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Washington Post

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Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Apr 10, 1905

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3

Bowen Report Secret of Dr Pauls Mission Unclear

The Bowen report on presenting the note to Venezuela and his handling of Castros reply reveals questions about authority and recall. Officials note Bowen’s impetuosity and possible bias toward Castro, with the president considering next actions. The document remains central to whether Bowen should be recalled.

Herbert F Bowen United States Venezuela Castros Bowen Castro Dr Paul Newerita

Venezuela Seeks Recall of Bowen Amid Diplomatic Moves

Venezuela requests the recall of Mr Bowen and says the government will send him instructions to return home at once. Dr Paul has been dispatched to Washington to secure Bowen’s recall, visiting Secretary Hay before his trip to Europe and discussing the matter with Secretary Test and the President. Bowen was the central topic of a recent conference with the President.

Bowens Nely State Department Foreign Affairs Venestte Bowen Costry Venezuela Paul Washington Hay Europe Test

Beef Trust Inquiry Heats Up Ahead of Grand Jury

Special to The Washington Post from Chicago reports that key developments in the beef inquiry are expected as the Federal grand jury resumes. Secrecy surrounds officials while a Chicago resident was subpoenaed yesterday. The action follows talks among District Attorney Morrison Assistant Attorney General Over Pagin and Special Agent St Clair amid rumors of indictments for perjury and efforts to identify witnesses tied to the Connors indictment.

Washington Post Chicago Federal Grand Jury Charles B Morrison Pagin Special Edward St Clair Lne Grand Grand Jury Secret Service T J Connors

Pastor Arraigns Trusts in Bitter Rockefeller Sermon in Pittsburg

In Pittsburg, Rev S Edward Young of Second Presbyterian denounces John D Rockefeller’s 100000 gift to foreign missions. He uses Luke 19 8 9 to condemn trusts, calling the Standard Oil rise vilainous and weighing the moral cost of wealth. New York report notes Hill comments on the Rockefeller gift and a university speech defending trusts.

Washington Post Pittsburg Hidward Young Second Presbyterian Church Western Pennsylvania Standard Ol New York Plymouth Church Brooklyn Newell Dwight Hill John D Rockefeller American Board of Foreign Missions Rockefeller Brown University Trusts

Coal for Steel Trust in 25 Year Pittsburg Deal

Pittsburg Coal Company near agreement with United States Steel Corporation to supply all coal needed for 25 years at market price. Estimated demand ranges from 4 to 10 million bushels annually after mines exhausted. Monongahela Coal Company, led by FL Robbins, to provide its share. Robbins travels to New York to finalize.

Pittsburg Company Pittsburg Pa Gagemorrow Pittsburg Coal Company United States Steel Corporation Monongahela Coal Company Fl’ Robbins Pitsburg Coal Company New York

Gas tragedy claims four at Canal street home

In Chicago on April 3 Henry Monroe his wife Anna their infant and a brother died of gas asphyxiation at 2956 Canal Street. A kitchen gas pipe leak caused the accident. the father was found near the door with arms outstretched. A boy at a bakery incident in Washington is also noted.

Henry Monre Anna Childd Monroe Canal Street

Haitian Demand for Powell Recall Overshadows Haiti US Row

Haitian Minister J N Leger said Port au Prince will likely ask for Powell’s recall if Washington does not remove the US minister. The Haitian government doubts Powell’s conduct though officials deny improper action. If recalled, Powell may be reassigned. Capt Charles Young would supervise interim actions in Haiti. The United States reportedly plans to respond after reviewing the protest and Powell’s reports on Haiti.

J. N. Leger Haiti United States Wiliam F Powell Port Au Prince State Department Powell Leger Haitia Washington Department Mr Powell Charles Young USA Legation

Mission House seeks active missionary students in East

Rev A P Doyle C SP head of the Washington DC Mission House tours Eastern seminaries to recruit volunteers for missionary work. He visited St Joseph's Dunwoodie and St Johns Brooklyn. The house opened last October with a $280000 cost. Archbishop Farley chairs the board. Michael Cudahy started the fund with $10000.

Washington Post New York A P Doyle C SP Washington, DC St Joseph's Seminary Dunwoodie St Johns Seminary Brooklyn Father Doyle Mission House Catholic University Farley Michael Cudahy Chicago

Sergeant Wachter Buried After Manila Flag Duty

Sergeant Wachter, who helped raise the first American flag at Manila, was buried in New York after being killed in a Moro battle on May 1. Twenty two men from the Eighth Infantry joined the funeral at Governors Island and St Joseph's Church, with interment at the national military cemetery.

