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J 7 Is Hope Against Hope for Peace

No Answer Received from Czar to

President Roosevelts Proposition

i Protocols Not Yet Ready

Portsmouth N H August 23 An-

other glimmer of hope The meetingof the peace plenipotentiaries which

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was to have been held this afternoon-has been postponed until tomorrow t

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morning at 915 The official reasonAssigned for this change of program-was that the secretaries had not yet

t completed the work of drafting theprotocols for submission for the signa-turesy of the plenipotentiaries This istrue but there is more potent reasonM Witte has not yet received thefinal word from St Petersburg Itwas expected this morning It did notcome and therefore with M Wittesauthorization Mr Placon who washard at work upon the Russian proto ¬

col went to Mrs Sato the Japanesesecretary and suggested the postpone I

ment Baron Komura approved anl1 the announcement was issued

As the situation now stands MWitte could not if he would cede orcompromise on article 5 Sakhalin orarticle 9 indemnity The instructiongiven him by the emperor before heleft St Petersburg precluded the pos-

sibility of either and it was statedthat up to the present hour every mes

z sage he has received indirectly or di-

rectly from his emperor shows no signof any change of mind And from theprivate advices the advisers whom theemperor is consulting seem practical-ly

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unanimous in support of the viewthat further concessions are inconsist-ent

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with Russias dignity and hon¬

or and that unless Japan is preparedI

to yield something substantial not up ¬

on articles 10 or 11 but upon articles5 and 9 it is better to continue thewar

Aflthough it seems to be hopingagainst hcpe there is still a possibili-ty

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that the emperor will take PesiI dent Roosevelts advice and take the

only step which the president thinkscan save the conference from ship-Wreck The presidents suggestion Is I

not general and vague but quite con ¬

crete If it is finally rejected it issaId not to involve a specific answerbut M Witte Is anxious that the em ¬

peror shall have full time to deliberatemnd the aJpanese have no desire toforce the issue They will welcome afew days delay if the delay keeps the I

door of peace open There is a strong I

intimation that the Japanese are pre ¬

pared to make a proposition when theconference reassembles but there isnothing to Indicate that they are pre ¬

pared to recede on either articles 5 o-rt Articles 10 and 11 they mightforego but that would hardly bringpeace nearer Five and nine remainnow as at the beginning the seem ¬

ingly insurmountable obstacles topeace Article 10 of Japans demandsprovides that the Russion warships in-

terned¬

In neutral ports shall be turnedover to Japan Article 11 calls forthe limitation of Russias naval pow-er in the Far East

Secret Conference at Navy YardAt 1 oclock today a personal repre-

sentative of President Roosevelt wascloseted witn M Witte and Baron DeRosen in the naval general stores at

s the navy yar2 The appointment forthe conference was made through Sec-retary

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Pierce last night It is not yet I

yet known who the representatives ofthe president is

This sensation is yet unknown atthe Wentworth Since 1230 the corre-spondents have been waiting on theveranda of M Wittes apartmentswhere he had an appointment to meetthem at that hour to be photographed-with them They awaited his corningSor half an hour and then dispersed-and everyone is wondering where MWitte is and whether he forgot hisengagement-

The conference is supposed to havebeen begun about 1230 M Witteand Baron DeRosen left the hotel thismorning in an automobile supposedlyfor a ride Mr Pierce his not beenat the hotel since this morning andIt Is supposed he is also at the navyfrard where he may have received the I

presidents representative and present-ed

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him to the plenipotentiaries-The great care had been taken to

prevent the fact of the secret meet I

Jng from being made public It hadbeen intimated that Mr Witte andBaron DeRosen had gone to York har-bor for a ride

The true reason for the postpone-ment of todays session of the confer

raa is now annarent

The President Hard at WorkOyster Bay August 23While Pres-

ident Roosevent has not relaxed in theleast his efforts to bring the Russianand Japanese envoys Into an agree-ment° t a distinct lull in the negotia-tions

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was noticeable here today Novisitors on business connected with the I

peace proceedings were expected I

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resident adviseS of the developmentsin te stuatoji ttxrs but the iJietinature of tho

