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REWBERG GRAPHIC. EVENTS OF THE DAY lik e ly to Prore I The house h u been naked to aee that Jews get better treatment in Bosnia. The Poit Arthur channel is not so well closed as Admiral Togo reports. The Prohibitionists are likely* to nominate Gneeral Nelson A. Miles for president. The hoose committee has decided on a lamp appropriation of $3,000,000 for rivers and harbors. The opening of the Cuban congress was attended by wild scenes of disorder. Fights were quite numerous. Russians will only harass Japanese force in Corea, playing the waiting game decided upon by Kouropatkin. Secretary Hay will intervene for the release of two American newspaper cor* respondents held by the Russians at Niu Chwang. ---------- - Senator Gibeon, of Montana, declares the hue and cry about a land lobby urging the repeal of several laws to be largely baseless. -L. . HFFORT TO PROTECT THE JEWS. 8t. Petersburg, April 6.— Reports re ceived by the ministry of the interior indicate that the precautionary meas ures taken to prevent anti-Jewish dis turbances during Easter week, when the ignorant are easily aroused to a sort of religious frensy regarding “ blood atonement,” will result in the avoidance of serious trouble. In spite of the pft&Lutlons, however, it is considered possible there may be attempts at rioting, but the authorities may be relied upon to suppress these with a strong hand. The following private telegram was received today from Odessa: “ Reports of anti-Jewish disturbances which are common at Easter time cause more alarm than usual this year, be cause of the occurrences last year. Tbe Jews here are nervous but the authorities have confidence in Gover nor Eidhardt, who is in charge of the city, and who is an energetic and hu mane man, as well as in Baron Kaul- bars, commander-in-chief of the troops in Southern Russia. Under the cir cumstances, therefore, anything like a serious disturbance is regarded as im possible. “ The official papers have published strongly-woided warnings, and the city is placarded with notices that all who disturb the peace will be severely pun ished.” - The house has voted down the senate amendment to build a military road in Alaska. FOR TRBATY WITH RUSSIA. W orking for Protection of St. Marys, Ohio, reservoir, one of the St. Petersburg, April 6.— Ambassador largest in the world, is in danger of McCormick is negotiating with the for breaking. eign office for a treaty with Russia Odessa gave a warm welcome to the Russian survivors of the battle of which w ill give to the United States corporations the right to sue in Russian Chemulpo. Russians captured a Japanese steam courts and to Russian corporations the er, seised maps, telegrams, etc., and right to sue in courts of the United then sunk her. States. Under the Russian law, United Semi-official advices give the number of Russian troops in the Far East as States corporations can be sued, but cannot sue in the courts of the empire. nearly 2Q0,000. ____ This has caused United States firms Russia is too busy with Japan to fel great annoyance as well as losses in the low or make any objection to British past. In addition the ambassador advance in Thibet. hopes to secure in the treaty a broad Another attempt has been made on clause which will authentically give to the life of Pope Pius, this time by two United States corporations all privileg es in whatever character, now enjoyed men disguised as clergy. by the corporations of any foreign It is reported that Japan atfer bom country. barding Vladivostok, dropped a numbei Although there are difficulties in the of floating mines in that vicinity. way of accomplishing the desired re The three bandits who held up the sult, the Ambassador’s advances have Oregon express and killed a messenger been met in the friendliest spirit and got no loot from the wrecked express the indications are that his negotia tions will terminate successfully. car. The only countries now enjoying the * Rains make the flood situation in In privileges which Ambassador McCorm diana more grave. ick is striving to obtain for the United French court decides the Panama 8tates are Germany, Greece, Bulgaria canal case against Colombia. and Italy. The Botkin murder trial has been re sumed with the ury alleged to have Caal Found Near Port Arthur. been bribed. St. Petersburg, April 0 . —A corres William J. Bryan has been decided pondent of the Associated Press at Port against in contest for $60,000 in the Arthur telegraphs today as follows: Bennett will contest. The Chinese prophesying new attempts Senator Clark, of Wyoming, says to block the channel are at the present land ring boasts of spending money to moment awed. . All is quiet in port and the situation is unchanged through secure repeal of present laws. out the peninsula. Deposits of coal F. A. Heinse and superintendents of similar to that of Caidiff, Wales, have his mines have paid fires of $20,000 been found in the vicinity of Port for contempt of court in Montana. Arthur. The discovery is an extremely timely one, tn view of the necessity of The Oregon express was held up at obtaining apt ample supply of fuel for Copley, Cal., and Express Messenger the fleet. O’ Neill killed. The treasure box was carried away. Cannon Bought In England. Bell, of Caliornia, created a sensa Paris, April 6.