New-York tribune., 1899-02-16
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THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 1G, 1899.
THE NEWS THIS NORNJNG.

CONGRESS Both branches in session -
Senate. Mr. McEnery denied that his resolution
had been introduced "a the request OF sugar
planters. a bill extending the THANKS ol o"I-
eress and authorizing the presentation OF
cold medal % Miss Helen Could. was passed
- House. The attempt to fasten the Nicd, a,
rarua Canal bill as a rider on the SNhdiy CiNu
hi1 failed the motion beins ruled out OF oiueI
h, ,bn chairman whose decision was sustained
or appeal
FOREIGN Further hcht.ng in the Philip
pines Is reported i'm Panay the Americans capt
ured The town o. JarO. the work Of cleaning ihe
rei.ls out Of the Jungle around Manila is being
pushed theoretically. == The rescued pas
sengers from the Hamburg American Liner BuI-
goua were landed at 81. Michaels Azores the
Pulearia's qu8rtermaSteT reports that the as
fres,ed steamer had only one Of here eleven
watorticht compartments partly filed. -=-
The HamburC-American Liner pretoria was
toyed into Plymouth. having been disabled al
s-a after a thrilling experience with the storm
-- Ceremonies in memory Of the victims or
the battle-ship Maine were held in Havana.
- Nicaragua has been declared in state of
siege by President Zelaya. -- The British
n, aitrat.on 10 settle the Argentina-Chili frontier
Dispute have been named - plague pane
prevails in the gold-felds Of India " Sir
Joseph william entity. a Lord Justice Of the
British Court Of Appeal. died in London. -
Thomas Burnside. a grandson Of the late Sena-
tor Simon Cameron. died in Paris
DOMESTIC president Mckinley left Wash
!rGton for Boston. where he Is to speak at the
dinner Of the Home Market Club. == Mem
hers Of he Anglo American Joint High CommS-
sion denied reports that their negotiations had
entirely failed. while admitting that critical
stage had been reached. =- The President
nominated Samuel J. Barrows for Librarian Of
Congress and George w Wilson for Commits
sioner Of Internal Revenue -=== An agreement
for the settlement Of the Central Pacific Rail-
road debt has been reached by the Government
Commission and bankers representing the road
=== Albert J. Beveridge Scnator-elect from
Indiana. spoke in Philadelphia on The Greater
Republic Not Imperialism setting forth the
duty Of this country in the present emergency.
- Governor Roosevelt nominated James NJ.
Narnum for Surrogate Of New-York County.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-Stocksw were irregu-
lar 1t small changes -= The big machine
shop In the Brooklyn Navy Yard burned.
destroying valuable machinery and engine plans
and patterns including those Of the batile-shp
Maine loss estimated at Sl,O0oOoO =- Mrs.
Frances PanZcter and John Goeltz. who lived
az No 434 East Seventy siXth-st.. were shot and
killed by the womdn's husband. George Pane
ter. ==-- Senator W. j. Sewell made
Major General In command Of the New-Jersey
National Guard. ==- Dr. Hitchcock and Fred
erick Hovey gave testimony contradicting that
Of Harry s Cornish, at the Adams poison in
quest. =-== The work Of removing the snow
was continued and the blockade caused by the
blizzard was being gradually raised in various
directions.
THE WEATH HER.-Forecast for to-day: In
creasing cloudiness. followed by rain or snow.
The temperature yesterday: Highest. 80 de-
grees: lowest IA degrees; average 237s degrees.