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The Washington times., 1905-08-21
of SuIu Would
We'd Alice Roosevelt
Ruler Offers Hand in Marriage at Climax of
Festivities-DeCIares 1t to Be Earnest
Wish of His People.

compliment at his command Other
members of the party, however. are
d5ing their best not to take the mat
ter seriously, as the fact has become
generally known among them.
Wonderful festivities, participated in
by thousands OF Moro residents Of Jolo
and of the neighboring Islands decked
out in their ancient regalia, We're ar
ranged In honor of the American visit
OrG.
Native dances and mimic fights began
the ceremonies, and these were followed
by bull fights. Durinp an interval be-
tween the games the Sultan presented
gifts, some OF them Of great value, to
MS guests. 1t was at this time that the
proposal was made.
Kisses Her Hand.
The Sultan. in addressing the Presi-
dents daughter, bowed low over the
hand she extended to him in greeting.
and kissed it with all the gallantry of =
Western cOurr!er.
Representative Nicholas Longworth, of
Cincinnati. distinguished himself during
the stay of the party at Jolo by res
cutne Frederick . O'Brien. editor of the
Gable News, who was seized with
cramps while bathing and was carried
out TO sea by the undertow.
At the risk Of his own life Mr.. Long
worth rushed into the water and brought
o Brten safely To land.
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Roosevelt'S Offer to Be
Mediator Before the
Mikado and Gar.
BACKEDUP BY MONARCHS
President Said to Be Acting
With Aid Of King Edward
and Emperor William.
Enjoys Contemplate
Further Posfponement

The ENJOYS of Japan and Russia
are today contemplating d postpone
ment Of the conference arranged for
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock.
The ENJOYS may decide to meet at
the time decided upon at their last
session, but, If so. It is likely that
the only business transacted will be
TO pass upon certain sections Of the
protocols considered at the previous
sessions.
Although authoritative confirma-
tion cannot be secured, it Is under
stood that the representatives of
Russia and Japan desire to give
further time for the development Of
the results Of the Presidents con-
ference with Baron Rosen.
It is learned that The President
has conveyed to the Russian gov
ernment unofficial assurances that
Japan viii modify her demand If
she can receive from the Car SINH
lar assurances of a modification Of
the Russian attitude.
Baron Kaneko. the financial adj
wiser of the japanese government in
this country. was the medium
through which this suggestion was
conveyed to the President. ReaIiz-
ing the necessity for prompt action,
Mr.. Roosevelt Immediately arranged
fer a conference with Baron Rosen
and transmitted 10 him the unoff9-
cial communication
The Washington times., 1905-08-21
BUT LITTLE DOING IN
COTTON LEAK SCANDAL

There was but little doing today at
the City Hall. in connection with prob
ing the cotton leak scandal, prepara-
tory tothe meeting of the grand jury to-
morrow. District Attorney Beach was
al his office and had "a conference with
one prospective witness, but the nature
OF rhe particular phase OF the subject
discussed was not made public
When the grand jury meets tOmOr-
row, some matters of routine business
VIII be taken up for consideration be-
fore the investigation or the cotton
leak scandal is begun. II IS expected
that several employees OF the AgTicul-
Iurai Department will appear as wit
nesses before the grand jury.
The Washington times., 1905-08-21
IN CENTER Of FARM
He FOUND CEMETERY
Startling Discovery Investor Made Aftel
Purchase IN Valuable Section
of New York State.

NEW YORK, Aug. 2l.-President r A
Sratton. OF the Westchester Lighting
Company, whc recently paid $50. 900 fer =
farm on the Wilmot road in Upper New
Rochelle. has made the discovery that
he is the possessor of u colored cemetery
with 4OO0 graves in it
The cemetery lies in the center of the
farm. and was established seventy years
ago. For years the colCred residents OF
New Rochelle. East Chester and Mama
roneck. both rich and poor, have buried
their dead there
The colored population Is very much
excited because they have heard tina I
Nh S.ratton intends TO build mansion
on the place.
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DRIVER EXONERATED
BY CORONER'S JURY
Result of Inquest Investigating Acct
dent Which Resulted in Death of
Cincinnatus Morris.

