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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24
PRESIDENT HOPES
FOR ARBITRATION
This is Feature of PROPOSE
ton Submittud to
M. Witte.
BROUGHT BY BARON ROSEN
Not Known Whether Il Includes All
Articles-Not Certain as Yet Wheth.
err President Has Submitted Similar
Proposition to Japan.

Portsmouth, N. III, Aug. 19.-Black
pessimism reigned at Portsmouth last
night. The prevailing view is that
the fate of the peace conference is
already settled. that 1t has ended In
failure, and that all that now remains
is for the plenipotentiaries to meet
on Tuesday, to which day they ad-
journed yesterday Upon complet-
ing the seriatim consideration of the
Japanese terms, sign the final proto-
col, go through the conventions and
bid each other farewell.
Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. 21.-The
Associated Press is able to announce
that the feature of the proposition of
President Roosevelt, communicated
through Baron Rosen to M. White
and transmitted by the latter to EN-
peror Nicholas, was based upon the
principle of arbitration. Whether the
proposal contemplates arbitration Of
all the articles upon which the plen-
ipotentiaries have failed to agree or
only upon the question OF indemnity
cannot be stated with p~ositiveness,
but it is more than probable that II
relates only to indemnity or to in
demnity and the cession Of the island
of Sakhalin.
Neither is 1t possible to say whether
the president has yet made a sim
liar proposition to Japan. The GUS
tomary diplomatic proceedings in
such a case would be to submit the
countries, but there might be an adj
vantage in securing the adherence
of one before submitting 1t to the
other.
To Emperor Nicholas, the author
of The Hague peace conference, the
suggestion Of arbitration, which will
necessarily Immediately command the
sympathy of the public opinion of
the world, will be particularly hard
to reject. If he agrees Japan, If she
has not done so, will be all the more
bound to submit her claim to the de-
cision of an impartial arbitrator.
Acceptance by both sides would in
volve a great extension Of the prin-
ciple of arbitration, as nations have
heretofore declined to arbitrate ques-
tions involving their "honor and dig
nifty"
Both NJ. Takahira and M. Witte in
the earlier stages Of the conference
absolutely rejected the idea of arbi-
t~ration, and only on Saturday both
reiterated their disbelief in such a
solution. 1t was noticed, however,
that M. Whites opinion was not ex,
pressed as strongly rs it was last
week.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24
A MoMENToUs CONFERENCE.
Baron Rosen and President Roosevelt
Meet.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Aug 20.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt is exerting every par
ticle of his great influence to prevent
a rupture of the peace conference at
Portsmouth. He is-engaged in a SUI
preme effort to induce the ENJOYS Of
the belliSerent governments TO com
promise their differences and reach
an agreement that will result in "a
just and lasting peace"
In his efforts he has the active
and cordial support of Great Britain,
France and Germany. Tremendous
and world wide pressure is being
brought to bear upon the governments
at st. Petersburg and Toxic to not
permit the Washington conference to
fail of affirmative results. 1t can he
said that there is ground for the hope
that it will not fail.
Baron de Rosen, Russian ambassa-
dor to the United States and second
of the Russian emperor's ENJOYS 10
the peace conference, was with Presi-
dent Roosevelt an hour late yesterday
afternoon at Sycamore Hill.
He came to oyster Bay by invita-
ton of the president, not merely to
discuss with him the situation, but
to have presented to him, by the
president a proposition which, it is
hoped, may solve the differences
which have arisen between the pleni-
potentiaries Of the two governments.
After his conference with the presi-
dent, Baron Rosen left Immediately
for his summer home at, Magnolia,
Mass, where he and M. White, the
principal Russian envoy, spent yester-
day.
Neither President Roosevelt o
Baron de Rosen would discuss, even
in the most general terms, the details
or the result of their conference. The
ambassador will present the presi-
dents proposition to M. Witte today
and the likelihood is that 1t will be
transmitted to Emperor Nicholas.
On the result of its consideration
will depend the fate of the peace con-
ference. 1t is probable that before
the ENJOYS meet next Tuesday morn
ing, it may be known with some de-
gree of defniteness whether there is
to be a in the far east or a CON
tinuance Of a
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24
MAJOR CONGER IS NOT
BOUND FOR CHINA

