New-York tribune., 1908-12-23
THE NEWS THIS MoRNING.

rnpEIc%-The rule of castro in Nenezuela
IS ended; General Gomez, the Acting Presloe,I,,
personally arrested partlsans OF Caslro Pl",'!s ~!
n Kill him and his supporters, ana reit1oVu ~
,,o,i1icaI nrisoners: the government has can
ce1led Cssrro's letter Of credit, ana Is apout ~
trnraach him. plans are made To settle all cls-
-T,+ae with foreign powers. =- SpeclaI CORE
ena7dence 10 The Tribune from Caracas gives q
grsnhjc account of zthe happenings which pre-
ceded Csstro's downfall and the ruinous condl-
1ions which existed under his rule -. .. ne
british steamer Irada was wrecked on Mlzeii
Head Ireland. and six persons were oIo"Heu'
sixty-fve Of the crew escaped bE cilIIolns u ~
seen cliffs II announced IN the
Dutrh Chamber Of Deputies that there Were
hopes that an heir 10 the throne OF 1oIanI AM
.o,,la he horn The French Senate ana
Chamber Of Deputies adopted the budget Whlch
carries over 4O00et0oeo francs - James
P Farrell, Irish Nationalist Memner oi an La
rnert for North LongfOrd- refused To- give sur
ties for good behavior after having puoAsheu
articles advocating a boycott against certain
uersons and was sent 10 jail Tor SIX mohIls'
DOMESTIC President took a ten mile
walk in . heavy snowstorm through the SUD
,,-hs Of Washington. -- L was announced at
Augusta Ga that Presdent-eleCt Taft would
visit Texas soon after his inauguration --I
The Republican members Of the Ways ana
Means Committee began the writing OF a ne"
tariff law. and viii hold daily sessions until the
measure has been framed =-= Washington
DISPATCHES reported the possibility that Judge
= a Pallinger. Of Seattle Wash. would be Sec
retsrz Of the Interior in AIr. Tafts Cabinet
Il was reported in PiJJshurE that Presi-
dent Roosevelt directed d hank investigation
in the city councils. =-- Il was sald al AlpaIE
that the counsel for the Forest. Fish and Game
Commission would prosecute railroad companies
for damages caused hy forest fires =- The
naval court % inquiry appointed to Investigate
the grounding of the cruiser Yankee ended a.
Boston. == President Eliot for the second
time in forty years. delivered a regular lecture
IN classroom et Harvard. == woman
witness refused To leave the courtroom after
testifviuz IN the Night Rider cases at Union
CITY. Tenn. without armed guards.
CITY-Stocks were strong and active =-
Governor Hughes spoke at the annual dinner -
the New England Society Al the Waldorf. =-=
A syndicate. made rp of eX-Nsyor Grant {. X.
q Billings and Anthony X. Brady bought from
Lord AIverstons company loI Of the Sn1 acres
purchased in The Bronx suta Die site for
the worlds fair. Wall street p-ofeSSed 10
see the hand Of =. H Hartman i'm the an
-7o11ncerneu+ Of the resignation of William II.
Nev-77ar from the Presidency Of the New York
Central lines = Testimony IN the 1aineS
case threw doubt Mrs An0iss story ~ he
Ing forced from the YACHT club 7oec by Thorn
-oD FTairs-S revolver Il became known
that the Commissioner OF Street Cleaning would
need S227 tspG 10 finish the wear and the alder
men refused = request for S1:}5.e0o- -= Fred
e-ick Il Whiting testified before the leEisla-
tive committee investigating the court= that
the present system is practically licensing vice
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-dey-
HEAVY snow. The temperature yesterday. High
est, 55 degrees lowest, 25-