New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-20
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING

roREIGN-FI.rious assaults on underground
chambers AT Port Arthur on Thursday resulted
according 20 a dispatch from Shanghai IN the
capture OF important positions by the Japan
csc; q telegram from Moukden says that
Japanese attack on the fortress was repulsed
on November IS Representatives of the
seuastvos met secretly at st. Petersburg, the
Emperor having refused official sanction to the
conference and adopted memorandum which
practically recommends the establishment OF
representative body as a part or the govern
nlent; freedom Of the press and equal rights for
peasants are also urged == Genera! Stoessel
estimated the japanese losses from october 20
TO November al ten thousand men. 60 Ad-
vices received in ST. Petersburg say that a bat
tie below Moukden is in full swing; the Russian
right made q reconnaissance in force on Thurs
day. and q significant movement Of japanese
was reported well TO the east of Moukden. ==
The North Sea convention is expected to be
signed tomorrow OF Tuesday; minor changes
IN the terms have been made. So The Italian
government agreed to take part in the Hague
Peace Conference, proposed by President Roose-
Welt. and directed its Ambassador at Washing
ton TO sign arbitration treaty with the
United States. 60 Advices from Vienna say
that Hungary has approved the Cunard Line s
agreement 10 settle the rate war.
DOMESTIC.-The statue OF Frederick the
Great presented to the people of the United
States by Emperor William was unveiled at the
Army War College in Washington by Baroness
Won SteTnburg, wife of the German Ambassador.
the presentation speech being made by the Am
bassador ard the address OF acceptance by Prts-
sdent Roosevelt. - President Roosevelt, it
was announced, will not refer TO tariff revision
subject with Republican leaders when they ar
rive IN Washington, and reach decision as to
whether not extraordinary session Of the
SIXth Congress shall be called next spring to
zeal with the tariff question - An auto
mobile driver, found dead near Chicago IS
thought by his employers TO have been murdered
by bank robbers whose plans he foiled -
Secretary Taft and his party reached New-Or-
leans on the way TO Panama; they will sail
from there tonight. - schooner was sung
while entering Nantucket Harbor; the captain
declared that jetty lamps were not lighted.
CITY.-Stocks closed strong. 80 INTERIOR
ough officials declared that any reduction in the
elevated schedules was made up by longer trains
and higher speed. - The Municipal Art Soci-
ETY. maintained its stand against allowing any
advertising signs in the subway. - 1t was
announced that new schedule in the subway
would 30 into effect Wednesday, when the
Lenox-ave. branch Will be opened == Four
big horses, dashing madly down Third-ave.
Sidewalk, caused a panic. == Yale defeated
Harvard yesterday al New-Haven; score, II to
O. - The Horse Show closed highly sue
Cessful week = II was Miss Anna Helds
at Pelham Parkway Friday, who later was
60 Many lives We're saved at a fire by an
elevator boy and policeman. =-= The Daugh-
tiers Of the Revolution and the Colonial Danes
renewed their struggle for the custody of the
.Turnel mansion.
THE NATURALIZATION for to-day:
Partly cloudy: warmer in the interior, and partly
yain ar night in the Northwest. The temperature
yesterday: Highest, % degrees; lowest, sc.