New-York tribune., 1907-02-26
aew9lurk Daily Gribn1rE
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1907.
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESSES The Agricultural Post
office and Pension Appropriation bills and the
Philippine Bank bill We're passed MI. sever
idge's amendment to the Agricultural bllI re
ouiring packers TO pay the cost of meat inspec-
ton being defeated, the treaty with Sahto DO
rningo was ratified at night executive ses-
sion 80 House: The friends of Ship SUD
sidv won q victory by the adoption or a RUE
providing for a vote on the Littauer Dill at 3
2. m on Friday.
FOREIGN.-Richard Burden Haldane. the
British Secretary for War outlined before the
House of Commons his plan for army reorgaIll1 g M
"a son on the basis of a field force OF l60pOO
officers and men and a territorial force OF oUo'-
600 - a British subject was court Inartlalled
and hanged at Warsaw; military guards nave
been posted at all the foreign consulates at
Odessa -= The Vatican according to re-
port from Paris may lay the matter Of the eX-
pulsion Of MonsgnoT Montagnni before lhe
peace conference at The Hague. =- Prince
Won Bulow, tho German Chancellor. in speech
before the Reichstag. attacked the Centre party
for aiding the Socialists in the recent campaign
and outlined the government s programme OF
legislation. = The report from Madrid of q
cyclone. causing heavy loss of life In the South
eFn Philippines was denied in a dIspatch from
Manila. == A dispatch from Rome said that
the powers were believed to be in favor OF TAX
ing up the Drago Doctrine at the Hague confer
ence. provided that the discussion was confined
10 the submission OF questions 10 the tribunal
before coercive action was taken.
DOMESTIC President Roosevelt returned 10
Washington from his trip TO Boston and Groton.
Mass. - Ambassador Bryce was received by
President Roosevelt at the White House. the
speeches accompanying the presentation Of ere
dentials being marked by extreme cordiality.
= The Supreme Court decided that under
the Rate law all complaints against railroads
must be made through the Interstate Commerce
commission -- arrests were expected IN
connection with the theft Of $4,000 from the
United States Sub-Treasury in Chicago. -
The TEXAS Senate voted 10 discharge the COM
mittee which has been Investigating the charges
against Senator Bailey. == During S350,000
fire IN PiJtsbUrg depOsitors in a threatened
nj 81 ted a TT1n m md k1D \
by deteCAFes with drawn reyolvers. - The
report Of the special committee to investigate
the wreck near JOhnstOWn on Friday said that
The accident was caused by some foreign sub
stance getting between the i1ange Of the wheel
and the track, causing the rails 10 spr cad.
CITY.-stocks closed weak. -= District At
torney Jerome announced that he had pracI-
cally ended the cross-examination Of Mrs. Eve
lyn Nesbit Thaw, and would call Abraham
Hummei 10 the stand. e II. Hartman testified
Before the Interstate Commerce Commission re-
garding dealings ia stocks of the Chicago &
Alton Railroad Company. =-- Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Smythe told the coroner's jury
that he felt justified in asking it to find the
New York Central crminally negligent. and
Nice-President Wilgus personally responsible for
the Brewster express wreck. == Central trains
We're as safe as possible, said officials Of the
road. -= At the meeting Of the Board OF
Rapid Transit Commissioners It was announced
that the New York Central Railroad had agreed
TO build subway In Eleventh avenue from
3oth 10 Goth street, To take the place Of the
surface tracks The citv began suit
10 prevent further work on the Belmont
tunnel. Corporation Counsel Ellison
said there was scheme foot TO rob
the city IN selling property for the bridge
terminal -- The acting Commissioner of the
Fire Department revoked seven permits for
storing dynamite. tying up work tunnels.
Magistrate Whitman was elected president OF
the Board of City Magistrates -= Senator
McCarren won his fight against the custer Of the
Democratic State Committee. Assembly
man Merritt said that Insurance Superintend-
ent Kelsey would eventually be forced out.
THE WEATHER EP-Indicatfons for today:
Fair and colder The temperature yesterday:
Highest 81 degrees: lowest, 19.