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Arizona republican., 1905-07-28
RECEPTION OF ENVOYS
Plans for Their Conveyance to Place
 of fDeIibegatiOn.

Washington, July 27-Arran gements were completed here today for convey ing the peace envoys of Russia and Japan from New York to Oyster Bay where they will be received by the president. and from there to Ports mouth, N. H.
 ment the Russian envoys and suite ga, commanded by Commander street, New York City, at 9 a. m. on August ,, the Japanese plenipotenti- aries embarking at the same point on the cruiser Tacoma, commanded by Commander R. F. Nicholson, one hour later, arriving at Oyster Bay within half of an hour of each other.
 After a luncheon to be given by the president on the Mayflower is over, and the president has departed, the Japanese plenipotentiaries and suite will embark on the Dolphin, command ed by Commander Gibbons, the Rus sian plenipotentiaries and suite re- maining on the Mayf1ower, when they will proceed to Portsmouth, convoy ed by the cruiser Galveston command ed by Commander w. G. Cutler, which will arrive off Oyster Bay or the ev- ening of August f.
 A slow run north will be made, so that Portsmouth will be reached on the morning of the seventh, where they will be received by the admiral commanding the Portsmouth navy yard, within which the negotiations for peace are to be conducted.
Arizona republican., 1905-07-28
The Tide of the Yellow
 Fever Epidemic Checked
IN DISGUISE
The EzperieHce of the New Orleans Authorities that the Dreaded Seour- ge Need no Longer bs Allowed Co Run its Coarse.

New Orleans, La, July 27.-AH the forces engaged in the battle against the yellow fever scOurge today joined in expressing the belief that while the sit- uatiOn has been and is serious. enough success has already been achieved in the application of the methods applied. as a result of the work of the Reed commission in Cuba to justify the hope that for the first time in the history of the country what threatened Co be a malignant epidemic of yellow fever will be stamped out before frost comes. and that New Orleans will be spared the horrors of previous epidemics-
 It is the opinion of pr. J. H White. in charge of the marine hospital forces and of the state and local health ofii- cials that if destruction of the stego- myia checks the spread of the disease. and enables the gradual eradication os the eases in hand and those which may be expected to appear for some time to come in the infected sections. the present situation of the plague will have been blessing in disguise. since it will have demonstrated the ability of science to control the most virulent outbreak of the fever in the south With the cases reported today. the az gregate since July 13, runs close to 200.
 Every avenue of egreSs from the city has been closed by a rigid quarantine and the unaffected sections of the city are discouraging any further invasIOns by Italians. It is considered wiser for them to remain where they are at pres ent and where they are to be cared for if in distress and nursed if iu-
 There is a ve-y slight exodus of New Orleans people Some heads ef families are sending their wives and , children elsewhere and men whose business has suffered by the appear ance of the fever, are taking advantage
 of the opportunity to take their sum
 mer vacations now.
 It is next to impossible tO get into
 Mississippi. Alabama. Texas or Louisi- ana towns without detention Quaran-
 tines are being made constantly moe rigid since the board of health began to make public the number Of cases and' deaths Mississippi is sending Fer inspectors right into New Orleans
 Every passenger is examined and the
 tickets of through passengers are scru-
 tinized to prevent any one from at
 tempting to get into the state su-rep-
 titiously. The Louisville and Nash
 vile guards appear at the state line ] the doors of the cars are locked and there is no chance given a passenger ! to leave the train until the line is reached. No attempt is being made by
 passengers except those bound through ] to go out over either the Texas and ! Pacific Or the Southern Pacific
 Tn many country towns there was a ! disposition. among the medical men to accept the mosquito theory and there | fore to modify the quarantine regula- tions The masses of the people how | ever. have not been sufficiently edu- cated. and the fact that there are 200
 cases in New Orleans has been su-i-
 ciently terrorizing to force them to de- mand that there shall be absolutely no | communication with infected points
Arizona republican., 1905-07-28
AN ENGLISH COLLISION
Twenty Three Killed in an Accident
 on an Electric Road.

