Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 August 1905 — JAPS LEAVE HAWAII. [ARTICLE]

JAPS LEAVE HAWAII.

RESULT IS A LABOR FAMINE IN THE ISLAND. Yellow Workers Are Attracted to the United States by Higher Wages and Island Planters Are Forced to Kedncc Sugar Acreage—Hrief News Notes. Frank IV Sargent, commissioner of immigration, who has Just returned from. Hawaii, where he investigated labor conditions, finds that there is a great movement of Japanese from the islands to tho mainland of the t'nited States, to the great inconvenience of planters, who have had to reduce their sugar acreage in consequence. Tho movement is also arousing a prejudice on our coast against the newcomers. Between Jill}' 1, 1904, and last April, of the 9,200 male Japanese who left Hawaii 0,800 came to the United States. They were attracted by higher wages, Hawaii is preparing to send a commission to Europe to study means of attracting immigration. The Hawaiians have an eye on the Italians; but Would take almost any people who would work in tho fields. FIGHTING FOR PENNANTS. Standing of the Clubs in Prominent Base Bull Leagues. Standing of the National League: W. L. W. L. New York.. .00 25 Cincinnati ...40 40 Pittsburg ....58 33 St. Louis 3o 59 Philadelphia. 53 37 Boston .29 04 Chicago 52 40 Brooklyn ....27 02 Standing of the American League: W. L. 'V. LChicago 50 32 New Y0rk....39 41 Cleveland ...53 35 Boston 39 43 Philadelphia-. 48 35 St. Louis 32 52 Detroit 43 42 Washington.. 30 54 Standing of the American Association: W. L. W. L. Columbus ...03 34 St. Patti 47 47 Milwaukee ..58 39 Indianapolis. 45 52 Minneapolis. 54 40Toledo 32 58 Louisville ...50 48 Kansas City..3l 02 Standing of the Western League: W. T 'V. h Des Moines. .50 ioux City... 43 37 Denver 51 , uehlo 30 54 Omaha .....47 37 St. Joseph... .26 58

CROPS PLENTY IN RUSSIA. Conditions Favorable and No Fear of General Famine Felt. The crop conditions in Russia, according ro Charles Von Schwnnehaeh, head of the Department of Agriculture, are by no means so grave as painted,^and though the situation is bad in six provinces of the Volga basin and central Russia &nd assistance will be required to tide over the winter, there is no fear of a general famine. On the contrary, the department informed the Associated Press that the harvest in other parts of Russia is generally from fair to good and it is believed that Russia will have surplus grain for export. The prospects in the southern provinces and along the Black sea littoral, which last year suffered, are good and in Bessarabia and Caucasus excellent cond.tions prevail. In Poland also the crop prospects are satisfactory.

SHAW MAKES BANK RULING. Allows Substitution of Philippine Bonds to Increase Circulation. Secretary Shaw authorizes the statement that on and after Aug. 1, 1905, and until furthen notice, Philippine land purchase 4 per cent bonds (issue $7,000,000'; Philippine one year certificates (amount outstanding $3,000,000); Philippine public works and improvement bonds (issue $2,500,000), and City of Manila sewer and water works bonds (issue $1,000,000) ■will be accepted as security for existing deposits of public money in - national banks, in substitution for United States bonds now held as security for, such-de-posits, on condition that the government bonds thus released be immediately used as a basis for additional bank note circulation.

Hint at Peace Terms. M. Witte, Russia’s chief peace plenipotentiary, interviewed on board the liner Kaiser Wilhelm d« Grosse, says a basis for the negotiations is Wanting and he is acting as a courier to learn Japan’s terms to the Czar. Japan, it is said, will demand of Russia the Port Arthur-llar-bin and Munchuria-Vladivostok railway lines as requisite to peace, and the Czar's dream of greater dominion and power in the far East will be made impossible for years to come. Togo’s Tactic* Good. Admiral Togo's story of the battle of the Sea of Japan, made public by the Japanese navy department, shows that adverse criticism of the Nipponese tactics was based on a wrong report and. that Togo employed the best disposition of hia ships throughout the conflict. Pottery Combine Formed. Philadelphia capitalists arc reported to be the main backers of a $40,000,000 pottery trust just formed and controlling practically the entire tablewaro and china output of the country. I • New Commercial Treaty. A new commercial treaty with Germany Is to be considered by the Senate at the next session of Congress, the present one to he allowed to lapse Nov. 30. Arrest Women Joint Smashers. Eight women joint smashers, farmers' wives, who, with hatchets, cleaned out a Joint at Industry, Kan., were arrested on a charge of unlawful assembly and destruction of property made by the owner •f the building. Nose Torn Off and Replaced. Angello Cahuccio, a livery stable employer at Hainmonton, N. J., stumbled and fell behind a boree, which let drive with lta hoof, tearing hie nose loose from his. face. Dr. Cunningham stitched the nose oq again and hopes to ears It