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Evening journal., 1905-04-11
RAILWAY CLASH
NOT ADJUSTED
Trouble Between the Rival
Companies Shows Practl-
cally No Change
INSPECTING THE PROPOSED ROUTE

Conditions existing between the VIII
smington City Railway Company and
sthe Wilmington. New Castle and
southern Railway Company are un-
changed and the probabilities are that
no more cars of the latter line VIII
be run to Fourth and Market streets.
Today Superintendent Holcomb, Of
the Southern Railway Company ac-
companied by an engineer, is going
over the proposed new route OF the
line and it is expected that negoua-
tions for the purchase Of necessary
land will be made within faw
days. The Wilmington City Railway
Company today placed two addi-
tional cars between Fourth and Mar
ket streets and Eden Park and ten
minute headway will be maintained
hereafter instead of a 15minute
schedule. The $500 which the Will
lmington. New Castle and Southern
Company agreed to pay per month to
the Wilmington City Railway Com
pany and no payment on which has
been made so far, was on account OF
arrearage of moneys owed and was to
have been paid until the old debt was
settled when new agreement was
contemplated.
RECEIVED NO REPLY.
In speaking of the condition Of af-
fairs today General Superintendent
Hon of the Wilmington City Railway
Company said that so far he had re-
ceived no communication from Presi-
dent Evans Of the Wilmington, New
Castle and Southern Railway Com
pany in answer to the letter he had
sent officials of that company regard
ling the question in dispute.
The rails at Eden Park are still
torn up and the gravel car of the
Wilmington City Railway Company j:
across the tracks at that point
Evening journal., 1905-04-11
THE STOCK MARKET.
Two o,elock ouotatIons lrOIn se0tt s g.

Anal. Copper co......... ......"..... S7H
American Sugar Refining. .-..... I45H
Atch. Top. and Santa Fe Com...... S94
A;ch. Top. and Santa Re Pref. Io5
Brooklyn Rapid Transit. ............. 70
Baltimore aui Ohio. .................... IoS5f
Chicago CT, Western. ........... ...... 2SX
Chesapeake and Ohio. ,........-...... 56A
Chi. and Alton ....................... 4os
Chicago aud Northwest............... 24i
Chi. Mil. and St. Paul Com......... I7o
Rock Island Com. s4x
Rock Island Pref. So4
Cieve., Gin and 81. L............, -, Io7
.............................. hdE
Isl pird ....-.............-........ SoI
LouiSvi.c ani Nashville ............ IIIkS
metropolitan Street Railwsv........ Ie7X
Metro. Security co.-..,.-..........- S64
Evening journal., 1905-04-11
THE WEATHER.

Tomorrw promises to be
partly cloudy. slightly colder.
Thursday partly cloudy to
fair.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-13
vsIus ss the wssshsr Man.

In spite of the standing jokes about
the weather man. It 10 probable that
tor every dollar spent on the weather
bureau $40 arc saved. says Country
Ilse in America Al the time At the
Aississippi Hood Of 1887 S.ooe. 900
worth Of live stock and other property
was saved as a result Of warnings 10.
seed . week ahead. Gignals displayed
for . single hurricane have dstained
In port veasels valued. With their car
eoss. at go. 0.0OO. 900. Ths wess Indian
stations. established In lsSs. infosm Us
OF huFricanes as soon ~ they begin.
The course OF the hurricane that
caused the Galveston Aood was eharted
Tor q week before Il struck our shorss
for hurricanes move slowly. Eighty
Eve p~r cent. OF the forecasts row
come true. and by the aid Of rural
free delivery $4,000. 900 forecast cards
werc distributed last year % farmers.
many os whom could nct have had
them Eve years ago.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-13
swedish PseuIlarIsIss.