Liverpool, July 27-An electric eX- press train on the Lancashire and Yorkshire road bound from Liverpool to Southport, colIided this evening with an empty stationary train at Railroad station, causing the death of twenty-three persons and the injury of many.
 The first car of the express which was crowded was smashed to pieces and only six of it's occupants escaped. The road was recently given an cleo tric equipment.
 This is the first serious accident that has occurred on an electric railway in England and it filled with horror the numerous waiting passengers standing at the Railroad station, who were spec tators of the disaster. The collision lifted the first car of the express com pletely off the steel frame and crashed it down again on the unfortunate pas sengers, twenty of whom were. killed outright. More of them would have been killed. but. for the presence of mind of a Liverpool architect, who, seeing that a collision was inevitable, shouted to his fellow passengers to throw themselves upon the floor of the car.
 Almost immediately after the crash the wreckage burst into flames. Man gled bodies of the dead and the cries of the injured vainly beseeching that they be extricated from the burning wreckage formed a terrible scene and many women on the platforms fainted. The victims included several women and children. Fortunately the number of fatally injured is comparatively few. The cause of the collision IS
Arizona republican., 1905-07-28

the receipt of satisfactory evidence of death in the case of all claims under policies or certificates issued, while the company was operating under ar ticle 6, of the insurance law. From the date of such approval ninety days is the specified time within which pay ment is to be made. The average pc riod elapsing between the filing of the proofs of death, which were upon in vestigation' ultimately found to be val i'd claims. is so lengthy as to properly subject the company. to the severest criticism in its treatment of benefici
 aries, many of whom must be subject ed to no little suffering and distress by this seemingly tnexcusable pro crastination on the cOmpany's part of it's just debts to policy holders"
 In 1895 the department recommend
 ed that the company establish a sink
 ing fund to offset the depreciation of leases. The suggestion was adopted
 but, says the examiner the fund ap-
 pears to have been abandoned some
 time ago, for in ten years it has reach
 ed but $59.949. The sum of $42,O0O, however, has been borrowed from this
 fund and is charged to the mortuary account The balance, therefore, af- ter the loan to the latter account, re- duced the sinking fund to $14,949 in stead of s165,OOO the amount which should now be represented under the recommends tion in 1895, by the ap- praiser of the insurance department" The report alleges that the commits sions paid by the Mutual Reserve fund
 for securing the membership of the
 Northwestern Life Assurance company of Chicago, in 1900, never seemed to ! have been received by it. The receiv- l CTS reports since the reinsurance was ! effected show no revenue from this | source. The commission went to third i parties"
 l Frederick A. Burnham is president of the Mutual Reserve Life Insurance | company.
Arizona republican., 1905-07-28
REPORT Facts Regarding the Leak
 Coming Out AN UNWILLING WITNESS
4 New York Broker Threatened With ImprisOnment-The Relations of Late Assistant Statistican Holmes with Peckham and Associates.

Washington, July 27.-F. A. Peck ham, a New York broker today refus- ed to answer questions as to his deal ings in agricultural products, before the grand jury Investigating the cotton report leakage. MT. Peckham was thereupon told b'y United States Dis trict Attorney Beach that unless he changed his mind tomorrow morning at Il o'clock when the grand jury con- venes for the day. his recalcitrancy would be reported to Judge Wright of the supreme court of the District of Columbia, who already has given pub lie notice of his intention to punish any witness refusing to reply to proper questions. The penalty is impTison- ment. When questioned tonight Mir. Beach who has refused to discuss de- velOpments in his inquiry, decided to admit the probability of proceedings against MT. Peckham.
 Secretary Wilson in his report on the examination into affairs of his depart ment by secret service men, referred to MT. Peckham at some length, saying: MT. Peckham was interviewed at the Hotel Breslin in New York City. He was shown the above series of letters and asked for an explanation of their
 
 the only explanation he had to give was that at the time the letters were written he was trying to make some money in the cotton market. Further than this MT. Peckham refused to give any information about his relations with Mir Holmes, MT Hays or Van Ripper that could throw any light on the matter under consideration.
 Shortly after MT. Peckham was in terviewed he left New York for Wash ington and immediately on his arrival in the city. he held a conversation with Holmes over the telephone, in which he inquired whether Mir. Holmes in- tended to resign his position or whether he expected to be dismissed from the government service.
 MT. Peckham was interviewed again at the Hotel BresIn in New York af- ter his trip but declined to give any further information concerning his re- lations with MT. Holmes. When MT. Holmes was questioned about his re- Iations with MT. Peckham and MT. Van Ripper he said that they had all been on very intimate terms socially and that when he had occasion to visit New York. he frequently found that his hO- tel bills had been paid by MT. Van Ripper or by MT. Peckham- MT. Holmes admits that he and MT. Peckham and MT Hays were at one time associated in a business venture in which MT. Holmes was to have an interest equal to a sum of $6,0OO which he was to re- ceive as a gift from the other members of the firm"
Arizona republican., 1905-07-28
EntangIeS Another Life In.
 SurdRCe Company
THE MUTUAL RESERVE
An Investigation Begun Last Decem- ber DisclOses a PerVersiOn of Facts and a General UnfAithrHlness to Survivors Of Policy Holders.

