New-York tribune., 1902-04-17

THURSDAY, APRIL Il. 1902.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS.-Senate: The drastic Chinese En-
clusion bill prepared by Pacific Coast Congress-
men defeated, and the substitute of1eTea req
by Mr.. Platt, of Connecticut continuing the
present law and extending it to new possessions
,ras nassad House: Chairman Payne's
motion to close debate on the Cuban RECIPROCITY
lill at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon was adopted
+. 153 to 123. thirty-three Republicans Vouhg
against it,
FoREIGN-The British Cabinet met yester-
dsv TO discuss message from Lord Milner CIV
inc the first clear idea of the peace terms de-
,nanced by the Beers; the ministers are reported
TO have disagreed as TO their acceptance @ @alter
rbe meeting Lord Salisbury called at Bucking-
I ham Palace and had long audience OF the
King: Lord Kitchener reported the capture OF
135 Beers in the Klerksdorp district since Sprll
IL - The half of the new British war loan
offered to the public was ten times oNersup-
scribed: there was a further advance Ia W lIe
price of grain and flour In England - tTeIl-
eral Chaffee reports the surrender of Malvar,
the ilsurgent leader in LuZon, to General Bell
land the resumption Of peaceful conditions IN the
Northern Phili-. ines; General Chaffee is or
panizing an expedition to punish Moros OF MIN
danao Island for the murder of American SOL
tiers.
DOMESTIC C.-Presideht-elect Palma talked of
his plans and outlined his first message to the
Cuban Congress - The White House Is 10
he thoroughly renovated and refurn:shed under
The direction of Mrs Roosevelt. - Secretary
Root has made arrangements to have the
Statue Of Liberty, in New-York Harbor, lighted
again. - The strike of the miners of the
Rochester and Pittsburg Coal and Iron Company
was settled, and the mines viii open to-day
60 Philadelphia meat dealers have organized
10 fight the Meat Trust. - The State De
partment has received a strong protest from the
governments of Great Britain and Germany
against that portion of the Philippine tariff
which provides for a rebate on hemp. -
A new comet was discovered by w. r. Brooks.
director of Smith Observatory. - The Mo-
hawk and Malone Railway ratified "A new lease
10 the New-Yor Central and Hudson River
Railroad. the Centrars directors were re-elect-
ed. = Governor Odell paTdoned prisoners
and commuted the sentences ot others.
CITY Stocks were strong and active -
John II. Starin said he heartily in accord
with the movement for East Side subway
and that the work should be hastened. -"
A confidential bookkeeper employed by Ames
Swan & Co. and S11.e 600 Of the firms securities
oisanpeared - The Paran Stevens plot, at
the southeast corner of Forty-fourth-st. and
Fifth-ave was sold TO a syndicate, 1t is sup
r1osed for about 81 600. 600. A twenty story
hotel 10 cost 50 100000 will he erected there by
the New-England Hotel Company. - Justice
ciildersleeye Of the Supreme Court, rendered
decision that the ninety detective sergeants ap-
1ointed by Police Commissioner Murphy were
exempt from Civil Service examination and
could not he removed from office - John e
Sheehan talked on police reform at the East
Side Club.
THE WEATHER.-Forecast for to-day;
showers followed by fair. The temperature
Yesterday: Highest 5S degrees; lowest, 4o de-
grees; average. ~ degrees