A iElomation he trans-mits is not disclosed So long as theconference remains in session the i

president will hold himself in readi-ness

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to assist the envoys in any proper I

way to reach a successful concludeof their mission He is very nmIn earnest in the efforts he is makingnow to clear the way to an agreement i

and it is believed his strong feelingin the matter has impressed itself up i-

onI

the minds of the conferees I

That the presidents earnestnEss I

took a practical turn in his conference I

with Ambassador DeRoseTi and Baron i

Kaneko is be and question but there i

are reasons for the bele itiai the ml I

purport of hs proposals has not ye j

appeared It is felt here tfcat as animmediate break in the conferenceseems to have been averted there is i

yet hope of a successful issue to the I

conference

News From French CapitalParis August 23The St Peters

burg correspondent of the Temps con-

tradicts the report of the LondoTimes and Berlin Lokal nzeiger toto the effect that a council heir atPeterhoff it was decided not to makefurther peace concessions He salethat the council on the contrary pronounced by a small majority for theconclusion of the peace and that theemperor has ordered the Russian del-egates to make a new proposition rel I

ative to indemnity-The correspondent adds that the

Russian delegates have received thef

telegrams from the generals in thefield urging against the conclusion ofan unfavorable peace as the armyfeels sure of victory

iPOLICE ARREST PROFESSOR-

Had Been Banished from Empire ButReturned Without Permission

Chicago August 22The RecordHerald today says that Professor PaulMilyoukov who was arrested at hisold home near St Petersburg yester-day In a raid by the czars police wasconnected with the University of Chicago until last March when he returned to his native land to aid the I

propaganda of Russian libertyProfessor Milyoukov aroused the

wrath of the Russian emperor whenhe returned to St Petersburg for 12years ago he was dismissed from aprofessorship in the University of Mos-cow where he had received his degreeof A M and at the same time hewas banished from the Czars domains I

His expulsion followed active work to-

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reformAt the University of Chicago Profes-

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Milyoukov was looked upon asone of the most brilliant members ofthe faculty He is an eminent schol-ar

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in several lines though he confined I

himself here most particularly to lecturing on Russian social conditions

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Taft and Party at Cebu I

Cebu P I August 23 SecretaryTaft and party arrived here at 9oclock this morning on the transportLogan The Logan was met outside I

and escorted into the harbor by thescores of launches and boats The

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entire city is decorated The program-of entertainment includes a paraje arace meeting and a visit to Magelansmonument A banquet and ball will con¬

clude a picturesque and interesting-day The Logan will sail for Tacloban at daybreak tomorrow The Lo-gan

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will take Secretary Tafts entireparty and a company of marines torelieve the legation guard gaurl atPekin to Hong Kong proceeding fromthere to Tien Tsin with those of theparty who will visit Pekin GeneralCorbin will accompany the party toPekin to arrange the transfer of thelegation guard and then the Logan willreturn to Manila I

Negro Killed at Camp Meeting-Zebulon Ga August 23As a re-

sult of a riot at a negro camp meet ¬

I ing at Meansville 5 miles south of-t

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Zebulon one negro is dead anotherwounded ant three others are in jailSomething near 100 shots were fired I

i between the white marshals and negro I

gamblers and liquor venders One of I

the negroes in jail Jim Williams i =

from Atlanta charged with sellingwhisky

Pugilist Arrested for TheftNew York August 2LA man gis I

ing the name of Yank Kenney former-ly well known pugilist was arrestedlast night In Brooklyn charged withstealing a purse containing 340 Theman who lost his wallet identified onefound on the prisoner but said hecould not positively identify Kenney-as the thief The pugilist was locked-up for the night-

Quranatine Is Very RigidChattanooga Tenn August 23 The

city and county boards of health at ajoint session this morning adoptedstill more stringent regulations In¬

spectors on trains entering the citywill require from all persons desiring-to stop at Chattanooga health certifi-cates of the proper and recognized authorties i

Confederate Monment UnveiledNashville Tenn August 23A mon-

ument in commemoration of the secmd Tennessee regiment C S Awa3unveIled on Shiloh battlefield todayThe second was the late General W1B ates regiment iMiss LeonoraCheney of Nashville unveiled the mon-

