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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-05
wAsH1NaroN's HOSPITALITY.
How the National Convention City Re
ceives It's Guests.

From the Daily International Congress Edition Of
the Railway Age
Washington. the youngest of the worlds
great capitals, is no novice in the art Of
entertaining the stranger sojourning within
the gates. Appropriately enough. the pro-
gram yesterday began with Informal visits
to the top of the Washington monument.
There is nothing like birds-eye view to
formulate ones impressions of strange
place. From this dizzy height was unfold
ed view both sublime and beautiful. The
plan Of the city is international In concep-
ton, being the work of a gifted French
officer, whose genius was appreciated by
George Washington The broad avenues
.ccnverging toward the Capitol building are
named for the original thirteen states,
identical in number with the stripes In the
national emblem. AS stars in the field OF
the flag have been added with the admis-
sion OF new states, so have avenues nam6u
therefor been opened from time to time in
various parts of the city. Clad in the
verdure of spring, the parks and trees tesi-
fy to the wisdom of their location. Hand In
hand with beauty goes utility, and the
landscape viewed through railway eyes,
did not suffer from the presence OF q
freight train which pulled peacefully across
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-05

southeastern part of the city, on the Ana
costa. or eastern, branch of the Potomac
Al the old arsenal. near the foot of It'll
street. on the main river front, now gar
risoned by battalion of engineers. are
being erected the buildings for the new
War College. Farther down the river are
the historic places of Alexandria and of
Mount Vernon. West Washington was for
merly Georgetown named for an English
king, and directly across the river lies the
model cavalry post of Fort Myer. Imme-
diately adjacent. still on the Virginia shore
Is beautiful Arlington, city of the dead,
where sleep the true and the brave.
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=. Our tailoring depart
ment is equipped to meet
every demand of the man
who insists on garments
TO order.
In charge of a cutter
whose ability to fit is
backed up by a knack of
cutting garments that
possess unusual grace.
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result than all of my twenty years of hard
work. And it will be the means Of bring
ing about the adoption Of American ideas
and American machinery, instead of fol-
countries have heretofore done. All atten-
ton possible should be shown by our prac-
teal and experienced railroad men to the
delegates of this convention"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-05
NOTES OF THE EXHIBIT.
What is Happening With the Railway
Appliance Men.

Some amusement was afforded those for
tunate enough to receive invitations to ac-
company the railway delegates to Mount
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DOWN To BUSINESS
Continued from First Page.)

vice president and general manager of the
Grand Trunk railroad; secretaries w. NJ.
Acworth of the board of trade of England;
{. G.. Waldo. ex-vice president of the Ameri-
can Railway Association: g. Lembourg, na-
tional Railroad Association of Belgium; o.
al. Lewis of the Pennsylvania railroad
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Fractured His Rib.

David Scott of 800 1th street southwest.
while working at New Highway bridge fell
and fractured his rib. He was taken to the
Emergency Hospital in an ambulance,
where he VAS treated.
The Glenwood post., 1905-09-02
France Commends Japanese.

Paris, Aug. 3O.-American, Russian
and French officials displayed jubila-
tion over the success of the peace ne
gotiations, while japanese diplomats
maintained their usual imperturbabil-
ity, regarding the event as a thing
that had been expected. All, however,
rejoiced that the disastrous war had
been brought to a close with un-
doubted benefit. not only to Russia and
Japan, but to the whole world.
Considerable surprise was shown
among French diplomats that the Jap
anese had surrendered so completely
relative to the question of indemnity,
on which they hitherto had held so
firm.
Their action in thus making an enor-
nous sacrifice evoked much commen-
dation. 1t was known that both bel
ligerents desired peace, but that in
order to preserve their national self
respect they did not wish to exhibit
signs of wavering. There was, there
fore, intense surprise when it was an
nounced that the Japanese had given
lp their fundamental claim.
The Glenwood post., 1905-09-02
Wind River Land OPENING.

Cheyenne Wyo., Aug. 3O.-Speaking
of the prospective opening for settle
ment of the Wind River Indian reser-
walton. Congressman f. w. Mondell
last night said:
1T is my opinion from a conserva-
tive estimate, that we will have from
two to three times more people than
We're at the opening of the Uintah
reserve. The Wind River reservation
Is considered larger than that portion
of the Uintah reserve which was
thrown open for settlement, and there
is three times as much first-class irri-
gable land available as there was in
the Uintah reserve. The balance of the
land outside that which can be re.
claimed, is much better from a grazing
and dry farming standpoint than any
thing in the Uintah reserve. In addi-
tion to this, it is generally believed
that the Wind River reserve contains
large amount of valuable mineral
land"
The Glenwood post., 1905-09-02
Proposed Chinese Parliament.

