New-York tribune., 1906-05-01
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TUESDAY, MAY /, 1905.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

3 CONGRESS- An agreement to begin
voting on amendments to the Railroad Rate bill
on Friday was reached: - House: A resoIu-
tlon thanking General Horace Porter Tor recover
sng the body of John Paul Jones was adopted;
the free seed distribution was discussed
FoREIGN.-Great military precautions have
been taken to prevent disorder In Paris to-day;
a number Of leaders Of the labor party and Bon
apartists were arrested. - MT. Asqulth,
Chancellor of the ExchequeT, introduced the
budget in the House OF Commons; the removal
OF the duty on COAL reduction OF tea and to-
bacco duties and graduated income tax are
among the measures proposed - TheFe are
strong indications that Count Witte has given
up the Premiership and that the Emperor VIII
be committed TO a policy Of reaction; there are
ss9 growlng % Oh a75f eections i 10 the
Russian Parliament show that the COnserva-
6ives and Reacti0nist parties are in hopeless
minority; the Constitutional Democrats have
Working majority OF seven. - Advices from
Peking say that the Anglo -Tibetan treaty pro
vides that China shall pay the expenses OF the
British expedition to Lhasa, and that China
shall retain sovereignty, giving protection 70
British interests 80 The San Francisco agent
Of the Liverpool and London and Globe esti-
mates the net liability OF the company at s4s-
2S5 ,000 - Vessels arriving at Leith from
Iceland report that Mount Hecla has been in
eruption the disturbance caused no damage
- King Edward and Queen Alexandra vis-
3ted the observatory on Mount NesuVius re-
turned to Naples and sailed for England
DOMESTIC.-A score Of striking coal miners
were shot by the state police in riot in Mount
Carmel, Penn. - Mayor Schmitz Of San
Francisco announced that if supplies of food
stuffs from outside stopped there still dan
ger of a famine, as little money available
TO buy provisions == Two slight shocks of
earthquake were felt in San Francisco, but they
did no damage and caused little alarm. ==
1t was announced at Baltimore that the Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad Company had disposed OF
its holding of stock in the Consolidation Coal
Company because Of the recent investigation OF
the Interstate Commerce Commission. == The
Senate at Albany unanimously passed the Cor
rupt Practices bin. -= Governor Higgins sent
TO the Senate the nomination Of DR.. Charles ".
Pilgrim as president of the State Commission IN
Lunacy. == 1t was announced in Cleveland
effect at midnight. = One thousand struct-
viii walk out tomorrow. It was stated at
Pittsburg that a deposition by Mrs. Cassie Chad
wick would be put in at the trial of the Jutte-
Friend SUIT
CITY.-Stocks were strong. == Responsible
ity for the investigation OF the insurance com.
panies was placed District Attorney Jerome
by Recorder Gon IN stinging speech before
the April grand jury. More than $4,000
was added 10 the local San Francisco Relief
Fund bringing the total close to the 100000
mark == It was reported that the position
OF Gage L Tarbell, second vice-president OF the
dent Morton appointtve power over the OfIlce
- More than sixty alleged offenders against
the smoke ordinance were arraigned before JUS
tice olmsted, Of the Court OF Special Sessions
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Partly cloudy and cooler The temperature yes
tefday: Highest, "a degrees; lowest. So.