New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-22
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

Foreign.-Minister Phelps had conference with
Lord Salisbury on Samoan matters; u IS said
that England will uphold the American position;
the German warship Eber from Samoa arrived
at Auckland the officers denounce the reports Oh
outrages on the American dag and American
property by Germans as false. - debate took
place in the French Chamber on English annex
ations in Oceanica 80 The recent brief stopage
of work on the Culebra Cut of the Panama Canal
was due 10 an order from Paris. ==- The chess
contest began in Havana, Stsinitz losing game
TO Tchigorin. - Twenty persons were hurt
in an election campaign riot in Paris.
Congress-Both branches in session - Inc
Senate: The Tariff bill was discussed and the
amendment to place wool on the free list was oe-
feated - The House II was decided to take
q final vote on the Oklahoma bill next thursday !;
resolution looking to the cession of Lower Can
fornia by Mexico was introduced; the Sub-Com-
mittee of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs
reported favorably the Edmunds Panama resoiu-
ton.
Domestic. Visitors in behalf of New-Mexico,
South Dakota, Montana and Arizona had con-
yersations with General Harrison. go u. o.
Mills was appointed State Commissioner for the
Washington Inaugural celebration in New-forK
City in place of Henry ID. Hyde; Mr.. Hamilton
introduced a bill in the Assembly TO change the
site of the menagerie in Central Park. - Adj
miral Luce announced the arrival Of the Galena
at Kew West with the crew and officers IN ex-
eellent health. 80 Seven sailors were drowned
in Massachusetts Bay by the gale. 80 list
of seventy seven indictments for violation Of the
election laws was completed in Indiana. -
The Supreme Court gave an important decision
in regard to the relations of American and foreign
patents. - William Pierce, for half q century
a prisoner in Auburn Prison, was removed TO
Willard Insane Asylum. - The Republican
caucus of the New-Jersey Legislature named Gen.
eral W. J. Sewell for United States Senator. The
Democratic caucus was in session. - The dead
lock- in the West Virginia Senate was broken by
the election of r. s. Carr as its president. -
D. IL Hostetter has sold to the Yanderbits all his
fathers stock in the Pittsburg and Lake Erie.
City and Suburban. second trial OF ex-
Alderman Cleary for bribery was begun in an
extraordinary term OF the Court OF Oyer and
Terminer 49, Application was made for
Judgment in the suit Of the people against the
North River Sugar Refining Company. - Some
of the discharged inspectors testified before
tho Aqueduct Commissioners, making serious
charges about the work. - At a meeting
of the Sinking Fund Commissioners the site for
the citys new building was discussed -
Henry f. Gillig's application for the appointment
OF receiver Ior tne Dooth-Darfee' colnpopioi
was heard yesterday. 49, An electric light
wire, brought down by the storm, killed horse
in the street. - Six petty officers OF the
Atlanta deserted her on the eve Of her departure
for Hayti 80 number Of active business
men pledged themselves to support the new
downtown Republican club. 49, IL. r. Mar
shalrs stealings from St Georges Church were
made good by contributions. - The Repuoll-
can Club held IFS annual election of officers.
49, Mrs. Jay Gould's viii, leaving all her
property to her children, was filed with the
Clerk Of Probate. - The annual rental OF
pcws took place at Dr. Talmage's church, Brook
lyn. 80 Stocks generally dull, with hardening
values closing strong on raid.
The Weather. Indications for to-day: Cooler
and fair. Temperature yesterday Highest 80
degrees; lowest, 80; average, "a 5-s