Albany, N. Y, July 27.-COnceaI- ment of judgments against the com pany amounting to $1S2, ,767, the exag- geration of it's surplus by over $3OO.- 900 and a fixed policy of delay in set ting claims are some of the charges made against the Mutual Reserve Life Insurance company by Chief Examiner Issac Vanderpool in his report sub mit.ed to State Superintendent of In- surance Hendricks and today made public by him.
 The examination was begun last De- cember and covers a period back to 1899. The company has headquarters in New York City and claims assets of between five and six millions.
 Examiner Vanderpool says that the management of the company made no mention of these judgments in the item of liabilities reported for the year 1904. "Of the S1S4,913 reported by the com pany in it's last annual statement as be- ing due or accrued for salaries, rents, office expenses, taxes. bills, accounts, etc., says he. "$1S2,767 consisted of judgments entered against this com pany. I am constrained to believe that the return of this item after the man. ner stated could not have been the re suit of an inadVertence, and certainly constituted a conceaIment of facts suf- ficient to render the company's sworn statement for 1904, materially inac- cuTate.
 Further variations in addition to those appearing in the credit assets and policy reserve as between the figures published in the cOmpany's last annual statement and similar items embodied in this report, are produced in the item of unpaid death claims. Dec. 31, 1904. They are returned in the annual statement of the company at s796.7O4. As a result of this eXamina- tion the amount is shown to be SS31. 43O. The company's last statement" ]" says the report, produces a sO-called surplus Of unassigned funds amount ing to $359,212. The examination just completed fixes this item at $3S,492."
 The report shows in detail how in surance amounting to at one time S1.- 5000 finally yielded it's beneficiaries S9O6,656, there having been deducted S293. .655 on account of an indebtedness ascertained by the company to exist against the assured, with further de- duction of S722,6S retained by the company for various alleged violations of contract by the insured.
 Making allowance for the time it may occupy to thoroughly investigate all questionable death claims says the examiner, "I think that as a re- suit of this examination it is quite clearly in evidence that the company has adopted a settled policy of delay in withholding the approval necessary to constitute an admission by it of
Arizona republican., 1905-07-28

ually. prudently and economically wind up the affairs of the company. In this way only can the policyhold~ CTS and annuitants be protected from eventual and irretrievable loss"
 In conclusion the amended bill prays relief as follows: That the defendant society produce and make discovery of all books, papers, records and dOcu- ments in it's possession or under it's control, or that of it officers or agents. relating to the matter aforesaid and deposit the same in the office of the clerk for the usual purposes.
 That an accounting be had and taken, under the direction of the court, of all the dealings and transactions of the defendant society, its officers. agents and stockholders, about said surplus and assurance funds, from the commencement of the business of the society, or for such other period as the court deems proper
 It is also asked that an accounting be taken, under the direction of the court of all dealings and transactions of the society, it's officers, agents and stockholders, in and about the funds received and held by the society, real ized from the premiums paid by the policy holders and annuitants, and the accretions thereof. and that on the taking of this account it be ascertain ed to what extent it is indebted to the fund so derived, on account of damag- es, losses and depletions occasioned by it's negligence. mismanag cement misrepresentation and other causes averred in the said bill and this amend ed bill" Then it is asked that it be adjudged that the defendant society pay into the said assurance fund the amount ascertained on said accounting to be due from the said defendant so- ciety of said fund"
Arizona republican., 1905-07-28
METALS.

New York, July 27-COpper was un- changed at e67 15s for spot and e6S for futures in the London market Lo- calIy the situation shows increasing firmness and both lake and electrOly- tic are now quoted at 5.121a @15.371A, while casting is also higher at S14.75Q 15.0O. Lead was unchanged at &14 in London, but was a little firmer locally at S4.6O04.7O. Spelter advanced 2s Cd to e23 17s Cd in London and also ruled firm in the local market, spot closing at s5.55 O 5.6O. Silver, 5SH; Mexican dollars, 451z.
Arizona republican., 1905-07-28
A BRIDGE WENT DOWN.
Four Men Killed in Northern Pacific
 Accident.

