New-York tribune., 1908-09-17
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FORETGN.-Holland at the request of Ger
many and Italy, has issued a request to the
powers TO send delegates to The Hague to regu-
late international money transfers. - Will
bur Wright made record aeropane trip at LIE
Mans. remaining in the air 80 minutes lS&6 sec
onds - The United Fruit Company's steamer
Bradford arrived at Jamaica; seven other fruit
ers are still overdue. = 1t was reported
in banking circles at Paris that Russia might
place there new loan Of SS0,000,000. ==
dispatch from Winnipeg said that the forest
fires in Northern Minnesota are unchecked and
that Canadian lumbermen fear the flames will
sweep across the border. == The American
officers at Albany entertained Australians at
reception and dance on board the Connecticut;
the fleet will sail for Manila Friday; the
Maine and Alabama arrived at Naples. -
The captain and four men of the British steamer
Saxon Britain were stricken with cholera on
"trip from ST. Petersburg to Viborg.
DOMESTIC-The Democratic State Conven-
tion closed at Rochester, after nominating a
ticket headed by Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler;
dissension arose over the nomination for State
Engineer dispelling the hopes of Democratic
harmony for the campaign =- Mr. Taft will
make a speaking trip through several Western
states beginning on September % and ending
on October l. - James S. Sherman addressed
the Pennsylvania State League of Republican
Clubs at Wilkes Barre. == Governor Hughes
made addresses at the Columbia County Fair
grounds. at Hudson. and at the Rensselaer,
County Fair at Nassau. == William j. Bryan
Spoke seventeen times on his trip from Wee
hawken, y. J.. to Rochester, addressing large
gathering at the last named place on Taft and
Ills Scares FaXors of stocks and bonds
10 the amount of S4.Oo0.000 were given each
of their four children by Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Singer. Of Pittsburg, on their golden wedding
anniversary.
CITY.-Stocks were weak. == a forgery by
which L. A Cooper. the manager of the uptown
office Of Z. R Chapman & Co, brokers. prOfited
$30.000. was discovered. == George y. Morton.
wanted by the New York police for embezzling
100000, was arrested in Philadelphia. = John
Leonard. retired iron founder of Montclair,
y J.. was shot and killed in his home. ==
Bryan arrived in Weehawken and Immediately
departed for Rochester. a Long Island
insane asylum burned to the ground -
Governor Hughes and Herbert Parsons dis
cussed the Saratoga convention, and il said
the organization men interested in the
form. - Police Commissioner Bingham re-
tracted the statements he had made about crime
among the Jews. - It became known that
the Provident Life had been ordered to sell its
realty holdings. =-= 1t was said that Assem-
blynan John Mayhem Wainwright would be
nominated for the State Senate to succeed
Francis NJ. Carpenter. - John Redmond,
who came to attend the United Irish League
convention. said the present generation would
see Home Rule in Ireland. but added that the
present fight was for autonomy. = Mayor
Mcclellan, President MCGOWAN and Controller
Metz approved the work of the Democrats at
Rochester. The Academy of Music
in Brooklyn was formally opened =- Justice
Davis ruled that the ordinance prohibiting auto
mobiles from using chains the tires was
unconstitutional. Standard OIL Company
witnesses told of the work of its competitors in
Virginia and Maryland -- Mayor Mcclellan
ran the first elevated train over the Williams
burg Bridge.
THE wEATHER--Indications for to-day:
Fair. The temperature yesterday: Highest, 73
degrees; lowest, 81.