Manila New York Sergt George Wachter Olympia Upper East Side Wachter Eighth United States Infantry Governors Island St. Joseph's Church Father Lamale National Military Cemetery

Steamer Brandon Grounded Off Devils Beach

The Brandon of the Old Dominion Line ran aground near Devils Beach while returning from Jamestown with a party from the Daughters of the American Revolution. The Pocahontas and the Berkley hauled her off shore and she headed to Norfolk, with Mrs Lippitt and Mrs Leo Knott among the frightened passengers later brought to Richmond by the Pocahontas.

Brandon Richmond Jamestown Washington Post Old Dominion Line Pocahontas Virginia Navigation Company Berkley Norfolk Devils Beach Jamestown Island Daughters of the American Revolution Mrs Lippitt Leo Knott Boston

Fireman killed in wreck near Front Royal Junction

An extra freight train struck a cow near Front Royal Junction at 103 o'clock tonight derailing the engine and five cars. Fireman N Bagby was killed, caught beneath the engine. A wrecking train from Alexandria was sent and track to be cleared by morning. In Richmond, Gov issued a requisition for Tobias Smith, colored, who escaped from the State farm in July 1902 serving an eight year term for house breaking. He was captured in Washington, with an officer dispatched tonight.

Washington Post Front Royal Southern Railway Turner Front Royal Junction Bagby Alexandria Richmond Tobias Smith State Farm Washington

Marshal slain by saloonkeeper in Diamond Indiana

City Marshal Albert Byers was shot and killed by Jesse Danes, a saloonkeeper, after a night quarrel near the saloon where Byers had recently enforced a gambling and slot machine ban. Danes fled the scene. In Mexico City on April 9 there is no decision on a successor to Ambassador Aspirez. Jose Algara of the general relations department, now at Port Bubhassey, is mentioned for the post.

Diamond Ind Albert Byers Jesse Danes Danes Byers Dones Aspirez Mexico City Washington Don Jose Algara Department of General Relation Port Bubhassey Senor Algsra

Skirmishes in Manchuria Reported by Japanese Forces

Japanese recon reports April 5 and 6 battles near Tsulusha and Pamiencheng north of Changtu. Repeated cavalry and infantry assaults were repulsed with over sixty enemy casualties. Japanese losses none officered. Russian dispatches from April 7 note no change in the broader Manchurian situation.

Tokyo Tsulishu Changtu Pamiencheng Choroya Tsulusha St Petersburg Lanevitch Kuropatkin Nicholas Manchuria Linevitech

Fear to Run Night Trains in St Petersburg amid Labor Strikes

Dispatches report railway fears as authorities avoid night runs and section hands seize trains. Conservatory students perform Korsakoff opera Kasches. composer greeted with ovation after dismissal over student strikes. Police try to stop protests by lowering a fire curtain. Demonstrations spread to Smolensk Cemetery and Tambhoff Warsaw with pamphlets and broader student unrest. In Warsaw Jewish quarter and police guard streets after January disturbances.

St Petersburg Caucasus Korsakoit Conservatory Komussayevski Theater M Korsakoff Smolensk Tambhoff Warsaw Evers

Indemnity Talks Align With Russian Peace Push

London Outlook reports Russia asking for a 500,000 dollar indemnity while denying territorial concessions. Tokyo silent, seen as rejection of Russia’s terms, pushing talks toward indirect off-sets such as giving Japan a stake in the Trans-Siberian Railroad.

St Petersburg Baron Suyeimatsu London Russia Paria Japan Tokyo

Meyer Cordially Greets St Petersburg Ambassador Arrives

Meyer the new American ambassador to St Petersburg made his first call on Foreign Minister Lamsdorff. The exchanges were cordial but routine with no talk of war or peace. Meyer will present his credentials Wednesday and reside at Kleinmichel Palace on Sergei tnskala near the French embassy district.

St Petersburg G VL Meyer Lamsdorff Nicholas Meyer Kleinmichel Palace

Cap Clado Apologizes After Duel Proposal Fails

Report from St Petersburg April 10 says Capt Clado former Ro sJestvensky tactician has retracted blame on Capt Zilotti head of Russian admiralty department. Clado apologized fully and will publish his apology letters in all papers. Movements of ocean steamers list arrivals and departures including Caronia, Minneapolis, Atruria, Philadelphia, Lucante and Pennsylvania with routes and dates.

Zilotti St Petersburg Clado RosJestvensky Capt Zilotti Avellan Capt Rojestvensky York Caronia Liverpool Queenstown Minneapolis London Nantucket Atruria New York Southampton Philadelphia Plymouth Cherbourg Dover Pennsylvania Wamburg Boulogne

Workmen Stone the Police in Madrid Parade for Disaster Victims

In Madrid on April 9 5 000 workmen and students demonstrated near the reservoir site of Saturday’s disaster. Police were pelted with stones as crowds forced theaters to close and collected money for victims families. King Alfonso learned of the events by telephone and visited hospitals, while officials cited structural failures and rapid construction as factors in the collapse. Casualty counts vary but several deaths and rescues in peril were reported.