Washington, d. c.. Aug. 21.-Ed'
win H. Conger, American ambassador
to Mexico, is in Washington on his
way to his home in Iowa from his
recent visit to President Roosevelt at
Oyster Bay. In an interview with
the Post last night, he said that he
was not going to China, as had been
reported he might do to allay the
agitation there against American i'm
ports. He declined to say positive
ly whether he would return to his
post at Mexico City after the expir-
alton of his two months leave of alb
sence, saying 1t would be time
enough to discuss the matter when
the leave expired.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24
LORD CRUzON HAS
OFFERED RESIGNATION

London, Aug. 20.-The resignation
of Lord Curzon of Kedleston as vic
eroy Of India and the appointment of
the earl of Mimic as his successor,
was announced at the India office to-
night.
According to the correspondence
which is issued in the form Of a
white book, it appears that Lord
Curzon's resignation was cabied to
that Office on Aug. II. The cores
pondence shows a decidedly bitter
feeling between Lord Curzon, the In
dia office and Lord Kitchener, CON-
mander in chief of the forces in Ii.
dia, over the new plan of army ad-
ministration in India. Lord Curzons
dissatisfaction came to a head with
the refusal of the cabinet to appoint
Maj. Gen. Sir Edmund Barrow. on
Lord Curzon's recommendation, mil
itary supply member of the council.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24

Newspaper in Toxic Declares Peace
Is More Than Probable.

Toxic, Aug. 1.-THE Nlchi tomor-
row will say:
1.-THE continuance of the conference
Is indicative of a hopeful prospect
for the conclusion of peace"
rhe paper declares that il the Rus.
slams had rejected absolutely the
questions Of reimbursement and the
cession of Sakhalin island, the Japan
csc would have withdrawn from tfi
conference. These demands are equal
ly as important as the Korean and
Manchurian questions. Japanese VIC
tories have been realized by the vast
sacrifice of money and blood without
the prospect Of Russia's compliance in
the payment Of wal expenditures and
the transfer Of Sakhalin island. There
is no reason why the conference
should not be continued.
~ The Nichi Nichi expresses the be-
lief that the Russian delegates divul-
ged the nature Of the Japanese de-
mands and suggests that theJapanese
delegates abandon the plan of secrecy
and keep their people informed as
to the progress Of the war.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24
THE ASSEMBLY
IS GRANTED
Gar of Russia Issues the
Long Awaited
Manifesto.
DOCUMENT IS NOW ISSUED
Will BE Read in All the Churches Of
thu Empire-Hopes to Co. Ordinate
Elective Public Institutions With
Machinery of the Autocracy.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 19.-Russia's
national representative assembly, the
fruit of decades of stress and striv-
ing for reform, which endows the Rus
sian people with the right of being
consulted through their chosen repre-
~sentatives in the suggestion, prepar-
alton and repeal of legislation, today
takes its place among the fundamen-
tai institutions of the empire.
In a solemn manifesto Emperor
Nicholas to his subjects
the fruition of his plans summoning
the representatives of the people, as
outlined by him in a rescript issued
on March 3 last. and fixes the date
Tor the first convocation as INDIAN
uary, and in a ukase addressed to the
senate formally orders that body to
register, as the imperial will, a law
project formulating the nature, pow
ers and procedure or the new gov
ernmental organization.
The manifesto, ukase and project
are published this morning in spec
ial editions of the Official Messenger
In st. Petersburg and Moscow. They
will be given out for publication at
noon to all the newspapers through
out the empire, many OF which are
preparing to issue extra editions, to
signaliZe a momentouS historical
event, overshadowing in importance
the liberation of the serfs in 1861.
The date of the occasion has been
happily chosen with due regard to
the symbolism SO dear to the Rus
sian heart, for on this day is cele-
brated the great religious feast of
the TRANSPORTATION of Christ, with
the bringing to the church OF the first
fruits of the new harvest.
The national assembly will be a
consultative organization in connec-
ton with the council of the empire
and not a legislative body. The pow
ers of the emperor remain theoretic-
ally absolute. AS the emperor is the
supreme law giver and autocrat, the
decisions Of the douma have only a
recommendatory and not a binding
force, though the rejection of any leg
islative measures by a two-thirds
majority of both houses is sufficient
to prevent that measure from becom-
ing a law.
The representatives of the people
will have not only the right to be
hard on any legislation proposed by
the government, but also can voice
their desires on new laws and will
have the right to exert a certain sup
ervision over ~budgetary expenditures.
The suffrage, though wide, is not
universal. 1t is based on property
qualification, the ~peasantry having a
vote through membership in COM
munal organizations.
A considerable portion of the resi-
dents of the cities possessing no
lands, together with women, soldiers,
civil functionaries, etc., are without
suffrage.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24
WEATHER SERVES SAME
END AS ARMISTICE

