New-York tribune., 1908-09-25
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN-Andrew Carnegie has given 81
s5O 600 10 found hero fund in Scotland similar
to the established by him IN TINS county, {.oiIt
several years age. - new Chinese minister
Chung -Men-Few. formerly in the diplomatic ser
vice in Washington. is expected TO succeed WI
Ting fang minister 10 this country ID De
ceroher A special Chinese envoy, rang
Shao-Yi left Peking with a numerous suite ana
many presents. TO bring TO TINS country eiie
psrt OF the Boxer Indemnity. = In an earth
quake shock off the coast of Mexico a steamer
from San Francisco was tossed ABOUT SO Violen. a,
lv that four persons were killed on her decks
- Fewer cholera cases were reported al ST
Petersburg. but there was slight increase IN
the number Of deaths; the condltlons AT Mala M iif
and property in the central part OF the Philp-
pines was caused by a typhoon of terrific Veloc-
ifv Augustus B. Legnia- the recently
elected President OF Peru, was inducted into
Office. and in his inaugural address proclaimed
his purpose Of maintaining peace
roMESTIC-william H Taft cncour-
aged bv the results of the work Of the Republi-
can Chicago headquarters the only serious feat
ure being lack Of campaign funds - I'M
proved conditions in the Repuonean ouuook
were made known 10 President Roosevelt py
leaders Mr. Taft, in winding up a day OF
speeches in Wisconsin. spoke at Milwaukee, re-
iterating his pledge for genuine and honesI re-
president of the American Federation OF LABOR
testified in contempt proceedings that an at
tempt had been made TO bribe him by a man
representing himself as an agent OF W: ): van
Cleave. president of the National ASSOCIATION OF
Manufacturers. = Governor Haskel le1t
Guthrie. Okla for Chicago. where arrange
lnents will be made by the Democratic National
Committee for an investigation Of the charges
made against the Governor. - Two men
killed in wreck on the St Louis q san
Francisco Railroad near Carthage. Mo. ="
Three railway postal clerks were injured IN a
collision of trains on the New York Central Rail-
road near Little Falls y. Y. - II was an
nounced in Chicago that the Italian Foreign
Minister had promised TO aid in the suppression
of Black Hand operations in this country
CTTY-Stocks closed strong. = William
Randolph Hearst made further Standard Oil eX-
posures at the state convention Of the Inde-
pendence party. - The Independence party
state convention was opened here. - SEN
ztor Carl 6. Burr failed to get the renomina-
tion in Suffolk County. owing to his vote against
Governor Hughess racing measure. == IT
was said that syndicate of New York and
Boston banking houses might take up the East
eFn Steamship Company = Mayor Mcclellan
Governor Hughes against Borough President
Faffen Of The Bronx. - Dispatches from
Montreal confirmed the Wall Street runor that
the Canadian Pacific was about to purchase the
Chicago Great Western through the 500 Line. "
-- Levi P Morton and his associates sold a
majority Of stock of the Washington Life In
suranee Company 10 Pittsburg capitalists. and il
uas announced that IL would be operated in con-
nection with tfe Pittsburgh Life and Trust Com
pany. - President Thomas in the annual re-
port OF the Lehigh Valley Railroad criticised the
tendency OF recent laws 10 increase the activity
of railroad commissions and said they had
greatly increased the operating expenses of the
Iehigh. - Controller Metz announced that
he intended 10 collect s750o00o0 in special fran
chise tax and other arrears. - The expul-
sion Of Albert O. Brown and Lewis 6 Young
was announced on the Stock Exchange.
THE wEATHER-Fair to-day and PROD
sbiy Tomorrow; variable winds The tempera-
ture yesterday: Highest, 40 degrees; lowest, 64.