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

CoNGREss-Senate: Mr.. Buckley. of Com
necticut, defended the negro soldiers dismissed
on account Of the Brownsville affray: the Ca
madam boundary treaty ratified 80
House: The Appropriations Committee was de
feated in attempts TO prevent increases of the
sundry civil BILL although Chairman 1awney
predicted large Treasury deficits and the issue Of
government certificates Of Indebtedness.
FOREIGN.-Thirty persons were arrested In
Calcutta on charges of being implicated in a
plot 10 overthrow British rule in India and muir
der officials; Major General Sir James Willcocks
routed the Afghan bands advancing through
passed the licensing bill on second reading. and
referred the measure TO committee Of the
whole - The revenue cutter Algonquin
after long chase in which three shots were
fired, captured a pirate sloop off the Porto Rtcan
coast. - A silver ever and dish OF the James
] period were sold at Christie's for $4,000 ==
Peruvian government troops have not yet sue
ceeded in finding DR.. Durand and his band of
insurgents; there have been no further out
breaks. - Ny. Asouith. in the House Of
Commons, refused to bind himself to Mr.. Red
7nond's Interpretation Of Mr.. Churchills state
rnents regarding Home Rule - Israel Zang-
will successfully opposed the petition of the
Jewish Colonial Trust before the Court Of Chan
Gerry &c restrict the use Of the fund to the colon
tzation of Palestine - A dispatch from
Lisbon said that the government had decided
not 10 prosecute those implicated in the assas
sination Of the King and the Crown Prince. ow
ing TO the prominence of tht persons involved
DOMESTIC.-Oficers Of the battleship feet
were in a train wreck near Santa Cruz, Cal
- H H. Rogers and James Stillman filed
City to the railroad merger suit brought by the
government. - Eleven seanlen were drowned
off the coast OF Oregon in the wreck Of the
steamer Minnie Z. Kellon, carrying lumber from
Aberdeen TO San Francisco. = The Gov
ernors itinerary for the 41Jh District given
out in Albany. and includes seven speeches to
he delivered next Friday and Saturday ==
The reopening OF a trust company in Providence
released S3oe0000 in cash which had been tied
up. - The anonymous giver of $1,000 70 the
city OF Troy y. Y, to beautify local ceme-
terry. said to be Mrs. Russell Sage
CITY-Stocks were weak at the close -
Governor Hughes aroused great enthusiasm at
4 Carnegie Hall by his plea for his ant-racetraCk
betting bill. -- The methods Of the American
Ice Company We're told in the MacNeille report
read at the Jerome hearing. =- Controller
Metz sold S-.S0sF0.f 900 revenue bonds at 3@4 per
cent for six months a new bureau was
started TO push the Hughes campaign more
vigorously than the National League ==
receiver was appointed for the Buchan Soaps
CORPORATION. Of which Daniel J. Suly Is presl-
dent = Most members Of the Cotton TX
change disagreed with the Commissioner OF Cor
porations who criticised the system IN vogue
here - A boy playing pirate chief was nero
icallv saved from drowning in the East RIVER.
- Counsel in the case of one Of the negro
soldiers discharged in connection with the
brownsville affair cOntended that the Presloeht
has no right to discharge troops.
THE Observation-Disclosures for TO-DAY
1kfr The temperature yesterday: flgiiesl, VI
legrees: lowest, 46.