New-York tribune., 1905-12-30
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES received in ST. Peters
burg from the provinces show an alarming ex-
tension OF the revolutionary movement; hard
fighting has occurred in the region east of Mos
cow, and an attempt has been made to seize
Riga - Normal conditions in Moscow are
being restored. and the leaders of the worklnen
are seeking to make terms; Il is possible that
work will be resumed on Monday. - Sir
Henry Campbell and Mr. Ba1four
smoke TO large audiences; fiscal reform and
Home Rule the chief subjects Of the
speeches: the Premier intinated his approval OF
an Irish Parliament under the control of the
Imperial Parliament - Mr.. Bryan, IN his
speech at the native dinner at Maniis, declined
mediate independence. - The Papal officials
have received instructions TO use more care In
the selection Of Americans applying for au-
diences.
DOMESTIC-The Chicago Burlington and
Quincy Railroad and two of Its officials were in
dicted at Chicago charged with granting re-
bates to an auxiliary Of the United States Steel
Corporation. - The announcement that Miss
WilhemIna Busch, daughter of the St Louis
brewer. would be married on New Years Day
followed her attemnted elopement with q Ger
man lieutenant. - An armed woman held UP
the engineer at the Middle River pumping sta
tion of the Danbury Water Works and compelled
him TO stop the pumps = Thirteen men were
arrested by the searchers for the bandits near
Toledo - Steps were taken at st. Louis to
close the split between the Northern Presby-
terian Church, Z. s A, and the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church. - A witness in the
Chase VIII case at Salem, Mass, testified that
the dead woman had expressed fear of her hus-
band - Assem- blyTnan Merritt arrived in AL
bany and repeated his determination to fight for
the Speakership to the finish. - The annual
reports of the various State departments. inciud-
ing Treasury, Excise, Education, Charities, etc.
were made public at Albany.
CITY-Stocks were strong. - District At
torney Jerome accused the police of making fake
raids on gambling houses. and said the city was
never wider OPEN than at present. - The
insurance investigators spent the day in gather
ing up loose ends concerning the affairs Of sew
eral companies. - The Interborough COM
pany announced q raise in wages for all guards.
hand switchu1en and conductors, to take effect
on January ], and to affect than eight
thousand employees. - Magistrate Barlow
discharged three TRUSTEES" who saved the lives
OF several old women at the fire in the Black
wells Island Workhouse December 20. - It
was announced that the National Shoe and
Leather Bank would be merged with the Metro
poiitan State Bank. - DR.. J. w. Simpson.
dentist Of this city, was held for the grand jury
at Nor1hport. Long Island, charged with the
murder Of his father-in-lsw. A fire across
the street from Bellevue Hospital almost caused
a panic In the female ward of that institution.
- At a hearing IN the City Hail various
schemes for the celebration Of the Hudson ter
centenary ceisbrstion propounded. -
Colonel Mann, in an interview, asserted his in
tention TO press his case against Golfers
Weekly" TO the finish.
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day:
Partly cloudy and colder. The temperature yes
tsrday. Highest, SO degrees: lowest, 43.