New-York tribune., 1906-12-08
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER S. 1906.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONCRESS-Senate not IN session. House
passed bin repeating that part OF Interstate
Commerce act relating 10 convict made goods;
Appropriations bill for over S3LO0o,0OO reported
nnd made special order for Monday, with pro-
vision that there be no sirplihed spelling in
public documents.
FOREIGN.-The French Chamber OF Deputies.
by a vote Of 364 TO 1S7. passed the bill providing
for the purchase Of the Western Railway by the
state. == Five men OF Company l, Sth IN
fsntry, W killed and nine were wounded in
the attack y bOomen IL the Island Of Leyte on
December .. - The Prusslan Ministry does
not regard seriously the threat Of the West
PrUssian Agricultural Association 10 import
Chinese as farm labOrers. = The anniversary
of the death Of Antonio Maceo was observed at
Havana: Cuban speakers in their addresses
praised the attitude OF the United States =
The German Reichstag passed the first and sec
ond readings OF the bill raLifying the Algeciras
convention; the Foreign Minister, Herr Won
Tschirsky explained the position OF Germany
throughout the Moroccan conference. - 4
message from Joseph Chamberlain 70 the Tariff
Reform League expressed confidence IN the
future OF tariff reform and said ta&t his health
steadily improving. - DR.. Lapponi. the
Pspal physician, died from pneumonia at Rome.
DONEST1 CS.-PreSideLt Roosevelt addressed
the delegates 10 the Rivers and EarbOrs Con-
gress in Washington. and promised his aid in
obtaining waterway improvements ~ The
officials al Washington reiterated the denial that
any new treaty with Japan Is being drafted OF
Is even under consideration. - Secretary
Shaw bought more silver az an advance OF half
cent. but salo that Il the price continued 10
go up ne would defer further purchases until the
spring #= Mark Twain appeared a. the Cap
itol AT Washington n Z white flannel suit a
bleak December day, and defended individuality
IN dress; he also appeared before the commit
tees Of Congress and spoke in favor OF The
Copyright bill == The VIII Of the late sam
uei Spencer. which gives the bulk OF the estate
70 his widow. was probated IN washington
= -Four persons were killed and three seri-
ous.y injured in collision the Maine Cen
t-al Railroad, al Annabessa cook. Ne
Seven lives We're lost IN q fire % the Chi Psi
fraternity house at Cornell University
CITY.-Stocks were higher == Fluctuations
IN call money led n a belief among brokers thar
there was = conspiracy on the part Of certain
banks and trust companies. Assistant
Corporation Counsel Burr made public con-
tract between the Standard oil Company ana
the Consolidated Gas Company which he said
accounted FOR the high price Of gas. - Water
Register Padden found that there was long
unpaid water bin due from the New York Life
Building - M Jerome was searching for
gix prominent poolroon men 10 give testimony
n the gam bling crusade - a three year-Old
boy was burned 70 death in The Bronx.
Important additions 10 the collections al the
Metropolitan Museum OF Art We're announced
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day.
Fair and nOt cold. The temperature yester-
day; Highest. q degrees lowest. 10.