Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 26, Number 22, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 3 August 1904 — Page 2

President Roosevelt’s Address AT OYSTER BAY, N. Y., July 27, 1904 Irt Response to the Committee Appointed to Notify Him of His Nomination fop the Presidency.

Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the Notification Committee: lam deepl y sensible of the high honor conferred upon me by the representatives of the republican party assembled in convention, and 1 accept the nomination for the presidency with solemn realization, of the obligations I assume. I heartily approve the declaration of principles which the republican national convention has adopted, and at some future day I shall communicate to you, Mr. Chairman, more at length ar.d! in detail a formal written acceptap.ee of the nomination. Three years ago I became president because of the death of my lamented predecessor. I then stated that it was my purpose to carry out his principles and policies for the honor and the interest of the country. To the best of my ability I have kept the promise thus made. If next November my countrymen confirm at the polls the action of the convention you represent, I shall, under Providence, continue to work with an eye single to the welfare of our people. A party is of worth only in so far as it promotes the national interest, and every official, high or low, can serve his party best by rendering to the people the best service of which he is capable. Effective government comes only as the result of the loyal cooperation of many different persons. The members of a legislative majority, the officers in the various departments of the administration, and the legislative and executive branches as towards each other, must work together with subordination of self to the common end of successful government. We who have been entrusted with power as public servants during the past seven year's of administration and legislation now come before the people content to be Judged by our record of achievement. In the years that have gone by we have made the deed square with the word; and if we are continued in power we shall unswervingly follow' out the great Jines of public policy which the republican party has already laid down; a public policy to which we are giving, and shall give, a united, and, therefore, an efficient support. In all this we are more fortunate than cur opponents, who now appeal for confidence on the ground, which some express and some seek to have confidentially understood, that if triumphant they may be trusted to prove false to every principle which in the last eight years they have laid down as vital, and to leave undisturbed those very acts of the administration because of which they ask that the administration itself be driven from power. Seemingly their present attitude as to their past record is that some of them were mistaken and others insincere. We make our appeal in a wholly different spirit. We are not constrained to keep silent on any vital question; we are divided on no vital question; our policy is continuous, and is the same for all sections and localities. Thre is nothing experimental about the povarnment we ask the people to continue in power, for our performance in the past, our proved governmental efficiency, is a guarantee as to our promises for the future. Our opponents, either openly or secretly, according to their several temperaments, now ask the people to trust their present promises in consideration of the fact that they Intend to treat their past promises as null and void. We know our own minds and we have kept of the same mind for a sufficient length of time to give to our policy coherence and sanity. In such a fundamental matter as the enforcement of the law we do not have to depend upon promises, but merely to ask that our record be taken as an earnest of what we shall continue to do. In dealing with the great organizations known as trusts, we do not have to explain why the laws were not enforced, but to point out that they actually have been enforced and that legislation has been enacted to Increase the effectiveness of their enforcement. We do not have to propose to “turn the rascals out,” for we have shown 1n every deed that whenever by diligent •Investigation a public official can be found •who has betrayed his trust he will be punished to the full extent of the law without regard to whether he was appointed under a republican or a democratic administration. This is the efficient way to turn the rascals out and to keep them out, and it has the merit of sincerity. Moreover, the betrayals of trust In the last seven years have been insignificant in number when compared with the extent of the public service. Never has the administration of the government been on a cleaner and higher level; never has the public work of the nation been done more ■honestly and efficiently. Assuredly it is unwise to change the policies which have worked so well and which are now working so well. Prosperity has come at home. The national honor and interest have been upheld abroad. We have placed the finances of the nation upon a sound gold basis. We have done this with the aid of many who were formerly our opponents, but who would neitheropenly support norsilently acquiesce in the heresy of unsound finance; and we have done it against the convinced ar.d violent opposition of the mass of our present opponents who still refuse to recant the unsound opinions which for the moment they think it inexpedient to assert. We know what we mean when we speak of an honest and stable currency. We mean the same thing from year to year. We do not have to avoid a definite and conclusive committal on the most important issue which has recently been before the people, and which may at any time in the near future be before them again. Upon the principles which underlie this issue the convictions of half of our number do not clash with those of the other half. So long as the republican party is in power the gold standard is settled, not as a ■matter of temporary political expediency, not because of shifting in the production of gold in certain mining centers, but in accordance with what we regard as the fundamental principles of national morality and wisdom. Under the financial legislation which we tiave enacted there is now ample circulation for every business need; and every dollar of this circulation is worth a dollar in gold. We have reduced the interestbearing debt and in still larger measure the interest on that debt. All of the war tajcea imposed during the Spanish war have been removed with a view to relieve the

