New-York tribune., 1906-02-02
Nrtu-llork Daiii Gribnit'
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY ., 1900.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CoNGRFSS-Senate: The Shipping bill was
discussed and several measures Of minor impor-
fsncA were passed. == House: Debate on the
Hepburn Railroad Rate bill continues, ana
-osaa1,+to, CeIlinv on the director Of the census
for cotton statistics was adopted.
FOREIGN.-Nany persons we're injured IN
fights which occurred in Paris between tie po
Ice and the congregation Of Roman Catho4lc
Churches over The operation Of the Separation
bill British holders of polcles IN the
Mutual Life Insurance COMPANY passed .eSo. 81
iltfons demanding representation and that the
cornusnv increase its securities in that country
falling which they will appeal 10 F~aInaIiielI ~ IN,
- LADY Grey. wife Of Sir Edward Grey. the
British Foreign Secretary, was thro"h LON ILoLI
trap and was seriously injured. - 'Iernla9 l
steamer arriving AT Ieith. Sootlano' rePoItsu ,P
that sne had been fired upon by an u@nkhoNn @ u
schooner in the Cattegat. == Fire In Panama
destroyed many houses. and diG damage esII-
,Da-e5 al $500 dNO -- General Lneovich re
1nor-e5 TfaT an disorders had been suppressed in
TladivostoI. and that the city had calmed down
DOMESTIC - Lieutenant General Adna r
Cb9roc was placed on the retired list OF me
army Major General John 9 Bates was noni-
,9e-6 f5r ls-r,-enanf general. Brtgsdier General
a w t,reelv was nominate ed for major general.
and il was announced that Brigadler S5eneral ).
Frarklin Fell viii be made chief of stah When
General Bates retires. - Three hVes were
los1 and rrarv were injured by fire aboard the
United states transport Meade In the harpor OF
San Francisco. --== The National Insurance
Convention called by Insurance Commissioner
brake Of the I:.strict Of Columbia with the ap-
r,rox-al of the President held its opening session
rhicee, Edward F. Swift testified that he did
not like The Gsraeld report =- A German
rrs ming ship was seized by customs othclais al
Calves On. Tex the charge that II carried
sxnEsl-d wines and liquors == The chances
for the banking inquiry seemed better a. Al
trrv and there were Indications that me op-
posing Senators planning largely to obtain
dolsv -= The state Water Supply 'ormis-
s:cu in its first report. urged the need Of safe
guarding an the waters in the state from polu-
ton. largely on the ground that This city |oulo
ultimately he driven 10 get its supply from the
Hudson Bills providing for new State
prison. for 8 license for real estate dealers In
FIRST and second class cities. for pensions Tor
New York CITY street cleaners and for neigh
borhood" local option were introduced
CITY Stocks were strong =-- The commit
tee on contracts of the Rapid Transit Connlis-
sion voted 10 reduce the price of the Pennsyl-
Vania Railroads franchise - operate the New
York Connecting Railway in Queens = The
revival Of the Copper com hinstio1 story In Wall
Street caused 4 temporary lump i'm that stock
The bids for lighting rhe city showed 2
marked reduction iU the r0Fr n electricity. no
bios were made for supplying gas == com
Tnittee If the Chamber II Commerce reported
against Secretary ShaV's Glan 70: increasing the
volume Of the currency. ---.TUsrice Deuel. an
nounced that he had ~ intention II resisnine
from The bench =-A -oung man II Trenton.
- 7 told n being qaprured and abused hy
oyster pirates in Thess peske BsE = The
CONSTITUTION Dinner Vas held a. Cooper Union
1T saiG rhsr ZONES the Rice valet.
might be tried for perjury -- The army
transports. Ki'pstri0k and Mcclellan. sailed for
the PHILIPPINES
THE WEATHER Indications for today
Fair and colder The te-1persrUr veSrerdav
Highest. 40 degrees. lowest. p