New-York tribune., 1908-08-19
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

-0pEIGN-President Castro has refused 10
allow the Brazilian Minister 70 take charge 5 o5
French interests in Venezuela - - \ ne @ = 1IlleeA
states according to a dispatch from The Hague,
has informed Holland that any acton except
occti,,atioa Of territory viii be satisfactory re- re-
eardins Venezuela -= seventy men 49, 80
s17toTT,ha7 bv an explosion in the Maypole coal
mine IT Wigan. England. and IL Is reared tiat
many 9f them have peTished. -= Mail adN,ces
from Puerto CorteZ told OF plot oi
Cabrera - make Morales President or Hohou as as,
and Of tne energetic action OF the Cnlteo otalee
which stopped the movement - dlspatcn
from s. Petersburg said that the cohdiliol o %
tho Pussian Empress was again causing alarm
- Preparations are being made at Pek1ng TO
receive .le Dalai Lama. who is now at Nu-Ial-
lea anrs Of the Young Turk party would meet
there soon 10 consider the question OF deposils
The Sultan. -= Wilbur Wright completed the
reuairs IN his aeroplanc ana sent II ID d iaI gel
track near lie Mans. where an attempt VIII De
made u cover fifty kilometres
DOMESTIC-Jarles Schoolcraft Sherman re
cesved official notification OF his nomination Tor
the Vice Presidency at his home in Utica: -
The retirement OF Rear Admiral Robley u
Evans was made the occasion OF a formal cere-
mOny at Lake Mohonk ana the presentation OF d
loving CUP - Richard Y. Oulahan. head of
the literary bureau Of the Republican National
Committee visited Hot Springs, Va, and re-
Iorted TO Mr. Taft that the Republican national
ticket was steadily gaining strength IN the west
and South. Governor Hughes was received
with cheers at the Greene County fair. and sen
timent in the county seemed 20 be Tor his re-
nomination f. W. Chain, Presidential
candidate of the Prohibition party, was formally
informed of his nomination at Chicago. == 1t
WAS reported in Washington that Colonel George
w CSOethalS. engineer in charge OF the construc-
ton of the Panama Canal. believed that the canal
could he completed within five years and at 4
less cost than estimated - The Interstate
Commerce Commission at Washington refused
an extension OF time railroads in the South
eastern territory for their answer to complaints
filed against them on the rate matter.
CITY.-Stocks were irregular, closing higher.
1t was discovered that the letters OF warm
mis- zsTITt tnT h-
T. jenkins Hams 10 comply with one of the
Ienets OF the -'unWritten law, == A Jersey
silk weaver tried to commit suicide with blank
cartridges in crowd Of shoppers near the Flat
iron Building. New England banks pro-
tested against the 1 per cent fiat rate Of tax on
an stock held by these institutions == 4
lion killed q bear at Coney Island. - A
Second conference on the conditions of commerce
in this port held in City Hall, and TesoIu-
items were adopted calling for reduction Of
port charges. The state grand lodge,
J. O .. r. elected officers =- The New Jer-
Sey State Federation o. Labor refused 10 pledge
itself 10 support Bryan. -= The receivers re-
ported 10 the Public Service Commission that
The New York City Railway had lost I047 900
in the nine months ended June 80. -= The
chairman Of the Board OF Education building
committee charged delay in school building 10
the policy Of Controller Metz.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Fair The temperature yesterday: Highest 50
degrees: lowest -