New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-13
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN-The Canadian Railway Commits
sioners have ordered freight rate discrimination
abolished on traffic from Detroit and other East
ern cities as compared with rates from Western
Ontario frontier points. - Mark Twain viii
sail To-day the Atlantic Transport Lines
steamer Minnetonka for New York. - Mon
signor Averso, the Apostolic Delegate 10 Cuba,
received treasury warrant for Sl,3SnOe3 IN
payment for land bought by the American gov
eminent from the Catholic. Church. - Three
men were killed by the blowing UP OF a hotel
at Boksburg by dynamite; the strikers in the
Transvaal mining regions Will appeal TO Premier
Botha to force arbitration - A dispatch
from London said that Sir Thomas Upton would
probably send challenge for the America
Cup in 1908. - The French parliament ad-
journed. An open attack on the French
government and NJ. Bompard the French
Ambassador TO Russia was printed in the "Novoe
Vremya" - The economic war between
Greece and Rumania has ended and diplomatic
relations VIII be at once resumed - MAJOR
Lemair a Belgian. who served eighteen years
IN the Congo, has published an exposure Of al
legged revolving conditions in the local army.
DOMESTIC-It was announced by President
Roosevelt after entertaining Admiral Yanla-
Tnoto and Ambassador AOki at Oyster Bay, that
a thorough understanding and cordial friend
ship existed between the United States ana
Japan. - The controversy over property of
the Catholic Church in the Philippines has been
settled by Secretary Taft. - Edward NJ
Shepard declared that the dollar sign on stock
shares facilitated deceit and should be apol-
ished President McCrca OF the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad declared that the enforcement OF
the 2-cent fare law would increase passenger
rates and reduce dividends. - The National
peace and simpIified spelling. - Announce
ment was made that Senator La Toilette would
be q candidate for the Presidential nomination
in 1908. - The examination Of William D.
Haywood as a witness in his own defence was
finished at the trial in Boise - Governor
Hughes sent a special message to the Legisla-
ture asking for the adoption of a comprehensive
scheme for developing the State Fair at SYRIA
cuse and for telephone communication with
Lower Quarantine. - c. V Collins was
elected chairman Of the new State Parole Board
at Albany. Six persons were drowned when
an electric launch was swept over dam at Rus
sell, Penn.
CITY-Stocks were dull and firm. - 1t
was learned that many attempts were being
made to overcharge the city for land taken for
aqueduct purposes. -= II was announced that
Corporation Counsel Pendleton would report in
favor Of the constitutiOnality OF the Public Ser
vice measure. 49, The Water Department was
determined to fight 70 the end the test case in
which its right TO install meters was threat
ened. = The police dropped the case of the
mysterious death Of Henry Hochemeister at a
Harlem hotel. - Attorney General Jackson,
through deputy began action in the courts TO
compel the 1nterborough- Metropolitan TO build
more stairs to reach much used 81" stations.
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day:
Fair. The temperature yesterday: Highest, 81
degrees; lowest, 70.