, 1910-05-07

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upon which he reached the Pole. He has.
named the sledge Beaumont.
1t is announced that England and the
United States have exchanged ratiticatons
Of the Waterways Treaty, settling al frontier
questions between Canada and the United
States.
Advices from Christiania state that
Mr.. Roosevelt last evening addressed
the Nobel PGjlo Committee upon inter
national peace, at the National Theatre,
which was crowded by a representative
audience including King Haakon and
Queen Maud, diplomats, memGers OF the
Nobility and the learned professions, besides
the committee elected by the Storthing,
which awarded Mr.. Roosevelt a prize for his
services i'll ending the Russo Japanese war.
Mr.. Roosevelt, who spoke for forty-threo
minutes, began with a tribute to the late
Bj6rnstjerne Bj5rlson, the audience rising.
The appreciation shown was deep rather than
noisy, applause not being frequent. His
voice showed the effect Of his recent con
slant speech-making, and towards the end
was almost iuaudible. He declared that
having won the award in the capacity Of
President OF the United States, he felt under
the obligation to devote the money portion
thereof to 81 similar object, the promotion Of
industrial peace. He thought pence best
promoted by treaties of arbitration, by en-
larging the functions Of the Hague Tribunal,
and the Limitation Of ornaments, and espe-
clalIy by the formation of u League with the
object OF keeping peace both between It's
members and nonmembers ,forc!bly if nece5-
sary, by some form of 1nJernational police.
The sentiment most approved by the audi
ence, was the suggested disciplining of any
powerful unjust nation.
New York, May 6th-Advices from Cos
tarica report the destruction of the town Of
Carriage by an earthquake, five hundred per
sons being killed and more injured. Half
the houses have been destroyed including
the Palace of Peace, the gift of Mr.. Carne-
gle. Martial law has been proclaimed for
protection against the released prisoners.
The shocks were felt throughout the five re-
publics, but were not serious elsewhere.
Dispatches from Japan report that the
town OF AOmOri has been burned, with the
loss of sixteen lives. The damage is estima-
ted at ten million dollars, and thirty thou
sand persons are homeless. many being in
jured.
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