New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-31
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THE NEWS THIS MORNING,
Observation-Disclosures from Admiral Kimberly, %
Apis. and from Berlin, confirmed the reported ioss
81 American and German war-ships 81 samoa.
1he total loss of life among the Americans was
4 6fty; among the Germans, ninety-slx. Inc iiN
msnenrer STEAMER Countess Of Flanders was run
infn ~ punkirk BY q Belgian mail boat, and was
srnk Fourteen lives were lost $50 Inc ocaS
.raoe between Cambridge and Oxford was won py
In former. -. The funeral Of John Bright was
3 kefd AT his home Mt RochdsB, England. -
Directors of the Compton, d'fscompte were OK
4mined before q magistrate.
r1onrrcss The Senate, in executive session, re.
festcd the nomination Of Mnrat Halstead OF Ohio.
10 be Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Peni'
frotentiary to Germany. =- Several nominations
were confirmed. -=-- The President sent 70 tne
S%uate the names of John IT. Abbott, Of New
HenDsbire, and E. II. Terrin, of Texas, to be
Er,vogs Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipoten-
tlary TO Colombia and Belgium respectively, and
a ten delegates 70 the American International
Conference.
Domestic. Tho Interstate Commerce Commission
reportcl that the effect of the xhorthaul clause
a reads In the Soath which observed 1t had nos
been injurious == Eleven Indians wero reported
s r. have been killed by tfapper in Dakota. =-
s 81 .s.el built In 1908 was damaged In collision
on The Maine coast s=- Zachariah Chanee died
8 ri Rhode Island, fa
City and Seburbsn Officers at the local Navy
Yaxd gave their views Of the catastrophe az
Samoa, slxetches Of the lost officers nyes ana
A,x,rautsuus Of the war~ships. ==== Several col
rslsns "a the eoast were reported by the captains
Z AZ iscoraing vessels =-=, Nearly $50 men were
arrested 10 connection with poolselng in Long
fsland City. === Flames among the oil saniSs
&c Long Island City destroyed property worm
Al go coo and burned one workman 10 CRISP:
- Ichn A. Duff. the wellknown theatrical
rnararer. WAS stricken with apoplexy =-= The
new Assembly Ceiling investigation Committee
s held 4 session in This city. 49, Stocks active
Win auctuaticns, closing with a rally
The Weather indications for to-dsy: piear
ox fair weather, with slight changes in temper
atare. Temperature yesterday: Highest - oe-
rrees, lowest, 90; average, ~ 1.s,
p,ysons co;s0 OsIf Of t0sca jor the sansfper can
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There was decided favor Of winter in the
sir Of YESTERDAY. 1t served TO remind the
u,etxcpolis Of fact which is commonly lost
siaht Of, thas spring hereabouts Is more apt
10 be q tantaliang vafiableness than 90 ethereai
nildDcss.
The proposition from the baseball players
"a nay slo, 900 10 local charities for the priv
!,ees Of using the Polo Grounds during the
coming season Is amusing rather than other
wise. But the city authorities might, it would
seefn. allow this privilege TO continue for ono
moye summer, which is all that is asked, SIM
NV "a the ground that it win give pleasure to
! large part Of the public, and do no appreci-
.sble harm to anybody.
Cambridge won the University racs with
apparent ease, taking the lead from the out
sci. embarrassing IL somewhat at the finish.
The race was well contested. however, and
while II does not appear 70 have been especially
( sxcitinr, oxford managed to keep its nose
within fair distance OF the Cambridge boat.
One moro victory for Cambridge which has
unw wos, four races In succession, viii he the
record between the two universities.
The Irish case Is TO be presented this week
before the Parnell Commission. and Sir Charles
Russell Is preparing to open II In an elaborate
spoech.. Mr.. Parneil. as will be noticed from
our cable letter, Il preoccypied with the mr.
vanren,ents for the defence, and IL inclined 10
bec Of from the social honora now showered
uuon him In England. When he has appeared
"a witness. and the defence IL fairly under
grav. he may hare leisure for accepting the
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