Evening journal., 1905-10-30
THE WORLDS NEWS
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RUSSIA.
The situation IN Russia. Is so grave
: that. according to a correspondent, lit
cannot be exaggerated" The Tsar de-
LAYS adopting a policy. The Ministry
wants surrender to the peoples de-
mand FOR a constitution. The court de-
mands a dictatorship. While the Tsar
dailies the Government remains supine
Railroads. telegi phs, postal service
and every other utility is either para
lyzed or crippled and there is prospect
that Russia will be absolutely cut off
from the outside world. Finland is
restive. A rebellion is not improbable
Most serious OF all, the loyalty Of
the army Is I'm doubt. 1t is not known
whether the Imperial Guards can be
relied on. Foreigners. among them Of
icials OF the American Embassy. are
preparing for flight in case Of need.
FOREIGN.
The Norwegian storthing spent Sat
urday evening debating the form Of
government. The Ministers stand by
theatres are to be built in the heart
and will resign if defeated in the final
vote on the proposition.
The French Parliament reconvenes
to-day. The final adoption of the bill
for the separation OF Church and State
by the Senate win be the business Of
chief interest before the body.
The Vatican has received reports
I from Manila OF Secretary Taft's recent
conference with a number of Bishops.
He informed them that the property
rights OF the Church would have to be
settled by the courts.
King Victor Emmanuel of Italy. laid
the cornerstone Of the new $4,000, 900
harbor works at Genoa.
Admiral Togo eulogized the spirits of
soldiers and sailors who were killed
IN battle. in an address at the Shinto
service in Aoyama Cemetery.
The Spanish cruiser Cardinal Cisneros
which sank Saturday, will be COM
plete loss.
WASHINGTON.
Friends Of the Cuban British treaty
are preparing to fight for its ratifica-
ton and say that opposition to it in
the United States is instigated by an
American steamship monopoly.
The new treaty with China to modify
the present exclusion law viii be ready
before Christmas 1t will make inn
portant changes. the principal feature
being clear definition of what consti-
tutes a laborer.
Opponents of the Presidents rate bill
count on victory in the Senate. John
sharp Williams's support of the Presi-
dent greatly weakens the opposition.
! Gigantic waste in the public printing
department of the Federal Government
was revealed in testimony taken by the
lands Investigating Committee.
PENNSYLVANIA
Six minor officials of the Pittsbure
land WestmOreland Coal Company Were
killed by an explosion i'm the Hazel
Kirk Mine. No. /. Of the company
eighteen miles east OF Pittsburg. They
had entered the mine themselves
rather tnan send for engineers. tc
ascertain IL portion of the mine was
stlll burning as result of an explosion
two weeks ago.
John Mitchell said as he was leaving
scranton for Indianapolis that no can
forsee what win occur next spring
when the minors wage scale expires
He hoped and believed. he said. thai
there would be no strike. but that ar
lamica.ble agreement would be reached
MISCELLANEOUS
A note. either made or indorsed b,
Senator Penrose, was protested abou
one year and a half ago by r. Lee
Clark, cashier of the wrecked Enter
prise National Bank. OF Allegheny, Pa
A record OF the transaction has beer
found among the books of the notarl
public who. for many years. did tn,
protest work for the bank
Three boys were injured in iumpins
from a burning parochial building IL
Raleigh. y. c.
A Georgia mob took a negro from
jail and lynched him. The negro had
fatally wounded a sheriff.
A new hotel. to cost 81 500 900, and tw,
theatdes are TO be built in the head
lof London by New York capitalists.
The bursting OF a water main ID
Chicago killed three persons. flooded
many blocks and caused a loss OF prop
erty OF Sl5OOOO.