Wile’s Dream Came True. Warned by his wife to be careful while at work, because of a premonition that be would be injured, Charles Shott, of Sharon, Pa., a few hours after met with an accident that may prove fatal. Thp night befctre Mrs. Shott dreamed of impending danger. In the morning, when her husband started for the mill where he was employed she told hint of her premonition. He was working on an elevation when he lost his oalance and fell 40 feet

people and to prevent the accumulation of an unnecessary surplus. The result is that hardly ever before have the expenditures and income of the government so closely corresponded. In the fiscal year that has just closed the excess of income over the ordinary expenditures was $9,000,*000. This does not take account of the $50,000,000 expended out of the accumulated surplus for the purchase of the isthmian canal. It is an extraordinary proof of the sound financial condition of the nation that instead of following the usual course in such matters and throwing the burden upon posterity by an issue of bonds, we were able to make the payment outright and yet after it to have in the treasury a surplus of $161,000,000. Moreover, we were able to pay this $50,000,000 out of hand without causing the slightest disturbance to business conditions. We have enacted a tariff law under which during the past few years the country has attained a height of material'wellbeing never before reached. Wages are higher than ever before. That whenever the need arises there should be a readjustment of the tariff schedules is undoubted; but such changes can with safety be made only by those whose devotion to the principle of a protective tariff is beyond question; for otherwise the changes would amount not to readjustment, bjut to repeal. The readjustment when made must maintain ar.d not destroy the protective principle. To the farmer, the merchant, the manufacturer this is vital; but perhaps no other man is so much interested as the wage-worker in the maintenance of our present economic system, both as regards the finances and the tariff. The standard of living of our wage-workers is higher than that of any other country, and it cannot so remain unless we have a protective tariff which shall always keep as a minimum a rate of duty sufficient to cover the difference between the labor cost here and abroad. Those who, like our opponents, “denounce protection as a robbery.” thereby explicitly commit themselves to the proposition that if they were to revise the tariff no heed w’ould be paid to the necessity of meeting this difference between the standards of living for wage-workers here and in other countries; and therefore on this point their antagonism to our position is fundamental. Here, again, we ask that their promises and ours be judged by what has been done in the immediate past. We ask that sober and sensible men compare the workings of the present tariff law, and the conditions which obtain under it, with the workings of the preceding tariff law of 1594 and the conditions which that tariff of 1894 helped to bring about. We beileve in reciprocity with foreign nations on the terms outlined in President McKinley’s last speech, which urged the extension of our foreign markets by reciprocal agreements whenever they couid be made without injury to American industry and labor. It is a singular fact that the only great reciprocity treaty recently adopted—that with Cuba—was finally opposed almost alone by the representatives of the very party which now states that it-favors reciprocity. And here again we ask that the worth of our words be judged! by comparing their deeds with ours. On this Cuban reciprocity treaty there were at the outset grave differences of opinion among ourselves; and the notable thing in the negotiation and ratification of the treaty, and in the legislation which carried it into effect, was the highly practical manner in which without sacrifice of principle these differences of opinion were reconciled. There was no rupture of a great party, but an excellent practical outcome, the result of the harmonious cooperation of two successive presidents and two successive congresses. This is an illustration of the governing capacity which entitles us to the confidence of the people not only in our purposes but In our practical ability to achieve those purposes. Judging by the history of the last 12 years, down to this very month, is there justification for believing that under similar circumstances and with similar initial differences of opinion, our opponents would have achieved any practical result? We have already shown in actual fact that our policy is to do fair and equal Justice to all men, paying no heed to whether a man is rich or poor; paying no heed to his race, his creed, or his birthplace. We recognize the organization of capital and the organization of labor as natural outcomes of our industrial system. Each kind of organization is to be favored so long as it acts in a spirit of justice and of regard for the rights of others. Each is to be granted the full protection of the law. and each in turn is to be held to a strict obedience to the law; for no man is above it and! no man below it. The humblest individual is to have his rights safeguarded as scrupulously as those of the strongest organization, for each is to receive justice, no more and no less. The problems with which we have to deal in our modern industrial and social life are manifold; but the spirit in which it is necessary to approach their solution is simply" the spirit of honesty, of courage, and of common sense. In inaugurating the great work of irrigation In the west the administration has been enabled by congress to take one of the longest strides ever taken under our government toward utilizing our vast national domain for the settler, the actual home-maker. Ever since this continent was discovered the need of an isthmian canal to connect the Pacific and the Atlantic has been recognized; and ever since the birth of our nation such a canal has been planned. At la*t the dream has become a reality. The isthmian canal is now being built by the government of the United States. We conducted the negotiations for its construction with the nicest and most scrupulous honor, and in a spirit of the largest generosity toward those through whose territory it was to run. Every sinister effort which could be devised by the spirit of faction or the spfrit of self-interest was made In order to defeat the treaty with Panama, and thereby prevent the consummation of this work. The construction of the canal is now an assured fact; but most certainly it is unwise to entrust the carrying out if so momentous a policy to those who hav* endeavored to defeat the whole undertaKing. Our foreign policy has been so conducted that, while not one of our Just claims has

