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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-08-25
CANAL COSTLY TO DATE
What Chairman shontz Says.

Panama (By Cable) .-It is currently
reported here that the suspension of en-
gineering operations on the canal is
owing to the exhaustion of the con-
gressional appropriation, although the
reason officially given is that the sus-
pension is due to the desirability of un-
dertaking the improvement OF sanitary
conditions in the zone. A resumption
of operations is not expected until Con-
gress meets.
Washington Especially One of the
first important tasks awaiting Mr..
Shonts when he assumed the presidency
of the 1sthmian Canal Commission was
the conservation of the balance remain
ing of the appropriation of $Io,ooo,oo
so as to guard against stoppage of the
work of canal building. Calling to his
aid several expert accountants, the ex-
act state of the finances of the COM
mission was ascertained, and it was
found that the work could be steadily
prosecuted until Congress at the next
regular session should have ample OPP
portunity to provide more funds. There
fore, the balance on hand was divided
into monthly allotments, which have so
far been closely adhered to, save in one
case where an unexpected demand arose
for additional transportation facilities.
Thus the commission has, it believes,
avoided the necessity of availing itself
of the privilege granted by Congress Of
issuing bonds to meet expenditures.
The commission issued the follow
ing statement on this point:
1T was officially stated at the 18th
nlian Canal Commission today that of
the appropriation by Congress of $1o-
100000 for the construction of the canal,
there was on April I, 1905, the date on
which the present commission took hold,
an available balance to the credit OF
this appropriation of STAT, 568.
During the month of April the ex-
penditures from this appropriation ag-
gregated $475,ooo during May, $4,000;
during June, 100000; during july,
$4,000, for wages, salaries, material,
supplies and equipment.
During July there was an unusual
ships at $65o,ooo each, not included in
the July expenditure above.
During the monh of August, up to
and including the 18th, $25o,ooo has been
expended. This left to the balance of
the appropriation on August IS, ST..
8I6,7I3, in addition to which each OF
the two disbursing officers had in hand
$4,000 on that date.
1T will be seen from the foregoing
than the average expenditure per month,
leaving out of consideration the purchase
of these two ships, was in the neighbor-
hood of $65o,ooo, and that at that rate
of expenditure the $2,8I6,713 will last
until early in January, which is accord
ing to the schedule fixed by Mr.. Shonts
on April I, when he became chairman
of the commission"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-08-25
PRESIDENT MAY PREVENT FAILURE.
Would Have Support Of Emperor William and
French Government.

Portsmouth, N. H. Especially THE
peace conference adjourned Friday I'M
til Tuesday, ostensibly to give time for
the preparation of a protocol setting
forth the terms of the agreement and
disagreement.
According to the Russians, the ex-
changes are at an end and there will be
no peace.
But nobody seems to know definitely
what Tuesday has in store. In the four
days that will elapse before the Rus
sian andTsJapanese ENJOYS reassemble
they will Communicate with their re-
spective governments, and there will be
plenty of time to receive responses.
There can be little doubt that it was
TO afford this opportunity for consul.
tation with St. Petersburg and Toxic
that the plenipotentiaries agreed to such
long recess.
From the very first the belief has been
prevalent here that President Roosevelt,
10 whose initiative the present exchanges
are cue, would not stand idly by if he
were confronted by the knowledge that
the plenipotentiaries were to adjourn
without having accomplished the mo-
mentous task which brought them to
America. 1t is the Understandings
that prevails, namely. that the confer
ence will be barren of results if some
thing bring about a contrary condi-
ton is not done in the meantime.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-08-25
BRITAIN AND GERMANY CLASH.
Relations Said to Be at the Breaking
Point.

Berlin (By Cable). = According to
several high officials of the Govern
ment, Prince Won Buelow, the Imperial
Chancellor. who left Norderney, where
he was spending his vacation, for Ber-
lin, went to the castle of Wilhelm
shoehe to see Emperor William. DR..
Won Nuremberg, under secretary of the
foreign office, who left Berlin for a
vacation of several weeks, was sudden
ly recalled to join the Chancellor at
Wilhelmshoehe.
The reason for these movements is so
far only the subject of conf eeture, but
it is known that the relations between
Great Britain and Germany have re-
Gently been on the point of breaking
to an extent beyond the knowledge of
the public.
Precisely what happened has not been
learned, but serious situation existed
indeed, it is understood, it has not yet
been dissipated The British Govern
ment appears to hold the conviction that
the German Emperor is seeking to form
a European combination against Great
Britain
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-08-25
TO FIND A NEW WOOD PAVEMENT.
Department Of Agriculture to Begin Expert
mepts.

