New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-09
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FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1906.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CoNGRESS.-Senate: General debate the
Statehood bill closed, and the final vote VIII be
taken this afternoon. - House: The Indian
Appropriation bill was passed, and the bill
abolishing the Office Of lieutenant general was
considered.
MISUNDERSTANDING agreed TO French Span
ish policing OF Morocco and speedy harmony at
Algeciras seemed assured. - Leon Bourgeois
was proposed by NJ. Dubost TO head the new
French Ministry. - The Warehouses OF Cor
SIM was killed in auto accident near Rome.
g. The British War Secretary favored re-
trenchment in army expenses at home and
abroad
DOMESTIC.-Georgs E. Green was found not
guilty Of conspiracy TO defraud the government
fl connection with the sale OF time recording
machines 10 the Postoffice Department. -
The Senate at Albany passed the s0-cent gas
measure, which now goes TO Mayor Mcclellan
for his signature; the Senate also passed the
Barnes Railroad Liability bill - Attorney
General Mayer told the State Railroad Commits
sion that IL could examine the books Of the
Metropolitan Street Railway Company in con-
nectiOn with the complaint OF Judson G. Wall
- The Stanley bill, providing for voting ma
chimes in certain districts I'm New-York City.
passed the Senate. -- Major General Corbin
reached San Francisco from Manila: he said that
conditions in the Philippines We're never salts
factory as now, and that reports OF trouble In
China were exaggerated. - G. NJ. Schwab
reached Kansas City, and said he only
slightly .ndisposed from travelling. - The
engagement OF Mrs. Mamie L. Shaw Waldorf
Aston was announced in dispatch from her re-
ceiVed in Richmond, Va. - Arms and anmu-
lhlOn Sfnuggle0 ABOARD by the crew. were found
on a vessel about 10 leave San Francisco for
Hong Kong. - Somebody stole John ID.
Rockefeller's gate in Lakewood y. J.
CITY.-StocAs closed strong. - Fifteen in
dictments We're found against officers Of the
Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Company. -
John =. Haines resigned president of the
Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty 10 Ami
mails. and his resignation unanimously ac-
cepted by the members - President Win
ter of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
said that investigation OF the ash collec-
ton OF the Street Cleaning Department would
Vindicate the methods OF his company. ==
IT announced that unless the city should
buy the Union ferries between Manhattan and
Brooklyn the service will be discontinued after
May l. - The federal grand jury began in
Vestigating charges that all the railroads in
and around this city had agreement gov
erning the shipment Of sugar and gave rebates
on it, 80 General sentiment among Produce
Exchange members favored renting part Of it's
floor To the Consolidated. == The District At
torney's Office learned that the Claiche girl had
been sentenced once before IN this city. -=
il was announced THAI the par OF the Broad
way branch Of the subway between 18th street
and the ship canal would be opened Monday.
g. An alleged striker threw ammonia in the
face Of a Post & McCord paymaster.
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day:
Probably rain. The temperature yesterday:
Highest, a degrees; lowest. 20