New-York tribune., 1905-04-23
FOR THE BUSY MAN.
Constant Reader Tells What He
Missed in Last Weeks Papers.

China Sea. Some OF the kussidAS PNt -
ranh BAY French Cochin China, Whereat TOXIC
became indignant and protested to Paris against
what looked like a breach Of neutrailty. Fa'iS
acted promptly. and asked st. PetersouIs % SEE
that the Russian ships put out 10 sea at ths same
time stirring ND the French officials at kamranh
Bay The Cars government then 1or"aTueu OF
ders to Roiestvensky not TO stay too long
What did England say TO this BUSINESS
Nothing officially 10 alarm one heVef'heiesS
the English people have been much surIeu up Over
the incident and there has been great ACTIVITY
among the British ships at Hons Kong In the
mean time Japan is rushing troops into Manchuria
and pushing General Linevitch further north The
Russians said to be outnumbered two TO
one In several encounters they have oeen oaaly
beaten. St Petersburg officials are preparing to
put down the insurrection scheduled for May 1.
Many street riots have occurred. y niece OF Trepon.
Governor of the capital tried 70 kill him. and fail
ing attempted suicide. Hundreds Of students are
being arrested on suspicion of being terroriss The
slayer Of Sergius was sentenced to death. The sal
airy Of General Kuropatkin Appeals for
government reforms have been refused and the
zemstvo congress prohibited"
"All the troubles of Europe seem 10 be centred
in Russia said Busy Man
Not all the troubles there, but enough was
Constant Readers comment. "In Italy there has
been big railway strike, with the government on
side and the socialists the other. Soldiers
guarded the trains. and so bad the tie-up that
some cities lacked food At Limoges. France. there
employees OF the American porcelain firm Of Havi-
land. Several were killed by troops firing
mob
Let's talk OF something more peaceful for
change" interrupted Busy Man What's to be
done. for instance. with the body of Paul Jones?"
1T Is be brought back to America by a naval
squadron and VIII probably be buried at Arlington
Several cities. including New-York, however. want
10 be honored with the admiraTs tomb And here's
more peaceful news. Antwerp is To spend $i0.00O000
IN ake tha in he v0rId Fran
has offered 10 discuss with Germany all questions
at issue regarding Morocco. J. P Morgan was
again thanked by the Italian government for re-
turning the Asco cope.
Talking of peace. I see the President has shot
Colorado bear.
1T took two shots The President has enjoyed
the hunt hugely In spite Of the blizzards he's on
countered and the rough country he's climbed
through
Yet, I see that the railroad rate hearings
being held just the same at Washington. whether
or the President is there"
1.-The hearings began on Tuesday Victor Mora
wetz for the Santa Fe Railroad, said that that
company had not given rebates, charged, TO the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company Luctus Tuttle.
president of the Boston and Maine. spoke against
government regulation of rates. He said it would
bankrupt the railroads.
Il read somewhere that Gates's wheat corner had
been smashed in Chicago
Gates was hit in day by 100000 bushels Of
May wheat and the pit was in panic Chicago's
new officials have begun to hold conferences with
representatives of the traction interests looking TO
their purchase and municipal operation PRESIDENT
Harper Of the University OF Chicago. is taking the
radiurn treatment for his intestinal cancer and
doctors say he has been benefited A greater Pitts
burg has been born. Governor Pennypacker Of Penn
sylvania having signed the bill uniting FlttsourS
and Allegheny The population OF the new mum-
cpality is 6OOOOO The main building Of Vanderbilt
University, Nashville. Tenn. destroyed by hre
This was the first gift TO the institution by Com
modore Vanderbilt DR.. D. X Pearso1s announced
that he would distribute $4,000 on May among
the poorest and most worthy Southern coiieseS-
Mrs Donald Mclean. of this city, was elected
president of the Daughters OF 'ne American i'e'O
| luton
cided that a State could not fix hours Of labor
| for its citizens.
This decision though of wide scope. applied
/ particularly to New-York State The court held
that the Nev-York Law fixing ten hours a days
work for bakers was unconstitutional and an In
/ terference with personal rights and freedom OF
/ contract Accordingly no State can prescribe the
hours Of labor within boundaries matter what
the work. unless the occupation be proved IN
healthfuI And here's more news. Fifty men were
/ injured in a pitched fight between strikers and
/ strike breakers at Wheeling. W. Va Severe dam
age was done TO the truck and fruit farms OF the
South by the cold snap of last Sunday night. Mayor
John P. Studley. Republican. was reelected Mayor
/ of New-Haven. for the third time"
When will the legislature adjourn?
May is the date fixed. The Stock Tax bill has
/ been made law and will go into effect June
! l. The Governor. in signing it, said that IL was
experimental. Brokers say they will fight it in the
/ courts. The Mortgage Tax bill has been recast
and may be dropped. The Republican County Com
mittee Of New-YOrlS voted unanimously in condenl-
nation of such a measure. Lobbyists got the Mag
ara grab bill out of committee but We're
baked when the Republican leaders laid it aside
Yet this grab IS stunned not dead Other grabs
have had better fortune. The Senate passed the
| Elsberg bill. said validate the charter of the
New-YOrk, Westchester and Boston Railroad. and
the GOodsen railroad condemnation bill, the Good
| sell Steinway tunnel bill. the GoOdseIl Bronx
abandonment bill and the Stevens banking bill
have all been advanced
They tell me Boss Murphy admitted he owned
gas stock said Busy Man.
Murphy was calm witness before the gas in
vesugating committee, but he had 20 admit that
He also said he had met II. II Rogers and James
StilIman. two of the Standard Oil men who control
the gas monopoly The Mayor and the Controller
were witnesses the day before. The Mayor said
ne mad never consented TO the Oakley gas con
tracts The committee will probably recommend an
e-cent gas plIi WIN puohc supervision OF pressure
regulation. and also a big reduction i'm the charges
HI eecqlclty Ihe Equitable agents met and asked
said. No! Mayor Mcclellan issued an .tppeai ~
Thursday the morning of which fsyvsS,, 'TUSe D
Claimed a panic coming. Andrew Carnegie an
man was acceptable to him Mr. Homer rNada
several inspectors the sCapegoats Of t6e recert
have made Jump S4z5056 since IaTnar ai''lThy Any
flor Fn il'tte f I'm rejected the appIica-
Railroad; and gave lot of excuses for holding uS
week. The rate was fifteen deaths = gus s this
January l. Loss have died from this cause --s
4 read that senator az P5'haed ~ P1 Tor Columbia
was dead" said Busy Man. '''''7'''cut'
sta5t Rads ss IN ms seysnyeig9th year. said Con
NtuefS who died this week