New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-16
Netn3lark DAILY Gr1bnsts
SATURDAY. DECEMBER IS, 1905.
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS-Senate: Senator Tillman at
tackled the administrators policy 81 Santo Do
lningo and Panama and there was severe criti-
cism by Senator Hale OF MI Bishop. the Cana!
Commissions literary secretary" - House:
In a discussion on insurance Bourka Cochran
made severe attack on the three larger COM
panies.
FOREIGN.-Advices from St Petersburg say
that & republic has been established in khar-
another series Of outbreaks is reported from the
Caucasus; Moscow lacks troops sufficient to
Quen an uprising. and the financial depression
continues. - An imperial manifesto is ex-
pected to be issued at Moscow on December 49,
containing concessions TO the peasants and the
terms OF the election law. - High prices, as
rule were obtained at the sale of articles be-
longing 10 the late Sir Henry Irving. - The
Reichstag passed a bill to construct a new
journed until January 8. - Herr Balm de-
MED the report that the Hamburg American
five years extension OF the pooling arrange
ment. - The international fleet will prompt
~ be withdrawn from Turkish waters, the
Porte having formally yielded TO the demand
of the powers for the financial control Of Mace
donna. ~ Efforts are being made in Ha-
vana to revive the movement for commercial
treaty with the United States.
DOMESTIC on hazing were held
hetween Secretary Bonaparte and Rear Admiral
Moody asked TO define the Navy Depart
mentS powers Of dismissal. - Bids for the
construction Of railroads in the Philippine
Islands were opened at the War Department in
Washington. - The president Of the Wachu-
sett Shirt Company, Of Leominster, Mass. re-
ported the loss Of four notes for $4,000. -
Tie federal grand jury at Kansas City returned
indictments in the rebate prosecutions against
the packing firms Of Armour, Swift and Cudahy,
and accused local broker Of receiving heavy
rebates from the Burlington Railroad. -
navigation on the Hudson River closed tenn
peratCres far below zero were recorded in the
Adlrondacks- - The city council at Ogdens-
burg, \. Y, prohibited the playing Of football
as IL is now played. - The MORTGAGE Tax law
was declared constitutional by Supreme Court
Justice Belts at Kingston, \. 7. - The Su-
preme Court Of Illinois at Sprng 1eld affirmed
the verdict against JOraLn Hoch, the bigamist
and wife murderer.
CITY.-Stocks were active and irregular. -
l. h Hartman, before the insurance investi-
gazing committee, conceded" though he did
not remember, threats to Mr.. Ryan. and de-
claTed that his political influence" was only
what might De enjoyed by any prominent citi-
zen - Ex-Governor Odeil intimated that he
would leave Governor Higgins a free hand in
the selection of Speaker. - A fire in the
Trinity Building at Broadway and Cedar-s ST.,
caused considerable excitement - At the
trial Of A H. Hurnrnel who is charged with
conspiracy IN connection with the Dodge-Morse
case, one Of the defendants law partners testi-
fed that the firm kept no books and destroyed
It's fee list each year, but al other questions
the members Of the firm refused TO answer.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Snow. The temperature yesterday: Highest,
% degrees; lowest, Il.