New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-11-17
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN-The Mauretania sailed from Liv
erpool; thousands of persons assembled at the
pier TO bid farewell to the great steamer; no
special attempt, it is said, Will be made TO break
The record across the Atlantic. == Moncure
D. Conway, the well known American author,
died suddenly Paris. = dispatch to The
Tribune from Paris SAYS that there is a marked
falling off in Industrial orders from the Unlted
States and Germany. - the Japanese f ;r-
emigration, and the government is considering
a plan to stop all movements to the United
States and Canada; the opposition is making
political capital out Of the governments atti-
fude. AdYices from Tanger say that
France will lend $30OOOOoO to Morocco in con-
sideration of changes in the Algerian frontier
While the treason of Ensign Ullmo in
revealing French fertilization plans to Germany
was declared in Paris TO be fully established it
was added that diplomatic complications
with Germany would result. = Herr Witt
field. Priyy Councillor, who headed a special
Americas electrical rapid transit railroads, de-
clared in Berlin that he was amazed by the
progress shown.
DOMESTIC-J-nder the name of Oklahoma
that territory and Indian Territory were for
mally admitted to the Union the forty sixth
state by proclamation of the President; Charles
n. haskell inaugurated at Guthrie as the
first state Governor. -- Governor Hughes at
Albany redesignated Supreme Court Justice Nc
Laughlin a member of the Appellate DIVISION,
first department == A receiver was appointed
at Boston for the Enterprise Transportation
Colnpany of Worcester, Mass, running line Of
steamers between Providence, Fall River New
port and New York - John Conley. an al
legged notorious safeblower under indictment for
postoffice robbery at Highland Falls, N Y, was
arrested at Troy, y. Y. -= An attorney rep
resenting prominent independent oil operators,
applied for a charter for new organization to
be known as the National Petroleum Assocla-
ton. at Pittsburg: he stated its object was 10
protect the operators against discrimination ana
unjust railroad charges == Professor Charles
Eliot Nbrton celebrated his eightieth birthday
at Cam bridge, Mass. = Professor John a.
Brashear of Allegheny Observatory, talked re-
gardng the remarkable solar phenomena OBJ
served by Professor Ambau. director Of Radcliff~
Observatory at oxford, England. == About
four thousand men were laid off at the plant Of
the LackaWanna Steel Company at West Seneca,
y. Y: a small run on Buffalo bank Followed
CTTY.-Stocks closed strong. = 1t was an
nouncei that the Public Service commissioners
We're about take up the investigation of the
business methods OF electric light and power
companies. Two elevated trains crashed
head-on at Third avenue and 1IIth street, The
Bronx. iniuTing motorman and brulsng Il
number Of passengers == The democratic
National Committee viii be hit hard if Bryan is
the nominee. Passengers on a Plank Road
trolley car leaving Newark rescued man from
auicksand the Newark meadows. -= 1t
vas said by the Building Trades Employers
III Association that wages viii not be reduced with
the expiration OF union contracts. =- AT the
meeting Of the National Patrons Of Husbandry
II was shown that Maine leads in various phases
Of grange progress and development =-- Inc
bank statement showed slight increase in the
reserve deficit. due to heavy shipments of cur
rency TO the interior.
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. tons for to-day:
Fair. The temperature yesterday: Highest, AZ
degrees: lowest. 20.