New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-07
aetu9lork Dailp Gribn1re
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY Z, 1907.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS-Senate: The debate on the Ind
fan Appropriation bill continued. - House,
The proposal for 14-foot channel between chi
cago and the Gulf was defeated
FOREIGN-The Pilgrims Of London gave
farewell dinner to James Bryce, Ambassador or
Great Britain to the United States; Ambassador
Reid proposed the health Of Mr.. Bryce. -
Two more Russian provinces returned OppoSi-
ton electors, and the general trend is faYoraple
to the radical parties. 80 The German gov
eminent expects that from 1871 TO 2lO members
of the new Reichstag will support its colonial
policy. = Four divisions Of the Chinese army
have been transferred from the command OF
Yuan Shi Kai TO Feng Shan, who is said TO be
an incompetent Manchu general. :" President
Montt sent message to the Gillian Senate urg-
ing that the number of legations be reduced to
four. RumOTs are still prevalent IN Paris
that Premier Clemenceau may soon resign -
Charges have been made by opposition mem
bers Of the Belgian Congo Commission that the
government Withheld documents necessary 10
the investigation.
DOMESTIC.-It was expected in Washington
that special session of the Senate would De
called after March and that new commercial
treaty with Germany the Dominican treaty and
possibly a new convention with Japan would be
submitted. 80 William J. Oliver, jr., sub
mitted his revised bid on the contract TO dig.
the Panama Canal. - The first annual eX-
hibition Of paintings of American artists at the
CoTcoran Gallery was opened. - Dill lhlro-
duced at Albany by Assem- blyman \ ale was Sald
to be an attempt 10 perpetuate the Consolidated
Gas Company's monopoly over New York CITY.
George Rutedge Gibson. a well known
New Yorker died at Tuxedo Park, y. Y. 80
Many women attended hearing before the
judiciary committees OF the Senate and AS
seTnbly on a resolution for woman's suffrage
amendment The San Francisco Board Of
Education. on its way from that city TO confer
with President Roosevelt at Washington. was
snowbound twenty-four hours in the mountains
Of wyoming. == 1t was said in Chicago that
a plan of Eastern railroads 10 increase freight
rates by increasing the minimum allowance for
carloads was a plan to recover the amount
granted employees in wage concessions.
CITY-Stocks were dull and irregular. -
Dolphin n. Delmas took charge Of the defence
OF Harry X. Thaw; witness said White made
a threat to kill ThaW =- It was announced
that the Republican County Committee would
send to the Rapid Transit Commission protest
against the present form OF contract for the
proposed Lexington avenue subway. == A
tugboat was sunk by a lighter while leaving
Pier No. /. East River. == Ambrose kltchell
Ely, an oldtime leather merchant, died. = 1t
was reported that Matthew Fleming might be
appointed to succeed Otto Kelsey as Superin-
1endent of Insurance. == An Italian shot four
men in the New York Central yards, killing two
- The ferryboat Wilkesbarre caught fire in
rnidstream; no one was hurt The trial OF
DR.. James W. Simpson continued with the
final summing up by the defence and prosecu-
ton. John Bell held prisoner by a
cOroner's jury for the death Of DR. Charles w.
Townsend, the Staten Island surgeon, who was
shot on January 20.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Fair. The temperature yesterday Highest, 10
degrees; lowest, II.