The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

The Pope's residence at Rome and its
treasures. in money, is said TO exceed
$150,000,000 in value.
Word from Caracas is TO the effect that
President Castro of Venezuela has resign
ed temporaril in favor of Vice President
Gomez in order to secure needed rest. A
new cabinet will take charge Of the dis
pute with France.
Through its diplomats the japanese gov
eminent has announced that after May 1
citizens and vessels of foreign countries
would be permitted to enter the Manchu-
rian ports of Antung Hsien and Tatung
Kao. Dalny will be opened in the near
future.
Despite a rigid censorship at Lisbon,
Portugal, it is learned that the I 400 sail
ors of the warships belonging to that
country who recently mutinied are con-
fined to barracks pending court martial
proceedings The mutiny is said to have
been due to severe discipline.
The London and Northwestern railway
has created somewhat of sensation in
England by establishing reserved, first
class compartment on its trains as
smoking car for women This has re-
newed the public discussion of the alleged
increase of the smoking habit among So
ciety women.
The strikers liz the coal mining district
of France have become exceedingly ag-
gressive during the past week, and large
bodies of them have marched from place
to place, doing considerable damage to
property. Several soldiers were injured
in trying to preserve order at Lens We'd
nesday. A number of the miners were
also wounded. The trade unions at Lo-
rient voted TO begin general strike.
The steady decline of marriages in
Great Britain is shown in the statistics
for 1904 There has been fall Of 10
per cent in the marriage rate in the past
thirty-6ve years. In explanation of this
decline it appears that the marriage rate
for widows has fallen from p in 1872 to
1875 in 1904, and that the rate of remar-
rage for widowers has fallen from 65-S
to 80, and that for bachelors from GIT
to 52.S.
The signatures to the Moroccan agree
menl were hardly dry when it was stated
positively at st. Petersburg that loan
Paris capitalists. The French people were
said to feel grateful to Russia for the
services rendered at Algeciras- Later it
was reported chat the loan would amount
to $780, 100000, the balance being taken
by New York, Amsterdam, London and
st. Petersburg banks. This amount will
barely suffice to meet the short-term bonds
and pay the Cars most pressing debts
The Overwhelming victory Of the Con-
stitutional Democrats in all The larger
cities of Russia IN the elections for the
douma, was said to have caused the sec
ond and final resignation of Premier
White unless Minister of the Interior
Durncvo should retire. The premier de-
mands thai the Gar grant a written con-
stitution and abandon all idea of keeping
the national parliament in autocratic sub
mission. On April s the electoral coli
leges in 12S out of fifty-one provinces,
chose 17S members of the douma and not
single reactionary candidate was chosen.
A surprising feature is that in almost ev-
cry instance the candidates chosen by
the peasants " ere educated progressives.
| The result indicates that the opposition
will control the national parliament by a
| decisive majority.
The recent peaceful ending to the long
| deadlock between the Hungarian coalition
and the emperor King was brought about
through the concilatory offer of compro-
mise BIZ the coalition leaders. The sub
stance of it was that these leaders are
to take Office Oh condition that they carry
out the policy Of the former government.
Kossuth, the leader of the Independence
| party, said that the question of author
izing the use Of Magyar words in the
army was left in allegiance. DR. Alexan-
der Werkerle was chosen premier of the
new cabinet, Kossuth becomes minister Of
commerce, Count Andrassay minister Of
| the interior and Count Appoint minister
of worship. The commercial union with
Austria WI remain undisturbed until
1917. The election for the coming parlia-
ment will be under the present restricted
| suffrage, but it is understood the new
cabinet will introduce bill for universal
suffrage, after which new election win
| be held.
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