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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-06-09
LIVE WASHINGTON AFFAIRS.

Diplomats in Washington are not sur
prised at the apparent futility of the
conference between President Roose-
welt and Count Cassini.
The battle of the Korean Straits has
excited much comment among the naval
officers at Washington.
President Roosevelt has been pre-
sented with two Japanese flags and an
ancient Samurai sword.
Brigadier General George B. Davis
has been reappointed judge advocate
general of the Army
The War Department has been in
formed of the death, from malarial
fever, of Edward Green.
Secretary Hitchcock is determined to
enforce the law at Muskogee, |. T.
The Cabinet decided that the body of
John Paul Jones should be transferred
direct from France 10 its last resting
place at Annapolis, and should not lie
in state in cities making the request.
Mr.. Charles ]. Bonaparte, who will
become secretary of the Navy on July
I, delivered an address to the graduates
of Trinity College
There is a well-deined rumor that
Secretary of Interior Hitchcock con-
templates resigning.
Representative Pearre secured re-
scinding of the order passed TO remove
Charles W. Adams as keeper of Antie-
tam National Cemetery.
Secretary Morton las located the orig
inal commission Of Paul ones as cap
tain in the Navy in the possession OF
Philadelphia lady.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-06-09
PRESIDENTS MOVE FOR PEACE.
His Frank Talk to Count CasslnI, Rnssiao
Ambassador.

Washington, D. C. (SpeciaD.-The
President struck blow for peace in the
Far East. In a conference at the White
House with Count Cassini, the Russian
ambassador, the President expressed the
earnest hope that Russia would forth
with conclude peace with Japan.
Prolongation of the war, he believes,
will not result in victory for the Rus
sian arms, and can only serve to increase
Japan'S demands and render more diff
iAieessitIty the drafting of treaty of peace
whid the Gar, as we'll as. the Mikado,
can sign. The President spoke, he said,
as tie friend of Russia, no less than of
Japdn, and on behalf not only of the
Warrington government, but in the in
terektrof humanity -:----------> 49,
Until his words have reached Tsar-
koe +Selo and have been communicated
to Emperor Nicholas in the friendly
spirit in which they were uttered their
effect cannot be estimated
Soon after reaching his embassy Count
Cas- SIM began the preparation of dis
patti h to his government. Neither at
the White House nor at the Russian
Embassy could formal statement re-
gadding the conference be obtained
Throughout the Diplomatic Corps
thare is a strong hope that this confer
enAc marked the first step toward peace;
bu She general opinion is that weeks
ma = elapse before even preliminary ne
gdiations can be begun
N)iplomats express the hope that EN-
III Tor Nicholas viii -Icceive- the Presi-.
ddlt's words "aS the counsel of that
government which has for years been
RltSic' s. Traditional friend, and will
weigh it accordingly"
tnaccompanied, Count Cassini, the
Russian ambassador, called by appoint
mdnt at the White House at 2.3o o'clock:
Hid was ushered at once into the Blue
Rdom, where he was joined Immediately
byl the President, and conference toll
lowed until after 3 o'clock.
Approaching the natural feelings OF
tht Ambassador on such an occasion,
th4 President began the conversation by
frank personal expression of sympa-
TIM for Count Cassin, abiding to the
seyste strain under which he has been
for the,past few days, and deplorng the
terrible loss of life and consequent sor-
row caused by the recent battle in the
Sea of Japan.N
Without further preliminaries gen
eral and entirely informal and personal
conversation upon the whole situation
followed The President informed the
Ambassador that he earnestly hoped for
an early peace in the FIR East, and that
in expressing this hope he voiced not
only his own strong personal sentiments
and those of this government but he be-
lieved these were held by all OF the pow
ers. His opinion was that it would be
a mistake for Russia to continue the
war.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-06-09
FINANCIAL.

The Erie has ordered $4,000 tons OF
steel rails.
Holman & Co., New York Stock
Exchange brokers, failed
The death of B. H. Gaskill, head of
B. H. Gaskill & Co., caused widespread
regret.
1t is reported that three directors OF
the International Marine Company will
retire next month.
Burnett, Cummings & Co., street rail-
way promoters, have filed petition in
bankruptcy with liabilities of $I,7oo,ooo.
A director of the Pennsylvania Steel
Company declares that the steel rail pool
has not been dissolved, as was reported.
~ Lehigh Valley general IS to the extent
Of S2o,ooo,ooo will be listed in Wall
street. The stock is only listed in Phlla-
ielphia.
The wild speculation in May corn at
Chicago was depressing influence upon
securities. Corn rose to o. cents, and
then tumbled 8 cents.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-06-09
WAS INFLUENCED BY SERMON.
Keller Then Confessed His Part In Election
Frauds.

