New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-12-01
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoEFIGN-The vanguard Of the insurgent
forces under General Simon Is within thirty
miles CT Port-au- Prince where the inhabitants
have barr5caded houses and SHOPS: fIesIu'. =.
Nord Alexis insists on fighting. and uooIS 70
check the rebel advance are drawn UP outSlos
the city. the Legislature has been Suflih"Iieu
srS may take stems 10 obtain compromise
- The American battleship feet left MaIola
this morning on its homewar1 NoH age: the hrso
step ~El be made AT Colombo. Ceylon -
Nine. Steinhen viii he examined before Magls-
trste Andre to-day. great precautions nave peer
taken TO prevent a hostile demonstration -
a ,sfsosfCh from Che-FOc said that two Jap
srese steamers had been III collision on that
port and that seven hundred lives were report
Cd lost - D.. Israel. the surgeon. OF Berlin,
has not been engaged TO operate on Castro at
Rordes11x- the French government viii not per
Ne fha Venezuelan President 10 visit Paris.
s dispatch from London gave report
thst 8 :-eatv would soon be concluded BY Great
Britain snd Holland by which Germany Noulu
be ursble 10 eceRire Dutch TERRITORY - ne
Pcpe's physicians announced that audlences
would b. suspended for q week in order TO give
the pontff q chance % recover from his inols-
position
Tskahfra exchanged notes defining the policy OF
the United States and japan in the Far East,
- The WAYS and Mesns Committee decided
&c ask Congress for power To compel attehodlCe
OF witnesses at supplementary tariff hearings
- II was reported in Washington that Her
bert L. Satte-lee Of this city, had been selected
<nr Assistant Secretary Of the Navy. Jesse
{. JOY formerly cashier Of the Hamilton BANK
Of this city committed suicide by shooting hiTn-
ATTORNEY General Dana Malone of Mass Chusetts
fled an amended bill of Information at Boston
agsins1 the New Haven road in the X: g ~
stock case. The State Board of Charities
reoorted At Albany that statistics showed that
81 least * per cent Of the boys who had been IN
the State Agricultural School at Industry and
the RandaE's Island reformatory became useful
citizens with the surrender Of Gustav
Ba1er and Henry Mchaels. in Chicago, the fed
eral authorities reported that tie last member Of
the gang which had been passing counterfeit 50
bills in various cities had been apprehended
Several politicians and others. including
state Senator }. ?. McNlchOl. Republican leader
n the cit. were indicted fer criminal libel in
Philadelphia
CITY-Stocbs were irregular. == John D.
Archbold the resumption OF the government
suit explained the reasons for forming the Oil
Trust Charles N SCfwab was made a
defendant in 4 suit for Mexican mining property
involving $4,000. GEO == The directors Of the
United States Rubber Company decided To issue
s20neo 600 in bonds 20 refund securities and
subsidiaries =- II became known that Rich
ard croker had put ghe stamp Of his approval
many Hal. Borough President Hafen
presented 10 Governor Hughes his answer 70 the
charges against his administration by the Com
nissiorsFs Of Accounts -= George G. Haye
bought property At 4Sth street and Fifth avenue
for S500eeo -= II was announced that Hol-
land would send a replica 81 the Half Moon.
Henry audso'''s ship. for the Hudson fulton
celebration The Board Of United States
Steamboat Inspectors exone-ajed Captain Now
bray Of the Finance from blame ir connection
with its shaking after being rammed by the
George. The American Telephone and
Telegraph Company sold $4,000 600 per cent
gold bonds 10 . syndicate Of bankers. = The
Supreme Court decision against Colonel Stokes
in his suit for aUnulmenT OF marriage az
hrmed by the Appellate Division == William
NJ. WINS. chairman Of the Charter Revision Com
mission. said the reports Of what the commits
sion + uld recommend were gUesswork
THE wEATHER-Indications for to-dav:
Pan: much colder - night The temperature
vester1ay- Highest 50 degrees: lowest, 4e