New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-16
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1904
TEE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS. Senate: The Senate passed the
Fortincstiou Appropriation blli after discussion
uf the purchase OF an experimental TORPEDO ooa t
ard the purchase Of sites for defence IN me
Hawaiian Islands: an executive session senator
blackburn Censured General NooO- --
Rcuee. In the discussion Of the PostOf1ce Ap-
proprlatlou bin the giving publicity 10 what
was called the "Bristuw report was upheld DE
1epresentative Griggs, Of Georgia, who accused
sis fellow members. after threatening 20 tear
she roof" on the Postofice Department. Of get
. Elng scared and turning TAN
FORFIGN-Of7cial Russian 6enials were
msde OF the reports that Port Arthur had pee, oeell
and Aufu were sent hack and permits 70 60 u
Hhe front were revoked, indicating That The jap
Rnese advance on the Nalu had begun. =- A
short engagement between The russian ana
Jana nese Varships IA which the Diana was IN
sured. took place or Port Arthur on sunday, ac-
oording 10 d dispatch from Tientsin. --- or
uicial protests have been made 10 the United
States and 20 Great Britain against the aban-
doument OF Neu-Chwang ana the consequent
Joss ~ the ports neutrality =- AdNlces from
M0ukden said that passenger tldTlc 10 hafLlI
had been resumed and that the trains were
summing smoothly. fine weather was reported.
g. Sweeping changes ia the administration
~ Corea are about 10 he made under the new
.TapEuaep treaty. ==-=5 Negotiations for the set
Tlerncrr OF q inerences between France and Great
Britain have been resumed. with prospects o.
Eood results -= The British government was
defeated I'm the House OF Commons by II
votes. the Irish party uniting with the Liberals;
11r Balfour declined 10 resign and obtained
on the next motion a majority Of ..
DOMESTIC.-An effort Is being made at
Washington 10 broaden the scope Of the post
office inquiry. as 20 include not only the dis
position of appropriations Of that department.
but also ir other executive departments and the
general Investigation may take several months.
t=- Colonel George ". Dunn still has under
Gdvisemeut his acceptance OF the post OF Secre-
vary ~ Arizona. which. while by 10 means as
lucrative as ia the past. is a well paying
place. == AarloD MCI3ce. q this city. who
was recently appointed receiver OF the Atlantic
end North Carolina Railroad has been arrested
sn North Carolina, charged with conspiring with
X s. Finch. so Of this city, 10 wreck the road
- An explosion IN toy pistol manufacture
ing plant Ia Chicago killed three persons. in
cured eight others and destroyed the building
CIIY.-StOcks were strong. == Those con-
cerned III the Northern Securities decision said
They would obey the law. =- Police Commits
Eioner McA6oo removed Deputy Commissioner
HaEgerty. he said he he'd not decided on any
successor. = President Winter Of the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company declined 20
use . subway connecting the two bridges. ==
The New-NOrll City Railway Company and the
l5rooldyn Rapid Transit Company asked TO use
The Williamsburg Bridge for surface cars.
THE WEATIER--Indications for to-day:
Fair The temperature yesterday; Highest IS
degrees; lowest -