New-York tribune., 1909-06-06
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS-Senate: Rapid progress was
made on the Gotten cloth schedule OF the taflIL
bill several votes being taken on the subject OF
changing from ad valoren 10 specific duties for
the purpose Of preventing undervaluatlons, the
Recommendations Of the Finance Committee De
ing sustained in each case: Mr- DoIhVer mace
caJlstic reply tc Mr. Aldrich's speech Of Friday
night - The House was not in session
FOREIGN-The Tribunes correspondent in
Paris says that grave fears OF a war between
Greece and Turkey have been caused by the Jll-
Welding attitude Of the latter country regarding
Crete, and that Il is possible that the powers
may continue the protectorate in order TO avert
trouble The Tribune's correspondent IN
London says that in certain districts the budget
is making votes for the Liberal party and that
the protests Of massed capital may injure the
chances OF the Unionists at the next election
a thousand journalists OF the United
Kingdom gave a dinner in London in honor OF
the ffty-seven Colonial delegates 10 tne I'M :
perial Press Congress - An alarming N
crease Of cholera cases was reported from 81.
Petersburg The Association OF Foreign
Consuls in London gave a luncheon for Robert
J. Nyune. the retiring American Consul ==
Ex-President Roosevelt and party left klJaoe
for the SOtik district. - Princess JuIIana, the
heiress 10 the throne Of Holland was christened-
DOMESTIC-President Taft sent a special
message 10 Congress pralsing the work OF
Charles E Nagoon and General Barry in Cuba.
Owing 10 the state Of Mrs. Tafts health.
the President announced that he had abandoned
his proposed trip to Alaska, but hoped TO be able
10 visit the Seattle exposition - Secretary
NacVeagh. in a speech at Chicago outlined the
policies OF the Taft administration. saying that
decision and regularity Of procedure were tflc
Eevnotes- It was estimated that the Phild-
delpEia streetcar strike cost S2-500.000. ~ SIX
entrants started in the national balloon race at
Indianapolis. - Charles P. Knapp al
rested at Deposit. y. Y. charged with accepting
a deposit after he knew the bank conducted by
him was insoIvent- - The cornerstone Of the
new Carnegie library al Wellesley College. Mas
sachusetts was laid - A burglar broke into
the Utica N. " Public Library and stole five
hundred rare coins. - pigsticker in
slaughter house in SOmerville. Mass, suddenly
became insane and killed four men and wounded
four others. tive OF whom may die
CTTY-Stocks were active and irregular. .=
Politicians predicted that Mayor Mcclellan
would remove Commissioner Bingham and ap-
point DR.. Walter Bensel in his place. - It
was announced that the biggest sale Of property
fer tax arrears il the history Of the city would
begin tomorrow. - The Appellate Division
OF the Supreme Court restrained Police Commits
sioner Bingham from interfering with the sale
OF liquor al Coney Island. -= LOUIS J. Grant,
2 lawyer. said that he would prefer charges to
the Mayor against Commissioner Bingham, al
leging that patrolmen were punished for minor
offences in a degrading" manner. ~ Seven
ty-tilree OF the old inspectors and assistant
we5ghers in the Office of the Surveyor Of the
Port were reduced to the grade Of watchman,
and John J. Raczkiewicz succeeded John N.
Bishop in charge Of the baggage inspection di-
vision - Four hundred observed the
tennial o. the death Of Thomas Paine.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Cloudy. The temperature yesterday: Highest,
e6 degrees: lowest IS.