A barber will shave you for 6 cents
but you will have to wash your own
face and comb your own hair. says y
Stockholm letter In the Minneapolis
Journal.
Everybody trusts you and you arc
expected to trust everybody.
You never have q dispute with tho
cabman over the fare. A taxamctcr
measures the distance you travel and
shows what you owe at any minute.
You get . bill every day at the ho-
tel. This permits you to correct any
mistakes Mt once.
Women shine your shoes. shave you.
cut your hair and even give you n
bath-unless you rebel.
Policemen salute the street car con.
ductors md are saluted by them.
A servant who brings you something
says so good" You say Tack"
(thanks). l'.
You take of your hat when you en-
ter shop and return the shopman's
low bow. SAY
Although drinking is common. one
seldom sees drunken man.
Tips are everywhere given. but they
are small. Ten ore (2is cents) is the
ordinary tip to cabman or porter.
A lady always waits for a gentleman
TO speak. instead of the reverse as in
America.
The comedians crack jokes on the
rich Swedish-American who has come
home to spend his money.
Grand opera lasts from September
list to June 1st. The state furnishes
the opera house and endows II.
1t ia light all night in summer and
dark all day in winter.
There nre more telephones in proper
ton to the population than in any other
city in the world.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-13
aess in the Wssla.

Cream. Ark. Oct. sth.-(spsciai.,-
After eighteen moaths suffering from
Epilepsy. Backache and Kidney Com
piaint. Mr.. W. II. Smith Of this place
10 . we'll man sgain and those Who
have watched his return to health un.
hssitatinsly Rivs all the credit To
Dodd's Kidney pills. In an Interview
regarding his cure. Mr. Smith says:
Il had been Low for eighteen mooihs
With my back and kidneys and also
Epilepsy. had taken everything
knew Of and nothing seemed TO do me
any good I'LL fricad of mine got me
to send for Dodd's Kidney Pills. Ind
that they arc the greatest medicine
IN the world. for now ! an able To
work and am In fact % stout and
strong ~ before I took sick"
Dodd's Kidney Pills euro the Md.
neyn. Cured Kidneys cleanse the
blood Of all Impurities. Pure blood
usass good health.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-13
"coLD loouD.-s
.oood" We says. "sut Comfort Bet.
ter"

4oood," He Says. "sut Comfort Bet.
ter" x.
Food that fts is better than a gold
mine" says grateful man.
Before commenced to use Grape
Nuts food no man on earth. ever had
. worse infection from catarrh Of the
stomach than had for years.
"I could eat nothing but the very
lightest food ard even that gave me
great distress.
II went through the catalogue Of
prepared foods but found them all
Except Grape-Nuts) more or less In
digestible. generating gas in the stom-
ach (which in turn produced head
ache and various other pains and
aches) and otherwise unavailable for
my use.
"Grape-Nuts food have found
easily digested and assimilated, and
It has renewed my health and vigor
and made me a well man again. The
catarrh Of the stomach has disap-
peared entirely. with all its attendant
ills, thanks to Grape-Nuts. which now
is my almost sole food. / want no
other" Name given by Postum Co..
Battle Creek. Mich.
Ten days trial tells the story.
There's a reason.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-13
oolxo the MOST ron ornsss.
svrsst Of All Ways to OsIns 0risht.
noos Int Our livOo.

6clAshness Is darkness. II shuts
us up In the tight little box OF our own
lives. Unseiashness gives US . vide
circle OF Interest and delight. What
no do for others has as much q -
With our happiness ~ what we get To-
Ourselves Just think how many Joys
. nan may have who IL not conaued
to his own reasons for rejoicing! Re-
member how Jeanie Deans blessed the
good lady Who helped her. saying:
when the hour OF trouble comes-
and seldom may II visit your leddynhip
-ard when the day OF death comes.
that comes 10 high and iow-ianK and
late may Il be yours. O my lady: thea
II isna what we has done for our
selves. but what no hae done for
ithsrn. that We think OF most pleas
antiy." And this truth is for all hours.
though Il be most clearly manifested
In the hour Of extremity. Doing tho
most for oihers 10 doing the best for
" you have never made
another iife bright. you know not how
much brightness can come Into your
Montreal Herald.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-13
A eirr. essay on Teeth.

