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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-06-21
CHASED BY BIG BEAR.

One of the largest black bears ever killed in this country was brought in on Saturday from the Cimarron by Cri Hotchkiss and Maurice Diehl. They conquered the big fellow only after a lively fight.
 1t seems that Mr Diehl had gone over into that country with a load of trout fry. intending tc place them in Deep lake. He found the snow so deep he could not get in with the fish. so he started back to the Harris ranch. He heard Uri Hotchkiss. who was riding for cattle. shouting. So he went over the ridge to see what the trouble was
 Uri and the bear were contemplating each other. Fri had wounded the big fellow. but. having but one cartridge left. he didn't feel like risking it until he had to do 90. Just then the bear took a notion to do some hunting for himself. and though Uri is almost as big as a common bear. Bruin started after the hunter. and down the hill they went through the deep snow
 Mir Hotchkiss probably thought 1t would be a good plan to coax the wounded bear down near the wagons before he killed him. but he almost missed his guess. for the bear came on with a rush and it looked as though it was sH day with Uri- Maurice pelt- ed the bear with rocks in an effort to stop him but he got pretty close to Tri. when the latter fired his last bul- Ief. striking the brute in the end of the no~e and RooeeveItixing h.m in good shape The bear was brought to Neutrose.-yfontrooe Enterpxisa
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-06-21
CROSS EMBEDDED IN ITS BACK.

The largest turtle ever captured in the Minnesota river anywhere near here was caught to-day half a mile south of town by Harry Thurman.
 The upper shell. or carapax, was a little less than three feet long and a little over two feet wide. and as soon as the animal was caught it was ob- served that there was a strange ap- pearance as of cross on the shell, the raised lines which constituted it cross ing at right angles in the center of the shell and being about eight inches in length. the one from side to side being slightly the shorter.
 Young Thurman killed the tortoise, and then ut.into the cross on the shell to see why the lines should be there He was much astonished to find that the knife struck on metal slightly be- low the surface, and on full investiga- ton being made 1t was discovered that the cross was made by the shell hav- ing grown over chain of gold which had been fastened to the edges of the turtles shell undoubtedly more than DO years ago. when the turtle was only as large as indicated by the size of the cross. and that in the years that have elapsed since then the shell had grown over the chain and covered it up. The fine rings on the shell. when examined under a microscope. num- her 1ps outside of where the chain WAS fastened at the edges when if vss at tached more than two centur5e1 asos- gt PnuI Piouer Preu
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-06-21
WEDNESDAY,, JUNE 21, 1905.

W. R. McKinnie of Los Angeles, who is B years old, proposes novelty ill the shape of contests in running, jump ing and wrestling for men of his class and wants to compete at the Portland fair athletic events. Mir McKinnie is willing to wager S100 that no other man of his age can do a Graeco- Roman wrestling act which he practices. He says he was born in Ohio, raised in Iowa, never trained in any gym nasium, never fell into the tempta- tions that beset the young man, and never belonged to any church. He does not know to which of these cir cumstances he owes his present won- derful physical development which is certified to by several doctors certifi-' cates.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-06-21
HANKE HAT co.
 W. B. TAYLOR. Mgr.
 222 Bank Street. Next to White & WeIls. .N B.-All hats cleaned by cleo. trlcity free of charge.
FIRE 4LARM.