Pekin, Aug. 30.-The foreign minis
ters attended banquet which Prince
Ching gave in bidding farewell to the
commission starting from China on a
tour of the world. The principal OBJ
ject of this mission is to study the
parliamentary proceedings Of the gov
ernments abroad, as the dowager en-
press intends to issue a decree at the
new year for the establishment of a
parliament twelve years hence In the
meantime the government will main
tain body of students abroad for the
purpose of preparing the country for
parliamentary government.
The commissioners will spend a
month in Japan, proceeding thence to
Europe via America. The proposition
was discussed of traversing Canada,
avoiding America on account of its
exclusion laws, but the idea was aban-
doned because of the rigor of the Ca
madam climate. The commission will
be accompanied by a large retinue.
The Glenwood post., 1905-09-02
TO PROBE EQUITABLE
FULL INVESTIGATION SOUGHT
Company Joins State in Asking That
Its Affairs Be Subject to
Careful Review

New York, Aug. 25.-The Equitable
Life Assurance Society today Joined
with the state of New York in asking
for full investigation in court of its
directors and officers and their alleged
wrong-doings in managing the moneys
of the society.
The document which announced this
determination was the answer Of the
forty-nine Equitable directors to
charges made against them in connec.
tion with g suit brought against the
Equitable society by the state.
Admission is made that some off,
cials of the Equitable have been guilty
of improper and illega! acts. In all
thirteen charges are answered by the
directors. Among these answers they
admit the s250,O00 loan to the Depew
Investment Company.
They admit the $3.50 600 loan of the
Mercantile Trust Company. but waive
responsibility in this loan so far as the
board of directors is concerned, and
indicate Messrs. Alexander, Jordan and
Deming as the persons having the most
intimate knowledge OF these transac-
tions.
The charge that excessive salaries
were paid to officers of the Equitable
is made that under guise of salaries
excessive fees were given to certain
Equitable officials who were also di-
rectors in other companies. In defense
the answer states that these practices
were not known to the whole board of
directors
Outlining their belief as to the best
policy to pursue in fixing the blame for
the Equitable scandals the directors
say first that the blame fcr alleged
cases of misconduct Will be found to
rest on individual officers, and not
upon the directors as n body. Having
made this explanation, the answer then
admits in a general way the wrong
doing charged.
The first charge specifically an
swered is that premises on Broadway
were let at Inadequate rentals to the
Mercantile Safe Deposit Company.
This is admitted. but it is denied that
at the time this lease was made James
ii. Hyde James w. Alexander. William
Alexander, Gage Il. Tarbell, Valentine
p. Snyder, Thomas ID. Jordan. Charles
b. Alexander, Henry r. Winthrop, AL
win W. Krech and William H. McIn
tyre were stockholders and directors iE
the Mercantile Safe Deposit Company.
As to excessive and unwarranted
loans to agents, the reply admits that
they were made.
The s1OOOOOOO surplus held by tho
Equitable society is the final item CON
sidered by the directors, and in sub
stance their reply on this charge is
that they do not know precisely what
their rights are regarding .he surplus,
and that they are willing to leave this
matter for the courts to decide.
In conclusion, the answer says
Wherefore, this defendant joins in
the prayer of the plaintiff in this ac-
tion, and thereon submits it's rights and
interests in the matters in question to
the judgment of the court"
The Glenwood post., 1905-09-02
Washington Greatly Pleased.

