New-York tribune., 1908-12-15
THE NEWS THIS MORNING

CoNGRESS-senate: A special message
from the President on the BToWnSNlile aI1alr
VS. received. and Mr- Foraker spoke at length
IN defence Of the negro soldlers -. ,f i1olisS. e
Bills prohibiting bucketshops and proVlaing Tor
s5-cent gas in the District OF Columbia were
passed
FORETGN-A crowd opposed the govern
r7lent Of President Castro gathered in Caracas
and was attacked by his supporters; one man
was killed and several were wounded: the acting
President SenoT Gomez has declared the repuo-
lie in a state Of defence. - President Castro
was warmly greeted on his arrival al Berlin: he
VIII see Dr. Israel to-day regarding an opera
tion- the government shows a friendly attitude
toward the Venezuelan executive. -= a dis
refch from St. Petersburg intl-nated that Russia
and Austria Hungary had reached 9. compromise
regarding the annexation 81 Bosnia and deTZe-
pr,1ina - Members Of the House of Com
mons sent a congTatuaTory message 10 the
Turkish parliament. which VIII be opened TINS
week. - Admiral SperTy paid his official call
10 the Governor Of Ceylon, who returned the
visi; on board the Connecticut - NJ. MuraN-
1eff. the Russian Ambassador 10 Italy died from
epoplexy al Rome - The House OF CoIn, !n
mons passed a number of bills and Is expected
ID adjourn on Saturday. == A company has
been formed in Germany to build seven alrshlTs
which viii make regular trips 10 twenty four
cities.
DOMESTIC United States Supreme
Court decided that Edward H Hartman and
the Interstate Commerce Commission regarolhg
private business transactions. == Leading
slieusts VIII testify 81 the proceedings in contest
of the viii Of Frederick {. Hewitt Wllch VIII
begin to-day st OwegO, y. Y == Phelps
Dodge & Co. OF this city, organized with 500
GOO 600 capital. control copper mines, fled
certificate OF organization at Albany. -= Ap-
plication was made in st Louis for q receiver
for the St. Louis Transit Company, II being al
legged that certain stockholders owed the COM
pany more than S1O,o00,000. = a plan for
national tariff conference was announced at In
7ianapclis. it was said to be favored by Presl-
dent Roosevelt - Commissioner Pearson
said Albany that every animal affected with
the foot and mouth disease in this state had
been killed. -- State Controller-eleCt Charles
Il
offered the deputy Controllership to Superinten-
dent Otto Kelsey. of the State Insurance Depart
rne1t. and that Nj Kelsey had accepted the
appointment
CTTY-StocIs were irregular, closing weak.
-= Il became known that Seth Low. president
!. Of the National Civic Federation. engaged
81 framing amendments TO the Sherman anti
Of Congress - Rear Admiral Evans ar
-aigned Henry Reuterdahl fOE his attacks on the
United States navy. =- Melville E ingalls,
spoke strongly in favor OF profit sharing al the
meeting Of the National Civic Federation at the
Hotel Astor. == II Tumored about City
Hall that the Mayor planned an extensive shake
up of the heads Of departments. =" Six Jurors
were selected for the trial Of Thornton J. Hams
Five East River ferry companies were
closed down - II was announced that the
American Smelling and Refining Company would
have rival. -= Members OF the leSlS-
istive committee inyest eating the infsrIyS Grim
irel courts were surprised at the testimony
lowing up cases. == There was further
subsistence Of earth at Drydock No at the
Brooklyn navy yard
THE wEATHER-Indication for to-day:
Partly cloudy The temperature yesterday:
Highest. - degrees; lowest, So.