FIRE ALARM.
 @Cor South Main and Grand stu
 6Scovill Manufacturing CO Pl
 @Cor Bridge and Magill sta
 EExchange Place.
 12-Rogers & Bro P)
 a3-Cor East Main and Niagara sts. I@Cor East Main and Wolcott road 16-Cor High and Walnut sts. 16-Oor East Main and Cherry gts. 17-Coe East Main and Cole sts. 21-Cor N. Elm and Kingsbury stA 23-Burton street engine house. 24-Waterbruy Mfg Co P) 25-Oor North Main and North sts. 26-Cor Buckingham and Cooke sts. 27-Cor Grove and Prospect sts. 28-Cor Hillside avenue and Pine st 20-Cor Ludlow and N. Willow sta 31-Cor Bank and Grand sts. 82-Cor Riverside and Bank sts. N-Cor w. Main and WatArt6wn rl. 85-Conn By & L'tg Co car h'se (P.j 86-Waterbury Brass Co P.) 87-Cor Cedar and Meadow sts. 88-Cor Grand and Field sts
 42-Cor South Main and Clay sta <S-New England Watch Co (P.) 46-Benedict & Burnham Mfg Co (P.) %6-Waterbury Buckle Co P.) H-Cor S. Main and Washington stx b1-Cor Baldwin and River sts. b2-Cor Franklin and Union sts. b3-Waterbury Clock Co. case fac T.J H-Cor Clay and Mill ats.
 B-Cor Liberty and River stu.
 67-No Hose house.
 68-Cor Baldwin and Stone sts.
 62-Cor Doolittle alley and Dublin q. 72-Cor West Main and Willow sta. 78-North Willow st COT Hillsida H-Cor Johnson and Waterville sta 142-Wolcott ct, beyond Howard. l62-Cor East Main and Welton sta 1T3-Eazt Main st, opposite Polfa 212-The Platt Bros Co P) 213-Hammond Buckle Co P.j 2l4-waterbmy Cl'k Co, m'v't fac (FJ 216-Cor North Main and Grove sta 261-Cor Round Hill and Ward sta 25S-Farm street. 25@Corner Edna and North Main sts. 261-Junction Cooke and N. Main sts. 263-Cor Abbott and Phoenix avenues. 212-Grove, bet Central q Holmes ave e11-S. \. E. Telephone Co bldg, lrl 812-Cor Bank and Meadow sta a Cloves Pl 814-Plume & Atwood P) S15-American Ring Go P.O 316-Elecfric Light Station P) e1s-Holmes. Booth & Haydens Pl 321-No Hose house. 322-Cor Green and N. Leonard sta 323-Cor Washington av q Porter e 82ACor Charles and Porter sts. e25-Cor Simons st q Washington ~. e71-C1ty Lumber q Coal Co Pl 412-TraC Bros P) 432-Co7 Liberty and 6. Main sta &51-SteeIe q Johnson Mfg Co Pl bS2-Cor Baldwin and Rye sfa
 SIGNALS.
 1. One stroke calb superintendent tp the city hall
 Fl Two stroles fire out. recan
 Ill. Three stEoheA n 0~ D = PJ Pr1vs1A
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-06-21
HEARD NV PASSING

Mr Byrsn must believe that he ts zoinz to be nominated for the presi- de1cv again He can stand one more defeat. Post
 Them was the zrvs what robbed each ether to pay each other vifhouf IeftEa- their left hanis eef wise- ---Cin- ci11zfi Comnercizl TrsbunA
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-07

valescent hospital. and we will soon. be
constructing large additions te the hos
pital at Ancon. The Taboga buildings
are about completed. They contain
chambers. dining rooms. amusement
rooms, kitchens and bath houses. They
( stand .on high bluff, surrounded by a
grove OF cocoanut palms and overlook
ling the sea. The island has pure water,
Fit affords excellent surf bathing and it
will be valuable for our people who are
getting well or who have to lie off for
"a rest
1--WE have repaired most OF the houses
at Christobal. Uncle Sans beautiful
annex to the city Of Colon, and a large
force OF Workmen are now living there.
I should say we have repaired 200 at
that place alone.
At Culebra where the most Of the canal
work is now going on, we are putting
up q bachelor quarters more than 200
feet long, which Will accommodate eighty
five men. Each man will have a room
to himself, and there will also be large
dining rooms. reading rooms and social
hall. This building will be three stories
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-07

air circulation under the floors.
The next grade Of houses is intended
for the married foremen and clerks.
These arc also OF one story ard cost
about $500 apiece to build. Each Is A45
feet long and 16 feet wide, with q 6-foot
vcrnnda running around three sides.
Each contains a living room, bed room.
bath room. servants room. pantry aud
kitchen. The rooms are large and the
houses com Portable. A still better c.ass
have an extra bed room. Such houses
will be occupied by clerks with large
families.
In addition to these. some twp-stori'
cottages are now being built which lavo
living and dining rooms on The first
floor and bed rooms above. Such houses
will have porches, top and bottom, and
the upper portion will be so sc.eaned
that the family can sit out nf doors
during the evening.
Tho quarters for the officers are even
better than those already n,antioned,
some them having six rooms. w!th fur'li-
ture to correspond to the HOUSES. Az
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-07