This is genuine essay. written by
4 pessimisuc schoolgirl of nine:
There are many kinds OF teeth. they
belong TO the human races. animals,
birds, fish and some insects. Most
humans have false teeth-half the
world is false-hair. eyes. teeth. noses.
and many other things. About noses.
know n lady who has twelve false
noses; she has let me play with
them. Fish have sharp teeth: some
peoples teeth look very nice, they
want care. Human races have moiar.
eye and wisdom teeth. I am sorry
do net know much about teeth. but
missed school yesterday afternoon"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-13
NEAT AND PRETTY eo.eL,mesr.
gnsiIshmsn's Tribute 10 Genius d
Scottish Divine.

eeottieH Otvtno.
A tribute which was at the same
tirnc both gratifying and clever was
once paid to the genius of DIR. Hugh
Blair. the famous Scottish divine and
author.
DIR. Blair had collected . considcra.
bio party to meet nm English CLERGY.
man st dinner. \ Scotchman present.
proud of the doctors fame. Indiscrcct.
~ asked the stranger what was
thought Of ''thc sermons" by his pro
fessionai brethren.
To his horror. and to tho mortifica.
tion Of Mrs. Blair. the Ensiishman an.
nwcIcd:
why. they arc no, partial to them
At all"
"How so:" faitercd tho qucrist:
how could that bc:''
why replied the southron. be
cause they're too much read. and 80
generally known tina; they can't Dor.
row from them.
Tho whole company. hitherto Ia n
state Of embarrassment. were. at this
Ingenious compliment put nt their
case once more.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-13
What Fishermen Believe.

Fishermen are. many of them, re.
superstitious. For instance.
in some fishing boats whistling is for.
biiden and neither milk nor birnt
name of that unlucky animal the care
nay not be mentioned and common
method of furnishing an enemy is to
brow dead hare into his boat Some
shermen believe in luck after ding
odd-numbered crew. but the cool
nrtnne will be neutralized should one
=. the number have red hair.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-13
WA. R.,pen.islll,x Ia ch,n..

In China the whole family Is held
responsible for the acts OF any of Its
members and for certain olEcnscs.
such rs nm attempt on III. life Of tho
emps ror. NIL are executed. even to tho
babe In arms. The tepaoni. or dean
of the village. elected by universal
suffrage. II responsible for tho con-
duct OF the families Of his domain.
The suSprcfcct. project. governor and
viceroy arc NIL responsible In different
degrees. An inundation and famine
arc laid at the door Of the governor or
tho viccrcy. who are father and
mother to the people" About thirty
years ago mandarin was murdered
by soldiers. AZ result thirty.thrco
funrtionaries project. subprcfccts
and supcriniendents - were declared
RESPONSIBLE and bchcadcd and the gov.
crncr and treasurer OF the province
were cxilcd.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-13
cured Yeunss,er Of smeklna.

4 wise mother caught her little boy
smoking cigarette the other day. In.
stead Of invcrting him over her kncc
AMI nearly spanking the life out Of
hi'a. she said: Johnny. dear. SEQ
yoi are getting quite q big little man.
Come away in and I'll give you one Of
pspa's great big black cigars to
smoke" So she marched Johnny Into
papa's study and set him down TO
smoke one of papa's cigars. She sat
down opposite and watched while his
lips grew white and his eyes yellow
and his hands dropped hopelessly. and
little later. as she ministered to him
with a basin, she had the satisfaction
of receiving his vehement promise
that he would never. never smoke Q
cigarette again in his life.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-13
Scottish Law. Against Football.

There Is an unrepealed law in Scot.
lard to the effect that mo man shalt
play football hereafter under pen.
atty of Sos 1t dates from the time OF
James !. Richard II. once passed a
law against "Tenn:se. football, and
other such importune games,' and at
thu same time in Scotland an enact
meDt was made that "the footballe
and golfe be utterly cryed down and
Gos be used"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-13
AGAINST the PUBLIC InrGaGsr.
overxssiovs Rsfermsrs Work Tor lsW
AosInss Peopeieeaey Medlelnoo.

