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INSISTED UPON
SEEING PRESIDENT
Secret Service Man Then
Used Black Jack.
INCIDENT AT PORT JERvls
Intruder Climbed On Platform of "Mag-
net" and Was Summarily
Dealt With.

OYSTER BAY. Aug. 12.-President
Roosevelt reached home 8 9:4G d m.
from his trip to NViIkesbarre and Chau-
tauqua The run 10 Jersey City during
the night was a busy one for the mem
bers of the Secret Service who We're
aboard the special to guard the Presi-
dent
At every stop. even as late as > a. m,
great crowds were at the station. Al
Port Jervis. which was reached about
midnight, the most unruiy crowd OF
the night was encountered A mob OF
men, many Of them intoxicated de-
manGed that Teddy he walked up tor
their special benefit.
We'll, II you don wake him we will,
cried one man and he proceeded TO
beat on the side Of the car with d
cane. The detectives stopped him.
As the train drew out Of the Port
Jeryis station another man leaped upon
the rear platform Of the Magnet, the
car occupied by the President. Get off.
you can't ride there" cried Charley
Wright, one of the Secret Service men.
well, ! Will, and you can't stop me, -
replied the fellow. as he proceeded 70
climb TO the top OF the guard rail.
Wright tapped the intruder with his
blackjack, and he dropped as If shot
But he regained his feet in an instant
and followed the train for half a block
utteriug dire threats of vengeance.
Acting Secretary Barnes said that no
visitors were expected at the President :
/ home today.
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ENOUGH EVIDENCE
FOR INDICTN TNENTS
Against Those Responsible
for Leak.
BEACH STILL HUNTING IT
Examined Man and Woman Today
Prior TO Sending Them Before
Grand jury.
BEACH STILL HUNTING IT

District Attorney Beach is not letting
grass grow under his feet in his
probing Of the cotton leak scandal. Sat
urday usually half day at the City
Hall so far as this kind of work is CON
cerned, found Mr.. Beach busy.
He was at his office at 10 q. IN. TO con-
fer with two employees in the Depart
ment Of Agriculture. who will be call
ed as witnesses before the grand jury
when il meets Tuesday next.
The first OF the witnesses, whom he
called into conference, was DR.. Clark,
who engaged his attention for an hour
or longer
The other witness was woman also
employed at the Agricultural Depart
nent. Mr.. Beach's interview with her
ended about noon.
1t is understood Mr.. Beach will ex-
anime several other employees OF the
Department of Agriculture Monday,
who. he believes, can throw some light
on the matter under investigation.
1t was reported today that District
Attorney Beach has sufficient eyidence
in hand upon which to base indictments
against the persons believed TO be re-
sponsible for the leak in the cotton re-
port
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Their Wages in Cash
For Department Clerks
Secretary Shaw AbandOns Check Payments
TO Government EmpIoyes-No
Advantage Gained.

the disbursing clerks. none Of whom
have any more clerks than they think
they need for the regular tasks Of their
Offices
After the first trial it met with an
other objection. The clerks found il
difficult to get the checks eashed. When
they left the departments IN the after
Moons the banks and larger stores were
closed
Most Serious Objection.
The third objection, and this is the
one which is thought 10 have impressed
the Secretary particularly, is that pay
ment by check has been proven to be
no security for the Government Two
disbursing clerks who have defau1ted
within recent years did so by means of
falsifying checks, and one of them was
able to get through single checks for
sums as large as $4,000. It is the les
son Of years Of experience. say the Gov
ernment's fiscal officers, that no system
Of mechanical devices can prevent a
dlsbursing clerk from stealing. The only
safeguard. they say, is the selection of
! honest men.
The announcement of the return 10 the
cash system was qualified by the words
for the present" This IS taken 10
mean not that q return TO the check
system is likely, but that the Secretary
desires to leave a way open to return TO
that system If subsequently that course
should be deemed wise.
The outlook of today is that the whole
project Of paying the clerks of the seY-
eral departments by check is dead.
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CeIestiaIs in Tong Feud
Used Big Meat CLeaper
Three of Them Carved Hop Lee Badly
Laundrman Was Cut Sixteen Times
Grew Out of Old Troubles.

