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Article 5 Which Relates to the Ces-

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J of Sakhalin Islands to JapanI

Will Be Fought by the Russians St

Petersburg Is Pessimistic

Portsmouth N H Aug 16 Article

4f the peace conditions has beenagreed upon-

Portsmouth

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N H August 16 TheI

peace conference began at two min-

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before 10 oclock The plenipo-tentiaries

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went to the navy yard inI

their motor cars but the trip was asomewhat slow one on account of thedrizzling rain which made the readsmuddy Ten minutes after their ar ¬

rival at the naval stores building I

the negotiators had taken their places j

in the conference room and work be

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That making peace is a strenuous i

life is illustrated by the daily pro-

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of work of the peace envoys and I

their suites Eight sessions of theconference have been held since the I

arrival of the missions at Portsmouth-one week ago and all but one of j

these has been long as to hours OutL side the sessions every one connected-

Ith the work has continuous and I

taxing occupations with but few hoursfor rest and practically none for rec-

reation¬

The envoys have breakfast before l

9 oclock they are In the navy yardbefore 10 oclock and with the excep

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Lion of a brief space for luncheon I

served in the conference buildingthey stay in session until evening Af ¬

ter this a hurried dinner is served-at

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the hotel and the work of the even-ing

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and night begins Last night M

tte and Baron Rosen there was anoutside duty and one of almost as

r much Importance as peace betweenRussia and Japan namely the consid-erationr of the amelioration of the con-dition

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of the Jews in Russia which a I

delegations of the American Hebrews I

The secretaries busied themselves inI

bringing records up to date and pre-paring

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I cablesI l Cable Tolls Run High

Ani idea of th evolume of cablesI which daily are sent to Europe and l

the Far East may be had from thestatement that Sunday one cable com-panyI handled 19000 worth of busi-nessI including dispatches from both

I peacemakers from its headquartersr hereI Both sides are very keen in theI matter of their facilities for communi-

cationI The heavy tax on the localI

> telephone wires made it impossible forL them to get quick service betweenugflKe hotel and their conference rooms

the navy yard and complaint wasI Jiiade with the result that Secretaryj Pierce had two direct telephone sys

Sterns installed between these pointsI one for the Russians and one for theI JapaneseI Citizens Excluded from Navy YardI The exclusive use of the navy yardI so far as civilians are concerned isI still possessed absolutely by the mem-

bersL of the peace commission Yes-

terdayL in addtion to the regular guardK of marines which from the first wasi placed ovcr the naval stores buildin-

ga a detail of secret service men wasI added They surrounded the building

i and kept constant watch throughoutK the session

< Considering Article 4K At the morning session today con-

siderationI of article 4 which relatesF J to the Liao Tung peninsula and the

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Srytiujteinler of the Russian leases wasI flgun As the cession of Sakhalin

land is tile fifth article the natural-deductiol

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would be that today wouldfi witness a collision and possibly a dead-

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lockButit appeared more likely that the

question of the cession of the island-on on which neither side is now prepared1 k to yield when reached by mutualI agreement would be considered until

L the end The policy of each side being-to to endeavor to place the responsibili-

typ of a rupture on the other it isregarded as a practical certainty that-

PJ neither will insist at this Juncture upI on precipitating a situation which willIf decide this issue The plan is al-I most certain to pass over the disputedI articles and see how far an agreementI 2s possible then to return and attackI the obstaclesI Article 3 which was agreed on yes-

terdayI It developed today was incor-rectlyI stated to be the cession of the

I Chinese Eastern railroad That articleI comes later The third article per-

taInedI to the restoration of the Chi-neseIf administration in the province

l of Manchuria and was a natural se-quence

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1r ll to article 2 providing for mutual evacutaion and mutual recogni

1 tion of Chinese territorial integrityx and the open door policy for which

7 American diplomacy has fought Thef mistake was due to the fact that that

railroad question involved generallyWA In the question of restoring Chinese

r r administration in Manchuria wasouch

Must Abandon Indemnity DemandNew York August 1The St Pe

NrsbMrg correspondent of the Tiara

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says that an important personage de ¬

Glared tor him yesterday that Japandid not abandon her demand for anindemnity the negotiations at Ports-mouth would be broken off this weekEvery preparation he said has beenmade for a general mobilization with-a view to a supreme effort in Manchu-ria

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in the present year True thechances of victory were dubious butRussia would play her last card be ¬

fore accepting dishonorable conditions-of peace

The order for the mobilization willbe issued in the middle of Augustold style if peace has not been pre-

