New-York tribune., 1907-09-08
THE NEWS THIS IORNINf.

FOREIGN.-The Lusitania left he- pier At
Liverpool on her race for the transa tLhil1tc
record: hundred thousand persons lined the
banks and sang Rule Britannia" as the steamer
went down the river. =- a moduS NlNefld 10
cover the Newfoundland fisheries for the present
season was signed at London. == The Finnish
Constitution. recently submitted to the kin-
peror defines the grand duchy as SEMI
sovereign state and takes away many former
snanerial 1orero-atives. the finances are placed
under popular control. =- Advices from an.
sier ssjd thar both Sultans at the head Of
armies. were moving from Fez and Morocco 1ltF
on Rahat = r. r. Hadane. Secretary Tor
War. explained his reasons for awarding army
contracts for meat and horseshoes 10 Americans
DONESTIC-THe annual report of the ma
tfonal bureau of labor shows an Increase OF 80
per cent in wages in manufacturing ana me-
chanical industries. and an advance Of ~ per
cent in the price of food == Representative
Theodore E Burton was nominated hy acClama-
tion for Mayor by the Republican CITY tonFeh-
81 ton Of Cleveland. =- The United States Court
Of Appeals reversed and remanded the mon
Traction case. involving the unifcation or the
Chicago street railway companies: TINS places
the properties again in the hands OF the oflglnal
receivers and renders of no avail all the work
that has been done for several years toward I'M
proving the streetcar facilities on the West
and North sides Of Chicago. == The JOINT
Chanplafn tercentenaTy commission OF New
York and Vermont made cruise Of Lake Cham
plain and proceeded 70 Burlington. Vt -
David b King resigned as treasurer OF Broome
County " Y: Governor Hughes was 10 nave
given a hearing tomorrow on charges hled
rnalfeasance in Office - Robert F. Straene.
q wealthy Boston club member. and Mrs Anna
T Duncan a nurse. were indicted by the Nor
folk County grand jury at Dedham. Mass; they
are charged with trying TO kidnap MI Straene
daughter from a boarding school =. The
official state party to represent Rhode Island at
the jamestown exposition Rhode Island day
left Providence for Norfolk
CTTY.-Stocks were dull and closed lower
Dr. Charles J.. AICrehouse said that the
United States Attorneys office had assured him
that his testimony would be wanted in the
Standard OH suit IuiSa FiOrentlno. who
was kidnapped last Sunday, was returned TO her
r,cle's home in Orange, \. j. == Herbert
Parsons said the election fight this fall would
be 10 elect honest men 20 the Assembly 10 sup
rport Governor HugheSs policies. = A
r7rookllr man in a to get home before he
. died expired IN the steer2ge. =- Dates were
announced for the examination for entrance 70
the training class Of assistants in the New
York Circulating Library. - The BlackWelIs s
Island Bridge Association petitioned the Pub
lie Service Commission to make 18th street an
express stop on the Second avenue l. line.
The president Of the Atlantic Mutual In
surance Company said he approved Of President
Roosevelt's trust plans. and that the country s
greatest need was a greater regard for law and
authority Senator Depew. arriving home.
said Europe xas frightened by the financial
depression here. Tire Commissioner Ian
try disagreed with George W. Babb as 10 danger
or fire II, el1vscrapers Telegraph strike
leaders were hopeful for good results from the
meeting Of Western Union directors this week
William B. Parsons, Of the Interborough
company. inspected the tunnel work at the Bat
.ery.
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day:
Fair The temperature yesterday: Highest, "a
degrees: lowest. CD