New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-31
Netu21ork Daily Gribmate
THURSDAY, MARCH 81. 1898.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoREIGN-At o'clock to-day there will be
n Anal conference between Minister Woodford
and Premier Sagasta and his fellow MINISTERS
IN Madrid. and reply TO tne n1'e o nr ,ne and
n torpedo gunboat sailed from CarlhaseIa' IL
a arassn,oad for cuba - The United States
has bought in Sicily the steam yacht Aegusa
for S3OOWO: Lieutenant Commander Niblack
"a negotiating in Germany for an armoreo
cruiser being built there for Brazil: - Inc
pr,ncess Louise of Saxe-COburg- Gotha. VINO
e,oped with an Austrian lieutenant is at her
lovers castle. In Croatia. @= report was
circulated on the London Stock Exchange mat
President KRUGER OF the IrahSV aai nau 80,
shot and killed - \ carrler-plgeoh from
the French Line steamer La Bretagne an
nounced that the steamer would be deiayeu ny
assisting an English sailing vessel IN uistress
- Sir Charles Dixie in the House of Com
mons attacked Lord Salisbury for holding the
Two offices Of Premier and Foreign Secretary
CONGRESS Both branches in session. -
Senate: The Cuban question ala not CONF e, up
though great crowds were present. In expecta-
lion of an exciting debate; the Alaska CNi
Government bill was passed; Mr.. Woicott cru
cised Secretary Gage house; "A ofSered
by MIR Bailey the Democratic leader was ruieo
out Of order by Speaker Reed, whose declsloh
was sustained by vote OF $50 TO Low cohslu-
Grafton OF the Naval Appropriation bill was re-
sumed.
DOMESTIC-President Mckinley assured the
leaders in Congress that he expected reply TO
his demands Spain not later than FRIDAY
night: II a prompt and satisfactory answer Is
not received he will remit the Cuban question
10 Congress for settlement - The SAILING or
a Spanish flying squadron from Cartagena
caused considerable concern to the Navy De-
partnent; measures have been taken TO guard
against raid the feet at Key West -;
moanate Foreign Relations Committee held
kfwo important meetings. one OF the topics under
Reconsideration being the purchase Of St Thomas
y for a naval coang station ~ Inc governor
to-day will ask the Legislature to vote him a
war fund of 81 100000 - The Senate at AL
banv killed the 81. 100000 canal bill. - Work
on three more of the old monitors in the League
Island Navy Yard will begin at once. -
State authorities ordered the Naval Reserves TO
be In readiness to man two monitors - "A
syndicate purchased all the streetcar lines IN
Knoxville Tenn, and proposes TO consolidate
them.
CITY-lt was announced that s. R Galloway,
president of the Lake Shore Railroad, VIII sue
coed Chauncey NJ. Depew as president or the
New-York Central on April 20 when Mr. DepcW
will become chairman Of the boards OF directors
~ the Vanderbilt lines === The ninety ninth
session Of the New-York Conference was opened;
a commendatory message was sent to President
Mckinley - The musical programme for
the funeral OF Anton Sedl to-day was announced
and other final arrangements were made. -
The nine men. ex-officals and contractors, who
were indicted in Connection with the alleged
scandals in the old Brooklyn City Works De-
partment pleaded not guilty. - Lieutenant
General Schofeld, arriving from Florida. TO
take command OF the National Volunteer Re
serve. after a short stay In washington, eX-
pressed the opinion that a peaceful solution OF
the Cuban difficulty would be reached within
three DAYS - Contracts were let in this city
for the transportation Of heavy cannon for
Southern coast defences - STOCKS were
etrong and active.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Threatening followed by rain. The temper
AZURE yesterday: Highest. 50 degrees: lowest, 80;
average, 49A.