NEW YORK. Aug. Pas the result
OF another outbreak of the feud Of the
Tongs, which has made Chinatown the
scene of much bloodshed recently, Hop
Lee, laundryman, whose place Of busi-
ness is at e09 East Eleventh street, is
in Bellevue Hospital suffering from
probably fatal wounds, and three other
Cinnamon, Charles Joe. Mon Won. and
Lee Toy, are held on the charge of as
sauIting Hop Lee.
The attack occurred early this morn
ing in Hop Lees laundry. Patrolman
Dresser passed the place about l O'Clock
and noticed ii crowd of Celestials stand
ing in front Of the place.
Crowd Orderly.
They were orderly. however, and he
did not interfere with them. He waited
around a corner, where ne was re-en-
forced by PatroIman Blake, TO see what
mischief the Chinese contemplated.
The officers were given a signal by a
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Showers have continued in the Allan
tic and East Gulf States. the Ohio val
levy and lower lake region. and there
we're also thunder showers in the up
per lake region, the Dakotas, Nebraska,
Kansas, Colorado. western Texas. New
a5exico. and northern Arizona; elsewhere
fbe weather was generally fair.
Temperatures remain above The sea-
sonaI average over nearly all disUlCts.
There will be showers tonight ~ The
States, the upper Ohio valley and the
lower lake region. During sunday the
weather WIN be partly cloudy 10 cloudy,
with showers probable IN New YORK and
eastern Florida
II VIII be somewhat warmer Sunday IN
the South Atlantic States and East Gulf
States.
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citizen that trouble was afoot in the
laundry.
They rushed into the building. where
they found two of the men holding Hop
Lee against the wall. while another
Chinaman WAS using a huge meat cleav-
er on the helpless laundryman.
Fled From Police
The assaiIants fed at the sight of
the officers. Dresser chased two of the
men 10 the roof of the building, where
he eventually overcame them by the
free use of his night stick after a hard
fight. in which most Of his clothes were
torn from his body.
Blake. who pursued Lee Toy. finally
caught him on Avenue c. Toy showed
fight, and Blake used his stick 10 such
advantage that q surgeon had TO be
called to patch up the Chinaman.
Al Bellevue il was discovered that
Hop Lee had been cut sixteen times by
the meat cleayer, and the doctors say )
his death is certain.
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Major Taggart Ordered
FortesQue Out Of House

WOOSTER, Ohio. Aug. 12.-CoIdIy. and
with marked deHberation. Major Ei-
more F. Tagsart. Of the Sixth Infantry,
yesterday. IN the continuation of his suit
for divorce, told the whole wretched
story of his welded life, the incidents
carrying him from Matanzas Cuba. to
Manila. and back again TO Fort Leaven-
worth.
without the slightest hesitation, the
witness dragged in the names of sew
erul prominent army officers, and his
statement regarding General Miner. who
was his commanding officer in the Kan
sas army post, was that he threatened
ito take a gun and blow his brains out"
Mrs. Taggart bore up well all through
the trying ordeal Her husband testified
sitting sidewise ia his chair so as tC
bring himself face 10 face with his wife
The woman never fl!ached from ais gaze
but instead of showing nervousness, as
on other days OF the trial. she laughed
heartily at different damaging avowals
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BIG SHIP KANSAS
SLIDES INTO SEA
AND JOINS NAVY
Miss Hoch Christens
New Fighter With
Champagne.
NOTHING MARRIED EVENT
Launching characterized by
Innovations in Ship
building.
NOTHING MARRIED EVENT