— The St. Petersburg tion 4n the house by declaring that vet correspondent of the Figaro says that erans in the soldiers’ homes in his state Russia has ordered 260 cannon in Eng land for the Manchurian army. are robbed by the canteen system. NOW WAIT ON IDAHO. CREMATED BABIES Are Ready to Report ea Oraat Irrlgatioa Project. Authorities Do Not Desire Repe tition of Bastes Outrages. CHANNEL ALMOST BLOCKED. Satisfactory negotiations are proceed ing rapidly for a settlement of the strike in Colorado and it is believed Japaaese Can Easily Finish tbe Bottling ef Pert Arthur. the trouble will soon be over. - *. London, April 6.—-Further reports Officers have a bandit rifle for a clew of akiimishing between the Russians in search for Oregon express robbers. Japan w ill face big odds on the Yalu and Japanese in the Yalu river region river as the Russian forcé is thé larg are reaching London, but' no reliable est. details are given. The Daily Telegraph’ s Seoul corres Russians believe that the Chinese of Manchuria are secretly aiding the Jap- pondent believes that the defenses of Port Arthur have been so weakened • Wichita, Kan., women show their that the early capture of the port is to disapproval of Smoot by hanging him be expected. There is little doubt, the in effigy. correspondent says, that pnly a narrow Circulation of counterfeit Japanese passage is left and that at the first money in Corea is causing great an favorable opportunity the Japanese noyance. will block the channel. The Russians Japan expects a long war and urges have taken many 12-inch guns out of all her citizens to come to the defense their ships to arm the old and new de of the country, _ _ _______ _________ fenses of Port Arthur. A correspondent of the Morning Post, Russia will let China make protests, at Yinkow says that the position there if any are made, against, the British is daily becoming stronger. A fort advance in Thibet. 9 night ago the Japanese could have The Santa Fe is building stockades landed with comparative ease, while around the Topeka shops preparatory now they would experience great diffi culty. f ffor the expected strike. The corrspondent says he has re Kouropatkin is willing that the Jap ceived trustworhy information that the anese shall win a few victories in the concentration of troops along the rail hope of luring them on to Harbin. way has been so rapid that^it is now Secretary Hitchcock has assured Ore impossible for the Japanese to carry gon entrymen that filings made in good the war into Manchuria, with any hope faith will stand, even if the timber and of success: apd that the most they can do is to isolate Port Arthur and possibly stone act is repealed. Japan has finally allowed war corre Vladivostok. spondents to proceed to the front. TIME IS PRECIOUS TAWNEY MAKES PLANS T9 TEST 1J05 FAIR BILL. Will Try to Bring M attar Up Under pension , o f Rules — House 0"T~— Mestiate About Granting a Apocini Rulo and the Session Is Drawing to Washington, April 4.—The leaders of the bouse hesitate to invoke the power of a special rule to secure consid eration of the Lewis and Clark expo sition bill, if it can be avoided, and Chairman Tawney has decided to try to bring the measure up under suspension of rules. Ho will call the bill up to day, unless the Oregon men do not deem the time opportune. Those in charge of the bill believe it will be better to find out just what strength the bill has in the house, and this will be shown on a suspension vote, even if two-thirds of the mem bers of the house necessary to supsend the rules do not vote for the measure. Tbe time is drawing so near the end of the session that further delay may be dangerous. WINS CANAL CASE. Has Perfect Right ta Washington, April 6.— The Boise- Payette irrigation project in Idaho has reached the stage where, having re ceived the endorsement of the engineers of the reclamation service, it is ready to be reported to the secretary of the interior for his approval, as soon as the state land board has designated La* disposition it will make of the 60,060 seres of land belonging to the state and lying under this project. It is doubtful if the secretary of the interior will pass on this prpjeet until a clear and explicit statement has been received from tbe state authorities as to the policy which will be followed by them in disposing of these lands. Un der the provisions of the reclamation law of June 17, 1902, {be right to use water of lands in private ownership cannot be sold for a tract exceeding 160 acres to any one landowner, and such landowner must be an actual bona fide resident on such land, or occupant thereof residing in tbe neighborhood. It is within the discretion of the secre tary to set the limit of area for each homestead, which lim it shall represent the acreage which, in his opinion, may reasonably be required for the support of a family. Under tbe terms of this law the farm area under the Boise-Pay- ette project will probably be set at 40 to 80 acres, according to the locality and character of the soil. Paris, April 4.—-The first civil trib OOVBRNMBNT AID ONLY HOPB. unal of the Seine today decided the case of th e. Republic of Colombia against the Panama Canal company in favor of Taft Says Philippines Cannot Out Nec- Raltronde W ithout It. the defendants. Tbe decision holds that the complaint of Colombia is not Washington, April 6.