built upon piers forty feet long, set close
together and Of the finest construction.
The house framework is not more than
Twenty-Five feet high. The Ancon hos
pital buildings stand upon concrete blocks
six feet square. where blocks two feet
square would have served. and. indeed,
this Is SO everywhere.
"A ..rhc work wasslet out by the French
to contractors ut so much per cubic yard.
80 that the moro concrete put In the
greater the price. One Of the most ex-
travagant OF their houses is the Folly
Dingler, so called because M. Dingler, the
chief Of the canal, who built it. had MS
family carried away by the yellow fever
before he could live In 1t. That building
we are now using for a hospital. It Is
a two-story cottage, which cost about
$4,000, and it would be considered fino
at Newport. The house has an enor-
nous amount OF concrete about 1t. and
1t has chicken houses and cow-sheds
built to correspond with Its architecture
The cowshed has solid concrete floor. the
cattle ate their food out Of concrete
troughs and the horses drank out OF a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-07
STEAM BOATS.
SPECIAL NOTICE.

SCHEDULE OF THE .OLD}DoMINIoN
Z CO.'S JAMES RIVER STEy tdERS
:.BERIlLEY AND SBRADON."1 r UN-
MING NIGHTLY BETWEEN RICH
MOND AND NORFOLK, VA.
Account Of the annual oyerhaullng Of the
steamers BERKELEY and BRANDON >of
ti,e James River Night Line. and COM
mencing Thursday, April 9Th, and con-
tinuing for period ct about two weeks,
the boat for NORFOLK. VA, will sail
from ri CHMOND every morning at $3.50
O, clock instead OF 7oclock IN the even-
Ing. the night schedule from RICHMOND
during this period being discontinued Tho
lsaiIiinSs from NORFOLK to RICHMOND
Hse. boat % ,eg leaving NoRTpLKat O'Clock
each night instead Of O'Clock; the run
Ming schedu le being as follows:
Leave Richmond. $3.50 a. NJ.
& Arrive Norfolk about. .....b:W F. NJ.
Leave Newport News. 1000 F, NJ.
Arrive Richmond about. $500 A. Al.
All passengers offering can secure reser.
vhtions at the Compnny's CITY Ticket Of
ace. SOS East Main Street, or by calling
This cnaNge in schedule will In no way
offect the Booking OF passengers for tho
Main Limo Ships, Norfolk to New York.
or Or tho regular receipt and delivery Of
freights.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-07
concrete basin OF ornamental desigl
which must have cost at least 500 'ss
What Is Being Done.

asked Mr.. Johnson to give me some
idea OF the work now going on in his
department. Said he:
I'VE have already repaired several hun
drcd houses. We have thoroughly reno
waited the canal administration building
and that occupied by Chief Engineer
Wallace, and have put the hospitals here
Mt Colon in sanitary condition. We arc
building large sanitari,lm on theT1s-
land OF Taboga, to be used as a con-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-07
tar but this causes dry rot when the
wood is not exposed to the air.
Extravagant Builders.

Speaking OF the French as builders."
continued Mr.. johnson. "their chief idea
seems to have been TO make the buildinga
as expensive as possible. This is especially
the case with tho foundations. which
have often cost more than the structures
above them. In the laborers camp at
Culobra tho cottages stand upon. piers
OF solid masonry three times as large
us are needed to carry their loads, and
at La Boca there is two-story house
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-07
SOUTHERN RAIL Az.

