Evening journal., 1904-05-10
The Worlds News
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON.
The President ordered that the War
Department shall direct and supervise
the work of the Panama Canal Com
mission. General Davis, of the COM
mission, is appointed Governor Of the
American zone.
POLITICAL.
Senator German is exerting his in
iuence to keep the Indiana and Ohio
delegations TO st. Louis free of instruc-
tions. it is said, I'm his own interest as
a Presidential candidate.
The Republican State Convention will
meet today at Trenton. Senator Kean
will be chairman, and Senators Kean
and Dryden, Governor Murphy and
state Assessor Baird viii be elected
delegates-at-large.
FOREIGN.
The Deutsche Bank, OF Berlin. alb
sorbed the Berliner Bank, their COM
1ined capital being S45,O000O0,
Herr Bebel, the German Socialist
leader, I'm the Reichstag criticised EN-
oeror William for his speeches and his
elegram to the Car expressing SYM
Dathy with Russia. He declared that
Germanys sympathy was rather on the
side Of Japan. Chancellor Won Buelow.
in reply, said that the Emperor had
been misquoted.
Officers OF five French Line steam
ships left their vessels at Havre in
sympathy with the striking French
dock workers.
Charles r. Flint offered to buy one
battleshlp and two cruisers from Chile.
presumably for the Turkish Govern
ment.
The recently formed Chilean Cabinet
resigned owing to all sections OF the
Liberals having formed a coalition.
The Peruvian Cabinet meets in Lima
today to arrange for the election Of
| President.
Sir Henry NJ. Stanley, the African
explorer, was reported to be in a dying
condition at his London residence.
SPORTING.
Athletic scored their third straight
victory over Washington, while the
Phllles lost to Pittsburg to 2. Minor
| ty stockholders secured representation
ln the board of directors of the Wash
lngton Club An exchange OF players
with New York was announced
Miss Higgins, Of Chicago, made a
poor showing at the English golf cham
| pionship stroke competition.
Hurst Park, a progeny Of Kingston,
again beat a good field Of sprinters at
Morris Park. Annie Max and DR..
Stucky ran a dead heat at Louisville,
and the money was divided. Jockey
/ Mlnder was seriously hurt in a colli-
| sion at the same track.
At the end of the ninth round in the
International chess tournament Janow-
ski and Marshall were still a tie.
There is a strong probability that
Harvard will drop Pennsylvania foI
Princeton, the Crimson, It is said, hav-
Ing a contingent agreement with the
Orange and Black.
MISCELLANEOUS
Ths Methodist General Conference al
Los Angeles shelved a resolution offer.
ed by the Rev. DR.. J. M. King. of Phil.
adelphia, declaring that the Roman
Catholic Church Of America is opposed
to the public schools.
Because Of the presence Of monster
lcebergs steamships arriving and de-
parting from New York have been com.
PEELED to alter their courses.
Horace Blackman Jr., a Wall street
broker. was arrested on the charge Of
grand larceny in his dealings with q
customer.
In a collision between New York ele
veted trains mOtorman was killed
and five passengers injured.
Miss Jane Davis. Of Galway. sarato
ga county. New York. was declared I,
be incompetent TO control a fortune o.
100000 bequeathed to her by hel
brother, who died In san Francisco re
Gently. She is 81 years old.
Neither DR.. William T.. Woodend no
his wife put I'm an appearance at tn
bankruptcy proceedings growing out o
the failure Of W. u. Woodend & Com
pany. although subpoenaed.
The Princeton Seminary commence
ment will take place today. and de
grees viii be conferred on thirty-sevel
graduates.