Knoxville, Tenn. (SpeciaD. = Unfit
enced by sermon which he heard from
the lips Of Rev. Sam Jones, the evangel-
ist, William S. Kellar confessed his part
in recent election frauds. The Knox
county judgeship is now being contested
in court. Keller had twice been on the
witness stand and had twice refused to
answer certain pointed questions.
Thursday he appeared and asked to be
allowed to testify The privilege was
granted him, and he then told how, as
an officer of election, he had stuffed the
ballot box in the Eleventh ward, had
marked between 200 and 300 votes and
had showed them into the box In his
confession he implicated several city ofh,,
Gals in trying to cover UP evidences OF
fraud by adding names to he poll lists
of the ward to make them conform to
the number of votes polled.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-06-09
BAD FIRE NEAR THEATER
But the Audience, However, Was Gently
Led Ont.
Avenue Theater, Plttsburg, Burned and the
Grand Opera House. Adjoining, Damaged
Burned Theater Was Closed-Audlence uol'
fen Out Of the Grand Opera House by the
Prompt Action of Ushers.

Pittsburg, Pa. (SpeciaD .-One OF the
most exciting and spectacular fires that
has visited Pittsburg in recent years
broke out in the Avenue Theater short
ly before a o'clock in the afternoon, and
before it was subdued had completely
destroyed the Avenue and partially
wrecked the Grand Opera House adj
joining, but fortunately no panic re-
suited and no lives were lost: The loss
will reach $4,000, fully insured. The
cause of the fire is believed to be trace
able to crossed wires.
The Avenue was probably the oldest
show-house in the city and recently has
been used for vaudeville. The building
fronts on the south side of Fifth avenue,
midway between Wood and Smithheld
streets. The Grand Opera House, which
is partially under the same root, ex-
tends through to Diamond street. The
Avenue had been closed for several
weeks and no one was in the building
except the Waterman, but in the opera
house matinee performance was in
progress when the fire broke out. The
house was about half filled, but through
the prompt and systematic work OF the
ushers the audience was gotten out with
out the semblance of panic-indeed,
the majority did not know there was a
fire until they reached the street. Sew
eral women tainted when they came to
realize what might have happened.
For some reason there was consider
able delay in getting engines to the
scene. and when the firemen finally
reached it dense smoke and flames were
belching from every window on the
Fifth avenue front and the side next
Smithheld street.
The Newell Hotel and the Antler
Hotel, opposite the Avenue, suffered con-
siderable damage from broken windows,
resulting from the great heat. Employees
of the hotels and fremen kept water. con-
stantly playing on the fronts OF the
building and in that way saved them
from burning. The guests OF the hotels
prepared themselves for a quick exit,
but were saved this trouble by the good
work of the fremen combining the flames
to the one building.
The Avenue Theater building was
erected in the sos and was valued at
$4,000. 1t is completely ruined Harry
Davis was the lessee of both the Ave
nue. and the Grand Opera House. His
loss will be in the neighborhood of $780,
900. The damage to the Opera House,
which was caused mostly by water, will
represent probably $4,000.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-06-09
WILL TAKE ITS NATURAL COURSE"
EMPLOYERS and Union Leaders Abandon All
Efforts at Settlement

Chicago Especially. - Adjustment OF
the Transfers strike by mediation seems
as remote as it did two months ago
Peace negotiations have been abandoned
for the present, and the strike will be
allowed to take its natural course, &C
cording to President Shea, OF the team
sters' organization. All the business
firms now involved in the trouble refuse
to concede anything further i'll the con-
troversy, which they now regard as a
thing of the past. =.
Peace negotiations are off tor all
time" said Levy Mayer, chief counsel
for the employers. 1--WE absolutely are
finished with all conferences with the
strikers. The only thing that prevented
a settlement Of the whole trouble was
pique on the part of President Shea be-
cause he had been sighted i'll the con-
ferences and because of his arrest in
connection with libel charges filed by
Mr. Thorne, of Montgomery Ward &
Co"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-06-09
TO START SOUTH OCTOBER II.
President Roosevelt Postpones Extra Session
Until November.

