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

FOREIGN--Five persons were killed and
many were seriously wounded in May Day
and the French provinces passed without dis
order. comparatively few workmen taking part
IN the strike which had been called; the labor
leaders say that general strike Is being or
ganized which viii take the government un-
- aHares. The British budget proposals in
dicate that Mr. Asquith Is planning to obtain
surplus IN the revenues which may be used as
an argument TO retain the Liberals in power at
the next general election expected in the sum-
Tner OF autumn Of next year. == The Finance
Committee CT the ReiChstag in Berlin voted IN
favor of taxing the accrued values OF real estate
between sales. The Turkish parliament
decided 10 send commission to Investigate the
Inassacres in Syria, TO organize a military court
70 try the rioters and TO appropriate 100000 TO
relieve distress in that district -- Ileld
Marshal GhaZi NoukhtaT confirmed the reports
Of a plot TO kill all foreigners in ConstantnOple,
the massacre being frustrated by the timely
arrival Of the Salonican army = The body
Of Kuang- -Hsu. the Emperor Of China, who died
in Peking in November began, amid impressive
ceremonies its eighty mile journey to the West
ern tombs. 80 Exceptional cCrdiality in Eng
land greeted the birth Of Princess OF orange
on account Of a feeling that the birth of an
heir TO the Dutch throne had given German
aspirations setback
DoMEsTIC-The State Department gave
formal notice OF its intention TO terminate spe-
foreign countries under the Dingley tariff law
- The federal Treasury report of receipts
and expenditures for April showed q deficit for
the month OF about S3.ueUoo0 -| Il was said
at Albany that Governor Hughes was unlikely
10 call an extraordinary session Of the Legislat-
rrre this wear - As a result Of the severe
storm the Great Lakes four vessels were sunk
and a huge lighter was abandoned: the crew
OF seven of the barge George Nestor were lost
= 1t learned IN Boston that the pas
torate OF the Euclid Avenue Baptist Church. of
Cleveland. had been offered TO the Rev. William
Walter Bustard< OF RoxbuTy, Mass == The
funeral Of Ex-Governor Frederick Holbrook was
held at Brattleboro Vt: Governor Prouty and
four former governors OF the state We're present
CITY.-StocIs We're irregular and generally
lower. - The Industrial Workers Of the
World and various aggregatiOns Of socialists
paraded in the rain, but in small numbers. ==
Independent producers followed the example Of
the American Ice Company and raised the
wholesale price 10 s. ton. - one Of the
E1ains jurors was Ill, but able to continue in his
place - About one thousand bakers on the
East Side went On strike. - The Erie man
agement was planning to push through to COM
pletlon improvements in progress and IN pros
pect ==. J Hampden D0ugherty and Super
intendent Maxwell differed in a discussion Of
the chapter on education Of the new charter.
- More than three hundred residents Of the
East Side sought the courts yesterday to avoid
eviction. - The near prospect Of a bill Of
100000 for extras from the Continental Asphalt
Company caused diSsensi1n in the Department
Of Water Supply. Gas and Electricity. == Lit
igation over the estate OF the late Be21amin
Richardson. valued at from 100000 to Sl5,
eoo, 600, was renewed == wealthy Swedish
woman hanged herself after reading Ibsen's The
the case Of charges against Borough President
Haffen- == Controller Metz gave out figures
showing the varying prices paid by the city for
coal. and suggested that great saving could be
effected by q central purchasing agency.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Fair. The Temperature yesterday: Highest 61
degrees: lowest. -.