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concluded

News from ManchuriaField Headquarters Japanese Army-

in ManchuIa August J3 5 p m viaPusan August 15relayed in Trans ¬

mission The Japanese reconnoisanceIn force along the line Sot the railway-on the Kikln road from the Chang TufLine drove in the Russian outposts-On Aug 12 eleven Russians werekilled and ten captured in a conterreconnaissance in the section of Kinyton The Russians were driven backby the Japanese outposts

TWO MORE NEW COUNTIES

Legislators Would Abolish Negro StateTroops Other News

Atranta August 16Fully sustaining-the report of its committee on newcounties the house of representatives-has completed its work on the newcounty bills passing each one of themjust as the committee recommended-and without a single amendment ex¬

cept such as the committee approvedBy this action the house demon ¬

strates its confidence not only in thecommittee which had this importantwork before it but also in SpeakerSlaton upon whom the selection ol I

the members of the committee de ¬

volvedThe new county business was con ¬

cluded by the house Monday when itpassed the bills providing for the cre-ation

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of Stephens county from parts-of Habersham and Franklin andToombs count from parts of EmanuelTattnall and Montgomery Stephensmet with warm opposition but Toombswent through without a voice beingraised against it The house hasthus passed bills providing for theestablishment of eight new countiesall that are allowed under the consti-tutional

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amendmentAbolish Negro Troops-

If the senate sustains the action ofthe house the negro troops of the-

i state must go out of the serviceThe house Monday by a vote of lOG

I to 6 passed the bill by Mr Land ofWilcox which abolishes the battalionof negro troops in Georgia

This action was taken despite theI

asseracs made by Mr Hall of Bibband others that this legislation woIJ

I no doubt prevent the Georgia militiaI from enjoying the benefits of the Dick

militia law and would probably resultI

in the federal appropriation of 25003I being withdrawn from this state

The members felt however theywould rather take the chances of iosing the government appropriation than-to have in any case negro officers tak ¬

lug rank over white officers as mighteasily come about under the provisionsof the Dick law

In the SenateWhat is believed to have been the

skirmish preliminary to the approach-ing

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new county fight in the senate tookplace in the upper house Monday whena resolution was introduced by Sena ¬

tor Steed providing that the new coun-ty

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bills be taken up in the senate onWednesday morning and made thespecial continuing order of businessuntil disposed of

After a heated fight in the senatecommittee on finance upon that por-

n tion of the general tax on foreign cor-

porations=

the committee Monday af-

ternoon voted favorably-The fight against this secti i of the

general tax act was the liveliest tratcame up before the senate committeeSeveral important amendments weremade to the house bill

Arrested for Attempted AssaultRoberta Ga August 1GAlfortI

Howard a negro charged with at ¬

tempted criminal assault upon MissMamie Childers has been arrestedand is held to await trial before thesuperior court His preliminary trialoccurred Monday and the court placedthe negros bond at 3500 The at¬

tempt was made about 11 oclock-at night He entered the room through-a window His presence soon awokethe young lady who began scream-ing

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which aroused Mrs Childers andthe rest of the family There was nodemonstration against Howard andthe law will be permitted to have fullsway

Mormons Ask for DamagesKnoxville Tenn August 16Dam-

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suits aggregating 40000 werefiled in federal court at GreenvilleTenn by Mormon missionaries whocharge that they were roughly han ¬

dled in Greene county when thy at-

tempted¬

to preach Mormon doctrineThe suits are styled J Sorenson vDan Price et al W T Battle vSmithspn et al Olaf Jetson v DanPrice et al In each suit 10000damages are asked for personal in¬

juries Hon W D Wright UnitedStates Attorney for the eastern districtof Tennessee is one of the attorneysfor the plaintiffsa

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FEWER NEW CASES

OF FEVER REPORTED

Federal Authorities Feel Hope-

ful Over Situation-

NEW CASES 13 AND DEATHS 5

A Large Majority of the Cases Report-

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Come From the Location of theFirst tionGeneral Public Is

Now More Hopeful

New cases of fever in New Orleanssince G oclock p m Monday 13

Total cases to dnte 1051Deaths today5Total deaths 171The number of new cases and deaths-

up to noon today shows a slight im ¬

provement in the yellow fever situa-tion In New Orleans The new casescontinue to appear from day to dayin the state but there is no general-or violent spread of the pestilence out ¬

side of the original center of infec ¬

tionAlabama and Mississippi continue

free from the disease three suspiciouscases at Raymond Miss being todaypronounced not yellow fever

