New-York tribune., 1908-12-12
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS-The Senate was not in session.
- House: In accordance with resolution
offered by Mr. Perkins, Of New YORK a com
raittee Of five was appointed TO take cognlzance
of President RooseYelts remarks on the Secrel
Service in his recent message the legislative
appropriation bill was passed.
FOREIGN-AIr. Asquith announced that the
Liberal government would not dissoI We ParIla-
ment at the request Of the upper house ana
that at the next session the government would
practically stand or fall on the question OF Tree
sra6a or protection. - The Council at Cal
cutta adopted summary justice bill proV1o-
ing drastic measures TO suppress sediuon -
A Hayrian gunboat landed two hundred men al
Gonaives and took the city without meeting re-
s1stanos. - Dutch warships, cleared for
action sailed from Wilemstad for Venezuelan
waters: President Castro arrived IN Paris -
The Italian Minister Of the Treasury announced
that the surplus for the year l90l-06 was
S7.5oo,oeO. - The Douma authorized the pro
posed foreign loan Of S225,000,000 without knoWl-
edge OF its terms - A panel SET OF elght
(zohelin tapestries were sold at the Lord Amherst
sUC+ion for ss5 600, J. ?. Morgan being the
reported purchaser; enamel plaque OF the
sixteenth century brought $380O0. == Judge
Blanchet, OF the Canadian Court Of Kings Bench'
committed suicide while insane from illness.
Government control OF submarine cable
lines was strongly urged by colonial 3.nclaIS Il
q meeting held at the Mansion House II LONDON
DONESTIC-AIr Taft had a conference with
President Roosevelt. at which Cabinet appoint
rnents and other topics were discussed. =- The
National Rivers and HarbOrs Congress ad-
5ourned after adopting resolutions urging bond
issues for Improvement Of waterways == The
for the withdrawal Of American troops from
Cuba. - The overseers Of Harvard College
adopted resolutions Of admiration and esteem
for President Eliot, about TO retire - new
trial was refused TO four Of the defendants in
the Pennsylvania Capitol conspiracy cases. =1-
Negotiations were closed in Albany by the
State Forest Land Purchasing Board for about
fifteen thousand acres in the Adirondack and
Catskil regions. - The Congo Reform As
sociation made public at Boston the contents of
s note OF the British government TO Belgium.
which does not recognize the transfer of the
Congo 10 Belgium - Foot and mouth dis
Orleans County, X. Y and its spread was
feared - Il was announced that an eXpedi-
fion had been organized at the University Of
Chicago TO penetrate into points in China hith-
erto considered inaccessible.
CITY-Stocks were active and weak. =
The presidency of the Union Trust Company Of
this city was offered to George B. CortelyOu, who
IS soon to leave the Cabinet == President
Hegenlan OF the Metropolitan Life was freed by
q decision Of the Appellate Division from an in
6ictment growing out Of the insurance cases.
- Lord Northcote was the guest Of the Pil-
erins at luncheon == A plan was unfOded
position for exploiting the natural resources of
the South. Ralph NIodjeski. of Chicago,
the engineer in charge Of the redesigning Of the
Quebec cantilever bridge. was retained by the
Board Of Estimate to review all the plans of the
new Manhattan Bridge. == The stock and
bond clerk Of the Finance Department was un-
able TO give New York CoUnty's bonded in
6ebtedness at the hearing Of the debt inquiry
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Rain: south west winds. The temperat ature
yesterday: Highest, ~ degrees lowest, 81