5.25. Sheep-Good
to choice wethers. $4,6O061O: native
lambs. $607.60; Western lambs, $3.50
@76o.
South ST. Paul, March 27.-Cattle-
Good to choice steers, $3.50 g. $50:
good to choice cows and heifels. SO 25
@425; butcher bulls. s2.65@34O;
yeals, $2@4.75; good to choice stock
steers, s3@4; good to choice mich
COWS, S3O@4O. Hogs - Range price,
s4.75@5.10; bulk. s4.s5@495. Sheep
Good to choice lambs, s6.75@7; fair
to good, $6@6.75: good to choice
yearling wethers, s5.40@6.50: good to
choice ewes. s4.75@5.zh.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-30
FOUR HUNDRED CONVERTED.
No Building in Huron Large Enough to
Accommodate Revival Audience

No Building in Huron Large Enough to
Accommodate Revival Audience.
The great religious meetings in prog
ress at Huron for three weeks closed
Sunday night. The gatherings have
been the largest ever witnessed there,
and at no time has there been such an
awakening among all classes along re-
ligious lines. The meetings were con-
Quoted by Rev. Charles c. Smith,
evangelist, and Prof Holden, singer
There was no building in the city large
enough to accommodate the vast
throngs at every meeting. The i'm
mense room in the World building,
with seating capacity Of 1000, was
filled long before the opening Of the
services.
Sunday was a great day-three
meetings, besides union Sunday school
following the morning service. A
thousand men attended the mems
meeting in the afternoon, and when
the invitation for those who desired to
forsake a sinful life was given, there
were scores of responses. AS some
went forward and gave their hand to
the evangelist the audience broke forth
in rounds of applause.
The conversions number about 400,
and half as many more will be gath
cred into the churches as result of
this effort. Evangelist Smith and Mr..
Holden go to Ortonville from here.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-30
MEXICAN AMBASSADOR DEAD.

Death Due to Relapse Caused by Elk
posure on Inauguration Day.
Washington, March 26.-Senor Don
nuel de Aspiroz. Mexico's first am
,ssador to the United States, died
yesterday afternoon at the Mexican
embassy, surrounded by the members
OF his family Although sick man
since last fall, the ambassadors death
was due to relapse caused by ex-
posture on inauguration day. Against
the advice of his physicians Senior
Aspiroz left sick room on March A,
and attended the Inauguration cere-
monies at the capitol, where he came
near fainting. For years the ambas-
sador had suffered from gastritis and
this weakened his heart. His death
was unacccmpanied by suffering.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-30
MUST NAME SEVEN MEN.

President and Taft Working on Recon.
struction of Canal Board.
Washington, March 2S.-The presi-
dent and Secretary Taft are making
every effort to complete the rearrange-
ment of the isthmian canal commits
sion previous to the departure of the
president on his Southwestern trip.
1t has been decided that it will be
necessary under the law for the pres
ident to appoint a committee consist
ing of seven members. He considers
that such number makes the COM
mission unwieldy, but, as congress
failed to provide for a smaller commits
sion, it is held by the attorney general
that the appointment of a commission
of seven members is mandatory on the
president
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-30
MRS. STANFORD LAID TO REST.
Joins Husband and Son in Family
MauSoleum


Stanford University, Cal, March 26.
The body of the late Mrs. Jane Stan
ford, who recently died at Honolulu,
now rests in the Stanford mausoleum
between the bodies of her husband
and son near the institution of learn
ing that bears their name. Before the
final commitment Of Mrs. Stanford's
body to the stone sarcophagus, simple
services were held in the great mo
mortal church erected by her in m
DRY of her husband. The church vs.
filled with thousands of people from
all over the state. Rev. Charles
Brown Of the First Congregational
church at Oakland delivered a short
address, and Bishop Nichols offered
the committal prayer.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-30

When the state lands board was out
over the state fixing aprpaisement
prices for selling state school lands
this year it was declared in the vicinl-
ties in which the appraisements were
made that the minimum figures were
set so high that there would be practi-
cally no sales made.
The first offerings were in Union
county, where no bidders We're found.
Yankton county was not much better,
but when Bon Homme county was
reached, Land Commissioner Bach
found ready buyers who were not only
willing to pay the appraisement prices,
but go far above them. In that county
124 tracts were disposed of at prices
ranging from $40 an acre for poor
lands along the river to $57 an acre for
choice tracts.
The tract which was sold at s57 was
appraised by the state board at S35,
and showed the demand in which such
lands were held. A number of sales
were made in that county at $40 and
over. The sales will be continued
,sthrough most of this month, and the
4 Publications are that the sales will
reach half million dollars.
Under the law giving unclaimed
property in the state to the state
school fund, the state land department
has received from w. S. Billinghurst,
administrator, deed to 80 acres OF
land in Sphinx county, which was left
by John Peterson, a former resident
of that county, who died interstate and
TWO ARE HELD FOR A MURDER.
Black Hills Excited by the Farnham
Case.
Interest in the Farnham murder
case is increasing in the belt district.
E.. P. Farnham, who fatally shot Rich
L ard Calvin, is being held for murder at
Deadwood, and w. G. Terrence, the
boarding house man at the mine where
the crime was committed, is also held
ssssfor the same offense. Both are con-
3 fined in the Lawrence county Jail.
& The wife Of Farnham. since the
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-30
Murder Trial jury Ordered.

