The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-03-03

cO>snE>s.
Senator Morgan. of Alabama, antag-
onizes every attempt TO have conferccs
appointed on the statehood bill.
The senate passed the house bill
authorizing the secretary OF war to re-
turn union and confederate flags to
the states or the regiments by which
they were borne In the civil n
The bill providing a form Of govern
mcnt for the Panama canal zone has
been passed by the senate.
The river and harbor bill, carrying
si7.23i.Gi7. was passed by the house
without amendment
Representative Stephens. OF Texas.
has introduced two resolutions. direct
ed to the secretary OF the Interior. n
OF which asks under what act OF con-
frcss tho Foster lease OF the Usage In
alan lands was made and by what au-
thOrity the suh.icascs we're approved.
The house having arain disagreed to
all but one of the senate amendments
To the army appropriation bill. sent
N hack to conference.
The senate. In executive session,
ratified a treaty between practically all
tations for the exemption Of hospital
ships In time ~ war from payment OF
all port dues aud taxes.
The senate passed the military acad-
envy appropriation bill.
The house passed the Philippine
iarin bin practically without amend
ment.
The adoption of the resolution by
the house To authorize the secretary OF
wal to return union and confederate
h~aitlcfars 10 the respective states
evoked great applause.
The house of representatives. after
nm extended debate. voted 10 retain
the provision IN tho naval a~ppropfia-
tion bill Tor i've new hattlcships.
The house has rested It's case In the
swayne Impeachment trial In me sem
ate and the defense now has the hoor.
The house passed the pension appro-
rrla,lon bill. which carries si3S25o.'"o.
~ Wan ~ IWG ran EAST.
The japanese are rcsuming activity
OF the Russian right. and are, appar-
entity. attempting 4 turning movement.
Several Russian outpos,s have been
driven IN and the advancing Japanese
ART getting in touch with fortified posi-
tons.
The japanese forced the Russians TO
abandon their harc at lerosncr hill. I
tn. battle was desperate on both sides.
hut the result Is not yet known.
lNHaNtuVa Na.N. sHHUW.VH la - HaFATaa .
burg that Gen. Kuropatkln had been
o%u'iankcd 10y a strong force of Jap
anrse In the vicinity Of simintin. and
had been compelled to rrccde from his
strong position on The Shakhe river.
Gen. Grippenhcrg found but cold COM
fort IN 81. Petersburg with his com
plants about Gen. Kuropatkin. and has
been ordered back TO his command.
Mis
Reports from Russian sources say
thu Gen. Renncnkampn's cavalry d.
vision has lust returned from a sue
ccssful reconnaissance around .Ic Jap
ancs" len. In which they succeeded In
causing considerable CONSERVATION In
the enemy's rel
GENERAL MEMS ITEMS.
President Roosevelt has been asked
20 appoint as second %licutenants In the
army i've West Point cadets who we're
dismissed for unbecoming conduct.
May 81, 1901. on the eve OF their grad
uation.
Edward O'Toole was killed by a fall
ing elevator In the Rock Island ull.)
arsenal Two other men were In
jurcd.
Sir Henry Irving continues quite i'll
az Northampton. England. His ply
work, combined with the continuous
round Of entertainments. public and
private. incident to his farewell our.
Mrs. Mccormick. wife Of the Amerl-
can ambassador to Russia, has re-
turned to ST. Petersburg from her visit
to the United States,
Al an auction sale In London an
Elizabethan ever Of rock crystal.
mounted on silver. belonging to the
marquis Of Anglesca, was sold for s2o.-
O00.
Taotai Tang shaokI OF Tien Tsin. a
graduate Of Yale. has been appointed
Chinese minister 10 London.
Fire In the business section Of Hot
Springs. Ark. caused a loss OF $4,000.
by the breaking Of a heavy ice gorge
In the Ohio river AZ Maysvillc. KY. the
steamer Big Kanawha was torn from
her moorings, carried down stream and
sunk. Her crew ese'osd. II