Hearing Restored by Shock. William Colee, of Pittsgrove, N. J„ who has betm very deaf, has had his hearing partially restored, the result of being stunned by lightning, and declares his hearing is almost as good as ever. During a thunderstorm the house of 0. R. AldermaD was struck by lightning and several members of the family were stunned. Mr. Coles, who is 91 years old and Mr. Alderman’s father-in-law, felt a peculiar sensation in his ears at the time, and later discovered that his hearing had greatly improved

been sir irlflced, our relations with all foreign nations are now of the most peaceful kind; there is not a cloud on the horizon. The last causa of irritation between us and any other nation was removed by the settlement of the Alaskan boundary. In the Caribbean sea we have made good our promises of independence to Cuba, and have proved our assertion that our mission In the island was ore of Justice and not of self-aggrandizement; and thereby no less than by our action in Venezuela and Panama we have shown that the Monroe doctrine is a living reality, designed for the hurt of no nation, but for the protection of civilization on the western continent and tfor the peace of the world. Our steady Vgrowth in power has gone hand in hand jHth a strengthening disposition to use this power with strict regard for the rights of others, and for the cause of international justice and good will. We earnestly desire friendship with all the nations of the new and old worlds; and we endeavor to place our relations with them upon a basis of reciprocal advantage instead of hostility. We hold that the prosperity of each nation is an aid and not a hindrance to the prosperity of other nations. We seek international amity for the same reasons that make us believe in peace within our own borders; and we seek this peace, not because we are afraid or unready, but because we think that peace is right as well as advantageous. American interests in the Pacific have rapidly grown. American enterprise ha? laid a cable across this, the greatest of oceans. We have proved in effective fashion that we wish the Chinese empire well and desire its integrity and independence. Our foothold in the Philippines greatly strengthens our position in the competition for the trade of the east; but w'e are governing the Philippines in the interest of the Philippine people themselves. We have already given them a large share in their government, and our purpose is to increase share as rapidly as they give evidence of increasing fitness for the task. The great majority of the officials of the islands, whether elective or appointive, are already native Filipinos. We are now providing for a legislative assembly. This is the first step to be taken in the future; and it would be eminently unwise to declare what our next step will be until this first step has been taken and the results are manifest. To have gone faster than we have already gone in giving the islanders a constantly increasing measure of self-government would have been disastrous. At the present moment to give political independence to the islands would result in the immediate loss of civil rights, personal liberty and public order, as regards the mass of the Filipinos, for the majority of the islanders have been given these great boons by us, and only keep them because we vigilantly safeguard and guarantee them. To withdraw our government from the islands at this time would mean to the average native the loss of his barelywon civil freedom. We have established in the islands