Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-04
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

iaIN ui'labtt. IL Says Nussld VII
take rest and then travel again.
The paper says that President Roos
ovelt has always favored Japan
OYSTER BAY, Aug. 31-Presideni
| Roosevelt is in receipt of a Telegram
from Gar Nicholas gratefully recog
nizing the part played by Mr. Roose
Welt In the negotiations for peace. Il
reads:
| 'Peterhon Palace. Alexandria-To
| President Roosevelt: Accept ny con.
| gratulations and earenst thanks for
having brought the peace negotiations
to successful conclusion, owing to
your personal energy and efforts. My
country will gratefully recognize the
| great part you have played in-the
| Portsmouth peace conference.
NICHOLAS"
PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 1.-The pro-
| clamation for an armistice was com.
pleted and signed at noon.
PORTSMOUTH, Sept 1.-The ar.
mistice proclamation can not be com
municated to Japan today as there is
| no cable working. The Japanese have
insisted that the truce should not be-
come operative until the treaty OF
peace is formally signed. The Rus.
slams Welded with bad grace and
also backed down on their contention
that the armistice should he arranged
by the commanders at the front. The
Japanese explain the anomalous situa-
ton by saying II is really a limited
armistice which provides for the TEN.
porary cessation of hostilities. She
holds that the armies are in readiness
for the resumption of hostilities in
case any break in the negotiations oc-
ours
PORTSMOUTH, Sept THE pres
ident has declined an invitation to at.
tend the signing oi the treaty of peace
or 10 accompany the party into the
White mountains. II is expected that
the treaty will he signed Tuesday
The affair will be simple and without
demonstration. II will take place In
the conference room in the navy yard.
WASHINGTON, Sept. IA move
ment has been started to give express
sion TO the cOuntrv's appreciation OF
President Roosevelts peace achieve
ment by greeting him in demonstra
tion on his return to the capital. Al
great outpourlng of citizens is pro.
posed and also that city be decorated
the peace convention be settled by
calling IL the Roosevelt treaty"
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. when
the Russian soldiers at the front
heard the peace news they went Wild
with enthusiasm, danced about and
kissed each other. The officers we're
displeascd and said they we're ready
to win a great victory.
DENVER, Aug. 3l.-This city IL al
ready crowded with visiting members
Of the G.. a. r and those anxious TO
take advantage of the extremely low
railroad rates offered to this city.
Although the encampment will not
begin until next week there are many
thousand visitors already in the city,
and the scene at the Union depot is a
busy one. The station Is crowded
with incoming visitors as well as Den
verites awaiting their friends, and IL
is necessary to almost fight ones way
through the long lines OF expectant
ones reaching nearly to the street.
NEW YORK, Aug. 31.-M. Witte,
the Russian peace envoy, has received
a letter from committee of American
Hebrew bankers and merchants, In
Guiding Jacob SchiI, Jacob Seligman,
and other iich New York Jews. The
letter is concerning Russia's treat
ment of the Jews and thoroughly cov-
ers all questions relating to Jewish
maltreatment in Russia. Civil and po-
litical liberty for Russian Jews is the
key note OF the document.
BOSTON. Aug 3l.-Race suicide has
become a question of so much mo
ment In Massachusetts that Chief Pid-
gin of the state census bureau has
determined to get first hand figures
10 prove or disprove this theory
Tactful cnumerators are being sent
out to ask a number OF questions OF
every married woman in the state.
Each woman, whether she be laborer's
wife or millionaire's. whether she
httDh IL HuHlul' Vi hNNo ~ "
luxurious hotel. will b asked how long
she has been married, how old she
was when married. how many chill
dren her mother and grandmothers
mad.
Where married women are employ
ed. their occupation will he listed 10
see II this has any influence on the
size of the family, Mr.. Pidgin has a
theory that child is born into the av-
erage Massachusetts family every
three years. as compared to the one
year commanded by John Alexander
Dowie TO his followers in Zion City.
NEW YORK, Aug. 31.-The subway
tavern opened nearly year ago with
psalm singing and prayer by Episco'
pal Bishop Potter, thereby receiving
much free advertising. closed its doors
| last night as "sanctified saloon
having proven failure. 1t will hence
forth be run as an ordinary saloon
without the prayer meeting attach
ment
SILVERToN, Aug. 31.-A Swede
named Eric Nicholson Is dead here
as the result of an accidental gunshot.
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