New-York tribune., 1909-06-09
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS The Senate. The wool schedule
was under discussion: Senator Garter. OF Mon
taIa, gave lecture on the woollen industry
from beginning 10 end: most of the day was
occupied by Senator Dolliver, who proposed,
among others. an amendment 10 assess duties
on yyoollens on an ad valcrem basis according
70 the sh~inkage OF the wool: Senators Smoot
and Warren upheld the Finance Committee $
Recommendations on the schedule ==- House:
The House was not in session
FOREIGN-A dispatch from Paris says that
the protecting powers Of Crete have decided TO
leave the island on July 81. and grave fear Of
war between Turkey and Greece over the status
of the island Is expressed. == Americans
again took many prizes at the International
Horse Show IN London. Judge ". H Moore's
entries capturing FIVE awards; the French team
Won the Kings Cup. = Porto Rlcan officials
are taking steps TO stop the Importation of lot
tery tickets from Santo Domingo == There
was q severe earthquake at Copiano. q seaport
Of Chill: many houses were destroyed. but the
casualties were few. = Sir Edward Grey, the
British Foreign Minister. speaking before the
meeting OF the Imperial Press Conference in
London, indorSed the recent speech OF Lord
T7osebeTT and outlined the policies which forced
Great Britain 10 maintain an efficient navy
Nine. BOurSien. reSiduary legaJee under the
property valued at from S60O0,00O 10 SS000.000;
she has given 100000 30 the poor Of Paris. ==
Another outbreak reported IN Syria. in
which one hundred persons were slain.
DOAIESTIC.-Cou1rscts for four torpedo boats
were awarded at Washington. one to each Of
four Eastern shipbUiIding companies. =- The
resignation Of Lieutenant Commander H. NJ.
Caldwell. L 3 n was accepted at Washing
ton. - It was announced At Washington that
three naval officers were detached from active
duty; they are Rear Admirals H y. Manney
and j y HemphiH and Commander c ?. Per
kins. - 4 proposed amendment TO the inter
state commerce law. to give shippers the same
right OF appeal 10 the courts now enjoyed by
The railroads presented to President Taft
by z delegation of citizens from Spokane Wash.
- POstof7ce inspectors. through arrests
made at Marion Columbus and DennisOn. Ohio
believe they have Unearthed the headquarters
OF the Black Hand society in the United States
=- on the ground that q decree Of divorce
obtained by Grace r GEggenheim in 1901 from
William GuSgenheim head of the so-called
srnelJer trust, was obtained through fraud. a
rule was issued on the principals at Chicago to
snow cause why the decree should not be set
aside == The Department of Agriculture at
Washington issued report on crop conditions
on June 1.
CITY.-Stocks were strong == The Inter
national Trust Company brought suit against
William Cow and other directors for S251.00O
= \ crowd Of curious women in lighting
the police to see three laborers taken from un-
der collapsed WALL of the old Manhattan The
atre, delayed the rescue so that one Of the vic
Inns died == Il was announced that an
agreement to- settle the S30,00GG00 suit brought
10y the Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Company
against the American Sugar Refining Company
lan been reached J. ?. Morgan & did
not bid al the -city's s4G.0nnooG bond sale. and
the prices paid were below bids at the March
sale == N. &. ID. BoTden's new yacht Little
Sovereign. speeded at the rate Of thiTty-three
knots on her trial trip. == Controller Metz
told the Finance Committee Of the Board Of
Aldermen that OF account of the unexpectedlv
heavy receipts Of the general fund il probab bly,
would not be necessary to increase the city tax
rate more than eight nine points. At
the ROthenbergeT bankruptcy hearing F. Au-
Eustus Heinze and David Lamar gave contra
oictory testimony concerning transactions in
Ohio Copper
THE WEATHER.-In Indications for to-day:
Showers. The temperature yesterday: Highest,
es degrees; lowest. %.