New-York tribune., 1908-05-01
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS- Senate: The agricultural ap
preparation bill was under consideration -I7
House: An amendment TO the sundry civil DIN
providing s350.000 for enforcing the publicity
clause of the railroad rate law was adopted; de-
spite the opposition Of the Appropriations toiii-
,7ittee which recommended S2O,OOO
FoREIGN-An explosion in the stern maya
zine of the japanese cruiser Matsushima at
Makang Pescadores Islands, sank the vessel and
upward of two hundred men were drowned
dispatch from Rome said that Monsignor
Falconio the Apostolic Delegate at Washington,
might be made a Cardinal at the next consistory-
The Liberals held a party love feast IN
London TO welcome their new chief, Mr. ASqu1tn,
who in the House OF Commons, gave some
what roundabout Endorsement OF the Home
Rule pledges recently given by Winston Church
III. - oscar Hammerstein in London an
1leunced that he had engaged Nine Tetrazzini
ire prirYla donna. for five years. - At Fort
de France. Island OF Martinique, there was an
election fight between bands at the City Hall,
and several men. including the Mayor, were
killed. = 1t was announced in Berlin that
the government must borrow S25oO0O,O0O IN the
next five years - bounty was declared on
rats in Caracas because of the belief that these
animals by carrying the disease germs were
largely responsible for the plague at La Guayra-
The wife Of Fritz kraus court tenor at
Perlin recovered under unusual circumstances a
valuable necklace given her in this country but
lost four years ago
DOMESTIC.-Secretary Taft left Washington
CT his way 20 the IsthTnus Of Panama -
Governor Hughes addressed a meeting of three
thousand persons the racetrack and direct
nomination issues at Schenectady. " Y. -
The Maine Republican State Convention at Port
land declared for Secretary Taft. but did not in
srruct the delegates-at-large: Presidential cleo
tors were also chosen and Congressman Amos
L Allen was renominated.
CITY-Stocks closed generally lower -
General Stewart l. Woodford pleaded for party
harmony at conference OF Bepuoi1can state
delegates here. FL Joseph Bermel, who re-
signed as president of Queens Wednesday,
sailed for Europe and Lawrence Gresser was
elected succeed him - The examination
into the failure of T. A Mcintyre & Co. dis
closed active blind account taken care Of
100000 securities. = Governor Hughes
friends. il was said. might ask the President TO
remove William Barnes. jr, from his federal
Job - Q. H Cheney was appointed third
deputy superintendent of banks, in charge os
che New York City Office -= John d Rookie
felle- refused TO accept old sword sent to
him by an English woman, price $500. - Mr..
jerome testified that he did not bring the Nylic
fund insurance exposure to the attention of the
grand jury. - The funeral of DR. Morgan
Church = The referee submitted his report
70 the court favoring annulment of Miss
Naloney's marriage to Osborne. - A priest
chased and caught a thief vino had fed with his
parlor rug - New York's fire alarm system
IS crippled and should be replaced, according to
the testimony Of its superintendent - Resi-
dents Of the East Side decided TO build by pop
ular subscription a, clock tower at the Manhat-
tan approach 10 the Williamsburg Bridge. -
A Passaic (N. j physician. saying he had lost
s2.23o, caused the arrest Of two alleged wire
tappers - Saloonkeepers started a fight in
court on the new liquor law. - saloon
keeper was held IN $500 bail on charges of brib-
cry in connection with an alleged excise viola
tion case preferred by a detective.
THE WEATHER for to-day.
Fair and colder The temperature yesterday:
Highest. Sc degrees: lowest, SIS