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Just the thing for Baby's Bath PURE WHITE CASTILE SOAP “LaPerla Brand.” There is no better beer brewed than Sain stron and well aged—a tonic for the invalid and bev- Important Conference at Sag-. amore Hill Secretary of State, Senator Lodge and Former Ambassador Choate With the President, Whe is Preparing Message. OYSTER BAY, N. Y., Sept. 21.—A conference of importance was held last night at Sagamore Hill, the partici. pants beiug President Roosevelt, Elihn Root, secretary of state; Henry Cabot | Lodge, senior United Stated senator from Massachusetts, and Joseph H Choate, former ambassador to Great Britain. was under consideration, the nature of which has not yet been disclosed off clally, the opportunity was embraced by the pasident to discuss with his foreign relations of America. This Is the first suitable opportunity the presi dent has had to talk with Secretary Root since he assumed his duties as secretary of state, from an extended trip to Labrador, where be went with his friend, Colonel Cary Sanger, ou a fishing excursion. ing his arrangements for assuming ac- tively the duties of secretary of stato Secretary Root, Senator Lodge and Mr. Choate arrived here together ast evening by the 5.89 trala. “What Is the news here? 1 really know nothing worth publishing,” sald | Secretary Root as he shook bands with | his newspaper friends. “1 have just returned from Labrador, you know, and am not supposed vet to be the re pository of many state secrets” In respouse to Inquiries the secretary | sald be expected to go to Washi ington | about the 1st of October and until then | would not undertake In the full accept | ance of the term the duties of his of- | fice. He did uot care to discuss the ob- | Ject of his visit to the president at this time further thau to say they probably | would “talk over a good many things” Neither Senator Lodge nor Mr. Choate | Was more communicative regarding | the conference than Secretary Root. It is sald that among other toplcs of discussion the recent developments in the Investigation of the conduct of the life Insurance companies received an important share of attention at the conference. All the visitors are more or less familiar with the losurance sit uation, and as the president expects to take up that subject in bls forthcoming annual message to congress, io the preparation of which he now Is en gaged, it Is quite Dpatural that he should wish to consult his close friends and advisers about the matter All three of the visitors remain as guests of the president and Mrs. Roosevelt today, Tutulila Islands Prospering. WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. —Command- er C. B. T. Moore, naval governor at Tutulla, In a report to the navy de partment says the islands sre pros- perous and adds that there has been a large Increase In the production of copra by the natives, due to a better understanding ou their part of the pur- poses of the United States and be- cause of the policy pursued by this government. Defeat For Germans In Afries. CAPE TOWN, Sept. 21.—It is official- ly announced that the Witbols in evad- ing the sweeping columns of General von Trotha, commander in chief in German Southwest Africa, surprised a German convoy near Keetmanshoop, Namaqualand, practically annihilated its escort and captured thousands of cattle, 122 wagons, many rifles and a quantity of smmunition. Treaty to Be Ratified at Washington, WASHINGTON, Bept. 21.—1It can now be stated definitely that the ex- change of the ratification of the treaty of peacs® between Japan and Russia will take place in Washington sbort- ly after the treaty bas been ratified by the respective sovereigns. It Is probable that this will be done in the White House as a compliment to Prés ident Roosevelt. Twe Vessels Burned. TORONTO, Sept. 21.