New-York tribune., 1908-08-01
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoRFIGN.-A report was sent out by way Of
Berlin that the ruler OF Turkey would drop the
title Of Sultan and declare himself Emperor OF
the Moslerls. At q dinner given 10 Ihe
delegates TO the Universal Peace Congress in
London. Prime Minister Asqutth expressed the
view that the youngest person present would not
live 10 see universal disarmament. - twenty
three miners are entombed at Coal Creek, B. Cr
with six hundred feet of rock between them ana
Minister Paul of Venezuela TO the Netherlands
government setting forth what he calls the IN
suits and injuries" to which his. country mas
been subjected. The old age pensions bill
was passed by the House of Lords in the form
accepted Icy the House OF Commons, which re
jected the amendments Of the Lords. - Inc
loss of nearly a hundred lives from heavy rains
causing floods in the Austrian Tyrol is reported
The aged drectress Of a girls boarding
school in France was beaten TO death with nam
mers by two masked men - Inc hlenlpeFs @
of the rife team who won the contest at Bisley
will sail for home to-day.
DOMESTIC-President Roosevelt Secretary
Wright and AIr. Bishop conferred at Oyster Bay
on the situation III the Panama Canal zone
The place of Assistant Attorney General
Of the United States was offered to Attorney
General Wade Ellis, OF Ohio. - Eleven
marines their way from Panama to
be treated in Washington for hydrophobia- -
Major General Corbin L. s. A. (retired), refuted
a religious canard exploited by opponents OF
Judge Taft = a collie dog prevented the
robbery cf E. C Converse's country place, near
Greenwich. Conn, and a lively pistol battle be-
tween Mr. Converse and the burglars followed
- The New York, New Haven & Hartford
Railroad Company fled a demurrer TO the petit
tion Of the fedSral government in the United
States Circuit Court in Boston - Supreme
Court Justice Fits, at Albany, decided that the
reapportionment act passed by the extraordinary
session OF the Legislature in 1897 was constitu-
tional - Norman z. Mack, chairman of the
Democratic National Committee. made public at
Buffalo a partial list Of his committees
CITY-Stocks We're strong. - Henri Far
man made TWO successful trial flights at Brighton
Beach racetrack. National Chairman
Hitchcock took charge of the headquarters here.
opening the campaign in the East - Secre-
tary Trey Woodson Of the Democratic National
Committee and others Of the committee were
awaiting the arrival Of Norman E. Mack in this
city - Controller Metz returned to work
risks on Judge Taft's election from l to 1
10 s - Indictments were found by the Kings
County Grand Jury against the Brighton Beach
Racing Association and three of its officers for
violation of the anti-betting law: a presentment
was also handed up condemning the Coney
Island Jockey Club and the police for permitting
raCetTack betting. - John Mitchell was
ready 10 take charge to-day Of the trade agree
rnent department Of the National Civic Fedora
ton == A petition in involuntary bankruptcy
was fled against the Sea Coast Construction
Company Inspector NcCafferty, of the
Detective Bureau. was placed on trial at Police
Headquarters on a charge made by the District
Attorney Of Richmond County. II was
regarded IN financial circles unlikely that the
Intersouthern Company would obtain control of
the ProVident Savings Life Assurance Society.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Rain. The temperature yesterday: Highest
81 degrees; lowest. 20.