CAMDEN. N J.. Aug 12.-Uncle
Sans rapidly increasing and powerful
navy was increased by another great
ironclad today when the splendid bat
tleshtp Kansas took her initial dip into
the placid Delaware ct the plant Of the
New York Shipbunding Company.
In every particular the launch was a
success,
There was not an incident to mar the
occasion. and as the big ship. which
viii doubtless make history ere her
career is ended. lay in the middle Of the
river after her slide down the creased
ways. thousands cheered her as a monU-
ment TO local skill and brains.
Although the weather was showery,
hundreds OF persons stood beneath the
great covered ways, under which the
Kansas lay two hours before the hour
set for the launching.
An Innovation.
Although massive herself the battle
ship impressed one az a small object
when compared with the immense COW
ering, at once an innovation in ship
building and a wonder 70 visitors,
whether ordinary laymen or experienced
shipmasters.
While the more favored stood expec-
tantly uader the glass covered shed
whose roof loomed 100 feet from the
ground. thousands of others crowded
nearby wharves or hoated about in
rowboats. launches. tugboats. and other
craft
All were gayly bedecked with flags
and bunting. and the beauty Of the
scene was greatly enhanced thereby
Christening Party,
Governor Hoch. of Kansas, his daugh-
ter, Miss Anna Hoch, the sponsor of the
grim war monster; Mrs. Hoeh, and the
others included IN the launching party
occupied a small platform built al the
PROV OF the battleship and, as they
waited they were the cynosure Of all
eyes.
Beneath the center Of the craft were
two immense steel triggers, tons in
weight. which held the ba1tleship on
the ways This does away with the
o1d-time block saving method, making
matters more expeditions.
On the Waters.
At the signal valves we're opened. con-
Meeting with the trigger disconnect-
ing the latter and then freeing the ship.
Al that moment the great 400-ton hy-
draulic rams were called into requisition.
Gently but with an Irresistible power
they started the craft on her journey.
With strong sweep of her upraised
arm, Miss Hoch struck the steel PROV
q resounding blow with the gold in
cased bottle of champagne, breaking the
latter into a thousand pieces, as she
exclaimed in q clear musical voice:
Il christen thee Kansas
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PORTSMOUTH, Aug 12.-The peace
conference adjourned at Il o'clock this
morning. for the day, after the presen-
tation Of Wittes reply.
Mr.. Sato says the conference viii be
continued Or behalf Of the Japanese
he has issued the following official state
ment:
VIII Study Document.
In the sitting Of Saturday morning.
August II, their excellencies and pleni-
potentiaries of Russia have handed their
reply in writing 70 the note presented
TO them Thursday by their excellencies,
the plenipotentiaries OF Japan
II has been decided that the next
conference viii meet when their excel
leneies, the plenipotentiaries OF Japan,
viii notify the pIenIpotentiaries Of Rus
sia that they have studied the docu-
ment and are ready TO reply. which VIII
be today at o'clock or tomorrow after
noon at the same hour -
This was an important day in the
history Of the peace negotiations.
Negotiations VIII Continue.
At this mornings session Of the Rus
sian and japanese ENJOYS It was de-
termined that the negotiations would
not be broken off abruptly. but that
they shall be continued.
Japan decided. She was willing 10 dis
cuss the attitude OF Russia in reject
ing her demand for the cession of SAX
halin and the Limitation of her sea
power in the Pacific.
The Russians are willing to pay the
cost of the war Tor the redemption Of
the Island. granting Japan fishing and
mineral rights and agreeing not to use
Sakhalin as a base for military opera
tons
At the next meeting the question OF the
success or failure of the congress viii
probably be settled. IF Japan is willing
to argue the principle of indemnity and
the cession of Sakhalin, the conference
will continue. otherwise the Russians
say IT is no Use 10 waste time.
This, however may be In the nature
of a bluff to enable Witte TO make the
best terms possible. Monday, in the
opinion OF sood judges, will determine
The feeling here among those who
are fn q position to form Judgment
which is worth attention, IS stronger
that there Will be no break IN the ne
gotiations-
Some Terms Acceptable.
In spite of the japanese request for
secrecy, NJ Wltte authorized his sec
retary. Paul kOrostoYltz, 10 say Ihat
some of the Japanese terms are accept
able.
These will be accepted said Mr..
Korostovitz But some of the terms
which are incompatible with the honor
and dignity OF Russia viii be rejected.
! Russia will not present any counter
! t,ropositions The document submitted
| BY Nj. Witte today is a straight answer
! tf, each Of the Japanese conditions.
The feeling here among all those VINO
/ are watching the situation IS tense, for
! il is generally accepted that withl1 A
| few hours the question OF war or peace
will be determined
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ENJOYS of Both Nations
Were on Scene Early

PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 12.-A Witte
and Baron Rosen. the Russian ENJOYS,
VI ere early astir this morning. They
breakfasted in the private dining room
T. s O'Clock. together with Messrs.
Nabakoff. Karastovicz. and Plancon. the
three secretaries who attend them dur
ing the conferences. Messrs. Karas-
tCvtcz and Plancon went 10 the navy
yard IN a launch this morning. and
therefore started somewhat ahead Of
the others.
Assistant Secretary Peirce, resplen-
dent in white duck from head 10 foot
called upon the esvoys, 1t was SO
clock when. after Il little chat with
him, N Witte led the way 10 the auto
mobile. followed by Baron Rosen. M.
Witte wore loose-fttiug black fToek
coat with q white vest, and. strange 70
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POSSIBLE TAGGART
RECONCILIAT|
Only Such Action Can Avert
a Tragedy.
WIFE Is LESS HOSTILE
Taggart's Sharp Statement That He
Has Kept Marriage Vows And
Been Faithful.
WIFE IS LESS HOSTILE

