New-York tribune., 1905-02-16
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THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 1e, 1905.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREJGN.-The hopes of the Russian people
for a land parliament seem likely to be iong oe
ferred; the Emperor is said TO De ~ uesiIouS t -
summoning q zemsky sober, but strong court
influences have prevented action. - A cav
airy movement of large proportions mas DesuIl
against the Japanese left along the Hun RIVER
- Advices from Victoria said that the Jap
anese expected TO raise fifty vessels whlc4 We're l
sunk al Port Arthur. --- Inc @ thlIu ( 4Cilo 1It
squadron sailed from Libau on its voyage East.
- A second meeting of the British Caplhet
yesterday gave rise to new peace ruInors. =
Mr.. Asquith, in the House OF commons, olLeISu
an amendment to the Address IN reply 10 tle
Speech rom the Throne, asking for the lnLne-
date dissolution Of Parliament; the Chancellor
of the EXchequer replied - NINE ~hdIcot'
granddaughter of Victor Hugo, has filed a petit
ton for a divorce against the head OF the trench
Antarctic Expedition, on the ground OF deser-
ton III Constans, the French Ambassa-
dor left Constantnople for Paris.
CoNGRESS-Senate: The treaty with Santo
Domingo was received in executive session,
with a message from the President, and referred
20 the Committee Foreign Relations; in open
session the District of Columbia bill WAS con-
sidered, and the Swayne impeachment trial
proceeded. - House: The Naval Appropria-
tion bin was under consideration, the debate re-
lating chiefly 10 the advisabity of building
more battleships.
MESTIC-PIans for the Presidents trip
TO Texas and Colorado. far as they have
been completed, were made public at the White
House. - On the recommendation of the
Pennsylvania Board of Pardons, Governor Pen
nypacker granted reprieves for Mrs. Edwards
and CfreasOn. Two more members of the
Missouri Legislature bolted from NleCTlnghaGS.
The Kansas House of Representatives
passed the bill for a State oil refinery, but the
one to prevent discrimination In prices by the
Oil Trust was referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee. = John NJ Harlan, son of Justice
Harlan, was nominated for Mayor of Chicago on
the Republican ticket -= II was said at Der
by, Conn, that a majority OF the fremen on
the New-Haven system had voted TO strike IL
the decision of the directors is adverse. -
The Board of Regents at Albany, voted to re-
buke MelVl Dewey director Of the State Lii
brary, for the part he took in the Lake Placid
company. == There was unconfrmed
NOR in Albany that Justice Hooker would re-
sign. = Judge William w Douglas, of
Providence. elected Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court by the General Assembly.
CITY.-Stocks declined toward the close
- Conferences were held in preparation for
the big fight in the Equitable Life Assurance
Society, the first skirmish in which will be to-
day # The New-York Association for I'm
proving the Condition of the Poor criticised the
business methods of the Board of Education, and
recommended the use Of an accounting system
Attorney Jerome engaged H de B. Parsons to
he considers unsafe. - The District Attorney
declared that he would do his utmost to enforce
observance Of the excise law. -= a man who
had lost collection of coins told the police that
among them was one of the thirty pieces of
silver given Judas Iscariot for betraying Christ
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Far. The temperature yesterday: Highest %
degrees, lowest H..