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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-28
SANTO DOMING0TREATY
CONSIDERATIONS THAT HAVE
WEIGHT IN THE SENATE.

Indications are that if the Santo Domingo
treaty is ratified at the special session or
the Senate after March it will only pc
after long and earnest debate and IN
consequence of urgent appeal from the eX-
ecutive There is constantly growing
dissatisfaction with the treaty among demo-
Gratis of the Senate, who, Ii they are not
powerful enough to defeat it. will certainly
insist upon debating it to the last extrem-
ity.
1t was intimated today that some repub-
lican senator's are becoming doubtful OF the
advisability of ratification, although these
intimations Go not go to the extent OF as
sorting that the doubts could not be over
come by suitable arguments.
The temper of the Senate at this time Is
distinctly favorable to great conservatism
in foreign dealings. This disposition has
been manifested within the past few days
in the debate over the naval appropriation
bill. Not only was the administration
naval program cut down, but plain intma-
tion was given by senators that there is
feeling in the Senate in favor of going
slowly in all matters relating to increase Of
the military power and to the eXertion OF
that power In dealing with foreign AFFAIRS.
At the same time great many senators
gument that if this country intends to IN
sist upon the maintenance of the Monroe
doctrine in its strict Interpretation the
United States must also assume RESPONSE
bilities thereby incurred. The argument IN
the Senate will come upon the question OF
the amount of liabilities likely to be in
Cured by a broad application of the Mon
roe doctrine, and whether those RESPONSE
bilities go TO the length of making this ma
ton sponsor for the financial integrity or
the little republics which are under the
wing of the Monroe doctrine.
Some senators are fearful that If the
United States wants to embark upon the
policy of making the delinquent republics
pay their debts an avalanche of claims,
more or less authentic and most of them
probably unreasonable, viii fall upon the
United States, and that every foreign ad-
venturer who has lost in his risks with the
neghboring republics viii bring his ac-
count to Uncle Sam for settlement.
These are the points which are being ad-
vanced pro and con, in anticipa ton of the
coming debate on the treaty. The admins
tration leaders in the Senate say that they
will be able, they think, to answer all these
questions to the satisfaction of those who
propounded them, and that after reasonable
discussion the treaty will be ratified.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-28
Personal Mention.

Assistant Secretary Darling and Captain
Potter, U. S. N, went to Annapolis yester-
day to inspect the construction work in
progress at the Naval Academy.
Governor A. B. Cummins and Mrs. Cum
minis of Des Moines, Iowa. have arrived in
the city and are at the Arlington.
Mr.. Robert b. Roosevelt of New York,
an uncle of President Theodore Roosevelt,
is stopping at the Shoreham.
Lieut. Louis Gilbert Chase, u. s. N, and
w. Fl. Turner, U. S. N, are registered at
the Ebbitt.
Edwin S. Cramp of Philadelphia, of the
shipbuilding firm of Cramp & Sons, is stop
ping at the Willard.
]. H Emmett, a relative of the late
Irish patriot. Robert Emmett, is registered
at the Ebbitt.
George NJ. Bowers, United States fish
commissioner, has returned to the city, and
Is at the Shoreham.
Seth Bullock and Mrs. Bullock of Dead
wood, South Dakota, have come to WASH
ington to witness the inaugural ceremonies
and are registered at the Shoreham
Mr. Robert b. Roosevelt, jr., and Mrs
Roosevelt are in the city for Inaugural tion,
and have apartments at the Shoreham.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-28
A BARREL POST OFFICE.
It is Located on Barren Island in the
Straits Of Magellan.

The Post Office Department is in re-
ceipt of a query from man In Ohio who
asks the officials there to tell him where a
barrel is used as post Office 1t is pre-
sumed that the man, who says he is pre-
pairing for an examination, was asked the
curious question by some school of corre-
spondence.
The division of correspondence of the
Post Office Department has informed him
that a barrel is used as a post Office on a
barren island in the Straits of Magellan,
on the southern coast of South America.
1t is nailed to tree and ships passing the
treacherous coast drop their mail therein
and look for it to be picked up by the next
vessel passing that way, and bound in the
direction of the letters address. 1t has
formed a very convenient way for mari
ners to correspond with their friends, and
is probably the only legitimate post Office
in the world without postmaster. 1t is
international in character, and all flags
carry the mails from it free of charge
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-28
A RECESS OF CONGRESS.
Senator Spooner's Report From the
Judiciary Committee.