WOOSTER, Ohio, Aug I2-Before
Major Taggart resumed the stand this
morning to continue his story. his atJor-
ney presented rulings On a law point
held open, and the argument lasted some
time.
Just wait" was all Mrs. Taggart had
to say about the truth of her husband s
testimony of yesterday, although she in
timated that her own story would prove
vastly different.
Major Taggart and his wife have al
ready sworn TO two conflicting state
ments as to her giving the children beer
After the exciting incident late Friday
afternoon. when Taggart, smarting un-
der the sneers of Assistant Surgeon
Foss, husband of his wife's niece, start
ed from the witness chair with a NUT
tered oath as if to attack Voss, the
prediction is freely made that some trag-
edy or other will accompany the trial.
and that only one contingency can pre-
vent It. a reconciliation.
It Is Possible
This issue has been heretofore out OF
the question.
It is believed possible now
Taggart has told most Of his story
and has rot by one unnecessary word
displayed the least animus of enmity to,
ward the woman he seeks TO deprive Of
the name of wife and the duties OF
mother.
Mrs. TagFart has sat gravely through
out her husbands testimony never sTnil.
ing. never looking at the witness, never
even raising her eyes from her lap.
Much Less Hostile.
Her attitude is TO all appearances
much less hostile than formerly.
Il have" was Taggart's sharp answer
TO a question whether he had kept his
marriage vows.
4 have" lac said again. whom asked
if he had been invariably q faithful hus-
band.
He had not known. he said. Of his
wifes intention to enter the Cincinnati
hospital He received no letter from heI
while she was there. Later she wrote
MIN she had had an operation for al
absCess.
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National Encampmeat, Grand Army Of

the Republic The Pennsylvania railroad
VIII sell roupi-trip tickets 10 Denver,
August q TO September 3. at rate Of
S56.35- Best service and connections. For
limits and stop-oYer privileges consult
ticket agents.-Ady.
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Principal Point Before
Enjoys May Be Amen
able to Settlement.
WHITES REPLY RECEIVED
Japs Expected to Be Ready
With Answer at Next
Meeting.
PORTSMOUTH SITUATION
AS IT APPEARS TODAY
Japan's Peace Terms.

Japan's Peace Terms.
Cession Of Sakhalin Island.
Payment Of cost Of war
japanese protectorate IN Korea.
Retrocession of Manchuria to
China
Surrender of lease of Lao Tung
peninsula.
Surrender of Manchurian railroad
Japanese fishing rights on Siberian
1ittoraI,
Limitation of Russia's Eastern
naval force.
Transfer of interned ships.
Russia's Indicated Reply.
Unthinkable.
Impossible
Accepted with conditions.
Accepted.
Accepted
Accepted only as to part of road IN
zone OF hostilities.
Open for discussion.
Open for discussion.
Denied, but left open for discussion
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MARINE BAND CONCERT
NORTH OF THE ELLIPSE

On account of the wet grounds in
front of the White House the Marine
Rand concert this afternoon will be
given on the north side OF the Eilipse
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s1.as to Baltimore and Return, S1.zs

Pennsylvania Railroad Saturday and
Sunday: tickets good on all trains ex-
ceDt Congressional Limited and good
for retura until Sunday night--Adv.
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SHEA AGAIN PRESIDENT OF
INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Aug. &c. P
Shea is reelected president Of the inter
national Brotherhood Of Teamsters.
Shea cast his vote first and voted for
a r Furman.
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Buy Lumber in Carloads at Wholesale
prices from Libbey & Co. 9Th s. N. Y
ADV.
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THREE GENERALS
GOING TO FRANCE
American Officers to Wit
ness French Maneuyers.
LED BY GENERAL CHAFFEE
Chief of Staff to Be Presidents Per-
sonal Representative on
the Field

