New-York tribune., 1907-01-24
Arw1lnrk DaiIp Gribnrre
THURSDAY, JANUARY "a. 1907.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

coNGRESS-A message from the President
urging ship subsidy legislation was received
z" Senate; message was received from the
representation at the International Maritime
Exposition at bordeaux this summer; the
amendment increasing the salaries OF the Vice.
President, Speaker, members of the Cabinet and
OF the two houses was adopted. - House:
The Pension Appropriation bill under dis
cussion, ana Mr.. Grosvenor spoke on the tariff
FoREIGN.-The British Colonial Office re-
ceived advices from Governor Swettenham OF
Jamaica, but their relation 10 his letter 20 Ad-
rniral Davis was not made public: the govern
rnent az Washington Will not give the AFFAIR any
further consideration; shocks still continue. and
more buildings have been destroyed; no one has
been hurt by the latest tremors reported. -
Governor Winthrop Of Porto Rico had a narrow
escape from death IN railroad accident -
Bitterly colo weather prevailed in Germany and
France. - Dissensions among Liberals .n
Spain caused fear OF Cabinet crisis. -
Police arrested one hundred students at Lem
eyerg University, Austria, for rtotous demonstrs-
tlons. - Cuban generals decided TO work for
the fulhilment OF the Taft-Bacon pact. -
President Diaz OF Mexico opened the Tehuante-
pee National Railroad
DOMESTTC.-It was reported In Washington
that Chief Engineer Stevens would succeed Mr..
ShOnts on March as chairman OF the Panama
Canal Commission. - The House Judiciary
Committee voted to Z 20 report the Littleheid
bin giving the states power TO regulate whiskey
traffic. = The Rivers and Earbors Appro-
priation BILL carrying $50. Acc. .13S. completed.
=- The bill which had passed the New York
State Assembly and provided for the acceptance
OF the Letchworth estate also passed the Senate.
II was announced at Albany that AS
semblyman Francis would introduce bill to-
day 10 repeal the act extending the corporate
existence OF the Steinway Tunnel Company.
- Governor Hughes was the guest Of honor
AT the annual dinner OF the State National
Guard Association at Albany. - State Chair
man Woodruff called on Governor Hughes.
speaker Madsworth and many Brooklyn legis-
latOrs at Albany. - Judge Oscar Hallam. at
81. Paul, en5oined the Great N--thern Railroad
Company from issuing its purposed increase of
NtfffktltppD In stock har N Inn
must be made 20 the Minnesota Railroad and
Warehouse Commission, thus leaving the Ques-
non or fact undecided. - The Interstate
Commerce hearing, before Commissioner Proutt
ended at Denver, the Commissioner outlining q
plan 70 lower freight rates to and from that city
CTTY.-Stocks were strong and active at the
close. - Theodore P. Shonts. chairman of
the lsthmian Canal Commission. elected
president Of the Inter METROPOLITAN Com
pany; ne VIII retire from the commission on
March & 80 Two Jurors were selected 70 try
Harry x. Thaw for the killing Of Stanford
White. - Lathrop Smith. OF Kansas City a
Columbia University law student. son OF a
Santa Fe Railroad official, committed suicide at
The Grand Union Hotel. 60 Traffic on the
Third avenue elevated line was tied up for half
an hour through the short circuitins Of the cur
rent supplying the system. - Alderman
Henry Clay Peters said that he was going to
get the chairnanship OF the Finance Committee;
he topped 20 Tammany the vote for Re-
third deputy police commissioner TO succeed Mr.
Mathot ~ Controller Metz replied TO quoted
attacks on his department by William n Ivins
=@ The United States ship Brutus returned
70 New York after 30,000-nlie voyage to the
Philippines and China. - Richard Deeves
resigned from the directorate OF the Mutual Re-
serve =- 10 became known that the Mackay
companies owned large blocks OF stock In vari-
ous telephone companies. - Postmaster will
cox Issued an appeal for a new postoffice build
ing. 80 Two men We're rescued from an oar
less boat of Coney Island.
THE observation-disclosures for to-day:
Fair ana not cold. The temperature yester-
lay: Highest, 1e degrees; lowest g.