New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-13
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS.-Senate: The Posto1ce appro-
priation bill, carrying S229, 02l,36I was passed.
Mr.. Rayner spoke on his resolution directing
the President to order court OF inquiry INTO
charges against Colonel William F. Stewart
- House: The conference report on the
naval appropriation bill was agreed to and IL
was announced that the currency bill would be
considered Thursday.
FOREIGN.-Two schconers engaged in tor
ioise fishing off the Isle OF Pines have been
seized a revenue cutter firing shot into one
of them before she would heave 10. = Score
tary Taft left Colon for Charleston on the
Prairie, having concluded a successful trip as
peacemaker on the isthmus. Inhabitants
Of the village of Beleghem near Courtrai. at
lacked and killed a man caught E9b6ing a
luncheon given by the Pilgrims in London in
honor of Edwin A Abbey. = Russian pris-
orers at Sirnferopol killed four officials and
escaped. Judge Rodey dismissed the suit
Of the American Railway Company 10 get pos
session Of lands occupied by army, navy and
Lighthouse services in Porto Rico - Great
Britain, Russia France and Italy have decided
TO Withdraw their troops from Crete peaceful
conditions prevailing in the island. - Prince
ITO. IN an interview at Seoul said that Japans
object IN reforming the system Of government
in Corea make that country an indie
pendent ally Of japan.
DOMESTIC.-The men of the Atlantic feet
were entertained at a reception and ball by
the exclusive California Club of San Francisco
-=Governor Hughes welcomed by a
crowd ar Washington, where he went 10 attend
che conference of Governors and the Presidents
dinner - The body of George Clinton, first
W
ington and will be reburied in Kingston, n. Y
- The welfare committee closed its confer
ence by efecting reorganization the Wom-
ans Department Of the National Civic Fedora
ton. Mrs Medin Mccormick. of Chicago,
elected president. = resolution presented
at the Methodist Episcopal General Conference
at Baltimore provides for a twelve year term
for bishops and election. == TWO rob
hers, dressed brakemen, attacked the express
messenger on a Great Northern train between
Seattle and Vancouver. and looted the stroug
box Of q estimated at between 1000 ard
$4,000
CITY.-Stocks were weak. - Gustave
lindenthal under whose directions the original
plans for the Blackwell's Island Bridge were
made. said he would rot have approved the
changes made. - Governor Hughes said he
could not serve eTen were he elected Vice
President. - The initial steps were taken in
z plan 10 reopen the Brooklyn Bank under its
old name, but as the property OF the Interna-
tional Trust Company. = The floor sagged
beneath one hundred petitioners in Queens Bor-
ough Hall and caused panic. -= New York
Life records showed contributions of $4,000
the Merchants Association at the insistence of
William + King. - The knckerbOcker
Trust Company announced il would pay de-
positors two instruments. falling due later, I'M
Ger the resumption agreement, on June /.
President Hepburn Of the Chase National Bank
said he looked for a period of unprecedented
prosperity. = The Denver & Rio CIrande sold
s15o00.o00 three year notes 10 local bankers to
finish the Western Pacific construction work
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Fair and cooler. The temperature Yesterday.
Highest. 81 degrees: lowest 81.