The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-04-12
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
From Tuesday to Tuesday.

SJlIuIlOHdi democrats elected every one
Of their candidates. This victory of the
Radicals it IS thought will strengthen
Premier Whitt's hand and will compel
the Government to grant a full Consti-
tuition or Dissolve the Parliament as soon
as it assemblies, in which case civil war
is sure to ensue. China is pressing
Russia in regard to the evacuation of
of Manchuria and friction is feared. The
Government has made arrangements to
float a loan of between $2O0, 600, 600 and
$3.50, 600, geo but no particulars have
been given out. Germany proposes to
borrow $3.50. 00o G00. the most of which
viii be used to strengthen her strategical
railroad France. The French govern
ment will send a fleet of three cruisers
to participate in the burial of Paul
Jones, ~ Annapolis. Japan is making
active preparations to wage war on the
United States, according to the state
ments of Russian army Representatives
Field Marshall Oyama. of the Japanese
army, has been retired. Great Britain.
A British colonial force was driven
from Impanza to Grayton, Natal, dis
lance Of II miles, by the Zulus. but
after getting reinforcemedts they sur
rounded and captured most of the latter.
Italy. Mount Vesuvius is in violent
eruption, and as result the city of
Boscotrecase, a place of $1,000 inhabi-
tants has been completely buried,
though 70 lives We're lost. The whole
volcano is aAame, the inmates of
prison near by are in revolt and a panic
has siezed the people Of Naples. The
King and Queen are on the ground try
ing to quiet the people One hundred
and fifty thousand refugees have al
ready reached Naples from all the vii
lagos and cities in the vicinity Of the
volcano and ii is estimated that half
million have left their homes, and $50
have lost their lives.
Washington. The cruiser Baltimore
is about to sail from Manila to the
Australian ports to show the American
flag. In convention, the State Railroad
Commissioners called upon the Federal
Government to make an inventory of
all railroad property in the United
States. One hundred men were dis
charged from the Government printing
Office. Speaker Cannon says he is OPP
posed to any kind Of tariff revision.
Senator Alger, Of Michigan, has written
q letter declining to be a candidate for
reelection. Secretary Taft recon-
mends improvement Of the channel at
Tyaskin Md We sold Cuba last year
S44, $50, 812 worth Of goods and bought
from her $95, 857, $50 worth. The Pres
ident will deliver his address on "The
Man with the Muck Rake" next Satur-
day, at the laying of the corner stone of
the building for the House of Repre-
sentatives, instead Of at Norfolk on
Memorial Day The steel trust is to
be probed by the Government to find out
why they sell cheaper abroad than at
home. Senator Long explained the
Presidents cOurt-review on the Rate
bill in the Senate, and Senator Knox
thought 1t unconstitutional Senator
Newlands, speaking on the Rate bill
said he was not averse to Government
ownership of railways. Senator Dolli-
yer, speaking on the same bill, accused
Senators with consulting railroadFpresi-
dents. The President invited several
democratic Senators to the White House
to confer on the Rate bill Later Sena-
tor Rayner was invited and now the
President is willing to accept Senator
Bailey's amendment, which provides
that no suspension shall take place
during the court review.
National. Senator Burton's case was
again argued before the United States
Supreme Court. An oil pipe line is to
be built from West Virginia to Norfolk
by the Standard Oil Company. Chicago
voted to acquire her street railways and
to issue $75, 900, 600 in certificates to
purchase the same. District Attorney
jerome has now decided to submit his
evidence in the insurance cases by com
panies instead of by classes. Judge
Grosscup, of Chicago, advocates, in an
address delivered at Boston, that the
Federal Government should incorporate
all corporations having national field
of operation instead of the several
states. Norfolk is to have new ship
yard, to be built and owned byJ. L.
Crandall, of Boston. The Y. M, C. A.,
Of Norfolk expects TO erect a 5000, 900
building. A split is threatened in the
National Council of Women, owing to
the turning down of petition against
sectional school appropriations. The
William and Mary College, Va, will get
$780, 900 from Andrew Carnegie towards
a fireproof building for its valuable
archives. Norfolk will give President
Roosevelt grand reception when he
speaks there on Decoration Day. Con-
tractors and former city officials are to
be sued by the city of Philadelphia to
recover Is, 900, 600. f. c. Swift. the
Chicago meat packer, left an estate of