New-York tribune., 1907-04-18
arsp9lurk Dnilp G1ibm1rs
THURSDAY, APRIL IS, 1907.
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

MISUNDERSTANDING Taft. in a speech az
Ponce, again urged the Porto Ricans not 70
press the question Of American citlzenShlp' sho
Dointed out the advantages Whlch lney now
ensoved under American rule. - a French
naval demonstration is being MADE on AoSauor'
and the general situation is grave accor2lns 70
q 6is-atch from TangieT. - Manuel Bonllla'
former President OF Honduras Landed at Salina
Cruz from the American gunboat princeton
The list OF dead in the Mexican ...o.idr ear ~,
quake Is Increasing; reports OF the oeSu uu~ctloh ~
of ASutia are confirmed -= Heavy Siochs
were reported IN Spain. Turkey and the trans-
caspian Territory. - The famine feiieI conn
1Titfee 3 dispatch from Shanghai says. is feed
tng four hundred thousand persons; the chinese
government has ceased to give relleI ana Is sllu
10 be hampering the work OF the commlttee
- The Unionist majority was increased at
The by-eiection for the North DIVISION OF 6el-
fast: George 5. Clark was returned. ;I:., Inc nc
bin constituting a British court OF cFIIlhaI AP-
peal passed its first reading in the House OF
Commons.
CITY-Stocks were irregular, closing lower.
60 The peace congress closed its session win
several meetings and two dinners: resoiullohs @
were adopted putting forth the views or the con-
Rress for the benefit OF the Hague conte~i ~
g. Italians In this city declared that Slcllidhs
had been responsible for recent ouTages. -
In a letter 10 Hsrtridge and Peabody, Harry n.
Thaw retained them as counsel or record - -
secretary Cortelyou visited the Appraisers Stores
for the first time since he became SECRETARY OF
tie Treasury. - The Board Of Education de-
MED the charges Of graft in the purchase OF
books and distribution Of coal mace al AIDahs'
=- The Rev. DR.. Aked arrived here from
England - rumor that the Interstate
C'ornrnerce Commission intended TO examine Mr..
Hartman to-day was denied. - The state
Commissioner Of Health, in a letter 20 DR.. Oar
lireton the Health Commissioner, made a strong
FaIea for the construction of a filtration plant
- Attorney General Jackson won the SUIT 10
get the Ice Trust records. - The Fritz medal
was awarded To DR.. Alexander Graham Bell at
the second days exercises at the United Engi-
neers' Building
DOMESTTC.-It was reported al Washington
that the negotiations for peace IN Central Amer
ica were supposed TO have been begun at ANA
pala, but that only temporary result would De
arrived at at present - statement by
Charles Nasel OF St. Louis. was made in WASH
9ngtOn thar unless more positive withdrawal
OF his name made by the President he would
be renominated next year. == John B. Dun
ming a well known war correspondent. died from
tumor In Philadelphia. - II was announced
that the railroads were planning to abolish the
recently formed American Railway Clearing
House. - The Senate Judiciary Committee
failed 70 act on the Kelsey case. - Governor
Hughes, AT Albany. sent Corporation Counsel
Ellison to Mayor McClesnd with the message
20 do HIS own investigating. as he believed he
had full power to do 50. =- The Senate at Al
bRny unanimously passed the Page Child Labor
bin after defeating Senator Armstrong; amend
ments 80 The stockholders Of the New York
Central & Hudson River Railroad Company re-
elected the old board OF directors at the annual
meeting at ALBANY.
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day:
Partly cloudy. The temperature yesterday:
Highest, ~ degrees; lowest. 81.