New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-15
letp:7lork Dy1iIn Griblrtts
FRIDAY, APRIL u. 1904
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS Senate: NJ. Dietrich OF Ne
\ praska was eXonerated by the speclal coIlIilIt
tee which investigated the charges against nm
y consideration Of the Panama Civil Dill conun-
,7eH - House. The Philippine OH was
uaesed and a resolution permitting Colohei
Svnlons TO serve on the Newly ork Canal BOARD
49, eSontea. Mr. Hamilton. OF Michigan, spoke
81 defence OF protection, ana Mr. Cochran OF
Missouri. attacked eX-President Cleveland.
FOREIGN.-The Russian torpedo boat de-
rtr-oyer Bezstrashni while trying TO re-enter
Port Arthur was cut OF by japanese destroyers
and sunk: only FIVE Of the crew escaped -
The battleship Pobeda struck nine. Whlcn
exploded amidships: she was able, however, 10
return 10 the harbOr: no one on Doaro was N
5ured. go Fifty-nlne men escaped from I ns
battleship Petropavlovsk, OF whom seven were
officers; Grand Duke Cyrl IS improving. -
Reports from japanese sources say that the
Petropsvlovsk was destroyed hy mine lala by
the attacking feet - The reported sale OF
sbe Teeursrbla-l 10 Russia was denied. -
China gave assurances TO Russia that no Jap
Snese officers were employed IN me northern
Chinese armies.
DOMESTIC-The number OF deaths caused by
the explosion on The bs1tieship Missouri now
reaches thirty-two; twenty-siX Of the Nlctlins
were buried at Pensacola. where court OF n
curry is investigating the disaster --- me
West Virginia Republican Convention lhslIucteu
for President Roosevelt an0 Endorsed Senator
F.lkins as a candidate for the nomination Tor
7rice-Presid dent. 80 The Maine Republicans
heartily Endorsed President Roosevelt and prom
ised him full vote at state conNeIuAoI- az
which four delegates at large were CHOSEN 70
work for his nomination. - Tie O'Nell pal
lot machine bill was defeated at Albany oy a
vote Of , 10 j. after Che measure had received
much Republican denunciation -" most OF
the so-called grab" bills are dead at Aloany
sn the closing hours Of the legislature; the Els
berg Rapid Transit bin talledi 4 hal4Ioao OO4l1-
mission bill may pass to-day
CTTY-Stocls dull and lower. == The
Democratic STATE Cony ention at Trenton spiI1
over the seating OF Hearst delegates, ana the
Hearst men held rump convention. electlns-
contesting delegates: the regulars were not IN
structed - The Federal Bank was closed
by the State Banking Department; the acts OF
David Rothschild. its former president, were, II
was declared being carefully investigated.
81 Delegates and alternates 10 the natlonal
convention were selected in the Congress dis
rri-ts 80 Residents Of Morris Heights sent
q petition to the Mayor and Board Of Appo5-
rionnent asking that the plan adopted Tor aooi-
Sshing the grade crossing at the Morris Heights
station be changed. =--= Monk Eastman was
convicted az attempted assault ia the first de-
gree: he may get q ten-year sentence. -
stockholder IN The Wtd West Company sued Tor
an accounting. declaring Buffalo Bill was with
holding profits on The stock == Alderman
Goodman declared that he would try again 10
have the Port Chester roads application re-
ferred 10 the Board OF Estimate. == Six sui
tcides occurred and TWO attempts at suicide.
TIE MEATH ER-Indications for to-day:
Partly cloudy ana continued cool The tenn
perature yesterday: Highest n degrees; low
OF 20