Morris tribune., 1905-12-16


Bannerman graInme 1t is
expected that the Liberal party will re-
main in Office but short tine and thaE
a dissolution of parliament and genera
election is likely to occur in January
or February. Balfour had served ass
prime minister since July, 1902.
French Senate For Separation.
After an extended debate Dec. q the'N
French senate adopted the bill for
separation of church and statc by Yot- =
ing 1873 to 1O2. the result Going an
nounced amid cheers and loEst cries OF
Long live the republic5' fsE.d Long
live libertyw The law becnme Nehec-F
I tive Dec. 7, on being Promulgated.
The details of adminisuatf27 are left +,
! to the council of state OneFetIect VIE
| be the immediate reduction in the gov
! eminent expenses, as the So .2"les palh
| the clergy are to be gradually dimln-
ished until they cease This bill had
nassed the chamber of deputies July
/ by vote of 341 to 233. It sweeps
/ away the old system of state religion,
dating from 1901, when the concordaF
was signed by Plus VII. and Napoleon
l making the churches government prop
erty and the clergy salaried employees
of the state. -,
Agreement With Turkey.
1t was regarded as practically GER
tain that the controversy between tne'
powers and Turkey would be settledd
! without further resort to force. The
! sultan had agreed to accept the modl-
fed proposals for the financial control
OF Macedonia. x
Presents to Japanese Fighters :
The provisions Of the Japanese
budget include the withdrawal of the
army in Nanchuria at a cost of $780,
100000 and gifts to the soldiers and
sailors Appropriated at $75.0O0,OO0-
For the payment Of debts incurred In
the war $55,oO0,O00 annually. Is pro-
vided.
Germany conquers Hsrerus:.
4 The German consul general Fat Cape
Town reports that the resistance of the
lrebellious Hereros In German South
west Africa has ceased and that mill
tary operations nave been suspended :.
Assassination Answers Repression. <.
While the telegraph and postal strike
was still in force throughout Russia,
! cutting almost the entire country off
i from the rest Of the world and para
| lying what was left of the internal in-
! dustries and commercial intercourse
| General Sacharof, former minister of
war; was assassinated while trying to-
suppress the agrarian disturbances in
the province of Saratofr His assassi1n
was woman belonging tptka revolu--
tionary movement, who called at the.
house of the governor, Wheree fhsl gen u
eral was being entertained SRaeasked2
for an interview and upon Etdng 4ad :
mitted shot the general three tEsesas-
The serious military mutinies asKiey ,
and Neronez were stiff far from quebec z
at last accounts, and fears We're eva
pressed that the army revoFts would
spread to all sections. At Kies about
10 mutinous soldiers were killed apds
300 wounded in the clash with Cos
sacks. Fugitives arriving at Vienna
from Odessa asserted that over 90OOs
Jews had been slain in Odessa and
Bessarabia. Several railroad lines
were again tied up. The failure of sew
eral small banks and the crash of Rus
sian securities warned the financfers Of
impending collapse of the governments
credit. Even among the palace guards
of the car disaffection was found, an02
number of men were thrown In
prison