New-York tribune., 1908-10-25
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGIJ-The American battleship feet. es-
corteo by japanese warships, salled from Aoho-
hama this morning; not man OF IN. uie 1e.as cIems
failed TO appear shipboard; President Hoose-
welt sent a message OF thanks to the emperor
A plot TO kill number OF high Chinese
officials during the receptions IN honoI Oh % tlo
American battleships was discovered al annoy.
- Dispatches to The Tribune from bohooh
and Paris said that all the great powers were
Relieved 10 be sincere in their expressed desire
to rnsfntain peace IN the Balkans. and that the
attempt to call congress would proDaply De
slccessful. News received at 81 fln-
cent OF the seizure OF & British trading schooner
and the Imprisonment OF the passengers aHu
crew In a Venezuelan jail - 3. Z. Mcf ar
land, American Consul General al large, sho'
md killed himself on train in Germany -
A heavy storm caused great damage 10 crops IN
Nlicsresua and II IS feared that a number OF
lives were lost - Mrs. Pankhurst and Mrs
Drumu2ond English suffragettes, were sentenced
20 irnprisonment for three months; Miss Pank-
hurst was sent Jail for ten weeks =" II
zyTas a-nounced from Constantinople that Russia
had sent troops into Persia 70 protect her SUD
3ects
DONEsTTC-Mr Taft completed his trip
being enthusiastically received everyWhere.
- Representative Bennett told President
Roosevelt Of plans for sending many prominent
speakers into New York, Ohio and Indiana In
the last days Of the campaign - An out
line Of President Rooseveits plans for his hunt-
ing trip in Africa was made public in Wsshing-
ton - Governor Hughes spoke in Clinton,
Hamilton Norwich and Sydney during the day
and at Troy and Cohoes at night :" James
s Sherman observed his Atty third birthday an
Iliversarya by campaigning vigorously In three
upstate counties. = Residents OF a Jumper
camp in the Adirondacks were compelled to
spend a night in the woods while fleeing from
forest fires: flames in several places we're IN
creasing in extent. 4 Canadian village in the
line CT an advancing forest fire was given UP as
doomed - Dr. Goodwin president ot Packer
Institute, Brooklyn declared the present educa-
tional system inadequate and advocated an ex-
tension Of the trade school plan a the UnIver
sitv Convooation az Albany. - movement
<3r The teaching OF better English IN the public
schools vas started by the Chicago English
Club.
CITY-stocks were dull and firm. ~ Will
1em 2 Hearst read some more Archbold letters
at Carnegie Hall and Ciermont Rink - The
claim the election Of Taft by an electoral vote
cf 31p TO 15S for Bryan Chairman Mack
II the Democratic National Committee, on the
ether hand. claimed 3Gl electoral votes Tor
Mr BRYAN -= Chairman Mack made tele-
pathic estimate OF the Republican National
Committees Corruption Fund" - Attorney
General Jackson decided TO act in harmony with
election officials regarding time of closing the
polls - Il was shown at the Morse-Curtis
trial that Mr.. Morse at one time overdrew his
account at the National Bank of North Amer
ordered by the State Department. Jan PouIen
rearrested. - A burglar in Brooklyn
hound and gagged woman in her home and
after robbing her. locked her in e closet, where
she remained for nine hours - receiver
was appointed for the Greene Cold Silver Com
4any- - The Long Acre Light and Power
Company obtained e writ of certiorari to review
the Of the Public Service Commission in
refusing consent 10 d bond issue to meet obliga
:ions falling due. -- Counsel for the receivers
of the Metropolitan Street Railway told the
Public Service Commission that transfers cut
into the roads profits and that the road could
stand any further burdens. The
American Railway Association reported
marked decrease IN the number of Idle freight
cars --- The tenement house committee Of
the Charity Organization Society indorsed the
request Of the Tenement House Department for
2 larger appropriation. - II was announced
that the city budget exhibit would remain open
another week. a motor boats warning
saved two Sound steamers laden with auto
raoegoers from grounding on a sand bar in
fog
TIE WEATHER-Indfcation for To-day:
Showers followed by fair. Southeast winds
The temperature yesterday: Highest 20 degrees:
lowest f1