New-York tribune., 1908-05-17
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

0NGRESS.-Reselutions were adopted ar-
sborizing the committees on Finance ana ways
and Means TO sit in the recess as q pfeilill,rle a
a bill create Appalachian forest reserNe
mas passed. -- House: Bills granting com
pensation TO government employees Tor injuries
Sustained in the service and authorizing the
continuance Of the Inland Waterways Conmis-
sion were passed
FoREIGN-PanaIna has invited the United
States 10 appoint a commission which, acting
with Pananan officials. viii assure tar cleo
lion of a President. -- The Irlnune 5 cor CORE. E.
srondent iii London says that the Liberals IN
the House of Commons are rapidly advancing
legislative measures; the education Dill VIII pe
driven 10 a second reading this week. - III
,Eas announced in Caracas that there had been
nc new cases of bubonic plague in La GuaIra
for four days, and that the port would probably
l,e reopened in a few days. -= The RUSSIAN
Minister Of Marine is considering the suspension
Of the Volunteer Fleet service between Libau
and New York. - An assembly of hopplckers,
estimated at fifty thousand. gathered III Trafal-
gar Square, London, and demanded dutg on on
expressed doubt Of the truth Of the report that
the commander in chief of the Moroccan army
had proclaimed Nulai Hafig Sultan in place or
-Abd-el-AZiZ
DONESTIC-Senator J. c. Burrows. of Mich
sgan. was named as temporary chairman of the
Republican National Convention. == The en-
Iertainment of the Atlantic feet was concluded
II San Francisco. =- President Roosevelt aG-
dressed a large gathering of Methodists at the
American University in Washington taxing
Good Citizenship for his topic. - The call
ing Of a streetcar strike in Cleveland fol
lowed by numerous disorders == The bonds
men of William Montgomery. alleged TO have
rnsarrIied s1I25 600 Of the funds of the Allie
.shenv National Sank, Of Pittsburg, withdrew
from his bail and be was placed in Jail ---=
Harry X. Thaw was the stand ar the hsbeas
corpus hearing at Poughkeepsie. y. Y both
sides rested and decision was reserved: Thaw
VIII remain in the jail al Poughkeepse until
s@ae case is decided. --- A wealthy real estate
Jesler Of osvege. Y. Y turned over to the
polio several threatening letters demanding
$50 nee - Opposition n the o-called three
H-aS ed hz- oTk
Albany Troy and YonkerS at hearing before
Governor Hughes at Albany -= Senator Till
man before sailing from Boston for Europe.
expressed the conviction that Bryan was the
,latural Democratic candidate for the Presidency-
- Congressman Ereeland was reno111lnatEd
by The Republicans Of the 34th District and the
delegates chosen to the Chicago convention were
uninstructed
CITY-Stocks were strong - William ,
Shepherd his wife and a servant were murdered
in their home at Marlboro. y. j -= The plan
for uniting the international Trust Company
and the Brooklyn Bank completed. -=
General Horace Porter recommended that all
other Republican candidates for the Presidency
fall in line and make the choice Of Secretary
Taft unanimous. = William C1ausen the art
dealer arrested charge Of selling spurious
Paintings. released on bail = Alfred r.
Page announced that he could not afford 10 re-
main longer in the state Senate and would retire.
= Several large bets were won at odds of
Park. -- Controller Metz accused the Public
Service Commission Of sacrificing the city TO aid
Belnont's ss,000.0o0 claim for extra subway
NorE- - Fifteen thousand Chll0ren gathered
sn Central Park for their May Day celebration.
- The restriction against betting less than
IS in the big ring at Belmont Park was removed.
- Five 10 ten thousand persons de-
Jrived Of the right 10 vote by the decision dis
oueiifying convicted felons. though
fence was suspended. 1t was said that the
death of Police Captain Kemp due 10 n
healthful conditions at the Jamaica police sta
finn.
THE WEATHER--Fair to- day end to-nor-
row. fresh southwest winds. The temperature
yesterday: Highest, 65 degrees: lowest, 45.