Washington, D. c. (SpeciaD.-lt was
officially announced at the White House
that President Roosevelt would depart
on his Southern trip October II. lie
will be absent from the city about II
days, returning about week before the
November elections.
This will necessitate postponelnen'
of the proposed extra session OF Con-
gress, which will probably be called TO
meet Monday, November 10, immediate
" after the State elections have taken
place. The definite announcement set.
ties the fact that the extra session VIII
not be called for October, and will not
be held until the middle of the follow
ing month.
The trip will be made over the South
ern Railway and preliminary arrange
ments were made by Col. A. R. An
drews, vice president of the road, and
Mr.. L. S. Brown, the general agent,
who had a conference with Secretary
Loeb.
The journey will, in addition to Vir-
GINA. the Carolinas and Georgia, in
clude Louisiana, Florida and Arkansas,
which are the only States that Mr..
Roosevelt has not visited since he became
President of the country. Details TOR
the trip have not been, FINALLY determined,
but it is understood that the tentative
arrangement includes stops at Richmond,
Va; Raleigh and Charlotte, N. G.; Jack
sonville and perhaps Tampa, Fla; At
lanta, Ca; Birmingham, Montgomery,
Tuskegee and Mobile, Ala; New Or
leans. La, and Little Rock, Ark.
The stop at Richmond will be the
only important one in Virginia. The
President has been invited to visit Nor
folk and will do so when he has had
the opportunity, but will be unable to do
so on this journey. AT Roswell, Ga, ne
will visit the old homestead of his moth
err and at Tuskegee, Ala, he will visit
the Booker Washington Institute.
A delegation from Charlotte, ~ Z,
called on the President to urge him to
spend a day there. He told his callers
that so long a stop would not be posi-.
Bile, but promised to extend his CORDIAL ,1i
reetings to the people of Charlotte Inc
delegation was headed by Mayor 5. ;.
McNich and included Daniel A. Iomp-
kins, R. M. Miller, Jr, B. d. Heath,
George Stephens, T. S. Franklin, Heriot
Clarkson and G. c. Huntington.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-06-09
l 0reign.

Lord Edmund Talbot Conservative,
who was seeking reelection to the
House of Commons from Chichester on
his appointment as junior lord of the
treasury, was reelected at bye-elec-
ton by majority of Az.
The Duchess Cecilia, bride-elect OF
the Crown Prince of Germany, entered
Berlin in royal style with quaint and
beautiful ceremony. The marriage con-
tract was signed at the palace.
In regard to President Castro's recent
message to the Congress of Venezuela
the British government adheres to its
position regarding the agreement with
the foreign bondholders
The British battleship Caesar collided
with the British bark AfghanStan in a
fog off Dungencss The bark sank, and
it is feared 20 men were drowned.
King Alfonso attended the French
military review at Vincennes and was
greatly interested in the evoutons OF the
$4,000 troops.
Representatives of "a anthracite COZ
ieries in Wales decided TO form COM
bination with a capital of $Io,oooooo
Six persons were killed and 70 wound
ed and q houses destroyed by an earth
quake in Hiroshima Province, Japan.
Whtelaw Reid, the new United States
ambassador to London, and Mrs. Reid
arrived in England.
Five hundred Hindoo laborers and so
Europeans persisted in the hurricane that
swept over Natal.
Again it is reported that the Car has
determined to call Zensky Sober TO
meet in Moscow to decide on peace or
war and determine form for a future
Russian Parliament.
Foreign Secretary Lansdowne stated
in the House of Lords that the foreign
relations of Alghanistan were under
British guidance and control.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-06-09
KILLED BY A BURGLAR.
Mrs. Frances Wertz Is Beaten to Death With
Club.

Newark, Ohio (SpeciaD y. - Mrs.
Frances Wertz was murdered by an I'M
known burglar, who escaped. Mrs.
Wertz lived with her, husband and IS
year-old grandchild seven miles from
this city. Mr.. Wertz had gone to the
home of a neighbor. About midnight
Mrs. Wertz heard noise on the lower
floor. Picking up pitchfork, she went
downstairs. AS she opened the stair
door leading into the sitting room a
tall man struck her with heavy club
and then hit her repeatedly after she
had fallen. When help reached the
house the woman was dead.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-06-09
TRIED TO KILL HIMSELF.
George Naylor, Despondent Over Losses,
Wanted TO Cut Throat.

