Evening journal., 1904-05-21
The Worlds News
WASH NGroN.

WASH NGTON,
The South Atlantic squadron has
been ordered to Tangier TO aid in the
rescue Of Mr.. Perdicaris, who was kid
mapped by brlgands.
The Treasury Department drew a
warrant for S90OO0OO in favor of j. p.
Morgan & Company, fiscal agents Of
Panama, i'm final settlement of the can-
al purchase.
POLITICAL.
The Illinois Republican Convention,
unable to break the deadlock on the
governorship. took a recess until May
81.
OF the Republican national delegates
chosen TO date 70S have been INSTRUCT
ed for President Roosevelt
Republican leaders fear the split i'm
Wisconsin viii lost the State to the
Democrats In the Presidential election.
w. j. Bryan hopes to sway the st.
Louis Convention by his eloquence.
FOREIGN.
Tibetan troops ambushed and attack
ed a party Of eighteen British mounted
infantry who fought CALAMITY and kill
ed fifteen Of the enemy before relief
came from Gyantse.
The withdrawal of the French AM
bassador to the Vatican has been de-
ferred until he reports upon an inter-
view with the Popes secretary upon
the Pope's letter to the powers pro-
testing against President Loubets visit
to the Italian monarch.
SPORTING.
Cleveland beat the Athletics to o.
while the Phillies lost to Cincinnati 10
to 0.
Philadelphia horses again captured
a majority Of the prizes at the Balti-
more show.
Dickinson College has adopted grad
uate coaching for It's football teams
Sidney Paget's Czaraphne won the
Gaiety Stakes for flllies at Morris Park.
All the favorites were defeated at La
tonia. Elastic the odds-on favorite,
captured the feature event Of the clos
ing day at ST. Louis. Port Royal fin
ished first In the final feature of the
Worth Meeting. English is favorite in
a field Of fourteen TO start In the Chi
cago Derby.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The first keel-plates Of the 10000 ton
battleship Vermont were laid at Quin-
cy, Mass.
ln a statement attacking the Cover
nor of Colorado for imprsoning under
martial law the president Of the West
ern Federation of Miners, the executive
board Of that body enunciates the Mo-
sale doctrine OF "an eye for an eye and
a tooth for a tooth"
Silas w. Petit As confident that he
has won his fight for a dinerential i'm
grain rates before the Interstate Com
merce Commission, sitting In New
York.
The police Of New York city made a
big raid of pool rooms. arresting about
siXty-five suspects.
A raid ON hovel inhabited by
tramps revealed the presence OF price
less helr-looms and jewels abstracted
from General de Peyster's residence at
Tivoli, n. Y.
The steamship Turret Bay foundered
off the coast OF Nova Scotia, thirteen
of a crew Of twenty-five losing their
lives
Miss NJ. Carey Thomas. president of
Bryn Mawr College addressed the
General Federation of Women's Clubs
NtA +N AaAANNNNA " NNNAM VI tue
Twentieth Century"
The General Assembly Of the Presby-
terian Church I'm the United States of
America. IN session at Buffalo. adopted
"a resolution removing aspersions made
upon the Southern Church during the
Civil War, and favoring closer union
with the church in the South. This
resolution, telegraphed to the General
Assembly Of the Presbyterian Church
In the United States. IN session at Mo-
bile, was received with cheers.
A report In favor Of union with the
Presbyterian Church In the North met
with opposition I'm the Assembly of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church. ir
| session at Dallas, Tex.
Edward Burgess Aldrich, son OF SEN
ntor Aldrich, and brother-in-law OF
John ID. Rockefeller Jr., has been sued
for limited divorce.
Citizens of Helena. Mont, are en-
deavoring TO bring about the remova
TO that city Of the Indian school al
Carlisle. Pa.