S8StVBk VsOpssososy ~eOsSsss~@
Schemes TO diminish o. dsstroy
the sale Of proprietary medicines are
constantly being devised BY Interested
parties. Every now and then some
jealous rcformcr comes to the front
with tho demand for . law to require
every package oe proprietary medI.
clnc to he labeled with printed
statement Of tho formula showing
Just how Il II manufactured. The MIL
lions Of people who uso proprietary
medicines seem to DO satisfied: but
the man with . mania for regulating
tho affairs Of other people or who has
somc personal interest To serve u
tho ono who agitaica the proposition.
To q person who has mover taken
time to consider Il. such proposition
may seem reasonable enough: yet Il
10 in fact nothing more nor less than
q scheme TO compel tho manufacture
crs to put their trade throughout the
entire country at the mercy Of every
commercial pirate who might choose
to flood the market with limitations Of
their goods.
Under such conditions the ineen-
tive for the original manufacture 70
advertise his goods would be pfacti-
caliy destroyed. for the money spent
on advertising would inure mainly 70
tho benefit Of the pirates and imita.
tors. without advertising. the public
would receive little information In
regard 20 the medicine. and ali future
sales would be greatly impaired II
not wholly destroyed. II is mainly BY
judIclous advertising that the knowl-
edge Of proprietary medicines 10
brought to the public. Nothing II
more certain than that millions Of peo-
plc have found relief at q compare
lively small expense. by tho use Of
some remedy first called to their
notice through newspaper advertising.
Why. then. should the manufactured
OF a meritorious proprietary remedy
be compelled by law to practically
destroy his business us condition Of
being allowed to carry 1t on? Yet
that Is exactly what these formula
bills mean.-Exchange.
HHfgH =
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-13

tStct oe New York.
also trustee q the
0oeAtees' Ho0e ee-
Bath. N. =. vntes:
0eatlemea: ~
many oe NJ misaAs
have used Doa1'e
Kidney Pulls an1
have been cured oe
kidney an4bladder
troublss. feel u
ny duty 70 rseoo'
mead The medicine.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-13
A PreAtable Pvrehses.

Ths purchase price Of Aiaska vas
1850. 900. aud II has been estimated
that tha money which its furs. Asher
les and mineS have returned 10 the
people Of the Unitsd States since its
purchase u In excess Of ole.000. 900. 900.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-13
scarcity q RsdIum.

sir william Ramsay states that NOT
more than ons-tsath Of ~ ounee of
yadium n known to b In existence.
and that the amount OF Tadium salts.
oommonly referred to ~ yadium. ID
very small.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-13

70 lauoass co;ossd Embsoidsrsd linsns.
To lnun,l-r ssolcrvsi. embroidered lincns
with rood rr~uiI.. the work ahouid tsc done
quickly and carefully. Wash through
warm. IVORY soap snds, rubbing with the
banda; rinse through clear water, thea
my IN. dear; tn irou. have the piccc very
damn aud plarn u. right side down. on
sofI blanket. Prcss with n hot lron:
ELEANOR Il PARKER.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-13
AavsnsIee t..e easme,s. leseeesee.

Asvsnsias ths PassWses' istssssta
Travelling aassts and salssnes are
BOW seat fro@ the hone o0ees At Tie
Chicaso packers into all oouth Anssri'
can and Asiatie ooaatyies. They are
eoang iato every land. 10 natter What
language nay b SPOKEN o. vhat
Doaey b used. They vill eschanes
their goods Tor covries o. elephant
tusks-anytAing 70 cell ths psoduct
aad est so0slhing n return coovsrtt'
.ble into moasy. IL nay seem odd 70
so0e Solks. but travelins nsa. easTy.
lag cases With samples Il American
meat products. can b seca II the
dssest Of Sahara. the saads Of zaa1i-
bar o. u Brasil. ~Where The nuts CONE
fTo1." Great II the sntsspsiss q The
Yankee merchant The greater the
MARKET. the greater tho price and sta
biiity oe the price Of the product and
all that GEES u mako Il 10 lts various
ssassA
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-13

