New-York tribune., 1909-02-05
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS The day was spent IN
consideration OF the District Of Columbia appro-
-s-tsfioo Sfil end flibustering by the democrats
TJ -rvsi6a-ation of the agricultural bill the sp-
Eropriation fer the pure food referee board was
stricken out; an effort TO eIlnlhate tii7 @PP'O
IYriation for the forest service falied-
FNRE1GN-The court martial trying Captain
Edward p O5altrough Of the American battle
ship Georgia. al Gibraltar, reacheo a FeTu!Ct' S
which is understood to have been against LIlS
officer - American delegates 10 the naEa4
conference in London We're instructed py tIe ne
Stale DEPARTMENT at Washington 10 reIuSe 70
what constitutes an enemy, == Count cas-
sini the Russian diplomat WHO was 1orIneFIy
ambassador 10 America, has ap2Iled 1oG reIIe-
nent - A man giving the name OF F1lcLidIu
Y Stevens and saying that he was an American
was arrested in St Petersburg. charged WIN
..ssocis+iug with revolutionists == The Amer
-, F11fesssv in 81. Petersburg has impressed
a1pon the Russian government the desire OF this
government for q new treaty between the t~o
countries. - japanese officials received Ine
news Of The anti-Japanese action IN Nevada
with the words, Nevada IS not America
In the Stirling divorce suit N Edlnpurgn' @ AoLo q
Norfhiand testified that Mrs. Atherton hao mace
every effort to keep Mr. and Mrs, STRUNG apart
DOMESTIC-The California Assembly passed
the bill barring japanese children from AInerl-
can schools. Governor GiIlett received q strong
letter Of protest from President Roosevelt -
An agreement has been reached on the New
foundlanG fisheries treaty. Sir Robert Bona SlV-
sng his consent 10 its provisions. -- Inc jail
foTnfa aurs-racetrack gambling law, modelled on
4he Nevv York State law. was passed by the
Senate following its recent passage by the AS
semblv. snd will be signed by the Governor
The Senate at Albany passed all or the
consolidated laws bills except these relating 10
transportation corporations, public service ran
roads and public lands == The quarterly Dull
letsn of The state labor department, issued at
Albany showed decrease in union member
ship Of 26.I23 during The SIX months enoeG sep
+ernber 80, 1905 - Harold = Nanderbiit was
fined $40 IL Boston after pleading guilty 10
driving his automobile with uniShted lamps
- Two boys were shot at Saranac Lake, N
Y while watching rife practice - GOV
e-nor Haskell Of Oklahoma asserted that his IN
t7frtnaent in the Oklahoma land fraud cases was
political plot; he went 10 Muskogee 10 give
bonds
CT-Y@StocI1s were irregular ~ Justice
Csaynor, IN an address 10 the Portia Club, said
there was too much silly nonsense about. the
sanctity Of the courts. and pioriea the master S
report on the S0-cent gas law case. -
mandate OF the United States Supreme Court
provided that the distribution OF gas rebates be
gin on February %. == William CrimInins
was subpGRaed 10 appear to-day before the
grand Jury TO testify in the snow removal graft
eases Controller Metz preparing 20
offer a resolution before the Board Of Estimate
which. II adopted, would amount practically 70
bolting further expenditures in the Catskill
water SUPPLY project. --= It was announced
that "a public spirited citizen" had purchased
The entire collection Of 81 Old Testament water
color illustrations by the late J. James Tlssot
down gang OF laboreTs on the Kew York Cen
t-al tracks and killed six. = Clarence NJ
Cohen. who was expelled from the Stock Ex-
change. obtained an injunction restraining il
from selling his seat.
THE WEATHER-Indication for to-day:
Fair and warmer. The temperature yesterday:
Highest, SO degrees; Lowest. %