New-York tribune., 1903-01-08
Nempork DsriIu Gribrnls
THURSDAY. JANUARY S. 1905.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

coNGRESS-Senate: The Statehood and
Militia Reorgs nization bills were considered: in
executive session diplomatic nominations were ere
The redemption of Hawaiian silver coins was
passed.
FoREIGN.-The Venezuelan Cabinet met TO
discuss the answer of the powers to the proposal
regarding arbitration. - 1t seems inprobab bic
that Great Britain will treat seriously the ques-
tion OF me passage OF tne "a sl;,, that
a marriage between the German Crown Prince
and the Princess of Albany will be arranged.
- Lord and Lady Curzon reviewed the forces
of the leading rulers of Indian States. =
Various runors regarding the purchase OF Ab-
botsford in circulation. - TRADE reports
showed an increase of both imports and
ports in the United Kingdom. - The King of
Spain VIII not attend the funeral of the former
Premier. SefaoT SagaSta. Heavy noouS
have taken place in Austria; about twenty lives
were lost.
DoMESTIC-President Roosevelt had confer
ences with Congressman antitrust legisia-
ficn urging that some action be taken at the
session. The library building pre-
sented 10 Washington by Andrew Carnegie WAS
dedicated. addresses being made by President
Roosevelt and Mr.. Carnegie == The President
sent the annual report of the Philippine Com
mission 20 Congress. with recommendations for
relief legislation The State legislature of
1903 began its sessions yesterday with small
Republican majority in the upper house; Sena-
tor Raines made president pro tempore IN
spite OF the opposition OF Senators Elsberg,
Brown and Bracket - Testimony concern
ing the violence by strikers in the anthracite
region astonished Chairman Gray at the ses-
sion Of the Coal Strike Commission in Phila-
delphia- -=-- Governor Van SAINT in his annual
rnessss &c to the Minnesota legislature, said that
the State would continue its fight to prevent
the combination of the Great Northern ana
Northern Pacific Railway companies through
the medium Of the Northern Securities Com
many. Ten persons were killed IN train
wreck near PitIsburg. - Because or the IN
crease in freight rates between this city and
Chicago the shipment of several thousand tons
of farm machinery to the seaboard for export
has been transferred from this city to New
Orleans.
CJTY-Stocks were weak and active. -
A coachman murdered a baby because its nurse
repulsed his love, and the chld's parents had
discharged him because he forced his attentions
on her. Inspector Brooks was put IN
charge of the Detective Bureau, Captain 1ltus
being transferred; n complete reorganization Is
10 be effected - Captain Myles o Kelly, at
the head of ten wardmen. marched through the
Tenderloin and visited suspected places. -
August Belmont said that his company would
treat literally a proposition that W-foIh
Cer1raI cars should connect with ano run INTO
the subway. Several ocean liners Were
DELAYED on account OF the difficulty Of getuns
soft coal - Justice Leventritt granted an
Injunction restraining President Haffan from
changing q map of certain parts of The Bronx
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day;
Fair colder. The temperature yesterday High
est IL degrees; lowest, %