Helena, Mont, July 27.-Four men have been killed while working on an eastbound freight train on the North ern Pacific between Myers and Big Horn, aboHt seventy miles east of Billings. The washing out of an iron bridge over small stream caused the engine and four cars to plunge into the stream.
 The dead:
 JAMES WILSON, engineer. Forsythe.
 EDWARD LUCIFER, fireman, For sythe.
 Two unknown tramps.
 The injured:
 John Campbell. brakeman, Forsythe.
 One unknown tramp.
 The bodies of the dead have not been recovered from the wreckage. The company is making heroic efforts to clear the track.
Arizona republican., 1905-07-28
NO EXCLUSION AT ALL
The Chinese win not Take Part ia a
 New Treaty.

Washington. July 27.-DOubt is eN- pressed in official circles as to whether it will be possible to obtain China's consent to another treaty with the United States providing even for the exclusion of Chinese labOrers from this country. The state department Is aware of the i'll feeling throughout China on the subject and now that the immigration treaty has been allowed to lapse without the negotiation of a new agreement, reports have reached here that China is inclined hereafter tO re- fuse to sign any similar convention
Arizona republican., 1905-07-28
INVESTIGATION BEGUN
Admiral Goodrich Begins Looking
 into Bennington Affair.

San Diego, July 27.-Admiral Good rich today appointed a board of inves- tigation, consisting of Lieutenant Commander F. w. Bartlett, Lieutenant Commander Halstead and Lieutenant Moody to investigate the condition of the Bennington and report to him. The board of inquiry has not yet been ap- pointed.
 Admiral Goodrich arrived on the Chicago early today. The work of cleaning up the Bennington is pro- gressing. It is reported that the div CTS found nothing damaged on the hull
Arizona republican., 1905-07-28
JAPANsE AT OYSTER BAY.

Oyster Bay, July 27.-President Roosevelt entertained at luncheon to- day Baron Jutaro Komura, minister of foreign affairs, and Kogoro Takahira, minister to the United States, the Japanese envoys to the Washington peace conference. Subsequently he had a long interview with them at which all phases of the approaching negotiations were considered. Neither the president nor his Japanese visi- tors cared to discuss for publication the nature of their conference, except in the most general terms.
Arizona republican., 1905-07-28
GRAIN.

Chicago July 27.-An official fore cast for rain for Minnesota and the Dakotas had a strengthening influence on the wheat market here today. The market opened firm with September at S65s0S7. After touching S71s the market sold off to S57s. The close was firm at S6%@S7. September oats opened at 535s. sold between 529s O 5S7s and closed at 5. September oats opened at 2SM e 7s, sold off to 2SA and closed at 2S12.
Arizona republican., 1905-07-28
BANKERS SURPRISED.

New York. July 27--LOcal officials of the International Banking Corpor- ation expressed surprise at the news from Shanghai In response Co ca ble sent to Shanghai yesterday by the London branch a cable was received today to the effect that the system of boycott has not intefered with busi- ness.
Arizona republican., 1905-07-28
coNoUEsr OF sAkHALIN.

Tokio, July 27.-It is officially report ed that a Japanese detachment pro- tecting the lanidng of troops at Sakha- lin island dislOdged the enemy from AL kova and vicinity and occupied the line of defenses at Palovin, then the second line at Alkova.
Arizona republican., 1905-07-28
JAPANESE MOVE FORWARD.

Kuanchangtsu. Manchuria, July 27.- According to a report from Korea the Japanese continue advancing along a forty mile front. Their vanguard is now about eighty miles from the mouth of Tumen river. Koreans estimate the strength of the Japanese at about 4O,- O0O Their main force Is concentrat- ed at Kenchen.
Arizona republican., 1905-07-28
DEATH OF RIsHoP JOYCE.

Minneapolis, July 27.-Methodist Bishop Isaac w. Joyce died at his home ct 1:2O o'clock this morning as a result of cerebral hemmorrhage and an attack of paralysis, sustained while delivering a sermon at the Bedrock, Minn, camp meeting on Sunday, July End.
Arizona republican., 1905-07-28
RoYcoTTINe A BANK.

Shanghai. July 27.-Native bankers here are calling a meeting to discuss d proposal to boycott the International Banking corporation. The main of fees of the corporation are fin New York. It has a capital of sso0. GOO and a surplus of the same amount All the large cities of the United States are represented in the concern
Arizona republican., 1905-07-28
MANcHURIAN sITUATIoN.

