New-York tribune., 1906-04-18
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WEDNESDAY. APRIL is, 1906.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS. Senate: Mr.. Tillman spoke at
length on his resolution for an investigation OF
contributions TO campaign funds oy hauolai 3
banks covering q wide field IN ms uscTssloIl, T
Mr. Foster spoke on railroad rates. - HOUSE,
Several general bills were passed
rOREIGN-Advices from St. Petersburg con-
firm the report that Count Mltte mas N Moii rr ,,'
dght against NJ. Durnovo. and ada that uis En-
peror has promised TO dismiss the Minister VI
the Interior before Parliament convenes. -
Russia has succeeded in gettng a per ceeI so
loan ~ s4AO 100000 which VIII be Issued at 90
despite the hard conditions enforced py ioi-
eign bankers. the announcement is resaiueu a0
a victory for the Russian government as oP-
posed 10 the people. - lWo e liIo - .ba
from injuries received in the explosion on the
Kearsarge were reported - poller I eAlto
sion on the British batteshlp Prince OF W ares
of Malta killed three men and injured 1ouI'
DOMESTIC-It was announced by Attorney
General Moody that Charles L. Hughes ano
Alexander Simpson, jr, Of Pennsylvania, had
been retained TO go over the evidence IN regard
60 the relations between coal carrying COM
panies and coal miners and prosecute any suits
that might be thought adVisable - !h7 AS
sembly in Albany unanimously passed the Cor
rupt Practices act reported by the JuoicIary
Corrnsttee The Assembly at Albany
nearly adjourned in disorder when Assembly
man Wainwright tried TO force a late vote on
the Local Option bill. - The Court or Aps
peas at Albany upheld the constitutonality Of
the Stock Transfer Tax law in a test case -
Fourth president Thayer OF the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad testified at the investigation OF
The Interstate Commerce Commission at BaIu-
more that he had held stock in certain coal COM
panies. -= The Court OF Common Pleas OF
Cincinnati handed down a decision that the
Drake State Senate investigation OF the city
of-,es had no legal reason to be. --- The
court in the Crapsey case met at Batavia
X Y. and adjourned at the request OF Repre-
sentative Perkins. the attorney for the defence
CITY.-Stocks clCsec heavy. =- The coal
operators sustaire3 the action Of their committee
OF seven in refusing the demands OF the miners;
a letter was sent 70 Mitchell in which the de-
mands were taken up ana commented on --
The directors of the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany were reported TO be looking for Jonah
in the board. President Parsons of the
Republican County Committee planned to re-
turn TO this city to-day and take charge Of the
fight Tomorrow night against the proposed
Odell-Halpin reapportionment Of Senate districts.
= George W. Perkins. Of the firm of J. p.
Morgan & Co. arrested a charge Of driv-
ing on the wrong SIDE of the street and dis
charged in court. =-- Nearly seventeen thou
sand immigrants slept Shipboard in New
York Harbor last night == II learned
that the Belmont tunnel In 42d street must be
completed by September ! under penalty OF
forfeiting the charter. =- The Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company gave out the plans OF its pro-
posed East River tunnel system. Columbia
university awarded thirty-seven schola rships.
THE Indications for to-day:
Fair and warmer. The temperature yesterday:
Highest 6S degrees. lowest. Al.