When You buy otsreh
buy Defiance and got the bsst. 10 o..
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-13

When a boy comes home from his
first year at college he wonders how
IT is that his father knows SO little.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-13

Strange a. II may srcm. m abun.
dance Of .rnsshoppcrs does not add to
the value Of the hop crop.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-13

EoRe permanently cured. No AftsI
BuUO = frst day KlIncr GreAt Nerve kestor
cr. Send for FREE $500 trial bottle and treatise
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-13

20 ses ssissve s's.os Cure sos osass.vs,a,
- - equal for coaghs asA cn,aA-Jo0N y
DoYEa. Trisiiy epSsags. lad. FeA %. ~
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-13

Mrs. Winslow's soosnin1 syrap.
For children tscthing. softens the gums, reduces d
nEmmation AllAys palm. cures wind co1. rs bostt,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-13
coMonsssAAAM oovLpsM

FINss Quick Rsliss srsm 0isd6se Trsu.
biss Through oesH's kidnsy piila
Hon. Joseph 4. Oouidss. Member
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-13
NO TONGUE CAN rGLl
New svNsrsa sish stshlss aH1
Bleeding gessmss Until Cured
by cWtIeuno.

NO toaRue can toll bow I suffered
for nve years with . terribly painful.
itching. aid bleeding eczema. NJ
body and face being covered With
sores. Never In my life did I szpsss.
cnce such awful suffering. and !
ionkrd for death. which u felt vas
near. had tried doctors and nedi.
eincs without succcss. but ny mother
insisted that ! try cuticura. ] fsat
better after tho Arst bath with Cuii.
cura Soap and one application Of CUT.
well. tsigned) Nra A. Etsoa. Belle
vus. MICA.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-13

Even the worm will sometimes turi
before 1t is troddcn upon. 4
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-13

DsAaass ssassA = pst - = seees!
-. ::sasss ::.sss H. 3 z. s::: ::s: .ssss sss'''
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-13

Whoever thinks he knows Il all
evidently imasincs there isn't much
worth knowing.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-13

Nell-ahe's the most conscientious
girl ! knoW. BSlle-Yes. she won't
even take u hint unless she's absolutely
sure Il belongs 10 her.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-13

hsvsn's any sense Of hunor. she
Well. what OF IL know lots OF mes
Who haven't any sense At ALL
Iaafes. seli.y. n asssirins thsss
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-13

From persoaal espsrisncs ! know
Doan's Kidney Pills will cure i.aaM-
nation .of tho bladder. having sspsss'
euced relief the sscoad day of usiag
the medicine,
(eigned) J. 4. GOULD8N.
Bold BY all dealers. 70 cents . 6o1-
roster.Niiburn Co. Buffalo. N. y.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-13
To Curative ReWee q PERHHA
a Kidney Disease ths Talk
Il IL Contisent.

HSri,olaa J. Hertx. Memhsr Of Ancient
OrAse of Woskmen. Capitol Lodge.
No. leo. Pearl Street Hotel. Albany
N. ", writes:
"A few moatha aso contracted .
hcavy cold which settled In my kldnryA.
aad each uusr was exposed 70 inclsm.
cut weather the trouble was aggravated
uhtil 0aally ] was unable 70 work.
"Aftsr trying many ef the adves-
tiseA remedies fee kidney trouble, ]
6Aally took Pesuna.
"Ia Q week tie intense pains IN
ny baek veFe much relieved ard IN
foar weeks ] was able 10 take -
ny Wogk a&niA.
II sslll coutinuea To use Psruna for
aaoalsrr u,nuth and NJ tho end o1 that
sisss was perfectly well.
II now take . dose OF two wheu ]
have been exposed and nud that u y
suleUfh tn keen me- we'll
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-13

The old man is never eradicated by
becoming an old woman. III
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-13

point xHS:.sl: IL: s.: GSsr ss:; re- :sas;' s.; 's'"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-13

pretty girl who narries some other
fellow while he II stiii In the bachelor
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-13

The average man ha. plenty OF OK.
suses. but he can't always think oi
them. sI.5t t.a,t 19...lr ?
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-13

loss Of . good onc.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-13

There is little light in the pulpit tina
is filled by n gas fixture.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-13
TEA 40
The bulk of people prefer
to be humbugged yet; we
suppose, they will always.

