The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-04-27
NEWS OF THE WEEK
FOREIGN NEWS.

The great tunnel 81 the Metropolitan
railway at Paris has been completed.
The German gupboat Iltis has been
sent TO Taku for u naval demonstration.
The sales of Polish newspapers have
been forbidden Mt all Russian railway
stations.
The bnbonic plague IN reported TO
have made its appearance ut several
ports Oh the Red sea-,
IL IL announced that the bnbopic
plague has completely disappeared from
the Argentine Republic.
In London " ~ reported that Camp
bell Zimmerman win leave % clear field
for Edward Gray AN leader Of the Lab.
eral party.
The deaths from plague throughout
India during the past week slightly de.
creased In number, but tho aggregate "
still upwards Of 1900.
Turkey has again admitted her liabtL
ity tor the outrages suffered by mis-
siOnartes In Armenia and has promised
tlHt she will pay tho damages demand.
I'd by the United States.
The British steamer sjr Garnet VOL
eseley, from Philadelphia for Cork,
which has been benton around the Oesa
disabled for two weeks has been towed
into Hnlitax by tho British steamer
HuDo.
An imperial trade has bsep promuI.
gated MI CoDstantin0ple authorizing tho
rebuilding ~ tho property 0f tho Amer,
enD missionaries NJ Harpoot, and the
construction ~ w annex 10 the Roberts
college nj constantinople,
Information has reached Washington
tbnt the Japanese government itsclf,
without waiting a request from mo
United States government, N ab0ut W
take stops 10 restrict the emigration 0f
Japanese coolies 10 tho United States
III d police eoprtat Dublin Miss Maud
Come secured u summons for malicious
libel against Mrs, COLES, editor Of tho
Irish Figaro, Tor publishing n statement
TINT she WAS n poDsioper of tbe govern.
mont and therefore u government WY,
The hoaying WINS 1xed tor April 49,
Tho Chinese government has issued
IN ediot directing al yiceroys and gov
errors w warn armed organizations
Tint th0y must refrain from nets NJ hos
tility toward native Christians, These
officials arD also instructed W punish w.
any snfraetions Of the order
NEWS From WASHINGTON
Tho naval appropriation bill has
passed. the house,
Speeinl agents hDye been appointed TO
take censns on manufacturing In the
States,
Democrats In tho senate aro playing
Philippine bil against the subsidy
measure, " IN seid,
Ti,N senate has confirmed w. IT, Vol,
s0ln NJ AlHEhA w DO u commissioner tor
district Of AlashA
A compromise has boon reached on
th0 Nicaragua canal bib Vhe foTli1ea,
Bion elnpso w omitted
Ivy unanimous consent the house has
,et nsid0 May | and \ fW confederation
N tho Nicaragua canal bllh
House and senate eonfepeos hnye
'oAehod y unanimous ngrnpment on the
|InwniiRn governmental hlM
Tho "ppstmnst0r general hns signed n
lareNls post lroAty With Now NonlRnd
Which Will 40 into effect July noxL
Tho Wesidont has nominated Hiram
4, Folsom 0f AlasIM 10 he q commits
IopW IN md for Who district ~ AlaslA
o reside ~ duncan
Senator Hoar hns introduced n bill
lpthoriaIng lle purchase ~ about 1900
~ lnnd IN Tho Vicinity ~ FoarI
Hpwali, fop naval purposes
President MCKINLEY Inns sent w Tho
pnnIp lAp nomination OF Prank w,
laolsNtt of New Castle, N, w, w bo
secretary ~ thn navy, vice
lharlaa II, Alton, pecently chosen GOV,
gno " Porto NIc0
Vhs Aonbp committee on insnlar MI
Mrs haH yetNd w amend tho Foraker
on Porto NIpo w nm w mako
and eonpoasIona ln0poTatIye
nNl approved by fhN prpsldphti nlAG
lNninE rigorous restrictions on GhNrt0ra
? WlYAlp o%erporAAona
POLITICAL NEWS,
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