New-York tribune., 1905-01-06
Ietp11urk Dailu Gribr,rs
FRIDAY. JANUARY g. 1905.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CoNGREss-Senate: The greater part OF
the senate's day was taken up by the Joint
Statehood BILL Senator Nelson hhishng n1s "a
speech on the subject: bills passed inciuoea
fbose for the reorgsnization OF the medical
corps OF the army, for promotion In tns oIo-
nance corps and for better quarters tor c2no aao
suls; Senator Platt's report provioing Tor io.eVV
copies OF the Garfield corporation report was
agreed TO- House: The DAY was gwen up 70
cotton and currency; Mr. 81 xsr.ouisure
for the facts on which its cotton forecast S Wse
based was tabled after long debate; DIT. KIN
currency bin was discussed; no acuoh
FoREIGN-The Car summoned an extraor-
dtnary war council; the agitation OF various re-
form bodies IN Russia increased 70 eucn an eA
tent that observers in ST. Petersburg oeheNeo
tbsf internal affairs might force her 20 conclude
peace. - The announcement that GeneiAi
Stoessei would be court martialeo TOT eoI.sn slr
dering Port Arthur caused intense inoisnauo s..roa
A., RUSSIA - The Associated Press receiseo
positive information that the Russian baIuo
feet would return to Europesn p.aS %a that about
$4,000 Russian prisoners were taken AT FoE.
Arthur. - II was reported In Che-foo tnat
she Japanese were prepared to begin the reloru.
fication of Port Arthur at once. =. The report
tbef the Dogger Bank inquiry had been post
roned was absolutely denied 10 rL.nss rAIls -,-os
Signor Tittoni. the italian Foreign minister. We
st@srIan with apoplexy. - The home OF the
British Consul outside Tangier was again at
tackled.
DOMEsTIC-President Roosevelt was cheereo
e15 snplauded when he addressed the American
Forest Congress IN the National Theare' Wasn-
snRton. - The President has ca4leo q conner
ence OF leaders Of the House and Senate for To-
morrow at the White House to consider the pro-
posed special session of Congress. - Az tne
dedication OF the Carnegie Library at Seloit.
wis II was stated that Mr.. Carnegie has gwen
nearly S4nOO0OO0 to found Libraries IN over
twelve hundred cities and towns In this coun-
~ and abroad. - Governor Douglas mace
recommendations In regard TO tariff revision IN
his frst message TO the Massachusettsc Legs
isture and urged the appointment Of q commits
sion TO report on the subject = IL was a.
eerteS at Albany that measure was unoeI
consideration Imposing tax OF 81 a hundred
for ali shares Of stock bought or soid-that ls'
50 for each transactions In 100 shares or stock.
cITY-stocks closed firm. with irregular price
changes - II was learned that Lewis Nl1on
new noter yacht the Gregory was crossing tne
ocean 20 compete In a race from Havre 70 New
YORK The transfer OF fifteen ponce cap
tains was ordered by Mr.. McAdooN - senator
Depew addressed the Chamber OF Conllnerce,
r9e said he could do infinitely better work IN nis
second term. Sir Thomas DeeVar. NJ FL
who arrived on the Graf Waldersee, declared
Sir Thornas Upton had said he would challenge
esain for the Americas cup.
TIE wEATHER--Indlcations Tor to-oay'
Pain or snow; east 20 northeast winds, fnoreas-
ing by tomorrow. The temperature yesterday
Highest, 29 degrees; lowest. L.