New-York tribune., 1906-04-26
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THURSDAY. APRIL %, 1906.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS- The debate on the Ind
ian bill was continued without reaching end.
60 House: The agricultural bill was debated.
Mr. Grosvenor spoke strongly in favor of the
Ship Subsidy bill.
FOREIGN.-The French labor agitation is
causing less alarm owing TO the measures taken
BY the government to preserve order: a large
force Of troops has been concentrated in Paris
and there little disorder = Conditions
in ST. Petersburg, which early in the day were
threatening, improved under the decision of the
municipal authorities to provide work for IDLE
men and TO appropriate money for relief OF the
destitute; great dissatisfaction Is st1ll being
shown, however by the popular organizations.
- AGvices from London say that fire insur-
ance companies in Great Britain expect to suffer
heavy losses from the disaster at San Fran
cisco; the officers Of one company have decided
10 issue 10000 shares OF new stock or value
female suffrage caused such comInotlon IN the
House of Commons that they were removed from
the gallery by the police == Japans ofer to
send a hospital ship to San Francisco was de-
clined with thanks by the State Department.
- The trades disputes bill after long de-
bate was passed to second reading in the House
OF Commons; the Conservative party seems 10
have decided to reserve its attacks on the meas
ure until il reaches committee.
DOMESTIC.-A slight shock Of earthquake
was felt in san Francisco, but the situation in
the city is steadily improving. - President
Roosevelt issued a proclamation, asking that
contributions for San Francisco sufferers oe
sent TO eK-Mayor Phelan, of that city, instead
OF TO the Rcd Cross, and in message to Con-
aress he asked for funds for rebuilding at the
ate veterans met in New Orleans. - me VIC
tory of Captain Hobson in the 9th Alabama Dis
rrict was won by using President Roosevelts
greater navy policy a slogan. == The trial
for heresy of the Rev. DR.. Algernon ;. Crapsey
was begun at Batavia, y. y. == Governor
Higgins nominated ex-Judge Rosalsky as a
Judge Of General Sessions, to fill the place made
vacant by the death Of Judge McMahon. -
In the Wisconsin legislative insurance investi-
cation. at Milwaukee, the general counsel for
the Northwestern Mutual Life Company testi-
fed that S66S7 had been paid Judge" Andrew
Hamilton for services in getting reduction OF
taxes in New York State. = The New Eng
land Cotton Manufacturers Association begun
a two days convention at Boston
CITY.-Stocks closed weak. - John D.
Crimmins refused TO join the Washington policy
holders committee, whom he qualified as nov
ices, and stood by the present Mutual trustees
-= Controller Metz said that he would insist
on the per cent subway refund being paid
mont == 1t was said IN this city that Mitchell
might make a new proposition 10 the coal Op
orators - A Standard Oil enploye living in
Brooklyn informed that his had been
washed overheard from a schooner rounding
Cape Horn. -= The attorneys for the William
against the New York, Westchester q Boston
Railway Company, which would condemn the
land right Of way, alleging the railway COM
pany not to be legal corporation. - The
city OF New York will S7So.0O0 year by
the new contracts for electricity and gas. -
A blind woman stumbled a window ledge and
fell several stories to the ground and was in
stantiy killed. - The Board of Education
voted 10 increase the salary of Superintendent
Maxwell to $1,000. -= Several men were
hurt two perhaps fatally, by two falling brick
walls in Brooklyn.
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day:
Showers. The temperature yesterday: Highest,
81 degrees; lowest. 40.