Evening journal., 1905-07-20
THE WORLDS NE WS
WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON.
Elihu Root was inducted into Office
as Secretary Of state. Marked siln-
plicity characterized the ceremony. He
viii go 10 New York to-day and shortly
visit the President at oyster Bay
Secretary Wilson, OF the Agricultural
Department placed Assistant secre-
tary Willet n. Hayes in charge of the
Statistical Bureau with orders to purge
the bureau and safeguard against
future leaks IN reports.
Captain John r. King assumed COM
mand OF the G. A. r.. and issued a
general order dcploring the death Of
Commander-in-Chie Blackmar-
John c. Eckleston. Of Philadelphia,
was arrested while trying to scale a
fence into the White House grounds.
He had been prostrated by heat, and
was sent to an asylum for the insane
Chief Engineer Stevens, OF the Pana-
ma Canal Commission. who with
Chairman Shonts and others, leaves for
the Isthmus to-day. announced that
nothing but serious illness or the desire
of the commission would induce him
to leave his work and return home.
PES T..
A remarkable demonstration marked
the departure Of NJ. Witte, Russian
plenipotentiary, from st. Petersburg
for Paris.
Japan. taking into consideration the
mobilization Of additional men by Rus
sia and the limiting Of the powers OF
M. Witte as plenipotentiary, is skepti-
Il
desire for peace.
Barren komura. The Japanese pleni-
potentiary. arrived on the steamship
Minnesota at Port Townsend, Wash
inston, last night
RUSSIA.
The Finnish Vice Governor narrowly
escaped assassination as he was leav-
ing the Senate at Helsingfors. a bomb.
which was thrown at him. blowing him
off his feet and wounding him severely.
Chief Procurator of the Holy Synod
Pobiedonostsef WAS saved from assas-
sination at a railroad station by the
arrest of a would-be assassin.
The Zemstvo Congress. which met in
Moscow, denounced the Bouligin
scheme as totally inadequate to re-
move Russia's internal grievances. The
meeting was Interrupted by the police,
who. after taking the names of the
in the congress, departed
to draw summonses.
FOREIGN.
Prince Philip. Of Saxe-Coburg and
Gotha, In his application for divorce.
alleges that his wife, the Princess
Louise, daughter of King Leopold Of
Belgium, was unfaithful, and that she
deserted him.
Duke Charles Edward. Of SAKE
Coburg and Gotha, has reached his
majority and assumed the reins of
The International chess maste
tournament at Ostend has been con-
cluded. First money, $1,000. was award
ed to Maroczy. while Janowski and
Tarrasch, tied for second place, divided
second and third money between them.
They received $500 each.
joint committee of the Riksdag is
preparing bill embodylng the sug-
gestions Of the different factions for a
settlement of the differences between
Sweden and Norway.
In the House of Commons the aliens
bill passed its third reading by a
majority of 90
SPORTING.
Accountant. a second choice, beat
George c. Bennett. the favorite. for
the Montauk Stakes at Brighton. Rube
taVorite in steeplechase. broke his leg
and had 20 be destroyed. Jockey j.
O'Brien was also seriously hurt.
Walter Christie, with an automobile
equipped with track wheels. drove a
trial mile over the Cape May beach
course in SO seconds.
Tiverton defeated sweet Marie in
straight heats in the match race at
Belmont and lowered the track record
TO 2:07 s-4.
President Pulliam OF the National
League declared himself emphatically
against the proposed consolidation of
baseball forces. Says it will jeopardize
the game
Beals c. Wright and w. A. Iarned
defeated the Australasian tennis ex-
perts in the final round for the Davis
Cup. The Americans are now the chal-
lengers for the trophy.
Harry Maxwell. Corinthian, sailing
the 70-footer Yankee. defeated the
famous skipper Charlie Barr. who
Long Island Sound.
iSCEiLANEOUS
Thomas d. Jordan was removed from
the Office OF controller of the Equitable
Life Assurance Society because he re-
fused 10 tell Chairman Morton about
the S6S5,000 loan. William A. Day was
appointed to succeed him temporarily.
George Westinghouse announced a
plan for the naturalization of the
society.
Former Congressman e. II. Funston.
father Of General Frederick Funston.
was fined In police court for disturbing
the peace in the lola (Kan) Joint
dynamiting case.
CHANGED HUSBAND.