a government by Americans assisted by Filipinos. We are steadily striving to transform this into self-gov-ernment by the Filipinos assisted by Americans. The principles which we uphold should appeal to our countrymen, in all portions of our country. Above all they should give us strength with the men and women who are the spiritual heir? of those who upheld the hands of Abraham Lincoln; for we are striving to do our work in the spirit with which Lincoln approached his. During the seven years that have just passed there is no duty, domestic or foreign, which we have shirked; no necessary risk which we have feared to undertake, or which we have not performed with reasonable efficiency. We .have never pleaded impotence. We have never sought refuge in criticism and complaint instead of action. We face the future with our past and our present- as guarantors of our promises; and we are content to stand or to fall by the record which we have made and are making. STABILITY OF MOUNTAINS. Scientific Measurements for the Information of Generations Yet Unborn. At the recent gathering of the Association of Academies, Sir A. Geikle moved a resolution, which was unanimously adopted, says the London Telegraph, in favor of International cooperation In the efforts to obtain “Precise determination of levels In mountain chains subject to earthquakes, with the view of ascertaining whether such chains are stable, or are undergoing movements of deviation or depression.” Another proposal aimed to secure measurements of the value of gravity, with the object, so far as geological questions are concerned, of throwing light on the Internal distribution of masses in the earth and on the rigidity or isostasy of the terrestrial crust. These problems call for minute and rigorous observation. In this way it is believed to have been proved that the land about the city of New York has been subsiding since 1875 at the rate of about 1.45 feet (nearly inches) per century. Posterity 1,000 or 10,000 years hence will h*ve a right to know not merely how high Etna or Vesuvius was in 1904, but what were the elevation and appearance of Beachy Head; how much the old rock has lost by waste of the sea at its foot, or by denuding rains on its summit and flanks; or how much It may have gained by uplifting forces. They will know these things in 2904, just as they will know how the stars and nebulae are distributed in our skies, and the knowledge will be very helpful to the future astronomers and geologists In these matters photography, as the handmaid of research, can render easily and cheaply incomparable services. Wanted a Chance. Wealthy Man (to beggar)—No. I shall not assist you, and you needn't envy me my riches. With all my wealth I’m wretched, for I’m a martyr to indigestion. Beggar—Well, guv’ner, I’ve ’eard a lot about indigestion, but I’ve never ’ad the chance of 'aving it. All I arsks is, guv’ner, gimme the chance!—Tit-Bits.

Tar and Olive Oil. A preparation which Is healing and very efficacious is made from one teaspoonful of refined pine tar added to a pint of ?Ii v e oil and both heateg in double boiler, after which a little perfume is added. This is placed on a linen or kid mask, as it will soil the pillow. It is rather a heroic treatment and must not be tried unless one can get the tar which has been refined. She who tries the other will have much to say which is not suitable for publication—N. Y. Hsrald.

ACCEPTS HONOR TENDERED HIM / * President Roosevelt Officially Notified of his Nomination —Outlines Issues in His Address.

