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General Hope that China Will Send Strong
Nan to Take Charge.
IMPORTANT CHANGE IN JAPANESE CABINET
Resignation Of Minister Of Interior is
Accepted by the Emperor
BARON YNoURA SUCCEEDS TO OFFICE
MiniEter of Agriculture and Com
merce VIII Perform Duties of
Second once I'm Addi-
tiOn TO His own.

GODZIYADANI. Manchurla, Sept. 16.-
An order by General Linevitch putting
into effect the stipulations of the armistice
arranged by Generals Ovanovsk and
Fukushima has been prepared and dis
tributed to the army. The order directs
the immediate cessation of hostilities; the
retirement of pickets from the neutral
zone and the establishment Of a post Of
communication. 1t forbids all other COM
munication between the armies.
Natives welcome Peace.
GUNSHU PASS, Sept. 16.-As a result OF
the armistice. which is effective today,
the outposts OF the main positions on both
sides will move back about two-thirds Of
a mile and hereafter will display white
flags
There is now one fast train daily on
the railway. There has been a consider
able advance in the value Of both native
and Russian money. The natives welcome
peace and hope the Peking government
will send a strong man, like Yuan Shat
Kai, to Manchuria to re-establish native
control and to prevent anarchy during the
evacuation of the Russian and Japanese
armies. The people fear the outlaws, who,
in large numbers are armed with Russian
and Japanese rifles.
A report Of the Red Cross administra-
ton shows that altogether $1,000 beds and
twenty trains were supplied and $ll,OOO 600
were expended during the war Minor Red
Cross organizations are already leaving for
home, and with the consummation Of
peace the entire society will be relieved.
the empress hospitals leaving last
Change in Japanese Cabinet.
TOXIC, Sept 16.-2 p. m.-The resignation
of Viscount Yoshikawa as minister of the
interior has been accepted Baron Yiyoura.
minister Of agriculture and commerce, sue
ceeds Viscount Yoshikawa as minister OF
the interior, while retaining his original
post.
Taft at Yokohama.
YOKOHAMA, Sept. 16-Secretary OF War
William II. Taft has arrived here and to-
day received visits from distinguished citi-
Gems of Toxic, a large number Of local
japanese and foreign residents. All is
quiet here.
Ala for Japanese Prisoners.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 16.-The Amer
lean embassy has received from the Japa-
nese legation at Berlin $4,000 to be devoted
to the relief Of 1,7l6 japanese prisoners now
at Medvid. province of Novgorod. Charge
d'Affaires Eddy will go to Medvid ncxt
week to make arrangements for the dis
tributlon of the money. The prisoners will
be released as soon as the signed peace
treaties are executed. with the Japanese
are several Americans and Englishmer
found on board captured Japanese trans.
ports. These foreigners will probably be
released before the japanese.
japanese OmcIaI Talks of Riots.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. l6.-An on.
cial report concerning the recent anti.
treaty riot in Toxic was today received by
the japanese legation. On the basis of this
report, Mr.. Hioki, charge d'affaires OF
Japan said today.
My advices from Toxic do not attempt
to minimize the importance of affairs as
they existed.
The immediate provocation OF the riotous
outbreak was the action of the police
who sought TO prevent a political mass
hostility toward foreigners in general oI
Americans in particular, entered into the
spirit of the mob.
OF course, there are many Japanese
who are disappointed at the terms of the
peace treaty and IL is natural that they
the majority Of the thinking class OF my
country deprecate the TiotOus action and re
gret the injurious impression created by
these disturbances, which apparently lee
some people to regard them as an indication
Of feeling of hostility on the part of the
| japanese toward the United States / am
authorized 10 say that Notwithstanding
| what differences of opinion may exist IN
| Japan over the terms of peace, there Is
strong united and friendly feeling TOWARD
! the earnest, impartial and sincere efforts
Of the president