New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-24
III FOR THE BUSY MAN. Nv

self at the head. The United States and Mexico,
however, are still endeavoring to persuade the
two belligerent countries to arbitrate their diff
cuIties. Meantime. the Venezuelan instruction
under General Paroles was squelched by the
assassination of Paroles
"Santo Domingo has rested more quietly since
the United States government decided TO keep
several warships there. The treaty between
that country and the United States has been
made public by the Senate but has not been
voted upon by that body yet 1t provides for
the collection of the revenues of Santo Domingo
for the benefit of that country's creditors by a
general receiver and assistants. to be appointed
by the President of the United States
II heard that the Senate finally decided to
throw out Reed smoot, of Utah." said the Busy
Man.
Just the opposite, my friend" responded the
Constant Reader. by vote Of q to 43 It re-
fused to expel Mr. Snoot, the Mormon apostle,
thus ending an agitation which has existed
since Mr. Smoot was elected to the Senate four
years ago. In the House the Democrats pro-
fessed great alarm at the speech Of Representa-
tive Tawney, chairman Of the Committee on APP
populations. who said the appropriations for
the present session Of Congress would exceed
any ever before made at one session MI. raw
new said that rough estimate of the appropri-
atoms already made and to be made showed
that at this session of the 59th Congress they
would mount up to 81 .00S, 244, 46S, more by many
millions than at any preceding session. He said
that If the revenues in the next year did not IN
crease over those of the present year the Treas
urY of the United States would face dehclt OF
500 1000 900 at the close of the fiscal year l9po
He appealed to the patriotism of the House to
do nothing more TO increase the aggregate.
II noticed that Governor Hughes investigated
MI Kelsey the same sort Of griddle that he
used for those insurance officials" said the Busy
Man. 4 suppose Mr.. Kelsey has had 10 get out
bV
The Superintendent of Insurance stuck IN
spite of all that" said the Constant Reader
The Governors personal examination OF Mr..
kelsey. however brought out facts that have
greatly weakened the latter's stand. Among
other things Mr.. Kelsey admitted that ne never
read the entire Armstrong report; that ne kept
Robert H. Hunter and Isaac Nanderpoel IN OF
fee because he had not arranged a satisfactory
scheme of reorganization which would not put
public odiun1 on them, although they had been
Inercilessly handled by Mr.. Hughes in the in
surance report. and although he had not entire
confidence in them.
Following this probing the Governor asked
the Senate to remove Mr.. Kelsey from ofhce IN
g MESA &c which referred to committee,
And here's some other you may have
overlooked In Philadelphia Congressman John
f Reyburn was elected Mayor by the RePuoH-
cans with a majority OF 10000 Dr. harry PraJt
Judson head professor Of political science at
Chicago University, was elected its president
The state dispensary in South Carolina mas been
abolished The fling of the will Of Ex-Governor
Higgins showed that he left S140@.OD worth
of property most az which goes to his widow. L.
II. Hartman at last obtained entry into Seattle
for a branch line Of his Pacific Railroad sys-
tenn"
That certainly was a terrible wreck on the
New York Central remarked the Busy Man
Tho OF the accident which resulted IN
twenty-three deaths found 10 be a spread
rail- said the Constant Reader. The State
Railroad Commission is conducting an inYestiga-
ton under the direction of job +. Hedges, who
was especially appointed by the Governor for
the task.
"Of the coast of Holland the steamship Ber-
lin ran aground. It a catastrophe the hor-
rors OF which were much like those OF the wreck
ing Of the Larchmont. The Berlin was one OF
the line OF boats running between Harwich.
England, and the Hook Of Holland. More than
one hundred lives were lost. Eleven survivors
were finally rescued by a lfeboat
James Bryce, the new British Ambassador to
the United States. arrived in this city last
Thursday. And the same day. by coincidence,
| Sir Percy Sanderson, who has been the British
Consul General here for the last thirteen years,
resigned his post. The Thaw trial still con-
tinues, Mrs. Harry X. Thaw having hurt the
| defence by damaging admissions brought out in
! cross examination"
! 4 noticed that John Cunneen was dead" said
| the Busy Man.
The ex-Attorney General died from attack
/ Of grip replied the Constant Reader. Others
| who died last week were Colonel II. s OlCott,
| theosophcal leader: William r. Shanks editor
| Of The Bond Buyer" and John Carter Brown.
| of Providence.