New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-04
Constant Reader Tells What Tie
Missed in Last Weeks Papers.

press Dowaser Of China Was dead. said the
Busy Man. on meeting again his frleho' '"e
Constant Reader.
THAT report is cabled once every SO
often" was the reply. The latest story oou'N
less grew out of the panic at the imperial palace
caused by the discovery of packages OF oSHo
mite outside the gate. The palace guard M"'
6outled The explosive was found shortly al'si
she recent of a warning that revolutionists were
planning an assassination The kulohesS % -
Empress toward foreigners angers the INN"
for Chinese" party. Attacks are peiils maui ~
missionaries in various parts or the enip4e
a riot al Nan-Chang two daughters OF d iiS00-
airy were killed. All the missionaries lieie
.rba American gunboat ouiros was sent to Nan
Chang which caused many OF the H"'i'
Zee The Chinese government promises rep"
,sop Americans arriving from emma can Hie
situation most serious The United STATES 10
bo,atng troops in readiness in the fhihpPi'0
and the German and French forces IN emma aie
especially vigilant 1870, Ia
Ivan we're telling me in our last talk. saio
,be Fusv Man that Mr.. White the American
representative at Algeciras. believed the con
ference would end satisfactorily. L suppose 'le
confab IS over by this time
..,lo it's stil in session" replied the Constant
,aader French alarrnists talk OF war. and
certain Paris papers say that Germany Is max
s,V active nreparations all along the border Tor
a dash into France. The French VIII conceoe
Nothing They ask for the policing OF MOROCCO
and believe that a majority OF the other powers
are on their side Hungary has again feIt the
Austrian spur Emperor Francis joseph mas
prohihited the street sales of Gil newspapers IN
Hungary Public meetings are forbidden Ihe
Emperor insists that the Hungarisns shall not
have a separate army for fear they VIII break
aUay from the old dual empire-kingdom- The
financial situation in Russia has become worse.
Russian As dropped TO oninously low records
The date set for the first meeting Of the Rus
sian Parliament Is May 10 The government
has stamped out rebellion almost everywhere
except in Poland and Odessa"
Some time ago you said that Mr.. Balfour was
defeated for Parliament" said the Busy Man
Has he retired from public life?'
The ex- Premier of England made second at
tempt to be an NJ P. again. and this time he
won" replied the Constant Reader. He was
elected to the House of Commons for the City
OF London by a strict party vote. Meantime,
Prince Eitel Friedrich, the second son or I'm
peror William was married TO the Duchess
Sophie Charlotte Of Oldenburg."
Y suppose the Rate bill has passed the Senate
by this time" remarked the Busy Man.
They are stin fighting over it," was the reply.
Senator Foraker opened the attack on 1t, saying
that the present law was sufficient cure the
Tenate
liver. on the other hand. defended the admins
tration and the bill. He warned his hearers that
unless some heed We're paid TO the demands for
reform this country would witness such an
outburst Of sentiment favorable to government
ownership that no one could foresee the conse-
ouences It is believed that the President will
win the fight and that the bill will pass with
out amendments that Will In any way cripple ii.
Fear is expressed, however. that the Philippine
Tariff hin and the Statehood bill. two other adj
rninistration measures, are doomed"
Your remark about the Philippine bill makes
me ask about that new tariff arrangement with
Germany" said the Busy Man What has that
amounted to. anyway"
The new tariff with Germany has already
gone into effect was the reply. Tn return for
our concessions, Germany gives her mini
mum rates This is expected TO stimulate COM
rnerce 10 no small degree between the two coun-
tries. Meantime President Roosevelt has ap-
pointed F. J. H. Kracke naval officer at the
Port Of New-York TO succeed Robert Sharkey."
Has that suit by the Mutual Life against Mr.
McCurdy brought out any more yellow dogs?"
asked the Busy Man.
Richard a. McCurdy. ex-president of the
Mutual his wife and Louis G. Thebaud have
sailed for Europe" the reply. They occu-
pied the most expensive suite on the ship. Il
IS said Mr.. McCurdy Will make his home in
Paris where Andy Hamilton still says he is
TOO i'll 10 return 10 America, The fire smoul-
dering IN the Mutual has burst into fame sew
eral times. Stuyvesant Fish. who recently left
the housekeeping committee OF the Mutual and
resigned as trustee of the company, has been
asked by a great number Of policyholders here
and abroad 10 head an investigation committee
which may from the outside bring TO light
tain information which Mr. Fish could not OBJ
tain inside. IL is constantly Tunored that Pres-
dent Peabody. because of his policy Of secrecy.
10 gCfu Inc n yfaF tr1Evc
The polcyhol6ers want probed IS the connection
which the McCurdys had with the firm OF Ray
mond d CO, the metropolitan agents. ana by
which, it is said, they all made vast amount
OF money" -,.
asked The Busy Man. innpatienty.
THE deal has been completed" said the Con-
slant Reader. while they were debating about
81 AZ Albany. Enough stock Of the Interborough.
the Metropolitan Street Railway Company and
the Metropolitan Securities was deposited 10
make the combination operative. Mr.. Hearst
and an army Of followers invaded Albany and
started TO boom Mr.. Hearst for Governor on the
Democratic ticket next iaLL me hearst men y
resolution 10 investigate the relations between
Tammany and the public service corporations at
sion has ordered cheaper gas for The Bronx,
making 50 and S. cents the maximum rates
advanced IN the senate 1t will most likely
pass. This, with the commissions order, Will
make cheaper gas IN New-York a certainty. II
IS said. The bin providing for the removal Of
the tracks OF the NewYork Central Railroad
from Eleventh avenue passed lne senate
was sent 20 Mayor Mcclellan. The railroad COM
psny viii try TO persuade the Mayor TO veto ".
striker" asked the Busy Man.
The Presidents plea 70 both miners and
operators TO make peace has had good effect
was the reply; and IL is believed that there will
be no strike. There have been some ugly race
riots IN Springfield Ohio. which made the call
ing out OF the militia necessary. MeanVhile
Missouri court decided that II. H. Rogers must
reply 20 questions in the Standard OIL inquiry
Z ID. Rockefeller, whose testimony is also
wanted still keeps out Of sight The process
servers can't find him.
Il didn't get time even 10 look at the death
list in The Tribune last week." said the Busy