Miller, S. D., March &c. Judge
Gaffy has ordered an additional list
of jurors drawn for the term of court
which convenes here April Is. The
trial of John Young, Jr., for the muir
der Of George Todd, will make the
term of unusual interest.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-30
RUNS AWAY WITH JEWELS.

Customer Picks UP Tray Full of Gems
and Makes Dash for Door.
Cleveland, March 26.-Two men en-
tered the jewelry store Of A. D. Ernne
in the Colonial arcade yesterday and
asked to be shown some diamonds.
One Of the men picked up tray con
tanning $4,000 worth of stones and
made dash for the street, followed
by his companion. The robbers were
lost in the crowd by the time the clerk
reached the door. Detectives are
working on the case.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-30
INSURANCE TAX DISTRIBUTION.
Total Amount for This Year Will Be
S63oO37

The state insurance department
within short time will distribute the
fire insurance tax, which goes to the
fire companies Of the towns in which
there are organized companies. The
total amount distributed this year will
be $6,390.37.
On account of failure of the proper
authorities to make the required re-
ports, number of towns will not re-
ceive their apportionment for this
year, the principal or IS of this list be-
ing Deadwood, Huron, Vermillion and
Eureka.
The amounts which will go to the
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-30
ROOSEVELT GETS A SHARE.
An Uncle of the President Wills Him
$4,000

New York. March 26. - James X.
Grace, who died in Manhattan recent
ly. left an estate of $56S,338S3. There
were twenty-three legatees under the
will, among whom were President
Roosevelt, nephew, who received
100000. Ethel and Kermit Roosevelt
each received $4,000.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-30
THOUSANDS OF LETTERS LOST.
Registered and Ordinary Letters De
StroNed In Wrnck

W o''u " UT'1dFy IetteTS DC
stroyed in Wreck.
Seattle, Wash, March &c. - Many
thousands Of ordinary letters, all of
the second-class mail matter and all
of the registered mail matter was de.
stroyed by fire and water in the Great
Northern wreck in Idaho Thursday
This mail came from st. Paul, Mimi,
and the East. and was intended for
distribution in Washington points.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-30
Fire Causes 5000. ooo loss

FIRE Causes 100000 Loss.
Columbus, Ohio, March 26. - Fire
Quilted four-story brick building oc-
cupied by the Columbus Dry Goods
company. entailing loss estimated at
$200,O0
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-30
SCHOOL LANDS ARE SELLING WELL

without heirs. The affairs of the es-
tate have been closed up and the state
school fund has received eighty acres
of good land in this way.
The pagers published west of the
Missouri river all contain accounts of
farming operations which will be car
ried on by residents of that section
this year. The Oacoma Argus tells of
one man in Lyman county who will
farm $50 acres this year, one-half of
which he will put in wheat and the
other half in corn. Other papers note
those who will farm 40 acres to 100
acres this year, and the question Of
agriculture in that section of the state
will be given a thorough test this
year.
The artesian water secured in this
part of the state is such that it has al
ways been claimed tits not fit for irri-
eating purposes. The only efforts
made in that direction have been made
on gumbo lands, and have proven a
failure. While this is the case, wher-
ever the water runs through or across
sandy soil, vegetation flourishes to the
waters edge. A. I. Harlow, a rancher
OF western Sully county, has just com
pleted an artesian well on his ranch,
placing it on an elevation from which
he can run it over large acreage,
and will this year give irrigation with
such water thorough test on several
! acres, and if it proves success will
extend the irrigation district over a
large part of his farm
S>e.-~~~~~~~~~~~>
death of Calvin, has been Frustrated
| and is at ST. Joseph's hospital. When
| this case comes to trial it will be one
OF the most bitterly fought on both
sides in the history of the Black Hills
courts. Important witnesses have been
found for both sides.
The letter that was written by Mrs.
Farnham to Calvin on the day that the
Farnham buildings were burned in
| Central City will be used as testimony
! against her. The defense will plead
that the shooting was forced upon
Farnham to protect his own life,