Senator Spooner, from the committee on
the judiciary, today submitted to the Senate
a report the Senate resolution directing
the committee to define what, in it's opinion,
is recess of Congress under the provisions
of article of the Constitution.
The report is against any constructive
recess" and defines exactly what must take
place in order to permit of recess" appoint
ments by the President.
The decision, If it were given any legal
standing by action of the Senate, would af-
feet the nominations of Gen. Leonard Wood.
DIR. w. d. Crum, collector of the port of
Charleston. S. c.. and 166 other nomina-
tons sent to the Senate in the infintesimal
period between the adjournment of the spe-
cial session convened on November g. 1903
and the convening of the regular session
on December I, the two sessions having
merged. All the nominations were sent to
the Senate later and confirmed, but the
officers drew salaries for the time the Sen
ate committee now denies they were not
serving under authority of law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-28
NEW CUIUMBIAN MINISTEH.
Diego Mendoza Selected to Represent
the Bogota Government.

The State Department has received a
cablegram from Mr.. Russell, United States
minister at Bogota, Colombia, announcing
the appointment Of Diego Mendoza as min
lister to the United States. The new envoy
will reach Washington in few weeks. 1t
is understood that he is a prominent poll
tician. who has been warm supporter of
President Reyes. He is man of consid-
cradle distinction in his own country and
is well educated.
President Reyes action in appointing the
new minister is received here with satisfac-
ton, and as marking a full restoration of
diplomatic relations between Washington
and Bogota. The last regularly accredited
Colombian minister was DR.. Concha, for
while the late DR.. Herran actually dis
charged all of the duties of a minister he
was really only a charge, and Senor Triana,
who is at present looking after Colombian
interests here, is of the same diplomatic
rank 1t was understood that Colombia re-
framed from sending a fully accredited
minister to Washington as manifestation
OF displeasure al the attitude of the United
states in respect to the separation of Pam
anna from the parent state.
But the President has all along declined
to exhibit any resentment on that score
maintaining full diplomatic relations on his
size by dlspatching Mr.. Russell to Bogota
opportunity to let the Colombians l1nder-
stand the kindly feelings he cherished to-
ward them.
Some time ago he was impressed favor
ably with the justice of the plea bv Co
iombia that Panama should assume some
snare or the national debt contracted he
fore the separation Of the new state from
Colombia, and he promised to use his good
offices to bring the two countries, parent
and child, into friendly relations. SO that
that matter might be arranged to the mu-
tual satisfaction of both. Aside from the
Colombian plea, there we're re reservations
to the State Department in the interests of
foreign holders of Colombian bonds. who
asked that as a matter of equity and to
prevent the destruction Of the value Of
their securities the United States come to
their relief by urging q settiement
Now 1t is assumed that the coming to
Washington of the new minister marks the
acceptance by President Reyes of our good
offices, and that his mission will pave the
way for the negotiation Of a treaty of
amity between Colombia and Panama that
will provide for the adjustment of not only
the matter of Indebtedness, but of some
boundary disputes and other issues that
might make trouble in the future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-28
READY FOR THE WORST
RussianPu Public Learns of Fresh
Disasters at the Front.
KUROPATKIN'S REVERSE
DIsCoURAGING REPORTS OF LAT
TER's RESISTANCE TO KURoKI.
Mukden Reported Outfanked and Un-
tenable-And Cars Forces With
drawn From Sha River.
KUROPATKIN'SR REVERSE

