New-York tribune., 1906-04-14
Nttupnrk Dailp Gl-ibnnr.
SATURDAY, APRIL IA. 1906.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CoNGRESS-Senate over three hundred bills
were passed most Of them for private pensions
House: In the storniest session OF the present
Congress Representatives Dalzel and Williams
became engaged in a violent discussion in which
charges of falsehood were made
FOREIGN-Advices from st. Petersburg say
that Great Britain is pressing negotiations for
understanding with Russia so as TO e1clude
Germany and TO relieve the strain caused by
open questions in the East =" The eruption
of Mount NesuVius is believed 10 be at an emu
the work of recovering bodies is being carried on
by the troops - The strike OF French postai
employees is reported TO be gaining ground, es-
pecially in the provinces. == The carriage IN
which King Edward and Queen Alexandra were
driving in Corfu III collision with a peasants
cart; the royal carriage was not damaged, but
several peasants were injured - Inc tu-
manian government. at the request OF the Rus-
sian police, has decided TO expel Matuschenko
leader of the Kniaz Potemkine mutiny. "=
Richard Garnett, the author. died at his home
in London. - The government of New Zea-
land has established agencies for the retail sale
pf state-mined coal. Marquis Saionji.
president of the japanese council of ministers
will start for Manchuria on Aprl l4; Marquis
Ito is expected TO meet him there
DOMESTIC Arguments in the Smoot case
were finished before the Senate Committee on
Privileges and Elections. == 1t was charged
at Albany that coal paid for by the state had
been taken from the boiler house used for neat
ing the State Capitol; Governor Higgins calied
on District Attorney Addington to make an m
vestigation. Governor Higgins at Albany
signed the insurance bills against real estate
transfers and the giving of rebates - Gov
ernor Higgins announced tnat ne nau SET MIL
aav as a day on which briefs on the repeal or
The mortgage tax should be filed with him. -
A young Englshman, supposedly dlslnheIlted py
rich parents committed suicide at Mlddlelo"h,
y Y Mrs. John Jacob Astor was reporter
iii at the home of her father in Philadelphla'
Members Of the miners committee IN
Wilkes Barre Penn, expressed the cohElClloli
that strike would be eyertedi; - Greene
and Gaynor were fined 500, 49'm each, anu
sentenced to four years in prison at savannah
Ca - Anthracite men in the Pennsylvania
fields had little hope of peace between miners
and operators.
CITY.-StoCks We're strong. =- 1t was
learned that members of the Stock Exchange
had discussed a plan for big national bank TO
control the money market and prevent sharp
furries in call rates Ii announced
that the investigating committee OF the New
York Life Insurance Company would nave some
interesting things to report on the return OF
Thomas b. Fowler, the chairman, who is ex-
pected Monday. - An eX-cayalryman shot
and killed one man and wounded another in his
fiat IN East 18th street -- The tennessee
Coal and Iron Company fixed the price of steel
rails for 1907 at S29 ton == The crew or
the steamer Hilarius, which arrived yesterday.
told a tale Of a seventy-twO hours battle with
Spanish pirates Magistrate Whitman
ruled that the New York City Railway Com
pany must issue transfers whenever a passenger
who has paid his fare asks for one. ="
letter sent by The New York Chamber OF
Commerce 10 clearing house committees around
the country asking opinions regarding the CEN
trail note-issuing bank scheme. == Lexington
avenue and RidgeWoOd trains met at a switch
leaving Sands street in Brooklyn; two persons
Were slightly injured and traffic was delayed Tor
hours - Charles W. Morse bought a large
plot at Nos 40 and 30 Fifth avenue, on which
% build dwelling house for himself -=
Fire Commissioner O'BTien asked for funds TO
install a modern fire alarm system.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Cloudy and warmer The temperature vester-
day: Highest, "a degrees; lowest. ~