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FEVER SITUATION

GREATLYIMPROVED-

Perfect Harmony Between r-

eal< <i

and Local OIFcaIs

TOTALCASES 1457 CZATHS 21

While ths Fight Against the Plague is

Not Yet Won the Ajtncrities Fee

Certain They Have the Fcer Weilt-r

in Checkfew < s at Xev Orleans since 5 1

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p m lVnI-Total cases to date147-I2athsU

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Tctal deaths to date 211 I

The number of deaths reported to-

day¬

is a trifle discouraging but allow-ances

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must be made owing to the de j

pressing heat which has been preva-

lent¬ I

for some time I

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New Orleans August 23 Showers I

today promised some amelioration otthe high temperatures which have beenprevailing but otherwise there was lit-

tle¬

change in the yellow fever situa¬

tionSixdeaths during the night prom-

isedIithat todays total would run about

equal with that of the preceding 24hours There was little variation-in

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the number of new cases in theearly morning report The medical au-

thorities¬

said today that evidence otthe fact that the situation is constant-ly

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improving insofar as the system ofI

controlling it is concerned was to beI

found in the fact that cases are now I

being reported six and eight hours I

after they are taken down It is anI

indication of the efficiency with which I

the local physicians are cooperatingwith the federal authorities Report of i

cases promptly on their occurrenceIpermits immediate screening and thus

lessens the changes for infection cipersons who have not been attacked I

One of the cases reported today inthe city was of Salvador Lucca a sail ¬ I

or on the schooner at Spanish FortHe had been ill for several days There-is

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a possibility therefore that otherson the same schooner will be affect-ed

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as well as members of other crewsFight Not Won Yet-

I While the leaders in the fightagainst yellow fever feel that the great I

struggle is succeeding beyond their I

expectations there is no disposition I

to lull the public into a false senseof security lest there shall be a relax-ation

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of the efforts which it is essen¬

tial that every householder shall make-if the present control of the disease-is

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to be maintained The fight has I

not yet been won said Professor MetzI

of Tulane university today in urging Ievery citizen to keep up his enthusi-asm

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We are only on the foothills-the mountains are yet to be scaledthe fortifications are yet to be takenIn the next two or three weeks it will

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ibe known whether the disease can bestamped out or checked If it canbe stamped out it will be a miracleThat it can be held in check is be-lieved

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but the people of New Orleansmust exert themselves to the utmost

With the deaths however running I

into the fifties and rapidly approach-ing

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the eighties at this time in 1878 andI

the new cases of genuine yellow fever i

approximating 200 against less than a I

dozen deaths daily now there is con-sidered

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to be every justification for jthe encouragemen twhich Dr Whiteannounces he feels over the situation

Especially encouraging is the situa ¬ I

tion above Canal street The disease-has struggled desperately to gain a I

foothold in that section but has failed I

There have been a considerable num-ber

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of cases but they are widely scat-tered and there is not a nest of themto be found anywhere from Ccnal to I

the upper limits of the parishSome days ago President Souchon I

wrote to the railroads asking themto put on small trains to come of the I

towns which are in sore distress be-cause communication is cut off Gener-al

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Superintendent Cushing of theSouthern Pacific has written a reply 1

that the road is now running trains ata heavy loss to afford service for nonInfected localities Travel however

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is so light that these trains are earning less than onefourth of what iicosts to run them and additional fa ¬

cilities cannot be furnishedi Italian Concealed Case j

The cases reported from St BernardI parish adjoining New Orleans show

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how difficult it is to keep track ot ji sickness in the country One of thel cases was that of an Italian woman

She had been sick for a week but I

I her husband concealed the fact and I

treated her himself Yesterday he II found her dyij s and summoned a

physician When the physician ar¬

I rived she was dead of yellow feverleaving seven children the oldest 10years old and the youngest 5 monthsThe oldest child was also found to beinfected

If The announcement of the surgeongeneral Mr Wvmac jn a telesranTtPresident Souchdn that it isimpossi t

ble to take adequate precautions atColon to disinfect vessels and thatevery vessel from there to southernports must be detained at port of ar-

rival¬

five days is expected temporari1y to transfer all cotton trade hereto¬

fore passing through southern gate-ways to New York Already fmicarrying vessels which touch at thePanama port have been barred a