Washington, Aug 30.-News of the
agreement of the peace plenipotentia-
rieS at Portsmouth was received here
with surprise, for, while the official
mind has been in a measure prepared
for successful outcome of the confer
ence by the statements contained in
the Associated Press dispatches from
Portsmouth last night, no such speedy
action was anticipated.
Now that an agreement has been
| reached both branches of the govern
ment service experience a feeling of
reHef. The State Department realizes
a great victory in having secured be-
YONG any question the open door in
Manchuria, which was so dear to the
heart of the late Secretary John Hay.
The loyal integrity of China seems
also assured, and with the restoration
of the vast Manchurian provinces to
the control of the present emperor Of
China and the dowager empress it is
felt here that there is an end for all
time of insidious tendency to foreign
aggressions upon Chinese soil. With
Korea under Japanese protectorate,
developing its great natural resources
and all to be opened to American ex-
ploitation on even terms with other
nations, large increase in the for
eign market open to our products is
expected.
For its part, the navy will be re-
lieved of the tedious and expensive
patrol which it has been maintaining
in the Philippines ever since the begin
ming Of hostilities to guard against the
violation of neutrality by the belliger-
ents. Also it will be relieved of the
necessity Of guarding the Russian in
termed ships. These ships may now,
it is supposed, depart for their home
ports. although some repairs may be
necessary before they may be re-
garded as seaworthy.
The Glenwood post., 1905-09-02
WHAT RUSSIA MUST PAY.
Must Settle China's Bill for Chinese
Eastern Railroad.

Portsmouth N. H., Aug. 31.-The
Associated Press is able to give one
additional and interesting detail in re,
gard to the conditions of peace. Most
important of all is the fact that the
formal recognition of Japan's posses,
sion of the Chinese Eastern railroad
below kuenchengtse, the junction of
the branch to Kirin, involves payment
by Russia to China of a sum estimated
at S75 900. This is the Chinese in.
terest in the road, and for it China
must be remunerated.
The question OF ultimate possession
of the road is a matter to be settled by
Japan and China. Japan can keep the
road, or surrender it to China, demand
ing in return the money paid by Rus.
sia to China. If she elects the latter
course. Japan will therefore obtain as
an indirect spoil Of war" from Russia
the above mentioned sum, in addition
to reimbursement for the cost of main
tanning the Russian prisoners of war,
for which Japan will present an item.
lied bill.
Japan is known to have given her
word to China not to retain the rail-
road. which was really built for strate-
gic purposes. But if China prefers the
money to the railroad Japan need not
be accused OF bad faith.
The Glenwood post., 1905-09-02
rest was mere child's play.

The southern half of Saghalien
island is lost to Russia, an island over
which a few weeks ago she had full
sway and ownership.
Russia has been compelled by force
of Japanese arms to consent that all
nations shall have full trade facilities
in Manchuria, privilege which she
formerly jealousy withstood.
The czars government refused be-
fore the war to recognize any right of
Japan to seek influence and trade in
Korea. As a result of the war Japan
is given preponderant influence in
the Hermit kingdom, with full power
to advise the emperor on all matters
pertaining to commerce and to war.
Russia has relinquished ownership
in the Chinese Eastern railroad con-
Meeting Port Arthur with Changtfu
This involves retrocession to China
by Russia of property rights, and gives
to Japan an opportunity to recoup her
finances.
The czar loses all influence in Man
churia, a province which his govern
ment was absorbing.
The Glenwood post., 1905-09-02
Drowning at Cripple Creek.

Denver, Colo. Aug. ga Cripple
Creek dispatch last night says: Alex
Bliley, a wel-known mining contrac-
tor and prominent business man, was
drowned this morning in six and half
feet of water in the shaft of the City
OF Cripple Creek mine.
Mr.. Bliley, who had a contract for
pumping water from the mine. at 6
O'Clock descended to the lower level
with his son to see that everything
was in working order. The son was
sent to point twenty feet higher and
returned in a few minutes. He found
his fathers hat hoating on the water.
The alarm wcs given and Willard
Wyatt and j. S. Walker descended to
the pump to bring Blilev to the sur
face. If possible, before life had left
his body. After hard work the body
was raised to the station, but the man
had been dead several minutes.
The Glenwood post., 1905-09-02
Western Pacific Bond Issue.

San Francisco, Aug 26.-The stock
holders of the Western Pacific rail-
road have met here and formally voted
to increase the capital stock of the
company from s50OOo,OO to s7E ooO-
600. w. j. Bartnett. Judge j f. Vallle
of Denver and several local parties
held the stock proxies of George j.
Gould and other easterners to vote at
the meeting. Mr.. BARNETT is first vice
president and chief counsel of the COM
pany. Mr.. Vaille is chief cour sci of
Gould's Denver & Rio Grande railroad
system.
Representatives OF the New York
banking firms which recently took up
the $5O,O0O0O0 bond issue of the COM
pany were present at che meeting The
contracts for grading the roadbed are
to be let within few days.
The Glenwood post., 1905-09-02
Kermit Kills a Bear.

