New-York tribune., 1909-06-05
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS Senate: At the night session
fSfr. AIdrich explained and defended the Finance
fCornmittee's amendments TO the cotton schedule
tof the tariff bill. a speech By MI. La tollette
trook up the day session -= The house o1o
Enot meet
] FoREIGN-Nr. Roosevelt visited the Africa
finland Mission and praised the work Of the
whites in Africa; the members of the expedl-
frion killed a number CT monkeys. = Fears
Eare entertained at St Johns for the safety OF
Twenty fishing vessels. with three hundred men
on board. week overdue - H A.
fChauChard, proprietor OF the Magaslns du
tIsouvre died IN Paris - Wireless telephone
!,trials were successfully carried out by the
&French cruiser Conde with shore stations over
iEixtv-eigat miles distant - The Cross dlrl-
asbe balloon carried out series of wireless tests
nsover Berlin Sailors and stokers at Havre
Evoted strike in support of their comrades at
Failure - Turkish soldiers fred on the town
icf Deurtyul; reports say that there are grave
ffears Of another rising in Asia Minor. - An
fesrthauake was felt in Singapore, but no dam
iage was caused: instruments al Manila regis
tered severe disturbance.
DOMEsTIC-A board of army engineers is
5expecteG 10 report TO Congress against deepen
fs,g the Mississippi channel from st Louis 30
the Gulf - William R Harr. of the District
of Columbia, was appointed Assistant Attor'
,ney General by President Tart == The agree
s5aent between the Philadelphia Rapid Transit
COMPANY anu its employees was ratified and the
strike was declared of: the result brought
about by politicians in the face OF the municipal
men s~o-gressr7ap Aicotr OF New York
addressed the graduating class Of the Naval
Academy at Annapolis - The Monroe Coun
~ grand jury at Rochester indicted six fire in
surance agents. insurance companies were
blamed Tor lncsndlaTy nres - lttle glrl
was seriously burned IL q Catholic church in
IEaverfill. Mass, when her veil was ignited by
q candle carried by another girl in d procession.
A big open air theatre at Norumbega
Park Auburndale. Mass, was destroyed by fire;
the loss was S5S,000
CITY.-Stocks were strong. - Deputy
Surveyor Bishop removed on orders from
sshe Treasury Department, his friends said be
cause he had been too eXacting in examining
sseventEs of the creditors Of Miiken Brothers
had agreed to rehabilitation plan formulated
by the reorganization committee of creditors.
f== The Board of Estimate and AppOrtion
Manhattan Railroad Company to extend its tun-
mel system 10 the Grand Central Station. -=
The Appellate Division OF the Supreme Court
decided that Harry X Thaw must stay in Mat
steaWan - William Darragh, the chauffeur,
twas sentenced TO serve not less than seven years
nor more than twenty years in Sing Sing. -
The Appellate Division Of the Supreme Court
tdenied Albert T. Patrick's plea to be set free.
- John d. Rockefeller and his family
fturned from their stay in Hot Springs. -
Mayor Mcclellan requested George B. Duffy and
ts7s parents to appear before him on Monday in
sss snVesj igation Of charges against the police.
l-e The Appellate Division Of the Supreme
fCourt decided against Commissioner Bingham in
lthe case Of Jacob kouss, an attorney, charged
tRith presenting false. records of a patrolmans
trial appeal =-= After his car had knocked
down a woman and her daughter the chauffeur
kassisted them and gave himself up to the
spolice. - Stock Exchange sales reached a
total higher than for any day since Tafts cleo
.fion. - The Women's Union League re-
lceiyed a report on East Side bakeries, stating
that men. dogs and cats used the bread troughs
sn some shops for sleeping places.
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day:
Showers. The Temperature yesterday: Highest
Ss degrees; lowest. 60