New-York tribune., 1908-11-13
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoRE1cH-The five members of the Foreign
Affairs Committee of the German Federal Coun-
Gil met in Berlin, the proceedings We're secret
hut ii is believed an effcrt TO prevent the En-
I,eror from personal foreign action VIII be MADE.
-- Three hundred and thirtY-nine miners
we're killed and thirty-fve injured in an expio-
ls5gr in the Radbod mine. near Hamm West
1,ralfs Germany. II is felt in 81. Peters
burg that the Balkan situation has reached an
acute stage. == The Emperor Of China Is re-
ported as sinking. and ii is admitted in Pekins
that his brain is affected. =- Premier AsQuith,
i. the House Of Commons. defined the two
pcvef standard as meaning an excess OF ~ per
cent over the combined strength in capital ships
# the tUo next strongest naval powers. --
Grand Duke William Alexander OF Luxem bourg
Is sinking rapidly. and the grand duchess has
l,een asked to accept a permanent regency. ==
The preparations for q blockade OF La GuaHra
fsve been completed by Castros order. and the
Inerchsnts Of both Caracas and Ia GuaEra have
ordered large stocks in expectation of a siege OF
The coast city by Hollands warshlps. --
CiTigible balloon belonging 10 the German army
landed in The Baltic Sea after collision with a
tree, but the pilots were rescued
goMESTIC-Mr. Taft will be guest at the
White House or Sunday. when President Roose-
vel3s message to Congress. Cabinet appoint
Inents and other topics will probably be dis
cuSseG: James 8 Sherman and William l.
HNard were among those who saw the President
elect at Hot Springs -= At the tariff hear
ing before the WAYS and Means Committee in
Washington representatives of American wine
growers said they desired no change in the
present rates Of duty. =- A boat containing
IN Chinese WAS wrecked at Buffalo and six
CeIestials were drowned. == John d. Sharpe,
ex-Sheriff of Davidson County, Tenn. and a
friend Of Governor Patterson. was arrested
81 connection with the killing Of ex-senator
Carrnack Dean Thomas r. Crane of Cor
nell University resigned. =-= Governor Hughes
issued his Thanksgiving proclamation in AL
bsny. = Horace White Lieutenant Gov
ernor-elect. and Thomas B. Dunn. Treasurer
e,ect. Gled statements of election expenses with
tne Secretary Of State Albany: the former
spent SPAS p and the latter $3.50 15. == The
$3.50 eno turbine steamship Belfast. built for the
Eastern Steamship Company, was launched at
Bath Me
CTTy--Stocls were strong after early losses,
==-- The Union League Club unanimously in
dorsed the nomination OF Elihu Root for the
Senate. There was much speculation
20 whether Timothy J. Woodruff would fight
for the SenafUrShip. ---- Kuhn. Loeb & Co
bought seo.oo0o9o @f new s1l0.o00000 issue Of
Illinois Central bonds -= The New York
Life Insurance Company. interested in the pros
TeFity in the West since Judge Taft's
election. lent $3.50, 600 4 San Francisco real
estate orera tor. -- The mOTtuary chapel in
Calvary Cemetery WAS dedicated by Archbishop
Farley The minimum salary for curates
II this diocese fixed $1,000 by the doce-
convention which adjourned - The
Public Service Commission served notice the
Metropolitan Street Railway Company and tn"
Central Park North e. East River Railroad
Company, that 8; would fight any court delay
the transfer situation -= The Twentieth
Century Limited almost wrecked near
Rochester, when three cars left the rails. -
The Park Theatre. in Brooklyn. was DESTROYED
by IRE -= Jacob KUppert. j.. declared
Kew York State excise laws needed
vision. -- Assistant District Attorney Ward
charged that witnesses in the case Of the death
Of Ben" Stone had beer ntinidated.
THE vEATHER-Indicati lions for to-day:
Fair. The temperature yesterday: Highest, 43
degrees; lowest, 81