Evening journal., 1904-04-20
The Worlds News
WashInaton.

The Bureau Of Corporations Of the
Department OF Commerce and Labor
is preparing q series Of questions 20 be
lpropounded to the Beef Trust, which
is charged with violation Of Federal
law
Daughters Of the American Revolu-
| ton laid the cornerstone for their
Memorial Continental Hail.
The House passed the Statehood bill
which provides that one state each
shall be created Of the Territories OF
Arizona and New Mexico and Okla
homa and Indian Territory.
Proposed extension Of the Capitol
was discussed In tho Senate.
James Deitrick, manager Of an
American mining company IN Nicara-
qua. has protested to the Washington
Government against the presence of a
British warship Off the Mosquito coast,
which, he contends. IS to coerce Mica
lragua.
Because OF apathy on the subject in
the Senate, the President viii withhold
the proposed arbitration treaty with
France until the next session Of Con-
sross.
Political.
Judge Grosscup. Of the United States
lCircuit Court. in an address at Chi
cago proposed a new party with a
lplatfcrm outlining distinctly its atti-
ltude toward corporations.
Speaker Cannon notified Illinois Re-
lpublicans that he viii not accept the
nomination for Vice President.
The action OF the New York Demo-
Gratis in instructng for Judge Parker
land the conservative platform adopted
pleased Democratic leaders IN Con-
gress.
Louisiana elected a solid Democratic
State ticket and Legislature over the
lilly White Republicans, the negroes
not voting
Foreign.
The Worlds Sunday School Conven-
ton at Jerusalem was opened I'm a tent
outside Of Herod's Gate. Sixteen hun
dred delegates from all quarters Of the
globe were present
Signor Bonl discovered in the Ro-
man Forum the place where an altar
had been erected to Marcus Curtius.
The British Chancellor Of the Ex-
chequer. Austen Chamberlain. present.
ed the annual budget IN the Commons,
showing a deficit Of S27000,000.
The German Reichstag adopted a
scheme for an Advisory Council OF
Experts to be attached TO consulates
abroad. after a debate in which the
American consular system and the
philadelphia Museum were cited as
models.
Toronto was swept by $4,000, ooC
FIRE, which at ? a. m. was not under
control.
Sporting.
Phnlies and New York played a ff-
teen-inning game, which had 10 b,
called when darkness intervened, eact
team having scored a single run. Ath-
letics were forced to succumb TO th'
Gotham team by the score OF to 4.
Michael Spring, OF the Pastme Ath'
letic Club, New York. finished frs
In the New England annual Marathon
race. running the IS miles in hours
3S minutes. 3-5 seconds.
Two automobiles, one 60 and th'
Iother 4O-horsepower, tied for the New
England hill-climbing championship.
Beau Ormonde, a progeny of or
mond, captured the feature event al
Oakland. Two track records were
broken at Aqueduct Park. Orfeo bea'
Corusoate by neck in a punishlni
race at Memphis.
Miscellaneous.
The Chicago University has decided
to adopt the oxford plan OF education
and new college buildings for boil
sexes will be erected at a cost of So,
100000 or more.
The Progressive Health Club, an or
lganzation OF women IN Chicago. peti
toned President Roosevelt to assist II
the passage of a Federal law requir
ling all applicants for a marriage Ii
lcense TO present a health certificate
Monk Eastman, the notorious NeS
York thug. was sentenced to ten years
Imprisonment for felonious assault.
The United States Circuit Court, sit
ting in st. Paul. refused TO permit
IN. Hartman, w. $. Pierce and tn
oregon Short Line Company to inter
vene in the Northern Securities case.