Cablegrams from St. Petersburg
today indicate deep feeling of cen
Germ there over General Kuropat-
kln's situation along the Ska river.
His advices to the car are anything
but reassuring. Hard pressed by
General Kuroki, he suggests the
propriety of his withdrawal from his
present position, which has now be-
come untenable. In the meantime,
the Japanese have assumed the ag-
gresslve all along the lines.
ST. PETERSBURG, February 2S, 1:15
pm.-The fragmentary official and press
reports of the fresh reverse sustained by
General kuropatkin are inadequate to
draw a conclusion of the magnitude of
General Kuroki's success against the Rus
sian left, but the public, as usual is ready
to believe the worst and the city Is all
ready full of reports that a big disaster
mas again overtaken the Russian arms ac-
cording to which Mukden has been out
hanked and is untenable, and Kuropatkin
is Withdrawing from his strong position on
the Sha river.
That such reports are exaggerated is be-
yond question, but although reticent and
seeking to minimize the operations of the
last few days, the officials of the war office
are plainly discouraged at the fashion in
which Kuroki is able to drive in and turn
the Russian extreme left, his advance
columns actually crossing the Sha river
Desperate Fighting Reported.
1T is admitted that the fighting was des-
perate at several passes Sunday and Mon
day, while the front was being involved
the purpose of Field Marshal Oyama evil
IDENTIFY being to keep the center and right
engaged and prevent Kuropatk1n from
sending reinforcements to head off Kurokf
Should Kuroki cross the Hun river. the
high road to Tie Pass, forty miles north of
MHkden. would be open and Kuropatkin's
retreat threatened
Further news is awaited with great
anxiety. Anything like a decisive Japa-
nese victory now would probably end the
war
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-28
MOTION IS OVERRULED
U. s. judge Tayler Decides
Against Mrs. Chadwick.
INDICTMENTS TO HOLD
ARGUMENTS IN HEARING AT
CLEVELAND, OHIO, TODAY.
Defendant, Present in Court, Enters
Plea of Not Guilty - Trial
Opens Monday Next.
INDICTMENTS TO HOLD

United States District Judge Tay-
Ter, in court at Cleveland today, re-
fused to quash the two indictments
against Mrs. Chadwick for alleged
conspiracy to defraud.
She will appear for trial next
Monday to answer to the first OF
these indictments. She pleaded not
guilty to the charge in court today.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. February 2S.-Judge
Tayler of the United States district court
today overruled the motion of Attorney j.
P. Dawley, counsel for Mrs. Chadwick,
that the two indictments returned against
her by the federal grand jury on February
p be quaShed.
Mr.. Dawley argued at length on his mo-
ton to quash the indictments, principally
on the ground that the written confession
of the late C. T. Beckwith, indicted as a
co-conspirator with Mrs. Chadwick, had
been used as evidence before the grand
jury. Mr.. Dawley declared that this was
illegal; that such testimony before the
grand jury was clearly incompetent and
prejudicial to Mrs. Chadwick
He strongly intimated that much evidence
of hearsay nature had been presented to
the jury; that the jury had been Influenced
in its findings by the district attorney, and
that according to law the district attorney
mad no right in the grand jury room except
when advising its members on points of
law as to what must be considered compe-
tent and incompetent testimony. Dawley
quoted high legal authorities TO show that
he was right in his contention.
District Attorney Sullivan, in response,
declared that if the court should hold Mr..
DaWleys contentious to be good it would
mean the complete abandonment of the
whole grand jury system.
AT the conclusion of the arguments
Judge Tayler overruled Mr.. Dawiey's mo-
ton. The court said, in part:
The Courts Decision.
IF it was improper for the grand jury to
find an Indictment upon incompetent testf-
mony, then, of course, every Indictment is
subject to that infrmity, for it is almost
impossible to escape the introduction of
Incompetent testimony in the trial of a case
in open court. How, therefore, is it i'm
possible to escape that in the grand jury
room? l think it would amount to the
entire destruction of the grand jury sys-
tenn to say that because some incompetent
testimony was introduced the indictment
could therefore be quashed. The motion
is overruled.'
District Attorney Sullivan following the
courts decision, said that he would say for
Mr.. DawleyS information that the Beck
with statement was not presented as evil
dence before the grand jury and had no
bearing whatever on the finding of the in
dictments
Mrs. Chadwick, who was in court then
entered a plea of not guilty to the two ad-
ditional indictments returned against her
on February q, charging conspiracy.
Mrs. Chadwick's trial will commence be-
I'd d.,yy atr,ry
the conspiracy indictments against her
being taken up first
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-28
LIVELY SCENE IN TOKYo'S DIET
Discussion Over Adoption of Report
Arising Over Contracts.

