New-York tribune., 1907-11-26
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FORFIGN-Ten thousand Arabs were re-
pulsed by the French army in Algeria, losing
200 killed. while the French lost only eight
men. The Portuguese government estaD-
lished special tribunal, empowered summary
TO try political offenders. whose offences VIII
now be classed with those Of anarchists. -
Major General Sir Henry Edward Covie, VINO
was recalled from the Boer War after the dls-
astrous battle at Lindley was killed in an auto
mobile accident in Surrey. - Secretary TAFT 5
train in Siberia barely escaped being wrecked
at ChIta an employe closing switch to siding
loaded with freight cars just in time. - Ihe
Pope VIII announce the appointment or thIee
new cardinals at secret consistory in Rome on
December 16. == Neapolitans are alarmed by
dense smoke pouring from assures in Mount
Vesuvius. accompanied by roaring. -- Twelve
persons wer~ killed and twenty-five injured
when an exp IS train fell from bridge into
the river In the suburbs of Barcelona.
OMESTIC-Secretary Cortelyou said that
reports received by him from financial centres
indicated that the banks throughout the coun-
try would soon resume currency payments. ---
Upon the agreement of the attorney for StuyVes-
ant Fish the bill for an injunction restraining
the voting of the $500 shares held by the Mutual
Life Insurance Company, in the Illinois Central
Railroad, dismissed by Judge BAH IN chi
cago. - The Public Service Commission Of
the I'd District held hearing on the mileage
book question at Albany. --= The knit goods
industry at COhoes, y. Y. was said TO be boom
ing. - Eight inches of snow was reported
throughout the southern tier Of New York State
and Northern Pennsylvania. -=- mass meet
ing Of citizens interested in the Philippine ques-
tion was held IN Faneuu Hail. Boston; addresses
were MADE Hy congressman SAdyueIl, Oh 1tAeiS
and Mccall Of Massachusetts. and James H
Bount, Of Georgia. = Two men entered the
State Bank at Clinton. IL, at the closing hour
held up the president and cashier with revolvers,
knocked down the negro porter and escaped with
all the money in sight == The schooner Grace
Collins capsized at the mouth Of Mispillion
Creek, Delaware Bay, and the captain and mate
were drowned.
CITY.-Stocks were weak. == Solomon H.
Kohn, q stOckholder OF the Metropolitan Street
Railway Company, began suit 10 have the re
ceiVers of that company dismissed - A man
who said he was injured while employed by the
solved, said he would the former directors
Of that concern. == Louis Straus, a mining
broker, committed suicide when about 10 be ar
rested =- The assistant cashier and the pay
ing teller of the Interboro Bank were arrested
for alleged conniVing at oVerdraft. ==
John Peirce, OF the John Peirce Company, testi-
hed at the Ashokan dam inquiry that he would
have made profit of 100000 had his bid
been accepted. ==-= One person was killed and
Farms subway trains were in collision on the
elevated structure at 174th street. -== Thir-
teen persons perished in a tenement fire in Har-
lem =- Unruly school children broke up an
Evacuation Day celebration in Brooklyn. =-=-
II was declared that no action had been taken
by the Board of Education to do away with the
Christmas tree modify the Christmas exer-
OF Public Works. blamed Controller Metz for re-
fusing TO pay city bills and thereby holding up
city work. -= Investigation Of charges OF
cruelty in the Manhattan State Hospital on
Wards Island was begun.
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day:
Rain The temperature yesterday: Highest ~
degrees lowest. 3S.