York, Pa. (SpeciaD George Naylor,
a wood dealer, S. years old, while brood
ing over losses sustained in fire, at
tempted to commit suicide at his home,
236 South Howard avenue, and was pre-
vented from carrying out his intention
by the interference of his wife and son.
Fooled in his attempt at self-destruc-
ton, Naylor became frenzied, and strong
men from the neighborhood had to be
called in to guard him.
Naylor had made two previous at
tempts to kill himself. Once he tried
to hang himself by using his suspend
ers, and upon another occasion he sought
fraud by adding names to the poll lists
of two windows of his bedroom.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-06-09
Piye Men Killed In Tunnel.

Montrose, Col. (SpeciaD.-At least
FIVE men were killed and two seriously
injured by the caving in of the Gunrf-
son Reclamation Mine Tunnel. c. Tay-
Tor and Fred Croft were pinned under
heavy tinbers and terribly injured. They
would have been drowned but for the
efforts of their entombed companions,
who improvised adam to hold back the
water which poured into the tunnel for
4 time. Twenty-one men were rescued
uniniured, but exhausted.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-06-09
COLLEGE NOTES.
The new library at Mount Hol
NoIInno ic a lnnct o0m nlafod

The new library at Mount HoT
College is almost completed.
Commencement week at Oberlin Z
lege will open on June %, lasting VI
June %.
Dartmouth has entered into threV
cornered debating league with Brown
and Williams.
The College of Education OF the UNI
yersity of Chicago is completing sue
cessful year.
The Yale Dining Hall Club has voted
to require a membership fee of " from
each member.
The Harvard Summer School has ex-
tended its curriculum by Offering u
course in phonetics. ~
The official statement is made thatt
the Yale University deficit for he past
year is about $4,000.
The gift to the Teachers College
from the graduating class this year Is
a bronze figure of Mercury.
The one hundred and first commence.
ment exercises of the University OF
Vermont wiz be held June "a 70 ~
inclusive. ~ &.
The one hundedth and -AftyS lIIfR
annual commencement Of Prn
University begins OIL June . anc
until June IA.
The Oriental expedition of the
versity of Chicago has resumed "
i'm the ruins of the ancient CIV
Bishyma, Assyria.
The sixth summer session OF Coiur
bia University will opentsn Thursoa
July 6, and continue until Thursoayy
August II inclusive.
Evander Bradley McGifYary. sag
professor of ethics at Cornell, Las ro
signed to accept the chair of pAs{osoppS
at the University Of Wisconsin.
Announcement was made that Nor,
ris w. Sharp, WIZ died recently p
Washington Court Mouse, Xc. pQ7
SrJo,UUU' to -Ufiio Wesley
for the founding of theON
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-06-09
Poison In Prisoners Food.

Columbia, S. c. (SpeciaD.-As the
result of chemical examination State
Chemist Burney has found arsenic in
remnants of cabbage dinner which
was given to the prisoners in the state
prison. and which made over 100 of them
i'll, while Superintendent Griffith dis
covered traces of paris green on the
winGowsll of the kitchen. The men are
now cut of danger. Suspicion points
stronghold one of the convicts as having
poisoned the food.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-06-09
Two Enginemen Cremated.

Dayton, Ohio (SpcciaD .-Pennsylva-
MIA passenger train No. %, from ST..
Louis. struck an oil wagon at Saltwater
Junction AS the oil tank burst the
engine fires ignited the oil and Engi-
neer Edward Gimbey and Fireman Chas
PRYOR of Columbus, Ohio, were burned
to death, the driver of the wagon escap-
ing uninjured. The train was not dam
AGED
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-06-09
illinois Congressman Dead.

Warsaw, III. Especially .-Representa-
tive Benjamin F. Marsh, Republican
member of the United States House OF
Representatives from the Fourteenth
district of Illinois, died at his home
here Representative Marsh had served
eight terms in Congress, and had been
elected to a ninth term. Mr.. Marsh
served in the Union Army throughout
the Civil War, suffering several wounds.
lie was lawyer and farmer.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-06-09
Mr.. Bonaparte In the Cabinet

Washington, D. c. (SpeciaD.-Mr.
Charles J. Bonaparte will become secre-
AIRY. of the navy when Secretary Paul
Morton resigns, or July 4 MIR. Morton
issued a formal statement announcing
hat on July I he would resign the Navy
portfolio to associate himself with the
RYAN syndicate in New York. Later in
he day. when President Roosevelt was
asked whom he would appoint to succeed
Mr.. Morton, he smiled and announced
that he had selected Mr.. Bonaparte, OF
Baltimore
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-06-09
BROTHER and Sister Lawyers.

