New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-09
TIL NEWS THIS MORNING.

CoNGREeS.-senate. AR Hopkins, OF Ill
NOS and AIr. Clay. OF Georgia, spoke in sup
port of the Panama treaty. o4A spl .-e'.---5
100000 Ord aid Of The proposed Lewis ana
Csl.r- F-,.roeltfou az Portland. ore. was passed
r= House: Most OF the time was slelt ia
discussing tle proposed loan OK e4OOJOo5 10 'i-e
LCuislaua Purchase Exposition
FDEEtGN.-5.Aty Japanese IransI'or1s' -
cred by q torpedo division, landed troops o.
the south ana west coasts OF CoIeA, llle i-l-l-l
bogv oI The fleet is To sail for Port Arthur: OF
(which the Russian warshlps are reported 20
ho making snort cruises seoul as 70 De ocN 4
1ieG = The British Foreign ONCE eApects
that no formal declaration OF war VAL pe mace mace
by Japan; Tie officials knew nothing Ca q - -,
that The United States and Great oritalh No--..
take jout action 10 prey eHt RUSSIAN SOY
in AlalchUra. -= G1rmanys &ttltuoe III lAS
1ra~ Eastern struggle was stated to be one OK
ftrfof neutrality. --- Both japanese ana nus
sian officials reiterated the statement tnGI no
mediation was possible. and though France ma
make au eAort To avert war, tnele seems 20 20
no chance of its success. -- Russian troops
entered Picking. bringing the legation guard to
fts iul strength; china ls preparing 70 oISlatcLl
forces to Nroteot the frontier. == John Morley
introduced in Tie House o. Commons MS amend
,uarf fo ne rculv 10 the speech from the throne
= The French Chamber Of Deputies post
ponei She discussion o. Panama Canal questions
DOMEsrIC.-The fire On Baltimore was got
under control al about . p. Ia, alter having
RACED twenty eight hours, burned over seventy
Bve blocks. comprising more than $40 acres.
ana destroyed some 300 buildings. the loss
was yarousy placed at from $lOUo9o0o0 TO
81 from S5oO00090 to Sl150o0O00; only one
man was killed and about fifty were injured;
the city is now under military control Major
General J.. q. COrhln commanding; messages OF
sympathy and offers OF help were received from
Bl over The country 10y Mayor MCLane: the
nine engines and truck sent from New-YorlS
were Immediately put 10 work on the water
'front.' requests for lremen and apparatus met
with instant response from Philadelphia. VIII
n,ington. Washington, Newark n j.. Harris
burE. C1es err York. Atlantic City and towns
tUrr0uuliuE Baltimore. === A slight improve
mtEt "a Senator Tauua's condition was report
e. 10y The attending physicians.
CITY.-Stocl1s were active and weak -=
The corouers jury in the case OF Mrs CoCring-
tor rendered verdict that the elevated rail-
road company was responsible, Tor not having
taken steps TO guard against such accidents
r- FIrcmeH fought two lions with streams OF
water at fire which burned the steamer Ire
uont M her pier. -- Cotton dropped as low
SIS So bale. amid wild fluctuations. on the cX-
change. -= James j. Din received a letter
frSsu the burglar who stole $1,000 worth OF
1enclry from his home last week. returning
lochet. 11r. Din was asked TO give the value OF
the trtn'-et go charity. -- A rear end collision
IN which seven persons were hurt occurred on
ihe Brooklyn elevated. =-= Many former Amer
lean soldiers offered their services 30 Japan.
5= Mayor Mcclellan said he would ask for
subscriptions 10 "a fund in aid OF The Baltimore
Eufforers as soon as he heard from Mayor Nc
Lane
TIE WEATHER-Indication for to-day:
FAIR The temperature yesterday: Highest -
degrees; lowest. -.