The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-03-02
The Weeks NEWS
IERSELY OUTLINED
An Epiteme Of the Most Important
Events at Home and Abroad
the Past Week.
CONGRESS WORK IN NUTSHELL
LAtest- Developments N the Rnaso-
japanese War. Together WITH
ltems Of Interest Culled Froa the
Important Happenings All over
the World.

ltema Of Interest Cullcd FrOU the
Important Happenings All Owes
the World.
CONGRESS-.
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 war.
The bill providing form of govern.
ment for the Panama canal zone has
been passed by the senate.
The river and harbor bill, carrying
SIT 7,z34.657, was passed by the house
without amendment
Representative Stephens. of Texas
has introduced two resolutions. direct
ed to the secretary Of the interior. one
of which asks under what act of con-
gress the Foster lease of the Usage In
dian lands was made and by what au-
thority the sub-leases were approved.
The house having again disagreed tc
all but one Of the senate amendments
to the army appropriation bill. sent
1t back to conference.
The senate, in executive session
ratified q treaty between practically all
nations for the exemption of hospital
ships in time of war from payment oi
all port dues and taxes.
The senate passed the military acad-
emy appropriation bill.
The house passed the Philippine
tariff bill practically without amend
ment.
The adoption of the resolution by
the house to authorize the secretary oi
war to return union and confederate
battleflags to the respective states
evoked great applause.
The house of representatives, aftel
IN extended debate, voted to retain
the provision in the naval appropria-
ton bill for two new battleships.
The house has rested its case in the
Swayne impeachment trial in the sen
ate and the defense now has the hoor
The house passed the pension appro-
priation bill, which carries $13S, ,25o. .1oO
THE WAR IN THE FAB EAST.
Rumors were current in st. Peters
burg that Gen. Kuropatkin had been
outdanked by q strong force OF Jap.
anese in the vicinity OF Simintin. and
had been compelled to .recede from MS
strong position on the Shakhe river
Gen. Grippenberg found but cold COM
fort in st. Petersburg with his COM
plants about Gen. Kuropatkin, and mas
been ordered back to his command.
Mis-
Reports from Russian sources say
that Gen. Rennenkampff's cavalry d.
vision has just returned from sue
eessful reconnaissance around tae Jap
anesc left, in which they succeeded 70
causing considerable CONSERVATION II
the enemy's rear.
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.
washington advices indicate that the
peace talk recently given currency y
based on nothing more tangible than
rumors. None OF the embassies have
any information on the subject. least
of all the Russian and Japanese.
An internal machine, addressed e
United States Senator Penrose, Wa
found in private mail box in the hall
Of q building ON Market street, Pnila'
delphia. It was turned over to the
police.
The funeral Of Bishop McLaren, in
chicako, was attended by . large mum
her Of Episcopal clergy and laymen.
including members Of the omcial
church bodies. Interment was at Rose
Hin.
Attorney-General Hadley of Missouri
SAYS the breeders law repeal bill IS un-
constitutional, in that 1t attempts to
cover two acts at the same time He
has prepared two bills to correct the
defects.
Leslie C. Fuller. m assistant attor.
ney IA the department of justice In
Washington, is detained by the Chica'
% police pending N inquiry as to hia
Banitt.
The United States immigration ON
ctals have discovered that many I'm.
mier,nts of the undesirable class are
landing It gulf ports with the inten.
fion 81 entering the United States viz
the Texas border.
h. Grove Walter, former assistant
states attorney Of Chicago, who dis
appeared mysterieusly from Los
Angeles. Cal, recently, has been 10
coted ct San Diego.
The nresldent has called the senate