New-York tribune., 1906-10-17
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

DONTTSTIC.--Sec.etary Root in letter 10
the Pr lent said he believed the greatest dan
cials might be driven from it by indiscriminate
abuse. g. Captain Chayter. Of the Revenue
Cutter Service reported TO the State Department
that American fishers had been largely TO blame
for the trouble on Lake Erie - Charles A
Peabody, president OF the Mutual Life Insurance
Company. appeared before the State Commits
sioner Of Insurance at Frankfort. KY. and de-
MED that the company had attempted 10 coerce
agents in the coming election. - Prominent
Democrats OF Columbia County announced that
they would vote for Charles E. Hughes. -
The Court Of Appeals at Albany ruled that the
Consolidated Gas Company could not cut off the
supply Of a consumer who refused to pay more
than the so cent rate. - William Randolph
Hearst spoke at Fulton and Oswego
BOREIGN--The French submarine boat Lu-
tin. with fifteen on board, is lying at the
bottom Of the sea of Biserta, Tunis. - Ad-
vices from all the provinces of Cuba say that
agricultural work is being resumed; ten cases
of yellow fever are under treatment in Havana;
Or. Finlay expressed the belief that the epi-
demic could be stamped out - The Legis-
lative Assembly Of Western Australia by vote
Of 10 TO adopted a motion that the state
secede from the rest Of the commonwealth
- Many executions were reported from va
rious parts OF Russia, following trials by drum
head courts martial; leading anarchist was
car -ured at Odessa; the authorities threaten TO
clo.e a number OF universities, owing to revolu-
tionary meetings. - A robber in the uniform
Of a captain Of the Guards placed himself at the
head of a detachment OF troops, arrested the
officials OF a town near Berlin and looted the
treasury. 80 Advices from Morocco received
open a holy N November. - NJ. Clenen-
ceaU. the French Minister Of the Interior re-
feTri-- % the Dreyfus case in a speech at Vile
croa armed the army not TO meddle in po-
ntc fairs.
CT Stocks were dull and firm. - An
anal of registration figures showed full
strel IN Republican districts and a falling
on Ia 'mocratc districts - Mr. Hughes
returne from his two days trip around Long
Island shly pleased with his reception along
the routt == County leaders from up the
state visited State Chairman Woodruff and re-
ported that the Hughes sentiment run
ming strong. - Patrick H. McCarren at a
meeting OF the Kings County Democratic Com
mittee attacked Hearst, but the committee in
dorsed the Democratic-Hearst state ticket to
preserve its regularity. The Board of Elec-
tions heard protests against the nominations Of
several candidates, some of whom were nomi-
mated by the Independence League, although
they were not members a letter to
show that the New York Central made spe-
cial fast freight rates to W. II. Edgar & Son,
sugar Jobbers OF Detroit, introduced at
the trial Of the rebating cases. The last
witnesses were examined In the Brouwer murder
trial al Toms River, y. J.. and ii said that
the case would go TO the jury to-day. == Ex-
Borough President LitJeton, counsel for Inspec-
tor Scnmittberger, said the charges against the
inspector Were the result of a conspiracy.
THE WEATHER-Indications for TODAY.
Fair. The temperature yesterday: Highest 50
degrees; lowest, IS.