Dr Guiteras expected he stated to-

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that New Orleans would be freefrom the infection in forty days

New Orleans August 16 Fewer reports than usual were made in theearlier hours of the day of newcases-of yellow fever giving rise to the hopethat the strenuous campaign of the marine hospital service has been entire-ly

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successful and that all the oldconcealed cases have been brought-to light That is the end that DrWhite has been working steadily toachieve for he has said frequently-that when he has knowledge of everyexisting case he can fix a time withinwhich the fever may be exterminated-

The United States soldiers at Jack ¬

son barracks who have been kept pris ¬

oners for the past two weeks in order-to guard the garrison from infectionhave been chafing under the restraint

I put upon them Today it was an ¬

nounced that 200 of them would be tak-en

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in special trains to West End to ¬

morrow for a days recreationGeneral Public Hopeful

I Hopefulness among the general pub ¬

lic was manifested today over the yel ¬

low fever situation from the shrink¬

age of cases during the preceding 24

hours and the belief is gaining groundthat 105 cases reported on Saturdaywill prove to be the top notch figures-of the present visitation of the feverAs already pointed out in The Associ ¬

ated Press dispatches all cases of fe-

ver¬

which bore any resemblance to1 yellow lever were included in last

weeks daily lists with the result thatmany of the yellow fever cases were

1 subsequently diagnosed as malaria-l Hereafter more care is to be taken-

In investigating reports of sicknessI and with the doctors ooperating it is

expected that all the yellow fevercases found will be promptly turned-up without the necessity of including-in the reports fevers of other kinds

In order to meet the objections otI

doctors that inspectors have been fol-

lowing¬

I in their tracks and invadingI house from which they have already

reported fever Dr White has put intoeffect a rule which will make suchconflicts impossible in the future

Wherever a case has been reported-the householder is to be provided with-a card of the doctor giving the tem-perature

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and condition of the patientwhich will protect such house fromfurther intrusion-

The weather was a trifle cooler to¬

day but there is no indication of adecided fall in the temperature Sud-

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changes in the temperature areinjurious to yellow fever patients alternations from high to low tempera-tures

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generally haying a marked ef¬

fect on the death rateDeaths Among Foreigners-

Of the twelve deaths in the preced ¬

ing 24 hours seven bore Italian namestwo German two English and oneFrench All were below Canal streetFifteen cases were handled duringthe day at the emergency hospitalwhere there have been to date 12

cases Twentyseven have been dis ¬

charged and many of the present pa ¬

tients are convalescent The hospitalauthorities say that confidence in thetreatment given in the institutionamong the foreign races

The Italian sisters of the mission-ary

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order of the Sacred Heart havevolunteered their services in charitywork and are working actively to relieve distress among the Italian popslation

Two Negroes Are Killed

Cordele Ga August 16parties ar¬

riving on the Albany and Northerntrain Monday brought reports ofa shooting affray which occurred nearOakfield 18 miles southwest of Cor ¬

dele in which two negroes were killedII outright and three fatally wounded by-

a woods rider named Malfis Mainslis a woodsman for the Oakfield Naval

Stores company Telephone and tele ¬

graph wires are down but al storiesagree that the woodsman had ordswith several negroes in their settle-ment

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Saturday night In consequence-seven of them waylaid him as he start-ed

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on his rounds

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TWO KILLED ELEVEN INJURES I

Wreck Occurs on Central of GeorgiaRailway in the Macon Yards

Macon Ga August 16A localfreight train collided with passen-ger

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train No 15 on the Central rail ¬

road at the foot of Third street esactly two minutes after it was duehere and as a result a negro mailclerk and the negro fireman on thepassenger are dead and eleven otherpersons are all severely injured twopossibly fatally

The superintendent of the road willhold an investigation-

The passenger going out at 420oclock dwas due to leave the station-at 445 oclock and that time it isnecesary for the freight to either liein Macon or lie in waiting at thesiding northward When the time fordeparture arrived Engineer John Nashmounted his engine one of the fourvery large new locomotives recentlypurchased by the Central and remark-ed

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as the freight had not shown uphe supposed It was waiting at Summerfield 5 miles away

Within less than two minutes andbefore he had the passenger undergood way the freight In charge ofEngineer Theodore Reddy founded asharp curve and the two trains cametogether with a crash that left bothengines one express car one mail anr15 freight cars a mass of brokenbeams and warped steel and iron

