New-York tribune., 1906-04-15
&Ea FOR THE BUSY MAN.

oency Of Venezuela. but not for good He is only
taxing three months vacation while General
juan vicente Gomez runs things for him
buI the coal strike interrupted the Busy Man
That interests mo more than Venezuela Have the
miners gone back work."
The hard coal mines are still idle" was the re-
ply. The operators refused the miners terms
which had been modified considerably from those
originally submitted. The operators however, said
they were willing TO let the Anthracite Strike Com
mission decide whether any changes in the coal
situation had occurred since its award which re-
CURED any modification in the award; but they
would not consent that the specific matters dis
pute be considered by the commission. These items
VIII also interest you. John F. Gaynor and Ben
jamn D Greene after legal struggle beginning
with their Indictment in 1902 were found guilty
defrauding the government in the Savannah harbor
improvements and sentenced four years i'm
prisonment and fine each of S575.749. Dowie and
ms mock at Zion City are IN open war. Dowie re-
turned from Mexico to find his wife and
turned against him. Dowie said he would fight 10
get his property at Zion City back by legal heans
GIenn Noliva was chosen by the Zlonists their
head 10 succeed Dowie. Tornadoes have caused
death and destruction In Kansas and Texas. The
Rev DIR. William F. Slocum. Of Colorado College
has been elected president of Chicago University
TO succeed the late D-. w. r. Harper"
Has the legislature done anything with those
insurance reform bills?" asked the Busy Man.
-Four of the Armstrong measures were
passed by both houses" was the answer. These
four provide against corporation campaign
TolicyholdeT to become a director without owning
stock IN an insurance company, and for penalizng
the misconduct Of officials OF companies in inten-
t!onal!y emitting essential parts of reports and
stateInents The legislature also passed the Page
DOwling bill, substituting recording tax OF one
half OF per cent for the present mortgage tax,
bst @ It Viii SS Srts Il IS 5a any G SGn s4 W
the Belmont interests in future subway construction
IN this city II also passed the pA eran.iAS -"
York city 10 get water from the catskills- The
Governor signed the Prentice bill abolishing fake
Raines law hotels.
The government has begun n new fight against
the Beef Trust, its agents having begun q search
for new evidence The House Committee on Mer-
chant Marine and Fisheries has been making In
vestgation into the steel business 10 learn why
steel is said be sold at lower price abroad
Stee4 NoEporauoh toIu NO CoHlItAttee iILli 'Ile
foreign price Of this product was practically no
both at Washington and Albany 70 preserve Mag
ara Falls. while at Toronto q great convention was
held for the purpose Of obtaining the water by
government ownership and using 1t for power IN the
neighboring cities of Ontario
What has become OF Andy Fields, the yellow dog
fanCler OF the Mutualr' asked the Busy Man.
Papers have been served him in action
ing OF hundreds OF thousands OF dollars that. II IS
Untermyer called the Mutual suits against ex-
President McCurdy all bluff. Another one has
O02, 81. John D. Rockefeller at last came 10 town
see his little grandson. Walter H Jaycox was
appointed TO the Supreme Court Of the Second Dis
trict 20 succeed the late Wumot N smith
I heard that the circus was closed the other
day because Of the death OF somebody.' said the
Busy Man. but didn't believe il
That true said the Constant Reader, James
4. Bailey, tho proprietor Of the show. died sud
denly from erysipelas. Others who died last week
were Professor Nathaniel s Shaler. the geologist
and dean OF the Lawrence Scientific school, Gen
eral Warren 2 EdEarton. Benjamin Wistar Nor
p Church. a journalist and Edward SEipQen VIII
ing. father OF Mrs John Jacob Aston