TOKYO, February 2S.-The diet has
adopted the report and settled the accounts
of the committee appointed to investigate
the questions arising over the contracts for
the construction of barracks at Hokkaido,
pronouncing the expenditure thereon ille-
gal and unwarrantable.
The ruling of the chair preventing a vote
on the question of addressing the emperor
on the subject produced a turbulent scene
during the closing hour of the discussion
the diet being angered because Secretary
of War Teraoutchi said that he was an
swerable to the sovereign and not to the
diet.
The diet committee summoned NJ. Terra
outchi before the diet and briefly question
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-28
NAN PATTERsoN's CASE.
Hearing on Writ Of Habeas Corpus
Postponed Until Tomorrow.

aedT1uS on WIFI OF daDeaS corpus
Postponed Until Tomorrow.
NEW YORK, February 2s.-Argument on
the writs of habeas corpus and certiorari
obtained for Nan Patterson, who is charged
with the killing Of Caesar Young, was post
poned today until tomorrow by Supreme
Court Justice Gaynor in Brooklyn at the
request Of the district attorneys Office to
allow Assistant District attorney Rand to
be present.
Mr.. Rand has charge of the case against
the former show girl. The writs were pro-
cured by her counsel on the ground that
she had been deprived Of her constitutional
right to a prompt trial.
Miss Patterson was present In court, ac-
companied by her father. She appeared in
high spirits There was an immense crowd
in and about the court house in Brooklyn
when the prisoner arrived and the scene SO
dlspleased Justice Gaynor that he only
granted the request for postponement upon
the understanding that it would be unnec-
essary to again bring Miss Patterson to
court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-28
REFUGEES ORDERED OUT.
Austrian Officials Will Compel Rus
SLAMS to Return Home.

VIENNA, February 2S.-The authorities
of the Austrian province of Bukowina, close
to the Russian frontier, have ordered all the
Russian refugees and deserters, totaling
about 5000 persons, to leave within six
weeks. The reason for this action is that
the Russians are undertaking the Austri-
ans in the labor market at a time when
many AustrianS are out of work.
1t is also alleged that most of the Rus
slams are suffering from trachoma. The
majority of the Russians came to Bukowna
during the last six months, fleeing from
the mobilization regulations and other un-
welcome conditions in the nearby Russian
districts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-28
PICTORIAL HISTORY OF
THE INAUGURATION.
Graphic Stories in Detail by
Camera and Pen.
PLANS OF THE EVENING STAR FOR
DESCRIBING THE INSTALLATION OF
ROOSEVELT AND FAIRBANKS.

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in editions Friday Saturday and
similar printed
year.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-28
KURoPATKIN TO WITHDRAW,
Advises Car He is Hard Pressed by
Gen. Kuroki

The Associated Press hears from a high
source that Gen. Kuropatkin considers his
position on the Shakhe river to be menaced
to such extent by Gen. Kuroki's success
the left flank as to necessitate the i'm
mediate withdrawal of this army to Tie
Pass, and has so advised Emperor Nicholas.
No confirmation of this is obtainable in
military circles here, where it is pointed out
that with the Japanese pressing the whole
Russian line such an operation must almost
inevitably end in a disaster of the first
magnitude.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-28
JEWISH RESTRICTIVE LAW.
Russian Ministers Ask for Revision t
Secure Better Results.

ST. PETERSBURG, February 2s.-Count
Alexis Ignatieff member Of the council o.
the empire, has been appointed president OF
the special conference for the revision of
the exceptional laws designed for safe
guarding public orders.
The committee of ministers has come TO
the conclusion that the Jewish restrictive
laws, the method of dealing with political
agitators and similar special measures do
not effect the desired results. Therefore
with the approval of the emperor, re-
vision has been decided upon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-28

yielded to the strikers demands to close
their shops.
All the bank clerks of Warsaw and Lodz
will strike tomorrow unless they are ac-
corded higher wages and shorter hours
large number Of arrests were made to-
day OF the strike leaders who tried to in
augurate general police strike.
1t was officially announced today that
any one hereafter attacking the police will
be tried by drumhead court-martial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-28
FAREWELL TO SQUADRON.
;s.t.,-
King Edward Inspected Ships That
Will Visit America.

PORTSMOUTH, England, February Is
King Edward today bade farewell to the Sec
ond cruiser squadron which, under the COM
mand of Rear Admiral Prince Louis of Bat
tenberg, will sail tomorrow for the Mediter-
ranean and in the autumn proceed to Amer
lean waters.
The king slept on board the armored cruis-
er Drake, Prince Louis flagship, and this
morning inspected the rear admirars half
dozen war craft, described by naval men as
battle ships In disguise" all of which are
capable of making twenty-three knots per
hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-28
NARROW ESCAPES AT FIRE.
Brooklyn Plant Consumed-Close Call
for Workmen.

