New-York tribune., 1907-04-20
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SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1907.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN-The Pilgrims gave dinner for
She colonial Premiers OF London; Alfred Daklh
urged colonial independence, said that Australia
would next year found system OF derence
which would relieve her from dependence on
England, and predicted that Britain would have
10 wage war in the Pacific - Fire destroyed
the city of IlOilo, In the Island OF Panay, and
twenty thousand persons are homeless. -= A
dispatch from the City of Mexico said that the
number of lives lost in the earthquake would
be under one hundred; the damage 10 prop
erty was reported heavy; seven persons were
killed at Ayutla. - The DOuma unanimous
ly passed a resolution demanding information
from the government in regard to the al
legged cruel treatment Of political prisoners
= A dispatch from Winnipeg said that
almost al the miners IN the West had quit
work and that they might refuse TO obey
order Of John Mitchell 10 return to the mines
80 Dr. Kennard made another report on
conditions in the Russian famine districts, say
ing that disease was increasing and that relief
was hampered by spring foods. - The House
of Commons by large majority passed the bill
giving the Irish Land Commissioner power to
force landlords to sell estates
DOMESTIC.-Secretary Root, speaking at the
International Law Convention, which began in
Washington, showed that there never was any
danger OF war with Japan over the San Fran
cisco school question. - II was said at the
White House that the removal OF Archie San.
ders, collector Of internal revenue at Rochester
was part Of President Roosevelt's plan to sup
port Governor Hughes. - Three convictions
for conspiracy 10 defraud the government of
about half million acres OF public lands in Ne
bnaska resulted from. Omaha trials. - The
American Academy OF Political and Social Sci
ence began its meeting at Philadelphia; ad-
dresses were made by Ambassador Bryce Sen
ator Beveridge, Henry c Ide and Professor J.
w jerks. -= Work the Public Utilities
bill was continued at Albany by the Assembly
Railroads Committee. Senator Cobb intro
duced at Albany bill outlining procedure for
the review OF any future appOrtionment. ==
Miss Mary = TomlnsOn OF Concord n H a
sister of Irving c. Tomlinson the Christian Sci
ence reader, committed suicide by jumping from
a window Of the Parker House. Ia Boston
CITY.-StOcks were dull and generally heavy
-= il was believed that eXperimenteTs would
soon have a successful anti-toxin for cere5ro-
spinal meningitis. - 1t was learned that the
Southern Pacific Railroad had taken over the
PhGnix & Eastern and AtchisOn. Topeka &
santa Fe Railroad property. =- The relatives
OF James Henry Smith will meet in Chicago
within ten days, when the VIII viii be read. n
was learned. - Henry c. Deming resigned
from the presidency Of the Mercantile Trust
Company. - The recent decision of the iii
nois supreme Court invalidating the Mueller
law certificates practically prohibited Chicago
from ever buying her traction properties -
A polieyholder brought suit IN equity asking
that receiver he appointed for the Mutual Re-
serve because OF alleged fraud and insolvency.
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day
Fair The Temperature yesterday: Highest, 80
degrees; lowest 30.