The inquest held this morning over
-,h. remains Of Cinclnnatus Morris. who
was knocked down and run over by q
horse and wagon at Eleventh and Penn
sylvanta avenue northwest on August
TO- and who died at the Emergency Hos
pital Saturday afternoon, rendered a
verdict generating Richard Lock, the
driven. The jurv returned verdict OF
death by accident, and Lock was re-
leased.
Mr.. Morris Will be buried at O'Clock
this afternoon from Wrights undertake
ing establishment. The ceremony will
be conducted by DR. J. r. Valentine OF
Philadelphia, and tnterment will be in
GlenWOOd Cemetery.
The palIbearers will be J. S. Fltzhugh
Edward Thomas. John Rul. Dr.. Hamil-
ton. DR.. J, 7. Curry and DR.. J. r
Yates.
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Attorney Sterling than made an ad-
dress to the court in which he claimed
that Mrs. Taggart, as nonresident OF
Ohio. had no right to be IN court here
except 10 answer to her husbands peti-
ton and that she cannot, under the laws
Of Ohio. he granted divorce, being
here by right only to MAKE q general
denial to her husband's s claim.
Sterling claimed that Mrs. Taggart's
cross-petision IS really no cross petition.
AT the clese of Attorney Sterling B
II gument the court CgetruIed the motion
IL regard to Mrs. Taggart being IT
court simply To answer her husbands
claims, and that she could herself not
pe allowed a divorce.
The Washington times., 1905-08-21
GrOspenOr Faces Bitter
Fight for denomination
Accused Of Having Thrown Down His Last
Friend"-FinsterwaId Turns on Him.
Voters Sharpening Their Knives.

COLUMBUS. Aug. 21.-Every grass
blade, so it is said. in the Eleventh
Congressional district conceals a voter
with a knife ready TO tear the political
vitals OF Representative Charles II.
Grosyenor
The very politicians have issued the
ultinatum that Crosvenor has outiived
his usefulness ard that he has
thrown down his last friend"
This last friend" John FinsterwaId,
says he has been thrown down. but that
the reckoning IS coming. Grosvenor Is
in the Far East. but his friends say
he has confronted similar situations be-
fore, and oVercame them.
The Washington times., 1905-08-21
BENNINGTON DISASTER
REPORT RECEIVED

The report on the Bennington disaster
was received at the Navy Department
this morning, and Immediately sent to
the Secretary Of the Navy. Secretary
BonapaTte did not reach the department
until nearly midday, when 1t was an
nounced that the report would not be
made public until he had had time TO
thoroughly examine il.
No inkling could be obtained OF the
contents OF the report. which comes as
the result of the Investigations Of the
board Of inquiry into the causes of the
disaster.
The Washington times., 1905-08-21
Taggart Entitled
To Ask for a Diporce
Scores important Point by Courts Ruling.
Her Testimony VIII Be Pushed, But
End of Trial IS Yet Far Off.

WOOSTER. Ohio, Aug. 21.-When the
Taggart divorce case opened this morn
ing, 1t found no more promise of the end
in sight than when il began almost
three weeks ago.
II is thought that Mrs. Taggart will
have q more rapid inning than her hus-
band and that the testimony VIII be
pushed
Major TaEgart was called 10 the stand
and severaI questions were asked him
as TO his good faith as a litigant; thac
IS if he. when he instituted his divorce.
die not feel that he would be entitled
tc a divorce II the evidence would justi-
fy it. He answered that he did.
The Washington times., 1905-08-21
NEW CHINESE DIPLOMAT
ARRIVES IN WASHINGTON
Wan Ta Hsia VIII Be Secretary 01
Legation HeTe-Not Special
Counselor.

Wan Ia Hsia the new secretary OF
the Chinese Legation at Washington,
arrived in the city this morning and
was received by Sir Chentung LANG
Cheng. the Chinese minister, who came
To Washington from Amherst. Mass,
last week to greet mis- assistant. II was
stated al the location this morning that
Wan IA IIsIa will not be special coun-
seIor To the legation, as has been re
ported, but will occupy the position Of a
secretary,
He has been connected with the for
eign office at Pekin for q number OF
years. and is III close touch with recent
developments in Chinese policies. Sir
CheptunE Liang-Cheng VIII present the
ueV- attache To Acting Secretary of
State Adee tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1905-08-21

The revolt has been growing for years.
Every two years he has had 10 ..ght
for denomination, and repeatedly seemed
defeated Then he dragged q few places
out of the departments In Washington,
or IN the State. and the delegates came
his way.
not get any places. and. as Finsterwald
tAe former leader of his home county.
Athens. is against him, he must retire.
SEosVenor Will make the tight OF his life.
Every county has set OF candidates
but the leaders say L. D, Sayre. who
took the Athens organiza tion away from
flnslerwald. and Grosvenor, will be the
Saho!oale Flnsterwald announces he
i with Sayre and wants revenge on
GrosYenor
The Washington times., 1905-08-21
$1,000 Niagara Falls Excursion,

August %. Via Pennsylvania Railroad.
Special train. vesttbule coaches and
Pullman parlor cars, leaves Washington
80 4. m. Through without change
Tickets good returning on regular trains
within ten days. $40 Similar excursions
September and -. and October l3. Ad-
dress Is. M. Newbold z. A. S. r. d.
Fifteenth and G streets. for descriptive
pamphlet.-Adv.
The Washington times., 1905-08-21
Over Half Cured.