SEVERE EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS i

Towns in Many States Feel the ViI

bration of EarthChicago August 23 Illinois was

shaken by an earthquake shortly after 11 oclock last night the mostsevere in recent years The shock I

in the southern part of the state andespecially in the region surroundingEast St Louis was seven e enough torattle dishes and furniture causethe dogs to bark as in alarm and children to awaken and cry Housescreaked and in many instances theiroccupants rushed out in terror fearlug that the straining beams aal joistswould jrive way

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As far north as Sprin eid the I

shock was distinctly felt F tier totile north it grew less perceptible un-til

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in the region of Chicago it vrzsno iced although it is expected that I

the delicate instruments plac inthe office of the weather bureau will I

when examined show a siesmic dis ¬

turbance was recorJed The office wasclosed last night before the shock

Icame and the instruments could notbe consulted-

Not only Illinois but western Ken ¬

tucky and parts of Tennessee and In-

diana¬ I

were shaken Messages from I

the different towns in those statessay that three distinct shocks in quicksuccession were felt The waves ofthe earths motion seemed to be fromeast to west

Shock Felt at St LouisWit Louis August 23St Louis and

vicinity was visited last night by anI

earthquake shortly after 11 oclockThree distinct shocks were felt by I

thousands of persons in St Louis and I

St Louis county as far east as Belle ¬

ville Ill as far south as Paducah-Ky and as far north as SpringfieldIll While the tremors lasted scarce-ly

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a minute they were distince enough I

to awaken sleeping residents and tocause dogs to bark HI alarm Theshocks seemed to travel from east towest There was but an infinitesmsil i

period between them only a secondIntervening between the first and sec ¬

ond spasms and about three secondsI

between the second and third or final I

shockI

The trembling of the earth was ac-companied by a dull rumbling noise

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resembling the passing of a distantfreight train

Shocks Felt in TennesseeNashville August 23A Clarksville

Tenn dispatch to The Banner says asevere earthquake shock was felt I

there at 1110 oclock last nignt shak ¬

ing down a chimney on a residenceand causing much excitement Siesmicdisturbances were also noted at thetown of Union City and other sectionsof this state A vigorous shock was I

felt in Nashville I

TAX RATE MAY BE HIGHER

Great Increase Made in Property Re ¬

turns in GeorgiaAtlanta August Z3The governor-

and comptroller general will fix thestate tax rate the latter part of thisweek

Every possible effort will be made tokeep it down as low as the tax rateof last year which was 480 on 1000though from present indications thatwill be practically out of the question

The tax levy this year will include-for the first time the additional 200000 given to public schools from direct J

taxation this appropriation havingbeen increased to 1000000 in the gen-eral appropriations bill of 1904 andmade applicable for 1905

The indications are therefore thatthe rate fixed this year will be nearly5 mills or 5 on 1000 though Gov-ernor Terrell and Comptroller Gener-al Wright will make every effort tokeep it down to last years figures It-s possible they may find some expelient by which this can be done

The last tax digest that of Glynncounty was received by Captain TipHarrison of the comptroller generalsoffice Monday and with Glynns reportthe total net gains in the values oftaxable property throughout the stateover the returns of last year are foundto be 37894084 Glynn showed a-

gainf

of 179695Only three counties in the state

showed a decrease as follows Echols I

1951 Jasper G57 and Taliaferro I

1445 But these as is apparentnot

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materially affect the net increaseWith the increase in the valuation of I

the states taxable property over lastyear will be about 845000000 t

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Girls Cries Scared Negro I

Meridian Miss August 23AhearAf-lyarmed posse is searching the woods

near here for an unknown negro whottemtped a criminal assault upon MissMaggie Rhodes the 19yearold laugh-ter

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of J A Rhodes a prominent citi-

zen The negro met her at a lonelyspot on highway near her home justoutside the city Her screams brought17yearold brother to her rescueThe negro cursed the boy fired twoshots at him and fled A slight clewjust secured may lead to an arrest

Tornado Wrecks Arizona TownEl Paso Tex August 22A torna-

do struck the town of Roosevelt ArizMonday Almost every house wasoverturne but only one person wasinjured The town is located in a i

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