Washington, D. c. (SpeciaD. - The
forest service of the Department of Ag-
riculture has taken up the study of woods
for special uses, and experiments will
be conducted particularly TO secure
wood for street pavement which will
prove lasting.
In recent years engineers have be-
come convinced that with the right Sc
lection and treatment of material, and
with the right method Of laying, wood
paving can be made successful. Conse-
quently revival in wood paving has
begun, and many of the largest cities
are again trying it.
Wood pavement is now made almost
exclusively of one or two of the best
construction woods, and if it should be-
come popular the drain upon these
woods would be seriously increased. The
forest service will direct its experiments
to determine if there are not among
the various cheaper and more abundant
species some which by proper treatment
can be substituted for the more valua-
Bile kinds now in use.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-08-25
FINANCIAL.

United States Steel preferred made a
new high record, Io5%.
London continues to buy large
amounts of American securities.
Steel rail orders for the month are
expected to total 10000 tons.
Western railroads have again started
cut rate war in grain issues.
Once more the Southern steel mill
merger is being talked about. Gates
was buying Tennessee.
Cambria is tipped for rise, owing
to the advance in United States Steel
and Pennsylvania Steel preferred.
Baltimore & Ohio's net earnings in
July increased 100000 Northern Pa
cihc's gross earnings for the same month
increased 100000.
New York banks lost during the week
$8 4o8 900 cash.
The price of light rails has again
been advanced ST a ton. This makes
25-pound to 4o-pound rails SEQ per ton.
So far this year British exports have
increased SO per cent, while imports
have increased only is per cent.
Pennsylvania Railroad officials declare
that their company should not be in
cluded in the refrigerator car probe,
started by the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
In the first week in August ten rail-
roads report a gain of per cent. in
gross earnings. For the month of July
81 railroads made gain of 8 per cent.
in gross earnings.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-08-25
CASTRO PREPARES FOR WAR.
Orders Munitions and Is Said to Want to
Fight With Us.

New York Especially The Tribune
says:
Venezuela has placed orders in Eu-
rope for torpedo boats, guns and am
munition, at a cost of about $500, 900,
larger amount of money than that lit
tie South American Republic has ever
expended at one time for war material.
"An American who has just returned
from Venezuela is authority for the
statement that President Castro recent
ly declared that he was going to fight
the Yankees which explains the UNI
usually large orders for ships, arms and
ammunition.
ut is reported that when the Vene-
zuelan Chief Executive heard recently OF
the appointment by President Roosevelt
of Judge William J. Calhoun as special
commissioner to investigate certain at
fairs at Caracas his anger was great and
his language immoderate. He an
nounced that he would not permit the
emissary of President Roosevelt to land
in Venezuela"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-08-25
Foreign

John Hyde, former staistician of the
United States Department of Agricult-
ure, in statement made in London, de-
MES that he made the estimate of the
cotton crop June lower than the re-
ports received from official correspond
ents warranted.
The French Foreign Office has called
the attention of the American Embassy
to tn pitiable condition of $50 employees
of McCaddon's American Circus, who
have been stranded at Crenoble since
August 10.
Charles Marsham, fourth Earl of
Romney, England, is dead, at the age
of o. years.
Civil government, which has been SUI
perseded for more than year by mar
tial law in German Southwest Africa,
will soon be restored.
Several prominent educators of St.
Petersburg identified with the reform
movement were arrested for condemning
the imperial manifesto concerning a ma
tional assembly.
Workers in all factories in Warsaw,
LODI and other parts OF Poland have
gone on strike, and it is reported that
general strike of Russian railroad men
will soon be ordered
Among the people of India general
sympathy is expressed for Lord Curzon,
who, from sick bed. conducted his fight
against Kitchener and the British cabi-
net.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-08-25
TRAIN STRIKES TROLLEY
Nine Persons Killed Outright ia the
Crash. ~ = = = =
CONDUCTOR WARNED MOTORMAN.
Many Of the Dead and Wounded Were
Women and children-Tfoiley Car Was
Crushed Between Q Freight Car-Ihe
crasb Came So Sudden There Was No
Chance 10 Escape. f4

