The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-04-30

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in the matter of her demands upon
Manchuria.
The national and international good
roads convention was convened at st.
Louis 1t is the most important since
the organization of the association,
whose purpose is the bettcrmcnt of the
highways of the country.
Officials at st. Petersburg were sur-
prised at the report that American puJ-
lie opinion was disturbed by the news
regarding Manchuria. They declared
the people of the United States were
being mised by Japan and say that the
improvements which are in progress in
Manchuria certainly would benefit In
ternational commerce.
Saturday, April %.
Advccs received from Melilla say II
is the intention of the Moroccan rebels
TO attack Fez.
Carnegie gives $l,500,000 for an in
ternational peace tribunal hall and IL
brary ut The Hague.
The rcvoutionists still hold Santo
Domingo, having beaten off repeated
attacks of government forces.
Great satisfaction is felt Mt the Vat
lean mt the official announcement that
King Edward will visit the pope.
Six railroads have been cnjoincd
from discriminating against shippers
by the first decision under the Elkins
law.
hot
dcred to leave Finland under the new
Russian decree for maintenance of or
der
q A Macedonian band slaughtered for
ty Bashi- Bazouks and fifteen gen
armes in revenge for killing of their
captain.
A settlement of the smuggling cases
has been effected. ON Treasurer VIII
louShby's recommendation the cases
have been dismissed.
A dispatch from Belgrade says that
NJ. Machkof, Russian consul. fulfilling
the duties of the late NJ. Stcherbina at
Mitrovitza, has been attacked and
wounded by Albanians.
The expulsion of Mormon missionar-
les decided upon by the governments
of Prussia and of the grand duchy Of
Mecklenburg on the ground that they
are propagating Il form of religious be-
lief Incompatible with the laws of the
state and public morals and because
polygamy is not excluded from their
doctrines.
The president resumed his tour.
Before going. however, he participated
in the laying of the cornerstone of the
new gate at the northern entrance to
Yellowstone park. The ceremony was
performed according to the Masonic
ritual and was in charge of the grand
officers of the state of Montana. Spe-
cial trains brought hundreds of people
here, including large body of Ma
sons, and rs the weather was perfect
the scene was IL very pretty one.
Friday, April ~.
James ID. Richardson, Democratic
leader in the house, is to retire from
congress.
Archie and Quentin Roosevelt. sons
of the president. are rapidly recovering
from measles.
| Henry Il. Williams was appointed
assistant chief of the United States
weather bureau.
/ Twenty-Five Jews were killed and 275
wounded in anti-Semitic riots at Kishi-
! neff. Bessarabia.
. The new British budget proposes alb
olition of grain tax and reduction of
4
ture is 9,77O,OOO.
| Russia demands that China sign an
agreement practically cedinG to her the
sovereignty of Manchuria and eXclud-
ing other nations from the country.
! Great disorder attended the closing
hours of the New York legislature. In
the senate long and acrimonious de.
bate on the Remsen gas grab bill inter-
fered seriously with the consideration
of financial measures of the highest
Importance to the state.
The trustees of the Tuskegee Normal
and Industrial institute in Alabama re-
ceived 100000 toward the endowment
fund from Andrew Carnegie, who at
| tended the recent meeting in behalf of
the Tuskegce institute, where eX-Presi-
dent Grover Cleveland presided.
The house of representatives broke
up in free for all fight over the mu-
nicipal ownership traction. bill. Twen-
ty-five men wrestled about the floor in
an endeavor to save Speaker J. ii. Mil
Ter from assault for "gaveling through
certain amendments. Several members
were injured.
Thursday, April 23.
A Madrid dispatch states that the
sultan's brother has been proclaimed
emperor of Morocco.
King Edward left Syracuse, Sicily
for Naples on board the royal yacht
Victoria and Albert.
The bodies of four passengers burned
to death in a wreck on the Erie at Rec
House, n. Y, We're identified.
The various employees of the Cen
tral Railroad of New Jersey received
substantial increase in wages.
At Columbus Senator Hanna defend
ed organized labor from "A recent attacl