New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-16
Gr.u-91orIs lssqiIr Ga,ibna1te
FRIDAY. DECEMBER 10. 1904.
TIKI NEWS THIS MORNING,

CONGRESS- Senate: A resolution provid-
Ing for consideration Of The Swayne impeach-
lie Improvement bill was discussed at length
several radical amendments being offered.
House, The HI! financial bill was taken up
and discussed. the Democrats f1libustering
against IT, and Speaker Cannon breaking lie
vote
FOREIGN.-The attack on the last Russian
haJtieship aioat in the harbor OF Port arthur
vas marked by great bravery on the part OF the
Japanese officers and men in torpedo boats
who made the attempt which proved pTacs
Nicholas and his leading Ministers. and il is
expected that he will issue a manifesto on his
name day. December ~. -- a German cap
1sin reported at Che-Foo that ne had seen a
Japanese cruiser apparently ashore at Yung-
Ching Bay. siXty-three miles southeast of that
port. with 2 merchant1aii rendering assistance
hut the distance made the observation uncer-
tain. =- Joseph Chamberlain addressed a
great gathering in the East End of London and
expressed his confidence that the subject Of
tariff reform would remain a vital issue.
DONESTIC.-Further light the practices
q The Mormon Church wa7 given by witnesses
before the Smoot investigating committee Oh
the Senate. == The Board IF State Canvas
eers met Albany and Canvassed the returns
certified b the several county boards: it was
found that President Roosevelt's plurality was
1-5.5 30 ana f5overnoT-eieCt Higsins's Sto6o
- Senator Foster. OF Louisiana. warned the
South that Sore f the arbitration treaties now
being negotiated might affect The repudiated
reconstruction debts. ---- Mrs. Chadwick re-
fused Mr. BeckWi'h'S request that she make "A
r-r7uIere statement 4 seizure of rich
store Of struggled goods made on the
cruiser san Francisco at Newport News. --
Three men were killed ana four injured by an
accident 10 q boiler the hatteship Massa-
chuse+ts. =--- Superintendent Boyd Of the De
rartn1ent of Public Works. opened At Albany
the first bids for the construction Of the barge
canal nearly an bids were Within the estimates
ri the canal engineers =-- II was announced
At Woorsocke1 r l. that two Frenchmen were
n build S-Nu0;1 worsted mill there. eXemp-
-.cr from taxation for ten years having been
granted nv the City Council -= Attorney
General .Cl3nreeu at Albany. denied the appli-
cation Of William Il. Hearst for the institution
~ actions against three New-York City gas
c-ruarips -- The fourth annual conference
If The state sanitary officers opened a two
DAYS session at Albany
.-TTY-Sfocks strong and dull -= Gov
e-nor Cdell announced his appointment of jus
tees 10 MI yaca ncies. Governor-elect Higgins
announced the selection of two secretaries.
- nr. Darlington revoked the permit allow
3nc The Metropolitan Milk and Cream Company
10 do business. --- Chief Engineer Parsons
reported in favor of allowing advertisements,
under restricted circumstances. in the subway
-- The prosecution i'm the Nan Patterson
trial practically closed its case. -- 1t was
found that provisions in city contracts with
paving companies stipulated that the latter
should that icy streets were sanded. --
Thomas " Lawson and Colonel W. c. Greene
continued their war Of words
THE NATURALIZATION for to-day
SNOW The temperature yesterday: Highest ~
degrees. lowest. IL.