Evening journal., 1905-02-07
TdE WORLDS NEWS
CONGRESS.

Debate on the Statehood bill closed
In the Senate.
The House adopted a rule to debate
the railroad rate bill until Thursday
afternoon. when it will be passed.
WASHINGTON.
Importers and others are expected to
request that the successor to Mr.. Ann
strong the retiring Assistant Secretary
Of the Treasury, be experienced in the
duties of the position.
American cOmmercial Interests in
Corea were declared greater than those
Of any one European power by Mr..
Paddock, consul general at Seoul
August w. Machen and the other con-
victed postohice conzpaIators were or
dered TO be surrendered today. and to
be taken to the West Virginia peniten-
tiary.
The minority report on the ship sub
sidy bill tn the House favors large pay
ments to ten new lines Of steamships,
but objects to the word subsidy"
! It was expected that the Senate vote
today on the Statehood bill will be close
hut favorable to the admission OF the
/ two proposed States.
The river and harbor bill was report
e1 to the House with no change made
in appropriations for the Delaware.
THE WAR.
The Russian fleet. commanded by Ad-
miral RojestvensSy. will sail for the
Orient in the latter part of this month.
according to report from st. Peters
burg.
Sharp skirmishes continue along the
Shalxhe. but for the moment there are
no evidences of a general engagement
The Russian War Office has no in
Formation concerning the rumored re-
tirement of General Kuropatkin.
FOREIGN.
Crown Prince Frederick Wilhelm, Of
Germany. has gone to Cannes. France.
to visit his betrothed. the Grand Ouch
ess Cecilia. of Mecklenburg- -SchweTin.
Chancellor Won Buelow has offered to
! receive representatives from the strik-
ing German coal miners and their em-
pioyers in the hope of settling the
strike.
Denial is made of the report that the
Prince OF Wales is about to go on a
cruise around the world.
The Scrvian Cabinet has resigned be-
cause of court intrigues against Pre-
mier Pasics.
conferences with British ana French
officials looking to changes I'm the
transatlantic service which viii eXpe-
dite the handling Of mail.
Soisalon Soininen. Procurator General
of Finland, was assassinated by a man
disguised as an officer of the army. The
assassin fired four shots. the only one
taking effect causing death. SOininen's
son attacked the assassin, and both
were wounded. The crime was a pure
ly political one il is supposed. st. Pet
ersburg's opinion is that an era Of ter
nOtdsm is about to open.
Arthur Lee, Civil Lord of the British
Admiralty. has declined to comment on
criticism in Germany Of his speech out
lining Great Butain's new naval policy
London editors laugh at the uproar, de-
clarlng that nothing new was said.
Mr.. Beaupre, the American minister
at Buenos Ayres, reports public opin-
ion I'm Argentina opposed to the revolu-
tiOnary movement, and says that the
, uprising will be suppressed without
difficulty.
MISCELLANEOUS
/ Former Vice-P President Deschamps
Of san Domingo. and his followers have
I 0tliA a UIOAtol 10 w d1lllli8 AtAA as AAAlo
the United States-San Domingo proto
col. They threaten 10 resort TO arms
4 to overthrow the present government
2 of the island unless 1t resigns.
2 Reports from the seaIboard from
Z Maine to South Carolina show a gen
i eral condition of ice blockade in tn
q bays and harbors. All shipping, ex
! cepting the largest type Of oceai
steamers. is tied up A number of YES
I sels have been driven ashore. Other
= are stuck In Hoes and drifts, and ar
4 unable to move.
Mrs Brodie L. Duke declares he
s husband has assured her he would ''se
+ the entire Duke family dead before h
4 gave her up"
- The CorcOran Art Gallery, Washing
d ton. paid $4,000 for an oil painting OF
T. Goldfish by Milliam NJ. Chase.
1t is announced that Dr. A. y. Davis
OF Piqua. O.. has been named oficie
dentist to Kaiser Wilhelm. His pre-
ldecessor. Doctor sylvester, who com
mitted suicide. also was an American
A white powder suspected of bein
n poison was found by New York polio
,- In the reservoir of pen belonging
n Johann Hoch. the man OF many wive
l. Hoch Is still in New York.
IN Claims against Mrs. Chadwick, file
d by the receiver in Cleveland. o.. foS
IA. up only S63.3lO. while her debts are ca
l. undated IN amount to about 81 600 90