New-York tribune., 1906-05-02
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WEDNESDAY, MAY ?. 1905.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS.-Senate: The resolutions OF
thanks TO General Horace Porter were referred
20 the Committee on Foreign helatlons' ana sem
afor Daniel spoke on the Rate bill. - House;
An amendment to the Agricultural Appropr1a-
tfon bill providing for free seed distribution was
adopted by 153 70 IS I'm committee OF the whole
FOREIGN.-The French governments mill
tary precautions 20 maintain order in Paris were
effective though a number Of sharp ARRAYS Oc-
CURED between strikers and police; at the Place
de Ia RepubliQue troops were called 70 aid the
municipal forces, charging the crowds ana
wOunding many persons: a thousand arrests
were made. - Count Wttte refused 10 con-
firm or deny the report Of his retirement from
the Premiership, but the report is generally ac-
cepted as true. and the Liberal leaders predict
return TO most severe repressive measures -
There were q number Of conflicts In Warsaw,
where all traffic and trade ceased: agrar1an out
breaks are spreading in the provinces -
Turkish soldiers, a dispatch from Cairo says.
have removed telegraph poles from Egyptian
territory; Sir Edward Grey in the House OF
Commons said that negotiations at CONSTANT
nopie continued - The drydock Dewey has
safely passed out OF the Suez Canal - Ad-
vices from Cologne say that the American steel
companies have proposed 70 the German COM
panies cooperation in supplying the demand
for steel at San Francisco - A steamer
train for Paris was IN collision with q freight
and three employees were killed; number OF
well known Americans were on board the pas
senger train, but none were injured.
OALEsTIC.-secretary Taft sent telegram
20 Mr.. PhelSn. at San Francisco explaining the
resolutions OF Congress limiting the methods
in which the S25OOoo0 relief funds be spent.
- 1t was said in Washington that MI Car
fields report on the Standard OIL Company
would be sent 10 the President to-day =
The Parsons Reapportionment bill was jammed
through the Senate at Albany. ~ The Sen
ate passed Senator Raines's bill permitting tax
paying women to vote on tax propositions. -
The resolution allowing the flooding Of state
lands passed the Senate. - The Assembly
dealt a blow at the Local Option bill by ad-
journing before ii was reached. - Senator
Grady at Albany, pushed through the bill max
ing condemnation procedure easy for railroad
companies after IL had been defeated, % 70 20
The bill is primarily in the interest Of the New
York. Westchester and Boston Railroad. =
There were nearly twelve thousand men out or
strikes in various parts Of the country.
CITY-StOcks were weak. - While now
supplying gas at so cents, the Consolidated Gas
Company took the first steps to contest the
constitutionality Of the law in the courts. --
The Republican and Democratic parties may
combine 20 fight Hearst in filling positions as
justices - The Board Of Aldermen passed an
ordinance making It punishable TO allow gaso-
lene or other in1ammable substances to leak into
the sewers - Commissioner Bingham an
nOunced that he needed nearly three thousand
more policemen, so that the rapidly growing
districts In The Bronx may be properly pa
fTolled and protected Greatly increased
the new bylaws OF the Equitable Life Assurance
Society - It was announced that syndicate
OF New York capitalists was ready TO finance
the rebuilding Of San Francisco with a loan of
SIO4COOOOO. - The Prentice Excise law
went into effect and there was much confusion
as TO the Interpretation OF some Of its provisions
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day:
Partly cloudy. The temperature yesterday:
Highest 70 degrees; lowest. "a.