New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-08
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FRIDAY, APRIL S, 1904.
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CQNGREss.-Senate: The session vas oe-
voted TO services in memory Of Senator tiatia'
eulogies being delivered by Senators ForSkel'
Scott, Cockrell. Plat. Of Connecticut S ulIoul'
Blackburn Flkins Fairbanks. DanleL feLhtlls'
Depew, Beverage, Dolliver, kearns ana LlCH-
-= House. II was voted TO postpone pIoC
ines ta the Swayne impeachment case untll De
cember 13: the bin extending the coastNlse
shipping laws TO the Philippines was taken up
FOREICN-It was reported in Toxic that the
japanese had crossed the Nalu ana taken ~
several strong positions == St PetersputE
heard that a japanese squadron was SIu's -,
OF Port Arthur. == Seoul learned thst lhe
Russisns had occupied half a dozen towns along
the Turnen, in Northeastern Forea- - II vas
believed in ST. Petersburg that the RUSSIANS
,sould hold the JapaDeSe az Antung as long as
POSSIBLE though the first Russian fighting line
was established at FeGg-Wang- Cheng. -
The Russian naval plan, II is SAID contelnpLa'e
ebe sacrifice OF the Baltic fleet. II necessary 10
cripple Admiral ToEo's force. --- II was re
ported IN Rome that an attempt nao Deeh Hlaue
81 barcelona TO assassinate King Alfonso OF
SPAIN while dispatches 20 London SAID that
gun explosion half mile from where the hihs
was had caused the report. -= II is sald that
the Anglo French treaty in regard 90 Egypt ana
Morocco about 20 be signed. provides for th9
omen door I'm Egypt: this Il is said, ahords great
opportunities FOR American trade. -=-- Coloh-
hia is said TO be having hara tlIle 70 pay 1"e
cost OF the appeal OF its canal case in Paris.
DowrsTTC-President Roosevelt, ex-Gov-
erno- T2lecl1 NJ Jusserand and Baron Won stern
burg were among the speakers al INC oLili'eF
America tn Washington. == The hansHS
Democratic state Convention elected twenty ull-
Instructed delegates, only six CT whom VIII vote
Tor Hearst. ThiTty-twO cotton mills IN
FaH River have closed IN order TO cuTtail their
rroduct. 80 George Vanderbilt has acquired
two thousand more acres adjoining his estate
at Biltmore. -= A special car filed with IN
dams was struck by another train west OF Chi
cago and three were killed: one man met oeatn
IN a collision in the Baltimore tunnel
CITY-Stocks were strong and active -
The Republicans OF the LIST Congress District
elected delegates to Chicago pledged 10 Prcsl-
dent Roosevelt --= In the Hawley hearing II
was brought out that John ". Gates shared in
the cotton pool earnings. == II was practically
decided that Franklin Murphy should be chair
man OF the Republican National Committee.
- Bridge Commissioner Best suggested TO
the members of the Board Of Estimate and Ap-
portionrnent plans fc~ preventing brushes at the
Manhattan terminals Of the new Brooklyn
bridges the plans include a crosstown elevated
line TO the North River and subway. == Two
more rent protest meetings were held on the
East Side and plans laid 10 fight eviction cases
which are 20 come up to-day In municipal
courts. == II. N. Hartigan, the horse trainer.
transferred 20 the widow Of Granville Garth,
who committed suicide, title 20 the Erin Farm.
ct Morristovn, X. J.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Increasing cloudness: fresh east winds, with
rain at night The temperature yesterday:
Highest 63 degrees. lowest, A.