Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1905-01-06
THE WORLDS NEWS


a CCORDiNG to a report from ST.
Petersburg, Vice Admiral Rojest-
vensky's flagship, the battleship Knlaz
souNaroff, struck a rock and foundered
Non-combatants OF Port Arthur. num-
berlng 1000 VIII be sent to Chlfa. GEN
efai Nogi IS bringing order out or chaos
IA the captured fortress. The number
OF those who surrendered as now esti-
mated at $4,000 men.
I CONGRESS.
a minority OF the Merchant Marine
commission favored dsarimlnative
duty, instead of direct subsidy, and WIN
submit report to the Senate today.
WASHINGTON.
Secretary Hay asked Congress to an
propriate $500 annually To provide for
a Minister to Morocco.
President Roosevelt and the French
Ambassador addressed the Forest Con-
gress on the necessity for preserving
the timber
me Senate Committee ON Commerce
authorized favorable report ON the
nomination Of W. ID. Crum as collector
ot the port Of Charleston.
The Committee ON Rivers and Har-
boris Informed the Pennsylvania del
ogation IA Congress that ii would ie-
commend the appropriation Of $500 900
Tor Delaware river Improvement. Mhe-
thef the stAte contributed 100000 or
not.
The Internal Revenue Commissioner
suggested that alcohol and brandy used
70 tortfy Wine be taxed. thus increas-
ing the revenue by about SIS 10000
Count Cassini, Russia's Ambassador.
received a personal letter from the
Car and the Order of ST. Alexander of
NevslSy.
Senator l1llSins of West Virginia, saw
the President in reference to legislation
upon railroad freight rates, but said
little could be expected before March.
Representative Haugen. or iowa, intro |
duced bill upon the subject
An ofticiaa OF the Panama Canal Come |
mission denied that IL was moving too
slowly.
LEGISLATURES.
William L. Douglas was inauauratpa 4
as Governor OF Massachusetts. amd ia 1
his inaugural he laid stress on the need +
o. relief from the burden OF tariff tax
alton.
POLITICAL.
The ministers OF Connecticut have
united IN p fight TO prevent the elcc-
from Of either Ex-Governor Buckley or
Samuel +. Fessenden as United states
Senator.
FOREIGN.
Charges Of corruption Ia the recent
canadian election resulted IN request
that Parliament investigate.
countess MoltignOso was refused an
audience by the Pope, whose services
the Countess hoped TO enlist Ia her ef
fort to see her children.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The body Of Neil S. Phelps, a Mlchl-
gan capitalist. who disappeared ten
weeks ago, was found in Battle Creek
river
The new protected cruiser Chatta-
looga returned from her trial trim un-
damaged although she met with a Sc
iere storm and WAS washed BY great
Ieas.
County officials at Cleveland over
-uled the order Of the United States
marshal that no visitors be allowed 10
zee Mrs Chadwick
Abraham II. Hummel and A. III. Kaf-
enbmgh, of the law firm OF Howe &
iummel, We're questioned by the New
DIRK grand jury ais to their share lin
he Dodge Morse case.
Decision in the appeal for the re-
Ease OF Nan Patterson on bail was de-
aged until today.
An atSempt was made to wreck the I
Jew York and Chicago express ON the :
baltimore and Ohio railroad by driving G
heavy iron bar into a switch near z
W. va. q
Horace White, Of New York. an s
Ounced that Andrew Carnegie had a
iven pledge OF 1873, 300, 600 for 1890 III o
rary buildings In the United States (
nd other Engllsh-speaklng countries. p
Miss Emma Page was dismissed In g
lew York on the charge or shoplifting v
q testimony OF physician that she v
as mentally irresponsible" v
The Kansas Legislature may make j
le use Of green shades ana lace cur +
Tins in schoolhouses compulsory. j.
"A young woman Living In a fashion, "
PIC section Of Louisville, KY, was as y
united by a negro. r
Cuba put Sl,Ooo,OOo in new bank notes j
ito circulation. =
The crew Of the wrecked British p
'hooner Herald arrived at Baltimore. a
Mrs. Dodge's seized Jewels sold in /,
ew York for S25,59S. though appraised 1.
S63,972.s0. I.
Two steamships ended a remarkable
ice at New York.
Fifteen New York police captains :
ere transferred for the good OF the
rvice"
Counsel for +. II. Hartman an a
'unced that he would appeal the
orthern Securities case to the United
ates Supreme Court. :