— Secretary of receivable, and condemns the plaintiffs War Taft was before the senate com to pay the costs of the action. This mittee on the Philippines today to go decision has the effect of removing the over the Lodge and Cooper bills for the legal obstacles in the way of the trans amendment of the act providing for the fer of the canal concession from the civil government in the Philippines. company to the United States. Great interest was* manifested in the The decision is a long document, section providing for aid in railroad fully reviewing all circumstances of building by authorizing the Philippine the commission and reviewing the ar government to guarantee an income of ticles of the treaty, etc., principally ar not exceeding 6 per cent on capital in ticles 20, 21 and 22 of the treaty of vested in the construction and equip March 20, 1888, whereby the company ment of such roads. Referring to the acquired its rights. sections of the bill providing for the “ These rights,” the decision says, government building of railroads in the “ have the manifest purpose of assur event willing capital was not found to ing the full exercise of sovereignty oyer undertake the projects. Secretary Taft he canal. It results from what is es said that he did not favor government tablished before this tribunal that Co ownership of the system, but he had lombia is not in possession of the terri • offered it as an alternative, after hav tory traversed by the canal. By com ing investigated thoroughly the experi ing before the French court in order to ences of the British government in In obtain its rights over tbe canal, Colom dia and the Dutch government in its bia tacitly admits its inability to jtself colonies. control the canal. It therefore follows Senator Burrows inquired if it were naturally that it has lost sovereignty not possible to interest capital in rail over the territory traversed by the road building in the Philippines with canal. It also appears that this sov out government aid. Secretary Taft ereignty is maintained by the new re said he believed a few links of a sys public of Panama, which is in actual tem might be constructed, but not the possession of the authority and power general railroad building needed tor and administration and its policing. the progress of the islands. Under such circumstances it only re mains for the, Panama company to ac TARINO ADVANTAGE OF WAR. cept the actual situation of authority and the facts relative to the territory Diplomats Confident Britain Is Moving embraced by the concession. There Because Russia Is Busy. fore the action commenced by Colom Paris, April 6.—The British advance bia is not receivable.” Although np form al notice of appeal on Thibet is attracting widespread at was given, it was stated at the close of tention, the genera) view being that it the court that Colombia and Bonaparte is due mainly to Russia’s preoccupa Wyse, the original concessionaire, tion in the Far East. Government would appeal*- It is said that an ap officials are inclined to share this opin peal will not cause delay, since today’s ion. An ambassador said today: “ It is manifest that Russia’s hands decision is held to confirm the com being tied gives Great Britain an op pany’s full right to transfer to the portunity to advance in Thibet. As United States. part of the same diplomacy, Great Britain is re-establishing friendly rela AMBRICA WILL RB5PBCT IT. tions with France, thus neutralizing any French opposition to the Thibetan Consul Miller CHves Notice Regarding program.” Martial Law at Nln Chwang. In this connection the ambassador Niu Chwang, April 4.— United States related a conversation with Foreign Consul Miller today informed the citi Minister Delcasee regarding the Fash- zen! of his nationality of the United oda incident. It was pointed out dur States’ acquieeence in the proclamation ing this conversation that if the inci of martial law by the Russian author! dent had occurred while Great Brit ties here. The United States gunboat ain’ s hands had been tied by the Boer Helena will leave Niu Chwang tomor war, the future of Central Africa would row. -The British gunboat Espiegle is have been entirely different. It was the conclusion of those taking part in awaiting additional instructions. Russian aothority has been estab the conversation that the time to settle lished here without friction. There is minor scores was due to the preoccupa no apparent alarm, although movable tion of your adversary elsewhere, and property is being partly removed. It it is the diplomatic view that Great is understood that immediately after Britain is now adopting that principal the 11 ships now here are loaded, the and advancing in Thibet while Russia port and river w ill be closed, as tbe is elsewhere engaged. work of providing for a system of de fense at Niu Chwang is prorgessing. 100,000 Men Have Crossed tbe Lake. Berlin. April 6.— One hundred thous and men and 6,000 horses, besides con Nation W ins Point In Land Frauds. 8an Francisco, April 4 — The govern siderable artillery, have crossed Lake ment won its second important point Baikal since the outbreak of the war, in the technical battle over the alleged according to the Tageblatt’s military land fraud case today, when Commis expert. Writing from Lake Baikal un sioner Heacock denied the motion of der date of March 19, he says that he the defendants, F. A. Hyde and Henry found that the authorities had done P. Dimond to dismiss the complaint everything imaginable for the comfort and discharge them. Commissioner of the soliders on the railway and the Heacock is deciding against the conten lake, and that the railway equipment tion of the defendants, said that the cer was adinirable^ All the bridges are tified copy of the indictment established steel, with stone abutments and are a prima facie case against Hyde and carefully guarded. Dimond and that the competency of the Washington court had been proven. W orking Hard to Oot Float Ready. Paris, April 6.