—Dispatches re ceived here report the burning of the steamer Melbourne, Montreal toa Hawli- ton, with a general cargo She was burned to the water's edge near Tren ton, Unt. The crew bad a narrow es cape. The barge Roly, with a cargo of coal, was also burned pear Am berstburg. She was valued at $40,000 Roosevelt (0 Be Honorary President. NEW YORK, Sept. 21. N. Botas sl, consul general of Greece, has poti fled James Sullivan, general secre tary of the American committees of the Olympic games to be held at Athens. Greece, in 1008, of the acceptance of the honorary presidency by President Roosevelt, Ambassador Meyer at Paris. PARIS, Bept 21 — George von L. Meyer, the American ambassador to Russia, arrived bere from Berlin and will remain in Paris unt] Sept 27, when he galls for America on the Kalser Wilhelm II. of the North Ger PROPER AT GRAVESEND, tal Handicap. NEW YORK, Sept. 21 —Proper, sec ond choice, who ran without blinkers Proper opened favorite in the bet ting, but the heavy play on Buttling tol He was pace, with Uncle Urigh second and Proper third and golug very easily This order was maintained to the stretch, when Hildebrand sent I'ropet to the front and wou by two and a hall lengths First Mason was second and Bedoulr third, Buttling finished fourth and pulled up very lame. Two favorites weil. Ilildebrand rode three winners Summaries: . First Race. —Jake Sanders, first; Bryan, second; Cederstrome, third. Second Race. —Ruth's Rattler, first "lous, third. Third Race—Azora, first; second; Crossways, third, Fourth Race —Proper, first; Mason, second; Bedouin, third. Fifth Race.—Bragg, first; second; Judge Himes, third, Bixth Race. —Jawes Heddick, frst: Anodyne, second; Brother Frank, third Dodina, | First! D'Arkle i BASEBALL SCORES. i Games Played Yesterday by the Na. tional and American League Clubs, NATIONAL LEAGUE. At Philadelphia — New York 3 : eo ¢C $0 01 vew York % 0 oh iadolphia. 1 Eri rers—-New York Philadelphia, & Bat teries— Ames and Hresnabasn; Nichols aud Doolin. 02 oo i o- Hits} Second Game jer York eee 1 90.0 0 0 Jladeiphia kh. dude tl, 0 8 foi ew York, Philadelphia, 14 Er- Te York, } ‘Philadeip la, & Bat teries~Taylor, MecQinnit Wiltse and Bresnahan; Sparks and Abbott i At Boston 10400 Boston $0001 Hits—Brookiyn, 6, Boston, & Errors | Brooklyn. 1; Boston, 3 Batteries—Scan- { logy and Ritter; Young and Needham Second Game— i Brackiyn ee 0 1-1 0000 1-1; fia dri &: rn 8. Errors] Brooklyn Poston 0. Battertes—Doe. | | seher and Bip Wilhelm and Moran At Chicago i | Cincinnati .0300000 2 04d C 0 : -9110201¢ ts—-Cincinnati, 19, Chicago, & 2 i | GEnsthnan, ¢ Chicago, 2 Batteries— ech and Schilel; Wicker and Kling i TABLE oF PERCENTAGES. ew York ttaburg ... fadeiphia’ Jayinagy ston .... Brookiya AMERICAN LEAGUE. Gi w York- Ly ade iphia, New York, adeiphla cw York, enley da. $ Powers; 00 0-1 90 8 0-8! 00 0 *—4 000000 $8.0 Hogx naw At ashington- ton ‘ 20003: Washis © 1000000 0-1 Hits Ne a 15. Washington, 8. Frrors aoosion, 0; Washington, § Batteries Hughes and Criger; Patten and Heydon. Cleveland... . «3 : 000008 0-19 Cleve 00 460032 0-8 _Hits—Chicago, ™ ARR, 13. Errors hasefo 3. Cleveland, § Batteries Walsh nd Sullivan; Bernhard and Clark TABLE OF PERCENTAOQOES w I "a Shicago” ‘ hid Supe Oa Ml ki | New York 51 0? 00-1 eo 87 . Detroit bg 418 ®m Grand Circuit Racing. COLUMBUS, 0, Sept. 21 —Busie N., equal favorite with Bou Voyage In the Kentucky Stock Farm Futurity bet ting, broke the three-year-old record for the year by steadily trotting two mile beats In 2.10 and 2:09 She came within half a second of the world's rec ord for three-year-old trotters and set a new mark for time In a “two in three” race for youngsters. Glenwood M handily won the declding beat of the $10,000 Hoster Columbus Brewers’! stake Motor Boat Dizle Wom. OYSTER BAY, N. Y., Sept. 21.—In the annual motor boat race rum on Long Island sound under the auspices of the Seawunhaka Corinthian Yacht club for a cup offered Ly Commodore W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr., the Dixie, owned and run by E. R Thomas of New York, won over five competitors after breaklug down at the start The course of 102 miles was coverwl by the Dixie in 8 hours, 12 minutes and 23 seconds Racing on Churchill Downs. LOUISVILLE, Ky, Sept. 21 —An other large crowd witnessed the races bere, the weather being perfect. The Louisville Hotel handicap was ealled off on account of so many scratches, Major Daingerfield being conceded a winner. Iu place of the handicap a selling race at one mile was substi tuted, which Darthula, the favorite, won with the greatest ease FALSE, SAYS PARKER Former Presidontial Candidate | Impugns McCall's Story. COMPANY NOT ASKED FOR A DOLLAR Prompt Denial Given New York Life President's Words as to (ash Vor Democratic Nntlonal Cam- palgn Faad. NEW YORK, Sept. 21. —Hanlly had the Ink Leen dry on the extras contain- lug the sepatiounl te