Oyster Bay, L. 1., July 28.—Theodore Roosevelt Wednesday formally opened the political campaign of 1904 at his beautiful country home, Sagamore‘Hill. Standing on a spot made dear to him by the associations of a life time, surrounded by his family and relatives and friends, and in the presence of an assemblage of men distinguished in ail walks of life, he formally received and accepted the nomination of the republican party for president of the United States. In accordance with the wish of the president the ceremony was made as simple as possible. The formal notification of the action of the convention was made, on behalf of a committee representing every state and territory in the United States, by Joseph G. Cannon, speaker of the house of representatives. The speech of the president will be circulated extensively in the campaign as, aside from the letter of acceptance which he will issue in a few weeks, it will be his only public utterance during the campaign. The special train bearing the members of the notification committee and the invited guests left Long Island City at 10:32 a. m. and arrived here at 11:35 o'clock. On arrival at Sagamore Hill the committeemen were received by President Roosevelt, Mrs. Roosevelt and National Chairman George B. Corteiyou. All of the house guests of tue president were gathered on the veranda, and as the occupants of each carriage alighted they were welcomed by the president and each was presented to Mrs. Roosevelt. After the conclusion of the informal reception, the ceremony of notification began. The members of the family, the house guests and the distinguished visitors were assembled on the veranda. Speech of Cannon. When Speaker Cannon rose to deliver his speech of notification, he was greeted with applause. Mr. Cannon opened his address by telling of the prosperity under republican rule during recent years. He declared that the office of president of the United States is the greatest on earth and'many competent in the republican party are ambitious to hold it, yet the republican convention met at Chicago June last and unanimously, with one accord, nominated Mr. Roosevelt as the candidate of the party for president. Continuing, he said: “In pursuance of the usual custom the convention appointed a committee. of which it honored me with the chairmanship, to wait upon you and inform you of its aetion, which duty, speaking for the committee, I now cheerfully perform with the hope and the confident expectation that a majority of the people of the republic will in November next approve of the action by choosing electors who will assure your election to the presidency as your own successor.” Reply of the President. In accepting the nomination the president said that he heartily approved the declaration of principles which the republican national convention had adopted. He declared that from the time he had succeeded to the presidency it has been his purpose to carry out the

A STRONG PROTEST. United States Called on to Act in Case of Steamer Seized by Russians. Washington, July 28.—jtctlng on a formal protest received from the American owners of a portion of a portion of the cargo of the Hamburg-American steamship Arabia, the state department has cabled to R. S. McCormick, United States ambassador at St. Petersburg, to get full statement of the seizures of that vessel by the Russian Vladivostok squadron. This is the first protest which has come to the department from American owners of goods Belzed by Russia and was in the form of a telegram from John H. Mitchell, United States senator and attorney for the Portland Milling company, of Portland, Ore. Mr. Mitchell declared that his clients had shipped on the Arabia 99,000 sacks of flour, valued at $100,000; that the flour was consigned largely to Hong-Kong, and was not a war order, but a part of the normal trade of the company, and therefore It should under no circumstances, be considered contraband. The owners ask the United States to demand Indemnity from Russia. London, July 28.—Great Britain has sent a protest to St. Petersburg regarding the sinking df the Knight Commander by the Russian Vladivostok fleet. Premier Balfour and his colleagues have decided to demand that the fullest reparation shall be made by Russia, or measures will be taken to follow up the diplomatic demands. The British note

Heavy Loss by Fire. St. Petersburg, July 27.—Fire Tuesday destroyed the largest electric cable wire factory in St. Petersburg with the loss of about $1,250,000. A large quantity of cables and wires for the torpedoes and mines Intended for the Baltic squadron was destroyed. Two Killed by Lightning. Rock Rapids, la.. July 27.—Andrew Endereon and Charles F. Johnson were killed by lightning Tuesday while in the country fishing. Searching parties found their bodies side by side. ‘

