New-York tribune., 1908-12-19
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS- Senate was not in session
- House: The day was spent chiefly IN
action on war claims bills
r-oRrTrN-wiJhur Wright broke records for
ls3s-+ arS distance in his aeropane az lie Mans.
roerirE 20 q height of $50 feet and winning me @
sarfhe Aero Club prize - me ALneLiCaii 81
of7cers were entertained st dinner at Ceyion.
the Planters Association presented lst1i s+
thousand pounds Of tea TO the men OF the heet,
cordial speeches were eNchahgeo. -
committee Of the International Maritime coll-eI
ercp dealing win questions Of blockaQe anu
The transfer Of merchant vessels from i oellis
ezrenr 20 a neutral rag. reached an agreement
= -,I,,rj,ja On +l7ssa subjects - The burning
oflehfp Kalono was sunk by shots rom Ile
SS5T-vsTo-a FORT -zvo miles distant - Eight
men of the crew Of the Swedish steamer Llnd-
17olr7en were drowned when the vessel SANK
after collision of Goodwin Sands -- [AnN-
et7 IS expressed a. sydney G B. for the overdue
Norwegian steamers faico ana ollhtlSI1 I1L. 80 -
rho council OF the empire unanimously approved
the bill for 2 Russian loan Of $225.00o.OOo-
-President-elect Taft announcer
4-e annointr7eTt OF United states Senator Phi
lander c. Knox. Of Pennsylvania, as secretary
Of State in his Cabinet == II was reported
in Pitrsburg that Mr. KnoXs successor as
United states Senator would be George /
Oliver. wealthy steel MANUFACTURED ana news
man Of the board Of directors OF the OIltel u
States Steel Corporation, testified at the tarlIL
hearing before the Ways and Means CoInnll ltee'
favoring publicity and government supeTNisloII
of affairs of CORPORATIONS == Six robbers in
evening dress robbed two banks in Nebraska
towns and escaped after revolver fight Win
Country Life Commission held the second and
last New England hearing at Boston: - A
movement for the organization OF the Legs
1a+i,-e Voters Association OF the State OF New
York vas started at Albany -" A young
woman was murdered at Somerville. Mass, and
her rAiected suitor was locked up charged Win
-77r,-5eT after surTenderiug 70 the police. -
lanes Newton Efero Of Albany was appointed
-reno-4er Of the Court of Appeals.
l~TTY-Stocks broke again. = The out
hound freighter Daghestan was sunk in Gedney
channel by the tramp steamer Catalone, her
crew being taken off without loss Of life. --
Many liners. caUEht in the heavy storm. were
overdue. -- The prosecution OF thornton }
IIains showed that there was an interval De-
tween the firing Of the first shot at Nlllam h.
AruFs and the other shots In which the lie OF the
victim might have been saved == Conmls-
rione~ Coggev Of the Department Of Correction
was on the grill before the Cassidy finance in
--eEtiEs ting. committee. @= Daniel Guggenhelm
said there was 10 cause for concern on the part
OF American Smelling and Refining Company
shareholders over the organization OF a new
rorl2rarlI- The management Of the Della
zra-e & Hudson announced that il would appeal
20 the courts for review Of the decision of the
rorlhIic Service Commission Of the I'd District
refusing its application TO issue bonds --
The Appellate Division ruled that the order OF
the Public Service Commission regarding the
issuing Of transfers could be reviewed == II
,t-ss said that no plans for the disposition II
St Johns Chapel had been made, and the Rev
Or Huntington suggested that II be bought by
popular subscription and preserved as me
mortal Of old New York - Norman E Mack
announced that permanent national committee
hsadouar1ers Of the Democratic party would be
established IN Washington after the holidays
THE WEATHER-Indication tons for to-day:
A9e-1lv C1o71dy- west 20 southwest winds. The
Temperature yesterday: Highest. 40 degrees;
lowest, %