Evening journal., 1905-04-12
WORLDS NEWS
WASHINGTON.

Minister Bowen has made a detailed
report of the negotiations with Presi-
dent Castro. of Venezuela, to have
Americas claims settled by arbitration
and of the arbitrary refusal to accede
90 this demand.
The members of the Pension Board
Of Revision, who were accused by Conn
missioner Warmer Of passing favorably
upon applications Of members of a resi-
ment which was never in the United
States service, have acknowledged their
fault and said it was due to flood of
applications.
j. L. Bristow, who was sent as
special commissioner to investigate the
traffic conditions Of the Panama Rail-
road, recommended that the road be
improved and fair mules be adopted to
insure competition and to do away with
the existing traffic agreements. Chief
Engineer Wallace says that the decl-
sion as to whether the isthmian canal
be at the sea level or with 60-foot
locks need not be made for two years.
PENNSYLVANIA.
Three masked men shot and wounded
Jacob slhenk and his son Daniel in ait
tempting TO rob a farm house near New
Kingston.
The suit of Mrs. Cathan.ine Dunham,
Of this city against K. Winnie Nc
Michael, of Glonside, for alienation Of
her husbands affections. began at Nor
ristown.
NEW JERSEY.
Judge Swayne instructed the Grand
Jury, OF Atlantis county. to investigate
changes of policy playing and other
forms Of gambling at Atlantic City
THE WAR.
Another twenty hours has failed
to clarity the war situation in Oriental
waters RojestvenElSy's whereabouts
renains a mystery. Japan has closed
a month FormOsa port to foreign ship
ping, indicating a naval base there. A
British expert expressed the opinion
that the fleets would ultimately meet
lnear Vladivostok where Togo would
await the Russians approach, fearing
TO run the risk of missing the foe should
he venture farther south. Russian re-
points repeat assertions by Chinese that
Japanese forces are advancing north
eastward to cut the railroad to Vladi-
vostok.
Russian lawyers have Joined the anti
autocracy crusade, and openly declare
for constitutional government.
FOREIGN.
The British Colonial Secretary, i'm re-
ply to a question in the House Of
Lords, reatfirmed that a colonial con-
ference would he called within a year
were the present government retained.
French commissioners have been
manned to conduct preliminary negotia-
tions for French Russian commercial
treaty
MISCELLANEOUS
The Rev. DR.. Nelson willard. who
served nearly forty-five years i'm the
Presbyterian ministry. has announced
his withdrawal from that Church be-
cause he cannot accept the Westnlnster
Confession of Faith.
A New York lawyer named Gardner
is imprisoned at Guatemala City for
contempt of court and friends cannot
obtain his release or "A trial.
The steamship Osceola IS held in
quarantine at New York because four
OF the crew are sick with a fever the
mature of which the health authorities
cannot determine
A plea of not guilty was entered for
Senator Morgan to three of four indlct-
Iments growing out of alleged land
frauds. A plea i'm abatement was eut-
cred in the fourth. Competency Of Fed
/ eral grand jurors is attacked.
At a. meeting Of the Northern Secari-
ties stockholders L. II. Hartman was
dropped from the directorate.
The fifth triennial meeting of the
National Council of Women convened
in Washington.