New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-08

son of the Equitable's founder. is wanted very
much as a witness but he refuses TO come ms
counsel even defying the committee. saying thd' l.s
investigation was illegal. Suits have been threat
ened against Mr.. Mccall by lawyers Tor policy-
holders and Nevada has prohibited the Ne"-IOiN
Life from doing business in that state.
.T'his insurance inquiry is all the town talhs
about isn't it? said the Busy Man. as If to change
the subject.
politics is red hot" said the Constant Reader.
"cslarles E. Hughes, who has done such eihcien'
york In probing the gas trust and still more recent
u, In digging up insurance scandals for the legis-
lative committee was nominated by the Repuo'E
cans for Mayor His running mates are RlchaFo
Young for Controller and James L. Mels To-
President of the Board of Aldermen laIlnla"y
Hall renouninated George b. Mcclellan for mayor
and chose Herman A Metz. MeCarren 5 ida, Of
Controller and Patrick MCGOWAN for PIesldengh u
the Board of Aldermen The ~ Mqn s 9%n and has
offered its nomination for Mayor TO WilIam tio N
hut made no nominations Jerome is already run
ming for District Attorney, his nonnaion es pTere
a.t5d hsgq e been fled -Four thousand Names
a' dMaanwbile Tammany has been showing its
The Dock Department has been caught in
the act Of letting big dredging cons ira Coo The
asking bids The JOB amounts mo- a 1nusUaiy event
full week Joseph Ramsey Pd f 90 h and
bash Railroad and George j. Go4 fron1 the presi
dency to make way for Frederic A Deano. h ~
S.obar renort Henry A Leonard. who obtained
secnrities of over $500. 900 by means OF rake
che4R was ne last week by saying that Pres
,aant Roosevelt was going to visit fever stricken
New-Orleans' said the Busy MAN.
Not yet" was the reply. Mr. Roosevelt plans ms
TO De In Pnns1iyania On his way down he
expects to pass through all the CUR STATES. ~
President is firm for a Micbgan to have meas
ure all ready when CongTess NEE hold last
sSonday and Secretary Taft got back from tne
Philippines in time for the hrst I9 assaS
CABINET France through her ambassador, aSkeu
the State Department to cooperate In curDihs
.sfIas the peace treaty been ratified yet by Rus
STA and Japan" asked the Busy Man. lmPauenItly;;
You are month too fast for thein' iep"eU
the Constant Reader, smillngly. ~, o.c,ed
Toxic on Thursday 1t was approve ~ Sytisdo viii
sign II in spte of the popular outcry against II
The Mkado knows too well that japan nee4 as 4 90
her debt having been increased by the war ~ Two
ooo0 Diplomatic relations RetTgen 1he where
countries have been resue9 az ratieaton viii take
Mace before the President. Europe meanwhiIe t Is
aSUS Ogei and Germany are said to be trying to
make an alliance with RUSSO thG - ooIl also
be brongbt commercially nearer to us as the Ear
is considering the establishmeine oI d WeTyYork
# thought the Kaiser was strong g M9u what
everything ,, alo am alliance with Russia fcr?
ooe nc fears the strengthened union oetWeen
England and France ira answer sgSe germany also
{rrossad somewhat financially Just now, 51er
iorfsI vars in South Africa have been a heaEy
Si and the cost of her standing army ana t5,
Isrged navy is tremendous tAcesslsTb ~ nv the
has also hurt the country, as was snoMd tSs+ IL
I naS Bank which hard pressed tha t+
raised its rate per cent Germany was D e Vet
Iais trbnd too over the arrest or Andrew De Wet'
ppenbew Of the famous Boer general @n1 2 %aS re
eusea o. ot p Africa and the creation of Boer
republic. $3.50. ~ Germans in Austria proved
Inc TTesonae last week than the Germans ana
IT, Tn Briinn the first two races GIdSnTu
n asrce riots which had to De put oown Dy Vel
,ity In the Philippines the typhoGn OF We
fre last was reported to have SUNK shpJ , WIZ ~
oeLoIe, 4be loss of hundred lives Al coon tIIe
ca1sG T notice had fight with shploaq o. Pa Sar
I'm advce OF voodoo doctor The aPorers NAG s ~
nae taken off the ship by force ana IN IIe Iast
De taEei inmped overheard and we're dr3wneq S
c!eInor and Greene. who have peel ny LIS
OF aditio1 from Canada so long, were d. lI I2it
Feated and must now stand trial III '"'
States" ,o,ca AZ the death notices last
those who died last Week S SI., ~
<1nt Reader were Justice James HauIs9 2
rer of massachusetts,; william a: tt the
rcai manager; William Waiter ocoe rtie
me itre nainter; Senator Carlos Walker MARI AZ
neZ of Chill: Edhem PaGld' anu 49,
Heredia, the French poet