New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-28
Constant Reader Tells what He
Missed in Last Weeks Paper.

els that trial Of Mr.. Hapgood. the editor stil
,-a,rr opq., asked the Busy Man on meeting
sgeir his friend the Constant Reader.
s.T,,s all over" was the reply. the jury aIIer
anIv I've minutes elaboration, brought IN NeruIoS
soouitting the editor. Accordingly ms paper oiu
80 commit libel when IT said that Justice deuel.
s,,,so ~ his connection with Town Topics was
not N 10 be a member Of the bench Inc point
vas brought out in court that Mr.. haPsoou So
his facts for his condemnatory edltorlal iIOHi 'i
T)istrfrt Attorney who prosecuted him. II was
=. 49,, tba. Town Topics obtained news OF
soe,5aIs from all classes writers for newspapers
,,,,sic critics editors Of society columns Dress
makers. detectives lawyers and servants.
WHAT for the purpose OF piacAilaH'
the Busy Man excitedy. .-
at also developed" said the Constant Reader
,o, noticnr the interruption, that those VINO au-
,yer.,sed in Town Topics were gently ue@Oeu'
,+rarzrfse not A letter to Elbridge 1. Gerry was
produced written by Judge Deuel, Whlcn sL'o"e W.
&c influence in the management or the paper ana
- r,,,-,1e+a control OF the Fads and bancles
scheme Colonel Mann. the proprietor OF Iom Nv
,-orics, was shown TO have ability 10 uorIo" 49, 49,
sc limit He got $3.50 from J. 7. Morgan %VV
-, Reward Gould. $500 from George J. Could
- ~, -, - y1-tuar1 X Vanderbilt. $4,000 from
-. " Gates. $4,000 from Thomas F. Ryan and
600 600 from James R Keene. Few got their money
back" -. A., +, 80
interrupted the Busy Man
Erection complications have followed each other
,,;l and fast was the reply. The plans OF the
merger Of the subway. surface and elevated liieS
were made public. The voting trustees OF tne h0i
ing company August Belmont Iiopi19
Evan Cornelius Vanderbilt Peter A Is. Nlutnet'
ana Walter G. Oakman. The Port Chester f'all-
road received black eye when some OF It's s'roils
est hackers quit II. The veil has at last peen 'O
off the Society for the Prevention OF OruelN ~
Animals and its accounts have been found 10 DC
r0s5a 70 orst John p. Haines its president Mean
fine CAPTAIN Rhinelander Waldo has peeh closs1
first deputy of police. once DeVeIE 'oo-
waldo is young and wealthy. Tammany Is iIuI
,r,ling him because It failed 10 land the )op' Eu
80 < Murphy was appointed Superintendent OF
Buildings. 10 succeed Mr. Hopper.
- heard that one Of our battleships blew up
said the Busy Man ,,. 49,.
,rvou mean the AQuidaban, the Brazlllah OuI-
ret shin was the reply. a magazine blew up
IT., s,i-, sarl, and PIP men were killed wreck
IN the Pacific Coast proved almost as disastrous
-rra steamship Valencia went ashore five miles
from Cape BeaIe. Vancouver Island she was On
her way from San Francisco 10 Victoria ollE
g OF the - persons aboard were saved ChlCaso
University got another big -Sl5OO.ooo from
Rockefeller Meanwhile. in Cleveland, the session
there q the STANDARD Oil investigation ended Inc
Prosecutor obtained evidence, he said on winch
Mr.. Jerome might bring criminal action. a Tor
nler STANDARD Oil employe admitted that ms su-
Ueriors caused him to sign a false name.
Talking Of Investigations" said the Busy Man
what has the insurance investigation ever resulted
IN"
There has been some rank trouble about the
publication of its report" was the reply. II Is
charged that the State Printer is delaying II u"
purpose so he can get out a special edition 10
sell Accordingly. Senator Armstrong introduced d
bin 10 permit the investigating committee 10 PRINT
It's report itself Other Investigations are beng
promised. Resolutions have been introduced Tor q
rrobug Of the State Insurance, Bank and Con-
troIler's departments. The Governor says. how
ever that these efforts are 70 sidetrack the lnsur-
Ruce investigation. The New-Hork CITY Repupllcal
members Of the legislature in voted the re-
peal Of the Mortgage Tax act Meantime the APP
pellate Division Of the Supreme Court upheld the
constitutonalty of the Stock Transfer Tax law
At Washington the Statehood bill passed the House.
Before the Senate Canal Committee Mr.. Stevens
chief engineer Of the Isthman commission ar
gued for a lock canal, 10 cost N41,O0Ooo, ana 10
take eight years TO build Stephen Decatur great
grandson of the great commodore was dismissed
you said in our last talk that the Liberals were
victorious in England" said the Busy Man. just
how strong are they in the new Parliament
The election still hangs on was the reply
The Liberals getting about three-ntths OF the
seats Mr. Balfour though defeated WI stu Re be
Gibbs having resigned his seat Tor the Clty OF Lon
auxousy watching the Moroccan conference at
he nroblem are multiplying France says she is
willing that all outside countries sha!l nave eQGdI
should have a certain political supremacy there
because of her long active policy I'm MOROCCO
Has France settled her trouble with Nenezuela
Set2' asked the Busy Man impauently
France IS expected TO blockade Nenezuela 5 ports
with her West Indian feet replied the Constant
Reader. Yet she is acting cautiously, hoping
that President Castro Will not drive heC 10 TINS
extremity The United States has given France
free hand 10 act she sees lit IN the IlaJIeI;
Ecuador Just emerging from the revolution headed
bv General Alfaro has another civil war Reoel
conservatives are raising army TO depose Alfaro,
who is generally recognized as president
instead OF Senior Garcia. In Persia the first CON
Etitutiona assembly in its history was held II IS
called the House Of Justice. Alfonso, King .SOI
Spain. asked Princess Henry Of Battenoerg for the
hand Of her daughter. Ena, and got Il
You said the anniversary Of Red sunday IN
Russia might END in boodshed,' SAID the Busy
Man WAS the day again red -
Troops so oTerawed the people" said the Con-
slant Header. that the anniversary was quiet
one except IN Warsaw, where two men were
Killed The Car is increasing his strength. Re
volt in the Baltic provinces Is being crushed out
BY the sOIdiery. Even at the constitutional demo-
cratic convention his power was shown when II
adopted ia its platform clause declaring Russia a
constitutional parliamentary monarchy in the
Balkan states however. there are fOreDodlngs or
evil King Peter Of Servia is said 10 fear Tor ms
life and mas been made d virtual prisoner IN ms
palace by the assdssins Of King AleKander Inc
realm is financially as well politically, on a
urecpiCe- Austria griuds SeTNla so neaNly uIldeI
her heel that SerEian merchants nave declared d
boycott all Austrian manufacturer 80, .,
Some army man, they told me, dled the oIher
day" said the Busy Man
General Joseph Wheeler" said the Constant
Reader, is dead. lie was a veteran or two wars
Others who died last week were George JACOB
IIolyoake the British author and lecturer; b, .
smith. the New-YoTk newspaper man, and Henry
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