Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-09
PEACE CONFERENCES HELD
BELIEVES HusS'A
SHOULD END WAR.

Assassination Of Cxar-New
Secretary Of Navy-sowsn- LOOMS
CHARGES Not Sustained - Land
Frauds In California.
Three peace conferences on the SUD
ject of the war In the far east were
held with President Roosevelt ut inc
white house In Washington Mohoay'
June 9, The other parties to the con-
ferences were Mr.. Takahira. the Jap
anese minister NJ. Jusserand. the
French ambassador. and Mr.. O'Belrne,
the British charge d'affaires. II is
impossible to state. except In a gen.
eral way, what Japan's terms would
be in view Of Admiral Togo's latest
The mikado has formidablc
war party to cope with In Japan, put
Il Is believed that the president VIII
be able to keep Japans peace terms
within reasonable bounds. Mr.. TAXA
hira said: Toxic is always for peace,
but Russia must first realize the pres
ent situation In all It's seriousness
and be prepared to face It,"
Europe is said to regard President
Roosevelt as the most available
medium for the preliminary commun.
ications between st. Petersburg ana
Toxic. The president held CONFER
ence with Count Cassini. the RUSSIAN
at the white mouse FIJI
day, June 2. He spoke. he SAID. as
the friend of Russia no less than OF
japan and on behalf not only Of the
government. but In the
interest OF humanity and expressed
the earnest hope that Russia would
forthwith conclude peace with japan.
II was his firm belief. he said. that
Russia should end the war in her own
interest. The prolongation OF the war
will not result in victory for the Rus
sian arms and can only serve to IN
crease Japan's demands and render
more difficult the drafting Of treaty
of peace which the car as well as the
mikado can sign. The Russian am
bassador received the presidents
views kindly but declared that the
psychological moment to discuss peace
had not yet come.
1t was reported In Berlin Tuesday.
June 6, that the Russian emperor mad
been assassinated but there Is no con-
firmation of the report. A great pup
lie demonstration for peace was neld
in ST. Petersburg Sunday night. June
4. The emperor has conferred greatly
increased and almost dictatorial DOW
ers on Governor General Trepoh to
control the agitation now almost per-
emptorily demanding constitution,
representative government and the
surrender of the vital principles OF the
autocracy. and to put down the disor-
ders with which the revolutionaries
are threatening the country. Inc
meeting of the All-Russian Zemstvo
congress. called for June g. was pro-
hibited by order June 5.
Fighting continues on land In Man.
churia. Japanese troops are being
transported to Korea and 1t is be-
lieved an advance on Vladivostock Is
contemplated.
Johann Hoch, convicted wife MUIR
derer and confessed bigamist. was
sentenced at Chicago. Monday. June
s. to be hanged June 49, Motions for
a new trial and for a stay of 1udg-
ment were denied.
]. Montgomery Sears. the heaviest
taxpayer of Boston and one OF the
wealthiest men in New England, died
at his summer home in Southboro.
Mass, Friday, June 2. He inherited
his fortune from his father, an East
India merchant
The rain and wind storm general all
over lower Michigan Monday, June
8, did 100000 damage. Thirty wash
outs were reported on the Pere Mar
ouette system, and the Grand Trunk
reported IL. Three Grand Trunk
bridges were washed out in Ottawa
county.
Crown Prince Frederick William of
Germany and Duchess Cecilia OF
Mecklenberg- Schwerin We're married
at Berlin Tuesday. June s, by the
court chaplain, according to the
Lutheran ritual. Great festivities at
tended the arrival Of the Duchess &C.
ella in Berlin Saturday, June 3.
A 100000 fire wiped out the finest
section of Revere, Mass, beach Sun
day morning. June 4. The buildings
all the way from the state bathhouse
to the Old Mill building were swept
out of existence. The fire was mark
ed by many thrilling escapes and dar-
ing rescues from the Hotel Irving and
the adjoining buildings. and some peo-
pie were injured in the scramble for
safety.
The sultan of Morocco has refused
the French proposals for the reform Of
the administration of Morocco.
France is supposed to exercise semi
protectorate over Morocco. The re-
cent visit of the emperor of Germany
to Tangier. supposed to be for the
purpose of weakening or destroying
French influence in the country Great
ed intense feeling throughout Europe.
1AI n
DIR. Archibold. chemist at the starch
works at Prescott, Ont, has sold to
the Russian war department his Sc
cret process for producing smokeless
powder from starch. At the close OF
the war. DR.. Archibold will go to Rus
STA to take charge of the manufacture
of smokeless powder for the govern
ment. The powder, manufactured In
sheets like glass. is elastic. unaffected
by heat or cold. and cannot be detona-
ted by shock.
The naval battle of the Sea of Japan
moves the United States up from
fifth to fourth place in naval rank
and Germany from fourth to third.
The naval powers now rank in this
order: Great Britain. France. Ger
many. United States. Italy. japan,
Russia and Austria. Prior to the bat
tie of the Sea of Japan they ranked
as follows: Great Britain. France.
Russia. Germany. United States. Italy.
Japan and Austria.
An elaborate system of land fraud
is said to have been discovered in
California by which, under cover Of
law and with the help Of forgery.
great bodies of the public domain in
Modoc and other northern counties
have been brought under private own