NEW YORK, February 2S.-Many work
men had narrow escapes from injury or
death, and damage to the extent of $500
was caused today by fire in the plant of
the Ironclad Manufacturing Company in
Brooklyn. The principal owner of the prop
erty is Mrs. Robert Seaman, formerly
known as a newspaper writer under the
name of Nellie BLY,. -
Only the fact that the buildings were so
low as to permit workmen to jump from the
second stories without injury prevented loss
of life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-28
YALE-HARVARD RACES
Arrangements Perfected at New
London for Annual Events

NEW HAVEN, Conn, February 2S.-At a
meeting of the captains and managers Of
the Yale and Harvard crews held in New
London arrangements have been made for
the annual races. June q being named as
the date. 1t was decided to ask c. H.
Schweppe of Harvard to be chairman of the
regatta committee and W. A. Meikleham to
be referee.
If possible. the university race will be
rowed at 1890 am, preceded by the four
oar and freshman races. Should weather
conditions prevent rowing in the morning
the races will be held in the afternoon the
university eight-oar race being started at 6
pm .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-28
NOMINATION WILL LAPSE.
Senator Quarles' Name Will Be Sent to
Senate's Extra Session.

The nomination of Senator Quarles to be
United States judge for the eastern district
of Wisconsin will not be acted upon at
the present session of Congress, but will
again be sent in by the President when
the Senate convenes in special session
The position to which the senator has been
named was not created during his term
in the Senate, but the salary was increased
during that time. Therefore, he could not
be appointed until after his term expires,
which will be on March,.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-28
SHIPS FOR RUSSIA.
Agent in America Looking Over Ship
building Plants

SEATTLE, Wash, February ga. A.
Delakoff, special agent of the Russian
bureau of finance, is here. He says that
Russia is to construct battleship, two
cruisers and several torpedo boats in the
United States within the next year for de-
livery after the war in the orient His err
rand here is to visit Moran Brothers ship
yard in order to report on its capabilities
to his government. He states that there is
nothing secret about the matter, and that
the construction of the vessels was de-
cided on two months ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-28
SEVERE FIGHTING.
Japanese Assume the Aggressive
Along the Taitse River.

TOKYO, February %, p.m.-Official re-
ports of the battle of Tsinkhetchen indicate
that severe fighting occurred The Jap
anese attacking force began the occupa-
ton of points on the left bank of the Taitse
river February 10, but the topography OF
the country, steep hills, the river and
heavy snow delayed the attack. The hrst
line attacked Tsinkhetchen at noon Fepru-
ary %, assaulting fiercely.
The Russians held strongly fortified posi-
tions with obstacles protecting them ana
resisted determinedly. The lighting CON
tinued February 23 and was resumed at
dawn February "a. At 10 in the morning
the two lines closed and attackers ana ue-
tenders exchanged hand-grenades.
While continuing their frontal attack the
Japanese executed a flank attack, with the
result that the Russians abandoned ana
burned the town and fed northward in con-
fusion. The Russians left 100 dead on the
field
The Chinese estimate the Russian losses
at Tsinkhetchen alone at one thousand.
The Japanese captured three machine guns,
many rifles, quantity of ammunition, a
number of maps and twenty-four prisoners.
The reports say that not any of the Jap
anese suffered from frostbite, in spite of
the intense cold.
Russian Batteries Shell Lines.
TOKYO. February %, pm.-Field Mar
shall Oyama reports that the Russian bat
teries at Manpoo mountain, Shahopao and
Sufangtai occasionally shell his lines.
Small bodies of Russian infantry attacked
four japanese positions west of the Mukden
road on Sunday night They were all re-
pulsed.
The Russians have resumed the construc-
tion of defense works in the vicinity of
Litajentun. They occasionally shell Chen
chiehpao.
Left Dead on the Field.
GENERAL KUROKTS HEADQUAR-
TIERS IN THE FIELD, via Fusan, Febru-
ary 2S.-1n the fighting February 22-23 at
Tsinkhetchen the Russians left two hundred
and three dead on the field and lost several
machine guns. Their casualties are esti-
mated at over two thousand.