New-York tribune., 1908-02-01
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS- special message from Presi-
dent Roosevelt read III both houses --
Senate: The bill revising the criminal laws vas
considered. == House: The Indian approprla-
rion bill was taken up, bat most of the debate
MAS on the tariff question
FCREIGN-The American battIeship feet en-
tered the Strait Of Magellan and anchored in
Possession Bay for the night; the warships will
reach Punta Arenas to-day THE Empress
Of Russia is again suffering from nervous debil-
i-y and a painful afTiiction OF the eyes: physi-
clans strongly advise a change Of climate -
British shipyard owners on the Northeast Coast
have decided 10. post lockout notices to-day un-
less the strikers al Newcastle accept the wage
reduction -A credit of S5.000.000 was re
ceived at Budapest from New York for the ac-
count Of the Count and Countess LasZlo SZe-
chenyi- - Captain Neville Wilkinson has been
appointed Ulster King-at-Arns. to succeed Sir
Arthur Edward Wears. who was censured in the
commissions report on the loss Of the regalla at
Dublin == Bands Of insurgents are looting
houses in Tabriz; the government is powerless,
and European residents nave appealed 10 the
Russian Consul for troops == Dr. Jameson,
best known as the leader Of the raid before the
Boer war resigned as Premier Of Cape Colony
because Of the victory OF the Dutch in the Par
liamentary elections
DONESTIC.-Tt was announced at Albany
that Governor Hughes had received the report Of
sSTdatfhew Fleming on his investigation OF the
State Insurance Department. == Pine Plains.
y. Y. has been selected by the War Department
Of The places 1oT the summer manGauYreS
of the regulars and the militia. -- 4 decision
IN the primary contest in cuyahoga County,
Ohio. was victory fer the Foraker Dick fac
y
chESetts House = Representatives was indicted
by the Essex County Grand jury at Salem.
Mass. on charge of violating the public stat
DIes in requesting reduced rate Of fare the
Boston & Maine Railroad for number of per
sons -= 4 Junior Was burned to death when
the chapter house OF the Alpha Tau Omega fra
teTnity was destroyed al Cornell University.
CITY.-Stocls We're steady. Governor
Hughes. speaking before the Republican Club.
defined his national policies. -- The Oriental
Bank closed its doors Paul ". Warburg
Of Kuhn, Loeb & Co. discussed European and
American banking methods at Columbia
It was announced that the consensus Of opinion
at the conference OF steel and iron the
Waldorf Astoria Thursday night in favor of
MAINTENANCE of present prices. == 1t was an
nounced thai school janitors who failed in ex-
periments Of heating the buildings with ashes
might lose their places. - Deputy Chief
Binns came in Tor most Of the blame in the re
port Of the Commissioners Of Accounts on the
Parker IRE ard the quality OF hose 80 The
Rev DR.. J. NJ Buckley was yindicated by corn
nlttee Of tie New York East Conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. -- The Chinese
New Year was celebrated last night. East
Side landlords would not rent rooms to the Da-
partnent Of Charities 10 house the destitute
- THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
SNOW turning To rain The temperature yes
terday: Highest - degrees. lowest, !