New-York tribune., 1908-01-11
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS.-The Senate was not in session.
- House: The bill for codihcation Of the
laws was considered; there was q lively discus
sion Of causes OF the financial panic.
DOMESTIC.-It was said in Washington that
changed conditions on the isthmus may increase
the cost Of the Panama Canal 10 200,0O0,0OU-
- The report that E. Benjamin Andrews
would resign as Chancellor of The state OnlVer-
siJy Of Nebraska was reiterated in Lincoln, II
being said that his resignation would reach the
Board OF Regents as soon as II appoints
successor: Dir. Andrews declined TO discuss the
report, but his secretary denied IL. - 1t was
announced that meeting Of the board of di-
rectors Of the Pittsburg Stock Exchange will
be held on Monday morning, when definite ac-
ton REGARDING the resumption OF business will
be taken. ~ President Roosevelt, in conyer-
sation with a caller at the White House pre-
dicted the nomination Of Secretary TAFT for the
Presidency the first ballot == A man was
frozen TO death at Malone, n y - Demo
cratic friends gave dinner for eX-Judge Alton
3. Parker az Kingston, y L - IL was salo
at Albany that a number OF leSlsIatlVe agents
had already registered == The judges OF the
Court Of Appeals paid their annual visit 10 the
Governor at Albany
FOREIGN.-The Panther and the Yankton,
belonging TO the auxiliary division Of the Ameri-
can battleship feet, arrived at Rio de Janelro,
where the armored vessels are expected to ar
rive to-day; the torpedo boats arrived al Per
nambuco. - The Belgian government issued
its reply to the Congo State Commission; King
Leopold is said TO desire no personal proflt from
the donations reserved under the treaty. but
threatens 10 take his former place in the Congo
administration if the treaty Is not ratified -
general suffrage were dispersed by police, many
arrests being made; a motion in the Landtag TO
grant the demand for electoral reform was re-
jected - The North German Lloyd and the
neutrality-suspicious. steamship companies, it
was announced al Bremen, have entered into q
fcgr-ye3r agreement, which viii result in unity
of action against the British lines in the ocean
rate war = RodOlphe LemieuX, the delegate
of Canada to Japan. said that he believed his
mission had been entirely successful; the State
Department Washington denied rumOrs of
friction between Japan and the United States
regarding restriction Of immigration.
CTTY-Stocks declined in the late trading.
- A large crowd listened to Secretary Taft
before the Peoples Institute in Cooper Union.
- The Thaw jury was completed. and il
was announced arguments would be begun
Monday -== It was rumored in Wall Street
that the Knickerbocker receivership would be
made permanent al the next court session. -
The Public Service Commission issued an order
10 the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company direct
ing it TO report why il had decreased the num-
Der Of bridge trains on Thursday night.
Controller Metz and Borough President Coler
nearly came TO blows after a meeting of the
Board of Estimate. The Cripple Creek
E47tral Railroad Company passed dividends on
Eszn its common and preferred stock. - The
Supreme Court declared the law mutUalizing the
Equitable constitutional. - ''Fingey" Corners
had new slogan for Governor Johnsons cam
paign for the Presidency == Announcement
was made Of plan form a union of en-
ployes IL the milk trade to obtain a six-day
working week. == Mayor Mcclellan recog-
nized John F Ahearn as President de facto Of
Of Sz5.0o1.c00. il was learned. was the principal
provision OF the Westinghouse reorganization
plan.
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day:
Rain snow The temperature yesterday:
Highest, 80 degrees; lowest. Il