New-York tribune., 1907-01-18
Arsp2lork Daily Gribn,ts
FRIDAY. JANUARY IS. 1907.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CoNGREss-senate: Mr.. Blackburn offered
an amendment. especially disclaiming any I1ent
to question the Presidents power OF dlsm'ssaL' s
10 the Brownsville resolution OF inquiry; MI
Foraker opposed it, and il went over untl Mon
day - House: bill authoriIing the PTesi, si,
dent 70 send the supply ship Celtic with reiiei
for the people of Jamaica was passed.
FoRFIGN.-Estimate of the loss Of life at
Einpsfon ran as high as 1900 and the GOV
ernor reported that 1t was diff1cult 20 se, 49, 90,
u clear the ruins there was report tna' I.
shores of Kinsson Bay were sinking. and that
the CITY was in danger of sinking INTO the SEC
= Admiral Alexieff has returned to favor at
CT pefarshurs and Admiral BirileH. who as
Minister of Marine, planned real naval reform; ,
has been forced 10 resign - III was ieafreu fI
4n Canetoun that the revolt against tho IeI-
mans in Southwest Africa had broken out aeaii''
DOMFSTIC.-President Roosevelt VIII soon
send a special message TO Congress ASKING tnat @
Increased powers be given TO the lntersteIe
C.oTnroe-cs Commission to enable II to deal with
such emergencies as the car shortage: - me
President. IN letter TO Chairman ross OF IN
House Naval Affairs Committee urges the Dullo-
ing of two first class. heavily armed oattlesnlPs
of the Dreadnought class. =- Mayor McCIsi-
Ian, in papers served on Attorney Geneea' e I h
son al Albany, gave notice or notlon 10 oe
made on Saturday when he will ask thet an
order be issued Furnishing the Attorney sts
for contempt Of court - Frederick e sle
yerr took his oath OF office Superintendent
of PuAlic Works at Albany. - senator rage
al Albany introduced a measure which II passed
viii solve the Recordership problem in this city
hv abolishing the titles of recorder ano Cl'E
Judge and reorganizing the Court OF Ienerai
liner in the State Insurance Department ar Al
l,sfiv resigned - The Assembly at Albany
unanimously parsed the bill which accepts the
Ietctvorth land gift in wyoming and Living
sfon ooUnties There were six thousand
ases of scarlet fever and diphtherie in Chicago
CTTY-Stccss were Irregular at the close
District attorney Jerome said he Woulo
call all tns Municipal Ownership League alder
rl.e7 as witnesses at the next hearing or the
bribery charge against Alderman Chfcrd =
TIE first shipment OF supplies FOR the relier OF
the sufferers from the jamaican earthquake
II was announced, would be sent TO hlrgston
to-day The terms Of the proposed con-
tract for building the Lexington avenue subway
were made pubic. TIE Rapid Transit
Commission adopted a modification of the NC
Donald loop plan which would pSr1nit Brooklyn
Rapid Transit cars to r:n from the bridges into
the proposed subway. = PA i&deiphis capl-
faiists Incorporated a s10.Oc0.N0 ooTapany 70
merge many large paper manufacturing con-
Germs - Six inches OF snow 1el in the first
big storm or the winter - Merchants OF
Fifth avenue and Broadway took steps to pro-
test agairyt ditch construction Of sibways under
those streets
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day:
SNOW and warmer The temperature yesterday:
Highest % degrees; lowest, 13.