New-York tribune., 1901-04-26
NewDsrk Dsailp Griibm,te
FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1901.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-A Paris newspaper asserts that
Russia will advance China money to pay the
indemnities taking Manchuria as her guaran
tee, and that France Will provide Russia with
the requisite funds; the Chinese army under
General Liu withdrew behind the great wall
on the approach of the German and French
expedition from Pao-Ting-Fu. - One hun
dred and fifty people were killed and wounded
the result of the explosion of chemicals in the
Griesheim Electro-Chemical Works. near Cries
helm, Germany - Sir Ellis Ashmead-Bart-
lett, NJ. P, was fined 10 shillings in a London
police court for an assault upon lawyers
clerk. - Owing TO disagreement with the
dead mans sister, Nationalist members of
Parliament were able to attend the funeral of
DR. c. K. d. Tanner in London == Counsel
for A. b. Markham. NJ. P, announced that he
would publicly justify outside of Parliament his
statement in the House that Wernher, Belt &
Co were thieves and swnders." - The
brother of Billy Smith, the American pugilist,
who died from the effects of a ring fight In
London, charges that his brother was drugged
in the fight - Sir Michael Hicks Beach in
porters that the export tax on coal would not
be dropped by the government. = Admiral
Remey in the flagship Brooklyn arrived at Sgd
ney, y. s. W. - financial panic is pre-
vailing in Japan, more than twenty banks clos
ing at Osaka and elsewhere.
DOMESTIC.-The Cuban commissioners were
received by President Mckinley. and a dinner
in their honor was given at the White House in
the evening; the conduct of negotiations with
the delegates was turned over TO Secretary Root,
who made il plain TO them that no modification
Of the Platt amendment could be expected -
Secretary Hitchcock decided in favor of the
Oregon Short Line in a railroad right Of way
contest and also rendered decisions in two oil
land test - The President made a
large number of civil and military appointments.
Minister Conger arrived in San Francisco
from China the steamship Nippon Maru.
The flood at Cincinnati exceeded the height
anticipated and considerable damage was done
in the lower plateau of the city. - Governor
OdeH declined to sign the bill designed to tax
New-Yorks aqueduct system for the benefit of
counties in which il is situated. - New
Xarty ic 7ns,a will rrOfl- N he
extent Of nearly S3.000.000 by the low tax rate
. this year. - The Governor signed number
\ Of bills. including the bank tax measure
CITY.-Stocks were strong and active. -
Frank Moss and Justice Jerome led success
full raid a club" at No. - Broad-st., and
captured five prisoners, quantity Of gambling
paraphernalia and about $50 in money. -
The Chamber of Commerce and the Rapid Tran
sit Commission Joined the ranks of the oppo-
nents OF the New-York and New-Jersey Bridge
BILL and the Board of Estimate and the Sink
ing Fund Commission adopted resolutions de-
nouncing il =- George J. Gould was elected
chairman OF the Board of Directors of the Den
Yer and Rio Grande, and f. II. Hartman was
chosen a director. - The city committee of
the Citizens Union adopted a platform for the
coming municipal campaign. and elected a COM
rnittee OF one hundred to suggest candidates for
Office and carry on the work OF the campaign.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Fair. The temperature yesterday: Highest, 30
degrees; lowest, 4s; average. 51l2.