Harbin, Manchuria, July 27.-Gen- eraI Linevitch today received General Thomas H. Barry, U. s. A.. and other American attaches. The rank and file of the army view the United States mediation as an evidence of good will and sympathy with Russia. Some of the higher ranks. however are not so appreciative of the American action.
Arizona republican., 1905-07-28
STOCKS.

Anal Copper S27s; Sugar, 1884 i; Anaconda- 11O7s; Atchison, S55s; pfd. 1O24: N. J. Central 199; c. & O. 5419; St. Paul 1SO; Big Four. 961z; C. & s. 27A; 1st pfd. 1O2: End pfd. S794; Erie, 46A Manhattan, 164A; Metropolitan, 1271S; NJ. r. 9S; N. Y. Central, 145A :; Penna. 1471z; St. L. & $. F. 2nd pfd. 67; s. P. 64%; U. P. 9S; Y. s. Steel. 34s; pfd. 1O2%; w. U. 93.
Arizona republican., 1905-07-28
RUSSIANS LEAVE KOREA.

London, July 27.-The correspondent of the Daily Telegraph at Osaka, Japan, says: Hearing of the advance of the Japanese, the Russians on Monday hastily retreated from Buryong and tukyo, in northern Korea"
Arizona republican., 1905-07-28

At lwaukee-Milwaukee ', Mime apolis I.
 At LouisvilIe-LOuisville II, Toledo At ndianapoIis-India 0, Co., lumbus g.
 At Kansas City-First game-Kansas City 5. St. Paul 9. Second game: Kan sas City 8, St. Paul 9.
Arizona republican., 1905-07-28
GOT AT N, o.
An Italian With Yellow Fever at Tam
 pa, Fla.

Tampa, Fla, July 27.-Dr. Jos. R. Porter, state health officer has issued an official statement to the effect that Victor VitellC, 1n Italian, who arrived here last Saturday from New Orleans, is suffering from a mild attack of vel tow fever.
Arizona republican., 1905-07-28
A NEW KIsHINEFF MASSACRE.

Kfshineff, July 27.-An attack on the Jews in which several were killed and wounded is reported to have occurred at Ruskanovska (probably village near Kishineff). The number of ia talities has not been established.
Arizona republican., 1905-07-28
WOMAN MURDERER.
She Committed Suicide An Hour After
 Her Arrest.

Oklahoma City, O. T., July 27.-Mrs. Harry Norton was arrested at Shawnee today for the murder of Mrs. Kate James, near Weatherford. O. T., on July 8, and within an hour committed suicide by taking poison. She denied being guilty of the crime.
Arizona republican., 1905-07-28
JAPANESE DEMONSTRATION.
In Honor of Secretary Taft and His
 Party.

Tokio. July 27-The bankers and merchants of Tokio entertained Sec retary Taft and Miss Roosevelt at the Maple club tonight (Thursday) at Japanese dinner, during which there was geisha dancing. The park club
Arizona republican., 1905-07-28
HARTMAN QUITS D. 6 R. G.

New York, July 27.-Information was received here today that E. H. Hartman has resigned from the di- rectOry of the Denver & Rio Grande railroad.
Arizona republican., 1905-07-28
EQUITABLE REDUCTION.
A Disturbance of the System of
 PenS5ons

New York. July 2T.-The directors Of the Equitable Life Assurance soci- ety held two meetings today covering a period of three hours The office of chairman was abolished A number of pensions will be discontinued en- tirely and others reduced to fifty per cent of the salaries received by ofi- cials or employees at the time of the severance Of their connection
Arizona republican., 1905-07-28
IS beautifully

house was beautifully decorated. There were public demonstrations and official and private courtesies shown the visitors which were the most re- markable ever shown foreigners.
Arizona republican., 1905-07-28
NOT WILDLY ANIMATED
Yet, an Improved Condition of the
 Stock Market.

New York. July 27.-NOthing like animation appeared in the stock mar ket today. but notwithstanding this appearance the total of the sales of the day reveals some increase in the actual volume of the market.
Arizona republican., 1905-07-28
BONDS.

L. $. ref. 2s res. 1o37s, coupon 1o31s; U. $. 3s reg. 10314. coupon 1O4; U. $. new 4s reg. 131%, coupon 133; U. S. old 4s reg 1O4, coupon 104.
Arizona republican., 1905-07-28
WEATHER TODAY.

Washington, July 27.-Forecast for Arizona: Fair in south, showers in north portion Friday and Saturday.
Arizona republican., 1905-07-28

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