New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-13
THE NEWS THIS MORNTNG.

FOREIGN-Archbishop Bourne announced
that having received an intmation from IRE
rnier Asouith that the government CONSIDERED
n would be wise not 10 hold the Cathohc pro
cession to-day. it had been decided 10 hoId the
ceremonial procession in Westminster CaIheui i
- Governor Masoon ISSUED decree IlAIilS7
November il as the date of the PreSldenlal
election - The Danish Cabinet resigned at
the Kings request, Premier christensen having
been compromised by vouching for the honesty
Of Alberfi - The Porto Rican Legislature
onnroz.ad the settlement of the Catholic land
question which was arranged by Mr.. Bacon
- No lives were lost in the hurricane Whlch
swept over the Turks and Caicos islands, ana
the loss TO property was not SO great as carrier
reports indicated. - President castro pld!l'
according TO mail advices from Venezuela. is
practically 10 transfer the French Cable Com
panys property TO the Venezuelan government
The epidemic Of Asiatic cholera IN 81
Petersburg is assuming serious proportions
The Shah's forces fought their way into
Tshriz Persia but were finally driven out by
the fnsurgent garrison. - The Gross dirigible
balloon made successful flight OF thirteen
hours, starting from and alighting at Berlin
rDOMESTIC-Secretary Straus of the Depart
raent Of Commerce and Labor was among the
visitors TO Mr.. Taft at his headquarters in Gin
cinnati Orville Wright made three new
aeroDlane records at Fort Nyer. remaining up
"a minutes and "a seconds on one flight. -
The Presidents Oldest son, Theodore Roosevelt
IT. attains his majority at Oyster Bay to-day
A plot to kill Governor Fort was frus-
trated by the Philadelphia postal authorizes
II was said at Saratoga that the opposition
TO Governor Hughes had the votes 10 cereal ms
denomination, but lacked the nerve TO DO so.
The Berkshire Hunt held its annual races
at Lenox, Mass; the affair was well patronlzed
by society. - The last words from the stump
in the state campaign in Maine were spoken, and
all is ready for the election o-rnorrow. -
Under an order issued by Supreme Court Jus
tice Mills Harry h Thaw viii be transferred
Tomorrow to the Jail at White Plains. =" a
woman, thought to be demented attacked wee
Chancellor Pitney at his home, in Morristown,
y Two deaf mutes began an action for
divorce in Newark - The police OF Auanuc
City feared an open revolt against the New
Jersey excise law by saloonkeepers-
CITY-Stocks were firm - a fire which
did damage estimated at 100000 broke out in
West street. == Frank Y Bennett. former
manager of the Hotel Gotham committed sui
eide there. - George Crouch, once a pros
porous Wall Street Spectator, killed himself In
the Hoffman House - II was announced
that Mr. Taft and Senator Foraker would speak
on the same platform in Cincinnati = Roger
Foster, returning from Russia, said the country
was in q state Of anarchy. == Oscar Ham
merstein announced the opening of the sub
scription books for his opera house - Ray
c. EWry, the Olympic champion jumper was
honored by his associates at the navy yard
D. Cady Herricks boom for the Cover
norship nomination on the Democratic ticket
grew much stronger. - The Playground
Congress declared against athletic Interplay
ground contests for girls. == 1t was said that
ex-Borough T~sident Cassidy might send a
contesting delegation to the Democratic State
Convention = John D Rockefeller jr. and
his family are living in the attic of his father s
home at Pocantico Hills. it was learned. =
Chairman Wilcox Of the Public Service Com
mission said the board had done all 1t could IN
the Eleventh avenue track removal case.
THE wEATHER-Fair to-day and to-mor-
row. light variable winds The temperature
yesterday: Highest. rs degrees: lowest, 81.