SCHWAB SAILS FOR GERMANY-

Iron King Will Investigate New Pro-cess of Making Steel-

ew Yorw August 16 Charles MSchwb who arrived here from Braddock Pa yesterday revealed for thefirst time that his trip abroad is forthe purpose of investigating in Ger¬

many a new and secret process forthe manufacture of steel which mayhave an important bearing on th efutureof that countr-

yI will be gone for three weeksand the only country I intend to visit-is Germany Mr Schwab said-

I am going to inspect several steelmills One offer is a new develop ¬

ment in the manufacture of steel Thishas been inauguarated by friends ofmine over there and I am going tosee what it is like Mr Johnsongeneral manager of the BethlehemSteel company is going with me Headded that there was a possibility ofhis visiting Andrew Carnegie before-he went and he refused to discuss hisrumored contracts to constrictwharves in Russia and for Russianarmor plate

Victim of an Auto AccidentNew York August 16Harris Lind

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ley who met death in an automobileaccident at Bennington Vt yesterdaywas appointed third deputy police com-

missioner¬

by Commissioner McAdouon April 11 1904 to succeed John FCowan resigned His principal dutywas to try delinquent policemen and-

to have charge of the purchase ofsupplies for the department of Mr

I Lindley was was 35 years old Hecame of old New England stock onhis fathers side and his mother is amember of the well known Harris fam¬

ily of Tennessee His grandfather-was T George Harris a pay director-of the United States army

Gold Hunter Killed By TrainMiddletown N Y August 16Sti

phen Caldwell of Philipsport is deadfrom being struck by a train near hithome f He was 86 years of age Cald-well

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was in the rush to Californiagold fields in IS 19 He made a for-

tune¬

While returning by the sea routeI the vessel was burned and many livesj were lost but he was picked up after

Soaring a long time Later he reI turned to California and was badly

injured in a mine disaster-i

I Fruit Famine Likely in ChicagoChicago August ItJWit1l the visi-

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I supply of bananas reduced toless than half the usual amount bey

cause of the restrictions on importa ¬

tions made by the board at New Or¬

leans wholesale dealers along SouthWater street are predicting a faminin fruit Prices during the last twoweeks have shown a steady rise un ¬

til they are about double what theywere a month ago and the demand isgreater than the supply

Fleet Sails for Baltic SeaLondon August IGThe Etit >

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channel squadron consisting of elevenI battleships eight cruisers and a floti-

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of torpedo boats under the com ¬

mand of Sir Arthur Wilson sailedfrom Spithead today bound for thJBaltic sea During the cruise thesquadron will visit Yoaiden Graa deepSwinemunde and Neufahrwasser

Killed Brother Over WriskyDalton Ga August 16Two broth-

ers¬

named Tucker disputed over thedivision of a quantity of whisky yes-

terday¬

afternoon in the upper end ofI Murray county and one was killed

Details are meager as the place isI out of phone or wire reacn

f Knights of Khorassan MeetI

Detroit Mich August 16The bien-nial

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I convention of the Dramatic Or-

der of the Knights of Khorassan open ¬

I ed here today The attendance is ex-

pected to approximate 5000 and thefirst number on the four days pro-gramI was a street oarade

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4joining our Piano Club you will be able to get a1400 grade Piano for 1267 on payments of 10 downand membership dues of 16 per month without intrestPiano delivered free to nearest depot as soon as thefist Ten Dollars is paidA-

DVANTAEE IF OUR CLUB PUN

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introduce and get this piano before the public wewill form a club of onehundred members and eachmember will get a piano at the wholesale price Theclub is limited to one hundred members and all in ¬

struments will soon be taken

TIE PALMETTO PIANO

Is an instrument that has been manufactured in ourown factories with some special features that willmake it stand the climate conditions of this state betterthan any piano made

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THE CLYDE NEW ENGLAND ANDSOUTHERN LINESDIRECT SERVICE BETWEEN

Jacksonville Boston and Providence-and all Eastern PointsCalling at Charleston Both Ways

SEX 11 EEKLY SAILINGSSoutiibcusd From Lewis Warf BostonNorthbonrd From foot of Catherine Street Jacksonville

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CLYDE ST JOHHS RIVER LINEBetween Jacksonville and Sanford

Stopping at Palatka Astor St Francis Beresford DeLand and IntermediateLandings on St Johns liver

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