New-York tribune., 1903-01-28
Nesn11ork Dssailn Gtibn,ss
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 2s, 1908.
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING

CONGRESS Mr.. Quay made an ef-
fort TO keen the Senate in continuous session 10
consider the Statehood bill put faieo H. 10 rnoia
quorum, and finally compelled TO allow - au-
journrnent late in the day - house: biIlS
were passed to increase the salaries OF teoeIdl ,
judges and 20 meet what is known as the
s-origfuaI package decision of the United States
Supreme Court
ToREIGN-An optimistic feeling prevailed
.n England over speedy settlement OF tne
Venezuelan question. - Fifty-two insane
female patients were burned to death at the
Colney Hatch Asylum in London. - 1nat
Charles NJ. Schwah was seriously III was uefIeo
fv his parents Rome: his location Is un-
known - The Colonial Secretary, MI Cham-
herlain was warmly greeted at Mafekiug: ="
San Domingo has agreed to Mr.. Powelfs pro-
posal TO submit the Improvement company
claims to arbitration. - The sentence OF
death passed upon Colonel Arthur Lynch mas
been commuted to penal serVitude Tor NE
DOMESTIC. - Representative LESSER, before
the House Committee on Naval Affairs. declared
that Dehlin's retraetion was false, ana contra
dicted the statements Of Quigg and McCullagh ;
Mr.. Roberts. member Of the eomn1ittee. mace
e statement regarding efforts TO stop the IN
vestigation == The President Nice-GoNeFnor
Wright of the Philippines and Judge Day were
among the speakers at the dinner at canton
Ohio in celebration of the anniversary or fresl-
dent McKinleH'e birthday. = II was an
nounoed in Chicago that John D. Rockefeller
had given S7.0Uoo00 to be used IN research ioL
tuberculosis serum. - representatives H oI
commercial bodies met in Albany ana decided 10
urge the one thousand ton barge canal proJecl
10 cost SS2. .000,Cstl; representative Leaders OF
the legislature agreed to oppose an cdlldl res
islation unless am appropriation OF SoDuou,pO
for good roads added to the canal plan;
The State Medical Society at Its annual
meeting in Albany took action against any mod
jfication of the present strict tenement house
building laws. and adopted plan fer compfe-
hensive campaign against tuberculosis.
CITY-Stocks were dull and strong. 60
Many persons were killed injured in rear
end collision on the Jersey Central Railroad al
Westfeld, y. J. == -Four men alleged 10 pe
members of a big gang of swindlers that mas
robbed the city of millions by having dummies
swear off taxes were arrested - Cohlnlls-
sioner Hvnes, it was learned is making rigid
3nvestigation into practices of keepers in the
West Side prison, in West Fifty-third-st -
The executive committee of the Greater New
York Democracy met At the annual meet
ing of the Federation of Churches and Christian
Organizations. Of this city, immigration and ten
ement house conditions were discussed -=-
Several laborers attacked a foreman of snow
contractor in Columbus-aye.; the police came 10
his rescue. -- Suits for damages for alleged
9alee arrest were brought against Police Cap
1ain O'Reilly. = hearing on the charges
made by John Santa Rosa, the former nurse al
ISellevl5e MAS held. - Emma Goldman the
anarchist was arrested in a streetcar and re
leased == There was much coal for sale al
different prices.
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day:
Rain The temperature yesterday: Highest, ~
degrees: lowest, 20.