New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-08
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS- Mr. TilIman of South
Carolina, spoke Enthusiastically on election
frauds and insurance troubles, and advocated
federal supervision Of insurance. - House:
The Panama Canal Appropriation bill was
passed, with the Mann amendment, which cut
the appropriation down to $110000OO and
called for stricter government scrutiny Of all
expenditures.
FOREIGN.-A determined attack on Russian
credit, which may force the suspension Of gold
payments, is feared. and there a panic on
Wednesday on the Bourse and runs on
St. Petersburg banks. FL Some accounts
received in st Petersburg and forward
that a massacre had occurred at Kief
and 1900 persons had been slain. -
The cruelties Of which General Sakharon, who
killed at Saratof on Tuesday had been
guilty in his treatment Of peasants were like
those which Prince John Obolenski committed
several years ago at Kharkon. ~ Field Mar
Bhal OysIna and his staff had a triumphal entry
at Toxic and were received with the same pop
ular welcome given to Admiral Togo, general
holiday being proclaimed - Herr Bebel, the
Socialist leader, made attack on the gov
ernment's foreign policy in the Reichstag and
criticised the visit Of the Kaiser to Morocco as
exciting distrust on the part Of other nations
The construction Of six large cruisers for
the proper protection Of German trade was urged
in presenting the naval Dill In the Reichstas.
- + steamer loaded with timber sank in
Norwegian waters and four passengers and
seven OF the crew were drowned
DoJEsTIC--Railway rate legislation took
more definite shape at Washington, with the
Senate leaders inclined to revision Of the EscH
Townsend proposed measure. - 10 600 miners
employed by theBuffalO Rochester and Pittsburg
Railroad Company in Pennsylvania threatened
TO strike - In head-On collision between
The Union Pacific Overland Limited and freight
train in Wyoming, ten were killed. - The
Troy special on the New York Central Railroad
was partially wrecked by two cars jumping
switch when nearing the Grand Central Station.
- The Unitarians excluded from the Inter-
church Conference issued q statement in Bos-
ton. - Football injuries resulted in the death
Of a player in Bridgeport, Conn. ~ Final
preparations were made for the execution of
Mrs. Mary NJ Rogers to-day at the Windsor
State prison in Vermont
CITY.-Stocks closed strong District
Attorney Jerome's visit to the insurance inves-
dgation committee caused a strong report that
he plans to call special grand jury in Janu-
nent was issued by Post & McCord that they
have connection with the American Bridge
Company; more charges of violence against the
strikers were made. Williamsburg
chemist killed his mother-in-law and his wife.
- Andrew Carnegie, Archbishop Ireland and
Mrs. Caroline Fisher" detained a Ellis Island
for fraud. made a startling confession. -
Columbia decided to replace hazing at class
dinners by a rag baby rush. - Mayor Nc
CIellan said that ne had not decided on sue
cessor TO Commissioner McAdoo. == 1t was
said that William R Hearst's friends regard him
as a certain candidate for Governor next year
on an independent nomination == Thousands
waited in line to buy seats for the Bernhardt
performances. beginning next week. and the
sale of tickets broke the record - Another
man charged with bribery in connection with the
recent election jumped his bail, and his bonds
of 81 600 were declared forfeited.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Fair. The temperature yesterday: Highest. 4e
degrees; lowest. "a