New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-20
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TUESDAY. DECEMBER 20 1904.
YEr xrWR THIS MORNING.

CtNCrESS.- senate: The session lasted only
three raiaures. and no business was transacted
$500 IioHEs. 4 hill Incorporating the Red
cross WIS passed. resolution providing for
nololrz 5in Inaugural bah IN the Capitol was
defeated after lively debate; cons oeIation OF a
=solutiou restoring to the Naval ACADEMY mo
slfp7ncn dismissed for hazing was refused; both
houses a51r -tred until "Wednesday
T0REIJ;>-The north fort Of East Kikwan
Eili 0sS bt9va up by Japanese mine on sun
G-v- and iF.a.-sT occupied the position, " was
reported tIIa- important japanese gains had
been made i- the Deighborhood OF 200-Metre
fTi.l Iha Russian Emperors name day
ssed auta1 $ in he capital. but there was fur
fhe~ rfrrng ir MOSCOW, and dispatches from
nary parts 81 Russia showed that discomfort
uFth tho existing form ~ government was in
oressinc. -= Admiral Togo's reports OF the
t0rre1o fcfflaS' recent attacks on the Sevasto-
rol ard re Russian destroyers outside Port
Arthur nsr'5or were made public at Toxic: the
Tar,aness iosses were thirteen killed and seven
tezr wounded one japanese torpedo boat was
abandoned and one Russian destroyer re-
ported aground, II least six of the Russian de-
strove-s are uliuiared. -= Some Of Admiral
Ro]estv-enslzy's warships we're sighted of Cape
Town. heading eastward. =- IT was reported
from Care Hayrien that Hayti had broken off
relations with Santo Domingo, and that an
o1her revolt in The latter country was pending
R0MESTIC.-Tbe United States Supreme
Court decided thai all railroad cars and loco
motives must he equipped with uniform auto
matte ssfety counlers; it also held that a man
cannon fs freed from payment of ahHony pE
going through bankruptcy proceedings -
he reoor- Il the Interstate Commerce Commits
slol defined the authority desired by the commits
SION for enforcing its rulings reducing rail-
l1eG rates ---- C5cyernoT-elect Higgins arrived
- Albany and spent busy day. besides an
DouuciTg the composition Of his military staff,
headed hv E-isadier General Nelson H. Henry
aGfutanr general. ne held conferences with
se-e~al state officers discussing prospective leg
tsisrion 70 ha recommended in his MESA ge:
among she EcvcTucT-elect'S callers We're Senator
Joh~ Ezir-=. Adiut8nt General Henry. H. II.
Bender. .Cal supervisor Of charities, and Presi-
cert Cus6rer1 ". Pound. of the State Civil
Services Commission. -- Mrs Chadwick
100 81 f0 attend the bankruptcy hearing in
Cleveland. i.trIe information regarding her per
scrs} property ves given hy her nurse
CITY Stocks dull and strong. 1t was
learned thai che ErastUs Corning had been run
pllz. although il was not reinspected under the
goTerllrler-'s order. ----- Efforts were made to
i1eTe The distribution Of the magazine con-
tstHlne r a. Lswsons "Frenzied Finance"
Hr5iele- - Railroad presidents expressed the
olinion that there was TO need of further
legislation 10 govern freight rates. -- A din
Ter was given for Commander Peary at the Ok
FORD Cub. Brooklyn. ---- A dinner was given
for Governor Murphy at the University Club
TtE MISUNDERSTANDING for to-day:
alr- The temper turo Yesterday: Highest So
Efcree-. lowest. -