The itinerary Of Lieut.. Gen Adna r
Chaffees trip to France to witness the
maneuVeTs was announced at the War
Department today. General Chaffce will
leave New York on Saturday. August l9.
He viii be the Presidents personal
representative. Accompanying him will
be Brig. Gen. James +. Bell l. S A
commandant Of the infantry and cav
airy school and staff college at Fort
Leaveuworth, Kan, and Brig. Gen.
William Crozier. chief Of ordnance.
The three generals viii be accom-
panied by Capt Grotc Hutches0n. gen
eral staff Dennis L. Nolan. general
staff, and Capt Dan T. Moore, artillery
corps, these being attached as special
staff officers.
viii Sail for Antwerp.
The party viii assemble on Saturday,
August 70 New York city and
VIII sail at 1890 that morning on the
Red Star Liner kroonIand for Antwerp.
From there the officers VIII proceed as
Il body to Paris, stopping, If time will
permit, one or two days en- route at
Brussels General ChaTee desires 10
reach Paris September l. and while
there will make his headquarters at
Hotel Columbia, lG Avenue KiebeF
For the 4th, 5th and 9Th Of Scptem-
ber General Chdffee has been invited to
inspect the three great military schools
of France. and for the week following
viii witness the grand maneuvers IN
the vicinity of ChaIous and Brienne. be
ing located at General Burgers head
quarters.
At the conclusion of the maneuvers
the party will probably spend Il week
or ten days in Paris, then proceed to
London FOR a couple OF weeks sight
seeing.
Mrs. Chaffee. Miss Chaffee, Mrs. Bell
and Mrs Hutches0n will accompany
the party as far as Paris
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TO INVESTIGATE
THE REPUBLICS
Scope of Prof. J. Fl. HOl-
lander's Mission Enlarged.
VESTED WITH FULL POWERS
Step Taken by President in Pursuance
of Opinion That Republics Need
a Strong Hand.

President Roosevelt has delegated
Prof. Jacob H. Hollander to investigate
not only the financial conditions in
Santo Domingo, but to study the gov
ernmental methods of the neighboring
island republics.
Prof. Hollander is to make a visit TO
these islands on board a United States
Warship the Galveston. He viii sail on
the Galveston tomorrow from Hampton
Roads The colonies of foreign govern
ments in the West Indies will be visited.
Hitherto DIR, Hollander has been only q
confidential agent of the President. Now
he is a special commissioner with a COM
mission signed by the president and
clothed with other powers that VIII
give him the entree to Official circles no
matter whore he goes.
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Battleship Kansas
Fast and Powerful

Officially known until today as bat
tIeship number ~ the Kansas. sister
ship of the Vermont and Minnesota in
every detail, the most advanced thought
in naval construction. Fast and power
ful. she ought to be able successfully
10 cope with any warship constructed
by foreign powers, not even excepting
the big l8.065-ton battleships now being
built By Great Britain.
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Secretary Shaw has decided to aban-
don. "on and after August 15.' his ten
tative plan to pay the clerks of the exc
cutive department by check.
Payments will thereafter be made TO
all the departments in bank notes and
silver change. fnelosed in the manila
envelopes to which the whole service
has been so long accustomed.
The abandonment of the new plan will
be received by the disbursfng officers
and the clerks themselves with the
greatest relief It is safe to say that
no change made IN the departmental
regulations for ten years, excepting
alone the addition Of half an hour 10
the regular days work, has aroused SO
much discomfort.
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Need a Strong Hand.

The step taken by President Roosevelt
is Of great Importance, and is in pur-
suance of his often repeated opinion
that there are many republics IN the
West Indies and in South America which
need the assistance of a strong hand 10
induce them TO stop dishonesty and debt
lodging in dealing with foreign gov
ernments and private persons,
The countries which Prof. Hollander
will visit have not been made known.
II IS probable that Haiti will be one
and there is a strong possibility that he
will go to Cuba, as there has been
suspicion in Government circles here
that the Cuban government Is ABOUT TO
run in debt in violation of the Platt
amendment.
Prof. HOllander's data regarding the
financial condition of the island repub-
lies and their method of government Will
form part OF the report which he is to
make the President. and which is to be
used for reference when the matter or
the Dominican protocol comes up in the
Senate,
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TEMPERATURES
DOWNTOWN TEMPERATURES

Registered Aniecks STANDARD THERMOMETERS.
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Given Fair Trial.

This plan of making payment by check
was proposed by Secretary Shaw to the
Keep Commission. almost as soon as
that body came into existence It was
put into execution by the Secretary,
after he had consulted with the COM
mission. in onlv two departments-the
Treasury and the Department Of Com
merce and Labor. 1t has now been tried
on four pay days.
Reports made 10 the Secretary indi-
cate that at the very outset IL required
three times as much labor as payment
in cash. This was a serious factor with
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Description in Detail.

The Kansas Is $50 feet long and
seventy-six feet ten inches wide and
will have Il trial displacement of 1900
tons with Il trial speed OF eighteen
knots Her hull viii be OF steel through
out and viii be fitted with docking
and blge keels, Her armament viii
consist in her main batter OF four
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THE Sun
TIDE TABLE.

Sun sets today. b.
Sun rises tomorrow w,....-....--..-.,.....5 .:
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THE WEATHER REPORT.

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