IS SCHEDULE IN! EFFECT APRIL 8. 1905. ss
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND.
& z 100 A. M.-Daiy--Local for Charlotte. N G. 3is
II 80 p a.--Daily-Limit ed-Buftet Pullman to
Atlanta and Birmingham; New Orleans.
Memphis, Chattanooga and all the South.
6 100 p. MEX. Sunday-Keynville Local. At
IL 80 p. Observation-Disclosures llnnan ready 6: 80
N p NJ, for all the South. VS.
YORK RIVER LINE.
The favorte route to Baltimore and Ea4terny
points Leaves Richmond 1870 P. NJ. daily,
except Sunday. g
2I5 P. M.-Local--Daily. except Sunday;
400 r. M.-Except Sunday-For West Point.
r connecting with steamers for Baltimore
and river landings. Steamers call at York
town and Clay Bank Mondays, Wednes-@
81 days and Fridays, and Mt Gloucester Point
and Almonds Tuesdays. Thursdays and
Saturdays. rs d.
West Point. fEt...tS
TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND.
g: 1873 A. NJ. and 8;4e P. M.--From all the South.
1885 p, M.--From Charlotte and Durham ii
$40 A. Ni.--From Keysvile W aS} Is
OPS A. M.--Bnltlmore and West Point.
1915 A. NJ, Daily. except Sunday and Monday;
$40 P. NJ, daily. except Sunday From
G. ". WEsTBURY. D. P. A., Richmond. Va.
= s.. H HARDWICK. W. II. 3TAYLOE,
Fl. B. SPENCER Cent. Mgr.
Washington, D. G. ,S
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-07
ATLANTIC COAST LINE.

TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND DAILY-BYRD-5
3 i92 STREET STATION. 5S..l \
EFFECTIVE SUNDAY. APRIL 1grH. E2si6S
Y 900 "A. MA. C. l.. Express to all points
4 0 20 A. NI.-Petcrsburg and Norfolk
II 10 P. M-Petersburg and n. and ". West
a 100 P. sM.-Petcrsburg and Norfolk. s9
1910 P. M.--Godsboro Local. 835 g % ll5isS9sE
8 6:45 P. sM.-Petersburg Local. 55 sti @3s
"a rs P. M.-"F1or.da and West Indian Ltrn-
ited'' to all points South. ~
$3.50 P. M.--Peter sburg and N. and ". West 5
lu:so P. M.--Petersburg Local. ~ ~
TRAINS ARRIVE GEOGRAPHICALLY. 39gg
4:1 A. NJ :S7:1o a NJ. n 1913 "a. NJ: ss1o:46
~ NJ; Ii 40 A. NJ; 100 p. NJ; 2:o5 p M: $50
p. M.;g7:l5 p M; 9:18 p. NJ.
sExcept Sunday. .ssunday only. 4E4 aias&
@. s. CAMPBELL. Div. Pass Agt.
& w J. CRAIG. Gen. Pass. Agt
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-07
n k&zM N! N5ijo]Ilk&N6stiBI1 !.

LEAVE RICHMOND DAILY.
900 A. M.-NoRFoLK LIMITED. Arrives
Norfolk 11:2o "A. NJ. Stops only at Petersburg
waverly and Suffolk. 8. Y y ilN
Parlor Car. petersSurs tq L s1,: and
bus. Blueneld to Cincinnati: also Roanoke to!
Knoxville. and Knoxville to Memphis. Cafe
Dining Car. Roanoke TO Williamson, W. Va W
1910 P. M-RoANoKE EXPRESS For
F'armvlc. Lynchburg and Roanoke.
400 T. M.-OCEAN SHORE LIMITED. gAr-i
rives Norfolk $50 P. NJ. Stops only at Peters
burg Waverly and Suffolk. Connects with
steamers to Boston, Providence. New York.
Baltimore and Washington. 81 i5,5 {.
1925 P. M.-For Norfolk and all stations east
$50 p. M.-Nrw ORLEANS SHORT LINE.
Pullman steepers Richmond to Lynchbuls and
Roanoke. Petersburg to East Radford. Lynch
burg to Chattanooga, Memphis and New Or
leans, Cato Dining Car. i5s btSsi }3s
80 P. MIST. LOUIS EXPRESS. Pullman
Sleeper Petersburg to Roanoke and Roanoke to
Columbus. Dining Car. Sl-
Trains arrive from the West - A. u. .2:o6
p. NJ. and 9:1s P. NJ; from Norfolk II 10 A. M
and $50 P. NJ.
Office No. SIS East Main Street. s$ss3
W. B. BEvILL, c. II. BOsLEY, INK
Gen'l. Pass. Ast. Dist. Pass. Ast 5
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n e o. u Richmond, Fredericks.
Us - q burg s Potomac r. r.


