New-York tribune., 1902-02-08
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SATURDAY. FEBRUARY S, 1902.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS-Senate: Mr. Turner. of Wash
ington, spoke against the governments colonial
policy; the Pension Appropriation bill was
passed. - House! The Legislative, EXecu-
tive and Judicial Appropriation bill was passed
FOREIGN.-British Board Of Trade returns
show an increase in imports for January, and
a decrease in exports; the imports of sugar are
double those of January, 1901, due to anticipa-
'fion of the forthcoming budget. - tablet
was placed in the vault of st. Peters Church
Tower of London, TO commemorate the removal
there Of the remains of persons beheaded in the
reign of Queen Mary. = Thomas Sidney
Cooper, R. A, died near Canterbury. aged
ninety-nine; he the Oldest Academician.
and had exhibited without break for sixty.
Commerce adopted a memorial 10 Congress
urging legislation for the islands, and asking
for two additional commissioners; two deserters
from the American army were executed in
Luzon; the insuiar presldentes VIII present
petition TO Monsignor Sbaretti asking that the
friars be expelled from the islands. - The
Federal Parliament Of Australia confirmed sew
eral clauses of the new tariff bill, imposing
higher duties. - The Liberal commander on
the Isthmus sent a message to the foreign con-
suls in Panama, asking that their governments
take measures to neutralize the zone Of the
Panama railway. The flibustering steam
er Libertador appeared off the island Of Cara
Goa - Marais, a Boer commandant, was
captured by the British in South Africa. -
In the Reichstag there a clash between
Naval Secretary Won Tirpitz and Herr Bebel,
the Socialist leader.
DOMESTIC-Admiral SIMPSONS counsel
fled a brief with the President making new
charge of disobedience of orders against Ad-
nliral Schley, and protesting against his claim
10 supreme command at Santiago. - Gov
ernor Taft continued his testimony before the
Senate Committee on the Philippines, urging,
in particular, the purchase Of the friars' lands.
- Theodore Roosevelt, jr., the Presidents
Oldest son, is suffering from acute attack of
pneumonia at Groton. Mass; Mrs. Roosevelt
started to see him. and the President may go
to Groton to-day. - The State Board of
Railroad Commissioners made their report on
the accident in the Park-ave tunnel censuring
both the engineer and the railroad company.
and recommending important changes in the
system - Two persons were burned to
death and property worth S250000 de-
stroyed by fire in the works of the Rock
Island Railroad at Horton, Kan. In the
ice yacht racing the Hudson River the Jack
Frost, Of the Poughkeepsie Club. won, the
yachts of the Shrewsbury Club being beaten by
nearly six minutes.
CITY.-Stocks were irregular but generally
higher at the close. Officers of the Brook
lyn Rapid Transit Company and the Union
Ferry Company decided not to carry passen-
gers over both their routes for one fare
A man was injured in another crush at the
Manhattan end of the Brooklyn Bridge.
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court
decided that the third track of the elevated
railroad in Columbus-ave. was placed there IL
legally. - The Society for the Prevention
OF Crime sent letter TO Governor OdeH telling
him that failure to enforce the law regarding
RaineS law hotels devolYed on him. - The
doctors of the Bushwick Central Hospital ac-
cepted Dr. RusselTs offer to submit to vivisec-
Ion.
THE WEATHER-Forecas for to-day: Fair
The temperature yesterday: Highest 80 de-
grees; lowest, %; average, 2S.