New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-23
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoREIGN-The text of the American PROPOSE
ton for the establishment Of an lntefnatioAai
high court of justice for arbitration as the out
come OF The Hague Conference has been com.
11.sted in agreement with Germany and Great
argrsf 2S - when the Noors at Casablanca
were advancing on the French camp. IN & log,
the fog lifted and the French batteries were
their retreat Empress Augusta Victoria
Of Germany slipped and fell while playing ten
MS and SO injured vein In her left leg that she
iii E,e,e 70 ssav IN he'd several weeks A
sharp earthquake shock was felt In the west IN
dia Islands Of Guadeloupe and Dominica ="
II was reported from Berlin that cholera had
broken out in Shanghai, and that several Euro
peans had succumbed TO the disease. - Frost
was reported from many points IN the Canaolan
Northwest, but no serious damage to crops.
especially to wheat Is feared, although the price
OF wheat went up at Toronto - NO further
raise was made In the rate Of discount at the
Bank OF England which was increased from
TO ~ per cent last week
DoMEsIC.-secretary Taft, at Lexington.
XIV. spoke to the South. dealing largely with
the race question and the South's lack Of tnfu-
encs IN the national councils. - The Secre-
.sry OF the Treasury announced that hereaIter
use Philippine railway bonds at 30 per cent OF
market value es security - The Acting
Secretary of War advised the President that
the Canal Commissions request TO be permitted
TO create deficit might legally be granted
- Governor 1Iagoon reported to the ,|ar
DEPARTMENT that careful measures had been
taken in Cienfuegos to eradicate yellow leVer.
Congressman Samuel W. Mccall al the
AfarshfelG (NsSSl Fair discussed the tendefCy
of the times centralize all power at WASH
tngton, and urged adherence to representative
government An uprising OF insane pris-
oners at Clinton Prison. Dannemora. n. Z. was
cueIIed after one convict had been killed -
The Point Judith Country Clubs horse snow
opened at Narragansett Pier, r L; Alfred e.
Vanderhilr's horses the principal winners
- Additional charges against DetecliEe
Jacob G. Hamburger were made at a nearing
before Deputy State Controller Dugan at Al
bany.
CTTY-Stocks closed strong and higher. -
Il came out in the transit merger investigation
that the Interborough-M Metropolitan had refused
TO open its books to the Public Service Com
rnissioaers Mills Brothers & Co., a
Stock Exchange firm failed with Liabilities SAID
10 be between 100000 and 100000 - The
Sinking Fund Commission authorized the Con-
.roller TO increase the rate of interest TO per
cent on the next issue Of city bonds. - FIVE
hundred drivers for the big packing houses went
or strike - It developed here that there was
a movement on in Philadelphia to fight the pass
ing Of a dividend by the Metropolitan
J. P Morgan gave several pieces OF Gothic
sculpture 20 the Metropolitan Museum Of Art
- A child was turned over to the Children's
Society, pending hearing TO determine which
parent should have her - Officers or the
Electrical Union were accused by the receiver
OF the organization
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Fair and warmer The temperature yesterday:
Highest. 80 degrees; lowest, 90