— According to a St. Draft ef River and Harbor Bill. Petersburg correspondent of the Echo, Washington, April 4.— The house de Paris, work is carried on night and committee on rivers and harbors today day at Croustadt in order to prepare a completed its draft of an appropriation fleet to leave there at the end of July bill carrying approximately $3,000,000 or the beginning of August for a war to continue existing contracts for river port in the Far East, which is expected to be free from ice in thsee weeks.. and harbor work. PHILADELPHIA STIRRED UP OVE* GHASTLY REVELATIONS. D octors Threw Light on the of a Woman—With el a Other el Is Jail Until dread Jury Philadelphia, April 1.— Details o f the wholesale slaughter of infants, who- were thrown alive and crying into a furnace in a house located in the heart of Philadelphia, were brought out un der oath at the inquest conducted by Coroner Dugan today. Official inquiry was being made into the deaths of tw o young women, alleged to have been the victims of a syndicate of malpractition- era whose crimes in this city have startled the entire country. The full story of this crematory, where hundreds of babes are alleged to have been destroyed, may never be told. The curtain has, however, been lifted, and as a result three accused persons were sent to prison today. The place where the murders are al leged to have been committed is the house of Mrs. Elisabeth Ashmead, 266- South Twelfth street, and Mrs. Ash mead is accused of being the principal. The charge was made by Dr. David Mosier from the witness stand in the coroner’s court during the investiga tion of the death of Sarah Hughes and Mary B. Sloan. Dr. Mosier swore h e had seen Mrs. Ashmead throw living infants into a furnace in the cellar o f her house. The spectators who crowded the cor oner's court were held spellbound dar ing bis recital. The accused woman, with eyes closed and trembling, suc cumbed completely under the accusa tion, and fell back swooning into her daughter’s arms. The intensity of the situatioA was relieved by the coroner,' who promptly submitted the case to the decision of the jury. Following the reading of the verdict Mrs. Ashmead, her son, Howland Ash mead, and Dr. Matthew McVicker were committed to the county prison to await the action of the grand jury, ac cused of being accessories to the deaths of two young women. AMMBND5 IMMIGRATION ACT. BIB WeaM Place Inspectors at Principal Ports. Washington, April 1.— Senator Dil lingham introduced a Mil today to amend the immigration act of 1903. It permits aliens to pass in continuous transit from one point in foreign con tiguous territory to another point of foreign contiguous territory through the United States without payment of head tax. Aliens having once paid the head tax may pass through foreign con tiguous territory in continuous transit and again enter the United States with out the payment of the tax. The privilege under the act of 1903 permitting an alien to send for a rel ative or friends is amended to restrict the privilege to relatives. It is pro vided that there shall be at least one inspector of immigration and one sur geon of the United States public health and marine hospital service assigned to each principal port where aliens em bark for the United States to inspect aliens intending to seek admission to the United States. FLAO UP AQAIN. Russia Rescinds Order to Americans With an Apology. Niu Chwang, April 1.— The Russian commander of the post has visited the headquarters of the American corres pondents, and, after apologizing for his action in compelling them to haul down the American flag at the time martial law was proclaimed, granted them per mission again to hoist the stars and stripes over the mess tent. The action of the commander was largely due to strong representations by United States Consul Henry B. Miller that the civil administrator in vaded neutral rights when he ordered the lowering of the flag from buildings belonging to American citizens, even though it was dqne through the appre hension that the flag was illegally used by Chinese for the purpose of resisting police inspection. The British flag, which was ordered taken down, will also be allowed to remain. To Olve Chaplain* Higher Rank. Washington, April 1. — President Roosevelt and Representative Hull, of Iowa, chairman of the military affairs committee of the house, today dis cussed a bill which provides a- higher rank for the army chaplain. It is urged that sufficient provision is not made in the present law rewarding any army chaplains for meritorious service. During the Spanish-American war sev eral chaplains ware recommended 'for gallant service, but It was impossible to give the reward. The president is deeply interested in the matter. Oon boat is DUoMatleS. Shanghai, April 1.— The Japan« consul has visited the Russian gun be Mandjur, and verified the report th she had been dismantled.