Trains Leave Richmond---N orthward.
Ans A. Ar.--phiiy-Byrd st. Through
Gas a. M-Daiiy-MAn St. Through.
7;5 A, M.--Week Days-Elba- Ashland Ac-
$40 4, M.-Daily-BNd st. Through Local
e.o5 noon,-Week Days-Byrd ST Through.
400 p. M.-Week DaSs-Byrd st. Fredericks-
6:o5 p. n. -~Daily--Main ST. Through,
$50 P, al.-Week Days-Ilba. Ashland Ao'
SOS p. M.-Daily-Byrd st. Through.
Trains Arrive hlchmond-SouthW
$40 A. M.--Week Days--Elba- ASHLAND &Ac-
commodation.
500 A. A.-Week DayB-Byrd st. Fredericks-
burg Accommodation. Il
/, s;s5 A.. .-rDaly-Byrd st. Through. "a
II 200 a. M.--Week Days-Byrd 81. Through
a;14 +. M.--paily--Main st. Through,
6:a3 r. M.--Week Days--Eiba. Ashland Ao'
commodatton.
:,5 r. nj. -Daiy-Byrd st. Through.
900 r. M.--Daily-Byd ST. Through, Local
I go r. M.-Daily--Maln st, Through.
A' NOTE-Pulln,an Sleeping or Parlor Cars on
all above trains except trains arriving Rloli-
n,ond 1850 A, NJ, week days, and local accom-
nodatlons.
Time OF arrivals and departures and connec-
lions not guaranteed, 80, ~, E
den'l Man'r,. Asst, den'l, Man'r" Trat.i Man
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borches, and on the ffst story the In
side wallis will be rolling partitions.
which will enable the whole to DC thrown
into one room for lectures and social
purposes.
Homes for Culebra.
oWe are also building quarters for
married men at Culebra, We have de-
signed twenty and are completing four
every week. we have twent y-fivc portable
houses there, each consisting Of room
and n porch. They Will do for bachelors.
Wc arc nlso repairing q number OF the
old French houses, and a little farther on
at rio Grandc superior are renovaung
fortv such houses for the workingmen.
The latter buildings are dormltories with
n special nouse, containing dining rooms
ana kitchens to be used as cantecn to
feed the men.
an addition to this, the supervising
architect continued, I'VE are repairing
other buildings all along the line we are
puttine ,,p a. big wharf at La Boca, and
we shall add greatly to the hospitals at
Ancon, erecting ice plants and cold stor-
age plants there. We are also making
roads and are rapidly getting the quarters
for the employees into comfortable shape.
American Homes at Panama.
While in the architects office I looked
over Inc plans OF the different Kinds OF
buildings which are now being made for
the American employees. The houses
vary according to the rank and salary
OF the man and as to ms ianiiy. IN inc
fcrred to- the ceilings are thirteen feet
high. Each bedroom Is twelve by four
teen. with French windows to the floor.
The doors open out upon porches and the
ventilation Is perfect. In that building
there will be sixty-two rooms, each OF
which will be occupied by bachelor
workman.
The rooms will be furnished by the gov
eminent. Every man will have his own
furniture. consisting #of two tables. a bed,
mattress, a hat rack, two chairs and
toilet conveniences. Wardrobes and book
I shelving will be built into the houses, and
It is expected that they viii be lighted by
mechanics, namely: Carpenters, plumb
ers, painters and others. Men Of a higher
rank. such as chiefs of.departments chief
clerks, etc, will have better accomnoda-
lions and more furniture.
How Our Married Men Will
Live.
The married mechanics and their fam
lilies wlll have good accommodations.
cupled by them, and those which have
been repaired are comfortable. Each cot
tage has several large rooms with wild.
windows and doors. The walls. as Is the
| case With nearly all the buildings here.
are OF wood, painted in bright coiors
no plaster or paper being used. y COM
mon type OF building is q one-story cot
tagc, containing two rooms and a ktch-
en-, with verandas at the front and back
and a shower. bath In the rear. The
rooms are 12x14; the partitions do not
extend clear to the roof, III order to
provide plenty Of air, lattice work reach
! Ing from the top OF the Wall to tho
ceiling. All such buildings, including the
old French cottages, rest algh up from
the ground on concrete post. giving free
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Il, height with verandas running around
u There will be double lattice doors
.instead OF windows opening upon tho
borches, and on the first story the In
aldo wallis will be rolling partitions
which viii enable the whole to 90 thrown
into one room for lectures and social
ptirrnaosJ sfir5
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-08-18
RUssIA's LAST PROPOSAL.

