The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-07-15
PRESIDENT WILL
WELCOME ENJOYS
Just as Soon as They Reach
Shores OF America
WHICH WILL BE AUG. /
MINISTER TAkAHiRA VISITS
ROOSEVELT AND DISCUSSES
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE
REcEPTioN-HE LIKES
NJ. WITTE.

oyster Bay, July l4--impoFtant de-
tails concerning The forthcoming peace
conference between the plenipotentiar-
les representing Russia and Japan and
matters relating 10 the construction of |
the Panama Canal were under consid- |
GRAFTON today by President Roosevelt.
Several days ago Minister Takahira
made an engagement to meet the presi-
dent to arrange for the reception of
the peace ENJOYS at Sycamore Hi aud
about other details Of the peace con
ference to be held at Portsmouth, N
II.
The Japanese minister was met at
the station by one Of the presidents
confidential messengers who escorted
him to Sycamore Hill
4 No Special Significance.
| Assurance was given that the minis
ter's visit wa not of notable signi-
| fioanca. He bore nc special advices to
President Roosevelt from the Japanese
government. He discussed with Roose-
welt some points about the approach
ing conference but 1t is announced that
! no date was agreed upon for the recep-
tion OF the Russian and Japanese en-
Ivoys by the president.
Takahira could nor say when Baron
; Komura, the japanese minister OF for
. eign affairs, who is the principal en-
. yoy of Japan to the conference, would
: arrive, He is expected OH the soto,
I. inst. II NJ. Witte. chief plenipoten-
Hilary of Raassia, ifala have arrived ~
/ that time, the reception 10 the envoys
BY the president probably would take
place at Sagamore Hill August 1.
Takahira Likes Witte.
4 Minister Takahira expressed his per
sonal qualification at the designation
Of NJ. Witte, as leading plenipotentiary
of Russia He said Witte was one oi
Rnssia's most eminent statesmen ant
!. his appointment would tend TO give
. confidence and weight I'd the conc1u
} sions of the conference He said ar
q rangements for the conference were
moving along smoothly and express
ed the hope tnat satisfactory agree
q ment would be reached.
y Talk About Panama.
m Chairman Shonts and Chief Enel
Ineer Stevens remained with the pres
o dent some time after the departure 0
Il Minister Taxahira This was the frs
y opportunity the president had to dis
r. cuss canal matters with Stevens am
II they went over the subject prett.
9, thoroughly. As both Shonts and Ste
r, yens expect 70 sail for Panama on h
Ie 20th inst. the president desired TO cor
C. suit with him before Their departure
s. It is not unlikely that Stevens will b
II made, in the, near future, menbe
of the executive committee OF the Par
anna canal commission, a position OF
cupied by his predecessor, Wallace
1t is understood that Stevens has bee
,e given practically free hand to q
construction work of the canal Fl
has his own ideas about methods to b
pursued and not be interfered with i
IN the work OF his department. His desir
of is to dig the canal and to that gres
n, undertaking. he will devote all hi
n energy and 6bility. leaving the execl
Of tive and administrative details to b
n worked out by Chairman Shonts, Co
e- ernor ,Magoun and the commission n
ty Health Conditions Exaggerated.
Chairman Shonts said In an inte
cd view that sanitary conditions on th
al Isthmus are not as bads as reporte
is and the reports regarding health COZ
he d,tions there have been grossly exaI
ar gerated. Judge Magoon has sent r
ports that af present the exact cond
~ tions and they have been made publ
precisely as he sent them,s sal
sh Shonts. He and / agreed before v
W went to Panama that the exact cont
IN tions should be made public and thl
,a- agreement has been kept by him al
~ by me. Out Of twenty cases OF yello
se fever III May we lost only two, and
a June out Of more than twice that nur
! ber we lost only four. The sanital
conditions are better all the time al
as soon ns we complete arrangement
for supply Of pure water we sha
ne have little or no difficulty
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