New-York tribune., 1908-12-11
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

p s-aNERFsS-senate: Several treaties were
ssrife6 snd the nominations Of Martin A
Knapp and Il L satteriee were l,TI5sT1t coaI,TI,e1
Investigation Of labor disputes was discussed
FoREIeN-P-esident Castro Of Venezuela
landed et Bordeaux. the French government
having consented to this On the understanding
shst Castro was prepared 20 negotiate on tle
French claims. = The AayIian ChaTncetS
sTfE1 be convoked On December II for the election
rT President General Simon seems certain or
~Iecfio7 Russia received a note from Aus
4ria bearing on the Balkan situation which Is
expected 70 hasten the holding OF q conference
.of The powers 60 A delay in the negotls-
lions for the Russian rights TO the Wright aero
plane has been caused by the Russian govern
- Chancellor Won Bilow said in the Relch-
rtze az Berlin that the German government did
naval ornaments - Il was officially stated
sr London that in spite Of rur1ors 10 the con-
frary, the Kings health vas not snch as 70 70
cause anxiety. ~ Il is planned in Panama 70
celebrate the completion OF the canal in 1915 by
holding worlds fair
DoMEsTIC-Mr. Taft. arter e conference
ss-itt Republican members Of the WAYS and
$Feaus Committee announced his belief that re-
S-feion OF the tariff would be honest and thor
orgh- - President Roosevelt declared that
he would DO al IN his power 70 have those re-
Fpousible for attempting TO start Panama
scandal prosecuted for criminal libel -
Speaker Cannon. Ambassador Nsbuco end otners
addressed the National Rivers and Harbors Con
e7ess IN Washington -= The national con-
xe-Ha+iop conference ended its sessions at Wash
sre4on - Extreme winter weather was re-
soor1e5 IN the Adiroudacks, with the thermometer
81 g degrees below zero At Beaver Lake ==
Speaker Wadsworth Of the Assembly called On
Governor HUGHES at Albany -= The light
houEe st West Point, y. Y, was saved from de-
Et-uction by FIRE by means Of q bucket brigade
cTTY-stoclzs we're firm and active. - II
fecsrue known that eight banks IN this city were
srvolved in the failure OF p. J keiran's Fidelity
Funding Company. == II was announced that
FbeIps Dodge &. Co was about to dissolve and
70 unite fts metal holdings under q new corpora
'sfo1- There was noted q decided advance
A c5It diamonds. The annual report showed
that the Union Pacific had earned 1923 per cent
s- Charges of untIUthfulness were made
Eeatnst each other by counsel at the STANDARD
sore the legislative committee investigating tbs
rf1ysz finances, blamed the Board OF Estimate
for exorbitant expenditures - Three real
egrsre leases al aggregate rentals Of nearly two
End cze-Quarte- millions were reported --
lThe last wire Of the Manhattan Bridge cables
was carried across. -= Ex-Juoge Z. H Gary
entertained the presidents Of steel companies
end defended the Association Of Manufacturers
Magistrate Barlow said the TOmbs court
was SO run that II was possible for prisoners to
escape when arraigned. - Captain "CIabe"
Edwards killed 30-foct whale off AmagansetT
r. The Hall Of Casts ct the Metropolitan
Mugeunn Of Art was reopened after being re-
the Blind had On exhibition many remarkable
achievements Of blind persons -- The Metro
,,olitsu Street Railway bondholders' protective
Committee retained P T. Tripp, Of Chicago, IN
ph advisory capacity. =- Jury got itself in
trouble in Flushing by going out to eat against
fire Courts orders.
The Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
cloudy. The temperature yesterday: Highest
e degrees lowest, 20