Franklin. Ind. (SpeciaD.-William "A.
Eaton and Arta NJ. Eaton were admitted
70 the bar of the Johnson Circuit Court
this week 1'hey are brother and sister
and have a brother, Orris NJ. Eaton.
practicing law i'll San Francisco; In,
father c. NJ. Eaton, is proud that all
Of his children have become attorneys
Miss Arta has been studying IN the
office of William Feathergili Tor tour
wears and has proved herself compe-
,snt William Eaton was formerly a
student at Leland Stanford University
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-06-09
PERSONAL GOSSIP

The Duke of OpOrto, brother or tDs
King of Portugal, is one of the ines
flute players in the world.
Boston Corbett, the man who is cred
tied with having shot J. Wilkes Bootp
the assassin of Lincoln, is residing II
Texas
Two OF the official pallbearers o
Abraham Lincoln are stills living
Henry G. Worthington and Alexqn2
II. Goffroth ,-~-->- -
Colonel Lorenza Alexis d.
chief Of staff TO PrcsidenX
Guatemala. was once
Denver. Col.
Ivor Davidson. who
n circus years ago,
seven feet two inches
home in Roscoe. MinD
Robert w. Chambers. w
uses startling incidents jn\
struction of plots. for his novels
stantIy receiving "crank" letters.
Frederick Lawrence KNOWLES
son of a Boston minister. is
upon by critics as one of the
promising of the younger poets.
Philip Verrill Mighels. fle ! q
has been elected president Of
branch of the Dickens Fe,fowsh
Gently established in New York.
John l.. DUDE. whose father
Zulu king. is in Boston trying I'd
money with which to establish
dustrial school in his native CO
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-06-09
The Morocco Reforms.

Tangier (By Cable).-Mohammed el
Torres, the foreign minister, on behalf
of the Sultan, has invited the repre-
sentatives of the powers TO ask tor an
International conference at Tangier for
the purpose of discussing reforms III
Morocco. The members OF the dipio-
matte corps have communicated WIN
their respective governments requesting
instructions in the premises.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-06-09
Pullman Car Compsny's Status.

Topeka, Kan. (Special).-The Pull
man Car Company, replying to COM
plant filed against the company before
the State Board of Railway Commission
ers, alleging excessive rates, declares
that the Pullman Company is not COM
mon carrier, and not under the jurisdic-
ton of the Railroad Commissioners
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-06-09
Broke Naval Target Record.

Vallejo, Cal, (SpeciaD.-ln a target
practice in San Pablo Bay, Kempste-
horne Scott, an apprentice on the tor
pedo boat Preb;e, broke the American
navy record with sx-pound gun. While
the Preble was moving at speed of ten
knots Scott struck the target at 1000
wards nineteen times out of twenty-one
shots.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-06-09
$4,000, 600 IN SUGAR.

Extensive Cuban Investments Are Planned
By Americans.
New York Especially Capitalists i'll
New York and elsewhere are taking
lively interest in the development OF the
sugar industry in Cuba 1t is estimated
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-06-09
The JAPAN SEA SLAUGHTER
More Than 1000 Russians Went Down
With Ships.
JAPANESE LOSSES PUT AT ONLY 800.
Admiral VoeIkersham Killed Ia Coming Tower
by First Shell That Struck Ills Flagship
Further Details OF the Great Naval Battle
japanese Completely Enveloped the Rus
Sian Ships,

Further authentic details OF the navaI
battle in the Strait of Korea and Japan
show thar turprdfu boats wrought wrought Ae
greatest destruction among the Russian
ships. Wien the flag of action wa:
hoisted on the Japanese flagship the
signal read:
''The destiny of our empire depends
upon this action. You are all expected
to do your utmost"
The Japanese fleet gradually inclosed
the Russian on all sides and the torpedo
boats sunk one ship after another. The
Russians were unable to repel the attack
At night
While the japanese suffered loss OF
less than 300 men in killed and wounded
it is estimated that the Russian losses
wdre from 1000 to 5000, not including
nearly 1000 taken prisoners.
The first she'll that struck the con-
ming tower of Admiral Voelkerstam's
flagship, the battleship Oslabya, killed
The Admiral. The ship was sunk.
NPiiy sou NusSldll PllSoHeiS ha'S
Ia1dH at Neyasaki.
Me Admiral Birieff, who started for
VI egostok May rs to take command OF
.hd attic Station, is reported to be re-
:ui g to ST. Petersburg.
Vas reported in St. Petersburg and
Pa that NJ. Bompard, the French am
5a or, was returning to St. Peters
5u at the request of Russia to ar
:ai e for peace negotiations, but the
,tde was not confirmed in official cir