Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-07
THE TREATY TO TEST. RUSSIA
New Commercial Treaty Between Uni
ted States and China Is Partly to
Test Russia's Promise to Maintain
The Open Door Of Observation-Disclosures
School Exhibit at ST. Louis.

eress on the canal, and which will be
prosecuted by the French company up
to the moment when the great property
comes into the actual possession of the
United States.
When the agreement to sell the canal
was signed by Secretary Hay and Mr..
Cromwell, there being no stipulation to
the contrary, the company was not
bound to continue the heavy daily ex-
penditure on account OF labor and ma
terial and superintendent involved in
the continuation OF the work. 1t Is
claimed that such a suspension would
have worked harm and have resulted
In the loss OF number of canal work
ers who have now become experienced
md Injured to the climate. The canal
company undertook to keep the work
IN progress, and now looks to the Uni
ted States for compensation for the
expenses involved In so doing. The
sub committee is going to the isthmus
to take check notes on the work from
the time the contract was signed up
to the date the United States assumes
control.
Treaty TO Test Russia.
Washington, April Tit is practical
" admitted here that the new COM
mercial treaty between the United
States and China has been in one phase
especially designed to test the sound
ness OF Russia's promise to maintain
the open door OF Manchuria. Ever
since Russian occupation in 1900 the
province has practically been governed
by the Russians, who have regulated all
external trade. American exports Of
great value have entered Manchuria
and as the state department had no
nation it challenged Russia's purpose
and received specific promises that the
open door shall be maintained. The
provision in the treaty now under ne
COLLATION. declaring Froukden and its
port, Taku Shan. at the mouth of the
Yalu river, open to foreign trade af-
Cords the opportunity for the test.
Japanese Women Dsportsd.
Washington, April THE opinion Of
the lower court was affirmed by the
United States supreme court in the
case OF Kaooru Yumatya, a female
Japanese immigrant, versus Thomas
n. Fisher, immigrant inspector at Sc
attic, Wash. and she will be deported.
The woman was ordered to be deported
upon the strength OF a report made
by Fisher on the ground that she was
likely to become a public charge. She
attempted to secure writ OF habeas
corpus on the ground that the order
OF deportation was In contravention
with the constitution of the United Sta
ties because it was not in accordance
with due process Of law. and also that
1t was contrary to the provisions OF the
treaty between the United States and
Japan permitting the citizens of each
country to enter the other. The Uni
ted States district court for the district
of Washington, overruled both conten-
tions and today's opinion affirmed that
opinion.
School Exhibit.
Washington. April The bureau Of
education has arranged unique ex-
hibition at the ST. Louis exposition to
consist OF photographs OF every school
In each OF large number of counties
to be selected from various sections of
the country. The exhibit is designed
to represent the actual condition OF the
schools OF the United States, the feat
ures OF the teachers and pupils, their
clothing the buildings, etc. New York,
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina,
Kansas. Texas and California are "a
mong the states from which counties
have been selected for this purpose.
There will be about 200 pictures, some
]. Of the counties embracing cities, where
there are many schools. Other features
OF the exhibit will be q history OF
courses of study in colleges in pre-rev-
dictionary times and maps giving COM
parative state statistics.
Postoffice Investigation.
Washington, April 7.-Postmaster
General Payne is expected to return
early next week from his trip to Cuba
and Porto Rico with Secretary Moody's
party and Immediately on his return
the facts already developed by the in
vestigation of the affairs of the post
Office department will be made knoN%
10 him. The investigation is still in
progress and 1t is not certain when it
will be ended. The investigation was
made by the direction OF the postmaster
general and with his full approval.
Acting Postmaster General Wynne
yesterday authorized anunequivocal de-
pial of reports that have been circulated
shat the postmaster general is not In
accord with him in the inquiry and that
Mr.. Wynne acted without the authority
of Mr.. Pyane.
Washington, April THE amount Of
and per cent bonds actually ex-
changed to date for the per cent cok-
sols under the secretary's recent re-
funding offer ia S14720OO0
Silver for Philippines.
Washington. April 1.-THE secretary
of the treasury yesterday purchased
$4,000 ounces of fine silver for account
of Philippine coinage at an average of
$3.50 cents an ounce.
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