New-York tribune., 1907-11-03
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-The Amalgamated Society of
Railway Servants has decided to postpone action
conference next "Wednesday with David Lloyd
George, president of the Board of Trade. =-
Municipal elections in England and Wales
brought crushing defeats TO the Socialists. -
Advices from Paris say that high tariff bin is
being drafted which will seriously affect the
United States unless reciprocal treaty can be
arranged - The Filipino Assembly is dis
cusSiNS a bill for the removal of restrictions on
Chinese immigration. -= The Lusitania sailed
from Liverpool. carrying nearly S1O.000,O00 in
gold great crowd watched her departure.
- One hundred and fifty persons have been
arreste ed for completely in the recent meeting at
FladivoStok. = France, Great Britain Ger
many ard Russia have signed a treaty guaran-
teeing the integrity Of Norway.
DOMESTIC-President Roosevelt is being
urged TO call extra session of Congress to
deal with the financial and business situation,
and has been assured that the great industries
Of the country viii not oppose his policy of fed
eral control Of corporations. - Excavation
on the Panama Canal for October amounted TO
lebS. i2J cubic yards, surprising all previous
monthly records. == The upstate Public Ser
vice Commission viii summon representatives OF
all railroads operating in New York to appear
before it IN Albany November % to show
cause why they should not issue interchange
able mileage books Of 1000 and 800 miles at
uniform rate of two cents mile. == Secre-
tary Cortelyou ordered the transfer of 1000,
600 in government funds TO San Francisco for
use by the savings banks; the checking system
ADOPTED by the banks TO reIleVe the money
stringency, went into effect in various cities
80 Sixteen persons were reported have
been drowned and great damage to have been
done to property in a Cloudburst at San Jose
del Cabo, Lower California. Governor
Glenn Of North Carolina issued an appeal to the
railroads and people Of his state to assist him
in upholdiEg the rate law and give ii a fair
trial = Superintendent F. c. Stevens of the
State Department OF Public Works announced
al Albany that he had cancelled the barge
canal contract Of the ScOfield company, which
he said had gone into the hands of a receiver
- County Attorney Joseph +. Connolly, Of
Portland. Me, ordered discharged a re-
suit OF the habeas corpus proceedings following
his arrest and commitment for alleged contempt
OF court. -= Il was reported at Rochester
that Z. H. Hartman had purchased the iron
mine at Sterling, y. Y, the consideration being
100000.
CITY.-Stocks were dull, closing heavy. -
Justice Clark extended the temporary receiver
ship Of the knickerbocker Trust Company. -=
Hamilton Bank depositors got a court order to
show why the affairs of the bank should
not be investigated. == the monthly circular
OF the National City Bank describes the way
in which the banks Of the country have coped
with the financial crisis. - It was announced
that the resumption Of the Public Service in
vesugation would bring out some new and i'm
pOrtant revelations. - Controller Metz de-
Tended his action in disposing Of city bonds.
- Both Herbert Parsons and Charles F.
Murphy were confident Of victory on Tuesday.
60 1t was decided that the banks holding the
stock Of the Provident Life Assurance Society
as collateral would a board of directors
10 manage the company. - The JOY Line.
plying between this city. Bridgeport, Providence
wrote to Governor Hughes explaining the city's
action against Sunday theatre performances.
- Engineers who visited the Battery tunnel
TO Brooklyn thought its opening would be de-
iayed Attorney General Bonaparte's at
tentfon called TO an alleged malt trust.
THE WEATHER for to-day:
Rain. The temperature yesterday: Highest,
90 degrees; lowest. IS.