New-York tribune., 1905-01-27
Nssu31urk Dailu Gribl1tIs
FRIDAY. JANUARY %. 1905.
TEE NEWS THIS MORNING.

cONGREss.-Senate: The Army Approprie.
ton bill was passed the provision that retlLeu I'.
officers serving with militia snati ~ no. ,I,eI,s 20
fuii pay being modified so as not 10 Apply ~
General Miles House: The Agricultural
Appropriation bill was under consideration. out
she debate was chiefly on government cohuoi U
railroad rates Alr williams, the minority lead
sr declaring that the Democratic party was
committed TO the views held by PRESIDENT ROUSE
welt
FOREIGN.-The insurrection in Russia shows
no sign of slsckening; large incenciary nreS
have been reported from St Petersburg, aho
the general situation seems TO be growing
esso5il,z more grave The strike is extend
ing ct Ssratoff ReVal. Libau, hied ana ODESSA
ard al Riga there was an affray in which thirty
workmen were killed or wounded ana an as
flstant chief Of police was mortallE h1ureo-
Several attempts were made at MOSCOW 10
break -he Gordon OF troops. out they %eiF un- @
successful; practically all the factories IeTe a.
idle end employers are making enotts 10 meet
Ihe demands of the worETnen. == Mr Balfour.
speaking at Manchester declared that there had
been TO change in his opinion on the hscal ques-
Ifon and that there would be no dissolution OF
Parliament till the government was oe1eated.
DoNEsTIC-The State Department made
public the correspondence relating 10 the neu-
frality OF China, showing that Secretary Hay
suggested 10 Russia the calling or an interna-
t.onal conference TO deal with the quesuoh.
President Roosevelt addressed a commit
;.e Of the Interchurch Conference on Marriage
Bnd Divorce. headed by Bishop Doane, and
promised cooperation in their work. - The
Kansas Legislature instructed Congressman and
.senators OF that State 10 hasten the passagS
Of tJill 10 increase the powers OF the Interstate
,'on1Ine-cN Commission - The convention of
cotton growers New-OTleass also ndoTaed
.iroTsos.c : rate legislation. -= A conference
- discuss financial legislation was held az the
..vecutive Mansion at Albany on Wednesday
,lfgst. IL was learned. attended by Senators
rjsibv ard Raines and Asemhlyman Rogers; II
evaS declared that tax on stock transactions
,asss the plan most favored, and that Governor
.figEins was inclined 10 favor that plan. --
senator keenan,, OF Long Island City, at Al
i.any introduced amendment TO the Trans
,ioJ1stion law. compelling telephone companies
charge subscribers more than 10 cents q
lnessage in the whole OF New-York City, with
charge of no more than j. cents for a fifteen
minute message for the public.
CITY-Stocks strong ard active. - The
citr sl,d adjacent territory were still suffering
from the storm; the surface traffic Of Man
nsItsn and The Bronx still practically tied
III: the death list increased. -= A notice was
sent out for a conference over police legislation
n the Chamber OF Commerce. on Monday. ==
OBrien succeeded McClusky and Cross Nc
Laughlin, IN Brooklyn, as result of a shake up
Of big men I'm the Police Department. - Fire
IN buildings that were soaked with oil from long
usage did 100000 damage. - At the Slocum
trial testimony given that no life pre-
servers. prior to the burning Of that steamer,
had ever been reported TO the local inspectors
clerk bad - A conference held at
which il was decided that there would be no
strike ia the subway. - The Dartmouth
alumni dined at the University Club.
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day:
Fair and warmer. The temperature yesterday:
Highest, u degrees; lowest zero.