Madrid Alfonso Old Madrid Valencia Generes Montitegul Coban Marine

London voters weary of Balfour victory and calls for dissolution

Special dispatch from London notes Brighton’s Liberal victory over Gerald Loder signals broad public weariness with the government. A May dissolution is feared though the government says it will continue. The King’s wish for stable leadership amid European tensions is discussed as a possible factor.

Washington Post London Brighton Gerald Loder House of Commons Balfour

Americans In Paris Study French Budget Methods

Officers of the U S House of Representatives visited the Chamber of Deputies in Paris for a week long study of French parliamentary procedure. Through Marquis de Chambrun they observed budgeting methods with plans to apply lessons to U S appropriation bills.

House of Representatives Chamber of Deputies Paris Asher C. Hinds Washington James C Courts House Committee On Appropriations Marquis de Chambrun Courts

Emperors Meeting Not Discuss Morocco At Naples

Rome reports that at the Naples meeting of Emperor William and King Victor Emmanuel Morocco was not discussed. William spent the day with his family and sent a salute to Italy from the battleship Dandolo. Alfonso heads to Valencia amid student strikes and unrest in Madrid. King Edward and Queen Alexandra reach Minorca and prolong their stay aboard the Victoria and Albert. Robert Wynne, U S consul general in London, arrives to assume duties as planning continues. Condition of Minister Lessar in Peking shows improvement, averting a deeper crisis.

Emperey William King Victor Rome William Kime Victor Emmanuel Naples Morocco Messina Prince Ettel Italy Corfu Robert J. Wynne London Wynne Mr. Wynne Henry Clay Evans

NEW VOLCANO SUSPECTED IN CENTRAL ASIA

Calcutta reports dust and ashes in Punjab two days before the quake. The Simla correspondent notes near continual tremors in the Mense area and Dharmsala buildings collapse. The India Office lists twenty one Europeans killed and six seriously injured. Telegraphs say the disaster extent grows though details remain scarce.

Washington Post Calcutta Cashmere India Punjab Central Asia London Simla Daily Mail Dharmsala Lahore India Office

Earthquake Toll Reaches Dias of Neighbors and Italy Shock

Clarksville Tennessee reports Mrs Charles Frey in receipt of a cable from Dharmsala India stating her two nephews Charles and Cyril Homer aged ten and six were killed in the recent earthquake. Douglass Homer father in the English civil service at Dharmsala escaped injury. Benevento Italy felt a severe earthquake shock lasting six seconds at 8 20 pm with undulatory motion west to east.

Clarksville Tenn Charles Frey Dharmsala India Charles Cyril Homer Douglass Homer Englsh Civil Service Homer Benevento Italy

Two English peers dead and other notable passings

London reports the deaths of Lord St Heliers once Sir Francis Jeane and Lord Chelmsford ex Lord high chancellor both aged or born 1827 with long illness and sudden demise. Other obituaries include Barnet Phillips of the New York Times staff at 76 in Brooklyn and Susan Collidge in New Haven aged about 70 plus Jesse Knight Henry Boones Artemas Pitcairn and Charles Torrey in multiple cities with brief biographical notes.

Lord St. Heliers Francis Jeane Chelmsford London Lord St Heliere High Court Lord Chelmsford Lord St Heliers New York Barnet Phillips New York Times Brooklyn Mr Phillips Philadelphia Isaac Phillips Newport Sarah Chauncey Woolsey Susan Collidge Shea John M Woolsey New Haven Conn Cheyenne Wyo Jesse Knight Bsumerie Court of Wyoming Masonic Consistory Wyoming

Man condemned murderer prays to haunt jurors and accusers

Matin Rasmus, awaiting execution on May 4 in Wilkes-Barre, declares his innocence and says he will haunt the men who swore his life away and those who were guilty of the murder. He prays to the Creator to return to earth and haunt them day and night until their punishment is carried out. He recalls fighting his way free from enemies he alleges attacked him on election night.

Washington Rose Wilkesbarre Earth Matin Rasmus Furth Rasmus Polis Copa Ortufime

Supreme Court Denies New Trial in Ortwine Case

Savas claimed innocence after Ortwine was stabbed twenty eight times and robbed. The Supreme Court refused to order a new trial in the case.

Savas Ortwine Supreme Court

Warrants Issued in Virginia Mine Disaster Case

Warrants have been issued by Coroner W D Paris against T Shuler G H Shuler Amos W Reed and Sam Bartley owners operators and mine foreman of the Virginia mines charging criminal negligence in the recent catastrophe. Pending consultation with Solicitor Barrington P rieffin the warrants have not yet been served. The defendants appeared at the sheriff's office ready to make bond and were instructed to return Monday for bond amounts to be set.

Virginia Birmingham Ala W. D. Paris T Shuler G. H. Shuler Amos W Reed Sam Bartley Barrington Prieffin

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