New-York tribune., 1907-01-11
Aetp3nrk Daily Gribrr,1e.
FRIDAY. JANUARY IL, 1907.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CoNGREss-Senate: A substitute presented
by Mr. La Toilette for his bill regulate the
hours Of employment on railways was passed.
seventy to one House, A dispute between Mr.
Gaines, of Tennessee, and Mr. Mahon. of Penn
sylVaniar occurred, in which Mr.. Gaines was
forcibly restrained from assaulting Mr.. Mahon
after the latter had impugned his yeractty; the
Army Appropriation bill passed.
FOREIGN.-An eruption of the famous vol
cano in Hawaii, Mauna Loa, is reported visible
at distance of one hundred miles at sea -
Earthquake shocks were felt in Norway and
Sweden and on the Asiatic side of the Ural
Mountains In Russia The Japanese train
ing squadron. instead of crossing the Pacific to
San Francisco. will come only as far as Homo
lulu. So The belief is held in the City OF
Mexico that the revolution in Honduras will not
amount TO much, as the only man VINO ooulo
successfully conduct It is practically a prisoner
in Salvador - Plans are being prepared for
presentation TO Parliament for all British
mail route TO the Far East by way of Canada
- The new Russian budget will contain ap-
preparations for two new q 900 ton warships, to
be built In Russia. - Plans are afoot for the
consolidation of coal companies in the maritime
PROVINCES of Canada which are expected to ex-
fricate the Cape Breton Coal Iron and Railway
Company from financial difficulties and prevent
the abandonment of the model mining town Of
Broughton, c. B.
DOMESTIC-The President gave dinner in
honor of the diplomatic corps. - The Inter-
state Commerce Commissioners finished the Chi
cago hearing on the Hartman railway lines. and
adjourned to meet in Seattle later this month.
- Attorneys for the federal government in
Chicago announced that they would ask writs
10 prevent Messrs. Hartman Frick and Rogers
from leaving the Jurisdiction Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission. - caucus of the
Republican members OF the Michigan Legislature
chose William Alden Smith to succeed Russell A.
Alger as Senator, the choice insuring his election.
- II said 1T Amsterdam. N Y, that the
special tax commission named by Governor Hig-
gins would meet here Saturday to complete its
report; an income tax may be recommended.
e. Governor Hughes at Albany declined to
comment in any way the distribution of leg
islative committee places. - The Milburn
house in Buffalo, where President Mckinley
died. wes considerably damaged by fire
The annual report of Adiutant General Henry
was made public at Albany
CITY-Stocks closed weak. - The
agement Of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany announced that il would ask the stock
holders to authorize new security issue OF
S200,0O0O0o. half in stock and half in bonds.
Eight were hurt in A struggle to
get out of q caisson when water rushed in. -
A Jury returned a verdict of guilty in the trial
OF the ucorice combination the charges of
forming Illegal combination and being
monopoly. - The New York City Railway
with all horsecars. - II learned that
Horace Brockway had resigned as director Of
the Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Company.
- The New York Edison Company offered
20 let the Controller inspect it's books. - One
was killed and another probably fatally
injured the platform of the Third avenue
elevated at l61st street - The annual dinner
of the Hotel Association of New York held
at the Waldorf. 80 A patrolman stopped a
runaway in Lexington avenue.
THE WEATHER-Indications for to-day:
Rain or snow. The temperature yesterday:
Highest, S5 degrees; lowest %