New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-12
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TUESDAY. FEBRUARY Il, 1907.
THE NEWS THIS NORNENG,

CONGRESS: A message was received from
the President urging relief for white men Wh"
have married into the Cherokee Nation ana I'M
proved land which. under a recent decision Oh
the Supreme Court. they cannot own. =- sen
ate: The Army Appropriation bill was passed.
Mr.. Spooner saying in the debate on II that ne
favored the reduction of many OF the Dingley
schedules. -= House: District Of Columbia
bills were considered. the committee of the
whole voting IN favor of eight fares f"r a
quarter d new electric line
FOREIGN-The United States, Mexico, Sal
NadOr. Costa RCa and Guatemala viii INSIST
according 10 a disuaIch from Washington. that
Honduras and Nicaragua settle their differences
hv means of arbitration. --== General Paroles
Is said TO be moving toward Maturin ana large
government forces have been sent 10 pursue
him; il is reported that an operation must ne
performed on President castro Wlile9 ma ni
don. and said that the sessions Of the peace
conference at The Hague might begin on June
IL Rudolph Dodge. American consular
agent At Caracas. has filed charges OF corrupt
15rartices against a number OF Venezuelan gov
,rnmeut officials. == The French governm ent
has made . further concession to the Vatican in
regard to the form Of contract for the lease OF
CHURCHES ---= An expedition which will At
tempt "a reach the geographical and magnetic
South Poles has been organized in England: it
viii lie under The command or Lleutehant
Shackletou. ==== The Shah sent message TO
Tie Persian Parliament granting all the popular
demands and recognizing constitutional govern
nent: Tahriz. where revolt broke out. was re-
ported quie1.
DOMEsTIC.-The President held second
delegate from san Francisco =- At a hear
ing Eal3re the Senate Committee on Agriculture
90 the control of public grazing lands a letter
WAS read from the President arraigGing the
sheep men and advocating system of govern
uenf leases The President asked Post
master General Cortelyou whether IL would be
legal bar from the mails papers which pub
lshel disgusting details Of the Thaw trial.
CIT0.-StOCkS were strong. =- The trial
Of Harry X. Thaw continued with the ex-
animation of DR. Charles J. Wagner. alieniSt
expert and the introduction Of Thaw's will and
codicH = United States Attorney Stimson
warned the newspapers Of the city that the mail
ing Of 'lewd and obscene reports of the Thaw
trial would be prosecuted. -= EX-State Con-
tTolleT Wilson. in formal statement, said that
he had ordered the destruction of the old issue
or stock tax stamps. == Governor Hughes OF
New York. Governor Stokes Of New Jersey and
Governor Higgins Of Rhode Island spoke the
Brown Alumni dinner =-= 1t reported
that G ". Morse had secured control OF the
Ward Line Of steamers. -= The Columbian
National Insurance Company. of Boston. trans
ferred its industrial business. amounting 10
100000 600. TO the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company == The Rapid Transit Commission
announced that it would give permission To the
Pennsylvania Railroad to tunnel in the Wall
dorf district by the open cut system.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Fair and colder. The temperature yesterday:
Highest. "a degrees: lowest s