New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-05-17
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THURSDAY. MAY II. 1906.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS- Consideration of the
Railroad Rate bill in Committee of the Whole
was finished; there was another outbreak OF
anger by Senators Bailey and Tillman, the latter
reading a letter from ex-senator Chandler re-
peating his charge against President Roosevelt
- House: A motion TO strike out the appro-
rriarion in the Naval bill for a bartleship as
large as the British Dreadnought was defeated
FOREIGN-The Russian Emperor. according
20 q dispatch from St. Petersburg rs prepared
20 grant partial amnesty ana 10 choose ne"
Cabinet from the conservative members OF the
majority in parliament: Il is added that ne IS
unwilling TO ALLOW the I Ha3OT Tsy1ianoe1f reas-
sembled and after number OF speeches. whlch
were marked by little moderation ADOPTED the
frst four demands contained in the reply TO the
speech OF the Emperor; the reply as reported
from committee had unfavorable euect on
government securities. - Some trouble mas
been caused by the arrest near Bocas del Toro
Of Professor McKenney, OF washington VINO
burned some huts in order TO prevent further
have captured Jacob Morengo. the Herrera
leader, and several OF his warriors VINO heu
from German troops into British territory. -
A demand for laws to check the practices OF
Christian Scientists was made in the House OF
Commons: Mr.. Gladstone, the Home Secretary,
said that he was not ready 70 express an opln-
ION on the subject - A NUMBER OF heIce
fights Of Servians. Turks. Greeks, Wallachs and
Bulgarians were reported from Maced IONA
- The Right Rev. DR. Edward Henry Blck-
ersteth formerly Bishop Of Exeter. died at
London.
DOMESTIC.-Governor Higgins. at Albany,
struction and operation of rapid transit lines.
Twenty-six medals and $4,000 were
awarded by the Carnegie Hero Fund Commits
sion at Pittsburg- - Testimony was given
before the Interstate Commerce Commission at
Philadelphia that a coal company had given
stock TO Pennsylvania Railroad officials TO get
better treatment. and that each official had re-
ceived gifts Of stock from various coal compa-
MES. - Ex-Attorney General Monnett OF Ohio
said in Lima that the grand jury had eXOner-
ated him the custer suit settlement charges.
- 1t was announced in Philadelphia that the
Pennsylvania Railroad planning TO float a
loan 10 equip the line between Pittsburg and
New York with water supply system.
CTTY.-Stocl1s We're strong. - The fran
chise coHsnittee Of the New Rochelle Board Of
Aldermen reported that the New York, West
chester & Boston Railway Company was al
most certain TO lose its franchise on August Q
having failed TO complete the work called for
within that time - 1t was announced that
Robert Olyphant. former chairman Of the Mu-
tual Life committee on expenditures had sailed
from Europe at Mr.. Jerome's request to testify
before the grand jury in the insurance cases
- Iurney the alleged bank embezzler. was
AholcCeo. - our Animal Friends the or
gan OF the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
70 animals, was discontinued by order Of the
BOARD OF managers Of the society. - DR.
Nlchoas Murray Butler announced the Dro-
graTnrl3 for commencement week at Columbia
:" The Rev. DR. Manning OF the Church of
the Holy Comforter. Brooklyn. left the Ennis
copal Convention at Garden CITY 7 7 aFtar bgs
motion 10 have Bishop Burgesss praise of the
trustees Of the estate eliminated from his
printed address failed - Lewis @ TeyvLs-
oufy' indicted for the larceny % bonds from his
FORMER wife, testified that he gave them to her
and that size returned them at his reo1,est -
The twelfth juror was selected and the murder
trial Of Josephine Terranova begun - Eight
children were rescued from a blazing room, nv ;,
patrolman and two other men
THE WEATHER Indications for to-day.
Fair and somewhat cooler. The teynnerar,,re
yesterday; Highest. 81 degrees; lowest 81