Butte, Mont. Especially Mime per-
sons were killed, one fatally injured
and about 10 more or less injured in a
collision between a street car filled with
returning merrymakers from the Co.
lumbia Gardens and a freight train on
the Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Rail-
way
Loaded with passengers, many of them
women and girls, the car returning from
Columbia Gardens was struck by the
end Of a freight train on the railroad
tracks north of the Butte, Anaconda
and Pacific depot and crushed beneath
the weight of one freight car, killing
nine and fatally injuring one, and per-
haps another Many others were slight
ly hurt and were taken to their home
for treatment.
That more were not killed is miracu-
lous, for the accident occurred with a
suddenness that precluded any hope OF
escape for those on the front end of
the car. 5sias
Protruding from beneath the bottom
of the mass of twisted and broken tim
bers were the feet and lower limbs OF
several of the victims. The limbs were
badly crushed and the feet of wo-
man were almost completely severed
just above the ankles. Her agonizing
Screams could be family heard, but as
the remainder of the body was obscured
from view it was impossible to identify
the victim.
The train which struck the street car
was composed of IA freight cars being
pushed east on the tracks by Butte,
Anaconda and Pacific engine.
The street car was approaching from
the south. Conductor Hoagland says
he was on top of the train with Ian
tern and warned the motorman, but the
latter put on speed and attempted to
cross ahead Of the train.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-08-25

Portsmouth, N. H. Especially THE
substance and present status of the jap
anese terms are as follows:
I. Russia's recognition of Japan's
"preponderant influence" in Korea. with
her right to preserve order in the civil
administration, give military and fnan-
cial advice to the Emperor OF Korea,
Japan binding herself to observe the
territorial integrity of Korea and (it is
believed) the policy of the open door,
Accepted
e. Mutual obligation to evacuate Man
churia. Accepted.
8. Japanese obligations to restore in
Manchuria Chinese sovereignty and civil
administration Accepted.
D. Mutual obligation to respect in the
future "the territorial integrity and adj
ministrative entity" of China in Man
churia and to maintain the principle OF
equal opportunity for the industry and
commerce of all nations ("open door,.
Accepted
S. The cession of the Island of SAX
hahn to Japan. Refused and final con-
sideration deferred.
E. The surrender to Japan of the Rus
sian leases of the Liaotung Peninsula,
including Port Arthur, Dalny and the
Blonde and Elliott Islands. Accepted
?. The surrender to China by ar
rangement with Japan of the branch OF
the Chinese Eastern Railroad running
south from Hardin to Port Arthur and
Niuchwang, together with the retroces-
sion of all the privileges ordained un-
der the concession of 1893 Accepted
in principle; final agreement deferred
g. The limitation of the concession OBJ
tanned by Mr.. Rothstein and Prince
Uhktomsky in 1896 under which the
"cutoff" through Northern Manchuria
was built to connect the trans Siberian
and the Ussurri Railroads, so as to
provide for the retention of the owner
ship and operation of the line by the
Chinese Eastern, but with provision for
the eventual substitution of Chinese i'm
perial police for Russian railroad
guards. Accepted.
Q. Remuneration for the cost of the
war. Refused and action deferred.
10. The surrender of the Russian
warships informed in neutral Far East
ern waters. Disagreement and action
deferred.
III. The Limitation of Russia's naval
power on Pacific waters. Deferred.
IL. The grant to the citizens of Japan
of the right to fish in waters of the Rus
sian littoral from Vladivostok north to
the Behring Sea. Agreed upon.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-08-25
Rloting 10 Kishinei.

London (By Cable).-The resignation
of Lord Curzon OF Kedleston as Viceroy
of India and the appointment of the Earl
of Mimic as his successor was announced
at the India. Office According to the
correspondence, which is issued in the
form OF White Book, it appears that
Lord Curzon's resignation was cabled
to that Office on August IL. The CORE
spondence shows decided bitter feel
ing between Lord Curzon, the India
Office and Lord Kitchener, commander
in-chief of the forces in India. over the
new plan of army administration in In
dia.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-08-25
NARCOTIC AFFECTS SPEECH.
woman's Brain Affected By Drug Administered
By Dentist.

