New-York tribune., 1908-02-25
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS- Senate: Mr.. Gallinger and MI
Depew spoke in support OF the ocean man @ ~
sidy bill and Mr. Whyte and Mr- % Slilllii3IS 3Ie-
tackled the -Aldrich currency bill - i -
The COMMITTEES on Rules was overruled by us
chairman, Speaker Cannon; consideration vi 'ii9
army appropriation bill was begun
I7okFIGN-The combined British army ana
navy estimates showed an increase Of S3,0Vo.oVo
the naval plans provided for an expehailui VI
sz 500 OGO more than last years ngures-
Lord Fitzmaurice. Under Secretary 10 the I Oi
.ier7 Otfire defined in the House of Lords Great
Rritain's attitude toward the Congo question:
layfng stress on the desirability Of cooperation
with the United Safes. - Ihe report tlal
Sir Henry Campbell -Banner1nan had chered 10
resign the premiership was denied - Iiettl
crowds visited the American batueshlps III
Callao Harbor. Admiral Evans system Oh sloie
ratrols has resulted in excellent order belns
kept: r p Lewis sailor, who died on board
the Illinois, buried on sunday =, Inc
American torpedo fotilla will leave Iaicahuaho
today for Callao. where IL Is expected arrive
on March L. Private advices to German
firms trading in Japan. confirm reports OF
serious financial trouble in the Eastern empire
transfers from London TO Toxic are expected TO
disturb European money markets == NunZlo
Naxi former Minister Of Public Instruction, was
sentenced by the Senate sitting as high court
al Rome TO eleven months and twenty days ia
prison for thefts from the Safe Treasury. -
Three persons, all members of the Uahan col
orly were murdered in Montreal within sixty-six
hours A provisional agreement ending
the strike in the Tyne shipyards was reached at
London.
DOMESTIC-The United States Supreme
Court decided that Section OF the Elkins act
had not been repealed by the Hepburn railroad
rate law and that fines were legally imposed on
the Great Northern Railroad for granting re-
bates in violation OF that section. -= Secre-
tary CortelyCu issued call on national bank
dep0sitaries for about s35. 100000 of the public
funds held by them =- A sharp attack ON the
system of finance New York City made
by Assemblyman Bennett at Albany in advocat-
ing his resolution calling Controller Metz for
full information in regard TO the citys debt
- II is expected that there viii be contests
IN all Massachusetts Congress districts between
the Taft men. who want the delegates instruct
ed. and those who desire that there shall be no
instructions: plans 10 organize the Hughes SEN
timent in New England were discussed in BOs-
ton - The reply OF the State Superintendent
OF Insurance. Otto Kelsey, the Fleming
charges action on which is pending in the State
Senate made public, in which he defends
his course in office and declares the allegations
CITY.-Stocks were dull and irregular --
IT was said that Benjamin q Ode jr. was
making plans put himself in control Of the
city and state Republican organizations. =-
Members Of the city's water board evidently
considered the Peekskll epidemic highly dan
gerous TO the city's water supply. == The
Investigation into the affairs OF Borough Presi-
cent Haffen's office begun. The Hud-
son & Manhattan Railroad Company was ready
20 open its tunnel service under the Hudson
River. =- Counsel for Charles W Morse
asked the court for permission TO inspect the
minutes Of the grand jury that indicted him.
THE WEATHER-IndicatiCns for to-day:
Cloudy and warmer. The temperature yester-
day: Highest 81 degrees; lowest, l9.