New-York tribune., 1906-07-12
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

EORETGN-Vice-Admira Chouknin shot
by a sailor at Sebastopol; the surgeons hold out
eral conditions In Russia seem to be growing
worse. E- Mr.. Haldane, the British Secretary
for Wsr. in speech at Pimlico outlined plan
70 give more attention to the spiritual needs Of
the army. - Armed men in st. Petersburg
shot two employees OF the Admiralty and stole a
bag containing Sl2600. = AdViceS from Paris
say that the Equitable and other American in
surance companies may withdraw from France
owing TO the provision OF the new law regulating
Investments. - RumOrs Of a rising Of the
blacks in the Rand have caused great anxiety at
Johannesburg. - The cruiser Charleston
with Secretary Root and his party on board
sailed from Porto Rico: she took on supplies off
ST. Thomas. - The congress OF the cham
bers Of congress Of the British Empire passed by
g large majority the resolution providing for
preferential treatment on reciprocal basis.
DOSIESTIC.-SecretAry NTetcalf made an inn
portent decision regarding the importation Of
received word that hostilities have broken out
between Salvador and Guatemala - Fedora
uon OF Labor officers announced that an active
opposition would be begun to Congressman who
had voted against labor interests. Ex-
Judge Alton 3. Parker, in a reply to Secretary
Taft's recent speech at Greensboro, N c. de-
ciared that his assertion that no new laws
against corporations were necessary had been
justified by recent prosecutions. - Secretary
Taft delivered an address on the Panama Canal
before the Ohio Bar Association, at Plt-in-Bay,
Ohio. - The Chicago & Alton was fined S4O.-
road were fined $4,000 by federal Judge in
Chicago. - At the trial Of ex-Judge Hargis
IN BeaTtyV1lle KY, Curtis Jett testified that he
had killed J. B. Marcum, but did not stick to
his recent confession duplicating Hargis. -
James B. Haggin inspected Wakehurst, the estate
Of James ]. Van Allen, at Newport r. l. with
a view to purchasing IT, it is believed. - The
engine OF the Colonial Express, from Boston TO
Washington jumped the tracks at East Green
Wtch, R. l., but no one was hurt. - Inquiry
into charges OF rebating against the Standard
Oh Company and the Pennsylvania Railroad was
begun at jamestown n. Y
CITY@Stocks were weak - It was re-
ported that Senator Platt and Ex-Governor
Odell had become reconciled and formed an al
lance - The Interborough Rapid Transit
Company served notice Controller Metz to
decide the liability OF the company for the I
per cent payment the construction bonds
= R. Fulton Cutting. president Of the Citi-
zens' Union. expressed approval Of the lawyers
judiciary ticket: 1t was said that the unions
Endorsement was almost certain: party leaders
remained silent on the question 80 John De
Witt Warner talked at length on the plans of
the Mutual Life Policyholders' Association: he
said that IL would fight the Peabody regime and
cooperate with the international Policyholders'
COMMITTEES - A Harlem physician died from
nephr1tis, contracted through automobile trips.
- Harry K ThaW again gave out a state-
menf, denying that he is inss
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day:
Fair The temperature yesterday: Highest, 81
degrees; lowest, 6S.