New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-25
New11ork daily Tribn,te
FRIDAY, MARCH %. 1898.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN-In an interview General MaAlli KIM
Gomez said he hoped there would be no VA wa,
between the United States ana Spans ~. ne 90 900
OF the opinion that Cuba could pay f-U0O ~ coo
for its independence. - Inc lequcsS, ,ha
tractors 10 use dynamite on the wreck OF til ,
Maine in Havana HarDor was oehIeu y! ~ -
the American and Spanish OoVeihlleI,uS9' ,nro
body OF Lieutenant Jenkins Was reCoNeIeu - >
80 49, rTroeled battle-ship 49, The Bank OF
Spain is to lend the Spanish Gover 1lIlea
100000 900 pesetas guaranteed py new ~ re
urv bonds - China has agreed 10 aIl .he
Pnssian demands. being practically the cessioI
of Port Arthur and Talien-Wan ana the rlsn1
10 construct railway to these po1 prt,,sh Isles
severe gale prevailed around the brlIsh Asi tS
staan1 trawler was lost off Rattray Head with
all on board
C0NGRESS-Both branches in session. -
Senate: Mr. Thurston spoke on the CuDan CUES
zion telling what he saw In the island anu |uto
eating armed intervention by the United STATES
an adjournment until Monday was taken. :,
House: The day was spent In consiueI a.ion o. o.
the Naval Appropriation DILL the HiAa' '0'0 80
20 be taken this afternoon.
CITY AND SUBURBAN-The dispatch boat
Dolphin and the yacht Mayhower, when IL 10
serve In the same class with the DoapiH, Ie; e.;
placed in commission at the Navy Aard III
fsrooklvn: orders were received, at the yard re-
moving the restrictions regarding enhstIhelts'
and authorizing the acceptance or all the men
who might apply for enlistment II they were
well and Al. - The Auxiliary Naval bodru
continued its examination Of merchant Vesse!s
and private craft available for the use OF me
0ovarnment - The monitor Terror sailed
rom this mort TO ioin the fleet in Southern
waters. - General Sinclair was transferred
from Fort Wadsworth TO Fort Slocum, 10 take
charge OF tho new 18th Artillery Regiment. =
The Chamber OF Commerce decided 70 oppose the
proposed transfer Of the control OF the state
canals to the Federal Government, ana 10 urge
the passage OF the Cantor-Hn bill. - Ow-
ing 10 the absence OF Controller Coler. no action
was taken on the elevated franchises by the
Rapid Transit Commission - The Council
of the American Bankers Association chose
Denver as the place for holding the annual con-
vention OF the association. - Stocks were
weak and lower.
DOMESTIC.-Lieutenant- Commander Mark
and his companions arrived in Washington with
the report OF the Maine Court OF Inquiry; II Will
be delivered 10 Secretary Long this morning.
e. The sailing OF SPANS torpedoboat fotilla
from the Canaries for Porto Rico was considered
In Washington as the most serious incident that
has occurred since the Maine disaster. -
Admiral Sicard was relieved from command Of
the Key West fleet on account Of ill-health and
Captain Sampson was ordered TO succeed him.
g. President Mckinley said 10 visitors that
he believed war could be averted although ad
battle-ships kearsarge and Kentucky were
launched at Newport News Va. - A fall
in temperature checked the rise in Western
rivers; the damage dore TO property Is
nous. - Miss Clara Barton denied indig
Eantly the report Of dissensions IN the Red Cross
Society In Cuba and Of her own health being
bad. - Another unsucCe ssful effort was made
at Albany 10 have the Ellsworth Rapid Transit
bill reported 10 the Senate. - The Assembly
passed the Nixon Town Meeting bill.
THE WEATHER.-Indcations for to-day:
Fair and warmer. The temperature yesterday:
Highest. 4S degrees: lowest 43: average. 46.