New-York tribune., 1899-02-15
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WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY Is. 1899.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING,

CONGREsS.-Both branches in session. - -
Senate: The McEnery resolution 'resaroing
American policy IN the Philippines was passed,
after the defeat OF the Bacon amendment =
House: The Sundry Civil bill was considered,
Mr. Hepburn offered the Nicaragua Canai Ap-
propriation bill an amendment ana hVeI
parliamentary struggle followed. when was ho'
ended when the House adjourned
FOREIGN-Details Of the capture Of lloilo
bv the expedition under General Miller reached
Manila the rebels fed after a short bomDard-
ment and American marines were landed ana
put out the fires started by the fihpnos' say
ing the European quarter from extinction.
Advices received at Auckland, NewZealand. al
wlege that anarchy and rebellion stiil prevail al
Samoa. and interference with British subjects
hy the Provisional Government GO The lat-
est accounts show further damage by the gales
around the British Isles: large Ffeamer Is
thought 10 have foundered off St Adams Head.
- Don Carlos has forbidden his supporters
10 attend the Spanish Cortes while the Peace
Treaty is under discussion. -= Cabinet
crisis exists in Hungary. == 1T is announced
that Barnum & Bailey's Circus will remain in
England and not return TO the United states.
IS planned. ----- The Kaiser has written TO the
Queen that he will ne al Cowes on his yacht
Hohenzollern on July 20 -= II is rumored in
Paris that negotiations for tho purchase of the
Panama Canal by the Washington Government
ere under way.
DOMESTIC--A committee of Republican mem
bers Of the House OF Representatives to prepare
financial legislation for the next session Of Con
presS appointed by General irosNenor,
chairman Il the caucus. - The steamship
William Lawrence was wrecked on Hilton Head
Island. 8. G.. and fourteen Of her crew are miss
ing Reports from many States in the
South and West showed that great damage and
Inconvenience had been caused hy the storm
Snowbound legislators again prevented
the assembling ~ quorums at Harrisburg, Penn,
and Dover Del; perfunctory votes for United
States Senator were taken at both places
CITY AND SUBURBAN. Stocks were strong
and dull. -= The street Cleaning Department
and the snow contractor began the removal Of
the snow and traffic began 20 take on life after
the big storm -== The steamship Etruria.
which came to port brought the story Of its
narrow escape from collision with the United
States cruiser Marhlehead. all incoming vessels
reported terrible weather. -= Roland B. Mo
lineux was again examined by Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Osborne in the inquest touching
the Adams poisoning case. -=- The work Of
pumping O1' the sunken White Star Line
steamer GerInanic was begun --=- William +.
Baker was chosen by the Manhattan Elevated
Railroad directors chief electrical engineer and
general superintendent OF the elevated railroad
system. - Three persons who were duck
hunting in boat off Greenport. Long Island,
were thought to have been drowned through the
crushing Of their boat by ice.
THE WEATHER.-Forecas for to-day: Fair
and warner. The temperature yesterday: High
est, a degrees: lowest. .. average. IHs.