81. A mutual engagement to respect
the independence and territorial integ.
rity of Korea.
"2. An engagement on the part of
Russia not to impede the commercial
or industrial undertakings of Japan in
Korea, nor oppose her measures for
safeguarding such interests.
80. Recognition by Russia of ia.
pans preponderating interests in Ko
rea and her right to offer advice and
assistance tending to the improve.
ment Of the administration of Korea
a. A mutual obligation not to use
any part of Korean territory for
strategic purposes, nor undertake on
the coasts of Korea any military
works which menace free navigation
of the Korean straits.
SO. Recognition by Russia of ia
pans right to send troops to Korea, in
accordance with the preceding arti-
cles, for the suppression of insurrec-
tons and disorders calculated to ere.
ate international complications.
&c. An engagement by Russia to
respect the rights and privileges &C
quired by Japan, as well as other pow
ers, in Manchuria, through treaties
with China; Japan to recognize Man
churia and the littoral as beyond her
sphere of influence. ,.
"7. A mutual agreement not to i'm
pede the junction Of the Korean and
Eastern China railroads when they
shall have reached the Yalu river.
20. That this agreement supplant
all previous agreements between Rus
STA and Japan respecting Korea.
10. The desirability, if possible, of
creating neutral zone in Korea"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-08-18
DEMANDS THAT CAUSED WAX
What Japan Desired Russia to Grant. and What the
Latter Agreed to Concede

tai there was another tedious wait,
owing to the inability of the commits
sioners to have an audience of the
car. The reason for this delay was
that the empress was indisposed.
When the commissioners arrived at
Toxic another delay of two months
occurred before Russia submitted her
reply. Most conspicuous in her reply
was this article: Recognition by ia
pan that Manchuria and it's littoral
as in all respects outside her sphere
of interests"
Throughout the discussion, which
extended to Feb. S, 1904, Russia insist
ed that the Manchurian question was
exclusively question for Russia and
China.
! Then it was that Japan informed
Russia, through the Japanese minister
at st. Petersburg, that because of Rus
sia's refusal to consider the Manchu-
rian question, and because of unex-
planned delays and extraordinary naval
and military activities on. the part of
Russia, the Japanese government had
no other alternative than to ''termi-
nate the present futile negotiations. I"
That was on Feb. 6, 1904. Two days
later on Feb. 8, the first shot of the
war was fired.
Just what Japan demanded and
what Russia was willing to concede or
refused to concede are shown in the
following columns:
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-08-18

It was on July %, 1908, that Japan
made her first proposal to Russia for
joint diplomatic consideration of the
relations Of the two empires toward
Korea and China. In that first note
Japan called attention to Russia's con-
tinued occupation of Manchuria and
Of her progress toward the Korean
frontier, and then made this state
ment, which has been called the Japa-
nese Monroe doctrine:
Japan possesses paramount politi-
cal as well as commercial and indus
trial interests and influence in Korea,
which, having regard for her own Sc
curity, she cannot consent to surren-
der to, or share with, any other
power"
Within two weeks Russia gave her
assent to enter into negotiations, and
then Japan presented her formal pro-
posal. At once there was delay. Near
ly three weeks were used up in dis
cussing the place for holding the dis
cussions on the proposals. Japan had
made her representations at st. Pet
ersburg. Russia deemed Toxic more
appropriate place. Japan favored con-
tinuing the negotiations where they
had begun. Russia was immovable
and finally the whole proceedings were
adjourned to Toxic, 1000 miles away.
But before the Russian commission
ers could start for the Japanese CAPT.