Tour srocer returns ysur noasy II you doA's iins
Vchilling's Dsss. ssgssts,s. aif tf.f = :
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-13
Hundreds Of Cures.

De. Hartman is eonasa9tly in reeelpt
of t-NsinsouisJ> from people who have
,ssta cared Of ,Ihroaic and complicated
Kidney dIaease by Peruna. For free
l'u~idcnt of The Hartman 6anitarium.
columbus, Ohio.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-13

Do Your Clothes Look YsIlows
Then use Defiance Starch, Il vii
keep them white-16 OF. for 10 cents,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-13

The woman who holds Up Q traiu
isn't nscsssaFily . bandit.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-13

s,!.. Easss;...S. ia. !. .ea's carry you vsrs fa'
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-13

Most NJ us can oner a sure remedy
for other peoples iiis-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-13

Advertising our Affections only ip
creases their circulation.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-13
TEA

1t isn't merely the taste
Of tea; the taste is only the
foretaste.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-09-14
GENERAL AEN-ElTCH AGREES TO
FIELD MARSHAL OTAMA'S
PLAN FOR ARMiSTlCE.
QUESTso'I VERY IMPORTANT
POINT OF TURNOVER or RAIL
WAY TO JAPAN HAS NOT BEEN
CLEARLY Defined.


GUr5hu Pass, Manchuria, Sept. 12.--
General Linevitch's answer to Field
Marshal Oyama's letter requesting the
arrangement of an armistice has been
dispatched by special messenger. In
his answer the Russian commander,
in-chief accepts the proposals of the
japanese ommanderin-chief, which
not only refer at considerable length
TO the question Of an armistice, but
also to neutral zones both on land
and on sea.
General F'ukushima and General
OyonovslIy, the respective plenipoten-
tiaries, will meet next Wednesday at
Chakhedza on the railway, as pro
posed by Field Marshal Oyama. The
place is midway between the Japa-
nese and Russian lines, separated by
a rife range. At the meeting all the
questions at issue viii be determined,
except that referring to the delimita-
ton of neutral zones, which will be
left to the consideration of other dele
gates.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-09-14
German Syrup

We want to impress on our readers
that Boschee's German Syrup is
positively the only preparation on
the market today that does relieve
and cure consumption. 1t contains
the specifce. such as pare tar, ex-
tracts OF gum, etc, ETC., which have
been 50 highly endorsed FOR the cure
Of coughs, colds and consumption
by the great medical congresses.
The consumptive, whether his disease
is in the throat or lungs, must have
rest at night, and be free from the
spasm of dry aud racking cough in
the morning. The diseased parts
want rest, healing and soothing
tseatment, and the patient needs
fresh air, good food, etc, German
Syrup will give free and easy ex
pectoration in the morning with
speedy and permanent relief. Small
bottles % cents; regular size, con-
tanning nearly four times as much,
IS cents. At Frost & SPIES.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-09-14
INFLUENCED JAP EMPEROR.
Report That Oyama Could Not Crush
Russian Army.

London, Sept. 13.-The correspond
ent OF the Standard at Shanghai sends
the following:
While the peace conference was sit
ting at Portsmouth, the emperor of
Japan, perpleXed by contradictory re-
ports from the front and General
Linevitch's constant Illustration of
Japanese attempts to outfank him,
sent Field Marshal Yamagata and
General Murata to inspect the posi-
tions at the front and to report on the
chances OF crushing the Russian
army. Field Marshal Yamagata spent
twelve days with Field Marshal Oya-
ma and ultimately reported unfayor-
ably on the chances of a signal vic
tory. 1t is suggested that this may
have Influenced the emperor in agree
ing to the terms of the Portsmouth
treaty.