New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CoNGRESS-Senate: No session was held
- House: The debate on the Payne tariff
bill wss continued
FoREGN.-Austria has accepted the Servian
note and ali tension is regarded at an end
- A serious change for the worse occurred
IN the condition Of Marion Crawford. the nov
elist, and fears are entertained that ne may rot
recover - The French Anlba ssador to Tur-
key threatens TO leave the country unless a re-
traction and an apology are made for a refer
snce TO his alleged attitude toward the Beraclea
coal mine case -. The last American troops
IN Cuba left Camp Columbia and boarded trans
ports which viii sail to-day - Preparations
10 receive MIR. Roosevelt at Mombasa are prac-
ticaIly complete; lions and elephants are said
be showing greater activity. == Dr.. William
Jones an eminent ethnologist. murdered by
Filipinos in the neighhorhood of the headWaters
of the Csgayan River == Colombia has de-
cided TO present the tripartite treaty 10 the Ma
tional Assembly. which will be elected on July
% == Mail aGvices from Caracas gave further
details Of The evidence against ex-President
the shooting of General Paredes.
DONESTIC-President Taft declared him
self in favor Of tariff board to be created at
this session Of Congress - It was reported
Washington that Democratic Senators would
attack to-day the methods of the majority
members OF the Finance Committee in the prep
aration Of the tariff bill ~ 1t was learned
Al WASHINGTON that the ambassadorship 10
Russia had been offered 20 and declined by eK
Representative Morreil, Of Pennsylvania. -
The House leaders at Washington considered
three compromise methods of obtaining vote
the tariff bill - A hearing on the Hin
Green direct primaries measure held
before the Assembly judiciary Committee at
Albany. The Assembly Committee
Electricity. Gas and Water refused TO take
vote on the Francis bill putting telephone and
telegraph companies under the jurisdiction Of
the Public Service Commissions. == Father
William McMahon, P Cleveland priest who was
a director in the Fidelity Funding Company,
promoted by P ]. Keiran. filed petition Of in
voluntary bankruptcy. with liabilities of $1,500.
600. and assets CT $4,000 - An insane man
vas arrested in the Philadelphia City Hall after
threatening 70 kill Mayor Reyburn. == j. G.
with the reported intention Of acquiring control
OF theatres 10 form circuit
CTTY-Stocks were strong Governor
Hughes and Seth Low made addresses at the
Cuyier memorial services in Brooklyn. - The
Iaterborough announced that it willing 20
try the experiment OF reserving rear subway
cars for women during the rush hours -
Students at the Manhattan College remained on
strike refusing to answer the lecture bell. -
81 Methodist conferences were opened at Stamford,
eesSining afac Newark - An attempt
made 10 blow up the viaduct connecting Ho-
heken with JERSEY City Heights. - Judge
Grain decided that James W. Osborne and
Franklin Pierce must testify in Jerome's ice in
ul1iry proceeding. - II was said that the New
Haven road planned 10 extend the electri1cation
Of the New York division from Stamford TO New
Haven this summer - Joseph Letter con-
timed his testimony in the suit of Franklin.
Scott & Co. against himself Cyrus Field Judson
and Jose2h H Hoadly- = More cuts in steel
wages Were announced - The Standard
CordaSe COMPANY deferred the semi annual
payment OF interest on its per cent bonds.
- Edmund j. Butler Tenement House Com
-rnissionef. replied to charges made by the New
York Society OF Architects
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day:
Fair The temperature yesterday: Highest, SO
degrees: lowest, 3s-