Up TO the close Of yesterdays report
IS 5a per cent of all OF the $50 yellow
fever cases in this city had been dis
charged as cured. There remains 27ls
Per cent under treatment The death
rate has been Il per cent. This IS the
- cord for the first four weeks
There were only forJy-five cases and
four deaths reported yesterday The
detention OF passengers In the quaran-
tine camp who wish 10 20 from Louis
lana 10 Texas. has now been increased
to eleven days. DR., J. II. White yester-
day consulted with the Alabama health
authorities concerning the matter Of
fumigating freight Three new cases of
fever were reported at Port Barrow, one
a NOuman and ten at Patterson
one of the yellow fever nurses sent To
Patterson from New Orleans has died
from the fever. The Catholic church
yesterday devoted thirteen hours 10
prayers for those suffering from the
fever.
The Washington times., 1905-08-21
KAISER DISAPPROVES OF
ANTI-ENGLISH AGITATION

LONDON, Aug. 21.-The Berlin CORE
spondent OF the Daily News states au-
thoritatively that the Kaiser has ex-
pressed his desire for cordial reception
10 be given to the British squadron Wis
iting the Baltic ports and his strong
disapprOVaI OF the anti-English agtta-
tion.
AT StettiH the Kaiser WIFI receive the
British admiral and at DantZic Prince
Albert Of Prussia will act as host
The Washington times., 1905-08-21
AN ANGRY WIFE.

AS the result OF defyins his wife,
Joseph Thomas CoIored. twenty-three
years of age, of 612 - street southwest,
5:l5 clock yesterday evening To be
treated for a slight scalp wound, which
he said had been inflicted BY his wife.
The Washington times., 1905-08-21
THE WEATHER REPORT.

There have been local showers IN the
middle Atlantic States, the South ana
Southwest Utah, Nevada. and northern
Arizona and general thunder showers in
the upper Mississippi valley. and upper
lake region, elsewhere the weather has
been generally fair
Temperatures are higher, as rule
over tie eastern half of the country. and
somewhat lower over the western half
A disturbance OF Well-dcfined character
is moving over the northern portion OF
over northern Lake Superior. IL will
cause unsettled weather tonight ana
Tuesday with showers and thunder
storms over the upper Ohio valley, the
lower lake region, and the northern por-
tion of the middle Atlantic States. There
will also be local showers Tuesday in the
South.
II will be warmer Tuesday in the
southern portion OF the middle Atlantic
States. and cooler in the Onto valley and
lower lake region.
The Washington times., 1905-08-21
Purely Unofficial.

Acting through the President. the sug-
gestton of a modification is purely unof-
fetal And if it does not prove accept
able TO Russia it does not become a
part of The minutes of the conference
and forms no part of its written history
and could not in the future be officially
referred TO 10 JapanS 5 disadvantage.
II Russia accepts and informally com
munICaJes the fact TO the President that
she is ready to treat with Japan on that
basis. the ENJOYS Wlii enter the confer
ence hall with a thorough understanding
of the attitude they are 30 assume
The course of procedure now being fol-
lowed through the iustTumcntality Of
the President will permit both Russia
and Japan 20 save their faces" at
home Russia s position has been that
of an uualterable opposition 10 The ces-
sion of territory and the payment OF
war indemnity. Japan's attitude has
been uncompromisingly determine
secure the island Of Sakhalin.
The Washington times., 1905-08-21

Tamagno was last heard in Washing
ton as OJeno in FerdTs latest opera.
He appeared at that time In conjunction
FstIh Victor Aaurel and Emma Eames.
The Washington times., 1905-08-21
TENOR TAMAGN0 DYING.

MILAN, Aug. 2l.-Francisco Tamagno.
tho noted tenor, is dying at his home IN
Earese.
The Washington times., 1905-08-21
Almost Hopeless Task.

