New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-01
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WEDNESDAY. MARCH l, 1908.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CoNGRESS.-senate: The Senate considered
The Indian Appropriation bill ana aoopteo an
amendment governing paynehtS 5 20 b "a tbe
schools; six bills, previously aoopteo py Lne
House. providing for safeguarding paSserseis
on steam vessels were passed; senator hedih0'
of Utah, made a vigorous attack on the MORMON
church and it's business and political methods;
. the judiciary Committee adoptea oeiIatU ,
spooner's oPinion declaring there IS no SUI
thing as a constructive recess - house
The General Deficiency bill was debated; olId1 Qua,
tory tactics OF the opposition preVfhteu nlIa'
action on the reform Of the iand laws d "uii'-
Der Of minor bills were passed
EOREIGN-A dispatch from Moukden says
that fighting is going on along the entire me,
that the japanese left and centre advances heSe
been checked and that counter attacks on InesI
Sropts have been successful; General hurohl
holds ia Pass and there are Russian reports
that the capture of this position will force
Russian retreat TO Tie-Lang. - Japanese &c
uorts of the action near Tsinkhetchen snow tnat
General Rennenkampf sustained q severe ae-
feat losing about 1000 men and seFeral ma
chime INNS: high praise is given to the work of
General Kuroli's infantry. - The SITUATION
In Poland grows steadily worse; coal famine
IS threatened the strike on the VistuIa line CON
tinues and all classes OF employees are H sne.
to Join in the movement =" Advlces from
ST Petersburg point 10 the pTonaplhty OF tne
adoption Of Stricter measures 10 preserve ",
Ger rather than concessions to the people; II Is
again reported that the Council OF Ministers
has decided definitely against a zemsky sooor'
DOMFSTIC-word WAS received in Washing
ton that Colombia had appointed a Minister 10
the United States and would resume relations
with this country. broken by the Panama seces-
sion 80 The Cabinet considered the question
of the purchasing OF supplies by the Panama
Canal Commission through the railroad without
advertisement 80 Judge Swayne, who was
acquitted by the United States Senate on i'm
parchment charges, will undergo an operation
CTTY-Stocks weak and active. - The
franchise for a connecting railroad and bridge
over Wards and RandalTs Islands, on whcn
The PENNSYLVANIA Railroad is ready TO spend
several millions is being held up by committee
Of the Board of Aldermen, of which Little TIM
Sullivan is chairman - The committees OH
plans and contrsct of the Rapid Transit Com
mission approved tentative plans for many
routes some Of them alternative - Inc
work Of investigating the disaster at the fIeet
Street African Methodist Episcopal Church was
begun by Coroner Flaherty. Borough President
Jjttlett of Brooklyn and the Buildings Depart
Tnent - Controller Grout received report
that the Murphy-Gaffney company collected
from the CITY In a month for dumping ashes at
the West 7ath-st. pier more than the annual
rental of the pier. == The aldermen paSSeO
unanimously the 6th-ave. tunnel FRANCHISE
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Fair. with rain or snow at night The tenn
perature yesterday: Highest, 81 degrees;
lowest, "a.