New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-07

easy to see of course. how such a commission
controlled by Murphy and the corporations
would get along together. II would be much
ike the methods said to exist in the State Con-
trolIer's Office. Charges have been made against
John r Merrill, chief corporation clerk of that
ounce th--t ne mad made improper reductions In
the taxes of many corporations The Attorney
(Tenerai Is To probe these accusations. At Wash
lngton the debate has begun In the House on
me Philippine tariff bill. Ex-Governor La Fol-
letie of Wisconsin was at last sworn I'm as
senator President Roosevelt issued procla-
nation cutting the tariff on Swiss goods as he
was empowered to do by the Dinslev act In
return Switzerland has extended the favored
nation treatment to this country Tire United
Std,es supreme Court decided against the ap-
peal or James B. Howard. who was sentenced
20 ne Imprisonment for killing Governor Goebel
or Kentucky
But tell me-" interrupted the BUSY Man
again When are we ever going to have SNOWY
mere have been heavy snow storms out
west said the Constant Reader. Here how
ever we nave been having California winter
Last month was the warmest December in four
Zen zen yearS-not as warm as Santo Domingo
however either in climate or politics The
revolution there has resulted in the death cf
General Rodriguez. the leader of the troops OF
noraIes the fugitive president. He had made
an unsuccessful attack Puerto Plata lust
Oe1ore his death 1t looks almost certain that
Elce-PreSident Caceres will be the next Presi-
uent: Inese disturbances practically assure the
Idtllcallon by Congress at Washington of the
Santo DOMINICAN treaty. which will enable the
Cnlted states to straghten out the mulatto re-
puDilcs finances. Ecuador also has had re-
Aiafaro to the Presidency. Nicaragua has had
seismic instead Of political disturbances The
toWn OF Masaya was partially ruined
For several weeks now YOU have said hardly
word about Japan" said the Busy Man inn
patiently. How is it getting along there now
that the war is at end?
Japan lets little news out" said the Constant
reader. Nevertheless. it is known that the
island Kingdom is suffering from financial de-
preston, and in three of the northern provinces
thousands are starving from famine England
meanwhile is struggling With a Parliamentary
campaign. Mr.. BalfOur and Mr.. Chamberlain
on the stump are both attacking the Liberals
vigorously. Mr.. Chamberlain. however. has met
with many rebuffs at one place being hooted
off the platform. The Duke of Devonshire. for
merly with the Unionists. came out for the Lib
eral candidates"
How many somersauts did the Car take
last week." asked the Busy Man.
He stuck to the reactionaries this time" was
the reply. The rebels have been overcome by
the troops almost everywhere. At Moscow re-
volt was stamped out, and the Red leaders who
survived were thrown into prison At Riga
16O0 rebels we're captured. Count White has
taken the stand that there shall be no more
promises of reform until order is restored. Ro-
Jestvensky tried to minimize his awful defeat by
saying that the British feet planned to ami
hilate him had the Japanese failed. thereby get
ting himself in more hot water and causing Eng
land to appeal to the Gar TO repudiate his state
ment.'
Il saw somewhere that Samuel Parsons was
dead said the Busy Man.
Samuel B. Parsons the horticuturist died
last Thursday, was the response. Others who
died last week were Charles S. Guthrie the steel
man: General BogdanOvitch. Vice-Governor of
Tamboh, Central Russia; General Francis Fes-
erty. of this city; John Taylor the oldest Knight
of Pythias; Sir Hugh Muir Nelson, Lieutenant
Governor of Queensland and Harrison ". Weir,
the artist, author and journalist.