In all these places It has been over
come. or IS in the way OF being over
come, but il sticks TO the Italians, and
It seems almost hopeless. In spite OF the
terrible lessons they have had. to teach
them sense.
Not only do they refuse to report
cases. to follow the instructions of the
doctors or 20 take sanitary precautions,
but they have latterly been growing very
turbulent and ugly, threatening the
heath officers and necessitatiug the use
OF violence 10 inforce the sanitary regu-
iaIioRs.
II has been found impossible to leave
sick Italians at home 10 the care Of
their families even when they are we'll
tO-dD. and in future all Italians win be
taken to the Emergency Hospital
This will entail the esta ablishmeut OF
another emergency hospital, as the one
row In operation Is not large enough to
accommodate all OF them.
The Washington times., 1905-08-21
laps Took Initiative.

Whatever action the President has
taken in the peace negotiations was
launched through the initiative Of Japan.
is the latest statement.
The reason this course was adopted
was the natural hesitation of the Jap
anese ENJOYS to approach the Russians
directly through the fear that their
efforts for peace might be misconstrued.
# the suggestions made through Presi-
dent Roosevelt are received with favor
by the Russians il viii mean that The
negotiations viii continue. II they ara
not accepted, probabilities point To the
conference coming To an end at the
next meeting.
Diplomacy proceeds IN Two ways, Of
cested at the conference a modification
Of her terms, that suggestion would
become a part Of the Official records.
prove EN- DarrdSSIug.
The Washington times., 1905-08-21
At Last Controlled.

That the fever IS at last under con
troll is recognized. The last two weeks
OF August are usually the worst mos
quito weeks of the year. The deaths
for these weeks in August, 1855, We're
1900 a week, and in 1878 the mortality
increased tweivefold between the first
and last week of August
The last five days show only twenty
six deaths, against foPty-seVen for the
previous five days and thirty-ffve for
the first five days of the month q de-
crease instead of the usual Increase
Now that the disease is under control
the Italian question has come up as
the real difficulty Of the situation The
disease began among the Italians and
still prevails among them and was
carried by them through the surround
ing country 1t spread from them to the
Creole quarter OF New Orleans and
thence 10 various parts OF the resi-
Dental section OF The civ
The Washington times., 1905-08-21
Mikado Preparing Answer.

4iAA<>SAAS L &c FG~A+-AEs ais ~ CA-
Today Baron KOmura received a dis
Patch from Prime Minister Katsura.
saying that the answer Of the AIikado as
TO President Roosevelt being elected
arbitrator Of the disputed points would
be sent 10 America within short time.
Minister katsura and the 8Iikado this
neornlng held q long conference with Sir
Claude Macdonald. the British ambas-
s3dor to Japan. TO discuss the advisa-
tllity of resorting to arbitration to bring
about an agreement between the peace
enN oys.
The diplomats here were retIcent this
morning, regarding the Presidents in
tervention in the negotiations. One Of
the envoys said that il was quite like
~ that the session scheduled for tomor-
row might be postponed until Wednes-
day To give more time for the Car
and the Mtkado TO discuss by telegraph
with the President, his offer of aFbi-
traitor of the disputed questions.
The Washington times., 1905-08-21

PORTSMOUTH. n r., Aug. a.-M.
Witte and Baron Komura are today
anxiously awaiting dispatches from the
Car and the MiKado in reply TO mes
sages sent 10 the rulers informing them
that President Roosevelt has offered 10
act as q mediator in the controversy
between the ENJOYS over the disputed
questions IL the peace terms laid down
by Japan. Should the answers of the
monarchs be favorable toward having
the President adjust the points at Issue
il is certain that his Intervention viii
end the war in the Far East.
1t has been reliably stated here that
il. the Presidents endaavors TO secure
an ending of the war. ne Is backed up by
King Edward. Emperor William, and
President Loubet, these three having
sent to the Car and the Mikado their
desire that the war should be ended ar
The Washington times., 1905-08-21
TEMPERATURES
DOWNTOWN.

T. III. minimum. Observation-Disclosures, IS
2 noon ,..,.,.....-,.,......,, Sc
! p. m. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ;.
The Washington times., 1905-08-21
SULPHUR CAMPAIGN
WIPES OUT PEST
Only Few Mosquitoes in
New Orleans.
0D0R OF INTERNAL REGION
Nest Serious Problem Now Among
Italians Who Refuse to Report
Cases to Authorities.
0D0R OF INTERNAL REGION

NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 21.-Because
yesterday was sulphur day" and hun
dreds OF thousands OF pounds of the
drug We're used in funigating houses.
New Orleans smells like the Internal re-
giCns today. Such INSPECTION as has
been made shows that the work has
been well done and the great majority
of the remaining mosquitoes have been
killed off.
Baton Rouge and Louisiana towns
that could not fumigate will celebrate
Tuesday as sulphur day
There viii be second general furni-
CATION next Sunday, by which the
Marine Hospital Service expects -
catch those few mosquitoes that escap-
ed today.
1t is now believed that the fever can
be got rid of in three weeks. in cOnse-
quence Of the drastic measures now
being taken. and that il will not be
necessary TO wait until frost, as Dr.
John Guiteras and other experts thought
at first
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-05
YEAR IN A CHURCH
Congregation Of First Baptist Has
Its Annual Meet.
ing.
NEW OFFICERS ARE CHOSEN
Directors of YIN. C. A. ARRANGE For
Collections of Debt SUBJ
scriptions. =,

The congregation of the First Bap
fist church held its annual meeting
last evening at the church. The re
ports of the officers and the various
societies showed that the work of the
church is in good condition and is
progressing. The election of officers
resulted as follows:
Financial Secretary-W. j. Kahlke
Treasurer-Dr. +. II. First
Church Secretary-William Gulden
zopf. ,.Jo.ssE,
Deacon-R G. Summers.
Trustees-Thomas Campbell, DIR. F.
II. First. 3e" -
Sunday School Superintendent-S.
J. Woodin.
Assistant Superintendent-B. H.
Wilson
Sunday School Secretary-Miss
Edna B. Reed.
Sunday School Treasurer-Robert
H. Hoffman
Sunday School Librarian-George
II. Kingsbury.
Hoffman,.
Superintendent Fortyfourth Street
Sunday School-Elbert Tinney.
This is week of prayer, and special
meetings will be held tonight and to-
morrow night.
Jubilee When Debt Ia Removed.
The board of directors of the Y. M.
G. A. met last evening in a special
session to consider methods of pro-
cedure to collect on the notes which
were presented in the recent canvass
for the building fund. The committee
which so successfully conducted the
canvass was continued, with power to
collect on the notes, and instructions
to begin the work of realizing on the
subscriptions at once. The president,
H. B. ., Hayden. was instructed to ap-
point a committee of three to arrange
for jubilation ceremonies when the
debt is liquidated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-05
CLUB MEMBERSHIP IS TO
ELECT THREE DIRECTORS
BaIloting to Take Place Jan. IL
Tuesday Evening Regular
Meeting.

The annual election of members OF
the board of directors of the Rock Isl
and Club is announced to be held a,
the club house on Jan. II. Three di
rectors are to be chosen, two of whom
must hold life memberships. The
terms of Charles McHugh. c. ]. Lar
kim and w. H. Dart have expired
There are two tickets in the field. The
monthly meeting of the club member.
ship will be held Tuesday evening OF
the coming week. 1t will be the last
meeting at which Mr. McHugh will
preside. his term having expired, and
he urges that all committees appointed
at the December meeting have their
reports ready. The committees whom
President McHugh desires to report
Tuesday are:
{. Toll Bridges-C. j. Searle, L. S. Nc
Cabe, H. H. Cleaveland.
- Interurban Railways-F. a. Head
n w. Bahnsen. T. ]. Medill.
Convention Hall-Maj. c. w. Halves,
H. E. Casteel, c. ]. Larkin.
- Hennepin Canals. S. Davis, Phil.
Mitchell, F. c. Denkmann.
Securing Conventions = T. F. La
Velle, w. c. Maucker. c. S. Mcdaniel.
Hard Roads and Scientific Farming
DIR. w. E. Taylor, George White. W.
H. Marshall.
Rock Island Arsenal-Club standing
committee
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-05
CONTRACT HELD TO BE VOID
G. n. Maniove, Tax Ferret, Hit by Rul.
ing in Mclean County.

George II. Manlove, who has been
ferreting out those in arrears in taxes
in Rock Island county, has been given
black eye in Mclean county. A rul-
ing was made by Judge Myers yes
terday morning on the demurrer filed
against the petition for an injunction
by the states attorney against Man
love and the board of review in as
sessing omitted property under con-
tract made by the board of supervisors
and Manlove.
This ruling in effect declares that
the contract between Mr.. Manlove and
the board of supervisors is null and
void and Manlove is enjoined from re-
ceiving further payments from the
county under that contract. The de-
murrer is sustained is to the board OF
review, the Judge holding that pro-
ceeding in quo warrantO is the only
way to test the legality of the present
adjourned sittings OF that body.
The above points were the only ones
which were ruled upon by Judge Myers
in his announcement made at the
opening of court. The writ of inJunc-
ton under the order has not been
formulated as yet