The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-07-23
CZAR BARS JEW PLEA.
Russia Declines to Receive Protes
from Roosevclt's Hands.

Russia Declines to Receive Protest
from Roosevclt's Hands.
Russia has declined to receive the Jew
ish petition concerning the Ki:heneff
massacre and will not consider it if pre-
sented. Secretary Hay late Thursday af-
ternoon received advice to this effect
from Mr.. Riddle. the United States
charge d'affaires at st. Petersburg.
1t is believed in official circles that
this ends the incident Mr.. Riddle in his
dispatch to Secretary Hay said he visited
the foreign Office and inquired whether
the Russian government would receive
petition from a large number of Ameri-
can citizens in relation to the Kisheneff
massacre. The reply, which was couch
ed in diplomatic language, was a firm re-
fusal to either receive or consider" the
petition.
Unless President Roosevelt should di-
rect otherwise, this ends the Kisheneff
petition incident. The view of the au-
thorities in Washington is that no fur
ther action in the matter shonld be taken.
While few officials believed that Russia
would consent to receive the petition, the
opinion almost was general that it would
uOt uO 81. tuc ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
of Russia's decision has caused no sur
prise. A few were inclined to believe
that the Car would accept the docu-
ment on account of its respectful tone
and from desire not to offend the Amer
lean government by declining to do so.
Telegraphic Brevities.
Mayor Low of New York City is to be
a candidate for reelection.
A State fish hatchery is to be estab-
lished at once in Pratt County, Kan.
Chicago's street cleaning funds are
about exhausted and that city will have
dirty streets after July 80.
The Okmulgee National Bank of Ok
mulgee. l. T., has been authorized to be-
gin business, with capital of $4,000.
The Utah State Supreme Court held
the inheritance tax law, passed by the
Legislature of 1901, to be constitutional.
ing cotton in field near Durwood, 1. T.,
was struck by lightning and instantly
killed.
Emperor William of Germany has pre-
sented to the officers of the Kearsarge
a solid silver punch tureen as a souvenir
of his recent visit to the vessel.
Senator William a. Clark of Montana
in Washington. He contemplates bril-
liant social campaign in the capital.
The official report of the United States
assay office at Helena shows that the
production of precious metals in the
State of Utah for the calendar year 1902
was valued at S27,SS2. 153. This is an
increase over the production of 1901 of
ST9O,443.
Tom Clark WAS convicted of man.
slaughter in the second degree at Wash
ington, Kan, for his part in the killing of
Owen Masten last April. Sam Clark is
to be tried for the same crime.
Liquid AR will he exploited at the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition as Il con-
cession. MeSsrs. o. L. Ekiff and Henry
j. Rain, the pyrotechnic men. will op-
crate the concession under the title, The
Wonders of Liquid Air.
1t is reported that the National Rail
road Company. of Mexico. has parted
with its road in Texas, which runs from
Laredo TO Corpus Christi. a distance of
160 miles. and that the Rock Island
Frisco interests are the purchaSers. d.
President Roosevelt extended execu-
tive clemency to seventeen Indian Terri
tory prisoners. who had been convicted
of horse or cattle Stealing. committing
their sentences from five to three years.
A dispatch from Belgrade says King
Peter has notified former Queen Natalie
that he considers that all the property
in the old palace at Belgrade belongs
to her. and that she can dispose of it as :;
she. .pleases.
B. G. Price. professor of horticulture
and forestry of the Iowa State Asricul
tural College. has rendered his resigna
ton He has been elected head of the
college of agriculture of the Ohio State
University at Columbus, Ohio.