New-York tribune., 1905-02-05
FOR THE BUSY MAN.
Constant Reader Tells Him What
He Missed IN Last Weeks Paper.

"Things seem to have simmered down in Russia" :"
said Busy Man. "and 1t wasn't a revolution after
ALL"
"Yes, the fighting spirit has died down practi-
caIy everywhere but in Poland replied Constant
Reader. There the strikers pillaged the city for
two days and shot at the troops, many Of the
former being killed in the frequent encounters.
The troops also fired a crowd at Lodz. in Po-
land. killing and wounding a In fact. all
Poland is in revolt The Czar received deputat1on
Of the st. Petersburg working men, informed them
that they had been led astray by evil doers. told
them to go home and to go TO work and prom
!sed reforms. There rumors that ne would
grant q partly constitutional government and
rumcrs that the bureaucracy wouldn't let him.
Prince Mirsky, who has been identified with the
zemstvos movement resigned Minister of the
Interior"
"Kuropatkin won another victory that turned
into defeat at the Hun River. didn't her" asked
Busy Man.
Yes returned Constant Reader. He attacked
Oyama, who repulsed him and made counter at
tack. The Russians lost between ten and thirteen
thousand men and retreated across the Hun"
Il haven't noticed drop in the price Of beef
remarked Busy Man. though the Beef Trust has
been declared an Illegal combination by the United
States Supreme Court. ANY criminal action
Hkely?"
THE Government is determined to prosecute the
members of the trust in criminal actions if they
continue the acts which the court has held Illegal
returned Constant Reader.
What else happened during the week." asked
Busy Man.
Lets see" said Constant Reader Tho threat
ened strike in the subway and on the elevated
roads was averted by the granting Of the demands
OF the employees. immigration returns broke the
records for the months OF December and Janu-
ary A mass meeting was held 1T the Chamber OF
Commerce at which committee of nine was de
cided take the police situation in hand
Commissioner McAdoo told that committee his
plans for a reorganization OF the force by act of
the legislature, and the committee decided to wait
TO see what luck he had. a receiver ap-
pointed for William Hi Hunt and an iuvestiga-
tlon OF the Pan-Amerlcan Banking Company be-
gun The Sugar Trust began suits involving mill
Ions to have the present poarscope test de-
ciared unconstitutional. 1t was reported that
Laurence c. Phipps. the Pittsburg steel man. and
his wife, recently divorced were to be remarked
There was an obstinate fire in the Brooklyn rapid
transit tunnel.
The President made two noteworthy speeches
one IN Philadelphia, in which he insisted that
there must be government control OF railroad rates
and the other told the graduating class AT An
napos to shoot straight
Japan answered the Russian charges OF ChIna's
violation OF the neutrality laws by declaring that
Russia had violated them. and that Cbino had NOT
Russian officers testified before the North c.
Commission that they attacked by tornedo
boats when the Baltic Squadron fired ON The Fny
sh fishing fleet
The United States Supreme Court dsotaa, =.
review the decision ordering the distrhnttor -
Northern Securities stock. f. H. Hartman tbsrob,,
getting a point from James ]. Hin The uo,,ss
Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce a.
trodneed railroad rate Dill which was thought 10
have good chance for passage II created = -.
OF transportation. increased the membershtr - -
interstate Commerce Commission and gave 1, er-
thority 10 fix railroad freight rates The Ran,,hr
cans decided to make II party measure and puah
II throush' Machen' Lorenz and the Grons con-
ycted OF postal frauds. lost their appeals and will
so to prison.
a resolution for an inquiry into the Justice
Hooker charges was introduced In tho State Leg