3. Millville, N. J. (SpeciaD.-Mrs. Kate
Owen, one of Millville's most respected
citizens, has practically lost the power
of speech and is threatened with more
serious complications, in weakening of
the brain, due to narcotic administered
by dentist to lull the pain while he ex-
tracted some teeth.
The teeth were extracted ten days ago
and two days after they were pulled
Mrs. Owen began to find it hard to
control her tongue to speak. This affec-
ton has been growing worse until now
her conversation is jargon of mumbled
sounds, and to make herself understood
she is compelled to write her sentences.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-08-25
FIVE MORE ALPINE CLIMBERS KILLED.
One Boy Pals 900 Feet and Four Students
90 Over Precipice.

Vinnsbruck, Austrian Tyrol (By Ca
ble).-No less than five Alpine fatali-
he were recorded.
Two tourists from Meran while hunt
Ing for edelweiss were killed on the
Peuegal, in the Zillerthal Alps.
While climbing the Hoofats group a
Bavarian lawyer fell and was killed.
Four students from Dresden who
were ascending the Hohergoell fell
down precipice. One was killed and
the others probably were fatally injured
Another youth of 10 was killed or
Mount Mythenstock He fell goo feet
and his body was reduced TO pulp.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-08-25
DIved After Torpedo.

Newport, R. I. (SpeciaD. = Seaman
James E. Smith, of the torpedo station
here, who jumped into the harbor after
torpedo which had slipped overheard
during practice, died as the result of
his act. Smith made a dive with a rope
which he secured at one end of the
prof ectile, but did not come to sur
face. Seaman Gunner Charles Thomp-
son jumped after his comrade and sue
ceeded in bringing him ashore Smith
was. unconscious, and he died without
recovering sensibility.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-08-25
IN THE FIELD OF LABOR.

There are said to be 100000 Japa-
nese laborers now in the Hawaiian Is
lands.
Printers in Troy, N. Y, have obtained
the eight-hour day and an increase in
wages.
The aggregate membership OF the Gen.
eral Federation OF Trade Unions OF
Great Britain is 4oo,25o.
Only 10000 persons employed IN the
textile trades OF the United States are
organized. while 100000 are morgan
lied.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-08-25
Peace or War;

1t is reported that President
Roosevelt has expressed his
Willingness to act as mediator
to secure mutual concessions for
a peace agreement.
The suspense over the out
come of the peace negotiations
continues pending the Cars
answer to President Roosevelt's
proposition.
Baron Kaneko, the Japanese
special agent, had another con-
ference with the President. He
believes the chief points at issue
may be ettled today.
Mr.. White denies that the
President proposed arbitration.
The questions of the surren-
der of the informed Russian
ships and the limitation of Rus
sia's naval power in the Far
East will, it is believed, be sat-
isfactorily settled.
Japan's bill for keeping 1907
600 Russian prisoners may be
made to partly cover the in
demnity plan to the extent OF
500, 900, 600 or more.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-08-25
Biz Swindle Charged.

Detroit Especially. = Archibald Y.
Jameson, of Detroit, formerly of Jack
son, Mich, is under arrest here, charged
with attempting tc procure under false
pretenses $IoI,25o worth OF stocks from
DR.. M. L. limerick, of Hickory Corn
ers. Pa; Isaac B. Tessler, a Northum-
berland county farmer of Pennsylvania,
and half dozen other residents of that
vicinity and Williamsport, Pa. Gov
ernor Warner has received from the
Governor of Pennsylvania a request for
the extradition of Jameson.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-08-25
Family Wiped Out.

New Brunswick, ~ J. (SpeeiaD =
About three weeks ago Mabel, the 10
year-old daughter of Alfred Martin, OF
Woodbridge, was taken i'll with scarlet
fever. The girls mother nursed her till
she was herself stricken, when a trained
nurse was called in. Miss Mabel died.
The mother, worn out by nursing, was
the next victim. Elmer, the I8-year-
old son of Mr. Martin, was stricken
next. and also succumbed. Carrie. the
youngest girl AGED Ii. died Monday
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-08-25
Miss Roosevelt Undecided.

Manila (By Cable) 1.-The. governor
general of Hongkong has invited Sec
rotary of War Taft and the members Of
his party to attend banquet. The
members of the party have answered
that they will stay one day at Hong
kong and one night at Canton. Miss
Alice Roosevelt is undecided as 10
whether she will visit Picking, and ii
is believed that she is awaiting her
fathers answer to the invitation ex-
tended her to visit that place
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-08-25
FIJI Girls For War and Home.

