New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-10
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESs-senate: The day was devoted
10 the Army Appropriation bill, the status Of
pay of officers being the chief topics Of discus
sion == House: The Naval bill was under
consideration, early adjournment being ta !ies
on account Of the death Of Representative
RiXey, Of Virginia.
FOREIGN.-The British Premier has prepared
measures through which, il is expected the gov
eminent viii go to the country on the question
Of curling the power of the House Of Lords ana
making il subordinate TO the viii Of the people
as expressed III the House of Commons -
The Atlantic Transport Line steamer Menoml-
nee in collision with the French steamer
President Leroy Lallier off Beachy Head, both
being seriously damaged =- 4 revolt has
broken out at Tabriz and anti-goyernment agi-
tatOrs are active at Teheran; the movement is
said 10 be directed against foreign influence.
A great gathering Of women marched
through the streets of London and held a public
meeting at Exeter Hall. where speeches were
made demanding the early attention of Parlia-
naent 10 the Female Suffrage bill. -= The
place where the crimes Of the flying group or
Terrorists We're concocted was found at the
University for Women at MOSCOW; eight STU
dents were arrested. --- A Russian imperial
decree provides for the issue Of S35o0OOoO in
per cent bonds TO meet expenses Tor famine
relief. == Agrarans in the German parlia-
ment are preparing to make strong STRONG fght
against tariff treaty which would allow great
er privileges TO American foodstuffs-
DONESTIC-At a conference held by President
Roosevelt with san Francisco officials an under
standing that the Japanese school question can
be settled without serious difficulty was reached.
=- Representative John F. RiXey, of the Sth
Virginia District. and brother Of the surgeon
general of the navy, died in Washington ==
Negotiations between Honduras and Nicaragua
were broken off, according 10 advices received
in Washington. =- Ex-Governor David r.
Francis, Of Missouri. testifying before the Bailey
invesfEatnE committee al austin, Tex sald
that he paid Senator Bailey's obligations to H
Q. Pierce. of the Waters Pierce oil Company.
-@ U ne nor1hbound North ADAMS express on
the Harlem division Of the New York Central
Railroad ran into freight train at Dover
Plains y Y = II was learned at Elmira,
~ hat
permission for john p. Deister TO begin quo
warranto proceedings against 7. J. Wintermute,
Hughes. at Albany. signed the bill appropriating
erals department. -= The New England In
surance Exchange at Boston voted TO rescind the
advance made last June as result OF the san
Admiral Charles H. Loring, [. S. N, retired.
was held at bingham. Mass.
CITY-Stocks were weak. = 1t
rumoTed that District Attorney Jerome was con-
sidering the ACCESSIBILITY Of engaging Joseph H.
Choate as counsel to up for the prosecution
IN the Thaw case. = The Amen Corner
dinner was held at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
= The scope Of the General Education Board
and its plans for the disposal OF the Rockefeller
gift were explained == Controller Metz said
he had plan to settle the lighting companies
bills against the city. 80 boy was held up
and robbed Of a satchel of money in broad day
light in 105th street. == Twelve men were
accused Of being implicated in q pay envelope
swindle involving from $4,000 to $4,000. -
Five arrests were made in connection with the
Central wreck near Ossining. == The adjudi-
cation Of challenged votes in the Mutual Life
election begun. - Merchants doing busi-
ness in Broadway and Fifth avenue announced
that they would fight in the courts the proposed
plan TO build the Broadway Lexington avenue
subway by the open ditch method. =- A
large number If daylight robberies were re-
ported in the East 9th street police district.
TIE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Cloudy and warmer The temperature yester-
day: Highest. 81 degrees; lowest, 10.