New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-20
Netp31nrk DAILY Grihr1re
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1906.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS-Senate: There was some dis
cussion of the Smoot case. in which Senators
Patterson and Perkins stated their positions. A
vote on the Pure Food bill will be taken to-day.
- Houee: Bills prohibiting gambling in the
Territories. providing work Tor the census
Bureau and purchase OF coal lands In the fhlIlp-
pines were passed
FOREIGN.-The Hungarian Parliament was
dissolved by show of force at Budapest, though
there was no disorder; Count ApponY set forth
Hungarys attitude in a long interview.
King Edward in the speech from the throne
at the opening of Parliament. indicated desire
for a form OF self-g government for ireland: the
Transvaal IS 20 have a constitution; Mr..
Chamberlain In q long speech attacked the pro-
gramme Of the Liberals. Chancellor Won
Bulow expects that the government VIII have q
good majority on the bill giving 70 the United
States conventional tariff rates. Sd Eight
shots were fired at General Reyes while he was
driving IN Bogota; five bullets hit the carriage.
but the President was unhurt THE tug
Potomac reached Las Palmas. Canary Islands.
and reported the drydock Dewey 500 miles west
ward; all on board were well. THE will OF
Lord Inverclyde leaves the estate 10 his wife
for life, the property afterward TO be used as a
fund for the benefit Of British and American
seamen. Likelihood OF a compromise on
the Moroccan question was indicated In the view
expressed by a German delegate at Algeciras.
"A Moroccan gunhoat shelled the arms
Bishop Blenk Of Porto Rico. was selected
by the Congregation OF the Propaganda TO sue
coed the late Archbishop Chapelle.
DOMESTIC.-President Roosevelt sent TO
Congress the report OF the Isthman Canal Com
mission and board of consulting engineers. with
recommendation in favor OF a lock canal at
Panama. - Mr.. and Mrs. Longworth started
South on their honeymoon trip from Alexandria.
Va: they will visit Cuba. - The chairman
of the Committee of the House. which is inves-
ugating affairs at Annapolis. said at Washing
ton that the whole academy was apparently in
volved in the hazing. - The information Of
Governor Higgins I'm regard TO the charges
against Superintendent Kilburn will be submit
ted TO the Senate Finance Committee to-day, II
was announced at Albany - A bill was In
PRODUCED in the legislature at Albany making it
compulsory 10 have two motormen or engineers
on electric and steam trains. - bill was
introduced providing for a State Department Of
Printing. - Officials of the Western Fedora
ton of Miners were charged at Boise City with
being directly responsible for the death Of ex-
Governor steunenberg: - Mobile officials an
ouarantined against all Cuban ports - The
railroads OF Indiana, IL was said had agreed 10
pay the alleged $3.50 deficit of the Secretary Of
state, thus preventing an extra session of the
legislature. which might pass two cent fare
law.
CITY.-Stocks rose and foreign exchange fell
= Suits We're begun by the Mutual Life
against the McCurdys and the firm of c, H
Raymond g. Co. for the return of alleged ex-
cessive commissions and salaries and Of con-
ulbuuons 10 campaign funds. - The body of
John A. Mccall was brought from Lakewood
n J., TO his home IN West 72d-st - The old
Broadway Tabernacle property in Greeley
square was purchased from the Roxton Realty
Company, by w. r. H Martin Of Rogers Peet
d Co. for more than s2225,00O - The dis
trioution Of the per cent city bonds recently
sold was stopped BY a temporary Injunction
g The subcommittee of anthracite miners
II was announced had decided 10 ask for the
recognition Of the union. - President
AitcheH OF the United Mine Workers declined
an offer Of a nomination 10 Congress from the
Democratic organization Of an Illinois district
g. Colonel Mike" Padden was appointed
register Of water meters
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for TODAY.
Fair The temperature yesterday: Highest As
degrees; lowest, 81.