Deadwood, S. D., Aug. 31.-Kermit
Roosevelt is the happiest boy in the
United States. His hunting party re-
turned yesterday from ten-days' hunt
with the hides of a brown bear, which
Kermit killed, and two wildcats. The
bear was young and not diversified, but
it was bear. Even the President did
not get bear in ten days.
The party consisting of Kermit,
Capt. Seth Bullock, his son Stanley,
and Paul Martin, son of Congressman
Martin, travelled $50 miles in ten days.
Everyone except the guide and grub
master travelled on horseback. All are
good horsemen and though the. trip
through the mountains was difficult,
no one even complained of fatigue.
The Glenwood post., 1905-09-02
What Japan Has Won.

The mikado's empire has secured a
place among the great powers of the
world.
. Japan has wrested from Russia the
control of the Liaotung peninsula, in
cluding Port Arthur, Dalny and the
Blonde and Elliott islands, thus at one
stroke getting revenge for past indig-
mites and what to her are the prime
fruits of victory.
By Japan's victories the empire has
forced Russia to consent to the open
door for all nations in Manchuria.
A "preponderant influence" in Korea
has been secured, an influence which
admits the right of Japan to give mill
tary and financial advice to the en-
peror of Korea.
Japan obtains the cession of the Chi
'nese Eastern railroad, south from
Changtfu to Port Arthur, a change of
control which will aid Japan in finar-
cial sense.
Japan has forced the limitation of
the Chinese concession of 1896, under
which the "cut off, through northern
Manchuria was built to connect the
trans Siberian and the Ussuri rail-
roads, so as to provide for the reten-
tion and ownership of the line by the
Chinese Eastern. Chinese imperial
police are to be substituted for the
Russian railroad guards.
The Japanese treasury is to receive
liberal sum in payment for the care
of Russian prisoners.
Japan's fishermen secure the right
to ply their trade in the waters of the
Russian Littoral from Vladivostok
north to the Behring sea.
The Glenwood post., 1905-09-02
Togo viii Rank With Nelson.

Gloucester Mass, Aug. 30-Andrew
d. White, former United States ambas-
sador to Russia, said, concerning
peace:
Il am glad that peace has come. |
am glad that the japanese seemed so
very maSnanimouS. l expected that it
would be necessary to leave some
points to the decision of the commits
s:oners or to The Hague tribunal. ia
pan will now take her place among the
nations of the world. The name of
Togo will rank in history with that of
Nelson. President Roosevelt is de-
serving of great credit, and the result
of his efforts will make him an his
torical person. l am satisfied that there
Will now be great reforms in Russia,
similar to those following the Crimean
war;"
The Glenwood post., 1905-09-02
WORK YET TO BE DONE
BEFORE PEACE is ESTABLISHED
President Thinks We Should Not ee
Too Saneuine-Place for Signing
Treaty Yet to Be Selected.

Oyster Bay, Aug. 31.-''Whistle
softly. We are getting into the thin
timber, but we are not yet out of the
woods"
This homely admonition represents
accurately President Roosevelt's s
view of the situation at Portsmouth.
Peace is in sight but it is not yet an
accomplished fact. Profoundly as he
is gratified at the results already
achieved by the plenipotentiaries, the
President realizes fully that the most
important work remains yet to be
done. Until more is accomplished, It
is scarcely the part of wisdom, he
thinks, to do mere than whistle
softly"
1t is probable that President Roose-
welt may make a formal expression
Portsmouth by the Russian and Japan.
ese ENJOYS, but the intimation to-day
was that he would not make such a
statement. in any event. until he
should have been assured of the sue,
cess oil lle conference.
The President has no definite idea
how long the plenipotentiaries may be
engaged in the negotiations of the
treaty of peace He believes that il
ought not to take a great length Of
time. because the points OF difference
having been resolved. the incorpora
ton of the tentative agreement
reached becomes practically only a
question OF phraseology. The import
anCe of the text of the various sections
of the treaty is not minimized by the
President, and he appreciates thor
oughly that obstacles may arise at any
moment that might delay seriously the
negotiations or wreck them entirely
The woods will not be cleared entirely
until the treaty is signed and sealed.
The place to be selected for the ap
pending of signatures to the treaty
raises a question of interest. 1t was
assumed ,efore the meeting of tn,
conference that the treaty, wherever f
might be negotiated, would be signed
in Washington and be known hereafter
as the treaty of Washington" as the
! conference itself although held a
Portsmouth is known as the Washing
ton conference.
1t is proposed that the signing of the
treaty take place at Sycamore hill as {
compliment to President Roosevelt fol
his part in initiating the conference
and bringing it to a successful issue
! The treaty then would be known a!
the treaty of Sycamore HILL" anC
would go down in history along witt
many other important convention!
which have been concluded at place!
other than continental capitals. Thi!
question lies wholly with the con
ferees. and it is likely to remain un
determined until they practically hav,
! concluded their work.
The Glenwood post., 1905-09-02
OVATION TO M. WlTTE.
Russian Envoy Cheered by People of,
Portsmouth,.