Picking, Aug. 21.-While the jap
anese and Russian peace plenipoten-
tiaries have failed to arrange an ar
mistice during their negotiations, the
weather is enforcing an effectual ar
mistice for the month of August.
Operations On a large scale by each
army are impossible at the present
time and the situation will probably
be unchanged for the next fortnight
or three weeks. The rains throughout
Manchuria have been unusually heavy
and prolonged this summer. The
country is now a swamp and the
roads are so soft that attempts to
move artillery and heavy transports
would be out of the question.
There were many heavy rains in
June and July and the rainy season
began in earnest about the middle of
July. During the following three
weeks there was a d%ownpour almost
daily. The valleys east of the rail-
way practically are inundated and
the streams are swollen, making the
movements of carts and horses very
slow and difficult.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24
The CHICAGO BEEF
TRUST HAS RIVAL

London, Aug. 21.-The once all
powerful Chicago beef trust is no
longer monarch of all it surveys. 1t
may still have its hold upon the Am
erican consumers Of dressed beef
products, but it no longer swings the
trade of England and the rest of Eu-
rope. A new rival has come into the
feld-Argentine, the great beef pro-
ducing country of South America
and it's packers and shippers have so
carefully studied the demands of Eu-
ropean trade that they ere now sup
plying i most satisfactorily, with he
result that Englishmen are consuming
each year more and more of the pro-
duct from the United States great
agricultural competitor.
One of the Armour officials in Lon
don, when questioned as to the re-
suit of the beef fight, said:
"The Argentine firms made up their
minds to capture the trade, and they
have done so. Our dressed beef trade
with England has decreased by near
ly one-half, and in the future it will
go still further as more steamers are
put in the South American trade,
1--WE have never made a cent out Of
our beef trade with this country, but
have depended upon the canned goods
and other products for profit. 1t may
possibly reduce the price Of beef in
the United States unless the differ
ence is made up by increasing the ex-
portation of beef on the hoof. Fine
American cattle fetch a better price
than the dressed beef imported"
In view of the statement that there
is no profit for the Chicago packers
in the English trade it seems strange
that they should have made such a
fight to keep it in their hands. There
are two reasons for this: First, to
keep up the prices of beef in the Unit
ed States; and, second, to keep in
touch with the English butchers and
sell them other goods out of which
there was good profit.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24
YELLOW FEVER
HAS SPENT FORCE
Believed There is Chance
tor Complete Eradi-
cation.
SHOWN BY DAILY REPORTS
For Several Days Number of New
Gases Observation-Disclosures OF Deaths
is Remarkably Low, Considering
Number of Gases Reported.

New Orleans, La, Aug. 16.-The ar
rival of DR.. John Guiteras, the Cuban
yellow fever expert, and his tour OF
the seat of worst infection. was the
most interesting feature Of the yellow
fever situation yesterday. DR.. Gutter.
as LETT Havana to make an inspection
or the gulf cities In connection with
the Cuban quarantine, and to uffer his
assistance in the campaign in progress
here.
New Orleans. La, Aug. IA
special from Gulfport tells of the dis.
covery Of yellow fever at Mississippi
City on the gulf, and states that the
disease has been there since July 20.
There haye been eleven cases, all
told, and four persons are now under
treatment.
All OF the other coast towns have
Guaranteed against Mississippi City.
New Orleans, La, Aug. 1S.-Aside
o the fact that the systematic
work Of the federal authorities and
the full compliance by local physicians
with DR.. Whites request for the re-
port Of every suspicious case, again
developed a stout total OF new cases
OF yellow fever yesterday, the local
situation continues to give satisfac-
ton. Those who studied the records
OF former years predicted In July that
August would bring a heavy jump in
the mortality, but with more than half
OF the month gone by, and the daily
death totals not greater and IN some
instances lower than I'm July, ever the
most pessimistic of the community
are beginning to take a cheerful view
of the outlook.
The discovery OF nearly a dozen
cases Of yellow fever at Mississippi
City, on the gulf coast, within three
miles of G%ulfport, and the fact that
Jackson has tied up the gulf and ship
island road by the declaration Of
quarantine against the entire Missis-
sippi coast, leaves New Orleans the
only avenue open to the gulf coast
towns.
New Orleans, La, Aug, 21.-No
better evidence of the fact that the
visitation of MOSQUITO fever Is not
only being controlled here, but that
there Is a chance for its eradication
can be found than in the daily re-
ports Of cases and deaths. For SOW
eral days the number of new cases
has shown a decline, while the NUM-
Der of deaths have been remarkably
low, considering the number Of cases
reported a week ago.
or the four deaths one was In the
charity hospital, n in the emergency
hospital, and the other two down
town.
New cases 40
Total cases to date ............1,3S5
Deaths yesterday .............. 4
Total deaths to date. .......... 1876
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24
LITTLE EDITOR IN DILEMMA.
Identity Of His Visitor Was a Real
Puzzle.


