New-York tribune., 1903-01-18
NsspDork Dasilp Gribns.s.
SUNDAY. JANUARY Is 1908.
The NEWS THIS MORNING,

CONGRESS.-The Senate was not in session
- House a substitute for the Senate bill
providing for department Of commerce cree sha .ha
original measure.
FOREIGN.-An explosion Of powder in an 3
inch turret Of the bettleship Massachusetts az
Culebra Island resulted in the death OF nFe
men and the serious injury OF four others no one
of whom was commissioned officer. - John
Redmond. n. P. in a speech at Edlnourgh saio
he believed 8 satisfactory settlement SA LIE
irish land question was near at hand -
Russia. replyins TO Great Britain, declines 10
give her adhesion TO the Brussels Sugar Con-
ven+ion and denies the right of Great Britain
to interfere in Russian internal leglslauoh =
The American Chamber of Commerce OF Parls
held its annual banquet in that city. --- An
agreement for a senaration has been reached
between the Crown Prince and Crown Princess
of Saxony. the princess and her lover. NJ SlrCh'
left Switzerland secretly, II is thoughI ioI t.Ie
south of France. = The hostile forces Of the
sultan Of Morocco and The pretender TO the
throne are in contact but no serious oaoIie mas r
garding the massacre of Balangiga was given
at the trial OF Major Glenn. in Manila =
The Havana loan Of poooO VIII pe aMa!u- ~
&c TO Farson. Leach & Co. OF NeW-horh lily
DOMESTIC. - General Leonard Wood eX-
Governor Of Cuba, expressed hirseif strohsiH
in favor Of the ratification OF me reci-
Tsntages this country would derive under
It. = Ralph lizard, inspector of iInml-
EsTorshire Vermont and New York. with head
quarters in Brooklyn, was suspended nnoeI
charges OF aiding in smuggling IhllldIli6' - :
4he line. Admiral Dewey retuIIeu "
washington on the flagship MayHower from
6-ulebra Island. =- State Engineer BonQ re-
norris that forty-three counties stand ready 10
a@o-operate with the State in building two thou-
eari -,,iras NJ ROAD \ bill will be intro
,5uced at Albany transferring 10 the Stale t f1ts
4orian all town and city records OF TINS Sldts Io
preservation and reference - Ihe silver
smiths of Meriden. Conn have been mace iole
nv The closing Of the Rogers works there-
CTTY-Stocks were strong and dull -- Ihe
81 I,ouis arrived six days late; indignant pas
kangers threatened TO bring suits for damages
81 1hev found that they had sufficient grounoS
The cause of the vessels delay was the worn oul
condition of her boilers. - 1he ONO SocIets
eve a dinner in honor Of John Hay, Secretary OF
state = The big 16-inch rife was tested at
the Sandy Hook proving grounds, TO outward ap-
rearances the army ordnance experts Saao, mos
et;ccessfulfy. - District Attorney .,eroIlie, II
vas learned, had prepared report Ior Fo!lce nc.
Commissioner Greene showing fhal all OF Ile 4S
gamblers were still doing business. - PoHce
(-ornrTissiorer Greene made a night tour OF sew
eral police precincts in his automobile -
President Eoorhis Of the Elections BOARD oe-
clard that the petition of labor man for norli-
nation for Senator from the AFIth Dlslrlct
showed most fragrant frauds - Controler
Csro1t nv an analysis of the assessments under
me new policy. showed that the smaller prop
.r-ty owners were reaping the beneht- - ne
court proceedings against William > fanoer-
11ilt Allen were dismissed at Nhite rams. -
The Mount Vernon Bank, on when a run
was made. was declared sound, and application
for a referee withdrawn
TIE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day
Fair and colder. The temperature yesterday:
Highest - degrees; lowest, 36.