New-York tribune., 1903-06-12
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FRIDAY. JUNE u. 1908.
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoREIGN.-A revolution broke out in Bel
grade Servia, in which King Alexander queen
Draga. the Queens two Rro.neTsi eSd forT nfi-
Gers were assassinated: Prince Peter Kara
eeorgevitch was proclaimed King by the army
and provisional government was formed -
The report that Queen Nilhelmina is threatened
with tuberculosis has been officially denied;
- Rumania refused to permit the Standard
OIL Company 10 exploit its oil helds -
Rothschild said that Morgan, Yerkes and
Schwab have not obtained the English hacking
they expected = President Palma pardoned
an American sailor at the request of Minister
Squiers. - The Pope celebrated mass at the
feast Of Corpus Christi.
DOMESTIC. - Assistant Postmaster General
Rristow has undertaken an investigation of the
alleged graft in the choice Of sub-stations IN
cities efforts of postoffice officials to prevent
the investigation of the New-York ofice caused
grave criticism in government circles -
President Roosevelt returned to Washington
after his trip to the Mccormick Hanna wedding
60 The Mississippi River at St Louis began
10 fall: it is thought that there is no danger of
further damage at East St. Louis; the death list
IS not expected TO be as high as was at hrst
estimated. - A sharp earthquake was felt IN
California The ninety-four cadets who
were graduated from West Point were told by
Secretary Root that according to all Precedent an
they would be engaged in a war - Speclncd-
tions Of the battleships Iowa and Mississippi
show sacrifice Of speed. - AssemblyTnan
Knapp was renominated by the Clinton County
Republican Convention. and Justice Kellogg Of
the Supreme Court. favored for another term.
Two banks at Bessemer, Ala, failed. owing TO
B ! Even the principal witness for the prose-
cution in the Marcum assassination case in Ken
rucky said that 5000 bribe was offered TO
him not to incriminate Curtis Jett, while his life
was threatened if he did testify against the ac-
Cused man.
CITY-Stocks were strong and active ="
Suit was begun for receivership for the United
States Shipbuilding Company ~ Rlchard
Van Cott contradicted reports that he or ms
father would resign Office. = suit. said TO
represent the feeling of the South African ex-
mort trade charged several steamship lines with
forming an agreement violating the sherman
act Seven fremen British steamer
were arrested being charged with kdnap-
png and bringing here a South African woman
Plans for moving sidewalk to connect
the East River bridges were presented TO the
RAND Transit Commission. == A delegation
of Germans protested TO Mayor Low against the
Board Of Educations decision not TO make the
study Of German in the public schools compul-
sorry. The sidewalk in Forty-second-st-,
near Fifth-ave.. settled several inches because
Of the subway excavation. -= The Merchants
Association renewed its attack upon the Aque-
quot Commission. -= A bartender, whose wife
refused TO live with him. killed himself and prob
ably fatally injured his
THE Indications for to-day:
Rain and cooler. brisk north winds along the
coast The temperature yesterday: Highest. IS
degrees. lowest. 66.