A well-known New York publisher
has the entrance to his private office
guarded by n of his editors, a small
man, who, as the day wears on, sinks
down in a little heap In his high-back-
ed chair under the weight of the man
uscripts he has to read. The publish
er was exceedingly proud CT his
friendship with the late Thomas b.
Reed, who usually called when he was
in New York.
One day the huge form of the speak
er of the House of Representatives
doomed up before the little editor,
with the evident intent of bearing
down upon the private office.
"Back!" shouted the little editor,
waving a slender arm with much Wig.
or. Back! Go back to the ofith and
thend in your card"
Mr.. Reed paused, inclined his head
to view the obstacle that opposed his
progress and smiled. Then he pom
d~erously turned on his heel and did
as he was directed.
or course, the published hustled
out personally to conduct the great
man into the private office. When his
visitor had departed the publisher
came forth in a rage. The little ed
itor shriyeled before him as he began:
You ~confounded idiot, what do you
mean by holding up Tom Reed In this
fashion? Don't you know he is one OF
my oldest friends? Don't you know
he's at perfect liberty to walk into my
office at any time without as much as
knocking?"
"Yeth," admitted the little editor
feebly.
You do? Then what do you mean
by holding him up and ~subjecting him
to such discourtesy?"
Il thought he wath DR.. John Hall"
"Dr. John Hall" exclaimed the ex-
asperated publisher. "Dr. John Hall!
Don't you know that DR.. John Hall is
dead?"
"Yeth," returned the little editor
with earnest sincerity. '"That'th what
bothered me-"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24
Surprise for "Si" ShurtIeff.

To Josiah Shurtleff, who, among his
friends, is known as 81" came the
following interesting but embarrassing
experience:
1t was during the first term OF Mr..
Shurtleff's service on the Revere
school board, and the occasion was his
visit to a first grade in a primary
school. The teacher was hearing a
reading class. The first sentence Of
the lesson was as follows: ooh, fie.
what a sly boy you are!"
Turning to one small boy, who
seemed eager, she said: Daniel. you
may read"
Whereupon the lad, in a piping
voice, read this somewhat startling
statement: ooh, 81, what a fly boy
you are!"-Boston Herald.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24
UTAH BOY IS THE
FIRST IN DRAWING

Provo, Utah, Aug. 1S.-Ray Daniels
Of Provo, Utah, was the first name
drawn from the box at the drawing
for homesteads in the Unitah reser-
walton yesterday. The second name
drawn was Noah NJ. Balbock, of An
CORA, Colo.
Daniels and Balcock will be EMIT
led to the first and second selections
respectively of the reservation lands
to be thrown open to entry IN Au-
gust 20. The value of these home.
steads of 100 acres each have been
variously estimated, but %conserva-
tive figures placed the value OF any
one of the best fifty claims at from
$1,000 to 800 and state that So.
900 is probably a liberal valuation OF
the best claim open to entry as a
homestead.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24
WHAT The CONFERENCE
HAS ACCOMPLISHED

Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. 19.-The
substance and present status of the
Japanese terms are as follows:
First-Russia's recognition Of Jap.
ans preponderant Influence in Korea,
with her right to preserve order in
the civil administration, give mill.
tary and financial adyices to the EN-.
peror of Korea, Japan binding herself
to observe the territorial integrity
of Korea, and Git is ~believed) the
policy of the "open door," Accepted
Second-Mutual obligation to eva
cuate Manchuria. Accepted.
Third-Japanese obligations to re
store in Manchuria Chinese sover.
eighty and civil administration. Ac.
cepted.
Horticultural obligation to re
spect in future the territorial integ.
rity and administrative entity" of
China in Manchuria, and to maintain
the principle of equal opportunity for
the industry and m of all ma
tons ("open door".) Accepted.
Fifth-The cession of the island OF
Sakhalin to apan. Refused and final
consideration deferred.
Sixth-The surrender to Japan of
the Russian leases of the Liaotung
peninsula, including Port Arthur,
Dalny and the Blonde and Elliott is
lands. Accepted.
Seventh-The surrender to China
by arrangement with Japan Of the
branch of the Chinese Eastern rail-
road, running south from Hardin to
Port Arthur and Niuchwang, together
with the r~etrocession of all the priv
ileges obtained under the concession
of 1898. Accepted in principle; final
agreement deferred.
Eighth-The limitation of the Chin
csc concession obtained by Mr.. Doth
stein and Prince U~hktomsky in 1896,
under which the "cut off" through
northern Manchuria was built to con-
meet the transsiberian and the Ussurt
railroads so as to provide for the re-
tention of the ownership and opera
ton of the line by the Chinese East
ern, but with provision for the event
ual substitution of Chinese imperial
police for Russian railroad guards"
Accepted.
Ninth-Remuneration for the cost
Of the war. Refused, and action de
ferred.
Tenth-The surrender of the Rus
sian warships interned in neutral far
eastern waters. Disagreement, ana
action deferred.
Eleventh-The limitation Of Rus
sia's naval power in Pacific waters.
Deferred.
Twelfth-The grant to the citizens
of Japan of the right to fish in the
waters of the Russian littoral from
V%ladivostok north to the Boring sea.
Agreed upon.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24

It is better to be a good grocer
than a multi-millionaire whose e
are restricted at the dollar mark.
The cotton factories in Lancashire
spin enough thread in six seconds to
go round the world.
A French Canadian, an operative In
the Perperell mill at Biddeford, Me-,
asked his overseer the other day for
a few days absence. Being short OF
help, the overseer asked him IL 1t was
anything very particular that he want
ed to stay out for, and he replied:
"Yaasir, I'm goine' TO git marrit, uD
I'd lax be there, that ALL"
A London physician declares that
in many cases appendicitis results
from bad teeth. He asserts that
people with good teeth rarely have 1t.
To encourage cleanliness and care OF
the teeth, he recommends a daily
toothbrush drill in the schools.
Some soldiers in battle are SO
seriously wounded that they lack the
strength to call loudly for assistance.
To aid these sufferers, Dr. atignon,
a French doctor in the Japanese red
red cross service, has invented a
whistle which, with a very slight ex-
ertion, gives a loud sound.
BeSS
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24
Bad Fire at Portland.

Portland, Ore, Aug. 21.-Fire yes
terday destroyed the State Room Inn,
situated one block from the main en-
trance to the Lewis and Clark exposi-
ton, and resulted in the death of two
men, whose charred bodies have not
been identified. A number of the &C,
cupants Of the place, including four
women and two men were injured and
removed to hospitals. About thirty
persons we're in the building when
the fire broke out. A search of the
ruins revealed no more bodies and it
Is believed that only two lives were
LOST
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24
Ruth.

KUN.
She stood breast high amid the corn
Clasped by the golden light OF morn
Like the sweetheart OF the sun,
Who many a glowing kiss had won.
On her cheek an autumn flush,
Deeply rlpen'd-such n blush
In the midst OF brown was born,
Like red peoples grown with corn.
Round her eyes her ~tresses fell.
Which were blackest none could tell,
But long lashes veil'd n light,
That had else been all too bright.
And her hat with shady brim.
Made her tressy forehead dim
Thus she stood among the stocks,
Praising God with sweetest looks.
Sure / said. Heaven did not mean,
Where | reap. thou should'st but CLEAN
Lay thy sheaf adown and come,
Share my harvest and my home.
Tom Hood.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24
They Knew the Answer.

you never can tell how children
are going to apply things" said a pub
lie school teacher.
THE other day | asked the class
what a fort was. One boy answered,
"A place to put men in
"'Then what's a ~fortress?' said [.
ga place to put women I'M -x-
claimed the class in unison