Berlin Especially. Hans Eschelbach
proposed a kind of compulsory mill
tary service for girls all over Germany.
They are to wear special uniform and
their training will include all services
auxiliary to the army, like nursing and
bookkeeping, besides gymnastics, swim
ming and dancing. Domestic economy is
TO have the principal place in the cur
riculum. so as to prepare them for house
hold duties, and some knowledge of mu-
sic is also to be impaired, that they
may keep their husbands in good humor.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-08-25
NEW THEORY OF WORLD CREATION.
Old Nebular Hypothesis Is Torn ia
Pieces.

Chicago Especially La Places ring"
theory of the nebular hypothesis for the
creation of the universe, which has stood
service for more than a century in the
scientific world, was torn to pieces by
Prof. F. R. Moulton, of the University
of Chicago, who believes that he has
made the real solution of the evolution
of our solar system. Assisted by Prof.
Thomas C. Chamberlain, head of the
geology department, Professor Moulton
has been working for more than four
years to disprove the ring" theory and
to set UP what he terms, the Spiral
theory. The results of their researches
were made known in lecture on "The
Evolution Of the Solar System" delivered
by. Professor Moulton.
1.-THE ring theory was brought out
by La Place in 1896, and has been &C
cepted almost universally up to present
time" said Professor Moulton "The
theory which Professor Chamberlain and
myself hold is the spiral theory. We be-
lieve second sun-a disturbing sun
moved down near our sun and caused
on our sun enormous tides, thousands
of miles high. The tides were similar
to the tides of the sea- One tide was
at the point nearest the disturbing sun
and the other tide was on the opposite
side.
"The matter shot towards the disturb
ing sun. Ordinarily it would have been
straight up, but the disturbing sun moved
around in an elliptical sort of orbit,
Consequently, all the masses thrown off
were in spiral direction one after an
other, which accounts for the orbits
of the planets. The swollen masses were
attracted to the large nuclei, which made
them into planets"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-08-25
ANOTHER REVOLT
Cars Manifesto Stirs Up Hornets
Nest.
TIE RAILROAD MEN MAY STRIKE.
A General Strike IL Proclaimed Throughout
Poland rs Protest Against the Cars
Failure to Include Poles 10 Representation
10 National Assembly. Prominent Educators
and Physicians Arrested.

St. Petersburg (By Cable).-P. N.
Milukof, professor of Russian history
in the University of St. Petersburg;
Prof. T. N. Denissevitch, and many 9TH
ers, all identified with the reform move
ment, were arrested at their respective
residences by the political police and are
now in prison. Altogether there were
II political arrests, mostly of profess
sors, advocates, physicians and arcf,l-
tects.
The reason given by the department
of police for the arrests is that the pris-
oners were arranging for meeting to
condemn the imperial manifesto. Their
contention is that they were simply plan
ming to continue the reform campaign
The arrests have created a sensation
in St. Petersburg.
1t is rumored that there will be a
general strike of railway men through
out Russia soon.
"A general strike has been proclaimed
throughout Poland as a protest against
the disregard of the rights of the Poles
in the scheme for representation in the
National Assembly. The strike began
at Warsaw Monday
Employees of the Vistula Railway quit
work and many trains were left stand
ing at intermediate stations.
Eighty socialists, carrying arms, while
attempting to enter Warsaw, were op-
posed by detachment of Cossacks.
Eight of the socialists were killed and
the others arrested.
Employees of factories at Warsaw, LODI
and Pobiance have joined the strike.
Besides the Vistula Railway, the Teres-
pol Line and the light railways have been
compelled to suspend service.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-08-25
Fatal Fire at the Fair.

Portland, Ore. (SpeciaD.-Fire de-
stroyed the Stateroom Inn, situated one
block from the main entrance of the
Lewis and Clark Exposition and resulted
in the death of two men, whose charred
bodies have not been identified. A num-
Der of the occupants of the place, in
Guiding four women and two men, were
injured. They were removed to hos
pitfalls. About 80 persons were in the
building when the fire started.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-08-25
LIVE WASHINGTON AFFAIRS.

According to Minister Quaseda. of
Cuba, the island is enjoying an era Of
prosperity far exceeding expectations
He expects the islands wealth to be
doubled in a few years.
The forest service of the Department
of Agriculture will conduct experiments
with view TO finding lasting wood
pavement.
The 1856 prisoners in the federal jail
have been guaranteed for 10 days be-
cause OF case of smallpox.