FOftSTlOutn.
Portsmouth, n. H., Aug. 30.-Not
until NJ. Witte arrived at the hotel
with Baron de Rosen shortly after /
O'Clock, and received one of the most
remarkable ovations ever accorded a
foreigner in this country, did the
guests in the hotel know the terms of
peace, which the Associated Press had
bulletined few, minutes after the ad-
journment of the morning session.
For half an hour the crowd awaited
the arrival of NJ. Witte. Word had
come that he and Baron de Rosen were
returning to their hotel for luncheon,
but that the Japanese mission would
remain at the navy yard.
By the time the big automobile bring
ing the Russian peacemakers dashed
up to the front of the Russian head
quarters the veranda was crowded
with 800 persons. The crowd met the
ENJOYS before they reached the YER
anda and began the mighty cheer that
did not die until NJ. Witte had entered
his apartments on the second floor and
sunk into an armchair, moved almost
to tears and completely overcome by
the inspiration of the moment, the con-
fiicting emotions produced by the mo-
mentous events at the navy yard, and
the wildly enthusiastic demonstration
which greeted him on his arrival.
Bravo! Bravo!" they cried. In their
mad enthusiasm the people rushed to
the end of the veranda and met the
fifty or more who had been watching at
the corner to give the signal of the en-
voy's arrival. Both M. Witte and
Baron de Rosen lifted their hats.
The occasion was, with all its en-
thusiasm, too solemn for them to do
more than respectfully bow their
heads. Then NJ. Witte started shaking
the outstretched hands. Before NJ.
Witte passed up the stairway leading
to his apartments the crowd began
crying What about indemnity; how
much did Russia pay?"
The word Indemnity" brought NJ.
Witte to halt on the first landing of
the stairway. Turning to the crowd,
deliberately and with that command
ing force which has made his person
ality the most potent factor in the
peace negotiations, the great man of
Russia, with words that seemed to
come through his tightlyclenched
lips, fairly snapped back to his ques-
TONERS with deep feeling:
Pas unsou" (not cent?.
The ring of pride in his voice told
the crowd that M. Witte had won his
victory. He came to Portsmouth de-
claring stoutly that he was not to pay
an indemnity in any shape or form. He
had made good his word. The words
brought another cheer.
The Glenwood post., 1905-09-02
Detroit Tunnel BeoiIn-

Detroit, Aug. 26.-Work on the rail
road tunnel which is to be constructed
under the Detroit river between Wind
sor and Detroit began yesterday when
a force of workmen commenced sink
Ing the initial shaft on the American
side. similar shaft will shortly be
sunk on the tunnel line on the Cana
dian side. While there is still much
preliminary surveying and testing to
be done, the location of the tunnel Is
practically decided upon.
The actual length of the under
ground portion of the tunnel will be
two and six-tenths miles and the dis
tance from surface 10 surface almost
exactly three miles. 1t is estimated
that between two and three years will
be occupied in the construction.
The Glenwood post., 1905-09-02
Germany Praises Roosevelt.

Berlin, Aug. 3O.-Japan has won a
great moral victory, Russia a great
diplomatic one, and President Roose-
welt has become the first figure in in
ternational statesmanship.
That is what Berlin thinks of the re-
suit of the Portsmouth conference.
The foreign office, where the Asso-
ciated Press brought the first an
nouncement and the summary of CON
dltions agreed upon thirty minutes be-
lore they were known elsewhere in
Germany, says unreservedly that with
out the Presidents personal eXhorta-
tions, supported by his unique position
and the power of the United States.
peace would not have been attained
and that Grmany and the whole world
Will benefit by the craftsmanship
shown by the Washington govern
ment.