New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-13
Aie,u9lorji Dailr Urian'ts.
SUNDAY. MARCH Il. lS''S.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN--A statement in the Madrid I'm
parclal" urging the Spanish Government " ~
pare for caused further decline vi Spai'i,S,
securities on the European exchanges SPANS"
nreparntion for war goes actively in Euro
pean arsenals and shipyards, il WAS ucciarSo ~
Berlin that Spain could expect no neip rom
Germany - General Sung. Of the Chinese
Army declares that he will defend Port arthur
oven against the Russians - me oyr.uu.
American Line steamship Paris passed ocliy a.
5 80 a. m yesterday. ----- III Is ruihorei al
London that Lord Salisbury is suffering from
Brlght's disease. ==- Don Jaime, son Oh Ion
Carlos has announced that he VIII proceed 10
Spain and claim the Spanish throne - me
nineteen men imprisoned kl a flooded NINE III
Scotland were rescued. - The honuo o,
Statist' predicts pigiron 1ainlne III uo U
Britain - An American officer in HeVana
conrutes the conclusions announced by Captain
Pcrai Of the Spanish Court OF Inquiry ana ex
presses the belief that the Maine WAS pioWh
UP by a torpedo
DOMESTIC was again authoritatively an
pounced in WASHINGTON that the Adnnlsua uoh
had no knowledge Of the conclusions Teachrd ny
the Maine Court Of INQUIRY - rurtner In
portant measures for the National defsnce were
adopted by the War ana Navy uepd' . sNeu.a,
- Senior Polo de Bernabe. the new spanish
Minister presented his credentials TO fresid@ht
MCKINLEY. and speeches were MADE expressing
ccn1de,ce that friendly relations between Spain
and the United states will continue =, ih me
House Committee on Naval Ana,rs declneu . ma.
The cost of the three hattlc-ships propose" 10
be built should be S6,0W.on each - Ut IN
drew = Draper positively declined IN" position
a. Superintf ndent or ScnDOiS IN NEW VI n
The directors # the Chicago Board OF Iradc ne
cided that they could fix no marginal price on
wheat as asked for by Letter. - inc pleSl-
dent OF the Cambridge University Athletic Eiuo
has written a letter. declining to accrp' me
American challenge for track games. on the
ground Of not being satisfied with the status OF
American athletes.
Clyde Trumbu w Cleaveland. we'll
known physician was arrested on charge OF
manslaughtar in having prescrlheo improper
medicines for a sx-weeks old child. ana was
held for trial - The annual dinner OF lhe
Brown University Club was held at Deimohco >
s--= Senators Ford and Guy and James >
IehmaieT and James s. Barkus spoke oeiofe
the independent Club Of the mist Assembly
District on the proposed primary law =
some novel suggestions for the celebration or
Charter Day were made at meeting OF COM
mittees Including the distribution OF Kites 10
small boys and the placing OF seGrchhghts IN
manholes in Broadway and elsewhere. -
General Merritt talked about the rearranseHen,
81 the Army departments. - the iunefa OF
the wife Of Bishop Lttlejohn was held IN Gar
den civ =--== Hil3a Petersen. the alleged muir
deress of her infant daughter. was turned over
10 the custody Of the Queens County authorities.
Stocks were weak and lower
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day:
Rain The temperature yesterday: Highest, ~;
lowest. 81; average Gh.