principles and policies of McKinley for j the honor and best interests of the country, and he would continue to do so if reelected. He said the record of the party during the past could be taken as an earnest of what they would continue to do, and said: “In dealing with the great organizations known as trusts, we do not have to explain why the laws were not enforced, but to point out that they actually have been enforced and that legislation has been enacted to increase the effectiveness of their enforcement. We do not have to propose to ‘turn the rascals out,’ for we have shown in every deed that whenever by diligent investigation a public official can be found who has betrayed his trust he will be punished to the full extent of the law without regard to whether he was appointed under a republican or a democratic administration." He pronounced it a matter of congratulation that the finances of the country have been placed upon a sound gold basis. “The gold standard is settled, notanlatter of temporary political expediency, not because of shifting conditions in the production of gold in certain mining centers, but in accordance with what we regard as the fundamental principles of national morality and wisdom.” Concerning the tariff he said there should be a readjustment of tariff schedules whenever the need arises, but such changes could only be made with safety by those whose divation to the principles of a protective tariff is beyond question. The readjustment must maintain and not destroy the protective principle. The president in referring tthe Panama canal said its construction was assured, but it would be unwise to intrust the carrying out of so momentous a policy to those who have endeavored to defeat the vfliole undertaking. Stand on Fast Record. He declared the nation’s honor had been upheld among foreign countries, and in conclusion said: “The principles which we uphold should appeal to our countrymen, in all portions of our country. Above all they should give us strength with the men and women who are the spiritual heirs of those who upheld the hands of Abraham Lincoln; for we are striving to do our work in the spirit with which Lincoln approached his. During the seven years that have Just passed there is r.o <’• ty, domestic or foreign, which we has shirked; no necessary risk which we ..ave feared to undertake, or which we have not performed with reasonable efficiency. We have never pleaded impotence. We have never sought refuge in criticism and complaint instead of action. We face the future with our past and our present as guarantors of our promises; and we are content to stand or to fall by the record which we have made and are making.” Both the president and Speaker Cannon spoke standing on a chair placed at an angle of the veranda, so that all could hear. The guests stood during the speeches. At the conclusion of the address, President Roosevelt held an informal reception and received the congratulations of the committeemen on his speech.

as Sir Charles Hardinge will submit it will demand the establishment of ths principle of and an apology. A salute of the British flag must also bo conceded and the future protection of neutral shipping assured. London, July 29.—The tension in the Russo-British relations has been relaxed and no rupture is now probable Count Benckendorff, the Russian ambassador to Great Britain, informed Lord Landsdowne Thursday morning that if Russia had committed a* wrong she was ready and willing to make full reparation, but before any action could be taken in the Knight Commander case the Russian government must have the opportunity of receiving the report of the commander of Vladivostok squadron. Lord Lansdowne was not disposed to unduly press the matter and promised to wait a reasonable time. St. Petersburg, July 29.—The foreign office has received official confirmation of the press reports that the Peninsular & Oriental company's steamer Malacca, seized in the Red sea by the Russian volunteer fleet vessel St. Petersburg, was released after a formal examination of her cargo by the Russian and British consuls at Algiers. In view of Great Britain's statement that the munitions on board the Malacca belonged to the British government, no examinalon of these waß made. Nothing contraband was found on board. Toklo, July 29.—The Pacific Mail company’s steamer Korea, which. It wa3 rumored, had been captured by the Russian Vladivostok squadron, has arrived at her destination safely.

President and Cabinet Meet. Washington, July 30.—The midsummer cabinet meeting was not fruitful of results. The president, to keep In touch with administrative affairs, listened to reports. Secretary Shaw explained the large deficit lit the revenues during trie present month, but held out hope of Improvement during thefall when tie expenditures will decrease and the receipts Increase. He believes it will not be necessary to call upon the national banks to return any of the deposits they hold.

