The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-12
cH1Npsp COURTS PILGRIMAGE.

CHINESE COURTS p1L0R1nfAGE.
The Dowager Empress Of China the
Emperor and the Court started last Sum
day on an eighteen days Journey to the
| western tonbs. Over nifty trains were
fused and 1.-THE lavish expenditure Is res
marked BY those who don't take stock
infthe stories OF Impoverished China.
EXPENSES IN BRITISH ARMY.
5iG A British commission reported that the
average and legitimate EXPENSES OF n.
fantry officers exceeded their pay BY 5000
to $3.50 annually while cavalry officers
| expenses exceed their pay BY 81. 900 to
$3.boo IN order that competent officers
may be secured who do not have other
| expenses was recommended IN addition
to rules limiting the expense OF polo.
DREYFUs CASE REOPENED.
An exciting debate In the French Cham y
Der Of Deputies. Monday and Tuesday.
which resulted in tho invalidation OF the
election OF the Nationalist, syvcton led
with d prospect of Dreyfus' complete
vindlcation. M. Joures, the Socialist
leader. brought out two new facts. one
that documents on which Dreyfus had
been convicted bore the forged sigma
ture OF the German Emperor. the other
the then War Minister, M. Cavaignac.
was suppressed, q This letter confessed to
being obliged to work against Dreyf,is
i with forgeres. The Nationalist were
wrought to fury BY this attack. Former
Premier Brisson charged Cavaignac with
being a II traitor to the memory OF his
father, who was President OF the Re-
public In 1s4s. III 81 81 ,gf
sERyIA,>!!# KINGS TRICK.
King Alexander pla yed fast and loose
with tho Servian Constitution for mis-
personal ends, Tuesday, when G1he sus 4
| pended IT for a few minutes long enough
Ito repeal the laws passed under It and
|5retire the radicals in Z power. Then BY
another proclamation IS the constitution
was re- abllshed. 5 "a IA NJ ,s
PRUSSIA LEAVES MANCHURIA.ty .iff5si
The formal retirement OF Russia from:
the second section Of Manchura nclud-:
ling Nleu2- Chwang began Wednes-l
day according to agreement. The rail-
way terminus one hours march from
that city. remains In Russian hands
| The local governments are being trans.
ferred to the Chinese. s .5i,S q
GENERAL STRIKE AT ROME e
"A strike In all trades was proclaimed
/ at Rome, Italy Tuesday because the de-
mands OF the printers for wage increase
i and shorter hours were not jtS granted
The Government called out the troops
/ at once to patrol the streets. About
Il
the call. AT the same time the leader
j Of the Socialists proposed to have the
|$printersI 5itroubles 81 settled by ,nrbi tra-
i 3tion.5 The strike greatly interferred
with the Easter festivities. and as the
strikers Include the teamsters visiting
1 pilgrims 81 were greatly 1nconvenienctd.
"A number OF the latter We're injured
| "Wednesday. 8ss n sS}} Bs3
RUSSIAN RIOTERS SHOT. 3a
4 N During d obara riot At d Mini n obgo--
/ rod, Tuesday, 80 persons We're killed and
4 loo wounded when the artillery fired
point blank at the rioters to restore or Or
/ der. II IS 81 IA y 81 IN q
REPORTED CHRISTIAN MASSACRE.
i & It was reported at Sofia, tuesday,. that
/ a body Of Albanians attacked q Okhri-5
1 da Sunday (, night and killed the Chris
tians population numbering II 600. .@s rms :
Nm q part Of a general uprising in the
Balkan provinces which has Y cameo IN,
i headway during the past week 3 Inc y y
i Macedonian Committee Is expected 70
4 Anrii goth when there will be over co.
| 600 armed men in the field. 30 Tar there
i has been no indication that Russia IN
4 tends to take the part OF Bulgaria
i against the Turk. as the sultan mas q
4 free hand In the execution q the pro-
1 posed reforms. x, II,
AMER1cAN-cH TREATY.
i lin tha revision Of the American Cons
mercial Treaty with China articles are
i heIng negotiated at Shanghai which tend
! e MIA e this country In me posltl 9.
formerly occupied by En- gland N SLIP
i ulatln for an open door TO- the t iIl
i AZ Hi lions and the entire a oo 1
i OF llkin taxes. IS ABS 3g854 X