New-York tribune., 1906-08-01
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN-TrOops at the Sveaborg fortress
end Skatudden barracks, near Helsingfors
nuunieo, and the fighting lasted all night and
lar into the day; the outbreak was suppressed:
estimates OF the killed and wounded run as
nisn as nve hundred; general strike has been
declared - Conditions in other parts of the
empire seem TO be growing worse; a number Os
nuunles are reported from Sanlara: a towa in
Cne Caucasus has been seized by troops. and the
slrlHe or peasants in LIthuanta is reported gen
eraL = mitch. which is not considered
serious has occurred in the selection of a Rus
sian cabinet and the names OF the new mem
DeTs may not be announced for several days;
Gne premier has made public his programme Of
REFORMS; there seems little likelihood that il will
De acceptable 10 the revolutionary elements.
- Secretary Root spoke before the Pan
american Congress the laboriouS process Of
establishing effective self government and the
progress which nations had made toward self
control = Winston Spencer Churchill in the
House OF Commons, explained the governments
plans Tor a TransVaal constitution; equal suf-
1rage rights are given TO Boer and Briton.
The Samoan affair has been settled the United
states having paid 10 Germany the award of
sEuOOU - The Pope received delegation of
American pilgrims and expressed his warm re-
gard for President Roosevelt
DOMESTIC.-A conference between leading
railroad managers and the Interstate Commerce
commission was held in Washington. - A
letter from William J. Bryan, received in Chi
cago, demanded that National Committeeman
SULLIVAN resign, and the latter hOtly refused TO
90 so. - 1t was lelrned in Washington that
Governor Magoon of Panama would be ap-
pointed Governor General OF the Philippines
70 succeed James F. Smith. who will become
Governor this fall - The battleships Ala
hama and Illinois were in collision off Brentons
Reef Lghtship. near Newport - The Michi-
gan Republican State convention, at Detroit, in
oorsed President RooseTelt's administration and
urged the election OF United States Senators by
direct vote. - Three men were killed and
two were seriously injured in explosion in
chemical works at Newark, n. ].
CTrY.-Stocks were strong. The Penn
sylVania Railroad announced a reduction in
fares, to go into effect September l. -
The directors Of the United States Steel Cor
poration declared a dividend Of l per cent on
the common stock - Deputy Street Com
missioner Gibson ordered all autos left in the
streets unguarded to be seized as encumbrances.
- President Peabody of the Mutual Life
issued a statement vigorously attacking Samuel
Untermyer. to which the latter replied, repeating
his charges against the Mutual mana cement.
- The runors that Mrs. William Thaw and
Mrs. Harry K. Thaw were estranged were de-
MED == Congressman Sherman, chairman Of
the Republican Congressional Campaign Com
mitteee, opened headquarters in the st. James
Building. - The state committee of the IN
dependent League met at the Gilsey House;
Hearst sentiment pervaded the meeting.
Alderman Peters introduced resolution in the
board calling on the Kings County District At
torney to take action against the Ice Trust and
accused Afr. Jerome Of inactivity in the matter.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Partly cloudy. The temperature yesterday:
Highest, 81 degrees; lowest, a.