OKU TELLS OF BIS VICTORY IAPANESE COMMANDER REPORTS ON TATCHEKIAO EIGHT. Gives His Doss as 1,000 Men, 'YVnile Russians Lose Twice as Many. Tokio, July 30.—Gen. Oku estimates the Russian losses at Tatchekiao last Sunday to have been at the lowest 2,000 men, and in his report expresses the opinion that the Russians decided to retreat at midnight Sunday after the Japanese had stormed Laiping mountain in a surprise attack and carried most of the Russian left, leaving the right rear threatened. An immediate withdrawal alone averted greater disaster to the Russians. The fighting around the fortresses_ on Laiping mountain was desperate. It was there that the Japanese sustained their heaviest losses, which are now estimated for the entire engagement at 1,000. The Russians had evidently hoped to check _ Gen. Oku at Tatchekiao. The Russian defenses were the most extensive and the best that the Japanese have yet encountered. A series of rope-protected trenches extended around the hills. The gun emplacements were covered and protected by wire entanglements which barred the ravines. The position dominated the ground which the Japanese occupied and over which they advanced. Over 120 guns barred an Infantry advance. Sunday afternoon a single Japanese detachment succeeded in penetrating the Russian line, but it was beaten back. The Japanese artillery was constantly exposed, and, occopying a disadvantageous position topographically, it was unable to score. At nightfall the situation seemed hopeless with the prospect of a bloody renewal at dawn. The Japanese right wing asked and obtained permission to surprise the enemy at night, which brought victory. The Japanese swept over the trenches into the first fortress at ten p. m. This was followed by an assault on the second fortress, which was mastered at three a. m. The Russians abandoned Tatchekiao at 11 a. m., Monday, the Japanese shelling them and the vanguard pursuing. London, Aug. I.—The correspondent of the Daily Mail at Ncwchwang, tn a dispatch dated July 31 says that there has been heavy fighting for two- days in the marshes south of Haicheng during the gradual retreat from Tatchekiao of 5,000 Russians forming the rear guard, and that the peril Os this force increases daily. Delayed reports, sent from Haicheng Friday, state that the army under Gen. Oku attacked the right flank of the position early in the morning, the infantry advancing along the railroad under the cover of a furious artillery fire for four hours, when their movement was stopped by the Russian reply. s St. Petersburg, Aug. X. —Although' public attention has been distracted from the events of the war during the past week, first because of the fear of international complications, and, second, because of the assassnation of Minister of the Interior von Plehve, the situation at the front is regarded as critical. The enveloping movement of the three Japanese armies of Gens. Kuroki, Nodzu and Oku around Gen. Kuropatkln’s position appears to be almost complete, and the extended line qf the Japanese seems to be the only drawback to concerted action. It is realized here that the Russian general must now either fight or withdraw the whole army northward. He is being closely pressed at Haicheng. Frankfort, Germany, Aug. I.—The Tokio correspondent of the Zeitung says that the Vladivostok squadron has returned to Vladivostok. INDICTMENTS ARE RETURNED Federal Grand Jury Accuses Several Persons in Connection with Slocum Disaster. New York, July 30.—Capt. Van Schaick and Federal Steamboat Inspector Fleming and Former Inspector Lundberg were- indicted Friday by the federal grand jury in connection with the disaster to the General Slocum on June 15 last when nearly 1,000 lives were lost. Van Schaick was the commander of the Slocum. Fleming and Lundberg had passed the Slocum at the opening of the season. Counsel for the defendants announced that they would be surrendered next Monday. United States District Attorney Burnett said that indictments also were reported against President Barnaby, Secretary Atkinson and Treasurer Dexter, of the Knickerbocker Steamboat company, and Capt. John Pease, the commodore of. the company's fleet. Gen. Burnett said that when Capt. Van Schaick and Inspectors Lundberg and Fleming are arraigned for pleading on Monday he will Insist upon bail being fixed at $25,000 in each case. • I Boat Capsized. Cleveland, 0., Aug. I.—John Hookers, 30 years old, married, and Jacob Margo, aged 24, single, were drowned in Lake Erie Sunday while fishing from a boat, which was capsized. Vacancy Filled. Washington, July 30. —Secretary Morton has announced the appointment of Rear Admiral George A. Converse as chief of the bureau of navigation, nav> department, to succeed the late Rear Admiral H. C. Taylor, who died at Copper CVfs, Ontario, a few days ago. Dies of His Injuries. St. Loui|. July 30.—Dr. Henry G. Green, of Atlanta, Ga., is dead as the result of being run down by a street car near the world’s fair grounds. The body, was taken to the morgue.